UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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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,
2009.
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT
OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
TO .
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Commission file number:
000-32987
UNITED SECURITY
BANCSHARES
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA
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91-2112732
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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2126 Inyo Street, Fresno,
California
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93721
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrants
telephone number, including area code (559)
248-4943
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined
in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ¨ No x
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 for the past 90
days.
Yes x No
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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 x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act).
Large
accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated
filer x Non-accelerated
filer ¨ Small reporting company ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x
Aggregate
market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of the last business
day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter - June 30,
2009: $43,114,654
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, no par
value
(Title of
Class)
Shares
outstanding as of October 31, 2009: 12,372,771
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Facing
Page
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Table
of Contents
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2
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PART
I. Financial Information
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3
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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3
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
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Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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23
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Overview
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23
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Results
of Operations
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23
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Financial
Condition
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23
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Asset/Liability
Management – Liquidity and Cash Flow
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39
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Regulatory
Matters
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40
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
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41
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Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk
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41
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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42
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PART
II. Other Information
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43
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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43
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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43
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use
of Proceeds
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44
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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45
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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45
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Item
5. Other Information
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45
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Item
6. Exhibits
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45
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Signatures
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46
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PART I. Financial
Information
United
Security Bancshares and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Balance Sheets – (unaudited)
September
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
September
30,
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December
31,
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(in
thousands except shares)
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2009
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2008
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Assets
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Cash
and due from banks
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$ | 22,274 | $ | 19,426 | ||||
Federal
funds sold
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0 | 0 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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22,274 | 19,426 | ||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits in other banks
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2,526 | 20,431 | ||||||
Investment
securities available for sale (at fair value)
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80,754 | 92,749 | ||||||
Loans
and leases
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534,145 | 544,551 | ||||||
Unearned
fees
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(892 | ) | (1,234 | ) | ||||
Allowance
for credit losses
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(14,413 | ) | (11,529 | ) | ||||
Net
loans
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518,840 | 531,788 | ||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
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2,498 | 2,394 | ||||||
Premises
and equipment – net
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13,362 | 14,285 | ||||||
Other
real estate owned
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34,841 | 30,153 | ||||||
Intangible
assets
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2,274 | 3,001 | ||||||
Goodwill
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7,391 | 10,417 | ||||||
Cash
surrender value of life insurance
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14,841 | 14,460 | ||||||
Investment
in limited partnership
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2,381 | 2,702 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes - net
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9,367 | 7,138 | ||||||
Other
assets
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10,476 | 12,133 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 721,825 | $ | 761,077 | ||||
Liabilities
& Shareholders' Equity
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Liabilities
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Deposits
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Noninterest
bearing
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$ | 131,268 | $ | 149,529 | ||||
Interest
bearing
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440,802 | 358,957 | ||||||
Total
deposits
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572,070 | 508,486 | ||||||
Federal
funds purchased
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14,360 | 66,545 | ||||||
Other
borrowings
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40,000 | 88,500 | ||||||
Accrued
interest payable
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512 | 648 | ||||||
Accounts
payable and other liabilities
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6,675 | 5,362 | ||||||
Junior
subordinated debentures (at fair value)
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11,510 | 11,926 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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645,127 | 681,467 | ||||||
Shareholders'
Equity
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Common
stock, no par value 20,000,000 shares authorized, 12,372,771 and
12,010,372 issued
and outstanding, in 2009 and 2008, respectively
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36,987 | 34,811 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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41,498 | 47,722 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(1,787 | ) | (2,923 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
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76,698 | 79,610 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
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$ | 721,825 | $ | 761,077 |
See notes
to consolidated financial statements
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United
Security Bancshares and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
(unaudited)
Quarter
Ended Sept 30,
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Nine
Months Ended Sept 30,
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(In thousands except shares
and EPS)
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Interest
Income:
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Loans,
including fees
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$ | 7,797 | $ | 9,525 | $ | 23,340 | $ | 30,960 | ||||||||
Investment
securities – AFS – taxable
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1,036 | 1,310 | 3,340 | 3,910 | ||||||||||||
Investment
securities – AFS – nontaxable
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15 | 15 | 44 | 54 | ||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold
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0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on deposits in other banks
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22 | 85 | 100 | 169 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest income
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8,870 | 10,936 | 26,824 | 35,111 | ||||||||||||
Interest
Expense:
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Interest
on deposits
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1,471 | 2,735 | 4,745 | 9,956 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on other borrowings
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240 | 774 | 977 | 2,014 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest expense
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1,711 | 3,509 | 5,722 | 11,970 | ||||||||||||
Net
Interest Income Before Provision for Credit Losses
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7,159 | 7,427 | 21,102 | 23,141 | ||||||||||||
Provision
for Credit Losses
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435 | 6,444 | 8,593 | 7,160 | ||||||||||||
Net
Interest Income
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6,724 | 983 | 12,509 | 15,981 | ||||||||||||
Noninterest
Income:
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Customer
service fees
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951 | 1,085 | 2,959 | 3,554 | ||||||||||||
Gain
on redemption of securities
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0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Loss
(gain) on sale of other real estate owned
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(611 | ) | 0 | (756 | ) | 67 | ||||||||||
Gain
on swap ineffectiveness
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0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Gain
(loss) on fair value of financial liability
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395 | (37 | ) | 290 | 464 | |||||||||||
Shared
appreciation income
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0 | 122 | 23 | 265 | ||||||||||||
Other
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284 | 420 | 921 | 1,261 | ||||||||||||
Total
noninterest income
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1,019 | 1,590 | 3,437 | 5,644 | ||||||||||||
Noninterest
Expense:
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Salaries
and employee benefits
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2,116 | 2,455 | 6,402 | 8,200 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy
expense
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934 | 1,017 | 2,815 | 2,977 | ||||||||||||
Data
processing
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20 | 67 | 85 | 216 | ||||||||||||
Professional
fees
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688 | 342 | 1,499 | 1,059 | ||||||||||||
FDIC/DFI
insurance assessments
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257 | 155 | 872 | 398 | ||||||||||||
Director
fees
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62 | 65 | 190 | 196 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of intangibles
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219 | 202 | 670 | 737 | ||||||||||||
Correspondent
bank service charges
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76 | 103 | 284 | 329 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss on core deposit intangible
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0 | 0 | 57 | 624 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss on investment securities (cumulative total other-than-temporary loss
of $5.0 million, net of $4.3 million recognized in other comprehensive
loss, pre-tax)
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317 | 0 | 720 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss on goodwill
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0 | 0 | 3,026 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss on OREO
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363 | 0 | 866 | 31 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on California tax credit partnership
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107 | 108 | 321 | 324 | ||||||||||||
OREO
expense
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307 | 131 | 1,150 | 211 | ||||||||||||
Other
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1,384 | 579 | 2,656 | 1,779 | ||||||||||||
Total
noninterest expense
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6,850 | 5,224 | 21,613 | 17,081 | ||||||||||||
Income
(Loss) Before Taxes on Income
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893 | (2,651 | ) | (5,667 | ) | 4,544 | ||||||||||
Provision
(Benefit) for Taxes on Income
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200 | (1,309 | ) | (1,555 | ) | 1,316 | ||||||||||
Net
Income (Loss)
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$ | 693 | $ | (1,342 | ) | $ | (4,112 | ) | $ | 3,228 | ||||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
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Unrealized
loss on available for sale securities, interest rate swap, and past
service costs of employee benefit plans - net income tax benefit of
$1,331, $(328), $757 and $(1,260)
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1,996 | (492 | ) | 1,136 | (1,890 | ) | ||||||||||
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
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$ | 2,689 | $ | (1,834 | ) | $ | (2,976 | ) | $ | 1,338 | ||||||
Net
Income (loss) per common share
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Basic
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$ | 0.06 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 0.26 | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | 0.06 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 0.26 | ||||||
Shares
on which net income per common shares were
based
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Basic
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12,372,797 | 12,399,402 | 12,372,869 | 12,423,211 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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12,372,797 | 12,399,402 | 12,372,869 | 12,428,878 |
See notes
to consolidated financial statements
4
United
Security Bancshares and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Periods
Ended September 30, 2009 (unaudited)
Common
stock
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Common
stock
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Accumulated
Other
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Number
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Retained
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Comprehensive
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(In
thousands except shares)
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of
Shares
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Amount
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Earnings
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Income
(Loss)
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Total
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Balance
January 1, 2008
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11,855,192 | 32,587 | 49,997 | (153 | ) | 82,431 | ||||||||||||||
Director/Employee
stock options exercised
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8,000 | 70 | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
Net
changes in unrealized loss on available for sale securities (net of income
tax benefit of $1,304)
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(1,956 | ) | (1,956 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
changes in unrealized loss on interest rate swaps (net of income tax of
$1)
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
changes in unrecognized past service cost on employee benefit plans (net
of income tax of $43)
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64 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
on common stock ($0.26 per share)
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(3,072 | ) | (3,072 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
1%
common stock dividend
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117,732 | 1,846 | (1,846 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Repurchase
and cancellation of common shares
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(66,086 | ) | (1,006 | ) | (1,006 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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91 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
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3,228 | 3,228 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2008
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11,914,838 | 33,588 | 48,307 | (2,043 | ) | 79,852 | ||||||||||||||
Net
changes in unrealized loss on
available for sale securities (net
of income tax benefit of $606)
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(909 | ) | (909 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
changes in unrecognized past service cost on employee benefit plans (net
of income tax of $20)
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29 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
on common stock (cash-in-lieu)
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(9 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
1%
common stock dividend
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118,449 | 1,418 | (1,418 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Repurchase
and cancellation of common shares
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(22,915 | ) | (214 | ) | (214 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
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842 | 842 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2008
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12,010,372 | 34,811 | 47,722 | (2,923 | ) | 79,610 | ||||||||||||||
Net
changes in unrealized loss on
available for sale securities (net
of income tax of $758)
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1,136 | 1,136 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
on common stock (cash-in-lieu)
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(6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
1%
common stock dividend
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362,913 | 2,106 | (2,106 | ) | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Repurchase
and cancellation of common shares
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(488 | ) | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
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35 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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39 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
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(4,112 | ) | (4,112 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2009
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12,372,797 | $ | 36,987 | $ | 41,498 | $ | (1,787 | ) | $ | 76,698 |
See notes
to consolidated financial statements
5
United
Security Bancshares and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended Sept 30,
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(In
thousands)
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2009
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2008
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
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Net
(loss) income
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$ | (4,112 | ) | $ | 3,228 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net
(loss) income: to
cash provided by operating activities:
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Provision
for credit losses
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8,593 | 7,215 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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1,834 | 1,999 | ||||||
Accretion
of investment securities
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(55 | ) | (103 | ) | ||||
Gain
on redemption of securities
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0 | (24 | ) | |||||
(Increase)
decrease in accrued interest receivable
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(103 | ) | 986 | |||||
Decrease
in accrued interest payable
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(136 | ) | (948 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in unearned fees
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(341 | ) | (374 | ) | ||||
(Decrease)
increase in income taxes payable
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(1,967 | ) | 538 | |||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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40 | 91 | ||||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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393 | (467 | ) | |||||
Loss
(gain) on sale of other real estate owned
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756 | (67 | ) | |||||
Impairment
loss on other real estate owned
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866 | 31 | ||||||
Impairment
loss on goodwill
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3,026 | 0 | ||||||
Impairment
loss on core deposit intangible
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57 | 624 | ||||||
Impairment
loss on investment securities
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720 | 0 | ||||||
Gain
on swap ineffectiveness
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0 | (9 | ) | |||||
Increase
in surrender value of life insurance
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(381 | ) | (470 | ) | ||||
Gain
on fair value option of financial liabilities
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(290 | ) | (464 | ) | ||||
Loss
on tax credit limited partnership interest
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321 | 324 | ||||||
Net
decrease (increase) in other assets
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1,493 | (1,221 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
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10,714 | 10,889 | ||||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
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Net
decrease (increase) in interest-bearing deposits with
banks
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17,905 | (12,192 | ) | |||||
Purchases
of available-for-sale securities
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(1,500 | ) | (44,526 | ) | ||||
Maturities
and calls of available-for-sale securities
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14,704 | 34,765 | ||||||
Net
redemption from limited partnerships
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32 | 25 | ||||||
Net
purchase of correspondent bank stock
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(3 | ) | 0 | |||||
Investment
in other bank stock
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0 | (72 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from sale of investment in title company
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99 | 0 | ||||||
Net
increase in loans
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(11,440 | ) | (14,408 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of foreclosed assets
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0 | 56 | ||||||
Net
proceeds from settlement of other real estate owned
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9,575 | 1,710 | ||||||
Capital
expenditures for premises and equipment
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(156 | ) | (381 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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29,216 | (35,023 | ) | |||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
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Net
increase in demand deposit and savings accounts
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20,418 | 42,313 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in certificates of deposit
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43,165 | (74,645 | ) | |||||
Net
(decrease) increase in federal funds purchased
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(52,185 | ) | 36,529 | |||||
Net
(decrease) increase in FHLB term borrowings
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(48,500 | ) | 18,000 | |||||
Proceeds
from Director/Employee stock options exercised
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0 | 70 | ||||||
Repurchase
and retirement of common stock
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31 | (1,006 | ) | |||||
Payment
of dividends on common stock
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(11 | ) | (4,555 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
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(37,082 | ) | 16,706 | |||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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2,848 | (7,428 | ) | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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19,426 | 25,300 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 22,274 | $ | 17,872 |
See notes
to consolidated financial statements
6
United Security Bancshares
and Subsidiaries - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements -
(Unaudited)
1.
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Organization
and Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting
Policies
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The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Security
Bancshares, and its wholly owned subsidiary United Security Bank (the “Bank”)
and two bank subsidiaries, USB Investment Trust (the “REIT”) and United Security
Emerging Capital Fund, (collectively the “Company” or “USB”). Intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
These
unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles for interim financial information on a basis
consistent with the accounting policies reflected in the audited financial
statements of the Company included in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These
interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of a
normal recurring, nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim
period or for the year as a whole.
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the 2008 financial statements to conform to
the classifications used in 2009. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company
reclassified a contingent asset that represents a claim from an insurance
company related to a charged-off lease portfolio, including specific reserves,
from loans to other assets. Management believes the asset is better reflected,
given its nature, as an asset other than loans. In periods prior to March 31,
2009, the contingent asset had been included in impaired and nonaccrual loan
balances. All periods presented have been retroactively adjusted for the
reclassification to other assets and therefore amounts have been excluded from
loans and reserves for credit losses, including impaired and nonaccrual balances
for periods prior to March 31, 2009. The amounts reclassified for reporting
purposes for the various periods presented in this 10-Q are shown
below.
Reclassification Amount (in 000's)
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12/31/2008
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9/30/2008
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Lease
principal claim included in gross loans
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$ | 5,425 | $ | 5,425 | ||||
Allowance
for credit losses
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(3,542 | ) | (3,526 | ) | ||||
Net
balance transferred to other assets
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$ | 1,883 | $ | 1,899 |
New
Accounting Standards:
In the
third quarter of 2009 the Company adopted ASU No. 2009-01 (formerly Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 168) Topic 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles — FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. The Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or
“ASC”) is the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by
the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of
financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”). The Codification does not change current GAAP, but is intended to
simplify user access to all authoritative GAAP by providing all the
authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one
place. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources
of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. References to GAAP in these Notes to
the Consolidated Financial Statements are provided under the Codification
structure where applicable.
In May
2009, the FASB issued an accounting standard, “Subsequent Events” (formerly
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 165), which is included in ASC
Topic 855. This standard sets forth the period after the balance
sheet date during which management of a reporting entity shall evaluate events
or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the
financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity shall recognize
events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial
statements and the disclosures that an entity shall make about events or
transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. This
Standard became effective for the Company at June 30, 2009 (see Note 15) and had
no impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of
operation.
7
In April
of 2009, the FASB issued new guidance (formerly Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 and
APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.”) impacting ASC Topic 825,
“Financial
Instruments”. This new guidance extends the disclosure requirements of
ASC Topic 825 to interim financial statements of publicly traded companies. The
new guidance was effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009 with
early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company
adopted this new guidance at June 30, 2009 (see Note 13).
In
April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance (formerly Staff Position
No. FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.”) impacting ASC Topic 320, “Investments – Debt and Equity
Instruments”. This new guidance amends the other-than-temporary
impairment guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for debt
securities. If an entity determines that it has other-than-temporary impairment
on its securities, it must recognize the credit loss on the securities in the
income statement. The credit loss is defined as the difference between the
present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost
basis. The new guidance expands disclosures about other-than-temporary
impairment and requires that the annual disclosures in ASC Topic 320 be made for
interim reporting periods. This new guidance became effective for interim
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted
for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company adopted this new
guidance for the interim reporting period ending March 31, 2009. See Note 2
to the consolidated financial statements for the impact on the Company of
adopting the new guidance under ASC Topic 320.
In
April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance (formerly Staff Position
No. FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly
Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.”) impacting
ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures”. This guidance provides additional
information on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for
the asset or liability have significantly decreased when compared with normal
market activity for the asset or liability. A significant decrease in the volume
or level of activity for the asset of liability is an indication that
transactions or quoted prices may not be determinative of fair value because
transactions may not be orderly. In that circumstance, further analysis of
transactions or quoted prices is needed, and an adjustment to the transactions
or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value. This guidance became
effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with
early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The
Company adopted this new guidance for the interim reporting period ending
March 31, 2009 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In
April 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 111 (“SAB 111”). SAB 111 amends Topic 5.M. in the Staff
Accounting Bulletin series entitled “Other Than Temporary Impairment of
Certain Investments Debt and Equity Securities.” During April 2009,
the FASB issued new guidance (formerly Staff Position No. FAS 115-2 and FAS
124-2, “Recognition and
Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.”) impacting ASC Topic
320, “Investments – Debt and
Equity Instruments”. SAB 111 maintains the previous views related to
equity securities and amends Topic 5.M. to exclude debt securities from its
scope. SAB 111 was effective for the Company as of March 31, 2009. There
was no material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial position or
results of operations upon adoption.
New
Accounting Standards
not yet Effective
In
December 2008, the FASB issued new guidance impacting ASC Topic 715
“Compensation-Retirement Benefits” (formerly Staff Position (FSP) SFAS 132(R)-1,
“Employers’ Disclosures about
Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets”.) The guidance amends SFAS No. 132(R)
existing guidance to provide additional guidance on an employer’s disclosures in
an employer’s financial statements about plan assets of a defined benefit
pension or other postretirement plan. Upon initial application, the new guidance
is not required for earlier periods that are presented for comparative purposes.
The disclosures about plan assets required by this standard must be provided for
fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009 and are not expected to have a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
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In June
2009, the FASB issued new guidance impacting ACS Topic 860 “Transfers and
Servicing” (formerly SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfer of Financial
Assets, an amendment of SFAS No. 140".) The standard amends existing
guidance by eliminating the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity
(QSPE), creating more stringent conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion
of a financial asset as a sale, clarifying other sale-accounting criteria and
changing the initial measurement of a transferor’s interest in transferred
financial assets. The new guidance is effective as of the beginning of a
company’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2009 and for
subsequent interim and annual periods. The adoption of this standard as of
January 1, 2010 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
In August
2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-05, “Measuring Liabilities at Fair
Value”. The standard provides guidance for valuing liabilities within the
FASB Codification’s fair value hierarchy. ASU 2009-05 reiterates that the
definition of fair value for a liability is the price that would be paid to
transfer it in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date. It also reiterates that a company must reflect its own
nonperformance risk, including its own credit risk, in fair value measurements
of liabilities and that the liability’s nonperformance risk would be the same
both before and after the hypothetical transfer on which the fair value
measurement is based. ASU 2009-05 is effective for interim and annual periods
beginning after August 27, 2009, and applies to all fair value measurements of
liabilities required by GAAP. The adoption of this standard on October 1, 2009
did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition
or results of operations.
2.
|
Investment
Securities Available for Sale
|
Following
is a comparison of the amortized cost and fair value of securities
available-for-sale, as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
Gross
|
Gross
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
Amortized
|
Unrealized
|
Unrealized
|
(Carrying
|
||||||||||||
Cost
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Amount)
|
|||||||||||||
September
30, 2009:
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
$ | 37,042 | $ | 1,730 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 38,766 | |||||||
U.S.
Government agency CMO’s
|
16,187 | 365 | (15 | ) | 16,537 | |||||||||||
Residential
mortgage obligations
|
14,984 | 0 | (4,297 | ) | 10,687 | |||||||||||
Obligations
of state and political subdivisions
|
1,252 | 38 | 0 | 1,290 | ||||||||||||
Other
investment securities
|
13,976 | 5 | (507 | ) | 13,474 | |||||||||||
$ | 83,441 | $ | 2,138 | $ | (4,825 | ) | $ | 80,754 | ||||||||
December
31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
$ | 43,110 | $ | 1,280 | $ | (204 | ) | $ | 44,186 | |||||||
U.S.
Government agency CMO’s
|
21,317 | 189 | (40 | ) | 21,466 | |||||||||||
Residential
mortgage obligations
|
17,751 | 0 | (4,951 | ) | 12,800 | |||||||||||
Obligations
of state and political subdivisions
|
1,252 | 28 | 0 | 1,280 | ||||||||||||
Other
investment securities
|
13,880 | 0 | (863 | ) | 13,017 | |||||||||||
$ | 97,310 | $ | 1,497 | $ | (6,058 | ) | $ | 92,749 |
Included
in other investment securities at September 30, 2009 are a short-term government
securities mutual fund totaling $7.5 million, a CRA-qualified mortgage fund
totaling $5.0 million, and a money-market mutual fund totaling $976,000.
Included in other investment securities at December 31, 2008, is a short-term
government securities mutual fund totaling $7.2 million, a CRA-qualified
mortgage fund totaling $4.9 million, and an overnight money-market mutual fund
totaling $880,000. The short-term government securities mutual fund invests in
debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or
instrumentalities, with a maximum duration equal to that of a 3-year U.S.
Treasury Note.
The
amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale at September 30,
2008, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ
from contractual maturities because issuers have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Contractual maturities
on collateralized mortgage obligations cannot be anticipated due to allowed
paydowns.
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September 30, 2008
|
||||||||
Amortized
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
(In thousands)
|
Cost
|
(Carrying Amount)
|
||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$ | 13,976 | $ | 13,474 | ||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
4,781 | 4,897 | ||||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
7,931 | 8,446 | ||||||
Due
after ten years
|
25,582 | 26,713 | ||||||
Collateralized
mortgage obligations
|
31,171 | 27,224 | ||||||
$ | 83,441 | $ | 80,754 |
There
were no realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009. There were no realized losses on sales or calls
of available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30,
2009, but there were realized other-than-temporary impairment losses totaling
$720,000 on three of the Company’s residential mortgage obligations (see
discussion below.) There were realized gains totaling $24,000 on calls of
available-for-sale securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
There were no realized gains or losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Securities
that have been temporarily impaired less than 12 months at September 30, 2009
are comprised of two U.S. government agency securities with a total weighted
average life of 0.9 years and one collateralized mortgage obligation with a
weighted average life of 2.5 years. As of September 30, 2009, there were three
residential mortgage obligations and one other investment security with a total
weighted average life of 1.4 years that have been temporarily impaired for
twelve months or more.
The
following summarizes the total of temporarily impaired and
other-than-temporarily impaired investment securities at September 30, 2009 (see
discussion below for other than temporarily impaired securities included
here):
Less than 12 Months
|
12 Months or More
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(Carrying
|
Unrealized
|
(Carrying
|
Unrealized
|
(Carrying
|
Unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Securities available for sale:
|
Amount)
|
Losses
|
Amount)
|
Losses
|
Amount)
|
Losses
|
||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
$ | 1,636 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 1,636 | $ | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
U.S.
Government agency CMO’s
|
2,682 | (15 | ) | 0 | 0 | 2,682 | (15 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Residential
mortgage obligations
|
0 | 0 | 10,688 | (4,297 | ) | 10,688 | (4,297 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Obligations
of state and political subdivisions
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
investment securities
|
0 | 0 | 7,493 | (507 | ) | 7,493 | (507 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total
impaired securities
|
$ | 4,318 | $ | (21 | ) | $ | 18,181 | $ | (4,804 | ) | $ | 22,499 | $ | (4,825 | ) |
Securities
that have been temporarily impaired less than 12 months at September 30, 2008
are comprised of two U.S. Government CMO’s, three residential mortgage
obligations, and three U.S. government agency securities with a total weighted
average life of 4.1 years. As of September 30, 2008, there were two other
investment securities and one U.S. government agency security with a total
weighted average life of 1.5 years that have been temporarily impaired for
twelve months or more.
The
following summarizes temporarily impaired investment securities at September 30,
2008:
Less than 12
Months
|
12 Months or More
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
(Carrying
|
Unrealized
|
(Carrying
|
Unrealized
|
(Carrying
|
Unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Securities available for sale:
|
Amount)
|
Losses
|
Amount)
|
Losses
|
Amount)
|
Losses
|
||||||||||||||||||
U.S.
Government agencies
|
$ | 7,214 | $ | (51 | ) | $ | 4,746 | $ | (133 | ) | $ | 11,960 | $ | (184 | ) | |||||||||
U.S.
Government agency CMO’s
|
10,583 | (180 | ) | 0 | 0 | 10,583 | (180 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Residential
mortgage obligations
|
15,684 | (2,457 | ) | 0 | 0 | 15,684 | (2,457 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Obligations
of state and political subdivisions
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
investment securities
|
0 | 0 | 12,368 | (632 | ) | 12,368 | (632 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total
impaired securities
|
$ | 33,481 | $ | (2,688 | ) | $ | 17,114 | $ | (765 | ) | $ | 50,595 | $ | (3,453 | ) |
10
At
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, available-for-sale securities with an
amortized cost of approximately $69.8 million and $81.4 million (fair value of
$68.6 million and $79.6 million) were pledged as collateral for public funds,
and treasury tax and loan balances.
The
Company evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment
(“OTTI”) at least quarterly, and more frequently when economic or market
conditions warrant such an evaluation. The investment securities portfolio is
evaluated for OTTI by segregating the portfolio into two general segments and
applying the appropriate OTTI model. Investment securities classified as
available for sale or held-to-maturity are generally evaluated for OTTI under
ASC Topic 320, “Investments –
Debt and Equity Instruments.” Certain purchased beneficial interests,
including non-agency mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and
collateralized debt obligations, are evaluated using the model outlined in ASC
Topic 320 (formerly EITF Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and
Impairment on Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests that
Continue to be Held by a Transfer in Securitized Financial
Assets.”)
The first
segment n determining OTTI , the Company considers many factors, including:
(1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less
than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the
issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic
conditions, and (4) whether the entity has the intent to sell the debt
security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security
before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether an
other-than-temporary decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and
judgment and is based on the information available to the Company at the time of
the evaluation.
The
second segment of the portfolio uses the OTTI guidance that is specific to
purchased beneficial interests including non-agency collateralized mortgage
obligations. Under this model, the Company compares the present value of the
remaining cash flows as estimated at the preceding evaluation date to the
current expected remaining cash flows. An OTTI is deemed to have occurred if
there has been an adverse change in the remaining expected future cash
flows.
Effective
the first quarter 2009, the Company adopted new guidance (formerly FSP 115-2,
“Recognition and Presentation
of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.”) impacting ASC Topic 320, which
establishes a new model for measuring and disclosing OTTI for all debt
securities. Other-than-temporary-impairment occurs under the new guidance when
the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be
required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less
any current-period credit loss. If an entity intends to sell or more likely than
not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost
basis less any current-period credit loss, the other-than-temporary-impairment
shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the
investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date.
If an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than
not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its
amortized cost basis less any current-period loss, the
other-than-temporary-impairment shall be separated into the amount representing
the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the
total other-than-temporary-impairment related to the credit loss is recognized
in earnings, and is determined based on the difference between the present value
of cash flows expected to be collected and the current amortized cost of the
security. The amount of the total other-than-temporary-impairment related to
other factors shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, net of
applicable taxes. The previous amortized cost basis less the
other-than-temporary-impairment recognized in earnings shall become the new
amortized cost basis of the investment.
At
September 30, 2009, the decline in market value for all but three (see
below) of the impaired securities is attributable to changes in interest rates
and illiquidity, and not credit quality. Because the Company does not have the
intent to sell these impaired securities and it is likely that it will not be
required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company
does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at
September 30, 2009.
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had three non-agency collateralized mortgage
obligations which have been impaired more than twelve months. The three
non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations had a market value of
$10.7 million and unrealized losses of approximately $4.3 million at
September 30, 2009. All three non-agency mortgage-backed securities were
rated less than high credit quality at September 30, 2009. The Company
evaluated these three non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
for OTTI by comparing the present value of expected cash flows to previous
estimates to determine whether there had been adverse changes in cash flows
during the quarter. The OTTI evaluation was conducted utilizing the services of
a third party specialist and consultant in MBS and CMO products. The cash flow
assumptions used in the evaluation included a number of factors including
changes in delinquency rates, anticipated prepayment speeds, loan-to-value
ratios, changes in agency ratings, and market prices. As a result of the
impairment evaluation, the Company determined that there had been adverse
changes in cash flows in all three of the three non-agency collateralized
mortgage obligations reviewed, and concluded that these three non-agency
collateralized mortgage obligations were other-than-temporarily impaired. The
three CMO securities had other-than-temporary-impairment losses of
$4.6 million, of which $317,000 was recorded as expense and
$4.3 million was recorded in other comprehensive loss. These three
non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations remained classified as available
for sale at September 30, 2009.
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The
following table details the three non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations
with other-than-temporary-impairment, their credit rating at September 30, 2009,
the related credit losses recognized in earnings during the quarter and nine
months, and impairment losses in other comprehensive loss:
RALI 2006-QS1G
A10
|
RALI 2006 QS8 A1
|
CWALT 2007-8CB
A9
|
||||||||||||||
Rated CCC
|
Rated CCC
|
Rated CCC
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Amortized
cost – before OTTI
|
$ | 5,836,353 | $ | 1,751,450 | $ | 8,116,068 | $ | 15,703,871 | ||||||||
Credit
loss - YTD 6/30/09
|
(333,416 | ) | (69,728 | ) | 0 | (403,144 | ) | |||||||||
Credit
loss - QTD 9/30/09
|
(127,102 | ) | (101,939 | ) | (87,714 | ) | (316,755 | ) | ||||||||
Credit
loss - YTD 9/30/09
|
(460,518 | ) | (171,667 | ) | (87,714 | ) | (719,899 | ) | ||||||||
Other
impairment (OCI)
|
(1,355,093 | ) | (468,713 | ) | (2,472,377 | ) | (4,296,183 | ) | ||||||||
Carrying
amount - 9/30/09
|
4,020,742 | 1,111,070 | 5,555,977 | 10,687,789 | ||||||||||||
Total
impairment - QTD 9/30/09
|
$ | (1,482,195 | ) | $ | (570,652 | ) | $ | (2,560,091 | ) | (4,612,938 | ) | |||||
Total
impairment - YTD 9/30/09
|
$ | (1,815,611 | ) | $ | (640,380 | ) | $ | (2,560,091 | ) | $ | (5,016,082 | ) |
The total
other comprehensive loss (OCI) balance of $4.3 million in the above table is
included in unrealized losses of 12 months or more at September 30,
2009.
3.
|
Loans
and Leases
|
Loans
include the following:
Sept 30,
|
% of
|
December 31,
|
% of
|
|||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
Loans
|
2008
|
Loans
|
||||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$ | 243,424 | 45.5 | % | $ | 223,581 | 41.1 | % | ||||||||
Real
estate – mortgage
|
136,862 | 25.6 | % | 126,689 | 23.3 | % | ||||||||||
Real
estate – construction
|
75,749 | 14.2 | % | 119,884 | 21.9 | % | ||||||||||
Agricultural
|
57,461 | 10.8 | % | 52,020 | 9.6 | % | ||||||||||
Installment/other
|
19,797 | 3.7 | % | 20,782 | 3.8 | % | ||||||||||
Lease
financing
|
852 | 0.2 | % | 1,595 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||
Total
Gross Loans
|
$ | 534,145 | 100.0 | % | $ | 544,551 | 100.0 | % |
The
Company had $547,000 in loans over 90 days past due and still accruing at
September 30, 2009. Loans over 90 days past due and still accruing totaled
$680,000 at December 31, 2008. Nonaccrual loans totaled $55.2 million and $45.7
million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
An
analysis of changes in the allowance for credit losses is as
follows:
Sept 30,
|
December 31,
|
Sept 30,
|
||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Balance,
beginning of year
|
$ | 11,529 | $ | 7,431 | $ | 7,431 | ||||||
Provision
charged to operations
|
8,593 | 9,526 | 7,160 | |||||||||
Losses
charged to allowance
|
(5,962 | ) | (5,545 | ) | (2,106 | ) | ||||||
Recoveries
on loans previously charged off
|
253 | 117 | 96 | |||||||||
Balance
at end-of-period
|
$ | 14,413 | $ | 11,529 | $ | 12,581 |
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The
allowance for credit losses represents management's estimate of the risk
inherent in the loan portfolio based on the current economic conditions,
collateral values and economic prospects of the borrowers. The formula allowance
for unfunded loan commitments totaling $219,000 and $313,000 at September 30,
2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, is carried in other liabilities. The
Company’s market areas of the San Joaquin Valley, the greater Oakhurst area,
East Madera County, and Santa Clara County, have all been impacted by the
economic downturn related to depressed real estate markets and the tightening of
liquidity markets. The Company has taken these events into account when
reviewing estimates of factors that may impact the allowance for credit
losses.
The
Company grades “problem” or “classified” loans according to certain risk factors
associated with individual loans within the loan portfolio. Classified loans
consist of loans which have been graded substandard, doubtful, or loss based
upon inherent weaknesses in the individual loans or loan relationships.
Classified loans include not only impaired loans (as defined under SFAS No.
114), but also loans which based upon inherent weaknesses result in a risk
grading of substandard, doubtful, or loss. The following table summarizes the
Company’s classified loans at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008.
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
(in 000's)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Impaired
loans
|
$ | 70,051 | $ | 48,946 | ||||
Classified
loans not considered impaired
|
12,814 | 33,758 | ||||||
Total
classified loans
|
$ | 82,865 | $ | 82,704 |
The
following table summarizes the Company’s investment in loans for which
impairment has been recognized for the periods presented:
(in
thousands)
|
Sept
30,
2009
|
December
31,
2008
|
Sept
30,
2008
|
|||||||||
Total
impaired loans at period-end
|
$ | 70,051 | $ | 48,946 | $ | 48,230 | ||||||
Impaired
loans which have specific allowance
|
41,829 | 25,541 | 21,908 | |||||||||
Total
specific allowance on impaired loans
|
7,393 | 4,972 | 4,427 | |||||||||
Total
impaired loans which as a result of write-downs or the fair value of the
collateral, did not have a specific allowance
|
28,222 | 23,405 | 26,322 | |||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
YTD –
9/30/09
|
YTD - 12/31/08
|
YTD –
9/30/08
|
|||||||||
Average
recorded investment in impaired loans during period
|
$ | 61,046 | $ | 31,677 | $ | 27,360 | ||||||
Income
recognized on impaired loans during period
|
0 | 0 | 0 |
4.
|
Deposits
|
Deposits
include the following:
Sept
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Noninterest-bearing
deposits
|
$ | 131,268 | $ | 149,529 | ||||
Interest-bearing
deposits:
|
||||||||
NOW
and money market accounts
|
179,591 | 136,612 | ||||||
Savings
accounts
|
33,287 | 37,586 | ||||||
Time
deposits:
|
||||||||
Under
$100,000
|
64,674 | 66,128 | ||||||
$100,000
and over
|
163,250 | 118,631 | ||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
440,802 | 358,957 | ||||||
Total
deposits
|
$ | 572,070 | $ | 508,486 | ||||
Total
brokered deposits included in time deposits above
|
$ | 130,267 | $ | 93,375 |
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5.
|
Short-term
Borrowings/Other Borrowings
|
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had collateralized and uncollateralized lines of
credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and other correspondent
banks aggregating $161.1 million, as well as Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)
lines of credit totaling $48.3 million. At September 30, 2009, the Company had
total outstanding balances of $40.0 million drawn against its FHLB line of
credit, and $14.4 million in overnight borrowing at the Federal Reserve Discount
Window. The weighted average cost of borrowings outstanding at September 30,
2009 was 0.95%. The $29.0 million 2-month FHLB note shown below matured on
October 31, 2009 and was renewed for a three-month period at a rate of 0.18%.
The $40.0 million in FHLB borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2009 are
summarized in the table below.
FHLB term borrowings at September 30, 2009 (in
000’s):
|
||||||||||
Term
|
Balance
at 9/30/09
|
Fixed
Rate
|
Maturity
|
|||||||
2-month
|
$ | 29,000 | 0.28 | % |
10/31/09
|
|||||
2
year
|
11,000 | 2.67 | % |
2/11/10
|
||||||
$ | 40,000 | 0.94 | % |
At
December 31, 2008, the Company had collateralized and uncollateralized lines of
credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and other correspondent
banks aggregating $242.7 million, as well as Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)
lines of credit totaling $97.1 million. At December 31, 2008, the Company had
total outstanding balances of $155.0 million in borrowings, including $66.5
million in federal funds purchased from the Federal Reserve Discount Window at
an average rate of 0.50%, and $88.5 million drawn against its FHLB lines of
credit.
These
lines of credit generally have interest rates tied to the Federal Funds rate or
are indexed to short-term U.S. Treasury rates or LIBOR. FHLB advances are
collateralized by all of the Company’s stock in the FHLB and certain qualifying
mortgage loans. All lines of credit are on an “as available” basis and can be
revoked by the grantor at any time.
6.
|
Supplemental
Cash Flow Disclosures
|
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
||||||||
Interest
|
$ | 5,858 | $ | 12,918 | ||||
Income
Taxes
|
$ | 411 | 1,610 | |||||
Noncash
investing activities:
|
||||||||
Loans
transferred to foreclosed assets
|
$ | 16,375 | $ | 2,803 |
7.
|
Common
Stock Dividend
|
On
September 22, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a one-percent (1%)
stock dividend on the Company’s outstanding common stock. Based upon the number
of outstanding common shares on the record date of October 10, 2009, an
additional should be 122,476 shares were issued to shareholders on
October 22, 2009. Because the stock dividend was considered a “small stock
dividend”, approximately $613,000 was transferred from retained earnings to
common stock based upon the $5.00 closing price of the Company’s common stock on
the declaration date of September 22, 2009. There were no fractional shares
paid. Other than for earnings-per-share calculations, shares issued for the
stock dividend have been treated prospectively for financial reporting purposes.
For purposes of earnings per share calculations, the Company’s weighted average
shares outstanding and potentially dilutive shares used in the computation of
earnings per share have been restated after giving retroactive effect to a 1%
stock dividend to shareholders for all periods presented.
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8.
Net (Loss) Income per Common Share
The
following table provides a reconciliation of the numerator and the denominator
of the basic EPS computation with the numerator and the denominator of the
diluted EPS computation:
Quarter Ended Sept 30,
|
Nine Months Ended Sept 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(In thousands except earnings per share data)
|
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income available to common shareholders
|
$ | 693 | $ | (1,342 | ) | $ | (4,112 | ) | $ | 3,228 | ||||||
Weighted
average shares issued
|
12,373 | 12,399 | 12,373 | 12,423 | ||||||||||||
Add:
dilutive effect of stock options
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding adjusted for potential dilution
|
12,373 | 12,399 | 12,373 | 12,429 | ||||||||||||
Basic
earnings per share
|
$ | 0.06 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 0.26 | ||||||
Diluted
earnings per share
|
$ | 0.06 | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | 0.26 | ||||||
Anti-dilutive
shares excluded from earnings per share calculation
|
181 | 182 | 181 | 113 |
The
Company’s average weighted shares outstanding and potentially dilutive shares
used in the computation of earnings per share have been restated after giving
retroactive effect to a 1% stock dividend to shareholders of record on October
10, 2009.
9.
|
Common
Stock Repurchase Plan
|
Since
August 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved three separate
consecutive plans to repurchase, as conditions warrant, up to approximately 5%
of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions. The duration of the stock repurchase programs has been open-ended
and the timing of purchases depends on market conditions. As each new stock
repurchase plan was approved, the previous plan was cancelled.
On May
16, 2007, the Board of Directors approved the third and most recent stock
repurchase plan to repurchase, as conditions warrant, up to 610,000 shares of
the Company's common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions. The repurchase plan represents approximately 5.00% of the
Company's currently outstanding common stock. The duration of the program is
open-ended and the timing of purchases will depend on market conditions.
Concurrent with the approval of the new repurchase plan, the Company canceled
the remaining 75,733 shares available under the previous 2004 repurchase
plan.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, 488 shares were repurchased at a total
cost of $3,700 and an average per share price of $7.50. There were no shares
repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
10.
Stock Based Compensation
All
share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options,
are recognized in the financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of
the award. The fair value is amortized over the requisite service period
(generally the vesting period).
Included
in salaries and employee benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 is $39,000 and $91,000 of share-based compensation, respectively. The
related tax benefit on share-based compensation recorded in the provision for
income taxes was not material to either quarter.
A summary
of the Company’s options as of January 1, 2009 and changes during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 is presented below.
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Weighted
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||||
2005
|
Exercise
|
1995
|
Exercise
|
|||||||||||||
Plan
|
Price
|
Plan
|
Price
|
|||||||||||||
Options
outstanding January 1, 2009
|
159,645 | $ | 16.13 | 16,322 | $ | 11.96 | ||||||||||
1%
common stock dividends – 2009
|
4,838 | (0.48 | ) | 494 | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||
Options
outstanding September 30, 2009
|
164,483 | $ | 15.65 | 16,816 | $ | 11.61 | ||||||||||
Options
exercisable at September 30, 2009
|
111,512 | $ | 15.36 | 16,816 | $ | 11.61 |
As of
September 30, 2009 and 2008, there was $41,000 and $133,000, respectively, of
total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options. This
cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
approximately 0.25 years and 0.75 years, respectively. No stock options were
exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The Company received
$70,000 in cash proceeds on options exercised during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008. No tax benefits were realized on stock options exercised
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, because all options exercised
during the periods were incentive stock options.
Nine Months
Ended
|
Nine Months
Ended
|
|||||||
Sept 30,
2009
|
Sept 30,
2008
|
|||||||
Weighted
average grant-date fair value of stock options granted
|
n/a
|
n/a | ||||||
Total
fair value of stock options vested
|
$ | 150,582 | $ | 171,676 | ||||
Total
intrinsic value of stock options exercised
|
n/a | $ | 55,000 |
11.
|
Income
Taxes
|
The
Company periodically reviews its tax positions under the guidance of ASC Topic
740, “Income Taxes”,
based upon the criteria that an individual tax position would have to meet for
some or all of the income tax benefit to be recognized in a taxable entity’s
financial statements. Under the guidelines, an entity should recognize the
financial statement benefit of a tax position if it determines that it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained on examination. The term, “more likely than not”,
means a likelihood of more than 50 percent. In assessing whether the
more-likely-than-not criterion is met, the entity should assume that the tax
position will be reviewed by the applicable taxing authority and all available
information is known to the taxing authority.
The
Company and a subsidiary file income tax returns in the U.S federal
jurisdiction, and several states within the U.S. There are no filings in foreign
jurisdictions. The Company is not currently aware of any tax jurisdictions where
the Company or any subsidiary is subject examination by federal, state, or local
taxing authorities before 2001. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not
examined the Company’s or any subsidiaries federal tax returns since before
2001, and the Company currently is not aware of any examination planned or
contemplated by the IRS.
The
Company again reviewed its REIT tax position as of September 30, 2009. There
have been no changes to the Company’s tax position with regard to the REIT
during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Company had approximately
$609,000 and $566,000 accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. It is the Company’s
policy to recognize interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits, and
penalties, as a component tax expense. A reconciliation of the beginning and
ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in
000’s):
Balance at
January 1, 2009
|
$ | 1,473 | ||
Additions
for tax provisions of prior years
|
43 | |||
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
$ | 1,516 |
12.
|
Junior
Subordinated Debt/Trust Preferred
Securities
|
Effective
September 30, 2009 and beginning with the quarterly interest payment due October
1, 2009, the Company elected to defer interest payments on the Company's $15.0
million of junior subordinated debentures relating to its trust preferred
securities. The terms of the debentures and trust indentures allow for the
Company to defer interest payments for up to 20 consecutive quarters without
default or penalty. During the period that the interest deferrals are elected,
the Company will continue to record interest expense associated with the
debentures. Upon the expiration of the deferral period, all accrued and unpaid
interest will be due and payable. During the deferral period, the Company is
precluded from paying cash dividends to shareholders or repurchasing its
stock.
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The fair
value guidance generally permits the measurement of selected eligible financial
instruments at fair value at specified election dates. Effective January 1,
2008, the Company elected the fair value option for its junior subordinated debt
issued under USB Capital Trust II. The rate paid on the junior subordinated debt
issued under USB Capital Trust II is 3-month LIBOR plus 129 basis points, and is
adjusted quarterly.
At
September 30, 2009 the Company performed a fair value measurement analysis on
its junior subordinated debt using a cash flow valuation model approach to
determine the present value of those cash flows. The cash flow model utilizes
the forward 3-month Libor curve to estimate future quarterly interest payments
due over the thirty-year life of the debt instrument, adjusted for deferrals of
interest payments per the Company’s election at September 30, 2009. These cash
flows were discounted at a rate which incorporates a current market rate for
similar-term debt instruments, adjusted for additional credit and liquidity
risks associated with the junior subordinated debt. Although there is little
market data in the current relatively illiquid credit markets, we believe the
7.4% discount rate used represents what a market participant would consider
under the circumstances.
The fair
value calculation performed at September 30, 2009 resulted in a pretax gain
adjustment of $395,000 ($232,000, net of tax) for the quarter ended September
30, 2009, and a cumulative pretax gain adjustment of $290,000 ($171,000 net of
tax) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The previous year’s fair
value calculation performed at September 30, 2008 resulted in a pretax loss
adjustment of $37,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, and a cumulative
pretax gain adjustment of $464,000 for the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
13.
|
Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosure
|
The
following summary disclosures are made in accordance with the guidance provided
by ASC Topic 825 “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures” (formerly Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments,”) which requires the disclosure of fair value information about
both on- and off- balance sheet financial instruments where it is practicable to
estimate that value.
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Estimated
|
Estimated
|
|||||||||||||||
Carrying
|
Fair
|
Carrying
|
Fair
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
Amount
|
Value
|
Amount
|
Value
|
||||||||||||
On-Balance sheet:
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 22,274 | $ | 22,274 | $ | 19,426 | $ | 19,426 | ||||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits
|
2,526 | 2,614 | 20,431 | 20,490 | ||||||||||||
Investment
securities
|
80,754 | 80,754 | 92,749 | 92,749 | ||||||||||||
Loans,
net
|
533,253 | 522,553 | 543,317 | 534,115 | ||||||||||||
Cash
surrender value of life insurance
|
14,841 | 14,841 | 14,460 | 14,460 | ||||||||||||
Investment
in bank stock
|
141 | 141 | 121 | 121 | ||||||||||||
Investment
in limited partnerships
|
2,381 | 2,381 | 2,702 | 2,702 | ||||||||||||
Financial
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Deposits
|
572,070 | 571,677 | 508,486 | 507,847 | ||||||||||||
Borrowings
|
54,360 | 54,264 | 155,045 | 154,689 | ||||||||||||
Junior
Subordinated Debt
|
11,510 | 11,510 | 11,926 | 11,926 | ||||||||||||
Off-Balance sheet:
|
||||||||||||||||
Commitments
to extend credit
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Standby
letters of credit
|
— | — | — | — |
New
guidance issued January 1, 2007 impacting ASC Topic 820 (formerly SFAS 157,
“Fair Value Measurements”) clarifies the definition of fair value, describes
methods used to appropriately measure fair value in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and expands fair value disclosure requirements.
This statement applies whenever other accounting pronouncements require or
permit fair value measurements.
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The fair
value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure
fair value into three broad levels (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3). Level 1
inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets (as defined) for identical
assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the
measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included
within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or
liability, and reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability
(including assumptions about risk).
The
Company performs fair value measurements on certain assets and liabilities as
the result of the application of current accounting guidelines. Some fair value
measurements, such as for available-for-sale securities (AFS) and junior
subordinated debt are performed on a recurring basis, while others, such as
impairment of loans, goodwill and other intangibles, are performed on a
nonrecurring basis.
The
following tables summarize the Company’s assets and liabilities that were
measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis as of September
30, 2009 (in 000’s):
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
||||||||||||||
Description of Assets
|
Sept 30, 2009
|
(Level 1)
|
(Level 2)
|
(Level 3)
|
||||||||||||
AFS
Securities (2)
|
$ | 80,895 | $ | 13,615 | $ | 56,593 | $ | 10,687 | ||||||||
Impaired
Loans (1)
|
40,664 | 9,817 | 30,847 | |||||||||||||
Goodwill
(1)
|
5,764 | 5,764 | ||||||||||||||
Core
deposit intangibles (1)
|
882 | 882 | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 128,205 | $ | 13,615 | $ | 66,410 | $ | 48,180 |
(1)
|
nonrecurring
|
(2)
|
Includes
$141 in equity securities reported in other assets on the balance
sheet
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
||||||||||||||
Description of Liabilities
|
Sept 30, 2009
|
(Level 1)
|
(Level 2)
|
(Level 3)
|
||||||||||||
Junior
subordinated debt
|
$ | 11,510 | $ | 11,510 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 11,510 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,510 |
The
following tables summarize the Company’s assets and liabilities that were
measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis during the year
ended December 31, 2008 (in 000’s):
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
||||||||||||||
Description of Assets
|
December 31,
2008
|
(Level 1)
|
(Level 2)
|
(Level 3)
|
||||||||||||
AFS
securities (2)
|
$ | 92,870 | $ | 13,138 | $ | 66,932 | $ | 12,800 | ||||||||
Purchased
intangible asset (1)
|
206 | $ | 206 | |||||||||||||
Impaired
loans
|
20,569 | 4,602 | $ | 15,967 | ||||||||||||
Core
deposit intangible (1)
|
1,283 | $ | 1,283 | |||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 114,928 | $ | 13,138 | $ | 71,534 | $ | 30,256 |
(1)
|
Nonrecurring
items
|
(2)
|
Includes
$121 in equity securities reported in other assets on the balance
sheet
|
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Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
|
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
||||||||||||||
Description of Liabilities
|
December 31,
2008
|
(Level 1)
|
(Level 2)
|
(Level 3)
|
||||||||||||
Junior
subordinated debt
|
$ | 11,926 | $ | 11,926 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 11,926 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,926 |
The
nonrecurring fair value measurements performed during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 resulted in pretax fair value impairment adjustments of
$57,000 ($33,000 net of tax) to the core deposit intangible asset, and $3.0
million to goodwill. The impairment adjustments are reflected as a component of
noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
The
following tables provide a reconciliation of assets and liabilities at fair
value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) on a recurring and
non-recurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 (in
000’s):
9/30/09
|
9/30/09
|
9/30/09
|
9/30/08
|
9/30/08
|
||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Assets:
|
Impaired
loans
|
CMO’s
|
Intangible
assets
|
Impaired
loans
|
Intangible
assets
|
|||||||||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | 15,967 | $ | 12,800 | $ | 1,283 | $ | 2,211 | $ | 0 | ||||||||||
Total
gains or (losses) included in earnings (or other comprehensive
loss)
|
(21,411 | ) | (2,113 | ) | (401 | ) | (1,267 | ) | (624 | ) | ||||||||||
Transfers
in and/or out of Level 3
|
36,291 | 0 | 0 | 15,281 | 2,030 | |||||||||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | 30,847 | $ | 10,687 | $ | 882 | $ | 16,225 | $ | 1,406 | ||||||||||
The
amount of total gains or (losses) for the period included in earnings (or
other comprehensive loss) attributable to the change in unrealized gains
or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting
date
|
$ | (1,845 | ) | $ | (2,113 | ) | $ | (401 | ) | $ | (338 | ) | $ | 0 |
9/30/2009
|
9/30/2008
|
|||||||
Reconciliation of
Liabilities:
|
Junior Sub
Debt
|
Junior Sub
Debt
|
||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | 11,926 | $ | 0 | ||||
Total
gains included in earnings (or changes in net assets)
|
(416 | ) | (464 | ) | ||||
Transfers
in and/or out of Level 3
|
0 | 13,247 | ||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | 11,510 | $ | 12,783 | ||||
The
amount of total gains for the period included in earnings attributable to
the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to liabilities still
held at the reporting date
|
$ | (416 | ) | $ | (464 | ) |
During
the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company reclassified approximately $12.8
million in junior subordinated debt from Level 2 to Level 3 because certain
significant inputs for the fair value measurement became unobservable. The fair
value of junior subordinated debt is still considered a Level 3 input at
September 30, 2009. This re-class was primarily the result of continued credit
market and liquidity deterioration in which credit markets for trust preferred
securities became effectively inactive during the period.
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The
following methods and assumptions were used in estimating the fair values of
financial instruments:
Cash and Cash
Equivalents - The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for
cash and cash equivalents approximate their estimated fair values.
Interest-bearing
Deposits – Interest bearing deposits in other banks consist of fixed-rate
certificates of deposits. Accordingly, fair value has been estimated based upon
interest rates currently being offered on deposits with similar characteristics
and maturities.
Investments
– Available for sale securities are valued based upon open-market price
quotes obtained from reputable third-party brokers that actively make a market
in those securities. Market pricing is based upon specific CUSIP identification
for each individual security. To the extent there are observable prices in the
market, the mid-point of the bid/ask price is used to determine fair value of
individual securities. If that data are not available for the last 30 days, a
Level 2-type matrix pricing approach based on comparable securities in the
market is utilized. Level-2 pricing may include using a spread forward from the
last observable trade or may use a proxy bond like a TBA mortgage to come up
with a price for the security being valued. Changes in fair market value are
recorded in other comprehensive loss as the securities are available for sale.
At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company held three non-agency
(private-label) collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO’s). Fair value of these
securities (as well as review for other-than-temporary impairment) was performed
by a third-party securities broker specializing in CMO’s. Fair value was based
upon estimated cash flows which included assumptions about future prepayments,
default rates, and the impact of credit risk on this type of investment
security. Although the pricing of the CMO’s has certain aspects of Level 2
pricing, many of the pricing inputs are based upon unobservable assumptions of
future economic trends and as a result the Company considers this to be Level 3
pricing.
Loans -
Fair values of variable rate loans, which reprice frequently and with no
significant change in credit risk, are based on carrying values. Fair
values for all other loans, except impaired loans, are estimated using
discounted cash flows over their remaining maturities, using interest rates at
which similar loans would currently be offered to borrowers with similar credit
ratings and for the same remaining maturities.
Impaired
Loans - Fair value measurements for impaired loans are performed pursuant
to the criteria defined in the Receivables Topic of the FASB ASC, which was
originally issued under FAS No. 114, and are based upon either collateral values
supported by appraisals, or observed market prices. Changes are not recorded
directly as an adjustment to current earnings or comprehensive income, but
rather as an adjustment component in determining the overall adequacy of the
loan loss reserve. Such adjustments to the estimated fair value of impaired
loans may result in increases or decreases to the provision for credit losses
recorded in current earnings.
Bank-owned Life
Insurance – Fair values of life insurance policies owned by the Company
approximate the insurance contract’s cash surrender value.
Investment in
limited partnerships – Investment in limited partnerships which invest in
qualified low-income housing projects generate tax credits to the Company. The
investment is amortized using the effective yield method based upon the
estimated remaining utilization of low-income housing tax credits. The Company’s
carrying value approximates fair value.
Investments
in Bank Stock – Investment in
Bank equity securities is classified as available for sale and is valued based
upon open-market price quotes obtained from an active stock exchange. Changes in
fair market value are recorded in other comprehensive income.
Deposits –
In accordance with ASC Topic 820 (formerly SFAS No. 107), fair values for
transaction and savings accounts are equal to the respective amounts payable on
demand at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 (i.e., carrying amounts). The
Company believes that the fair value of these deposits is clearly greater than
that prescribed by ASC Topic 820. Fair values of fixed-maturity certificates of
deposit were estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits with
similar remaining maturities.
Borrowings
- Borrowings consist of federal funds sold, securities sold under agreements to
repurchase, and other short-term borrowings. Fair values of borrowings were
estimated using the rates currently offered for borrowings with similar
remaining maturities.
Junior
Subordinated Debt – The fair value of the junior subordinated debt was
determined based upon a valuation discounted cash flows model utilizing
observable market rates and credit characteristics for similar instruments. In
its analysis, the Company used characteristics that distinguish market
participants generally use, and considered factors specific to (a) the
liability, (b) the principal (or most advantageous) market for the liability,
and (c) market participants with whom the reporting entity would transact in
that market. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, cash flows were discounted
at a rate which incorporates a current market rate for similar-term debt
instruments, adjusted for additional credit and liquidity risks associated with
the junior subordinated debt. The Company believes the inputs to the
model are subjective enough to the fair value determination of the junior
subordinated debt to make them Level 3 inputs.
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Off-balance sheet
Instruments - Off-balance sheet instruments consist of commitments to
extend credit, standby letters of credit and derivative contracts. Fair values
of commitments to extend credit are estimated using the interest rate currently
charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining
terms of the agreements and the present counterparties’ credit standing. There
was no material difference between the contractual amount and the estimated
value of commitments to extend credit at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008.
Fair
values of standby letters of credit are based on fees currently charged for
similar agreements. The fair value of commitments generally approximates the
fees received from the customer for issuing such commitments. These fees are not
material to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and results of
operations.
14.
|
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
|
At
December 31, 2008 the Company had $10.4 million of goodwill, $2.8 million of
core deposit intangibles, and $206,000 of other identified intangible assets
which were recorded in connection with various business combinations and
purchases. The following table summarizes the carrying value of those assets at
December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009.
September 30, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
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Goodwill
|
$ | 7,391 | $ | 10,417 | ||||
Core
deposit intangible assets
|
2,152 | 2,795 | ||||||
Other
identified intangible assets
|
122 | 206 | ||||||
Total
goodwill and intangible assets
|
$ | 9,665 | $ | 13,418 |
Core
deposit intangibles and other identified intangible assets are amortized over
their useful lives, while goodwill is not amortized. The Company conducts
periodic impairment analysis on goodwill and intangible assets and goodwill at
least annually or more often as conditions require.
Goodwill:
The largest component of goodwill is related to the Legacy merger (Campbell
reporting unit) completed during February 2007 and totaled approximately $8.8
million at March 31, 2009. The Company conducted its annual impairment testing
of the goodwill related to the Campbell reporting unit effective March 31, 2009.
Impairment testing for goodwill is a two-step process.
The first
step in impairment testing is to identify potential impairment, which involves
determining and comparing the fair value of the operating unit with its carrying
value. If the fair value of the operating unit exceeds its carrying value,
goodwill is not impaired. If the carrying value exceeds fair value, there is an
indication of possible impairment and the second step is performed to determine
the amount of the impairment, if any. The fair value determined in the step one
testing was determined based on a discounted cash flow methodology using
estimated market discount rates and projections of future cash flows for the
Campbell operating unit. In addition to projected cash flows, the
Company also utilized other market metrics including industry multiples of
earnings and price-to-book ratios to estimate what a market participant would
pay for the operating unit in the current business environment. Determining the
fair value involves a significant amount of judgment, including estimates of
changes in revenue growth, changes is discount rates, competitive forces within
the industry, and other specific industry and market valuation conditions. The
2009 impairment analysis was impacted by to a large degree by the current
economic environment, including significant declines in interest rates, and
depressed valuations within the financial industry. Based on the results of step
one of the impairment analysis conducted during the first quarter of 2009, the
Company concluded that the potential for goodwill impairment existed and,
therefore, step-two testing was required to determine if there was goodwill
impairment and the amount of goodwill that might be impaired, if
any.
During
the second quarter of 2009, the Company utilized the services of an independent
valuation firm to assist in determining the fair value of the Campbell operating
unit under step-two guidelines and whether there was goodwill impairment. The
second step in impairment analysis compares the fair value of the Campbell
operating unit to the aggregate fair values of its individual assets,
liabilities and identified intangibles. As a result of step-2 impairment
testing, the Company concluded that the goodwill related to the Campbell
operating unit was impaired, and recognized a pre-tax and after-tax impairment
loss of $3,026,000 at June 30, 2009. Because the Legacy merger was a tax-free
transaction, the Bank receives no benefit for the loss recorded during
2009.
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Core
Deposit Intangibles: During the first quarter of 2009, the Company
performed an annual impairment analysis of the core deposit intangible assets
associated with the Legacy Bank merger completed during February 2007 (Campbell
operating unit). The core deposit intangible asset, which totaled $3.0 million
at the time of merger, is being amortized over an estimated life of
approximately seven years. The Company recognized $344,000 and $401,000 in
amortization expense related to the Legacy operating unit during the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At September 30, 2009, the
carrying value of the core deposit intangible related to the Legacy Bank merger
was $882,000.
During
the impairment analysis performed as of March 31, 2009, it was determined that
the original deposits purchased from Legacy Bank during February 2007 continue
to decline faster than originally anticipated. As a result of increased deposit
runoff, particularly in noninterest-bearing checking accounts and savings
accounts, the estimated value of the Campbell core deposit intangible was
determined to be $1,107,000 at March 31, 2009 rather than the pre-adjustment
carrying value of $1,164,000. As a result of the impairment analysis, the
Company recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $57,000 ($33,000, net of tax)
reflected as a component of noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31,
2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
As a
result of impairment testing of core deposit intangible assets related to the
Campbell operating unit conducted during the first quarter of 2008, the Company
recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $624,000 ($364,000, net of tax) reflected
as a component of noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and
year-to-date September 30, 2008.
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Subsequent
Events
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Subsequent
events are events
or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial
statements are issued. Recognized subsequent events are events or transactions
that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of
the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing
financial statements. Nonrecognized subsequent events are events that
provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance
sheet but arose after that date. Management has reviewed events occurring
through November 9, 2009, the date the financial statements were issued and no
subsequent events occurred requiring accrual or disclosure.
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Item
2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Overview
Certain
matters discussed or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report of Form
10-Q are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, those described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to, the following factors: i) competitive pressures in the
banking industry and changes in the regulatory environment; ii) exposure to
changes in the interest rate environment and the resulting impact on the
Company’s interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities; iii) decline in the
health of the economy nationally or regionally which could reduce the demand for
loans or reduce the value of real estate collateral securing most of the
Company’s loans; iv) credit quality deterioration that could cause an increase
in the provision for loan losses; v) Asset/Liability matching risks and
liquidity risks; volatility and devaluation in the securities markets, vi)
expected cost savings from recent acquisitions are not realized, and, vii)
potential impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets. Therefore, the
information set forth therein should be carefully considered when evaluating the
business prospects of the Company. For additional information concerning risks
and uncertainties related to the Company and its operations, please refer to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
The
Company has made certain reclassifications to the 2008 financial information to
conform to the classifications used in 2009. Effective January 1, 2009, the
Company reclassified a contingent asset that represents a claim from an
insurance company related to a charged-off lease portfolio, including specific
reserves, from loans to other assets. Management believes the asset is better
reflected, given its nature, as an asset other than loans (see Note 1 for more
details). All periods presented have been retroactively adjusted for the
reclassification to other assets and therefore amounts have been excluded from
loans and reserves for credit losses, including impaired and nonaccrual balances
for periods prior to September 30, 2009. The contingent asset was ultimately
settled during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 resulting in a pretax gain of
$117,000.
The
Company currently has eleven banking branches, which provide financial services
in Fresno, Madera, Kern, and Santa Clara counties in the state of
California.
Trends
Affecting Results of Operations and Financial Position
The
following table summarizes the nine-month and year-to-date averages of the
components of interest-bearing assets as a percentage of total interest-bearing
assets and the components of interest-bearing liabilities as a percentage of
total interest-bearing liabilities:
YTD Average
|
YTD Average
|
YTD Average
|
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9/30/09
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12/31/08
|
9/30/08
|
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Loans
and Leases
|
85.35 | % | 84.23 | % | 84.15 | % | ||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
13.57 | % | 14.30 | % | 14.69 | % | ||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits in other banks
|
1.08 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.05 | % | ||||||
Federal
funds sold
|
0.00 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.11 | % | ||||||
Total
earning assets
|
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||||||
NOW
accounts
|
8.55 | % | 7.92 | % | 8.04 | % | ||||||
Money
market accounts
|
21.32 | % | 22.89 | % | 23.47 | % | ||||||
Savings
accounts
|
6.86 | % | 7.50 | % | 7.62 | % | ||||||
Time
deposits
|
38.03 | % | 42.51 | % | 45.74 | % | ||||||
Other
borrowings
|
22.97 | % | 16.84 | % | 12.78 | % | ||||||
Subordinated
debentures
|
2.27 | % | 2.34 | % | 2.35 | % | ||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
The
Company’s overall operations are impacted by a number of factors, including not
only interest rates and margin spreads, which impact results of operations, but
also the composition of the Company’s balance sheet. One of the primary
strategic goals of the Company is to maintain a mix of assets that will generate
a reasonable rate of return without undue risk, and to finance those assets with
a low-cost and stable source of funds. Liquidity and capital resources must also
be considered in the planning process to mitigate risk and allow for
growth.
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Continued
weakness in the real estate markets and the general economy have impacted the
Company’s operations during the past four quarters with increased levels of
nonperforming assets, increased expenses related to foreclosed properties, and
decreased profit margins. Although the Company continues its business
development and expansion efforts throughout its market area, increased
attention has been placed on reducing nonperforming assets and providing
customers more options to help work through this difficult economic
period.
With
market rates of interest declining 100 basis points during the fourth quarter of
2007, and another 400 basis points during the year ended December 31, 2008, the
Company continues to experience compressed net interest margins. The Company’s
net interest margin was 4.46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as
compared to 4.36% for the year ended December 31, 2008, and 4.47% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2008. With approximately 64% of the loan portfolio in
floating rate instruments at September 30, 2009, the effects of low market rates
continue to impact loan yields. Loans yielded 5.78% during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, as compared to 6.81% for the year ended December 31, 2008,
and 7.10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. With the rapid
decline in market rates of interest experienced during 2008, deposit repricing
was slow to follow the decline in loan rates during the second half of 2008.
However, with stock market declines, combined with more substantial FDIC
insurance coverage, deposit rates declined during the fourth quarter of
2008 as investors sought safety in bank deposits. Borrowing rates declined
significantly during the fourth quarter of 2008 and have remained low during
2009, resulting in overnight and short-term borrowing rates of less than 0.50%
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The Company has benefited from
these rate declines, as it has continued to utilize overnight and short-term
borrowing lines through the Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank to a
greater degree. The Company’s average cost of funds was 1.47% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to 2.75% for the year ended December
31, 2008, and 2.95% for the nine months ended September 30,
2008.
Total
noninterest income of $3.4 million reported for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 decreased $2.2 million or 39.1% as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2008, resulting in declines in all noninterest income categories
between the two nine-month periods. Noninterest income continues to be driven by
customer service fees, which totaled $3.0 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, representing a decrease of $595,000 or 16.7% over the $3.6
million in customer service fees reported for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. Although we believe the decline in current economic conditions has had
an impact on the level of customer service fees, decreases in ATM fees between
the two periods presented resulting from the loss of a contract during 2008 to
provide multiple ATM’s in a single location have also adversely impacted the
level of customer service fees. Customer service fees represented 86.1% and
63.0% of total noninterest income for the nine-month periods ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, respectively.
Noninterest
expense increased approximately $4.5 million or 26.5% between the nine-month
periods ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2009. The primary reason for
the increase in noninterest expense experienced during the first nine months of
2009 was the result of a goodwill impairment loss totaling $3.0 million
recognized during the second quarter of 2009. While impairment losses
on the Company’s core deposit intangible assets decreased $567,000 between the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2009, the Company took
impairment charges of $866,000 during the first nine months of 2009 on real
estate owned through foreclosure, and $720,000 on investment securities. Salary
expense decreased $1.8 million or 21.9% between the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and September 30, 2009, primarily as the result of declines in accrued
bonuses and employee incentives between the two periods.
Effective
September 30, 2009 and beginning with the quarterly interest payment due October
1, 2009, the Company elected to defer interest payments on the Company's $15.0
million of junior subordinated debentures relating to its trust preferred
securities. This is the result of regulatory restraints which have precluded the
Bank from paying dividends to the Holding Company. The terms of the debentures
and trust indentures allow for the Company to defer interest payments for up to
20 consecutive quarters without default or penalty. During the period that the
interest deferrals are elected, the Company will continue to record interest
expense associated with the debentures. Upon the expiration of the deferral
period, all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable. Under the terms
of the debenture, the Company is precluded from paying cash dividends to
shareholders or repurchasing its stock during the deferral period.
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The
Company has not paid any cash dividends on its common stock since the second
quarter of 2008 and does not expect to resume common stock dividends for the
foreseeable future. Because the Company has elected to defer the quarterly
payments of interest on its junior subordinated debentures issued in connection
with the trust preferred securities as discussed above, the Company is
prohibited from paying cash dividends on its common stock during the deferral
period. On September 22, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors again declared a
one-percent (1%) stock dividend on the Company’s outstanding common stock. The
stock dividend replaces quarterly cash dividends and reflects a similar value.
Although the Company's capital position remains strong, the change in the
dividend from cash to stock begun during the third quarter of 2008 was employed
as a precaution against uncertainties in the 1-4 family residential real estate
market and the potential impact on the Company's construction and related land
and lot loan portfolio. The Company believes, given the current uncertainties in
the economy and unprecedented declines in real estate valuations in our markets,
it is prudent to retain capital in this environment, and better position the
Company for future growth opportunities. Based upon the number of outstanding
common shares on the record date of October 9, 2009, an additional should
be 122,476 shares were issued to shareholders on October 21, 2009. For
purposes of earnings per share calculations, the Company’s weighted average
shares outstanding and potentially dilutive shares used in the computation of
earnings per share have been restated after giving retroactive effect to the 1%
stock dividend to shareholders for all periods presented.
The
Company has sought to maintain a strong, yet conservative balance sheet
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Total assets decreased
approximately $39.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
with a decrease of $29.9 million in interest-bearing deposits in other banks and
investment securities as the Company decreased its borrowing exposure during
2009. Declines of approximately $10.4 million in loans during the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 are due in large part to loan charge-offs or transfers
to other real estate owned through foreclosure. Average loans comprised
approximately 85% of overall average earning assets during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009.
Nonperforming
assets, which are primarily related to the real estate portfolio, remained high
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as real estate markets continue
to suffer from the mortgage crisis which began during mid-2007. Nonaccrual loans
increased $9.5 million from the balance reported at December 31, 2008, and
increased $5.5 million from the balance reported at September 30, 2008, to a
balance of $55.2 million at September 30, 2009. In determining the adequacy of
the underlying collateral related to these loans, management monitors trends
within specific geographical areas, loan-to-value ratios, appraisals, and other
credit issues related to the specific loans. Impaired loans increased
$21.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to a balance of
$70.1 million at September 30, 2009, and increased $2.9 million during the
quarter ended September 30, 2009. Other real estate owned through foreclosure
increased $4.7 million between December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009, as
sales of existing OREO properties were more than offset by the transfer of the
$16.4 million in loans to other real estate owned during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009. As a result of these events, nonperforming assets as a
percentage of total assets increased from 9.96% at December 31, 2008 to 14.79%
at September 30, 2009.
As the
economy has declined along with asset valuations, increased emphasis has been
placed on impairment analysis of both tangible and intangible assets on the
balance sheet. As of March 31, 2009, the Company conducted annual impairment
testing on the largest component of its outstanding balance of goodwill, that of
the Campbell operating unit (resulting from the Legacy merger during February
2007.) In part, as a result of the severe decline in interest rates and other
economic factors within the industry, we could not conclude at March 31, 2009
that there was not a possibility of goodwill impairment under the current
economic conditions. During the second quarter of 2009, the Company utilized an
independent valuation service to determine the aggregate fair value of the
individual assets, liabilities, and identifiable intangible assets of the
Campbell operating unit in question to determine if the goodwill related to that
operating unit was impaired, and if so, how much the impairment was. Management,
with the assistance of the independent third-party, concluded that there was
impairment of the goodwill related to the Campbell operating unit, and as a
result the Company recognized an impairment loss of $3.0 million or $0.25 per
share (pre-tax and after-tax) for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.
Management
continues to monitor economic conditions in the real estate market for signs of
further deterioration or improvement which may impact the level of the allowance
for loan losses required to cover identified losses in the loan portfolio.
Greater focus has been placed on identifying and reducing the level of problem
assets, while working with borrowers to find more options, including loan
restructures, to work through these difficult economic times. Increased
charge-offs and significant provisions for loan losses made during the first
nine months of 2009 materially impacted earnings, but the provisions made
to the allowance for credit losses, totaling $1.4 million during the first
quarter of 2009, $6.8 million during the second quarter of 2009, and $435,000
made during the third quarter of 2009, provided a level in the allowance for
loan losses that is deemed adequate to cover inherent losses in the loan
portfolio. Loan and lease charge-offs totaling $6.0 million during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 included $2.6 million during the quarter ended
March 31, 2009, $1.5 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and an
additional $1.9 million during the quarter ended September 30,
2009.
Deposits
increased by $63.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, with
increases experienced in both interest-bearing checking accounts and time
deposits. Increases in time deposits experienced during the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 were the result of a plan to reduce the Company’s reliance on
borrowed funds.
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Although
balances have declined during the most recent quarter, the Company continues to
utilize overnight borrowings and other term credit lines, with borrowings
totaling $54.4 million at September 30, 2009 as compared to $135.3 million at
June 30, 2009, and $155.0 million at December 31, 2008. The average rate of
those term borrowings was 0.95% at September 30, 2009, as compared to 0.60% at
June 30, 2009, and 0.93% at December 31, 2008. Although the Company continues to
realize significant interest expense reductions by utilizing these overnight and
term borrowings lines, the use of such lines are monitored closely to ensure
sound balance sheet management in light of the current economic and credit
environment.
The cost
of the Company’s subordinated debentures issued by USB Capital Trust II has
remained low as market rates have actually declined during the first nine months
of 2009. With pricing at 3-month-LIBOR plus 129 basis points, the effective cost
of the subordinated debt was 1.60% at September 30, 2009, representing a rate
reduction of 31 basis points between June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009, and a
rate reduction of 116 basis points between December 31, 2008 and September 30,
2009. Pursuant to fair value accounting guidance, the Company has recorded
$290,000 in pretax fair value gains ($171,000 net of tax) on its junior
subordinated debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, bringing the
total cumulative gain recorded on the debt to $4.0 million at September 30,
2009.
The
Company continues to emphasize relationship banking and core deposit growth, and
has focused greater attention on its market area of Fresno, Madera, and Kern
Counties, as well as Campbell, in Santa Clara County. The San Joaquin Valley and
other California markets continue to exhibit weak demand for construction
lending and commercial lending from small and medium size businesses, as
commercial and residential real estate markets declined during much of 2008, a
condition which still persists at this time. The past year has presented
significant challenges for the banking industry with tightening credit markets,
weakening real estate markets, and increased loan losses adversely affecting the
industry.
The
Company continually evaluates its strategic business plan as economic and market
factors change in its market area. Balance sheet management, enhancing revenue
sources, and maintaining market share will be of primary importance during 2009
and beyond. The banking industry is currently experiencing continued pressure on
net margins as well as asset quality resulting from conditions in the real
estate market, and a general deterioration in credit markets. As a result,
market rates of interest and asset quality will continue be an important factor
in the Company’s ongoing strategic planning process.
Results
of Operations
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company reported a net loss of $4.1
million or $0.33 per share ($0.33 diluted) as compared to net income of $3.2
million or $0.26 per share ($0.26 diluted) for the nine months ended September
30, 2008. The decline in earnings between the two nine month periods ended
September 30, 2008 and 2009 is primarily the result of significant increases in
provisions for loan losses and impairment losses taken during 2009, combined
with declines in market rates of interest.
For the
quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company reported net income of $693,000 or
$0.06 per share ($0.06 diluted) as compared to a net loss of $1.3 million or
$0.11 per share ($0.11 diluted) for the quarter months ended September 30, 2008.
The increase in earnings between the quarters ended September 30, 2008 and 2009
is primarily the result of large provisions for loan losses taken during the
quarter third quarter of 2008, which were not as large during the third quarter
of 2009.
The
Company’s return on average assets was (0.74%) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 as compared to 0.56% for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, and was 0.38% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 as compared to
(0.68%) for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The Bank’s return on average
equity was (6.95%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to
5.18% for the same nine-month period of 2008, and was 3.63% for the quarter
ended September 30, 2009 as compared to (6.48%) for the quarter ended September
30, 2008.
Net
Interest Income
Net
interest income before provision for credit losses totaled $21.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, representing a decrease of $2.0 million,
or 8.8% when compared to the $23.1 million reported for the same nine months of
the previous year. Net interest income before provision for credit losses
totaled $7.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, representing a
decrease of $268,000, or 3.6% when compared to the $7.4 million reported for the
third quarter of 2008. The decrease in both the annual and quarterly net
interest income between 2008 and 2009 is primarily the result of decreased
yields on interest-earning assets, which more than offset the decreased costs of
interest-bearing liabilities. Additionally, the Company experienced decreases in
the volume of interest-earning assets.
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The
Company’s net interest margin, as shown in Table 1, decreased to 4.46% at
September 30, 2009 from 4.47% at September 30, 2008, a decrease of only 1 basis
point (100 basis points = 1%) between the two periods. For the comparative
quarters ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the net interest margin decreased to
4.59% for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 from 4.64% reported for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008. Average market rates of interest have
decreased significantly between the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008
and 2009. The prime rate averaged 3.25% for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 as compared to 5.43% for the comparative nine months of 2008.
Table 1. Distribution of
Average Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest
rates and Interest Differentials
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
2009
|
2008
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Average
|
Yield/
|
Average
|
Yield/
|
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(dollars
in thousands)
|
Balance
|
Interest
|
Rate
|
Balance
|
Interest
|
Rate
|
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Assets:
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Interest-earning
assets:
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Loans
and leases (1)
|
$ | 540,116 | $ | 23,340 | 5.78 | % | $ | 582,222 | $ | 30,960 | 7.10 | % | ||||||||||||
Investment
Securities – taxable
|
84,645 | 3,340 | 5.28 | % | 100,152 | 3,910 | 5.21 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Investment
Securities – nontaxable (2)
|
1,252 | 44 | 4.70 | % | 1,520 | 54 | 4.75 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits
in other banks
|
6,865 | 100 | 1.95 | % | 7,262 | 169 | 3.11 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold and reverse repos
|
15 | 0 | 0.00 | % | 730 | 18 | 3.29 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
632,893 | $ | 26,824 | 5.67 | % | 691,886 | $ | 35,111 | 6.78 | % | ||||||||||||||
Allowance
for credit losses
|
(12,172 | ) | (7,533 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and due from banks
|
17,799 | 20,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
13,848 | 15,148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
2,449 | 2,915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
real estate owned
|
33,915 | 7,619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
49,962 | 45,941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
average assets
|
$ | 738,694 | $ | 776,902 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
$ | 44,414 | $ | 140 | 0.42 | % | $ | 43,594 | $ | 169 | 0.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Money
market accounts
|
110,679 | 1,600 | 1.93 | % | 127,252 | 2,307 | 2.42 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Savings
accounts
|
35,626 | 176 | 0.66 | % | 41,299 | 386 | 1.25 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Time
deposits
|
197,437 | 2,829 | 1.92 | % | 247,959 | 7,094 | 3.82 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other
borrowings
|
119,266 | 706 | 0.79 | % | 69,280 | 1,478 | 2.85 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
11,781 | 271 | 3.08 | % | 12,742 | 536 | 5.62 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
519,203 | $ | 5,722 | 1.47 | % | 542,126 | $ | 11,970 | 2.95 | % | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing
checking
|
133,789 | 143,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
647 | 1,224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
5,991 | 6,868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
659,630 | 693,631 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
79,064 | 83,271 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total average liabilities
and shareholders'
equity
|
$ | 738,694 | $ | 776,902 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income as a
percentage of
average earning assets
|
5.67 | % | 6.78 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense as a
percentage of
average earning assets
|
1.21 | % | 2.31 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.46 | % | 4.47 | % |
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(1)
|
Loan
amounts include nonaccrual loans, but the related interest income has been
included only if collected for the period prior to the loan being
placed on a nonaccrual basis. Loan interest income includes loan fees of
approximately $1,102,000 and $2,523,000 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
|
(2)
|
Applicable
nontaxable securities yields have not been calculated on a tax-equivalent
basis because they are not material to the Company’s results of
operations.
|
Both the
Company's net interest income and net interest margin are affected by changes in
the amount and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities,
referred to as "volume change." Both are also affected by changes in yields on
interest-earning assets and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, referred
to as "rate change." The following table sets forth the changes in interest
income and interest expense for each major category of interest-earning asset
and interest-bearing liability, and the amount of change attributable to volume
and rate changes for the periods indicated.
Table 2. Rate and
Volume Analysis
Increase
(decrease) in the nine months ended
|
||||||||||||
Sept 30, 2009 compared to Sept 30,
2008
|
||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
Total
|
Rate
|
Volume
|
|||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in interest income:
|
||||||||||||
Loans
and leases
|
$ | (7,620 | ) | $ | (5,510 | ) | $ | (2,110 | ) | |||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
(580 | ) | 34 | (614 | ) | |||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits in other banks
|
(69 | ) | (64 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||
Federal
funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
resell
|
(18 | ) | (9 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||
Total
interest income
|
(8,287 | ) | (5,549 | ) | (2,738 | ) | ||||||
Increase
(decrease) in interest expense:
|
||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
demand accounts
|
(736 | ) | (524 | ) | (212 | ) | ||||||
Savings
accounts
|
(210 | ) | (163 | ) | (47 | ) | ||||||
Time
deposits
|
(4,265 | ) | (3,030 | ) | (1,235 | ) | ||||||
Other
borrowings
|
(772 | ) | (1,454 | ) | 682 | |||||||
Subordinated
debentures
|
(265 | ) | (227 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||||
Total
interest expense
|
(6,248 | ) | (5,398 | ) | (850 | ) | ||||||
Increase
(decrease) in net interest income
|
$ | (2,039 | ) | $ | (151 | ) | $ | (1,888 | ) |
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, total interest income decreased
approximately $8.3 million, or 23.6% as compared to the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2008. Earning asset volumes decreased in all earning-asset
categories between the nine month periods, with the largest decrease experienced
in loans.
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, total interest expense decreased
approximately $6.2 million, or 52.2% as compared to the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2008. Between those two periods, average interest-bearing
liabilities decreased by $22.9 million, and the average rates paid on these
liabilities decreased by 148 basis points.
Provisions
for credit losses are determined on the basis of management's periodic credit
review of the loan portfolio, consideration of past loan loss experience,
current and future economic conditions, and other pertinent factors. Such
factors consider the allowance for credit losses to be adequate when it covers
estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Based on the condition of the
loan portfolio, management believes the allowance is sufficient to cover risk
elements in the loan portfolio. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
the provision to the allowance for credit losses amounted to $8.6 million as
compared to $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and
amounted to $435,000 and $6.4 million for the quarters ended September 2009 and
2008, respectively (see Asset Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses for
further discussion of provisions to the allowance for credit losses.) The amount
provided to the allowance for credit losses during the first nine months of 2009
brought the allowance to 2.70% of net outstanding loan balances at September 30,
2009, as compared to 2.12% of net outstanding loan balances at December 31,
2008, and 2.09% at September 30, 2008.
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Noninterest
Income
Table 3. Changes in
Noninterest Income
The
following table sets forth the amount and percentage changes in the categories
presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 2008:
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
Amount of
Change
|
Percent
Change
|
||||||||||||
Customer
service fees
|
$ | 2,959 | $ | 3,554 | $ | (595 | ) | -16.74 | % | |||||||
Gain
on redemption of securities
|
0 | 24 | (24 | ) | -100.00 | % | ||||||||||
(Loss)
gain on sale of OREO
|
(756 | ) | 67 | (823 | ) | -1,228.36 | % | |||||||||
Loss
on swap ineffectiveness
|
0 | 9 | (9 | ) | -100.00 | % | ||||||||||
Gain(loss)
on fair value of financial liabilities
|
290 | 464 | (174 | ) | -37.50 | % | ||||||||||
Shared
appreciation income
|
23 | 265 | (242 | ) | -91.32 | % | ||||||||||
Other
|
921 | 1,261 | (340 | ) | -26.96 | % | ||||||||||
Total
noninterest income
|
$ | 3,437 | $ | 5,644 | $ | (2,207 | ) | -39.10 | % |
Noninterest
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased $2.2 million or
39.10% when compared to the same period of 2008. Decreases in noninterest income
were experienced in all categories during the nine months ended September 30,
2009 when compared to the comparative period of 2008. Customer service fees
decreased $595,000 or 16.7% between the two nine-month periods presented,
primarily resulting from decreases in ATM fees as well as declining revenues
from the Company’s financial services department, which more than offset
increases in service fees on deposit accounts. Decreases in ATM fees between the
two periods presented are primarily the result of the loss of a contract during
2008 to provide multiple ATM’s in a single location.
Noninterest
income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 decreased $571,000 or 35.91%
when compared to the same quarterly period of 2008, partially as the result of
increased losses recognized during 2009 on the sale of other real estate owned,
and declines in shared appreciation income. Partially offsetting this were
increases of $432,000 in fair value gains recorded on the Company’s junior
subordinated debt during the third quarter of 2009 when compared to the third
quarter of 2008.
Noninterest
Expense
The
following table sets forth the amount and percentage changes in the categories
presented for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 2008:
Table 4. Changes in
Noninterest Expense
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
Amount of
Change
|
Percent
Change
|
||||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
$ | 6,402 | $ | 8,200 | $ | (1,798 | ) | -21.93 | % | |||||||
Occupancy
expense
|
2,815 | 2,977 | (162 | ) | -5.44 | % | ||||||||||
Data
processing
|
85 | 216 | (131 | ) | -60.65 | % | ||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
1,499 | 1,059 | 440 | 41.55 | % | |||||||||||
Directors
fees
|
190 | 196 | (6 | ) | -3.06 | % | ||||||||||
FDIC/DFI
insurance assessments
|
872 | 398 | 474 | 119.10 | % | |||||||||||
Amortization
of intangibles
|
670 | 737 | (67 | ) | -9.09 | % | ||||||||||
Correspondent
bank service charges
|
284 | 329 | (45 | ) | -13.68 | % | ||||||||||
Impairment
loss on core deposit intangible
|
57 | 624 | (567 | ) | -90.87 | % | ||||||||||
Impairment
loss on investment securities
|
720 | 0 | 720 | — | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss on goodwill
|
3,026 | 0 | 3,026 | — | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss on OREO
|
866 | 31 | 835 | 2,693.55 | % | |||||||||||
Loss
on California tax credit partnership
|
321 | 324 | (3 | ) | -0.93 | % | ||||||||||
OREO
expense
|
1,150 | 211 | 939 | 445.02 | % | |||||||||||
Other
|
2,656 | 1,779 | 877 | 49.30 | % | |||||||||||
Total
expense
|
$ | 21,613 | $ | 17,081 | $ | 4,532 | 26.53 | % |
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The net
increase in noninterest expense between the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2009 is in large part the result of $3.0 million in goodwill impairment
losses taken during second quarter of 2009. Other changes in noninterest expense
are comprised of reductions in salaries, bonus incentives, and overhead
expenses, increases in OREO, legal, FDIC insurance assessments, and other
expenses associated with nonperforming and foreclosed loans, as well as changes
in the components of other impairment losses taken on various assets of the
Company. The increase in other noninterest expense for both the quarter
ended and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily the result of an
$800,000 legal settlement for a disputed service contract with a third-party
vendor, which was resolved during the third quarter of 2009. As the economy has
declined over the past year, the Company has streamlined certain departments to
more effectively control salary and employee benefit costs where the levels of
business are lower than they have been historically.
While
impairment losses on core deposit intangible assets decreased $567,000 or 90.9%
between the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009, additional impairment
losses were recorded during 2009 on other of the Company’s assets. Impairment
losses totaling $866,000 were realized on OREO during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 as OREO properties were further written-down to fair value as
new valuations were received. In addition, during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, the Company recognized $720,000 in impairment losses
($163,000 during the first quarter, $240,000 during the second quarter, and
$317,000 during the third quarter of 2009) on three of its non-agency
collateralized mortgage obligations which were determined to be
other-than-temporarily impaired. The amount expensed as impairment losses on the
three securities represents the identified credit-related portion of the
impairment. Although there are some indications of improvement in current
economic conditions, a prolonged recessionary period could result in additional
impairment losses in the future.
The
Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $39,000 and $91,000 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. This expense is
included in noninterest expense under salaries and employee benefits. The
Company expects stock-based compensation expense to be about $13,000 per quarter
during the remainder of 2009. Under the current pool of stock options,
stock-based compensation expense will decline to approximately $6,000 per
quarter during 2010, then decline after that through 2011. If new stock options
are issued, or existing options fail to vest, for example, due to unexpected
forfeitures, actual stock-based compensation expense in future periods will
change.
Income Taxes
The
Company’s income tax expense is impacted to some degree by permanent taxable
differences between income reported for book purposes and income reported for
tax purposes, as well as certain tax credits which are not reflected in the
Company’s pretax income or loss shown in the statements of operations and
comprehensive income. As pretax income or loss amounts become smaller, the
impact of these differences become more significant and are reflected as
variances in the Company’s effective tax rate for the periods presented. In
general, the permanent differences and tax credits affecting tax expense have a
positive impact and tend to reduce the effective tax rates shown in the
Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive income.
The
Company reviews its current tax positions at least quarterly based upon income
tax accounting guidance which includes the criteria that an individual tax
position would have to meet for some or all of the income tax benefit to be
recognized in a taxable entity’s financial statements. Under the income tax
guidelines, an entity should recognize the financial statement benefit of a tax
position if it determines that it is more likely than not that the
position will be sustained on examination. The term “more likely than not” means
a likelihood of more than 50 percent.” In assessing whether the
more-likely-than-not criterion is met, the entity should assume that the tax
position will be reviewed by the applicable taxing authority.
Pursuant
to the guidance, the Company reviewed its REIT tax position as of January 1,
2007 (adoption date of the new guidance), and then has again reviewed its
position each subsequent quarter since adoption. The Bank, with guidance from
advisors, believes that the case has merit with regard to points of law, and
that the tax law at the time allowed for the deduction of the consent dividend.
However, the Bank, with the concurrence of advisors, cannot conclude that it is
“more than likely” that the Bank will prevail in its case with the FTB. As a
result of this determination, effective January 1, 2007 the Company recorded an
adjustment of $1.3 million to beginning retained earnings upon adoption of the
new guidance (previously FIN48) to recognize the potential tax liability under
the guidelines of the interpretation. The adjustment includes amounts for
assessed taxes, penalties, and interest. During the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2007, the Company increased the unrecognized tax liability by an
additional $87,000 in interest for each of the two years, bringing the total
recorded tax liability to $1.5 million at December 31, 2008. The Company has
determined that there has been no material change to its position on the REIT
from that at December 31, 2008, and as a result recorded additional interest
liability of $43,000 during the nine months ended June 30, 2009. It is the
Company’s policy to recognize interest and penalties as a component of income
tax expense. The Company has reviewed all of its tax positions as of September
30, 2009, and has determined that, other than the REIT, there are no other
material amounts that should be recorded under the current income tax accounting
guidelines.
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Financial
Condition
Total
assets decreased $39.3 million, or 5.16% to a balance of $721.8 million at
September 30, 2009, from the balance of $761.1 million at December 31, 2008, and
decreased $66.2 million or 8.40% from the balance of $788.0 million at September
30, 2008. Total deposits of $572.1 million at September 30, 2009 increased $63.6
million, or 12.50% from the balance reported at December 31, 2008, but decreased
$30.2 million from the balance of $602.3 million reported at September 30, 2008.
Between December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009, loans decreased $10.4 million,
or 1.91% to a balance of $534.1 million, while investment securities decreased
by $12.0 million, or 12.93%, and interest-bearing deposits in other banks
decreased $17.9 million or 87.64%.
Earning
assets averaged approximately $632.9 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, as compared to $691.9 million for the same nine-month period
of 2008. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased to $519.2 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, from $542.1 million reported for the
comparative nine-month period of 2008.
Loans
and Leases
The
Company's primary business is that of acquiring deposits and making loans, with
the loan portfolio representing the largest and most important component of its
earning assets. Loans totaled $534.1 million at September 30, 2009, a decrease
of $10.4 million or 1.91% when compared to the balance of $544.6 million at
December 31, 2008, and a decrease of $68.0 million or 11.29% when compared to
the balance of $602.2 million reported at September 30, 2008. Loans on average
decreased $42.1 million or 7.23% between the nine-month periods ended September
30, 2008 and September 30, 2009, with loans averaging $540.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $582.2 million for the same
nine-month period of 2008.
During
the first nine months of 2009, increases were experienced primarily in
commercial and industrial loans, and to a lesser degree, in real estate mortgage
and agricultural loans. The largest declines were experienced in construction
loans as a result of soft real estate markets and declines in new home sales
within the Company’s market area. The following table sets forth the amounts of
loans outstanding by category at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the
category percentages as of those dates, and the net change between the two
periods presented.
Table 5.
Loans
September 30, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar
|
%
of
|
Dollar
|
%
of
|
Net
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
Amount
|
Loans
|
Amount
|
Loans
|
Change
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$ | 243,424 | 45.5 | % | $ | 223,581 | 41.1 | % | $ | 19,843 | 8.88 | % | ||||||||||||
Real
estate – mortgage
|
136,862 | 25.6 | % | 126,689 | 23.3 | % | 10,173 | 8.03 | % | |||||||||||||||
Real
estate – construction
|
75,749 | 14.2 | % | 119,884 | 21.9 | % | (44,135 | ) | -36.81 | % | ||||||||||||||
Agricultural
|
57,461 | 10.8 | % | 52,020 | 9.6 | % | 5,441 | 10.46 | % | |||||||||||||||
Installment/other
|
19,797 | 3.7 | % | 20,782 | 3.8 | % | (985 | ) | -4.74 | % | ||||||||||||||
Lease
financing
|
852 | 0.2 | % | 1,595 | 0.3 | % | (743 | ) | -46.60 | % | ||||||||||||||
Total
Gross Loans
|
$ | 534,145 | 100.0 | % | $ | 544,551 | 100.0 | % | $ | (10,406 | ) | -1.91 | % |
The
overall average yield on the loan portfolio was 5.78% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, as compared to 7.10% for the nine months ended September 30,
2008, and decreased between the two periods primarily as the result of a
significant decline in average market rates of interest between the two periods.
At September 30, 2009, 64.3% of the Company's loan portfolio consisted of
floating rate instruments, as compared to 64.0% of the portfolio at December 31,
2008, with the majority of those tied to the prime rate.
Deposits
Total
deposits increased during the period to a balance of $572.1 million at September
30, 2009 representing an increase of $63.6 million, or 12.50% from the balance
of $508.5 million reported at December 31, 2008, but a decrease of $30.2
million, or 5.02% from the balance reported at September 30, 2008. During the
first nine months of 2009, increases were experienced in interest-bearing
checking accounts as well as time deposits of $100,000 or more. The decrease of
$30.2 million in total deposits between the nine months ended September 30, 2008
and 2009 was largely the result of a decrease in noninterest-bearing checking
accounts.
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The
following table sets forth the amounts of deposits outstanding by category at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the net change between the two
periods presented.
Table 6.
Deposits
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
Net
|
Percentage
|
|||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
Change
|
Change
|
||||||||||||
Noninterest
bearing deposits
|
$ | 131,268 | $ | 149,529 | $ | (18,261 | ) | -12.21 | % | |||||||
Interest
bearing deposits:
|
||||||||||||||||
NOW
and money market accounts
|
179,591 | 136,612 | 42,979 | 31.46 | % | |||||||||||
Savings
accounts
|
33,287 | 37,586 | (4,299 | ) | -11.44 | % | ||||||||||
Time
deposits:
|
||||||||||||||||
Under
$100,000
|
64,674 | 66,128 | (1,454 | ) | -2.20 | % | ||||||||||
$100,000
and over
|
163,250 | 118,631 | 44,619 | 37.61 | % | |||||||||||
Total
interest bearing deposits
|
440,802 | 358,957 | 81,845 | 22.80 | % | |||||||||||
Total
deposits
|
$ | 572,070 | $ | 508,486 | $ | 63,584 | 12.50 | % |
The
Company's deposit base consists of two major components represented by
noninterest-bearing (demand) deposits and interest-bearing deposits.
Interest-bearing deposits consist of time certificates, NOW and money market
accounts and savings deposits. Total interest-bearing deposits increased $81.8
million, or 22.80% between December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009, while
noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $18.3 million, or 12.21% between the same
two periods presented.
Core
deposits, consisting of all deposits other than time deposits of $100,000 or
more, and brokered deposits, continue to provide the foundation for the
Company's principal sources of funding and liquidity. These core deposits
amounted to 67.5% and 71.9% of the total deposit portfolio at September 30, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively. Brokered deposits totaled $130.3 million at
September 30, 2009 as compared to $93.4 million at December 31, 2008 and $83.7
million at September 30, 2008. The Company continues to utilize more
cost-effective overnight borrowing lines through Federal Reserve Discount
Window, but in an effort to reduce its reliance on borrowed funds, the Company
has recently increased the level of brokered deposits as rates of those deposits
have become more attractive.
On a
year-to-date average (refer to Table 1), the Company experienced a decrease of
$81.6 million or 13.52% in total deposits between the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2009. Between these two periods, average
interest-bearing deposits decreased $71.9 million or 15.64%, while total
noninterest-bearing checking decreased $9.6 million or 6.71% on a year-to-date
average basis.
Short-Term
Borrowings
The
Company had collateralized and uncollateralized lines of credit aggregating
$161.1 million, as well as FHLB lines of credit totaling $48.3 million at
September 30, 2009. These lines of credit generally have interest rates tied to
the Federal Funds rate or are indexed to short-term U.S. Treasury rates or
LIBOR. All lines of credit are on an “as available” basis and can be revoked by
the grantor at any time. At September 30, 2009, the Company had $40.0 million
borrowed against its FHLB lines of credit, and $14.4 million in overnight
borrowings at the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The $40.0 million in FHLB
borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2009 is summarized below. The Company
had collateralized and uncollateralized lines of credit aggregating $242.7
million, as well as FHLB lines of credit totaling $97.1 million at December 31,
2008.
FHLB term borrowings at September 30, 2009 (in
000’s):
|
|||||||||
Term
|
Balance at 9/30/09
|
Rate
|
Maturity
|
||||||
2
months
|
$ | 29,000 | 0.28 | % |
10/31/09
|
||||
2
year
|
11,000 | 2.67 | % |
2/11/10
|
|||||
$ | 40,000 | 0.94 | % |
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Asset
Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses
Lending
money is the Company's principal business activity, and ensuring appropriate
evaluation, diversification, and control of credit risks is a primary management
responsibility. Implicit in lending activities is the fact that losses will be
experienced and that the amount of such losses will vary from time to time,
depending on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio as affected by local
economic conditions and the financial experience of borrowers.
The
allowance for credit losses is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by
management to provide for known and inherent risks in existing loans and
commitments to extend credit. The adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is
based upon management's continuing assessment of various factors affecting the
collectibility of loans and commitments to extend credit; including current
economic conditions, past credit experience, collateral, and concentrations of
credit. There is no precise method of predicting specific losses or amounts
which may ultimately be charged off on particular segments of the loan
portfolio. The conclusion that a loan may become uncollectible, either in part
or in whole is judgmental and subject to economic, environmental, and other
conditions which cannot be predicted with certainty. When determining the
adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, the Company follows, in accordance
with GAAP, the guidelines set forth in the Revised Interagency Policy Statement
on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“Statement”) issued by banking
regulators during December 2006. The Statement is a revision of the previous
guidance released in July 2001, and outlines characteristics that should be used
in segmentation of the loan portfolio for purposes of the analysis including
risk classification, past due status, type of loan, industry or collateral. It
also outlines factors to consider when adjusting the loss factors for various
segments of the loan portfolio, and updates previous guidance that describes the
responsibilities of the board of directors, management, and bank examiners
regarding the allowance for credit losses. Securities and Exchange Commission
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 102 was released during July 2001, and represents
the SEC staff’s view relating to methodologies and supporting documentation for
the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses that should be observed by all public
companies in complying with the federal securities laws and the Commission’s
interpretations. It is also generally consistent with the guidance
published by the banking regulators. The Company segments the loan and lease
portfolio into eleven (11) segments, primarily by loan class and type, that have
homogeneity and commonality of purpose and terms for general reserve analysis
under ASC Topic 450 (formerly SFAS No. 5.) Those loans, which are determined to
be impaired under the Receivables Topic of the FASB ASC (formerly SFAS No. 114),
are not subject to the general reserve analysis, and evaluated individually for
specific impairment.
The
Company’s methodology for assessing the adequacy of the allowance for credit
losses consists of several key elements, which include:
- the formula allowance,
-
specific allowances for problem graded loans identified as impaired, or for
problem graded loans which may require reserves in excess of
the formula allowance,
- and the
unallocated allowance
In
addition, the allowance analysis also incorporates the results of measuring
impaired loans as provided in:
- The
Receivable topic of the FASB ASC (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan”
and SFAS 118, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan - Income
Recognition and Disclosures.”)
The
formula allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to outstanding loans
and certain unfunded loan commitments. Loss factors are based on the Company’s
historical loss experience and on the internal risk grade of those loans and,
may be adjusted for significant factors, including economic factors that, in
management's judgment, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the
evaluation date. Management determines the loss factors for problem graded loans
(substandard, doubtful, and loss), special mention loans, and pass graded loans,
based on a loss migration model. The migration analysis incorporates loan losses
over the past twelve quarters (three years) and loss factors are adjusted to
recognize and quantify the loss exposure from changes in market conditions and
trends in the Company’s loan portfolio. For purposes of this analysis, loans are
grouped by internal risk classifications, which are “pass”, “special mention”,
“substandard”, “doubtful”, and “loss”. Certain loans are homogenous in nature
and are therefore pooled by risk grade. These homogenous loans include consumer
installment and home equity loans. Special mention loans are currently
performing but are potentially weak, as the borrower has begun to exhibit
deteriorating trends, which if not corrected, could jeopardize repayment of the
loan and result in further downgrade. Substandard loans have well-defined
weaknesses which, if not corrected, could jeopardize the full satisfaction of
the debt. A loan classified as “doubtful” has critical weaknesses that make full
collection of the obligation improbable. Classified loans, as defined by the
Company, include loans categorized as substandard, doubtful, and loss. At
September 30, 2009 problem graded or “classified” loans totaled $82.9 million or
15.5% of gross loans as compared to $82.7 million or 15.2% of gross loans at
December 31, 2008.
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Specific
allowances are established based on management’s periodic evaluation of loss
exposure inherent in classified loans, impaired loans, and other loans in which
management believes there is a probability that a loss has been incurred in
excess of the amount determined by the application of the formula
allowance.
The
unallocated portion of the allowance is based upon management’s evaluation of
various conditions that are not directly measured in the determination of the
formula and specific allowances. The conditions may include, but are not limited
to, general economic and business conditions affecting the key lending areas of
the Company, credit quality trends, collateral values, loan volumes and
concentrations, and other business conditions.
The
following table summarizes the specific allowance, formula allowance, and
unallocated allowance at September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009, and December 31,
2008, as well as classified loans at those period-ends.
September
30,
|
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||||||
(in 000's)
|
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Specific
allowance – impaired loans
|
$ | 7,393 | $ | 7,819 | $ | 4,972 | ||||||
Formula
allowance – classified loans not impaired
|
1,021 | 2,105 | 2,113 | |||||||||
Formula
allowance – special mention loans
|
1,470 | 1,104 | 752 | |||||||||
Total
allowance for special mention and classified loans
|
9,884 | 11,028 | 7,837 | |||||||||
Formula
allowance for pass loans
|
4,520 | 4,814 | 3,550 | |||||||||
Unallocated
allowance
|
9 | 0 | 142 | |||||||||
Total
allowance for loan losses
|
$ | 14,413 | $ | 15,842 | $ | 11,529 | ||||||
Impaired
loans
|
70,051 | 67,158 | 48,946 | |||||||||
Classified
loans not considered impaired
|
12,814 | 17,675 | 33,758 | |||||||||
Total
classified loans
|
$ | 82,865 | $ | 84,833 | $ | 82,704 | ||||||
Special
mention loans
|
$ | 40,505 | $ | 44,295 | $ | 32,285 |
Impaired
loans increased approximately $21.1 million between December 31, 2008 and
September 30, 2009, and increased $2.9 million between June 30, 2009 and
September 30, 2009. Components of the change in impaired loans during the
quarter ended September 30, 2009 include transfers from impaired loans to other
real estate owned of $6.1 million, charge-offs of $1.5 million, net loan
pay-downs of $3.5 million, and classification as impaired of approximately $14.0
million in loans previously classified as other than impaired. The specific
allowance related to those impaired loans increased $2.4 million between
December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009. The formula allowance related to loans
that are not impaired (including special mention and substandard) decreased
approximately $374,000 between December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009, as the
result of decreases in the volume of substandard and special mention loans.
Although the level of “pass” loans has declined between December 31, 2008 and
September 30, 2009 the related formula allowance increased $969,000 during the
period as the result of increases in qualitative and other loss factors
associated with those loans.
At March
31, 2009, the Company had segregated approximately $19.4 million of the total
$77.9 million in substandard classified loans at that time for purposes of the
quarterly analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses under the
general reserve analysis (formerly SFAS No. 5.) Many of these loans had been
downgraded to substandard because the borrowers had other direct or indirect
lending relationships which were classified as substandard or impaired. The
$19.4 million in substandard loans at March 31, 2009 consisted of ten borrowing
relationships, which although classified as substandard, the Company believed
were performing at the time and therefore did not warrant the same loss factors
as other substandard loans in the portfolio. The adequacy of the allowance for
credit losses related to this $19.4 million pool of substandard loans was based
upon current payment history, loan-to-value ratios, future anticipated
performance, and other various factors. The formula allowance for credit losses
related to these substandard loans totaled $1.2 million at both March 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008. During the second quarter of 2009, the performance of the
segregated substandard loan portfolio deteriorated to a point where management
determined that the loans were either impaired or subject to the higher loss
factors traditionally applied to other substandard loans. As a result,
approximately $16.8 million of the previously segregated substandard loans were
transferred to impaired loans, and the remainder analyzed using applicable
formula loss factors related to their risk ratings. The increase in the reserve
for impaired loans related to this transfer totaled $1.8 million during the
quarter ended June 30, 2009 and an increase of approximately $225,000 in other
reserve categories during the same period.
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The
Company’s methodology includes features that are intended to reduce the
difference between estimated and actual losses. The specific allowance portion
of the analysis is designed to be self-correcting by taking into account the
current loan loss experience based on that portion of the portfolio. By
analyzing the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio on a
quarterly basis, management is able to adjust specific and inherent loss
estimates using the most recent information available. In performing the
periodic migration analysis, management believes that historical loss factors
used in the computation of the formula allowance need to be adjusted to reflect
current changes in market conditions and trends in the Company’s loan portfolio.
There are a number of other factors which are reviewed when determining
adjustments in the historical loss factors. They include 1) trends in delinquent
and nonaccrual loans, 2) trends in loan volume and terms, 3) effects of changes
in lending policies, 4) concentrations of credit, 5) competition, 6) national
and local economic trends and conditions, 7) experience of lending staff, 8)
loan review and Board of Directors oversight, 9) high balance loan
concentrations, and 10) other business conditions. Other than for the
elimination of the segregation of approximately $19.1 million in substandard
loans at June 30, 2009 discussed above, there were no changes in estimation
methods or assumptions that affected the methodology for assessing the adequacy
of the allowance for credit losses during the nine months ended September 30,
2009.
Management
and the Company’s lending officers evaluate the loss exposure of classified and
impaired loans on a weekly/monthly basis and through discussions and officer
meetings as conditions change. The Company’s Loan Committee meets weekly and
serves as a forum to discuss specific problem assets that pose significant
concerns to the Company, and to keep the Board of Directors informed through
committee minutes. All special mention and classified loans are reported
quarterly on Problem Asset Reports and Impaired Loan Reports which are reviewed
by senior management. With this information, the migration analysis and the
impaired loan analysis are performed on a quarterly basis and adjustments are
made to the allowance as deemed necessary.
Impaired
loans are calculated under the impaired reserve analysis (formerly SFAS No.
114), and are measured based on the present value of the expected future cash
flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or the fair value of the
collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The amount of impaired loans is
not directly comparable to the amount of nonperforming loans disclosed later in
this section. The primary differences between impaired loans and nonperforming
loans are: i) all loan categories are considered in determining nonperforming
loans while impaired loan recognition is limited to commercial and industrial
loans, commercial and residential real estate loans, construction loans, and
agricultural loans, and ii) impaired loan recognition considers not only loans
90 days or more past due, restructured loans and nonaccrual loans but also may
include problem loans other than delinquent loans.
The
Company considers a loan to be impaired when, based upon current information and
events, it believes it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all
amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan
agreement. Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans, restructured
debt, and performing loans in which full payment of principal or interest is not
expected. Management bases the measurement of these impaired loans on the fair
value of the loan's collateral or the expected cash flows on the loans
discounted at the loan's stated interest rates. Cash receipts on impaired loans
not performing to contractual terms and that are on nonaccrual status are used
to reduce principal balances. Impairment losses are included in the allowance
for credit losses through a charge to the provision, if
applicable.
At
September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company's recorded investment in loans for
which impairment has been identified totaled $70.1 million and $48.2 million,
respectively. Included in total impaired loans at September 30, 2009, are $41.8
million of impaired loans for which the related specific allowance is $7.4
million, as well as $28.2 million of impaired loans that as a result of
write-downs or the sufficiency of the fair value of the collateral, did not have
a specific allowance. Total impaired loans at September 30, 2008 included $21.9
million of impaired loans for which the related specific allowance is $4.4
million, as well as $26.3 million of impaired loans that, as a result of
write-downs or the sufficiency of the fair value of the collateral, did not have
a specific allowance. The average recorded investment in impaired loans was
$61.0 million during the first nine months of 2009 and $27.4 million during the
first nine months of 2008. In most cases, the Company uses the cash basis method
of income recognition for impaired loans. In the case of certain troubled debt
restructuring, for which the loan has been performing for a prescribed period of
time under the current contractual terms, income is recognized under the accrual
method. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company
recognized no income on such loans. At September 30, 2009 loans that are
considered troubled debt restructures totaled $16.7
million.
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As with
nonaccrual loans, the greatest volume in impaired loans during the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 is in real estate construction loans, with that loan
category comprising almost 38% of total impaired loans at September 30, 2009.
The balance of impaired construction loans has decreased approximately $2.5
million, and the related specific reserve has decreased $803,000 since December
31, 2008. Impaired loans classified as commercial and industrial increased $13.3
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 but decreased $94,000
during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Of the $25.6 million in commercial
and industrial impaired loans reported at September 30, 2009, approximately
$17.6 million or 68.9% are secured by real estate. Specific collateral related
to impaired loans is reviewed for current appraisal information, economic trends
within geographic markets, loan-to-value ratios, and other factors that may
impact the value of the loan collateral. Adjustments are made to collateral
values as needed for these factors. Of total impaired loans, approximately $53.3
million or 76.0% are secured by real estate, and $51.8 million of total impaired
loans are for the purpose of residential construction, residential and
commercial acquisition and development, and land development. Residential
construction loans are made for the purpose of building residential 1-4 single
family homes. Residential and commercial acquisition and development loans are
made for the purpose of purchasing land, and developing that land if required,
and to develop real estate or commercial construction projects on those
properties. Land development loans are made for the purpose of converting raw
land into construction-ready building sites. The following table summarizes the
components of impaired loans and their related specific reserves at September
30, 2009, June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008.
Balance
|
Reserve
|
Balance
|
Reserve
|
Balance
|
Reserve
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in 000’s)
|
9/30/2009
|
9/30/2009
|
6/30/2009
|
6/30/2009
|
12/31/2008
|
12/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$ | 25,587 | $ | 4,630 | $ | 25,681 | $ | 4,118 | $ | 12,244 | $ | 2,340 | ||||||||||||
Real
estate – mortgage
|
9,151 | 142 | 4,219 | 229 | 3,689 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real
estate – construction
|
26,470 | 1,535 | 32,952 | 2,703 | 28,927 | 2,338 | ||||||||||||||||||
Agricultural
|
8,651 | 945 | 4,129 | 769 | 4,086 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Installment/other
|
192 | 150 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lease
financing
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 70,051 | $ | 7,402 | $ | 67,158 | $ | 7,819 | $ | 48,946 | $ | 4,972 |
The
Company focuses on competition and other economic conditions within its market
area and other geographical areas in which it does business, which may
ultimately affect the risk assessment of the portfolio. The Company continues to
experience increased competition from major banks, local independents and
non-bank institutions creating pressure on loan pricing. With interest rates
decreasing 100 basis points during the fourth quarter of 2007, another 400 basis
points during 2008, indications are that the economy will continue to suffer in
the near future as a result of sub-prime lending problems, a weakened real
estate market, and tight credit markets. As a result of these conditions, the
Company has placed increased emphasis on reducing both the level of
nonperforming assets and the level of losses taken, if any, on the disposition
of these assets if required It has been in the best interest of both the Company
and the borrowers to seek alternative options to foreclosure in an effort to
diminish the impact on an already depressed real estate market. As part of this
strategy, the Company has increased its level of troubled debt restructurings,
when it makes economic sense. Both business and consumer spending have
slowed during the past several quarters, and current GDP projections for the
next year have softened significantly. It is difficult to determine to what
degree the Federal Reserve will adjust short-term interest rates in its efforts
to influence the economy, or what magnitude government economic support programs
will reach. It is likely that the business environment in California will
continue to be influenced by these domestic as well as global events. The local
market has remained relatively more stable economically during the past several
years than other areas of the state and the nation, which have experienced more
volatile economic trends, including significant deterioration of residential
real estate markets. Although the local area residential housing markets have
been hit hard, they continue to perform better than other parts of the state,
which should bode well for sustained, but slower growth in the Company’s market
areas of Fresno and Madera, Kern, and Santa Clara Counties. Local unemployment
rates in the San Joaquin Valley remain high primarily as a result of the areas’
agricultural dynamics, however unemployment rates have increased recently as the
national economy has declined. It is difficult to predict what impact this will
have on the local economy. The Company believes that the Central San Joaquin
Valley will continue to grow and diversify as property and housing costs remain
reasonable relative to other areas of the state. Management recognizes increased
risk of loss due to the Company's exposure from local and worldwide economic
conditions, as well as potentially volatile real estate markets, and takes these
factors into consideration when analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for
credit losses.
The
following table provides a summary of the Company's allowance for possible
credit losses, provisions made to that allowance, and charge-off and recovery
activity affecting the allowance for the periods indicated.
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Table 7. Allowance for
Credit Losses - Summary of Activity (unaudited)
Sept
30,
|
Sept
30,
|
|||||||
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Total
loans outstanding at end of period before deducting allowances for credit
losses
|
$ | 533,253 | $ | 600,787 | ||||
Average
net loans outstanding during period
|
540,116 | 582,222 | ||||||
Balance
of allowance at beginning of period
|
11,529 | 7,431 | ||||||
Loans
charged off:
|
||||||||
Real
estate
|
(2,875 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
(2,927 | ) | (1,105 | ) | ||||
Lease
financing
|
(76 | ) | (273 | ) | ||||
Installment
and other
|
(84 | ) | (255 | ) | ||||
Total
loans charged off
|
(5,962 | ) | (2,106 | ) | ||||
Recoveries
of loans previously charged off:
|
||||||||
Real
estate
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
239 | 72 | ||||||
Lease
financing
|
1 | 13 | ||||||
Installment
and other
|
13 | 11 | ||||||
Total
loan recoveries
|
253 | 96 | ||||||
Net
loans charged off
|
(5,709 | ) | (2,010 | ) | ||||
Provision
charged to operating expense
|
8,593 | 7,160 | ||||||
Balance
of allowance for credit losses at end of period
|
$ | 14,413 | $ | 12,581 | ||||
Net
loan charge-offs to total average loans (annualized)
|
1.41 | % | 0.46 | % | ||||
Net
loan charge-offs to loans at end of period (annualized)
|
1.43 | % | 0.45 | % | ||||
Allowance
for credit losses to total loans at end of period
|
2.70 | % | 2.09 | % | ||||
Net
loan charge-offs to allowance for credit losses
(annualized)
|
52.96 | % | 21.34 | % | ||||
Net
loan charge-offs to provision for credit losses
(annualized)
|
66.44 | % | 28.07 | % |
At
September 30, 2009 and 2008, $219,000 and $384,000, respectively, of the formula
allowance is allocated to unfunded loan commitments and is, therefore, carried
separately in other liabilities. Management believes that the 2.70% credit loss
allowance at September 30, 2009 is adequate to absorb known and inherent risks
in the loan portfolio. No assurance can be given, however, that the economic
conditions which may adversely affect the Company's service areas or other
circumstances will not be reflected in increased losses in the loan
portfolio.
It is the
Company's policy to discontinue the accrual of interest income on loans for
which reasonable doubt exists with respect to the timely collectibility of
interest or principal due to the ability of the borrower to comply with the
terms of the loan agreement. Such loans are placed on nonaccrual status whenever
the payment of principal or interest is 90 days past due or earlier when the
conditions warrant, and interest collected is thereafter credited to principal
to the extent necessary to eliminate doubt as to the collectibility of the net
carrying amount of the loan. Management may grant exceptions to this policy if
the loans are well secured and in the process of collection.
Table 8. Nonperforming
Assets
Sept
30,
|
June
30,
|
December
31,
|
||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
2009
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Nonaccrual
Loans
|
$ | 55,177 | $ | 56,170 | $ | 45,671 | ||||||
Restructured
Loans (1)
|
16,733 | 10,377 | 0 | |||||||||
Total
nonperforming loans
|
71,910 | 66,547 | 45,671 | |||||||||
Other
real estate owned
|
34,841 | 37,065 | 30,153 | |||||||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$ | 106,751 | $ | 103,612 | $ | 75,824 | ||||||
Loans
past due 90 days or more, still accruing
|
$ | 547 | $ | 0 | $ | 680 | ||||||
Nonperforming
loans to total gross loans
|
13.46 | % | 12.13 | % | 8.39 | % | ||||||
Nonperforming
assets to total gross loans
|
19.99 | % | 18.88 | % | 13.92 | % |
(1)
Included in nonaccrual loans at September 30 and June 30, 2009 are restructured
loans totaling $865,000 and $7.5 million, respectively.
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Non-performing assets have
increased $30.9
million or 40.79% between December 31,
2008 and September 30, 2009 as depressed real estate markets
and related sectors continue to impact credit markets and the general economy.
Nonaccrual loans increased $9.5 million between December 31, 2008 and September
30, 2009, with construction loans comprising approximately 44% of total
nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2009, and commercial and industrial loans
comprising an additional 28%. The following table summarizes the nonaccrual
totals by loan category for the periods shown.
Balance
|
Balance
|
Balance
|
Change
from
|
Change
from
|
||||||||||||||||
Nonaccrual Loans (in 000's):
|
Sept 30,
2009
|
June 30,
2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
June 30,
2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
$ | 15,720 | $ | 17,026 | $ | 9,507 | $ | (1,306 | ) | $ | 6,213 | |||||||||
Real
estate - mortgage
|
6,311 | 2,938 | 3,714 | 3,373 | 2,597 | |||||||||||||||
Real
estate - construction
|
24,165 | 31,721 | 28,928 | (7,556 | ) | (4,763 | ) | |||||||||||||
Agricultural
|
8,651 | 4,129 | 3,406 | 4,522 | 5,245 | |||||||||||||||
Installment/other
|
260 | 185 | 55 | 75 | 205 | |||||||||||||||
Lease
financing
|
70 | 171 | 61 | (101 | ) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Total
Nonaccrual Loans
|
$ | 55,177 | $ | 56,170 | $ | 45,671 | $ | (993 | ) | $ | 9,506 |
High
levels of nonaccrual construction loans experienced during 2009 are the result
of a significant slowdown in new housing starts and the resultant depreciation
in land, and both partially completed and completed construction projects. As
with impaired loans, a large percentage of nonaccrual loans were made for the
purpose of residential construction, residential and commercial acquisition and
development, and land development. Non-performing assets totaled 19.99% of total
loans at September 30, 2009 as compared to 18.88% and 13.92% of total loans at
June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The increase of $4.5 million
experienced in nonaccrual agricultural loans during the quarter ended September
30, 2009 is the result of a single nonperforming agricultural loan.
The
Company purchased a schedule of payments collateralized by Surety Bonds and
lease payments in September 2001 that have a current balance owing of $5.4
million plus interest. The leases have been nonperforming since June 2002 (see “Asset Quality and Allowance for
Credit Losses” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s 2007 Annual
Report on Form 10-K). For reporting purposes at December 31, 2008, the
impaired lease portfolio was on non-accrual status and had a specific allowance
allocation of $3.5 million, and a net carrying value of $1.9
million. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company evaluated its
position with regard to the nonperforming lease portfolio, and determined that
because the ultimate payoff of the lease portfolio would come from the
underlying surety bonds rather than individual leases, the portfolio was better
classified as a receivable to be included in other assets rather than classified
as loans. As a result, the Company reclassified the net lease amount of $1.9
million ($5.4 million in gross leases less $3.5 million is specific reserve)
from loans to other assets effective January 1, 2009. All periods presented in
this 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009 have been restated to reflect
the transfer of the nonperforming lease portfolio from loans to other assets.
During June 2009, the Company agreed to settle with the insurance company
issuing the surety bonds for a total settlement amount of $2.0 million. At June
30, 2009, the Company increased the lease receivable classified in other assets
to reflect the $2.0 million settlement amount, and recorded a gain of $117,000
for the difference between the carrying amount previously recorded and the
settlement amount. The Company received the proceeds from the settlement during
July 2009.
Loans
past due more than 30 days are receiving increased management attention and are
monitored for increased risk. The Company continues to move past due loans to
nonaccrual status in its ongoing effort to recognize loan problems at an earlier
point in time when they may be dealt with more effectively. As impaired loans,
nonaccrual and restructured loans are reviewed for specific reserve allocations
and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted accordingly.
Except
for the loans included in the above table, or those otherwise included in the
impaired loan totals, there were no loans at September 30, 2009 where the known
credit problems of a borrower caused the Company to have serious doubts as to
the ability of such borrower to comply with the present loan repayment terms and
which would result in such loan being included as a nonaccrual, past due, or
restructured loan at some future date.
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Asset/Liability Management –
Liquidity and Cash Flow
The
primary function of asset/liability management is to provide adequate liquidity
and maintain an appropriate balance between interest-sensitive assets and
interest-sensitive liabilities.
Liquidity
Liquidity
management may be described as the ability to maintain sufficient cash flows to
fulfill financial obligations, including loan funding commitments and customer
deposit withdrawals, without straining the Company’s equity structure. To
maintain an adequate liquidity position, the Company relies on, in addition to
cash and cash equivalents, cash inflows from deposits and short-term borrowings,
repayments of principal on loans and investments, and interest income received.
The Company's principal cash outflows are for loan origination, purchases of
investment securities, depositor withdrawals and payment of operating
expenses.
The
Company continues to emphasize liability management as part of its overall
asset/liability strategy. Through the discretionary acquisition of short term
borrowings, the Company has been able to provide liquidity to fund asset growth
while, at the same time, better utilizing its capital resources, and better
controlling interest rate risk. The borrowings are generally short-term and more
closely match the repricing characteristics of floating rate loans, which
comprise approximately 64.3% of the Company’s loan portfolio at September 30,
2009. This does not preclude the Company from selling assets such as investment
securities to fund liquidity needs but, with favorable borrowing rates, the
Company has maintained a positive yield spread between borrowed liabilities and
the assets which those liabilities fund. If, at some time, rate spreads become
unfavorable, the Company has the ability to utilize an asset management approach
and, either control asset growth or, fund further growth with maturities or
sales of investment securities.
The
Company's liquid asset base which generally consists of cash and due from banks,
federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell (“reverse
repos”) and investment securities, is maintained at a level deemed sufficient to
provide the cash outlay necessary to fund loan growth as well as any customer
deposit runoff that may occur. Additional liquidity requirements may be funded
with overnight or term borrowing arrangements with various correspondent banks,
FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank. Within this framework is the objective of
maximizing the yield on earning assets. This is generally achieved by
maintaining a high percentage of earning assets in loans, which historically
have represented the Company's highest yielding asset. At September 30, 2009,
the Bank had 71.9% of total assets in the loan portfolio and a loan to deposit
ratio of 93.2%, as compared to 69.9% of total assets in the loan portfolio and a
loan to deposit ratio of 106.8% at December 31, 2008. Liquid assets at September
30, 2009 include cash and cash equivalents totaling $22.3 million as compared to
$19.4 million at December 31, 2008. Other sources of liquidity include
collateralized and uncollateralized lines of credit from other banks, the
Federal Home Loan Bank, and from the Federal Reserve Bank totaling $209.4
million at September 30, 2009.
The
liquidity of the parent company, United Security Bancshares, is primarily
dependent on the payment of cash dividends by its subsidiary, United Security
Bank, subject to limitations imposed by the Financial Code of the State of
California. The Bank currently has limited ability to pay dividends or make
capital distributions (see Dividends section included in Regulatory Matters of
this Management’s Discussion.) The limited ability of the Bank to pay dividends
may impact the ability of the Company to fund its ongoing liquidity requirements
including ongoing operating expenses, as well as quarterly interest payments on
the Company’s junior subordinated debt (Trust Preferred Securities.) During the
quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Bank was precluded from paying a cash
dividend to the Company. To conserve cash and capital resources, the Company
elected at September 30, 2009 to defer the payment of interest on its junior
subordinated debt beginning with the quarterly payment due October 1, 2009. The
Company has not determined how long it will defer interest payments, but under
the terms of the debenture, interest payments may be deferred up to five years
(20 quarters). During such deferral periods, the Company is prohibited from
paying dividends on its common stock (subject to certain exceptions) and will
continue to accrue interest payable on the junior subordinated debt. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, cash dividends paid by the Bank to the
parent company totaled $200,000.
Cash
Flow
Cash and
cash equivalents have declined during the two nine-month periods ended September
30, 2008 and 2009 with period-end balances as follows (from Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows – in 000’s):
Balance
|
||||
December
31, 2007
|
$ | 25,300 | ||
September
30, 2008
|
$ | 17,872 | ||
December
31, 2008
|
$ | 19,426 | ||
September
30, 2009
|
$ | 22,274 |
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Cash and
cash equivalents increased $2.8 million during the nine months ended September
30, 2009, as compared to a decrease of $7.4 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
The
Company has maintained positive cash flows from operations, which amounted to
$10.7 million, and $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
and September 30, 2008, respectively. The Company experienced net cash inflows
from investing activities totaling $29.2 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, as maturities of interest-bearing deposits in other banks,
principal paydowns on investment securities, and proceeds from sales of OREO
properties exceeded other investing requirements during the period. The Company
experienced net cash outflows from investing activities totaling $35.0 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as purchases of investment
securities and interest-bearing deposits with other banks exceeded loan paydowns
and principal paydowns on investment securities during that nine-month
period.
Net cash
flows from financing activities, including deposit growth and borrowings, have
traditionally provided funding sources for loan growth, but during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, the Company experienced net cash outflows
totaling $37.1 million as the result of reductions in borrowings which
exceeded increases in deposits during the nine-month period. During the first
nine months of 2008, the Company experienced net cash inflows from financing
activities totaling $16.7 as the result of increases in demand deposits, saving
accounts, and borrowings, which in total exceeded decreases in time deposits.
The Company has the ability to decrease loan growth, increase deposits and
borrowings, or a combination of both to manage balance sheet
liquidity.
Regulatory
Matters
Capital Adequacy
The Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Board of Governors”) has adopted
regulations requiring insured institutions to maintain a minimum leverage ratio
of Tier 1 capital (the sum of common stockholders' equity, noncumulative
perpetual preferred stock and minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries,
minus intangible assets, identified losses and investments in certain
subsidiaries, plus unrealized losses or minus unrealized gains on available for
sale securities) to total assets. Institutions which have received the highest
composite regulatory rating and which are not experiencing or anticipating
significant growth are required to maintain a minimum leverage capital ratio of
3% Tier 1 capital to total assets. All other institutions are required to
maintain a minimum leverage capital ratio of at least 100 to 200 basis points
above the 3% minimum requirement.
The Board
of Governors has also adopted a statement of policy, supplementing its leverage
capital ratio requirements, which provides definitions of qualifying total
capital (consisting of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 supplementary capital,
including the allowance for loan losses up to a maximum of 1.25% of
risk-weighted assets) and sets forth minimum risk-based capital ratios of
capital to risk-weighted assets. Insured institutions are required to maintain a
ratio of qualifying total capital to risk weighted assets of 8%, at least
one-half (4%) of which must be in the form of Tier 1 capital.
The Bank
has agreed with the California Department of Financial Institutions, to maintain
Tier I capital and leverage ratios that are at or in excess of 9.00%. In
addition, the Bank as agreed to maintain total risk-based capital ratios at or
in excess of 10.00% (at or above “Well Capitalized” levels as defined.) The
Company is not subject to “Well Capitalized” guidelines under regulatory Prompt
Corrective Action Provisions.
The
following table sets forth the Company’s and the Bank's actual capital positions
at September 30, 2009, as well as the minimum capital requirements and
requirements to be well capitalized under prompt corrective action provisions
(Bank only) under the regulatory guidelines discussed above:
Table 9. Capital
Ratios
Company
|
Bank
|
To
be Well
Capitalized under
Prompt Corrective
|
||||||||||||||
Actual
|
Actual
|
Minimum
|
Action
|
|||||||||||||
Capital Ratios
|
Capital Ratios
|
Capital Ratios
|
Provisions
|
|||||||||||||
Total
risk-based capital ratio
|
13.82 | % | 13.32 | % | 10.00 | % | 10.00 | % | ||||||||
Tier
1 capital to risk-weighted assets
|
12.56 | % | 12.10 | % | 9.00 | % | 6.00 | % | ||||||||
Leverage
ratio
|
11.62 | % | 11.19 | % | 9.00 | % | 5.00 | % |
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As is
indicated by the above table, the Company and the Bank exceeded all applicable
regulatory capital guidelines at September 30, 2009. Management believes that,
under the current regulations, both will continue to meet their minimum capital
requirements in the foreseeable future.
Dividends
The
primary source of funds with which dividends will be paid to shareholders is
from cash dividends received by the Company from the Bank. During the first nine
months of 2009, the Company has received $200,000 in cash dividends from the
Bank, from which the Company paid $11000 in cash dividends to
shareholders.
Under
California state banking law, the Bank may not pay cash dividends in an amount
which exceeds the lesser of the retained earnings of the Bank or the Bank’s net
income for the last three fiscal years (less the amount of distributions to
shareholders during that period of time). If the above test is not met, cash
dividends may only be paid with the prior approval of the California State
Department of Financial Institutions, in an amount not exceeding the greater of:
(i) the Bank’s retained earnings; (ii) its net income for the last fiscal year;
or (iii) its net income for the current fiscal year. During 2008, the Bank paid
dividends of $4.3 million to the Company. Because the distributions made by the
Bank to the Holding Company over the past three fiscal years equal the amount of
the Bank’s net income for the last three years, at December 31, 2008, the Bank
has been required during 2009 to gain approval of the California State
Department of Financial Institutions before paying dividends to the holding
company. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Bank was denied its
request to pay cash dividends to the Company.
Reserve
Balances
The Bank
is required to maintain average reserve balances with the Federal Reserve Bank.
At September 30, 2009 the Bank's qualifying balance with the Federal Reserve was
approximately $25,000 consisting of balances held with the Federal
Reserve.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest
Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk
There
have been no material changes in the Company’s quantitative and qualitative
disclosures about market risk as of September 30, 2009 from those presented in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
The Board
of Directors has adopted an interest rate risk policy which establishes maximum
decreases in net interest income of 12% and 15% in the event of a 100 BP and 200
BP increase or decrease in market interest rates over a twelve month period.
Based on the information and assumptions utilized in the simulation model at
September 30, 2009, the resultant projected impact on net interest income falls
within policy limits set by the Board of Directors for all rate scenarios
run.
The
Company's interest rate risk policy establishes maximum decreases in the
Company's market value of equity of 12% and 15% in the event of an immediate and
sustained 100 BP and 200 BP increase or decrease in market interest rates. As
shown in the table below, the percentage changes in the net market value of the
Company's equity are within policy limits for both rising and falling rate
scenarios.
The
following sets forth the analysis of the Company's market value risk inherent in
its interest-sensitive financial instruments as they relate to the entire
balance sheet at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 ($ in thousands). Fair
value estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and
significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with absolute
precision. Assumptions have been made as to the appropriate discount rates,
prepayment speeds, expected cash flows and other variables. Changes in these
assumptions significantly affect the estimates and as such, the obtained fair
value may not be indicative of the value negotiated in the actual sale or
liquidation of such financial instruments, nor comparable to that reported by
other financial institutions. In addition, fair value estimates are based on
existing financial instruments without attempting to estimate future
business.
September 30, 2009
|
December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in
|
Estimated
MV
|
Change in
MV
|
Change in
MV
|
Estimated
MV
|
Change in
MV
|
Change in
MV
|
||||||||||||||||||
Rates
|
of Equity
|
of Equity $
|
of Equity $
|
Of Equity
|
of Equity $
|
of Equity %
|
||||||||||||||||||
+
200 BP
|
$ | 73,093 | $ | 8,780 | 13.65 | % | $ | 78,206 | $ | 2,935 | 3.90 | % | ||||||||||||
+
100 BP
|
71,128 | 6,815 | 10.60 | % | 77,483 | 2,212 | 2.94 | % | ||||||||||||||||
0
BP
|
64,313 | 0 | 0.00 | % | 75,270 | 0 | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||
-
100 BP
|
66,092 | 1,779 | 2.77 | % | 76,528 | 1,258 | 1.67 | % | ||||||||||||||||
-
200 BP
|
68,876 | 4,563 | 7.09 | % | 78,732 | 3,462 | 4.60 | % |
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
a) As of
the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the Securities and Exchange
Act Rule 13(a)-15(e). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and
the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures are effective on a timely manner to alert them to material
information relating to the Company which is required to be included in the
Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
(b)
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting: During the quarter ended
September 30, 2009, the Company did not make any significant changes in, nor
take any corrective actions regarding, its internal controls over financial
reporting or other factors that could significantly affect these
controls.
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 due to
error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
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PART II. Other
Information
Item 1. Not
applicable
Item 1A. Other than for the
items listed below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors
disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008.
The
Bank is subject to certain operating restrictions.
The
Bank’s results of operations and financial condition will be impacted by its
ability to address certain conditions or achieve certain financial ratios,
including improving asset quality by reducing classified assets by collection,
restructure, or charge off, maintaining an adequate loan loss allowance,
improving the Bank’s overall risk profile, implementing improved funds
management practices, maintaining the Bank’s Tier 1 capital and a ratio of
tangible equity to tangible assets at or in excess of 9.0%, and maintaining
capital ratios above “Well Capitalized” thresholds. Although management of
the Bank expects to fully address each of these matters, no assurances can be
given that the actions of management will be successful. The failure to
address these operating concerns could negatively impact results of operations
and the Bank’s financial condition and lead to formal regulatory
action.
We have elected
to defer interest payments on our trust preferred securities which prevents us
from paying dividends on our capital stock until those payments are brought
current.
We have
not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since the second quarter of 2008
and do not expect to resume common stock dividends for the foreseeable future.
In order to preserve capital, we elected at September 30, 2009 to defer
quarterly payments of interest on our junior subordinated debentures issued in
connection with our trust preferred securities beginning with the quarterly
payment due October 1, 2009. The terms of the debentures permit us to defer
payment of interest for up to 20 consecutive quarters. Interest continues to
accrue while interest payments are deferred. Under the terms of the trust
preferred securities we are prohibited from paying dividends on our capital
stock (including common stock) during the deferral period.
Increase
in FDIC insurance premiums may negatively affect profitability.
The FDIC
insures deposits at FDIC insured financial institutions, including the Bank. The
FDIC charges the insured financial institutions premiums to maintain the Deposit
Insurance Fund at a certain level. Current economic conditions have increased
bank failures and expectations for further failures, in which case the FDIC
insures payment of deposits up to insured limits from the Deposit Insurance
Fund. In late 2008, the FDIC announced an increase in insurance premium rates of
seven basis points, beginning with the first quarter of 2009. Additional
changes, beginning April 1, 2009, were to require riskier institutions to pay a
larger share of premiums by factoring in rate adjustments based on secured
liabilities and unsecured debt levels.
On
May 22, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule that imposed a special
assessment for the second quarter of 2009 of five basis points on each insured
depository institution’s assets minus its Tier 1 capital as of June 30,
2009, which was collected on September 30, 2009. The Company expensed
$334,000 during the second quarter for this special assessment. In its
May 22, 2009 final rule, the FDIC also announced that an additional
assessment of approximately the same amount later in 2009 is
probable.
In
general, we are unable to control the amount of premiums that we are required to
pay for FDIC insurance. If there are additional failures of FDIC-insured
institutions, we may be required to pay even higher FDIC premiums. The announced
increases and any future increases in FDIC insurance premiums may materially
adversely affect our results of operations.
U.S.
and international credit markets and economic conditions as well as the
governmental response to those markets and conditions could adversely our
liquidity and financial condition.
The
global and U.S. economies are experiencing significantly reduced business
activity as a result of, among other factors, disruptions in the financial
system during the past year. Significant declines in the housing market during
the past year, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures and
unemployment, have resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by many
financial institutions, including government-sponsored entities and major
commercial and investment banks. These write-downs have caused many financial
institutions to seek additional capital, to merge with larger and stronger
institutions and, in some cases, to fail.
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Our
loan portfolio includes loans with a higher risk of loss.
The
Company originates commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, agricultural
real estate loans, agricultural loans, consumer loans, and residential real
estate loans primarily within its market areas. Commercial real estate,
commercial, consumer, and agricultural loans may expose a lender to greater
credit risk than loans secured by residential real estate because the collateral
securing these loans may not be sold as easily as residential real estate. These
loans also have greater credit risk than residential real estate for the
following reasons:
•
|
Commercial Real Estate Loans.
Repayment is dependent upon income being generated in amounts
sufficient to cover operating expenses and debt
service.
|
||
•
|
Commercial Loans.
Repayment is dependent upon the successful operation of the
borrower’s business.
|
•
|
Consumer Loans.
Consumer loans (such as personal lines of credit) are
collateralized, if at all, with assets that may not provide an adequate
source of payment of the loan due to depreciation, damage, or
loss.
|
||
•
|
Agricultural Loans.
Repayment is dependent upon the successful operation of the
business, which is greatly dependent on many things outside the control of
either the Bank or the borrowers. These factors include weather, commodity
prices, and interest rates.
|
Credit
quality issues may broaden in these sectors depending on the severity and
duration of the declining economy and current credit cycle.
If
the Company forecloses on collateral property, we may be subject to the
increased costs associated with the ownership of real property, resulting in
reduced revenues.
The
Company has and may continue to foreclose on collateral property to protect its
investment and may thereafter own and operate such property, in which case we
will be exposed to the risks inherent in the ownership of real estate. The
amount that the Company, as a mortgagee, may realize after a default is
dependent upon factors outside of the Company’s control, including, but not
limited to: (i) general or local economic conditions;
(ii) neighborhood values; (iii) interest rates; (iv) real estate
tax rates; (v) operating expenses of the mortgaged properties; (vi)
environmental remediation liabilities; (vii) ability to obtain and maintain
adequate occupancy of the properties; (viii) zoning laws;
(ix) governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies; and (x) acts
of God. Certain expenditures associated with the ownership of real estate,
principally real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs, may adversely
affect the income from the real estate, and as a result, the Company may be
required to dispose of the real property at a loss. The foregoing expenditures
and costs could adversely affect the Company’s ability to generate revenues,
resulting in reduced levels of profitability.
The
price of the Company’s common stock may be volatile, which may result in losses
for investors.
General
market price declines or market volatility in the future could adversely affect
the price of Company’s common stock. In addition, the following factors may
cause the market price for shares of our common stock to fluctuate:
•
|
announcements
of developments related to the Company’s business;
|
||
•
|
fluctuations
in the Company’s results of operations;
|
||
•
|
sales
or purchases of substantial amounts of the Company’s securities in the
marketplace;
|
||
•
|
general
conditions in the Company’s banking market or the worldwide
economy;
|
||
•
|
a
shortfall or excess in revenues or earnings compared to securities
analysts’ expectations; and
|
||
•
|
changes
in analysts’ recommendations or
projections.
|
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On August
30, 2001 the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a plan to
repurchase, as conditions warrant, up to 280,000 shares (560,000 shares adjusted
for May 2006 stock split) of the Company's common stock on the open market or in
privately negotiated transactions. The duration of the program was open-ended
and the timing of purchases was dependent on market conditions. A total of
215,423 shares (430,846 shares adjusted for May 2006 stock split) had been
repurchased under that plan as of December 31, 2003, at a total cost of $3.7
million.
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On
February 25, 2004 the Company announced a second stock repurchase plan under
which the Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase, as conditions
warrant, up to 276,500 shares (553,000 shares adjusted for May 2006 stock split)
of the Company's common stock on the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions. As with the first plan, the duration of the new program is
open-ended and the timing of purchases will depend on market conditions.
Concurrent with the approval of the new repurchase plan, the Board terminated
the 2001 repurchase plan and canceled the remaining 64,577 shares (129,154
shares adjusted for May 2006 stock split) yet to be purchased under the earlier
plan.
On May
16, 2007, the Company announced another stock repurchase plan to repurchase, as
conditions warrant, up to 610,000 shares of the Company's common stock on the
open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase plan
represents approximately 5.00% of the Company's currently outstanding common
stock. The duration of the program is open-ended and the timing of purchases
will depend on market conditions. Concurrent with the approval of the new
repurchase plan, the Company canceled the remaining 75,733 shares available
under the 2004 repurchase plan. During the year ended December 31, 2007,
512,332 shares were repurchased at a total cost of $10.1 million and an average
per share price of $19.71. Of the shares repurchased during 2007, 166,660 shares
were repurchased under the 2004 plan at an average cost of $20.46 per shares,
and 345,672 shares were repurchased under the 2007 plan at an average cost of
$19.35 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2008, 89,001 shares were
repurchased at a total cost of $1.2 million and an average per share price of
$13.70.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, 488 shares were repurchased at a total
cost of $3,600 at an average per share price of $7.50. There were no shares
repurchased during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The maximum number of
shares that may be yet be repurchased under the stock repurchase plan totaled
174,839 shares at September 30, 2009.
Item 3. Not
applicable
Item 4. Not
applicable
Item 5. Not
applicable
Item 6. Exhibits:
(a) Exhibits:
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|
Computation
of Earnings per Share*
|
31.1
|
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer of United Security Bancshares pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
31.2
|
Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer of United Security Bancshares pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.1
|
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer of United Security Bancshares pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
32.2
|
Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer of United Security Bancshares pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
* Data
required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share, is
provided in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in this
report.
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Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
United
Security Bancshares
|
|
Date:
November 9, 2009
|
/S/ Dennis R. Woods
|
Dennis
R. Woods
|
|
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
/S/ Kenneth L. Donahue
|
|
Kenneth
L. Donahue
|
|
Senior
Vice President and
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
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