Western New England Bancorp, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2010 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
OR
¨
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the
transition period from _____ to _____.
Commission
file number 001-16767
Westfield
Financial, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts
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73-1627673
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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141
Elm Street, Westfield, Massachusetts 01086
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(413)
568-1911
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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 twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files.) Yes ¨ No ¨.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer x
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller
reporting company ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
At August
2, 2010 the registrant had 29,458,167 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value,
issued and outstanding.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements of Westfield Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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1 |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets (Unaudited) – June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009
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1 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited) – Three and Six Months
Ended
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June
30, 2010 and 2009
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2 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and
Comprehensive
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Income
(Unaudited) – Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009
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3 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – Six Months Ended
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June
30, 2010 and 2009
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4 | |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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5 | |
Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
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Results
of Operations
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22 | |
Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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34 |
Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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34 |
PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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35 |
Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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35 |
Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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35 |
Item
3.
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Defaults
upon Senior Securities
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36 |
Item
4.
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[Removed
and Reserved]
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36 |
Item
5.
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Other
Information
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36 |
Item
6.
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Exhibits
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36 |
SIGNATURES
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37 | |
EXHIBITS
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38 |
FORWARD
– LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking
statements.” These forward-looking statements are made in good faith
pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,”
“believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements may be subject to
significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including,
but not limited to, changes in the real estate market or local economy, changes
in interest rates, changes in laws and regulations to which we are subject, and
competition in our primary market area.
Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from the results discussed
in these forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date hereof. Westfield Financial undertakes no obligation to
republish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
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PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
WESTFIELD
FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED
(Dollars
in thousands)
June 30,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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ASSETS
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Cash
and due from banks
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$ | 9,841 | $ | 12,204 | ||||
Federal
funds sold
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5 | 2 | ||||||
Interest-bearing
deposits and other short-term investments
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6,149 | 16,513 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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15,995 | 28,719 | ||||||
SECURITIES:
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Available
for sale - at fair value
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20,280 | 19,316 | ||||||
Held
to maturity - at amortized cost (fair value of $65,522 at June 30, 2010,
and $72,364 at December 31, 2009)
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61,444 | 69,244 | ||||||
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES:
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Available
for sale - at fair value
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349,668 | 299,805 | ||||||
Held
to maturity - at amortized cost (fair value of $246,364 at June 30, 2010,
and $231,255 at December 31, 2009)
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238,477 | 225,767 | ||||||
FEDERAL
HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON AND OTHER RESTRICTED STOCK - AT
COST
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12,036 | 10,339 | ||||||
LOANS
- Net of allowance for loan losses of $7,827 at June 30, 2010, and $7,645
at December 31, 2009
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470,068 | 469,149 | ||||||
PREMISES
AND EQUIPMENT, Net
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11,917 | 12,202 | ||||||
ACCRUED
INTEREST RECEIVABLE
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4,921 | 5,198 | ||||||
BANK-OWNED
LIFE INSURANCE
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38,606 | 37,880 | ||||||
DEFERRED
TAX ASSET, Net
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5,891 | 6,995 | ||||||
OTHER
REAL ESTATE OWNED
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328 | 1,662 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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5,317 | 5,134 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 1,234,948 | $ | 1,191,410 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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LIABILITIES:
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DEPOSITS:
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Noninterest-bearing
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$ | 83,396 | $ | 80,110 | ||||
Interest-bearing
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586,794 | 567,865 | ||||||
Total
deposits
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670,190 | 647,975 | ||||||
SHORT-TERM
BORROWINGS
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90,716 | 74,499 | ||||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT
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226,408 | 213,845 | ||||||
OTHER
LIABILITIES
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7,995 | 7,792 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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995,309 | 944,111 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY:
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Preferred
stock – $0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized. None
outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
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- | - | ||||||
Common
stock - $0.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 29,243,678 shares
issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010; 29,818,526 shares
issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009
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293 | 298 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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189,347 | 193,609 | ||||||
Unearned
compensation – ESOP
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(10,000 | ) | (10,299 | ) | ||||
Unearned
compensation - Equity Incentive Plan
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(2,669 | ) | (3,248 | ) | ||||
Retained
earnings
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63,137 | 69,253 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(469 | ) | (2,314 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
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239,639 | 247,299 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ | 1,234,948 | $ | 1,191,410 |
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
1
WESTFIELD
FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – UNAUDITED
(Dollars
in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months
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Six Months
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Ended June 30,
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Ended June 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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INTEREST
AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
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Debt
securities, taxable
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$ | 5,018 | $ | 6,083 | $ | 10,379 | $ | 12,296 | ||||||||
Residential
and commercial real estate loans
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4,408 | 4,580 | 8,883 | 9,200 | ||||||||||||
Commercial
and industrial loans
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1,671 | 1,813 | 3,306 | 3,581 | ||||||||||||
Debt
securities, tax-exempt
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385 | 367 | 756 | 735 | ||||||||||||
Consumer
loans
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53 | 67 | 109 | 138 | ||||||||||||
Equity
securities
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58 | 61 | 114 | 120 | ||||||||||||
Federal
funds sold, interest-bearing deposits and other short-term
investments
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2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest and dividend income
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11,595 | 12,975 | 23,550 | 26,078 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE:
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Deposits
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2,495 | 3,290 | 5,109 | 6,565 | ||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
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1,600 | 1,791 | 3,186 | 3,493 | ||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
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76 | 88 | 139 | 194 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest expense
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4,171 | 5,169 | 8,434 | 10,252 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest and dividend income
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7,424 | 7,806 | 15,116 | 15,826 | ||||||||||||
PROVISION
FOR LOAN LOSSES
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4,120 | 590 | 4,620 | 1,740 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest and dividend income after provision for loan
losses
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3,304 | 7,216 | 10,496 | 14,086 | ||||||||||||
NONINTEREST
INCOME (LOSS):
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Total
other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities
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- | - | (1,071 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Portion
of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized
in accumulated other comprehensive loss
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- | - | 971 | - | ||||||||||||
Net
other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in
income
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- | - | (100 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Service
charges and fees
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492 | 735 | 984 | 1,444 | ||||||||||||
Income
from bank-owned life insurance
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368 | 363 | 726 | 714 | ||||||||||||
Gain
on sales of securities, net
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1,132 | 122 | 1,317 | 208 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on disposal of premises and equipment, net
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- | - | - | (8 | ) | |||||||||||
Loss
on prepayment of borrowings
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- | (142 | ) | - | (142 | ) | ||||||||||
(Loss)
gain on sale of other real estate owned
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(6 | ) | - | 1 | - | |||||||||||
Total
noninterest income
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1,986 | 1,078 | 2,928 | 2,216 | ||||||||||||
NONINTEREST
EXPENSE:
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Salaries
and employees benefits
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3,434 | 3,876 | 7,234 | 7,983 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy
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636 | 667 | 1,296 | 1,316 | ||||||||||||
Professional
fees
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443 | 518 | 867 | 920 | ||||||||||||
Computer
operations
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497 | 421 | 982 | 857 | ||||||||||||
FDIC
insurance assessment
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168 | 691 | 332 | 848 | ||||||||||||
Other
real estate owned expense
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21 | 38 | 264 | 38 | ||||||||||||
Other
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724 | 796 | 1,326 | 1,454 | ||||||||||||
Total
noninterest expense
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5,923 | 7,007 | 12,301 | 13,416 | ||||||||||||
(LOSS)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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(633 | ) | 1,287 | 1,123 | 2,886 | |||||||||||
INCOME
TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION
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(247 | ) | 214 | 155 | 607 | |||||||||||
NET
(LOSS) INCOME
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$ | (386 | ) | $ | 1,073 | $ | 968 | $ | 2,279 | |||||||
EARNINGS
PER COMMON SHARE:
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Basic
(loss) earnings per share
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.08 | |||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding
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27,970,840 | 29,554,551 | 28,078,326 | 29,619,760 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
(loss) earnings per share
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$ | ( 0.01 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.08 | |||||||
Weighted
average diluted shares outstanding
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27,970,840 | 29,815,832 | 28,334,136 | 29,892,867 |
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
2
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME-
UNAUDITED
SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Dollars
in thousands, except share data)
Unearned
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Accumulated
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Common
Stock
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Additional
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Unearned
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Compensation
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Other
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Shares
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Par
Value
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Paid-in
Capital
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Compensation
-
ESOP
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-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
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Retained
Earnings
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Comprehensive
Loss
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Total
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BALANCE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2008
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31,307,881 | $ | 313 | $ | 204,866 | $ | (10,913 | ) | $ | (4,337 | ) | $ | 78,898 | $ | (8,908 | ) | $ | 259,919 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
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Net
income
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- | - | - | - | - | 2,279 | - | 2,279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
unrealized gains on securities available for sale arising during the
period, net of reclassification adjustment and tax effects
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 4,427 | 4,427 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in pension gains or losses and transition assets, net of
tax
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 344 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
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7,050 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock held by ESOP committed to be released (91,493
shares)
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- | - | 128 | 307 | - | - | - | 435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation - stock options
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- | - | 506 | - | - | - | - | 506 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation - equity incentive plan
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- | - | - | - | 714 | - | - | 714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Excess
tax benefits from equity incentive plan
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- | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock repurchased
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(456,273 | ) | (5 | ) | (4,197 | ) | - | - | - | - | (4,202 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with stock option exercises
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59,721 | 1 | 574 | (313 | ) | - | 262 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with equity incentive plan
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- | - | 138 | - | (138 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture
of common stock in connection with equity incentive plan
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- | - | (4 | ) | - | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Excess
tax benefits in connection with stock option exercises
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- | - | 103 | - | - | - | - | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared ($0.25 per share)
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- | - | - | - | - | (7,417 | ) | - | (7,417 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE
AT JUNE 30, 2009
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30,911,329 | $ | 309 | $ | 202,154 | $ | (10,606 | ) | $ | (3,757 | ) | $ | 73,447 | $ | (4,137 | ) | $ | 257,410 | ||||||||||||||
BALANCE
AT DECEMBER 31, 2009
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29,818,526 | $ | 298 | $ | 193,609 | $ | (10,299 | ) | $ | (3,248 | ) | $ | 69,253 | $ | (2,314 | ) | $ | 247,299 | ||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
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Net
income
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- | - | - | - | - | 968 | - | 968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
unrealized gains on securities available for sale arising during the
period, net of reclassification adjustment and tax effects
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 1,813 | 1,813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change
in pension gains or losses and transition assets, net of
tax
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- | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
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2,813 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock held by ESOP committed to be released (89,040
shares)
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- | - | 82 | 299 | - | - | - | 381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation - stock options
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- | - | 398 | - | - | - | - | 398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation - equity incentive plan
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- | - | - | - | 579 | - | - | 579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Excess
tax benefits from equity incentive plan
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- | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock repurchased
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(588,848 | ) | (6 | ) | (4,912 | ) | - | - | - | - | (4,918 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with stock option exercises
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14,000 | 1 | 123 | - | - | (62 | ) | - | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Excess
tax benefit in connection with stock option exercises
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- | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared ($0.25 per share)
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- | - | - | - | - | (7,022 | ) | - | (7,022 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE
AT JUNE 30, 2010
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29,243,678 | $ | 293 | $ | 189,347 | $ | (10,000 | ) | $ | (2,669 | ) | $ | 63,137 | $ | (469 | ) | $ | 239,639 |
See the
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
3
WESTFIELD
FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – UNAUDITED
(Dollars
in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30,
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2010
|
2009
|
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OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
|
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Net
income
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$ | 968 | $ | 2,279 | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Provision
for loan losses
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4,620 | 1,740 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization of premises and equipment
|
636 | 604 | ||||||
Net
amortization of premiums and discounts on securities, mortgage-backed
securities and mortgage loans
|
2,839 | 529 | ||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
977 | 1,220 | ||||||
Amortization
of ESOP expense
|
381 | 435 | ||||||
Excess
tax benefits from equity incentive plan
|
(30 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||
Excess
tax benefits in connection with stock option exercises
|
(17 | ) | (103 | ) | ||||
Net
gains on sales of securities
|
(1,317 | ) | (208 | ) | ||||
Other-than-temporary
impairment losses of securities
|
100 | - | ||||||
Write-downs
of other real estate owned
|
227 | 17 | ||||||
Gain
on sale of other real estate owned
|
(1 | ) | - | |||||
Loss
on prepayment of borrowings
|
- | 142 | ||||||
Loss
on disposal of premises and equipment, net
|
- | 8 | ||||||
Deferred
income tax benefit
|
(106 | ) | (134 | ) | ||||
Income
from bank-owned life insurance
|
(726 | ) | (714 | ) | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
277 | (89 | ) | |||||
Other
assets
|
(183 | ) | (1,365 | ) | ||||
Other
liabilities
|
297 | 1,497 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
8,942 | 5,818 | ||||||
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Securities,
held to maturity:
|
||||||||
Purchases
|
(2,253 | ) | (10,111 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from calls, maturities, and principal collections
|
10,000 | 15,090 | ||||||
Securities,
available for sale:
|
||||||||
Purchases
|
(102 | ) | (106 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales
|
- | 5,107 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities, held to maturity:
|
||||||||
Purchases
|
(59,858 | ) | (91,282 | ) | ||||
Principal
collections
|
46,378 | 25,231 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities, available for sale:
|
||||||||
Purchases
|
(348,059 | ) | (86,489 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales
|
247,475 | 8,397 | ||||||
Principal
collections
|
52,076 | 30,141 | ||||||
Purchase
of residential mortgages
|
(16,290 | ) | (12,194 | ) | ||||
Loan
principal payments, net of originations
|
10,205 | 5,283 | ||||||
Purchase
of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston stock
|
(1,697 | ) | (708 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sale of other real estate owned
|
1,646 | - | ||||||
Purchases
of premises and equipment
|
(351 | ) | (891 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(60,830 | ) | (112,532 | ) | ||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net
increase in deposits
|
22,215 | 43,951 | ||||||
Net
change in short-term borrowings
|
16,217 | 1,505 | ||||||
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
(18,500 | ) | (35,142 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from long-term debt
|
31,063 | 74,531 | ||||||
Cash
dividends paid
|
(7,022 | ) | (7,417 | ) | ||||
Common
stock repurchased
|
(4,918 | ) | (4,202 | ) | ||||
Issuance
of common stock in connection with stock option exercises
|
62 | 262 | ||||||
Excess
tax benefits in connection with equity incentive plan
|
30 | 40 | ||||||
Excess
tax benefits in connection with stock option exercises
|
17 | 103 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
39,164 | 73,631 | ||||||
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
|
(12,724 | ) | (33,083 | ) | ||||
Beginning
of period
|
28,719 | 56,533 | ||||||
End
of period
|
$ | 15,995 | $ | 23,450 | ||||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Transfer
of loans to other real estate owned
|
$ | 538 | $ | 275 | ||||
Interest
paid
|
8,458 | 10,239 | ||||||
Taxes
paid
|
290 | 1,760 |
See the
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
4
WESTFIELD
FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations –
Westfield Financial, Inc. (“Westfield Financial,” “we” or “us”) is the
bank holding company for Westfield Bank, a federally-chartered stock savings
bank.
Westfield
Bank’s deposits are insured to the limits specified by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Westfield Bank operates eleven
branches in Western Massachusetts and its primary sources of revenue are income
from securities and earnings on loans to small and middle-market businesses and
to residential property homeowners.
Elm
Street Securities Corporation and WFD Securities Corporation,
Massachusetts-chartered security corporations, were formed by Westfield
Financial for the primary purpose of holding qualified securities. In
October 2009, WB Real Estate Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts-chartered limited
liability company was formed for the primary purpose of holding real property
acquired as security for debts previously contracted by the bank.
Principles of
Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Westfield Financial, Westfield Bank, Elm Street Securities
Corporation, WB Real Estate Holdings and WFD Securities
Corporation. All material intercompany balances and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
Estimates
– The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses for both at the
date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could
differ from those estimates. Estimates that are particularly
susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination
of the allowance for loan losses, other-than-temporary impairment of securities,
and the valuation of deferred tax assets.
Basis of
Presentation – In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited
consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial
condition as of June 30, 2010, and the results of operations, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods
presented. The results of operations for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations
for the year ending December 31, 2010. Certain information and
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
These
unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2009, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 (the “2009 Annual Report”).
Reclassifications
- Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
5
2. EARNINGS
PER SHARE
Basic
earnings per share represent income available to shareholders divided by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares
that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential shares had been issued,
as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed
issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by us relate
solely to outstanding stock options and are determined using the treasury stock
method.
Earnings
per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 have
been computed based on the following:
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income applicable to common stock
|
$ | (386 | ) | $ | 1,073 | $ | 968 | $ | 2,279 | |||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
number of common shares outstanding
|
29,452 | 31,134 | 29,571 | 31,213 | ||||||||||||
Less:
Average unallocated ESOP Shares
|
(1,437 | ) | (1,528 | ) | (1,449 | ) | (1,540 | ) | ||||||||
Less:
Average ungranted equity incentive plan shares
|
(44 | ) | (51 | ) | (44 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||||||
Average
number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per
common share
|
27,971 | 29,555 | 28,078 | 29,620 | ||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
- | 261 | 256 | 273 | ||||||||||||
Average
number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per
common share
|
27,971 | 29,816 | 28,334 | 29,893 | ||||||||||||
Basic
(loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.08 | |||||||
Diluted
(loss) earnings per share (1)
|
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.08 |
(1)
|
Weighted
average diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended June 30,
2010 does not include 259,266 incremental stock options whose effect would
be antidilutive to the calculation due to the net operating loss for the
quarter.
|
Stock
options that would have an antidilutive effect on diluted earnings per share are
excluded from the calculation. At June 30, 2010 and 2009, 2,209,012
and 1,538,357 shares were antidilutive, respectively.
3. COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME/LOSS
Accounting
principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses
be included in net income. Although certain changes in assets and
liabilities are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the
balance sheet, such items, along with net income are components of comprehensive
income.
6
The
components of other comprehensive income and related tax effects are as
follows:
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Unrealized
holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
|
$ | 4,223 | $ | 7,016 | ||||
Other-than-temporary
impairment losses on available-for-sale securities charged to
earnings
|
100 | - | ||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for gains realized in income
|
(1,317 | ) | (208 | ) | ||||
Net
unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
|
3,006 | 6,808 | ||||||
Tax
effect
|
(1,193 | ) | (2,381 | ) | ||||
Net-of-tax
amount
|
1,813 | 4,427 | ||||||
Losses
arising during the period pertaining to defined benefit
plans
|
7 | 459 | ||||||
Reclassification
adjustments for items reflected in earnings:
|
||||||||
Actuarial
loss
|
46 | 68 | ||||||
Transition
asset
|
(6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
Net
adjustments pertaining to defined benefit plan
|
47 | 521 | ||||||
Tax
effect
|
(15 | ) | (177 | ) | ||||
Net-of-tax
amount
|
32 | 344 | ||||||
Net
accumulated other comprehensive income
|
$ | 1,845 | $ | 4,771 |
The
components of accumulated other comprehensive loss included in shareholders’
equity are as follows:
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Net
unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale
|
$ | 2,018 | $ | (228 | ) | |||
Tax
effect
|
(695 | ) | 138 | |||||
Net-of-tax
amount
|
1,323 | (90 | ) | |||||
Noncredit
portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale
securities
|
(716 | ) | (1,476 | ) | ||||
Tax
effect
|
244 | 604 | ||||||
Net-of-tax
amount
|
(472 | ) | (872 | ) | ||||
Unrecognized
transition asset pertaining to defined benefit plan
|
50 | 56 | ||||||
Unrecognized
deferred loss pertaining to defined benefit plan
|
(2,050 | ) | (2,103 | ) | ||||
Net
components pertaining to defined benefit plan
|
(2,000 | ) | (2,047 | ) | ||||
Tax
effect
|
680 | 695 | ||||||
Net-of-tax
amount
|
(1,320 | ) | (1,352 | ) | ||||
|
||||||||
Net
accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
$ | (469 | ) | $ | (2,314 | ) |
7
4.
|
SECURITIES
|
Securities
are summarized as follows:
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
enterprise obligations
|
$ | 24,855 | $ | 2,529 | $ | - | $ | 27,384 | ||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
36,589 | 1,554 | (5 | ) | 38,138 | |||||||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
61,444 | 4,083 | (5 | ) | 65,522 | |||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
enterprise obligations
|
11,000 | 447 | - | 11,447 | ||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
1,955 | 136 | - | 2,091 | ||||||||||||
Mutual
funds
|
6,663 | 66 | (31 | ) | 6,698 | |||||||||||
Common
and preferred stock
|
70 | - | (26 | ) | 44 | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
19,688 | 649 | (57 | ) | 20,280 | |||||||||||
Total
securities
|
$ | 81,132 | $ | 4,732 | $ | (62 | ) | $ | 85,802 |
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
enterprise obligations
|
$ | 34,884 | $ | 1,776 | $ | - | $ | 36,660 | ||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
34,360 | 1,353 | (9 | ) | 35,704 | |||||||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
69,244 | 3,129 | (9 | ) | 72,364 | |||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
enterprise obligations
|
11,000 | - | (302 | ) | 10,698 | |||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
1,956 | 114 | - | 2,070 | ||||||||||||
Mutual
funds
|
6,561 | 1 | (73 | ) | 6,489 | |||||||||||
Common
and preferred stock
|
70 | - | (11 | ) | 59 | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
19,587 | 115 | (386 | ) | 19,316 | |||||||||||
Total
securities
|
$ | 88,831 | $ | 3,244 | $ | (395 | ) | $ | 91,680 |
8
Information
pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, aggregated by investment category and length of time that
individual securities have been in a continuous loss position,
follows:
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Less Than Twelve Months
|
Over Twelve Months
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$ | (5 | ) | $ | 360 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
(5 | ) | 360 | - | - | |||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Mutual
funds
|
- | - | (31 | ) | 1,540 | |||||||||||
Common
and preferred stock
|
(26 | ) | 13 | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
(26 | ) | 13 | (31 | ) | 1,540 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (31 | ) | $ | 373 | $ | (31 | ) | $ | 1,540 |
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Less Than Twelve Months
|
Over Twelve Months
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$ | (9 | ) | $ | 356 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
(9 | ) | 356 | - | - | |||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
enterprise obligations
|
(302 | ) | 10,698 | - | - | |||||||||||
Mutual
funds
|
(19 | ) | 2,597 | (54 | ) | 1,479 | ||||||||||
Common
and preferred stock
|
(11 | ) | 28 | - | - | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
(332 | ) | 13,323 | (54 | ) | 1,479 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (341 | ) | $ | 13,679 | $ | (54 | ) | $ | 1,479 |
At June
30, 2010, one debt security had a gross unrealized loss with aggregate
depreciation of 1.4% from our amortized cost basis. Because the loss
on the debt security is related to an investment grade municipal obligation, the
decline is the result of fluctuations in interest rates and not credit quality,
and since it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell the
security prior to the recovery of its amortized costs basis, no declines are
deemed to be other-than-temporary.
At June
30, 2010, one equity security had a gross unrealized loss with aggregate
depreciation of 2.0% from our cost basis existing for greater than twelve months
and was principally related to fluctuations in interest rates. This
loss relates to a mutual fund which invests primarily in short-term debt
instruments and adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities. Because
we do not intend to sell the security and it is more likely than not that we
will not be required to sell it prior to the recovery of its amortized cost
basis, the loss is deemed temporary.
9
The
amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at June 30, 2010, by maturity,
are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual
maturities because certain issuers have the right to call or repay
obligations.
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||
Amortized
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$ | 2,084 | $ | 2,112 | ||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
23,547 | 25,261 | ||||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
35,813 | 38,149 | ||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
$ | 61,444 | $ | 65,522 | ||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
$ | 480 | $ | 514 | ||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
1,475 | 1,577 | ||||||
Due
after ten years
|
11,000 | 11,447 | ||||||
Total
available for sale
|
$ | 12,955 | $ | 13,538 |
Proceeds
from the sale of securities available for sale amounted $5.1 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2009. There were no sales of securities for the
six months ended June 30, 2010.
Gross
realized gains and losses from the sales of securities available for sale for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were as
follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross
gains realized
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 88 | ||||||||
Gross
losses realized
|
- | - | - | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
gain realized
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 86 |
The tax
provision applicable to net realized gains and losses was $29,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 2009.
At June
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, one security with a carrying value of $5.0
million was pledged as collateral to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to
secure public deposits.
10
5.
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
|
Mortgage-backed
securities are summarized as follows:
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
$ | 201,866 | $ | 7,887 | $ | (218 | ) | $ | 209,535 | |||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential
|
32,342 | 512 | - | 32,854 | ||||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
4,269 | 26 | (320 | ) | 3,975 | |||||||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
238,477 | 8,425 | (538 | ) | 246,364 | |||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
241,796 | 2,480 | (1,618 | ) | 242,658 | |||||||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential
|
100,871 | 1,259 | (584 | ) | 101,546 | |||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
6,291 | - | (827 | ) | 5,464 | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
348,958 | 3,739 | (3,029 | ) | 349,668 | |||||||||||
Total
mortgage-backed securities
|
$ | 587,435 | $ | 12,164 | $ | (3,567 | ) | $ | 596,032 |
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
$ | 204,484 | $ | 6,111 | $ | (184 | ) | $ | 210,411 | |||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential
|
16,334 | 95 | (143 | ) | 16,286 | |||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
4,949 | 44 | (435 | ) | 4,558 | |||||||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
225,767 | 6,250 | (762 | ) | 231,255 | |||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
289,840 | 2,696 | (2,288 | ) | 290,248 | |||||||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential
|
1,030 | 17 | - | 1,047 | ||||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
10,368 | - | (1,858 | ) | 8,510 | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
301,238 | 2,713 | (4,146 | ) | 299,805 | |||||||||||
Total
mortgage-backed securities
|
$ | 527,005 | $ | 8,963 | $ | (4,908 | ) | $ | 531,060 |
11
Proceeds
from the sales mortgage-backed securities available for sale amounted to $ 247.5
million and $8.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Gross
realized gains and losses on sales of mortgage-backed securities for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Six Months Ended
June 30
|
|||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross
gains realized
|
$ | 1,312 | $ | 122 | $ | 1,956 | $ | 122 | ||||||||
Gross
losses realized
|
(180 | ) | - | (639 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Net
gain realized
|
$ | 1,132 | $ | 122 | $ | 1,317 | $ | 122 |
The tax
provision applicable to net realized gains and losses were $389,000 and $454,000
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. The
tax provision applicable to net realized gains and losses were $42,000 for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2009.
Information
pertaining to mortgage-backed securities with gross unrealized losses at June
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 aggregated by investment category and length of
time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position,
follows:
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Less Than Twelve Months
|
Over Twelve Months
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
$ | (165 | ) | $ | 15,496 | $ | (53 | ) | $ | 5,742 | ||||||
Private-label
residential
|
- | - | (320 | ) | 2,931 | |||||||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
(165 | ) | 15,496 | (373 | ) | 8,673 | ||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
(1,618 | ) | 89,063 | - | - | |||||||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential
|
(584 | ) | 20,864 | - | - | |||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
- | - | (827 | ) | 5,464 | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
(2,202 | ) | 109,927 | (827 | ) | 5,464 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (2,367 | ) | $ | 125,423 | $ | (1,200 | ) | $ | 14,137 |
12
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Less Than Twelve Months
|
Over Twelve Months
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Held
to maturity:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
$ | (159 | ) | $ | 21,227 | $ | (25 | ) | $ | 1,677 | ||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential
|
(143 | ) | 9,760 | - | - | |||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
- | - | (435 | ) | 3,123 | |||||||||||
Total
held to maturity
|
(302 | ) | 30,987 | (460 | ) | 4,800 | ||||||||||
Available
for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential
|
(2,287 | ) | 170,741 | (1 | ) | 128 | ||||||||||
Private-label
residential
|
- | - | (1,858 | ) | 8,510 | |||||||||||
Total
available for sale
|
(2,287 | ) | 170,741 | (1,859 | ) | 8,638 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (2,589 | ) | $ | 201,728 | $ | (2,319 | ) | $ | 13,438 |
At June
30, 2010, thirty-two government-sponsored and U.S. government guaranteed
securities had gross unrealized losses with aggregate depreciation of 1.9% from
our amortized cost basis existing for less than twelve months. At
June 30, 2010, one government-sponsored security had gross unrealized losses
with aggregate depreciation of 0.9% from our amortized cost basis existing for
more than twelve months. Because these losses relate to securities
guaranteed by the U.S. government or an agency thereof, the declines are the
result of interest rates and not credit quality, and it is more likely than not
that we will not be required to sell the investments before recovery of their
amortized cost basis, no declines are deemed to be
other-than-temporary.
At June
30, 2010, four private label mortgage-backed securities have gross unrealized
losses of 12.0% from our amortized cost basis which existed for greater than
twelve months. Management used a third party experienced in analyzing
private-label mortgage-backed securities to determine if credit losses existed
for these securities. The third party incorporated a number of
factors to estimate the performance and possible credit loss of the underlying
assets. These factors include but are not limited to: loans in
various stages of delinquency i.e. 30, 60, 90 days delinquent, loans in
foreclosure, projected prepayment rates (12 constant prepayment rate), projected
default rates (weighted average of 0.64% - 28.6%), severity of loss on defaulted
loans (45% - 60%), current levels of subordination, current credit enhancement
(4.27% - 8.16%), vintage (2006), and geographic location. As a result
of this analysis, two private label mortgage-backed securities were deemed to
have other-than- temporary impairment losses. We had no writedowns
due to other-than-temporary impairment on mortgage backed securities during the
three months ended June 30, 2010 or 2009. We had writedowns of $1.1
million due to other-than-temporary impairment on mortgage-backed securities
during the six months ended June 30, 2010, of which $971,000 was recognized in
accumulated other comprehensive loss and $100,000 was recognized as a credit
loss and charged to income for the six months ended June 30, 2010. No
other-than-temporary impairment losses were recorded on mortgage-backed
securities during the six months ended June 30, 2009.
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The
following table presents a roll-forward of the amount of credit losses on
mortgage-backed securities for which a portion of other-than-temporary
impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income:
Six Months Ended
|
||||
June 30, 2010
|
||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||
Balance
as of December 31, 2009
|
$ | 278 | ||
Additional
credit losses for which other-than-temporary impairment charge was
previously recorded
|
100 | |||
Balance
as of June 30, 2010
|
$ | 378 |
6.
|
SHARE-BASED
COMPENSATION
|
Under our
2007 Recognition and Retention Plan and 2007 Stock Option Plan, we may grant up
to 624,041 stock awards and 1,631,682 stock options to our directors, officers,
and employees, respectively.
Stock
award allocations are recorded as unearned compensation based on the market
price at the date of grant. Unearned compensation is amortized over
the vesting period.
We may
grant both incentive and non-statutory stock options. The exercise
price of each option equals the market price of our stock on the date of grant
with a maximum term of ten years.
The fair
value of each option grant is estimated on the grant date using the binomial
option pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions:
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2009
|
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Expected
dividend yield
|
6.07 | % | ||
Expected
life
|
10
|
years | ||
Expected
volatility
|
35.70 | % | ||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.59 | % |
No stock
options were granted in the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
All stock
awards and stock options currently vest at 20% per year. At June 30,
2010, 43,941 stock awards and 159,232 stock options were available for future
grants.
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Our stock
award and stock option plans activity for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and
2009 is summarized below:
Unvested Stock Awards
Outstanding
|
Stock Options Outstanding
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2009
|
358,573 | $ | 10.00 | 2,223,012 | $ | 8.36 | ||||||||||
Stock
options exercised
|
- | - | (14,000 | ) | 4.39 | |||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2010
|
358,573 | 10.00 | 2,209,012 | 8.39 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
465,192 | 10.04 | 2,276,223 | 8.15 | ||||||||||||
Granted
|
14,000 | 9.89 | 39,000 | 9.89 | ||||||||||||
Stock
options exercised
|
- | - | (59,721 | ) | 4.39 | |||||||||||
Stock
awards vested
|
(11,200 | ) | 10.04 | - | - | |||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(400 | ) | 10.04 | (2,500 | ) | 10.04 | ||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2009
|
467,592 | $ | 10.04 | 2,253,002 | $ | 8.28 |
We
recorded compensation cost related to the stock awards of $290,000 and $579,000
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and $331,000 and
$714,000 for the three and six month ended June 30, 2009,
respectively.
We
recorded compensation costs relating to stock options of $199,000 and $398,000,
with related tax benefits of $53,000 and $106,000 for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2010. We recorded compensation costs relating to stock
options of $233,000 and $506,000, with related tax benefits of $65,000 and
$134,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.
7.
|
SHORT-TERM
BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT
|
We
utilize short-term borrowings and long-term debt as an additional source of
funds to finance our lending and investing activities and to provide liquidity
for daily operations. Short-term borrowings are made up of Federal
Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances with an original maturity of less than one year
as well as customer repurchase agreements, which have an original maturity of
one day. Short-term borrowings issued by the FHLB were $78.0 million
and $58.0 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively. Customer repurchase agreements were $12.7 million at
June 30, 2010, and $16.5 million at December 31, 2009. A customer
repurchase agreement is an agreement by us to sell to and repurchase from the
customer an interest in specific securities issued by or guaranteed by the
United States government. This transaction settles immediately on a
same day basis in immediately available funds. Interest paid is
commensurate with other products of equal interest and credit
risk. All of our customer repurchase agreements at June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009 were held by commercial customers.
Long-term
debt consists of FHLB advances, securities sold under repurchase agreements and
customer repurchase agreements with an original maturity of one year or
more. At June 30, 2010, we had $140.0 million in long-term debt with
the FHLB and $81.3 million in securities sold under repurchase agreements with
an approved broker-dealer. This compares to $127.5 million in
long-term debt with FHLB advances and $81.3 million in securities sold under
repurchase agreements with an approved broker-dealer at December 31,
2009. Customer repurchase agreements were $5.1 million at June 30,
2010 and $5.0 million at December 31, 2009. The securities sold under
agreements to repurchase are callable at the issuer’s option beginning in the
year 2010.
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8.
|
PENSION
BENEFITS
|
The
following table provides information regarding net pension benefit costs for the
periods shown:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
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(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$ | 233 | $ | 216 | $ | 465 | $ | 431 | ||||||||
Interest
cost
|
193 | 183 | 387 | 366 | ||||||||||||
Expected
return on assets
|
(196 | ) | (169 | ) | (392 | ) | (338 | ) | ||||||||
Transition
obligation
|
(3 | ) | (3 | ) | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||||||
Actuarial
loss (gain)
|
23 | 34 | 46 | 68 | ||||||||||||
Net
periodic pension cost
|
$ | 250 | $ | 261 | $ | 500 | $ | 521 |
We
maintain a pension plan for our eligible employees. We plan to
contribute to the pension plan the amount required to meet the minimum funding
standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code. Additional
contributions will be made as deemed appropriate by management in conjunction
with the pension plan’s actuaries. We expect to contribute up to
$600,000 to our pension plan in 2010. No contributions have been made
to the plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
9.
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FAIR
VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
|
Determination
of Fair Value
We use
fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and
liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The fair value
of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset
or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. Fair value is best determined based upon
quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market
prices for our various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market
prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value
or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by
the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash
flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate
settlement of the instrument.
Fair
Value Hierarchy
We group
our assets and liabilities generally measured at fair value in three levels,
based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the
reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.
Level 1 –
Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities generally include debt and equity
securities that are traded in an active exchange market. Valuations are obtained
from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving
identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 –
Valuation is based on observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as
quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that
are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by
observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or
liabilities.
Level 3 –
Valuation is based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no
market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or
liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose
value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or
similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair
value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
Methods
and assumptions for valuing our financial instruments are set forth
below. Estimated fair values are calculated based on the value
without regard to any premium or discount that may result from concentrations of
ownership of a financial instrument, possible tax ramifications or estimated
transaction cost.
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Cash
and cash equivalents - The carrying amounts of cash and short-term
instruments approximate fair values based on the short-term nature of the
assets.
Interest-bearing
deposits in banks - The carrying amounts of interest-bearing deposits
maturing within ninety days approximate their fair values. Fair values of other
interest-bearing deposits are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses
based on current market rates for similar types of deposits.
Securities and
mortgage-backed securities – Fair value of securities are primarily
measured using information from an independent pricing service. The securities
measured at fair value in Level 1 are based on quoted market prices in an active
exchange market. These securities include marketable equity
securities. All other securities are measured at fair value in Level
2 and are based on pricing models that consider standard input factors such as
observable market data, benchmark yields, interest rate volatilities,
broker/dealer quotes, credit spreads and new issue data.
Federal Home Loan
Bank and other stock - These investments are carried at cost which is
their estimated redemption value.
Loans
receivable - For variable-rate loans that reprice frequently and with no
significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values.
Fair values for other loans (e.g., commercial real estate and investment
property mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans) are estimated using
discounted cash flow analyses, using market interest rates currently being
offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.
Fair values for non-performing loans are estimated using discounted cash flow
analyses or underlying collateral values, where applicable.
Accrued
interest - The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair
value.
Deposit
liabilities - The fair values disclosed for demand deposits (e.g.,
interest and non-interest checking, passbook savings, and certain types of money
market accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at
the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). The carrying amounts of
variable-rate, fixed-term money market accounts and certificates of deposit
approximate their fair values at the reporting date. Fair values for fixed-rate
certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation
that applies market interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a
schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time
deposits.
Short-term
borrowings - For short-term borrowings maturing within ninety days,
carrying values approximate fair values. Fair values of other short-term
borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the
current incremental borrowing rates in the market for similar types of borrowing
arrangements.
Long-term
debt - The fair values of our long-term debt are estimated using
discounted cash flow analyses based on the current incremental borrowing rates
in the market for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
Commitments to
extend credit - Fair values for off-balance sheet lending commitments are
based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into
account the term and credit risk. For fixed-rate loan commitments,
fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest
rates and the committed rates. Such differences are not considered
significant.
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Assets
measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
June 30, 2010
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Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities
available for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Mutual
funds
|
$ | 5,245 | $ | 1,453 | $ | - | $ | 6,698 | ||||||||
Common
and preferred stock
|
44 | - | - | 44 | ||||||||||||
Debt
securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
agency debt
|
- | 11,447 | - | 11,447 | ||||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
- | 2,091 | - | 2,091 | ||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential mortgage-backed
|
- | 242,658 | - | 242,658 | ||||||||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential mortgage-backed
|
- | 101,546 | - | 101,546 | ||||||||||||
Private-label
residential mortgage-backed
|
- | 5,464 | - | 5,464 | ||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 5,289 | $ | 364,659 | $ | - | $ | 369,948 |
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Securities
available for sale:
|
||||||||||||||||
Mutual
funds
|
$ | 5,037 | $ | 1,452 | $ | - | $ | 6,489 | ||||||||
Common
and preferred stock
|
59 | - | - | 59 | ||||||||||||
Debt
securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
agency debt
|
- | 10,698 | - | 10,698 | ||||||||||||
State
and municipal
|
- | 2,070 | - | 2,070 | ||||||||||||
Government-sponsored
residential mortgage-backed
|
- | 290,248 | - | 290,248 | ||||||||||||
U.S.
Government guaranteed residential mortgage-backed
|
- | 1,047 | - | 1,047 | ||||||||||||
Private-label
residential mortgage-backed
|
- | 8,510 | - | 8,510 | ||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 5,096 | $ | 314,025 | $ | - | $ | 319,121 |
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Also, we
may be required, from time to time, to measure certain other assets and
liabilities on a non-recurring basis in accordance with U.S.
GAAP. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application
of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual
assets. The following table summarizes the fair value hierarchy used
to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related assets at
June 30, 2010 and 2009. Total losses is the change in carrying value
as a result of fair value adjustments related to assets still held at June 30,
2010 and 2009.
At
|
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2010
|
June 30, 2010
|
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Gains (Losses)
|
Gains (Losses)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Impaired
loans
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,000 | $ | (356 | ) | $ | (863 | ) | ||||||||
Other
real estate owned
|
- | - | 276 | - | (105 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,276 | $ | (356 | ) | $ | (968 | ) |
At
|
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2009
|
June 30, 2009
|
June 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Gains (Losses)
|
Gains (Losses)
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Impaired
loans
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,757 | $ | (222 | ) | $ | (397 | ) | ||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,757 | $ | (222 | ) | $ | (397 | ) |
The
amount of loans represents the carrying value and related write-down and
valuation allowance of impaired loans for which adjustments are based on the
estimated fair value of the underlying collateral. The fair value of
impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is
generally based on real estate appraisals performed by independent licensed or
certified appraisers. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation
approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the
income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal
process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales
and income data available. Management will discount appraisals as
deemed necessary based on the date of the appraisal and new information deemed
relevant to the valuation. Such adjustments are typically significant
and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.
The resulting losses were recognized in earnings through the provision for loan
losses.
The
amount of other real estate owned represents the carrying value of the
collateral based on the appraised value of the underlying collateral using a
market approach less selling costs. During the six months ended June
30, 2010, we incurred charges of $105,000 to reduce other real estate owned to
fair value. There were no recognized losses on other real estate
owned for the three months ended June 30, 2010 or the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009.
There
were no transfers to or from Level 1 and 2 during the three and six months ended
June 30, 2010.
We did
not measure any liabilities at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis
on the consolidated balance sheets.
Fair
value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market
information and information about the financial instrument. These
estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering
for sale at one time our entire holdings of a particular financial instrument.
Where quoted market prices are not available, fair value estimates are
based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic
conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other
factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and
matters of significant judgment. Changes in assumptions could significantly
affect the estimates. The estimated fair values of our financial instruments are
as follows:
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June 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
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Carrying
|
Estimated
|
Carrying
|
Estimated
|
|||||||||||||
Value
|
Fair Value
|
Value
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 15,995 | $ | 15,995 | $ | 28,719 | $ | 28,719 | ||||||||
Securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Available
for sale
|
20,280 | 20,280 | 19,316 | 19,316 | ||||||||||||
Held
to maturity
|
61,444 | 65,522 | 69,244 | 72,364 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Available
for sale
|
349,668 | 349,668 | 299,805 | 299,805 | ||||||||||||
Held
to maturity
|
238,477 | 246,364 | 225,767 | 231,255 | ||||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank of Boston and other restricted stock
|
12,036 | 12,036 | 10,339 | 10,339 | ||||||||||||
Loans-
net
|
470,068 | 470,313 | 469,149 | 474,554 | ||||||||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
4,921 | 4,921 | 5,198 | 5,198 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Deposits
|
670,190 | 666,656 | 647,975 | 649,473 | ||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings
|
90,716 | 90,714 | 74,499 | 74,499 | ||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
226,408 | 232,619 | 213,845 | 214,669 | ||||||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
706 | 706 | 730 | 730 |
10.
|
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In June
2009, the FASB issued guidance changing the accounting principles and
disclosures requirements related to securitizations and special-purpose
entities. Specifically, this guidance eliminates the concept of a “qualifying
special-purpose entity”, changes the requirements for derecognizing financial
assets and changes how a company determines when an entity that is
insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar
rights) should be consolidated. This guidance also expands existing disclosure
requirements to include more information about transfers of financial assets,
including securitization transactions, and where companies have continuing
exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. This guidance is
effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting
period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that
first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods
thereafter. Earlier application is prohibited. The recognition and measurement
provisions regarding transfers of financial assets shall be applied to transfers
that occur on or after the effective date. We adopted this new guidance on
January 1, 2010, as required, and it did not have any impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
In
March 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”)
No. 2010-09 amending FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic
855 to exclude SEC reporting entities from the requirement to disclose the date
on which subsequent events have been evaluated. It further modifies the
requirement to disclose the date on which subsequent events have been evaluated
in reissued financial statements to apply only to such statements that have been
restated to correct an error or to apply U.S. GAAP retrospectively. We have
complied with ASU No. 2010-09.
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In
January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures,” which amends ASC Topic 820. The ASU provides for
additional disclosures of transfers between assets and liabilities valued under
Level 1 and 2 inputs as well as additional disclosures regarding those assets
and liabilities valued under Level 3 inputs. The new disclosures are effective
for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009
except for those provisions addressing Level 3 fair value measurements which
provisions are effective for fiscal years, and periods therein, beginning after
December 15, 2010. The adoption of this Statement did not have a material
impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In July
2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards
Update, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the
Allowance for Credit Losses. The objective of this Update is for an entity
to provide disclosures that facilitate financial statement users’ evaluation of
(1) the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity’s portfolio of financing
receivables (2) how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the
allowance for credit losses (3) the changes and reasons for those changes in the
allowance for credit losses. For public entities, the disclosures as of
the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting
periods ending on or after December 15, 2010 and the disclosures about activity
that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual
reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.
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ITEM
2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Overview
We strive
to remain a leader in meeting the financial service needs of the local community
and to provide quality service to the individuals and businesses in the market
areas that we have served since 1853. Historically, we have been a
community-oriented provider of traditional banking products and services to
business organizations and individuals, including products such as residential
and commercial real estate loans, consumer loans and a variety of deposit
products. We meet the needs of our local community through a
community-based and service-oriented approach to banking.
We have
adopted a growth-oriented strategy that has focused on increasing commercial
lending. Our strategy also calls for increasing deposit relationships
and broadening our product lines and services. We believe that this
business strategy is best for our long-term success and viability, and
complements our existing commitment to high-quality customer
service. In connection with our overall growth strategy, we seek
to:
|
·
|
grow
our commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loan portfolio by
targeting businesses in our primary market area and in northern
Connecticut as a means to increase the yield on and diversify our loan
portfolio and build transactional deposit account
relationships;
|
|
·
|
focus
on expanding our retail banking franchise and increase the number of
households served within our market area;
and
|
|
·
|
depending
on market conditions, refer substantially all of the fixed-rate
residential real estate loans to a third-party mortgage company which
underwrites, originates and services these loans in order to diversify our
loan portfolio, increase fee income and reduce interest rate
risk.
|
You
should read the following financial results for the quarter and six months ended
June 30, 2010 in the context of this strategy.
|
·
|
Net
loss was $386,000, or $(0.01) per diluted share, for the quarter ended
June 30, 2010, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.04 per
diluted share for the same period in 2009. For the six months
ended June 30, 2010, net income was $1.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted
share, compared to $2.3 million or $0.08 per diluted share for the same
period in 2009.
|
|
·
|
The
provision for loans losses was $4.1 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2010 compared to $590,000 for the same period in
2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the provision for
loan losses was $4.6 million compared to $1.7 million for the same period
in 2009. The larger provision for loan losses in the 2010
periods was due to an increase in loan charge-offs, primarily pertaining
to a single commercial real estate loan, and the continued weakening of
the local and national economy.
|
|
·
|
Net
interest income was $15.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010,
compared to $15.8 million for the same period in 2009. The net
interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.79% for the six months
ended June 30, 2010, compared to 3.11% for the same period in
2009. We experienced larger than normal amortization on our
securities, particularly in the first quarter of 2010, which decreased the
yield on securities.
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CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP and
practices within the banking industry. Application of these
principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments
that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying
notes. These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on
information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly,
as this information changes, the financial statements could reflect different
estimates, assumptions, and judgments. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
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Critical
accounting estimates are necessary in the application of certain accounting
policies and procedures, and are particularly susceptible to significant change.
Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of
significant judgments and uncertainties, and could potentially result in
materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. For
additional information on our critical accounting policies, please refer to the
information contained in Notes 1 and 10 of the accompanying consolidated
financial statements and Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements
included in our 2009 Annual Report.
COMPARISON
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT JUNE 30, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009
Total
assets increased $43.5 million to $1.2 billion at June 30,
2010. Securities increased $57.4 million to
$681.9 million at June 30, 2010 from $624.5
million at December 31, 2009. The
increase in securities was the result of reinvesting funds from deposits,
short-term borrowing, long-term debt and pay downs of loans into
securities.
The
composition of our loan portfolio at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 is
summarized as follows:
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
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2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
$ | 219,283 | $ | 229,061 | ||||
Residential
real estate
|
74,669 | 64,299 | ||||||
Home
equity
|
35,786 | 34,755 | ||||||
Commercial
and industrial
|
144,424 | 145,012 | ||||||
Consumer
|
3,163 | 3,307 | ||||||
Total
loans
|
477,325 | 476,434 | ||||||
Unearned
premiums and deferred loan fees and costs, net
|
570 | 360 | ||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
|
(7,827 | ) | (7,645 | ) | ||||
$ | 470,068 | $ | 469,149 |
Net loans
increased by $919,000 to $470.1 million at June 30, 2010 from $469.1 million at
December 31, 2009. The increase in net loans was primarily the result
of increases in residential real estate loans and home equity loans, which were
partially offset by a decrease in commercial real estate. Residential
real estate loans increased $10.4 million to $74.7 million while home equity
loans increased $1.0 million to $35.8 million at June 30, 2010.
Commercial
real estate loans decreased $9.8 million to $219.3 million at June 30, 2010 from
$229.1 million at December 31, 2009. The decrease in commercial real
estate loans included the charge-off of $3.6 million on a single commercial real
estate loan in addition to normal loan payments and payoffs. Owner
occupied commercial real estate loans totaled $98.5 million at June 30, 2010 and
$99.3 million at December 31, 2009, while non-owner occupied commercial real
estate loans totaled $120.8 million at June 30, 2010 and $129.7 million at
December 31, 2009.
Nonperforming
loans increased $1.9 million to $7.4 million at June 30, 2010 compared to $5.5
million at December 31, 2009. This represented 1.55% of total loans
at June 30, 2010 and 1.15% of total loans at December 31, 2009. The
increase was primarily the result of a single commercial real estate loan that
went into nonperforming status during the second quarter of 2010. A
portion of the loan, $3.6 million, was charged-off and the remaining balance on
this loan was $3.6 million at June 30, 2010. The loan is a
build-to-suit rental building whose initial lessee went into
bankruptcy.
The
following table presents information regarding nonperforming mortgages, consumer
and other loans and foreclosed real estate as of the dates
indicated. All loans where the interest payment is 90 days or more in
arrears as of the closing date of each month are placed on nonaccrual
status. At June 30, 2010, we had $7.4 million of nonaccrual loans and
$328,000 in foreclosed real estate. At December 31, 2009, we had $5.5
million of nonaccrual loans and $1.7 million in foreclosed real
estate. If all nonaccrual loans had been performing in accordance
with their terms, we would have earned additional interest income of $80,000 and
$94,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31,
2009, respectively.
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June 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
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(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||
Nonaccrual
real estate loans:
|
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Residential
|
$ | 679 | $ | 784 | ||||
Home
equity
|
7 | 225 | ||||||
Commercial
real estate
|
4,987 | 782 | ||||||
Total
nonaccrual real estate loans
|
5,673 | 1,791 | ||||||
Other
loans:
|
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Commercial
and industrial
|
1,745 | 3,675 | ||||||
Consumer
|
1 | 4 | ||||||
Total
nonaccrual consumer and other loans
|
1,746 | 3,679 | ||||||
Total
nonperforming loans
|
7,419 | 5,470 | ||||||
Foreclosed
real estate, net
|
328 | 1,662 | ||||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$ | 7,747 | $ | 7,132 | ||||
Nonperforming
loans to total loans
|
1.55 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||
Nonperforming
assets to total assets
|
0.63 | 0.60 |
Asset
growth was funded primarily through a $22.2 million increase in deposits to
$670.2 million at June 30, 2010, from $648.0 million at December 31,
2009. The increase in deposits was due to an increase in regular
savings accounts and checking accounts. Regular savings accounts
increased $16.5 million to $121.2 million at June 30, 2010, from $104.7 million
at December 31, 2009. The increase in savings accounts was primarily
due to an account which pays a higher interest rate than our comparable
products. Checking accounts increased $8.1 million to $158.6 million
at June 30, 2010, from $150.5 million at December 31, 2009. The
increase was primarily in noninterest-bearing checking
accounts. These increases were partially offset by decreases in time
deposit accounts of $1.4 million and money market accounts of $1.0 million at
June 30, 2010.
Short-term
borrowings increased $16.2 million to $90.7 million at June 30, 2010 from $74.5
million at December 31, 2009. Short-term borrowings are made up of
FHLB advances with an original maturity of less than one year as well as
customer repurchase agreements, which have an original maturity of one
day. Short-term borrowings issued by the FHLB were $78.0 million and
$58.0 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively. Customer repurchase agreements decreased $3.8 million
to $12.7 million at June 30, 2010 from $16.5 million at December 31,
2009. A customer repurchase agreement is an agreement by us to sell
to and repurchase from the customer an interest in specific securities issued by
or guaranteed by the United States government or government-sponsored
enterprises. This transaction settles immediately on a same day basis
in immediately available funds. Interest paid is commensurate with
other products of equal interest and credit risk. At June 30, 2010
and December 31, 2009, all of our customer repurchase agreements were held by
commercial customers.
Long-term
debt increased $12.6 million to $226.4 million from $213.8 million at December
31, 2009. Long-term debt consists of FHLB advances, securities sold
under repurchase agreements and customer repurchase agreements with an original
maturity of one year or more. Long-term debt issued by the FHLB was
$140.0 million at June 30, 2010 and $127.5 million at December 31,
2009. Securities sold under repurchase agreements remained unchanged
at $81.3 million while customer repurchase agreements were $5.1 million and $5.0
million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Current
interest rates permit us to earn a more advantageous spread by borrowing funds
and reinvesting in securities and loans.
Shareholders’
equity at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $239.6 million and $247.3
million, respectively, which represented 19.4 % of total assets as of June 30,
2010 and 20.8% of total assets as of December 31, 2009. The change in
shareholders’ equity is comprised of the repurchase of 588,848 shares of common
stock for $4.9 million related to the stock repurchase plan and dividends
amounting to $7.0 million. This was partially offset by an increase
of $1.8 million in other comprehensive income, net income of $1.0 million and
$1.4 million related to the accrual of share-based
compensation.
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COMPARISON
OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND JUNE 30,
2009
General
Net loss
was $386,000, or $(0.01) per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010,
as compared to $1.1 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the same period in
2009. Net interest and dividend income was $7.4 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2010 and $7.8 million for the same period in
2009.
Net
Interest and Dividend Income
The
following tables set forth the information relating to our average balance at,
and net interest income for, the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and
reflect the average yield on interest-earning assets and average cost of
interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. Yields and
costs are derived by dividing interest income by the average balance of
interest-earning assets and interest expense by the average balance of
interest-bearing liabilities for the periods shown. The interest rate
spread is the difference between the total average yield on interest-earning
assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest
margin represents tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income as a
percentage of average interest-earning assets. Average balances are
derived from actual daily balances over the periods
indicated. Interest income includes fees earned from making changes
in loan rates and terms and fees earned when the real estate loans are prepaid
or refinanced. For analytical purposes, the interest earned on
tax-exempt assets is adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis to recognize the income
tax savings which facilities comparison between taxable and tax-exempt
assets.
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Three
Months Ended June 30,
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2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
Average
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
Average
Yield/Cost
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans(1)(2)
|
$ | 471,510 | $ | 6,166 | 5.23 | % | $ | 475,148 | $ | 6,488 | 5.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Securities(2)
|
642,372 | 5,602 | 3.49 | 568,521 | 6,630 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Short-term
investments(3)
|
14,018 | 2 | 0.06 | 20,760 | 4 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
1,127,900 | 11,770 | 4.17 | 1,064,429 | 13,122 | 4.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
noninterest-earning assets
|
79,236 | 72,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,207,136 | $ | 1,136,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY:
|
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Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
$ | 73,813 | 227 | 1.23 | $ | 64,771 | 326 | 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Savings
accounts
|
117,805 | 225 | 0.76 | 80,531 | 235 | 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
48,494 | 89 | 0.73 | 53,870 | 127 | 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Time
certificates of deposit
|
343,344 | 1,954 | 2.28 | 335,403 | 2,602 | 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
583,456 | 2,495 | 534,575 | 3,290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings and long-term debt
|
289,158 | 1,676 | 2.32 | 249,351 | 1,879 | 3.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities
|
872,614 | 4,171 | 1.91 | 783,926 | 5,169 | 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing
deposits
|
83,015 | 80,865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
noninterest-bearing liabilities
|
8,918 | 12,233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
noninterest-bearing liabilities
|
91,933 | 93,098 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
964,547 | 877,024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
equity
|
242,589 | 259,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$ | 1,207,136 | $ | 1,136,809 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less:
Tax-equivalent adjustment(2)
|
(175 | ) | (147 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest and dividend income
|
$ | 7,424 | $ | 7,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread(4)
|
2.26 | % | 2.29 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest margin(5)
|
2.70 | % | 3.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities
|
129.3 | X | 135.8 | X |
(1)
|
Loans,
including non-accrual loans, are net of deferred loan origination costs,
and unadvanced funds.
|
(2)
|
Securities
and loan income are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate
of 34%. The tax-equivalent adjustment is deducted from
tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income to agree to the amount
reported in the statements of
income.
|
(3)
|
Short-term
investments include federal funds
sold.
|
(4)
|
Net
interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted
average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of
interest-bearing liabilities.
|
(5)
|
Net
interest margin represents tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income
as a percentage of average interest earning
assets.
|
The
following table shows how changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our
interest income and interest expense during the periods
indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect
to:
·
|
Interest
income changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume
multiplied by prior rate);
|
·
|
Interest
income changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied
by current volume); and
|
·
|
The
net change.
|
The
changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been
allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to
rate.
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 compared
|
||||||||||||
to Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) Due to
|
||||||||||||
Volume
|
Rate
|
Net
|
||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets
|
||||||||||||
Loans
(1)
|
$ | (50 | ) | $ | (272 | ) | $ | (322 | ) | |||
Securities
(1)
|
861 | (1,889 | ) | (1,028 | ) | |||||||
Short-term
investment
|
(1 | ) | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
810 | (2,162 | ) | (1,352 | ) | |||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities
|
||||||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
46 | (145 | ) | (99 | ) | |||||||
Savings
accounts
|
109 | (119 | ) | (10 | ) | |||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
(13 | ) | (25 | ) | (38 | ) | ||||||
Time
deposits
|
62 | (710 | ) | (648 | ) | |||||||
Short-term
borrowing and long-term debt
|
300 | (503 | ) | (203 | ) | |||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
504 | (1,502 | ) | (998 | ) | |||||||
Change
in net interest and dividend income
|
$ | 306 | $ | (660 | ) | $ | (354 | ) |
(1)
|
Securities,
loan income and change in net interest and dividend income are presented
on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34%. The tax-equivalent
adjustment is deducted from tax-equivalent net interest
income.
|
Net
interest and dividend income decreased $382,000 to $7.4 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2010, from $7.8 million for the same period in
2009. Interest and dividend income, on a tax-equivalent basis,
decreased $1.3 million to $11.8 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010, from $13.1 million for the same period in 2009. The net
interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.70% for the three months ended
June 30, 2010, as compared to 3.00% for the same period in 2009. The
margin decreased because the yield on interest-earning assets decreased more
than the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
The
average yield on interest-earning assets decreased 76 basis points to 4.17% for
the three months ended June 30, 2010, from 4.93% for the same period in
2009. The primary reason for the decrease in the average yield on
interest-earning assets was a decrease of 117 basis points in the average yield
on securities. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, the average
yield on securities was 3.49% compared to 4.66% for the three months ended June
30, 2009. The average yield on securities decreased primarily due to
larger than normal principal payments on our mortgage-backed securities,
particularly during the first quarter of 2010, which consequently impacted the
yield. The cash flows from these pay downs were subsequently reinvested in
securities having a lower yield that is reflective of the current market rate
environment. In addition, the average balance of securities increased $73.9
million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The new securities
purchases were done so in a lower rate environment.
The
decrease in interest income was partially offset by a decrease in interest
expense. Interest expense decreased $998,000 to $4.2 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2010, from $5.2 million for the same period in
2009. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 73
basis points to 1.91% for the three months ended June 30, 2010, from 2.64% for
the same period in 2009. The decrease in the cost of interest-bearing
liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in rates on time deposits,
repurchase agreements and borrowings.
Provision
for Loan Losses
The
amount that we provided for loan losses during the three months ended June 30,
2010 was based upon the changes that occurred in the loan portfolio during that
same period. The changes in the loan portfolio, described in detail below,
include an increase in charge-offs, primarily pertaining to a single commercial
real estate loan, and the continued weakening of the local and national
economy. After evaluating these factors, we provided $4.1 million for
loan losses for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $590,000 for
the same period in 2009. The allowance was $7.8 million at June 30,
2010 and $7.6 million at March 31, 2010. The allowance for loan
losses was 1.64% of total loans at June 30, 2010 and 1.62% at March 31,
2010.
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Net
charge-offs were $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010. This was comprised of charge-offs of $3.9 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2010, partially offset by recoveries of $17,000 for the
same period. During the second quarter of 2010, we reserved for and
subsequently charged-off $3.6 million related to a single commercial real estate
loan. The remaining balance on this loan was $3.6 million at June 30,
2010. The loan is a build-to-suit rental building whose initial
lessee went into bankruptcy.
Net
charge-offs were $528,000 for the three months ended June 30,
2009. This was comprised of charge-offs of $540,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2009, partially offset by recoveries of $12,000 for the
same period.
Although
we believe that we have established and maintained the allowance for loan losses
at adequate levels, future adjustments may be necessary if economic, real estate
and other conditions differ substantially from the current operating
environment.
Noninterest
Income
Net gains
on the sales of securities were $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010, compared to $122,000 for the same period in 2009. The net gain
on sales of securities for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was offset by a
loss on the prepayment of borrowings of $142,000. During the second
quarter of 2009, we paid off higher cost funding early to take advantage of
lower rate borrowing opportunities.
Noninterest
income increased $908,000 to $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30,
2010, from $1.1 million for the same period in 2009. Service charge
and fee income decreased $243,000 to $492,000 for the three months ended June
30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. This was primarily the
result of a decrease of $238,000 in fees received from the third-party mortgage
program. In the 2009 period, we experienced a higher level of
mortgage referrals due to a decrease in interest rates. In the 2010
period, residential loan demand has moderated but of greater significance, we
have begun to buy back more loans from the third-party mortgage
company. As a result, we forgo receiving referral fee income on
these loans but instead earn interest income for the life of the
loans.
Noninterest
Expense
Noninterest
expense decreased $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 to $5.9
million from $7.0 million in the comparable 2009 period. FDIC insurance
decreased by $523,000 to $168,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from
$691,000 for the same period in 2009. The three months ended June 30,
2009 included the accrual for a special assessment that was imposed upon all
banks at June 30, 2009, which for Westfield Bank amounted to
$453,000. Salaries and benefits decreased $442,000 to $3.4 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2010. This was primarily the
result of a decrease of $328,000 in the accrual for deferred
compensation. In addition, share-based compensation expense decreased
$91,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 from the comparable 2009
period.
Income
Taxes
For the
three months ended June 30, 2010, we had a tax benefit of $247,000 as compared
to a tax provision of $214,000 for the same period in 2009. The
effective tax rate was 39.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 16.6%
for the same period in 2009. The increase in effective tax rate from
June 30, 2009 is due primarily to the loss before income taxes while maintaining
the same level of tax-advantaged income such as BOLI and tax-exempt municipal
obligations.
COMPARISON
OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2010 AND JUNE 30,
2009
General
Net
income was $1.0 million or $0.03 per diluted share, for the six months ended
June 30, 2010, as compared to $2.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the
same period in 2009. Net interest and dividend income was $15.1
million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and $15.8 million for the same
period in 2009.
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Net
Interest and Dividend Income
The
following tables set forth the information relating to our average balance at,
and net interest income for, the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, and
reflect the average yield on interest-earning assets and average cost of
interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. Yields and
costs are derived by dividing interest income by the average balance of
interest-earning assets and interest expense by the average balance of
interest-bearing liabilities for the periods shown. The interest rate
spread is the difference between the total average yield on interest-earning
assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest
margin represents tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income as a
percentage of average interest-earning assets. Average balances are
derived from actual daily balances over the periods
indicated. Interest income includes fees earned from making changes
in loan rates and terms and fees earned when the real estate loans are prepaid
or refinanced. For analytical purposes, the interest earned on
tax-exempt assets is adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis to recognize the income
tax savings which facilities comparison between taxable and tax-exempt
assets.
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
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2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
Average
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
Average
Yield/Cost
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans(1)(2)
|
$ | 471,320 | $ | 12,365 | 5.25 | % | $ | 474,910 | $ | 12,962 | 5.46 | % | ||||||||||||
Securities(2)
|
631,861 | 11,530 | 3.65 | 551,287 | 13,385 | 4.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Short-term
investments(3)
|
15,518 | 3 | 0.04 | 19,630 | 8 | 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
1,118,699 | 23,898 | 4.27 | 1,045,827 | 26,355 | 5.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
noninterest-earning assets
|
80,120 | 71,799 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,198,819 | $ | 1,117,626 | ||||||||||||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
$ | 72,663 | 459 | 1.26 | $ | 60,730 | 576 | 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||
Savings
accounts
|
114,276 | 455 | 0.80 | 76,362 | 427 | 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
48,837 | 179 | 0.73 | 54,730 | 256 | 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Time
certificates of deposit
|
343,865 | 4,016 | 2.34 | 332,779 | 5,306 | 3.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
579,641 | 5,109 | 524,601 | 6,565 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term
borrowings and long-term debt
|
284,614 | 3,325 | 2.34 | 242,330 | 3,687 | 3.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities
|
864,255 | 8,434 | 1.95 | 766,931 | 10,252 | 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing
deposits
|
81,440 | 78,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
noninterest-bearing liabilities
|
8,512 | 11,603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
noninterest-bearing liabilities
|
89,952 | 90,348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
954,207 | 857,279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
equity
|
244,612 | 260,347 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$ | 1,198,819 | $ | 1,117,626 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less:
Tax-equivalent adjustment(2)
|
(348 | ) | (277 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest and dividend income
|
$ | 15,116 | $ | 15,826 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest rate spread(4)
|
2.32 | % | 2.37 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest margin(5)
|
2.79 | % | 3.11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities
|
129.4 | X | 136.4 | X |
(1)
|
Loans,
including non-accrual loans, are net of deferred loan origination costs,
and unadvanced funds.
|
(2)
|
Securities
and loan income are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate
of 34%. The tax-equivalent adjustment is deducted from
tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income to agree to the amount
reported in the statements of
income.
|
(3)
|
Short-term
investments include federal funds
sold.
|
(4)
|
Net
interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted
average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of
interest-bearing liabilities.
|
(5)
|
Net
interest margin represents tax-equivalent net interest and dividend income
as a percentage of average interest earning
assets.
|
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The
following table shows how changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our
interest income and interest expense during the periods
indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect
to:
·
|
Interest
income changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume
multiplied by prior rate);
|
·
|
Interest
income changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied
by current volume); and
|
·
|
The
net change.
|
The
changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been
allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to
rate.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 compared
|
||||||||||||
to Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) Due to
|
||||||||||||
Volume
|
Rate
|
Net
|
||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets
|
||||||||||||
Loans
(1)
|
$ | (98 | ) | $ | (499 | ) | $ | (597 | ) | |||
Securities
(1)
|
1,956 | (3,811 | ) | (1,855 | ) | |||||||
Short-term
investment
|
(2 | ) | (3 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
1,856 | (4,313 | ) | (2,457 | ) | |||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities
|
||||||||||||
NOW
accounts
|
113 | (230 | ) | (117 | ) | |||||||
Savings
accounts
|
212 | (184 | ) | 28 | ||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
(28 | ) | (49 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||
Time
deposits
|
177 | (1,467 | ) | (1,290 | ) | |||||||
Short-term
borrowing and long-term debt
|
643 | (1,005 | ) | (362 | ) | |||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
1,117 | (2,935 | ) | (1,818 | ) | |||||||
Change
in net interest and dividend income
|
$ | 739 | $ | (1,378 | ) | $ | (639 | ) |
(1)
|
Securities,
loan income and changes in net interest and dividend income are presented
on a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34%.
The tax-equivalent adjustment is deducted from
tax-equivalent net interest
income.
|
Net
interest and dividend income decreased $710,000 to $15.1 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2010, from $15.8 million for the same period in
2009. Interest and dividend income, on a tax-equivalent basis,
decreased $2.5 million to $23.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010,
from $26.4 million for the same period in 2009. The net interest
margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 2.79% for the six months ended June 30,
2010, as compared to 3.11% for the same period in 2009. The margin
decreased because the yield on interest-earning assets decreased more than the
cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The average yield on
interest-earning assets decreased 77 basis points to 4.27% for the six months
ended June 30, 2010, from 5.04% for the same period in 2009.
The
primary reason for the decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets
was a decrease of 121 basis points in the average yield on
securities. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the average yield
on securities was 3.65% compared to 4.86% for the six months ended June 30,
2009. We experienced larger than normal amortization on our
securities, particularly in the first quarter of 2010, which decreased the yield
on securities. The cash flows from these pay downs were subsequently
reinvested in securities having a lower yield that is reflective of the current
market rate environment. In addition, the average balance of securities
increased $80.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The
new securities purchases were done so in a lower rate environment.
The
decrease in interest income was partially offset by a decrease in interest
expense. Interest expense decreased $1.9 million to $8.4 million for
the six months ended June 30, 2010, from $10.3 million for the same period in
2009. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 72
basis points to 1.95% for the six months ended June 30, 2010, from 2.67% for the
same period in 2009. The decrease in the cost of interest-bearing
liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in rates on time deposits,
repurchase agreements and borrowings.
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Provision
for Loan Losses
The
amount that we provided for loan losses during the six months ended June 30,
2010 was based upon the changes that occurred in the loan portfolio during that
same period. The changes in the loan portfolio, described in detail below,
include an increase in charge-offs, primarily pertaining to a single commercial
real estate loan, and the continued weakening of the local and national
economy. After evaluating these factors, we provided $4.6 for loan
losses for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1.7 million for the
same period in 2009. The allowance was $7.8 million at June 30, 2010
and $7.6 million at December 31, 2009. The allowance for loan losses
was 1.64% of total loans at June 30, 2010 and 1.60% at December 31,
2009.
Net
charge-offs were $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30,
2010. This was comprised of charge-offs of $4.5 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2010, partially offset by recoveries of $39,000 for the
same period. During the second quarter of 2010, we reserved for and
subsequently charged-off $3.6 million related to a single commercial real estate
loan. The remaining balance on this loan was $3.6 million at June 30,
2010. The loan is a build-to-suit rental building whose initial
lessee went into bankruptcy.
Net
charge-offs were $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30,
2009. This was comprised of charge-offs of $3.2 million offset by
recoveries of $23,000. The increase in charge-offs was the related to a single
commercial manufacturing relationship of $5.5 million. The business was sold in
2009 and resulted in a charge-off of $3.1 million.
Although
we believe that we have established and maintained the allowance for loan losses
at adequate levels, future adjustments may be necessary if economic, real estate
and other conditions differ substantially from the current operating
environment.
Noninterest
Income
Noninterest
income increased $712,000 to $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30,
2010, from $2.2 million for the same period in 2009. Service charge
and fee income decreased $460,000 to $984,000 for the six months ended June 30,
2010, compared to the same period in 2009. This was primarily the
result of a decrease of $385,000 in fees received from the third-party mortgage
program. In the 2009 period, we experienced a higher level of
mortgage referrals due to a decrease in interest rates. In the 2010
period, residential loan demand has moderated but of greater significance, we
have begun to buy back more loans from the third-party mortgage
company. As a result, we forgo receiving referral fee income on
these loans but instead earn interest income for the life of the
loans. In addition, net checking account processing fee income
decreased $65,000 to $498,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, primarily
due to a decrease in overdraft fee income.
Net gains
on the sales of securities were $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30,
2010, compared to $208,000 for the same period in 2009. The net gain
on sales of securities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was offset by a
loss on the prepayment of borrowings of $142,000. During the second
quarter of 2009, we paid off higher cost funding early to take advantage of
lower rate borrowing opportunities.
Noninterest
Expense
Noninterest
expense decreased $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to $12.3
million from $13.4 million in the comparable 2009 period. Salaries and benefits
decreased $749,000 to $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30,
2010. This was primarily the result of a decrease of $324,000 in the
accrual for deferred compensation. In addition, share-based
compensation expense decreased $297,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010
from the comparable 2009 period. The 2009 period included $243,000 in
expense related to the acceleration of vesting for employees that reached
retirement eligibility age. FDIC insurance decreased by $516,000 to
$332,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 from $848,000 for the same
period in 2009. The six months ended June 30, 2009 included the
accrual for a special assessment that was imposed upon all banks at June 30,
2009, which for Westfield Bank amounted to $453,000.
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Income
Taxes
For the
six months ended June 30, 2010, we had a tax provision of $155,000 as compared
to $607,000 for the same period in 2009. The effective tax rate was
13.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 21.0% for the same period in
2009. The decrease in effective tax rate from June 30, 2009 is due
primarily to a lower income before taxes while maintaining the same level of
tax-advantaged income such as BOLI and tax-exempt municipal
obligations.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The term
“liquidity” refers to our ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to fund
loan originations, loan purchases, withdrawals of deposits and operating
expenses. Our primary sources of liquidity are deposits, scheduled
amortization and prepayments of loan principal and mortgage-backed securities,
maturities and calls of securities and funds provided by
operations. We also can borrow funds from the FHLB based on eligible
collateral of loans and securities. Our maximum additional borrowing
capacity from the FHLB at June 30, 2010 was $33.2 million.
Liquidity
management is both a daily and long-term function of business
management. The measure of a company’s liquidity is its ability to
meet its cash commitments at all times with available cash or by conversion of
other assets to cash at a reasonable price. Loan repayments and
maturing investment securities are a relatively predictable source of
funds. However, deposit flow, calls of securities and repayments of
loans and mortgage-backed securities are strongly influenced by interest rates,
general and local economic conditions and competition in the
marketplace. These factors reduce the predictability of the timing of
these sources of funds. Management believes that we have sufficient
liquidity to meet its current operating needs.
At June
30, 2010, we exceeded each of the applicable regulatory capital
requirements. As of June 30, 2010, the most recent notification from
the Office of Thrift Supervision (the “OTS”) categorized us as “well
capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective
action. To be categorized as “well capitalized” we must maintain
minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set
forth in the following table. There are no conditions or events since
that notification that management believes would change our
category. Our actual capital ratios of June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009 are also presented in the following table.
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Actual
|
Minimum For Capital
Adequacy Purpose
|
Minimum To Be Well
Capitalized Under Prompt
Corrective Action Provisions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital (to Risk
Weighted Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 247,935 | 36.86 | % | $ | 53,814 | 8.00 | % | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||
Bank
|
236,931 | 35.37 | 53,596 | 8.00 | $ | 66,994 | 10.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (to Risk
Weighted Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
240,108 | 35.69 | 26,907 | 4.00 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank
|
230,177 | 34.36 | 26,798 | 4.00 | 40,197 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (to Adjusted
Total Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
240,108 | 19.48 | 49,299 | 4.00 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank
|
230,177 | 18.76 | 49,072 | 4.00 | 61,341 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tangible
Equity (to Tangible
Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
N/A | - | N/A | - | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank
|
230,177 | 18.76 | 18,402 | 1.50 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital (to Risk
Weighted Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
$ | 257,209 | 38.07 | % | $ | 54,052 | 8.00 | % | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||
Bank
|
236,940 | 35.29 | 53,706 | 8.00 | $ | 67,132 | 10.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (to Risk
Weighted Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
249,564 | 36.94 | 27,026 | 4.00 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank
|
230,109 | 34.28 | 26,853 | 4.00 | 40,279 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (to Adjusted
Total Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
249,564 | 20.92 | 47,713 | 4.00 | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank
|
230,109 | 19.56 | 47,059 | 4.00 | 58,824 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tangible
Equity (to Tangible
Assets):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
N/A | - | N/A | - | N/A | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Bank
|
230,109 | 19.56 | 17,647 | 1.50 | N/A | - |
We also
have outstanding, at any time, a significant number of commitments to extend
credit and provide financial guarantees to third parties. These
arrangements are subject to strict credit control
assessments. Guarantees specify limits to our
obligations. Because many commitments and almost all guarantees
expire without being funded in whole or in part, the contract amounts are not
estimates of future cash flows. We are obligated under leases for
certain of our branches and equipment. A summary of lease obligations
and credit commitments at June 30, 2010 follows:
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After
1
Year
|
After
3
Years
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Within
|
But Within
|
But Within
|
After
|
|||||||||||||||||
1 Year
|
3 Years
|
5 Years
|
5 Years
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Lease
Obligations
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations
|
$ | 552 | $ | 966 | $ | 891 | $ | 10,350 | $ | 12,759 | ||||||||||
Borrowings
and Debt
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank
|
101,500 | 54,300 | 52,150 | 10,000 | 217,950 | |||||||||||||||
Securities
sold under
|
||||||||||||||||||||
agreements
to repurchase
|
17,874 | 5,000 | 37,800 | 38,500 | 99,174 | |||||||||||||||
Total
borrowings and debt
|
119,374 | 59,300 | 89,950 | 48,500 | 317,124 | |||||||||||||||
Credit
Commitments
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Available
lines of credit
|
56,117 | - | - | 19,063 | 75,180 | |||||||||||||||
Other
loan commitments
|
18,742 | 450 | - | - | 19,192 | |||||||||||||||
Letters
of credit
|
2,537 | - | - | 505 | 3,042 | |||||||||||||||
Total
credit commitments
|
77,396 | 450 | - | 19,568 | 97,414 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 197,322 | $ | 60,716 | $ | 90,841 | $ | 78,418 | $ | 427,297 |
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to
have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
ITEM
3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There
have been no material changes in our assessment of our sensitivity to market
risk since its presentation in our 2009 Annual Report. Please refer to Item 7A
of the 2009 Annual Report for additional information.
ITEM
4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and
Procedures.
Management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), as of the end of the period covered
by this report. Based upon the evaluation, the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and
procedures were effective, to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded,
processed, summarized and reported as and when required and (ii) accumulated and
communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely discussion regarding required
disclosure.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified
in connection with the evaluation that occurred during our last fiscal quarter
that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
None.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS.
For a
summary of risk factors relevant to our operations, see Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk
Factors” in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There are no
material changes in the risk factors relevant to our operations, except as
discussed below:
Compliance
with the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Reform Act may increase our costs of
operations and adversely impact our earnings.
On July
21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) into law. The Dodd-Frank Act
represents a significant overhaul of many aspects of the regulation of the
financial-services industry. Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act
creates a new federal financial consumer protection agency, tightens capital
standards, imposes clearing and margining requirements on many derivatives
activities, and generally increases oversight and regulation of financial
institutions and financial activities. In addition to the
self-implementing provisions of the statute, the Dodd-Frank Act calls for many
administrative rulemakings by various federal agencies to implement various
parts of the legislation. It is impossible to predict when any final
rules would be issued through any such rulemakings, and what the content of such
rules will be. The financial reform legislation and any implementing rules
that are ultimately issued could have adverse implications on the financial
industry, the competitive environment, and our business. We will have to apply
resources to ensure that we are in compliance with all applicable provisions of
the Dodd-Frank Act and any implementing rules, which may increase our costs of
operations and adversely impact our earnings.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
The
following table sets forth information with respect to purchases made by us of
our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Period
|
Total
number
of
shares
purchased
|
Average
price
paid
per share
($)
|
Total
number of
shares
purchased
as
part of publicly
announced
programs
|
Maximum
number
of shares
that
may yet be
purchased
under
the
program (1)
|
||||||||||||
April
1 - 30, 2010
|
- | - | - | 352,034 | ||||||||||||
May
1- 31, 2010
|
220,107 | 8.54 | 220,107 | 131,927 | ||||||||||||
June
1 - 30, 2010
|
131,927 | 8.27 | 131,927 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
352,034 | 8.44 | 352,034 | - |
|
(1)
|
As
previously reported, the Board of Directors voted to authorize the
commencement of a repurchase program on January 22, 2008 authorizing us to
repurchase up to 3,194,000 shares, or ten percent of its outstanding
shares of common stock. This program was completed during the
second quarter of 2010. On May 25, 2010, the Board of
Directors voted to authorize the commencement of a second repurchase
program, authorizing the repurchase of an additional 2,924,367 shares, or
ten percent of its outstanding shares of common stock. There
were no shares purchased under the second repurchase program at June 30,
2010.
|
There
were no sales by us of unregistered securities during the three months ended
June 30, 2010.
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ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM
4. [REMOVED
AND RESERVED.]
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION.
The 2010
Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 27, 2010 (the “Annual
Meeting”). There were 29,581,712 shares of common stock eligible to
be voted at the Annual Meeting and 25,888,885 shares were represented in person
or by proxy at the meeting which constituted a quorum to conduct
business.
Both
proposals presented at the Annual Meeting were approved by the shareholders with
the final voting results of each proposal listed below:
Proposal 1. The
election of three candidates to the Board of Directors, each with a three-year
term.
Nominee
|
For
|
Withheld
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
|||||||||
Victor
J. Carra
|
19,881,221 | 3,430,596 | 2,577,068 | |||||||||
Richard
C. Placek
|
22,884,704 | 427,113 | 2,577,068 | |||||||||
Charles
E. Sullivan
|
22,884,955 | 426,862 | 2,577,068 |
Proposal 2. The
ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2010.
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
||||||
25,742,992
|
99,296 | 46,597 |
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
The
exhibits required to be filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are
listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto and are incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Westfield
Financial, Inc.
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
By:
|
/s/ James C. Hagan
|
James
C. Hagan
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
By:
|
/s/
Leo R. Sagan, Jr.
|
Leo
R. Sagan, Jr.
|
|
Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
|
August 4,
2010
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
2.1
|
Amended
and Restated Plan of Conversion and Stock Issuance of Westfield Mutual
Holding Company, Westfield Financial, Inc. and Westfield Bank
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registration Statement
No. 333-137024 on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 31, 2006).
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Organization of Westfield Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.3 of the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 5, 2007).
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
of Westfield Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of
the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January
5, 2007).
|
4.1
|
Form
of Stock Certificate of Westfield Financial, Inc. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement No. 333-137024 on
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 31,
2006).
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002*
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002*
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002*
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002*
|
*
|
Filed
herewith.
|
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