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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

x                       QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008

 

OR

 

o                          TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission file number: 001-32971

 


 

Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

United States

 

33-1145559

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

4390 Davisville Road, Hatboro, Pennsylvania

 

19040

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(215) 682-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  o

 

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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer o    Accelerated Filer x

Non-Accelerated Filer o      Smaller Reporting Company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes  o    No  x

 

As of August 1, 2008, there were 14,223,850 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 



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FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC.

 

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No.

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Condition at June 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC

Consolidated Statements of Condition

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

1,929

 

$

3,307

 

Interest-earning demand deposits in other banks

 

5,732

 

7,968

 

Money market funds

 

 

20,000

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

7,661

 

31,275

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

 

24,391

 

91,159

 

Mortgage related securities available-for-sale

 

251,367

 

205,145

 

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $3,760 and $3,376 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively

 

525,128

 

447,035

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

8,067

 

5,875

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

11,986

 

11,762

 

Premises and equipment

 

14,074

 

14,466

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

3,298

 

3,360

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

1,003

 

1,066

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

1,327

 

410

 

Other assets

 

2,340

 

1,366

 

Total Assets

 

$

850,642

 

$

812,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

583,233

 

$

585,560

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

119,912

 

80,000

 

Other borrowed funds

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

3,146

 

2,374

 

Accrued interest payable

 

557

 

504

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

2,725

 

2,110

 

Total Liabilities

 

729,573

 

690,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock ($.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 or December 31, 2007)

 

 

 

Common stock ($.01 par value; 35,000,000 shares authorized, 14,679,750 shares issued; 14,223,850 and 14,352,750 shares outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively)

 

147

 

147

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

63,423

 

62,909

 

Treasury stock (at cost, 455,900 and 327,000 shares at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively)

 

(5,456

)

(3,924

)

Common stock acquired by benefit plans

 

(8,540

)

(8,732

)

Retained earnings

 

72,124

 

71,475

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

 

(629

)

496

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

121,069

 

122,371

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

850,642

 

$

812,919

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended 

June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

7,181

 

$

6,044

 

$

14,309

 

$

11,592

 

Interest on money market funds

 

246

 

 

521

 

 

Interest on mortgage related securities

 

3,206

 

1,712

 

6,110

 

3,530

 

Interest on investment securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

104

 

455

 

755

 

908

 

Non-taxable

 

155

 

259

 

323

 

504

 

Dividend income

 

66

 

62

 

124

 

128

 

Other interest income

 

37

 

1,494

 

107

 

2,951

 

Total Interest Income

 

10,995

 

10,026

 

22,249

 

19,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

4,552

 

5,143

 

9,659

 

10,013

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

1,120

 

370

 

2,150

 

736

 

Other borrowed funds

 

182

 

 

364

 

 

Total Interest Expense

 

5,854

 

5,513

 

12,173

 

10,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

5,141

 

4,513

 

10,076

 

8,864

 

Provision for loan losses

 

225

 

75

 

400

 

75

 

Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses

 

4,916

 

4,438

 

9,676

 

8,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONINTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and other fee income

 

224

 

208

 

415

 

424

 

Net gain on sale of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

1

 

16

 

4

 

73

 

Fixed assets

 

 

874

 

 

874

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

48

 

 

118

 

 

Income on bank-owned life insurance

 

113

 

109

 

224

 

216

 

Other

 

17

 

51

 

35

 

107

 

Total Noninterest Income

 

403

 

1,258

 

796

 

1,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, benefits and other compensation

 

3,064

 

2,252

 

5,862

 

4,669

 

Occupancy expense

 

468

 

480

 

954

 

879

 

Furniture and equipment expense

 

227

 

250

 

443

 

482

 

Data processing costs

 

409

 

388

 

802

 

761

 

Professional fees

 

265

 

512

 

578

 

985

 

Marketing expense

 

125

 

176

 

220

 

297

 

FDIC premiums

 

25

 

22

 

55

 

42

 

Other

 

373

 

467

 

764

 

889

 

Total Noninterest Expense

 

4,956

 

4,547

 

9,678

 

9,004

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

363

 

1,149

 

794

 

1,479

 

Income tax provision

 

59

 

297

 

145

 

334

 

Net Income

 

$

304

 

$

852

 

$

649

 

$

1,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.08

 

Diluted

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.08

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Six Months Ended June 30, 2008

 (In Thousands, Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

 

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Acquired

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

Stock-

 

 

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

Treasury

 

by

 

Retained

 

Income,

 

holders’

 

 

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Stock

 

Benefit Plans

 

Earnings

 

Net

 

Equity

 

BALANCE - DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

$

147

 

$

62,909

 

$

(3,924

)

$

(8,732

)

$

71,475

 

$

496

 

$

122,371

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

 

 

 

(1,532

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,532

)

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

434

 

Unallocated ESOP shares committed to employees

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

220

 

Shares allocated in long-term incentive plan

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

649

 

 

 

649

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,125

)

(1,125

)

BALANCE – JUNE 30, 2008

 

$

147

 

$

63,423

 

$

(5,456

)

$

(8,540

)

$

72,124

 

$

(629

)

$

121,069

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

649

 

$

1,145

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

400

 

75

 

Depreciation

 

493

 

527

 

Net amortization of securities premiums and discounts

 

508

 

136

 

(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes

 

(292

)

224

 

Shares committed to be released to the ESOP

 

220

 

263

 

Shares earned in the long-term incentive plan

 

52

 

72

 

Stock based compensation

 

434

 

 

 

Pension plan settlement

 

137

 

 

Origination of loans held for sale

 

(2,447

)

(6,112

)

Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale

 

2,450

 

7,331

 

Net realized gain on sale of fixed assets

 

 

(874

)

Net gain on sales of loans and loans held for sale

 

(4

)

(73

)

Net gain on sales of securities available-for-sale

 

(118

)

 

Earnings on investment in bank-owned life insurance

 

(224

)

(216

)

Decrease in mortgage servicing rights

 

63

 

62

 

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest and dividends receivable and other assets

 

(393

)

498

 

Increase in accrued interest payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

671

 

401

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

2,599

 

3,459

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

(17,128

)

(15,089

)

Proceeds from sales

 

72,398

 

 

Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal repayments

 

11,180

 

23,717

 

Mortgage related securities available-for-sale:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

(108,495

)

 

Proceeds from sales

 

22,051

 

 

Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal repayments

 

37,825

 

25,305

 

Net increase in loans

 

(74,273

)

(28,456

)

Purchase of loan participations

 

(4,220

)

(22,828

)

Net (increase) decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

(2,192

)

407

 

Increase in other investments

 

(83

)

 

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

(110

)

(1,872

)

Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment

 

9

 

1,728

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(63,038

)

(17,088

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in deposits

 

(2,327

)

1,369

 

Increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

772

 

664

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(1,532

)

 

Principal payments on Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

(1,588

)

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

41,500

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

36,825

 

2,033

 

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

(23,614

)

(11,596

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING

 

31,275

 

134,441

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - ENDING

 

$

7,661

 

$

122,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

12,120

 

$

10,754

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

584

 

$

19

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

NOTE 1 - PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND PRESENTATION

 

Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (the “Bancorp”) was organized on September 29, 2006 under the laws of the United States to be a holding company for Fox Chase Bank (the “Bank”), a stock savings bank also organized under the laws of the United States.  On September 29, 2006, the Bancorp completed its initial public offering in which it sold 6,395,835 shares, or 43.57% of its outstanding common stock to the public, including 575,446 shares purchased by the Fox Chase Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”).  An additional 8,148,915 shares, or 55.51% of the Bancorp’s outstanding stock, were issued to Fox Chase MHC, the Bancorp’s federally chartered mutual holding company. Net proceeds of the offering totaled $56.6 million.  Additionally, the Bancorp contributed $150,000 in cash and issued 135,000 shares, or 0.92% of its outstanding common stock, to the Fox Chase Bank Charitable Foundation.

 

The Bancorp’s primary business has been that of holding the common stock of the Bank and making a loan to the ESOP.   Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. is authorized to pursue other business activities permissible by laws and regulations for other savings and loan holding companies.

 

The Bancorp and the Bank (collectively referred to as the “Company”) provide a wide variety of financial products and services to individuals and businesses through the Bank’s eleven branches in Philadelphia, Richboro, Willow Grove, Warminster, Lahaska, Hatboro, Media and West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Ocean City, Marmora and Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.  The operations of the Company are managed as a single business segment.  The Company competes with other financial institutions and other companies that provide financial services.

 

The Company is subject to regulations of certain federal banking agencies.  These regulations can and do change significantly from period to period.  The Company also undergoes periodic examinations by regulatory agencies which may subject them to further changes with respect to asset valuations, amounts of required loss allowances and operating restrictions resulting from the regulators’ judgments based on information available to them at the time of their examinations.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank. The Bank’s operations include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, Fox Chase Financial, Inc.  Fox Chase Financial, Inc. is a Delaware chartered investment holding company and its sole purpose is to manage and hold investment securities.  The financial statements do not include the transactions and balances of Fox Chase MHC.  All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Prior period amounts are reclassified, when necessary, to conform with the current year’s presentation.

 

The Company follows accounting principles and reporting practices which are in compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation and realizability of deferred tax assets and the evaluation of other than temporary impairment of investment securities.  These interim financial statements do not contain all necessary disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008.   These financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments which management believes were necessary in order to conform to GAAP.  The results for the six months ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.

 

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Per Share Information

 

The Company follows the provisions of SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.”  Basic earnings per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.  Unallocated shares in the Bank’s employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) and shares purchased to fund the Bancorp’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan are not included in either basic or diluted earnings per share.

 

The following table presents the reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (unaudited).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

304,000

 

$

852,000

 

$

649,000

 

$

1,145,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (1)

 

14,290,310

 

14,679,750

 

14,317,294

 

14,679,750

 

Average common stock acquired by stock benefit plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested shares - long-term incentive plan

 

(25,114

)

(38,867

)

(25,114

)

(38,867

)

ESOP shares unallocated

 

(485,827

)

(524,190

)

(490,622

)

(528,958

)

Shares purchased by trust

 

(287,500

)

 

(287,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares used to calculate basic earnings per share

 

13,491,869

 

14,116,693

 

13,514,058

 

14,111,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive effect:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested shares - long-term incentive plans

 

25,114

 

38,867

 

25,114

 

38,867

 

Restricted stock awards

 

22,169

 

 

13,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common stock shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share

 

13,539,152

 

14,155,560

 

13,552,965

 

14,150,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share - basic

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.08

 

Earnings per share - diluted

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding anti-dilutive common stock equivalents

 

813,231

 

 

821,607

 

 

 


(1) Excludes treasury stock.

 

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NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE RELATED SECURITIES

 

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Amortized 

Cost

 

Gross 

Unrealized 

Gains

 

Gross 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

Fair 

Value

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

State and political subdivisions

 

$

14,989

 

$

34

 

$

(194

)

$

14,829

 

Corporate securities

 

9,653

 

19

 

(110

)

9,562

 

 

 

24,642

 

53

 

(304

)

24,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage related securities

 

252,086

 

1,140

 

(1,859

)

251,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total securities

 

$

276,728

 

$

1,193

 

$

(2,163

)

$

275,758

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Amortized 

Cost

 

Gross 

Unrealized 

Gains

 

Gross 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

Fair 

Value

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

 

$

10,000

 

$

16

 

$

 

$

10,016

 

State and political subdivisions

 

81,019

 

126

 

(2

)

81,143

 

 

 

91,019

 

142

 

(2

)

91,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage related securities

 

204,362

 

1,078

 

(295

)

205,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total securities

 

$

295,381

 

$

1,220

 

$

(297

)

$

296,304

 

 

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NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE RELATED SECURITIES (CONTINUED)

 

The following tables show gross unrealized losses and fair value of securities, aggregated by security category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

 

 

 

June 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair 

Value

 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

Fair 

Value

 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

Fair 

Value

 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and political subdivisions

 

$

8,059

 

$

(194

)

$

 

$

 

$

8,059

 

$

(194

)

Corporate securities

 

7,589

 

(110

)

 

 

7,589

 

(110

)

Mortgage related securities

 

118,127

 

(1,844

)

766

 

(15

)

118,893

 

(1,859

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total securities

 

$

133,775

 

$

(2,148

)

$

766

 

$

(15

)

$

134,541

 

$

(2,163

)

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair 

Value

 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

Fair 

Value

 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

Fair 

Value

 

Unrealized 

Losses

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and political subdivisions

 

$

597

 

$

(1

)

$

672

 

$

(1

)

$

1,269

 

$

(2

)

Mortgage related securities

 

32,627

 

(78

)

25,977

 

(217

)

58,604

 

(295

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total securities

 

$

33,224

 

$

(79

)

$

26,649

 

$

(218

)

$

59,873

 

$

(297

)

 

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NOTE 3 - LOANS

 

The composition of net loans at June 30, 2008, and December 31, 2007 is provided below (in thousands).

 

 

 

June 30, 

2008

 

December 31, 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

One-to four-family

 

$

239,888

 

$

215,817

 

Multi-family and commercial

 

117,037

 

76,287

 

Construction

 

55,707

 

46,471

 

 

 

412,632

 

338,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

64,765

 

68,431

 

Automobile

 

372

 

565

 

Home equity lines of credit

 

9,621

 

9,642

 

Other

 

134

 

106

 

 

 

74,892

 

78,744

 

Commercial loans

 

41,285

 

33,356

 

Total Loans

 

528,809

 

450,675

 

Deferred loan origination costs (fees), net

 

79

 

(264

)

Allowance for loan losses

 

(3,760

)

(3,376

)

Net Loans

 

$

525,128

 

$

447,035

 

 

The following table presents changes in the allowance for loan losses (in thousands):

 

 

 

Six Months

 

Year

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning

 

$

3,376

 

$

2,949

 

$

2,949

 

Provision for loan losses

 

400

 

75

 

425

 

Loans charged off

 

(18

)

(1

)

(2

)

Recoveries

 

2

 

2

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, ending

 

$

3,760

 

$

3,025

 

$

3,376

 

 

As of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Bank had one interest rate swap in the notional amount of $1.2 million to hedge a 15-year fixed rate loan, which was earning interest at 7.43%.  The Company is receiving a variable rate payment of three-month LIBOR plus 2.24% and is paying a fixed rate payment of 7.43%. The swap matures in April 2022 and had a market value loss position of $62,000 and $60,000 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

 

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities - Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (SFAS No. 159) which is further discussed in Note 10.  In conjunction with the adoption of SFAS No. 159, the Company identified two financial instruments to be designated for fair value reporting.  The identified instruments are this loan and the related swap discussed in the preceding paragraph.

 

As the loan is contractually current, the Company has determined the market value of the gain position of the loan is equal to the market value loss position of the swap as of both December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2008.  Accordingly, adopting SFAS No. 159 for these two financial instruments has no impact on the Company’s beginning of period retained earnings or the income statement for the six months ended June 30, 2008.

 

The Company elected to adopt SFAS No. 159 for these two financial instruments as they represent the financial instruments associated with the Company’s only swap agreement.  The critical terms of the loan and the swap are a mirror image, except the loan includes a default interest rate clause.

 

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NOTE 4 – MORTGAGE SERVICING ACTIVITY

 

Loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated statements of condition. The unpaid principal balances of these loans were $111.1 million and $123.5 million at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $118.1 million at December 31, 2007.

 

The following summarizes mortgage servicing rights for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the year ended December 31, 2007 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Six Months 

Ended 

June 30,

 

Year 

Ended 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2007

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Balance, beginning

 

$

1,066

 

$

1,177

 

$

1,177

 

Mortgage servicing rights capitalized

 

 

2

 

1

 

Mortgage servicing rights amortized

 

(63

)

(64

)

(112

)

Balance, ending

 

$

1,003

 

$

1,115

 

$

1,066

 

 

At June 30, 2008, June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, the fair value of the mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) was $1.2 million (unaudited), $1.4 million (unaudited) and $1.3 million, respectively. The fair value at these dates was determined using a third-party valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future servicing income. The model incorporates assumptions that market participants use in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rates and current market conditions. Mortgage loan prepayment speed is the annual rate at which borrowers are forecasted to repay their mortgage loan principal and is based on historical experience. The discount rate used to determine the present value of future net servicing income - another key assumption - is the required rate of return the market would expect for an asset with similar risk. Both assumptions can, and generally will, change quarterly valuations as market conditions and interest rates change.

 

NOTE 5 - DEPOSITS

 

Deposits and their respective weighted average interest rate at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30, 2008

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Weighted 

Average 

Rate

 

Amount

 

Weighted 

Average 

Rate

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand accounts

 

 

$

48,734

 

 

$

43,462

 

NOW accounts

 

1.14

%

37,316

 

1.70

%

39,299

 

Money market accounts

 

2.16

 

62,711

 

3.13

 

50,568

 

Savings and club accounts

 

0.25

 

54,102

 

0.65

 

54,019

 

Certificates of deposit

 

4.16

 

380,370

 

4.71

 

398,212

 

Total Deposits

 

3.04

%

$

583,233

 

3.64

%

$

585,560

 

 

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NOTE 6 – BORROWINGS

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

 

Pursuant to collateral agreements with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (the “FHLB”), advances are secured by qualifying first mortgage loans, qualifying fixed-income securities, FHLB stock and an interest-bearing demand deposit account with the FHLB. As of June 30, 2008, the Bank had $137.8 million in qualifying collateral pledged against its advances.

 

Maturity Date

 

Interest Rate

 

Strike Rate

 

Call Date

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 2010

 

2.84

%

 

 

 

$

10,000

 

August 2011

 

4.89

%

7.50

%

 

 

20,000

 

August 2011

 

4.87

%

7.50

%

 

 

10,000

 

January 2015

 

3.49

%

 

 

 

28,412

 

November 2017

 

3.62

%

 

 

November 2010

 

15,000

 

November 2017

 

3.87

%

 

 

November 2011

 

15,000

 

December 2017

 

2.83

%

 

 

September 2008

 

20,000

 

Term advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

118,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized line of credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Total advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

119,912

 

 

For the borrowings that contractually mature in August 2011, if three-month LIBOR is greater than or equal to the Strike Rate, as defined, the FHLB can notify the Bank of its intention to convert the borrowing to an adjustable-rate advance equal to three-month LIBOR (2.78% at June 30, 2008) plus .2175% on a quarterly basis. The Bank has the option to repay these advances at each of the option dates without penalty. Accordingly, the contractual maturities above may differ from actual maturities.

 

The borrowing that contractually matures in January 2015 represents a seven-year amortizing borrowing and has equal monthly payments of $403,000.

 

The borrowings that contractually mature in November 2017 may be called by the FHLB on the call date disclosed in the above table. If the borrowing is called, the Bank has the option to pay off the borrowing without penalty.  If the Bank fails to do so, the borrowing’s fixed rate will reset to a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus .10%. Subsequent to the call date, the borrowings are callable by the FHLB quarterly.  Accordingly, the contractual maturities above may differ from actual maturities.

 

The borrowing that contractually matures in December 2017 may be called by the FHLB on the call date disclosed in the above table. If the borrowing is called, the Bank has the option to pay off the borrowing without penalty.  If the Bank fails to do so, the borrowing’s fixed rate will reset to a variable rate of three-month LIBOR plus .11%.  Subsequent to the call date, the borrowing is callable by the FHLB quarterly.  Accordingly, the contractual maturities above may differ from actual maturities.

 

As of June 30, 2008, the Bank had $50.0 million in borrowing capacity under a collateralized line of credit with the FHLB secured by qualifying first mortgage loans, qualifying fixed-income securities, FHLB stock and an interest-bearing demand deposit account with the FHLB.   As of June 30, 2008, there was $1.5 million borrowed on the line at a rate of 2.43%.

 

The Bank had a maximum borrowing capacity with the FHLB of approximately $485.2 million at March 31, 2008, the latest date for which information is available.

 

Other Borrowed Funds

 

Other borrowed funds of $20.0 million carry an interest rate of 3.60%, contractually mature in November 2014 and may be called by the lender in November 2009.  Subsequent to the call date, the borrowing is callable by the lender quarterly. Accordingly, the contractual maturities above may differ from actual maturities.  Mortgage backed securities with a carrying value of $23.1 million at June 30, 2008 were pledged as collateral for these other borrowed funds.

 

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NOTE 7 – EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

 

Defined Benefit Plan

 

The Bank previously maintained a qualified non-contributory defined benefit retirement plan covering all employees meeting certain eligibility requirements.    The benefits were based on each employee’s years of service and the average of the highest three or five consecutive annual salaries.  The Bank amended the plan and froze the benefits for current participants in the plan as of January 1, 2006.  In October 2006, the Bank resolved to settle the obligations to the plan participants by terminating the plan, after obtaining required approvals.  In the second quarter of 2008, the Bank received a determination letter from the IRS approving the settlement of its plan obligations.  As of June 30, 2008, all plan obligations were settled.

 

The following tables provide a roll forward of the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for the most recent year and the current six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

 

 

June 30,

2008

 

December 31,

2007

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

2,643

 

$

2,389

 

Interest cost

 

67

 

120

 

Actuarial loss

 

160

 

134

 

Benefits paid

 

(2,870

)

 

Net benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

 

$

2,643

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

2008

 

December 31,

2007

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

2,407

 

$

2,302

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

31

 

105

 

Employer contributions

 

432

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(2,870)

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

 

$

2,407

 

 

The following table sets forth the components of the defined benefit plan costs for the periods presented:

 

 

 

Six Months

 

Year

 

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

Interest cost

 

67

 

120

 

Return on plan assets

 

(31

)

(105

)

Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss

 

160

 

143

 

Settlement loss

 

137

 

 

Net periodic benefit costs reported in salaries, benefits and other compensation expense

 

$

333

 

$

158

 

 

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NOTE 8 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company recorded $434,000 of stock based compensation expense in connection with the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, comprised of stock option expense of $183,000 and restricted stock expense of $251,000.  The Company anticipates that the 287,500 shares purchased by a trust during 2007 will fund amounts earned under the restricted stock awards.

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Number of

 

Average

 

 

 

Stock

 

Exercise

 

 

 

Options

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

518,800

 

$

12.38

 

Granted

 

101,400

 

11.42

 

Exercised

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(5,000

)

12.09

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2008

 

615,200

 

$

12.22

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s unvested options as of June 30, 2008 and changes therein during the six months then ended:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Number of

 

Average

 

 

 

Stock

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Options

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at December 31, 2007

 

518,800

 

$

3.40

 

Granted

 

101,400

 

2.78

 

Exercised

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(5,000

)

3.20

 

Unvested at June 30, 2008

 

615,200

 

$

3.30

 

 

Expected future expense relating to the 615,200 non-vested options outstanding as of June 30, 2008 is $1.6 million over a weighted average period of 4.3 years.

 

The following is a summary of the status of the Company’s restricted stock as of June 30, 2008 and changes therein during the six months then ended:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Number of

 

Average

 

 

 

Restricted

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at December 31, 2007

 

203,400

 

$

12.38

 

Granted

 

17,100

 

11.42

 

Vested

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(300

)

12.38

 

Unvested at June 30, 2008

 

220,200

 

$

12.31

 

 

Expected future compensation expense relating to the 220,200 restricted shares at June 30, 2008 is $2.1 million over a weighted average period of 4.3 years.

 

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NOTE 9 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

Comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

304

 

$

852

 

$

649

 

$

1,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding losses arising during the period, net of tax (benefit) (three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $(1,044) and $(479) and for six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 $(675) and $(232), respectively)

 

(1,889

)

(840

)

(1,138

)

(371

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of taxes (three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, $(16) and $0 and for six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 $(40) and $0, respectively)

 

32

 

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus: Amortization of pension actuarial loss

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

3

 

Pension plan settlement

 

87

 

 

87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

(1,832

)

(837

)

(1,125

)

(368

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(1,528

)

$

15

 

$

(476

)

$

777

 

 

NOTE 10 – ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS ADOPTED IN SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (SFAS No. 159). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and amends SFAS No. 115 to, among other things, require certain disclosures for amounts for which the fair value option is applied.  This Statement is effective as of the entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007.  Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 159 for two financial instruments, which are identified and discussed in Note 3 to these consolidated financial statements.

 

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (SFAS No. 157).  This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.   SFAS No. 157 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2008, including interim periods.

 

SFAS No. 157 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs are other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, 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.

 

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Level 3 – Valuations are observed from unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

The Company classified two financial instruments as Level 3 as of June 30, 2008. The first instrument is a private label collateralized mortgage obligation (“CMO”), the fair value of which, unlike U.S. agency mortgage related securities, is more difficult to determine because they are not actively traded in securities markets.  The second instrument is a loan, which was recorded at fair value when the Company adopted SFAS No. 159, since lending credit risk is not an observable input for this individual commercial loan.  The unrealized loss in the private label CMO was $80,000 at June 30, 2008 compared to an unrealized loss of $27,000 at January 1, 2008.  The unrealized gain on the loan was $62,000 at June 30, 2008 compared to an unrealized gain of $60,000 at January 1, 2008.

 

The following table of the Company’s fair value measurements at June 30, 2008 includes (1) investment securities and mortgage related securities available-for-sale; and (2) the two financial instruments recorded at fair value in conjunction with the Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 159 in the first quarter of 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

Significant

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Other

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

As of

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Description

 

6/30/2008

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In Thousands)

 

State and Political Subdivisions

 

$

14,829

 

$

 

$

14,829

 

 

Corporate Securities

 

9,562

 

 

9,562

 

 

Mortgage Related Securities

 

251,367

 

 

250,467

 

$

900

 

Loans (1)

 

1,280

 

 

 

1,280

 

Other Assets – Swap Contract (1)

 

(62

)

 

(62

)

 

Total

 

$

276,976

 

$

 

$

274,796

 

$

2,180

 

 


(1) Such assets are recorded at fair value in conjunction with adoption of SFAS No. 159.

 

The Company utilizes an external third-party pricing service to perform evaluations on its investment portfolio on at least a quarterly basis.  The Company will be evaluating the appropriateness of the identified Level 1, 2 or 3 classifications on a recurring basis. The Company has also adopted FASB Staff Position No. 157-2, which allowed it to defer the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for certain nonfinancial assets and liabilities until January 1, 2009.

 

Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-4

 

In Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 06-4 “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements”, the EITF concluded that an endorsement split dollar life insurance policy does not effectively settle an employer’s obligation to provide the post retirement benefit that the policy was designed to provide.  Therefore, some current expense recognition may need to be made for any endorsement split dollar plans with post retirement benefits.

 

This guidance applies to all post retirement endorsement split dollar arrangements.  This will not impact split dollar plans that only provide pre-retirement death benefits.

 

The accrual for the liability would be calculated in one of two ways:

 

·                  the actuarial present value of the future death benefit or

·                  the cost of insurance of the policy during the postretirement period.

 

Compliance with this EITF must be applied to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for calendar year entities).  It can be made through a cumulative–effect adjustment to retained earnings in the year of adoption or as a change in accounting principles through retrospective application to all prior periods.  As required, the Company adopted this EITF in the first quarter of 2008. This did not have a material impact to the Company’s results of operations or financial position, accordingly no cumulative effect adjustment was made.

 

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NOTE 11 – OTHER ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCMENTS

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (SFAS No. 161).  SFAS No. 161 changes the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities.  Entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.  SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is evaluating this statement and has not yet determined the impact of its required disclosures.  The Company does not intend to early adopt this statement.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions and may describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiary include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, national and regional economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality and composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, changes in real estate market values in the Company’s market area, changes in relevant accounting principles and guidelines and the inability of third party service providers to perform their functions.  Additional factors that may affect our results are discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2008, and its other Securities and Exchange Commission reports.

 

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We consider accounting policies involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income to be critical accounting policies. We consider the following to be our critical accounting policies: allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes, and other-than-temporary impairment of securities.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level representing management’s best estimate of known and inherent losses in the loan portfolio, based on management’s evaluation of the portfolio’s collectibility. The allowance is established through the provision for loan losses, which is charged against income. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. Among the material estimates required to establish the allowance are: loss exposure at default; the amount and timing of future cash flows on impacted loans; value of collateral; and determination of loss factors to be applied to the various elements of the portfolio. All of these estimates are susceptible to significant change. Management reviews the level of the allowance on a quarterly basis and establishes the provision for loan losses based upon an evaluation of the size and composition of the portfolio, loss experience in particular segments of the portfolio, trends and absolute levels of classified and criticized loans, trends and absolute levels in delinquent loans, trends in risk ratings, trends in industry charge-offs by particular segments and changes in existing general economic and business conditions affecting our lending areas and the national economy.  Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluation. In addition, the Office of Thrift Supervision, as an integral part of its examination process, periodically reviews our allowance for loan losses. Such agency may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on its judgments about information available to it at the time of its examination. A large loss could deplete the allowance and require increased provisions to replenish the allowance, which would negatively affect earnings.

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2008, management refined its methodology for determining its loss factors for new commercial loans originated in 2008.  Under this methodology, management reviews and provides a loss factor for each individual new loan relationship.  Generally, management believes the risk of default on recently underwritten loans is relatively low at the time of origination. This is supported by the concept that the fair value of the loan at inception approximates its book value.  However, based on its industry experience, management believes the default risk on loans is initially low, increases with time, at some point moderating.  These 2008 loans will be reviewed on a quarterly basis, and loss reserve factors adjusted commensurate with assessed changes in the loans’ risk.

 

Deferred Income Taxes. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes as prescribed in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. If current available information raises doubt as to the realization of the deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance is established. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We exercise significant judgment in evaluating the amount and timing of recognition of the resulting tax liabilities and assets. These judgments require us to make projections of future taxable income. The judgments and estimates we make in determining our deferred tax assets, which are inherently subjective, are reviewed on a continual basis as regulatory and business factors change. Any reduction in estimated future taxable income may require us to record a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. The Company had a charitable contribution carryover of $1.3 million as of June 30, 2008, resulting in a deferred tax asset of $440,000.  Utilization of this carryover is limited to 10% of taxable income on an annual basis. Such carryover will expire on December 31, 2011, if not utilized. If the Company is unable to generate sufficient taxable income to utilize this carryover it may require us to record a valuation allowance against this deferred tax asset.  Any valuation allowance would result in additional income tax expense in the period, which would negatively affect earnings.

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment of Investment Securities. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” and FASB Staff Position FAS 115-1 and 124-1 “The Meaning of Other Than Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments,” require companies to perform periodic reviews of individual securities in their investment portfolios to determine whether a decline in the value of a security is other than temporary. A review of other-than-temporary impairment requires companies to make certain judgments regarding the nature of the decline, its effect on the financial statements and the probability, extent and timing of a valuation recovery and the company’s intent and ability to hold the security. Pursuant to these requirements, we assess valuation declines to determine the extent to which such changes are attributable to (1) fundamental factors specific to the issuer, such as financial condition, business prospects or other factors, or (2) market-related factors, such as interest rates or equity market declines. If the decline in the market value of a security is determined to be other than temporary, we reduce the book value of such security to its current market value, recognizing the decline as a realized loss on the income statement.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

Total assets increased $37.7 million, or 4.6%, to $850.6 million at June 30, 2008, compared to $812.9 million at December 31, 2007.  Loans increased $78.1 million from December 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008. Approximately $57.9 million of this increase was in commercial, commercial real estate and construction loans as we continue our strategic initiative to increase our commercial loan portfolio. Additionally, $24.1 million of this increase was in one-to-four family real estate loans as we were able to grow this portfolio, within our geographic region, through our correspondent relationships. The growth in loans was primarily funded through the liquidation of $60.0 million in short-term auction-rate bonds, which accounted for the majority of the $66.8 million decrease in investment securities available for sale, and liquidation of $20.0 million of money market funds. These sources of funds were used to support loan growth as well as to improve yields by investing these lower-yielding funds into higher-yielding loans. Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased approximately $39.9 million, which funded a majority of the $46.2 million increase in mortgage-related securities due to a leverage strategy implemented during the first quarter of 2008.

 

Deposits decreased $2.4 million, or 0.4%, from $585.6 at December 31, 2007 to $583.2 million at June 30, 2008 as the Bank is located in a highly competitive deposit market. Core deposits, defined as non-interest and interest bearing checking accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts, increased $15.5 million, or 8.3%, from $187.3 million at December 31, 2007 to $202.9 million at June 30, 2008 as the Bank (1) increased commercial business checking accounts through the efforts of its commercial lending and cash management teams and (2) increased money market accounts through promotional activities.

 

Stockholders’ equity decreased $1.3 million to $121.1 million at June 30, 2008 compared to $122.4 million at December 31, 2007 primarily due to unrealized losses on the investment portfolio and the repurchase of 128,900 shares of common stock at a cost of $1.5 million, offset by net income of $649,000.

 

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

 

General. Net income decreased $548,000, or 64.3%, to $304,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $852,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007, primarily due to a $855,000 decrease in noninterest income, an increase in noninterest expense of $409,000 and an increase in the provision for loan losses of $150,000, offset by an increase in net interest income of $628,000 and a decrease in tax expense of  $238,000.  The decrease in noninterest income of $855,000 was primarily the result of a gain of $874,000 (after tax $577,000) related to the sale of the Bank’s former operations center in the second quarter of 2007.  The increase in noninterest expense of $409,000 includes an expense of $244,000 (after tax $161,000) associated with final distributions from the Company’s terminated pension plan in the second quarter of 2008.

 

Net income decreased $496,000, or 43.3%, to $649,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, primarily due to a $898,000 decrease in noninterest income, an increase in noninterest expense of $674,000 and an increase in the provision for loan losses of $325,000, offset by an increase in net interest income of $1.2 million and a decrease in tax expense of  $189,000. The decrease in noninterest income of $898,000 was primarily the result of a gain of $874,000 (after tax $577,000) related to the sale of the Bank’s former operations center in the second quarter of 2007.  The increase in noninterest expense of $674,000 includes an expense of $297,000 (after tax $196,000) associated with final distributions from the Company’s terminated pension plan in the second quarter of 2008.

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $628,000, or 13.9%, to $5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 compared the same period in 2007 primarily due to an increase in average total interest earning assets of $103.7 million, offset by a decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets from 5.58% to 5.34%. The increase in average balances of interest-earning assets was primarily due to: (1) an increase in the average balance of loans of $94.5 million year over year primarily related to the implementation of the Company’s focus on increasing its levels of commercial lending; (2) an increase in the average balance of mortgage related securities of $120.9 million year over year primarily due to leverage strategies implemented in the fourth quarter of 2007 and first quarter of 2008, offset by a decrease of $72.2 million in average interest-earning demand deposits and money market funds, which were utilized to fund loan growth.  These changes were offset by an increase in average balances on interest-bearing liabilities of $106.2 million offset by a decrease in the average cost on interest-bearing liabilities from 3.85% to 3.45%.  The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowed funds of  $109.0 million, which were used to fund the leverage strategies.

 

Net interest income increased $1.2 million, or 13.7%, to $10.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 primarily due to an increase in average total interest earning assets of $105.7 million, offset by a decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets from 5.51% to 5.41%.  The increase in average balances of interest-earning assets was primarily due to: (1) an increase in the average balance of loans of $89.8 million year over year primarily related to the implementation of the Company’s focus on increasing its levels of commercial lending; (2) an increase in the average balance of mortgage related securities of $103.0 million year over year primarily due to the leverage strategies implemented in the fourth quarter of 2007 and first quarter of 2008, offset by a decrease of $71.4 million in average interest-earning demand deposits and money market funds which were utilized to fund loan growth. These changes were offset by an increase in average balances on interest-bearing liabilities of $105.5 million offset by a decline in the average cost on interest-bearing liabilities from 3.77% to 3.59%. The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowed funds of  $103.5 million, which were used to fund the leverage strategies.

 

The following table summarizes average balances and average yields and costs of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. Yields are not presented on a tax-equivalent basis. Any adjustments necessary to present yields on a tax-equivalent basis are insignificant.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

and

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

and

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

and

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

and

 

Yield/

 

 

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

Balance

 

Dividends

 

Cost

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning demand deposits

 

$

8,159

 

$

37

 

1.82

%

$

114,954

 

$

1,494

 

5.20

%

$

10,709

 

$

107

 

2.02

%

$

114,379

 

$

2,951

 

5.16

%

Money market funds

 

34,628

 

246

 

2.85

%

 

 

0.00

%

32,271

 

521

 

3.25

%

 

 

0.00

%

Mortgage-related securities

 

261,416

 

3,206

 

4.91

%

140,471

 

1,712

 

4.87

%

249,528

 

6,110

 

4.90

%

146,510

 

3,530

 

4.82

%

Taxable securities

 

16,633

 

170

 

4.10

%

42,884

 

517

 

4.82

%

39,925

 

879

 

4.40

%

45,171

 

1,036

 

4.59

%

Nontaxable securities

 

15,613

 

155

 

3.96

%

28,400

 

259

 

3.65

%

16,281

 

323

 

3.96

%

26,272

 

504

 

3.84

%

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential loans

 

229,129

 

3,245

 

5.67

%

206,676

 

2,943

 

5.70

%

223,286

 

6,313

 

5.65

%

207,449

 

5,864

 

5.65

%

Commercial loans

 

180,250

 

2,850

 

6.25

%

103,245

 

1,924

 

7.37

%

171,478

 

5,760

 

6.64

%

92,224

 

3,343

 

7.21

%

Consumer loans

 

76,107

 

1,086

 

5.71

%

81,016

 

1,177

 

5.81

%

77,193

 

2,236

 

5.79

%

82,438

 

2,385

 

5.79

%

Total Loans

 

485,486

 

7,181

 

5.89

%

390,937

 

6,044

 

6.16

%

471,957

 

14,309

 

6.04

%

382,111

 

11,592

 

6.06

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

(3,614

)

 

 

 

 

(2,976

)

 

 

 

 

(3,517

)

 

 

 

 

(2,973

)

 

 

 

 

Net loans

 

481,872

 

7,181

 

 

 

387,961

 

6,044

 

 

 

468,440

 

14,309

 

 

 

379,138

 

11,592

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

818,321

 

10,995

 

5.34

%

714,670

 

10,026

 

5.58

%

817,154

 

22,249

 

5.41

%

711,470

 

19,613

 

5.51

%

Noninterest-earning assets

 

37,153

 

 

 

 

 

36,126

 

 

 

 

 

36,820

 

 

 

 

 

36,129

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

855,474

 

 

 

 

 

$

750,796

 

 

 

 

 

$

853,974

 

 

 

 

 

$

747,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW and money market deposit accounts

 

$

98,524

 

452

 

1.84

%

$

77,971

 

481

 

2.48

%

$

96,347

 

990

 

2.07

%

$

77,041

 

876

 

2.29

%

Savings accounts

 

53,291

 

35

 

0.26

%

60,934

 

112

 

0.73

%

53,464

 

93

 

0.35

%

62,038

 

226

 

0.73

%

Certificates of deposit

 

389,671

 

4,065

 

4.20

%

405,425

 

4,550

 

4.50

%

396,240

 

8,576

 

4.35

%

404,953

 

8,911

 

4.44

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

541,486

 

4,552

 

3.38

%

544,330

 

5,143

 

3.79

%

546,051

 

9,659

 

3.56

%

544,032

 

10,013

 

3.71

%

FHLB advances

 

119,038

 

1,120

 

3.72

%

30,000

 

370

 

4.88

%

113,488

 

2,150

 

3.75

%

30,000

 

736

 

4.88

%

Other borrowed funds

 

20,000

 

182

 

3.60

%

 

 

0.00

%

20,000

 

364

 

3.60

%

 

 

0.00

%

Total borrowings

 

139,038

 

1,302

 

3.71

%

30,000

 

370

 

4.88

%

133,488

 

2,514

 

3.73

%

30,000

 

736

 

4.88

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

680,524

 

5,854

 

3.45

%

574,330

 

5,513

 

3.85

%

679,539

 

12,173

 

3.59

%

574,032

 

10,749

 

3.77

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

46,339

 

 

 

 

 

44,992

 

 

 

 

 

45,378

 

 

 

 

 

42,444

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

6,003

 

 

 

 

 

4,967

 

 

 

 

 

6,209

 

 

 

 

 

5,331

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

732,866

 

 

 

 

 

624,289

 

 

 

 

 

731,126

 

 

 

 

 

621,807

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

121,958

 

 

 

 

 

127,220

 

 

 

 

 

121,884

 

 

 

 

 

126,650

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated comprehensive income

 

650

 

 

 

 

 

(713

)

 

 

 

 

964

 

 

 

 

 

(858

)

 

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s equity

 

122,608

 

 

 

 

 

126,507

 

 

 

 

 

122,848

 

 

 

 

 

125,792

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

855,474

 

 

 

 

 

$

750,796

 

 

 

 

 

$

853,974

 

 

 

 

 

$

747,599

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

5,141

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,513

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,076

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,864

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

1.89

%

 

 

 

 

1.73

%

 

 

 

 

1.82

%

 

 

 

 

1.74

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

 

 

2.45

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

120.25

%

 

 

 

 

122.44

%

 

 

 

 

120.25

%

 

 

 

 

123.94

%

 


(1)        Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computations

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by current volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. For purposes of this table, changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionally based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2008
Compared to
Three Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2008
Compared to
Six Months Ended June 30, 2007

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease)
Due to

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease)
Due to

 

 

 

 

 

Rate

 

Volume

 

Net

 

Rate

 

Volume

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning demand deposits

 

$

(69

)

$

(1,388

)

$

(1,457

)

$

(170

)

$

(2,674

)

$

(2,844

)

Money market funds

 

246

 

 

246

 

521

 

 

521

 

Mortgage related securities

 

20

 

1,474

 

1,494

 

98

 

2,482

 

2,580

 

Taxable securities

 

(31

)

(316

)

(347

)

(37

)

(120

)

(157

)

Nontaxable securities

 

13

 

(117

)

(104

)

11

 

(192

)

(181

)

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential loans

 

(18

)

320

 

302

 

1

 

448

 

449

 

Commercial and construction loans

 

(509

)

1,435

 

926

 

(490

)

2,907

 

2,417

 

Consumer loans

 

(20

)

(71

)

(91

)

3

 

(152

)

(149

)

Total loans

 

(547

)

1,684

 

1,137

 

(486

)

3,203

 

2,717

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

(368

)

1,337

 

969

 

(63

)

2,699

 

2,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW and money market deposits

 

(156

)

127

 

(29

)

(112

)

226

 

114

 

Savings accounts

 

(63

)

(14

)

(77

)

(103

)

(30

)

(133

)

Certificates of deposit

 

(308

)

(177

)

(485

)

(191

)

(144

)

(335

)

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

(527

)

(64

)

(591

)

(406

)

52

 

(354

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FHLB advances

 

(349

)

1,099

 

750

 

(650

)

2,064

 

1,414

 

Other borrowings

 

182

 

 

182

 

364

 

 

364

 

Total borrowings

 

(167

)

1,099

 

932

 

(286

)

2,064

 

1,778

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

(694

)

1,035

 

341

 

(692

)

2,116

 

1,424

 

Net change in net interest income

 

$

326

 

$

302

 

$

628

 

$

629

 

$

583

 

$

1,212

 

 

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Provision for Loan Losses. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $225,000 and $400,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $75,000 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2007. The increase in the provision reflected loan growth, primarily in the commercial categories, an increase in nonperforming and classified loans and the change in the allowance methodology discussed previously.

 

The following table provides information with respect to the Bank’s nonperforming assets at the dates indicated. There were no troubled debt restructurings as of the dates presented.

 

 

 

At June 30,
2008

 

At December
31, 2007

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Nonaccrual loans:

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

$

939

 

$

155

 

Consumer

 

54

 

 

Multi-family and commercial real estate

 

467

 

105

 

Total

 

1,460

 

260

 

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:

 

 

 

 

 

One- to four-family

 

 

559

 

Total

 

 

559

 

Total of nonaccrual loans and accruing loans 90 days or more past due

 

$

1,460

 

$

819

 

Real estate owned

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

1,460

 

$

819

 

Total nonperforming loans to total loans

 

0.28

%

0.18

%

Total nonperforming loans to total assets

 

0.17

 

0.10

 

Total nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.17

 

0.10

 

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

258

%

412

%

 

The increase in nonaccrual loans to $1.5 million at June 30, 2008 from $260,000 at December 31, 2007 was primarily a result of a $505,000 residential mortgage and a $54,000 home equity loan to one borrower, both of which were placed on non accrual during the three month period ended March 31, 2008. The loans were previously included in the 90 days past due and still accruing category as of December 31, 2007. The loans are secured by a residential property in southern New Jersey. In addition, two other residential loans and one additional commercial loan totaling $641,000 were placed on nonaccrual status during the three months ended June 30, 2008. These loans placed on nonaccrual during the three months ended June 30, 2008 are secured by real estate properties located in southern New Jersey.

 

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Noninterest Income. The following table summarizes noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007.

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

$

 Change

 

% Change

 

2008

 

2007

 

$

 Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and other fee income

 

$

224

 

$

208

 

$

16

 

7.7

%

$

415

 

$

424

 

$

(9

)

(2.1

)%

Net gain on sale of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

1

 

16

 

(15

)

(93.8

)

4

 

73

 

(69

)

(94.5

)

Fixed assets

 

 

874

 

(874

)

(100.0

)

 

874

 

(874

)

(100.0

)

Securities available-for-sale

 

48

 

 

48

 

100.0

 

118

 

 

118

 

100.0

 

Income on bank-owned life insurance

 

113

 

109

 

4

 

3.7

 

224

 

216

 

8

 

3.7

 

Other

 

17

 

51

 

(34

)

(66.7

)

35

 

107

 

(72

)

(67.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

403

 

$

1,258

 

$

(855

)

(68.0

)

$

796

 

$

1,694

 

$

(898

)

(53.0

)

 

Noninterest income decreased $855,000, or 68.0%, and $898,000, or 53.0%, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2007. As previously discussed, the decrease in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 was primarily a result of the Bank recognizing a pre-tax gain of $874,000 on the sale of its former operations center in the second quarter of 2007.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2008, gain on sale of loans decreased $15,000 compared to the same period in 2007 as the Company discontinued selling residential mortgage loans during the second quarter of 2007. Gain on sale of investment securities increased $48,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2008 as the Company took advantage of the steepening yield curve to liquidate certain securities at a gain and reinvest the proceeds in higher-yielding securities. Other income decreased $34,000 during the three-month period as a result of the Bank receiving a reduced rate on the funds held at a third party check processor.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2008, gain on sale of loans decreased $69,000 compared to the same period in 2007 as the Company discontinued selling residential mortgage loans during the second quarter of 2007. Gain on sale of investment securities increased $118,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2008 as the Company took advantage of the steepening yield curve to liquidate certain securities at a gain and reinvest the proceeds in higher-yielding securities. Other income decreased $72,000 during the six-month period as a result of the Bank receiving a reduced rate on the funds held at a third party check processor.

 

Noninterest Expense. The following table summarizes noninterest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

2008

 

2007

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries, benefits and other compensation

 

$

3,064

 

$

2,252

 

$

812

 

36.1

%

$

5,862

 

$

4,669

 

$

1,193

 

25.6

%

Occupancy expense

 

468

 

480

 

(12

)

(2.5

)

954

 

879

 

75

 

8.5

 

Furniture and equipment expense

 

227

 

250

 

(23

)

(9.2

)

443

 

482

 

(39

)

(8.1

)

Data processing costs

 

409

 

388

 

21

 

5.4

 

802

 

761

 

41

 

5.4

 

Professional fees

 

265

 

512

 

(247

)

(48.2

)

578

 

985

 

(407

)

(41.3

)

Marketing expense

 

125

 

176

 

(51

)

(29.0

)

220

 

297

 

(77

)

(25.9

)

FDIC premiums

 

25

 

22

 

3

 

13.6

 

55

 

42

 

13

 

31.0

 

Other

 

373

 

467

 

(94

)

(20.1

)

764

 

889

 

(125

)

(14.1

)

Total

 

$

4,956

 

$

4,547

 

$

409

 

9.0

 

$

9,678

 

$

9,004

 

$

674

 

7.5

 

 

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Noninterest expense increased by $409,000, or 9.0%, and by $674,000, or 7.5%, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2007. As previously discussed, the increase in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 included an expense of $244,000 and $297,000, respectively, associated with final distributions from the Company’s terminated pension plan in the second quarter of 2008.

 

The largest changes for the three month period were (1) an increase in salaries and benefits expense of $812,000 primarily due to the $244,000 of expense associated with final distributions from the Company’s terminated pension plan, $225,000 related to equity awards granted under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, costs associated with the opening of the Bank’s West Chester, Pennsylvania branch in October 2007 and annual merit increases and (2) an increase in data processing costs of $21,000 due to contractual annual fee increases. These increased costs were offset by a decrease in professional fees of $247,000 primarily due to a decrease in consulting fees in connection with the Company’s first year of becoming Sarbanes- Oxley compliant in 2007. Additional decreases in noninterest expense included a reduction of marketing expense of $51,000 due to reduced promotional offers and advertising performed during 2008 and a reduction of other noninterest expense of $94,000 as the Company continued its disciplined focus on managing its other expenses.

 

The largest changes for the six month period were (1) an increase in salaries and benefits expense of $1.2 million primarily due to the $297,000 of expense associated with final distributions from the Company’s terminated pension plan, $434,000 related to equity awards granted under the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, costs associated with the opening of the Bank’s West Chester, Pennsylvania branch in October 2007 and annual merit increases and (2) an increase in occupancy expense of $75,000 primarily due to higher costs associated with the Company’s move to a leased operations center during the second quarter of 2007 and the new West Chester branch. These increased costs were offset by a decrease in professional fees of $407,000 primarily due to legal fees paid in the first quarter of 2007 in relation to the litigation with the Bank’s former Chief Executive Officer, which was settled in the fourth quarter of 2007, and a decrease in consulting fees in connection with the Company’s first year of becoming Sarbanes-Oxley compliant in 2007. Additional decreases in noninterest expense included a reduction of marketing expense of $77,000 due to reduced promotional offers and advertising performed during 2008 and a reduction of other noninterest expense of $125,000 as the Company continued its disciplined focus on managing its other expenses.

 

The FDIC deposit insurance premium increased $3,000 and $13,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008.  The relatively low expense was the result of the utilization of the one-time assessment credit that was provided to eligible insured depository institutions under the Federal Deposit Insurance reform Act of 2005.  As of June 30, 2008, the remaining balance of the one-time credit was approximately $80,000. Management anticipates that this credit will be fully utilized in the fourth quarter of 2008.

 

Income Taxes. The income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 was $59,000 and $145,000 compared to $297,000 and $334,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.          The Company’s effective income tax rate was 16.3% and 18.3% for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008, respectively compared to 25.8% and 22.6% for the same periods in 2007, respectively. These rates reflect the Company’s levels of tax-exempt income for both periods relative to the overall level of taxable income. The lower effective tax rate for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2008 was due to non-taxable income having a larger impact on the effective tax rate due to a decrease in pre-tax income compared to the same periods in 2007.

 

Liquidity and Capital Management

 

Liquidity Management. Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future financial obligations of a short-term nature. Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan and securities repayments, maturities and sales. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loans and securities prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

 

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The following table presents certain of our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by period

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

Less than
One Year

 

One to
Three Years

 

Three to
Five Years

 

More Than
Five Years

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease obligations (1)

 

$

1,902

 

$

491

 

$

904

 

$

507

 

$

 

FHLB advances and other borrowings (2)

 

169,289

 

10,553

 

27,700

 

44,794

 

86,242

 

Other long-term obligations (3)

 

2,681

 

1,824

 

857

 

 

 

Total

 

$

173,872

 

$

12,868

 

$

29,461

 

$

45,301

 

$

86,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease obligations (1)

 

$

2,192

 

$

494

 

$

963

 

$

735

 

$

 

FHLB advances and other borrowings (2)

 

127,460

 

3,939

 

7,859

 

35,861

 

79,801

 

Other long-term obligations (3)

 

3,481

 

1,910

 

1,571

 

 

 

Total

 

$

133,133

 

$

6,343

 

$

10,393

 

$

36,596

 

$

79,801

 

 


(1)          Represents lease obligations for operations center, one commercial loan production office and equipment.

(2)          Includes principal and projected interest payments.

(3)          Represents obligations to the Company’s third party data processing provider and other vendors.

 

We regularly adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon our assessment of: (1) expected loan demand; (2) expected deposit flows; (3) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities; and (4) the objectives of our asset/liability management policy. We use a variety of measures to assess our liquidity needs, which are provided to our Asset/Liability Management Committee on a regular basis.

 

Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets depend on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. During the three months ended June 30, 2008, cash and cash equivalents were reduced to $7.7 million at June 30, 2008 from $82.4 million at March 31, 2008. This reduction occurred as the company’s cash and cash equivalents were primarily utilized to fund the $66.7 million in loan growth during the same three month period. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $275.8 million at June 30, 2008. In addition, at March 31, 2008, the latest date available, we had the ability to borrow a total of approximately $485.2 million from the FHLB. On June 30, 2008, we had $119.9 million of borrowings outstanding with the FHLB as well as $20.0 million of borrowings outstanding with another financial institution.

 

At June 30, 2008, we had $113.7 million in loan commitments outstanding, which consisted of $8.7 million of mortgage loan commitments, $20.9 million in unused home equity lines of credit, $2.9 million in consumer loans, $80.5 million in commercial loan commitments and $749,000 in standby letters of credit. Certificates of deposit due within one year of June 30, 2008 totaled $232.0 million, or 61.0%, of total certificates of deposit at June 30, 2008. We believe the large percentage of certificates of deposit that mature within one year reflects customers’ hesitancy to invest their funds for long periods in the current interest rate environment. If these maturing deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other certificates of deposit and borrowings. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the certificates of deposit due on or before June 30, 2009. We believe, however, based on past experience, that a significant portion of these certificates of deposit will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

 

Our primary investing activities are the origination and sale of loans and the purchase and sale of securities. Our primary financing activities consist of activity in deposit accounts, FHLB advances and other borrowed funds. Deposit flows are affected by the overall level of interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by us and our local competitors and other factors. We generally manage the pricing of our deposits to be competitive and to increase core deposit relationships. Occasionally, we offer promotional rates on certain products to attract deposits.

 

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The following table presents our primary investing and financing activities during the periods indicated and does not include loans originated and held for sale.

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year Ended
December 31,
2007

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Loan originations

 

$

(115,790

)

$

(193,870

)

Other decreases in loans

 

41,517

 

134,091

 

Purchase of loan participations

 

(4,220

)

(32,064

)

Security purchases

 

(125,623

)

(187,984

)

Security sales

 

94,449

 

36,268

 

Security maturities, calls and principal repayments

 

49,005

 

86,128

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in deposits

 

(2,327

)

(10,974

)

Increase in FHLB advances, net

 

39,912

 

50,000

 

Increase in other borrowings

 

 

20,000

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(1,532

)

(3,924

)

 

Capital Management. The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Office of Thrift Supervision, including a risk-based capital measure. The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. At June 30, 2008, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements and was considered a “well capitalized” institution under regulatory guidelines.

 

The following table presents the Bank’s capital ratios and the minimum capital requirements to be considered ‘‘well capitalized” by the OTS as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

 

 

 

Ratio

 

Minimum
to be Well
Capitalized

 

June 30, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

20.77

%

> 10.0

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

20.01

%

>  6.0

%

Tier 1 capital (to adjusted assets)

 

11.63

%

>  5.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

22.54

%

>10.0

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 

21.78

%

>  6.0

%

Tier 1 capital (to adjusted assets)

 

12.03

%

>  5.0

%

 

The capital from the Company’s initial public offering significantly increased our liquidity and capital resources. Over time, this initial level of liquidity has been reduced as net proceeds from the stock offering has been used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of lending activities. The Company’s financial condition and results of operations have been enhanced by the capital from the offering, resulting in increased net interest-earning assets. However, the large increase in equity resulting from the capital raised in the offering has had an adverse impact on our return on equity. The Company may use capital management tools such as cash dividends and share repurchases as well as improve operating income to increase its return on equity.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In the normal course of operations, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in our financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments, letters of credit and lines of credit.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2008, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

There has not been any material change to the market risk disclosure from that contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”): (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially effect, Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

Periodically, there have been various claims and lawsuits against us, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which we hold security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to our business. We are not a party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

As of June 30, 2008, the risk factors of the Company have not changed materially from those reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Period

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased

 

Average
Price Paid
Per Share

 

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced Plans
or
Programs

 

Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2008 through May 31, 2008

 

46,200

 

$

12.01

 

46,200

 

249,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008

 

51,500

 

$

12.14

 

51,500

 

198,100

 

Total

 

97,700

 

$

12.08

 

97,700

 

 

 

 

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(1)  On February 7, 2008, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to 327,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “February 2008 program”). On July 31, 2008, the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to an additional 327,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “July 2008 program”). These repurchase programs will continue until they are completed or terminated by the Board of Directors.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) held on May 22, 2008, all the nominees for director proposed by the Company were elected. The votes cast for each nominee were as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas M. Petro

 

13,292,928

 

145,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Todd S. Benning

 

13,300,412

 

138,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal

 

13,281,168

 

157,437

 

 

Also at the Meeting, the stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. The votes cast were as follows:

 

 

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,341,241

 

71,820

 

25,544

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

 Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

3.1

 

Charter of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

3.2

 

Bylaws of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (2)

 

4.1

 

Stock Certificate of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

32.0

 

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 


(1)           Incorporated by reference to this document from the exhibits to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-134160), as amended, initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2006.

 

(2)           Incorporated by reference to this document from the exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchnage Commission on May 9, 2008.

 

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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.

 

 

FOX CHASE BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

Dated: August 8, 2008

By:

/s/ Thomas M. Petro

 

 

Thomas M. Petro

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(principal executive officer)

 

 

 

Dated: August 8, 2008

By:

/s/ Roger S. Deacon

 

 

Roger S. Deacon

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(principal accounting and financial officer)