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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, DC  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

OR

 

 

¨

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission File Number

001-09071

BFC Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida

 

59‑2022148

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

2100 West Cypress Creek Road

 

 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

 

33309

(Address of Principal executive office)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(954) 940-4900

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES x   NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ¨Accelerated filer ¨Non-accelerated filer ¨Smaller reporting company x     

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

YES ¨                        NO x

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of November 8, 2012 is as follows:

 

Class A Common Stock of $.01 par value, 70,299,379 shares outstanding.
Class B Common Stock of $.01 par value, 6,858,461 shares outstanding.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

BFC Financial Corporation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Part I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2012  and December 31, 2011 -Unaudited

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended September 20, 2012 and 2011 - Unaudited

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 - Unaudited

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2012 - Unaudited

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 - Unaudited

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

11 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

77 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

135 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

135 

 

 

 

Part II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

136 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

136 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

136 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

138 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

139 

 

                                                                                                                                                    

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item  1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition Unaudited

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Cash and interest bearing deposits in other banks ($5,044 held by

 

 

 

 

variable interest entity ("VIE") in 2012)

$

162,077 

 

858,789 

Restricted cash ($35,876 in 2012 and $38,913 in 2011 held by VIE)

 

60,084 

 

62,727 

Securities available for sale at fair value

 

210 

 

62,803 

Tax certificates, net of allowance of $3,739 in 2012 and $7,488 in 2011

 

 

 

 

($4,232, net of allowance of $3,739 held by VIE in 2012)

 

4,232 

 

46,488 

Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost which approximates fair value

 

 -

 

18,308 

Loans held for sale ($20,349 held by VIE in 2012)

 

33,601 

 

55,601 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $6,595 in 2012 and $129,887 in 2011

 

 

 

 

($259,092, net of allowance of $4,783 held by VIE in 2012)

 

308,034 

 

2,442,236 

Notes receivable, including net securitized notes of $370,121 in 2012 and $375,904 in

 

 

 

 

  2011, net of allowance of $66,083 in 2012 and $73,260 in 2011

 

494,482 

 

517,836 

Accrued interest receivable ($1,771 held by VIE in 2012)

 

1,771 

 

18,432 

Inventory

 

199,560 

 

213,325 

Real estate owned ($22,577 held by VIE in 2012)

 

92,263 

 

87,174 

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

 

2,461 

 

12,343 

Properties and equipment, net

 

59,280 

 

191,568 

Goodwill

 

 -

 

12,241 

Intangible assets, net

 

64,427 

 

72,804 

Assets held for sale

 

3,612 

 

35,035 

Prepaid Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") deposit insurance assessment

 

 -

 

12,715 

Other assets ($3,221 held by VIE in 2012)

 

62,728 

 

57,730 

  Total assets

$

1,548,822 

 

4,778,155 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

BB&T preferred interest in FAR, LLC ($208,986 held by VIE in 2012)

 

208,986 

 

 -

Deposits

 

 -

 

3,279,852 

Receivable-backed notes payable, (including $384,896 in 2012

 

 

 

 

   and $385,140 in 2011 held by VIE)

 

438,040 

 

478,098 

Notes and mortgage notes payable and other borrowings

 

20,159 

 

108,533 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

144,223 

 

477,316 

Deferred income taxes

 

50,747 

 

24,645 

Deferred gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary

 

 -

 

29,875 

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

 

 -

 

11,156 

Shares subject to mandatory redemption

 

11,732 

 

 -

Other liabilities ($14,305 held by VIE in 2012)

 

152,695 

 

174,634 

  Total liabilities

 

1,026,582 

 

4,584,109 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock of $.01 par value; authorized - 10,000,000 shares: 

 

 

 

 

 Redeemable 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock  -  $.01 par value; authorized 15,000 shares

 

 

 

 

 issued and outstanding 15,000 shares with redemption value of $1,000 per share

 

 -

 

11,029 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 Class A common stock of $.01 par value, authorized 150,000,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

   issued and outstanding 70,281,232 in 2012 and 70,274,972 in 2011

 

703 

 

703 

 Class B common stock of $.01 par value, authorized 20,000,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

   issued and outstanding 6,859,501 in 2012 and 6,859,751 in 2011

 

69 

 

69 

 Additional paid-in capital

 

230,952 

 

232,705 

 Accumulated earnings (deficit)

 

80,028 

 

(100,873)

 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

146 

 

(12,863)

  Total  BFC Financial Corporation ("BFC") shareholders' equity

 

311,898 

 

119,741 

  Noncontrolling interests

 

210,342 

 

63,276 

  Total equity

 

522,240 

 

183,017 

 Total liabilities and equity

$

1,548,822 

 

4,778,155 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate and Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of VOIs

$

57,662 

 

49,675 

 

153,474 

 

131,353 

Fee-based sales commission and other revenues

 

27,798 

 

23,638 

 

66,279 

 

53,280 

Other fee-based services revenue

 

19,401 

 

18,838 

 

57,091 

 

53,325 

Interest income

 

20,763 

 

22,032 

 

62,840 

 

66,439 

 

 

125,624 

 

114,183 

 

339,684 

 

304,397 

Financial Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

4,236 

 

9,156 

 

19,858 

 

32,161 

Securities activities, net

 

22 

 

 -

 

22 

 

(1,500)

Gain (loss) on sale of loans

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

(89)

Other non-interest income

 

112 

 

12 

 

208 

 

31 

 

 

4,370 

 

9,168 

 

20,091 

 

30,603 

Total revenues

 

129,994 

 

123,351 

 

359,775 

 

335,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate and Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOIs sold

 

8,252 

 

7,514 

 

18,922 

 

21,442 

Cost of other resort operations

 

10,416 

 

12,912 

 

35,353 

 

38,149 

Interest expense

 

12,379 

 

15,042 

 

37,598 

 

49,124 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

75,510 

 

58,617 

 

193,328 

 

162,357 

Other expenses

 

 -

 

204 

 

 -

 

1,119 

 

 

106,557 

 

94,289 

 

285,201 

 

272,191 

Financial Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

2,442 

 

3,930 

 

10,801 

 

11,630 

Provision for (recovery from) loan losses

 

257 

 

13,892 

 

(1,135)

 

25,032 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

6,669 

 

5,322 

 

16,197 

 

17,148 

Occupancy and equipment

 

627 

 

2,523 

 

4,653 

 

8,461 

Advertising and promotion

 

92 

 

159 

 

375 

 

417 

Professional fees

 

1,843 

 

2,875 

 

11,279 

 

5,661 

Recovery on assets held for sale

 

 -

 

 -

 

(1,165)

 

 -

Impairments on loans held for sale

 

638 

 

156 

 

1,097 

 

1,538 

Impairment of real estate owned

 

768 

 

2,922 

 

4,302 

 

10,436 

Other expenses

 

1,927 

 

604 

 

5,779 

 

5,499 

 

 

15,263 

 

32,383 

 

52,183 

 

85,822 

Total costs and expenses

 

121,820 

 

126,672 

 

337,384 

 

358,013 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

11,305 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 -

 

 -

 

29,875 

 

 -

Gain on the sale of Benihana investment

 

9,307 

 

 -

 

9,307 

 

 -

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

128 

 

513 

 

440 

 

2,765 

Other income

 

972 

 

318 

 

1,977 

 

1,295 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

18,581 

 

(2,490)

 

63,990 

 

(7,648)

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

6,923 

 

1,124 

 

14,630 

 

(2,715)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

11,658 

 

(3,614)

 

49,360 

 

(4,933)

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations (including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gain on disposal of BankAtlantic of $293,461)

 

292,306 

 

6,231 

 

288,128 

 

(16,242)

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

6,074 

 

2,458 

 

12,583 

 

(6,025)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

286,232 

 

3,773 

 

275,545 

 

(10,217)

Net income (loss)

 

297,890 

 

159 

 

324,905 

 

(15,150)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

139,760 

 

1,963 

 

143,816 

 

(3,797)

Net income (loss) attributable to BFC

 

158,130 

 

(1,804)

 

181,089 

 

(11,353)

Preferred stock dividends

 

 -

 

(188)

 

(188)

 

(563)

Net income (loss) to common shareholders

$

158,130 

 

(1,992)

 

180,901 

 

(11,916)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to BFC (Note 16):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations (1)

$

0.01 

 

(0.13)

 

0.40 

 

(0.09)

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

 

2.04 

 

0.10 

 

1.94 

 

(0.07)

Net earnings (loss) per common share (1)

$

2.05 

 

(0.03)

 

2.34 

 

(0.16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations (1)

$

0.01 

 

(0.13)

 

0.39 

 

(0.09)

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

 

1.99 

 

0.10 

 

1.90 

 

(0.07)

Net earnings (loss) per common share (1)

$

2.00 

 

(0.03)

 

2.29 

 

(0.16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

common shares outstanding

 

77,135 

 

75,381 

 

77,135 

 

75,381 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average number of common

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

79,109 

 

75,381 

 

78,615 

 

75,381 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts attributable to BFC common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

$

1,102 

 

(9,804)

 

30,975 

 

(6,703)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

157,028 

 

7,812 

 

149,454 

 

(5,213)

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

$

158,130 

 

(1,992)

 

180,429 

 

(11,916)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, during the second quarter of 2012, BFC reclassified its preferred stock as a liability due to an amendment to its rights and privileges which, among other things, requires BFC to redeem shares of the preferred stock in future periods.  As a result of such reclassification, the difference between the fair value of the preferred stock and its carrying amount is required to be recorded as an adjustment to paid in capital, which is added to or deducted from net earnings available to common shareholders in the calculation of earnings per share.  Earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was adjusted to reflect a decrease in equity of approximately $0.5 million. See Note 11 for additional information relating to BFC's preferred stock and Note 16 for additional information relating to earnings (loss) per common share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Unaudited

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net income (loss)

$

297,890 

 

159 

 

324,905 

 

(15,150)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax

 

355 

 

(3,284)

 

8,969 

 

(8,201)

Reclassification adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss from settlement of defined benefit plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(less income tax benefit of $2,222 for the three and nine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

months ended September 30, 2012)

 

22,428 

 

 -

 

22,428 

 

 -

Net realized (gain) on securities available for sale (less

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

income tax benefit of $1,866 for the three and nine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

months ended September 30, 2012)

 

(8,864)

 

(6,959)

 

(8,864)

 

(6,959)

Reclassification adjustments, net of tax

 

13,564 

 

(6,959)

 

13,564 

 

(6,959)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

13,919 

 

(10,243)

 

22,533 

 

(15,160)

Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

311,809 

 

(10,084)

 

347,438 

 

(30,310)

Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to noncontrolling interests

 

149,607 

 

(1,455)

 

153,340 

 

(6,845)

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to BFC

$

162,202 

 

(8,629)

 

194,098 

 

(23,465)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - Unaudited

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

Total

Non-

 

 

Shares of Common

 

Class A

Class B

Additional

Accumulated

Comprehen-

BFC

controlling

 

 

Stock Outstanding

 

Common

Common

Paid-in

(Deficit)

sive (Loss)

Shareholders'

Interest in

Total

 

Class A

Class B

 

Stock

Stock

Capital

Earnings

Income

Equity

Subsidiaries

Equity

Balance, December 31,  2011

70,275 
6,860 

$

703 
69 
232,705 
(100,873)
(12,863)
119,741 
63,276 
183,017 

Net income

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 -

181,089 

 -

181,089 
143,816 
324,905 

Other comprehensive income

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

13,009 
13,009 
9,524 
22,533 

Net effect of subsidiaries' capital transactions attributable to BFC

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

1,313 

 -

 -

1,313 

 -

1,313 

Noncontrolling interest net effect of subsidiaries' capital transactions

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

(6,274)
(6,274)

Decrease in equity due to the change in fair value of shares subject to mandatory redemption

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

(472)

 -

 -

(472)

 -

(472)

Dividends on 5% Preferred Stock

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 -

(188)

 -

(188)

 -

(188)

Issuance of Class A Common Stock from exercise of options

 -

 

 -

 -

 -

 -

 -

Share-based compensation

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

250 

 -

 -

250 

 -

250 

Decrease in equity attributable to Woodbridge's dissenting holders

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

(2,846)

 -

 -

(2,846)

 -

(2,846)

Balance, September 30,  2012

70,281 
6,860 

$

703 
69 
230,952 
80,028 
146 
311,898 
210,342 
522,240 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

119,465 

 

165,150 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from redemption of tax certificates and investment

 

25,660 

 

52,161 

Proceeds from maturities of investment securities

 

 -

 

200 

Purchase of investment securities and tax certificates

 

(2,073)

 

(21,604)

Proceeds from the maturities of interest bearing deposits

 

5,655 

 

34,003 

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

 

25,816 

 

104,238 

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

 

13,916 

 

263,609 

Purchase of securities available for sale

 

 -

 

(9,932)

Cash paid in settlement of liabilities held for sale

 

(668)

 

 -

Redemption of FHLB stock

 

9,980 

 

18,334 

Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates

 

82 

 

291 

Net repayments of loans

 

322,050 

 

306,259 

Proceeds from the sales of loans

 

 

 

 

   transferred to held for sale

 

1,000 

 

27,793 

Additions to real estate owned

 

(2,501)

 

 -

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned

 

24,944 

 

21,485 

Purchases of office property and equipment, net

 

(3,476)

 

(3,265)

Proceeds from the sale of communities division, net

 

27,750 

 

 -

Net cash outflow from sale of BankAtlantic

 

(1,191,617)

 

 -

Net cash outflow from sale of Tampa branches

 

 -

 

(257,255)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(743,482)

 

536,317 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in deposits

 

179,062 

 

(246,197)

Net repayments of FHLB advances

 

 -

 

(170,020)

BB&T preferred interest in FAR distributions

 

(76,014)

 

 -

Payment of TruPS deferred interest

 

(51,314)

 

 -

Net decrease in short term borrowings

 

 -

 

(21,804)

Repayment of notes, mortgage notes payable and other borrowings

 

(257,949)

 

(156,701)

Proceeds from notes, mortgage notes payable and other borrowings

 

148,686 

 

40,372 

Payments for debt issuance costs

 

(2,659)

 

(1,301)

Preferred stock dividends paid

 

 -

 

(563)

Proceeds from issuance of subsidiaries' common stock

 

 

 

 

  to non-BFC shareholders

 

 -

 

1,001 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

 

 -

Distributions to non-controlling interest

 

(7,350)

 

(4,415)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(67,536)

 

(559,628)

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(691,553)

 

141,839 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (1)

 

853,132 

 

588,846 

Cash and cash equivalents held for sale

 

 -

 

5,850 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (2)

$

161,579 

 

736,535 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

Interest paid on borrowings and deposits

$

93,992 

 

56,310 

Income taxes paid

 

3,617 

 

1,594 

Income tax refunded

 

(1,103)

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Assumption of TruPS obligation by BB&T

 

285,000 

 

 -

Loans and tax certificates transferred to real estate owned

 

30,994 

 

49,188 

Loans receivable transferred to loans held-for-investment

 

14,185 

 

 -

Loans receivable transferred to loans held-for-sale

 

35,209 

 

62,208 

Inventory acquired through financing

 

1,270 

 

 -

Increase (decrease) in accumulated other

 

 

 

 

  comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

 

13,009 

 

(12,112)

Net increase (decrease) in BFC shareholders' equity from

 

 

 

 

 the effect of subsidiaries' capital transactions, net of taxes

 

1,313 

 

(588)

Decrease in equity attributable to Woodbridge's dissenting holders

 

(2,846)

 

 -

Decrease in equity due to the change in fair value of shares subject

 

 

 

 

 to mandatory redemption

 

(472)

 

 -

Change due to the re-classification of redeemable preferred stock to

 

 

 

 

 shares subject to mandatory redemption

 

(11,029)

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

(1)  Included in cash and interest bearing deposits in other banks on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $5.7 million and $45.6 million, respectively, of time deposits.  These time deposits had original maturities of greater than 90 days and are not considered cash equivalents.

 

 

 

 

 

(2)  Included in cash and interest bearing deposits in other banks on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $0.5 million and $11.6 million, respectively, of time deposits.  These time deposits had original maturities of greater than 90 days and are not considered cash equivalents. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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BFC Financial Corporation

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

1.    Presentation of Interim Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In managements opinion, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, as are necessary for a fair statement of the  consolidated financial condition of BFC Financial Corporation (“BFC” or, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) at September 30, 2012; the consolidated results of operations and  comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011; cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011; and the changes in consolidated equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012 or any other future period. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Amendment No.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As used throughout this document, the term “fair value” reflects the Company’s estimate of fair value as discussed herein. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

BFC is a holding company whose principal holdings include direct or indirect controlling interests in BBX Capital Corporation (formerly BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.) and its subsidiaries (“BBX Capital”) and Bluegreen Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Bluegreen”).  BFC also had a significant investment in Benihana Inc. (“Benihana”) prior to the acquisition of Benihana by Safflower Holdings Corp. (“Safflower”) during August 2012. BBX Capital’s principal asset until July 31, 2012 was its investment in BankAtlantic, a federal savings bank headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  On July 31, 2012, BBX Capital completed its sale to BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of BankAtlantic (the stock sale and related transactions described herein are collectively referred to as the “Transaction”). As a result of their respective historic direct and indirect ownership interests in BankAtlantic, both BBX Capital and BFC were unitary savings and loan holding companies subject to examination and regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Effective August 31, 2012, BBX Capital and BFC were released from registration as savings and loan holding companies because, as a result of the Transaction, they no longer directly or indirectly control a financial institution.   As such, both BBX Capital and BFC are no longer subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve or subject to restrictions applicable to financial institution holding companies.  

 

As a holding company with controlling positions in BBX Capital and Bluegreen,  GAAP  requires the consolidation of the financial results of both entities. As a consequence, the assets and liabilities of both entities are presented on a consolidated basis in BFC’s financial statements. However, except as otherwise noted, the debts and obligations of BBX Capital and Bluegreen as well as BFC’s other consolidated entities, including BFC’s wholly owned subsidiary, Woodbridge Holdings, LLC (“Woodbridge”), are not direct obligations of BFC and are non-recourse to BFC. Similarly, the assets of those entities are not available to BFC absent a dividend or distribution. The recognition by BFC of income from controlled entities is determined based on the total percent of economic ownership in those entities. At September 30, 2012, BFC had an approximately 53% economic ownership interest in BBX Capital and, through Woodbridge, an approximately 54% economic ownership interest in Bluegreen.

 

The Company’s business activities currently consist of (i) Real Estate and Other business activities and (ii) Financial Services. We currently report the results of our business activities through five segments. Three of the segments relate to our Real Estate and Other business activities. These segments are: BFC Activities; Real Estate Operations; and Bluegreen Resorts. Our other two segments — BankAtlantic’s commercial lending reporting unit (“CLRU”) and BBX Capital Parent Company (which represents the operations of BBX Capital at its parent company level) — relate to our Financial Services business activities.  As discussed below, discontinued operations include the results of Bluegreen Communities and BankAtlantic’s community banking, investment, capital services and tax certificate reporting units. Cypress Creek Holdings, LLC (“Cypress Creek Holdings”) is also reported as a discontinued operation.  See Note 3 for additional information regarding discontinued operations.

 

   

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On November 11, 2011, BFC entered into a definitive merger agreement with Bluegreen.  Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement and subject to the conditions set forth herein, if the merger is consummated, Bluegreen would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC, and Bluegreen’s shareholders (other than BFC) would be entitled to receive eight shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock for each share of Bluegreen’s common stock that they hold at the effective time of the merger (as adjusted in connection with the reverse stock split of BFC contemplated by the merger agreement).  The merger agreement was approved by BFC’s and Bluegreen’s respective shareholders on June 19, 2012. At that time, BFC’s shareholders also approved an amendment of BFC’s Articles of Incorporation relating to the contemplated reverse stock split and a reduction in the authorized number of shares of BFC’s common stock which, subject to consummation of the merger, BFC would effect immediately prior to the merger. However, consummation of the merger remains subject to certain closing conditions, including the listing of BFC’s Class A Common Stock on a national securities exchange at the effective time of the merger. Under the terms of the merger agreement, either party was permitted to terminate the agreement if the merger was not consummated by September 30, 2012. As previously disclosed, in light of the parties continued efforts towards consummation of the merger, on September 27, 2012, BFC and Bluegreen agreed that neither party would exercise its right to so unilaterally terminate the merger agreement prior to December 31, 2012. There is no assurance that the conditions for the consummation of the merger will be met or that the merger will be consummated on the contemplated terms, including in the contemplated time frame, or at all. Following the announcement of our entry into the merger agreement, purported class action lawsuits seeking to enjoin the merger or, if it is completed, to recover relief as determined by the presiding court to be appropriate were  filed. See Note 14 for further information regarding this litigation.

 

On May 4, 2012, Bluegreen sold substantially all of the assets that comprised its residential communities business segment, Bluegreen Communities, to Southstar Development Partners, Inc. (“Southstar”) for a purchase price of $29.0 million in cash. Southstar also agreed to pay an amount equal to 20% of the net proceeds (as calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreement), if any, it receives in the event of its sale of two specified parcels of real estate purchased by Southstar under the agreement. Assets excluded from the sale included primarily Bluegreen’s Communities notes receivable portfolio. Bluegreen Communities was previously reported as a separate segment in our Real Estate and Other business activities and has been classified as a discontinued operation in all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 for additional information.

 

As indicated above, on July 31, 2012, BBX Capital completed the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement between BBX Capital and BB&T dated November 1, 2011, as amended (the “BB&T Agreement”). Pursuant to the BB&T Agreement, prior to the closing of the Transaction, BankAtlantic formed two subsidiaries, BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC (“CAM”) and Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC (“FAR”).  BankAtlantic contributed to FAR certain performing and non-performing loans, tax certificates, and real estate owned that had an aggregate carrying value on BankAtlantic’s balance sheet of approximately $346 million on the date the sale was consummated, July 31, 2012. FAR assumed all liabilities related to these assets. BankAtlantic also contributed approximately $50 million in cash to FAR on July 31, 2012 and thereafter distributed all of the membership interests in FAR to BBX Capital.  At the closing of the Transaction, BBX Capital transferred to BB&T 95% of the outstanding preferred membership interests in FAR in connection with BB&T’s assumption of BBX Capital’s outstanding TruPs obligations, as described in further detail below. BBX Capital continues to hold the remaining 5% of FAR’s preferred membership interests.  Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company of FAR, which was entered into by BBX Capital and BB&T at the closing, BB&T will hold its 95% preferred interest in the net cash flows of FAR until such time as it has recovered $285 million in preference amount plus a priority return of LIBOR + 200 basis points per annum on any unpaid preference amount. At that time, BB&T’s interest in FAR will terminate, and BBX Capital will thereafter be entitled to any and all residual proceeds from FAR.  It is expected that the assets (other than cash) contributed to FAR will be monetized over a period of seven years, or longer provided BB&T’s preference amount is repaid within such seven-year period. BBX Capital entered into an incremental $35 million guarantee in BB&T’s favor to further assure BB&T’s recovery of the $285 million preferred interest within seven years.  As such, FAR is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for VIE’s, BBX Capital, as the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate the financial statements of FAR. BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR as of September 30, 2012 was reduced to $209 million.

 

 

Prior to the closing of the Transaction, BankAtlantic contributed to CAM certain non-performing commercial loans, commercial real estate owned and previously written off assets that had an aggregate carrying value on BankAtlantic’s balance sheet of $125 million as of July 31, 2012. CAM assumed all liabilities related to these assets. BankAtlantic also contributed approximately $82 million in cash to CAM. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, BankAtlantic distributed all of the membership interests in CAM to BBX Capital.  CAM remains a wholly owned subsidiary of BBX Capital. CAM distributed the $82 million of cash to BBX Capital and BBX Capital used $51.3

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million of the cash to pay BB&T for the accrued and unpaid interest on the TruPs through closing, in each case as described in further detail below.

 

BB&T made a cash payment in connection with the closing of the Transaction of approximately $6.4 million to BBX Capital which was based on a deposit premium of $315.9 million and the net asset value of BankAtlantic at June 30, 2012, in each case as calculated pursuant to the terms of the BB&T Agreement, including, with respect to the net asset value of BankAtlantic, after giving effect to the asset contributions and membership interest distributions by BankAtlantic to BBX Capital described above.

 

BFC recognized a gain on sale of BankAtlantic of approximately $293.4 million, including approximately $2.8 million of purchase accounting adjustments related to BFC’s acquisitions during 2008 of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock which were accounted for as step acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting then in effect. 

Under the terms of the BB&T Agreement, at the closing of the Transaction, BB&T assumed the obligations with respect to BBX Capital’s approximately $285 million in principal amount of outstanding trust preferred securities (“TruPs”), and BBX Capital paid BB&T approximately $51.3 million, representing all accrued and unpaid interest on the TruPs through closing.  BBX Capital also paid approximately $2.3 million for certain legal fees and expenses incurred by trustees with respect to the now resolved litigation relating to the Transaction brought by certain trustees and holders of the TruPs.  BBX Capital used proceeds received in the Transaction to make these payments.

 

BankAtlantic’s community banking, investment, capital services and tax certificate reporting units are reflected as “Discontinued Operations” in the unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.  BBX Capital is continuing to service and manage, and in the future may originate, commercial loans. As a result, the results of operations for the commercial lending reporting unit are included in the unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations as continuing operations for all periods presented.  The assets and liabilities transferred to BB&T were not reclassified to assets and liabilities held for sale in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2011.  The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows remain unchanged from prior period historical presentation for all periods presented.  Additionally, pursuant to the BB&T Agreement, BBX Capital transferred to BB&T certain assets and liabilities associated with the commercial lending reporting unit.  BBX Capital retained certain assets and liabilities associated with the disposed reporting units and these assets and liabilities,  together with all other assets and liabilities retained by BBX Capital in the Transaction, are included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition in their respective line items as of September 30, 2012.

 

BFC held a significant investment in Benihana prior to the merger between Benihana and Safflower during August 2012.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, Safflower acquired Benihana for a cash purchase price of $16.30 per outstanding share of Bluegreen’s common stock.  BFC received approximately $24.5 million in exchange for the 1,505,330 shares of Benihana’s common stock that it held at the effective time of the transaction. Prior to such transaction, BFC sold approximately 77,000 shares of Benihana’s common stock during July and August 2012 pursuant to the terms of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan and received net proceeds from such sales of approximately $1.25 million.  BFC recognized a gain on sale of approximately $9.3 million in connection with the transaction and sales under the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan. 

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, management identified an error in its cost of sales and other miscellaneous accounts and recorded an out of period adjustment related to prior quarters and years. The impacts  of the errors were: an understatement of cost of sales of Vacation Ownership Interests (“VOIs”) sold of $1.3 million; an overstatement of other expenses of $300,000; an understatement of net loss from continuing operations of $1.0 million; an overstatement of net income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $608,000; an overstatement of provision for income taxes of $402,000; and an understatement of net loss attributable to BFC of $22,000.  Management determined, after evaluating the quantitative and qualitative aspects of these corrections, that our current and prior period financial statements were not materially misstated.  Furthermore, management does not believe that these adjustments will be material to its estimated results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2012.

 

On October 14, 2011, BBX Capital effected a one-for-five reverse split of its common stock. The reverse stock split did not impact the Company’s equity or voting interest in BBX Capital. Where appropriate, amounts throughout this report have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

 

 

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2.    Liquidity and Regulatory Considerations

 

BFC

 

Regulatory Considerations

 

As a result of BBX Capital’s direct, and BFC’s indirect, previous ownership interest in BankAtlantic, BBX Capital and BFC were “unitary savings and loan holding companies” subject to examination and regulation by the Federal Reserve.  As previously described, in connection with BBX Capital’s sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, both BBX Capital and BFC were released from registration as “unitary savings and loan holding companies,” effective August 31, 2012.

 

BFC, on a parent company only basis, previously committed that it would not, without the prior written non-objection of the Federal Reserve, (i) incur or issue any additional debt or debt securities, increase lines of credit or guarantee the debt of any other entity or (ii) make dividend payments on its stock. BFC determined not to seek the Federal Reserve’s written non-objection to the dividend payments on its preferred stock for each of the quarters ended December 31, 2011, March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.  Following BFC’s deregistration as a savings and loan holding company, such unpaid dividends totaling approximately $563,000 were paid. BFC paid its third quarter dividend of $187,500 as of September 30, 2012.  Future dividend payments will not require the prior written non-objection of the Federal Reserve, provided BFC continues not to be subject to regulation as a financial institution holding company

 

 

Liquidity Considerations

 

Except as otherwise noted, the debts and obligations of BBX Capital, Bluegreen and Woodbridge are not direct obligations of BFC and generally are non-recourse to BFC.  Similarly, the assets of those entities are not available to BFC, absent a dividend or distribution from those entities. BFC’s principal sources of liquidity are its available cash and short-term investments. 

 

We expect to use our available funds to fund operations and meet our obligations.  We may also use available funds to make additional investments in the companies within our consolidated group, invest in equity securities and other investments, or repurchase shares of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program. On September 21, 2009, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program which authorizes the repurchase of up to 20,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at an aggregate cost of up to $10 million.  The share repurchase program replaced our $10 million repurchase program that our board of directors approved in October 2006 which placed a limitation on the number of shares which could be repurchased under the program at 1,750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.  The current program, like the prior program, authorizes management, at its discretion, to repurchase shares from time to time subject to market conditions and other factors.  No shares were repurchased during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012, or during the years ended December 31, 2011 or 2010.

 

BFC has not received cash dividends from BBX Capital since March 2009. Prior to its deregistration as a savings and loan holding company, BBX Capital’s payment of dividends was subject to the oversight of the Federal Reserve.  In addition, prior to its sale of BankAtlantic, BBX Capital was restricted from paying dividends pursuant to the terms of the indentures governing its TruPs due to its deferral of interest payments thereunder.  While these restrictions no longer apply, BBX Capital may only pay dividends if and when declared by its board of directors, a majority of whom are independent directors under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

 

BFC has never received cash dividends from Bluegreen. Certain of Bluegreen’s credit facilities contain terms which prohibit the payment of cash dividends, and Bluegreen may only pay dividends subject to such restrictions and declaration by its board of directors, a majority of whom are independent directors under the listing standards of the NYSE.

 

As previously described, BFC held a significant investment in Benihana prior to the merger between Benihana and Safflower during August 2012.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, Safflower acquired Benihana for a cash purchase price of $16.30 per outstanding share of Bluegreen’s common stock.  BFC received approximately $24.5 million in exchange for the 1,505,330 shares of Benihana’s common stock that it held at the effective time of the transaction. Prior to Safflower’s acquisition of Benihana, BFC sold approximately 77,000 shares of Benihana’s common stock

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during July and August 2012 pursuant to the terms of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan and received net proceeds from such sales of approximately $1.25 million. BFC recognized a gain on sale of approximately $9.3 million in connection with the transaction and sales under the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.  In addition, during each of the first three quarters of 2012, BFC received approximately $127,000 of dividend payments with respect to its shares of Benihana’s common stock.

 

 

We believe that our current financial condition and credit relationships, together with anticipated cash flows from other sources of funds, dividends from our subsidiaries, and, to the extent determined to be advisable, proceeds from the disposition of properties or investments, will allow us to meet our anticipated near-term liquidity needs. With respect to long-term liquidity requirements, in addition to the foregoing, we may also seek to raise funds through the incurrence of long-term secured or unsecured indebtedness, or the issuance of equity and/or debt securities.  However, these alternatives may not be available to us on attractive terms, or at all. The inability to raise funds through the sources discussed above would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Woodbridge

 

On September 21, 2009, BFC consummated its merger with Woodbridge Holdings Corporation (“WHC”). Pursuant to the merger, WHC became a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC, and the shareholders of WHC at the effective time of the merger (other than BFC) were entitled to receive 3.47 shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock in exchange for each share of WHC’s Class A Common Stock that they owned.  Under Florida law, holders of WHC’s Class A Common Stock who did not vote to approve the merger and properly asserted and exercised their appraisal rights with respect to their shares (“Dissenting Holders”) are entitled to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the fair value of their shares as determined in accordance with the provisions of Florida law in lieu of the shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock that they would otherwise have been entitled to receive. Dissenting Holders, who collectively held approximately 4.2 million shares of WHC’s Class A Common Stock, rejected Woodbridge’s offer of $1.10 per share and requested payment for their shares based on their respective fair value estimates of WHC’s Class A Common Stock. In accordance with Florida law, Woodbridge thereafter commenced legal proceedings relating to the appraisal process.  In December 2009, a $4.6 million liability was recorded based on Woodbridge’s $1.10 per share offer to the Dissenting Holders, with a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital.  On July 5, 2012, the presiding court in the appraisal rights action determined the fair value of the Dissenting Holders’ shares to be $1.78 per share and awarded legal and other costs in favor of the Dissenting Holders. As a result, the $4.6 million liability was increased to approximately $7.5 million (with a corresponding reduction to additional paid in capital of $2.8 million as of the quarter ended June 30, 2012 to account for the per share value awarded.   However, the amount of the award for legal and other costs that may be payable could not be reasonably estimated and accordingly, is not reflected in BFC’s financial statements.  Woodbridge has appealed the court’s decision regarding the per share value and the award to the Dissenting Holders of legal fees and costs. The outcome of the appeal is uncertain.

 

Core Communities

 

In early 2010, Woodbridge made the decision to pursue an orderly liquidation of Core Communities LLC, Woodbridge’s wholly owned subsidiary (“Core” or Core Communities”), and worked cooperatively with the various lenders to achieve that objective.  During November 2010, Core entered into a settlement agreement with one of its lenders, which had previously commenced actions seeking foreclosure of properties in Florida and South Carolina which served as collateral under mortgage loans totaling approximately $113.9 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Core pledged additional collateral to the lender consisting of membership interests in five of Core’s subsidiaries and granted security interests in the real property owned by such subsidiaries in Port St. Lucie, Florida, substantially all of which was undeveloped raw land. Core also agreed to an amendment of the complaint related to the Florida foreclosure action to include this additional collateral and an entry into consensual judgments of foreclosure in both the Florida and South Carolina foreclosure actions. As of November 30, 2010, Core deconsolidated the five subsidiaries, the membership interests in which were transferred to the lender upon entry into the consensual judgments of foreclosure.  In turn, the lender agreed not to enforce a deficiency judgment against Core and, in February 2011, released Core from any other claims arising from or relating to the loans. In connection therewith, a deferred gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary of $11.3 million was recognized into income during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

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Carolina Oak

 

In 2007, WHC acquired from Levitt and Sons, LLC (“Levitt and Sons”), WHC’s wholly-owned subsidiary at the time, all of the outstanding membership interests in Carolina Oak, LLC (“Carolina Oak”), which engaged in homebuilding activities in South Carolina prior to the suspension of the activities in the fourth quarter of 2008. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the inventory of real estate at Carolina Oak was reviewed for impairment and a $16.7 million impairment charge was recorded to adjust the carrying amount of Carolina Oak’s inventory to its fair value of $10.8 million. 

 

Woodbridge was the obligor under a $37.2 million loan collateralized by the Carolina Oak property.  During 2009, the lender declared the loan to be in default and filed an action for foreclosure.  On April 26, 2011, a settlement agreement was entered into to resolve the disputes and ligation relating to the loan. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the settlement agreement, (i) Woodbridge paid $2.5 million to the note holder, (ii) Carolina Oak conveyed to the note holder the real property securing the loan and (iii) the note holder agreed not to pursue certain remedies, including a deficiency judgment, and after the expiration of an agreed-upon time period (which expired during April 2012), to fully release Woodbridge and Carolina Oak. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, a deferred gain on debt settlement of $29.9 million was recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2011 and was recognized as income in the quarter ended June 30, 2012 as a result of the full release of Woodbridge and Carolina Oak during April 2012.

 

Cypress Creek Holdings

 

Cypress Creek Holdings owned an 80,000 square foot office building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As of December 31, 2011, the building, which had an estimated carrying value of approximately $6.4 million, served as collateral for an approximately $11.2 million mortgage loan.

 

The building was vacated during March 2010 and after efforts to lease the space proved unsuccessful, the lender  agreed to permit Cypress Creek Holdings to pursue a short sale of the building. During January 2012, the building was sold for approximately $10.8 million. The proceeds of the sale plus a $668,000 payment made by Cypress Creek Holdings were paid to the lender in full satisfaction of the loan. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $4.4 million in connection with the sale.

 

Cypress Creek Holdings’ results of operations are reported as a discontinued operation in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and its assets, which were sold during the first quarter of 2012, were classified as assets held for sale as of December 31, 2011.

 

BBX Capital

 

BBX Capital and CAM had cash balances of $33.8 million and current liabilities of $10.3 million as of September 30, 2012.  In connection with the consummation of the Transaction, on July 31, 2012, BBX Capital received cash proceeds of approximately $29.0 million, consisting of a $6.4 million cash payment from BB&T and approximately $22.5 million of cash held in CAM, net of transaction costs, trustee fees and costs associated with the TruPs related litigation and payments to BB&T of accrued and unpaid TruPs interest.  BBX Capital’s liquidity is primarily dependent upon the repayments of loans, sales of real estate, and funds paid to it based on its 5% preferred interest in FAR.  Based on current and expected liquidity needs and sources, BBX Capital expects to be able to meet its liquidity needs over the next 12 months.

 

 

 

3.    Discontinued Operations

 

Bluegreen Communities 

 

On May 4, 2012, Bluegreen sold substantially all of the assets that comprised Bluegreen Communities to Southstar for a purchase price of $29.0 million in cash. Additionally, Southstar agreed to pay an amount equal to 20% of the net proceeds (as calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreement), if any, it receives in the event of its sale of two specified parcels of real estate purchased by Southstar under the agreement. Certain assets, including primarily Bluegreen Communities’ notes receivable portfolio, were not sold to Southstar.

The assets sold to Southstar were accounted for as assets held for sale and had been previously written down to their

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fair value less costs to sell. The fair value of the assets held for sale was derived from the sale price under the agreement with Southstar. Therefore, Bluegreen did not incur a significant gain or loss upon the closing of the transaction.

Also included in results of discontinued operations in each of the periods presented is interest expense primarily on Bluegreen’s H4BG Communities Facility as certain of the assets classified as held for sale (and which were sold to Southstar as part of the Bluegreen Communities sale) served as collateral under this facility. The entire amount of the debt outstanding under the H4BG Communities Facility and a $2.0 million deferred fee were repaid upon the sale of the assets on May 4, 2012.

 

Cypress Creek Holdings

 

During January 2012, Cypress Creek Holdings sold the office building it owned for approximately $10.8 million. The building served as collateral for an approximately $11.2 million mortgage loan. Accordingly, the proceeds of the sale plus a $668,000 payment made by Cypress Creek Holdings were paid to the lender in full satisfaction of the loan. The Company recognized a gain of approximately $4.4 million in connection with the sale during the first quarter of 2012. Cypress Creek Holdings’ results of operations are reported as a discontinued operation in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and its assets, which were sold during January 2012, were classified as assets held for sale as of December 31, 2011.

 

The tables below present the results of discontinued operations for Bluegreen Communities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and Cypress Creek Holdings for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cypress

 

 

 

 

Bluegreen

 

Bluegreen

 

Creek

 

 

 

 

Communities

 

Communities

 

Holdings

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

 -

 

2,559 

 

 -

 

2,559 

 

 

 -

 

2,559 

 

 -

 

2,559 

Costs and Expenses :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on assets held for sale

 

 -

 

1,747 

 

 -

 

1,747 

Cost of discontinued operations

 

740 

 

4,547 

 

274 

 

4,821 

Interest expense

 

 -

 

733 

 

159 

 

892 

 

 

740 

 

7,027 

 

433 

 

7,460 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    before income taxes

 

(740)

 

(4,468)

 

(433)

 

(4,901)

Benefit for income taxes

 

393 

 

1,842 

 

 -

 

1,842 

Loss  from discontinued operations, net

$

(347)

 

(2,626)

 

(433)

 

(3,059)

 

 

There were no results of discontinued operations for Cypress Creek Holdings during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

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For the Nine Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

Cypress

 

 

 

 

 

Cypress

 

 

 

 

Bluegreen

 

Creek

 

 

 

Bluegreen

 

Creek

 

 

 

 

Communities

 

Holdings

 

Total

 

Communities

 

Holdings

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

3,815 

 

 

3,818 

$

12,452 

 

 

12,456 

Gain on sale of assets

 

 -

 

4,446 

 

4,446 

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

 

3,815 

 

4,449 

 

8,264 

 

12,452 

 

 

12,456 

Costs and Expenses :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on assets held for sale

 

205 

 

 -

 

205 

 

54,480 

 

 -

 

54,480 

Cost of discontinued operations

 

6,457 

 

52 

 

6,509 

 

14,716 

 

810 

 

15,526 

Interest expense

 

1,386 

 

 -

 

1,386 

 

2,265 

 

480 

 

2,745 

 

 

8,048 

 

52 

 

8,100 

 

71,461 

 

1,290 

 

72,751 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income (loss) discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    before income taxes

 

(4,233)

 

4,397 

 

164 

 

(59,009)

 

(1,286)

 

(60,295)

Benefit for income taxes

 

2,190 

 

 -

 

2,190 

 

22,828 

 

 -

 

22,828 

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net

$

(2,043)

 

4,397 

 

2,354 

$

(36,181)

 

(1,286)

 

(37,467)

 

 

 

The following table presents the assets held for sale and liabilities related to the assets held for sale for Bluegreen Communities and Cypress Creek Holdings as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Cypress

 

 

 

 

Bluegreen

 

Creek

 

 

 

 

Communities

 

Holdings

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory

$

23,264 

 

 -

 

23,264 

Property and equipment, net

 

5,361 

 

6,410 

 

11,771 

   Assets held for sale

$

28,625 

 

6,410 

 

35,035 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and mortgage payable

$

 -

 

11,156 

 

11,156 

   Liabilities related to assets held for sale

$

 -

 

11,156 

 

11,156 

 

BBX Capital

 

BankAtlantic’s five reporting units each reflect a component of the BankAtlantic entity and each is the lowest level for which cash flows can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes.  These five components are Community Banking, Commercial Lending, Tax Certificates, Investments, and Capital Services.   Based on its agreement with BB&T, BBX Capital determined that its Community Banking, Investments, Capital Services and Tax Certificates reporting units should be treated as discontinued operations.  BBX Capital sold all operations and the majority of the assets and liabilities of these discontinued reporting units to BB&T as of July 31, 2012. Management does not intend to continue in any material respect any activities of or have any continuing involvement with these reporting units. Although certain assets of the Commercial Lending reporting unit were sold to BB&T, BBX Capital intends to continue Commercial Lending reporting unit activities and as a result, will include the Commercial Lending reporting unit in continuing operations in the statement of operations.  

 

Pursuant to the BB&T Agreement, FAR will retain in addition to certain assets associated with BBX Capital’s continuing Commercial Lending reporting unit, certain assets and liabilities that were associated with BBX Capital’s 

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disposed reporting units (Community Banking, Tax Certificates, Investments, and Capital Services reporting units). BBX Capital determined that the ongoing cash flows of the disposed reporting units were not significant relative to the historical cash flows of each reporting unit; therefore the income and expenses associated with the disposed reporting units are reported in discontinued operations for each period presented.  The carrying value of the disposed reporting units’ net assets included in FAR’s total assets discussed above was $112 million as of July 31, 2012.  The assets held by FAR are expected to be monetized in accordance with the terms of such assets or through orderly transactions over a seven year period  or longer provided BB&T’s preferred interest is repaid within such seven-year period. Ninety-five percent of the cash flows from these assets net of operating expenses and a stated preferred return will be applied toward the repayment of BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR.

 

The gain on the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, which is included in the consolidated statements of operations in “Discontinued operations” for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in BankAtlantic (1)

$

306,302 

Reduction in other comprehensive loss

 

(18,124)

Carrying amount of BankAtlantic's net assets

 

288,178 

Stay and retention bonuses

 

1,300 

Transaction costs

 

(5,000)

Cash consideration

 

6,433 

Junior subordinated debenture

 

 

offering costs

 

(269)

Recognition of purchase accounting (2)

 

2,819 

Gain on sale of BankAtlantic

$

293,461 

 

(1)

The investment in BankAtlantic represents BankAtlantic’s stockholders’ equity as of July 31, 2012 after giving effect to the transfer of CAM and FAR to BBX Capital.

 

(2)

Upon the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, BFC recognized the remaining purchase accounting adjustments in connection with BFC's share acquisitions of BankAtlantic Bancorp in 2008, which were accounted for as step acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting then in effect.  The net impact of these purchase accounting adjustments increased the gain on sale of BankAtlantic by $2.8 million.

 

Included in the carrying amount of BankAtlantic was $2.0 million of unrealized holding gains on securities available for sale and $20.2 million of defined benefit pension plan losses deferred in BankAtlantic’s other comprehensive income.  Also included in the gain on the sale of BankAtlantic was $1.0 million of stay bonuses paid by BBX Capital  and reimbursed by BB&T, to key employees of BankAtlantic for pre-acquisition services.

As a consequence of the sale of BankAtlantic, BBX Capital’s stockholders’ equity increased by $308.8 million representing a $290.6 million gain on the sale of BankAtlantic and an $18.2 million reduction in accumulated other comprehensive loss.    

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The cash consideration received by BBX for the sale of BankAtlantic’s stock upon the consummation of the Transaction as of July 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit premium

$

315,900 

BankAtlantic net asset value:

 

 

BankAtlantic stockholder's equity

 

 

 before distribution of FAR and CAM

 

280,058 

Distribution of FAR

 

(384,140)

Distribution of CAM

 

(205,385)

BankAtlantic net asset value (1)

 

(309,467)

Cash consideration

$

6,433 

Pre-acquistion stay bonuses reimbursed by BB&T

$

983 

 

(1)

BankAtlantic’s net asset value was calculated as of June 30, 2012 after giving effect to the contribution to BankAtlantic of $10.7 million of small business loans in exchange for $7.5 million of commercial loans which were designated to be contributed to BankAtlantic and were instead retained by FAR.

 

The consolidated net cash outflows associated with the sale of BankAtlantic were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BankAtlantic assets sold:

 

 

Tax certificates

$

16,630 

Loans receivable

 

1,792,026 

Securities available for sale

 

29,781 

Office properties and equipment

 

129,025 

Other assets

 

60,113 

Total assets sold

 

2,027,575 

BankAtlantic liabilities assumed:

 

 

Deposits

 

(3,458,914)

Subordinated debentures

 

(22,000)

Other liabilities

 

(28,920)

Total liabilities assumed

 

(3,509,834)

Gain on sale of BankAtlantic (1)

 

(290,642)

Net cash outflows from sale of BankAtlantic

$

(1,191,617)

 

 

 

(1)  Excludes BFC's non-cash gain from purchase accounting adjustments of $2.8 million.

 

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The income from Community Banking, Investments, Capital Services and Tax Certificates reporting units included in discontinued operations and the gain on sale of BankAtlantic in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations was as follows (in thousands): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net interest income  

 $

5,235 

 

21,412 

 

38,098 

 

67,086 

Provision for loan losses

 

1,865 

 

4,010 

 

18,383 

 

31,391 

Net interest income after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

provision for loan losses

 

3,370 

 

17,402 

 

19,715 

 

35,695 

Gain on sale of BankAtlantic

 

293,461 

 

 

293,461 

 

Total non-interest income

 

4,978 

 

24,982 

 

37,234 

 

107,121 

Total non-interest expense

 

8,763 

 

31,252 

 

62,446 

 

98,763 

Income  from operations of  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

discontinued operations

 

293,046 

 

11,132 

 

287,964 

 

44,053 

Provision for income taxes

 

6,467 

 

4,300 

 

14,773 

 

16,803 

Income from discontinued operations

 $

286,579 

 

6,832 

 

273,191 

 

27,250 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the Transaction, BB&T assumed the obligations with respect to BBX Capital’s outstanding TruPs, and BBX Capital paid BB&T approximately $51.3 million, representing all accrued and unpaid interest on the TruPs through closing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.    Fair Value Measurement 

 

Assets on a recurring basis

 

The following table presents major categories of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Significant Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

September 30,

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

Description

 

2012

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

Other equity securities

$

210 

 

210 

 

 -

 

 -

 

The following table presents major categories of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets

 

Significant Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

for Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

December 31,

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

Description

 

2011

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

Mortgage-backed securities

$

13,418 

 

 -

 

13,418 

 

 -

REMICS (1)

 

31,690 

 

 -

 

31,690 

 

 -

Benihana’s Common Stock

 

16,190 

 

16,190 

 

 -

 

 -

Other equity securities

 

1,505 

 

1,005 

 

500 

 

 -

Total

$

62,803 

 

17,195 

 

45,608 

 

 -

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(1)

Real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMICs”) are pass-through entities that hold residential loans, and investors are issued ownership interests in the entities in the form of a bond. The securities were issued by government agencies.

 

There were no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (level 3) in the Company’s financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2011 or the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. 

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The following table presents major categories of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benihana

 

 

Convertible

 

 

Preferred

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:

 

Stock (1)

Beginning Balance

$

21,106 

Total gains and losses (realized/unrealized)

 

 

Included in earnings

 

 -

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

 

 -

Included in other comprehensive loss

 

(155)

Purchases, issuances, and settlements

 

(5,238)

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

(15,713)

Balance at September 30, 2011

$

 -

 

(1)

During May and July 2011, BFC converted an aggregate of 300,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock of Benihana into shares of Benihana’s Common Stock. In connection with the May 2011 conversion, effective for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, we began to assess the value of our investment in Benihana’s Convertible Preferred Stock, as if converted, by using the market approach with Level 2 measurements instead of the income approach with Level 3 measurements which we historically used. During October 2011, BFC converted its remaining 500,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock of Benihana into shares of Benihana’s Common Stock. 

 

The valuation techniques and the inputs used in our financial statements to measure the fair value of our recurring financial instruments are described below.

 

The fair values of mortgage-backed securities and REMICs are estimated using independent pricing sources and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing uses a market approach valuation technique and Level 2 valuation inputs as quoted market prices are not available for the specific securities that BBX Capital owns. The independent pricing sources value these securities using observable market inputs including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads and other reference data in the secondary institutional market which is the principal market for these types of assets. To validate fair values obtained from the pricing sources, BBX Capital reviews fair value estimates obtained from brokers, investment advisors and others to determine the reasonableness of the fair values obtained from independent pricing sources. BBX Capital reviews any price that it determines may not be reasonable and requires the pricing sources to explain the differences in fair value or re-evaluate its estimated fair value. 

 

Equity securities are generally fair valued using the market approach and quoted market prices (Level 1) or matrix pricing (Level 2) with inputs obtained from independent pricing sources, if available.  At December 31, 2011, the estimated fair value of Benihana’s Common Stock was obtained by using the quoted market price using Level 1 inputs. We also obtain non-binding broker quotes to validate fair values obtained from matrix pricing. BBX Capital also invests in private limited partnerships that do not have readily determinable fair values.  BBX Capital uses the net asset value per share as provided by the partnership to estimate the fair value of these investments.  The net asset value of the partnership is a Level 2 input since BBX Capital has the ability to require the redemption of its investment at its net asset value.

 

Liabilities on a recurring basis

 

There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

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Assets on a non-recurring basis

 

The following table presents major categories of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices in

Significant

 

For the Nine

 

 

As of

 

Active Markets

Other

Significant

Months

 

 

September

 

for Identical

Observable

Unobservable

Ended

 

 

30,

 

Assets

Inputs

Inputs

September

Description

 

2012

 

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

30, 2012 (1)

Loans measured for impairment  using the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fair value of the underlying collateral

$

60,492 

 

 -

 -

60,492 
4,869 

Impaired real estate owned

 

36,494 

 

 -

 -

36,494 
4,302 

Impaired loans held for sale

 

16,559 

 

 -

 -

16,559 
1,097 

Total

$

113,545 

 

 -

 -

113,545 
10,268 

 

(1)

Total impairments represent the amount of losses recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 on assets that were held and measured at fair value as of September 30, 2012.

 

Quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs within Level 3 on major categories of assets measured on a non-recurring basis is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012:

 

Fair

 

Valuation

Unobservable

 

Description

 

Value

 

Technique

Inputs

Range (Average) (1)

Loans measured for impairment using the fair value of underlying collateral

$

60,492 

 

Fair Value of Property

Appraisal

$0.3 - 4.6 million ($3.4 million)

Impaired  real estate owned

 

36,494 

 

Fair Value of Property

Appraisal

$0.1 -7.8 million ($2.6 million)

Impaired loans held for sale

 

16,559 

 

Fair Value of Collateral

Appraisal

$0.3 -4.3 million ($2.4 million)

Total

$

113,545 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Range and average appraised values were reduced by costs to sell.

 

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The following table presents major categories of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices in

Significant

 

For the Nine

 

 

As of

 

Active Markets

Other

Significant

Months

 

 

September

 

for Identical

Observable

Unobservable

Ended

 

 

30,

 

Assets

Inputs

Inputs

September

Description

 

2011

 

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

30, 2011 (1)

Loans measured for impairment  using the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fair value of the underlying collateral

$

244,765 

 

-

-

244,765 
33,641 

Impaired real estate owned

 

72,601 

 

-

-

72,601 
12,294 

Impaired loans held for sale

 

39,110 

 

 

 

39,110 
6,190 

Impaired real estate inventory

 

4,145 

 

-

-

4,145 
353 

Total

$

360,621 

 

-

-

360,621 
52,478 

 

(1)

Total impairments represent the amount recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 on assets that were measured at fair value as of September 30, 2011.

 

Liabilities on a non-recurring basis

 

There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

 

Loans Measured For Impairment

 

Impaired loans are generally valued based on the fair value of the underlying collateral less cost to sell. BBX Capital primarily uses third party appraisals to assist in measuring non-homogenous impaired loans. These appraisals generally use the market or income approach valuation technique and use market observable data to formulate an opinion of the fair value of the loan’s collateral. However, the appraiser uses professional judgment in determining the fair value of the collateral or properties, and BBX Capital may also adjust these values for changes in market conditions subsequent to the appraisal date. When current appraisals are not available for certain loans, BBX Capital uses its judgment on market conditions to adjust the most current appraisal. The sales prices may reflect prices of sales contracts not closed, and the amount of time required to sell out the real estate project may be derived from current appraisals of similar projects. As a consequence, the calculation of the fair value of the collateral are considered Level 3 inputs. BBX Capital generally recognizes impairment losses based on third party broker price opinions or automated valuation services to obtain the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell when impaired homogenous loans become 120 days delinquent. These third party valuations from real estate professionals also use Level 3 inputs in determining fair values. The observable market inputs used to fair value loans are comparable property sales, rent rolls, market capitalization rates on income producing properties, risk adjusted discounts rates and foreclosure time frames and exposure periods.  The fair value of BBX Capital’s loans may significantly increase or decrease based on changes in property values as its loans are primarily real estate loans.  

 

Loans Held for Sale

 

Loans held for sale are valued using an income approach with Level 3 inputs as market quotes or sale transactions of similar loans are generally not available.  The fair value is estimated by discounting forecasted cash flows, using a discount rate that reflects the risks inherent in the loans held for sale portfolio.  For non-performing loans held for sale, the forecasted cash flows are based on the estimated fair value of the collateral less cost to sell adjusted for foreclosure expenses and other operating expenses of the underlying collateral until foreclosure or sale. 

 

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Impaired Real Estate Owned

 

Real estate is generally valued using third party appraisals or broker price opinions. These appraisals generally use the market approach valuation technique and use market observable data to formulate an opinion of the fair value of the properties. The market observable data was generally comparable property sales, rent rolls, market capitalization rates on income producing properties and risk adjusted discount rates. However, the appraisers or brokers use professional judgments in determining the fair value of the properties and we may also adjust these values for changes in market conditions subsequent to the valuation date. As a consequence of using appraisals, broker price opinions and adjustments to appraisals, the fair values of the properties are considered Level 3 inputs.    

 

Financial Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following tables present information for financial instruments at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

in Active

Significant

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Markets

Other

Significant

 

 

As of

 

As of

for Identical

Observable

Unobservable

 

 

September

 

September

Assets

Inputs

Inputs

 

 

30, 2012

 

30, 2012

(Level 1)

(Level 2)

(Level 3)

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and interest bearing deposits in other banks

$

162,077 

 

162,077 
162,077 

 -

 -

Restricted cash

 

60,084 

 

60,084 
60,084 

 -

 -

Securities available for sale

 

210 

 

210 
210 

 -

 -

Tax certificates

 

4,232 

 

3,594 

 -

 -

3,594 

Loans receivable including loans held for sale, net

 

341,635 

 

336,590 

 -

 -

336,590 

Notes receivable, net

 

494,482 

 

538,142 

 -

 -

538,142 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable-backed notes payable

$

438,040 

 

448,700 

 -

 -

448,700 

Notes and mortgage notes payable and other borrowings

 

20,159 

 

19,700 

 -

 -

19,700 

BB&T preferred interest in FAR

 

208,986 

 

208,986 

 -

 -

208,986 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

144,223 

 

145,000 

 -

 -

145,000 

Shares subject to mandatory redemption

 

11,732 

 

11,732 

 -

 -

11,732 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and interest bearing deposits in other banks

$

 

858,789 

 

858,789 

Restricted cash

 

 

62,727 

 

62,727 

Securities available for sale

 

 

62,803 

 

62,803 

Tax certificates

 

 

46,488 

 

45,562 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

18,308 

 

18,308 

Loans receivable including loans held for sale, net

 

 

2,497,837 

 

2,311,177 

Notes receivable, net

 

 

517,836 

 

558,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

$

 

3,279,852 

 

3,279,331 

Receivable-backed notes payable

 

 

478,098 

 

468,000 

Notes and mortgage notes payable

 

 

 

 

 

and other borrowings

 

 

108,533 

 

107,989 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

477,316 

 

336,221 

 

Management has made estimates of fair value that it believes to be reasonable. However, because there is no active market for many of these financial instruments and management has derived the fair value of certain of these financial instruments using the income approach technique with Level 3 unobservable inputs. Management estimates used in its net present value financial models rely on assumptions and judgments regarding issues where the outcome is unknown and actual results or values may differ significantly from these estimates. These fair value estimates do not consider the tax effect that would be associated with the disposition of the assets or liabilities at their fair value estimates.  As such, BBX Capital may not receive the estimated value upon sale or disposition of the asset or pay the estimated value upon disposition of the liability in advance of its scheduled maturity.

 

Included in cash and due from banks as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $0.5 million and $5.7 million, respectively, of time deposits with other banks. These time deposits had original maturities of greater than 90 days and accordingly are not considered cash equivalents. 

 

The fair value of tax certificates was calculated using the income approach with Level 3 inputs.  The fair value was based on discounted expected cash flows using discount rates that take into account the risk of the cash flows of tax certificates relative to alternative investments. 

The fair value of FHLB stock is its carrying amount as the FHLB redeems its stock at par.

As permitted by applicable accounting guidance, the fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest bearing demand deposits, savings and NOW accounts, and money market and checking accounts, is shown in the above table at book value. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on an income approach with Level 3 inputs.  The fair value is calculated by the discounted value of contractual cash flows with the discount rate estimated using current rates offered by BankAtlantic for similar remaining maturities.

 

Fair values are estimated for BBX Capital’s loan portfolios with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by category, and each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and non-performing categories.

 

The fair value of BBX Capital’s performing loans is calculated by using an income approach with Level 3 inputs.  The fair value of performing loans is estimated by discounting forecasted cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market discount rates that reflect the interest rate risk inherent in the loan portfolio. The estimate of average maturity is based on historical experience with prepayments for each loan classification, modified as required, by an estimate of the effect of current economic and lending conditions. Management of BBX Capital assigns a credit risk premium and an illiquidity adjustment to these loans based on risk grades and delinquency status.  The fair value of non-performing collateral dependent loans is estimated using an income approach with level 3 inputs. The fair value of non-performing loans utilizes the fair value of the collateral adjusted for operating and selling expenses and discounted over the estimated holding period based on the market risk inherent in the property.    

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BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR’s securities are considered adjustable rate debt securities.  The fair value of these securities is calculated using the income approach with Level 3 inputs.  The fair value of these securities was obtained by discounting forecasted cash flows by risk adjusted market interest rate spreads to the LIBOR swap curve.  The market spreads were obtained from reference data in the secondary institutional market place. 

 

The fair value of BankAtlantic’s subordinated debentures was based on discounted values of contractual cash flows at a market discount rate adjusted for non-performance risk (Level 3 inputs).

 

In determining the fair value of BBX Capital’s junior subordinated debentures at December 31, 2011, BBX Capital used NASDAQ price quotes available with respect to its $73.5 million of publicly traded TruPs related to its junior subordinated debentures (“public debentures”). However, $263.6 million of BBX Capital’s outstanding TruPS related to its junior subordinated debentures were not traded, but were privately held in pools (“private debentures”) and with no liquidity or readily determinable source for valuation. BBX Capital had deferred the payment of interest as of December 31, 2011 with respect to all of its junior subordinated debentures as permitted by the terms of these securities. Based on the deferral status and the lack of liquidity and ability of a holder to actively sell the private debentures, the fair value of the private debentures may have been subject to a greater discount to par and have a lower fair value than indicated by the public debenture price quotes.  However, due to their private nature and the lack of a trading market, fair value of the private debentures were not readily determinable at December 31, 2011, and as a practical alternative, BBX Capital used the NASDAQ price quotes of the public debentures to value its remaining outstanding junior subordinated debentures whether privately held or publicly traded. As such, the private debentures were valued using Level 2 inputs.

 

The fair value of Bluegreen’s notes receivable is estimated using Level 3 inputs and is based on estimated future cash flows considering contractual payments and estimates of prepayments and defaults, discounted at a market rate. 

 

The estimated fair values of notes and mortgage notes payable and other borrowings, including receivable-backed notes payable, were determined by discounting the net cash flows to be used to repay the debt (Level 3 inputs).

The estimated fair value of Woodbridge’s and Bluegreen’s junior subordinated debentures are estimated using Level 3 inputs based on the contractual cash flows discounted at a market rate or based on market price quotes from the over-the-counter bond market.

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 inputs for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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5.    Securities Available for Sale  

 

The following tables present securities available for sale as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Estimated

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other equity securities

 

64 

 

146 

 

 -

 

210 

Total

 

64 

 

146 

 

 -

 

210 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of  December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Estimated

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

Government agency securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

$

12,533 

 

885 

 

 -

 

13,418 

Real estate mortgage conduits

 

30,561 

 

1,129 

 

 -

 

31,690 

Total  government agency securities

 

43,094 

 

2,014 

 

 -

 

45,108 

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benihana’s Common Stock

 

16,477 

 -

 -

 -

287 

 

16,190 

Other equity securities

 

1,326 

 

179 

 

 -

 

1,505 

Total investment securities

 

17,803 

 

179 

 

287 

 

17,695 

         Total

$

60,897 

 

2,193 

 

287 

 

62,803 

 

 

As previously described, BFC held a significant investment in Benihana prior to the merger between Benihana and Safflower during August 2012.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, Safflower acquired Benihana for a cash purchase price of $16.30 per outstanding share of Bluegreen’s common stock.  BFC received approximately $24.5 million in exchange for the 1,505,330 shares of Benihana’s common stock that it held at the effective time of the transaction.

Prior to Safflower’s acquisition of Benihana, BFC sold approximately 77,000 shares of Benihana’s common stock during July and August 2012 pursuant to the terms of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan and received net proceeds from such sales of approximately $1.25 million.  BFC recognized a gain on sale of approximately $9.3 million in connection with its disposition of its shares of Benihana’s common stock pursuant to Benihana’s merger with Safflower and the sales of shares of Benihana’s common stock under the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

 

During each of the first three quarters of 2012, BFC received approximately $127,000 of dividend payments with respect to its shares of Benihana’s common stock.

 

As of September 30, 2012, there were no unrealized losses associated with the Company’s securities available for sale.

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The following table shows the gross unrealized loss and fair value of the Company’s securities available for sale as of December 31, 2011, all of which were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

 

Fair

Unrealized

 

 

Value

Losses

Benihana Common Stock

$

16,190 
(287)

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the estimated fair value of BFC’s investment in Benihana’s Common Stock was approximately $16.2 million based on the closing price of Benihana’s Common Stock on the NASDAQ on December 31, 2011 of $10.23 per share.

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6    Loans Receivable

 

The loan disclosure below, as of September 30, 2012, includes loans in BBX Capital’s asset workout subsidiary and the loans transferred to FAR or CAM in connection with the Transaction (“Retained Loans”).  The loan disclosure as of December 31, 2011 includes the Retained loans and the loans that were transferred to BB&T in connection with the Transaction

 

The loan portfolio consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Commercial non-real estate

$

11,735 

 

118,145 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

60,188 

 

104,593 

 Land

 

3,496 

 

24,202 

 Owner occupied

 

8,089 

 

86,809 

 Other

 

151,522 

 

464,902 

Small Business:

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

 -

 

184,919 

 Non-real estate

 

 -

 

99,835 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 Consumer - home equity

 

18,918 

 

545,908 

 Consumer other

 

30 

 

10,704 

 Deposit overdrafts

 

 -

 

1,971 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 Residential-interest only

 

21,276 

 

369,531 

 Residential-amortizing

 

39,140 

 

558,026 

         Total gross loans

 

314,394 

 

2,569,545 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 Premiums, discounts and net deferred fees

 

235 

 

2,578 

 Allowance for loan  losses

 

(6,595)

 

(129,887)

         Loans receivable -- net

$

308,034 

 

2,442,236 

         Loans held for sale

$

33,601 

 

55,601 

 

 

Loans held for sale  Loans held for sale as of September 30, 2012 consisted of $14.5 million of commercial real estate loans and $19.1 million of small business loans.  Subsequent to the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, management evaluated its loan portfolio and transferred its entire portfolio of small business loans to loans held for sale and transferred $14.2 million of residential loans previously held for sale to loans held for investment.  Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value. BBX Capital charged down its small business loans by $1.3 million and reduced its allowance for loan losses by $1.1 million upon the transfer of its small business loans to loans held for sale.  Loans held for sale as of December 31, 2011 consisted of $35.8 million of commercial real estate loans and $19.8 million of residential loans. BBX Capital transfers loans to held-for-sale when, based on the current economic environment and related market conditions, it does not have the intent to hold those loans for the foreseeable future.  BBX Capital transfers loans previously held for sale to loans held for investment at the lower of cost or fair value on the transfer date.

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The recorded investment (unpaid principal balance less charge-offs and deferred fees) of non-accrual loans receivable and loans held for sale was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

Loan Class

 

2012

 

2011

Commercial non-real estate

$

6,620 

 

19,172 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 Residential

 

62,452 

 

71,719 

 Land

 

12,887 

 

14,839 

 Owner occupied

3,141 

 

4,168 

 Other

 

58,508 

 

123,396 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

1,885 

 

10,265 

 Non-real estate

593 

 

1,751 

Consumer

 

8,533 

 

14,134 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

  Interest only

19,898 

 

33,202 

  Amortizing

 

32,774 

 

52,653 

Total nonaccrual loans

$

207,291 

 

345,299 

 

An age analysis of the past due recorded investment in loans receivable and loans held for sale as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

31-59 Days

 

60-89 Days

 

90 Days

 

Total

 

 

 

Loans

September 30, 2012

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

or More

 

Past Due

 

Current

 

Receivable

Commercial non-real estate

$

1,952 

 

 -

 

4,668 

 

6,620 

 

5,115 

 

11,735 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

 -

 

 -

 

53,744 

 

53,744 

 

10,304 

 

64,048 

 Land

 

 -

 

 -

 

12,888 

 

12,888 

 

 -

 

12,888 

 Owner occupied

 

 -

 

 -

 

1,861 

 

1,861 

 

7,508 

 

9,369 

 Other

 

 -

 

 -

 

32,560 

 

32,560 

 

118,863 

 

151,423 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

786 

 

 -

 

1,173 

 

1,959 

 

11,622 

 

13,581 

 Non-real estate

 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

5,600 

 

5,606 

Consumer

 

350 

 

814 

 

8,218 

 

9,382 

 

9,695 

 

19,077 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

 -

 

397 

 

19,592 

 

19,989 

 

1,286 

 

21,275 

Residential-amortizing

 

 -

 

964 

 

30,224 

 

31,188 

 

8,040 

 

39,228 

Total

$

3,094 

 

2,175 

 

164,928 

 

170,197 

 

178,033 

 

348,230 

 

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Total

 

 

31-59 Days

 

60-89 Days

 

90 Days

 

Total

 

 

 

Loans

December 31, 2011

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

or More (1)

 

Past Due

 

Current

 

Receivable (2)

Commercial non-real estate

$

 -

 

2,248 

 

13,292 

 

15,540 

 

102,605 

 

118,145 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

 -

 

 -

 

44,633 

 

44,633 

 

64,134 

 

108,767 

 Land

 

681 

 

 -

 

14,839 

 

15,520 

 

18,070 

 

33,590 

 Owner occupied

 

2,008 

 

 -

 

4,031 

 

6,039 

 

82,102 

 

88,141 

 Other

 

 -

 

5,467 

 

47,841 

 

53,308 

 

431,399 

 

484,707 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

2,089 

 

372 

 

9,449 

 

11,910 

 

173,009 

 

184,919 

 Non-real estate

 

 -

 

462 

 

76 

 

538 

 

99,187 

 

99,725 

Consumer

 

5,339 

 

3,996 

 

14,134 

 

23,469 

 

538,569 

 

562,038 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

2,656 

 

3,488 

 

32,317 

 

38,461 

 

343,958 

 

382,419 

Residential-amortizing

 

3,968 

 

4,513 

 

48,189 

 

56,670 

 

514,570 

 

571,240 

Total

$

16,741 

 

20,546 

 

228,801 

 

266,088 

 

2,367,603 

 

2,633,691 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes an $80,000 commercial loan that was past due greater than 90 days and still accruing.

(2)

At December 31, 2011, total loans receivable excluded purchase accounting of $6.0 million in connection with BFC’s share acquisitions of BBX Capital in 2008. The 2008 share acquisitions were accounted for as step acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting then in effect.

 

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The activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

Real

Small

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate

Estate

Business

Consumer

Residential

Total

Allowance for Loan Losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

800 
4,383 
1,326 
407 
237 
7,153 

    Charge-off :

 

(1,376)
(558)
(1,619)
(615)
(1,091)
(5,259)

     Recoveries :

 

421 
2,992 
155 
40 
700 
4,308 

     Provision for (recovery from):

 

2,084 
(3,371)
306 
896 
342 
257 

     Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        provision:

 

 -

70 
(168)
63 
171 
136 

Ending balance

$

1,929 
3,516 

 -

791 
359 
6,595 

Ending balance individually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

$

1,490 
1,586 

 -

 -

 -

3,076 

Ending balance collectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

 

439 
1,930 

 -

791 
359 
3,519 

Total

$

1,929 
3,516 

 -

791 
359 
6,595 

Loans receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance individually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

$

6,620 
176,383 

 -

8,010 
38,904 
229,917 

Ending balance collectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

$

5,115 
46,912 

 -

10,938 
21,512 
84,477 

Total

$

11,735 
223,295 

 -

18,948 
60,416 
314,394 

Purchases of loans

$

                          -

                         -

                 -

                -

                   -

                   -

Proceeds from loan sales

$

                          -

 -

                 -

                -

                   -

 -

Transfer to loans held for sale

$

                          -

 -

19,069 

                -

                   -

19,069 

Transfer from loans held for sale

$

                          -

 -

 -

                -

14,185 
14,185 

 

 

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The activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

Real

Small

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate

Estate

Business

Consumer

Residential

Total

Allowance for Loan Losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

11,017 
68,054 
9,853 
24,999 
23,720 
137,643 

     Charge-offs:

 

(7,563)
(6,422)
(2,321)
(6,555)
(3,489)
(26,350)

     Recoveries :

 

21 
316 
644 
543 
1,525 

     Provision :

 

7,770 
6,122 

 -

 -

 -

13,892 

     Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        provision:

 

 -

 -

109 
3,858 
42 
4,009 

Ending balance

$

11,225 
67,775 
7,957 
22,946 
20,816 
130,719 

Ending balance individually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

$

9,791 
49,380 
821 
1,519 
5,661 
67,172 

Ending balance collectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

 

1,434 
18,395 
7,136 
21,427 
15,155 
63,547 

Total

$

11,225 
67,775 
7,957 
22,946 
20,816 
130,719 

Loans receivable: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance individually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

$

20,989 
280,082 
18,956 
27,167 
64,390 
411,584 

Ending balance collectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 evaluated for impairment

$

93,973 
434,168 
263,148 
547,818 
922,776 
2,261,883 

Total

$

114,962 
714,250 
282,104 
574,985 
987,166 
2,673,467 

Purchases of loans

$

                          -  

                          -  

                          -  

                          -  

 -

 -

Proceeds from loan sales

$

                          -  

 -

                          -  

                          -  

2,823 
2,823 

Transfer to loans held for sale

$

                          -  

6,242 

                          -  

                          -  

 -

6,242 

 

 

 

(1)

Total loans receivable exclude purchase accounting adjustments of $7.2 million as of September 30, 2011, in connection with BFC’s acquisitions of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock during 2008. The 2008 share acquisitions were accounted for as step acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting then in effect. 

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The activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

Commercial

Small

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate

Real Estate

Business

Consumer

Residential

Total

Allowance for Loan Losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

16,407 
67,054 
7,168 
22,554 
16,704 
129,887 

    Charge-off :

 

(15,991)
(53,839)
(3,991)
(8,028)
(12,847)
(94,696)

     Recoveries :

 

861 
4,623 
425 
1,071 
1,977 
8,957 

     Provision :

 

2,549 
(5,228)
306 
896 
342 
(1,135)

Transfer to held for sale:

 

(1,897)
(9,164)
(4,454)
(20,639)
(12,491)
(48,645)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Provision:

 

 -

70 
546 
4,937 
6,674 
12,227 

Ending balance

$

1,929 
3,516 

 -

791 
359 
6,595 

Purchases of loans

$

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

 -

 -

Proceeds from loan sales

$

                         - 

1,000 

                         - 

 

 -

1,000 

Transfer to held for sale

$

                         - 

 -

35,209 

                         - 

 -

35,209 

Transfer from loans held for sale

$

                          -

 -

 -

                -

14,185 
14,185 

 

The activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

Commercial

Small

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Real Estate

Real Estate

Business

Consumer

Residential

Total

Allowance for Loan Losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

$

10,786 
83,859 
11,514 
32,043 
23,937 
162,139 

    Charge-off :

 

(8,151)
(31,939)
(6,942)
(20,748)
(17,267)
(85,047)

     Recoveries :

 

849 
814 
829 
1,544 
1,109 
5,145 

     Provision :

 

7,741 
17,291 

 -

 -

 -

25,032 

Transfer to held for sale:

 

                           -

(2,250)

 -

                -

(5,690)
(7,940)

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 provision:

 

 -

 -

2,556 
10,107 
18,727 
31,390 

Ending balance

$

11,225 
67,775 
7,957 
22,946 
20,816 
130,719 

Purchases of loans

$

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

                         - 

13,680 
13,680 

Proceeds from loan sales

$

                         - 

27,793 

                         - 

 

15,546 
43,339 

Transfer to held for sale

$

                         - 

37,136 

                         - 

                         - 

25,072 
62,208 

 

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As part of the transition of the regulation of OTS savings associations like BankAtlantic to the OCC, the OCC provided guidance to thrifts related to their transition to OCC regulatory reporting, which was to be implemented no later than March 31, 2012, including guidance surrounding specific valuation allowances on collateral dependent loans.  Under OCC guidance where the appraised value of collateral on a collateral dependent loan was less than the recorded investment of the loan, a charge-off of the amount of the deficiency rather than a specific valuation allowance was now generally required. Management considered the appraisals on its impaired collateral dependent loans, including appraised values and appraisal dates and during the first quarter of 2012, BBX Capital charged down the recorded investment of loans by $66.5 million to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell. This charge down consisted entirely of the charging off of existing specific valuation allowances. As a specific valuation allowance was previously established for these loans, the charge-offs did not impact the provision for loan losses or the net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2012, but did reduce BBX Capital’s allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in the loans.

Impaired Loans Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, BBX Capital believes it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. For a loan that has been restructured, the contractual terms of the loan agreement refer to the contractual terms specified by the original loan agreement, not the contractual terms specified by the restructured agreement.  Impairment is evaluated based on past due status for consumer and residential loans.  Impairment is evaluated as part of BBX Capital’s on-going credit monitoring process for commercial and small business loans which results in the evaluation for impairment of all substandard loans.  Factors considered in determining if a loan is impaired are past payment history, strength of the borrower or guarantors, and cash flow associated with the collateral or business.  If a loan is impaired, a specific valuation allowance is allocated, if necessary, based on the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing interest rate or based on the fair value of the loan. Collateral dependent impaired loans are charged down to the fair value of collateral less cost to sell. Interest payments on impaired loans for all loan classes are recognized on a cash basis, unless collectability of the principal and interest amount is probable, in which case interest is recognized on an accrual basis. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.  Impaired loans held for sale are measured for impairment based on the estimated fair value of the collateral less cost to sell adjusted for foreclosure expenses and other operating expenses of the underlying collateral until foreclosure and sale.

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Impaired loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

 

Recorded

Principal

Related

 

Recorded

Principal

Related

 

 

Investment

Balance

Allowance

 

Investment

Balance

Allowance

With a related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

4,339 
4,465 
1,490 

 

17,792 
17,792 
15,408 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

11,145 
20,481 
922 

 

64,841 
70,780 
20,986 

 Land

 

 -

 -

 -

 

5,451 
5,451 
1,765 

 Owner occupied

 

 -

 -

 -

 

1,715 
1,715 
100 

 Other

 

19,948 
19,948 
664 

 

130,771 
149,742 
29,731 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

 -

 -

 -

 

6,499 
6,499 
85 

 Non-real estate

 

 -

 -

 -

 

1,339 
1,339 
776 

Consumer

 

 -

 -

 -

 

15,951 
17,502 
1,454 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

 -

 -

 -

 

15,441 
20,667 
2,982 

Residential-amortizing

 

 -

 -

 -

 

20,554 
24,545 
3,960 

Total with allowance recorded

$

35,432 
44,894 
3,076 

 

280,354 
316,032 
77,247 

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

2,281 
2,586 

 -

 

5,922 
5,922 

 -

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

51,840 
114,010 

 -

 

26,735 
71,759 

 -

 Land

 

12,887 
35,967 

 -

 

9,388 
30,314 

 -

 Owner occupied

 

4,541 
6,719 

 -

 

3,882 
4,872 

 -

 Other

 

91,087 
132,614 

 -

 

63,024 
86,052 

 -

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

6,564 
7,051 

 -

 

10,265 
12,007 

 -

 Non-real estate

 

869 
1,665 

 -

 

792 
1,107 

 -

Consumer

 

17,694 
21,991 

 -

 

9,719 
13,246 

 -

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

19,898 
34,336 

 -

 

17,761 
28,042 

 -

Residential-amortizing

 

34,399 
50,139 

 -

 

34,494 
45,680 

 -

Total with no allowance recorded

$

242,060 
407,078 

 -

 

181,982 
299,001 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

6,620 
7,051 
1,490 

 

23,714 
23,714 
15,408 

Commercial real estate

 

191,448 
329,739 
1,586 

 

305,807 
420,685 
52,582 

Small business

 

7,433 
8,716 

 -

 

18,895 
20,952 
861 

Consumer

 

17,694 
21,991 

 -

 

25,670 
30,748 
1,454 

Residential

 

54,297 
84,475 

 -

 

88,250 
118,934 
6,942 

Total

$

277,492 
451,972 
3,076 

 

462,336 
615,033 
77,247 

 

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Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans as of September 30, 2012 were (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2012

 

 

Average Recorded

Interest Income

 

Average Recorded

Interest Income

 

 

Investment

Recognized

 

Investment

Recognized

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

4,339 

 -

 

4,387 
29 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

11,145 

 -

 

12,991 
139 

 Land

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 Owner occupied

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 Other

 

19,988 
221 

 

19,996 
658 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

 Non-real estate

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

Consumer

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

Residential-amortizing

 

 -

 -

 

 -

 -

Total with allowance recorded

$

35,472 
221 

 

37,374 
826 

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

2,558 

 -

 

2,185 
108 

 Residential

 

51,791 
124 

 

59,559 
434 

 Land

 

13,086 

 -

 

13,807 

 -

 Owner occupied

 

4,627 
28 

 

5,232 
72 

 Other

 

91,024 
558 

 

99,142 
1,336 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

6,905 
96 

 

6,995 
290 

 Non-real estate

 

2,279 
27 

 

2,444 
86 

Consumer

 

17,921 
75 

 

18,358 
223 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

20,992 

 -

 

21,841 

 -

Residential-amortizing

 

35,542 
28 

 

37,355 
82 

Total with no allowance recorded

$

246,725 
936 

 

266,918 
2,631 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

6,897 

 -

 

6,572 
137 

Commercial real estate

 

191,661 
931 

 

210,727 
2,639 

Small business

 

9,184 
123 

 

9,439 
376 

Consumer

 

17,921 
75 

 

18,358 
223 

Residential

 

56,534 
28 

 

59,196 
82 

Total

$

282,197 
1,157 

 

304,292 
3,457 

 

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Average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans as of September 30, 2011 were (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

Average Recorded

Interest Income

 

Average Recorded

Interest Income

 

 

Investment

Recognized

 

Investment

Recognized

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

16,280 
35 

 

16,119 
220 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

80,285 
518 

 

84,055 
1,432 

 Land

 

4,870 

 -

 

7,594 

 -

 Owner occupied

 

945 

                      -

 

1,938 

 -

 Other

 

93,735 
453 

 

99,475 
989 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

7,646 

                      -

 

6,469 

                     -

 Non-real estate

 

1,644 

                      -

 

1,754 

                     -

Consumer

 

17,807 

                      -

 

14,148 

                     -

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

12,577 

                      -

 

18,604 

                     -

Residential-amortizing

 

15,576 

                      -

 

17,893 

                     -

Total with allowance recorded

$

251,365 
1,006 

 

268,049 
2,641 

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

12,823 

 -

 

7,517 

 -

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

21,339 
87 

 

27,982 
387 

 Land

 

13,737 

 -

 

14,557 

 -

 Owner occupied

 

5,929 
22 

 

4,924 
53 

 Other

 

81,005 
589 

 

80,637 
1,700 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

9,736 
117 

 

11,165 
310 

 Non-real estate

 

462 
11 

 

475 
31 

Consumer

 

9,833 
106 

 

13,005 
319 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

21,361 

                      -

 

17,622 

 -

Residential-amortizing

 

34,334 
30 

 

31,439 
88 

Total with no allowance recorded

$

210,559 
962 

 

209,323 
2,888 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

29,103 
35 

 

23,636 
220 

Commercial real estate

 

301,845 
1,669 

 

321,162 
4,561 

Small business

 

19,488 
128 

 

19,863 
341 

Consumer

 

27,640 
106 

 

27,153 
319 

Residential

 

83,848 
30 

 

85,558 
88 

Total

$

461,924 
1,968 

 

477,372 
5,529 

 

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Impaired loans without specific valuation allowances represent loans that were written-down to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, loans in which the collateral value less cost to sell was greater than the carrying value of the loan, loans in which the present value of the cash flows discounted at the loans’ effective interest rate were equal to or greater than the carrying value of the loans, or large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that were collectively measured for impairment.

BBX Capital monitors impaired collateral dependent loans and performs an impairment analysis on these loans quarterly. Generally, a full appraisal is obtained when a real estate loan is initially evaluated for impairment and an updated full appraisal is obtained within one year from the prior appraisal date, or earlier if management deems it appropriate based on significant changes in market conditions.  In instances where a property is in the process of foreclosure, an updated appraisal may be postponed beyond one year, as an appraisal is required on the date of foreclosure; however, such loans remain subject to quarterly impairment analyses and adjustments.  Included in total impaired loans as of September 30, 2012 was $138.2  million of collateral dependent loans, of which $50.2 million were measured for impairment using current appraisals and $88.0 million were measured by adjusting appraisals greater than six months old, as appropriate, to reflect changes in market conditions subsequent to the last appraisal date. Appraised values with respect to three loans which did not have current appraisals were adjusted down by an aggregate amount of $1.0 million to reflect the change in market conditions since the appraisal date.  

BBX Capital had commitments to lend $0.2 million of additional funds on impaired loans as of September 30, 2012.

Credit Quality Information

Management of BBX Capital monitors delinquency trends, net charge-off levels of classified loans, impaired loans and general economic conditions nationwide and in Florida in an effort to assess loan credit quality. BBX Capital uses a risk grading matrix to monitor credit quality for commercial and small business loans.  Risk grades are assigned to each commercial and small business loan upon origination.  The loan officers monitor the risk grades and BBX Capital assigns risk grades on a scale of 1 to 13.  A general description of the risk grades is as follows:

Grades 1 to 7 – The loans in these risk grades are generally well protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or guarantors or by the fair value, less cost to sell, of the underlying collateral.

Grades 8 to 9 – Not used.

Grade 10 – These loans are considered to have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. While these loans do not expose BBX Capital to immediate risk of loss, if left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan.  

Grade 11 – These loans are considered to be inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or guarantors or by the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans in this grade have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the loan and there is a distinct possibility that BBX Capital may sustain some credit loss if the weaknesses are not corrected.

Grade 12 – These loans are considered to have all the weaknesses of a Grade 11 with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection of BBX Capital’s investment in the loan highly questionable and improbable on the basis of currently known facts, conditions and fair values of the collateral. 

Grade 13 – These loans, or portions thereof, are considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance on BBX Capital’s books as an asset is not warranted. Such loans are generally charged down or completely charged off.

 

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The following table presents risk grades for commercial and small business loans including loans held for sale as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Owner Occupied

Other

Small

Small

 

 

Non

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Business

Business

 

Real Estate

Residential

Land

Real Estate

Real Estate

Real Estate

Non-Real Estate

Grade:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Grades 1 to 7

$

108 

 -

                   -

5,226 
33,345 

                   -

191 

 Grade 10

 

1,886 
1,596 

                   -

 -

21,138 
1,432 
1,782 

 Grade 11

 

9,741 
62,452 
12,888 
4,143 
97,040 
12,032 
3,633 

Total

$

11,735 
64,048 
12,888 
9,369 
151,523 
13,464 
5,606 

 

 

 

The following table presents risk grades for commercial and small business loans including loans held for sale as of  December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Owner Occupied

Other

Small

Small

 

 

Non

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial

Business

Business

 

 

Real Estate

Residential

Land

Real Estate

Real Estate

Real Estate

Non-Real Estate

Risk Grade:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Grades 1 to 7

$

71,798 
16,085 
18,752 
82,251 
250,238 
157,237 
85,942 

 Grade 10

 

6,021 
1,375 

                   -

                           -

50,208 
2,837 
4,306 

 Grade 11

 

40,326 
91,307 
14,838 
5,890 
184,261 
24,845 
9,477 

Total

$

118,145 
108,767 
33,590 
88,141 
484,707 
184,919 
99,725 

 

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BBX Capital monitors the credit quality of residential loans through loan-to-value ratios of the underlying collateral.  Elevated loan-to-value ratios indicate the likelihood of increased credit losses upon default which results in higher loan portfolio credit risk.

The loan-to-value ratios of BBX Capital’s residential loans were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012 (1)

 

As of December 31, 2011 (1)

 

 

Residential

 

Residential

 

Residential

 

Residential

Loan-to-value ratios

 

Interest Only

 

Amortizing

 

Interest Only

 

Amortizing

Ratios not available (2)

$

3,788 

 

17,210 

 

124,868 

 

304,372 

<=60%

 

406 

 

3,459 

 

20,314 

 

68,817 

60.1% - 70%

 

548 

 

905 

 

10,316 

 

30,033 

70.1% - 80%

 

254 

 

1,669 

 

24,784 

 

32,271 

80.1% - 90%

 

891 

 

1,996 

 

27,622 

 

27,523 

>90.1%

 

15,389 

 

13,988 

 

174,515 

 

108,224 

Total

$

21,276 

 

39,227 

 

382,419 

 

571,240 

 

(1)

Current loan-to-value ratios (“LTV”) for the majority of the portfolio were obtained as of the second quarter of 2011 based on automated valuation models.

(2)

Ratios not available consisted of property not in the automated valuation database, and $9.2 million and $78.8 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, of loans originated under the community reinvestment act program that are not monitored based on loan-to-value.

BBX Capital monitors the credit quality of its portfolio of consumer loans secured by real estate utilizing loan–to-value ratios at origination. BBX Capital’s experience indicates that default rates are significantly lower with loans that have lower loan-to-value ratios at origination. 

 

The loan-to-value ratios at loan origination of BBX Capital’s consumer loans secured by real estate were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Home Equity

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

Loan-to-value ratios

 

2012

 

2011

<=70%

$

9,926 

 

334,050 

70.1% - 80%

4,156 

 

97,516 

80.1% - 90%

3,171 

 

62,674 

90.1% -100%

1,127 

 

40,327 

>100%

 

538 

 

11,341 

Total

$

18,918 

 

545,908 

 

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The restructuring of a loan is considered a “troubled debt restructuring” if both (i) the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties and (ii) the creditor has granted a concession. Concessions may include interest rate reductions or below market interest rates, principal forgiveness, restructuring amortization schedules, extending loan maturities, deferring loan payments until the loan maturity date and other actions intended to minimize potential losses. The majority of concessions for consumer loans were changing monthly payments from interest and principal payments to interest only payments as well as deferring monthly loan payments until the loan maturity date.  Commercial real estate and non-real estate loan concessions were primarily interest rate reductions to below market interest rates based on the risk profile of the loan and extensions of maturity dates.  Residential and small business loan concessions were mainly reductions of monthly payments by extending the amortization period and/or deferring monthly payments.

 

There was no financial statement effect of consumer and residential troubled debt restructured loans as the affected loans were generally on non-accrual status and measured for impairment before the restructuring. The financial statement effects of commercial and small business troubled debt restructured loans was the establishment of specific valuation allowances, if any, in place of the general allowance for those loans that had not already been placed on nonaccrual status. There was an impact to the allowance for loan losses as a result of the concessions made, which generally results from the expectation of slower future cash flows.

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Recorded 

 

 

 

Recorded 

 

Number

 

Investment

 

Number

 

Investment

Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 -

 $

 -

 

 $

2,771 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 -

 

 -

 

 

11,822 

 Land

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 Owner occupied

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 Other

 -

 

 -

 

 

1,462 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 -

 

 -

 

 

1,314 

 Non-real estate

 

296 

 

 -

 

 -

Consumer

 -

 

 -

 

 

111 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential-interest only

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 Residential-amortizing

 -

 

 -

 

 

1,626 

Total Troubled Debt Restructured

 $

296 

 

20 

 $

19,106 

 

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Troubled debt restructurings during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

Recorded 

 

 

 

Recorded 

 

Number

 

Investment

 

Number

 

Investment

Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 -

 $

 -

 

 $

4,982 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 -

 

 -

 

 

32,565 

 Land

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 Owner occupied

 -

 

 -

 

 

692 

 Other

 -

 

 -

 

 

52,460 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

342 

 

 

1,314 

 Non-real estate

 

296 

 

 -

 

 -

Consumer

 

47 

 

 

571 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential-interest only

 -

 

 -

 

 

547 

 Residential-amortizing

 

62 

 

19 

 

3,321 

Total Troubled Debt Restructured

 $

747 

 

54 

 $

96,452 

 

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The following table represents the recorded investment of loans that were modified in troubled debt restructurings beginning January 1, 2011 and 2010 and experienced a payment default during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively (dollars in thousands).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Number

 

Investment

 

Number

 

Investment

Troubled Debt Restructurings which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have subsequently defaulted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

 -

$

 -

 

 -

$

 -

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

 

6,907 

 

 -

 

 -

 Land

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 Owner occupied

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 Other

 

 

22,050 

 

 -

 

 -

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

598 

 Non-real estate

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

Consumer

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

227 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

Residential-amortizing

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

64 

Total Troubled Debt Restructured

 

$

28,957 

 

$

889 

 

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The following table represents the recorded investment of loans that were modified in troubled debt restructurings beginning January 1, 2011 and 2010 and experienced a payment default during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

 

Recorded

 

 

Number

 

Investment

 

Number

 

Investment

Troubled Debt Restructurings which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

have subsequently defaulted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate

 

 -

$

 -

 

 -

$

 -

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Residential

 

 

6,907 

 

 

6,869 

 Land

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

3,458 

 Owner occupied

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

1,473 

 Other

 

 

22,050 

 

 

6,102 

Small business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Real estate

 

 -

 

 -

 

 

754 

 Non-real estate

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

Consumer

 

 -

 

 -

 

11 

 

1,004 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential-interest only

 

 

247 

 

 

547 

Residential-amortizing

 

 

177 

 

 

1,135 

Total Troubled Debt Restructured

 

$

29,381 

 

27 

$

21,342 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.    Notes Receivable

 

The table below sets forth information relating to Bluegreen’s notes receivable (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Notes receivable, gross

$

578,191 

 

619,599 

Purchase accounting adjustments

 

(17,626)

 

(28,503)

Notes receivable, net of purchase accounting adjustments

 

560,565 

 

591,096 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(66,083)

 

(73,260)

Notes receivable, net

$

494,482 

 

517,836 

 

As previously disclosed, included in the table above are notes acquired through our November 2009 acquisition of approximately 7.4 million shares of Bluegreen Common Stock giving us a controlling interest in Bluegreen.  In accordance with applicable accounting guidance “Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality”, the Company has elected to recognize interest income on these notes receivable using the expected cash flows method. The Company treated expected prepayments consistently in determining its cash flows expected to be collected, such that the non-accretable difference is not affected and the difference between actual prepayments and expected prepayments shall not affect the non-accretable difference.  The assumption for prepayment rates was derived from Bluegreen’s historical performance information for its off-balance sheet securitizations and ranges from 4% to 9%.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the outstanding contractual unpaid principal balance of the acquired notes was $160.6 million and $196.3 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the carrying amount of the acquired notes was $143.0 million and $167.8 million, respectively.

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The carrying amount of the acquired notes is included in the balance sheet amounts of notes receivable at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The following is a reconciliation of accretable yield as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accretable Yield

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Balance, beginning of period

$

74,526 

 

85,906 

Accretion

 

(17,029)

 

(25,237)

Reclassification from nonaccretable yield

 

2,057 

 

13,857 

Balance, end of  period

$

59,554 

 

74,526 

 

All of Bluegreen’s vacation ownership interests (“VOIs”) notes receivable bear interest at fixed rates. The weighted-average interest rate charged on loans secured by VOIs was 15.5% and 15.4% at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The majority of Bluegreen’s notes receivable secured by home sites bear interest at variable rates. The weighted-average interest rate charged on notes receivable secured by home sites was 7.7% and 7.8% at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

Bluegreen’s VOI notes receivable are generally secured by properties located in Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Aruba. The majority of Bluegreen Communities notes receivables are secured by home sites in Georgia, Texas, and Virginia.

Notes receivable excluding the acquired notes as described above, are carried at amortized cost less an allowance for bad debts. Interest income is suspended, and previously accrued but unpaid interest income is reversed on all delinquent notes receivable when principal or interest payments are more than three months contractually past due and not resumed until such loans are less than three months past due. Bluegreen’s notes receivable are generally written off as uncollectible when they have become approximately 120 days past due. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $13.2 million and $20.9 million, respectively, of the VOI notes receivable were more than three months past due, and accordingly, consistent with Bluegreen’s policy, were not accruing interest income.

Credit Quality for Financial Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses

 

Bluegreen holds large amounts of homogeneous VOI notes receivable and assesses uncollectibility based on pools of receivables. In estimating future credit losses, Bluegreen does not use a single primary indicator of credit quality but instead evaluates its VOI notes receivable based upon a combination of factors including a static pool analysis, the aging of the respective receivables, current default trends and prepayment rates by origination year, and the FICO® scores of the buyers at the time of origination.

 

The table below sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan losses (including homesite notes receivable) as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

$

73,260 

Provision for loan losses (1)

 

19,502 

Write-offs of uncollectible receivables

 

(26,679)

Balance at September 30, 2012

$

66,083 

 

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The following table shows the delinquency status of Bluegreen’s VOI notes receivable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Current

$

548,506 

 

576,063 

31-60 days

 

6,183 

 

9,038 

61-90 days

 

5,001 

 

7,836 

Over 91 days (1)

 

13,178 

 

20,861 

Purchase accounting adjustments

 

(17,626)

 

(28,503)

Notes receivable net of purchase accounting adjustments

 

555,242 

 

585,295 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(66,083)

 

(73,260)

Total

$

489,159 

 

512,035 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes $7.5 million and $12.1 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, related to VOI transactions that, as of the applicable date, had been foreclosed but the related VOI note receivable balance had not yet been charged off in accordance with the provisions of certain of Bluegreen's receivable-backed notes payables.  These VOI notes receivable have been reflected in the allowance for loan loss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.    Variable Interest Entities

 

Bluegreen

 

Bluegreen sells VOI notes receivable originated by Bluegreen Resorts through special purpose finance entities. These transactions are generally structured as non-recourse to Bluegreen, with the exception of one securitization transaction entered into in 2010 which was guaranteed by Bluegreen. These transactions are generally designed to provide liquidity for Bluegreen and transfer the economic risks and certain of the benefits of the notes receivable to third-parties.  In a securitization, various classes of debt securities are issued by the special purpose finance entities that are generally collateralized by a single tranche of transferred assets, which consist of VOI notes receivable. Bluegreen services the notes receivable for a fee which it believes approximates market rate for such services.

 

With each securitization, Bluegreen generally retains a portion of the securities. Under these arrangements, the cash payment received from the obligors on the receivables sold are generally applied monthly to pay fees to service providers, make interest and principal payments to investors, and fund required reserves, if any, with the remaining balance of such cash retained by Bluegreen; however, to the extent that portfolio of receivables fails to satisfy specified performance criteria (as may occur due to an increase in default rate or loan loss severity) or other trigger events occur, the funds received from obligors are distributed on an accelerated basis to investors.  Depending on the circumstances and the transaction, the application of the accelerated payment formula may be permanent or temporary until the trigger event is cured.  As of September 30, 2012, Bluegreen was in compliance with all applicable terms and no trigger events had occurred.

 

In accordance with applicable guidance for the consolidation of variable interest entities, Bluegreen analyzes its variable interests, which may consist of loans, guarantees, and equity investments, to determine if an entity in which it has a variable interest is a variable interest entity. Bluegreen’s analysis includes both quantitative and qualitative reviews. Bluegreen bases its quantitative analysis on the forecasted cash flows of the entity, and it bases its qualitative analysis on the design of the entity, its organizational structure including decision-making ability, and relevant financial agreements. Bluegreen also uses qualitative analysis to determine if it must consolidate a variable interest entity as the primary beneficiary.  In accordance with applicable accounting guidance currently in effect, Bluegreen has determined these securitization entities to be VIEs and consolidates the entities into its financial statements as it is the primary beneficiary of the entities.

 

Under the terms of certain of Bluegreen’s timeshare note sales, Bluegreen has the right to repurchase or substitute, a limited amount of defaulted mortgage notes for new notes at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest

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or, in some facilities, at 24% of the original sale price associated with the VOI which collateralizes the defaulted mortgage note.  Voluntary repurchases and substitutions by Bluegreen of defaulted notes during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $9.8 million and $18.5 million, respectively.

 

Below is the information related to the assets and liabilities of the VIEs included on the consolidated statements of financial condition (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Restricted cash

$

35,876 

 

38,913 

Securitized notes receivable, net

 

370,121 

 

375,904 

Receivable backed notes payable

 

384,896 

 

385,140 

 

The restricted cash and the securitized notes receivable balances disclosed above are restricted to satisfy obligations of the VIEs.

 

BBX Capital

In consideration for BB&T assuming BBX Capital’s $285.4 million in principal amount of TruPS, BB&T received from BBX Capital at the closing of the Transaction a 95% preferred membership interest in the net cash flows of FAR until such time as it has recovered $285 million in preference amount plus a priority return of LIBOR + 200 basis points per annum.  At that time, BBT’s interest in FAR will terminate, and BBX Capital, which initially holds a 5% preferred membership interest in the net cash flows of FAR, will thereafter be entitled to any and all residual proceeds. FAR’s assets are expected to be monetized over a period of seven years, or longer provided BB&T’s preference amount is repaid within such seven-year period. BBX Capital provided BB&T with an incremental $35 million guarantee to further assure BB&T’s recovery within seven years of the $285 million preference amount. At September 30, 2012, BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR was reduced to approximately $209 million.

BBX Capital’s variable interests in FAR include its 5%  preferred membership interest in the cash flows of FAR, rights to all residual cash flows and the incremental $35 million guarantee issued to BB&T.  BBX Capital also services approximately $45 million of FAR commercial loans and has a right of first refusal to acquire certain FAR commercial loans. It can also purchase certain commercial loans on a basis established in FAR’s operating agreement. 

BBX Capital analyzed FAR’s amended and restated limited liability agreement and determined that it was the primary beneficiary and therefore should consolidate FAR in its financial statements. This conclusion was based primarily  on the determination that BBX Capital has the obligation to absorb losses and the rights to receive any appreciation of the assets of FAR through its rights to the residual returns of FAR and  its obligations under the incremental $35 million guarantee to BB&T assuring the repayment of BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR.  BB&T, the other entity with variable interests in FAR, is entitled to its $285 million preference amount plus the preferred return.  Also contributing to BBX Capital’s determination that it was the primary beneficiary of FAR was its ability to direct the activities  relating to the commercial loans that it services, its ability to purchase certain commercial loans  and its right of first refusal in connection with the disposition of certain commercial loans.

BB&T’s preferred equity interest in FAR only entitles it to $285 million preference amount plus the priority return.  Based on the amended and restated limited liability agreement FAR is required to make quarterly distributions or more frequently as approved by FAR’s board of managers, of excess cash flows from its operations and the orderly disposition of its assets to redeem the preferred equity interests in FAR.  As such, the Class A units are considered mandatorily redeemable and are reflected as  debt obligations in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition and the priority return is considered interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The activities of FAR are governed by the amended and restated limited liability agreement which grants the Board of Managers board authority over FAR.  The Board has four members, two members elected by BBX Capital and two members elected by BB&T.  The approval of an issue before the Board requires three of the members to approve the issue.  BB&T members will resign from the Board upon the redemption of its preferred interest in FAR.

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The carrying amount of the assets and liabilities of FAR and the classification of these assets and liabilities in BBX Capital’s Statement of Financial Condition was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

Cash and due from banks

 $

5,044 

Tax certificates

 

4,232 

Loans held for sale

 

20,349 

Loans receivable

 

259,092 

Other real estate owned

 

22,577 

Accrued interest receivable

 

1,771 

Other assets (1)

 

3,221 

        Total assets

 $

316,286 

BB&T preferred interest in FAR

$

208,986 

Other liabilities

 

14,305 

       Total liabilities

$

223,291 

 

 

 

(1)   Other assets consisted of a receivable from BB&T associated with net cash inflows from FAR's assets for the one month ended September 30, 2012.  Also included in other assets in BBX Capital's consolidated statement of financial condition was $0.6 million receivable from BB&T associated with the net cash inflows from CAM assets for the one month ended September 30, 2012.

 

Until BB&T’s preference amount is repaid, the proceeds from the monetization of FAR’s assets are restricted to payments of expenses, including the priority return and estimated working capital requirements of FAR, and the repayment of FAR’s preferred membership interest net of the payment of all expenses and the priority return. FAR anticipates making quarterly distributions.  As such, BBX Capital will receive 5% of the net cash flows from the monetization of FAR’s assets net of expenses and the priority return.   BBX Capital anticipates that FAR will finance its activities through revenues from principal and interest payments received and monetization of its assets. 

 

BBX Capital’s maximum loss exposure in FAR if all of FAR’s assets were deemed worthless would have been $128 million as of September 30, 2012, consisting of $93 million of net assets plus the $35 million incremental guarantee.

 

9     Inventory

 

Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Completed VOI units

$

196,501 

 

218,281 

Construction-in-progress

 

530 

 

1,609 

Real estate held for future development

 

83,538 

 

82,953 

Land and facilities held for sale

 

494 

 

4,418 

Subtotal

 

281,063 

 

307,261 

Purchase accounting adjustment

 

(81,503)

 

(93,936)

Total

$

199,560 

 

213,325 

 

Bluegreen reviews real estate held for future resort development for impairment under applicable accounting guidelines, which require that such properties be reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets might not be recoverable. No impairment charges were recorded with respect to Bluegreen Resorts’ inventory during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 or the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Interest capitalized to VOI inventory during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was insignificant. The interest expense reflected in our financial statements is net of capitalized interest.

 

 

10     Debt

 

Notes and Mortgage Notes Payable and Other Borrowings 

 

The table below sets forth the balances of Bluegreen’s lines-of-credit and notes payable facilities and as of December 31, 2011, BankAtlantic’s subordinated debentures (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Debt

 

Interest

 

Amount of

 

Debt

 

Interest

 

Amount of

 

 

Balance

 

Rate

 

Pledged Assets

 

Balance

 

Rate

 

Pledged Assets

Bluegreen:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RFA AD&C Facility

$

3,033 

 

10.00%

 

51,320 

 

21,619 

 

4.80%

 

70,640 

H4BG Communities Facility

 

             -

 

-

 

             -

 

23,889 

 

8.00%

 

21,373 

Wells Fargo Term Loan

 

             -

 

-

 

             -

 

19,858 

 

7.17%

 

98,034 

Foundation Capital

 

9,421 

 

8.00%

 

13,999 

 

12,860 

 

8.00%

 

15,437 

Textron AD&C Facility

 

2,850 

 

4.75%

 

9,767 

 

3,866 

 

4.75%

 

9,653 

Fifth Third Bank Note Payable  

 

2,758 

 

3.21%

 

4,397 

 

2,909 

 

3.30%

 

4,518 

Other

 

2,334 

 

5.00 - 6.00%

 

4,353 

 

1,816 

 

5.00 - 6.88%

 

1,705 

 

 

20,396 

 

 

 

83,836 

 

86,817 

 

 

 

221,360 

Less purchase accounting adjustments

 

(237)

 

 

 

 -

 

(284)

 

 

 

 -

Total Real Estate and Other

 

20,159 

 

 

 

83,836 

 

86,533 

 

 

 

221,360 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BankAtlantic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subordinated debentures

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

22,000 

 

LIBOR + 3.45%

 

 -

Total Financial Services

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

22,000 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Notes Payable

$

20,159 

 

 

 

83,836 

 

108,533 

 

 

 

221,360 

 

Significant changes related to Bluegreen’s lines-of-credit and notes payable during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include:

 

RFA AD&C Facility. This facility was used to finance the acquisition and development of certain of Bluegreen’s resorts and currently has one outstanding project loan, which is primarily collateralized by the Bluegreen Club 36TM resort in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Club 36 Loan”). On March 30, 2012, the Club 36 Loan was amended to extend the maturity date from June 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and granted Bluegreen the option, subject to certain provisions and the payment of certain additional fees, to further extend the maturity of up approximately $9.1 million until June 30, 2013. The amendment also increased the interest rate under the Club 36 Loan from LIBOR plus 4.5% to a fixed rate of 10%.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $18.6 million of the outstanding balance under this facility.  The remaining $3.0 million outstanding balance was repaid in full during October 2012

 

H4BG Communities Facility. The H4BG Communities Facility was secured by the real property homesites (and personal property related thereto) and golf courses at several Bluegreen Communities projects. In connection with the sale of Bluegreen Communities to Southstar on May 4, 2012, the entire then outstanding amount of the H4BG facility was repaid along with a $2.0 million deferred fee. 

 

Wells Fargo Term Loan.  In February 2012, the facility was amended to extend the maturity date to June 30, 2012, and to require four  $4.5 million minimum installments to be paid monthly starting March 2012.  In May 2012, Bluegreen repaid the entire outstanding balance under this facility.

 

Foundation Capital. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $3.4 million of the outstanding balance under the facility.

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Receivable-Backed Notes Payable

 

The table below sets forth the balances of Bluegreen’s receivable-backed notes payable facilities (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance of

 

 

 

 

 

Balance of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pledged/

 

 

 

 

 

Pledged/

 

 

Debt

 

Interest

 

Secured

 

Debt

 

Interest

 

Secured

 

 

Balance

 

Rate

 

Receivables

 

Balance

 

Rate

 

Receivables

Recourse receivable-backed notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 Liberty Bank Facility

$

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

49,742 

 

6.50%

 

60,708 

2011 Liberty Bank Facility

 

18,874 

 

6.50%

 

23,279 

 

10,858 

 

6.50%

 

13,367 

GE Bluegreen/Big Cedar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables Facility (2)

 

9,476 

 

1.96%

 

20,839 

 

15,551 

 

2.05%

 

24,512 

Legacy Securitization (1) (2)

 

12,817 

 

12.00%

 

20,859 

 

17,623 

 

12.00%

 

25,899 

NBA Receivables Facility

 

12,088 

 

6.75%

 

19,121 

 

16,758 

 

6.75%

 

23,064 

CapitalSource Facility

 

13,114 

 

6.50%

 

17,250 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

RFA Receivables Facility (2)

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

1,281 

 

4.30%

 

2,866 

Total before discount

 

66,369 

 

 

 

101,348 

 

111,813 

 

 

 

150,416 

Less unamortized discount on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy Securitization

 

(1,306)

 

 

 

        -

 

(1,797)

 

 

 

        -

Total

 

65,063 

 

 

 

101,348 

 

110,016 

 

 

 

150,416 

Less purchase accounting adjustment

 

(408)

 

 

 

        -

 

(1,232)

 

 

 

        -

 

$

64,655 

 

 

 

101,348 

 

108,784 

 

 

 

150,416 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-recourse receivable-backed notes payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BB&T Purchase Facility 

$

 -

 

4.75%

 

 -

 

28,810 

 

4.75%

 

42,075 

GE 2004 Facility (2)

 

6,780 

 

7.16%

 

7,700 

 

8,144 

 

7.16%

 

9,301 

2004 Term Securitization (2)

 

 -

 

5.27%

 

 -

 

11,307 

 

5.27%

 

11,693 

2005 Term Securitization (2)

 

29,569 

 

5.98%

 

32,363 

 

39,591 

 

5.98%

 

44,277 

GE 2006 Facility (2)

 

35,304 

 

7.35%

 

39,885 

 

41,275 

 

7.35%

 

47,015 

2006 Term Securitization (2)

 

31,906 

 

6.16%

 

34,802 

 

40,194 

 

6.16%

 

44,128 

2007 Term Securitization (2)

 

63,807 

 

7.32%

 

72,117 

 

78,062 

 

7.32%

 

89,502 

2008 Term Securitization (2)

 

24,357 

 

7.88%

 

28,112 

 

30,148 

 

7.88%

 

34,699 

2010 Term Securitization (2)

 

70,434 

 

5.54%

 

85,156 

 

84,275 

 

5.54%

 

102,014 

Quorum Purchase Facility

 

11,228 

 

6.50-8.00%

 

13,331 

 

7,508 

 

8.00%

 

9,175 

2012-A Term Securitization

 

100,000 

 

2.94%

 

107,626 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

Total

$

373,385 

 

 

 

421,092 

 

369,314 

 

 

 

433,879 

Total receivable-backed debt

$

438,040 

 

 

 

522,440 

 

478,098 

 

 

 

584,295 

 

(1)

Legacy Securitization debt bears interest at a coupon rate of 12% and was issued at a discount resulting in an effective yield of 18.5%.

(2)

These receivable-backed notes payable are included in the Other Receivable-Backed Notes Payable section below.

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Significant changes related to our receivable-backed notes payable facilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include:

 

2008 Liberty Bank Facility. The outstanding balance was repaid in full during September 2012 in connection with the 2012 Term Securitization described below

 

2011 Liberty Bank Facility. The 2011 Liberty Bank Facility provides for maximum outstanding borrowings of $60.0 million at an 85% advance rate on eligible receivables pledged under the facility on a revolving basis during a two-year period ending in February 2013, subject to eligible collateral and terms and conditions Bluegreen believes to be customary for transactions of this type.  Principal and interest are repaid as cash is collected on the pledged receivables, with the remaining balance due in February 2016.    Indebtedness under the 2011 Liberty Bank Facility bears interest at the Prime Rate plus 2.25%, subject to a floor of 6.5% (6.5% as of September 30, 2012).  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $11.9 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $10.1 million in order to adjust its outstanding balance to be consistent with previously pledged collateral. Bluegreen also repaid $3.1 million on the facility during the period.

 

NBA Receivables Facility. Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture has an outstanding timeshare notes receivable hypothecation facility with the National Bank of Arizona (“NBA”).  Bluegreen Corporation has guaranteed the full payment and performance of Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture in connection with the facility.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $4.7  million on the facility.

 

In October 2012, the NBA Receivables Facility was amended to provide for borrowings on a revolving basis through October 2014 to be secured by eligible timeshare receivables from the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture in amounts up to an aggregate of $30.0 million.  Under the amended facility, future advances will be made at an advance rate of 85% and bear interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 4.5% per annum subject to a floor of 6.0%.  Certain future advances are also subject to a 1.5% loan fee.  The outstanding balance prior to the amendment ($12.1 million as of September 30, 2012) bears interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 5.25%, subject to a floor of 6.75%.  All principal and interest payments received on pledged receivables are applied to principal and interest due under the facility.  All amounts will mature and be due on April 10, 2020  subject to earlier required periodic repayments of principal to satisfy certain balance requirements set forth in the facility.

 

BB&T Purchase Facility. Bluegreen has a timeshare notes receivable purchase facility with Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”) (the “BB&T Purchase Facility”) which allows for maximum outstanding borrowings of $50.0 million and has a revolving advance period through December 17, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $24.7 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $16.7 million. In addition, during September 2012, Bluegreen repaid all outstanding borrowings under this facility in connection with the 2012 Term Securitization described below.

 

While ownership of the receivables is transferred for legal purposes, the transfers of receivables under the facility are accounted for as secured borrowings.  Accordingly, the receivables are reflected as assets and the associated obligations are reflected as liabilities on Bluegreen’s balance sheet.   The BB&T Purchase Facility is nonrecourse and is not guaranteed by Bluegreen.

 

Quorum Purchase Facility. During March 2012, Bluegreen amended and expanded an existing timeshare notes receivable purchase facility (the “Quorum Purchase Facility”) with Quorum Federal Credit Union (“Quorum”). Pursuant to the terms of the amended facility and subject to certain conditions precedent, Quorum agreed to purchase on a revolving basis through March 31, 2013 eligible timeshare receivables from Bluegreen or certain of its subsidiaries in an amount of up to an aggregate $25.0 million purchase price. The amended terms of the Quorum Purchase Facility reflect an 83% advance rate with respect to any future advances. The March 2012 amendment also provided for a program fee rate of 6.5% per annum with respect to any future advances. During September 2012, the facility was further amended to decrease the program fee rate with respect to advances subsequent to the date of such amendment to 6.0% per annum.  As of September 30, 2012, $6.3 million of the outstanding balance bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.0% pursuant to the terms of the original agreement, and $4.9 million of the outstanding balance bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.5% in accordance with the terms of the March 2012 amendment. Eligibility requirements for receivables sold include, among others, that the obligors under the timeshare notes receivable sold be members of Quorum at the time of the note sale. Subject to performance of the collateral, Bluegreen will receive any excess cash flows generated by the receivables transferred to Quorum under the facility (excess meaning after customary payments of fees, interest and principal under the facility on a pro-rata basis as borrowers make payments on their timeshare loans).

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $6.4 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $5.3 million.  Bluegreen also repaid $1.6 million on the facility.

 

While ownership of the receivables is transferred for legal purposes, the transfers of receivables under the facility are accounted for as secured borrowings.  Accordingly, the receivables are reflected as assets and the associated obligations are reflected as liabilities on Bluegreen’s balance sheet.   The Quorum Purchase Facility is nonrecourse and is not guaranteed by Bluegreen.

 

CapitalSource Facility. Bluegreen has a $30.0 million revolving timeshare receivables hypothecation facility (“the CapitalSource Facility”) with CapitalSource Bank. The CapitalSource Facility provides for advances on eligible receivables pledged under the facility, subject to specified terms and conditions, during the two-year revolving credit period ending in September 2013. Eligible “A” receivables that meet certain eligibility and FICO® score requirements, which Bluegreen believes are typically consistent with loans originated under its current credit underwriting standards, are subject to an 80% advance rate.  The CapitalSource Facility also allows for certain eligible “B” receivables (which have less stringent FICO® score requirements) to be funded at a 45% advance rate.  Principal repayments and interest rate are to be paid as cash is collected on the pledged receivables subject to future required decreases in the advance rate after the two-year revolving credit period, with the remaining balance being due in September 2016.  The CapitalSource Facility bears interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 5.75% subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75% (6.50% as of September 30, 2012).  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $19.3 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $15.6 million. Bluegreen also repaid $2.5 million on the facility during the period.

 

2012 Term Securitization. On September 13, 2012, Bluegreen completed a private offering and sale of $100 million of investment-grade, timeshare loan-backed notes (the "2012 Term Securitization") to BB&T Capital Markets and RBS Securities Inc., as initial purchasers. The 2012 Term Securitization consisted of the issuance of two tranches of timeshare-loan backed notes: $79.05 million of Class A notes and $20.95 million of Class B notes with interest rates of 2.66% and 3.99%, respectively, which blended to a weighted average interest rate of 2.94%. The gross advance rate for this transaction was 89.5%. 

 

The amount of the timeshare receivables sold was approximately $111.7 million, approximately $109.8 million of which was provided prior to September 30, 2012 and the remainder of which was provided during October 2012. Approximately $78.0 million of the $100.0 million of gross proceeds were used to repay in full both the BB&T Purchase Facility and the 2008 Liberty Bank Facility, as described above, as well as to capitalize a reserve fund and pay fees and expenses associated with the transaction.  Bluegreen expects to use the remaining $22.0 million of gross proceeds for general corporate purposes. 

 

While ownership of the timeshare receivables included in the 2012 Term Securitization was transferred and sold for legal purposes, the transfer of these timeshare receivables was accounted for as a secured borrowing for financial accounting purposes.

 

Other Receivable-Backed Notes Payable. In addition to the above described facilities, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $83.0 million of its other receivable-backed notes payable, which included a full repayment of the 2004 Term Securitization.

 

 

 

11.    Shares Subject to Mandatory Redemption

 

On June 7, 2004, the Company’s board of directors designated 15,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock as 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock. On June 21, 2004, the Company sold all 15,000 shares of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock to an investor group in a private offering.

 

The Company’s 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share. The shares of 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock are redeemable at the option of the Company, from time to time, at redemption prices ranging from $1,015 per share for the twelve month period ending April 29, 2013 to $1,000 per share for the twelve month period ending April 29, 2016.  The 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock’s liquidation preference is equal to its stated value of $1,000 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends or an amount equal to the applicable redemption price in a voluntary liquidation or winding up of the Company. Holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock have no voting rights, except as provided by Florida law, and are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Company’s board of directors (and previously also upon the written non-objection from the Federal Reserve),

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cumulative quarterly cash dividends on each such share at a rate per annum of 5% of the stated value from the date of issuance. From the second quarter of 2004 through the third quarter of 2011, the Company paid quarterly dividends on the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock of $187,500. The Company determined not to seek the Federal Reserve’s written non-objection to the dividend payment for the fourth quarter of 2011 or the first or second quarters of 2012 and, therefore, the Company accrued unpaid dividend payments totaling approximately $563,000 as of June 30, 2012.   As described in Note 1, as a result of BBX Capital’s sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T on July 31, 2012, BFC was released from registration as a savings and loan holding company, effective August 31, 2012.  Following such deregistration, the unpaid dividends of $563,000 were paid by BFC. BFC paid its third quarter dividend of $187,500 during September 2012.  Future dividend payments will not require the prior written non-objection of the Federal Reserve, provided BFC continues not to be subject to regulation as a financial institution holding company Included in the balance of shares subject to mandatory redemption in the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition as of September 30, 2012 is accrued interest of approximately $231,000. 

 

On December 17, 2008, certain of the previously designated relative rights, preferences and limitations of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock were amended (the “First Amendment”) to eliminate the right of the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock to convert their shares into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The First Amendment also required the Company to redeem shares of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock with the net proceeds received in the event the Company sold any shares of Benihana’s stock that it owned and entitled the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock, in the event the Company defaulted on its dividend payment obligation with respect to such stock, to receive directly from Benihana the payments due (collectively, the “Benihana Stock Provisions”).

Based on an analysis of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock after giving effect to the First Amendment, the Company previously determined that the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock met the requirements to be re-classified outside of permanent equity and into the mezzanine category at its fair value at the effective date of the First Amendment of approximately $11.0 million. The remaining amount of approximately $4.0 million is recorded in additional paid in capital in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition. The fair value of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock was calculated using an income approach by discounting estimated cash flows at a market discount rate.

 

On April 4, 2012, the relative rights, preferences and limitations of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock were further amended (the “Second Amendment”).  Pursuant to the Second Amendment, to the extent the shares are not earlier redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption right described above, the Company will be required to redeem 5,000 shares of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock during each of the years ending December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 for an aggregate annual redemption price of $5.0 million, or $1,000 per share. The Second Amendment also provides that, in the event that the Company defaults on its dividend or mandatory redemption obligations, then the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive from the Company shares of common stock of Bluegreen owned by the Company having, in the aggregate, a fair market value equal to the amount of the dividend or redemption payment, as the case may be, to the extent not timely paid; provided that the maximum number of shares of Bluegreen’s common stock which the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive as a result of one or more defaults with respect to the Company’s mandatory redemption obligation will be 5,000,000 shares (subject to adjustment  in the case of a stock split or other applicable share combination or division affecting Bluegreen’s common stock). In consideration therefor, the Second Amendment eliminated the Benihana Stock Provisions.

 

Under applicable accounting guidance, as a result of the Second Amendment and the mandatory redemption provision contained therein, the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock was re-classified as a liability during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 at its estimated fair value of approximately $11.5 million.   The fair value was determined by an independent third party and was based on a cash flow model using a discount rate equivalent to benchmark bond ratings.   The $0.5 million difference between the previously stated value of $11.0 million as of March 31, 2012 and the current estimated fair value of $11.5 million was recorded as an adjustment to additional paid in capital in the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition at September 30, 2012. 

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12.    Noncontrolling Interests

 

The following table summarizes the noncontrolling interests in the Company’s subsidiaries at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

$

119,604 

 

(7,906)

Bluegreen

 

56,735 

 

39,489 

Joint ventures

 

34,003 

 

31,693 

  Total noncontrolling interests

$

210,342 

 

63,276 

 

The following table summarizes the income (loss) recognized with respect to the Company’s subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

$

728 

 

(2,611)

 

(9,355)

 

(17,728)

Bluegreen

 

6,354 

 

6,187 

 

17,416 

 

12,824 

Joint ventures

 

3,474 

 

2,426 

 

9,664 

 

6,111 

 

$

10,556 

 

6,002 

 

17,725 

 

1,207 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest - Discontinued Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

$

129,364 

 

(2,779)

 

127,031 

 

12,363 

Bluegreen

 

(160)

 

(1,260)

 

(940)

 

(17,367)

 

$

129,204 

 

(4,039)

 

126,091 

 

(5,004)

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

$

139,760 

 

1,963 

 

143,816 

 

(3,797)

 

 

13.    Segment Reporting

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in assessing performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Reportable segments consist of one or more operating segments with similar economic characteristics, products and services, production processes, type of customer, distribution system or regulatory environment. 

 

The information provided for segment reporting is based on internal reports utilized by management of the Company and its subsidiaries. The presentation and allocation of assets and results of operations may not reflect the actual economic costs of the segments as standalone businesses. If a different basis of allocation were utilized, the relative contributions of the segments might differ but the relative trends in the segments’ operating results would, in management's view, likely not be impacted.

 

The Company’s business activities currently consist of (i) Real Estate and Other business activities and (ii) Financial Services. We currently report the results of our business activities through five segments. Three of the segments relate to our Real Estate and Other business activities. These segments are: BFC Activities; Real Estate Operations; and Bluegreen Resorts. Our other two segments —BankAtlantic’s commercial lending reporting unit (“CLRU”) and BBX Capital Parent Company — relate to our Financial Services business activities and represent BBX Capital’s continuing operations. Discontinued operations include the results of Bluegreen Communities (which previously

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was a separate reporting segment), BankAtlantic’s community banking, investment, capital services and tax certificate reporting units (which were previously part of the BankAtlantic reporting segment) and Cypress Creek Holdings (which was previously part of the Real Estate Operations reporting segment). See Note 3 for additional information regarding discontinued operations.

 

The Company evaluates segment performance based on its segment net income (loss).

 

The following summarizes the aggregation of the Company's operating segments into reportable segments:

 

BFC Activities

 

The BFC Activities segment consists of the operations of BFC and other activities, including investments and operations of Woodbridge unrelated to real estate. BFC operations primarily consist of our corporate overhead and selling, general and administrative expenses, including the expenses of Woodbridge, the financial results of a venture partnership that BFC controls and other equity investments, as well as income and expenses associated with BFC’s shared service operations, which provided human resources, risk management, investor relations and executive office administration services to BBX Capital and provides certain risk management and administration services to Bluegreen. Woodbridge’s other operations include the activities of Snapper Creek Equity Management, LLC and certain other investments. This segment also includes our previous investment in Benihana (which we no longer hold due to the acquisition of Benihana by Safflower during August 2012), as well as investments made by our wholly owned subsidiary, BFC/CCC, Inc. (“BFC/CCC”).

 

Woodbridge had an equity interest in Pizza Fusion Holdings, Inc. (“Pizza Fusion”), a restaurant operator and franchisor engaged in the quick service and organic food industries. The investment included all of the outstanding shares of Pizza Fusion’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which was entitled to special voting rights, including the right, to the extent Woodbridge chose to do so, to elect a majority of Pizza Fusion’s board of directors. During December 2011, Pizza Fusion effected a stock reclassification pursuant to which each share of Pizza Fusion’s Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into one share of Pizza Fusion’s common stock. As a result, Woodbridge is no longer deemed to have a controlling interest in Pizza Fusion and, under the applicable accounting guidance for business combinations, the financial statements of Pizza Fusion were deconsolidated as of December 31, 2011. In connection with such deconsolidation, the Company recognized a $615,000 loss on investment in subsidiary during December 2011. Prior to that time, Pizza Fusion was determined to be a VIE under applicable accounting guidance, and the operating results of Pizza Fusion were consolidated into BFC.

 

Real Estate Operations

The Company’s Real Estate Operations segment consists of Core Communities, which suspended activities in December 2010, and Carolina Oak, which suspended its homebuilding activities in the fourth quarter of 2008.

 

 

Bluegreen Resorts

 

Bluegreen Resorts markets, sells and manages real estate-based VOIs in resorts generally located in popular, high-volume, “drive-to” vacation destinations, which were developed or acquired by Bluegreen or developed by others.  Bluegreen Resorts also earns fees from third-party resort developers and timeshare owners for providing services such as sales and marketing, mortgage servicing, construction management, title, and resort management.

 

CLRU

 

CLRU’s activities consist of managing a commercial loan portfolio, which include construction, residential development, land acquisition and commercial business loans.  The activities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 consisted of, but were not limited to, renewing, modifying, increasing, extending, refinancing and making protective advances on commercial loans, as well as the servicing of commercial loans.

 

BBX Capital Parent Company

 

The BBX Capital Parent Company activities include the managing of non-performing loans and related real estate owned acquired from BankAtlantic.

 

 

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The table below sets forth the Company’s segment information as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

BFC

 

Real Estate

 

Bluegreen

 

 

 

Parent

 

and

 

Segment

 

 

Activities

 

Operations

 

Resorts

 

CLRU

 

Company

 

Eliminations

 

Total

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of VOIs

$

 -

 

 -

 

57,662 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

57,662 

Fee-based sales commission and other revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

27,798 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

27,798 

Other fee-based services revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

19,401 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

19,401 

Interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

4,190 

 

46 

 

20,763 

 

24,999 

Financial Services - non-interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

133 

 

111 

 

(110)

 

134 

Total revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

104,861 

 

4,323 

 

157 

 

20,653 

 

129,994 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOI's sold

 

 -

 

 -

 

8,252 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

8,252 

Cost of other resorts operations

 

 -

 

 -

 

10,416 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

10,416 

Interest expense

 

1,256 

 

 -

 

 -

 

1,094 

 

1,348 

 

11,123 

 

14,821 

Provision for loan losses

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

257 

 

 -

 

 -

 

257 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

5,942 

 

24 

 

55,300 

 

 -

 

 -

 

14,244 

 

75,510 

Other expenses

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

6,275 

 

6,452 

 

(163)

 

12,564 

Total costs and expenses

 

7,198 

 

24 

 

73,968 

 

7,626 

 

7,800 

 

25,204 

 

121,820 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of Benihana investment

 

9,307 

 

 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

9,307 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

86 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

42 

 

 -

 

128 

Other income

 

718 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

254 

 

972 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

2,913 

 

(24)

 

30,893 

 

(3,303)

 

(7,601)

 

(4,297)

 

18,581 

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

1,827 

 

 -

 

 -

 

(1,274)

 

(2,932)

 

9,302 

 

6,923 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

1,086 

 

(24)

 

30,893 

 

(2,029)

 

(4,669)

 

(13,599)

 

11,658 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

286,232 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

297,890 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139,760 

Net income attributable to BFC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

158,130 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

336,499 

 

 

739,423 

 

446,757 

 

300,487 

 

(274,353)

 

1,548,822 

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The table below sets forth the Company’s segment information as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

BFC

 

Real Estate

 

Bluegreen

 

 

 

Parent

 

and

 

Segment

 

 

Activities

 

Operations

 

Resorts

 

CLRU

 

Company

 

Eliminations

 

Total

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of VOIs

$

 -

 

 -

 

49,675 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

49,675 

Fee-based sales commission and other revenues

 

178 

 

 -

 

23,460 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

23,638 

Other fee-based services revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

18,838 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

18,838 

Interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

9,109 

 

47 

 

22,032 

 

31,188 

Financial Services - non-interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

327 

 

(315)

 

12 

Total revenues

 

178 

 

 -

 

91,973 

 

9,109 

 

374 

 

21,717 

 

123,351 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of VOI's sold

 

 -

 

 -

 

7,514 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

7,514 

Cost of other resorts operations

 

 -

 

 -

 

12,912 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

12,912 

Interest expense

 

1,194 

 

462 

 

 -

 

 -

 

3,899 

 

13,417 

 

18,972 

Provision for loan losses

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

13,745 

 

147 

 

 -

 

13,892 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

2,630 

 

56 

 

45,972 

 

 -

 

 -

 

9,959 

 

58,617 

Other expenses

 

209 

 

 -

 

 -

 

14,705 

 

531 

 

(680)

 

14,765 

Total costs and expenses

 

4,033 

 

518 

 

66,398 

 

28,450 

 

4,577 

 

22,696 

 

126,672 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

(4)

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

482 

 

35 

 

513 

Other income

 

1,231 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

(913)

 

318 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(2,628)

 

(518)

 

25,575 

 

(19,341)

 

(3,721)

 

(1,857)

 

(2,490)

Less: (Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

(4,476)

 

 

 -

 

(3,709)

 

(713)

 

10,019 

 

1,124 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

1,848 

 

(521)

 

25,575 

 

(15,632)

 

(3,008)

 

(11,876)

 

(3,614)

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,773 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

159 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,963 

Net loss attributable to BFC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1,804)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

69,313 

 

26,493 

 

879,307 

 

668,710 

 

341,423 

 

2,901,593 

 

4,886,839 

 

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The table below sets forth the Company’s segment information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

BFC

 

Real Estate

 

Bluegreen

 

 

 

Parent

 

and

 

Segment

 

 

Activities

 

Operations

 

Resorts

 

CLRU

 

Company

 

Eliminations

 

Total

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of VOIs

$

 -

 

 -

 

153,474 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

153,474 

Fee-based sales commission and other revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

66,279 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

66,279 

Other fee-based services revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

57,091 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

57,091 

Interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

19,591 

 

267 

 

62,840 

 

82,698 

Financial Services - non-interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

203 

 

737 

 

(707)

 

233 

Total revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

276,844 

 

19,794 

 

1,004 

 

62,133 

 

359,775 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost VOI's sold

 

 -

 

 -

 

18,922 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

18,922 

Cost of other resorts operations

 

 -

 

 -

 

35,353 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

35,353 

Interest expense

 

3,479 

 

 -

 

 -

 

1,094 

 

9,641 

 

34,185 

 

48,399 

Recovery from loan losses

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

(1,129)

 

(6)

 

 -

 

(1,135)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

14,807 

 

95 

 

138,301 

 

 -

 

 -

 

40,125 

 

193,328 

Other expenses

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

28,762 

 

15,152 

 

(1,397)

 

42,517 

Total costs and expenses

 

18,286 

 

95 

 

192,576 

 

28,727 

 

24,787 

 

72,913 

 

337,384 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 -

 

28,725 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

1,150 

 

29,875 

Gain on sale of Benihana investment

 

9,307 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

9,307 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

90 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

281 

 

69 

 

440 

Other income

 

2,673 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

(696)

 

1,977 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(6,216)

 

28,630 

 

84,268 

 

(8,933)

 

(23,502)

 

(10,257)

 

63,990 

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

1,827 

 

 -

 

 -

 

(3,446)

 

(9,066)

 

25,315 

 

14,630 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

$

(8,043)

 

28,630 

 

84,268 

 

(5,487)

 

(14,436)

 

(35,572)

 

49,360 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275,545 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

324,905 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

143,816 

Net income attributable to BFC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

181,089 

 

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The table below sets forth the Company’s segment information as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBX Capital

 

Amounts

 

 

 

 

BFC

 

Real Estate

 

Bluegreen

 

 

 

Parent

 

and

 

Segment

 

 

Activities

 

Operations

 

Resorts

 

CLRU

 

Company

 

Eliminations

 

Total

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of VOIs

$

 -

 

 -

 

131,353 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

131,353 

Fee-based sales commission and other revenues

 

748 

 

 -

 

52,532 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

53,280 

Other fee-based services revenues

 

 -

 

 -

 

53,325 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

53,325 

Interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

31,971 

 

196 

 

66,433 

 

98,600 

Financial Services - non-interest income

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

13 

 

(647)

 

(924)

 

(1,558)

Total revenues

 

748 

 

 -

 

237,210 

 

31,984 

 

(451)

 

65,509 

 

335,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost VOI's sold

 

 -

 

 -

 

21,442 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

21,442 

Cost of other resorts operations

 

 -

 

 -

 

38,149 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

38,149 

Interest expense

 

4,066 

 

2,378 

 

 -

 

 -

 

11,543 

 

42,767 

 

60,754 

Provision for loan losses

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

24,391 

 

641 

 

 -

 

25,032 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

13,218 

 

372 

 

118,258 

 

 -

 

 -

 

30,509 

 

162,357 

Other expenses

 

209 

 

 -

 

 -

 

44,751 

 

6,463 

 

(1,144)

 

50,279 

Total costs and expenses

 

17,493 

 

2,750 

 

177,849 

 

69,142 

 

18,647 

 

72,132 

 

358,013 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary

 

 -

 

11,305 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

11,305 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

1,365 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

1,295 

 

105 

 

2,765 

Other income

 

4,030 

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

(2,735)

 

1,295 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(11,350)

 

8,555 

 

59,361 

 

(37,158)

 

(17,803)

 

(9,253)

 

(7,648)

Less: (Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

(4,672)

 

 

 -

 

(11,442)

 

(5,483)

 

18,879 

 

(2,715)

(Loss) income from continuing operations

$

(6,678)

 

8,552 

 

59,361 

 

(25,716)

 

(12,320)

 

(28,132)

 

(4,933)

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,217)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,150)

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,797)

Net loss attributable to BFC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(11,353)

 

 

 

 

 

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14.    Commitments and Contingencies

BFC and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

 

At June 30, 2009, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC/CCC had a 10% interest in a limited partnership as a non-managing general partner. The partnership owns an office building located in Boca Raton, Florida. In connection with the purchase of the office building in March 2006, BFC/CCC guaranteed repayment of a portion of the non-recourse loan on the property on a joint and several basis with the managing general partner. BFC/CCC’s maximum exposure under this guarantee is $2.0 million (which is shared on a joint and several basis with the managing general partner). In July 2009, BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary withdrew as a partner of the limited partnership and transferred its 10% interest to another unaffiliated partner.  In return, the partner to whom this interest was assigned agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the release of BFC/CCC from the guarantee. The partner was unable to secure such a release and that partner has agreed to indemnify BFC/CCC for any losses that may arise under the guarantee after the date of the assignment. There are no carrying amounts recorded on our financial statements at September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011 relating to the guarantee or otherwise in respect of the partnership.

 

A wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC/CCC had a 10% interest in a limited liability company that owned two commercial properties in Hillsborough County, Florida. In connection with the purchase of the commercial properties in November 2006, BFC and the unaffiliated member of the limited liability company each guaranteed the payment of up to a maximum of $5.0 million for certain environmental indemnities and specific obligations that were not related to the financial performance of the properties. BFC and the unaffiliated member also entered into a cross indemnification agreement which limited BFC’s obligations under the guarantee to acts of BFC and its affiliates. On March 25, 2011, the limited liability company reached a settlement with the lender with respect to the loan secured by the properties, pursuant to which the limited liability company conveyed the commercial properties securing the loan via a deed in lieu of foreclosure. BFC and BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary were released from all obligations and guarantees related to the two commercial properties.  During the first quarter of 2011, BFC recognized the negative basis of its investment of approximately $1.3 million which is included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

A wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC/CCC has a 50% limited partner interest in a limited partnership that has a 10% interest in a limited liability company that owns an office building in Tampa, Florida. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the carrying amount of this investment was approximately $289,000 and $283,000, respectively, which is included in investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition. In connection with the purchase of the office building by the limited liability company in June 2007, BFC guaranteed the payment of certain environmental indemnities and specific obligations that are not related to the financial performance of the asset up to a maximum of $15.0 million, or $25.0 million in the event of any petition or involuntary proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or similar state insolvency laws or in the event of any transfer of interests not in accordance with the loan documents. BFC and the unaffiliated members also entered into a cross indemnification agreement which limits BFC’s obligations under the guarantee to acts of BFC and its affiliates. No amounts are recorded in the Company’s financial statements for the obligations associated with this guarantee based on the potential indemnification by the unaffiliated members and the limit of the specific obligations to non-financial matters.

 

Based on current accounting guidance associated with the consolidation of variable interest entities implemented on January 1, 2010, we are not deemed the primary beneficiaries of the above-described entities related to BFC/CCC investments as we do not have the power to direct the activities that can significantly impact the performance of these entities. Accordingly, these entities are not consolidated into our financial statements.

 

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On November 9, 2007, Levitt and Sons and substantially all of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Pursuant to the settlement agreement entered into during June 2008, as subsequently amended (the “Settlement Agreement”), Woodbridge agreed to (i) pay $8 million to the Debtors’ bankruptcy estates (sometimes referred to herein as the “Debtors’ Estate”), (ii) place $4.5 million in a release fund to be disbursed to third party creditors in exchange for a third party release and injunction, (iii) make a $300,000 payment to a deposit holders fund and (iv) share a percentage of any tax refund attributable to periods prior to the bankruptcy with the Debtors’ Estate. In addition, Woodbridge agreed to waive and release substantially all of the claims it had against the Debtors, including administrative expense claims through July 2008, and the Debtors (joined by the Joint Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Joint Committee”)) agreed to waive and release any claims they had against Woodbridge and its affiliates. On February 20, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming a plan of liquidation jointly proposed by the Debtors and the Joint Committee.  That order also approved the settlement pursuant to the Settlement Agreement. No appeal or rehearing of the Bankruptcy Court’s order was filed by any party, and the settlement was consummated on March 3, 2009, at which time payment was made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. As of December 31, 2011, we had placed into escrow approximately $11.7 million which represented the portion of the tax refund that was likely to be required to be paid to the Debtors’ Estate under the Settlement Agreement. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the $11.7 million was paid to the Debtors’ Estate.  In addition, during August 2012, Woodbridge paid to the Debtors’ Estate a settlement holdback amount of approximately $485,000 plus interest, thereby satisfying all of its  obligations under the Settlement Agreement.    

 

In the ordinary course of business, BFC and its subsidiaries are parties to lawsuits as plaintiff or defendant involving its operations and activities. Reserves are accrued for amounts in which it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. BFC has accrued $7.5 million and $4.6 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, for pending legal proceedings, all of which relates to the Woodbridge appraisal rights litigation described below. BFC believes that it has meritorious defenses in the pending legal actions and that reasonably possible losses arising from these pending legal matters, in excess of the amounts currently accrued, if any, will not have a material impact on BFC’s financial statements.

Woodbridge Holdings, LLC v. Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap Master Fund, G.P., Cede & Co., William J. Maeck, Ravenswood Investments III, L.P., and The Ravenswood Investment Company, Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Florida.

 

Under Florida law, holders of WHC’s Class A Common Stock who did not vote to approve BFC’s merger with WHC and who properly asserted and exercised their appraisal rights with respect to their shares are entitled to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the fair value of their shares (as determined in accordance with the provisions of Florida law) in lieu of the shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock which they would otherwise have been entitled to receive. In accordance with Florida law, Woodbridge provided written notices and required forms to the dissenting shareholders setting forth, among other things, its determination that the fair value of WHC’s Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the effectiveness of the merger was $1.10 per share. Dissenting shareholders, who collectively held approximately 4.2 million shares of WHC’s Class A Common Stock, rejected Woodbridge’s offer of $1.10 per share and requested payment for their shares based on their respective fair value estimates of WHC’s Class A Common Stock. Under Florida law, Woodbridge thereafter commenced the appraisal rights action. In December 2009, a $4.6 million liability was recorded with a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital representing, in the aggregate, Woodbridge’s offer to the dissenting shareholders.  On July 5, 2012, the presiding court determined the fair value of the dissenting shareholders’ shares of WHC’s Class A Common Stock to be $1.78 per share and awarded legal and other costs in favor of the dissenting shareholders. As a result, the $4.6 million liability was increased) to approximately $7.5 million as of September 30, 2012 (with a corresponding reduction to additional paid in capital of $2.8 million) to account for the per share value awarded,. However, the amount of the award for legal and other costs that may be payable could not be reasonably estimated and, accordingly, is not reflected in BFC’s financial statements.  Woodbridge has appealed the courts’ ruling with respect to its fair value determination and the award of legal fees and costs to the dissenting shareholders. The outcome of the appeal is uncertain.

 

 

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Westchester Fire Insurance Company vs. City of Brooksville, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, Case No. 8:09 CV 00062-T23 TBM

This litigation arose from a dispute regarding liability under two performance bonds for infrastructure issued in connection with a plat issued by the City of Brooksville for a single family housing project that was not commenced. The project had been abandoned by Levitt and Sons prior to its bankruptcy filing as non-viable as a consequence of the economic downturn and, in connection with the Levitt and Sons bankruptcy, the mortgagee, Key Bank, was permitted by agreement to initiate and conclude a foreclosure leading to the acquisition of the property by Key Bank’s subsidiary. The City of Brooksville contended that, notwithstanding that the development had not proceeded and was not likely to proceed at any known time in the future, it was entitled to recover the face amount of the bonds in the approximate amount of $5.4 million. Woodbridge filed a suit for declaratory judgment (in the name of its surety, Westchester) against the City of Brooksville contending that the obligation under the bonds had terminated. In August 2010, Woodbridge was granted a motion for summary judgment. Subsequent to the motion being granted, the municipality appealed the decision. On March 8, 2012, the court of appeals affirmed the district court’s granting of Woodbridge’s motion for summary judgment.

 

Litigation Regarding the Proposed BFC/Bluegreen Merger

 

Between November 16, 2011 and February 13, 2012, seven purported class action lawsuits related to the proposed merger between BFC and Bluegreen were filed against Bluegreen, the members of Bluegreen’s board of directors, BFC and BFC’s wholly owned subsidiary formed for purposes of effecting the merger.  As described below, four of these lawsuits have been consolidated into a single action in Florida. The other three lawsuits, which were filed in Massachusetts, have been stayed. The lawsuits seek to enjoin the merger or, if it is completed, to recover relief as determined by the applicable presiding court to be appropriate. Further information regarding each of these lawsuits is set forth below.

The four Florida lawsuits have been consolidated into an action styled In Re Bluegreen Corporation Shareholder Litigation. On April 9, 2012, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint which alleges that the individual director defendants breached their fiduciary duties by (i) agreeing to sell Bluegreen without first taking steps to ensure adequate, fair and maximum consideration, (ii) engineering a transaction to benefit themselves and not the shareholders, and (iii) failing to protect the interests of Bluegreen’s minority shareholders. In the complaint, the plaintiffs also allege that BFC breached its fiduciary duties to Bluegreen’s minority shareholders and that BFC’s merger subsidiary aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by Bluegreen’s directors and BFC. In addition, the complaint includes allegations relating to claimed violations of Massachusetts law. The complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, along with damages and attorneys’ fees and costs.  On September 13, 2012, Bluegreen’s Motion to Dismiss the action was denied and Bluegreen subsequently answered the complaint.

The three Massachusetts lawsuits were filed in the Superior Court for Suffolk County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and make substantially the same allegations and claims as in the Florida cases. These three lawsuits are styled as follows: Gaetano Bellavista Caltagirone, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, v. Bluegreen Corporation, Alan B. Levan, John E. Abdo, Norman H. Becker, Lawrence A. Cirillo, Mark A. Nerenhausen, Arnold Sevell, James R. Allmand III, Orlando Sharpe, BFC Financial Corporation and BXG Florida, LLC (filed on November 16, 2011); Alan W. Weber and J.B. Capital Partners L.P., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. Bluegreen Corporation, Alan B. Levan, John E. Abdo, Norman H. Becker, Lawrence A. Cirillo, Mark A. Nerenhausen, Arnold Sevell, James R. Allmand III, Orlando Sharpe, BFC Financial Corporation and BXG Florida, LLC (filed on November 29, 2011); and Barry Fieldman, as Trustee for the Barry & Amy Fieldman Family Trust, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, v. Bluegreen Corporation, Alan B. Levan, John E. Abdo, Norman H. Becker, Lawrence A. Cirillo, Mark A. Nerenhausen, Arnold Sevell, James R. Allmand III, Orlando Sharpe, BFC Financial Corporation and BXG Florida, LLC (filed on December 6, 2011). The Massachusetts court has stayed all three actions through January 2013 in favor of the consolidated action proceeding in Florida.

 

BFC and Bluegreen believe that these lawsuits are without merit and intend to defend against them vigorously.

 

 

Bluegreen

 

In the ordinary course of its business, Bluegreen becomes subject to claims or proceedings from time to time relating to the purchase, sale, marketing or financing of VOIs or other resort operations. Bluegreen is also subject to certain matters relating to Bluegreen Communities’ business, the assets of which Bluegreen sold to Southstar on May 4,

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2012. Additionally, from time to time, Bluegreen becomes involved in disputes with existing and former employees, vendors, taxing jurisdictions and various other parties. From time to time in the ordinary course of business, Bluegreen also receives individual consumer complaints, as well as complaints received through regulatory and consumer agencies, including Offices of State Attorney Generals. Bluegreen takes these matters seriously and attempts to resolve any such issues as they arise. Unless otherwise described below, Bluegreen believes that these claims are routine litigation incidental to its business.

Reserves are accrued for matters in which Bluegreen believes it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. As of September 30, 2012, Bluegreen had accrued $2.6 million for matters which it believes meet these criteria. The actual costs of resolving these legal claims may be substantially higher than the amounts accrued for these claims. Bluegreen’s management is not at this time able to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses with respect to these matters in which it is reasonably possible that a loss will occur. In certain matters, Bluegreen is unable to estimate the loss or reasonable range of loss until additional developments provide information sufficient to support an assessment of the loss or range of loss. Frequently in these matters, the claims are broad and the plaintiffs’ have not quantified or factually supported the claim.

 

In lieu of paying maintenance fees for unsold VOI inventory, Bluegreen provides subsidies to certain owners’ associations to provide for funds necessary to operate and maintain vacation ownership properties in excess of assessments collected from owners of the VOIs.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Bluegreen had liabilities for subsidies totaling $4.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, which are included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of those dates. During 2012, Bluegreen was providing subsidies to seven resorts.

Bluegreen believes that liabilities arising from the litigation and regulatory matters discussed below, in excess of the amounts currently accrued, if any, will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

Tennessee Tax Audit

 

In 2005, the State of Tennessee Audit Division (the “Division”) audited certain subsidiaries within Bluegreen Resorts for the period from December 1, 2001 through December 31, 2004. On September 23, 2006, the Division issued a notice of assessment for approximately $0.7 million of accommodations tax based on the use of Bluegreen Vacation Club accommodations by Bluegreen Vacation Club members who became members through the purchase of non-Tennessee property. Bluegreen believes the attempt to impose such a tax is contrary to Tennessee law and has vigorously opposed such assessment by the Division. An informal conference was held in December 2007 to discuss this matter with representatives of the Division. No formal resolution of the issue was reached during the conference. By letter dated May 25, 2011, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue issued a decision in which it held that two of the three types of transactions in question were taxable. The State of Tennessee Department of Revenue confirmed that Bluegreen had already remitted the proper amount of sales tax due on one of the two types of taxable transactions, but has taken the position that Bluegreen owed a total of $0.7 million in taxes and interest based on the second type of transaction. On August 1, 2011, Bluegreen filed suit in the Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee for the purpose of invalidating and setting aside the tax assessment made against Bluegreen by the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue.  Discovery matters relative to the litigation are ongoing.

 

Inquiry into Consumer Matters by the Office of the Florida Attorney General

 

The Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida (the “AGSF”) advised Bluegreen that it has accumulated a number of consumer complaints since 2004 related to timeshare sales and marketing, and requested that Bluegreen propose a resolution on a collective basis of any outstanding complaints. The AGSF also requested that Bluegreen enter into a written agreement. Bluegreen has determined that many of the identified complaints were previously addressed and/or resolved. On May 24, 2012, the parties entered into a written agreement establishing a process for determining consumer eligibility for relief (including, where applicable, monetary restitution) and providing a timeframe through August 24, 2012 to resolve identified customer complaints. Bluegreen has resolved most of the identified customer complaints and anticipates resolving the remaining complaints in the near term.  Bluegreen does not believe this matter will have a material effect on its results of operations, financial condition or on its sales and marketing activities in Florida.    

The matters described below relate to Bluegreen Communities’ business. As described above and further in Note 3, Bluegreen sold substantially all of the assets which comprised Bluegreen Communities to Southstar on May 4, 2012. However, Southstar did not assume the liabilities related to the matters described below in connection with the transaction, and Bluegreen therefore remains responsible for these matters and any liabilities resulting from them.

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Mountain Lakes Mineral Rights

 

Bluegreen Southwest One, L.P. (“Southwest”), a subsidiary of Bluegreen Corporation, was the developer of the Mountain Lakes subdivision in Texas. In Case No. 28006, styled Betty Yvon Lesley et a1. V. Bluff Dale Development Corporation, Bluegreen Southwest One. L.P. et al., in the 266th Judicial District Court, Erath County, Texas, the plaintiffs filed a declaratory judgment action against Southwest seeking to develop their reserved mineral interests in, on and under the Mountain Lakes subdivision. The plaintiffs’ claims are based on property law, oil and gas law, contract and tort theories. The property owners association and some of the individual landowners have filed cross actions against Bluegreen, Southwest and individual directors of the property owners association related to the mineral rights and certain amenities in the subdivision as described below. On January 17, 2007, the court ruled that the restrictions placed on the development that prohibited oil and gas production and development were invalid and not enforceable as a matter of law, that such restrictions did not prohibit the development of the plaintiffs’ prior reserved mineral interests and that Southwest breached its duty to lease the minerals to third parties for development. The court further ruled that Southwest was the sole holder of the right to lease the minerals to third parties. The order granting the plaintiffs’ motion was severed into Case No. 28769, styled Betty Yvon Lesley et a1. V. Bluff Dale Development Corporation, Bluegreen Southwest One. L.P. et al. in the 266th Judicial District Court, Erath County, Texas. Southwest appealed the trial court’s ruling. On January 22, 2009, in Bluegreen Southwest One, L.P. et al. v. Betty Yvon Lesley et al., in the 11th Court of Appeals, Eastland, Texas, the Appellate Court reversed the trial court’s decision and ruled in Southwest’s favor and determined that all executive rights were owned by Southwest and then transferred to the individual property owners in connection with the sales of land. All property owner claims were decided in favor of Southwest. It was also decided that Southwest did not breach a fiduciary duty to the plaintiffs as an executive rights holder. On May 14, 2009, the plaintiffs filed an appeal with the Texas Supreme Court asking the Court to reverse the Appellate Court’s decision in favor of Southwest. On August 26, 2011, the Texas Supreme Court issued its opinion affirming the Appellate Court’s decision in part and reversing it in part. The Texas Supreme Court held that Southwest did not breach any covenants in the deed, but did breach a duty to the plaintiffs by filing restrictive covenants in connection with the development of the property which prohibited mineral development, and that the appropriate remedy was cancellation of the restrictive covenants. The Texas Supreme Court further ruled that the plaintiffs have no right of ingress to, or egress from, the subdivision, and that Southwest did not breach a duty to the plaintiffs by not leasing the mineral rights. The Texas Supreme Court remanded the case to the trial court for disposition consistent with its decision. No information is available as to when the trial court will render its ruling. 

 

Separately, as a result of the Texas Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the restrictive covenants prohibiting mineral development within the subdivision, certain lot owners within Mountain Lakes filed a cross-claim against Southwest alleging fraud, negligence and a violation of deceptive trade practices laws based on a claim that the invalidation of the restrictive covenants has caused devaluation of their residential lots and other economic damages.   During the mediation held in June 2012, Southwest and the named plaintiffs (Lesley) reached agreement to settle their disputes with Southwest agreeing to pay Lesley $200,000 for dismissal of their claims. Similarly, during the same mediation Southwest settled with seven of the lot owners claiming diminution of lot values for $5,000 collectively. However, settlement was not reached with the other landowners possessing reserved mineral rights, nor with the majority of lot owners who filed the cross-claim against Southwest. Southwest intends to vigorously defend itself with respect to the pending matter.

 

See also the description of the litigation relating to the proposed merger between BFC and Bluegreen described above.

 

BBX Capital

 

BBX Capital and its subsidiaries are parties to lawsuits as plaintiff or defendant involving its operations. Although BBX Capital believes it has meritorious defenses in all current legal actions, the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters and timing of ultimate resolution are inherently difficult to predict and uncertain.

 

BBX Capital establishes litigation reserves for matters in which it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. BBX Capital had no litigation reserves as of September 30, 2012 as the amount of loss associated with its legal matters could not be reasonable estimated. The actual costs of resolving these legal claims may be significant to BBX Capital’s financial statements

 

A range of reasonably possible losses is estimated for matters in which it is reasonably possible that a loss has been incurred or that a loss is probable but not reasonably estimable. Management of BBX Capital currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses cannot be reasonably estimated as of September 30, 2012.  

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An estimated range of reasonably possible losses represents the estimated possible losses over the life of such legal matters, which may be an indeterminable time period, and is based on information currently available as of September 30, 2012. The matters underlying the estimated range will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from this estimate. Those matters for which a reasonable estimate is not possible are not included within this estimated range and, therefore, this estimated range does not represent BBX Capital’s maximum loss exposure. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, a matter associated with tax certificates activities was settled for $1.6 million reducing the range of possible losses reported as of December 31, 2011. 

 

In certain matters BBX Capital is unable to estimate the loss or reasonable range of loss until additional developments in the case provide information sufficient to support an assessment of the loss or range of loss. Frequently in these matters, the claims are broad and the plaintiffs have not quantified or factually supported the claim.

 

BBX Capital believes that liabilities arising from litigation and regulatory matters, discussed below, will not have a material impact to BBX Capital’s financial statements. However, due to the significant uncertainties involved in these legal matters, BBX Capital may incur losses and an adverse outcome in these matters could be material to BBX Capital’s financial statements.

As a consequence of the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, litigation and regulatory matters in which BankAtlantic was a party are no longer reported by BBX Capital except material matters for which BBX Capital agreed to indemnify BB&T. The following is a description of the ongoing litigation and regulatory matters:

 

Class action securities litigation

 

In October 2007, BBX Capital and current or former officers of BBX Capital were named in a lawsuit which alleged that during the period of November 9, 2005 through October 25, 2007, BBX Capital and the named officers knowingly and/or recklessly made misrepresentations of material fact regarding BankAtlantic and specifically BankAtlantic’s loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses. The Complaint asserted claims for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 and sought unspecified damages. On November 18, 2010, a jury returned a verdict awarding $2.41 per share to shareholders who purchased shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock during the period of April 26, 2007 to October 26, 2007 who retained those shares until the end of the period.  The jury rejected the plaintiffs’ claim for the six month period from October 19, 2006 to April 25, 2007.  Prior to the beginning of the trial, the plaintiffs abandoned any claim for any prior period.  On April 25, 2011, the Court granted defendants’ post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law and vacated the jury verdict, resulting in a judgment in favor of all defendants on all claims.  On July 23, 2012, a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a unanimous opinion affirming the judgment in favor of all defendants on all claims. On October 12, 2012, plaintiff’s petition for panel rehearing in the Eleventh Circuit was denied.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission Complaint

 

On January 18, 2012, the SEC brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BBX Capital and Alan B. Levan, BBX Capital’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, alleging that they violated securities laws by not timely disclosing known adverse trends in BBX Capital’s commercial real estate loans, selectively disclosing problem loans and engaging in improper accounting treatment of certain specific loans which may have resulted in a material understatement of its net loss in BBX Capital’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The complaint also alleges that Mr. Alan B. Levan intentionally misled investors in related earnings calls. The SEC is seeking a finding by the court of violations of securities laws, a permanent injunction barring future violations, civil money penalties and, in the case of Mr. Alan B. Levan, an order barring him from serving as an officer or director of a public company.  Discovery is on-going.   BBX Capital believes the claims to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend the actions.

 

BBX Capital Shareholders Lawsuit Seeking to Block the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T under the Agreement

 

On April 5, 2012, J.Phillip Max filed a class action complaint in the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Broward County, Florida against Alan Levan, Jarett Levan, John Abdo, Steven Coldren, D. Keith Cobb, Charles C. Winningham III, Bruno Di Giulian, Willis Holcombe, David Lieberman, BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., BFC Financial Corporation, and BB&T Corporation.  The complaint alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties of care, good faith and loyalty by causing or permitting BBX Capital to sell BankAtlantic.  The complaint further alleges that BBX Capital, BFC and BB&T aided and abetted these breaches of fiduciary duty.  The complaint seeks declaratory and equitable relief, including an injunction against the proposed transaction

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between BBX Capital and BB&T, as well as seeking damages.  As a consequence of the consummation of the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, much of the complaint was rendered moot and BBX Capital believes the remainder of the claims to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit.

 

 

15.    Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 

BFC is the controlling shareholder of BBX Capital and Bluegreen. BFC also had a direct non-controlling interest in Benihana prior to the acquisition of Benihana by Safflower during August 2012. Shares of BFC’s Class A and Class B Common Stock representing a majority of BFC’s total voting power are owned or controlled by BFC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alan B. Levan, and by BFC’s Vice Chairman, John E. Abdo, both of whom are also directors of Bluegreen, and executive officers and directors of BBX Capital. Mr. Levan and Mr. Abdo also served as directors of Benihana until Safflower’s acquisition of Benihana during August 2012. In addition, Jarett S. Levan, the son of Alan B. Levan, is an executive officer and director of BFC and BBX Capital.

 

As previously described, on November 11, 2011, BFC and Bluegreen entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which, if the merger contemplated thereby is consummated, Bluegreen will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC and, each outstanding share of Bluegreen’s Common Stock (other than shares owned directly or indirectly by BFC and holders of Bluegreen’s Common Stock who exercise and perfect their appraisal rights) would be converted automatically into the right to receive eight shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock (as adjusted in connection with the reverse stock split of BFC contemplated by the merger agreement). Consummation of the merger remains subject to certain closing conditions, including the listing of BFC’s Class A Common Stock on a national securities exchange. There is no assurance that the merger will be consummated on the contemplated terms or at all.  See Note 1 for additional information regarding the proposed merger.

 

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The following table presents related party transactions relating to the shared service arrangements between BFC, BBX Capital (including BankAtlantic) and Bluegreen and information technology agreement between BFC and BBX Capital (including BankAtlantic) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. All amounts were eliminated in consolidation (in thousands).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

 

BFC

 

BBX Capital

 

Bluegreen

Shared service income (expense)

(a)

$

70 

 

(54)

 

(16)

Facilities cost and information technology

(b)

$

(25)

 

21 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shared service income (expense)

(a)

$

379 

 

(305)

 

(74)

Facilities cost and information technology

(b)

$

(81)

 

67 

 

14 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shared service income (expense)

(a)

$

855 

 

(623)

 

(232)

Facilities cost and information technology

(b)

$

(219)

 

188 

 

31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shared service income (expense)

(a)

$

1,242 

 

(977)

 

(265)

Facilities cost and information technology

(b)

$

(308)

 

269 

 

39 

 

(a)

Pursuant to the terms of shared service agreements between BFC and BBX Capital, subsidiaries of BFC provided  human resources, risk management, investor relations, executive office administration and other services to BBX Capital.  Additionally, BFC provides certain risk management and administrative services to Bluegreen. The costs of shared services are allocated based upon the usage of the respective services. 

(b)

As part of the shared service arrangement, BFC paid BankAtlantic and Bluegreen for the cost of office facilities utilized by BFC and its shared service operations. BFC also paid BankAtlantic for information technology related services pursuant to a separate agreement. BankAtlantic received approximately $8,000 from BFC under the information technology services agreement during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and $60,000 during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

In June 2010, BBX Capital and BankAtlantic entered into a real estate advisory service agreement with BFC for assistance relating to the work-out of loans and the sale of real estate owned. Under the terms of the agreement, BFC received a monthly fee of $12,500 from each of BankAtlantic and BBX Capital and, if BFC’s efforts resulted in net recoveries of any non-performing loan or the sale of real estate owned, BFC received a fee equal to 1% of the net value recovered. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, BFC received an aggregate of $25,000 and $0.1 million, respectively, of real estate advisory service fees under this agreement.  Real estate advisory service fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

 

The above-described agreements between BFC and BankAtlantic were either terminated effective upon the closing of the Transaction or were assumed by BB&T for a limited period of time after consummation of the Transaction and, following the Transaction, are no longer considered related party transactions.

 

Upon the consummation of the Transaction, a transition services agreement was entered into with BB&T under which certain individuals who performed services on behalf of BFC’s shared services subsidiary and became employed by BB&T after the Transaction would provide specified services to BFC at no cost to BFC through the earlier of the termination of the individuals’ employment by BB&T and October 1, 2012.  BFC did not recognize compensation expense during the two months ended September 30, 2012 for services performed for the benefit of BFC by these BB&T employees. 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Bluegreen paid a subsidiary of BFC approximately $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for a variety of management advisory services.

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In addition, BFC had an agreement with Bluegreen relating to the maintenance of different independent registered public accounting firms. Pursuant to this agreement, Bluegreen reimbursed BFC during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 approximately $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for fees paid by BFC to its independent registered public accounting firm for services performed at Bluegreen as part of its annual financial statement audit. This agreement was terminated in connection with Bluegreen’s decision during October 2012 to change its independent registered public accounting firm to the same firm used by BFC.

 

Beginning in 2009, Bluegreen entered into a land lease with Benihana, who constructed and operates a restaurant on one of Bluegreen’s land parcels. Under the terms of the lease, Bluegreen received payments from Benihana of less than $0.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

In prior periods, BBX Capital issued options to purchase shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock to employees of BFC. Additionally, certain employees of BBX Capital have transferred to affiliate companies, and BBX Capital has elected, in accordance with the terms of BBX Capital’s stock option plans, not to cancel the stock options held by those former employees. BBX Capital from time to time also issues options and restricted stock awards to employees of BFC that perform services for BBX Capital.  Expenses relating to all options and restricted stock awards granted by BBX Capital to BFC employees were approximately $2,000 and $19,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and $10,000 and $42,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

 

There were no options exercised by former employees of BBX Capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011.    7,500 restricted stock awards of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock previously issued to BFC employees fully vested upon closing of the Transaction on July 31, 2012. Acceleration of the vesting of these awards was approved by BBX Capital’s compensation committee.  Options to acquire 4,944 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock issued to BFC employees were forfeited upon the closing of the Transaction. 

 

BBX Capital’s options and non-vested restricted stock outstanding to employees of BFC consisted of the following as of September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

BBX Capital

 

 

 

Class A

 

Weighted

 

Common

 

Average

 

Stock

 

Price

Options outstanding

723 

 $

259.87 

 

As of December 31, 2011, BFC had cash and cash equivalents accounts at BankAtlantic with balances of approximately $0.2 million. These accounts were on the same general terms as deposits made by unaffiliated third parties.

 

Certain of BFC’s affiliates, including its executive officers, have independently made investments with their own funds in both public and private entities that BFC sponsored in 2001 and in which it holds investments.

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16.    Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share data): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

11,658 

 

(3,614)

 

49,360 

 

(4,933)

Less: Noncontrolling interests income from continuing operations

 

10,556 

 

6,002 

 

17,725 

 

1,207 

Income (loss) to common shareholders

 

1,102 

 

(9,616)

 

31,635 

 

(6,140)

Preferred stock dividends

 

 -

 

(188)

 

(188)

 

(563)

Decrease in equity due to the change in fair value of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares subject to mandatory redemption

 

 -

 

 -

 

(472)

 

 -

Income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

1,102 

 

(9,804)

 

30,975 

 

(6,703)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

286,232 

 

3,773 

 

275,545 

 

(10,217)

Less: Noncontrolling interests income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

129,204 

 

(4,039)

 

126,091 

 

(5,004)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations to common shareholders

 

157,028 

 

7,812 

 

149,454 

 

(5,213)

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

$

158,130 

 

(1,992)

 

180,429 

 

(11,916)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

77,135 

 

75,381 

 

77,135 

 

75,381 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

 $

0.01 

 

(0.13)

 

0.40 

 

(0.09)

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

 

2.04 

 

0.10 

 

1.94 

 

(0.07)

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 $

2.05 

 

(0.03)

 

2.34 

 

(0.16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) available to common shareholders

 $

1,102 

 

(9,804)

 

30,975 

 

(6,703)

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

 

157,028 

 

7,812 

 

149,454 

 

(5,213)

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 $

158,130 

 

(1,992)

 

180,429 

 

(11,916)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

77,135 

 

75,381 

 

77,135 

 

75,381 

Effect of dilutive stock options and unvested restricted stock

 

1,974 

 

 -

 

1,480 

 

 -

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

79,109 

 

75,381 

 

78,615 

 

75,381 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

$

0.01 

 

(0.13)

 

0.39 

 

(0.09)

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

 

1.99 

 

0.10 

 

1.90 

 

(0.07)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

2.00 

 

(0.03)

 

2.29 

 

(0.16)

 

There were no options to acquire shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock that were anti-dilutive during either the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012. During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, options to acquire 2,297,858 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock were anti-dilutive.

 

In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, during the second quarter of 2012, BFC reclassified its preferred stock as a liability due to an amendment to its rights and privileges which, among other things, requires BFC to redeem shares of the preferred stock in future periods.  As a result of such reclassification, the difference between the fair value of the liability and its carrying amount is required to be recorded as an adjustment to paid in

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capital, which is added to or deducted from net earnings available to common shareholders in the calculation of earnings per share.  Earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was adjusted to reflect a decrease in equity of approximately $0.5 million.  See Note 11 for additional information relating to BFC’s preferred stock.

 

 

17.    Parent Company Financial Information

 

BFC’s parent company accounting policies are generally the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies appearing in Amendment No. 1 to BFC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011. BFC’s investments in BBX Capital, Bluegreen and other consolidated entities, including Woodbridge, are presented in the parent company financial statements as if accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

 

BFC’s parent company unaudited condensed statements of financial condition at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and unaudited condensed statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, are shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Company Condensed Statements of Financial Condition

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

ASSETS

 

2012

 

2011

Cash and cash equivalents

$

19,847 

 

1,418 

Securities available for sale at fair value

 

35 

 

16,311 

Investment in and advances to subsidiaries

 

310,039 

 

115,449 

Notes receivable due from Woodbridge Holdings, LLC

 

8,404 

 

7,574 

Other assets

 

1,075 

 

1,004 

Total assets

$

339,400 

 

141,756 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Shares subject to mandatory redemption

 

11,732 

 

 -

Other liabilities

 

15,770 

 

10,986 

Total liabilities

 

27,502 

 

10,986 

Redeemable 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock

 

 -

 

11,029 

Shareholders' equity

 

311,898 

 

119,741 

Total liabilities and Equity

$

339,400 

 

141,756 

 

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Parent Company Condensed Statements of Operations

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Revenues

$

9,618 

 

548 

 

10,655 

 

1,661 

Expenses

 

4,696 

 

1,774 

 

9,214 

 

5,294 

Income (loss) before earnings (loss) from subsidiaries

 

4,922 

 

(1,226)

 

1,441 

 

(3,633)

Equity in earnings (loss) from consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and other subsidiaries

 

155,035 

 

(578)

 

181,475 

 

(7,720)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

159,957 

 

(1,804)

 

182,916 

 

(11,353)

Income taxes

 

1,827 

 

 -

 

1,827 

 

 -

Net income (loss)

 

158,130 

 

(1,804)

 

181,089 

 

(11,353)

Preferred Stock dividends

 

 -

 

(188)

 

(188)

 

(563)

Net income (loss) to common shareholders

$

158,130 

 

(1,992)

 

180,901 

 

(11,916)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent Company Statements of Cash Flow

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

Operating Activities:

 

2012

 

2011

Net cash used in operating activities

$

(7,439)

 

(11,279)

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale

 

25,784 

 

12,067 

Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale

 

 -

 

15,457 

Purchase of securities

 

 -

 

(9,926)

Distribution from subsidiaries

 

82 

 

91 

Acquisition of BBX Capital Class A shares

 

 -

 

(10,000)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

25,866 

 

7,689 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of stock option

 

 

 -

Preferred stock dividends paid

 

 -

 

(563)

Net cash provided (used) in financing activities

 

 

(563)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

18,429 

 

(4,153)

Cash at beginning of period

 

1,418 

 

4,958 

Cash at end of period

$

19,847 

 

805 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in shareholders' equity from the effect of subsidiaries'

 

 

 

 

capital transactions, net of income taxes

$

1,313 

 

(588)

Increase (decrease) in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes

 

13,009 

 

(12,112)

Decrease in equity attributable to Woodbridge's dissenting holders

 

(2,846)

 

 -

Decrease in equity due to the change in fair value for shares subject

 

 

 

 

to mandatory redemption

 

(472)

 

 -

Change due to the re-classification of redeemable preferred stock to

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, securities available for sale included BFC’s investment in Benihana’s Common Stock at its estimated fair value of approximately $16.2 million. See Note 5 for further information about our investment in Benihana.

 

Approximately $4.6 million of the amounts set forth as other liabilities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 represent amounts due in connection with the settlement of a class action litigation relating to exchange transactions that BFC entered into in 1989 and 1991. BFC is required to repay this obligation as settlement holders submit their claims to BFC. 

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18.    New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU Number 2011-04 – Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):    Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs (“ASU 2011-04”).  The amendments in ASU 2011-04 clarify the intent of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) regarding the highest and best use valuation premise and also provide guidance on measuring the fair value of an instrument classified in shareholders’ equity, the treatment of premiums and discounts in fair value measurements and measuring the fair value of financial instruments that are managed within a portfolio. ASU 2011-04 also expands the disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements, including a requirement to disclose valuation processes and sensitivity of the fair value measurements to changes in unobservable inputs for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and categorization by level of the fair value hierarchy for items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial condition but for which the fair value measurement is required to be disclosed.  ASU 2011-04 became effective for the first interim period beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company implemented ASU 2011-04 as of January 1, 2012. The implementation of ASU 2011-04 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

ASU Number 2011-05 – Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”). ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity; requires the consecutive presentation of the statement of net income and other comprehensive income; and requires an entity to present reclassification adjustments on the face of the financial statements from other comprehensive income to net income. ASU 2011-05 does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income.  The Company implemented ASU 2011-05 effective January 1, 2012, except for the reclassification adjustment on the face of the financial statements which was deferred as permitted by ASU 2011-12 (as described below). The implementation of ASU 2011-05 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

ASU Number 2011-08 – Intangibles Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”). On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, amending the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350-20, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Goodwill (“ASC 350-20”). This amendment allows the entity an option to first use qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment described in ASC 350-20.  An entity which chooses to use this option is no longer required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on its qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. ASU 2011-08 became effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed on or after January 1, 2012. The implementation of ASU 2011-08 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

ASU Number 2011-10 – Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360):  Derecognition of In-substance Real Estate—a Scope Clarification (“ASU 2011-10”).  ASU 2011-10 provides that, when a reporting entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary that is in-substance real estate as a result of a default on the subsidiary’s nonrecourse debt, the reporting entity generally should apply the guidance of Topic 360 to determine whether it should derecognize the in-substance real estate.  The reporting entity would continue to include the real estate and debt on its financial statements until legal title to the real estate is transferred to legally satisfy the debt.  ASU 2011-10 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after June 15, 2012.  The Company implemented ASU 2011-10 effective July 1, 2012. The implementation of ASU 2011-10 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.   

 

ASU Number 2011-11 – Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosure about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. (“ASU 2011-11”). The amendment in ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross information and net information about instruments and transactions that may offset in accordance with master netting or similar arrangements, including derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements.  ASU 2011-11 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 and must be applied retrospectively.  The Company believes that ASU 2011-11 will not have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

ASU Number 2011-12 – Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):  Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-12”).  In ASU 2011-12, the FASB deferred the changes in ASU 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments.  The deferral allows the FASB to re-deliberate

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whether to require presentation on the face of the financial statements of the effects of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income of the components of net income and other comprehensive income.  All other requirements of ASU 2011-05 are not affected by this deferral.

ASU Number 2012-02 – Comprehensive Income Intangibles Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): This amendment permits an entity first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. The amendment is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning September 15, 2012. The Company is evaluating the effect, if any, that ASU 2012-02 will have on the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

BFC Financial Corporation (“BFC” or, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) is a holding company whose principal holdings include direct or indirect controlling interests in BBX Capital Corporation (formerly BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.) and its subsidiaries (“BBX Capital”) and Bluegreen Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Bluegreen”). BFC also holds interests in other investments and subsidiaries as described herein and previously held a significant investment in Benihana Inc. (“Benihana”) until the acquisition of Benihana by Safflower Holdings Corp. (“Safflower”) during August 2012.  The Company’s business activities currently consist of (i) Real Estate and Other business activities and (ii) Financial Services. We currently report the results of our business activities through five segments. Three of the segments relate to our Real Estate and Other business activities. These segments are: BFC Activities; Real Estate Operations; and Bluegreen Resorts. Our other two segments — BankAtlantic’s commercial lending reporting unit (“CLRU”) and BBX Capital Parent Company (which represents the operations of BBX Capital at its parent company level) — relate to our Financial Services business activities.  

BBX Capital’s principal asset until July 31, 2012 was its investment in BankAtlantic, a federal savings bank.On July 31, 2012 BBX Capital completed the sale to BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) of all of the shares of BankAtlantic (the sale and related transactions, the “Transaction”).  In connection with the Transaction, BankAtlantic’s Community Banking, Investments, Tax Certificates and Capital Services reporting units are reported as discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  BBX Capital expects to continue commercial lending activities resulting in the inclusion of BankAtlantic’s Commercial Lending reporting unit (“CLRU”) in continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. 

In addition to BankAtlantic’s Community Banking, Investments, Tax Certificates, and Capital Services components, discontinued operations also include the results of Bluegreen Communities and Cypress Creek Holdings, LLC (“Cypress Creek Holdings”). See Note 3 – “Discontinued Operations” to the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of discontinued operations. 

Generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) require that BFC consolidate the financial results of the entities in which it has controlling interest. As a consequence, the assets and liabilities of all such entities are presented on a consolidated basis in BFC’s financial statements. However, except as otherwise noted, the debts and obligations of the consolidated entities, including BBX Capital, Bluegreen and Woodbridge Holdings, LLC, BFC’s wholly owned subsidiary (“Woodbridge”), are not direct obligations of BFC and are non-recourse to BFC. Similarly, the assets of those entities are not available to BFC absent a dividend or distribution from those entities. The recognition by BFC of income from controlled entities is determined based on the total percent of economic ownership in those entities. At September 30, 2012, BFC had an approximately 53% economic ownership interest in BBX Capital and through Woodbridge, an approximately 54% economic ownership interest in Bluegreen.

 

As of September 30, 2012, we had total consolidated assets of approximately $1.5 billion and shareholders’ equity attributable to BFC of approximately $311.9 million. Net income attributable to BFC was approximately $158.1 million and $181.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to a net loss attributable to BFC of $1.8 million and $11.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. 

 

As a result of their respective historic direct and indirect ownership interests in BankAtlantic, both BBX Capital and BFC were unitary savings and loan holding companies subject to examination and regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Effective August 31, 2012, BBX Capital and BFC were released from registration as savings and loan holding companies because, as a result of the Transaction, they no longer directly or indirectly control a financial institution.  As such, both BBX Capital and BFC are no longer subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve or restrictions applicable to financial institution holding companies.  

 

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BFC’s business strategy has been to invest in and acquire businesses in diverse industries either directly or through controlled subsidiaries. However, in the short-term, BFC has focused on providing strategic support to its existing investments with a view to the improved performance of the organization as a whole. We expect to consider other opportunities that could alter our ownership in our affiliates or seek to make opportunistic investments outside of our existing portfolio; however, we do not currently have pre-determined parameters as to the industry or structure of any future investment. In furtherance of our goals, we will continue to evaluate various financing transactions, including raising additional debt or equity as well as other alternative sources of new capital.

 

On November 11, 2011, BFC entered into a definitive merger agreement with Bluegreen.  Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement and subject to the conditions set forth herein, if the merger is consummated, Bluegreen would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC, and Bluegreen’s shareholders (other than BFC)  would be entitled to receive eight shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock for each share of Bluegreen’s common stock that they hold at the effective time of the merger (as adjusted in connection with the reverse stock split of BFC contemplated by the merger agreement).  The merger was approved by BFC’s and Bluegreen’s respective shareholders on June 19, 2012. At that time, BFC’s shareholders also approved an amendment of BFC’s Articles of Incorporation relating to the contemplated reverse stock split and a reduction in the authorized number of shares of BFC’s common stock which, subject to consummation of the merger, BFC would effect immediately prior to the merger. However, consummation of the merger remains subject to certain closing conditions, including the listing of BFC’s Class A Common Stock on a national securities exchange at the effective time of the merger. Under the terms of the merger agreement, either party was permitted to terminate the agreement if the merger was not consummated by September 30, 2012. As previously disclosed, in light of the parties continued efforts towards consummation of the merger, on September 27, 2012, BFC and Bluegreen agreed that neither party would exercise its right to so unilaterally terminate the merger agreement prior to December 31, 2012. There is no assurance that the merger will be met or that the merger will be consummated on the contemplated terms, including in the contemplated time frame, or at all. Following the announcement of our entry into the merger agreement, purported class action lawsuits seeking to enjoin the merger or, if it is completed, to recover relief as determined by the presiding court to be appropriate were  filed. See Note 14 for further information regarding this litigation.

 

Following the announcement of our entry into the merger agreement, purported class action lawsuits seeking to enjoin the merger or, if it is completed, to recover relief as determined by the presiding court to be appropriate were  filed. See Note 14 – “Commitments and Contingencies” to the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding this litigation.

 

On May 4, 2012, Bluegreen sold substantially all of the assets that comprised its residential communities business segment, Bluegreen Communities, to Southstar Development Partners, Inc. (“Southstar”) for a purchase price of $29.0 million in cash. Southstar also agreed to pay an amount equal to 20% of the net proceeds (as calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreement), if any, it receives in the event of its sale of two specified parcels of real estate purchased by Southstar under the agreement. Assets excluded from the sale included primarily Bluegreen’s Communities notes receivable portfolio. Bluegreen Communities was previously reported as a separate segment in our Real Estate and Other business activities and has been classified as a discontinued operation in all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 for additional information.

 

As indicated above, on July 31, 2012, BBX Capital completed the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T. Pursuant to the terms of the BB&T Agreement, prior to the closing of the Transaction BankAtlantic formed two subsidiaries, BBX Capital Asset Management, LLC (“CAM”) and Florida Asset Resolution Group, LLC (“FAR”).  BankAtlantic contributed to FAR certain performing and non-performing loans, tax certificates, and real estate owned that had an aggregate carrying value on BankAtlantic’s balance sheet of approximately $346 million at July 31, 2012 (the date the BB&T transaction was consummated). FAR assumed all liabilities related to these assets. BankAtlantic also contributed approximately $50 million in cash to FAR on July 31, 2012 and thereafter distributed all of the membership interests in FAR to BBX Capital.  At the closing of the Transaction, BBX Capital transferred to BB&T 95% of the outstanding preferred membership interests in FAR in connection with BB&T’s assumption of BBX Capital’s outstanding TruPs obligations, as described in further detail below. BBX Capital continues to hold the remaining 5% of FAR’s preferred membership interests.  Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company of FAR, which was entered into by BBX Capital and BB&T at the closing, BB&T will hold its 95% preferred interest in the net cash flows of FAR until such time as it has recovered $285 million in preference amount plus a priority return of LIBOR + 200 basis points per annum on any unpaid preference amount. At that time, BB&T’s interest in FAR will terminate, and BBX Capital will thereafter be entitled to any and all residual proceeds from FAR.  It is expected that the assets (other than cash) contributed to FAR will be monetized over a period of seven years, or longer provided BB&T’s preference amount is repaid within such seven-year period. BBX

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Capital entered into an incremental $35 million guarantee in BB&T’s favor to further assure BB&T’s recovery of the $285 million preference amount within seven years. As such, FAR is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and in accordance with the applicable guidance for VIE’s, BBX Capital, as the primary beneficiary, is required to consolidate the financial statements of FAR. BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR was $209 million as of September 30, 2012.

 

Prior to the closing of the Transaction, BankAtlantic contributed to CAM certain non-performing commercial loans, commercial real estate owned and previously written off assets that had an aggregate carrying value on BankAtlantic’s balance sheet of $125 million as of July 31, 2012. CAM assumed all liabilities related to these assets. BankAtlantic also contributed approximately $82 million in cash to CAM. Prior to the closing of the Transaction, BankAtlantic distributed all of the membership interests in CAM to BBX Capital.  CAM remains a wholly owned subsidiary of BBX Capital.

 

BB&T made a cash payment in connection with the closing of the Transaction of approximately $6.4 million to BBX Capital which was based on a deposit premium of $315.9 million and the net asset value of BankAtlantic as of June 30, 2012, in each case as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, including, with respect to the net asset value of BankAtlantic, after giving effect to the asset contributions and membership interest distributions by BankAtlantic to BBX Capital. 

 

BFC recognized a gain on sale of BankAtlantic of approximately $293.4 million, including approximately $2.8 million of purchase accounting adjustments related to BFC’s acquisitions during 2008 of shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock which were accounted for as step acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting then in effect. 

At the closing of the Transaction, BB&T assumed the obligations with respect to BBX Capital’s approximately $285 million in principal amount of outstanding TruPs, and BBX Capital paid BB&T approximately $51.3 million, representing all accrued and unpaid interest on the TruPs through closing.  BBX Capital also paid approximately $2.3 million for certain legal fees and expenses incurred by trustees with respect to the now resolved litigation relating to the Transaction brought by certain trustees and holders of the TruPs.  BBX Capital used proceeds received in the Transaction to make these payments.

 

BFC held a significant investment in Benihana prior to the merger between Benihana and Safflower during August 2012.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, Safflower acquired Benihana for a cash purchase price of $16.30 per outstanding share of Bluegreen’s common stock.  BFC received approximately $24.5 million in exchange for the 1,505,330 shares of Benihana’s common stock that it held at the effective time of the transaction. Prior to such transaction, BFC sold approximately 77,000 shares of Benihana’s common stock during July and August 2012 pursuant to the terms of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan and received net proceeds from such sales of approximately $1.25 million.  BFC recognized a gain on sale of approximately $9.3 million in connection with the transaction and sales under the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

See Note 1 – “Basis of Financial Statement Presentation” to the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of the presentation of the Company’s results of operations, including the impact of the Transaction on such presentations.

 

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Forward Looking Statements

 

This document contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond our control. All opinions, forecasts, projections, future plans or other statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words or phrases such as “plans,” “believes,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “our view,” “we see,” “would” and words and phrases of similar import. The forward-looking statements in this document are also forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. We can give no assurance that the expectations on which the forward-looking statements are based will prove to have been correct. Actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. When considering those forward-looking statements, the reader should keep in mind the risks, uncertainties and other cautionary statements made in this report.  The reader should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of the date made.  This document also contains information regarding the past performance of our investments and the reader should note that prior or current performance of investments is not a guarantee or indication of future performance.

 

Some factors which may affect the accuracy of the forward-looking statements apply generally to the financial services, real estate, resort development and vacation ownership, and restaurant industries, while other factors apply more specifically to us. Risks and uncertainties associated with BFC, including its wholly-owned Woodbridge subsidiary, include, but are not limited to:

 

·

BFC has negative cash flow and limited sources of cash which may present risks to its ongoing operations;

·

risks associated with BFC’s current business strategy, including the risk that BFC will not be in a position to provide strategic support to its affiliated entities or that such support will not achieve the anticipated benefits;

·

the risks and uncertainties affecting BFC and its publicly-traded portfolio of companies, and their respective operations, markets, products and services;

·

the risk that creditors of the Company’s subsidiaries or other third parties may seek to recover from the subsidiaries’ respective parent companies, including BFC, distributions or dividends made by such subsidiaries or other amounts owed by such subsidiaries to such creditors or third parties;

·

BFC’s shareholders’ interests may be diluted if additional shares of BFC’s common stock are issued, and   BFC’s public company investments may be diluted if BBX Capital or Bluegreen issues additional shares of stock;

·

adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt market and other capital markets and the impact of such conditions on the activities of the Company and its subsidiaries;

·

the impact of the economy  on the Company, the price and liquidity of its  common stock and its ability to obtain additional capital, including the risk that if BFC needs or otherwise believes it is advisable to issue debt or equity securities to fund its operations, it may not be possible to issue any such securities on favorable terms, if at all;

·

the performance of entities in which the Company has made investments may not be profitable or their results as anticipated;

·

BFC is dependent upon dividends from its subsidiaries to fund its operations; BBX Capital may not be in a position to pay dividends; Bluegreen has historically not paid dividends on its common stock and its ability to pay dividends may be limited by the terms of certain of its indebtedness; and any payment of dividends by BBX Capital or Bluegreen is subject to declaration by the applicable company’s Board of Directors, a majority of whom are independent under the listing standards of the NYSE; 

·

risks related to BFC’s ability to pay dividends to holders of its preferred stock, which will depend on BFC’s financial condition;

·

risks relating to BFC’s currently proposed merger with Bluegreen, including that the merger may not be consummated on the contemplated terms, or at all, and, if consummated, the merger may not result in the realization of the expected benefits, and that costs incurred related to the merger, including with respect to the pending litigation described herein, and cash required to be paid to stockholders of Bluegreen who exercise appraisal rights if the merger is consummated, may have a material adverse impact on BFC’s financial condition and cash position;

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the uncertainty regarding the amount of cash that will be required to be paid to former shareholders of Woodbridge Holdings Corporation (“WHC”) who exercised appraisal rights in connection with the 2009 merger between BFC and WHC , including the legal and other professional fees and other costs and expenses of such proceedings;

·

the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP involves making estimates, judgments and assumptions, and any changes in estimates, judgments and assumptions used could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and operating results;

·

risks related to litigation and other legal proceedings against BFC and its subsidiaries, including (i) the legal and other professional fees and other costs and expenses of such proceedings, as well as the impact of any finding of liability or damages on our financial condition and operating results and (ii) with respect to litigation brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) against BBX Capital and its Chairman, who also serves as our Chairman, reputational risks and risks relating to the loss of our Chairman’s services; and

·

the Company’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

 

With respect to BBX Capital, the risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

·

the impact of economic, competitive and other factors affecting BBX Capital and its markets, products and services,  decreases in real estate values, and increased unemployment or sustained high unemployment rates on their business generally, the ability of  BBX Capital’s  borrowers to service their obligations and the value of collateral securing outstanding loans; 

·

BBX Capital’s loans, credit risks and loan losses, and the related sufficiency of the allowance for loan losses, including the impact of the economy and real estate market values on its assets and the credit quality of its loans (including those held in the asset workout subsidiary of BBX Capital); 

·

the risk that loan losses will continue and the risks of additional charge-offs, impairments and required increases in the allowance for loan losses; 

·

the impact of and expenses associated with litigation, including but not limited to litigation relating to litigation brought by the SEC;

·

risks relating to BBX Capital’s future operations including, but not limited to, that BBX Capital’s  shareholders may not realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction; that BBX Capital’s future business plans may not be realized as anticipated, if at all; that BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock may not meet the requirements for continued listing on the NYSE; and that the assets retained by BBX Capital directly or through subsidiaries  may not be monetized at the values currently ascribed to them;  and

·

BBX Capital’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

 

With respect to Bluegreen, the risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to

 

·

the overall state of the economy, interest rates and the availability of financing may affect Bluegreen’s ability to market vacation ownership interests (“VOIs”);

·

Bluegreen would incur substantial losses and its liquidity position could be adversely impacted if the customers it finances default on their obligations;

·

while Bluegreen has attempted to restructure its business to reduce its need for and reliance on financing for liquidity in the short term, there is no assurance that such restructuring will  be successful or that Bluegreen’s business and profitability will not otherwise continue to depend on its ability to obtain financing, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all;

·

Bluegreen’s future success depends on its ability to market its products successfully and efficiently, and Bluegreen’s marketing expenses may increase particularly in the event Bluegreen’s marketing focus shifts towards new customers as opposed to its existing owners;

·

Bluegreen may not be successful in increasing or expanding its fee-based services relationships and its fee-based service activities, including Bluegreen’s property owner associations (“POA”) sales activities, which Bluegreen commenced during January 2012, may not be profitable, which may have an adverse impact on its results of operations and financial condition;

·

Bluegreen’s results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely impacted if Bluegreen Resorts does not continue to participate in exchange networks or its customers are not satisfied with the networks in which it participates;

·

the resale market for VOIs could adversely affect Bluegreen’s business;

·

Bluegreen is subject to the risks of the real estate market and the risks associated with real estate development, including the decline in real estate values and the deterioration of other conditions relating to the real estate market and real estate development;

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Adverse outcomes in legal or other regulatory procedures, including claims for development-related defects, could adversely affect Bluegreen’s financial condition and operating results.

·

Bluegreen may be adversely affected by federal, state and local laws and regulations and changes in applicable laws and regulations, including the imposition of additional taxes on operations. In addition, results of audits of Bluegreen’s tax returns or those of its subsidiaries may have a material and adverse impact on its financial condition;

·

environmental liabilities, including claims with respect to mold or hazardous or toxic substances, could have a material adverse impact on Bluegreen’s business;

·

the ratings of third-party rating agencies could adversely impact Bluegreen’s ability to obtain, renew, or extend credit facilities, debt, or otherwise raise capital;

·

there are inherent uncertainties involved in estimates, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.  Any changes in estimates, judgments and assumptions used could have a material adverse impact on Bluegreen operating results and financial condition; and

·

the loss of the services of Bluegreen’s key management and personnel could adversely affect its business.

 

In addition to the risks and factors identified above, reference is also made to other risks and factors detailed in reports filed by the Company, BBX Capital and Bluegreen with the SEC, including those disclosed in the “Risk Factors” sections of such reports. The Company cautions that the foregoing factors are not exclusive.

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

Management views critical accounting policies as accounting policies that are important to the understanding of our financial statements and also involve estimates and judgments about inherently uncertain matters. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated statements of financial condition and assumptions that affect the recognition of income and expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, and actual results could differ significantly from those estimates, including those that relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the estimated future sales value of inventory, the recognition of revenue, including revenue recognition under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, the recovery of the carrying value of real estate inventories, the fair value of assets measured at, or compared to, fair value on a non-recurring basis such as assets held for sale, intangible assets and other long-lived assets, the evaluation of goodwill, the valuation of securities, as well as the determination of other-than-temporary declines in value, the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosure or in satisfaction of loans, the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities in the application of the acquisition method of accounting, the estimate of contingent liabilities related to litigation and other claims and assessments, and assumptions used in the valuation of stock based compensation. The accounting policies that we have identified as critical accounting policies are: (i) revenue recognition and inventory cost allocation; (ii) allowance for loan losses, including with respect to notes receivable secured by VOIs; (iii) the carrying value of completed VOI inventory and VOIs held for and under development; (iv) the carrying value of assets held for sale; (v) impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill and intangible assets; and (vi) the valuation of Bluegreen’s notes receivable which for accounting purposes are treated as having been acquired by BFC.  For a more detailed discussion of these critical accounting policies see “Critical Accounting Policies” appearing in Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 18 of the “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” included under Item 1 of this report for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

Summary of Consolidated Results of Operations

The table below sets forth the Company’s summarized results of operations (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Real Estate and Other

$

18,356 

 

15,026 

 

69,283 

 

33,103 

Financial Services

 

(6,698)

 

(18,640)

 

(19,923)

 

(38,036)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

11,658 

 

(3,614)

 

49,360 

 

(4,933)

Net income (loss)

 

297,890 

 

159 

 

324,905 

 

(15,150)

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

139,760 

 

1,963 

 

143,816 

 

(3,797)

Net income (loss) attributable to BFC

 

158,130 

 

(1,804)

 

181,089 

 

(11,353)

Preferred stock dividends

 

-

 

(188)

 

(188)

 

(563)

Net income (loss) to common shareholders

$

158,130 

 

(1,992)

 

180,901 

 

(11,916)

 

 

 

 

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Consolidated net income attributable to BFC for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $158.1   million and $181.1 million, respectively, compared to a consolidated net loss attributable to BFC of $1.8 million and $11.4 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2011. Discontinued operations include the results of BankAtlantic’s community banking, investment, capital services and tax certificate reporting units, including the gain on sale of BankAtlantic of approximately $293 million, as well as Bluegreen Communities and Cypress Creek Holdings.    The results of the Company’s business segments and other information related to each segment are discussed below in BFC Activities, Real Estate Operations, Bluegreen and Financial Services. The preferred stock dividend represents the dividend obligations of the Company with respect to its mandatorily redeemable 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock.

 

 

Consolidated Financial Condition

 

Consolidated Assets and Liabilities

 

Total assets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $1.5 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively.  The primary changes in components of total assets are summarized below:

 

·

Decrease in total assets of $3.2 billion as a result of the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T;

·

Decrease in securities available for sale reflecting the sales of Benihana’s Common Stock during July and August 2012 and subsequent disposition of the remaining shares of Benihana’s Common Stock held by us in connection with the acquisition of Benihana by Safflower for aggregate proceeds of approximately $25.8 million, with the disposition of such shares resulting in a gain of approximately $9.3 million;

·

Bluegreen completed a private offering and sale of investment-grade, timeshare loan-backed notes for gross proceeds of $100.0 million, which were used in part to repay in full Bluegreen’s BB&T Purchase Facility and Bluegreen’s 2008 Liberty Bank Facility.

Total liabilities at September 30, 2012 and December 31,  2011 were $1.0 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively.    The primary changes in components of total liabilities are summarized below:

·

Decrease in total liabilities of $3.5  billion as a result of the sale of BankAtlantic  to BB&T;

·

BBX Capital issued to BB&T a $285 million preferred interest in FAR in exchange for BB&T’s assumption of BBX Capital’s TruPS obligations. BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR was paid down to $209 million at September 30, 2012 from cash contributed to FAR in connection with the Transaction as well as net cash inflows from FAR assets; 

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Increase in shares subject to mandatory redemption of $11.7 million representing the reclassification of BFC’s preferred stock to a liability, together with accrued interest; and

·

Recognition of the $29.9 million deferred gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary relating to the settlement of Carolina Oak’s debt.

 

 

 

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BFC Activities

 

The BFC Activities segment consists of the operations of BFC and other activities, including investments and operations of Woodbridge unrelated to real estate, including its investment in Snapper Creek Equity Management, LLC.  BFC operations primarily consist of our corporate overhead and selling, general and administrative expenses, including the expenses of Woodbridge, the financial results of a venture partnership that BFC controls and other equity investments, as well as income and expenses associated with BFC’s shared services which provided human resources, risk management, investor relations and executive office administration services to BBX Capital and provides certain risk management and administrative services to Bluegreen. This segment also includes our investment in Benihana (which we no longer hold due to the acquisition of Benihana by Safflower during August 2012), as well as investments made by our wholly owned subsidiary, BFC/CCC, Inc. (“BFC/CCC”).

 

Woodbridge had an equity interest in Pizza Fusion Holdings, Inc. (“Pizza Fusion”), a restaurant operator and franchisor engaged in the quick service and organic food industries. The investment included all of the outstanding shares of Pizza Fusion’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which was entitled to special voting rights, including the right, to the extent Woodbridge chose to do so, to elect a majority of Pizza Fusion’s board of directors. During December 2011, Pizza Fusion effected a stock reclassification pursuant to which each share of Pizza Fusion’s Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into one share of Pizza Fusion’s common stock. As a result, Woodbridge is no longer deemed to have a controlling interest in Pizza Fusion and, under the applicable accounting guidance for business combinations, the financial statements of Pizza Fusion were deconsolidated as of December 31, 2011. In connection with such deconsolidation, BFC recognized a $615,000 loss on investment in subsidiary during December 2011. Prior to that time, Pizza Fusion was determined to be a VIE under the provisions of the accounting guidance for VIEs, and the operating results of Pizza Fusion were consolidated into BFC.

 

The discussion that follows reflects the operations and related matters of BFC Activities (in thousands).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other revenues

$

                  -

 

178 

 

 

                  -

 

748 

 

 

 

 

                  -

 

178 

 

 

                  -

 

748 

 

Cost and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

1,256 

 

1,194 

 

 

3,479 

 

4,066 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

5,942 

 

2,630 

 

 

14,807 

 

13,218 

 

 

Other expense

 

                  -

 

209 

 

 

-

 

209 

 

 

 

 

7,198 

 

4,033 

 

 

18,286 

 

17,493 

 

 

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates

 

86 

 

(4)

 

 

90 

 

1,365 

 

 

Gain on sale of Benihana investment

 

9,307 

 

                  -

 

 

9,307 

 

                  -

 

 

Other income

 

718 

 

1,231 

 

 

2,673 

 

4,030 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

2,913 

 

(2,628)

 

 

(6,216)

 

(11,350)

 

 

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

1,827 

 

(4,476)

 

 

1,827 

 

(4,672)

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

$  

1,086 

 

1,848 

 

 

(8,043)

 

(6,678)

 

 

Other revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 related to franchise revenues generated by Pizza Fusion. There were no franchise revenues for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to the deconsolidation of Pizza Fusion in December 2011.

 

Interest expense totaled $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.5 million and $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was primarily the result of lower interest rates on outstanding indebtedness.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 increased by approximately $3.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, compared to the same periods for 2011. The increase for each of the periods is primarily due to higher legal fees in connection with to the appraisal rights litigation related to the September 2009 merger between BFC and WHC and the accrual of approximately $1.7 million for executive management bonuses for the period ended September 30, 2012, partially offset by lower depreciation expenses and a decrease in franchise related expenses as a result of the deconsolidation of Pizza Fusion in December 2011.

 

The $9.3 million gain on sale of Benihana investment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 resulted from our sales of 77,000 shares of Benihana’s common stock sold during July and August 2012 pursuant to the terms of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan for an aggregate sales price of $1.25 million  and our subsequent disposition of the 1,505,330 shares of Benihana’s common stock that we held at the effective time of Safflower’s previously described acquisition of Benihana for $16.30 per share in cash, or approximately $24.5 million in the aggregate.

 

The decrease in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates was primarily due to the recognition of the negative basis of an investment in BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary of approximately $1.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary had a 10% interest in a limited liability company that owned two commercial properties in Hillsborough County, Florida.  In connection with the purchase of the commercial properties in November 2006, BFC and the unaffiliated member of the limited liability company each guaranteed the payment of up to a maximum of $5.0 million for certain environmental indemnities and specific obligations that were not related to the financial performance of the properties. BFC and the unaffiliated member also entered into a cross indemnification agreement which limited BFC’s obligations under the guarantee to acts of BFC and its affiliates. On March 25, 2011, the limited liability company reached a settlement with the lender with respect to the loan secured by the properties, pursuant to which the limited liability company conveyed the properties to the lender via a deed in lieu of foreclosure. BFC and BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary were released from all obligations and guarantees related to the two commercial properties. During the first quarter of 2011, BFC recognized the negative basis of its investment of approximately $1.3 million.

 

2008 Step acquisitions – Purchase Accounting

 

During 2008, BFC purchased an aggregate of approximately 144,770 shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock on the open market. The shares purchased were accounted for as step acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting then in effect, pursuant to which the assets and liabilities deemed to be acquired by BFC were revalued to reflect market values at the date of acquisition. The discounts and premiums arising as a result of such revaluation were generally being accreted or amortized, net of tax, over the remaining life of the assets and liabilities. As a result of the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T on July 31, 2012, BFC recorded a $2.8 million adjustment to write off the remaining purchase accounting adjustments related to the BBX Capital Step acquisitions. The net impact of the write off which is included in discontinued operations, increased our consolidated net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 by $2.8 million.  

 

 

BFC Activities- Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in our BFC Activities segment totaling approximately $22.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively. The increase in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments was due to the total proceeds of approximately $25.8 million that BFC received in connection with its sales of shares of Benihana’s Common Stock during July and August 2012 and subsequent disposition of its remaining shares of Benihana’s Common Stock as a result of Safflower’s acquisition of Benihana during August 2012, and a refund of $3.8 million representing a return of the escrow deposit made in connection with surety bond claims made by a municipality, offset by operating and general and administrative expenses of approximately $10.2 million, interest payments related to Woodbridge’s junior subordinated debentures of approximately $2.8 million, dividend payments of approximately $0.8 million related to our 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock,  and closing costs related to the sale of the Cypress Creek Holdings office building of approximately $ 0.7  million. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2011, we received a $7.4 million tax refund, net of amounts payable under the Settlement Agreement related to the Chapter 11 Cases.

 

Except as otherwise noted, the debts and obligations of BBX Capital, Bluegreen and Woodbridge are not direct obligations of BFC and generally are non-recourse to BFC.  Similarly, the assets of those entities are not available to BFC, absent a dividend or distribution from those entities. BFC’s principal sources of liquidity are its available cash

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and short-term investments.  We expect to use our available funds to fund operations and meet our obligations.  We may also use available funds to make additional investments in the companies within our consolidated group, invest in equity securities and other investments, or repurchase shares of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program. On September 21, 2009, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program which authorizes the repurchase of up to 20,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock at an aggregate cost of up to $10 million. The share repurchase program replaced our $10 million repurchase program that our board of directors approved in October 2006 which placed a limitation on the number of shares which could be repurchased under the program at 1,750,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.  The current program, like the prior program, authorizes management, at its discretion, to repurchase shares from time to time subject to market conditions and other factors.  No shares were repurchased during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 or the years ended December 31, 2011 or 2010.

 

We believe that our current financial condition and credit relationships, together with anticipated cash flows from other sources of funds, including dividends from our subsidiaries, and, to the extent determined to be advisable, proceeds from the disposition of properties or investments, will allow us to meet our anticipated near-term liquidity needs. With respect to long-term liquidity requirements, in addition to the foregoing, we may also seek to raise funds through the incurrence of long-term secured or unsecured indebtedness, or the issuance of equity and/or debt securities.  However, these alternatives may not be available to us on attractive terms, or at all. The inability to raise funds through the sources discussed above would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

As previously described, BFC held a significant investment in Benihana prior to the merger between Benihana and Safflower during August 2012.  Pursuant to the merger agreement, Safflower acquired Benihana for a cash purchase price of $16.30 per outstanding share of Bluegreen’s common stock.  BFC received approximately $24.5 million in exchange for the 1,505,330 shares of Benihana’s common stock that it held at the effective time of the transaction. 

 

Prior to Safflower’s acquisition of Benihana, BFC sold approximately 77,000 shares of Benihana’s common stock during July and August 2012 pursuant to the terms of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan and received net proceeds from such sales of approximately $1.25 million.  BFC recognized a gain on sale of approximately $9.3 million in connection with its sales of shares of Benihana’s common stock during July and August 2012 and disposition of its remaining shares of Benihana’s common stock pursuant to the merger between Benihana and Safflower during August 2012. In addition, during each of the first three quarters of 2012, BFC received approximately $127,000 of dividend payments with respect to its shares of Benihana’s common stock.

 

BFC has not received cash dividends from BBX Capital since March 2009. Prior to its deregistration as a savings and loan holding company, BBX Capital’s payment of dividends was subject to the oversight of the Federal Reserve.  In addition, prior to its sale of BankAtlantic, BBX Capital was restricted from paying dividends pursuant to the terms of the indentures governing its TruPs due to its deferral of interest payments thereunder.  While these restrictions no longer apply, BBX Capital may only pay dividends if and when declared by its board of directors, a majority of whom are independent directors under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

 

BFC has never received cash dividends from Bluegreen. Certain of Bluegreen’s credit facilities contain terms which prohibit the payment of cash dividends, and Bluegreen may only pay dividends subject to such restrictions and declaration by its board of directors, a majority of whom are independent directors under the listing standards of the NYSE.

 

On June 7, 2004, the Company’s board of directors designated 15,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock as 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock. On June 21, 2004, the Company sold all 15,000 shares of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock to an investor group in a private offering.

 

The Company’s 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 per share. The shares of 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock are redeemable at the option of the Company, from time to time, at redemption prices ranging from $1,015 per share for the twelve month period ending April 29, 2013 to $1,000 per share for the twelve month period ending April 29, 2016.  The 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock’s liquidation preference is equal to its stated value of $1,000 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends or an amount equal to the applicable redemption price in a voluntary liquidation or winding up of the Company. Holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock have no voting rights, except as provided by Florida law, and are entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Company’s board of directors, (and, prior to August 31, 2012, upon the written non-objection of the Federal

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Reserve) cumulative quarterly cash dividends on each such share at a rate per annum of 5% of the stated value from the date of issuance. From the second quarter of 2004 through the third quarter of 2011, the Company paid quarterly dividends on the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock of $187,500. From the fourth quarter of 2011 to the second quarter of 2012, the Company decided not to seek the written non-objection of the Federal Reserve to dividend payments on the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock and, therefore, the Company accrued unpaid dividend payments totaling approximately $563,000 as of June 30, 2012.   As previously described,   as a result of BBX Capital’s sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T on July 31, 2012, BFC was released from registration as a savings and loan holding company, effective August 31, 2012.  Following such deregistration, the unpaid dividends of $563,000 were paid by BFC. In addition, BFC paid its third quarter dividend of $187,500 during September 2012.  Included in the balance of shares subject to mandatory redemption in the accompanying consolidated statement of financial condition as of September 30, 2012 is accrued interest of approximately $231,000.

 

On December 17, 2008, certain of the previously designated relative rights, preferences and limitations of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock were amended (the “First Amendment”) to eliminate the right of the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock to convert their shares into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The First Amendment also required the Company to redeem shares of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock with the net proceeds received in the event the Company sold any shares of Benihana’s stock that it owned and entitled the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock, in the event the Company defaulted on its dividend payment obligation with respect to such stock, to receive directly from Benihana the payments due (collectively, the “Benihana Stock Provisions”).

 

Based on an analysis of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock after giving effect to the First Amendment, the Company previously determined that the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock met the requirements to be re-classified outside of permanent equity and into the mezzanine category at its fair value at the effective date of the First Amendment of approximately $11.0 million. The remaining amount of approximately $4.0 million was recorded in additional paid in capital in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition. The fair value of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock was calculated using an income approach by discounting estimated cash flows at a market discount rate.

 

On April 4, 2012, the relative rights, preferences and limitations of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock were further amended (the “Second Amendment”).  Pursuant to the Second Amendment, to the extent the shares are not earlier redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption right described above, the Company will be required to redeem 5,000 shares of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock during each of the years ending December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 for an aggregate annual redemption price of $5.0 million, or $1,000 per share. The Second Amendment also provides that, in the event that the Company defaults on its dividend or mandatory redemption obligations, then the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive from the Company shares of common stock of Bluegreen owned by the Company having, in the aggregate, a fair market value equal to the amount of the dividend or redemption payment, as the case may be, to the extent not timely paid; provided that the maximum number of shares of Bluegreen’s common stock which the holders of the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive as a result of one or more defaults with respect to the Company’s mandatory redemption obligation will be 5,000,000 shares (subject to adjustment  in the case of a stock split or other applicable share combination or division affecting Bluegreen’s common stock). In consideration therefor, the Second Amendment eliminated the Benihana Stock Provisions.

 

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Under applicable accounting guidance, as a result of the Second Amendment and the mandatory redemption provision contained therein, the 5% Cumulative Preferred Stock was re-classified as a liability during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 at its estimated fair value of approximately $11.5 million.   The fair value was determined by an independent third party and was based on a cash flow model using a discount rate equivalent to benchmark bond ratings.   The $0.5 million difference between the previously stated value of $11.0 million as of March 31, 2012 and the current estimated fair value of $11.5 million was recorded as an adjustment to additional paid in capital in the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition at September 30, 2012. 

 

On September 21, 2009, BFC and WHC consummated their merger pursuant to which WHC merged with Woodbridge, a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC. Under Florida law, holders of WHC’s Class A Common Stock who did not vote to approve the merger and properly asserted and exercised their appraisal rights with respect to their shares (“Dissenting Holders”) are entitled to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the fair value of their shares as determined in accordance with the provisions of Florida law in lieu of the shares of BFC’s Class A Common Stock that they would otherwise have been entitled to receive. Dissenting Holders, who collectively held approximately 4.2 million shares of WHC’s Class A Common Stock, have rejected Woodbridge’s offer of $1.10 per share and requested payment for their shares based on their respective fair value estimates of WHC’s Class A Common Stock.  Under Florida law, Woodbridge thereafter initiated legal proceedings relating to the appraisal process. In December 2009, a $4.6 million liability was recorded with a corresponding reduction to additional paid-in capital, which is reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition representing in the aggregate Woodbridge’s offer to the Dissenting Holders.  On July 5, 2012, the presiding court ruled the fair value of the Dissenting Holders’ shares of WHC’s Class A Common Stock to be $1.78 per share and awarded legal and other costs in favor of the Dissenting Holders. As a result of the trial court’s ruling, the $4.6 million liability was increased to approximately $7.5 million as of September 30, 2012 (with a corresponding reduction to additional paid in capital of $2.8 million) to account for the per share value awarded.   However, the amount of the award for legal and other costs that may be payable could not be reasonably estimated and accordingly, is not reflected in BFC’s financial statements.   Woodbridge has appealed the court’s ruling with respect to the per share value determination and the award of legal fees and other costs to the Dissenting Holders. The outcome of the appeal is uncertain.

 

On November 9, 2007, Levitt and Sons and substantially all of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Pursuant to the settlement agreement entered into during June 2008, as subsequently amended (the “Settlement Agreement”), Woodbridge agreed to (i) pay $8 million to the Debtors’ bankruptcy estates (sometimes referred to herein as the “Debtors’ Estate”), (ii) place $4.5 million in a release fund to be disbursed to third party creditors in exchange for a third party release and injunction, (iii) make a $300,000 payment to a deposit holders fund and (iv) share a percentage of any tax refund attributable to periods prior to the bankruptcy with the Debtors’ Estate. In addition, Woodbridge agreed to waive and release substantially all of the claims it had against the Debtors, including administrative expense claims through July 2008, and the Debtors (joined by the Joint Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Joint Committee”)) agreed to waive and release any claims they had against Woodbridge and its affiliates. On February 20, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming a plan of liquidation jointly proposed by the Debtors and the Joint Committee.  That order also approved the settlement pursuant to the Settlement Agreement. No appeal or rehearing of the Bankruptcy Court’s order was filed by any party, and the settlement was consummated on March 3, 2009, at which time payment was made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. As of December 31, 2011, we had placed into escrow approximately $11.7 million which represented the portion of the tax refund that was likely to be required to be paid to the Debtors’ Estate under the Settlement Agreement. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the $11.7 million was paid to the Debtors’ Estate.  In addition, during August 2012, Woodbridge paid to the Debtors’ Estate a settlement holdback amount of approximately $485,000 plus interest, thereby satisfying all of its  obligations under the Settlement Agreement.    

 

At June 30, 2009, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC/CCC had a 10% interest in a limited partnership as a non-managing general partner. The partnership owns an office building located in Boca Raton, Florida. In connection with the purchase of the office building in March 2006, BFC/CCC guaranteed the repayment of a portion of the non-recourse loan on the property on a joint and several basis with the managing general partner. BFC/CCC’s maximum exposure under this guarantee is $2.0 million (which is shared on a joint and several basis with the managing general partner). In July 2009, BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary withdrew as a partner of the limited partnership and transferred its 10% interest to another unaffiliated partner.  In return, the partner to whom this interest was assigned agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the release of BFC/CCC from the guarantee. The partner was unable to secure such a release and that partner has agreed to indemnify BFC/CCC for any losses that may arise under the guarantee after the date of the assignment. There are no carrying amounts recorded on our financial

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statements at September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011 relating to the guarantee or otherwise in respect of the partnership.

 

A wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC/CCC had a 10% interest in a limited liability company that owned two commercial properties in Hillsborough County, Florida. In connection with the purchase of the commercial properties in November 2006, BFC and the unaffiliated member of the limited liability company each guaranteed the payment of up to a maximum of $5.0 million for certain environmental indemnities and specific obligations that were not related to the financial performance of the properties. BFC and the unaffiliated member also entered into a cross indemnification agreement which limited BFC’s obligations under the guarantee to acts of BFC and its affiliates. On March 25, 2011, the limited liability company reached a settlement with the lender with respect to the loan secured by the properties, pursuant to which the limited liability company conveyed the properties to the lender via a deed in lieu of foreclosure. BFC and BFC/CCC’s wholly-owned subsidiary were released from all obligations and guarantees related to the two commercial properties.  During the first quarter of 2011, BFC recognized the negative basis of its investment of approximately $1.3 million, which is included in equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

A wholly-owned subsidiary of BFC/CCC has a 50% limited partner interest in a limited partnership that has a 10% interest in a limited liability company that owns an office building in Tampa, Florida. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the carrying amount of this investment was approximately $ 289,000 and $283,000, respectively, which is included in investments in unconsolidated affiliates in the Company’s consolidated statements of financial condition. In connection with the purchase of the office building by the limited liability company in June 2007, BFC guaranteed the payment of certain environmental indemnities and specific obligations that are not related to the financial performance of the asset up to a maximum of $15.0 million, or $25.0 million in the event of any petition or involuntary proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or similar state insolvency laws or in the event of any transfer of interests not in accordance with the loan documents. BFC and the unaffiliated members also entered into a cross indemnification agreement which limits BFC’s obligations under the guarantee to acts of BFC and its affiliates. No amounts are recorded on the Company’s financial statements for the obligations associated with this guarantee based on the potential indemnification by the unaffiliated members and the limit of the specific obligations to non-financial matters.

 

Real Estate Operations

The Real Estate Operations segment includes the subsidiaries through which Woodbridge historically conducted its real estate business activities. These activities were concentrated in Florida and South Carolina and included the development and sale of land, the construction and sale of single family homes and townhomes and the leasing of commercial properties through Core Communities, LLC (“Core” or “Core Communities”) and Carolina Oak Homes, LLC (“Carolina Oak”). The Real Estate Operations segment also previously included the operations of Cypress Creek Holdings.  The results of Cypress Creek Holdings are classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and each of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

In early 2010, Woodbridge made the decision to pursue an orderly liquidation of Core and worked cooperatively with its various lenders to achieve that objective.  During November 2010, Core entered into a settlement agreement with one of its lenders, which had previously commenced actions seeking foreclosure of properties in Florida and South Carolina which served as collateral under mortgage loans totaling approximately $113.9 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Core pledged additional collateral to the lender consisting of membership interests in five of Core’s subsidiaries and granted security interests in the real property owned by such subsidiaries in Port St. Lucie, Florida, substantially all of which is undeveloped raw land. Core also agreed to an amendment of the complaint related to the Florida foreclosure action to include this additional collateral and an entry into consensual judgments of foreclosure in both the Florida and South Carolina foreclosure actions. In consideration therefor, the lender agreed not to enforce a deficiency judgment against Core and, in February 2011, released Core from any other claims arising from or relating to the loans. As of November 30, 2010, Core deconsolidated the five subsidiaries, the membership interests in which were transferred to the lender upon entry into the consensual judgments of foreclosure.  In accordance with the accounting guidance for consolidation, Woodbridge recorded a guarantee obligation “deferred gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary” of $11.3 million in the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2010, and the deferred gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary was recognized into income during the first quarter of 2011.

 

As a result of significant challenges faced during 2009, Woodbridge made a decision to cease all activities at Carolina Oak.  Woodbridge was the obligor under a $37.2 million loan collateralized by property owned by Carolina Oak.  During 2009, the lender declared the loan to be in default and filed an action for foreclosure.  On April 26,

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2011, a settlement agreement was entered into to resolve the disputes and litigation relating to the loan. Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the settlement agreement, (i) Woodbridge paid $2.5 million to the note holder, (ii) Carolina Oak conveyed to the note holder the real property securing the loan and (iii) the note holder agreed not to pursue certain remedies, including a deficiency judgment, and after the expiration of an agreed-upon time period (which expired during April 2012), to fully release Woodbridge and Carolina Oak. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, a deferred gain on debt settlement of $29.9 million was recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition as of December 31, 2011 and was recognized as income in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as a result of the full release of Woodbridge and Carolina Oak during April 2012.

 

The discussion that follows reflects the operations and related matters of the Real Estate Operations segment (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other revenue

$

—  

 

—  

 

—  

 

 

 

—  

 

—  

 

—  

 

Cost and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

24 

 

56 

 

95 

 

372 

Interest expense

 

 

462 

 

 

2,378 

Total costs and expenses

 

24 

 

518 

 

95 

 

2,750 

Gain on investment in subsidiary

 

 

 

 

11,305 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

28,725 

 

Income (loss) before taxes

 

(24)

 

(518)

 

28,630 

 

8,555 

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

 

 

(3)

 

 

(3)

Net income (loss)

$

(24)

 

(521)

 

28,630 

 

8,552 

 

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same periods in 2011

 

There were no real estate sales or other revenues during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 or 2011 due to the liquidation of the real estate assets at Core and Carolina Oak.

 

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were not significant. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 decreased to $95,000   from $372,000 for the same period in 2011 as a result of the cessation of operations at Core and Carolina Oak.

 

 Interest expense of approximately $462,000 and $2.4 million recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, was primarily due to the then outstanding loan of approximately $27.2 million at Core and the then outstanding loan at Carolina Oak of approximately $37.2 million. There was no interest expense for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 due to the above-described settlement agreements entered into by Core and Carolina Oak with respect to those loans which resulted in both Core and Carolina Oak being released from all outstanding debt obligations during 2011.

 

 

Gain on settlement of investment in subsidiary of $11.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is attributable to the deconsolidation of five of Core’s subsidiaries, the membership interests in which were transferred to Core’s lender upon settlement of approximately $86.7 million in debt, as described above.  Gain on extinguishment of debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 represents the recognition during April 2012 of the deferred gain of $29.9 million on the Carolina Oak debt settlement, as described above.

 

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Discontinued Operations – Cypress Creek Holdings

 

Cypress Creek Holdings owned an 80,000 square foot office building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As of December 31, 2011, the building, which had an estimated carrying value of approximately $6.4 million, served as collateral for an approximately $11.2 million mortgage loan.

 

The building was previously 50% occupied by an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a lease which expired in March 2010. The tenant opted not to renew the lease and vacated the space as of March 31, 2010. After efforts to lease the space proved unsuccessful, the lender agreed to permit Cypress Creek Holdings to pursue a short sale of the building. During January 2012, the building was sold for approximately $10.8 million. The proceeds of the sale plus a $668,000 payment made by Cypress Creek Holdings were paid to the lender in full satisfaction of the loan.  During the first quarter of 2012, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $4.4 million in connection with the sale.

 

Cypress Creek Holdings’ results of operations are reported as a discontinued operation in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and its assets, which were sold during the first quarter of 2012, are classified as assets held for sale as of December 31, 2011.

 

Below are the results of discontinued operations related to Cypress Creek Holdings for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

 

 

Gain on sale of asset

 

 

4,446 

 

 Total Revenues

 

 

4,449 

 

Cost and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of discontinued operations

 

274 

 

52 

 

810 

Interest expense

 

159 

 

 

480 

 Total Cost and Expenses

 

433 

 

52 

 

1,290 

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, before taxes

 

(433)

 

4,397 

 

(1,286)

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

 

 

 

(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net

$

(433)

 

4,397 

 

(1,286)

 

 

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include a gain of approximately $4.4 million related to the sale of the office building owned by Cypress Creek Holdings during January 2012.  There were no significant revenues for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Total costs and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $433,000. There were no results of operations for Cypress Creek Holdings for the three months ended September 30, 2012 due to the sale of the office building in January 2012. Total costs and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 decreased to $52,000 compared to $1.3 million   for the same period in 2011 due to sale of the office building in January 2012 and the related settlement of the outstanding loan collateralized by the building.

 

 

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Real Estate Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Due to the cessation of operations at Core and Carolina Oak, the cash and cash equivalents balance with respect to the Real Estate Operations segment at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was not significant.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

 

Levitt and Sons, Woodbridge’s former wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiary, had approximately $33.3 million of surety bonds related to its ongoing projects at November 9, 2007, the date on which Levitt and Sons and substantially all of its subsidiaries filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Woodbridge had no surety bond accruals related to these surety bonds; however, in the event that the obligations are drawn and paid by the surety, Woodbridge could be responsible for up to $2.2 million plus costs and expenses in accordance with the surety indemnity agreements. Woodbridge will not receive any repayment, assets or other consideration as recovery of any amounts it may be required to pay. No reimbursements were made during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 or the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

In September 2008, a surety filed a lawsuit to require Woodbridge to post collateral against a portion of the surety bonds exposure in connection with demands made by a municipality. Based on claims made by the municipality on the bonds, the surety requested that Woodbridge post a $4.0 million escrow deposit while the matter was being litigated. While Woodbridge did not believe that the municipality had the right to demand payment under the bonds, Woodbridge complied with that request. In August 2010, a motion for summary judgment was entered in Woodbridge’s favor terminating any obligations under the bonds. Subsequent to the motion being granted, the municipality appealed the decision. On March 8, 2012, the Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s granting of Woodbridge’s motion for summary judgment. During May 2012, the Company received a refund of $3.8 million of the escrow deposit.  The $200,000 balance remains in escrow pending a final reconciliation of legal fees related to the matter.

 

 

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Bluegreen

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 include the results of operations of Bluegreen.  Bluegreen’s results of operations are reported through Bluegreen Resorts, the operating segment of Bluegreen engaged in the vacation ownership industry. Bluegreen Communities, which prior to June 30, 2011 was a separate reporting segment of Bluegreen and BFC, has ceased to be a separate reporting segment in connection with the sale of substantially all of the assets which comprised Bluegreen Communities.  Bluegreen Communities’ operating results are presented as discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  See Note 3 of the “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements” for information regarding the results of discontinued operations. The only assets available to BFC from Bluegreen are dividends when and if paid by Bluegreen. Bluegreen is a separate public company, and the following discussion is derived from or includes  disclosure prepared by Bluegreen’s management  for inclusion  in its Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q  for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Accordingly, unless noted to the contrary or the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” in the following discussion are references to Bluegreen and its subsidiaries, and are not references to BFC or BBX Capital. 

 

 

Bluegreen is a sales, marketing and management company, focused on the vacation ownership industry. Bluegreen’s business was historically conducted through two operating segments – Bluegreen’s resorts business segment (“Bluegreen Resorts”) and Bluegreen’s residential communities business segment (“Bluegreen Communities”).  As a result of Bluegreen’s sale of substantially all of the assets that comprised Bluegreen Communities on May 4, 2012, Bluegreen’s continuing operations relate solely to Bluegreen Resorts. 

 

Bluegreen Resorts markets, sells and manages vacation ownership interests (“VOIs”) in resorts, which are generally located in popular, high-volume, “drive-to” vacation destinations, and were either developed or acquired by us or developed by others, in which case Bluegreen earns fees for providing these services. VOIs in Bluegreen's resorts and those sold by Bluegreen on behalf of third parties typically entitle the buyer to use resort accommodations through an annual or biennial allotment of “points” which represent their ownership and beneficial use rights in perpetuity in the Bluegreen Vacation Club (supported by an underlying deeded VOI held in trust for the buyer). Owners in the Bluegreen Vacation Club may stay in any of the 59 Bluegreen Vacation Club resorts or take advantage of an exchange program offered by a third-party world-wide vacation ownership exchange network of over 4,000 resorts and other vacation experiences such as cruises and hotel stays.  Bluegreen Resorts also provides property and homeowners’ association management services, VOI title services, mortgage servicing, design development services, and resort amenity operational services.  In addition, Bluegreen Resorts provides financing to individual purchasers of VOIs, which provides significant interest income to Bluegreen.

 

Bluegreen Resorts’ results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflect its continued focus on Bluegreen’s fee-based service business and its efforts to achieve selling and marketing efficiencies.  Furthermore, in January 2012 Bluegreen began selling VOI inventory in connection with a new category of sales requiring low levels of capital deployment whereby Bluegreen acquires VOI inventory from resorts’ property owner associations (“POAs”) on a non-committed basis, in close proximity to the timing of Bluegreen selling of such VOIs (“POA Sales”). VOIs are typically obtained by the POAs through foreclosure in connection with maintenance fee defaults and are generally acquired by Bluegreen at a discount. Since Bluegreen acquires the VOIs from the POAs “just-in-time,” POA Sales are included in Bluegreen’s “Sales of VOIs” along with sales of its existing VOI inventory.  In the future, Bluegreen intends to enter into similar “just-in-time” arrangements with third-party developers as part of its fee-based services initiative; however, Bluegreen may not be successful in doing so.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2012:

 

·

Bluegreen earned income from continuing operations of $17.3 million compared to $15.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011.

·

VOI system-wide sales, which include sales of third-party inventory, were $109.1 million compared to $91.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011. VOI system-wide sales during the three months ended September 30, 2012 included $5.1 million of POA Sales described above.

 

·

Bluegreen sold $41.7 million of third-party inventory and earned sales and marketing commissions of $27.8 million. Including Bluegreen’s resort management, title services, construction management and other fee-based operations, Bluegreen’s total fee-based service revenues were $47.2 million, a 12% increase over the same period in 2011.

 

·

Bluegreen completed the 2012 Term Securitization, a private offering and sale of investment-grade, timeshare loan-backed notes. Bluegreen received gross proceeds of $100.0 million from the 2012 Term Securitization, which were used, among other things, to repay in full the BB&T Purchase Facility and the 2008 Liberty Bank Facility. Additional availability in excess of $60.0 million under Bluegreen’s existing receivable-backed credit facilities was created as a result of the 2012 Term Securitization. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Other Outstanding Receivable Backed Notes Payable” below for additional information.

 

Bluegreen believes its fee-based service business enables it to leverage its expertise in resort management, sales and marketing, mortgage servicing, title services, and construction management to generate recurring revenues from third parties. Providing these services requires significantly less capital investment than Bluegreen’s traditional vacation ownership business. Bluegreen’s goal is for fee-based services to become an increasing portion of its business over time; however, Bluegreen’s efforts to do so may not be successful

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011,  Bluegreen sold $41.7 million and $34.0 million, respectively, of third-party inventory and earned sales and marketing commissions of approximately $27.8 million and $23.5 million, respectively. Based on an allocation of Bluegreen’s selling, marketing and field general and administrative expenses to these sales, Bluegreen believes it generated approximately $6.2 million in pre-tax profits by providing sales and marketing fee-based services during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011,  Bluegreen sold $100.8 million and $77.8 million, respectively, of third-party inventory and earned sales and marketing commissions of approximately $66.3 million and $52.5 million, respectively. Based on an allocation of its selling, marketing and field general and administrative expenses to these sales, Bluegreen believes it generated approximately $15.2 million and $11.9 million in pre-tax profits by providing sales and marketing fee-based services during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Bluegreen generated “free cash flow” (cash flow from operating and investing activities) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $138.7 million compared to $116.7 million during the same period of 2011.  Free cash flow during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes $27.8 million in net proceeds received in connection with the sale of the Bluegreen Communities division to Southstar, prior to the associated debt repayment.

 

Additionally, consistent with initiatives seeking to improve its liquidity, Bluegreen continued to seek cash sales and larger customer down payments on financed sales. During the nine months ended September 20, 2012, 55% of Bluegreen’s VOI sales were paid in cash in full within approximately 30 days from the contract date. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources section below for additional information.

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Seasonality

 

Bluegreen has historically experienced and expects to continue to experience seasonal fluctuations in its gross revenues and results of operations. This seasonality may result in fluctuations in Bluegreen’s quarterly operating results.  Although Bluegreen typically sees more potential customers at its sales offices during the quarters ending in June and September, ultimate recognition of the resulting sales during these periods may be delayed due to down payment requirements for recognition of real estate sales under GAAP or due to the timing of development and the requirement that Bluegreen use the percentage-of-completion method of accounting.

 

Notes Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

Bluegreen offers financing to buyers of its VOIs who meet certain minimum requirements.   Accordingly, Bluegreen is subject to the risk of defaults by customers.  GAAP requires that Bluegreen reduce sales of VOIs by its estimate of future uncollectible note balances on originated VOI notes receivables, excluding any benefit for the value of future recoveries of defaulted VOI inventory.  Bluegreen updates its estimate of such future losses each quarter, and consequently, the charge against sales in a particular period may be impacted, favorably or unfavorably, by a change in Bluegreen’s expected losses related to notes originated in prior periods. Bluegreen Communities historically also offered financing to buyers of its homesites on a limited basis. Bluegreen Communities notes receivable portfolio was excluded from the sale to Southstar of the assets which comprised Bluegreen Communities.

Bluegreen seeks to monetize its notes receivable by transferring the notes to warehouse purchase facilities, in which case the notes are legally sold to a special purpose entity for the benefit of a financial institution or conduit, or by pledging the notes as collateral for a receivables hypothecation loan. Bluegreen attempts to maintain these diversified liquidity sources for its notes receivable in order to mitigate the risks of being dependent on a single source.  Each such facility has eligibility standards for the notes receivable that may be sold or pledged under the facility. It is generally contemplated that notes receivable transferred to a warehouse purchase facility will ultimately be included in a future securitization of the transferred notes. The notes receivable securitized are determined during the negotiation of the securitization transaction, with the characteristics of the notes receivable selected determining the terms of the transaction. Notes receivable previously pledged as collateral for a receivable hypothecation loan may also be included in a term securitization transaction, however such notes are generally not included if doing so would result in a significant prepayment penalty.  Further, based on the size and timing of the securitization, Bluegreen may also choose to include newly originated notes receivable.  Additionally, the specific characteristics of the notes receivable factor into whether such notes would be desirable to include in a securitization. Such factors may include delinquency status, FICO® score, interest rate, remaining term, outstanding balance and whether the obligor is foreign or domestic.

The activity in Bluegreen’s allowance for uncollectible notes receivable (including Bluegreen’s homesite notes receivable) for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was as follows (in thousands): 

 

 

9

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

$

73,260 

Provision for loan losses

 

19,502 

Write-offs of uncollectible receivables

 

(26,679)

Balance at September 30, 2012

$

66,083 

 

 

Bluegreen’s estimates regarding its allowance for loan losses involve interpretation of historical data, the aging of receivables, current default trends by origination year, the impact of loan seasoning, current economic conditions, the economic outlook, and the FICO® scores of the borrowers.  To the extent that Bluegreen’s estimates change, its results of operations could be adversely affected. While Bluegreen believes its notes receivable are adequately reserved at this time, future defaults may occur at levels greater than Bluegreen expects. If the future performance of Bluegreen’s loans varies from its expectations and estimates, additional charges may be required in the future.

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The average annual default rates and delinquency rates (more than 30 days past due) on Bluegreen’s notes receivable were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Default Rates

 

For the 12 Month Period Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

   Division

 

2012

 

2011

 

Notes receivable secured by VOIs:

 

 

 

 

 

  Loans originated prior to December 15, 2008(1)

 

9.8%

 

11.1%

 

  Loans originated  on or after December 15, 2008(1)

 

6.4%(2)

 

6.5%(2)

 

Notes receivable secured by homesites

 

4.9%

 

12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delinquency Rates (3)

 

As of

 

 

 

   Division

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

Notes receivable secured by VOIs:

 

 

 

   

 

  Loans originated prior to December 15, 2008(1)

 

3.5%

 

4.9%

 

  Loans originated  on or after December 15, 2008(1)

 

2.2%

 

3.0%

 

Notes receivable secured by homesites

 

2.5%

 

3.1%

 

 

(1)

On December 15, 2008, Bluegreen implemented its FICO® score-based credit underwriting program.

(2)

Reflects, in management’s opinion, the benefits of Bluegreen’s FICO®  score-based credit underwriting standards as well as Bluegreen’s policy that loans are not defaulted until after 120 days past due.

(3)

The percentage of Bluegreen’s notes receivable portfolio that was over 30 days past due as of the dates indicated.

 

 

Substantially all defaulted VOI notes receivable result in a recovery of the related VOI that secured the note receivable, typically soon after default and at a nominal cost.  Bluegreen then attempts to resell the recovered VOI in the normal course of business. 

 

Bluegreen Segments Financial Results

 

As described above and elsewhere in this report, the operating results of Bluegreen Communities, Bluegreen’s residential communities business segment, have been classified as a discontinued operation. On May 4, 2012 Bluegreen sold substantially all of the assets of Bluegreen Communities to Southstar as further described in Note 3 to the “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements”.  As a result of the sale, Bluegreen’s continuing operations relate solely to Bluegreen Resorts.

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Information regarding the results of operations of Bluegreen Resorts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is set forth below (dollars in thousands):

 

(1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bluegreen Resorts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

Amount

 

% of System-wide sales of VOIs, net

 

Amount

 

% of System-wide sale of VOIs, net

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

System-wide sales of VOIs (1)

$

109,119 

 

 

 

90,976 

 

 

Changes in sales deferred under timeshare accounting rules

 

(2,095)

 

 

 

(335)

 

 

System-wide sales of VOIs, net

 

107,024 

 

100% 

 

90,641 

 

100% 

Less: Sales of third party VOIs

 

(41,698)

 

(39)

 

(33,983)

 

(37)

Gross Sales of VOIs

 

65,326 

 

61 

 

56,658 

 

63 

Estimated uncollectible VOI notes receivable (2)

 

(7,664)

 

(12)

 

(6,983)

 

(12)

Sales of VOIs

 

57,662 

 

54 

 

49,675 

 

55 

Cost of VOIs sold (3)

 

(8,252)

 

(14)

 

(7,514)

 

(15)

Gross profit

 

49,410 

 

86 

 

42,161 

 

85 

Fee-based sales commission revenue

 

27,798 

 

26 

 

23,460 

 

26 

Other fee-based services revenue

 

19,401 

 

18 

 

18,838 

 

21 

Cost of other fee-based services

 

(9,083)

 

(8)

 

(10,550)

 

(12)

Net carrying cost of VOI inventory

 

(1,333)

 

(1)

 

(2,362)

 

(3)

Selling and marketing expenses

 

(49,763)

 

(46)

 

(40,734)

 

(45)

Field general and administrative expenses (4)

 

(5,537)

 

(5)

 

(5,238)

 

(6)

Operating profit

$

30,893 

 

29% 

 

25,575 

 

28% 

 

 

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28,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

Amount

 

% of System-wide sales of VOIs, net

 

Amount

 

% of System-wide sale of VOIs, net

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

System-wide sales of VOIs (1)

$

280,049 

 

 

 

228,599 

 

 

Changes in sales deferred under timeshare accounting rules

 

(6,249)

 

 

 

(1,639)

 

 

System-wide sales of VOIs, net

 

273,800 

 

100% 

 

226,960 

 

100% 

Less: Sales of third party VOIs

 

(100,813)

 

(37)

 

(77,844)

 

(34)

Gross Sales of VOIs

 

172,987 

 

63 

 

149,116 

 

66 

Estimated uncollectible VOI notes receivable (2)

 

(19,513)

 

(11)

 

(17,763)

 

(12)

Sales of VOIs

 

153,474 

 

56 

 

131,353 

 

58 

Cost of VOIs sold (3)

 

(18,922)

 

(12)

 

(21,442)

 

(16)

Gross profit

 

134,552 

 

88 

 

109,911 

 

84 

Fee-based sales commission revenue

 

66,279 

 

24 

 

52,532 

 

23 

Other fee-based services revenue

 

57,091 

 

21 

 

53,325 

 

23 

Cost of other fee-based services

 

(28,918)

 

(11)

 

(28,286)

 

(12)

Net carrying cost of VOI inventory

 

(6,435)

 

(2)

 

(9,863)

 

(4)

Selling and marketing expenses

 

(123,357)

 

(45)

 

(104,281)

 

(46)

Field general and administrative expenses (4)

 

(14,944)

 

(5)

 

(13,977)

 

(6)

Operating profit

$

84,268 

 

31% 

 

59,361 

 

26% 

 

 

(1)

Includes sales of VOIs made on behalf of third parties, which are transacted in the same manner as the sale of Bluegreen’s VOI inventory.

(2)

Percentages for estimated uncollectible VOI notes receivable are calculated as a percentage of gross sales of VOIs.

 

 

(3)

Percentages for cost of VOIs sold and gross profit are calculated based on sales of VOIs.

3

(4)General and administrative expenses attributable to corporate overhead have been excluded from the table. Corporate general and administrative expenses totalled $13.7 million and $9.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $38.9 million and $29.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. (See Corporate General and Administrative Expenses below for further discussion).

 

Sales and Marketing 

 

System-wide sales of VOIs. System-wide sales of VOIs include sales of Bluegreen-owned VOIs, which include POA Sales, as well as sales of VOIs owned by third parties. The sales of third-party VOIs are transacted as sales of timeshare interests in the Bluegreen Vacation Club through the same selling and marketing process Bluegreen use to sell its VOI inventory.  Bluegreen earns commissions on such sales from third parties. System-wide sales of VOIs were $109.1 million and $91.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $280.0 million and $228.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The growth in system-wide sales of VOIs during the 2012 periods reflects an increase in the number of sales transactions.  Bluegreen has continued to increase sales prospects through targeted campaigns to owners and expansion of Bluegreen’s alliance marketing programs. Bluegreen’s sales further benefited from an improved sale-to-tour conversion ratio. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen’s sale-to-tour conversion ratio was 16.6% compared to 15.7% during the same period of 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen’s sale-to-tour conversion ratio was 17.2% compared to 15.1% during the same period of 2011.

 

In addition, during January 2012, Bluegreen began selling VOI inventory in connection with a new category of sales requiring low levels of capital deployment whereby Bluegreen acquires VOI inventory from its resorts’ POAs on a

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non-committed basis, in close proximity to the timing of Bluegreen’s selling of such VOIs. VOIs are typically obtained by the POAs through foreclosure in connection with maintenance fee defaults and are generally acquired by Bluegreen at a discount.  Since Bluegreen acquires VOIs from the POAs “just-in-time,” POA sales are included in Bluegreen’s “Sales of VOIs” along with sales of Bluegreen’s existing VOI inventory. In the future, Bluegreen intends to enter into similar “just-in-time arrangements with third-party developers as part of Bluegreen’s fee-based services initiatives, although Bluegreen may not be successful in doing so. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, gross revenues from POA sales were $5.1 million and $13.0 million, respectively.

The following table sets forth certain information for sales of both Bluegreen VOIs and VOI sales made on behalf of third parties for a fee for the periods indicated. The information is provided before giving effect to the deferral of Bluegreen VOI sales in accordance with GAAP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended September  30,

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of sales offices at period-end

23 

 

21 

 

23 

 

21 

Number of  Bluegreen VOI sales transactions                     

5,794 

 

4,853 

 

15,860 

 

12,880 

Number of sales made on behalf of third

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parties for a fee

3,469 

 

2,809 

 

8,373 

 

6,229 

Total number of VOI sales transactions                   

9,263 

 

7,662 

 

24,233 

 

19,109 

Average sales price per transaction     

$
11,976 

 

$
11,851 

 

$
11,723 

 

$
11,985 

Number of total prospects tours     

55,825 

 

48,773 

 

141,258 

 

126,405 

Sale-to-tour conversion ratio– total prospects     

16.6% 

 

15.7% 

 

17.2% 

 

15.1% 

Number of new prospects tours     

33,714 

 

29,125 

 

82,119 

 

73,891 

Sale-to-tour conversion ratio– new prospects     

11.5% 

 

11.1% 

 

12.0% 

 

10.8% 

Percentage of sales to owners

56.4% 

 

55.1% 

 

57.7% 

 

56.9% 

 

                 

Gross Sales of VOIs. Gross sales of VOIs represent sales of Bluegreen-owned VOIs as adjusted by changes in sales deferred under timeshare accounting rules. Gross sales of VOIs were $65.3 million and $56.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $173.0 million and $149.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Gross sales of VOIs increased during the 2012 periods as a result of the factors described above relating to the increase in system-wide sales, including the commencement of POA sales during January 2012. 

Gross sales of VOIs are impacted by the timing of when a sale meets the criteria for revenue recognition. Sales of Bluegreen-owned VOIs that do not meet the revenue recognition criteria as of the end of a period are deferred to a future period until such time as the revenue recognition criteria are met. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, due to the timing of revenue recognition, Bluegreen realized a net deferral of approximately $2.1 million and $0.3 million of sales, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, due to the timing of revenue recognition, Bluegreen realized a net deferral of approximately $6.2 million and $1.6 million of sales, respectively.

Sales of VOIs. Sales of VOIs represent gross sales of VOIs, as reduced by the impact of estimated uncollectible VOI notes receivable as further described below. Sales of VOIs were $57.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $49.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2011, and $153.5million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $131.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Bluegreen reduced revenue by $7.7million and $7.0million, respectively, for the estimated future uncollectibles on its loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Bluegreen reduced revenue by $19.5 million and $17.8million, respectively, for the estimated future uncollectibles on Bluegreen loans. Estimated losses for uncollectible VOI notes receivable vary with the amount of financed sales during the period and changes in Bluegreen’s estimates of future note receivable performance for existing and newly originated loans. In connection with Bluegreen’s quarterly analysis of its loan

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portfolio, which consists of evaluating the expected future performance of loans with remaining lives of one to ten years, Bluegreen may identify factors or trends that change its estimate of future loan performance and result in a change in Bluegreen’s allowance for loan losses. Bluegreen’s estimated uncollectible VOI notes receivable as a percentage of gross sales of VOIs was12% during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and 11% and 12% during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. While Bluegreen believes its notes receivable are adequately reserved at this time, actual defaults may differ from Bluegreen’s estimates.

Cost of VOIs Sold. Cost of VOIs sold is the cost of Bluegreen VOIs sold during the period and relieved from inventory. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, cost of VOIs sold was $8.3 million and $7.5 million, respectively, and represented 14% and 15%, respectively, of sales of VOIs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, cost of VOIs sold was $18.9 million and $21.4 million, respectively, and represented 12% and 16%, respectively, of sales of VOIs. Cost of VOIs sold as a percentage of sales of VOIs varies between periods based on the relative costs of the specific VOIs sold in each period. Additionally, changes in assumptions, including estimated project sales, future defaults, upgrades and estimated incremental revenue from the resale of repossessed VOI inventory, and the size of the point packages of the VOIs sold (due to offered volume discounts, including consideration of cumulative sales to existing owners), are reflected on a retrospective basis in the period the change occurs. 

Fee-Based Sales Commission Revenue. Bluegreen earns commissions for the sales of third-party inventory upon the closing of the respective sales transaction. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Bluegreen sold $41.7 million and $34.0 million, respectively, of third-party inventory and earned sales and marketing commissions of $27.8 million and $23.5 million, respectively. Based on an allocation of its selling, marketing and resort general and administrative expenses to these sales, Bluegreen believes it generated approximately $6.2 million in pre-tax profits from these sales during each of the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Bluegreen sold $100.8 million and $77.8 million, respectively, of third-party inventory and earned sales and marketing commissions of $66.3 million and $52.5 million, respectively. Based on an allocation of its selling, marketing and resort general and administrative expenses to these sales, Bluegreen believes it generated approximately $15.2 million and $11.9 million in pre-tax profits from these sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in the sales of third-party developer inventory during the 2012 periods is due to the above described factors relating to the overall increase in system-wide sales of VOIs.

Net Carrying Cost of VOI Inventory.  Bluegreen is responsible for paying maintenance fees and developer subsidies for unsold Bluegreen VOI inventory to the property owners’ associations that maintain the resorts. Bluegreen attempts to mitigate this expense, to the extent possible, through the rental of its owned VOIs and through proceeds from its sampler programs. The carrying cost of Bluegreen’s inventory was $3.9 million and $4.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and was partly offset by rental and sampler revenues, net of expenses, of $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. The carrying cost of Bluegreen’s inventory was $14.1 million and $17.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and was partly offset by rental and sampler revenues, net of expenses, of $7.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The net carrying cost of VOI inventory decreased during the 2012 periods due to lower maintenance fees as a result of reduced inventory levels through sales, as well as higher revenues from Bluegreen’s sampler programs.

Selling and Marketing Expenses. Selling and marketing expenses were $49.8 million and $40.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $123.4 million and $104.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As a percentage of system-wide sales, net, selling and marketing expenses vary between periods based on the mix of marketing programs as well as the rate at which the tours are converted to sales. As a percentage of system-wide sales, net, selling and marketing expenses were 46% and 45% during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As a percentage of system-wide sales, net, selling and marketing expenses were  45%  and 46% during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Sales and marketing expenses during the 2012 periods benefited from favorable sale-to-tour conversion ratios and a higher proportion of sales to existing owners, which carry a relatively lower marketing cost, partially offset by increased costs associated with new sales programs. If Bluegreen focuses on shifting more of its marketing efforts on selling to new customers as opposed to existing owners, Bluegreen’s sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of sales will likely increase.

Field General and Administrative Expenses. Field general and administrative expenses, which represents expenses directly attributable to Bluegreen’s resort sales and marking operations and excludes corporate overhead, were $5.5 million and $5.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $14.9 million and $14.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As a percentage of system-wide sales, net, field general and administrative expenses were 5% and 6% during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and were 5% and 6% during each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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Other Fee-Based Services

 

Revenues and costs related to Bluegreen’s other fee-based services were as follows (in thousands): 

 

4357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-based management services

$

14,885 

 

14,357 

 

44,742 

 

41,294 

Title operations

 

2,223 

 

2,271 

 

6,735 

 

6,132 

Other  

 

2,293 

 

2,210 

 

5,614 

 

5,899 

   Total other fee-based services revenue

 

19,401 

 

18,838 

 

57,091 

 

53,325 

Costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-based management services

 

7,500 

 

7,628 

 

21,873 

 

20,643 

Title operations

 

852 

 

851 

 

2,730 

 

1,987 

Other  

 

731 

 

2,071 

 

4,315 

 

5,656 

  Total cost of other fee-based services

 

9,083 

 

10,550 

 

28,918 

 

28,286 

Profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fee-based management services

 

7,385 

 

6,729 

 

22,869 

 

20,651 

Title operations

 

1,371 

 

1,420 

 

4,005 

 

4,145 

Other  

 

1,562 

 

139 

 

1,299 

 

243 

Total other fee-based services profit

$

10,318 

 

8,288 

 

28,173 

 

25,039 

 

Other Fee-Based Services Revenue.  Bluegreen’s other fee-based services revenue consists primarily of fees earned for providing management services and fees earned for providing title services for VOI transactions. Bluegreen provides management services to the Bluegreen Vacation Club and to a majority of the property owners’ associations of the resorts within the Bluegreen Vacation Club. In connection with Bluegreen’s management services provided to the Bluegreen Vacation Club, Bluegreen manages the club reservation system, provide services to owners, and perform billing and collections services.

Management services revenues increased during the 2012 periods as compared to the same periods in 2011 as we provided services to more VOI owners, earned additional fees from new owner programs and generated greater title revenues on increased sales volumes. The fees earned for title services remained relatively flat during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 and increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 as we experienced growth in title transactions due to higher sales volumes.

Bluegreen intends to continue to pursue its efforts to provide Bluegreen’s management and title services to resort developers and others, on a cash-fee basis. While Bluegreen’s efforts to do so may not be successful, Bluegreen hopes that this will become an increasing portion of its business over time.

 

Cost of Other Fee-Based Services. Cost of other fee-based services was $9.1 million and $10.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $28.9 million and $28.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Cost of other fee-based services fluctuates based on the service volumes described above.

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Interest Income and Interest Expense.  The following table details the sources of interest income and interest expense (in thousands):    

  

372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

Interest Income:

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

VOI Notes receivable

$

20,621 

 

21,871 

 

62,412 

 

65,939 

Other

 

142 

 

161 

 

428 

 

500 

  Total interest income

 

20,763 

 

22,032 

 

62,840 

 

66,439 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable-backed notes payable

 

8,378 

 

9,904 

 

25,463 

 

31,145 

Other

 

2,745 

 

3727 

 

8,656 

 

12,022 

  Total interest expense

 

11,123 

 

13,631 

 

34,119 

 

43,167 

Net interest spread

$

9,640 

 

       8,401 

 

28,721 

 

23,272 

 

Interest Income.  Interest income was $20.8 million and $22.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $62.8million and $66.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The decrease in interest income during 2012 periods compared to the same periods of 2011 was a result of the continued decrease in Bluegreen’s VOI notes receivable portfolio, which in turn was due to both the maturing of the portfolio as well as Bluegreen’s efforts to increase cash sales and collect higher down payments on those VOI sales that Bluegreen does finance. Bluegreen expects that its notes receivable portfolio will continue to decrease in the near term due to these factors.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense on receivable-backed notes payable was $8.4  million and $9.9 million during the three months ended September, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $25.5 million and $31.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Interest expense decreased in 2012 compared to 2011 due to lower average outstanding debt balances during 2012 as a result of debt repayments.

 

Bluegreen’s other interest expense, which consists of interest on lines of credit and notes payable and its junior subordinated debentures, was $2.7 million and $3.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $8.7 million and $12.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Other interest expense decreased in 2012 compared to 2011 primarily due to lower average outstanding debt balances during 2012 as a result of debt repayments.

 

Bluegreen’s effective cost of borrowing was 7.6 % during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

Mortgage Servicing Operations. Bluegreen’s mortgage servicing operations includes processing payments and collection of notes receivable owned by Bluegreen and by third parties.  In addition, Bluegreen’s mortgage servicing operations facilitate the monetization of its VOI notes receivable through Bluegreen’s various credit facilities and includes monthly reporting activities for its lenders, receivable investors and third parties whose loans Bluegreen services. 

 

Bluegreen earns loan servicing fees from securitization and securitization-type transactions as well as from providing loan servicing to third-party developers. Mortgage servicing fees earned by Bluegreen for providing mortgage servicing to its consolidated special purpose finance entities are reported as a component of interest income. 

 

In 2010, Bluegreen began earning servicing fee income for servicing the loan portfolios of certain third-parties. Bluegreen’s servicing fee income was approximately $0.3 million and $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $0.7 million and $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As of September 30, 2012, the total principal amount of notes receivable serviced by Bluegreen under these arrangements was $61.5 million.

 

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The cost of Bluegreen’s mortgage servicing operations was $1.2 and $1.3 million during each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $3.7 million during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses.  Bluegreen’s corporate general and administrative expenses consist primarily of expenses associated with administering the various support functions at its corporate headquarters to support Bluegreen’s business operations, including accounting, human resources, information technology, treasury, and legal.  In addition, certain executive long-term incentive compensation, as well as changes in both its self-insurance liability and accrued payroll between reporting periods for the entire company are recorded as corporate general and administrative expense.

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses were $13.7 million and $9.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $38.9 million and $29.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The  increase in the 2012 periods compared to the same periods in 2011primarily reflects higher executive long-term incentive compensation, reinstatement of the company match for Bluegreen’s 401K plan, increased employee healthcare costs, higher spending on information technology and fees incurred by Bluegreen in connection with the proposed merger with BFC.

 

For a discussion of field selling, general and administrative expenses, see discussion above.

 

Other Income/Expense, Net. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 Bluegreen realized other income, net, of $0.4 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Bluegreen recognized other income, net, of $0.8 million and other expense, net, of $0.9 million, respectively. The nine month period ended September 30, 2011 reflects a charge of $1.2 million due to an unfavorable outcome related to a disputed deposit on an acquisition attempted in 2005.

 

Non-controlling Interest in Income of Consolidated Subsidiary.  Bluegreen includes the results of operations and financial position of Bluegreen/Big Cedar Vacations, LLC (the “Subsidiary”), its 51%-owned subsidiary, in Bluegreen’s condensed consolidated financial statements.  The non-controlling interests in income of consolidated subsidiary is the portion of Bluegreen’s consolidated pre-tax income that is attributable to Big Cedar, LLC, the unaffiliated 49% interest holder in the Subsidiary. Non-controlling interests in income of consolidated subsidiary was $3.5 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively and $9.7 million and $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. 

 

Provision for Income Taxes.  Bluegreen’s effective income tax rate related to its continuing operations was approximately 40% and 39% during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Bluegreen’s quarterly effective income tax rates are based upon its current estimated annual rate.  Bluegreen’s annual effective income tax rate varies based upon its taxable earnings as well as on Bluegreen’s mix of taxable earnings in the various states in which Bluegreen operates.

Discontinued Operations.    On May 4, 2012, Bluegreen sold substantially all of the assets that comprised Bluegreen Communities to Southstar for a purchase price of $29.0 million in cash. Southstar also agreed to pay an amount equal to 20% of the net proceeds (as calculated in accordance with the terms of the agreement), if any, it receives in the event of its sale of two specified parcels of real estate purchased by Southstar under the agreement. Certain assets, including primarily Bluegreen Communities’ notes receivable were excluded from the assets sold. The operating results of Bluegreen Communities are presented as a discontinued operation for all periods in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. In addition, the assets sold in the transaction are reported as assets held for sale on our Consolidated Statement Of Financial Condition at December 31, 2011. See Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.    

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Below are the results of discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

-

 

2,559 

 

 

3,815 

 

12,452 

 

 

 

-

 

2,559 

 

 

3,815 

 

12,452 

 

Cost and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of discontinued operations

 

740 

 

4,547 

 

 

6,457 

 

14,716 

 

Loss on assets held for sale

 

-

 

1,747 

 

 

205 

 

54,480 

 

Interest expense

 

- 

 

733 

 

 

1,386 

 

2,265 

 

 

 

740 

 

7,027 

 

 

8,048 

 

71,461 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, before taxes

 

(740)

 

(4,468)

 

 

(4,233)

 

(59,009)

 

Benefit for income taxes

 

393 

 

1,842 

 

 

2,190 

 

22,828 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net

$

(347)

 

(2,626)

 

 

(2,043)

 

(36,181)

 

 

 

Revenues and costs of discontinued operations incurred prior to the close of the transaction with Southstar described above in May 2012 represented sales and marketing operations of the residential communities business. Cost of discontinued operations incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012 primarily represents expenditures to satisfy obligations of Bluegreen Communities not assumed by Southstar.

 

Loss on assets held for sale during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily consisted of a non-cash charge of $54.5million to write down the carrying value of the assets held for sale to the fair value less cost to sell. The fair value of the assets held for sale was derived from the sale price under the agreement with Southstar and therefore Bluegreen did not incur a significant gain or loss upon the closing of the sale transaction in May 2012.

 

Discontinued operations included interest expense on notes payable which were collateralized by certain Bluegreen Communities inventory, property and equipment and was repaid upon the sale of  those assets.

 

 

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Bluegreen’s Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Changes in Financial Condition

 

The following table summarizes Bluegreen’s cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

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For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows  provided by operating activities

$

115,257 

 

119,590 

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities

 

23,449 

 

(2,865)

Cash flows used in financing activities

 

(119,401)

 

(118,414)

   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

$

19,305 

 

(1,689)

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities. Bluegreen generated $115.3 million of cash from its operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $119.6 million of cash generated during the same period in 2011.  The decrease in cash from operating activities during the 2012 period as compared to the same period in 2011 reflects approximately $6.0 million higher VOI construction and development spending at its Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture and lower cash received from notes receivable due to the decreasing balance of the portfolio.  Additionally, cash from operating activities in the first quarter of 2011 benefited from an income tax refund of approximately $2.5 million.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities.  Bluegreen generated $23.4 million of cash in its investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $2.9 million of cash used during the same period in 2011. The cash generated by Bluegreen’s investing activities during the 2012 period includes the $27.8 million net proceeds received from the sale of Bluegreen Communities, the majority of which was used to repay the H4BG Communities Facility, as discussed in further detail below.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities. Bluegreen used $119.4 million of cash for its financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to $118.4 million of cash used during the same period of 2011. Debt repayments increased by $103.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was partly offset by the 2012- Term Securitization that Bluegreen completed in the third quarter of 2012 for gross proceeds of $100.0 million. Also, during the 2012 period Bluegreen made cash distributions to the non-controlling member of the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture which exceeded the amount of the distribution in the 2011 period. For additional information on the availability of cash from Bluegreen’s existing credit facilities as well as Bluegreen’s repayment obligations, see Liquidity and Capital Resources below.     

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Bluegreen’s primary sources of funds from internal operations are: (i) cash sales, (ii) down payments on VOI sales which are financed, (iii) proceeds from the sale of, or borrowings collateralized by, notes receivable, (iv) cash from Bluegreen’s finance operations, including mortgage servicing fees and principal and interest payments received on the purchase money mortgage loans arising from sales of VOIs, and (v) net cash generated from Bluegreen’s sales and marketing fee-based services and other resort fee-based services, including Bluegreen’s resort management operations.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, including down payments received on financed sales, 55% of Bluegreen’s VOI sales were paid in cash within approximately 30 days from the contract date. Bluegreen believes that the amount of cash received within 30 days is a result of (i) incentives paid to its sales associates for generating cash sales volume, and (ii) point-of-sale credit card programs provided by third parties for Bluegreen’s customers. Should such programs change or be eliminated, or other factors occur which would cause cash sales to be less attractive or desirable to purchasers, Bluegreen’s percentage of cash sales could decrease significantly.

 

While the vacation ownership business has historically been capital intensive, Bluegreen’s principal goal in the

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current environment has been to emphasize the generation of “free cash flow” (defined as cash flow from operating and investing activities) by (i) incentivizing Bluegreen sales associates and creating programs with third-party credit card companies to generate higher percentages of Bluegreen sales in cash compared to historical levels, as discussed above; (ii) maintaining sales volumes that allow Bluegreen to focus on what it believes to be the most efficient marketing channels available to Bluegreen; (iii) minimizing capital and inventory expenditures; and (iv) utilizing Bluegreen’s sales and marketing, mortgage servicing, resort management services, title and construction expertise to pursue fee-based-service business relationships that require minimal up-front capital investment and have the potential to produce strong cash flows for Bluegreen.  Bluegreen’s free cash flow generated from collections on its note receivable portfolio is expected to decrease as the portfolio decreases.  However, while there is no assurance it will be the case, and while as described above, Bluegreen’s cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 increased compared to the same period of 2011, Bluegreen also expects that cash used in financing activities will generally decrease in the future compared to historical levels.

 

Historically, Bluegreen’s business model has depended on the availability of credit in the commercial markets.  VOI sales are generally dependent upon Bluegreen providing financing to its buyers. Bluegreen’s ability to sell and/or borrow against its notes receivable from VOI buyers has been a critical factor in Bluegreen’s continued liquidity. When Bluegreen sells VOIs, a financed buyer is only required to pay a minimum of 10% to 20% of the purchase price in cash at the time of sale; however, selling, marketing, and administrative expenses attributable to the sale are primarily cash expenses that generally exceed the buyer’s minimum required down-payment.  Accordingly, having financing facilities available for the hypothecation, sale, or transfer of these VOI receivables has been a critical factor in Bluegreen’s ability to meet its short and long-term cash needs.  Bluegreen has attempted to diversify its sources of such financing facilities.  Historically, Bluegreen has relied on its ability to sell receivables in the term securitization market in order to generate liquidity and create capacity in its receivable facilities. In addition, maintaining adequate VOI inventory to sell and pursue growth into new markets has historically required Bluegreen to incur debt for the acquisition, construction and development of new resorts. Bluegreen believes that in general Bluegreen currently has adequate completed VOIs in inventory to satisfy its needs for the next few years. Bluegreen expects acquisition and development expenditures to remain at current levels in the near term as Bluegreen develops at the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture.  However, if the opportunity to acquire a strategic property on favorable terms presents itself, as was the case with Bluegreen’s  acquisition of a resort in Big Bear, California in May, 2012, and Bluegreen may decide to acquire or develop more inventory in the future which would increase Bluegreen’s acquisition and development expenditures and may require Bluegreen to incur additional debt. Bluegreen currently expects development expenditures over the next twelve months to be in a range of approximately $20.0 million to $25.0 million, with the majority of spending related to the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture.

 

In addition, in connection with Bluegreen’s POA Sales and initiatives to pursue other potential “just in time” inventory purchases as part of its fee-based service activities, Bluegreen may acquire inventory from time to time in the future.  Although there is no assurance, such acquisitions are not expected to materially adversely impact Bluegreen’s balance sheet or cash flows.

 

Bluegreen may seek to raise additional debt or equity financing in the future to fund operations or repay outstanding debt, however, such financing may not be available to Bluegreen on favorable terms or at all. If Bluegreen’s efforts are unsuccessful, its liquidity would be significantly adversely impacted.

 

Bluegreen’s levels of debt and debt service requirements have several important effects on its operations, including the following: (i) its significant debt service cash requirements reduce the funds available for operations and future business opportunities and increases its vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions, as well as conditions in the credit markets, generally; (ii) its leverage position increases its vulnerability to economic and competitive pressures; (iii) the financial covenants and other restrictions contained in indentures, credit agreements and other agreements relating to its indebtedness requires Bluegreen to meet certain financial tests and restricts its ability to, among other things, borrow additional funds, dispose of assets or make investments; and (iv) its leverage position may limit funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate purposes. In addition, certain of Bluegreen financing arrangements limit its ability in the near term to pay cash dividends on its common stock and repurchase shares. Bluegreen’s financing arrangements may be also impacted by the proposed merger with BFC. Certain of Bluegreen’s competitors operate on a less leveraged basis and have greater operating and financial flexibility than Bluegreen does.

 

Credit Facilities

 

The following is a discussion of Bluegreen’s material purchase and credit facilities, including those that were important sources of Bluegreen’s liquidity as of September 30, 2012. These facilities do not constitute all of Bluegreen’s outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2012. Bluegreen’s other indebtedness includes

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outstanding junior subordinated debentures and borrowings collateralized by real estate inventories that were not incurred pursuant to a significant credit facility.

 

Credit Facilities for Bluegreen Receivables with Future Availability

 

Bluegreen maintain various credit facilities with financial institutions that provide receivable financing for its operations.  Bluegreen had the following credit facilities with future availability as of September 30, 2012,all of which are subject to revolving availability terms during the advance period and provide for additional availability as the facility is paid down, subject to eligible collateral and applicable terms and conditions (in thousands):  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowing Limit

 

Outstanding Balance as of September 30, 2012

 

Availability as of September 30, 2012

 

Advance Period Expiration; Borrowing Maturity

 

Borrowing Rate; Rate as of September 30, 2012

BB&T Purchase Facility

$

50,000 

 

        - 

 

50,000 

 

December 2012;   December 2015

 

30 day LIBOR +3.50%; 4.75%(1)

2011 Liberty Bank  Facility

 

60,000 

 

18,874 

 

41,126 

 

February 2013; February 2016

 

Prime Rate +2.25%; 6.50%(2)

CapitalSource Facility

 

30,000 

 

13,114 

 

16,886 

 

September 2013; September 2016

 

30 day LIBOR+5.75%; 6.50%(3)

Quorum Purchase Facility

 

25,000 

 

11,228 

 

13,772 

 

March 2013; December 2030

 

8.0%; 6.5%(4)

NBA Receivables Facility (5)

 

30,000 

 

12,088 

 

        - 

 

October 2014; April 2020

 

30 day LIBOR + 5.25%;6.75% (6)

30 day LIBOR +4.5%;6.00%

 

$

195,000 

 

55,304 

 

121,784 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Interest charged on this facility is subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.25%

(2)

Interest charged on this facility is subject to a floor of 6.50%.

(3)

Interest charged on this facility is subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%.

(4)

Interest charged on $6.3million of the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2012 is subject to a fixed rate of 8.0%. interest charged on $4.9 million of the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2012 is subject to a fixed rate of 6.5%. Future advances are subject to a fixed rate of 6.0%..

(5)

As of September 30, 2012, the NBA Receivables Facility had no future availability.  As described further below, in October 2012, the NBA Receivables Facility was amended to provide for borrowings up to $30.0M through October 2014. 

(6)

$12.1 million of the amount outstanding as of September 30, 2012 bears interest at the 30 day LIBOR + 5.25% subject to a floor of 6.75%.  Pursuant to the amendment described below, all future borrowings will bear interest at the 30 day LIBOR +4.5% subject to a floor of 6.00%.  

 

BB&T Purchase Facility.  Bluegreen has a timeshare notes receivable purchase facility with Branch Banking and Trust Company (“BB&T”) (the “BB&T Purchase Facility”) that allows for maximum outstanding borrowings of $50.0 million on a revolving basis through December 17, 2012.  The BB&T Purchase Facility provides for the financing of Bluegreen’s timeshare receivables at an advance rate of 67.5% during the revolving advance period, subject to the terms of the facility and eligible collateral. The BB&T Purchase Facility matures three years after the expiration of the revolving advance period (such three-year period, the “Term-Out Period”), or earlier under certain circumstances set forth in the facility. The interest rate on the BB&T Purchase Facility prior to the commencement of the Term-Out Period is the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 3.5% (4.75% as of September 30, 2012). During the Term-Out Period, the interest rate will be the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 5.5%. In each case, the 30-day LIBOR rate is subject to a floor of 1.25%.  The interest rate was 4.75% as of September 30, 2012.

 

Subject to the terms of the facility, Bluegreen will receive the excess cash flows generated by the receivables financed under the facility (excess meaning after customary payments of fees, interest and principal under the facility) until the commencement of the Term-Out Period, at which point all of the excess cash flow will be paid to BB&T until the outstanding balance is paid in full.

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While ownership of the receivables is transferred for legal purposes, the transfers of receivables under the facility are accounted for as secured borrowings. Accordingly, the receivables are reflected as assets and the associated obligations are reflected as liabilities on our balance sheet.  The BB&T Purchase Facility is nonrecourse and is not guaranteed by Bluegreen. 

   

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $24.7 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $16.7 million.  In addition, during September 2012, Bluegreen repaid all outstanding borrowings under this facility in connection with the 2012 Term Securitization described below.

2011 Liberty Bank Facility. In February 2011, Bluegreen entered into a $60.0 million revolving hypothecation facility (the “2011 Liberty Bank Facility”) with a syndicate of lenders led by Liberty Bank. The 2011 Liberty Bank Facility provides for an 85% advance on eligible receivables pledged under the facility during the two-year period ending in February 2013, subject to eligible collateral and terms and conditions Bluegreen believes to be customary for transactions of this type. Principal and interest are repaid as cash is collected on the pledged receivables, with the remaining balance due in February 2016. Indebtedness under the 2011 Liberty Bank Facility bears interest at the Prime Rate plus 2.25%, subject to a floor of 6.50% (6.50% as of September 30, 2012).

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $11.9 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $10.1 million. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen received cash proceeds of $1.0 million in order to adjust its outstanding balance to be consistent with previously pledged collateral. Bluegreen repaid $3.1 million on the facility during the period.

 

CapitalSource Facility. On September 20, 2011, Bluegreen entered into a $30.0 million revolving timeshare receivables hypothecation facility (the “CapitalSource Facility”) with CapitalSource Bank. The CapitalSource Facility provides for advances on eligible receivables pledged under the facility, subject to specified terms and conditions, during the two-year revolving credit period ending in September 2013. Eligible “A” receivables that meet certain eligibility and FICO® score requirements, which Bluegreen believes are typically consistent with loans originated under Bluegreern’s current credit underwriting standards, are subject to an 80% advance rate. The CapitalSource Facility also allows for certain eligible “B” receivables (which have less stringent FICO® score requirements) to be funded at a 45% advance rate. Principal repayments and interest are to be paid as cash is collected on the pledged receivables, subject to future required decreases in the advance rate after the two-year revolving credit period, with the remaining balance being due in September 2016. The CapitalSource Facility bears interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 5.75%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75% (6.50% as of September 30, 2012). 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $19.3 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $15.6 million. Bluegreen also repaid $2.5 million on the facility during the period.

 

Quorum Purchase Facility. During March 2012, Bluegreen amended and expanded an existing timeshare notes receivable purchase facility (the “Quorum Purchase Facility”) with Quorum Federal Credit Union (“Quorum”). Pursuant to the terms of the amended facility and subject to certain conditions precedent, Quorum agreed to purchase on a revolving basis through March 31, 2013 eligible timeshare receivables from Bluegreen or certain of its subsidiaries in an amount of up to an aggregate $25.0 million purchase price. The amended terms of the Quorum Purchase Facility reflect an 83% advance rate, with respect to any future advances. The March 2012 amendment also provided for a program fee rate of 6.5% per annum with respect to any future advances. During September 2012, the facility was further amended to decrease the program fee rate with respect to advances subsequent to the date of such amendment to 6.0% per annum.  As of September 30, 2012, $6.3 million of the outstanding balance bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.0% pursuant to the terms of the original agreement, and $4.9 million of the outstanding balance bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.5% in accordance with the terms of the March 2012 amendment. Eligibility requirements for receivables sold include, among others, that the obligors under the timeshare notes receivable sold be members of Quorum at the time of the note sale. Subject to performance of the collateral, Bluegreen will receive any excess cash flows generated by the receivables transferred to Quorum under the facility (excess meaning after customary payments of fees, interest and principal under the facility on a pro-rata basis as borrowers make payments on their timeshare loans).

 

While ownership of the receivables is transferred for legal purposes, the transfers of receivables under the facility are accounted for as secured borrowings.  Accordingly, the receivables are reflected as assets and the associated obligations are reflected as liabilities on our balance sheet. The Quorum Purchase Facility is non-recourse and is not guaranteed by Bluegreen.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen pledged $6.4 million of VOI notes receivable to this facility and received cash proceeds of $5.3 million.  Bluegreen also repaid $1.6 million on the facility during the period.

 

NBA Receivables Facility. The Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture has an outstanding timeshare notes receivable hypothecation facility with the National Bank of Arizona (“NBA”). Bluegreen Corporation has guaranteed the full payment and performance of the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture in connection with this facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $4.7 million on the facility.

 

In October 2012, the NBA Receivables Facility was amended to provide for borrowings on a revolving basis through October, 2014 to be secured by eligible timeshare receivables from the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture in amount up to an aggregate $30.0 million.  Under the amended facility, future advances, will be made at an advance rate of 85% and bear interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 4.5% per annum subject to a floor of 6.0%. Certain future advances are also subject to a 1.5% loan fee. The outstanding balance prior to the amendment ($12.1 million as of September 30, 2012) bears interest at the 30-day LIBOR plus 5.25%, subject to a floor of 6.75%.  All principal and interest payments received on pledged receivables are applied to principal and interest due under the facility.  All amounts will mature and be due on April 10, 2020 subject to earlier required periodic repayment of principal to satisfy certain balance requirements set forth in the facility.

 

Other Outstanding Receivable-Backed Notes Payable

Bluegreen has outstanding obligations under various receivable-backed credit facilities and securitizations that, as of September 30, 2012, have no remaining future availability.  Information regarding these facilities and securitizations is set forth in the table below (dollars in thousands):   

 

 

 

02

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Outstanding Balance as of September 30, 2012

 

Borrowing Maturity

 

Borrowing Rate; Rate as of September 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GE Bluegreen/Big Cedar Facility

 

9,476 

 

April 2016

 

30 day LIBOR+1.75%;1.96%

Legacy Securitization(1)

 

11,511 

 

September 2025

 

12.00%

2012-A Term Securitization

 

100,000 

 

December 2027

 

2.94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Non-Recourse Receivable-Backed Notes Payable

 

262,157 

 

December 2015 - March 2026

 

5.27%-7.88%

 

$

383,144 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Legacy Securitization debt bears interest at a coupon rate of 12% and was issued at a discount resulting in an effective yield of 18.5%. The associated debt balance is presented net of the discount of $1.3 million.

 

 

 

GE Bluegreen/Big Cedar Receivables Facility. The Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture has an outstanding VOI receivables credit facility with GE (the “GE Bluegreen/Big Cedar Receivables Facility”).  Bluegreen Corporation

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has guaranteed the full payment and performance of the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture in connection with the GE Bluegreen/Big Cedar Receivables Facility.  The advance period under this facility has expired, and all outstanding borrowings are scheduled to mature no later than April 16, 2016. All principal and interest payments received on pledged receivables are applied to principal and interest due under the facility. Indebtedness under the facility bears interest adjusted monthly at a rate equal to the 30-day LIBOR rate plus 1.75% (1.96% as of September 30, 2012).  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $6.1 million on the facility.

 

Legacy Securitization. In September 2010, Bluegreen completed a securitization transaction of the lowest FICO®-score loans previously financed in the BB&T Purchase Facility discussed above. Substantially all of the timeshare receivables included in this transaction were generated prior to December 15, 2008, the date that Bluegreen implemented its FICO® score-based credit underwriting program, and had FICO® scores below 600.

 

While ownership of the timeshare receivables included in the Legacy Securitization is transferred and sold for legal purposes, the transfer of these timeshare receivables is accounted for as a secured borrowing.

 

Bluegreen guaranteed the principal payments for defaulted vacation ownership loans in the Legacy Securitization at amounts equal to the then-current advance rate inherent in the notes, any shortfalls in monthly interest distributions to the Legacy Securitization investors and any shortfall in the ultimate principal payment on the notes upon their stated maturity in September 2025. Indebtedness under the facility bears interest at a coupon rate of 12% and was issued at a discount resulting in an effective yield of 18.5%.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $4.8 million on the facility

 

2008 Liberty Bank Facility. The outstanding balance was repaid in full during September 2012 in connection with the 2012 Term Securitization described below.

 

2012 Term Securitization. On September 13, 2012, Bluegreen completed a private offering and sale of $100 million of investment-grade, timeshare loan-backed notes (the "2012 Term Securitization") to BB&T Capital Markets and RBS Securities Inc. as initial purchasers. The 2012 Term Securitization consisted of the issuance of two tranches of timeshare-loan backed notes: $79.05 million of Class A notes and $20.95 million of Class B notes with interest rates of 2.66% and 3.99%, respectively, which blended to a weighted average interest rate of 2.94%. The gross advance rate for this transaction was 89.5%.

 

The amount of the timeshare receivables sold was approximately $111.7 million, approximately $109.8 million of which was provided prior to September 30, 2012 and the remainder of which was provided during October 2012. Approximately $78.0 million of the $100.0 million of gross proceeds were used to repay in full both the BB&T Purchase Facility and the 2008 Liberty Bank Facility as described above, as well as to capitalize a reserve fund and pay fees and expenses associated with the transaction. The remaining $22.0 million of gross proceeds is expected to be used for general corporate purposes.   

 

 

Other Non-Recourse Receivable-Backed Notes Payable. In addition to the above described facilities, Bluegreen has other non-recourse securitization debt outstanding.  While the ownership of VOI receivables under these securitizations was transferred for legal purposes, these transfers have been accounted for as secured borrowings since January 1, 2010 and therefore are included on Bluegreen’s balance sheet. Under these arrangements, the principal and interest payments received from obligors on the receivables sold are generally applied monthly to make interest and principal payments to investors, to pay fees to service providers, and to fund required reserves, if any, with the remaining balance of such cash retained by Bluegreen.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $70.8 million under these facilities.

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Credit Facilities for Bluegreen Inventories without Existing Future Availability

 

Bluegreen has outstanding obligations under various credit facilities and other notes payable collateralized by Bluegreen’s inventories.  As of September 30, 2012, these included the following significant items (dollars in thousands):    

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Balance as of September 30, 2012

 

Borrowing Maturity

 

Borrowing Rate; Rate as of September 30, 2012

RFA AD&C Facility(1)

$

3,033 

 

December 2012

 

10.00%

Foundation Capital(1)

 

9,421 

 

October 2015

 

8.00% (2)

Textron AD&C Facility(1)

 

2,850 

 

April 2013

 

Prime + 1.50%; 4.75%

Fifth Third Bank Note Payable

 

2,758 

 

April 2023

 

30-day LIBOR+3.00%;  3.21%

Other Lines-of-Credit and Notes Payable

 

2,334 

 

June 2013 - March 2023

 

5.00%-6.00%

 

$

20,396 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Repayment of the outstanding amount is effected through release payments as the related collateral is sold, subject to periodic minimum required amortization between September 30, 2012 and maturity.

(2)

The borrowing rate under this facility is fixed at 8% through October 2013 and changes thereafter to Prime Rate plus 4.75% or the lender specified rate, not to exceed 9%.

 

RFA AD&C Facility.  This facility was used to finance the acquisition and development of certain of Bluegreen’s resorts. Bluegreen currently has one outstanding project loan, which is primarily collateralized by its Bluegreen Club 36TM resort in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Club 36 Loan”). Principal payments are effected through agreed-upon release prices as timeshare interests in the Club 36 resort that serve as collateral under the facility are sold, subject to periodic minimum required amortization.

On March 30, 2012, the Club 36 Loan was amended to extend the maturity date from June 30, 2012 to December 31, 2012 and to grant Bluegreen an option, subject to certain provisions and the payment of certain additional fees, to further extend the maturity date of the Club 36 Loan until June 30, 2013 with respect to approximately $9.1 million of the amounts outstanding under the facility.  The amendment also changed the interest rate under the Club 36 Loan from LIBOR plus 4.5% to a fixed rate of 10%.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $18.6 million of the outstanding balance under this facility. The remaining $3.0 million outstanding balance was repaid in full during October of 2012.

 

Foundation Capital. In 2010, in two separate transactions, Bluegreen Big Cedar Joint Venture acquired Paradise Point Resort and a 109-acre development parcel, both located in close proximity to the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture’s existing Wilderness Club at Big Cedar Resort. A portion of each of the acquisitions was financed with a separate note payable to Foundation Capital Resources, Inc. (“Foundation Capital”), with notes totaling $13.2 million. The real estate property acquired in connection with these transactions serves as collateral on the notes payable. Both notes payable to Foundation Capital have maturities of October 2015 (the note underlying the 109-acre parcel purchase has a two-year extension provision subject to certain conditions) and bear interest at a rate of 8% through October 2013, which then adjusts to the lower of Prime plus 4.75% or the lender specified rate, not to exceed 9%. Repayments of the notes will be based upon release payments from future sales of VOIs located on the underlying properties, subject to minimum payments stipulated in the agreements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Bluegreen Big Cedar Joint Venture repaid $3.4 million of the outstanding balance under the facility.

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Textron AD&C Facility. Bluegreen had a master acquisition, development and construction facility loan agreement (the “Textron AD&C Facility”) with Textron Financial Corporation (“Textron”).  The Textron AD&C Facility was used to facilitate the borrowing of funds for resort acquisition and development activities. Interest on the Textron AD&C Facility is equal to the Prime Rate plus 1.50% (4.75% as of September 30, 2012) and is due monthly.  The advance period under the Textron AD&C Facility has expired.

 

The outstanding balance under the Textron AD&C facility as September 30, 2012 of $2.9 million relates to the sub-loan used for the acquisition of Bluegreen’s Atlantic Palace Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey (the “Atlantic Palace Sub-Loan”). Bluegreen pays Textron principal payments as it sells timeshare interests that collateralize the Atlantic Palace Sub-Loan, subject to periodic minimum required principal amortization. The final maturity of outstanding borrowings under the Atlantic Palace Sub-Loan is April 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Bluegreen repaid $1.0 million of the outstanding balance under the facility.

 

Fifth Third Bank Note Payable.  In April 2008, Bluegreen purchased a building in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The purchase price was $4.8 million, of which $3.4 million was financed by a note payable to Fifth Third Bank.   Principal and interest on amounts outstanding under the note are payable monthly through maturity in April 2023.  The interest rate under the note equals the 30-day LIBOR plus 3.00% (3.21% as of September 30, 2012).  Repayments of the outstanding balance during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were not material.

 

Commitments

 

Bluegreen’s material commitments as of September 30, 2012 included the required payments due on Bluegreen’s receivable-backed debt, lines-of-credit and other notes payable, junior subordinated debentures, commitments to complete its projects based on Bluegreen’s sales contracts with customers and commitments under non-cancelable operating leases.

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The following table summarizes the contractual minimum principal and interest payments, net of unamortized discount, required on all of Bluegreen’s outstanding) and Bluegreen’s non-cancelable operating leases by period date, as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

1 — 3

 

4 — 5

 

After 5

 

Accounting

 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

1 year

 

Years

 

Years

 

Years

 

Adjustments

 

Total

Receivable-backed notes payable(1)

$

—  

 

4,148 

 

56,184 

 

378,116 

 

(408)

 

438,040 

Lines-of-credit and notes payable

 

8,418 

 

1,516 

 

8,837 

 

1,625 

 

(237)

 

20,159 

Jr. subordinated debentures

 

— 

 

— 

 

— 

 

110,827 

 

(51,656)

 

59,171 

Noncancelable operating leases

 

6,044 

 

11,384 

 

10,655 

 

18,456 

 

1,427 

 

47,966 

  Total contractual obligations

 

14,462 

 

17,048 

 

75,676 

 

509,024 

 

(50,874)

 

565,336 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Obligations (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivable-backed notes payable

 

25,690 

 

51,240 

 

47,144 

 

138,322 

 

— 

 

262,396 

Lines-of-credit and notes payable

 

1,280 

 

2,084 

 

275 

 

291 

 

— 

 

3,930 

Jr. subordinated debentures

 

5,775 

 

11,551 

 

11,551 

 

106,128 

 

— 

 

135,005 

  Total contractual interest

 

32,745 

 

64,875 

 

58,970 

 

244,741 

 

— 

 

401,331 

  Total contractual obligations

$

47,207 

 

81,923 

 

134,646 

 

753,765 

 

(50,874)

 

966,667 

 

 

(1)

Legacy Securitization payments included in the receivable-backed notes payable after 5 years are presented net of a discount of $1.3 million.

(2)

Assumes that the scheduled minimum principal payments are made in accordance with the table above and the interest rate on variable rate debt remains the same as the rate at September 30, 2012.

Bluegreen estimates that the cash required to satisfy Bluegreen Resorts’’s development obligations, all of which relate to the Bluegreen/Big Cedar Joint Venture   is approximately $4.6 million as of September 30, 2012.  Bluegreen also estimates that the cash required to satisfy its obligations related to Bluegreen Communities projects is approximately $1.0 million as of September 30, 2012. Bluegreen plans to fund these expenditures over the next three to five years, primarily with cash generated from operations; however, Bluegreen may not be able to generate the cash from operations necessary to complete these commitments and actual costs may exceed the amounts estimated. Each of the foregoing estimates assumes that Bluegreen is not obligated to develop any building, project or amenity in which a commitment has not been made pursuant to a sales contract with a customer or other obligations; however, Bluegreen anticipates that it will incur such obligations in the future. In addition, in lieu of paying maintenance fees for unsold VOI inventory, Bluegreen provides guarantees (“subsidy guarantees”) to certain owners’ associations to provide for funds necessary to operate and maintain vacation ownership properties in excess of assessments collected from owners of the VOIs.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Bluegreen had liabilities for subsidy guarantees totaling $4.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, which are included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Finanical Condition.

 

Bluegreen believes that its existing cash, anticipated cash generated from operations, anticipated future permitted borrowings under existing or proposed credit facilities and anticipated future sales of notes receivable under the purchase facilities and one or more replacement facilities Bluegreen may seek to put in place will be sufficient to meet its anticipated working capital, capital expenditures and debt service requirements, including the contractual payment of the obligations set forth above, for the foreseeable future, subject to the successful implementation of

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ongoing strategic initiatives and the ongoing availability of credit. Bluegreen will continue its efforts to renew extend or replace any credit and receivables purchase facilities that have expired or that will expire in the near term. Bluegreen may, in the future, also obtain additional credit facilities and may issue corporate debt or equity securities. Any debt incurred or issued by Bluegreen may be secured or unsecured, bear interest at fixed or variable rates and may be subject to such terms as the lender may require. In addition, Bluegreen’s efforts to renew or replace the credit facilities or receivables purchase facilities which have expired or which are scheduled to expire in the near term may not be successful, and sufficient funds may not be available from operations or under existing, proposed or future revolving credit or other borrowing arrangements or receivables purchase facilities to meet Bluegreen’s cash needs, including its debt service obligations. To the extent Bluegreen is not able to sell notes receivable or borrow under such facilities, Bluegreen’s ability to satisfy its obligations would be materially adversely affected.

 

Bluegreen’s credit facilities, indentures, and other outstanding debt instruments, and receivables purchase facilities include what Bluegreen believes to be customary conditions to funding, eligibility requirements for collateral, cross-default and other acceleration provisions, certain financial and other affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limits on the incurrence of indebtedness, the repurchase of securities, payment of dividends, investments in joint ventures and other restricted payments, the incurrence of liens, and transactions with affiliates, as well as covenants concerning net worth, fixed charge coverage requirements, debt-to-equity ratios, portfolio performance requirements, cash balances and events of default or termination. In the future, Bluegreen may be required to seek waivers of such covenants, and Bluegreen may not be successful in obtaining waivers, and such covenants may limit Bluegreen’s ability to raise funds, sell receivables, satisfy or refinance its obligations or otherwise adversely affect its operations.  In addition, Bluegreen’s future operating performance and ability to meet its financial obligations will be subject to economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, many of which may be beyond Bluegreen’s control.

 

 

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2012, Bluegreen did not have any “off-balance sheet” arrangements. 

 

 

 

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Financial Services

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 include the results of operations of BBX Capital Corporation (formerly BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.)  On July 31, 2012, BBX Capital completed the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”). As a result of the completion of the sale, the financial statements reflect BankAtlantic’s Community Banking, Investments, Tax Certificates and Capital Services reporting units as discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.   BBX Capital’s continuing operations are reported through two reportable segments: BankAtlantic’s Commercial Lending reporting unit and BBX Capital Parent Company. The only assets available to BFC from BBX Capital are dividends when and if paid by BBX Capital. BBX Capital is a separate public company, and its management prepared the following discussion, which was included in BBX Capital’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. Accordingly, references to the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” in the following discussion are references to BBX Capital and its subsidiaries, references to the “Parent Company” are references to BBX Capital, at its parent company level,  and none of the foregoing are references to BFC or Bluegreen.

 

The objective of the following discussion is to provide an understanding of the financial condition and results of operations of BBX Capital for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.  On July 31, 2012 BBX Capital completed the sale to BB&T of all of the shares of BankAtlantic (the sale and related transactions, the “Transaction”).  As a result of the completion of the Transaction and the entry into the definitive agreement, BBX Capital’s financial statements reflect BankAtlantic’s Community Banking, Investments, Tax Certificates and Capital Services reporting units as discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  BBX Capital expects to continue commercial lending activities subsequent to the Transaction resulting in the inclusion of BankAtlantic’s Commercial Lending reporting unit (“CLRU”) in continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.   See Note 1 – “Basis of Financial Statement Presentation” to the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of the presentation of the Company’s results of operations and Note 3 – “Discontinued Operations” to the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of the presentation of the Company’s results of operations, including the impact of the Transaction on such presentation.

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

CLRU consists of the results of operations of BBX Capital’s Commercial Lending reporting unit. The CLRU results include the interest income and impairments associated with $297.3 million of commercial loans transferred to BB&T upon the consummation of the Transaction on July 31, 2012 and BankAtlantic’s general corporate overhead for the one and seven month period ended July 31, 2012, but not for the two month periods ended September 30, 2012.  The CLRU also includes the results of operations of $120 million in assets of the disposed reporting units that were retained by the Company.

Loss from continuing operations from each of the BBX Capital’s reportable segments was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

2011

Change

CLRU

$

(3,303)
(19,341)
16,038 

Parent Company

 

(7,601)
(3,721)
(3,880)

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 before benefit for income taxes

 

(10,904)
(23,062)
12,158 

Benefit for income taxes

 

(4,206)
(4,422)
216 

Loss from continuing operations

$

(6,698)
(18,640)
11,942 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Same 2011 Period:

 

The improvement in CLRU’s loss from continuing operations during the 2012 quarter compared to the 2011 quarter was primarily the result of lower operating expenses and a decrease in the provision for loan losses partially offset by a decline in net interest income.

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The decrease in operating expenses reflects a $3.2 million reduction in professional fees, $1.6 million decrease in real estate owned impairments as well as a $4.2 million decline in compensation and occupancy expenses.  The significant decline in professional fees during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period during 2011 primarily resulted from lower commercial loan foreclosure legal costs and declines in supervisory and audit fees relating to the consummation of the Transaction as of July 31, 2012.  The decrease in impairments on real estate owned reflect lower valuation adjustments during the 2012 quarter compared to the same 2011 period based on updated property valuations. The decline in employee compensation resulted primarily from the transfer of substantially all of BBX Capital’s employees to BB&T upon consummation of the Transaction and an arrangement under the transition services agreement which provided for BBX Capital to receive specified services from certain former employees at no cost as well as workforce reductions and the corresponding reduction in payroll taxes and employee benefits.   The lower occupancy expense reflects the consolidation of back-office facilities during prior periods, the consummation of the Transaction and the terms of the transition services agreement.

 

The $13.5 million decrease in the provision for loan losses primarily reflects a significant reduction in charge-offs during the 2012 quarter compared to the same 2011 quarter and the slowing in the amount of loans migrating to a delinquency or non-accrual status compared to prior periods.  This reduction in loans migrating to delinquency or loss status primarily reflects lower balances in the loan portfolio, the transfer of loans to BB&T and what management believes is a stabilization of real estate values.  

 

The $6.0 million of lower net interest income resulted primarily from a significant reduction in loan average balances associated with the consummation of the Transaction and the recognition of $1.1 million of interest expense related to BB&T’s priority return distributed by FAR.  There was no interest expense recognized in the CLRU during the three months ended September 30, 2011. 

 

The increase in the Parent Company’s loss for the 2012 quarter compared to the same 2011 quarter resulted from a $3.7 million increase in compensation expense and $2.2 million of higher professional fees partially offset by a $2.6 million reduction in junior subordinated debenture interest expense.

 

The compensation expense increase resulted primarily from the accrual of $3.6 million of executive management bonuses in September 2012. The increase in professional fees during the 2012 quarter was associated primarily with the previously settled TruPS related litigation in Delaware as well as a $0.9 million litigation settlement gain recognized during the 2011quarter.  The junior subordinated debenture interest expense reduction reflects BB&T’s assumption of the Parent Company’s obligation under the junior subordinated debentures as of July 31, 2012 in connection with the consummation of the Transaction

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 compared to the Same 2011 Period (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

2011

Change

CLRU

$

(8,933)
(37,158)
28,225 

Parent Company

 

(23,502)
(17,803)
(5,699)

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 before benefit for income taxes

$

(32,435)
(54,961)
22,526 

Benefit for income taxes

 

(12,512)
(16,925)
4,413 

Loss from continuing operations

 $

(19,923)
(38,036)
18,113 

 

 

The improvement in CLRU’s loss from continuing operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period resulted primarily from the items discussed above for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period. 

 

The increase in the Parent Company’s loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 resulted primarily from the items discussed above for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period. 

 

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Results of Discontinued Operations

 

Income from BankAtlantic’s discontinued operations was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

2011

Change

 

2012

2011

Change

Net interest income

$

5,235 
21,023 
(15,788)

 

37,384 
65,849 
(28,465)

Provision for loan losses

 

(1,865)
(4,010)
2,145 

 

(18,383)
(31,391)
13,008 

Gain on the sale of BankAtlantic

 

290,642 

 -

290,642 

 

290,642 

 -

290,642 

Non-interest income

 

4,978 
24,982 
(20,004)

 

37,234 
107,121 
(69,887)

Non-interest expense

 

(8,763)
(30,849)
22,086 

 

(61,634)
(98,020)
36,386 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 before provision for income taxes

 

290,227 
11,146 
279,081 

 

285,243 
43,559 
241,684 

Provision for income taxes

 

(6,467)
(4,300)
(2,167)

 

(14,773)
(16,803)
2,030 

Net income from discontinued operations

$

283,760 
6,846 
276,914 

 

270,470 
26,756 
243,714 

 

 

 

The significant increase in income from discontinued operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period resulted primarily from the gain recognized on the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T.  As a consequence of the sale, the income from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes one month of activity while the 2011 period includes three months of activity.   Likewise, income (loss) from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects seven months of activity while the income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects nine months of activity.

 

Included in income from discontinued operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was the sale of 19 Tampa branches and related facilities to an unrelated financial institution on June 3, 2011 for a net gain of $38.7 million.  The decline in net interest income and non-interest income during the 2012 nine month period compared to the same 2011 period resulted primarily from a significant reduction in earning assets and an increasing proportion of investments in low yielding cash balances, at the Federal Reserve Bank.  The decline in non-interest income resulted primarily from lower deposit fee income mainly due to fewer deposit accounts as a result of the sale of the Tampa branches and lower overdraft fees.   The above reductions in net interest income and non-interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period were partially offset by lower operating expenses.  The decrease in operating expenses reflects lower compensation and occupancy expenses associated with the consolidation of back-office facilities, workforce reductions, normal attrition and elimination of expenses associated with BankAtlantic’s Tampa operations as a result of the completion of the Tampa branch sale.

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

Generally, the amount of tax expense or benefit allocated to continuing operations is determined without regard to the tax effects of other categories of income or loss, such as discontinued operations or accumulated other comprehensive loss.  However, an exception to the general rule exists when there is a pre-tax loss from continuing operations and pre-tax income from other categories.  In such instances, income from other categories is used to offset the current loss from continuing operations resulting in such offset being reflected in continuing operations.  The offset is limited to the lower of income from other categories or the loss from continuing operations.  As a consequence, BBX Capital recognized a continuing operation benefit for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 in the amount of $4.2 million and $12.5 million, respectively, calculated based on BBX Capital’s effective income tax rate of 38.6% and the pre-tax loss from continuing operations.  The discontinued operations provision for income taxes represents the $4.2 million and $12.5 million benefit in continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 plus $2.3 million of additional provision for income taxes included in other comprehensive income that was transferred to discontinued operations upon the sale of  BankAtlantic.  

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BBX Capital recognized a continuing operations benefit for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 in the amount of $4.4 million and $16.9 million, representing an effective tax rate of 19.2% and 30.8%, respectively.  The continuing operations benefit for income taxes was limited by the pre-tax income from discontinued operations.  Also included in continuing operations benefit for income taxes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was the recognition of $206,000 of tax benefits upon the resolution of a tax contingency partially offset by an $84,000 tax payment associated with the recapture of low income tax credits.

 

CLRU Results of Operations

 

The following table is a condensed income statement summarizing the results of operations of the Commercial Lending Reporting Unit (“CLRU”) (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

2011

Change

 

2012

2011

Change

Net Interest income

 $

3,096 
9,109 
(6,013)

 

18,497 
31,971 
(13,474)

(Provision for) recovery 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 from loan losses

 

(257)
(13,745)
13,488 

 

1,129 
(24,391)
25,520 

Net interest income after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 provision for loan losses

 

2,839 
(4,636)
7,475 

 

19,626 
7,580 
12,046 

Non-interest income

 

133 

 -

133 

 

203 
13 
190 

Non-interest expense

 

(6,275)
(14,705)
8,430 

 

(28,762)
(44,751)
15,989 

CLRU loss before income taxes

 

(3,303)
(19,341)
16,038 

 

(8,933)
(37,158)
28,225 

Provision for income taxes

 

(1,274)
(3,709)
2,435 

 

(3,446)
(11,442)
7,996 

CLRU net loss

 $

(2,029)
(15,632)
13,603 

 

(5,487)
(25,716)
20,229 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

The reduction in net interest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 periods resulted primarily from the decline in average balances associated with the transfer of $297 million of commercial loans to BB&T on July 31, 2012 and secondarily from $1.1 million of interest expense associated with BB&T’s priority return in FAR.  The average balance declines for the three and nine months ended were also impacted by loan repayments, migration of loans to real estate owned and loan sales as well as a substantial decline in loan originations. 

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Asset Quality

 

The loans and real estate owned and related data presented below as of September 30, 2012 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 excludes loans and real estate owned transferred to BB&T as of July 31, 2012 upon consummation of the Transaction.

 

The table below presents the allocation of the allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) by various loan classifications, the percent of allowance to each loan category (“ALL to gross loans percent”) and the percentage of loans in each category to total loans (“Loans to gross loans percent”).  The allowance shown in the table should not be interpreted as an indication that charge-offs in future periods will occur in these amounts or percentages or that the allowance accurately reflects future charge-off amounts or trends (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

ALL

 

Loans

 

 

 

ALL

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

to gross

 

by

 

 

 

to gross

 

by

 

 

 

ALL

loans

 

category

 

 

ALL

loans

 

category

 

 

 

by

in each

 

to gross

 

 

by

in each

 

to gross

 

 

 

category

category

 

 loans

 

 

category

category

 

 loans

 

Commercial non-real estate

$

1,929 
16.44 

%

3.56 

%

$

16,408 
13.89 

%

4.6 

%

Commercial real estate

 

3,516 
1.48 

 

72.25 

 

 

66,269 
9.84 

 

26.23 

 

Small business

 

 -

0.00 

 

 -

 

 

7,168 
2.52 

 

11.09 

 

Residential real estate

 

791 
1.31 

 

18.39 

 

 

16,704 
1.79 

 

36.34 

 

Consumer

 

359 
1.88 

 

5.80 

 

 

22,554 
4.04 

 

21.74 

 

Total allowance for loan losses

$

6,595 
2.00 

%

100.00 

%

$

129,103 
5.03 

%

100 

%

 

 

 

 

Included in the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were specific valuation allowances by loan type as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Commercial non-real estate

$

1,490 

 

15,408 

Commercial real estate

 

1,586 

 

51,798 

Small business

 

 -

 

861 

Consumer

 

 -

 

1,454 

Residential

 

 -

 

6,942 

Total

$

3,076 

 

76,463 

 

The decrease in the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 resulted primarily from the charge-off of specific valuation allowances on collateral dependent loans as well as from the transfer of $1.8 billion of loans and $46.3 million of allowance for loan losses to BB&T in connection with the sale of BankAtlantic.  The reduction in allowance for loan losses to gross loans in each category also reflects the charge-off of $65.7 million of the specific valuation allowances discussed in the following paragraph and the fact that a higher percent of the loans which were not transferred to BB&T in the Transaction are non-performing and/or collateral dependent.  An allowance for loan losses was not established for those collateral dependent loans as these loans were instead charged-down to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.  The specific valuation allowance as of September 30, 2012 reflects impaired loans measured based on the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or appraisal adjustments on collateral dependent impaired loans.

As part of the transition of the regulation of OTS savings associations such as BankAtlantic to the OCC, the OCC  provided  guidance to thrifts related to their transition to OCC regulatory reporting, which was to be implemented no later than March 31, 2012, including  guidance surrounding specific valuation allowances on collateral dependent

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loans.  Under OCC guidance, where the appraised value of collateral on a collateral dependent loan is less than the recorded investment of the loan, a charge-off of the amount of the deficiency rather than a specific valuation allowance is generally required.   Management considered the appraisals on its impaired collateral dependent loans, including appraised values and appraisal dates and, during the first quarter of 2012, the Company charged down the recorded investment of loans by $66.5 million to the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell.  This charge down consisted entirely of the charging-off of existing specific valuation allowances.  As  a specific valuation allowance was previously established for these loans, the charge-offs did not impact the provision for loan losses or the net loss during the three months ended March 31, 2012, but did reduce the Company’s allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in the loans.  Further, these charge-offs of specific valuation allowances did not  impact the estimation of the allowance for loan losses as the change in the specific valuation allowances was always a factor in the overall estimation of BankAtlantic’s allowance for loan losses. 

The activity in CLRU’s allowance for loan losses was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

Allowance for Loan Losses:

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Balance, beginning of period

$

5,183 

 

79,071 

 

82,676 

 

93,816 

Charge-offs :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

(558)

 

(6,422)

 

(53,059)

 

(32,636)

Commercial non-real estate

 

(1,376)

 

(7,563)

 

(15,990)

 

(8,151)

Small business

 

(1,619)

 

 -

 

(1,619)

 

 -

Consumer

 

(615)

 

 -

 

(615)

 

 -

Residential

 

(1,091)

 

 -

 

(1,091)

 

 -

Total Charge-offs

 

(5,259)

 

(13,985)

 

(72,374)

 

(40,787)

Recoveries of loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

previously charged-off

 

4,308 

 

 

6,383 

 

1,413 

Net (charge-offs)

 

(951)

 

(13,983)

 

(65,991)

 

(39,374)

(Recovery from) provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for loan losses

 

257 

 

13,745 

 

(1,135)

 

24,391 

Retained loan allowance

 

2,106 

 

-

 

2,106 

 

-

Transfer to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 assets held for sale

 

-

 

 -

 

(11,061)

 

 -

Balance, end of period

$

6,595 

 

78,833 

 

6,595 

 

78,833 

 

Certain small business, consumer and residential loans associated with the disposed Capital Services and Community Banking reporting units were retained and the allowance for loan losses reflects the activity of these retained loans for the two months ended September 30, 2012. 

 

Commercial real estate charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2012 primarily represent declines in the collateral values of two collateral dependent non-accrual commercial-other loans based on updated property valuations.  The commercial real estate charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2011 were primarily related to $3.4 million and $1.6 million of commercial residential loans and commercial other loan charge-offs, respectively.  Management also believes that the significant decline in commercial real estate charge-offs during the 2012 quarter compared to the 2011 quarter reflects the stabilization of commercial property values resulting in lower loss severity impairments associated with updated valuations and a decline in non-performing loans due to the sale of BankAtlantic. 

 

Commercial non-real estate charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2012 were associated with the charge-off of an asset-based loan as the liquidation of the borrower’s inventory resulted in net proceeds below the carrying value of the loan. The commercial non-real estate charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2011 included a $7.5 million charge-off relating to a factoring joint venture that ceased operations in September 2011. 

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Subsequent to the sale of BankAtlantic, management evaluated its retained loan portfolio in relation to its business strategy and operating costs and transferred its entire portfolio of small business loans to loans held for sale.  Upon transfer, the small business loans were charged down by $1.3 million which represent the lower of the fair value of the loan and its carrying value. 

 

Consumer and residential loan charge-offs during the three months ended September 30, 2012 primarily reflect updated property valuations on residential loans more than 120 days past due. 

 

The recoveries for loan losses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily related to commercial loan short sales at amounts higher than the loans’ carrying values and cash settlements with borrowers in connection with obtaining deeds in lieu of foreclosure on commercial loans. 

 

Commercial real estate loan charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $46.7 million of charge-offs related to  previously established  specific valuation allowances as discussed above.  Excluding these specific valuation allowance charge-offs, commercial real estate charge-offs declined from $32.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $6.3 million for the same 2012 period.   Commercial real estate loan charge-offs during the 2012 nine month period included $4.0 million related to one $16.3 million commercial residential loan transferred to loans held for sale. 

 

Commercial non-real estate charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included $12.5 million of charge-offs related to previously established specific valuation allowances. The remaining $3.5 million of charge-offs during the 2012 period primarily related to two asset backed lending relationships.  The commercial non-real estate loan charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 related primarily to one $0.5 million business loan in the real estate brokerage industry and the $7.5 million charge-off mentioned above.

 

 

The improvement in the provision for (recovery from) loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period reflects declining commercial real estate loan balances, recoveries from short sales, lower charge-offs and the stabilizing of real estate values.

 

Pursuant to the Agreement with BB&T, commercial loans with a recorded investment of $378.2 million as of March 31, 2012 were transferred to assets held for sale as these loans were anticipated to be transferred to BB&T in the Transaction.  The allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2012 associated with these commercial loans, which were included in the above table for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, was $11.1 million. As of July 31, 2012, the recorded investment of the disposed reporting units’ retained loans was $103 million. The allowance for loan losses associated with these loans of $2.1 million was included in the above table for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.


 

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At the indicated dates, CLRU’s non-performing assets, loans contractually past due 90 days or more and still accruing, troubled debt restructured loans as of September 30, 2012  and as of December 31, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

September 30, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Tax certificates

$

4,808 

 

3,094 

Residential (1)

 

52,672 

 

85,855 

Commercial real estate (2)

 

133,432 

 

206,038 

Commercial non-real estate

 

6,620 

 

19,172 

Small business

 

2,478 

 

12,016 

Consumer

 

8,533 

 

14,134 

Total non-accrual assets (3)

 

208,543 

 

340,309 

REPOSSESSED ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Tax certificates

 

704 

 

800 

Residential real estate

 

5,191 

 

9,592 

Commercial real estate

 

72,424 

 

63,091 

Small business real estate

 

3,339 

 

3,883 

Consumer real estate

 

359 

 

671 

Total repossessed assets

 

82,017 

 

78,037 

Total non-performing assets

$

290,560 

 

418,346 

OTHER ACCRUING IMPAIRED

 

 

 

 

 LOANS

 

 

 

 

Contractually past due 90 days

 

 

 

 

 or more

 $

-

 

80 

Troubled debt restructured loans

 

70,426 

 

116,954 

TOTAL OTHER ACCRUING

 

 

 

 

 IMPAIRED LOANS

 $

70,426 

 

117,034 

 

 

(1)

Includes $20.0 million and $33.2 million of interest-only residential loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. 

(2)

Excluded from the above table as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $3.6 million and $8.1 million, respectively, of commercial residential loans that were transferred to a work-out subsidiary of the Parent Company in March 2008.

(3)

Includes $96.7 million and $124.8 million of troubled debt restructured loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

 

The decline in non-performing assets at September 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 reflects the charge-off of $66.5 million of collateral dependent loans, payoffs and loan short sales. 

The decline in commercial real estate non-accrual loans resulted primarily from $46.7 million of loan charge-offs associated with previously established specific valuation allowances, the payoff of $27.4 million of commercial residential loans, and a $16.1 million payoff of commercial other loans partially offset by $41.7 million of commercial loans transferring to nonaccrual. 

 

The decline in commercial non-real estate non-accrual loans reflects $12.5 million of charge-offs associated with previously established specific valuation allowances, including asset based loan charge-offs of $3.2 million. 

 

The decline in residential non-accrual loans related primarily to loan repayments associated with borrower short sales and $6.9 million of charge-offs associated with previously established specific valuation allowance and charge-offs.

 

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The decline in consumer non-accrual loans reflects $1.1 million of charge-offs associated with previously established specific valuation allowances and charge-offs.

 

The decline in small business non-accrual loans reflects loan payoffs, charge-offs, and $2.8 million of small business non-accrual loans transferring to BB&T associated with the sale of BankAtlantic.

 

The higher repossessed assets balances resulted primarily from commercial real estate loan foreclosures partially offset by the sale of residential real estate owned. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, $31.0 million of loans migrated to real estate owned, $4.9 million of impairments were recognized and $22.5 million of real estate owned properties were sold.  As non-accrual loans migrate into repossessed assets in the future, we expect repossessed assets as well as sales of real estate owned to increase.  

 

In response to current market conditions, management generally decides, on a case-by-case basis, whether to modify loans for borrowers experiencing financial difficulties and has modified the terms of certain loans.  The concessions made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties have included, among others, the reduction of contractual interest rates and, in some cases, forgiveness of a portion of loan principal upon satisfactory performance under the modified terms, conversion of amortizing loans to interest only payments or the deferral of some interest payments until the maturity date of the loan.  Loans that are not delinquent at the date of modification are generally not placed on non-accrual.  Modified non-accrual loans are generally not returned to an accruing status and the days past due are not reset on delinquent modified loans until the borrower demonstrates a sustained period of performance under the modified terms, which is generally performance over a six month period. 

 

Troubled debt restructured loans by loan type were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

Non-accrual

 

Accruing

 

Non-accrual

 

Accruing

Commercial

$

85,375 

 

54,459 

 

108,946 

 

96,146 

Small business

 

1,754 

 

4,956 

 

4,024 

 

6,878 

Consumer

 

1,451 

 

9,386 

 

1,071 

 

11,536 

Residential

 

8,151 

 

1,625 

 

10,718 

 

2,394 

Total

$

96,731 

 

70,426 

 

124,759 

 

116,954 

 

 

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BankAtlantic’s commercial loan portfolio includes large loan balance lending relationships. Seven relationships accounted for 51.0% of our $140.1 million of non-accrual commercial loans as of September 30, 2012.  The following table outlines general information about these seven relationships as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Unpaid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Principal

Recorded

Date loan

Date Placed

Default

Loan

Date of Last

Relationships

 

Balance

Investment (3)

Originated

on Nonaccrual

Date (2)

Class

Full Appraisal

Commercial Land Developers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relationship No. 1

$

10,338 
6,907 

Q1-2005

Q4- 2010

Q2-2012

Land

Q4-2011

Relationship No. 2

 

30,516 
9,392 

Q4-2006

Q4-2008

Q4-2008

Land

Q4-2011

Relationship No. 3

 

17,642 
10,686 

Q1-1995

Q4-2009

Q4-2009

Land

Q1 -2012

Total

$

58,496 
26,985 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Non-Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Developers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relationship No. 4

 

31,050 
11,058 

Q4-2004

Q4-2008

Q4-2008

Land

Q4-2011

Relationship No. 5

$

24,790 
12,109 

Q2-2008

Q4-2011

Q1-2012

Other

Q2 -2012

Relationship No. 6

 

18,388 
6,218 

Q1-2007

Q3-2010

Q2-2012

Other

Q2 -2012

Relationship No. 7

 

22,343 
14,995 

Q1-2007

Q4-2010

(1)

Other

Q1-2012

Total

$

96,571 
44,380 

 

 

 

 

 

Total of Large Relationships

$

155,067 
71,365 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)  The loan is currently not in default; however, management believes that it is not probable that the borrower will comply with the contractual or modified loan repayment terms.

(2)   The default date is defined as the date of the initial missed payment prior to default.

(3)   Recorded investment is the “Unpaid Principal Balance” less charge-offs.

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The following table presents purchased residential loans by year of origination segregated by amortizing and interest only loans at September 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortizing Purchased Residential Loans

Year of

 

Unpaid

Recorded

LTV at

Current

FICO Scores

Current

Amount

Debt Ratios

Origination

 

Principal

Investment

Origination

LTV(1)

at Origination

FICO Scores(2)

Delinquent

at Origination(3)

2007 

$

4,911 
2,734 
79.08% 
196.88% 
708 
560 
4,276 
43.01% 
2006 

 

5,494 
3,606 
73.82% 
136.47% 
697 
576 
4,835 
39.54% 
2005 

 

6,790 
4,066 
77.78% 
132.65% 
702 
592 
6,790 
37.05% 
2004 

 

20,309 
15,300 
75.09% 
95.76% 
712 
582 
16,599 
36.81% 

Prior to 2004

 

4,534 
4,242 
72.79% 
49.69% 
641 
575 
3,974 
36.65% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Only Purchased Residential Loans

Year of

 

Unpaid

Recorded

LTV at

Current

FICO Scores

Current

Amount

Debt Ratios

Origination

 

Principal

Investment

Origination

LTV(1)

at Origination

FICO Scores(2)

Delinquent

at Origination(3)

2007 

$

9,488 
5,352 
77.48% 
133.36% 
739 
595 
8,909 
33.30% 
2006 

 

15,833 
8,783 
77.79% 
166.31% 
733 
607 
15,345 
29.21% 
2005 

 

6,234 
3,720 
73.69% 
114.83% 
713 
621 
5,610 
38.01% 
2004 

 

2,448 
1,984 
78.00% 
111.23% 
724 
612 
2,449 
33.17% 

Prior to 2004

 

1,836 
1,437 
61.48% 
72.33% 
675 
576 
1,836 
36.34% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents purchased residential loans by geographic area segregated by amortizing and interest-only loans at September 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortizing Purchased Residential Loans

 

 

Unpaid

Recorded

LTV at

Current

FICO Scores

Current

Amount

Debt Ratios

State

 

Principal

Investment

Origination

LTV(1)

at Origination

FICO Scores(2)

Delinquent

at Origination(3)

Arizona

$

315 
289 
73.90% 
48.90% 
741 
554 
306 
45.11% 

California

 

8,384 
6,229 
73.87% 
99.19% 
702 
611 
6,027 
38.00% 

Florida

 

10,348 
6,418 
78.20% 
131.51% 
695 
551 
10,154 
36.57% 

Nevada

 

773 
318 
92.50% 
184.68% 
696 
577 
773 
35.72% 

Other States

 

22,219 
16,693 
72.65% 
71.34% 
686 
585 
19,214 
38.80% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Only Purchased Residential Loans

 

 

Unpaid

Recorded

LTV at

Current

FICO Scores

Current

Amount

Debt Ratios

State

 

Principal

Investment

Origination

LTV(1)

at Origination

FICO Scores(2)

Delinquent

at Origination(3)

Arizona

$

883 
317 
80.00% 
194.11% 
767 
551 
883 
38.12% 

California

 

7,712 
5,106 
74.03% 
110.84% 
733 
624 
6,645 
33.21% 

Florida

 

7,914 
4,298 
72.12% 
131.51% 
725 
587 
7,914 
33.78% 

Nevada

 

1,162 
414 
78.31% 
199.64% 
727 
597 
1,161 
36.00% 

Other States

 

18,168 
11,140 
78.63% 
148.52% 
726 
607 
17,545 
35.38% 

 

 

 

 

(1)  Current loan-to-values (“LTV”) for the majority of the portfolio were obtained as of the second quarter of 2011 from automated valuation models. 

(2)  Current FICO scores based on borrowers for which FICO scores were available as of the second quarter of 2011.

(3)  Debt ratio is defined as the portion of the borrower’s income that goes towards debt service.

 

 

CLRU Non-Interest Income

 

Non-interest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $133,000 and $203,000, respectively.  The non-interest income during the three months ended September 30, 2012 related primarily to deposit overdraft recoveries received during the two months ended September 30, 2012 associated with BankAtlantic’s customer deposit overdrafts through July 31, 2012.  The non-interest income during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 also included the retention of a $67,000 non-refundable deposit associated with a contract to sell real estate owned property and a $3,000 gain on the sale of a loan.  There were no loan sales during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Non-interest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0 and $13,000, respectively. The income consisted of a $10,000 gain on the sale of loans and miscellaneous income from a joint venture that factors receivables. The joint venture ceased operations in September 2011.  

 

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CLRU Non-Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2012

2011

Change

 

2012

2011

Change

Employee compensation and benefits

$

2,457 
4,817 
(2,360)

 

10,992 
15,604 
(4,612)

Occupancy and equipment

 

613 
2,456 
(1,843)

 

4,469 
8,191 
(3,722)

Advertising and promotion

 

13 
83 
(70)

 

162 
227 
(65)

Professional fees

 

488 
3,701 
(3,213)

 

3,594 
5,344 
(1,750)

(Recoveries) on assets held for sale

 

 -

 -

 -

 

(1,165)

 -

(1,165)

Impairments on loans held for sale

 

473 
156 
317 

 

932 
761 
171 

Impairment of real estate owned

 

839 
2,478 
(1,639)

 

3,444 
7,716 
(4,272)

Other

 

1,392 
1,014 
378 

 

6,334 
6,908 
(574)

 Total non-interest expense

$

6,275 
14,705 
(8,430)

 

28,762 
44,751 
(15,989)

 

 

Accounting rules require that BankAtlantic’s general corporate overhead be included in its entirety in CLRU non-interest expense for the one and seven months ended July 31, 2012 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.  In connection with the Transaction, BBX Capital entered into a transition services agreement with BB&T pursuant to which, among other things, former employees of BankAtlantic would provide specified services to BBX Capital at no cost until the later of such date that they are no longer employed by BB&T and October 2012 and the Company has the right to utilize office space at BBX Capital’s former headquarters at no cost until December 2012.   As a consequence, BBX Capital did not recognize compensation expenses during the two months ended September 30, 2012 for services performed on behalf of BBX Capital by these BB&T employees as the fair value of the costs of these services was not material. Management anticipates that BBX Capital’s cost structure will significantly change during the fourth quarter of 2012 as a result of the reduction in general overhead associated with consummation of the BB&T Transaction partially offset by the termination of services provided under the transition services agreement with BB&T.

The decline in employee compensation and benefits during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 periods resulted primarily from reduced compensation expenses associated with the BB&T transition services agreement and secondarily workforce reductions as well as attrition. BankAtlantic had significantly reduced its back-office work force since January 1, 2010.  BankAtlantic also reduced its commercial lending workforce, consisting primarily of lending officers, through normal attrition as commercial loan originations and purchases during 2011 and 2012 were significantly reduced from historical levels.  This reduction in the number of employees resulted in lower health insurance, payroll taxes, and share-based compensation.  The above reduction in compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was partially offset by $0.9 million of pre-acquisition stay bonuses paid to key employees of BankAtlantic and $0.4 million of share-based compensation recognized upon the acceleration of restricted stock award vesting associated with the Transaction. The $0.9 million of stay bonuses were reimbursed by BB&T and included in the gain on the sale of BankAtlantic in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Occupancy and equipment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 primarily reflects costs associated with the operation of back office facilities including the corporate headquarters.  The lower occupancy and equipment expenses during the 2012 periods compared to the same 2011 periods resulted from the BB&T transition services agreement and lower real estate taxes, utilities, depreciation and repairs and maintenance expenses due primarily to consolidation of back-office facilities.

The decline in professional fees during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period resulted primarily from higher legal fees relating to a commercial loan foreclosure associated with a land lease and a significant decline in regulatory supervisory and audit fees as a consequence of the sale of BankAtlantic.  Impacting professional fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same 2012 period was  $3.3 million of insurance reimbursements of expenses incurred during prior periods in connection with class action securities litigation compared to no reimbursements during the 2012 nine month period.    

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The recoveries on assets held for sale represents a $1.2 million decline in the carrying value of loans transferred to BB&T in the Transaction during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Impairments on loans held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2012 represented lower of cost or fair value adjustments on residential loans held for sale.  In September 2012, the residential loans held for sale were transferred to loans held for investment as these loans were non-performing and it was determined based on the current real estate environment to pursue foreclosures of these loans.

Impairments on loans held for sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 represent the lower of cost or fair value adjustments on commercial loans classified as held for sale.  The impairments primarily were the result of updated valuations of the underlying loan collateral.  

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, valuation allowances were adjusted based on updated property valuations resulting in impairments as shown on the above table. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a real estate owned impairment of $5.2 million was recognized related to one property. 

Other non-interest expenses consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2012

2011

Change

 

2012

2011

Change

Insurance

$

461 
1,090 
(629)

 

2,748 
3,031 
(283)

Foreclosed asset activity

 

540 
(1,163)
1,703 

 

1,093 
(158)
1,251 

Executive services

 

198 
630 
(432)

 

1,265 
1,826 
(561)

Other

 

193 
457 
(264)

 

1,228 
2,209 
(981)

 Total non-interest expense

$

1,392 
1,014 
378 

 

6,334 
6,908 
(574)

 

 

 

The increase in foreclosed asset activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 periods resulted primarily from the sale of a commercial property during the three months ended September 30, 2011 for a $1.6 million gain.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period, the gain on the sale of the commercial property was partially offset by higher rental income from foreclosures of income producing properties.

The lower executive services expenses primarily resulted from the termination of the shared services agreements with BFC upon consummation of the Transaction.

The reduced other expenses during the three and nine months periods of 2012 compared to the same 2011 periods resulted from declines in operating expenses associated with the sale of BankAtlantic.  Core deposit intangible assets were fully amortized as of March 31, 2012 reducing other expenses by $0.3 million and $0.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the 2011 periods.    

 

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Parent Company Results of Operations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months

 

For the Nine Months

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2012

2011

Change

 

2012

2011

Change

Net interest income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income on loans

$

41 
46 
(5)

 

262 
146 
116 

Interest and dividend income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 on taxable securities

 

 

44 
(39)

Interest expense on junior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 subordinated debentures

 

(1,348)
(3,899)
2,551 

 

(9,641)
(11,537)
1,896 

Net interest expense

 

(1,302)
(3,852)
2,550 

 

(9,374)
(11,347)
1,973 

(Recovery from) provision for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 loan losses

 

 -

147 
(147)

 

(6)
641 
(647)

Net interest expense after

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 provision for loan losses

 

(1,302)
(3,999)
2,697 

 

(9,368)
(11,988)
2,620 

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from unconsolidated trusts

 

42 
482 
(440)

 

282 
1,295 
(1,013)

Securities activities, net

 

22 

 -

22 

 

22 
(1,500)
1,522 

Other income

 

89 
327 
(238)

 

714 
853 
(139)

   Non-interest income

 

153 
809 
(656)

 

1,018 
648 
370 

Non-interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

4,212 
505 
3,707 

 

5,205 
1,544 
3,661 

Professional fees

 

1,355 
(826)
2,181 

 

7,685 
317 
7,368 

Advertising and promotion

 

79 
76 

 

213 
190 
23 

Other

 

806 
776 
30 

 

2,049 
4,412 
(2,363)

 Non-interest expense

 

6,452 
531 
5,921 

 

15,152 
6,463 
8,689 

Parent Company loss

$

(7,601)
(3,721)
(3,880)

 

(23,502)
(17,803)
(5,699)

 

 

 

The Parent Company interest income on loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 represents interest income on two performing loans.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Parent Company recognized $134,000 of additional interest income on one of the performing loans as a result of the receipt of previously deferred monthly payments.  

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 represents interest expense recognized on the Parent Company’s junior subordinated debentures.  BB&T assumed the Parent Company’s junior subordinated debenture obligation upon the consummation of the Transaction as of July 31, 2012 and as a result the Parent Company did not recognize interest expense subsequent to July 31, 2012. 

Income from unconsolidated trusts during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 represents equity earnings from trusts formed to issue trust preferred securities.  BBX Capital’s interests in these trusts were transferred to BB&T as of July 31, 2012 in connection with its assumption of BBX Capital’s junior subordinated debentures. 

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Securities activities, net during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 represents the sale of equity securities for a gain as shown on the above table. 

Securities activities, net during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 represents the Parent Company’s recognition of a $1.5 million other than temporary impairment on an equity security. 

Included in other non-interest income during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.1 million and $0.7 million of  income from BankAtlantic for executive management services compared to $0.3 million and $0.9 million during the same 2011 periods, respectively. These fees were eliminated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

The increase in compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period primarily resulted from the accrual of $3.6 million of executive management bonuses in September 2012.  

The increase in professional fees during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 periods primarily represents litigation costs associated with the TruPS related litigation in Delaware which arose in connection with the Transaction and includes reimbursements to trustees for their legal fees and related expenses in that litigation. Additionally, included in professional fees during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was a $0.9 million gain from a loan participation settlement.

The decrease in other non-interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same 2011 period related primarily to lower impairments.  Impairments on real estate owned and loans held for sale declined from $3.5 million during the 2011 nine month period to $1.1 million during the same 2012 period. 

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Credit Quality

 

The composition of the Parent Company’s loans and real estate owned at the indicated dates was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Nonaccrual loans:

 

 

 

Commercial non-real estate:

 $

 -

 

948 

Commercial real estate:

 

 

 

 

 Residential

3,132 

 

3,703 

 Land

 

424 

 

3,432 

Total non-accrual loans

3,556 

 

8,083 

Allowance for loan losses

 -

 

(784)

Non-accrual loans, net

3,556 

 

7,299 

Performing other commercial loans

2,386 

 

2,432 

Loans receivable, net

 $

5,942 

 

9,731 

Real estate owned

 $

10,246 

 

9,137 

 

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Parent Company charged off a $0.9 million commercial non-real estate loan and foreclosed on $3.4 million of land loans.  The Parent Company had established a $0.8 million specific valuation allowance during prior periods on the charged off commercial non-real estate loan.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Parent Company sold $3.5 million of real estate owned for a $0.4 million gain and invested an additional $1.8 million in a real estate owned property by purchasing a participant’s interest in the property.

The following table outlines general information about the Parent Company’s non-accrual loans as of September 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

Recorded

Specific

Date loan

Date Placed

Default

Collateral

Date of Last

Relationships

 

Balance

Investment

Reserves

Originated

on Nonaccrual

Date (2)

Type (3)

Full Appraisal

Residential Land Developers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrower No. 1 (1)

$

20,005 
3,132 

 -

Q1-2005

Q4-2007

Q1-2008

Residential

Q3-2011

         Borrower No. 2

 

3,060 
424 

 -

Q2-2006

Q4-2008

Q1-2008

Residential

Q2-2011

Total Residential Land Developers

$

23,065 
3,556 

 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) During 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Parent Company recognized partial charge-offs on relationship No. 1 aggregating $16.4 million.

(2) The default date is defined as the date of the initial missed payment prior to default.

(3) Acquisition and development (“A&D”).

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The loans that comprise the above relationships are all collateral dependent. As such, the Parent Company measures these loans based on the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. The fair value of the collateral was determined using unadjusted third party appraisals. Management performs quarterly impairment analyses on these credit relationships subsequent to the date of the appraisals and may reduce appraised values if market conditions significantly deteriorate subsequent to the appraisal dates.  However, our policy is to obtain a full appraisal within one year from the date of the prior appraisal, unless the loan is in the process of foreclosure.

 

Changes in the Parent Company’s allowance for loan losses were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months  

 

For the Nine Months  

 

 

Ended September 30,

 

Ended September 30,

 

 

2012

2011

 

2012

2011

Balance, beginning of period

 $

 -

 -

 

784 
830 

Loans charged-off

 

 -

 -

 

(948)
(1,305)

Recoveries of loans previously charged-off

 

 -

20 

 

170 

 -

Net (charge-offs)

 

 -

20 

 

(778)
(1,305)

(Recovery from) provision for loan losses

 

 -

147 

 

(6)
642 

Balance, end of period

 $

 -

167 

 

 -

167 

 

 

 

The provision for loan losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 reflects the charge-off of a $0.9 million commercial non-real estate loan and the related charge-off of the specific valuation allowances established on this non-real estate loan during prior periods.  The $0.2 million recovery relates to the foreclosure of a commercial land loan for which the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell exceeded the recorded investment in the loan. 

 

The $1.3 million of charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were comprised of a $1.2 million charge-off of a commercial land loan for which the Company had maintained a $0.8 million specific valuation allowance and a $0.1 million charge-off of a commercial residential loan. 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

 

BBX Capital

 

On July 31, 2012, BBX Capital completed its previously announced sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T. Under the terms of the Agreement, immediately prior to the sale of BankAtlantic to BB&T, BankAtlantic distributed to BBX Capital the membership interests of FAR and CAM.

 

CAM’s assets consisted of $82 million of cash and non-performing commercial loans, commercial real estate owned and previously written off assets that had an aggregate carrying value on BankAtlantic’s balance sheet of $125 million as of July 31, 2012.  CAM had approximately $1.7 million of liabilities related to these assets as of July 31, 2012. 

 

FAR’s assets consisted of $50 million of cash and performing and non-performing loans, tax certificates and real estate owned that had an aggregate carrying value on BankAtlantic’s balance sheet of approximately $346 million as of July 31, 2012.  FAR had approximately $14.2 million of liabilities related to these assets as of July 31, 2012.  At the closing of the Transaction, BBX Capital transferred to BB&T 95% of the outstanding preferred membership interests in FAR in connection with BB&T’s assumption of BBX Capital’s outstanding TruPS obligations. BBX Capital continues to hold the remaining 5% of FAR’s preferred membership interests. Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company of FAR which was entered into by BBX Capital and BB&T at the closing, BB&T will hold its 95% preferred interest in the net cash flows of FAR until such time as it has recovered $285 million in preference amount plus a priority return of LIBOR + 200 basis points per annum on any unpaid preference amount. At that time, BB&T’s interest in FAR will terminate, and BBX Capital will thereafter be entitled to any and all residual proceeds from FAR. It is expected that the assets (other than cash) contributed to FAR will be monetized over a period of seven years, or longer provided BB&T’s preference amount is repaid within such seven-year period. BBX Capital entered into an incremental $35 million guarantee in BB&T’s favor to further

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assure BB&T’s recovery of the $285 million preference amount within seven years.  As a consequence, until BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR is recovered, the cash generated from the activities of FAR will be utilized to pay expenses, fund the priority return and repay the preferred membership interest.

 

BBX Capital also received from BB&T a cash payment of $6.4 million at the closing of the Transaction in connection with the sale of the stock of BankAtlantic.  As a result of the Transaction BBX Capital’s stockholders’ equity increased by $308.8 million representing a $290.6 million gain on the sale of BankAtlantic and an $18.2 million reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income. 

 

CAM distributed the $82 million of cash transferred to it at the closing of the Transaction to BBX Capital and BBX Capital utilized $51.3 million of the cash to reimburse BB&T for all accrued and unpaid interest on the TruPS through the closing of the Transaction, and $7.3 million of the cash to fund transaction costs and payments of certain legal fees and expenses with respect to the now resolved litigation relating to the Transaction brought by certain holders of the TruPS.  The remaining cash of approximately $29 million was available for general corporate purposes.

 

The net cash flows received by BBX Capital from CAM and the cash proceeds from the Transaction are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received from Transaction:

 

 

Cash held in CAM

$

81,210 

Transaction cash consideration

 

6,433 

 Total cash received

 

87,643 

Cash outflows from Transaction:

 

 

TruPS accrued and unpaid interest

 

(51,314)

Legal fees - TruPS litigation

 

(2,349)

Transaction costs

 

(5,000)

 Total cash outflows

 

(58,663)

Net cash received from Transaction

 

 

 by BBX Capital

$

28,980 

 

BBX Capital’s principal source of liquidity was its cash holdings,  funds obtained from its wholly-owned work-out subsidiary, and the net cash proceeds received in connection with the Transaction, and $4 million of distributions received from FARWhile FAR is consolidated in BBX Capital’s financial statements, the cash held in FAR and generated from its assets will be used primarily to pay operating expenses and to pay BB&T’s 95% preferred membership interest, and the related priority return. The balance of BB&T’s preferred membership interest in FAR was approximately $209 million at September 30, 2012.

 

BBX Capital’s cash at banks excluding FAR’s cash was $33.8 million and BBX Capital had $10.3 million of current liabilities as of September 30, 2012.   BBX Capital expects to obtain funds in subsequent periods from the cash flows on loans and real estate and other assets in CAM and BBX Capital’s existing asset workout subsidiary, each of which is wholly-owned by BBX Capital, and distributions from its 5% preferred interest in the net cash flows from FAR.  BBX Capital also may obtain funds through the issuance of equity and debt securities. BBX Capital anticipates utilizing these funds for general corporate purposes including employee compensation and benefits, servicing costs and real estate owned operating expenses in the near term and anticipates involvement in investments in real estate and other business opportunities as well as specialty finance activities over time as assets are monetized. 

 

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The Company’s Contractual Obligations and Off Balance Arrangements as of September 30, 2012 were (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

Less than

 

 

After 5

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

1 year

1-3 years

4-5 years

years

BB&T's preferred interest in FAR

$

208,986 

 -

 -

42,736 
166,250 

Operating lease obligation

 

2,183 
165 
863 
916 
239 

Other obligations

 

540 
155 
375 
10 

 -

Total contractual cash obligations

$

211,709 
320 
1,238 
43,662 
166,489 

 

FAR is required to make quarterly distributions of excess cash obtained from loan payments on the liquidation of assets to pay down its preferred membership interests (which are held 95% by BB&T and 5% by the Company) and the related priority return.  However, if the preference amount represented by BB&T’s interest exceeds $175 million on July 31, 2015, certain assets must be liquidated within 180 days in order to reduce the preference amount to $175 million Additionally, if the preference amount is not reduced to $100 million by July 31, 2017, certain assets must be liquidated within 180 days in order to reduce the preference amount to $100 million.    If BB&T’s preferred interest in FAR is not fully repaid on July 31, 2019, the remaining assets must be liquidated within 180 days.   BBX Capital entered into an incremental $35 million guarantee in BB&T's favor to further assure BB&T's recovery of its preference amount within seven years.

 

Operating lease obligations represent minimum future lease payments in which BBX Capital is a lessee for office space.

 

Other obligations are primarily legally binding agreements with loan servicers that represent fixed payments for a time period greater than one year.

 

 

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Subsequent to the Transaction, BBX Capital’s market risk primarily consists of interest rate risk on its accruing loans. As a result, BBX Capital’s earnings are affected by interest rates, which are subject to the influence of economic conditions generally, both domestic and foreign, and also to the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States and its agencies, particularly the Federal Reserve Board.  BBX Capital has estimated the changes in its interest income based on changes in interest rates.  Presented below is an analysis of BBX Capital’s estimated net interest income over a twelve month period calculated utilizing BBX Capital’s model (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012

Basis Point

 

Net

Change

 

Interest

in Rate

 

Income

           200

$

9,691 

           100

 

8,972 

                -

 

8,253 

          (100)

 

7,533 
(200)

 

6,814 

 

 

Additionally, because a significant majority of BBX Capital’s assets consist of loans secured by real estate and real estate owned, BBX Capital’s financial condition and earnings are also affected by changes in real estate values in the markets where the real estate is located.

 

Except as it relates to BBX Capital (as described above), there have been no significant changes in BFC’s or its subsidiaries’, including Bluegreen’s, market risk from the market risk described in Part II, Item 7A of Amendment No. 1 to BFC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting other than the following changes resulting from the consummation of the Transaction.  After consummation of the Transaction, our internal control over financial reporting pertaining to the financial statements and activities of BBX Capital no longer includes the review of transactions, receipts and disbursements associated with BankAtlantic’s deposit operations and investment business unit.

 

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PART II ‑ OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.              Legal Proceedings

 

There have been no material changes in our legal proceedings from those previously disclosed in the “Legal Proceedings” sections of Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

 

Item 1A.              Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in the risks and uncertainties that we face from those disclosed in the “Risk Factors” sections of Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

 

Item 5.                        Other Information

 

On November 12, 2012, the Company, upon the approval of the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors after consultation with a third party compensation consultant, entered into employment agreements with certain of its executive officers, including Alan B. Levan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John E. Abdo, Vice Chairman, Seth M. Wise, Executive Vice President, Jarett S. Levan, Executive Vice President, and John K. Grelle, Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Executive Officers”). 

 

Under the terms of their respective employment agreements, each of the Executive Officers will receive an annual base salary and be entitled to receive bonus payments under bonus plans established from time to time by the Compensation Committee or otherwise at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. The following table sets forth information regarding the base salary and bonuses paid or payable to the Executive Officers under their respective employment agreements.

 

Executive Officer

Base Salary(1)

Bonus(2)

Bonus Opportunity(3)

Alan B. Levan

$
750,000 
$
700,000 
200% 

John E. Abdo

$
750,000 
$
700,000 
200% 

Seth M. Wise

$
375,000 
$
125,000 
80% 

Jarett S. Levan

$
375,000 
$
50,000 
80% 

John K. Grelle

$
200,000 
$
150,000 
60% 

 

(1)

Represents base salaries for the year ending December 31, 2012. The Compensation Committee will review and have the discretion to increase each Executive Officer’s base salary on an annual basis. The base salaries may not be decreased without the applicable Executive Officer’s written consent.

(2)

Represents discretionary cash bonuses paid to the Executive Officer upon execution of his employment agreement based on a subjective evaluation of his overall performance in areas outside those that can be objectively measured from financial results.

(3)

Represents the Executive Officer’s bonus opportunity, stated as a percentage of his then-current base salary, for each calendar year during the term of the agreement commencing with the year ending December 31, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the “Annual Bonus”).  Any Annual Bonuses payable for the year ending December 31, 2012 would be in addition to the amounts set forth in the “Bonus” column.

 

In addition, pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements, the Company granted 1,852,097 restricted shares to each of Mr. Alan Levan and Mr. Abdo, and 926,049 restricted shares to each of Mr. Wise and Mr. Jarett Levan, in each case under the Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and, to the extent applicable, subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders of an amendment of the plan to increase the number of shares available for grant thereunder.  The restricted stock awards are in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and are scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on November 12, 2013, subject to the applicable Executive Officer’s continued employment with the Company and certain other terms and conditions of the awards. 

 

The employment agreements also provide that the Compensation Committee will work with the compensation consultant and the Company’s executive management team to develop a “carried interest” compensation plan in which the Executive Officers will be entitled to participate.

 

Each employment agreement (other than the employment agreement with Mr. Grelle) has an initial term of three years and provides for annual renewal terms unless either the applicable Executive Officer or the Company elects

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for the agreement to expire at the end of the then-current term or the agreement is earlier terminated as set forth below.  Mr. Grelle’s employment agreement is for a term expiring on March 15, 2015.

 

Each employment agreement may be terminated by the Company for “Cause” or “Without Cause” or by the Executive Officer for “Good Reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement).  If an employment agreement is terminated with the Company for “Cause,” the applicable Executive Officer will be entitled to receive his base salary through the date of termination.  If an employment agreement is terminated by the Company “Without Cause” or by the Executive Officer for “Good Reason,” the applicable executive officer will be entitled to receive (i) his base salary through the date of termination (or through March 31, 2015, in the case of Mr. Grelle), (ii) the prorated portion of the Executive Officer’s Annual Bonus (based on the average Annual Bonus paid to him during the prior two fiscal years) through the date of termination and (iii) with respect to Mr. Alan Levan, Mr. Abdo, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Jarett Levan, a severance payment as follows.  Each of Mr. Alan Levan and Mr. Abdo will be entitled to receive a severance payment in an amount equal to 2 times the sum of his annual base salary and Annual Bonus opportunity at the date of termination (or 2.99 times the sum of his annual base salary and Annual Bonus opportunity at the date of termination if such termination occurs within two years after a “Change in Control” (as defined in the employment agreement). Each of Mr. Wise and Mr. Jarett Levan will be entitled to receive a severance payment in an amount equal to 1.5 times the sum of his annual base salary and Annual Bonus opportunity at the date of termination (or 2 times the sum of his annual base salary and Annual Bonus opportunity at the date of termination if such termination occurs within two years after a “Change in Control”).  In addition, if an Executive Officer’s employment agreement is terminated by the Company “Without Cause” or by the Executive Officer for “Good Reason,” all incentive stock options and restricted stock awards previously granted to the Executive Officer by the Company but not yet vested will immediately accelerate and fully vest as of the termination date, and the Company will be required to provide the Executive Officer with continued benefits, including, without limitation, health and life insurance, for the following periods: (i) two years following the year in which the termination occurs (or three years following the year in which the termination occurs, if such termination occurred within two years after a Change in Control), in the case of each of Mr. Alan Levan and Mr. Abdo, (ii) eighteen months following the year in which the termination occurs (or two years following the year in which the termination occurs, if such termination occurred within two years after a Change in Control), in the case of each of Mr. Wise and Mr. Jarett Levan, and (iii) through March 31, 2015, in the case of Mr. Grelle.  Each employment agreement will also be terminated upon the Executive Officer’s death, in which case the applicable Executive Officer’s estate will be entitled to receive his base salary through the date of his death and the prorated portion of the Executive Officer’s Annual Bonus (based on the average Annual Bonus paid to him during the prior two fiscal years) through the date of his death.

 

Each Executive Officer also agreed in his respective employment agreement to enter into a non-disclosure, non-competition, confidentiality and non-solicitation of customers agreement with the Company on terms acceptable to both the Executive Officer and the Company. Entry into such agreement is a condition to the Company’s obligation to make and provide the post-termination payments and benefits described in the preceding paragraph.

 

The foregoing description of the employment agreements is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.5 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

On November 14, 2012, the Company appointed John K. Grelle to replace Maria R. Scheker as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately.  As described above and in further detail below, Mr. Grelle is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.

 

Mr. Grelle, age 68, joined the Company as acting Chief Financial Officer on January 11, 2008 and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on May 20, 2008 and Chief Risk Officer on September 16, 2011.  Since August 2012, Mr. Grelle has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BBX Capital.  As previously described, the Company currently owns shares of BBX Capital’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock representing in the aggregate approximately 75% of the total voting power of BBX Capital’s common stock, and BBX Capital’s financial condition and operating results are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements.  In addition, Mr. Grelle served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of Woodbridge Holdings Corporation from May 2008 until September 2009 when it merged with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Grelle served as a Partner of Tatum, LLC, an executive services firm. From 2003 through October 2007, when Mr. Grelle joined Tatum, LLC, Mr. Grelle was the founder and principal of a business formation and strategic development consulting firm. Mr. Grelle has also been employed in various other executive and financial positions throughout his career.

 

It is expected that Ms. Scheker will remain with the Company in a non-executive capacity.

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Item 6.              Exhibits

 

                                    Exhibit 10.1*                    Employment Agreement dated as of November 12, 2012, by and between BFC Financial Corporation and Alan B. Levan

                                    Exhibit 10.2*                    Employment Agreement dated as of November 12, 2012, by and between BFC Financial Corporation and John E. Abdo

 

 

                                    Exhibit 10.3*                    Employment Agreement dated as of November 12, 2012, by and between BFC Financial Corporation and Seth Wise

 

 

                                    Exhibit 10.4*                    Employment Agreement dated as of November 12, 2012, by and between BFC Financial Corporation and John K. Grelle

 

                                    Exhibit 10.5*                     Employment Agreement dated as of November 12, 2012, by and between BFC Financial Corporation and Jarett S. Levan

 

 

 

                                    Exhibit 31.1 *                 Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed

 

                                    Exhibit 31.2 *                   Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed

 

                                    

                                    Exhibit 32.1 **                   Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed

 

                                    Exhibit 32.2 **                 Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 filed

            101.INS***            XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE   ***   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

            

*                                  Exhibits filed with this Form 10-Q

**         Exhibits furnished with this Form 10-Q.

 

***        Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T promulgated by the SEC, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

 

 

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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.

 

 

BFC FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

Date:November 14, 2012By:/s/ Alan B. Levan                              

Alan B. Levan, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:November 14, 2012By:/s/ John K. Grelle                              

John K. Grelle, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

I, Alan B. Levan, certify that:

1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of BFC Financial Corporation;

 

2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a.

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a.

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:    November 14, 2012

 

 

By: /s/Alan B. Levan                                                

 Alan B. Levan

 Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 31.2

 

I, John K. Grelle, certify that:

1)

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of BFC Financial Corporation;

 

2)

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3)

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a.

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b.

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c.

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d.

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5)

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a.

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b.

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:    November 14, 2012

 

 

By: /s/John K. Grelle                                                

John K. Grelle

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of BFC Financial Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Alan B. Levan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Alan B. Levan

Name:Alan B. Levan

Title:Chief Executive Officer

Date:November 14, 2012

 

 

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Exhibit 32.2

 

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of BFC Financial Corporation (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John K. Grelle, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)

the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

 

 

/s/ John K. Grelle

Name:John K. Grelle

Title:Chief Financial Officer

Date:November 14, 2012

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