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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 10-Q

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

 
  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009                 Commission File Number 0-13823
 

FNB UNITED CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 
North Carolina
 
56-1456589
(State of Incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
     
150 South Fayetteville Street
   
Asheboro, North Carolina
 
27203
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
(336) 626-8300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant 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 (Section 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 o   No o

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

Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer  x
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company x
       
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes o   No T
 
As of November 4, 2009 (the most recent practicable date), the Registrant had outstanding 11,426,413 shares of Common Stock.
 


 
 

 

FNB United Corp. and Subsidiary
Report on Form 10-Q
September 30, 2009
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1
 
   
2
   
3
   
4
   
5
 
Item 2
21
 
Item 3
33
 
Item 4
34
       
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1
35
 
Item 1A
35
 
Item 2
35
 
Item 3
35
 
Item 4
35
 
Item 5
35
 
Item 6
35
   
36


FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Some of our statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that are based upon our current expectations and projections about future events and our future financial performance. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They often contain words like “may,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “continue,” “expect,” “project,” “predict,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on our beliefs and assumptions, and on the information available to us at the time that these disclosures were prepared. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: the effects of future economic conditions, including inflation or a decrease in residential housing values; governmental monetary and fiscal policies, as well as legislative and regulatory changes; our ability to maintain required capital levels and adequate sources of funding and liquidity; the risks of changes in interest rates; changes in the level and composition of deposits, loan demand and the values of loan collateral, securities and interest sensitive assets and liabilities; credit risks; the effects of competition from other commercial banks, thrifts, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, credit unions, insurance companies, money market and other mutual funds and other financial institutions operating in our market area and elsewhere, including institutions operating regionally, nationally and internationally, together with competitors offering banking products and services by mail, telephone and the Internet; our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiary; the effects of critical accounting policies and judgments; fluctuations in our stock price; the effect of any mergers, acquisitions or other transactions to which we or our subsidiary may from time to time be a party; and the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of our allowance for loan losses. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made and FNB United Corp. undertakes no obligation to update any statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


PART I.              FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.                 Financial Statements
 
FNB United Corp. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Assets
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 32,160     $ 28,743  
Interest-bearing bank balances
    376       404  
Federal funds sold
    65,064       206  
Investment securities:
               
Available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (amortized cost of $254,466 in 2009 and $206,072 in 2008)
    261,811       205,426  
Held-to-maturity (estimated fair value of $93,266 in 2009 and $27,580 in 2008)
    92,777       27,794  
Loans held for sale
    52,520       36,138  
Loans held for investment
    1,576,530       1,585,195  
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
    (42,349 )     (34,720 )
Net loans held for investment
    1,534,181       1,550,475  
Premises and equipment, net
    48,852       50,947  
Goodwill
    -       52,395  
Core deposit premiums
    5,166       5,762  
Other assets
    100,999       86,144  
Total Assets
  $ 2,193,906     $ 2,044,434  
                 
Liabilities
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 147,751     $ 150,273  
Interest-bearing deposits:
               
Demand, savings and money market deposits
    577,778       479,223  
Time deposits of $100,000 or more
    445,545       407,539  
Other time deposits
    550,668       477,712  
Total deposits
    1,721,742       1,514,747  
Retail repurchase agreements
    19,467       18,145  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    167,953       238,910  
Federal funds purchased
    75,000       37,000  
Subordinated debt
    15,000       15,000  
Junior subordinated debentures
    56,702       56,702  
Other liabilities
    9,439       16,013  
Total Liabilities
    2,065,303       1,896,517  
                 
Shareholders' Equity
               
Preferred stock, $10.00 par value; authorized 200,000 shares, 51,500 shares issued and outstanding at $1,000 stated value
    48,033       -  
Common stock warrant
    3,891       -  
Common stock, $2.50 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued 11,426,413 shares in 2009 and 11,428,003 shares in 2008
    28,566       28,570  
Surplus
    114,983       114,772  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    (67,385 )     8,904  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    515       (4,329 )
Total Shareholders' Equity
    128,603       147,917  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
  $ 2,193,906     $ 2,044,434  


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


FNB United Corp. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Interest Income
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 21,132     $ 25,715     $ 63,995     $ 79,781  
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
                               
Taxable income
    4,689       1,795       11,864       5,386  
Non-taxable income
    562       471       1,756       1,501  
Other interest income
    115       204       282       723  
Total interest income
    26,498       28,185       77,897       87,391  
Interest Expense
                               
Deposits
    7,969       10,150       25,448       32,578  
Retail repurchase agreements
    30       204       97       616  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    1,458       1,927       4,534       5,440  
Federal funds purchased
    56       114       141       412  
Other borrowed funds
    568       860       1,881       2,364  
Total interest expense
    10,081       13,255       32,101       41,410  
Net Interest Income before Provision for Loan Losses
    16,417       14,930       45,796       45,981  
Provision for loan losses
    17,500       9,370       37,084       12,267  
Net Interest (Loss)/Income after Provision for Loan Losses
    (1,083 )     5,560       8,712       33,714  
Noninterest Income
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    2,333       2,450       6,640       6,742  
Mortgage loan income
    4,113       2,111       8,651       3,910  
Cardholder and merchant services income
    650       615       1,854       1,681  
Trust and investment services
    459       458       1,241       1,389  
Bank owned life insurance
    363       243       833       728  
Other service charges, commissions and fees
    301       136       882       523  
Securities gains, net
    620       -       617       6  
Total other-than-temporary impairment loss
    (3,985 )     -       (4,985 )     -  
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income
    -       -       -       -  
Net impairment loss recognized in earnings
    (3,985 )     -       (4,985 )     -  
Other income
    106       421       362       713  
Total noninterest income
    4,960       6,434       16,095       15,692  
Noninterest Expense
                               
Personnel expense
    8,559       8,349       24,826       26,242  
Net occupancy expense
    1,365       1,354       4,173       4,012  
Furniture, equipment, and data processing expense
    1,843       1,616       5,325       4,948  
Professional fees
    487       727       1,720       1,446  
Stationery, printing and supplies
    137       296       536       880  
Advertising and marketing
    480       344       1,536       1,047  
Goodwill impairment
    52,395       -       52,395       1,800  
FDIC insurance
    1,577       404       3,440       724  
Other expense
    4,710       2,185       9,566       7,192  
Total noninterest expense
    71,553       15,275       103,517       48,291  
(Loss)/income before income taxes
    (67,676 )     (3,281 )     (78,710 )     1,115  
Income taxes (benefit)/expense
    (185 )     (1,570 )     (5,050 )     363  
Net (Loss)/Income
    (67,491 )     (1,711 )     (73,660 )     752  
Preferred stock dividends
    (813 )     -       (2,055 )     -  
Net (Loss)/Income to Common Shareholders
  $ (68,304 )   $ (1,711 )   $ (75,715 )   $ 752  
                                 
Net (loss)/income per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ (5.98 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (6.63 )   $ 0.07  
Diluted
  $ (5.98 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (6.63 )   $ 0.07  
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    11,420,868       11,404,885       11,414,928       11,408,037  
Diluted
    11,420,868       11,404,885       11,414,928       11,410,830  


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


FNB United Corp. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
                         
Common
         
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
       
   
Preferred Stock
   
Common Stock
   
Stock
         
(Accumulated
   
Comprehensive
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Warrant
   
Surplus
   
Deficit)
   
(Loss) Income
   
Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2007
    -     $ -       11,426,902     $ 28,567     $ -     $ 114,119     $ 74,199     $ (629 )   $ 216,256  
                                                                         
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle - adoption of EITF 06-4
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (344 )     -       (344 )
Comprehensive income:
                                                                       
Net income
    -       -       -       -       -       -       752       -       752  
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
                                                                       
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period on securities available-for-sale,net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,945 )     (1,945 )
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) on securities available-for-sale included in net income, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities,net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,945 )     (1,945 )
Interest rate swap, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       192       192  
Pension and post-retirement liability, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       42       42  
Total comprehensive income
                                                                    (959 )
Cash dividends declared on common stock, $.35 per share
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (3,998 )     -       (3,998 )
Merger acquisition of subsidiary companies:
                                                                       
Common stock issued
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Fair value of stock options assumed
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Stock options:
                                                                       
Proceeds from options exercised
    -       -       150       1       -       1       -       -       2  
Compensation expense recognized
    -       -       -       -       -       328       -       -       328  
Net tax benefit related to option exercises
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Restricted stock:
                                                                       
Shares issued/terminated, subject to restriction
    -       -       (5,049 )     (13 )     -       (60 )     -       -       (73 )
Compensation expense recognized
    -       -       -       -       -       205       -       -       205  
Other compensatory stock issued
    -       -       -       -               -       -       -       -  
Adjustment to initially apply SFAS No. 158
    -       -       -       -               -       -       -       -  
Balance, September 30, 2008
    -     $ -       11,422,003     $ 28,555     $ -     $ 114,593     $ 70,609     $ (2,340 )   $ 211,417  
                                                                         
Balance, December 31, 2008
    -     $ -       11,428,003     $ 28,570     $ -     $ 114,772     $ 8,904     $ (4,329 )   $ 147,917  
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle - adoption of EITF 06-4
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Comprehensive income (loss):
                                                                       
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (73,660 )     -       (73,660 )
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
                                                                       
Unrealized holding gain (losses) arising during the period on securities available-for-sale,
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       2,069       2,069  
Reclassification adjustment for (gains)on securities available-for-sale included in net income
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (244 )     (244 )
Unrealized gain (losses) on securities for which credit-related portion was recognized in net realized investment gains (losses)
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       3,016       3,016  
Change in unrealized (losses) on securities,net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       4,841       4,841  
Interest rate swap, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       3       3  
Pension and post-retirement liability, net of tax
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total comprehensive loss
                                                                    (68,816 )
Issuance of preferred stock
    51,500       47,609       -       -       3,891       -       -       -       51,500  
Accretion of discount on preferred stock
    -       424       -       -       -       -       (424 )     -       -  
Cash dividends declared on common stock, $0.05 per share
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (574 )     -       (574 )
Cash dividends declared on Series A preferred stock, $12.50 per share
    -       -       -       -       -       -       (1,631 )     -       (1,631 )
Stock options:
                                                                       
Proceeds from options exercised
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Compensation expense recognized
    -       -       -       -       -       168       -       -       168  
Restricted stock:
                                                                       
Shares issued, subject to restriction
    -       -       (1,590 )     (4 )     -       (139 )     -       -       (143 )
Compensation expense recognized
    -       -       -       -       -       182       -       -       182  
Balance, September 30, 2009
    51,500     $ 48,033       11,426,413     $ 28,566     $ 3,891     $ 114,983     $ (67,385 )   $ 515     $ 128,603  
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
FNB United Corp. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Operating Activities
           
Net (loss)/income
  $ (73,660 )   $ 752  
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to cash (used in) provided by operatings activities:
         
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment
    2,706       2,571  
Provision for loan losses
    37,084       12,267  
Deferred income taxes
    (288 )     486  
Deferred loan fees and costs, net
    (1,171 )     131  
Premium amortization and discount accretion of investment securities, net
    (1,360 )     (172 )
(Gain) on sale of investment securities
    (617 )     (6 )
Other-than-temporary impairment charge
    4,985       -  
Amortization of core deposit premiums
    596       603  
Stock compensation expense
    350       533  
Income from bank owned life insurance
    (833 )     (728 )
Mortgage loans held for sale:
               
Origination of mortgage loans held for sale
    (600,482 )     (237,627 )
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale
    592,612       238,383  
Gain on mortgage loan sales
    (8,651 )     (3,910 )
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized
    (1,396 )     (958 )
Mortgage servicing rights amortization and impairment
    465       289  
Goodwill impairment
    52,395       1,800  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase)/decrease in interest receivable
    (1,145 )     1,261  
Decrease in other assets
    8,076       23  
(Decrease)/increase in accrued interest and other liabilities
    (10,249 )     125  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (583 )     15,823  
Investing Activities
               
Available-for-sale securities:
               
Proceeds from sales
    26,354       -  
Proceeds from maturities and calls
    60,405       82,978  
Purchases
    (140,046 )     (122,218 )
Held-to-maturity securities:
               
Proceeds from maturities and calls
    17,285       12,268  
Purchases
    (80,373 )     -  
Net increase in loans held for investment
    (38,501 )     (151,045 )
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (781 )     (7,273 )
Purchases of SBIC investments
    (100 )     (75 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (155,757 )     (185,365 )
Financing Activities
               
Net increase in deposits
    206,995       78,640  
Increase/(decrease) in retail repurchase agreements
    1,322       (3,581 )
(Decrease)/increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    (71,025 )     80,478  
Increase/(decrease) in federal funds purchased
    38,000       (4,500 )
Increase in other borrowings
    -       20,000  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    -       2  
Proceeds from issuance of Series A preferred stock and common stock warrant
    51,500       -  
Cash dividends paid on common stock
    (574 )     (4,570 )
Cash dividends paid on Series A preferred stock
    (1,631 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    224,587       166,469  
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    68,247       (3,073 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
    29,353       39,117  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
  $ 97,600     $ 36,044  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 33,140     $ 41,855  
Income taxes, net of refunds
    195       1,374  
Noncash transactions:
               
Foreclosed loans transferred to other real estate
    20,251       6,400  
Unrealized securities gains/(losses), net of income taxes (benefit)/expense
    4,841       (1,945 )
Application of SFAS No. 158 to employee benefit plan costs, net of income taxes
    -       42  
Interest rate swap
    3       192  
Adoption of EITF Issue 06-4
    -       (344 )

 
 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


FNB United Corp. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1.         Basis of Presentation
 
Nature of Operations

FNB United Corp. (“FNB United”), formerly known as FNB Corp., is a bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina in 1984. On July 2, 1985, through an exchange of stock, FNB United acquired a wholly owned subsidiary, CommunityONE Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), a national banking association founded in 1907 and formerly known as First National Bank and Trust Company. The Bank has two operating subsidiaries, Dover Mortgage Company (“Dover”) and First National Investor Services, Inc. It also has an inactive subsidiary, Premier Investment Services, Inc., acquired through its merger with Alamance Bank. Through the Bank, FNB United offers a complete line of consumer, mortgage and business banking services, including loan, deposit, cash management, investment management and trust services, to individual and business customers. The Bank has offices in Alamance, Alexander, Ashe, Catawba, Chatham, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Scotland, Watauga and Wilkes counties in North Carolina. Dover has a retail origination network based in Charlotte with wholesale operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia.

General

The accompanying consolidated financial statements, prepared without audit, include the accounts of FNB United and its subsidiary (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.  The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to place them on a comparable basis with the current period consolidated financial statements. These reclassifications have no effect on net income or shareholders’ equity as previously reported.  Descriptions of the organization and business of FNB United, accounting policies followed by the Company and other relevant information are contained in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, including in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of that report. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with that Annual Report.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation.  These reclassifications have had no impact on reported amounts of net income.

2.         Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include the balance sheet captions:  cash and due from banks, interest-bearing bank balances and federal funds sold. Generally, federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods.

3.         Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of an enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources and, accordingly, includes both net income and amounts referred to as other comprehensive income. The items of other comprehensive income are included in the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income.  The accumulated balance of other


comprehensive income is included in the shareholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet. The Company’s components of accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2009 include unrealized gains/(losses) on investment securities classified as available-for-sale and the changes in the value of the interest rate swap on one issue of trust preferred securities.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, total other comprehensive (loss)/income was $(68.8) million and $(1.0) million, respectively.  The deferred income tax benefit/(liability) related to the components of other comprehensive income amounted to $3.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for the same periods as previously mentioned.

The accumulated balances related to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Pretax
   
After-tax
   
Pretax
   
After-tax
 
Net unrealized securities gains/(losses)
  $ 7,329     $ 4,471     $ (608 )   $ (371 )
Other-than-temporary impairment losses on debt securities
    -       -       -       -  
Net unrealized gains on cash flow derivatives
    (489 )     (298 )     (491 )     (300 )
Pension, other postretirement and postemployment benefit plan adjustments
    (5,996 )     (3,658 )     (5,996 )     (3,658 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  $ 844     $ 515     $ (7,095 )   $ (4,329 )

 
4.         Earnings Per Share

Basic net income per share, or basic earnings per share (“EPS”), is computed by dividing net income/ (loss) to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  In 2009, the Company accrued and/or paid dividends of approximately $1.6 million on Series A preferred stock, which combined with the $423,800 accretion of the discount on the preferred stock, increased the net loss to common shareholders by $2.1 million.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if the Company’s potential common stock, which consists of dilutive stock options and a common stock warrant, were exercised.  As required for entities with complex capital structures, a dual presentation of basic and diluted EPS is included on the face of the income statement, and a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation is provided in this footnote.

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net (loss) income to common shareholders
  $ (68,304 )   $ (1,711 )   $ (75,715 )   $ 752  
Denominator:
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    11,420,868       11,404,885       11,414,928       11,408,037  
Equivalent shares from potential common stock issuance
    -       -       -       2,793  
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    11,420,868       11,404,885       11,414,928       11,410,830  
                                 
Net (loss) income per share:
                               
Basic
  $ (5.98 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (6.63 )   $ 0.07  
Diluted
  $ (5.98 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (6.63 )   $ 0.07  

Due to a net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, all stock options and the common stock warrant were considered anti-dilutive and thus are not included in this calculation. Additionally, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 there were 2,817,596 and 2,474,248 antidilutive shares, respectively.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 there were 690,088 and 667,791 shares relating to stock options.  There were no common stock warrants in 2008.  Because the exercise price exceeded the average market price for the periods discussed, they were omitted from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for their respective periods.


5.         Investment Securities

Summaries of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities and the related gross unrealized gains and losses are presented below:

(dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
   
Gross Unrealized Gains
   
Gross Unrealized Losses
   
Estimated Fair Value
 
Available for Sale
                       
September 30, 2009
                       
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ 87,567     $ 2,051     $ 54     $ 89,564  
Mortgage-backed securities
    101,595       2,504       18       104,082  
State, county and municipal
    48,716       2,905       35       51,586  
Other debt securities
    13,921       447       -       14,367  
Equity securities
    2,667       -       455       2,212  
Total
  $ 254,466     $ 7,907     $ 562     $ 261,811  
December 31, 2008
                               
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ 92,076     $ 2,616     $ 229     $ 94,463  
Mortgage-backed securities
    66,583       1,546       11       68,118  
State, county and municipal
    38,336       921       343       38,914  
Other debt securities
    6,410       2       4,310       2,102  
Equity securities
    2,667       -       838       1,829  
Total
  $ 206,072     $ 5,085     $ 5,731     $ 205,426  
Held to Maturity
                               
September 30, 2009
                               
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Mortgage-backed securities
    77,860       1,566       1,443       77,983  
State, county and municipal
    13,917       553       -       14,470  
Other debt securities
    1,000       -       187       813  
Total
  $ 92,777     $ 2,119     $ 1,630     $ 93,266  
December 31, 2008
                               
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ 2,008     $ 39     $ -     $ 2,047  
Mortgage-backed securities
    8,420       117       1       8,536  
State, county and municipal
    16,366       171       252       16,285  
Other debt securities
    1,000       -       288       712  
Total
  $ 27,794     $ 327     $ 541     $ 27,580  
 
The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (the “FHLB”) of Atlanta, is required to own capital stock in the FHLB of Atlanta based generally upon the balances of total assets and FHLB advances.  FHLB capital stock is pledged to secure FHLB advances.  This investment is carried at cost since no ready market exists for FHLB stock and there is no quoted market value.  However, redemption of this stock has historically been at par value.  At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Bank owned a total of $12.9 million and $14.2 million, respectively, of FHLB stock.  Due to the redemption provisions of FHLB stock, the Company estimated that fair value approximates cost and that this investment was not impaired at September 30, 2009.  FHLB stock is included in other assets at its original cost basis.

The Bank, as a member bank of the Federal Reserve Bank (the “FRB”) of Richmond, is required to own capital stock of the FRB of Richmond based upon a percentage of the Bank’s common stock and surplus.  This investment is carried at cost since no ready market exists for FRB stock and there is no quoted market value.  At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Bank owned a total of $5.3 million and $5.3 million, respectively of FRB stock.  Due to the nature of this investment in an entity of the U.S. Government, the Company estimated that fair value approximates cost and that this investment was not impaired at September 30, 2009.  FRB stock is included in other assets at its original cost basis.


The following tables show investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.  All unrealized losses on investment securities are considered by management to be temporarily impaired given the credit ratings on these investment securities and the short duration of the unrealized loss.

(dollars in thousands)
 
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Gross 
Unrealized 
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Gross 
Unrealized 
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Gross 
Unrealized 
Losses
 
September 30, 2009
                                   
Available-for-Sale - Temporary Impairment
                               
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ 11,578     $ 54     $ -     $ -     $ 11,578     $ 54  
Mortgage-backed securities
    1,137       18       -       -       1,137       18  
State, county and municipal
    -       -       832       35       832       35  
Other debt securities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Equity securities
    -       -       2,667       454       2,667       454  
Total
  $ 12,715     $ 72     $ 3,499     $ 489     $ 16,214     $ 561  
Available-for-Sale - Other Than Temporary Impairment
                                 
Other debt securities
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Total
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Held-to-Maturity - Temporary Impairment
                                         
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Mortgage-backed securities
    27,885       1,443       -       -       27,885       1,443  
State, county and municipal
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Other debt securities
    -       -       813       187       813       187  
Total
  $ 27,885     $ 1,443     $ 813     $ 187     $ 28,698     $ 1,630  
December 31, 2008
                                               
Available-for-Sale - Temporary Impairment
                                         
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ 19,941     $ 221     $ 1,289     $ 8     $ 21,230     $ 229  
Mortgage-backed securities
    4,475       11       -       -       4,475       11  
State, county and municipal
    6,348       343       -       -       6,348       343  
Other debt securities
    -       -       644       4,310       644       4,310  
Equity securities
    52       11       2,615       827       2,667       838  
Total
  $ 30,816     $ 586     $ 4,548     $ 5,145     $ 35,364     $ 5,731  
Held-to-Maturity - Temporary Impairment
                                         
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Mortgage-backed securities
    4,488       1       227       1       4,715       2  
State, county and municipal
    1,916       56       4,126       195       6,042       251  
Other debt securities
    -       -       712       288       712       288  
Total
  $ 6,404     $ 57     $ 5,065     $ 484     $ 11,469     $ 541  
 
At September 30, 2009, the Company had two available-for-sale securities and one held-to-maturity security that were in an unrealized loss position for longer than 12 months.  At December 31, 2008, the Company had three available-for-sale securities and 15 held-to-maturity securities that were in an unrealized loss position for longer than 12 months.  All of these securities’ impairments are deemed to be temporary as the declines in fair value noted above were attributable to increases in interest rates and not attributable to credit quality.  The Company has the intent to hold these securities until maturity or a market price recovery.

The aggregate amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at September 30, 2009, by remaining contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations.

 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Available-for-Sale
   
Held-to-Maturity
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Amortized Cost
   
Estimated Fair Value
 
Due in one year or less
  $ 22,840     $ 23,071     $ 1,556     $ 1,573  
Due after one one year through five years
    49,516       51,364       5,678       5,674  
Due after five years through 10 years
    60,123       61,682       5,906       6,188  
Due after 10 years
    17,725       19,400       1,777       1,848  
Total
    150,204       155,517       14,917       15,283  
Mortgage-backed securities
    101,595       104,082       77,860       77,983  
Equity securities
    2,667       2,212       -       -  
Total
  $ 254,466     $ 261,811     $ 92,777     $ 93,266  
 
Impairment of securities rated below investment grade were evaluated to determine if we expect not to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security.  This evaluation was based on projections of estimated cash flows based on individual loans or issuers underlying each security using anticipated default rates and severities at foreclosure or default.  Collectively, all non-rated securities are considered immaterial.

As of September 30, 2009, the Bank identified one security where expected cash flows were less than contractual cash flows.  This security is backed by a pool of issuers of trust preferred securities.  As of this date, issuers within the pool were either deferring or had defaulted on approximately 30% of the outstanding pool balance.  The security owned by the Bank is in a subordinated position to other securities backed by the trust preferred pool and was not paying dividends this quarter; the Company does not expect to receive any further dividend.

The Bank performed two separate impairment tests assuming that current issuers in default would have no recovery, that a substantial amount of issuers currently deferring would default with a lower severity rate and that additional issuers would default. Though the Bank does not know what the ultimate default and severity rates will be, management determined that this evaluation represented the best estimate of expected loss under a severe stress scenario.

Based on the evaluation, other-than-temporary impairment for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $4.0 million.  A $1.0 million other-than-temporary impairment charge due to the credit-related factors was recognized in earnings during the second quarter for a total of $5.0 million for 2009.

The following table, as of September 30, 2009, shows a roll forward of the amount related to credit losses recognized on debt securities held by the Company for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income as of June 30, 2009.  There was no portion of an other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2009.

(dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2009
 
       
Balance of credit losses on debt securities at the beginning of the current period
  $ 1,000  
Additional increase related to the credit loss for which an other-than-impairment was recognized
    3,985  
Balance of credit losses on debt securities at the end of the current period
  $ 4,985  


6.         Loans

The following summary sets forth the major categories of loans.

(dollars in thousands)
 
At September 30, 2009
   
At December 31, 2008
 
Loans held for sale
  $ 52,520           $ 36,138        
                             
Loans held for investment:
                           
Commercial and agricultural
  $ 192,587       12.2 %   $ 184,909       11.7 %
Real estate-construction
    417,880       26.5       453,668       28.6  
Real estate-mortgage:
                               
1-4 family residential
    393,362       25.0       369,948       23.3  
Commercial
    528,803       33.5       540,192       34.1  
Consumer
    43,898       2.8       36,478       2.3  
Total
  $ 1,576,530       100.0 %   $ 1,585,195       100.0 %


The following is a summary of nonperforming assets for the periods ended as presented:

(dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Loans on nonaccrual status
  $ 146,227     $ 95,173  
Loans more than 90 days delinquent, still on accrual
    7,670       853  
Real estate owned  / Repossessed assets
    24,634       6,898  
Total
  $ 178,531     $ 102,924  


7.         Allowance for Loan Losses

Changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 36,844     $ 18,845     $ 34,720     $ 17,381  
Provision charged to operations
    17,500       9,370       37,084       12,267  
Net charge-offs:
                               
Charge-offs
    (12,988 )     (2,031 )     (31,426 )     (4,183 )
Recoveries
    993       566       1,971       1,285  
Net charge-offs
    (11,995 )     (1,465 )     (29,455 )     (2,898 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 42,349     $ 26,750     $ 42,349     $ 26,750  
                                 
Annualized net charge-offs during the period to average loans
    2.99 %     0.37 %     2.48 %     0.25 %
Annualized net charge-offs during the period to allowance for loan losses
    112.37 %     21.91 %     92.99 %     14.44 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans held for investment
    2.69 %     1.68 %     2.69 %     1.68 %


8.         Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans

The accompanying table details the components of the net periodic costs of the Company’s postretirement benefit plans as recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss):

(dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Pension Plan
                       
Service cost
  $ 50     $ 66     $ 153     $ 198  
Interest cost
    183       165       508       495  
Expected return on plan assets
    (138 )     (235 )     (412 )     (705 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    1       1       3       3  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    77       2       237       6  
Net periodic pension cost (income)
  $ 173     $ (1 )   $ 489     $ (3 )
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
                               
Service cost
  $ 68     $ 34     $ 166     $ 102  
Interest cost
    33       36       108       108  
Expected return on plan assets
    -       -       -       -  
Amortization of prior service cost
    12       17       36       51  
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss
    (2 )     2       (4 )     6  
Net periodic SERP cost
  $ 111     $ 89     $ 306     $ 267  
Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans
                               
Service cost
  $ 6     $ 4     $ 16     $ 12  
Interest cost
    23       18       70       54  
Expected return on plan assets
    -       -       -       -  
Amortization of prior service (credit)
    (1 )     (1 )     (3 )     (3 )
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    7       -       17       -  
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
  $ 35     $ 21     $ 100     $ 63  


The Company expects to contribute $0.6 million to its pension plan in the fourth quarter 2009. The other postretirement benefit plans are unfunded plans; and consequently, there are no plan assets or cash contribution requirements other than for the direct payment of benefits.

9.         Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Business Combinations.  As the acquiring entity in a business combination, the Company is required to recognize all (and only) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information they need to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. In addition, the scope of acquisition accounting to all transactions and circumstances under which control of a business is obtained has been expanded. This applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. The relevance, comparability and transparency of financial information provided to investors has been improved by requiring all entities to report noncontrolling (minority) interests in subsidiaries in the same way - as equity in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Moreover, the diversity that currently exists in accounting for transactions between an entity and noncontrolling interests has been eliminated by requiring they be treated as equity transactions. This applies to fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. This had no effect on financial position or results of operations.


Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.  The Company is required to provide enhanced disclosures related to derivative and hedging activities. This requirement is effective as of January 1, 2009 and has been adopted by the Company.  See Note 10 for additional disclosures.

Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.  A new model for evaluating other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on debt securities was created. If an entity intends to sell a debt security, or cannot assert it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the security before recovery, OTTI must be taken. If the entity does not intend to sell the debt security before recovery, but the entity does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis, then OTTI must be taken, but the amount of impairment is to be bifurcated between impairment due to credit (which is recorded through earnings) and noncredit impairment (which becomes a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) for both available-for-sale (“AFS”) and held-to-maturity securities (“HTM”)). For HTM securities, the amount in OCI will be amortized prospectively over the security’s remaining life. Upon adoption, a cumulative effect adjustment must be made to opening retained earnings in the period adopted that reclassifies the noncredit portion of previously taken OTTI from retained earnings to accumulated OCI. The Company is required to present annual disclosures in interim financial statements, and new disclosures are also required.  The Company’s adoption required new disclosures that were included in this report on Form 10-Q.  See Note 5 for additional disclosures.

Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The Company is required to disclose the fair value of financial instruments within interim financial statements, adding to the current requirement to provide those disclosures annually.  The adoption of this requirement did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, although new disclosures were included in this report on  Form 10-Q.  See Note 11 for additional disclosures.

Subsequent Events.  This requirement sets forth the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events occurring after the balance sheet date and the disclosures that should be made.  The Company is also required to disclose the date through which the entity has evaluated subsequent events.  The adoption of  this requirement did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, although a new disclosure was included in this report on Form 10-Q.  See Note 14 for the disclosure.

Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets.  This requirement eliminates the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity (QSPE), changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures, including information about continuing exposure to risks related to transferred financial assets.  It is effective for financial asset transfers occurring after the beginning of fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009.  The disclosure requirements must be applied to transfers that occurred before and after the effective date.  The Company has not yet completed its assessment of the impact of this requirement.

Special Purpose Entities.   The requirement created new criteria for determining the primary beneficiary, eliminates the exception to consolidating QSPEs, requires continual reconsideration of conclusions reached in determining the primary beneficiary, and requires additional disclosures.  It is effective as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009 and is applied using a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings for any carrying amount adjustments (e.g., for newly-consolidated VIEs).  The Company has determined that this requirement will have no effect on financial position or results of operations.

The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  The Codification is the source of authoritative US GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities and will supersede all non-SEC accounting and reporting standards.  This statement is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual financial statements ending after September 15, 2009.  Since the underlying GAAP guidance for nongovernmental entities will not change, the Company’s adoption did not have an impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.  The Company is required to consider factors to determine whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity compared to normal market activity and to consider whether an observed transaction was not orderly based on the weight of available evidence.  Additionally, this includes all assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements and requires enhanced disclosures, including disclosure of investment securities by major security type.  The adoption of this


guidance required new disclosures that were included in this report on Form 10-Q.  See Note 5 for additional disclosures.

From time to time the FASB issues exposure drafts for proposed statements of financial accounting standards. Such exposure drafts are subject to comment from the public, to revisions by the FASB and to final issuance by the FASB as statements of financial accounting standards. Management considers the effect of the proposed statements on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and monitors the status of changes to and proposed effective dates of exposure drafts.

10.       Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk relating to its ongoing business operations. In connection with its asset/ liability management objectives, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps.

On March 14, 2008, FNB United entered into an interest rate swap to convert the floating rate cash flows on a $20 million trust preferred security to a fixed rate cash flow. As structured, the pay-fixed, receive-floating swap is evaluated, using the long-haul method, as being a cash flow hedge in which the ineffectiveness would be determined by any difference in valuation.  Consequently, the difference in cash flows in each period between the fixed rate interest payments that the Company makes and the variable interest payments received as well as any ineffectiveness in the cash flow hedge is currently reported in earnings, while gains and losses on the value of the swap instrument are recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)”.  The Company adopted an update to the accounting standards for Derivatives and Hedging in the first quarter 2009, which requires expanded disclosures related to derivative and hedging activities.  The Company has included these disclosures below.

Mortgage banking derivatives used in the ordinary course of business consist of mandatory forward sales contracts (“forward contracts”) and rate lock loan commitments. The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments is primarily measured by obtaining pricing from broker-dealers recognized to be market participants.

The table below provides data about the carrying values of derivative instruments:

   
As of September 30, 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
 
   
Assets
   
(Liabilities)
         
Assets
   
(Liabilities)
       
(dollars in thousands)
             
Derivative
               
Derivative
 
   
Carrying
   
Carrying
   
Net Carrying
   
Carrying
   
Carrying
   
Net Carrying
 
   
Value
   
Value
   
Value
   
Value
   
Value
   
Value
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                                   
Interest rate swap contracts (1)
  $ -     $ (459 )   $ (459 )   $ -     $ (457 )   $ (457 )
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                                               
Mortgage loan forward sales and MBS (1)
  $ -     $ (245 )   $ (245 )   $ -     $ -     $ -  
Mortgage loan rate lock commitments (2)
    287       -       287       -       -       -  

(1) Included in "Other liabilities" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Included in "Other assets" on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
 
The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses related to derivative instruments designated as hedges included in the “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” section of “Shareholders’ Equity” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and in “Other income” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income:
 
   
Gain or (Loss), Net of Tax
   
Gain or (Loss) in Income
 
   
Recognized in Accumulated Other
   
(Ineffective Portion and Amount
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion)
   
Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
 
   
As of
   
As of
   
Three months ended
   
Three months ended
 
   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                       
Interest rate swap contracts
  $ (298 )   $ (301 )   $ -     $ -  


On April 7, 2009, Dover irrevocably opted to elect fair value for the initial and subsequent measurement for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis.  This election allowed Dover to enter into a hedging arrangement for the purpose of limiting risk inherent in the closed but unlocked mortgage loan pipeline and loans held for sale portfolio.  These loans have interest rate locks but have not yet settled.   The table below provides data about the amount of gains and losses recognized in income on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:

(dollars in thousands)
 
Gain or (Loss) During Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
           
Mortgage loan forward sales and MBS (1)
  $ (245 )   $ -  
Mortgage loan rate lock commitments (2)
    287       -  
Total
  $ 42     $ -  

(1) Recognized in "Other expense" in the Company's consolidated statements of income.
(2) Recognized in "Mortgage loan sales" in the Company's consolidated statements of income.


11.       Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

The Company utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Securities available-for-sale, derivative assets, Dover loans held for sale and mortgage servicing rights are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time-to-time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets and liabilities on a non-recurring basis, such as loans held for sale, loans held for investment, impaired loans and certain other assets and liabilities.  These non-recurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of lower or cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets or liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company groups assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.  These levels are:

Level 1:  Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
 
Level 2:  Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
 
Level 3:  Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value.

Investments Securities Available-for-Sale

Investment securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the security’s credit rating, prepayment assumptions and other factors such as credit loss assumptions. Level 1 securities include those traded on an active exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, U.S. Treasury securities that are traded by dealers or brokers in active over-the-counter markets and money market funds. Level 2 securities include mortgage-backed securities issued by government sponsored entities, municipal bonds and corporate debt securities. Securities classified as Level 3 may include asset-backed securities in less liquid markets.

Loans Held for Sale

The fair value of loans held for sale is based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics.  All loans held for sale originating from Dover are booked at fair value and are included in the recurring table.  All loans held for sale originated at the Bank are carried at the lower of cost of market and may be considered nonrecurring fair value adjustments if market is lower than cost.  Dover loans held for sale and Bank loans held for sale are all recorded at Level 2.


Loans

The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and the related impairment is charged against the allowance or a specific allowance is established. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment. The fair value of impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral net liquidation value, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, and discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring a specific allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral meet or exceed the recorded investments in such loans. At September 30, 2009, substantially all of the total impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of the collateral. Impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the impaired loans as nonrecurring Level 3.

Other Real Estate Owned

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) is adjusted to fair value upon transfer of the loans to OREO. Subsequently, OREO is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value. Fair value is based upon independent market prices, appraised values of the collateral or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company records the foreclosed asset as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the OREO as nonrecurring Level 3.

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

Substantially all derivative instruments held or issued by the Company for risk management or customer-initiated activities are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available. For those derivatives, the Company measures fair value using models that use primarily market observable inputs, such as yield curves and option volatilities, and include the value associated with counterparty credit risk. The Company classifies derivatives instruments held or issued for risk management or customer-initiated activities as Level 2.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage servicing rights are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value recorded as a component of mortgage loan sales.  A valuation model, which utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis using interest rates and prepayment speed assumptions currently quoted for comparable instruments and a discount rate, is used to determine fair value. Loan servicing rights are adjusted to fair value through a valuation allowance as determined by the model. As such, the Company classifies mortgage servicing rights as Level 3.


Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present the recorded amount of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

September 30, 2009
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment securities available-for-sale
  $ 261,811     $ 2,212     $ 259,599     $ -  
Derivative assets
    -       -       -       -  
Loans held for sale
    49,671       -       49,671       -  
Mortgage servicing rights
    4,974       -       -       4,974  
Total assets at fair value
  $ 316,456     $ 2,212     $ 309,270     $ 4,974  
Derivative liabilities
  $ (704 )   $ -     $ (704 )   $ -  
Total liabilities at fair value
  $ (704 )   $ -     $ (704 )   $ -  

December 31, 2008
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Investment securities available-for-sale
  $ 205,426     $ 1,829     $ 203,597     $ -  
Mortgage servicing rights
    4,043       -       -       4,043  
Total assets at fair value
  $ 209,469     $ 1,829     $ 203,597     $ 4,043  
Derivative liabilities
  $ (457 )   $ -     $ (457 )   $ -  
Total liabilities at fair value
  $ (457 )   $ -     $ (457 )   $ -  

The following are reconciliations of the beginning and ending balances for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:

September 30, 2009

   
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
 
   
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Investment
             
   
Securities
   
Mortgage
       
   
Available-
   
Servicing
       
   
for-Sale
   
Rights
   
Total
 
Beginning balance at December 31, 2008
  $ -     $ 4,043     $ 4,043  
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
                       
Included in earnings
    -       (465 )     (465 )
Included in other comprehensive income
    -       -       -  
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    -       1,396       1,396  
Transfers in/out of Level 3
    -       -       -  
Ending balance at September 30, 2009
  $ -     $ 4,974     $ 4,974  


September 30, 2008

   
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
 
   
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Investment
             
   
Securities
   
Mortgage
       
   
Available-
   
Servicing
       
   
for-Sale
   
Rights
   
Total
 
Beginning balance at December 31, 2007
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
                       
Included in earnings
    -       -       -  
Included in other comprehensive income
    -       -       -  
Purchases, issuances and settlements
    -       -       -  
Transfers in/out of Level 3
    3,402       -       3,402  
Ending balance at September 30, 2008
  $ 3,402     $ -     $ 3,402  

Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  These include assets that are measured at the lower of cost or market that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period.  Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are included in the following tables.

September 30, 2009

(dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Impaired loans
  $ 84,065     $ -     $ -     $ 84,065  
Other real estate owned
    24,507       -       -       24,507  
Total assets at fair value
  $ 108,572     $ -     $ -     $ 108,572  

December 31, 2008

(dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Impaired loans
  $ 94,782     $ -     $ -     $ 94,782  
Total assets at fair value
  $ 94,782     $ -     $ -     $ 94,782  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value for each class of the Company’s financial instruments.

Cash and cash equivalents.  The carrying amounts for cash and due from banks approximate fair value because of the short maturities of those instruments.

Investment securities.   The fair value of investment securities is based on quoted market prices, if available.  If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.  The fair value of equity investments in the restricted stock of the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank equals the carrying value.

Loans.   The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.  Substantially all residential mortgage loans held for sale are pre-sold and their carrying value approximates fair value.  The fair value of variable rate loans with frequent repricing and negligible credit risk approximates book value.

Investment in bank-owned life insurance.   The carrying value of bank-owned life insurance approximates fair value because this investment is carried at cash surrender value, as determined by the insurer.


Deposits.    The fair value of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and NOW, savings, and money market deposits are the amounts payable on demand at the reporting date.  The fair value of time deposits is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Borrowed funds.   The carrying value of retail repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.  The fair value of Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowed funds is estimated using the rates currently offered for advances of similar remaining maturities.

Accrued interest.    The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.

Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk.  The fair value of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk is considered to approximate carrying value, since the large majority of these future financing commitments would result in loans that have variable rates and/or relatively short terms to maturity.  For other commitments, generally of a short-term nature, the carrying value is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

The estimated fair values of financial instruments are as follows:
 

   
As of September 30, 2009
   
As of December 31, 2008
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Carrying
Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Carrying
Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Financial Assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 97,600     $ 97,600     $ 29,353     $ 29,353  
Investment securities:
                               
Available-for-sale
    261,811       261,811       205,426       205,426  
Held-to-maturity
    92,777       93,266       27,794       27,580  
Loans held for sale
    52,520       52,520       36,138       36,138  
Net loans
    1,534,181       1,480,769       1,585,195       1,480,270  
Accrued interest receivable
    8,009       8,009       7,196       7,196  
Bank-owned life insurance
    30,612       30,612       29,901       29,901  
Other earning assets
    83,667       83,667       19,825       19,825  
                                 
Financial Liabilities
                               
Deposits
  $ 1,721,742     $ 1,672,928     $ 1,514,747     $ 1,526,719  
Retail repurchase agreements
    19,467       19,467       18,145       18,145  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    167,953       175,314       238,910       248,283  
Federal funds purchased
    75,000       75,000       37,000       37,000  
Subordinated debt
    15,000       15,000       15,000       14,173  
Junior subordinated debentures
    56,702       42,049       56,702       35,603  
Accrued interest payable
    2,959       2,959       4,078       4,078  

12.       Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired.  The Company is required to test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that it might be impaired, by comparing the fair value of the goodwill to its recorded, or carrying, amount.  If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge must be recorded on the consolidated statement of operations in an amount equal to the excess.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded impairment charges of $57.8 million to write down a portion of goodwill, leaving approximately $52.4 million in goodwill carried as an asset on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of year-end 2008.

The deteriorating economic conditions witnessed in 2008 and 2009 have significantly affected the banking industry in general and the Company’s financial results in particular during fiscal year 2009.  For the first nine months of 2009, the Company’s earnings have been negatively affected by continued low short-term interest rates, an increase in credit losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio, recognition of declines in the fair value of certain securities, and


elevated levels of FDIC premiums.  Due to the ongoing uncertainty in the general economy and the market, which may continue to negatively impact the Company’s performance and its stock price, the Company has evaluated during 2009 its remaining goodwill for impairment.

As disclosed in the Company’s report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company determined that it did not meet the first step goodwill test at the second quarter end.  The first step test was performed by averaging the net present value of projected earnings per share, the net present value of earnings per share, with consideration of both internal and analyst estimates of projections of earnings per share, and the current stock price multiplied by the estimated current control premium.  The resulting average value was lower than the Company’s book value per share, indicating possible goodwill impairment.

Upon determining that the potential for goodwill impairment existed, a second step analysis was performed.  In the second step test, the book value of the Company was compared to the aggregate fair values of the Company’s individual assets, liabilities and identified intangibles.  The analysis was completed in the third quarter and showed that the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill exceeded its fair value and resulted in a third quarter noncash charge of $52.4 million, eliminating the remaining goodwill on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  This charge had no effect on the Company’s liquidity, regulatory capital, or daily operations and was recorded as a component of noninterest expense on the consolidated statement of operations.

13.       Common Dividends Declared

On March 19, 2009, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share on outstanding common shares.  The dividend was paid on April 24, 2009 to shareholders of record as of March 26, 2009.

On June 25, 2009, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share on outstanding common shares.  The dividend was paid on July 24, 2009 to shareholders of record as of July 2, 2009.

The Company did not declare a dividend on common shares for the third quarter of 2009.

 
14.          Subsequent Events

 
In connection with its asset/liability management objectives, the Bank entered into three interest rate swap agreements during the months of October and November to manage interest rate risk.  The swaps are designated as fair value hedges of $35.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and convert the fixed rate cash flow exposure on these FHLB advances to a variable rate cash flow.  As structured, the pay-variable, receive-fixed swaps are evaluated, using the long-haul method, as being fair value hedges in which the ineffectiveness would be determined by any differences in the changes in fair values of the swaps relative to the changes in fair values of the advances.  No ineffectiveness is assumed at the inception of the hedges.  The changes in fair value of both the swaps and the advances will be recorded in earnings.  The following table describes the details and terms of each swap:

(dollars in thousands)
           
                 
Notional
 
Settlement
Maturity
 
Fixed
Floating
Rate
Amount
 
Date
Date
 
Rate
Rate
Reset
$ 15,000  
10/22/09
01/22/15
    3.7810 %
3 month LIBOR + 1.03%
quarterly
$ 10,000  
10/26/09
03/17/14
    2.9850 %
3 month LIBOR + 0.59%
quarterly
$ 10,000  
11/06/09
03/04/13
    3.4275 %
3 month LIBOR + 1.445%
quarterly

The Company evaluated subsequent events through November 6, 2009, which is the date the financial statements were issued.  As a result of that evaluation, there were no additional subsequent events that required recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
 


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

The following presents management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations of FNB United Corp. (“FNB United”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, CommunityONE Bank, National Association (the “Bank”).  FNB United and its subsidiary are collectively referred to as the “Company.”  This discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in the quarterly report.  This discussion may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.  The following discussion is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. 

Executive Overview

Description of Operations

FNB United is a bank holding company with a full-service subsidiary bank, CommunityONE Bank, National Association, which offers a complete line of consumer, mortgage and business banking services, including loan, deposit, cash management, investment management and trust services, to individual and business customers.  The Bank has offices in Alamance, Alexander, Ashe, Catawba, Chatham, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, Scotland, Watauga and Wilkes counties in North Carolina.

Additionally, the Bank has a mortgage banking subsidiary, Dover Mortgage Company, which originates, underwrites and closes loans for sale into the secondary market.  Dover has a retail origination network based in Charlotte and conducts wholesale operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Executive Summary

The Company’s total assets at September 30, 2009, were $2.2 billion, an increase of 7%, or $149.5 million from year-end 2008.  Investments grew $121.4 million, or 52%, reflecting the Company’s leveraging strategy to offset the earnings dilution resulting from participation in the Capital Purchase Program. Loans held for sale increased $16.4 million, or 45%, due to refinancing of residential mortgages. Gross loans held for investment totaled $1.6 billion at September 30, 2009, essentially flat from the prior year end.

Total deposits grew $207.0 million, to $1.7 billion in 2009, representing an 14% increase due primarily to increased consumer use of deposit account products in the current economic environment and an increase in the general consumer rate of savings.  Borrowings decreased $31.6 million or 9%, during the first nine months of 2009, compared to the period ended December 31, 2008.  Total shareholders’ equity decreased $19.3 million from the December 31, 2008 level, primarily as a result of $52.4 million goodwill impairment charge.

The Company experienced a net loss of $75.7 million in the first nine months of 2009 compared to net income of $0.8 million for the same period in 2008 and is primarily the result of a $24.8 million increase in the provision for loan losses and a $52.4 million goodwill impairment charge.  These losses were partially offset by a net income tax benefit of $6.8 million.  The Bank established a $6.0 million valuation reserve on deferred tax asset in the third quarter 2009.  FDIC insurance expense increased $2.7 million over the prior year as a result of a FDIC special assessment imposed as part of the Deposit Insurance Fund restoration plan and increase in the Bank’s deposit base.

Noninterest income increased 3% to $16.1 million for the first nine months in 2009, compared to $15.7 million for the same period in 2008.  Income from mortgage loan income increased by $4.7 million attributable to sizable increases in 2009 production driven by refinancing activity.  These increases were partially offset by a $5.0 million OTTI charge on an investment security owned by the Bank that the Bank deemed would be unlikely to recover its investments.  Excluding the OTTI charge, noninterest income increased $5.4 million or 34%.

 
Noninterest expense for year-to-date 2009 was $51.1 million, excluding the 2009 goodwill impairment charge of $52.4 million, compared to $46.5 million in 2008, which also excludes a 2008 goodwill impairment charge of $1.8 million.  This 10% growth can be attributed to a $2.7 million FDIC insurance expense increase over the prior year as a result of a FDIC special assessment imposed as part of the Deposit Insurance Fund restoration plan and because of the increase in the Bank’s deposit base.  Also, personnel expense decreased $1.4 million due to a downsizing of staff


resulting from an efficiency study in 2008.  Included in other expense are additional OREO write-downs of $1.0 million.

Financial highlights are presented in the accompanying table.

Selected Financial Data

   
As of and
   
As of and
 
   
For the Three Months
   
For the Nine Months
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Ended September 30,
   
Ended September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Income Statement Data
                       
Net interest income
  $ 16,417     $ 14,930     $ 45,796     $ 45,981  
Provision for loan losses
    17,500       9,370       37,084       12,267  
Noninterest income
    4,960       6,434       16,095       15,692  
Noninterest expense
    71,553       15,275       103,517       48,291  
Net (loss)/income
    (67,491 )     (1,711 )     (73,660 )     752  
Preferred stock dividends
    (813 )     -       (2,055 )     -  
Net (loss)/income to common shareholders
    (68,304 )     (1,711 )     (75,715 )     752  
Period End Balances
                               
Assets
  $ 2,193,906     $ 2,070,037     $ 2,193,906     $ 2,070,037  
Loans held for sale
    52,520       20,261       52,520       20,261  
Loans held for investment (1)
    1,576,530       1,589,064       1,576,530       1,589,064  
Allowance for loan losses
    42,349       26,750       42,349       26,750  
Goodwill
    -       108,395       -       108,395  
Deposits
    1,721,742       1,518,594       1,721,742       1,518,594  
Borrowings
    334,122       323,641       334,122       323,641  
Shareholders' equity
    128,603       211,416       128,603       211,416  
Average Balances
                               
Assets
  $ 2,214,489     $ 2,066,499     $ 2,165,506     $ 2,023,483  
Loans held for sale
    67,987       21,053       58,255       19,858  
Loans held for investment (1)
    1,590,193       1,586,046       1,586,984       1,544,140  
Allowance for loan losses
    37,197       19,082       36,981       18,404  
Goodwill
    51,824       108,393       52,203       109,632  
Deposits
    1,655,009       1,488,510       1,610,441       1,475,133  
Borrowings
    352,366       342,464       354,115       312,290  
Shareholders' equity
    193,666       215,721       187,370       216,953  
Per Common Share Data
                               
Net (loss)/income per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ (5.98 )   $ (0.15 )   $ (6.63 )   $ 0.07  
Diluted (2)
    (5.98 )     (0.15 )     (6.63 )     0.07  
Cash dividends declared
    -       0.10       0.05       0.35  
Book value
    6.71       18.51       6.71       18.51  
Tangible book value
    6.26       8.50       6.26       8.50  
Performance Ratios
                               
Return on average assets
    (12.09 ) %     (0.33 ) %     (4.55 ) %     0.05 %
Return on average tangible assets
    (12.41 )     (0.35 )     (4.67 )     0.05  
Return on average equity (3)
    (138.26 )     (3.16 )     (52.56 )     0.46  
Return on average tangible equity
    (196.10 )     (6.72 )     (75.95 )     0.99  
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)
    3.25       3.32       3.14       3.51  
Dividend payout on common shares (4)
    N/A       66.80       N/A       531.65  
Asset Quality Ratios
                               
Allowance for loan losses to period end loans held for investment
    2.69 %     1.68 %     2.69 %     1.68 %
Nonperforming loans to period end allowance for loan losses
    363.40       152.46       363.40       152.46  
Net chargeoffs (annualized) to average loans held for investment
    2.99       0.37       2.48       0.25  
Nonperforming assets to period end loans held for investment and foreclosed property (5)
    11.15       2.97       11.15       2.97  
Capital and Liquidity Ratios
                               
Average equity to average assets
    8.75 %     10.44 %     8.65 %     10.72 %
Leverage capital
    6.49       6.73       6.49       6.73  
Tier 1 risk based capital
    7.83       7.21       7.83       7.21  
Total risk based capital
    11.52       10.50       11.52       10.50  
Average loans to average deposits
    100.19       107.97       102.16       106.02  
Average loans to average deposits and borrowings
    82.60       87.77       83.75       87.50  

(1) Loans held for investment, net of unearned income, before allowance for loan losses.
(2) Assumes the exercise of outstanding dilutive options to acquire common stock. See Note 15 to FNB United's consolidated financial statements included in the annual report on Form 10-K.
(3) Net (loss) income to common shareholders, which excludes preferred stock dividends, divided by average realized common equity which excludes accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
(4) Not applicable to 2009 due to net loss.
(5) Nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets include loans past due 90 days or more that are still accruing interest.


Application of Critical Accounting Policies

FNB United's accounting policies are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and with general practice within the banking industry and are fundamental to understanding management's discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition. FNB United's significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses, which is utilized to absorb actual losses in the loan portfolio, is maintained at a level consistent with management’s best estimate of probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date.  FNB United’s allowance for loan losses is also analyzed quarterly by management.  This analysis includes a methodology that separates the total loan portfolio into comparable loan classifications for purposes of evaluating risk.  The required allowance is calculated by applying a risk adjusted reserve requirement to the dollar volume of loans within a comparable group.  Major loan portfolio subgroups include: risk graded commercial loans, mortgage loans, home equity loans, retail loans and retail credit lines.  Management also analyzes the loan portfolio on an ongoing basis to evaluate current risk levels, and risk grades are adjusted accordingly.  While management uses the best information available to make evaluations, future adjustments may be necessary, if economic or other conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used.  See additional discussion under “Asset Quality.”

Goodwill

FNB United has procedures to test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if necessary.  The testing procedures evaluate possible impairment based on the following:

If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired and no second step is required. If not, a second test is required to measure the amount of goodwill impairment. The second test of the overall goodwill impairment compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of the goodwill. The impairment loss is equal to the excess of carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded impairment charges of $57.8 million to write down a portion of goodwill, leaving approximately $52.4 million in goodwill carried as an asset on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of year-end 2008.

The deteriorating economic conditions witnessed in 2008 and 2009 have significantly affected the banking industry in general and the Company’s financial results in particular during fiscal year 2009.  For the first nine months of 2009, the Company’s earnings have been negatively affected by continued low short-term interest rates, an increase in credit losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio, recognition of declines in the fair value of certain securities, and elevated levels of FDIC premiums.  Due to the ongoing uncertainty in the general economy and the market, which may continue to negatively impact the Company’s performance and its stock price, the Company has evaluated during 2009 its remaining goodwill for impairment.

As disclosed in the Company’s report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the Company determined that it did not meet the first step goodwill test at the second quarter end.  The first step test was performed by averaging the net present value of projected earnings per share, the net present value of earnings per share, with consideration of both internal and analyst estimates of projections of earnings per share, and the current stock price multiplied by the estimated current control premium.  The resulting average value was lower than the Company’s book value per share, indicating possible goodwill impairment.

Upon determining that the potential for goodwill impairment existed, a second step analysis was performed.  In the second step test, the book value of the Company was compared to the aggregate fair values of the Company’s individual assets, liabilities and identified intangibles.  The analysis was completed in the third quarter and showed that the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill exceeded its fair value and resulted in a third quarter noncash


charge of $52.4 million, eliminating the remaining goodwill on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.  This charge had no effect on the Company’s liquidity, regulatory capital, or daily operations and was recorded as a component of noninterest expense on the consolidated statement of operations.

Summary

Management believes the accounting estimates related to the allowance for loan losses and the goodwill impairment test are “critical accounting estimates” because: (1) the estimates are highly susceptible to change from period to period as they require management to make assumptions concerning the changes in the types and volumes of the portfolios and anticipated economic conditions, and (2) the impact of recognizing an impairment or loan loss could have a material effect on FNB United’s assets reported on the balance sheet as well as its net earnings.

Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is the difference between interest income, principally from loans and investments, and interest expense, principally on customer deposits.  Changes in net interest income result from changes in interest rates and in the volume, or average dollar level, and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  An analysis is presented in the Company’s average balances and net interest income analysis for the periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.

For the three months ended September 30, 2009, net interest income before the provision for loan losses was $16.4 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 10%, from $14.9 million for the same quarter in 2008.  The increase was primarily due to a 100 basis point decrease in the yield on average earning assets, which increased $215.9 million, offset by a 100 basis point decrease in the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities, which increased $180.3 million.

The net interest margin (taxable-equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets) compressed seven basis points to 3.25% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to 3.32% in the same period in 2008.  Also negatively impacting our net interest margin is the increase in nonperforming assets during the three and nine months ended September, 30, 2009 when compared to the same periods in 2008.  Nonperforming assets at period end were $178.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $47.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, net interest income before the provision for loan losses was $45.8 million, a decrease of $0.2 million, from $46.0 million for the same period in 2008.  The decrease was primarily due to a $210.0 million increase in average earning asset balances and a $185.0 million increase in interest-bearing liabilities, offset by the 132 basis point decrease in yield on earning assets, combined with a 103 basis point decrease in interest-bearing liabilities.

The net interest margin (taxable-equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets) compressed 37 basis points to 3.14% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to 3.51% in the same period in 2008.

The 2009 and 2008 changes in net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis, as measured by volume and rate variances, are analyzed in the table below.  Volume refers to the average dollar level of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.


Average Balances and Net Interest Income Analysis

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
         
2009
               
2008
       
(dollars in thousands)
             
Average
               
Average
 
   
Average
   
Income /
   
Yield /
   
Average
   
Income /
   
Yield /
 
   
Balance (3)
   
Expense
   
Rate
   
Balance (3)
   
Expense
   
Rate
 
Interest earning assets:
     
Loans (1)(2)
  $ 1,658,180     $ 21,159       5.06 %   $ 1,607,099     $ 25,766       6.38 %
Taxable investment securities
    302,680       4,689       6.15       147,688       1,795       4.84  
Tax-exempt investment securities (1)
    48,574       865       7.06       49,305       725       5.85  
Other earning assets
    32,799       115       1.39       22,233       204       3.65  
Total earning assets
    2,042,233       26,828       5.21       1,826,325       28,490       6.21  
                                                 
Non-earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    26,497                       29,545                  
Goodwill and core deposit premium
    57,120                       114,484                  
Other assets, net
    88,639                       96,145                  
Total assets
  $ 2,214,489                     $ 2,066,499                  
                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 198,414     $ 603       1.21 %   $ 167,326     $ 507       1.21 %
Savings deposits
    40,696       27       0.26       40,789       29       0.28  
Money market deposits
    320,719       1,107       1.37       285,769       1,668       2.32  
Time deposits
    938,833       6,232       2.63       834,393       7,946       3.79  
Retail repurchase agreements
    17,618       30       0.68       37,934       204       2.14  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    175,360       1,458       3.30       212,970       1,927       3.60  
Federal funds purchased
    87,686       56       0.25       19,804       114       2.29  
Other borrowed funds
    71,702       568       3.14       71,756       860       4.77  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,851,028       10,081       2.16       1,670,741       13,255       3.16  
                                                 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders' equity:
                                 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
    156,347                       160,233                  
Other liabilities
    13,448                       19,804                  
Shareholders' equity
    193,666                       215,721                  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 2,214,489                     $ 2,066,499                  
                                                 
                                                 
Net interest income and net yield on earning assets (4)
    $ 16,747       3.25 %           $ 15,235       3.32 %
                                                 
Interest rate spread (5)
                    3.05 %                     3.05 %

(1) The fully tax equivalent basis is computed using a federal tax rate of 35%.
(2) The average loan balances include nonaccruing loans.
(3) The average balances for all years include market adjustments to fair value for securities and loans available/held for sale.
(4) Net yield on earning assets is computed by dividing net interest income by average earning assets.
(5) Earning asset yield minus interest bearing liabilities rate.


Average Balances and Net Interest Income Analysis

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
         
2009
               
2008
       
(dollars in thousands)
             
Average
               
Average
 
   
Average
   
Income /
   
Yield /
   
Average
   
Income /
   
Yield /
 
   
Balance (3)
   
Expense
   
Rate
   
Balance (3)
   
Expense
   
Rate
 
Interest earning assets:
     
Loans (1)(2)
  $ 1,645,239     $ 64,103       5.21 %   $ 1,563,998     $ 79,934       6.83 %
Taxable investment securities
    272,778       11,864       5.82       148,744       5,386       4.84  
Tax-exempt investment securities (1)
    52,347       2,702       6.90       53,000       2,309       5.82  
Other earning assets
    25,041       282       1.51       19,698       723       4.90  
Total earning assets
    1,995,405       78,951       5.29       1,785,440       88,352       6.61  
                                                 
Non-earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    28,454                       30,052                  
Goodwill and core deposit premium
    57,696                       115,901                  
Other assets, net
    83,951                       92,090                  
Total assets
  $ 2,165,506                     $ 2,023,483                  
                                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 191,560     $ 1,572       1.10 %   $ 166,429     $ 1,548       1.24 %
Savings deposits
    40,085       78       0.26       41,367       87       0.28  
Money market deposits
    302,829       3,377       1.49       277,844       5,049       2.43  
Time deposits
    923,817       20,421       2.96       829,496       25,894       4.17  
Retail repurchase agreements
    19,633       97       0.66       34,041       616       2.42  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    192,543       4,534       3.15       194,736       5,440       3.73  
Federal funds purchased
    70,237       141       0.27       21,705       412       2.54  
Other borrowed funds
    71,702       1,881       3.51       61,808       2,364       5.11  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,812,406       32,101       2.37       1,627,426       41,410       3.40  
                                                 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders' equity:
                                 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
    152,150                       159,997                  
Other liabilities
    13,580                       19,107                  
Shareholders' equity
    187,370                       216,953                  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 2,165,506                     $ 2,023,483                  
                                                 
                                                 
Net interest income and net yield on earning assets (4)
    $ 46,850       3.14 %           $ 46,942       3.51 %
                                                 
Interest rate spread (5)
                    2.92 %                     3.21 %

(1) The fully tax equivalent basis is computed using a federal tax rate of 35%.
(2) The average loan balances include nonaccruing loans.
(3) The average balances for all years include market adjustments to fair value for securities and loans available/held for sale.
(4) Net yield on earning assets is computed by dividing net interest income by average earning assets.
(5) Earning asset yield minus interest bearing liabilities rate.

Provision for Loan Losses

This provision is the charge against earnings to provide an allowance for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio.  The amount of each year’s charge is affected by several considerations including management’s evaluation of various risk factors in determining the adequacy of the allowance (see “Asset Quality”), actual loan loss experience and loan portfolio growth.

During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009, the provision for loan losses was $17.5 million and $37.1 million, respectively, compared to $9.4 million and $12.3 million, respectively, in the same period of 2008.  The level of the provision was driven by deteriorating loan quality.  Net charge-offs for the three months ending September 30, 2009 totaled $12.0 million, or 2.99% of annualized average loans, compared to $1.5 million, or .37% of annualized average loans for the same period in 2008.  Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 totaled $29.5 million, or 2.48% of annualized average loans, compared to $2.9 million, or .25%


of annualized average loans for the same period in 2008.  Approximately 60.1% of the 2009 nine month charge-offs were comprised of land development loans.

Noninterest Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2009, total noninterest income was $5.0 million, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 22.9%, compared to the same period in 2008.  This decrease resulted primarily from an other-than- temporary impairment loss of $4.0 million related to the continued credit deterioration of an investment security owned by the Bank.  This impairment loss was partially offset by mortgage loan income, which increased $2.0 million, or 95%, compared to 2008.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, total noninterest income was $16.1 million, an increase of $0.4 million, or 2.6%, compared to the same period in 2008.  The primary reason for this increase was an increase in mortgage loan income of $4.7 million.  The increase in mortgage loan income was partially offset by an other than temporary impairment charge of $5.0 million related to the determination, through projected cash flow analysis, that it is unlikely the Bank will collect all payments due on an investment security owned by the Bank.

NONINTEREST INCOME
 
For the Three Months
   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
  $ 2,333     $ 2,450     $ 6,640     $ 6,742  
Mortgage loan income
    4,113       2,111       8,651       3,910  
Cardholder and merchant services income
    650       615       1,854       1,681  
Trust and investment services
    459       458       1,241       1,389  
Bank owned life insurance
    363       243       833       728  
Other service charges, commissions and fees
    301       136       882       523  
Security gains (losses)
    620       -       617       6  
Total other than temporary impairment loss
    (3,985 )     -       (4,985 )     -  
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income
    -       -       -       -  
Net impairment loss recognized in earnings
    (3,985 )     -       (4,985 )     -  
Other income
    106       421       362       713  
Total noninterest income
  $ 4,960     $ 6,434     $ 16,095     $ 15,692  

Mortgage loan sales production continued to be strong during the third quarter of 2009 due primarily to the recent increase in home mortgage refinancing and the benefit of hedging interest rate locks on mortgage pipeline and mortgages to be sold as the interest rates on mortgage loans have changed in recent months beginning at the end of March 2009.  The adoption of the fair value option allowed Dover to enter into a hedging arrangement for the purpose of limiting risk inherent in the mortgage loan pipeline and loans held for sale portfolio.  In addition, the Bank has made a change in the way mortgage loan sales are reported on the income statement.  The result of this change reclassified approximately $0.2 million from interest income for the first three months of 2009.  Mortgage servicing rights for the third quarter 2009 were $0.6 million higher than the same quarter 2008.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2009 was approximately $19.2 million, excluding a $52.4 million goodwill impairment charge, compared to $15.3 million in the third quarter a year ago.  The 2009 third quarter noninterest expense includes an increase of $1.2 million in the FDIC assessment and an increase in OREO expenses of $1.6 million.

For the first nine months of 2009, noninterest expense was $51.1 million, excluding a $52.4 million goodwill impairment charge, compared to $46.5 million the same period in 2008, also excluding a $1.8 goodwill impairment charge.  An FDIC special assessment of $1.0 million was taken in the second quarter of 2009.  Personnel expense decreased $1.4 million with a noninterest expense improvement project undertaken in the second quarter of 2008.



NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
For the Three Months
   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Personnel expense
  $ 8,559     $ 8,349     $ 24,826     $ 26,242  
Net occupancy expense
    1,365       1,354       4,173       4,012  
Furniture, equipment, and data processing expense
    1,843       1,616       5,325       4,948  
Professional fees
    487       727       1,720       1,446  
Stationery, printing and supplies
    137       296       536       880  
Advertising and marketing
    480       344       1,536       1,047  
Goodwill impairment
    52,395       -       52,395       1,800  
FDIC insurance
    1,577       404       3,440       724  
Other expense
    4,710       2,185       9,566       7,192  
Total noninterest expense
  $ 71,553     $ 15,275     $ 103,517     $ 48,291  

 
The Company has frozen wages for all employees during 2009 and reduced the company contribution toward retirement plans. Full-time equivalent employees averaged 530 employees for the third quarter 2009 versus 534 employees for the third quarter of 2008.  Personnel expense for the first nine months of 2009 was 5% lower when compared to the same period in 2008.  This decrease equates to just over $1.4 million and can be attributed to a noninterest expense improvement project initiated in mid-2008.

Professional fees for the three and nine months ended of September 30, 2009, were $0.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively, compared to $0.7 million and $1.4 million for the same periods in 2008.  The increase was principally attributable to increased audit fees in 2009.

The FDIC mandated a special assessment for all financial institutions in the second quarter of 2009 equivalent to five basis points on total assets minus tier one capital.  For the Bank the special assessment amounted to $1.0 million.  The expense is included in the second quarter noninterest expense as part of Other Expense.  On September 29, 2009, the FDIC made a recommendation to assess banks for quarterly insurance premiums three years in advance payable on December 31, 2009.  The Bank estimates that this prepaid assessment will equal approximately $10.2 million, and will be expensed over the three years, resulting in quarterly FDIC insurance expense of approximately $0.8 million.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Company experienced an income tax benefit totaling $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2009 compared to a tax benefit of $1.6 million for the same period in 2008.  The decrease in the benefit for 2009, compared to the prior year, resulted primarily from a valuation reserve of $6.0 million for deferred tax assets and was a result of the Bank’s evaluation of impairment of the deferred taxes recorded as of September 30, 2009 in conformity with accounting regulations.  The Company’s provision for income taxes, as a percentage of (loss)/income before income taxes, was 1.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to 47.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2008, exclusive of the impact of the nontax deductable $52.4 million write-down of goodwill in 2009.

The Company experienced an income tax benefit totaling $5.0 million for the nine months of 2009 compared to a tax expense of $0.4 million for the same period in 2008.  The decrease in the provision for 2009, compared to the prior year, results primarily a valuation reserve of $6.0 million for deferred tax assets and was a result of the Bank’s evaluation of impairment of the deferred taxes recorded as of September 30, 2009 in conformity with accounting regulations.  The Company’s provision for income taxes, as a percentage of (loss)/income before income taxes, was 19.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to 12.5% for the first nine months ended September 30, 2008, exclusive of the impact of the nontax deductable $52.4 million write-down of goodwill associated.

Financial Condition

Since December 31, 2008, the Company’s assets have increased $149.5 million, to $2.2 billion at September 30, 2009.  The principal factors causing this overall increase during the first nine months of 2009 were a $121.4 million increase in net investment securities, combined with a $16.4 million increase in loans held for sale.  Loans held for investment totaled $1.6 billion both at September 30, 2009 and at December 31, 2008.  Investment securities of $354.6 million at September 30, 2009 were 52% higher than the $233.2 million balance at December 31, 2008.


Deposits totaled $1.7 billion at September 30, 2009, compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 2008.  At the end of the third quarter 2009, noninterest-bearing deposits were $147.8 million, or 8.6%, of total deposits, down 2% since the end of 2008.  Borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) totaled $168.0 million at September 30, 2009, compared to $238.9 million at December 31, 2008.  The decrease in the FHLB borrowings was partially offset by an increase in Federal funds purchased of $38.0 million.  The Company accessed the Federal Reserve’s Term Auction Liquidity Facility for the first time in January 2009. Unlike FHLB funding, Federal Reserve funding allows construction and development loans as collateral.

Shareholders’ equity is at levels that classify the Company as “well capitalized” under bank regulatory capital guidelines.  Shareholders’ equity was $128.6 million at the end of the third quarter 2009, down 13% from $147.9 million at December 31, 2008. The decrease reflects a $52.4 million goodwill impairment charge partially offset by the issuance of Series A senior preferred stock and related warrant to the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to the terms of the Capital Purchase Program. The Company did not declare common dividends during the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Investment Securities

The Company evaluates all securities on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic conditions warrant additional evaluations, to determine if an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) exists.  In evaluating the possible impairment of securities, consideration is given to the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than book value, the financial conditions and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the ability and intent of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.  In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, the Company may consider whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies or government sponsored agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred, and the results of reviews of the issuer’s financial condition.  If management determines that an investment experienced an OTTI, the loss is recognized in the income statement as a realized loss.  Any recoveries related to the value of these securities are recorded as an unrealized gain (as other comprehensive income/(loss) in shareholders’ equity) and not recognized in income until the security is ultimately sold.

A new model for evaluating other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities was adopted in April 2009. If an entity intends to sell a debt security, or cannot assert it is more likely than not that it will not have to sell the security before recovery, OTTI must be taken. If the entity does not intend to sell the debt security before recovery, but the entity does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis, then OTTI must be taken, but the amount of impairment is to be bifurcated between impairment due to credit (which is recorded through earnings) and noncredit impairment (which becomes a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) for both available-for-sale (“AFS”) and held-to-maturity securities (“HTM”)). For HTM securities, the amount in OCI will be amortized prospectively over the security’s remaining life.

The Company owned one trust preferred collateralized debt obligation with a book value of $4.9 million as of June 30, 2009.  With very limited marketability of the security, a down-graded credit rating and rates well above the stated rate of this security, the Company took an OTTI charge of $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2009 due to credit losses.  After extensive review, management determined that an additional OTTI charge due to credit losses of $4.0 million was necessary in the third quarter of 2009, effectively bringing the book value of this security to zero at September 30, 2009.

At September 30, 2009, the remainder of the Company’s securities available-for-sale with an unrealized loss position were, in management’s belief, primarily due to differences in market interest rates as compared to those of the underlying securities.  Management does not believe any of these securities are other-than-temporarily impaired.  At September 30, 2009, the Company has both the intent and ability to hold these impaired securities for a period of time necessary to recover the unrealized losses; however, the Company may from time to time dispose of an impaired security in response to asset/liability management decisions, future market movements, business plan changes, or if the net proceeds could be reinvested at a rate of return that is expected to recover the loss within a reasonable period of time.


Asset Quality

Management considers the asset quality of the Bank to be of primary importance.  A formal loan review function, independent of loan origination, is used to identify and monitor problem loans.  As part of the loan review function, a third-party assessment group has been employed to review the underwriting documentation and risk grading analysis.  Beginning in 2010, the formal loan review function will be conducted wholly in-house in order to provide more timely response.  This function will be managed by credit administration.

Nonperforming assets

Nonperforming assets are comprised of nonaccrual loans, accruing loans past due 90 days or more, repossessed assets and other real estate owned (“OREO”).  Nonperforming loans are loans placed in nonaccrual status when, in management’s opinion, the collection of all or a portion of interest becomes doubtful.  Loans are returned to accrual status when the factors indicating doubtful collectability cease to exist and the loan has performed in accordance with its terms for a demonstrated period of time.  OREO represents real estate acquired through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure and is generally carried at fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Nonperforming loans at September 30, 2009 were $153.9 million, or 9.8% of loans held for investment, compared to $96.0 million, or 6.1% of loans held for investment at December 31, 2008.  OREO was $24.6 million at September 30, 2009, compared to $6.9 million at December 31, 2008.  General downward economic trends and increasing unemployment have negatively impacted the credit performance of commercial and consumer credit resulting in additional write-downs and loans placed on nonaccrual.

Allowance for Loan Losses

In determining the allowance for loan losses and any resulting provision to be charged against earnings, particular emphasis is placed on the results of the loan review process.  Consideration is also given to a review of individual loans, historical loan loss experience, the value and adequacy of collateral and economic conditions in the Bank’s market area.  For loans determined to be impaired, the allowance is based on discounted cash flows using the loan’s initial effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral dependent loans. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates, including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change.  In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses.  Such agencies may require the Bank to recognize changes to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations.  Loans are charged off when, in the opinion of management, they are deemed to be uncollectable.  Recognized losses are charged against the allowance, and subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance.

The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is measured on a quarterly basis against an allocation model that assigns reserves to various components of the loan portfolio in order to provide for probable inherent losses.  Homogeneous pools of loans are segregated, and classifications of individual loans within certain of these pools are identified using risk grades derived from regulatory risk guidelines and additional internal parameters.  Utilizing the trailing four-year historical loss experience of the Bank (prior to the merger with First Gaston Bank) combined with recent loss experience with the acquired First Gaston Bank loan portfolio and the assessment of portfolio quality and diversification trends and economic factors, a range of appropriate reserves is calculated for each classification and pool of loans.  Allocated to each pool is a reserve amount within the calculated range, as supported by the historical loss ratios.  Additional reserves are estimated and assigned to the most adversely classified loans based upon an individual analysis of present-value repayment and/or liquidation projections of each loan.  A portion of the total reserve may be unallocated to any specific segment of the loan portfolio, but will not exceed the upper limit of the total calculated reserve range when aggregated with allocated portions.  The determination within the allowance model of allocated and unallocated components is not necessarily indicative of future losses or allocations.  The entire balance of the allowance for loan losses is available to absorb losses in any segment of the loan portfolio.

The allowance for loan losses, as a percentage of loans held for investment, amounted to 2.69% at September 30, 2009, 2.19% at December 31, 2008 and 1.68% at September 30, 2008.  Adequate provisions and allowances for loan losses are based upon numerous factors including growth of the loan portfolio, delinquencies, net charge-offs, nonperforming loans, and collateral values.  Changes in the allowance for loan losses are presented in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


Management believes the allowance for loan losses of $42.3 million at September 30, 2009 is adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio; however, assessing the adequacy of the allowance is a process that requires continuous evaluation and considerable judgment.  Management’s judgments are based on numerous assumptions about current events which it believes to be reasonable, but which may or may not be valid.  Thus, there can be no assurance that loan losses in future periods will not exceed the current allowance or that future increases in the allowance will not be required.  No assurance can be given that management’s ongoing evaluation of the loan portfolio in light of changing economic conditions and other relevant circumstances will not require significant future additions to the allowance, thus adversely affecting the operating results of the Company.

The following table presents the Bank’s investment in loans considered to be impaired and related information on those impaired loans as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

(dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
Impaired loans without a related allowance for loan loss
  $ 59,863     $ 21,300  
Impaired loans with a related allowance for loan loss
    105,951       94,800  
Total impaired loans
  $ 165,814     $ 116,100  
Allowance for loan loss related to impaired loans
  $ 21,886     $ 15,400  

Liquidity Management

Liquidity management refers to the ability to meet day-to-day cash flow requirements based primarily on activity in loan and deposit accounts of the Company’s customers.  Deposit withdrawals, loan funding and general corporate activity create a need for liquidity for the Company.  Liquidity is derived from sources such as deposit growth; maturity, calls, or sales of investment securities; principal and interest payments on loans; access to borrowed funds or lines of credit; and profits.

Consistent with the general approach to liquidity, loans and other assets of the Bank are based primarily on a core of local deposits and the Bank’s capital position.  To date, the steady increase in deposits, retail repurchase agreements supplemented by Federal Home Loan Bank advances, term Federal funds and a modest amount of brokered deposits, has been adequate to fund loan demand in the Bank’s market area, while maintaining the desired level of immediate liquidity and a substantial investment securities portfolio available for both immediate and secondary liquidity purposes.

Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Risk

In the normal course of business, various commitments are outstanding that are not reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements.  Significant commitments at September 30, 2009 are discussed below.

Commitments by the Bank to extend credit and undisbursed advances on customer lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  At September 30, 2009, total commitments to extend credit and undisbursed advances on customer lines of credit amounted to $296.2 million.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.  Since many commitments expire without being fully drawn, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, upon extension of credit is based on the credit evaluation of the borrower.

The Bank issues standby letters of credit whereby it guarantees the performance of a customer to a third party if a specified triggering event or condition occurs.  The guarantees generally expire within one year and may be automatically renewed depending on the terms of the guarantee.  All standby letters of credit provide for recourse against the customer on whose behalf the letter of credit was issued, and this recourse may be further secured by a pledge of assets.  The maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments related to standby letters of credit was $16.1 million at September 30, 2009, $16.1 million at December 31, 2008 and $16.5 million at September 30, 2008.


Dover Mortgage Company originates fixed rate residential mortgage loans with the intention of selling these loans.  Between the time that Dover enters into an interest rate lock or a commitment to originate a fixed-rate residential mortgage loan with a potential borrower and the time the closed loan is sold, the Company is subject to variability in market prices related to these commitments.  The Company believes that it is prudent to limit the variability of expected proceeds from the future sales of these loans by entering into forward sales commitments and commitments to deliver loans.  The commitments to originate fixed-rate residential mortgage loans and the forward sales commitments are freestanding derivative instruments.  They do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment so their fair value adjustments are recorded through the income statement in income from mortgage loan sales.  The commitments to originate fixed rate residential mortgage loans totaled $73.1 million at September 30, 2009, and the related forward sales commitments totaled $73.1 million.  Loans held for sale by Dover totaled $49.7 million at September 30, 2009, and the related forward sales commitments totaled $49.7 million.

The Bank had loans held for sale of $2.8 million at September 30, 2009.  Commitments of the Bank for the origination of mortgage loans intended to be held for sale at September 30, 2009 were $18.7 million.

The Company does not have any special purpose entities or other similar forms of off-balance sheet financing.

Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Sensitivity

One of the primary objectives of asset/liability management is to maximize the net interest margin while minimizing the earnings risk associated with changes in interest rates.  One method used to manage interest rate sensitivity is to measure, over various time periods, the interest rate sensitivity positions, or gaps; however, this method addresses only the magnitude of timing differences and does not address earnings or market value.  Therefore, management uses an earnings simulation model to prepare, on a regular basis, earnings projections based on a range of interest rate scenarios in order to more accurately measure interest rate risk.

The Company’s balance sheet was asset-sensitive at September 30, 2009.  An asset-sensitive position means that net interest income will generally move in the same direction as interest rates.  For instance, if interest rates increase, net interest income can be expected to increase, and if interest rates decrease, net interest income can be expected to decrease. The Company’s asset sensitivity is primarily derived from a large concentration in prime-based commercial loans that adjust as the prime interest rate changes.  These loans are primarily funded by deposits that are not expected to reprice as quickly as the loans.  Since the prime rate is not expected to decline below current levels, the Company’s risk to lower interest rates is low.

During the first nine months of 2009 the Company initiated and completed a leveraging strategy through the investment portfolio to offset the cost of dividends payable to the preferred stock obligation through the Capital Purchase Program.  Cash flows from investment maturities and repayments of mortgage-backed securities are anticipated to be used to provide funding for future lending opportunities.  Funding for the securities purchased came through proceeds from preferred stock as well as customer deposits and short-term borrowings.  The leveraging strategy resulted in a sizable increase in the investment portfolio and in a slight reduction in the Company’s overall asset sensitivity from December 31, 2008.

Capital Adequacy and Resources

Under guidelines established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, capital adequacy is currently measured for regulatory purposes by certain risk-based capital ratios, supplemented by a leverage capital ratio.  The risk-based capital ratios are determined by expressing allowable capital amounts, defined in terms of Tier 1 and Tier 2, as a percentage of risk-weighted assets, which are computed by measuring the relative credit risk of both the asset categories on the balance sheet and various off-balance sheet exposures.  Tier 1 capital consists primarily of common shareholders' equity and qualifying perpetual preferred stock and qualifying trust preferred securities, net of goodwill and other disallowed intangible assets.  Tier 2 capital, which is limited to the total of Tier 1 capital, includes allowable amounts of subordinated debt, mandatory convertible debt, preferred stock, trust preferred securities and the allowance for loan losses. Total capital, for risk-based purposes, consists of the sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital.  Under current requirements, the minimum total capital ratio is 8.00% and the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio is 4.00%.  At September 30, 2009, FNB United and the Bank had total risk-based capital ratios of 11.52% and 10.86%, respectively, and Tier 1 capital ratios of 8.68% and 8.77%, respectively.


As shown in the accompanying table, FNB United and its wholly owned banking subsidiary have capital levels exceeding the minimum levels for “well capitalized” bank holding companies and banks as of September 30, 2009.

   
Regulatory Guidelines
             
   
Well
   
Adequately
             
   
Capitalized
   
Capitalized
   
FNB United
   
CommunityONE
 
Total Capital
    10.00 %     8.00 %     11.52 %     10.86 %
Tier 1 Capital
    6.00       4.00       8.68       8.77  
Leverage Capital
    5.00       4.00       7.20       7.26  


On February 13, 2009, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) under the TARP Capital Purchase Program (the “CPP”) discussed below, pursuant to which the Company sold (i) 51,500 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) for $51,500,000 and (ii) a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 2,207,143 shares of the Company’s common stock for an exercise price of $3.50 per share, or $7.7 million in the aggregate, in cash.

The warrant is immediately exercisable and expires 10 years from the date of issuance.  Proceeds from this sale of the preferred stock are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including supporting the continued, anticipated growth of the Company.  The CPP preferred stock is generally non-voting, other than having class voting rights on certain matters, and pays cumulative dividends quarterly at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% thereafter.  The preferred shares are redeemable at the option of the Company, subject to the approval of its primary federal regulator.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends or distributions on its common stock is subject to restrictions, including a restriction against increasing dividends from the last quarterly cash dividend per share ($.10) declared on the common stock prior to October 14, 2008, as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends and other similar actions.  In addition, as long as Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, dividend payments are prohibited until all accrued and unpaid dividends are paid on such preferred stock, subject to certain limited exceptions.

The proceeds from the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock and related Warrant were allocated between the Series A Preferred Stock and Warrant based on their relative fair values.  The Warrant was assigned a fair value of $1.76 per share, or $3.9 million in the aggregate.  As a result, $3.9 million was recorded as the discount on the preferred stock obtained and will be accreted as a reduction in net income available for common shareholders over the next five years at approximately $0.6 million to $1.0 million per year.  For purposes of these calculations, the fair value of the shares subject to the Warrant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Non-GAAP Measures

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  FNB United’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in their analysis of FNB United’s performance.  These non-GAAP measures exclude average goodwill and core deposit premiums from the calculations of return on average assets and return on average equity.  Management believes presentations of financial measures excluding the impact of goodwill and core deposit premiums provide useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the operating results of FNB United’s core businesses. In addition, certain designated net interest income amounts are presented on a taxable equivalent basis.  Management believes that the presentation of net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis aids in the comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources.  These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Item 3.           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the possible chance of loss from unfavorable changes in market prices and rates.  These changes may result in a reduction of current and future period net interest income, which is the favorable spread earned from the excess of interest income on interest-earning assets, over interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities.


The Company’s market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending and deposit-taking activities.  The structure of the Company’s loan and deposit portfolios is such that a significant decline in interest rates may adversely impact net market values and net interest income.  The Company does not maintain a trading account nor is FNB United subject to currency exchange risk or commodity price risk.  Interest rate risk is monitored as part of the Company’s asset/liability management function, which is discussed in “Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Sensitivity” above.  Interest rate risk is monitored as part of the Company’s asset/liability management function, which is discussed above in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Sensitivity.”

Management considers interest rate risk the Bank’s most significant market risk, which could potentially have the greatest impact on operating earnings.  The Company is asset sensitive, which means that falling interest rates could result in a reduced amount of net interest income.  The monitoring of interest rate risk is part of the Company’s overall asset/liability management process.  The primary oversight of asset/liability management rests with the Company’s Asset and Liability Committee.  The Committee meets on a regular basis to review asset/liability activities and to monitor compliance with established policies.

Management does not believe there has been any significant change in the overall performance of financial instruments considered market risk sensitive, as measured by the factors of contractual maturities, average interest rates and estimated fair values, since the analysis prepared and presented in conjunction with the Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

Item 4.           Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2009, the end of the period covered by this report, FNB United carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including FNB United’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of FNB United’s disclosure controls and procedures.  In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, FNB United and its management recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and FNB United’s management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.  Based upon the evaluation, and for the reason described in the next paragraph, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by FNB United in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

As of December 31, 2008, FNB United concluded that it did not have adequate segregation of duties and staffing within its accounting department, adversely affecting its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting.  FNB United has since that date restructured various duties and responsibilities within the accounting department to ensure appropriate segregation of duties and has hired a controller to assist the Company in its financial reporting.  FNB United reviews its disclosure controls and procedures, which may include its internal controls over financial reporting, on an ongoing basis and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness.  No control enhancements during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, other than those described above, have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Legal Proceedings

None

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not Applicable

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Other Information

None

Exhibits

Exhibits to this report are listed in the index to exhibits on pages 37-39 of this report.


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.


   
FNB United Corp.
   
(Registrant)
       
       
Date: November 6, 2009
 
By:
/s/ Mark A. Severson
     
Mark A. Severson
     
Executive Vice President and Chief
     
Financial Officer
     
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal
     
Financial Officer)


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
     
3.10
 
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form S-14 Registration Statement (No. 2-96498) filed March 16, 1985.
     
3.11
 
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, adopted May 10, 1988, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 19.10 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 1988.
     
3.12
 
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, adopted May 12, 1998, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.
     
3.13
 
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, adopted May 23, 2003, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.13 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
     
3.14
 
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, adopted March 15, 2006, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.14 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
     
3.15
 
Articles of Merger, setting forth amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective April 28, 2006, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.15 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
     
3.16
 
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, adopted January 23, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed January 23, 2009.
     
3.17
 
Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, adopted February 11, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2009.
     
3.20
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, adopted February 11, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2009.
     
4.10
 
Specimen of Registrant’s Common Stock Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Form S-14 Registration Statement (No. 2-96498) filed April 19, 1985.
     
4.11
 
Specimen of Registrant’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, Stock Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2009.
     
4.20
 
Indenture dated as of November 4, 2005, between FNB Corp. and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed November 8, 2005.
     
4.21
 
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of FNB United Statutory Trust I dated as of November 4, 2005, among FNB Corp., as sponsor, U.S. Bank, National Association, as institutional trustee, and Michael C. Miller and Jerry A. Little, as administrators, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report dated November 4, 2005.
     
4.30
 
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of FNB United Statutory Trust I dated as of November 4, 2005, among FNB Corp., as sponsor, U.S. Bank, National Association, as institutional trustee, and Michael C. Miller and Jerry A. Little, as administrators, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed November 8, 2005.


4.31
 
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of FNB United Statutory Trust II dated as of April 27, 2006, among FNB Corp., as sponsor, Wilmington Trust Company, as institutional trustee, and Michael C. Miller and Jerry A. Little, as administrators, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report dated April 27, 2006 and filed April 28, 2006.
     
4.40
 
Warrant to purchase up to 2,207,143 shares of Common Stock used to the United States Department of the Treasury, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2009.
     
10.10*
 
Form of Split Dollar Insurance Agreement dated as of November 1, 1987 between First National Bank and Trust Company and certain of its key employees and directors, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 19.20 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 1988.
     
10.11*
 
Form of Amendment to Split Dollar Insurance Agreement dated as of November 1, 1994 between First National Bank and Trust Company and certain of its key employees and directors, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Form 10-KSB Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
     
10.20*
 
Stock Compensation Plan as amended effective May 12, 1998, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.
     
10.21*
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement between FNB Corp. and certain of its key employees, pursuant to the Registrant’s Stock Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Registrant’s Form 10-KSB Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
     
10.22*
 
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between FNB Corp. and certain of its directors, pursuant to the Registrant’s Stock Compensation Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Registrant’s Form 10-KSB Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
     
10.23*
 
FNB United Corp. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of December 31, 2008, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.24*
 
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement between FNB Corp. and certain of its key employees, pursuant to the Registrant’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended  September 30, 2003.
     
10.25*
 
Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement between FNB Corp. and certain of its directors, pursuant to the Registrant’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
     
10.26*
 
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement between FNB United Corp. and certain of its key employees and non-employee directors, pursuant to the Registrant’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
     
10.30*
 
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008 among FNB United Corp., CommunityONE Bank, National Association and Michael C. Miller, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.31*
 
Carolina Fincorp, Inc. Stock Option Plan (assumed by the Registrant on April 10, 2000), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-54702).


10.32*
 
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008 between CommunityONE Bank, National Association and R. Larry Campbell, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.33*
 
Nonqualified Supplemental Retirement Plan with R. Larry Campbell, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Carolina Fincorp, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997.
     
10.34*
 
Amendment to Executive Income Deferred Compensation Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008 between CommunityONE Bank, National Association and R. Larry Campbell, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.35*
 
Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008 among FNB United Corp., CommunityONE Bank, National Association, and R. Mark Hensley, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.36*
 
Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement dated as of December 31, 2008 among FNB United Corp., CommunityONE Bank, National Association, and Mark A. Severson, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.37*
 
Form of Change of Control Agreement among FNB United Corp., CommunityONE Bank, National Association and certain key officers and employees, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
     
10.38*
 
Form of Letter Agreement between FNB United Corp. and senior executive officers incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2009.
     
10.40
 
Guarantee Agreement dated as of November 4, 2005, by FNB Corp. for the benefit of the holders of trust preferred securities, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report dated November 4, 2005 and filed November 5, 2005.
     
10.41
 
Guarantee Agreement dated as of April 27, 2006 between FNB Corp. and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee, for the benefit of the holders of trust preferred securities, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report dated April 27, 2006 and filed April 28, 2006.
     
10.42
 
Subordinated Debt Loan Agreement dated as of June 30, 2008, between CommunityONE Bank, National Association and SunTrust Bank, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
     
10.5
 
Letter Agreement between the Registrant and the United States Department of the Treasury, dated February 13, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2009.
     
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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* Management contract, or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
 
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