-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, DIiAf2uDz/oBpLNwQgzVx54rJ51fFhNm/KH00xTp78qAy/LCJ1OVfU+OS9+vBL1+ ASNvzmDTuV1gm5nComjaBA== 0000787849-06-000135.txt : 20060809 0000787849-06-000135.hdr.sgml : 20060809 20060809163717 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000787849-06-000135 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060809 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: YARDVILLE NATIONAL BANCORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000787849 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 222670267 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26086 FILM NUMBER: 061018105 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2465 KUSER RD CITY: HAMILTON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08690 BUSINESS PHONE: 6096316218 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2465 KUSER RD CITY: HAMILTON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08690 10-Q 1 form10q.htm FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

 

[

]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

 

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For transition period from

 

 

Commission File Number: 0-26086

 

YARDVILLE NATIONAL BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

              New Jersey                  

                          22-2670267                              

(State or other jurisdiction of

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

incorporation or organization)

 

2465 Kuser Road, Hamilton, New Jersey 08690

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

                                      (609) 585-5100                                                   

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

        Not Applicable      

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

 

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

 

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

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer o

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of August 4, 2006 the following class and number of shares were outstanding:

 

              Common Stock, no par value                          

                          11,010,811                    

 

Class

Number of shares outstanding

 

 

 



 

 

INDEX

YARDVILLE NATIONAL BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PAGE NO.

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Condition

 

 

June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005

3

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

 

Three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

4

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

5

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

 

 

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

12

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

37

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

39

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

40

 

Item 1A

Risk Factors

41

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

41

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

41

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

41

 

Item 5.

Other Information

41

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

42

 

Signatures

43

 

Index to Exhibits

E-1

 

 

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Part I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Yardville National Bancorp and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

(in thousands, except share data)

 

2006

 

2005

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$

35,839

$

52,686

Federal funds sold

 

12,475

 

10,800

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

48,314

 

63,486

Interest bearing deposits with banks

 

62,368

 

16,408

Securities available for sale

 

701,007

 

741,668

Investment securities (market value of $92,327 in 2006 and $90,611 in 2005)

 

92,753

 

89,026

Loans

 

2,034,781

 

1,972,840

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

(23,090)

 

(22,703)

Loans, net

 

2,011,691

 

1,950,137

Bank premises and equipment, net

 

11,578

 

11,697

Other real estate

 

502

 

-

Bank owned life insurance

 

48,713

 

46,152

Other assets

 

46,982

 

38,157

Total Assets

$

3,023,908

$

2,956,731

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing

$

215,373

$

232,269

Interest bearing

 

1,831,610

 

1,740,448

Total Deposits

 

2,046,983

 

1,972,717

Borrowed funds

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

10,000

 

10,000

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

694,000

 

704,000

Subordinated debentures

 

62,892

 

62,892

Obligation for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

 

1,969

 

2,250

Other

 

1,296

 

1,870

Total Borrowed Funds

 

770,157

 

781,012

Other liabilities

 

28,293

 

25,544

Total Liabilities

$

2,845,433

$

2,779,273

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock: no par value

 

 

 

 

Authorized 1,000,000 shares, none issued

 

 

 

 

Common stock: no par value

 

 

 

 

Authorized 20,000,000 shares

 

 

 

 

Issued 11,184,247 shares in 2006 and 11,095,331 shares in 2005

 

107,096

 

105,122

Surplus

 

2,205

 

2,205

Undivided profits

 

93,599

 

85,896

Treasury stock, at cost: 180,594 shares

 

(3,160)

 

(3,160)

Unallocated ESOP shares

 

(1,969)

 

(2,250)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(19,296)

 

(10,355)

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

178,475

 

177,458

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

3,023,908

$

2,956,731

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yardville National Bancorp and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

$

37,307

$

31,117

$

72,728

$

59,919

Interest on deposits with banks

 

336

 

194

 

566

 

351

Interest on securities available for sale

 

8,842

 

9,154

 

17,804

 

18,170

Interest on investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

26

 

30

 

49

 

56

Exempt from Federal income tax

 

1,025

 

919

 

2,035

 

1,804

Interest on Federal funds sold

 

152

 

155

 

280

 

302

Total Interest Income

 

47,688

 

41,569

 

93,462

 

80,602

INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on savings account deposits

 

6,974

 

4,995

 

13,121

 

9,450

Interest on certificates of deposits $100,000 or more

 

2,500

 

1,400

 

4,784

 

2,593

Interest on other time deposits

 

6,443

 

3,692

 

11,963

 

6,886

Interest on borrowed funds

 

9,392

 

9,600

 

18,696

 

18,820

Interest on subordinated debentures

 

1,360

 

1,156

 

2,666

 

2,263

Total Interest Expense

 

26,669

 

20,843

 

51,230

 

40,012

Net Interest Income

 

21,019

 

20,726

 

42,232

 

40,590

Less provision for loan losses

 

1,800

 

2,100

 

4,150

 

3,600

Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses

 

19,219

 

18,626

 

38,082

 

36,990

NON-INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

777

 

687

 

1,436

 

1,348

Securities gains, net

 

-

 

283

 

-

 

476

Income on bank owned life insurance

 

440

 

361

 

861

 

804

Other non-interest income

 

576

 

596

 

1,157

 

1,016

Total Non-Interest Income

 

1,793

 

1,927

 

3,454

 

3,644

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

7,572

 

7,034

 

15,223

 

13,863

Occupancy expense, net

 

1,368

 

1,186

 

2,795

 

2,375

Equipment expense

 

856

 

757

 

1,652

 

1,533

Other non-interest expense

 

4,510

 

3,263

 

8,014

 

6,327

Total Non-Interest Expense

 

14,306

 

12,240

 

27,684

 

24,098

Income before income tax expense

 

6,706

 

8,313

 

13,852

 

16,536

Income tax expense

 

1,649

 

2,677

 

3,627

 

5,287

Net Income

$

5,057

$

5,636

$

10,225

$

11,249

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.46

$

0.53

$

0.94

$

1.07

Diluted

 

0.45

 

0.51

 

0.90

 

1.02

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

10,938

 

10,552

 

10,911

 

10,535

Diluted

 

11,339

 

11,006

 

11,326

 

10,991

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yardville National Bancorp and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$

10,225

$

11,249

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

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

4,150

 

3,600

Depreciation

 

1,293

 

1,180

ESOP fair value adjustment

 

6

 

140

Stock option expense

 

149

 

-

Amortization of deposit intangible

 

102

 

102

(Accretion) and amortization on securities

 

(121)

 

104

Gain on sale of available for sale securities

 

-

 

(476)

Allocation of ESOP Shares

 

281

 

188

Increase in other assets

 

(3,738)

 

(6,661)

Increase in other liabilities

 

2,749

 

2,657

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

15,096

 

12,083

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net (increase) decrease in interest bearing deposits with banks

 

(45,960)

 

18,093

Purchase of securities available for sale

 

(9,185)

 

(91,276)

Maturities, calls and paydowns of securities available for sale

 

33,264

 

72,342

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale

 

-

 

70,411

Purchase of investment securities

 

(5,360)

 

(6,040)

Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities

 

1,645

 

710

Net increase in loans

 

(66,206)

 

(115,321)

Expenditures for bank premises and equipment

 

(1,174)

 

(1,067)

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(92,976)

 

(52,148)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Net increase in demand, money market, and savings deposits

 

21,756

 

39,547

Net decrease in certificates of deposit

 

52,510

 

63,412

Net (decrease) increase in borrowed funds

 

(10,855)

 

8,370

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

1,423

 

994

Tax benefit related to stock-based compensation

 

396

 

286

Dividends Paid

 

(2,522)

 

(2,424)

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

62,708

 

110,185

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(15,172)

 

70,120

Cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period

 

63,486

 

38,884

Cash and Cash Equivalents as of End of Period

$

48,314

$

109,004

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

Interest

$

50,976

$

19,689

Income taxes

 

2,485

 

9,201

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

Transfers from loans to other real estate, net of charge offs

$

502

$

200

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yardville National Bancorp and Subsidiaries

Notes to (Unaudited) Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of condition and revenues and expenses for the periods. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans.

 

The consolidated financial data as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of such periods. The consolidated financial data for the interim periods presented is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that might be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2006.

 

Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Yardville National Bancorp and its subsidiary, The Yardville National Bank, and the Bank’s wholly owned direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Note 1 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005, contains a summary of our significant accounting policies. We believe our policies with respect to the methodology for our determination of the allowance for loan losses and income taxes, are critical accounting policies. These policies are deemed critical because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. Our critical accounting policies and their application are periodically discussed with the Audit Committee.

 

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of probable credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses has been determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles under which we are required to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is determined based on our assessment of several factors. Those factors include reviews and evaluations of specific loans, current economic conditions, historical loan loss experience and the level of classified and nonperforming loans. We believe that our allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover specifically identifiable loan losses, as well as losses inherent in our portfolio which are probable but not specifically identifiable.

 

 

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The provision for loan losses charged to operating expense is determined by management and is based upon a periodic review of the loan portfolio, past experience, the economy, and other factors that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay a loan. The provision is based on management’s estimates and actual losses may vary from estimates. Estimates are reviewed and adjustments, as they become necessary, are reported in the periods in which they become known.

 

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover inherent losses in the loan portfolio. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, particularly in New Jersey, and due to the factors described previously. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. For additional information on the methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses see “Allowance for Loan Losses” discussed later in this report.

 

We account for income taxes by recognizing the amount of taxes payable for the current year and deferred tax assets and liabilities for estimated future tax consequences, which require judgment of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax consequences could materially impact YNB’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

 

2. Earnings Per Share

 

Weighted average shares for the basic net income per share computation for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were 10,938,000 and 10,552,000, respectively. For the diluted net income per share computation, common stock equivalents of 401,000 and 454,000 are included for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Common stock equivalents that were antidilutive for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were 42,000 and 36,000, respectively.

 

Weighted average shares for the basic net income per share computation for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were 10,911,000 and 10,535,000, respectively. For the diluted net income per share computation, common stock equivalents of 415,000 and 456,000 are included for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Common stock equivalents that were antidilutive for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were 42,000 and 42,000, respectively.

 

3. Stock-Based Compensation

 

In the first quarter of 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004) SFAS No. 123 (R), Share-Based Payment,” using the modified-prospective transition method. The Company recognizes compensation expense under SFAS No. 123 (R) using the straight-line method over the requisite service period. The requisite service period is the period an employee is required to provide service in order to vest in the award, which cannot extend beyond the retirement eligible date. The Company has elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. FAS 123 (R) 3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards,” for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation under SFAS No. 123(R). The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (APIC pool) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding and fully vested upon the adoption of SFAS No. 123 (R).

 

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The Company has three share-based compensation plans under which incentive and nonqualified stock options and restricted stock may be granted periodically to certain employees and directors. The options are granted at an exercise price equal to the fair value of the underlying shares at the date of grant, vest based on continued service with the Company for a specified period, generally five years with a maximum term of ten years for employees. Options under the plan for non-employee directors vest immediately and typically have five-year terms. While the Company has a plan that allows for the granting of restricted stock, no restricted stock has been granted from the plan as of June 30, 2006.

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options at the date of grant. The Black-Scholes, option-pricing model requires several inputs, including the stock price volatility, expected term and dividend rate. Changes in input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates.

 

Prior to the adoption of FAS No. 123 (R) the Company applied APB Opinion No. 25 in accounting for its stock option plans and, accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for stock options in the consolidated financial statements prior to adoption. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock-based employee compensation.

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

6/30/2005

 

6/30/2005

Net income as reported:

$

5,636

$

11,249

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense

 

 

 

 

determined under fair value methods for all awards,

 

 

 

 

net of related tax effects

 

275

 

365

Pro forma net income

$

5,361

$

10,884

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

As reported

$

0.53

$

1.07

Pro forma

 

0.51

 

1.03

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

As reported

$

0.51

$

1.02

Pro forma

 

0.49

 

0.99

 

The company granted 42,000 options in the second quarter of 2006 and did not grant any options in the first quarter. These options included 30,000 of options granted to Directors that vested immediately and 12,000 were granted to employees that vest over five years. The expense on the directors’ options was $144,100 and was expensed immediately. The expense on the employee options for the second quarter was $4,700. At June 30, 2006, there was $88,600 in unamortized option expense that will be expensed over the next five years.

 

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The fair value of options granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

 

Three months

Six months

 

Ended June 30,

Ended June 30,

 

2006

2005

2006

2005

Number of options granted

42,000

36,000

42,000

52,000

Expected annual dividend rate ($)

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

Risk free rate (%)

5.0

3.8

5.0

4.0

Expected average option life (yrs)

3.2

5.0

3.2

7.0

Expected volatility (%)

23.4

27.9

23.4

31.3

Fair value of options granted ($)

5.65

7.92

5.65

9.02

 

 

4. Comprehensive Income

 

Below is a summary of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

For the three months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

 

2005

Net Income

$

5,057

 

$

5,636

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized (loss) gain for the period, net of tax

 

(5,012)

 

 

7,438

Less reclassification of realized net gain on sale of securities

 

 

 

 

 

available for sale, net of taxes

 

-

 

 

184

Holding (loss) gain rising during period, net of tax and reclassification

 

(5,012)

 

 

7,254

Total comprehensive income

$

45

 

$

12,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

 

2005

Net Income

$

10,225

 

$

11,249

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized (loss) gain for the period, net of tax

 

(8,941)

 

 

385

Less reclassification of realized net gain on sale of securities

 

 

 

 

 

available for sale, net of taxes

 

-

 

 

309

Holding (loss) gain rising during period, net of tax and reclassification

 

(8,941)

 

 

76

Total comprehensive income

$

1,284

 

$

11,325

 

 

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5. Relationships and Transactions with Directors and Officers

 

Certain directors and officers of the Company and their associates are or have in the past been customers of, and have had transactions with, the Company’s subsidiary, The Yardville National Bank (the “Bank”). All deposit accounts, loans, and commitments comprising such transactions were made in the ordinary course of business of the Bank on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing for comparable transactions with other customers of the Bank. In the opinion of management of the Company and the Bank, these loans did not involve more than normal risks of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.

 

The following table summarizes activity with respect to such loans:

 

For the six months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

Balance as of beginning of period

$

57,414

$

56,863

Additions

 

1,981

 

5,332

Reductions

 

27,103

 

3,497

Balance as of end of the period

$

32,292

$

58,698

 

None of these loans were past due or on nonaccrual status as of June 30, 2006 or June 30, 2005.

 

In addition, the Company has had, and expects in the future to have, other transactions in the ordinary course of business with a number of its directors, senior officers and other affiliates (and their associates) on substantially the same terms as those prevailing for comparable transactions with others. No new material relationships or transactions were commenced, and no material changes were made to existing relationships or transactions, during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

 

6. Derivative Financial Instruments

 

As part of our interest rate risk management process, we periodically enter into interest rate derivative contracts. These derivative interest rate contracts may include interest rate swaps, caps and floors, and are utilized to modify the repricing characteristics of specific assets and liabilities. During the periods presented we only utilized interest rate swaps.

 

The following table details the interest rate swaps and associated hedged liabilities outstanding as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:

 

As of: June 30, 2006

(dollars in thousands)

Maturity

Hedged

Liability

Notional

Amounts

Swap Fixed

Interest Rates

Swap Variable

Interest Rates

Pay Floating Swaps

 

 

 

 

2006

Time deposits

$ 105,000

2.86% - 3.10%

5.14% - 5.35%

 

As of: December 31, 2005

(dollars in thousands)

Maturity

Hedged

Liability

Notional

Amounts

Swap Fixed

Interest Rates

Swap Variable

Interest Rates

Pay Floating Swaps

 

 

 

 

2006

Time deposits

$ 125,000

2.73% - 3.10%

4.31% - 4.42%

 

 

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During 2004, the Company issued two-year fixed-rate certificates of deposit to fund loan growth and generate liquidity. In conjunction with the certificate of deposit issuance, the Company entered into $125.0 million in pay floating swaps designated as fair value hedges that were used to convert fixed rate two year final maturity time deposits to variable rates indexed to one month and three month LIBOR, based on common notional amounts and maturity dates. These swap transactions, which began to mature in May 2006, will all mature during 2006. The pay floating swaps changed the repricing characteristics of the certificates of deposit from fixed rate to floating rate. The result is a better match between the repricing characteristics of these certificates of deposit with floating rate commercial loans the Company made in 2004. These transactions increased interest expense by approximately $1.1 million in the first six months of 2006 and reduced interest expense by approximately $108,000 for the same period in 2005. For the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 these swap transactions increased interest expense by $597,000 and $29,000, respectively. The amount of hedge ineffectiveness, recorded in non-interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income, on these transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was less than $1,000. The fair value of the pay floating swaps outstanding at June 30, 2006 was $570,000 compared to $1.4 million at December 31, 2005 and was recorded in Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Condition.

 

7. Regulatory Matters

 

On August 31, 2005, the Bank entered into a formal agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) regarding the conduct of certain of its operations, maintaining specified capital levels, obtaining prior approvals of dividend payments, and addressing other concerns identified in the OCC’s Report of Examination for the examination that commenced on January 3, 2005. The agreement encompasses activities initiated in 2005 by the Bank to strengthen its board and management supervision and internal audit and credit risk processes, including problem loan management. The Board of Directors formed a Compliance Committee to oversee all aspects of compliance with the provisions of the agreement.

 

Among other things, the agreement requires the Bank to achieve and maintain a total risk based capital ratio of at least 10.75%, a Tier 1 risk based capital ratio of at least 9.75% and a leverage ratio of at least 7.50%. As a result of an $8.7 million private offering of the Company’s common stock completed in November 2005, of which substantially all of the proceeds were contributed to the Bank, we were in compliance with all required capital ratios at December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006. In the first and second quarters of 2006, the OCC approved the payment of a dividend from the Bank to the Holding Company. The Bank has sent a request to the OCC to pay its third quarter dividend to the Holding Company, and anticipates approval based on its earnings and compliance with all capital requirements.

 

Under the agreement, the Bank will not be deemed to be “well capitalized” for certain regulatory purposes. Such capital category may not, however, accurately represent the Bank’s general financial condition or prospects. In addition, as a result of this agreement the Company has elected to decertify as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act. The Company is not currently engaged in any activities for which it is required to be a financial holding company.

 

In January 2006, the Company received a supervisory letter from its primary regulator the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. That letter requires that the Company obtain prior approval before declaring and paying dividends to shareholders. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has approved both the first and second quarter dividend payments to shareholders. In the third quarter, the Company has requested the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for approval of its third quarter dividend to shareholders, and we anticipate approval of this request.

 

In the first quarter of 2006, the OCC completed their annual examination of the Bank. While we believe we have made significant progress in achieving the objectives of the agreement, the OCC has not taken any actions regarding

 

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the agreement based on the examination results. The agreement will continue until terminated by the OCC and we continue to work closely with the OCC to have the agreement terminated as soon as possible.

 

8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 156 “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets.” SFAS No. 140 “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” establishes among other things, the accounting for separately recognized servicing rights and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 amends Statement No. 140 to require that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. This Statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. An entity that uses derivative instruments to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities is required to account for those derivative instruments at fair value. Under this Statement, an entity can elect subsequent fair value measurement to account for its separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. By electing this option, an entity may simplify its accounting because this Statement permits income statement recognition of the potential offsetting changes in fair value of those servicing assets and servicing liabilities and derivative instruments in the same accounting period. This Statement is effective in the first fiscal year beginning after September 15, 2006 with earlier adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of Statement No. 156 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) agreed to review employer accounting for deferred compensation or postretirement benefit aspects of split-dollar life insurance arrangements. Any guidance issued by EITF would be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. At this time the Company is unable to determine the impact, if any, of any changes in the accounting in this area.

 

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” Interpretation No. 48 is effective beginning in 2007 and provides guidance on financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, in tax returns and disclosures. It requires a “more likely than not” probability of sustaining a tax position for the benefit to be recognized in the financial statements as a reduction in income tax expense. The amount recorded in the financial statements is the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized. Previous accounting under SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” would have enabled companies to reserve a best estimate of the ultimate amounts due. In determining if sustaining a tax position is more likely than not, the company must assume tax authorities will examine the position. Any recorded benefits must be reversed when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained. Changes in judgment about sustainability of a position would be required to be recorded in the interim period that the change occurs and not included in the annual effective rate calculation that records expense throughout the year. Any interest and penalties would be accrued from the period that the taxing authority would assess such interest and penalties. Reporting interest and penalties in pre-tax income or in income tax expense would be a policy decision that would be disclosed. New disclosures include an annual reconciliation of unrecorded uncertain tax positions from the beginning of the year-to-year end, the amounts of interest or penalties recognized and specifics for any position that is expected to have a significant change in the amount recorded within the next twelve months. The company is currently evaluating this Interpretation’s effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

 

The purpose of this discussion and analysis is to provide the reader with information pertinent to understanding and assessing Yardville National Bancorp’s results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and

 

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the financial condition at June 30, 2006. It should be read in conjunction with the 2005 Annual Report to Stockholders and Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes in this Form 10-Q. Throughout this report the terms “YNB,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “corporation” refer to Yardville National Bancorp, our wholly owned banking subsidiary, The Yardville National Bank (the “Bank”), and other subsidiaries, as a consolidated entity except where noted.

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this Form 10-Q and other material we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, referred to as the “SEC,” as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us, contain statements that are forward-looking. These may include statements that relate to, among other things, profitability, liquidity, adequacy of our allowance for loan losses, plans for growth, interest rate sensitivity, market risk, regulatory compliance, and financial and other goals. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be realized. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results and, accordingly, from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations include among other things: the results of our efforts to implement our retail strategy; adverse changes in our loan portfolio and the resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses; interest rate fluctuations and other economic conditions; changes in our loan quality and origination volume; our ability to attract core deposits; continued relationships with major customers; competition in product offerings and product pricing; adverse changes in the economy that could increase credit-related losses and expenses; adverse changes in the market price of our common stock; proxy contests and litigation; compliance with laws, and regulatory requirements, including our agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and compliance with Nasdaq standards; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Although forward-looking statements help to provide complete information about us, readers should keep in mind that forward-looking statements may not be reliable. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

Yardville National Bancorp is a $3.02 billion registered bank holding company headquartered in Hamilton, New Jersey. We provide a broad range of lending, deposit, and other financial products and services. Our strength and emphasis is reflected in our origination of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans to small to mid-sized businesses. Headquartered in Mercer County since 1925, YNB offers relationship-based community banking to customers throughout New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Our commitment is to provide quality products and exceptional service to our customers, while building long-term, sustainable shareholder value by expanding and extending the YNB franchise into demographically attractive markets. Located in the dynamic central New Jersey business corridor connecting New York City and Philadelphia, we operate 30 full-service branches through our wholly-owned banking subsidiary, The Yardville National Bank, in Mercer, Hunterdon, Somerset, Middlesex, Burlington and Ocean Counties in New Jersey, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

 

We generate substantially all of our income from our loan and securities portfolios. Our earning asset base is primarily funded through deposits and, to a lesser degree, borrowed funds. Increasing net interest income is critical to reaching our financial goals. To accomplish our goals, we must effectively manage our cost of funds and expand our loan portfolio. We rely on our branch network to provide desired lower cost deposits to fund our commercial loan opportunities. Our retail strategy is designed to increase the number of branches in our markets, enhance our brand image and introduce our products and services to an expanded geographic area. This strategy, however, requires ongoing investment of resources in people, facilities, marketing and technology. While we continue to see many positive results, we have not yet fully realized all of the benefits of this ongoing strategic initiative.

 

In June and July we opened our fourth and fifth branches in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, located in Ringoes and Whitehouse Station, respectively. This brings the total of new branches opened in 2006 to three with the potential of opening additional branches in the second half of 2006. Our primary funding vehicle has been our Simply Better Money MarketSM product, which was introduced in 2006. We believe this product, along with certificates of deposit (CDs), will be our primary deposit funding products for the remainder of 2006. We believe continuing to grow our commercial loan business, expanding our geographic footprint and attracting lower cost core deposits will provide us the best opportunity to enhance profitability and the value of the YNB franchise.

 

Net Income

 

We earned net income of $10.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, a decrease of $1.0 million or 9.1% compared to $11.2 million for the same period in 2005. Despite modest improvement in net interest income and lower income tax expense, primarily due to a lower effective tax rate, earnings for the comparable period were lower. The decrease in net income for the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 was primarily the result of increased non-interest expense attributed, in part, to the ongoing execution of our retail strategy, costs associated with a proxy contest and related litigation, and a higher provision for loan losses. Diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 2006 decreased 11.8% to $0.90 compared to $1.02 for the same period in 2005. The decrease in diluted earnings per share resulted from lower net income and an increase in weighted average diluted shares outstanding due to the private common stock offering completed in November 2005.

 

On a quarterly basis, net income for the second quarter of 2006 was $5.1 million, a decrease of $579,000 or 10.3% compared to $5.6 million for the second quarter of 2005. The decrease in net income for the comparative periods resulted primarily from higher non-interest expenses partially offset by a limited increase in net interest income. Diluted earnings per share decreased $0.06 or 11.8% to $0.45 for the second quarter of 2006 compared to $0.51 for the second quarter of 2005. The decrease in earnings per share was primarily due

 

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to lower net income and higher average number of shares outstanding in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the second quarter of 2005.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the largest and most significant component of our operating income. Net interest income is the difference between income on interest earning assets and expense on interest bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends upon the relative amounts and types of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, and the interest rate earned or paid on them. Net interest income is also impacted by changes in interest rates and the shape of market yield curves.

 

Our net interest income for the first six months of 2006 was $42.2 million, an increase of $1.6 million or 4.0% from the same period in 2005. The most significant factors relating to the improvement for the period were an increase in interest and fees on loans, partially offset by higher interest expense on deposits.

 

We present our net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis. We believe that this presentation provides comparability of net interest income from both taxable and non-taxable sources and is consistent with industry practice. Although we believe that these financial measures enhance investors’ understanding of our business and performance, these measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. For the first six months of 2006, our tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.04% unchanged when compared to the same period in 2005. We maintained our net interest margin due to a combination of several factors. First, the yield on interest earning assets increased 66 basis points to 6.56% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 when compared to the 5.90% for the same period in 2005. This improvement resulted primarily from the 72 basis point increase in the yield on loans. In addition, the higher percentage of interest earning assets consisting of loans contributed to the stable margin. Offsetting these positive trends was a sharp increase in the cost of interest bearing liabilities. This increase in liability costs was primarily driven by a significant increase in the cost of interest bearing deposits, which increased 106 basis points to 3.38% for the first six months of 2006 compared to 2.32% for the same period in 2005. Also contributing to the increased deposit costs was the impact of our swap position entered into two years ago.

 

In 2004, we entered into $125.0 million of two-year pay floating rate swaps to better match the repricing terms of our certificates of deposit with our floating rate commercial loans. At June 30, 2006, $105.0 million of these swaps are still outstanding and all will mature by the end of 2006. While this strategy reduced interest rate risk and lowered the cost of our certificates of deposit in 2004 and through the first six months of 2005, beginning in the third quarter of 2005, higher LIBOR rates resulted in an increase to our certificate of deposit costs. For the first six months of 2006, our swap positions increased our certificate of deposit costs by 26 basis points and reduced our net interest margin by 7 basis points. In the first six months of 2005, our swap positions lowered our certificate of deposit costs by 3 basis points and improved our net interest margin by one basis point. In July 2006, $70.0 million in swaps matured with the remaining $45.0 million maturing in November. We believe the impact of these swaps on our net interest margin should be significantly reduced through the rest of the year.

 

The following tables set forth an analysis of net interest income by each major category of average interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and the related yields and costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Average yields for each period are derived by dividing annualized income by the average balance of the related assets, and average annualized costs are derived by dividing expense by the average balance of the related liabilities. The yields and costs include fees, costs, premiums and discounts, which are considered adjustments to interest rates.

 

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Financial Summary

Average Balances, Yields and Costs

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Yield /

 

 

Average

 

 

Yield /

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance

 

Interest

Cost

 

 

Balance

 

Interest

Cost

 

INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing deposits with banks

$

25,899

$

336

5.19

%

$

25,177

$

194

3.08

%

Federal funds sold

 

12,280

 

152

4.95

 

 

21,067

 

155

2.94

 

Securities

 

803,661

 

9,893

4.92

 

 

857,958

 

10,103

4.71

 

Loans (1)

 

2,025,995

 

37,307

7.37

 

 

1,859,969

 

31,117

6.69

 

Total interest earning assets

$

2,867,835

$

47,688

6.65

%

$

2,764,171

$

41,569

6.02

%

NON-INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$

35,143

 

 

 

 

$

31,868

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(22,842)

 

 

 

 

 

(21,274)

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

11,622

 

 

 

 

 

10,401

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

83,236

 

 

 

 

 

76,715

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest earning assets

 

107,159

 

 

 

 

 

97,710

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

2,974,994

 

 

 

 

$

2,861,881

 

 

 

 

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, money markets, and interest bearing demand

$

963,732

$

6,974

2.89

%

$

987,686

$

4,995

2.02

%

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

239,367

 

2,500

4.18

 

 

180,410

 

1,400

3.10

 

Other time deposits

 

588,335

 

6,443

4.38

 

 

479,910

 

3,692

3.08

 

Total interest bearing deposits

 

1,791,434

 

15,917

3.55

 

 

1,648,006

 

10,087

2.45

 

Borrowed funds

 

715,894

 

9,392

5.25

 

 

756,815

 

9,600

5.07

 

Subordinated debentures

 

62,892

 

1,360

8.65

 

 

62,892

 

1,156

7.35

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

$

2,570,220

$

26,669

4.15

%

$

2,467,713

$

20,843

3.38

%

NON-INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

$

209,379

 

 

 

 

$

205,839

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

17,853

 

 

 

 

 

22,644

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

177,542

 

 

 

 

 

165,685

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest bearing liabilities and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stockholders' equity

$

404,774

 

 

 

 

$

394,168

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,974,994

 

 

 

 

$

2,861,881

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread (2)

 

 

 

 

2.50

%

 

 

 

 

2.64

%

Net interest income and margin (3)

 

 

$

21,019

2.93

%

 

 

$

20,726

3.00

%

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent basis)(4)

 

$

21,554

3.01

%

 

 

$

21,217

3.07

%

(1) Loan origination fees are considered an adjustment to interest income. For the purpose of calculating loan yields, average loan balances

 

include nonaccrual loans with no related interest income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) The interest rate spread is the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets and the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities.

(3) The net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) In order to present pre-tax income and resultant yields on tax-exempt investments and loans on a basis comparable to those on taxable investments and

loans, a tax equivalent adjustment is made to interest income. The tax equivalent adjustment has been computed using a Federal income tax rate of 35%,

and has the effect of increasing interest income by $535,000 and $491,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

 

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Financial Summary

Average Balances, Yields and Costs

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30, 2006

 

 

June 30, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Yield /

 

 

Average

 

 

Yield /

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance

 

Interest

Cost

 

 

Balance

 

Interest

Cost

 

INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing deposits with banks

$

22,823

$

566

4.96

%

$

25,304

$

351

2.77

%

Federal funds sold

 

11,977

 

280

4.68

 

 

22,612

 

302

2.67

 

Securities

 

814,604

 

19,888

4.88

 

 

854,363

 

20,030

4.69

 

Loans (1)

 

2,000,604

 

72,728

7.27

 

 

1,829,458

 

59,919

6.55

 

Total interest earning assets

$

2,850,008

$

93,462

6.56

%

$

2,731,737

$

80,602

5.90

%

NON-INTEREST EARNING ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$

35,588

 

 

 

 

$

31,378

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(23,022)

 

 

 

 

 

(20,925)

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

11,669

 

 

 

 

 

10,417

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

77,157

 

 

 

 

 

76,130

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest earning assets

 

101,392

 

 

 

 

 

97,000

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

2,951,400

 

 

 

 

$

2,828,737

 

 

 

 

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, money markets, and interest bearing demand

$

960,182

$

13,121

2.73

%

$

982,877

$

9,450

1.92

%

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

238,422

 

4,784

4.01

 

 

174,735

 

2,593

2.97

 

Other time deposits

 

570,913

 

11,963

4.19

 

 

474,814

 

6,886

2.90

 

Total interest bearing deposits

 

1,769,517

 

29,868

3.38

 

 

1,632,426

 

18,929

2.32

 

Borrowed funds

 

716,785

 

18,696

5.22

 

 

745,537

 

18,820

5.05

 

Subordinated debentures

 

62,892

 

2,666

8.48

 

 

62,892

 

2,263

7.20

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

$

2,549,194

$

51,230

4.02

%

$

2,440,855

$

40,012

3.28

%

NON-INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

$

210,077

 

 

 

 

$

202,412

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

13,867

 

 

 

 

 

22,725

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' equity

 

178,262

 

 

 

 

 

162,745

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest bearing liabilities and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stockholders' equity

$

402,206

 

 

 

 

$

387,882

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,951,400

 

 

 

 

$

2,828,737

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread (2)

 

 

 

 

2.54

%

 

 

 

 

2.62

%

Net interest income and margin (3)

 

 

$

42,232

2.96

%

 

 

$

40,590

2.97

%

Net interest income and margin (tax equivalent basis)(4)

 

$

43,302

3.04

%

 

 

$

41,549

3.04

%

(1) Loan origination fees are considered an adjustment to interest income. For the purpose of calculating loan yields, average loan balances

 

include nonaccrual loans with no related interest income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) The interest rate spread is the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets and the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities.

(3) The net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) In order to present pre-tax income and resultant yields on tax-exempt investments and loans on a basis comparable to those on taxable investments and

loans, a tax equivalent adjustment is made to interest income. The tax equivalent adjustment has been computed using a Federal income tax rate of 35%, and

has the effect of increasing interest income by $1,070,000 and $959,000 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

 

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On a quarterly basis, the 2006 second quarter tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.01%, a decrease of 6 basis points compared to 3.07% for the same period in 2005. The most significant factor for the decrease in the net interest margin was higher deposit costs. The cost of interest bearing deposits increased 110 basis points to 3.55% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 2.45% for the same period in 2005. These higher deposit costs resulted from both higher interest rates and a shift in our deposit mix towards higher cost certificates of deposits and Simply Better Money Market accounts from lower cost deposit types.

 

On a linked quarter basis our tax equivalent net interest margin decreased 7 basis points to 3.01% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 3.08% for the first quarter of 2006. The primary factor for this decrease was a 36 basis point increase in the cost of interest bearing deposits during the second quarter of 2006. Over this period, the yield on earning assets increased only 19 basis points. A marked increase in the competition for deposits and slowing commercial loan growth due to competition and other factors, is expected to limit margin improvement for the rest of 2006. Further, the flattening of the yield curve could limit margin improvement as well. While there are challenges to improving or maintaining our net interest margin, we continue to take steps regarding pricing of commercial loan assets and deposits with the goal of moving our tax equivalent net interest margin higher.

 

Interest Income

 

For the first six months of 2006, total interest income was $93.5 million, an increase of $12.9 million or 16.0% when compared to $80.6 million for the same period in 2005. Higher interest income was primarily due to an increase in average loans outstanding and higher loan yields for the first six months of 2006 when compared to the same period in 2005.

 

Interest and fees on loans for the first six months of 2006 increased $12.8 million or 21.4% to $72.7 million from $59.9 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in interest and fees on loans resulted from an increase of $171.1 million or 9.4% in average loans outstanding, primarily commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans, and a higher average yield on loans, which increased 72 basis points to 7.27% for the first six months of 2006 from 6.55% for the same period in 2005. The higher loan yield in the first half of 2006 was due, in part, to the higher prime rate of interest, to which many of our loans are indexed, compared to the same period in 2005. At June 30, 2006, of the total loan portfolio, approximately 42.0%, based on outstanding principal, consisted of floating rate loans principally tied to the prime rate of interest. For the first half of 2006, the average prime rate of interest was 7.67% compared to 5.68% for the same period in 2005. At June 30, 2006, approximately $199.3 million of our floating rate commercial loans have interest rate caps. Floating rate commercial loans that have reached their caps totaled $177.0 million. These caps would have the effect of restricting the growth in interest income should the prime rate of interest continue to move higher.

 

Interest on securities decreased $142,000 to $19.9 million for the first half of 2006 compared to $20.0 million for the same period in 2005. The primary reason for this decrease was a $39.8 million decline in average securities for the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. Partially offsetting this decline was a 19 basis point increase in the portfolio yield to 4.88% for the first six months of 2006 compared to 4.69% for the same period in 2005.

 

For the second quarter of 2006, total interest income was $47.7 million, an increase of $6.1 million or 14.7% when compared to $41.6 million for the second quarter of 2005. The increase in interest income was primarily due to the same factors as described above.

 

 

 

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Interest Expense

 

We continue to execute our retail strategy in 2006, with the ongoing objective of effectively managing our cost of funds by attracting lower cost core deposits through a larger geographic footprint. We believe that the best opportunity to manage our net interest margin continues to reside on the liability side of our balance sheet. Our ability to manage our deposit costs in a rising rate environment is one critical component in reaching our profitability goals for 2006. Total interest expense increased $11.2 million or 28.0% to $51.2 million for the first half of 2006, compared to $40.0 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from higher average balances and higher costs of interest bearing deposits, as well as disintermediation within our deposit base. Average interest bearing liabilities for the first six months of 2006 were $2.55 billion reflecting an increase of $108.3 million when compared to the $2.44 billion for the same period in 2005. The average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities for the first half of 2006 increased 74 basis points to 4.02% from 3.28% for the same period of 2005.

 

Interest expense on deposits increased $11.0 million or 57.8% to $29.9 million for the first six months of 2006 compared to $18.9 million for the same period in 2005. Average interest bearing deposits were $1.77 billion for the first half of 2006 reflecting an increase of $137.1 million or 8.4% when compared to $1.63 billion for the same period in 2005. The increase in interest expense on deposits resulted primarily from a $7.3 million increase in interest expense on certificates of deposits for the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. This increase was due to both increased average balances on certificates of deposits and higher rates paid. Average time deposits, including certificates of deposit (CDs) of $100,000 or more, increased $159.8 million to $809.3 million for the first half of 2006 compared to $649.5 million for the same period in 2005. In addition to the higher average balance of CDs, the rate paid on CDs increased 122 basis points over the same period. This increase resulted primarily from the higher interest rate environment and the increased competition for CDs.

 

For the first half of 2006, interest expense on savings, money markets and interest bearing demand deposits increased $3.7 million or 38.9% to $13.1 million compared to $9.4 million for the same period in 2005. The shift of balances from comparatively lower cost Simply Better Checking and Simply Better SavingsSM to our attractively priced Simply Better Money Market, introduced in 2006, was the primary factor in the increased cost of savings, money markets and interest bearing demand deposits for the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. Further, we continued to have success attracting new customers to YNB by aggressively marketing our Simply Better suite of products. The average cost of savings, money markets and interest bearing demand deposits for the first half of 2006 was 2.73% reflecting an increase of 81 basis points from the 1.92% for the same period in 2005.

 

Interest expense on borrowed funds decreased $124,000 to $18.7 million for the first half of 2006 compared to $18.8 million for the same period in 2005. The decrease reflects the lower average balance of borrowed funds, partially offset by the higher cost. The average balance of borrowed funds declined $28.8 million to $716.8 million for the first six months of 2006 compared to $745.5 million for the same period in 2005. The cost of borrowed funds increased 17 basis points to 5.22% for the first half of 2006 compared to 5.05% for the same period in 2005. The limited increase in the cost of borrowed funds, when compared to the increase in deposit costs and earning asset yields, is another factor that helped maintain our net interest margin. Should rates continue to increase, we would anticipate calls of FHLB advances. To the extent that any existing FHLB advances are replaced with higher cost advances, our cost of borrowed funds could increase.

 

The overall cost of subordinated debentures increased 128 basis points to 8.48% for the first half of 2006 compared to 7.20% for the same period in 2005. Over the same period, the average balance of subordinated debentures remained unchanged. Of the outstanding subordinated debentures, approximately $21.7 million are fixed rate with an average rate of 9.69%. The remaining $41.2 million are floating rate with an average spread over three month LIBOR of approximately 304 basis points. The increase in the cost of subordinated debentures resulted from the

 

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increase in three month LIBOR in the first six months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. Should three month LIBOR continue to increase, the overall cost of our subordinated debentures will continue to rise.

 

For the second quarter of 2006, total interest expense increased $5.8 million or 28.0% to $26.7 million from $20.8 million for the same period in 2005. The overall cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 77 basis points to 4.15% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 3.38% for the same period in 2005. Contributing to the increase in interest expense was strong growth in average interest bearing liabilities, which increased $102.5 million to $2.57 billion, compared to $2.47 billion for the same period in 2005. In addition, competition and the higher interest rate environment in 2006 resulted in YNB increasing the rates on selected deposit products. As a result, the cost of interest bearing deposits increased 110 basis points to 3.55% for the second quarter of 2006 compared to 2.45% for the same period in 2005.

 

We continue to execute our retail strategy with the goal of attracting additional lower cost core deposits to improve our net interest margin. We would expect in a gradually increasing interest rate environment to see the costs of CDs continue to rise. We may use interest rate swaps to change the repricing characteristics of certain interest bearing liabilities, particularly CDs or FHLB advances. In addition, as we build our retail network we may use alternative funding sources to meet liquidity needs. Significant reliance on higher cost funding sources and increased competition for deposits could limit our ability to continue to effectively manage our cost of funds in the future.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

The provision for loan losses for the first six months of 2006 was $4.2 million, an increase of $550,000 from the $3.6 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to reserve allocations for certain problem credits, and to a lesser extent, loan growth. The provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2006 was $1.8 million a decrease of $300,000 when compared to the $2.1 million for the same period in 2005. The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the quarterly comparison was due primarily to slower loan growth. See “Asset Quality” and “Allowance for loan losses” in this report for additional detail and information.

 

Non-interest Income

 

Non-interest income consists of service charges on deposit accounts, net securities gains, income on bank owned life insurance and all other non-interest income. Total non-interest income for the first half of 2006 was $3.5 million, a decrease of $190,000 from the $3.6 million reported for the same period in 2005. The decrease in non-interest income was due to no net securities gain in the first half of 2006, compared to $476,000 in net securities gains in the first half of 2005, partially offset by increases in service charges on deposit accounts, income on bank owned life insurance and all other non-interest income, which increased $88,000, $57,000 and $141,000, respectively. We believe the actions we are taking to expand our retail and commercial customer bases should result in increased opportunities to expand non-interest income in the future.

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, total non-interest income decreased $134,000 or 7.0% to $1.8 million from $1.9 million for the same period in 2005. A key factor accounting for the decrease in non-interest income was the $283,000 in net securities gains realized in the second quarter of 2005 compared to no net securities gains in the second quarter of 2006.

 

Non-interest Expense

 

In the first half of 2006, non-interest expense totaled $27.7 million, an increase of $3.6 million or 14.9%, compared to $24.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. The largest increases in non-interest expense in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 were in salaries and employee benefits, attorney’s fees, occupancy expense,

 

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FDIC insurance premiums and other expenses. Included in these expenses is approximately $700,000 in costs related to the proxy contest at our 2006 annual meeting of shareholders and related litigation, including $600,000 in the second quarter of 2006. We anticipate less significant expenses associated with the related litigation in the third and fourth quarters of 2006.

 

Our efficiency ratio, which provides a measure of our operating efficiency, is total non-interest expense as a percentage of the sum of net interest income plus non-interest income. We also measure our efficiency ratio on a tax equivalent basis. Our year to date 2006 efficiency ratio was 60.60%, compared to 54.48% for the same period in 2005. On a tax equivalent basis, our efficiency ratio for the first half of 2006 was 59.21% compared to 53.32% for the same period in 2005. We believe that this presentation provides comparability of net interest income arising from both taxable and tax-exempt sources and is consistent with industry practice. Although we believe that this financial measure enhances investors’ understanding of our business and performance, this measure should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. The increase in our efficiency ratio, for the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, resulted primarily from the increase in non-interest expense and, to a lesser extent, the decrease in non-interest income, partially offset by the increase in net interest income. We believed that we would be able to maintain our efficiency ratio, as we continued to execute our retail strategy, meet regulatory requirements, conduct the proxy contest and related litigation, and provide quality products and services to our customers, based on anticipated increases in net interest income. However, while net interest income for the first half of 2006 increased from the first half of 2005, the increase was less than anticipated due to slower loan growth and higher deposit costs. As a result, non-interest expenses increased disproportionately, compared to net interest income. To the extent that this trend continues in the second half of 2006, our efficiency ratio could continue to increase.

 

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2006

 

2005

Salaries and employee benefits

$

15,223

$

13,863

Occupancy expense, net

 

2,795

 

2,375

Equipment expense

 

1,652

 

1,533

Marketing

 

1,175

 

1,125

Outside services and processing

 

717

 

736

Attorney's fees

 

703

 

238

Audit and examination fees

 

688

 

452

Directors and committee fees

 

574

 

499

Communication and postage

 

544

 

502

Stationery and supplies

 

536

 

443

FDIC insurance premiums

 

453

 

131

Insurance

 

260

 

288

Amortization of subordinated debenture expense

 

136

 

136

Deposit intangible amortization

 

102

 

102

ORE expense

 

-

 

50

Other

 

2,126

 

1,625

Total

$

27,684

$

24,098

 

 

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Salaries and employee benefits, which represents the largest portion of non-interest expense, increased $1.4 million or 9.8% to $15.2 million for the first half of 2006, compared to $13.9 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in salaries and employee benefits accounted for 37.9% of the total increase in non-interest expense for the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. Full time equivalent employees totaled 405 at June 30, 2006, compared to 406 at December 31, 2005, and 389 at June 30, 2005. Salaries rose $1.1 million or 10.4% to $11.5 million for the first half of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005. This increase was primarily due to new hires in 2005 and 2006 and merit salary increases. In comparing the two periods, staffing increases resulted from our continued branch expansion, enhanced regulatory compliance and risk management personnel, and additional lending staff. Benefits expense increased $274,000 or 8.0% to $3.7 million for the first half of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005. The increase in benefits expense was principally due to higher health benefit costs and payroll taxes associated with the increase in full time employees. Partially offsetting these increases was a decline in the cost associated with our executive deferred compensation plan. With the planned opening of new branches, the impact of prior year hires and the continued staffing requirements of a larger organization, we anticipate that total salaries and employee benefits expense will increase for the remainder of 2006.

 

Net occupancy expense increased $420,000 or 26.7% to $2.8 million for the first half of 2006 from $2.4 million for the same period in 2005. The increase was principally due to costs associated with our branch expansion, including rent, taxes and associated maintenance costs. Occupancy costs are expected to continue to rise in 2006 as we continue to open new branches as part of our retail strategy and operate a larger branch network.

 

Other non-interest expense increased $1.7 million or 26.7% to $8.0 million for the first half of 2006, compared to $6.3 million for the same period in 2005. Most of the components of other non-interest expense increased due to the growing infrastructure of YNB. However, four expense categories accounted for 90.2% of the increase in other non-interest expense for the periods. The first was attorney’s fees, which increased $465,000 primarily due to costs associated with the proxy contest and related litigation. A second factor was FDIC insurance premiums, which increased $322,000 as a result of our regulatory classification under the agreement with the OCC. Audit and examination fees also increased $236,000 due primarily to higher examination fees as a result of the agreement with the OCC. We anticipate that when the OCC agreement is terminated our FDIC insurance premiums and OCC examination fees will decline. In addition, other expenses increased $501,000 for the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. Other expense is comprised of a variety of professional fees, expenses associated with the origination and management of loans and other operating expenses. This increase reflects the continued growth of our organization and includes the costs of our proxy contest and related litigation.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2006, total non-interest expense increased $2.1 million or 16.9% to $14.3 million compared to $12.2 million for the same period in 2005. While both occupancy and equipment expense were higher in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, the primary reason for the increase in non-interest expense for the comparative periods was higher other non-interest expense, and to a lesser degree, salaries and benefit costs. Other expense increased $1.2 million or 38.2% to $4.5 million for the second quarter of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005. The primary reasons for this increase were costs associated with our proxy contest and related litigation, increased FDIC insurance premiums, increased audit and examination fees and higher other non-interest expenses. Salaries and benefit expense increased $538,000 or 7.7% to $7.6 million for the second quarter of 2006 compared to $7.0 million for the same period in 2005. Managing the growth of non-interest expenses is an important factor in reaching our earnings goal.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

We have identified accounting for income taxes as a critical accounting policy. The provision for income taxes, comprised of Federal and state income taxes, was $3.6 million for the first half of 2006 compared to $5.3 million for the same period in 2005. The provision for income taxes for the first half of 2006 and 2005 were at an effective rate of 26.2% and 32.0%, respectively. The decline in tax expense resulted primarily from lower pretax income and, to a

 

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lesser extent, a lower effective tax rate. The lower effective tax rate resulted primarily from the execution of tax strategies to lower state tax expense.

 

The provision for income taxes was $1.6 million for the second quarter of 2006 compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2005. The decrease in tax expense for the periods was primarily due to lower taxable income and, to a lesser extent, a lower effective tax rate in the second quarter 2006 of 24.6%, compared to 32.2% for the same period in 2005. The lower effective tax rate resulted primarily from the execution of tax strategies to lower state tax expense.

 

Financial Condition

 

Assets

 

Total assets at June 30, 2006 were $3.02 billion, an increase of $67.2 million from year-end 2005. The growth in our asset base during the first half of 2006 resulted primarily from improved loan growth in the second quarter of 2006. To the extent that our loan portfolio does not increase during the second half of 2006, we would anticipate no growth in total assets.

 

Loans

 

We emphasize commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans to individuals and small to mid-sized businesses. We have continued to experience commercial loan demand as a result of the strength of New Jersey’s real estate market, business activity and additional loan opportunities from established relationships. The loan portfolio represents our largest earning asset class and is our primary source of interest income. Total loans increased $61.9 million to $2.03 billion at June 30, 2006, compared to $1.97 billion at December 31, 2005. Two factors influenced our loan growth in the first half of 2006. First, we continued to experience significant competition for new and existing commercial loan relationships reflected in aggressive pricing and terms offered by both bank and non-bank competitors. We have generally not been willing to match pricing that does not earn us an acceptable rate of return. Second, we are not willing to compromise underwriting standards to maintain growth rates. In addition to these factors, commercial loan payoffs totaling approximately $137.0 million in the first half of the year, also limited the level of loan growth experienced in the first six months of 2006.

 

We continue to experience strong competition for loans and have reduced our securities portfolio to support loan growth and to enhance our short-term liquidity profile. We expect commercial loan growth to improve from first half levels during the remainder of 2006. We will continue our lending relationship banking model in our markets. We believe our ongoing expansion in Middlesex County, New Jersey should create additional lending opportunities and that there are opportunities for additional small business lending throughout our markets. To address this opportunity we are enhancing our capabilities through the introduction of new products and services to small business customers. However, larger than expected loan pay downs and payoffs, increased competition, borrowers’ concerns over the economy, real estate market values and interest rates, among other factors, could limit our growth or result in a smaller loan portfolio in the second half of 2006.

 

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The table below sets forth YNB’s loan portfolio composition as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

(in thousands)

 

6/30/2006

 

12/31/2005

Commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

Investor occupied

$

594,325

$

596,476

Construction and development

 

254,850

 

277,075

Owner occupied

 

240,897

 

225,823

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

 

Lines of credit

 

448,631

 

375,737

Term

 

140,316

 

150,059

Demand

 

801

 

2,112

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

1-4 family

 

177,142

 

175,503

Multi-family

 

38,510

 

33,536

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

93,927

 

90,414

Installment

 

31,856

 

32,719

Other

 

13,526

 

13,386

Total loans

$

2,034,781

$

1,972,840

 

At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 commercial real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans represented 82.6% and 82.5% of total loans, respectively. We manage the risk associated with our commercial portfolio, including participations, through strict underwriting policies and procedures, diversification and diligent loan monitoring efforts. Our underwriting standards include requiring independent appraisals, periodic property inspections, analyses of the quality and experience of the organization or developer managing each property, and evaluations of the cash flow capabilities of the borrower to repay the loan. In addition to real estate collateral, the majority of our commercial loans are secured by business assets and most are personally guaranteed by the principals.

 

Commercial real estate loans decreased $9.3 million in the first half of 2006 to $1.09 billion from $1.10 billion at December 31, 2005. The commercial real estate portfolio includes mortgage loans on owner occupied and tenanted investment properties (investor occupied), and construction and development loans. We experienced growth in owner occupied loans of $15.1 million. Offsetting this growth was a $22.2 million decline in construction and development loans and a $2.2 million decline in investor occupied loans. We believe the decrease in construction and development loans was due to normal pay offs of construction financing as projects were completed. However, we are starting to see some signs of slowing in the real estate market in New Jersey, which could reduce the opportunity for growth in our construction portfolio. Investor and owner occupied commercial mortgages are principally secured by professional office buildings, retail stores, shopping centers and industrial developments generally with maturities of ten years or less. Construction and development loans primarily fund residential and commercial projects, and to a lesser extent, acquisition of land for future development. Residential construction loans include single family, multi-family and condominium projects. Commercial construction loans include office and professional development, retail development and other commercial related projects. Generally, construction

 

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loans have terms of one to two years, require periodic payments of interest only, and have floating rates of interest indexed to the prime rate.

 

Commercial and industrial loans consist of lines of credit, term loans and demand loans. Commercial and industrial loans increased $61.8 million or 11.8% to $589.7 million at June 30, 2006 compared to $527.9 million at year-end 2005. The growth was in lines of credit, which increased $72.9 million. Partially offsetting this growth was a $9.7 million decline in term loans and a $1.3 million decline in demand loans. Commercial and industrial loans typically consist of loans to finance equipment, inventory, receivables, and other working capital needs of small to mid-sized businesses.

 

Residential real estate loans are comprised of 1-4 family and multi-family loans. Residential mortgages consist of first liens on owner occupied 1-4 family residences, while multi-family loans primarily consist of loans secured by apartment complexes. As a participating seller and servicer of Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), we generally underwrite residential real estate loans to conform to standards required by these agencies. Residential real estate loans increased $6.6 million to $215.7 million at June 30, 2006 primarily due to growth in multi-family loans. Generally, 1-4 family loans are made in connection with broader banking relationships. At June 30, 2006 residential loans represented 10.6% of our total loans.

 

Consumer loans increased $2.8 million to $139.3 million at June 30, 2006 compared to $136.5 million at year-end 2005. Consumer loans include fixed and floating rate home equity loans and lines, indirect auto loans, personal loans and other traditional installment loans. Home equity loans and lines represented 67.4% of total consumer loans at June 30, 2006. Like our commercial loan portfolio, the majority of our consumer loan portfolio is secured by collateral. The consumer loan marketplace continues to be very competitive on both rates and terms. Our larger branch network should provide us opportunities to expand our consumer loan portfolio further. However, increasing interest rates on floating rate home equity loans and consumers’ concerns over their debt levels, as well as other factors, could limit future growth.

 

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Asset Quality

 

Commercial lending is one of YNB’s most critical functions. While the most profitable part of our business is commercial lending, the risk and complexity of that business is also the greatest. Through our lending and credit functions we continuously review our loan portfolio for credit risk. Nonperforming assets increased $5.5 million or 29.7% to $24.1 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $18.6 million at December 31, 2005. Nonperforming assets were 0.80% of total assets at June 30, 2006, compared to 0.63% at December 31, 2005. The increase in nonperforming assets was primarily due to a $10.0 million line of credit made to Mr. Solomon Dwek that was classified as nonaccrual in the second quarter of 2006. Partially offsetting this increase was a reduction in nonperforming loans resulting from charge offs and, to a lesser extent, payments on nonaccrual loans.

 

The following table sets forth nonperforming assets in our loan portfolio by type at June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005.

 

(in thousands)

 

6/30/2006

 

12/31/2005

 

6/30/2005

Nonaccrual loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

$

4,286

$

5,762

$

1,377

Commercial and industrial

 

16,480

 

9,899

 

5,281

Residential

 

2,042

 

1,588

 

45

Consumer

 

389

 

561

 

260

Total

 

23,197

 

17,810

 

6,963

Loans 90 days or more past due:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

446

 

799

 

914

Consumer

 

-

 

4

 

40

Total

 

446

 

803

 

954

Total nonperforming loans

 

23,643

 

18,613

 

7,917

Other Real Estate

 

502

 

-

 

-

Total nonperforming assets

$

24,145

$

18,613

$

7,917

 

Nonperforming loans consist of loans on a nonaccrual basis, loans whose terms have been restructured because of a deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower, and loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments and have not been classified as nonaccrual. Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans plus other real estate owned. There were no restructured loans for the periods presented.

 

Nonaccrual loans totaled $23.2 million or 1.14% of total loans at June 30, 2006, compared to $17.8 million or 0.90% of total loans at December 31, 2005. The primary reason for this increase was the $10.0 million line of credit to Mr. Dwek that became nonaccrual in the second quarter of 2006 and is discussed in more detail below. Excluding this one loan, nonaccrual loans would have declined by $4.6 million from the year-end 2005 level principally due to charge offs, transfers to other real estate and paydowns and resolutions on nonaccrual loans. Nonaccrual commercial and industrial loans accounted for 69.7% of our total nonperforming loans at June 30, 2006, compared to 53.2% at December 31, 2005.

 

 

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Loans 90 days or more past due declined $357,000 or 44.5% to $446,000 at June 30, 2006, compared to $803,000 at year-end 2005. The decline resulted primarily from a decrease in residential loans 90 days or more past due.

 

As we previously reported in a current report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 26, 2006, the Bank has made several loans to Solomon Dwek and certain of his affiliates. Mr. Dwek and certain of his affiliates are parties to an action seeking to recover funds allegedly improperly transferred to Mr. Dwek from another financial institution. The Dwek court has appointed a fiscal agent to, among other things, monitor and preserve the value of the assets of Mr. Dwek and his affiliates.

 

We have twelve outstanding, secured loans to Mr. Dwek and certain of his affiliates. These loans total approximately $23.6 million in principal and as of the date of this report are performing and current. In accordance with the court proceedings, we submitted a claim for the aggregate principal amount of these loans. Eleven of these loans, totaling approximately $13.6 million in principal, are secured by tenanted, cash-flow producing, real estate collateral, the fair value of which we believe exceeds the principal and interest due. Pursuant to an order of the Dwek court, these eleven loans are performing and current. In addition, the court is receiving offers to purchase real estate collateral securing these loans. If any transaction is consummated, the loan secured by the subject real estate should be paid in full at that time.

 

The other loan, made personally to Mr. Dwek in the original principal amount of $10.0 million, is secured by a brokerage account consisting of publicly-traded securities, as well as a certificate of deposit held by the Bank. This loan is the subject of ongoing court proceedings and we have classified the entire loan as nonaccrual. In order to reduce the interest accruing and due monthly on this loan, the court approved an order to liquidate the collateral securities account, as well as a procedure for doing so, and the application of the proceeds to the amounts due under the loan. On August 4, 2006, the Bank received $7.1 million in proceeds from a partial liquidation of the securities account which were applied against the principal balance. We continue to have a security interest in the balance of the securities account and the certificate of deposit, as well as an unsecured claim against Mr. Dwek, with respect to the balance of the amounts due and owing from Mr. Dwek. We believe, based on information developed through the court proceedings, including sales of assets of Mr. Dwek and his affiliates to date, that certain assets will be available to satisfy all or a portion of the unsecured claims of creditors, including the unsecured claim of the Bank. Until this complex matter is resolved, there will be uncertainty regarding the extent of the assets available to pay unsecured claims. In addition, in the event that bankruptcy proceedings are initiated by or against Mr. Dwek and his affiliates, our ability to collect payments on all of these loans may be impaired.

 

Other real estate totaled $502,000 at June 30, 2006 resulting from the transfer of one loan relationship from nonaccrual status. We anticipate selling this asset before the end of 2006.

 

We believe that the sound credit culture in place and our strong credit risk administration, which includes strict underwriting standards, should result in an improved credit quality profile, which may include a decline in nonperforming assets and lower net charge offs in the second half of 2006. Factors beyond our control, such as adverse economic and business conditions, could adversely affect our credit quality profile, which would have a negative impact on our financial performance. Additionally, since the majority of our loans are backed by real estate collateral, if it were necessary to liquidate our real estate collateral during a period of reduced real estate values, earnings would be negatively impacted.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

 

We have identified the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level estimated to absorb probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. YNB’s methodology for evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses consists of a number of significant elements, which include specific allowances for impaired loans, an allocated allowance for each specific commercial loan pool, and an unallocated allowance to cover inherent loan losses within a given loan pool, which have not been otherwise reviewed or measured on an individual basis. The formal evaluation process for determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses takes place quarterly.

 

As part of our formal process, our commercial lending staff reviews, evaluates and rates all of our commercial loans based on their respective risk at origination and on an ongoing basis over the life of the loan. The risk classifications range from 1 to 9 or from minimal risk to loss. A formal loan review process, independent of loan origination, is in place to evaluate risk ratings and monitor risk classifications. The Internal Loan Review function reports to the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. The Criticized and Classified Asset Committee, comprised of key executive and senior officers, meets monthly to review among other things, criticized asset trends, and to review pertinent information about classified assets with our lending officers. If necessary, loans that fall into certain criticized categories are evaluated for impairment.

 

As part of this process, risk is measured by use of a matrix, which is customized to measure the risk of each loan type or pool. The reserve percentage assigned to each risk-rating category within each pool is determined quarterly from historical loan loss rates based on an eight quarter rolling trend using migration analysis. In addition, we use our judgment concerning the anticipated impact on credit quality of economic conditions, real estate values, interest rates and business activity. Allocations for the allowance for loan losses are determined after the review described above. At June 30, 2006, the following risk ratings were used for determining the allowance. Risk ratings of 1 to 5 are considered to be acceptable and correspond to loans rated as minimal, modest, better than average, average and acceptable. Loans with acceptable risk were reserved at a range of 0.35% to 1.50%. Risk ratings of between 6 and 9 are considered higher than acceptable risk and correspond to loans rated as special mention, substandard, doubtful or loss. Due to the higher level of risk, these loans were assigned a specific reserve or were reserved at a range of 3.75% to 100%. At June 30, 2006, there were no 9 rated loans. Residential mortgage loans were assigned an individual risk reserve percentage of up to 0.01% due to the strong secured nature of these loans and the low level of losses experienced historically. Consumer loans were assigned reserve percentages of 0.01% for the lowest risk to 4.49% for the highest risk depending on the extent and type of collateral.

 

Factors used to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses include the amount and trends of criticized loans, results of regulatory examinations (as the allowance for loan losses is typically an integral part of the examination process) and economic data associated with our market area. After the conclusion of this evaluation, we present the quarterly review of the allowance for loan losses to the Board of Directors for their approval.

 

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The following table provides information regarding the allowance for loan losses for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.

 

 

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

(in thousands)

 

6/30/2006

 

6/30/2005

 

6/30/2006

 

6/30/2005

 

Allowance balance, beginning of period

$

22,392

$

21,226

$

22,703

$

20,116

 

Charge offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

(1,120)

 

(1,571)

 

(3,684)

 

(1,859)

 

Commercial real estate

 

(100)

 

-

 

(188)

 

-

 

Consumer

 

(138)

 

(103)

 

(197)

 

(244)

 

Total charge offs

 

(1,358)

 

(1,674)

 

(4,069)

 

(2,103)

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

98

 

6

 

102

 

10

 

Residential

 

-

 

43

 

-

 

43

 

Consumer

 

158

 

19

 

204

 

54

 

Total recoveries

 

256

 

68

 

306

 

107

 

Net charge offs

 

(1,102)

 

(1,606)

 

(3,763)

 

(1,996)

 

Provision charged to operations

 

1,800

 

2,100

 

4,150

 

3,600

 

Allowance balance, end of period

$

23,090

$

21,720

$

23,090

$

21,720

 

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

 

 

 

 

 

1.13

%

1.15

%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

 

 

 

 

 

1.16

 

0.42

 

Net charge offs to average loans

 

 

 

 

 

0.38

 

0.22

 

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

 

 

 

 

 

97.66

%

274.35

%

 

At June 30, 2006, the allowance for loan losses totaled $23.1 million, an increase of $387,000 compared to $22.7 million at December 31, 2005. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.13% at June 30, 2006 compared to 1.15% at year-end 2005. In addition to using this ratio, we also measure the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses by the coverage ratio. The coverage ratio is the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans. At June 30, 2006, this ratio was 97.66% compared to 121.97% at December 31, 2005. The decline in the coverage ratio is primarily due to the increase in nonaccrual loans caused by the Dwek relationship discussed in detail under “Asset Quality.” The $7.1 million paydown of one Dwek loan in August 2006 should positively impact our coverage ratio in the third quarter. It is our assessment, based on our judgment and analysis, that the allowance for loan losses was appropriate to the credit risk inherent in the loan portfolio at June 30, 2006.

 

Loans or portions of loans deemed uncollectible are deducted from the allowance for loan losses, while recoveries of amounts previously charged off, if any, are added to the allowance. Net loan charge offs were $3.8 million for the first half of 2006, compared to $2.0 million for the same period in 2005. The increase in net charge offs resulted primarily from one large commercial loan charge off and the low level of charge offs experienced in the first half of 2005. Net charge offs to average loans increased to 0.38% in the first half of 2006, compared to 0.22% for the same period in 2005. Annual net loan charge offs to average loans in 2005 was 0.42%.

 

We recognize that despite our best efforts to manage credit risk, losses will occur. In times of economic slowdown, either within our markets or nationally, the risk inherent in our loan portfolio may increase. Many of our loans are secured by real estate collateral. Any adverse trends in our real estate markets could have a significant negative effect on the quality of our loan portfolio and the level of the allowance for loan losses. In addition to economic conditions and other factors, the timing and amount of loan losses will also be dependent on the specific financial condition of our borrowers. While the allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed to be adequate for probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio, determination of the allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective, as it requires management’s estimates, all of which are susceptible to significant change. Changes in these estimates could impact the provision charged to expense in future periods.

 

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The following table describes the allocation of the allowance for loan losses among various categories of loans and certain other information as of the dates indicated. An unallocated allowance is distributed proportionately among each loan category. This unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses is important to maintain the overall allowance at a level that is adequate to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the total loan portfolio. The allocation is made for analytical purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the categories in which future loan losses may occur. The total allowance is available to absorb losses from any segment of loans.

 

 

As of June 30, 2006

As of December 31, 2005

 

 

 

Percent

 

Percent of

 

 

 

Percent

 

Percent of

 

 

 

Reserve

of

 

loans to

 

 

Reserve

of

 

loans to

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

Allowance

 

Total loans

 

 

Amount

Allowance

 

Total loans

 

Commercial real estate

$

9,012

39.0

%

53.6

%

$

9,028

39.8

%

55.7

%

Commercial and industrial

 

12,385

53.7

 

29.0

 

 

11,921

52.5

 

26.8

 

Residential

 

1,229

5.3

 

10.6

 

 

1,177

5.2

 

10.6

 

Consumer

 

464

2.0

 

6.8

 

 

577

2.5

 

6.9

 

Total

$

23,090

100.0

%

100.0

%

$

22,703

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits with banks

 

We use a number of short-term investment vehicles to invest excess funds. Short-term investment vehicles utilized include Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits with correspondent banks. We have maintained adequate levels of overnight liquidity to meet potential loan demand and normal deposit fluctuations. At June 30, 2006, Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits with banks totaled $74.8 million compared to $27.2 million at December 31, 2005. This increase in Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits resulted primarily from cash flows from securities available for sale, a decline in cash and due from bank balances and deposit growth. We anticipate maintaining the necessary levels of Federal funds sold and interest bearing balances with banks to provide adequate liquidity.

 

Securities

 

The securities portfolio is comprised of high credit quality earning assets and is used to manage liquidity, interest rate risk and regulatory capital, and to take advantage of market conditions that create attractive returns on these securities. Securities totaled $793.8 million or 26.2% of total assets at June 30, 2006 compared to $830.7 million at December 31, 2005 or 28.1% of total assets. Agency named mortgage-backed securities (MBS) represented 47.9% of our total securities at June 30, 2006. Other than Federal Home Loan Bank stock, there are no securities in the name of one issuer exceeding 10% of stockholders’ equity, except for securities issued by United States government-sponsored agencies, including MBS, issued by FNMA and FHLMC. The securities portfolio has been structured to provide cash flows, which we have used primarily for funding commercial loan growth and retiring FHLB advances. The reduction in the securities portfolio in the first half of 2006 was due primarily to utilizing cash flows to enhance short-term liquidity and, to a lesser extent, an increase in the market depreciation of securities available for sale.

 

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The following tables present the amortized cost and market value of our securities portfolios at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

Securities Available for Sale

June 30, 2006

December 31, 2005

 

 

Amortized

 

Market

 

Amortized

 

Market

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

U.S. Treasury Obligations

$

4,029

$

3,701

$

4,030

$

3,882

U.S. government - sponsored agencies

 

272,363

 

261,151

 

272,350

 

266,253

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued by FNMA/FHLMC

 

386,890

 

366,269

 

412,429

 

402,333

Issued by GNMA

 

12,864

 

12,762

 

11,486

 

11,293

Corporate obligations

 

18,862

 

18,503

 

18,557

 

19,161

Federal Reserve Bank Stock

 

4,156

 

4,156

 

3,851

 

3,851

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

 

34,465

 

34,465

 

34,895

 

34,895

Total

$

733,629

$

701,007

$

757,598

$

741,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Securities

June 30, 2006

December 31, 2005

 

 

Amortized

 

Market

 

Amortized

 

Market

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

$

91,215

$

90,823

$

87,339

$

88,917

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued by FNMA/FHLMC

 

1,538

 

1,504

 

1,687

 

1,694

Total

$

92,753

$

92,327

$

89,026

$

90,611

 

 

The securities available for sale (AFS) portfolio decreased $40.7 million to $701.0 million from $741.7 million at December 31, 2005. The AFS portfolio represented 88.3% of total securities at June 30, 2006 and was principally comprised of MBS and agency-callable bonds. Securities are classified as available for sale if they may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, prepayment risk, our tax position, the need to increase regulatory capital ratios, liquidity needs or other factors. AFS securities are reported at market value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of income tax, recognized in stockholders’ equity. The unrealized loss on securities available for sale increased to $19.3 million, net of tax, compared to $10.4 million at December 31, 2005, reflecting the increase in market interest rates in the first half of 2006. We anticipate limited opportunities to sell securities at gains based on the current interest rate environment.

 

Investment securities are classified as held to maturity when we have the intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity. Securities held to maturity are carried at amortized cost or book value. These securities totaled $92.8 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $89.0 million at December 31, 2005. The increase in investment securities was primarily due to a $3.7 million increase in the municipal bond portfolio. Municipal bonds increased to $91.2 million at June 30, 2006 from $87.3 million at December 31, 2005. Municipal bonds were purchased to manage our overall effective tax rate, provide protection against falling interest rates and enhance the tax equivalent yield on the portfolio. We expect to continue to purchase additional municipal bonds for these reasons in 2006, subject to liquidity needs.

 

We evaluate all securities with unrealized losses quarterly to determine whether the loss is other than temporary. At June 30, 2006, management determined that all unrealized losses were temporary in nature. This conclusion was based on several factors, including the strong credit quality of the securities with unrealized losses and the

 

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performing nature of these securities. We believe that the unrealized losses in the securities portfolios were caused primarily by changes in interest rates, market credit spreads, and perceived and actual changes in prepayment speeds on MBS.

 

Our 2006 investment strategy, which includes duration targets, portfolio size, and composition, has continued to evolve as the overall interest rate position of our balance sheet has changed. In the second quarter the composition of our commercial loan portfolio shifted to a more fixed rate profile. With our increasing risk to higher interest rates at June 30, 2006, pending liquidity considerations, future purchases will generally have shorter-weighted average lives, durations or maturity dates. We continually review and reposition the securities portfolios to adjust for current or anticipated interest rate and yield curve levels. Based on asset and liability objectives, funding commercial loans and the relative flatness of the yield curve, we believe there will be limited or no portfolio growth in the second half of 2006.

 

Deposits

 

Deposits represent our principal funding source. Our focus in 2006 continues on expanding our geographic footprint, strengthening our brand image, as well as marketing new products and services to attract lower cost core deposits, which should enable us to more effectively manage our cost of funds. The continued successful execution of our retail strategy, we believe contributes to increasing the value of our franchise. Since December 2004, we have opened seven new branches that as of June 30, 2006 have generated approximately $76.0 million in deposits. The success of recent new branches is reflected in these results. Our new branch in Morrisville, Bucks County Pennsylvania, which opened in December 2005, already had $15.6 million in deposits at June 30, 2006. In less than six months of operation, our first branch in Ocean County, New Jersey in Cream Ridge had $8.9 million in deposits at June 30, 2006. In the second quarter of 2006 we opened our fourth branch in Hunterdon County in Ringoes followed by our fifth branch in Hunterdon in the town of Whitehouse Station. In the first quarter of 2006 we introduced our Simply Better Money Market product, which completes our suite of Simply Better deposit products. Our Simply Better Money Market product has been our primary core deposit funding product in 2006. Bringing our relationship driven brand of banking to new markets and neighborhoods is a critical factor in attracting a lower cost, diversified deposit base to fund our loan growth. In addition to the branches already opened in 2006, we have the potential of opening three additional branches before year-end. We are currently seeking OCC approval for branches in Lawrence Township in Mercer County and Skillman in Somerset County and we are also looking to open new branches in Middlesex County in Woodbridge and North Brunswick. The generation of in market deposits is preferable to the use of wholesale funding vehicles, such as FHLB advances, and other higher cost funding alternatives.

 

Total deposits increased $74.3 million to $2.05 billion at June 30, 2006 from $1.97 billion at December 31, 2005. Growth in money market balances and other time deposits was offset by declines in all other deposit types. We continued to experience strong competition for deposits during the first half of 2006. The continued increase in short term rates resulted in a marked increase in certificate of deposit rates in the first six months of 2006.

 

With the introduction of our Simply Better Money Market deposit product at an interest rate higher than our Simply Better Savings and Checking products, we have seen our customers shift deposits from these lower yielding accounts to the higher yielding Simply Better Money Market. This shift was the primary factor in the $98.5 million decline in Simply Better Savings, which resulted in a $105.4 million decline in savings deposits during the first half of 2006. To a lesser extent, we experienced a similar shift of Simply Better Checking balances and this shift was the primary factor for the decline in interest bearing balances in the first half of 2006. We believe these trends could continue into the second half of 2006 based on the current interest rate environment.

 

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The following table provides information concerning YNB’s deposit base at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

(in thousands)

 

6/30/2006

 

12/31/2005

Non-interest bearing demand deposits

$

215,373

$

232,269

Interest bearing demand deposits

 

332,417

 

375,630

Money market deposits

 

442,031

 

254,721

Savings deposits

 

193,064

 

298,508

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more

 

245,863

 

253,793

Other time deposits

 

618,235

 

557,796

Total

$

2,046,983

$

1,972,717

 

Interest bearing demand deposits decreased $43.2 million or 11.5% to $332.4 million at June 30, 2006 from $375.6 million at year-end 2005. The decline in interest bearing demand deposits is primarily due to the $39.5 million decrease in Simply Better Checking balances. Surrogates’ deposits (i.e., Intermingled Minors Trust Funds) increased $12.1 million from December 31, 2005 to $97.8 million at June 30, 2006 reflecting our successful bidding on these deposits. Approximately $82.5 million of these deposits will be up for competitive bid in December 2006.

 

Money market balances increased $187.3 million or 73.5% to $ 442.0 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $254.7 million at December 31, 2005. The primary factor for this increase was our popular Simply Better Money Market product. This tiered account pays a competitive rate of interest, and in the first half of 2006, attracted new customers to the Bank. At June 30, 2006, we had $201.9 million in Simply Better Money Market balances. Partially offsetting this growth was a $21.4 million decrease in money market balances acquired from Reserve Funds, which are priced at a premium over the Federal funds rate. Reserve Funds are money market balances acquired through an independent third party intermediary. At June 30, 2006, funds obtained from Reserve Funds totaled $46.9 million. These funds have been used to support commercial loan growth and improve liquidity. Strategic objectives will determine the continued use of this source of funds in the future.

 

Savings deposits decreased $105.4 million or 35.3%, to $193.1 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $298.5 million at December 31, 2005. The primary reason for this decline was the decline in Simply Better Savings balances to $128.1 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $226.6 million at December 31, 2005. We believe this shift of funds out of Simply Better Savings into Simply Better Money Market, and to a lesser extent, certificates of deposit, will continue, resulting in the cost of core deposits increasing.

 

We market our CDs through our branch network, through a computer-based service provided by an independent third party, which enables us to place CDs nationally, and through CD brokers on a very selected basis. There were no brokered CDs outstanding at June 30, 2006. Total time deposits, which include CDs of $100,000 or more and other time deposits, increased $52.5 million to $864.1 million at June 30, 2006 from $811.6 million at December 31, 2005. The net increase resulted principally from an increase of $52.8 million due to CD marketing campaigns conducted during the second quarter of 2006. At June 30, 2006 we had approximately $43.5 million in CDs obtained through the computer-based service previously mentioned compared to $41.3 million at December 31, 2005. As interest rates have increased, the cost of CDs obtained through this service have become significantly more expensive then those obtained in our markets. At June 30, 2006 total CDs represented 42.2% of our total deposit base compared to 41.1% at December 31, 2005. We believe that with interest rates moving higher, the popularity of certificates of deposit will continue to increase in the market place and CDs will increase as a percentage of our deposit base. If our loan growth increases, we would anticipate funding that growth with both our Simply Better Money product and certificates of deposits.

 

 

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Non-interest bearing demand deposits decreased $16.9 million or 7.3% to $215.4 million at June 30, 2006, compared to $232.3 million at December 31, 2005. This decline reflects a decrease in business checking balances in the first half of 2006. We believe this decline is representative of businesses’ desire to actively manage their money through our broad base of business deposit alternatives and does not reflect the loss of business relationships. Increasing non-interest bearing demand balances remains an important part of our strategy to manage our cost of funds.

 

It is our strategy to fund earning asset growth with deposits. To achieve this goal, we will continue to execute our retail strategy in order to attract lower cost core deposits. We believe this will contribute to a stable net interest margin in the near term and increased levels of net interest income. To realize these benefits we will continue to open branches in new markets, while introducing our products and broad range of banking services. The continued increase in interest rates in the first half of 2006, combined with sharply higher competition for deposits, has been the primary factor in limiting our ability to increase our net interest margin. In addition, should a greater part of our deposit base be in higher cost time deposits and other higher cost alternative funding sources we would anticipate additional pressures on achieving our net interest income and net interest margin objectives in 2006.

 

Borrowed Funds

 

We continue to utilize borrowed funds as a secondary funding source for earning assets as well as for asset and liability management, and liquidity purposes. Borrowed funds consist primarily of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances. Borrowed funds totaled $770.2 million at June 30, 2006, a decrease of $10.9 million from the $781.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2005. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in FHLB advances outstanding. With our focus on increasing core deposits to fund our asset growth, we anticipate that borrowed funds will be a less important source of funding for YNB in the future. At June 30, 2006, borrowed funds, excluding subordinated debentures, declined to 23.4% of total assets compared to 24.3% at year-end 2005. Within approved policy guidelines, we may use borrowed funds as an alternative funding source or to meet desired business, asset and liability, or liquidity objectives.

 

We had FHLB advances outstanding of $694.0 million at June 30, 2006 a decrease of $10.0 million from the year-end 2005 level of $704.0 million and $56.0 million lower than the balance at June 30, 2005. Callable borrowings, primarily FHLB advances, totaled $700.0 million or 90.9% of total borrowed funds at June 30, 2006. Callable borrowings have original terms of five to ten years and are callable after periods ranging from three months to five years. At June 30, 2006, YNB had $690.0 million in callable borrowings with call dates of one year or less. Based on June 30, 2006 interest rate levels, we anticipate there will be $204.0 million in advances called in the next twelve months and an additional $10.0 million in advances called beyond twelve months. Further, as rates have increased, the likelihood of additional advances being called in 2006 and 2007 have also increased. We retired $10.0 million in called advances in the second quarter and already have retired an additional $20.0 million of called advances in July 2006. Subject to our liquidity needs, our goal is to retire callable advances as they are called. However, we do not anticipate having adequate liquidity to retire all of the advances which may be called if rates continue to rise. If we do need to replace called advances with new borrowings, we expect those borrowings would either be floating rate or have maturity terms of less than two years. The callable advance portfolio exposes YNB to interest rate risk primarily in a declining interest rate environment. Replacing these advances with either floating or shorter term advances helps to offset this existing risk position. We are also analyzing strategies to change the pricing characteristics of our fixed rate convertible advances using interest rate swaps or floors. We will base our decisions regarding the use of these products on several factors including our view of future interest rates and asset and liability management objectives.

 

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Subordinated Debentures (Trust Preferred Securities)

 

At June 30, 2006 there were $62.9 million in subordinated debentures outstanding, unchanged from December 31, 2005, which supported payment of $1.9 million in equity securities and $61.0 million in trust preferred securities. All of the $61.0 million in trust-preferred securities qualified as Tier 1 capital at June 30, 2006. Currently the amount of trust-preferred securities qualifying as Tier 1 capital is limited to 25% of all Tier 1 capital.

 

Regulatory Capital

 

We are subject to risk-based capital standards under Federal banking regulations. These banking regulations relate a company’s regulatory capital to the risk profile of its total assets and off-balance sheet items, and provide the basis for evaluating capital adequacy. Under these standards, assets and certain off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories each with applicable weights. Typically, risk based capital standards require both the bank and the holding company to have Tier 1 capital of at least 4%, and total capital (including Tier 1 capital) of at least 8%, of total risk-adjusted assets. Our bank and holding company are also subject to leverage ratio requirements. The leverage ratio measures Tier 1 capital to adjusted quarterly average assets. Typically the minimum leverage ratio requirement is 4%.

 

Stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2006 totaled $178.5 million, an increase of $1.0 million from the $177.5 million at December 31, 2005. The increase in stockholders’ equity for the first six months of 2006 was primarily due to an increase in undivided profits and common stock, partially offset by an increase in other comprehensive loss due to an increase in the unrealized loss on securities available for sale.

 

A more detailed breakdown of the change in stockholders’ equity is set forth below:

 

(i)

YNB earned net income of $10.2 million and declared and paid cash dividends of $2.5 million for the six months ended 2006.

 

(ii)

The net unrealized loss on securities available for sale was $19.3 million at June 30, 2006 compared to a net unrealized loss of $10.4 million at December 31, 2005. The increase in the unrealized loss resulted in a $8.9 million decrease in stockholders’ equity.

 

(iii)

Proceeds and related tax benefits of $1.6 million were received from the exercise of stock options and $205,000 was received in reinvested dividends and optional purchases associated with our Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. We also recorded a $149,000 related stock option expense and $6,000 to increase common stock associated with the fair market value adjustment related to the allocation of shares to employee accounts in our ESOP.

 

(iv)

Unallocated ESOP shares decreased by $281,000 to $2.0 million at June 30, 2006 from $2.3 million at December 31, 2005.

 

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The table below presents the actual capital amounts and ratios of Yardville National Bancorp (the “Holding Company”) and The Yardville National Bank (the “Bank”) at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. We experienced improvement in the regulatory capital ratios at both the Bank and the Holding Company as capital levels increased, while asset growth remained modest.

 

 

 

Amounts

Ratios

(amounts in thousands)

 

6/30/2006

 

12/31/2005

6/30/2006

 

12/31/2005

 

Risk-based capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Company

$

257,256

$

247,195

10.9

%

10.8

%

 

Bank

 

233,934

 

226,114

9.9

 

9.9

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Company

$

280,346

$

269,898

11.9

%

11.8

%

 

Bank

 

257,024

 

248,817

10.9

 

10.9

 

Tier1 leverage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holding Company

$

257,256

$

247,195

8.6

%

8.3

%

 

Bank

 

233,934

 

226,114

7.9

 

7.6

 

 

Under capital adequacy guidelines, a well capitalized financial institution must maintain a total risk based capital ratio of at least 10%, a Tier 1 risk based capital ratio of 6% and a leverage ratio of at least 5%. While we meet all the ratio requirements to be well capitalized, our agreement with the OCC results in the Bank no longer being considered well capitalized for certain regulatory purposes. This capital category may not, however, constitute an accurate representation of the Bank’s general financial condition or prospects. In addition, under the agreement, the Bank has to achieve and maintain a total risk based capital ratio of at least 10.75%, a Tier 1 risk based capital ratio of at least 9.75% and a leverage ratio of at least 7.50%. We were in compliance with all required capital ratios at June 30, 2006. We believe the combination of controlled asset growth and solid financial performance in 2006 should allow us to continue to exceed all applicable minimum capital requirements.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

 

There have been no material changes in our market risk from December 31, 2005, except as discussed below. For information regarding our market risk, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

Asset and liability management involves the evaluation, monitoring, and managing of market risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and the appropriate use of capital, while maximizing profitability. Our Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO) provides oversight to the asset and liability process. The committee consists of both senior management and members of the Board of Directors. ALCO recommends policy guidelines regarding exposure to interest rates, liquidity and capital limits for approval by the Board of Directors. Adherence to these guidelines is monitored on a monthly basis, and decisions related to the management of interest rate exposure due to changes in balance sheet composition or market interest rates are made when appropriate and agreed to by ALCO and the Board of Directors. One of the primary goals of asset and liability management is to prudently maximize net interest income. The risk to net interest income is derived from the difference in the maturity and repricing characteristics between assets and liabilities.

 

We manage and control interest rate risk by identifying and quantifying interest rate risk exposures through the use of net interest income simulation analysis and economic value at risk models. Both measures may change periodically as the balance sheet composition and underlying assumptions change. We also use a traditional gap analysis that complements the simulation and economic value at risk modeling. The gap analysis does not assess the relative sensitivity of assets and liabilities to changes in interest rates and also does not fully account for embedded options, caps and floors. The gap analysis is prepared based on the maturity and repricing characteristics of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities for selected time periods.

 

At June 30, 2006, the cumulative one-year gap was a negative $270.4 million or 8.9% of total assets compared to a negative $70,000 or 0.0% of total assets at December 31, 2005. The combination of several factors resulted in our gap position becoming more negative. These factors included an increase in fixed rate loans with maturity dates of over one year, floating rate loans that have reached their caps, an increase in certificates of deposits with remaining terms of one year or less and borrowed funds with in the money calls of one year or less. We believe that allowing the gap position to become negative better positions YNB for stable or declining rates but has increased our exposure to rising rates. While we anticipate that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates in the third quarter of 2006, we also believe the increasing interest rate cycle is nearing an end, creating increased uncertainty regarding future movement in rates.

 

Simulation analysis involves dynamically modeling our interest income and interest expense over a specified time period under various interest rate scenarios and balance sheet structures. We use simulation analysis primarily to measure the sensitivity of net interest income over 12- and 24-month time horizons within approved policy guidelines. In our base case or static balance sheet sensitivity scenario, the model estimates the variance in net interest income with a change in interest rates of plus and minus 200 basis points over a 12- and 24-month period. The plus and minus base case scenario is measured within a policy guideline of –7% change in net interest income in the first year and –14% change in the second year.

 

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The following table sets forth the estimated change in net interest income from the base case scenario for a 12- and 24-month period based on our June 30, 2006 balance sheet:

 

Changes in market interest rates

Percentage Change in Net Interest Income

(in basis points)

Next 12 months

Next 24 months

As of: June 30, 2006

 

 

 

 

+200

-2.2

%

-17.0

%

Flat

--

 

--

 

-200

-1.6

%

-15.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

As of: December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

+200

2.0

%

-8.1

%

Flat

--

 

--

 

-200

-2.7

%

0.5

%

 

The results of our simulation analysis suggest that the greater risk to our net interest income has shifted from falling rates to rising rates. At the same time, the variance of outcomes as measured by the percentage change in net interest income over the next twelve months has narrowed at June 30, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005, which indicates an overall lower level of risk in the twelve month time horizon. Our interest rate risk exposure in year one and two are discussed below.

 

The change in our one-year risk profile, as measured by our simulation analysis, resulted from an increase in fixed rate loans combined with certain floating rate loans that are either at their caps or would reach their caps as rates increased. This lengthening of the repricing characteristics of our loan portfolio increases risk as rates rise but provides risk reduction as rates decline. On the liability side of the balance sheet, the growth in Simply Better Money Market balances, a more interest rate sensitive product than other nonmaturity deposits types, and the lower duration of our FHLB portfolio has resulted in a shortening of the repricing characteristics on the liability side. Partially offsetting this reduction was an increase in certificates of deposit with maturity dates of more than one year. This change in the repricing characteristics of our liabilities has increased our risk exposure to rising rates, particularly in year two. The combination of the lengthening of asset repricing characteristics and the shortening of liability repricing characteristics results in increased exposure to rising rates and a decrease in our exposure to falling rates.

 

The changes in our year two profile are the result of the same factors as discussed above plus the impact of callable FHLB advances. The variances increased compared to year one results as FHLB advances that are called over the next two years are reinvested at either higher or lower rates in effect. While our interest rate risk exposure to rising rates in year two is outside of policy guidelines, we believe we have several quarters to reduce this exposure and have many options to do so. These include shortening the repricing characteristics of our earning assets through either loans or investments. On the liability side, we could lengthen our liabilities by attracting certificates of deposit with terms of over one year. In addition, as FHLB advances are called, we can either retire them or replace them with FHLB advances with longer terms and less optionality.

 

There are several factors that could limit our ability to manage our interest rate risk to rising rates as measured by our simulation analysis. First, our modeling assumes core deposit rates increase at a slower pace than overall interest rates. To the extent that we are required to increase our core rates faster than our model assumptions, due to market competition or funding needs, our risk to rising rates could be higher. In addition, approximately $199.3 million in floating rate commercial loans, tied to the prime rate of interest, have interest rate caps. The weighted average cap rate is 7.82% and the caps have a weighted average life of 34 months. If rates rise above the cap levels, these loans

 

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will become fixed rate loans. At June 30, 2006, floating rate commercial loans that had reached their caps totaled approximately $177.0 million.

 

We measure longer-term interest rate risk through the Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”) model. This model involves projecting future cash flows from our current assets and liabilities over a long time horizon, discounting those cash flows at appropriate interest rates, and then aggregating the discounted cash flows. Our EVE is the estimated net present value of these discounted cash flows. The variance in the economic value of equity is measured as a percentage of the present value of equity. We use the sensitivity of EVE principally to measure the exposure of equity to changes in interest rates over a relatively long time horizon. The following table lists the percentage change in EVE with a plus or minus 200 basis point rate shock at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

Changes in market interest rates

 

in basis points

Percentage Change in EVE

(Rate Shock)

6/30/06

12/31/05

+200

-21%

-16%

-200

-1%

-14%

 

At June 30, 2006, our longer-term interest rate risk as measured by the percentage change in EVE, increased in the plus 200 basis point (bp) rate shock and declined in the minus 200 bp rate shock. Both results are within our policy risk limit of –25% at June 30, 2006. The increased risk in the plus 200 bp rate shock was due to the shorter pricing characteristics of the FHLB portfolio, an increase in fixed rate loans partially offset by a smaller investment portfolio and the longer maturity schedule of the CD portfolio. The reduction in risk in the minus 200 bp rate shock resulted from the shorter repricing characteristics of the FHLB portfolio and the longer repricing characteristics of both investments and loans.

 

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the previously discussed interest rate risk measurements. Modeling changes in simulation and EVE analysis require certain assumptions, which may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. There are many factors that we evaluate when constructing the assumptions used in short-term and long-term interest rate risk models. One of the most important assumptions involves deposits without fixed maturity dates. Each assumption reflected some combination of market data, research analysis and business judgment. Accordingly, although the simulation and EVE models provide an indication of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on YNB’s net interest income or economic value of equity and may differ materially from actual results.

 

We believe that any changes to interest rate levels are likely to occur gradually. We continue to monitor our gap position and rate ramp and rate shock analyses to detect changes to our exposure to fluctuating interest rates. We have the ability to shorten or lengthen maturities on assets, sell securities, enter into derivative financial instruments, or seek funding sources with different repricing characteristics in order to change our asset and liability structure for the purpose of mitigating the effect of interest rate risk changes.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in our reports filed or submitted pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the “Exchange Act”, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information we are required to disclose in our Exchange Act reports is accumulated and

 

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communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of June 30, 2006. Based upon that evaluation the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.

 

Changes to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations of Effectiveness of Controls

 

We note that, like other companies, any system of internal controls, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance, and not absolute assurance, that the objectives of the internal control system will be met. The design of any control system is based, in part, upon the benefits of the control system relative to its cost. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management overrides of controls. In addition, over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In addition, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

 

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006, we are party to an action commenced by certain shareholders of the Company, namely Seidman and Associates, LLC, Lawrence B. Seidman and Dennis Pollack, in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Passaic County. There were no material developments in the action during the second quarter of 2006.

 

On May 3, 2006, PNC Bank, National Association, commenced an action against Mr. Dwek and certain of his affiliates in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Monmouth County (PNC Bank, National Assoc. vs. Solomon Dwek et al., Docket No.: Mon-C-133-06), to recover funds allegedly improperly transferred to Mr. Dwek from PNC. While we are not a party to this action, the loans we have made to Mr. Dwek and certain of his affiliates, as well as the collateral securing those loans, are affected by the proceedings in this action. For further discussion, see “Asset Quality” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in this report.

 

 

 

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Item 1A: Risk Factors

 

Significant risk factors could negatively impact our financial condition and results of operation. These risk factors are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2005. We do not believe there have been any material changes in these risk factors since that report.

 

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

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

 

The 2006 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company was held on May 3, 2006.

 

Set forth below are the names of the three nominees elected to serve as directors of the Company until the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, together with the number of votes cast for, and withheld from, each such nominee:

 

 

For

Withheld

Samuel D. Marrazzo

5,639,629

106,202

Louis R. Matlack, Ph.D.

5,643,127

102,704

George D. Muller

5,647,127

98,704

 

Set forth below are the names of the other director nominees, together with the number of votes cast for, and withheld from, each such nominee:

 

 

For

Withheld

Harold Schechter

3,572,322

64,026

Dennis Pollack

3,624,042

12,306

Patrick Robinson

3,571,739

64,609

 

The following directors’ terms continued beyond the annual shareholders meeting:

 

 

James E. Bartolomei

Elbert G. Basolis, Jr.

 

 

Jay G. Destribats

Anthony M. Giampetro, M.D.

 

Gilbert W. Luggossy

Patrick M. Ryan

 

 

Martin Tuchman

F. Kevin Tylus

 

 

Christopher S. Vernon

Robert L. Workman

 

 

 

Item 5: Other Information

 

Not Applicable.

 

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Item 6: Exhibits.

 

The exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this report are listed in the Index to Exhibits which appears at page E-1.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

YARDVILLE NATIONAL BANCORP      

(Registrant)

 

Date: August 9, 2006

By:       Stephen F. Carman                  

Stephen F. Carman

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

 

10.1

Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan of Yardville National Bank

 

 

31.1

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

 

 

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

 

32.2

Section 1350 Certification of Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

E-1

 

 

 

EX-10.1 2 exhibit10-1.htm SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SERP

Exhibit 10.1

 

RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF

YARDVILLE NATIONAL BANK

 

WHEREAS, the Yardville National Bank maintains the Second Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”) for the benefit of certain senior officers;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Bank has the authority to amend the SERP pursuant to Article 9 therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that it is appropriate to make certain changes to the definition of “Final Average Compensation” as set forth therein;

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the definition of Final Average Compensation set forth in Section 1.14 of the SERP is amended by revising the second sentence thereof to read as follows, effective as of July 26, 2006:

 

“At any point in time, Final Average Earnings shall be computed to the date of determination by taking into account actual Considered Compensation during the current calendar year (with annualization of Considered Compensation for such year) and the five preceding calendar years; provided, however, that in the event that a Participant has been employed for less than the applicable measurement period, the Participant’s actual period of employment shall be used to determine his Final Average Earnings (with annualization of Considered Compensation for any period less than a complete calendar year during such period of employment).”

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the definition of Considered Compensation set forth in Section 1.9 of the SERP is amended by adding the following sentence to the end thereof, effective as of July 26, 2006.

 

“For purposes of establishing a Participant’s Considered Compensation for a specific calendar year, a cash bonus or similar cash incentive compensation shall be included in the calculation for the year to which such payment is attributable and not the year in which such payment is actually received by the Participant. By way of example, but not limitation, a cash bonus paid with respect to 2006 but paid in 2007 shall be included in the Participant’s 2006 Considered Compensation.”

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, in all other respects, the provisions of the SERP are hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

 



 

 

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, Daniel J. O’Donnell, Secretary of Yardville National Bank, do hereby certify that the above resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Board of Directors of Yardville National Bank, at a meeting duly held on July 26, 2006, at which meeting a quorum was at all times present and acting, and that said resolutions are in full force and effect.

 

 

 

 

Date: July 26, 2006

By:       Daniel J. O’Donnell                

Daniel J. O’Donnell

Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

EX-31.1 3 exhibit31-1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Patrick M. Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Yardville National Bancorp;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

a.

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

 

 

b.

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

 

 

c.

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

 

 

d.

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

 

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

 

 

a.

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

 

 

b.

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

 

Date: August 9, 2006

By:       Patrick M. Ryan                      

Patrick M. Ryan

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

EX-31.2 4 exhibit31-2.htm CERTIFICATION OF VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen F. Carman, Vice President and Treasurer, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Yardville National Bancorp;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

a.

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

 

 

b.

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

 

 

a.

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

 

 

b.

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

 

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

 

 

a.

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

 

 

b.

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

 

Date: August 9, 2006

By:       Stephen F. Carman                  

Stephen F. Carman

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

EX-32.1 5 exhibit32-1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Yardville National Bancorp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Patrick M. Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Patrick M. Ryan

Patrick M. Ryan

Chief Executive Officer

August 9, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX-32.2 6 exhibit32-2.htm CERTIFICATION OF VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Yardville National Bancorp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephen F. Carman, Vice President and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Stephen F. Carman

Stephen F. Carman

Vice President and Treasurer

August 9, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

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