Business Combinations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Combination, Description [Abstract]

Business Combinations

Business Combinations

Summit Bank

On May 20, 2011 the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Summit Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) in an FDIC-assisted transaction. As part of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-sharing agreements (each, a “loss-sharing agreement” and collectively, the “loss-sharing agreements”), whereby the FDIC will cover a substantial portion of any future losses on loans (and related unfunded commitments), OREO and certain accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days. We refer to the acquired loans and OREO subject to the loss-sharing agreements collectively as “covered assets.” Under the terms of the loss-sharing agreements, the FDIC will absorb 80% of losses and share in 80% of loss recoveries. The loss-sharing provisions of the agreements for commercial and single family residential mortgage loans are in effect for five years and ten years, respectively, from the May 20, 2011 acquisition date and the loss recovery provisions for such loans are in effect for eight years and ten years, respectively, from the acquisition date.

Summit Bank was a full service community bank headquartered in Burlington, Washington that operated three branch locations in Skagit County. We entered into this transaction to assist us with filling in our geographic footprint between Seattle and Bellingham, Washington and to support our recently expanded Bellingham banking team. We believe participating with the FDIC in this assisted transaction was, from an economical standpoint, advantageous to expansion through de novo branching.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting (formerly the purchase method). The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were provisionally recorded at their estimated fair values as of the May 20, 2011 acquisition date. The initial accounting for acquired loans and the related indemnification asset for the Summit Bank acquisition was incomplete as of June 30, 2011. The amounts recognized at June 30, 2011 were determined provisionally as the fair value analysis of those assets utilizing an income approach was not complete as of June 30, 2011. These amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the completion of the fair value analysis utilizing an income approach during the current period. The adjustment recorded in the current period was an increase in the FDIC indemnification asset of $3.0 million, a decrease in acquired loans of $1.7 million, a decrease in goodwill of $851 thousand, and a decrease in other real estate owned covered by loss sharing of $509 thousand. The goodwill represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the liabilities assumed over the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and is influenced significantly by the FDIC-assisted transaction process. All of the goodwill and core deposit intangible assets recognized are deductible for income tax purposes.

The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 21, 2011 to September 30, 2011. Due primarily to the significant amount of fair value adjustments and the FDIC loss-sharing agreements put in place, historical results of Summit Bank are not meaningful to the Company’s results and thus no proforma information is presented.

The table below displays the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

	May 20, 2011
	(in thousands)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	1,837
Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold	14,198
Investment securities	871
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	406
Acquired loans	69,783
Accrued interest receivable	429
Premises and equipment	42
FDIC receivable	6,984
Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing	2,162
Goodwill	2,919
Core deposit intangible	509
FDIC indemnification asset	30,203
Other assets	786
Total assets acquired	$	131,129
Liabilities
Deposits	$	123,279
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	7,772
Accrued interest payable	71
Other liabilities	7
Total liabilities assumed	$	131,129

First Heritage Bank

On May 27, 2011 the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of First Heritage Bank from the FDIC in an FDIC-assisted transaction. As part of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-sharing agreements (each, a “loss-sharing agreement” and collectively, the “loss-sharing agreements”), whereby the FDIC will cover a substantial portion of any future losses on loans (and related unfunded commitments), OREO and certain accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days. We refer to the acquired loans and OREO subject to the loss-sharing agreements collectively as “covered assets.” Under the terms of the loss-sharing agreements, the FDIC will absorb 80% of losses and share in 80% of loss recoveries. The loss-sharing provisions of the agreements for commercial and single family residential mortgage loans are in effect for five years and ten years, respectively, from the May 27, 2011 acquisition date and the loss recovery provisions for such loans are in effect for eight years and ten years, respectively, from the acquisition date.

First Heritage Bank was a full service community bank headquartered in Snohomish, Washington that operated five branch locations in King and Snohomish Counties. We entered into this transaction to assist us with filling in our geographic footprint between Seattle and Bellingham, Washington and to support our recently expanded Bellingham banking team. We believe participating with the FDIC in this assisted transaction was, from an economical standpoint, advantageous to expansion through de novo branching.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting (formerly the purchase method). The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were provisionally recorded at their estimated fair values as of the May 27, 2011 acquisition date. The initial accounting for acquired loans and the related indemnification asset for the First Heritage Bank acquisition was incomplete as of June 30, 2011. The amounts recognized at June 30, 2011 were determined provisionally as the fair value analysis of those assets utilizing an income approach was not complete as of June 30, 2011. These amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the completion of the fair value analysis utilizing an income approach during the current period. The adjustment recorded in the current period was an increase in the FDIC indemnification asset of $427 thousand, a decrease in acquired loans of $369 thousand and a decrease in goodwill of $58 thousand. The goodwill represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the liabilities assumed over the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and is influenced significantly by the FDIC-assisted transaction process. All of the goodwill and core deposit intangible assets recognized are deductible for income tax purposes.

The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 28, 2011 to September 30, 2011. Due primarily to the significant amount of fair value adjustments and the FDIC loss-sharing agreements put in place, historical results of First Heritage Bank are not meaningful to the Company’s results and thus no proforma information is presented.

The table below displays the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

	May 27, 2011
	(in thousands)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	4,688
Interest-earning deposits with banks	6,689
Investment securities	5,303
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	477
Acquired loans	81,488
Accrued interest receivable	476
Premises and equipment	5,339
FDIC receivable	4,751
Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing	8,225
Goodwill	5,876
Core deposit intangible	1,337
FDIC indemnification asset	38,531
Other assets	1,804
Total assets acquired	$	164,984
Liabilities
Deposits	$	159,525
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	5,003
Accrued interest payable	421
Other liabilities	35
Total liabilities assumed	$	164,984

Bank of Whitman

On August 5, 2011 the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of the Bank of Whitman from the FDIC in an FDIC-assisted transaction. The Bank and the FDIC entered into a modified whole bank purchase and assumption agreement without loss share. 

The Bank of Whitman was a full service community bank headquartered in Colfax, Washington.  We entered into this transaction to acquire nine branches total in Adams, Asotin, Grant, Spokane, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties to assist us with filling in our geographic footprint in eastern Washington. We believe participating with the FDIC in this assisted transaction was, from an economical standpoint, advantageous to expansion through de novo branching.

 The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting (formerly the purchase method).  The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the August 5, 2011 acquisition date.  The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in the recognition of a bargain purchase gain, net of tax, of $1.8 million, which is included in the Gain on bank acquisition line item in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, and a core deposit intangible of $3.9 million. The bargain purchase gain represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the assets acquired over the estimated fair value of the liabilities assumed and is influenced significantly by the FDIC-assisted transaction process. The core deposit intangible asset recognized is deductible for income tax purposes.

The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period August 6, 2011 to September 30, 2011. Due to the exclusion of the majority of the non-performing loans and 11 branch locations, as well as the significant amount of fair value adjustments, historical results of the Bank of Whitman are not meaningful to the Company's results and thus no proforma information is presented.

The table below displays the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

	August 5, 2011
	(in thousands)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	52,072
Investment securities	16,298
Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	3,977
Acquired loans	200,041
Accrued interest receivable	1,975
Premises and equipment	86
FDIC receivable	156,710
Core deposit intangible	3,943
Other assets	2,447
Total assets acquired	$	437,549
Liabilities
Deposits	401,127
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	32,949
Accrued interest payable	213
Deferred tax liability	1,034
Other liabilities	396
Total liabilities assumed	$	435,719
Net assets acquired (after tax gain)	$	1,830