Harrington West Financial (HWFG) 10-Q Quarterly report

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009

OR

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

For the transition period from                                          to                                          

Commission File Number: 000-50066

HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 48-1175170
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

610 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

93463
(Zip Code)

(805) 688-6644
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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

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

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
o Yesþ No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 7,020,093 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of May 3, 2009.

HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
Part I — Financial Information
Item 1.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008		4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and Year Ended December 31, 2008		5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008		6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		7
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		20
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		36
Item 4T.Controls and Procedures		37
Part II — Other Information
Item 1.Legal Proceedings		38
Item 1A.Risk Factors		38
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		38
Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities		38
Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		38
Item 5.Other Information		38
Item 6.Exhibits		38
Signatures		39
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-31.3
EX-32

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PART 1-FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	March 31,			December 31,
	2009			2008
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,364		$	27,040
Trading account assets		772			744
Securities, available-for-sale		259,015			273,678
Securities held to maturity (fair value of $38 at March 31, 2009 and $38 at December 31, 2008)		35			37
Loans held for sale		5,882			—
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $11,409 at March 31, 2009 and $11,449 at December 31, 2008		782,389			798,325
Accrued interest receivable		4,130			3,897
Real estate owned		11,999			7,449
Real estate sold on contract		874			—
Premises, equipment and other long-term assets		17,556			17,732
Prepaid expenses and other assets		2,836			3,254
Investment in FHLB stock, at cost		11,501			11,501
Income taxes receivable		2,250			1,468
Cash surrender value of life insurance		23,790			23,712
Deferred tax asset		22,894			20,748
Goodwill		5,496			5,496
Other intangible assets		518			554
Total assets	$	1,167,301		$	1,195,635
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing deposits	$	879,702		$	853,523
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits		41,097			46,070
Total Deposits		920,799			899,593
FHLB advances		155,000			190,000
Securities sold under repurchase agreements		19,403			19,499
Subordinated debt		25,774			25,774
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		4,114			14,331
Total liabilities		1,125,090			1,149,197
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $ .01 par value;
8% non-cumulative, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 142,999 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2009 with no shares issued and outstanding December 31, 2008 Liquidation preference of $3.6 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		2			2
Common stock, $.01 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 7,020,093 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2009 and 6,770,093 shares issued and outstanding December 31, 2008		74			72
Additional paid-in capital — Common		46,015			45,437
Additional paid-in capital — Preferred		4,649			4,649
Stock subscriptions		(3,857	)		(3,857	)
Retained earnings		22,191			23,356
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(26,863	)		(23,221	)
Total shareholders’ equity		42,211			46,438
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,167,301		$	1,195,635

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Quarter ended
	March 31,
	2009			2008
Interest income:
Loans	$	12,201		$	14,200
Securities		2,270			5,365
Total interest income		14,471			19,565
Interest expense:
Deposits		6,392			8,482
Interest on FHLB advances, repos & other debt		2,100			3,368
Total interest expense		8,492			11,850
Net interest income		5,979			7,715
Provision for loan losses		1,750			500
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		4,229			7,215
Non-interest income:
Other-than-temporary loss
Total impairment losses		(3,886	)		(70	)
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income		(1,748	)		—
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(2,138	)		(70	)
Gain on sale of available for sale securities		6			1,402
Gain (loss) from trading assets		3			(8,670	)
Loss on write-down of real estate owned		1			—
Gain (loss) on sale of other assets		—			1
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		84			193
Banking fee and other income		824			840
Total non-interest income		(1,220	)		(6,304	)
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		3,343			3,536
Premises and equipment		1,006			993
Insurance premiums		273			212
Marketing		75			96
Computer services		251			256
Professional fees		203			135
Office expenses and supplies		177			209
Other		1,014			673
Total non-interest expense		6,342			6,110
Income (loss) before income taxes		(3,333	)		(5,199	)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)		(1,251	)		(1,953	)
Net income (loss)		(2,082	)		(3,246	)
Dividend on preferred stock		0			—
Income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	(2,082	)	$	(3,246	)
Basic earnings/(loss) per share	$	(0.31	)	$	(0.58	)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share	$	(0.31	)	$	(0.58	)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		6,775,649			5,590,236
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		6,775,649			5,590,236

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

																				Accumulated
									Additional											Other			Total
	Preferred Stock				Common Stock				Paid-In		Stock			Retained			Comprehensive			Comprehensive			Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Subscriptions			Earnings			Loss			Loss			Equity
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2007		—		—		5,554,003		56		34,424		—			35,368						(14,806	)		55,042
Comprehensive loss
Net loss															(10,810	)	$	(10,810	)					(10,810	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Unrealized losses on securities																		(5,350	)		(5,350	)		(5,350	)
Effective portion of change in fair value of cash flow hedges																		(3,065	)		(3,065	)		(3,065	)
Total comprehensive loss																	$	(19,225	)
Stock options exercised including tax benefit of $25						27,240		—		233														233
Common shares issued in private offering at $7.75						550,000		5		4,257														4,262
Common shares issued in private offering at $6.25						638,850		11		6,153														6,164
Preferred shares issued in private offering at $25.00		142,999		2						4,649														4,651
Stock compensation expense										370														370
Stock subscriptions unissued:
Preferred stock 54,001 shares at $25.00												(1,350	)											(1,350	)
Common stock 401,150 shares at $6.25												(2,507	)											(2,507	)
Dividends on preferred stock at 8% per share															(61	)								(61	)
Dividends on common stock at $.195 per share															(1,141	)								(1,141	)
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2008		142,999	$	2		6,770,093	$	72	$	50,086	$	(3,857	)	$	23,356					$	(23,221	)	$	46,438
Comprehensive loss
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, adoption of FSP FAS 115-2 and 124-2 (net of tax)															917						(917	)		—
Net loss															(2,082	)	$	(2,082	)					(2,082	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of reclassifications and taxes																		(1,394	)		(1,394	)		(1,394	)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale for which a portion of an other- than-temporary impairment has been recognized in earnings, net of reclassifications and taxes																		(1,093	)		(1,093	)		(1,093	)
Effective portion of change in fair value of cash flow hedges																		(238	)		(238	)		(238	)
Total comprehensive loss																	$	(4,807	)
Stock options exercised including tax benefit of $25						—		—		—														—
Common shares issued in private offering at $2.00 per share						250,000		2		498														500
Stock compensation expense										80														80
																								0
BALANCE, MARCH 31, 2009		142,999	$	2		7,020,093	$	74	$	50,664	$	(3,857	)	$	22,191					$	(26,863	)	$	42,211

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
	2009			2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(2,082	)	$	(3,246	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Accretion of deferred loan fees and costs		(1,231	)		(173	)
Depreciation and amortization		339			358
Amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on loans receivable and securities		(123	)		(242	)
Deferred income taxes		(656	)		(7,949	)
Provision for loan losses		1,750			500
Activity in trading account assets		(25	)		(1,902	)
Loss (gain) on sale of trading securities		(3	)		490
Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities		(6	)		(1,402	)
Loss on other-than-temporary impairment		2,138			70
Gain on real estate owned		(1	)		—
Gain on sale of premises and equipment		(793	)		—
FHLB stock dividend		—			(169	)
Earnings on bank owned life insurance		(84	)		(193	)
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable		(233	)		795
Increase in income tax receivable, net of payable		(1,225	)		(3,163	)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets		4,317			6,120
Stock compensation expense		81			89
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities		(13,859	)		1,104
Net cash provided by operating activities		(11,696	)		(8,913	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net (increase) decrease in loans receivable		3,797			(16,767	)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale		829			55,446
Purchases of securities available for sale		—			(65,284	)
Principal paydowns on securities available for sale		7,848			15,802
Principal paydowns on securities held to maturity		1			3
Proceeds from sale of real estate acquired through foreclosure		325			—
Purchase of premises and equipment		610			(919	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		13,410			(11,719	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in deposits		21,206			43,700
Decrease in securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(96	)		393
Decrease in FHLB advances		(35,000	)		(15,000	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including tax benefits		—			233
Proceeds from shares issued in private offering		500			2,179
Dividends paid on common stock		—			(707	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		(13,390	)		30,798
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(11,676	)		10,166
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		27,040			14,433
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	15,364		$	24,599

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business of the Company— Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) is a diversified, community-based financial institution holding company, incorporated on August 29, 1995 to acquire and hold all of the outstanding common stock of Los Padres Bank, FSB (the “Bank”), a federally chartered savings bank. We provide a broad menu of financial services to individuals and small to medium sized businesses and operate seventeen banking offices in three markets as follows: eleven Los Padres banking offices on the California Central Coast, three Los Padres banking offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, and three banking offices located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, which are operated as a division under the Harrington Bank brand name. The Company also owns Harrington Wealth Management Company, a trust and investment management company with $136.0 million in assets under management or custody, which offers services to individuals and small institutional clients through a customized asset allocation approach by investing predominantly in low fee, indexed mutual funds and exchange traded funds.

Basis of Presentation— The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and general practices within the banking industry. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operation for the interim periods included herein have been made.

The following is a summary of significant principles used in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements. In preparing the financial statements, management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, including the allowance for loan losses, real estate owned, valuation of investment securities and derivatives, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the disclosure of income and expenses for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company and subsidiaries presented herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Allowance for Loan Losses— Allowance for loan losses is increased by charges to income and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries). Charge-offs are recorded when management believes the uncollectability of the loan balance is confirmed.

The allowance is maintained at a level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb estimated probable incurred credit losses. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on periodic evaluations of the credit portfolio and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates, including, among others, the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on commercial loans, consumer loans and mortgages, and general amounts for historical loss experience, economic conditions, uncertainties in estimating losses and inherent risks in the various credit portfolios, all of which may be susceptible to significant change.

In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company makes specific allocations to impaired loans in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 114,Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan — an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 15. Loans are identified as impaired when it is deemed probable that the borrower will be unable to meet the scheduled principal and interest payments under the terms of the loan agreement. Impairment is based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, except that as a practical expedient, a creditor may measure impairment based on a loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

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Allocations to non-homogenous loan pools are developed by loan type and risk factor and are based on historical loss trends and management’s judgment concerning those trends and other relevant factors. These factors may include, among others, trends in criticized assets, regional and national economic conditions, changes in lending policies and procedures, trends in local real estate values and changes in volumes and terms of the loan portfolio.

Homogenous (consumer and residential mortgage) loan allocations are made at a total portfolio level based on historical loss experience adjusted for portfolio activity and economic conditions.

Real Estate Owned— Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. If fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense. Operating costs after acquisition are expensed.

Adoption of new accounting standards— In April 2009, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) No. 115-2 and No. 124-2,Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,which amends existing guidance for determining whether impairment is other-than-temporary for debt securities. The FSP requires an entity to assess whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of these criteria is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized in earnings. For securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment recognized in earnings is limited to the amount related to credit losses, while impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income. Additionally, the FSP expands and increases the frequency of existing disclosures about other-than-temporary impairments for debt and equity securities. This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company elected to adopt this FSP as of March 31, 2009. As a result of implementing the new rule, the amount of OTTI recognized in income was $2.1 million. Had the rule not been implemented, the full amount of the unrealized fair value decline in the value of the securities with OTTI of $3.9 million would have been recognized in income. Through the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized a total other -than-temporary impairment charge of $14.0 million for various securities. At adoption of this FSP, the Company reversed $1.5 million (gross of tax) of this impairment charge, representing the non-credit portion, which resulted in a $12.5 million gross impairment charge related to credit at January 1, 2009. The adoption of this FSP in the first quarter did not have a material impact on the results of operations or financial position.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. 157-4,Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset and Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. This FSP emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants. The FSP provides a number of factors to consider when evaluating whether there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability in relation to normal market activity. In addition, when transactions or quoted prices are not considered orderly, adjustments to those prices based on the weight of available information may be needed to determine the appropriate fair value. The FSP also requires increased disclosures. This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of this FSP in the first quarter did not have a material impact on the results of operations or financial position.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. 107-1 and APB 28-1,Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 107,Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies that were previously only required in annual financial statements. This FSP is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company plans to adopt this FSP in the second quarter, however, does not expect the adoption to have a material effect on the results of operations or financial position.

In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133.Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161,

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Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133), amends and expands the disclosure requirements of FASB Statement No. 133 with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.

As required by SFAS 133, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated, and that qualify, as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and that qualify as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting under SFAS 133. The Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this FSP in this quarter. Adoption did not have a material impact on the results of operations or financial position.

2. FAIR VALUE

Statement 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair values of trading securities and securities available-for-sale are determined by obtaining matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs). Many of our securities are quoted using observable market information for similar assets which requires HWFG to report and use Level 2 pricing. In early October 2008, the FASB FSP No. FAS 157-3 was issued to clarify the applications of FASB Statement 157,Fair Value Measurements, in a market that is not active. The FSP clarified that in cases where observable inputs (Level 2) required significant adjustments based on unobservable data, it would be appropriate to consider Level 3 (model pricing) fair value measurements. This guidance was used in the March 2009 quarter to value selected asset-backed securities currently trading in inactive markets.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP 157-4,Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.This FSP provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FASB Statement No. 157,Fair

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Value Measurements, when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This FSP also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The adoption of this FSP did not materially impact the methodology used to value some of our available for sale securities per the following discussion.

Due to the present economic environment, there are significant dislocations in the non-agency fixed income markets. These dislocations have negatively affected available market price quotations for fixed income securities, in many cases without regard to particular securities’ actual performance and credit-worthiness. Consequently, and prior to implementing FSP FAS 157-4, management has developed procedures for estimating the fair values of securities in these inactive markets. These procedures take into consideration known attributes about a security including, among others, the current credit enhancement level and rules-based payment priority. Management incorporates into the analysis actual levels of delinquent loans in the trust backing the security, the loss severity experienced upon the disposition of liquidated loans and an estimate of the expected rate of prepayment based on actual experience. This information is obtained from the monthly remittance report made available by the trustee. Expected cash flows on the investment are then projected using the known attributes and estimates described above. The fair value of these expected cash flows is calculated as the present value of the expected cash flows at the ten year average BB high yield bond spread to the LIBOR/Swap yield curve. The amount recorded in the income statement as other than temporary impairment is the present value of the expected cash flows on the investment, discounted at the contractual rate of return on that investment. There have been no changes to our approach for modeling expected principal and interest cash flows. Significant estimates used in the valuation include the amount of delinquent loans ultimately liquidated, loss severity upon liquidation and prepayment speeds. To the extent that the amounts actually realized vary significantly from estimates, calculated fair value estimates may be materially affected.

Our derivative instruments consist of interest rate swaps. As such, significant fair value inputs can generally be verified by counterparties and do not typically involve significant management judgments (Level 2 inputs).

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

				Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2009 Using
				Quoted Prices in		Significant
				Active Markets		Other			Significant
				for Identical		Observable			Unobservable
				Assets		Inputs			Inputs
	Total			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Assets:
Trading securities
GNMA securities	$	165		$	—	$	165		$	—
Mutual funds	$	607		$	607	$	—		$	—
Available for sale securities:
Residential mortgage backed securities	$	259,015		$	—	$	111,952		$	147,063
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	(1,002	)	$	—	$	(1,002	)	$	—

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			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008 Using
			Quoted Prices in		Significant
			Active Markets		Other		Significant
			for Identical		Observable		Unobservable
			Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Trading securities	$	744	$	575	$	169	$	—
Available for sale securities	$	273,678	$	—	$	121,609	$	152,069
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	10,442	$	—	$	10,442	$	—

The table below presents a reconciliation and income statement classification of gains and losses for all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

	Fair Value
	Measurements
	Using Significant
	Unobservable
	Inputs
	Residential
	mortgage-backed
Beginning balance at January 1, 2009	$	152,069
Total gains or losses (realized / unrealized)
Recognized in earnings:
Other-than-temporary impairment		(2,138	)
Unrealized in other comprehensive income:
Reclassification adjustment for losses recognized in earnings		2,138
Transfers in and / or out of Level 3		3,809
Level 3 fair value adjustment		(8,815	)
Ending balance, March 31, 2009	$	147,063

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	Fair Value
	Measurements
	Using Significant
	Unobservable
	Inputs
	Available for sale
	securities
Beginning balance at January 1, 2008	$	—
Total gains or losses (realized / unrealized)
Recognized in earnings:
Other-than-temporary impairment		(11,824	)
Unrealized in other comprehensive income:
Reclassification adjustment for losses recognized in earnings		11,824
Transfers into Level 3		111,575
Level 3 fair value adjustment		40,494
Ending balance, December 31, 2008	$	152,069

In accordance with FASB FSP No. FAS 157-3 and FSP No. FAS 157-4, the company measured the fair value of certain available for sale securities with a carrying amount of $147.1 million using significant unobservable inputs due to a lack of an active market. The Company’s methodology utilizes pertinent information derived primarily from the security issuers’ remittance reports which then are applied to an internal cash flow model. The significant unobservable inputs include assumptions for discount rate and default rates. These securities are primarily in our adjustable rate asset-backed securities portfolio.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:

			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2009 Using
			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets		Significant		Significant
			for Identical		Other		Unobservable
			Assets		Observable		Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans	$	24,290		—	$	24,290		—
Real estate owned	$	11,999		—		—	$	11,999

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008 Using
			Quoted Prices in
			Active Markets		Significant		Significant
			for Identical		Other		Unobservable
			Assets		Observable		Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans	$	31,508		—	$	31,508		—

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All securities held do not have a single maturity date. The amortized cost and estimated fair values of securities available for sale are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
March 31, 2009
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs	$	47,216	$	462	$	(182	)		47,496
Collateralized mortgage obligations		81,211		4		(7,764	)		73,451
Asset-backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)		161,816		440		(24,756	)		137,500
Asset-backed securities		1,607		—		(1,039	)		568
	$	291,850	$	906	$	(33,741	)	$	259,015

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
December 31, 2008
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs	$	50,284	$	315	$	(317	)	$	50,282
Collateralized mortgage obligations		83,376		—		(6,140	)		77,236
Asset-backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)		165,721		748		(21,010	)		145,459
Asset-backed securities		1,655		—		(954	)		701
	$	301,036	$	1,063	$	(28,421	)	$	273,678

The fair values and unrealized losses of the securities classified as available-for-sale or held-to-maturity with unrealized losses as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
			Unrealized					Unrealized					Unrealized
	Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses
March 31, 2009
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs	$	38,970	$	(60	)	$	8,064	$	(122	)	$	47,034	$	(182	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations		12,711		(1,322	)		60,736		(5,473	)		73,447		(6,795	)
Asset-backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)		2,954		(250	)		134,098		(24,301	)		137,052		(24,551	)
Asset-backed securities		10		(63	)		557		(976	)		567		(1,039	)
	$	54,645	$	(1,695	)	$	203,455	$	(30,872	)	$	258,100	$	(32,567	)

	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
			Unrealized					Unrealized					Unrealized
	Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses
December 31, 2008
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs	$	38,969	$	(109	)	$	10,998	$	(208	)	$	49,967	$	(317	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations		55,514		(4,215	)		21,722		(1,925	)		77,236		(6,140	)
Asset-backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)		17,144		(1,504	)		127,567		(19,506	)		144,711		(21,010	)
Asset-backed securities		12		(72	)		689		(882	)		701		(954	)
	$	111,639	$	(5,900	)	$	160,976	$	(22,521	)	$	272,615	$	(28,421	)

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Our mortgage-backed securities — pass-throughs are issued by U.S. government agencies and government sponsored enterprises, which primarily include Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”). As of March 31, 2009, there are 37 mortgage-backed securities in an unrealized loss position; of those, 30 have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. During the first quarter spreads tightened and prices rose on agency mortgage backed securities improving prices significantly. At December 31, 2008, 78 mortgage-backed securities were in an unrealized loss position; of those, 37 had been in an unrealized loss position for over twelve months. Management believes that the unrealized losses associated with these investments are attributable to changes in interest rates and spreads, including liquidity and credit risk, and accordingly, the unrealized losses are not “other-than-temporary impairments.” Management has the intent and the ability to hold these securities until recovery.

As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, there are 44 and 37, respectively, collateralized mortgage obligation securities in an unrealized loss position. Of the 44 securities in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2009, 30 have been in an unrealized loss position for over twelve months; and at December 31, 2008, of the 37 securities that were in an unrealized loss position, 12 had been in an unrealized loss position for over twelve months. Management believes that the unrealized losses associated with these investments are attributable to changes in interest rates and spreads, and accordingly, the unrealized losses are not “other-than-temporary impairments.” Management has the intent and the ability to hold these securities until recovery.

All of our asset-backed securities are issued by private entities or trusts and, as of March 31, 2009, all but 58 are rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency. The underlying collateral of these investments are single-family mortgages with the exception of the securities discussed in the next paragraph. As of March 31, 2009, there are 87 asset-backed securities that are in an unrealized loss position with 80 securities in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. As of December 31, 2008, there are 87 asset-backed securities that are in an unrealized loss position, with 77 securities in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. As to the mortgage-related asset backed securities, management believes that the unrealized losses associated with these investments are attributable to changes in interest rates and spreads, and accordingly, the unrealized losses are not “other-than-temporary impairments.” Management has the intent and the ability to hold these securities until recovery.

All securities held do not have a single maturity date. The following table presents certain information regarding the composition and period to maturity of our securities classified as available for sale as of the dates indicated below.

	3/31/2009							12/31/2008
					Weighted							Weighted
	Amortized				Average			Amortized				Average
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Fair Value		Yield			Cost		Fair Value		Yield
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs
Due from one to five years	$	69	$	68		-3.70	%	$	149	$	146		3.17	%
Due from five to ten years		2,639		2,725		5.53	%		2,853		2,927		5.89	%
Due over ten years		44,508		44,703		4.51	%		47,282		47,209		4.74	%
Total mortgage backed securities — pass throughs (1)		47,216		47,496		4.56	%		50,284		50,282		4.80	%
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Due over ten years		81,211		73,451		3.93	%		83,376		77,236		3.94	%
Total collateralized mortgage obligations		81,211		73,451		3.93	%		83,376		77,236		3.94	%
Asset backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)
Due from one to five years		1,125		1,004		1.04	%		1,125		1,001		1.03	%
Due over ten years		160,691		136,496		2.35	%		164,596		144,458		2.33	%
Total asset backed securities		161,816		137,500		2.34	%		165,721		145,459		2.32	%
Asset backed securities
Due from one to five years		307		41		4.42	%		355		47		5.35	%
Due over ten years		1,300		527		1.65	%		1,300		654		2.52	%
Total asset backed securities		1,607		568		2.17	%		1,655		701		3.13	%
Total	$	291,850	$	259,015		3.11	%	$	301,036	$	273,678		3.16	%

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SFAS No. 107,Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, requires that the Company disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop estimates of fair value.

Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts at March 31.

	March 31, 2009				December 31, 2008
	Carrying		Estimated		Carrying		Estimated
	Amount		Fair Value		Amount		Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,364	$	15,364	$	27,040	$	27,040
Securities, held to maturity		35		37		37		38
Loans receivable, net, including impaired loans		788,270		820,658		798,325		834,633
FHLB stock		11,501		n/a		11,501		n/a
Accrued interest receivable		4,130		4,130		3,897		3,897
Liabilities:
Demand deposits		229,892		229,892		223,411		223,411
Certificates of deposit		690,907		693,711		676,183		680,331
FHLB advances		155,000		156,281		190,000		191,538
Securities sold under repurchase agreements		19,403		19,809		19,499		19,997
Subordinated debt		25,774		8,505		25,774		8,505
Accrued interest payable		330		330		1,158		1,158

Loans— The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment in accordance with SFAS 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan”. The fair value of impaired loans is estimated primarily by using the value of the underlying collateral. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans. At March 31, 2009, substantially all of the total impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of the collateral. In accordance with SFAS 157, impaired loans, where an allowance is established based on the fair value of the collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 3. Impaired loans had a carrying amount of $24.3 million, with a valuation allowance of $4.2 million.

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3. REAL ESTATE OWNED

Real estate owned is summarized as follows:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2009			2008
Beginning balance real estate owned	$	7,449		$	—
Transfer of loans to real estate owned		5,674			12,756
Sale proceeds		(325	)		—
Net gain from sale of OREO		4			—
Loan to facilitate sale of REO		—			(750	)
REO sold on contract		(803	)		—
Other reductions		—			(149	)
Provision for real estate owned		—			(4,408	)
Ending balance real estate owned	$	11,999		$	7,449

Changes in the valuation allowance for losses on other real estate owned were as follows:

	March 31,			December 31,
	2009			2008
Beginning valuation on real estate owned	$	4,408		$	—
Provision charged to operations		—			4,408
Amounts related to properties disposed		(51	)		—
Ending valuation on real estate owned	$	4,357		$	4,408

4. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following tables represent the calculation of earnings per share (“EPS”) for the periods presented.

	Three months ended March 31, 2009
(net income/(loss) amounts	Income/(Loss)			Shares		Per-Share
in thousands)	(Numerator)			(Denominator)		Amount
Net Income (Loss)	$	(2,082	)
Preferred Dividends	$	—
Basic EPS	$	(2,082	)		6,775,649	$	(0.31	)
Effect of dilutive stock options		—			—		—
Diluted EPS	$	(2,082	)		6,775,649	$	(0.31	)

	Three months ended March 31, 2008
	Income/(Loss)			Shares		Per-Share
	(Numerator)			(Denominator)		Amount
Net Income (Loss)	$	(3,246	)
Preferred Dividends	$	—
Basic EPS	$	(3,246	)		5,590,236	$	(0.58	)
Effect of dilutive stock options		—			—		(0.00	)
Diluted EPS	$	(3,246	)		5,590,236	$	(0.58	)

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Anti-dilutive options totaling 940,115 and 519,175 for quarter ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, are excluded from the calculation of earnings per share.

5. OTHER-THAN-TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT

At March 31, 2009 our asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage backed securities had unrealized losses aggregating $32.8 million. Management reviews all securities with unrealized losses for impairment on a quarterly basis. For those with severe price declines, ratings downgrades or other indications of impairment, management stress-tests the cash flows for various delinquency, foreclosure, and recovery rate scenarios on the underlying loans, in order to determine the likelihood of receiving all scheduled interest and principal on these securities. If, as a result of that analysis, it is determined that management will not receive all scheduled interest and principal, management recognizes other than temporary impairment. As part of management’s quarterly evaluation, it was determined that eight available-for-sale securities with an amortized cost of $18.8 million were deemed other than temporarily impaired. As such, these securities were written down by $2.1 million to fair value through earnings in the March 2009 quarter. For securities where no other-than-temporary impairment was noted, management’s evaluation of the cash flows resulted in a conclusion that the scheduled cash flows would be realized and therefore no other than temporary impairment was recognized.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP No. 115-2 and No. 124-2,Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,which amends existing guidance for determining whether impairment is other-than-temporary for debt securities. The FSP requires an entity to assess whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of these criteria is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized in earnings. For securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment recognized in earnings is limited to the amount related to credit losses, while impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income.

The following is a table that discloses the amount related to credit losses recognized in earnings for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 and a rollforward of credit and non-credit losses.

	Other-than-
	temporary Loss
	Recognized as
	Credit Loss in
	Earnings
Beginning balance of credit losses at January 1, 2009	$	13,977
Current period credit losses		2,138
Total credit losses		16,115
Previously recognized other-than-temporary loss related to non-credit losses		(1,467	)
Ending balance of credit losses at March 31, 2009	$	14,648

6. LOANS HELD FOR SALE

In April 2009, management entered into an agreement with Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) to sell 15 loans, or $2.9 million of fixed rate single family mortgage loans. Additionally, and in April 2009, management entered into an agreement with Santa Clara Valley Bank to sell 8 multi-family properties for $3.0 million. These transactions are expected to settle by June 30, 2009 with an approximate $113 thousand net pre-tax gain. Mortgage servicing will be retained only on the sale of loans to FHLMC.

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Mortgage loans originated that were not originally intended for sale in the secondary market are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value in accordance with FAS No. 65,Accounting for Certain Mortgage Banking Activities.

7. DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

In March 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161,Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS 161), amends and expands the disclosure requirements of FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS 133) with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.

The Company adopted SFAS No. 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,on January 1, 2001. SFAS No. 133 as amended requires that an entity recognize all interest rate contracts as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial condition and measure those instruments at fair value. If certain conditions are met, an interest rate contract may be specifically designated as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a hedge of foreign currency exposure. The accounting for changes in the fair value of an interest rate contract (that is, gains and losses) depends on the intended use of the interest rate contract and the resulting designation. To qualify for hedge accounting, the Company must show that at the inception of the interest rate contracts, and on an ongoing basis, the changes in the fair value of the interest rate contracts are expected to be highly effective in offsetting related changes in the cash flows of the hedged liabilities. The Company has entered into various interest rate swaps for the purpose of hedging certain of its short-term liabilities. These interest rate swaps qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, the effective portion of the accumulated change in the fair value of the cash flow hedges is recorded in a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of tax, while the ineffective portion is recognized in earnings immediately.

As of March 31, 2009, the Company had three interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $60.0 million that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk associated with the Company’s variable-rate borrowings. In the March 2009 quarter, management restructured its LIBOR based cash flow hedges of borrowings by terminating $143 million of shorter term swaps and engaging in $60 million of swaps with maturities between five and ten years. This restructure was consistent with HWFG’s plan to reduce assets and liabilities and control interest rate risk. As a result of these transactions, the $9.8 million pre-tax loss on the $143 million of terminated swaps will be amortized over their remaining lives of approximately 2 years on a weighted average basis.

The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. The Company also has agreements with its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well / adequately capitalized institution, then the counterparty could terminate the derivative positions and the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements.

Finally, the Company has an agreement with one of its derivative counterparties that contains a provision where if a material adverse change occurs in the creditworthiness of the Company that materially impairs its ability to meet its debt obligations as they become due, the Company may be required settle its obligations under the agreement.

As of March 31, 2009 the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $469 thousand. If the

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Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31, 2009, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, such derivatives were used to hedge the forecasted variable cash outflows associated with overnight FHLB borrowings and other short term liabilities. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized a loss of $24 thousand and $1 thousand, respectively, for hedge ineffectiveness attributable to a mismatch in the reset frequency between the index on the swap and the index on the hedged overnight borrowings.

Amounts reported in AOCI related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense, as applicable, as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate borrowings. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that $5.0 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Income Statement for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

Amount of Gain or (Loss)

Amount of Gain or (Loss)

Location of Gain or (Loss)

Recognized In Income on

Amount of Gain or (Loss)

Location of Gain or (Loss)

Reclassified from

Recognized In Income on

Derivative (Ineffective

Recognized in OCI on

Reclassified from

Accumulated

Derivative (Ineffective

Portion and Amount

Derivatives In Statement

Derivative

Accumulated OCI Into

OCI Into Income

Portion and Amount

Excluded from

133 Cash flow Hedging

(Effective Portion)

Income

(Effective Portion)

Excluded From Effectiveness

Effectiveness Testing)

Relationships

3/31/2009

12/31/2008

(Effective Portion)

3/31/2009

12/31/2008

Testing)

3/31/2009

12/31/2008

Interest Rate Products

(6,341

)

(6,369

)

Interest Income

56

—

Other non-interest expense

(24

)

(1

)

(6,341

)

(6,369

)

56

—

(24

)

(1

)

     The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

Asset Derivatives

Liability Derivatives

As of March 31, 2009

As of December 31, 2008

As of March 31, 2009

As of December 31, 2008

Balance sheet

Balance sheet

Balance sheet

Balance sheet

location

Fair Value

location

Fair Value

location

Fair Value

location

Fair Value

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under SFAS 133

Interest Rate Products

Other Assets

—

Other Assets

—

Other Liabilities

(1,002

)

Other Liabilities

(10,442

)

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under SFAS 133

—

—

(1,002

)

(10,442

)

The Company has also entered into various total return swaps in an effort to enhance income, where cash flows are based on the level and changes in the yield spread on investment grade commercial mortgage indexes and asset backed referenced securities relative to similar duration LIBOR swap rates. These swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment and are included in the trading account assets and are reported at fair value with realized and unrealized gains and losses on these instruments recognized in income (loss) from trading account assets. The Company currently has no total return swaps.

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8. AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION (OTS)

Our agreement with the Office of Thrift Supervision, as previously disclosed in the annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, has the following update:

The requirements of this agreement are as follows: Los Padres Bank will maintain a Tier I (Core) Capital Ratio of 6% and a Total Risk-based Capital Ratio of 11% by June 30, 2009 and a Tier I (Core) Capital Ratio of 7% and a Total Risk-based Capital Ratio of 12% by September 30, 2009. As of March 31, 2009, Los Padres Bank’s Tier 1 Core Capital ratio was 7.33% and its Total Risk Based Capital Ratio was 9.41%.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On May 11, 2009, HWFG reached agreement with Concordia Financial Services Fund L.P. (Concordia) with regard to the outstanding $3.9 million in demand notes due HWFG to purchase 401,150 shares of common stock at $6.25 per share and 54,001 shares of Series A Preferred shares at $25 per share convertible into 4 shares of HWFG common stock at $6.25 per share. In the first and second closings, Concordia had previously purchased $6.1 million in HWFG equity securities for cash including 638,850 shares of HWFG common stock at $6.25 per share and 85,999 shares of the Series A preferred shares at $25 per share. In settlement of the $3.9 million in notes due from Concordia for which no HWFG shares have been issued, Concordia agreed to convert all of its $2.1 million of Series A preferred to common at $6.25 per share, thus reducing HWFG’s dividend payments by $172 thousand per year. HWFG and Concordia entered into a full release from any future claims, and Concordia agreed to waive its rights in the stock purchase agreements for a HWFG Board seat and any pre-emptive right on any future equity offerings.

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

Corporate Profile

Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWFG) is a diversified, community-based, financial institution holding company. Our primary business is delivering an array of financial products and services to commercial and retail consumers through our seventeen full-service banking offices in multiple markets. We also operate Harrington Wealth Management Company, our wholly owned subsidiary, which provides trust and investment management services to individuals and small institutional clients through customized investment allocations and a high service approach. The culture of our company emphasizes building long-term customer relationships through exemplary personalized service. Our corporate headquarters are in Solvang, California with executive offices in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mission and Philosophy

Our mission is to increase shareholder value through the development of highly profitable, community-based banking operations that offer a broad range of high value loan alternatives, deposit products, and investment and trust services for commercial and retail customers in the markets of the California central coast and the metropolitan areas of Kansas City and Phoenix/Scottsdale.

Multiple Market Strategy

We believe this multiple market banking strategy provides the following benefits to our stockholders:

1.	Diversification of the loan portfolio and economic and credit risk.
2.	Options to capitalize on the most favorable growth markets.
3.	The capability to deploy the Company’s diversified product mix and emphasize those products that are best suited for the market.

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4. The ability to price products strategically among the markets in an attempt to maximize profitability.

Since 1997, we have grown from 4 banking offices to 17 banking offices including the Thousand Oaks branch acquisition, opening the Scottsdale Airpark office in mid 2005 and opening in Olathe, Kansas in August 2006. We have 11 full service banking centers on the Central Coast of California from Thousand Oaks to Atascadero along Highway 101, 3 banking centers in Johnson County, Kansas in the fastest growing area of the Kansas City metro, and 3 banking centers in Scottsdale, Arizona. We have two parcels in the Phoenix metro for future development. These parcels will be developed for new banking centers commensurate with HWFG capital, financial performance, economic conditions, and the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Product Line Diversification

We have broadened our product lines over the last 9 years to diversify our revenue sources and to become a full service community banking company. In 1999, we added Harrington Wealth Management Company, a federally registered trust and investment management company, to provide our customers a consultative and customized investment process for their trust and investment funds. In 2000, we added a full line of commercial banking and deposit products for small to medium sized businesses and expanded our consumer lending lines to provide Home Equity Lines of Credit. In 2001, we added internet banking and bill pay services to augment our in-branch services and consultation. In 2002, we further expanded our mortgage banking and brokerage activities in all of our markets. In 2004, we added the Overdraft Privilege Program and Uvest. Uvest expanded Harrington Wealth Management’s services to include brokerage and insurance products. During this past year, with emphasis on core deposit development, HWFG introduced the successful Power-Up account and Remote Deposit Capture.

Net retail deposit growth in 2008 was propelled by the aggressive promotion of its Power-Up account. This account ties together a checking account with a required automatic transaction and a money market account. Furthermore, HWFG was successful in promoting certificate of deposit accounts in the spring of 2008 and retaining them at lower rates at renewal in the December 2008 quarter.

Investment Management

We utilize excess capital in short duration, and have an investment portfolio comprised largely of mortgages and related securities. Our goal is to produce a pre-tax return on these investments of ..75% to 1.00% over the related funding cost. We believe our ability to price loans and investments on an option-adjusted spread basis and manage the interest rate risk of longer term, fixed rate loans, allow us to compete effectively against other institutions that do not offer these products. Given the extreme dislocations in the credit markets in the current environment and our goals to build capital levels, we will selectively reduce the investment portfolio through pay-downs.

Control Banking Risks

We seek to control banking risks. We have established a disciplined credit evaluation and underwriting environment that emphasizes the assessment of collateral support, cash flows, guarantor support, and stress testing. We manage operational risk through stringent policies, procedures, controls and interest rate risk through our modern financial and hedging skills.

Performance Measurement

We evaluate our performance based upon the primary measures of return on average equity, which we are trying to achieve in the low to mid-teens, earnings per share growth, and additional franchise value creation through the growth of deposits, loans and wealth management assets. We may forego some short term profits to invest in operating expenses for banking center development in an effort to earn future profits.

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Long-term Profitability Drivers

The factors that we expect to drive our profitability in the long-term are as follows:

1.	Growing our non-costing consumer and commercial deposits and continuing to change the mix of deposits to fewer time based certificates of deposit. This strategy is expected to lower our deposit cost and increase our net interest margin over time. We have emphasized the development of low cost business accounts and our full-service, free checking and money market accounts for consumers.
2.	Changing the mix of our loans to higher risk-adjusted spread earning categories such as business lending, commercial real estate lending, small tract construction, construction-to-permanent loan lending and selected consumer lending activities such as home equity line of credit loans, commensurate with our credit policy and the economic environment.
3.	Diversifying and growing our banking fee income through existing and new fee income sources such as our overdraft protection program and other deposit fees, loan fee income from mortgage banking, prepayment penalty fees and other loan fees, Harrington Wealth Management trust and investment fees, and other retail banking fees.
4.	Achieving a high level of performance on our investment portfolio by earning a pre-tax total return consisting of interest income plus net gains and losses on securities and related total return swaps over one month LIBOR of approximately 1.00% per annum. With our skills in investment and risk management, we have utilized excess equity capital by investing in a high credit quality, mortgage and related securities portfolio managed to a short duration of three to six months. From 2001 to 2004 the investment portfolio’s performance exceeded our goals and contributed to our record profit performance due to favorable selection of securities and spread tightening on these securities. From 2005 to 2006 the investment portfolio underperformed our goal but still earned a total return in excess of one-month LIBOR. In 2007, 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 the investment portfolio significantly underperformed our goal as a result of the severe credit market dislocations. Given our capital requirements of 12% risk based and 7% tangible capital ratios, we plan to allow the investment portfolio to decline through principle reduction of approximately $40.0 to $50.0 million per year to build these capital ratios.
5.	Controlling interest rate risk of the institution and seeking high credit quality of the loan and investment portfolios. The Bank seeks to hedge the marked-to-market value of equity and net interest income to changes in interest rates by matching the effective duration of our assets to our liabilities using risk management tools and practices. The company maintains rigorous loan underwriting standards and credit risk management and review process.

Together, we believe these factors will contribute to more consistent and growing long-term profitability.

Strategic Response to the Current Operating Environment, Housing Downturn, and Economic Recession

Although our long-term strategies remain intact as previously described, given the severe economic and housing recession and its effect on our 2008 financial performance, we have implemented a near-term plan to manage through this environment and address our recent Supervisory Agreement.

We have the following expectations over the next two years:

1.	The economy will remain in a major recession throughout most of 2009 with some improvement in the latter quarters. Housing prices will continue to be under pressure until mid to late 2009 and then start to stabilize with a very slow climb.
2.	A major fiscal stimulus bill and foreclosure reduction program has been enacted. We expect additional stimulus programs will be implemented in 2009, especially if the housing market or employment rates do not improve.

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3.	The Federal Reserve will continue to aggressively use non-monetary policy tools to keep interest and mortgage rates low and improve credit spreads by aggressively buying fixed income and mortgage assets in order to stimulate buying in the housing market.
4.	The Treasury will continue to allocate more TARP funds to banks from its troubled asset repurchase program.
5.	Combined actions will pull the US into a more normal growth environment by mid 2010. Credit spreads and credit availability will improve moderately over the 2009 to 2010 period.
6.	Our Kansas and central California markets will be more insulated from the housing recession and job losses but still highly affected, with Arizona having higher housing price depreciation on a median basis. Arizona, however, will have a faster recovery due to its desirable weather pattern and the strong immigration due to demographic trends and job availability (higher retirement and more migration from higher cost and colder weather states).

HWFG’s Response

The very weak housing market, emanating from the burst of the housing bubble and created by the easy credit of the sub-prime lending period, has transitioned into a credit crisis. The consumer remains financially stressed with falling home equity and common stock values and in a recessionary economy with growing job losses. This situation has resulted in negative effects to HWFG’s asset quality from falling real estate values and lower cash flow to borrowers to service their debts. HWFG’s earnings have been impacted by a larger requirement for loan loss reserves and write-downs on loans, mortgage securities, and REO due to falling real estate prices (appraisals) and securities values. Although HWFG purchased highly-rated mortgage related securities (nearly all originally A rated or higher) based on conservative loss assumptions at the time, the loss assumptions used by the rating agencies have proved erroneous, and a crisis of confidence for fixed income buyers has resulted, leading to many mortgage markets becoming highly illiquid. Not even the most pessimistic forecasters envisioned the financial crisis that unfolded in late 2007 and 2008 from the excesses of the period from 2003 to 2006.

We have been and remain in a defensive posture to manage through the current housing and economic environment by taking the following steps: (1) making prudently underwritten loans, (2) reducing, to the extent possible, higher credit risk and lower margin (for the risk) loans, (3) further tightening our underwriting standards and curtailing acquisition and development and spec construction lending until the environment improves, (4) expanding and making more profitable the core deposit franchise through our sales, marketing, and service programs, and (5) reducing our mortgage investments through pay-down ($40 to $50 million per year) while we closely monitor collateral performance for impairment and opportunities to liquidate some MBS. As economic conditions improve, we expect to return to pre-recession profit levels. Specifically, the following major strategies envelop our near-term plan:

1. Improve Capital Ratios:

Los Padres Bank is subject to different capital standards because of a Supervisory Agreement with the Office of Thrift Supervision and must maintain a Tier I (Core) Capital Ratio of 6% and a Total Risk-based Capital Ratio of 11% by June 30, 2009 and Tier I (Core) Capital Ratio of 7% and a Total Risk-based Capital Ratio of 12% by September 30, 2009. To meet 7% core tangible and 12% risk-based capital ratios in the short term, HWFG will pursue two primary strategies as it seeks to minimize shareholder dilution: (1) reduce assets through principal reductions on loans and securities, loan participations, loan growth origination controls, and other alternatives as necessary, and (2) selective equity capital offerings.

We have initiated programs to reduce our risk weighted assets as part of our steps to meet our required capital levels or regulatory requirements. These programs include the following: (1) limiting the availability on Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) based on new valuations of the underlying real estate and a 65%

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loan to value advance rate, (2) participating loans to other institutions, (3) limiting renewals of loans, and an evaluation of our markets for possible divestiture.

We raised $12.3 million of private equity capital over the last year ending March 31, 2009. We are committed to raising additional equity capital through private channels with an emphasis on minimal dilution to our shareholders. HWFG’s asset quality, although deteriorating due to the economic and housing climate, remains below the median community bank as measured by non performing loans to total loans by the FDIC. We have written down our weaker private mortgage securities in 2008, and although more write-downs are possible, we believe we have isolated the weak securities to a group with $44.5 million of book value that have been written-down $16.1 million where further loss potential exist and with recognizing losses as such losses become probable. In the March 2009 quarter, HWFG implemented FAS 115-2, which allows for the credit component of the impairment to be recorded in earnings, while the liquidity component of the fair value loss remains in equity. We expect OTTI write-downs to be somewhat less in the future as a result of this new pronouncement. We believe HWFG remains an attractive community banking franchise for private investors and the Treasury at HWFG’s recent equity sales prices and book value.

2. Manage Aggressively Problem Assets to Positive Resolution

We have initiated a rigorous problem assets resolution process, with a committee made up of representatives from all the regions, legal, and senior management, to identify, manage, and resolve problem loans. A tracking list with assignments is updated with weekly accountability and follow-up. This process has kept our non-performing loans at a level near the median peer group institutions in the states in which we operate. We are also closely monitoring our troubled mortgage securities for opportunities and allowing our investments to pay down at the rate of $10 to $12 million per quarter.

3. Manage and Improve Liquidity of the Bank

We will continue to build the liquidity of the Bank through the following tactics:

a.	Leverage our intensive sales, marketing and service program that emphasize the building of core deposits. We have experienced favorable progress in this regard in the late December 2008 quarter into the March 2009 quarter with growth in deposits, after losing about 3% of our deposits in the September to December 2008 quarters as the crisis of confidence in the banking industry became elevated. The higher deposit insurance levels enacted in 2008 and the reduced amount of high rate paying institutions in our markets starved for liquidity have improved the situation.
b.	Efficiently pledge all mortgage and other eligible collateral to the FHLB and FRB to increase borrowing capacity to maximum levels.
c.	Eliminate brokered deposits over time as the core franchise continues to build.
d.	Seek to maintain excess borrowing capacity between $75 and $100 million.
e.	The trust preferred securities payments were deferred pending the outcome of our strategic initiatives.

4. Improve Net Interest Margins and Fee Income

a.	Re-price loan renewals to the current higher spread environment while adding floors or maintaining floor rates on floating rate loans. Continue to hedge fixed rate risk.
b.	Manage NPA’s to a low level to the extent possible to reduce non-accrued interest.
c.	Re-price lower our core deposits to improve margins as the high rate paying competition diminishes.
d.	Expand our deposit fee income sources, HWMC fees, and explore new fee income programs.

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5. Continue to Manage our Banking Risks to a Low Level

a.	Interest rate risk through our rigorous assessment and applied hedging process.
b.	Operational risk through our policies, procedures and related controls.
c.	Liquidity Risk through our core deposit development and back up liquidity plans.
d.	Credit Risk though our underwriting and problem asset resolution process.

6. Control Operating Costs

We have curtailed our growth of new banking centers until the environment improves, have eliminated redundant or under-utilized personnel positions, have cut/eliminated incentive compensation, and have tried to control the ongoing cost of operations through programs aimed at eliminating waste. Problem loan and REO expense has risen due to the current environment offsetting much of these cost reduction programs. We expect problem loan expense will remain historically high into 2010.

All of these actions are expected to lead to well-capitalized and growing capital levels, profit recovery, lower overall risk of the institution, and higher shareholder value. No assurance can be given as to when or if our strategy will be successful given the troubled economy. As the economy and HWFG’s earnings and capital levels improve, we will return to our fundamental long term mission and strategies.

Results of Operations

The Company reported a net loss of $2.1 million or 31 cents per share on a diluted basis in the March 2009 quarter compared to net income of $3.2 million or 58 cents per diluted share, respectively, in the March 2008 quarter. The net loss in the March 2009 quarter was comprised of the following components:

1. $340 thousand of after-tax core banking income (net interest income plus banking fee and other income minus operating expenses.

2. $1.3 million of after-tax other-than-temporary-impairment (OTTI) on $18.8 million in residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS). This loss was transferred from equity to earnings upon the determination of the OTTI and, therefore, has no affect on book value per share.

3. $1.1 million of after-tax specific and general reserves on loans and write-downs on real estate owned (REO). Total non-accrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due (non-performing loans, NPL’s) were $17.6 million at March 31, 2009 or 2.20% of total loans compared with $12.1 million or 1.50% at December 31, 2008.

HWFG’s net interest income was $6.0 million in the March 2009 quarter versus $7.7 million in the March 2008 quarter and down from the $7.8 million in the December 2008 quarter. Net interest margin in the March 2009 quarter was 2.05% compared to 2.60% and 2.76% in the March 2008 and December 2008 quarters, respectively. LPB’s net interest income and margin declined in the March 2009 quarter after increasing in the September and December 2008 quarters due to the following reasons:

(1)	LPB built a high level of liquidity in the March 2009 quarter from the overlap of higher rate maturing and the renewal of lower rate brokered deposits, new retail deposits, and higher average borrowing levels, increasing HWFG’s overall cost of funds,
(2)	The Fed Funds and Prime rates were reduced by 75 bps immediately in January 2009, and one and three month LIBOR declined over 200 bps in the March 2009 quarter from the peak of the December 2008 quarter, on which approximately $450 million of our loans and securities re-price. Our deposits, however, re-price over a longer period of approximately six to nine months, and

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(3) An increase in non-accrual loans of $5.4 million from December 31, 2008 also adversely affected net interest income.

Our net interest margin increased from the low of 1.73% in January 2009 to 2.01% in February 2009 and to 2.42% in March 2009, as the re-pricing on deposits started to take hold. We believe our net interest margin will increase over the course of 2009 from 2.42% in the month of March 2009 to around 3.00% in December 2009 as the re-pricing fully corrects.

The following tables set forth, for the periods presented, information regarding (i) the total dollar amount of interest income from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average rate; (iii) net interest income before provision for loan losses; (iv) interest rate spread; and (v) net interest margin. Information is based on average daily balances during the periods presented.

	Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2009							March 31, 2008
(In thousands)	Balance		Income		Rate			Balance		Income		Rate
Interest earning assets:
Loans receivable (1)	$	800,999	$	12,201		6.12	%	$	789,079	$	14,200		7.21	%
FHLB stock		11,501		—		0.00	%		12,476		165		5.32	%
Securities and trading account assets (2)		298,477		2,254		3.02	%		367,620		5,126		5.58	%
Cash and cash equivalents (3)		43,533		16		0.15	%		17,761		74		1.68	%
Total interest earning assets		1,154,510		14,471		5.03	%		1,186,936		19,565		6.60	%
Non-interest-earning assets		58,361							40,001
Total assets	$	1,212,871						$	1,226,937
Interest bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
NOW and money market accounts	$	166,013	$	680		1.66	%	$	125,947	$	828		2.64	%
Passbook accounts and certificates of deposit		733,748		5,712		3.16	%		685,819		7,654		4.49	%
Total deposits		899,761		6,392		2.88	%		811,766		8,482		4.20	%
FHLB advances (4)		167,700		1,708		4.13	%		234,857		2,547		4.36	%
Reverse repurchase agreements		19,426		145		2.99	%		50,336		388		3.05	%
Other borrowings (5)		25,774		247		3.83	%		25,774		433		6.65	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,112,661		8,492		3.09	%		1,122,733		11,850		4.23	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits		40,541							45,449
Non-interest-bearing liabilities		14,144							12,353
Total liabilities		1,167,346							1,180,535
Stockholders’ equity		45,525							46,402
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,212,871						$	1,226,937
Net interest-earning assets (liabilities)	$	41,849						$	64,203
Net interest income/interest rate spread			$	5,979		1.94	%			$	7,715		2.37	%
Net interest margin						2.05	%						2.60	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						103.76	%						105.72	%

1)	Balance includes non-accrual loans. Income includes fees earned on loans originated and accretion of deferred loan fees.
2)	Consists of securities classified as available for sale, held to maturity and trading account assets. Excludes SFAS 115 adjustments to fair value, which are included in other non-interest earning assets.
3)	Consists of cash due from banks and federal funds sold.
4)	Interest on FHLB advances is net of hedging costs. Hedging costs include interest income and expenseand ineffectiveness adjustments for cash flow hedges. The Company uses pay-fixed, receive floating LIBOR swaps to hedge the short term repricing characteristics of the floating FHLB advances.
5)	Consists of other subordinated debt.

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The Company reported interest income of $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $19.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of $5.1 million or 26.0%. The decrease during the periods was due primarily to a declining yield on loans and securities, which was a reflection of declining market rates.

The Company reported total interest expense of $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to $11.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, a decrease of $3.4 million or 28.3%. The decrease in interest expense during the period was attributable to a reduced cost of funds on FHLB advances and deposits.

The following table sets forth the activity in our allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2009			2008
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,449			6,446
Charge-offs:
Real estate loans:
Commercial		(1,773	)		—
Consumer and other loans		(30	)		(1	)
Total charge-offs		(1,803	)		(1	)
Recoveries		13			—
Net charge-offs		(1,790	)		(1	)
Provision for losses on loans		1,750			500
Balance at end of period	$	11,409		$	6,945
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans outstanding at the end of the period		1.43	%		0.86	%
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding during the period		0.22	%		0.00	%

The provision reflects the reserves management believes are required based upon, among other things, the Company’s analysis of the composition, credit quality, growth or reduction of its single-family real estate and construction loans and commercial and industrial and other segments of the loan portfolios. Our allowance for loan losses has three components: (i) an allocated allowance for specifically identified problem loans, (ii) a formula allowance for non-homogenous loans, (iii) a formula allowance for large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans. Each of these components is determined based upon estimates that can and do change when the actual events occur. The formula allowance uses a model based on historical losses as an indicator of future losses and as a result could differ from the losses incurred in the future; however, since this history is updated with the most recent loss information, the differences that might otherwise occur may be mitigated. The specific allowance uses various techniques to arrive at an estimate of loss. Historical loss information, discounted cash flows, fair market value of collateral and secondary market information are all used to estimate those losses.

In the March 2009 quarter, $1.8 million was added to the provision for loan losses for specific valuation allowances and for the general allowance based on the mix and growth in loans. The credit quality of the loan portfolio deteriorated with $29.6 million of non-accrual loans and real estate owned at March 31, 2009 compared with $19.0 million at December 31, 2008 and $12.0 million at March 31, 2008. HWFG is continuing to manage the portfolio with a heightened concern and attention given the very adverse credit conditions and the extremely weak housing market putting considerable stress on borrowers.

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The available-for-sale investment portfolio continues to decrease from principal repayments and prepayments and is now $259.0 million. These principal reductions continue to be approximately $10.5 million per quarter. The portfolio remains performing and largely highly-rated with 54.9% rated AA or higher by all rating agencies rating the securities. Securities with a fair value of $69.7 million have been downgraded by at least one rating agency to below investment grade as of March 31, 2009 compared with $27.0 million at December 31, 2008. The rating agencies have been aggressively increasing the expected delinquency rates on loans and loss factors on the disposition of real estate owned in the RMBS securitizations, and we believe these rating agencies may have over-corrected these factors after their erroneous initial analysis. Based on HWFG’s policy for other-than-temporary impairment, $18.8 million of these below investment grade mortgage backed securities were written down by $2.1 million before-tax in the March 2009 quarter. HWFG continues to believe that the after-tax mark-to-market loss on available-for-sale securities of $20.5 million recorded in HWFG’s equity will be recovered to a material extent as the credit markets stabilize and the Treasury implements its Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy mortgage loans and securities, or as principal on these securities is returned to HWFG at par over their average 4 year life.

Total banking fee and other income was $908 thousand in the March 2009 quarter compared to $1.0 million in the March 2008 quarter. The decrease in March 2009 quarter over the March 2008 quarter primarily is due to lower loan fees, prepayment penalties, and a lower increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance due to a lower interest crediting rate. The following schedule shows the comparisons of income sources:

Banking Fee & Other Income
(Dollars in thousands)

	March		December					March		March		Annual
	2009		2008		%			2009		2008		Percentage
	Quarter		Quarter		Change			Quarter		Quarter		Change
Banking Fee Type
Mortgage Brokerage Fee, Prepayment
Penalties & Other Loan Fees	$	90	$	147		(38.8	%)	$	90	$	147		(38.8	%)
Deposit, Other Retail Banking Fees & Other
Fee Income		547		503		8.7	%		547		440		24.3	%
Harrington Wealth Management Fees		187		198		(5.6	%)		187		253		(26.1	%)
Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Life
Insurance, net		84		63		33.3	%		84		193		(56.5	%)
Total Banking Fee & Other Income	$	908	$	911		(0.3	%)	$	908	$	1,033		(12.1	%)

Operating expenses in the March 2009 quarter were $6.3 million compared to $6.1 million in the March 2008 quarter and $6.2 million in the December 2008 quarter. HWFG is working rigorously to control operating expenses in the difficult operating environment and has been successful in reducing compensation expense, benefit expense, and has eliminated incentive bonus compensation until the Company returns to profitability. However, given the higher level of REO, the cost to maintain and refurbish these properties has increased substantially over the last few quarters. Furthermore, FDIC insurance and OTS assessments have also dramatically increased in the March 2009 quarter and expected to be approximately $600 thousand, collectively, in the June 2009 quarter. In addition, there is expected to be a one time assessment in the September 2009 quarter pending Congressional approval. A comparison of the major expense categories is shown in the following table for the comparative quarters.

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HWFG Operating Expenses by Category

	Period Ended March 31,
	2009		2008
Salaries and employee benefits	$	3,343	$	3,536
Premises and equipment		1,006		993
FDIC Insurance Premium		217		128
Insurance premiums		56		84
Marketing		75		96
Computer services		251		256
Professional fees		203		135
REO Expense		231		8
Office expenses and supplies		177		209
Other (1)		783		665
Total other expenses	$	6,342	$	6,110

(1) Consists primarily of regulatory fees, and other miscellaneous expenses.

Financial Condition

The very weak housing market, the credit crisis, and the economic recession continue to negatively affect HWFG’s results. Although HWFG’s non-performing loans to total loans are below the median level for FDIC insured institutions, classified loans where the receipt of originally scheduled payments are improbable, must be written down to current appraised values. With lower valuations of real estate, this situation is adding to non-cash charges for write-downs, and loan loss reserves. With the weak housing markets and economic recession, the underlying mortgage loans in a group of approximately $18.8 million in book value of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) have demonstrated delinquency and loss factors on the sale of REO, which indicate that all the scheduled payments will not be returned on these securities. These securities are, therefore, OTTI and were written down by $2.1 million pre-tax to recoverable value by discounting expected cash flows at the original contracted interest rates on those securities. In the March 2009 quarter, HWFG implemented FAS 115-2, which allows for the credit component of the impairment to be recorded in earnings, while the liquidity component of the fair value loss remains in equity. The fair values of securities have also been negatively affected by the illiquid and distressed mortgage markets. HWFG believes that it has isolated the weaker mortgage securities to approximately $44.5 million of the $259.8 million total investment portfolio, which at March 31, 2009 have a cumulative OTTI write-down of $16.1 million. Also, the pool of problem loan credits does not appear to be expanding appreciably.

Securities and Investment Activities

The Company manages the securities portfolio in an effort to enhance net interest income and market value, as opportunities arise, and deploys excess capital in investments until such time as the company can reinvest into loans or other community banking assets that generate higher risk-adjusted returns.

The fair value of securities classified as available-for-sale decreased to $259.0 million at March 31, 2009, as compared to $273.7 million at December 31, 2008, a decrease of $14.7 million, or 5.4%, due to net sales, principal pay-downs, amortization, and market value declines. As of the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio had an unrealized after-tax market value loss of $20.5 million, which is reflected as a reduction in stockholders’ equity. The $20.5 million unrealized after-tax loss at March 31, 2009 compares to the after-tax unrealized losses of $17.5 million and $21.5 million at December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2008, respectively. As of March 31, 2009, based on the current state of the housing market, HWFG expects to earn substantially all principal and interest on its investment securities; however, a more severe deterioration of the housing market could result in a material portion of the amount of the unrealized loss on investment securities at March 31, 2009, to be recognized in the income statement. If all cash flows are earned

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on the investments, the gross unrealized loss of $32.8 million on the AFS portfolio would be near zero with a substantial increase in shareholders’ equity and book value per share.

The amortized cost and market values of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value
March 31, 2009
Agency MBS	$	47,216	$	47,496
Non-agency mortgage securities		80,148		73,213
Subprime mortgage securities		160,930		135,946
Other securities		3,556		2,360
	$	291,850	$	259,015

	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value
December 31, 2008
Agency MBS	$	50,284	$	50,282
Non-agency mortgage securities		82,878		76,522
Subprime mortgage securities		164,148		144,274
Other securities		3,726		2,600
	$	301,036	$	273,678

Over the past several quarters, the rating agencies have revised downward their original ratings on thousands of mortgage securities which were issued during the 2001-2007 time period. As of March 31, 2009, the Company held $69.7 million in fair value of investments that were originally rated “Investment Grade” but have been downgraded to “Below Investment Grade” rated by at least one of three recognized rating agencies. However, 54.9% of the fair value or 53.5% of the portfolio based on amortized cost, of the portfolio remained “AA” rated or higher by all nationally recognized rating agencies rating the securities. As of March 31, 2009, the composition of the Company’s available-for-sale portfolios by credit rating was as follows:

	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value
March 31, 2009
Agency	$	47,216	$	47,496
AAA		30,731		29,364
AA		77,494		65,378
A		26,023		23,224
BBB		26,985		23,817
Below investment grade		83,401		69,736
	$	291,850	$	259,015

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	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value
December 31, 2008
Agency	$	50,284	$	50,282
AAA		49,419		45,779
AA		91,981		80,038
A		55,412		49,840
BBB		25,016		21,888
Below investment grade		28,924		25,851
	$	301,036	$	273,678

HWFG is not a program originator of sub-prime loans but has invested in investment grade sub-prime securities, which had original ratings predominantly above “AA”, in a portion of its investment portfolio when the Company’s analysis indicated the spreads and return potential of these securities was high relative to the underlying risk. HWFG does not rely solely on the rating agencies’ analysis and ratings of sub-prime securities. Management performs its own independent analysis of the expected cash flows for more extreme delinquency, default, and estimates of losses incurred in the foreclosure and sale process to determine whether credit enhancement is sufficient for the spread to be earned relative to the risk of default. HWFG also reviews the nature of the issuers and their underwriting performance as well as the capabilities and performance of the servicers of the underlying loans and securities. HWFG has not invested in collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s) and does not anticipate doing so. As of March 31, 2009, the composition of the Company’s available-for-sale portfolio by type of security was as follows:

	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value
March 31, 2009
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs	$	47,216		47,496
Collateralized mortgage obligations		81,211		73,451
Asset-backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)		161,816		137,500
Asset-backed securities		1,607		568
	$	291,850	$	259,015

	Amortized
	Cost		Fair Value
December 31, 2008
Mortgage-backed securities — pass throughs	$	50,284	$	50,282
Collateralized mortgage obligations		83,376		77,236
Asset-backed securities (underlying securities mortgages)		165,721		145,459
Asset-backed securities		1,655		701
	$	301,036	$	273,678

HWFG monitors its investments on an on-going basis and, at least quarterly, performs an analysis on certain of its investments in order to ascertain whether any decline in market value is other-than- temporary. In the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the results of this analysis indicated that a portion of the decline in market value of eight securities, with a book value of $18.8 million, was other than temporary, and, as a result, the affected securities were written down by $2.1 million on a pre-tax basis.

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Loans

The Company’s primary focus with respect to its lending operations has historically been the direct origination of single-family and multi-family residential, commercial real estate, business, and consumer loans. As part of its strategic plan to diversify its loan portfolio, the Company, starting in 2000, has been increasing its emphasis on loans secured by commercial real estate, industrial loans and consumer loans.

The Company recognizes that certain types of loans are inherently riskier than others. For instance, the commercial real estate loans that the Company makes are riskier than home mortgages because they are generally larger, often rely on income from small-business tenants, and historically have produced higher default rates on an industry wide basis. Likewise commercial loans are riskier than consumer and mortgage loans because they are generally larger and depend upon the success of often complex businesses. Furthermore construction loans and land acquisition and development loans present higher credit risk than do other real estate loans due to their speculative nature. Unsecured loans are also inherently riskier than collateralized loans. However, these loans also provide a higher risk-adjusted margin and diversification benefits to the loan portfolio.

Net loans decreased $10.0 million in the March 2009 quarter to $788.3 million as prepayments slowed markedly with the adverse credit conditions, while HWFG made selected loans based on its disciplined underwriting policies. HWFG has curtailed land and land development loans until the real estate markets show signs of recovery. The trends and the mix of the loan portfolio are shown in the following table:

HWFG Net Loan Growth and Mix
(Dollars in millions)

	March 31, 2009						December 31, 2008						March 31, 2008
				% of						% of						% of
Loan Type	Total			Total			Total			Total			Total			Total
Commercial Real Estate	$	260.1			32.5	%	$	260.9			32.2	%	$	267.4			33.1	%
Multi-family Real Estate		84.3			10.5	%		85.2			10.4	%		88.8			10.9	%
Construction (1)		116.4			14.5	%		125.7			15.4	%		134.1			16.6	%
Single-family Real Estate		144.6			18.0	%		139.3			17.2	%		128.8			15.9	%
Commercial and Industrial Loans		112.2			14.0	%		118.9			14.7	%		116.8			14.5	%
Unimproved Land		49.6			6.2	%		48.5			6.0	%		44.7			5.5	%
Consumer Loans		31.8			4.0	%		29.8			3.7	%		24.7			3.1	%
Other Loans (2)		2.2			0.3	%		3.1			0.4	%		2.9			0.4	%
Total Gross Loans		801.2			100.0	%		811.4			100.0	%		808.2			100.0	%
Allowance for loan loss		(11.4	)					(11.4	)					(6.9	)
Deferred fees		(1.1	)					(1.2	)					(1.7	)
Discounts/Premiums		(0.4	)					(0.5	)					(0.5	)
Net Loans Receivable	$	788.3					$	798.3					$	799.1

(1)	Includes loans secured by residential, land and commercial properties. At March 31, 2009 we had $27.2 million of construction loans secured by single-family residential properties, $67.0 million secured by commercial properties, $21.3 million for land development and $941 thousand secured by multi-family residential properties.
(2)	Includes loans collateralized by deposits and consumer line of credit loans.

Given the decrease in loans and HWFG’s credit risk analysis, $1.8 million was added to the allowance for loan losses in the March 2009 quarter. The allowance for loan losses was $11.4 million at March 31, 2009 or 1.43% of loan balances compared to $11.4 million, or 1.41% of loan balances at December 31, 2008.

Deposits

Retail and commercial deposits (net of Brokered CD’s of $110.1 million) were $810.7 million at March 31, 2009 compared to $804.6 million and $786.7 million at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2008, respectively. Total retail and commercial deposits were $920.8 million at March 31, 2009 compared with $899.6

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million at December 31, 2008. Total brokered deposits were $110.1 million at March 31, 2009 compared to $112.9 million at December 31, 2008. In the quarter, HWFG improved its liquidity by increasing its deposit base through a retail CD deposit promotion and building its core Power-Up checking and money market accounts. Also very early in the March 2009 quarter, HWFG renewed $90.0 million of the $92.4 million maturing brokered deposits. HWFG plans to eliminate its brokered deposits as they mature throughout the course of 2009 with retail deposits and other sources.

As HWFG executes its asset reduction strategy and builds its retail deposit base, it plans to eliminate substantially all of its brokered deposits. The cost of deposits was 2.31% at March 31, 2009 versus 2.85% at December 31, 2008, a 54 basis point decrease in the quarter. HWFG had $111.6 million in excess borrowing capacity at March, 31, 2009, above its goal of $75 to $100 million.

FHLB Advances

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of San Francisco decreased to $155.0 million at March 31, 2009, compared to $232.0 million at March 31, 2008, or 33.2%. For additional information concerning limitations on FHLB advances, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Stockholders’ Equity

Stockholders’ equity was $42.2 million at March 31, 2009, as compared to $46.4 million at December 31, 2008, a decrease of $4.2 million or 9.1%. Book value per common share, therefore, was $5.54 at March 31, 2009 compared to $6.37 at December 31, 2008. The decrease in stockholders’ equity for the first three months of 2009 is due primarily to the following factors: an increase of $1.4 million after-tax unrealized loss on the AFS portfolio and $1.1 million for which a portion of other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in earnings, a decrease of $238 thousand after-tax in the market value of cash flow hedges due to higher interest rates, a net operating loss of $2.1 million in the first three months of 2009, $500 thousand in capital contributions, and stock compensation expense of $81 thousand.

In the March 2009 quarter, HWFG raised $500 thousand of common equity by selling 250 thousand shares of HWFG for $2 per share in a private placement to an individual investor. In addition, on May 11, 2009, HWFG reached agreement with Concordia Financial Services Fund L.P. (Concordia) with regard to the outstanding $3.9 million in demand notes due HWFG to purchase 401,150 shares of common stock at $6.25 per share and 54,001 shares of Series A Preferred shares at $25 per share convertible into 4 shares of HWFG common stock at $6.25 per share. In the first and second closings, Concordia had previously purchased $6.1 million in HWFG equity securities for cash including 638,850 shares of HWFG common stock at $6.25 per share and 85,999 shares of the Series A preferred shares at $25 per share. In settlement of the $3.9 million in notes due from Concordia for which no HWFG shares have been issued, Concordia agreed to convert all of its $2.1 million of Series A preferred to common at $6.25 per share, thus reducing HWFG’s dividend payments by $172 thousand per year. HWFG and Concordia entered into a mutual release from any future claims, and Concordia agreed to waive its rights in the stock purchase agreements for a HWFG Board seat and any pre-emptive right on any future equity offerings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity—The liquidity of Los Padres Bank was within policy limitations at 18.6% at March 31, 2009 as compared to 7.68% at March 31, 2008. Los Padres Bank is a consolidated subsidiary of the Company and is monitored closely for regulatory purposes at the Bank level by calculating the ratio of cash, cash equivalents (not committed, pledged or required to liquidate specific liabilities), investments and qualifying mortgage-backed securities to the sum of total deposits plus borrowings payable within one year. At March 31, 2009, Los Padres Bank’s “liquid” assets totaled approximately $198.3 million.

In general, Los Padres Bank’s liquidity is represented by cash and cash equivalents and is a product of its operating, investing and financing activities. The Bank’s primary sources of internal liquidity consist of deposits, prepayments and maturities of outstanding loans and mortgage-backed and related securities,

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maturities of short-term investments, sales of mortgage-backed and related securities and funds provided from operations. The Bank’s external sources of liquidity consist of borrowings, primarily advances from the FHLB of San Francisco, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window. At March 31, 2009, the Bank had $155.0 million in FHLB advances and had $194.3 million of additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB of San Francisco based on a 30% of total Bank asset limitation. Borrowing capacity from the FHLB is further limited to $70.8 million based on excess collateral pledged at the FHLB as of March 31, 2009. The Bank also had additional borrowing capacity of $40.8 million through the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window. The Bank monitors closely its daily deposit flows, borrowing capacity, and other cash flows to maintain combined borrowing capacity with the FHLB and FRB above $75 to $100 million.

A substantial source of the Company’s cash flow from which it services its debt and capital trust securities, pays its obligations, and pays dividends to its shareholders is the receipt of dividends from Los Padres Bank. The availability of dividends from Los Padres Bank is limited by various statutes and regulations. In order to make such dividend payments, Los Padres Bank is required to provide annual advance notice to the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”), at which time the OTS may object to the proposed dividend payments. As part of the agreement, HWFG and LPB will not declare, make or pay any dividends or capital distributions without obtaining the prior written non-objection of the OTS. In the event Los Padres Bank is unable to pay dividends to us, we may not be able to service our debt, pay our obligations, or pay dividends on our common stock.

Capital Resources.Federally insured savings institutions such as Los Padres Bank are required to maintain minimum levels of regulatory capital. Under applicable regulations, an institution is well capitalized if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.0% and a leverage ratio of at least 5.0%, with no written agreement, order, capital directive, prompt corrective action directive or other individual requirement by the OTS to maintain a specific capital measure. An institution is adequately capitalized if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 8.0% and a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 4.0% and a leverage ratio of at least 4.0% (or 3.0% if it has a composite rating of “1”). The regulation also establishes three categories for institutions with lower ratios: undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized. At March 31, 2009, Los Padres Bank met the capital requirements of an adequately capitalized institution under applicable OTS regulations. At March 31, 2009, the Bank’s Tier 1 (Core) Capital Ratio was 7.33%, Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 9.41%, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 8.69% and Leverage Ratio was 7.33% compared with a core capital tier 1 ratio of 7.24% and a total risk based capital ratio of 10.21% at December 31, 2008. The decline in the risk based capital ratio was due primarily to the additional capital required for downgraded debt securities below investment grade, which generally require 200% risk based capital rather than 2% to 100% for investment grade securities.

HWFG has agreed with the OTS to maintain its Tier 1 (Core) Capital Ratio at or above 6% beginning June 30, 2009, and at or above 7% by September 30, 2009, and raise its risk based capital to 11.0% by June 30, 2009 and to 12.0% by September 30, 2009. HWFG has developed comprehensive plans to meet these capital requirements by the stated dates through asset reduction strategies and other capital building strategies with an emphasis on minimizing dilution to its shareholders.

Asset and Liability Management

The Company evaluates the change in its market value of portfolio equity (“MVPE”) to changes in interest rates and seeks to manage these changes to relatively low levels through various risk management techniques. MVPE is defined as the net present value of the cash flows from an institution’s existing assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments. The MVPE is estimated by valuing the Company’s assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments under various interest rate scenarios. The extent to which assets gain or lose value in relation to the gains or losses of liabilities determines the appreciation or depreciation in equity on a market value basis. MVPE analysis is intended to evaluate the impact of immediate and sustained interest rate shifts of the current yield curve upon the market value of the current balance sheet. In general, financial institutions are negatively affected by an increase in interest rates to the extent that interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more rapidly than interest-earning assets. This factor causes the income and MVPE of these institutions to increase as rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise.

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The Company’s management believes that its asset and liability management strategy, as discussed below, provides it with a competitive advantage over other financial institutions. The Company believes that its ability to hedge its interest rate exposure through the use of various interest rate contracts provides it with the flexibility to acquire loans structured to meet its customer’s preferences and investments that provide attractive net risk-adjusted spreads, regardless of whether the customer’s loan or our investment is fixed-rate or adjustable-rate, short-term or long-term. Similarly, the Company can choose a cost-effective source of funds and subsequently engage in an interest rate swap or other hedging transactions so that the interest rate sensitivities of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are more closely matched.

The Company’s asset and liability management strategy is formulated and monitored by the board of directors of Los Padres Bank. The Board’s written policies and procedures are implemented by the Asset and Liability Committee of Los Padres Bank (“ALCO”), which is comprised of Los Padres Bank’s chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief lending officer, president of the Kansas region/chief commercial lending officer, and four non-employee directors of Los Padres Bank. The ALCO meets at least eight times a year to review the sensitivity of Los Padres Bank’s assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, investment opportunities, the performance of the investment portfolios, and prior purchase and sale activity of securities. The ALCO also provides guidance to management on reducing interest rate risk and on investment strategy and retail pricing and funding decisions with respect to Los Padres Bank’s overall asset and liability composition. The ALCO reviews Los Padres Bank’s liquidity, cash flow needs, interest rate sensitivity of investments, deposits and borrowings, core deposit activity, current market conditions and interest rates on both a local and national level in connection with fulfilling its responsibilities.

The ALCO regularly reviews interest rate risk with respect to the impact of alternative interest rate scenarios on net interest income and on Los Padres Bank’s MVPE. ALCO also reviews analyses concerning the impact of changing market volatility, prepayment forecast error, and changes in option-adjusted spreads and non-parallel yield curve shifts.

In the absence of hedging activities, the Company’s MVPE would decline as a result of a general increase in market rates of interest. This decline would be due to the market values of the Company’s assets being more sensitive to interest rate fluctuations than are the market values of its liabilities due to its investment in and origination of generally longer-term assets which are funded with shorter-term liabilities. Consequently, the elasticity (i.e.,the change in the market value of an asset or liability as a result of a change in interest rates) of the Company’s assets is greater than the elasticity of its liabilities.

Accordingly, the primary goal of the Company’s asset and liability management policy is to effectively increase the elasticity of its liabilities and/or effectively contract the elasticity of its assets so that the respective elasticities are matched as closely as possible. This elasticity adjustment can be accomplished internally, by restructuring the balance sheet, or externally by adjusting the elasticities of assets and/or liabilities through the use of interest rate contracts. The Company’s strategy is to hedge, either internally through the use of longer-term certificates of deposit or less sensitive transaction deposits and FHLB advances, or externally through the use of various interest rate contracts.

External hedging generally involves the use of interest rate swaps, caps, floors, options and futures. The notional amount of interest rate contracts represents the underlying amount on which periodic cash flows are calculated and exchanged between counterparties. However, this notional amount does not necessarily represent the principal amount of securities that would effectively be hedged by that interest rate contract.

In selecting the type and amount of interest rate contract to utilize, the Company compares the elasticity of a particular contract to that of the securities to be hedged. An interest rate contract with the appropriate offsetting elasticity could have a notional amount much greater than the face amount of the securities being hedged.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are discussed within our Form 10-K dated December 31, 2008. There are no changes to these policies as of March 31, 2009.

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “expects”, and words of similar import, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: the current economic and financial crisis in the United States and abroad, and the response of government and bank regulators thereto, general economic and business conditions in those areas in which we operate, our ability to comply with our Supervisory Agreement with the OTS, and profitability operate under the restrictions of such agreement, demographic changes, competition, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in business strategy or development plans, changes in governmental regulation, credit quality, the availability of capital to fund the expansion of our business, economic, political and global changes arising from the war on terrorism, the conflict with Iraq and its aftermath, and other factors referenced in our 2008 Annual Report as filed on form 10-K, including in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Because these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The future results and stockholder values of our common stock may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that will determine these results and values are beyond our ability to control or predict.

We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 3:Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The OTS requires each thrift institution to calculate the estimated change in the institution’s MVPE assuming an instantaneous, parallel shift in the Treasury yield curve of 100 to 300 basis points either up or down in 100 basis point increments. The OTS permits institutions to perform this MVPE analysis using their own internal model based upon reasonable assumptions.

In estimating the market value of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities, the Company utilizes various prepayment assumptions, which vary, in accordance with historical experience, based upon the term, interest rate, prepayment penalties, if applicable, and other factors with respect to the underlying loans. At March 31, 2009, these prepayment assumptions varied from 0.0% to 35.0% for fixed-rate mortgages and mortgage-backed securities and varied from 0.0% to 40.0% for adjustable-rate mortgages and mortgage-backed securities.

The following table sets forth at March 31, 2009, the estimated sensitivity of the Bank’s MVPE to parallel yield curve shifts using the Company’s internal market value calculation which was implemented in the March 2009 quarter. The table demonstrates the sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities both before and after the inclusion of its interest rate contracts.

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	Change In Interest Rates (In Basis Points) (1)
	-300			-200			-100			Base	+100			+200			+300
Market value gain (loss) in assets	$	28,048		$	22,124		$	11,470			$	(14,172	)	$	(30,599	)	$	(48,032	)
Market value gain (loss) of liabilities		(16,598	)		(15,855	)		(9,470	)			7,987			15,833			24,727
Market value gain (loss) of net assets before interest rate contracts		11,450			6,269			2,000				(6,185	)		(14,766	)		(23,305	)
Market value gain (loss) of interest rate contracts		(11,391	)		(8,491	)		(4,023	)			3,702			7,111			10,253
Total change in MVPE (2)	$	59		$	(2,222	)	$	(2,023	)		$	(2,483	)	$	(7,655	)	$	(13,052	)
Change in MVPE as a percent of:
MVPE (2)		0.07	%		-2.74	%		-2.49	%			-3.06	%		-9.43	%		-16.08	%
Total assets of the Bank (3)		-0.16	%		-0.31	%		-0.24	%			-0.12	%		-0.47	%		-0.83	%

(1)	Assumes an instantaneous parallel change in interest rates at all maturities.
(2)	Based on the Company’s pre-tax tangible MVPE of $87.2 million at March 31, 2009.
(3)	Pre-tax tangible MVPE as a percentage of tangible assets.

The table set forth above does not purport to show the impact of interest rate changes on the Company’s equity under generally accepted accounting principles. Market value changes only impact the Company’s income statement or the balance sheet to the extent the affected instruments are marked to market, and over the life of the instruments as an impact on recorded yields.

Item 4(T). Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report the Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The evaluation was based on confirmations provided by a number of senior officers. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures are Company controls designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing these controls and procedures, management recognizes that they can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Management also evaluated the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

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PART II -OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1:Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business, which, in the aggregate, are believed by management to be immaterial to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There were no material changes in the first quarter of 2009 to the risk factors discussed in the Company’s 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

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

During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company completed a private placement of common shares as follows:

Recent sales of Unregistered Securities

		Price Per		Number of
Date	Title of Security	Share		Shares		Amount
March 31, 2009	Common	$	2.00		250,000	$	500,000
Total					250,000	$	500,000

This equity capital will support HWFG’s capital and cash flow requirements. The private placement consists of an offering of common stock at $2.00 per share of 250,000 common shares to an individual investor.

The sale of the shares was completed in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) and Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 3:Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

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

None

Item 5:Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6:Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION
31.1	Section 302 Certification by Chief Executive Officer filed herewith.
31.2	Section 302 Certification by Chief Operating Officer filed herewith.
31.3	Section 302 Certification by Chief Financial Officer filed herewith.
32	Section 906 Certification by Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer furnished herewith.

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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.

	HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
May 15, 2009	By:	/s/Craig J. Cerny
		Craig J. Cerny
		Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
May 15, 2009	By:	/s/William W. Phillips, jr.
		William W. Phillips, Jr.
		President, Chief Operating Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
May 15, 2009	By:	/s/ Kerril Steele
		Kerril Steele
		Sr. Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer (Principle Financial and Accounting Officer)

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