In order to ensure that sufficient funds are available for loan growth and deposit withdrawals, as well as to provide for general needs, the Company must maintain an adequate level of liquidity. Asset liquidity comes from the Company’s ability to convert short-term investments into cash and from the maturity and repayment of loans and investment securities. Liability liquidity comes from the Company’s customer base, which provides core deposit growth. The overall liquidity position of the Company is closely monitored and evaluated regularly. Management believes the Company’s liquidity sources at March 31, 2009, are adequate to meet its operating needs in 2009 and our liquidity positions are sufficient to meet our liquidity needs in the near term.
A summary of transactions in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and the three months ended March 31, 2008 is as follows:
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TABLE 6 | | ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES |
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(Dollar amounts in thousands) | | Three months ended March 31, 2009 | | Three months ended March 31, 2008 | |
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Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 7,075 | | $ | 5,638 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 2,140 | | | 990 | |
Recoveries | | | 15 | | | 9 | |
Amounts charged off | | | (504 | ) | | (1,152 | ) |
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Balance, end of period | | $ | 8,726 | | $ | 5,485 | |
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During the first quarter of 2009, the additional provision for loan losses was necessary due to increased expected losses within the Company’s single family mortgage portfolio and a significant unsecured commercial credit.
In management’s judgment, the allowance was adequate to absorb losses currently inherent in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2009. However, changes in prevailing economic conditions in the Company’s markets or in the financial condition of its customers could result in changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs in the future and, accordingly, changes in the allowance.
The allowance is affected by a number of factors, and does not necessarily move in tandem with the level of gross loans outstanding. Management continues to monitor the factors that affect the allowance, and is prepared to make adjustments as they become necessary.
Deposits. Total deposits at March 31, 2009, were $516,070,000 compared to $500,910,000 on December 31, 2008. Of these totals, noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $116,829,000 or 22.6% of the total on March 31, 2009, and $121,237,000 or 24.2% on December 31, 2008. Time deposits were $137,983,000 on March 31, 2009, and $141,840,000 on December 31, 2008.
Nonperforming assets. Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, loans that are 90 days or more past due but are still accruing interest and other real estate owned. At March 31, 2009, there was $18,018,000 in nonperforming assets, compared to $17,659,000 at December 31, 2008. Nonaccrual loans were $12,363,000 at March 31, 2009, compared to $14,102,000 at December 31, 2008. There was $5,655,000 in Other Real Estate Owned at March 31, 2009, and $3,557,000 at December 31, 2008. There were no loans past due 90 days and still accruing at either date. During the first quarter of 2008, the Bank obtained a land development property consisting of 20 residential lots, located in Martinez, California, that was recorded at the net realizable value of $3,200,000. This property was written down to $2,000,000 during the first quarter of 2009 based on an updated appraised property value. During the first quarter of 2009, the bank also obtained through foreclosure two single family residences in San Anselmo, California that had a combined value of $3,298,000 at the time the Bank obtained title to the properties. During the first quarter of 2008, the Bank obtained through foreclosure a single family residence in San Jose valued at $357,000. Management intends to aggressively market these properties. While management believes these properties will sell, there can be no assurance that these properties will sell quickly given the current real estate market, nor can the expected sales price be accurately predicted.
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The following table sets forth the maturity schedule of the time certificates of deposit on March 31, 2009:
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(Dollar amounts in thousands) Maturities | | Under $100,000 | | $100,000 or more | | Total | |
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Three months or less | | $ | 19,479 | | $ | 38,265 | | $ | 57,744 | |
Over three through six months | | | 12,058 | | | 16,912 | | | 28,970 | |
Over six through twelve months | | | 11,074 | | | 25,767 | | | 36,841 | |
Over twelve months | | | 8,249 | | | 6,179 | | | 14,428 | |
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Total | | $ | 50,860 | | $ | 87,123 | | $ | 137,983 | |
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Federal Home Loan Bank advances. These advances declined by $26,100,000 or 30.3% on March 31, 2009 compared to December 31, 2008.
The following table shows the risk-based capital ratios and leverage ratios at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 for the Bank:
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Risk-Based Capital Ratios | | March 31, 2009 | | December 31, 2008 | | Minimum “Well Capitalized” Requirements | |
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Tier 1 Capital | | 12.51 | % | | 10.65 | % | ≥ | 6.00 | % | |
Total Capital | | 13.77 | % | | 11.84 | % | ≥ | 10.00 | % | |
Leverage Ratios | | 11.43 | % | | 9.68 | % | ≥ | 5.00 | % | |
Liquidity. Liquidity is a measure of the Company’s ability to convert assets into cash with minimal loss. As of March 31, 2009, liquid assets were $121,182,000, or 18.3% of total assets. As of December 31, 2008, liquid assets were $114,086,000, or 17.3% of total assets. Liquidity consists of cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, and securities available-for-sale. The Company’s primary uses of funds are loans, and the primary sources of funds are deposits. The relationship between total net loans and total deposits is a useful additional measure of liquidity. The Company also has federal funds borrowing facilities totaling $40,000,000, a Federal Home Loan Bank line up to 30% of total assets, and a Federal Reserve Bank borrowing facility.
A higher loan to deposit ratio may lead to a loss of liquid assets in the future. This must be balanced against the fact that loans represent the highest interest earning assets. A lower loan to deposit ratio means lower potential income. On March 31, 2009, net loans were at 95% of deposits. On December 31, 2008 net loans were at 99% of deposits.
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Off-Balance Sheet Items
The Company has certain ongoing commitments under operating leases. These commitments do not significantly impact operating results. As of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, commitments to extend credit and letters of credit were the only financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. The Company has not entered into any contracts for financial derivative instruments such as futures, swaps, options or similar instruments. Loan commitments and letters of credit were $112,942,000 and $116,055,000 at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. As a percentage of net loans, these off-balance sheet items represent 23.0% and 23.3% respectively.
Corporate Reform Legislation
President George W. Bush signed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) on July 30, 2002, in response to corporate accounting scandals. Among other matters, the Act increased the penalties for securities fraud, established new rules for financial analysts to prevent conflicts of interest, created a new independent oversight board for the accounting profession, imposed restrictions on the consulting activities of accounting firms that audit company records and required certification of financial reports by corporate executives. The SEC has adopted a number of rule changes to implement the provisions of the Act. The SEC has also approved new rules proposed and adopted by the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market to strengthen corporate governance standards for listed companies. The Company anticipates that it will continue to incur costs to comply with the Act and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission of approximately $150,000 annually.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Market risk is the risk of loss to future earnings, to fair values of assets or to future cash flows that may result from changes in the price or value of a financial instrument. The value of a financial instrument may change as a result of changes in interest rates and other market conditions. Market risk is attributed to all market risk sensitive financial instruments, including loans, investment securities, deposits and borrowings. The Company does not engage in trading activities or participate in foreign currency transactions for its own account. Accordingly, exposure to market risk is primarily a function of asset and liability management activities and of changes in market rates of interest. Changes in rates can cause or require increases in the rates paid on deposits that may take effect more rapidly or may be greater than the increases in the interest rates that the Company is able to charge on loans and the yields that it can realize on its investments. The extent of that market risk depends on a number of variables including the sensitivity to changes in market interest rates and the maturities of the Company’s interest earning assets and deposits (see discussion of comparative changes in the prime lending rate and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s Weighted Monthly Cost of Funds, in the second paragraph under the preceding “Earnings Analysis” section of this report).
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Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures: An evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the Company’s senior management as of the end of the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as currently in effect are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) Internal Control Over Financial Reporting: An evaluation of any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other members of the Company’s senior management. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that no change identified in connection with such evaluation has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There are no material legal proceedings adverse to the Company or First National Bank to which any director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or 5% shareholder of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate or 5% shareholder of the Company are a party, and none of the foregoing persons has a material interest adverse to the Company or First National Bank.
From time to time, the Company and/or First National Bank are a party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings to which either it or First National Bank may be a party or has recently been a party, which will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and First National Bank, taken as a whole.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed by the Company in response to Item 1A, Part 1 of Form 10-K as of December 31, 2008.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
c) ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
On August 24, 2007 the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a stock repurchase program which calls for the repurchase of up to five percent (5%) of the Company’s then outstanding 2,863,635 shares of common stock, or 143,182 shares. There were no repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2009. There were 10,457 shares remaining that may be repurchased under this Plan as of March 31, 2009. Effective February 27, 2009, based on the Purchase Agreement with the U. S. Treasury, the Company may not repurchase Company common stock so long as the Treasury’s Preferred Stock investment is outstanding.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits
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| 31: | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications |
| 32: | Section 1350 Certifications |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| FNB BANCORP |
| (Registrant) |
Dated: | |
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May 13, 2009. | By: | /s/ | Thomas C. McGraw |
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| | | Thomas C. McGraw |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
| | | (Authorized Officer) |
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| By: | /s/ | David A. Curtis |
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| | | David A. Curtis |
| | | Senior Vice President |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
| | | (Principal Financial Officer) |
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