TrustCo Bank Corp NY (the “Company,” “TrustCo” or the “Bank”) is a savings and loan holding company headquartered in Glenville, New York. The Company is the largest financial services company headquartered in the Capital Region of New York State, and its principal subsidiary, Trustco Bank, operates 137 community banking offices and 144 Automatic Teller Machines throughout the Bank’s market areas. The Company serves 5 states and 28 counties with a broad range of community banking services.
TrustCo will be the low cost provider of high quality services to our customers in the communities we serve and return to our owners an above average return on their investment.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The financial review which follows will focus on the factors affecting the financial condition and results of operations of TrustCo Bank Corp NY (“Company”, or “TrustCo”), during 2011 and, in summary form, the two preceding years. Unless otherwise indicated, net interest income and net interest margin are presented in this discussion on a taxable equivalent basis. Balances discussed are daily averages unless otherwise described. The consolidated financial statements and related notes and the quarterly reports to shareholders for 2011 should be read in conjunction with this review. Reclassifications are made where necessary to conform with the current year’s presentation.
TrustCo made significant progress in 2011 despite continued softness in the economy and a generally difficult operating environment for banks. Among the key accomplishments for 2011 were:
The Company was able to achieve these accomplishments, despite a continued weak economy and increased regulatory burden by executing its long term plan focused on traditional lending criteria and conservative balance sheet management. Success in achieving its goals, including the continued expansion of loans and deposits, along with tight control of operating expenses and manageable levels of nonperforming assets is fundamental to the long term success of the Company.
Return on average equity was 11.04% in 2011 compared to 11.48% in 2010, while return on average assets was 0.81% in 2011 and 0.77% in 2010. Increased capital from the common stock offering led to the lower return on average equity for 2011.
The operating environment during 2011 remained mixed. Financial markets showed gains in some segments, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average (up 5.5%), and most domestic fixed income securities, while other domestic equity indices were flat or down, including the S&P 500 (no change) and the Russell 2000 index (down 5.5%). United States Treasuries saw significant price gains as yields moved lower, with most other domestic fixed income securities seeing similar though less pronounced moves. Lower Treasury yields were prompted by money flows into this perceived safe haven, despite the economic and fiscal issues that the United States faces. Most overseas markets experienced downturns during 2011, with the European crisis in focus as the most important issue during the course of much of the year. Despite gains in some segments of the financial markets and some modest gains in some parts of the economy, the underlying economy of the United States continued to face many significant challenges. The economic recession that the United States endured technically ended in 2010 but key measures of the health of the economy remain at troubling levels and have failed to show significant progress. High unemployment levels and stagnant or declining real estate values are prime examples of the major issues that overhang the economy. Residential mortgage loans, particularly the higher risk types of products popular prior to the financial crisis, continue to be a source of significant concern, with high levels of delinquencies, defaults and foreclosures. One result of this has been a lengthening in the time between the initiation of foreclosure and the lender actually being able to resolve the problem loan. The number of bank failures declined to 92 during 2011 compared to 157 in 2010, but the number of troubled banks, as defined by the FDIC, remains high at over 800. In a broader sense, the unprecedented intervention by governments in markets and attempts to stimulate the economy have led to very large fiscal deficits for the United States and other nations, which we expect will have long term consequences. The sharp easing of monetary policy during 2007-2008 and some of the market interventions have yet to be unwound, while some of these programs have actually grown. Finally, the impact of regulatory changes that have been enacted has only partly been felt at this point, and we expect that these changes will continue to impact the banking industry going forward.
TrustCo’s long-term focus on traditional banking services has enabled the Company to avoid significant impact from asset quality problems and the Company’s strong liquidity and solid capital positions have allowed the Company to continue to conduct business in a manner consistent with past practice. TrustCo has not engaged in the types of high risk loans and investments that have led to the widely reported problems in the industry. A number of major competitors of the Company were severely impacted by these issues. While we continue to adhere to prudent underwriting standards, as a lender we may be adversely impacted by general economic weaknesses and by the downturn in the housing market in the areas we serve.
Overall, 2011 was marked by growth in the two key drivers of the Company’s long-term performance, deposits and loans. Deposits ended 2011 at $3.74 billion, an increase of $181.9 million or 5.1% from the prior year end, and the loan portfolio grew to a total of $2.52 billion, an increase of $166.0 million or 7.0% over the 2010 year-end balance. The increase in deposits and loans reflect the success the Company has had in attracting new customers to the Bank, both in new branch locations as well as in its established offices. Management believes that TrustCo’s success is predicated on providing core banking services to a wider number of customers. Growing the customer base should contribute to continued growth of loans and deposits, as well as net interest income and non-interest income.
TrustCo recorded net income of $33.1 million or $0.389 of diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $29.3 million or $0.381 of diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2010. This represents an increase of 12.8% in net income between 2010 and 2011. The difference in growth rates between net income and earnings per share is due to additional shares outstanding, on average, in 2011 as the result of the company’s July offering of common shares.
TrustCo performed well in comparison to its peers with respect to a number of key performance ratios during 2011 and 2010, including:
During 2011, TrustCo’s results were positively affected by the growth of low-cost core deposts. The low short-term rate environment prevailing throughout 2011 allowed the Company to reduce rates paid on its deposit products, particularly time deposits and money market accounts. A change in customer behavior also led to the shift of funds from higher yielding certificates of deposit accounts to lower yielding core accounts. This change may be due to customers’ desire to retain flexibility in case rates rise. This shift and the general decline in rates resulted in a lower cost of funds for the Company, which partly offset the diminished yields in its loans and securities portfolios and on its federal funds sold and other short term investments. The Company has traditionally maintained a high liquidity position, and taken a conservative stance in its investment portfolio through the use of relatively short term securities. The lower rate environment that prevailed during the year resulted in maturing and called securities being reinvested at lower yields. The Federal Reserve Bank’s (“FRB”) significant easing during 2007-2008 and other government attempts to restrain interest rates, along with the weak economy, were key drivers of the rate environment during 2011. The 2007-2008 easing included a particularly sharp reduction in the Federal Funds rate in 2008, from the 4.25% rate at the beginning of the year to a target range of between 0.00% to 0.25% by year end. That target range was in place throughout 2010 and 2011 and continues to be in place at this time. Recent statements from the FRB indicate that they expect the low rate environment to persist through the latter part of 2014. Rates, especially longer term rates generally trended down during 2011, with much of the decline in the second half of the year. The 10 year treasury yield, for example, began the year at 3.36%, peaked at 3.75% in February, fell to a low of 1.72% in September and ended the year at 1.89%. The slope of the yield curve, as measured by the difference in yield between the 10 year Treasury and the 1 Year Treasury, declined during the year, from a range of 3.00% to 3.44% through mid-May the year-end level of 1.77%. A more positive slope in this yield curve is generally beneficial for the Company’s earnings derived from its core mix of loans and deposits.
The decrease in the provision for loan losses from $23.2 million in 2010 to $18.8 million in 2011 positively affected net income. The decreasing provision reflects the net impact of a decrease in net charge-offs from $18.9 million in 2010 to $11.9 million in 2011, a modest decline in nonperforming assets, modestly positive changes in economic conditions and an increase in the size of the Company’s loan portfolio.
TrustCo focuses on providing high quality service to the communities served by its branch-banking network. The financial results for the Company are influenced by economic events that affect those communities, as well as national economic trends, primarily interest rates, affecting the entire banking industry.
TrustCo added two new branches in 2011, bringing the total to 135 at year-end. The Company remains focused on building its customer relationships, deposits and loans throughout its branch network, with a particular emphasis on the branches added during the major branch expansion that was completed in 2010. Although that specific expansion program is complete, the Company typically opens new offices each year, filling in or extending existing markets. The expansion program was established to expand the franchise to areas experiencing economic growth, specifically in central Florida and the downstate New York region. The Company has experienced significant growth in both new markets as measured by deposit balances, and to a lesser extent, by loan balances. All new branches have the same products and features found at other TrustCo locations. With a combination of competitive rates, excellent service and convenient locations, management believes that the new branches will attract deposit and loan customers and be a welcome addition to these communities. The branches opened since the expansion program began, including those opened in 2011, have continued to add to the Company’s customer base. As expected, some branches have grown more rapidly than others. Typically, new bank branches continue to grow for years after being opened. The expansion program has contributed significantly to the growth of both deposits and loans in recent years, as well as to non-interest income and non-interest expense. The higher costs are offset by net interest income earned on core loans and deposits generated by these branches, as well as associated non-interest income. The completion of the major expansion is expected to reduce the rate of growth in non-interest expenses. Revenue growth is expected to continue, as these branches typically continue to add new customers and increase penetration with existing customers over time.
In managing its balance sheet, TrustCo utilizes funding and capital sources within sound credit, investment, interest rate, and liquidity risk guidelines established by management and approved by the Board of Directors. Loans and securities (including Federal Funds sold and other short term investments) are the Company’s primary earning assets. Average interest earning assets were 97.6% of average total assets for 2011, compared to 97.2% for 2010.
TrustCo, through its management of liabilities, attempts to provide stable and flexible sources of funding within established liquidity and interest rate risk guidelines. This is accomplished through core deposit banking products offered within the markets served by the Company. TrustCo does not actively seek to attract out-of-area deposits or so-called “hot money;” rather the Company focuses on core relationships with both depositors and borrowers.
TrustCo’s objectives in managing its balance sheet are to limit the sensitivity of net interest income to actual or potential changes in interest rates and to enhance profitability through strategies that should provide sufficient reward for predicted and controlled risk. The Company is deliberate in its effort to maintain adequate liquidity under prevailing and projected economic conditions and to maintain an efficient and appropriate mix of core deposit relationships. Predicting the impact of changing rates on the Company’s net interest income and net market value of its balance sheet is complex and subject to a degree of uncertainty for a number of reasons. For example, in making a general assumption that rates will rise, a myriad of other assumptions regarding whether the slope of the yield curve remains the same or changes, whether the spreads of various loans, deposits and investments remain unchanged or widen or narrow and what changes occur in customer behavior all need to be made. The Company routinely models various rate changes and monitors basis changes that may be incorporated into that modeling.
The Company relies on traditional banking investment instruments and its large base of core deposits to help in asset/liability management.
TrustCo does not make subprime loans or purchase investments collateralized by subprime loans. A loan may be considered subprime for a number of reasons, but effectively subprime loans are loans where the certainty of repayment of principal and interest is lower than for a traditional prime loan due to the structure of the loan itself, the credit worthiness of the borrower, the underwriting standards of the lender or some combination of these. For instance, adjustable loans underwritten at initial low “teaser” rates instead of the fully indexed rate, loans with 100% loan to values and loans to borrowers with poor payment history would generally be classified as subprime. TrustCo underwrites its loan originations in a traditional manner, focusing on key factors that have proven to result in good credit decisions, rather than relying on automated systems or basing decisions primarily on one factor, such as a borrower’s credit score.
TrustCo competes with other financial service providers based upon many factors including quality of service, convenience of operations and rates paid on deposits and charged on loans. The absolute level of interest rates, changes in rates and customers’ expectations with respect to the direction of interest rates have a significant impact on the volume of loan and deposit originations in any particular year.
Interest rates have a significant impact on the operations and financial results of all financial services companies. One of the most important interest rates used to control national economic policy is the “Federal Funds” rate. This is the interest rate utilized within the banking system for overnight borrowings for institutions with the highest credit rating. During 2007-2008 the FRB aggressively reduced the Federal Funds rate, including a decrease from 4.25% at the beginning of 2008 to a target range of 0.00% to 0.25% by the end of 2008. The target range has remained at that level ever since and statements by the FRB indicate that low rates are likely to remain in place through late 2014.
As noted previously, the yield on longer term financial instruments, including the 10 year Treasury bond rate, generally trended down in the latter part of 2011. The yield on the 10 year Treasury declined by 186 basis points from the high of 3.75% in February to the year-end level of 1.89%. The rate on the 10 year Treasury bond and other long-term interest rates have a significant influence on the rates for new residential real estate loans. The FRB is also attempting to influence rates on mortgage loans by other means, including direct intervention in the mortgage-backed securities market, by purchasing these securities in an attempt to raise prices and reduce yields. These changes in interest rates have an effect on the Company relative to the interest income on loans, securities, and Federal Funds sold and other short term instruments as well as on interest expense on deposits and borrowings. Residential real estate loans and longer-term investments are most affected by the changes in longer term market interest rates such as the 10 year treasury. The Federal Funds sold portfolio and other short term investments are affected primarily by changes in the Federal Funds target rate. Deposit interest rates are most affected by short term market interest rates. Also, changes in interest rates have an effect on the recorded balance of the securities available for sale portfolio, which are recorded at fair value. Generally, as interest rates increase the fair value of the securities will decrease. Interest rates on new residential real estate loan originations are also influenced by the rates established by secondary market participants such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Because TrustCo is a portfolio lender and does not generally sell loans into the secondary market, the Company establishes rates that management determines are appropriate in light of the long-term nature of residential real estate loans while remaining competitive with the secondary market rates. Higher market rates also generally increase the value of retail deposits.
The net effect of these interest rate changes is that the yields earned on both short term investments and longer term investments remained quite low for most of 2011, while loan yields and deposit costs, as noted, declined through most of the year.
Average earning assets during 2011 were $3.99 billion, which was an increase of $302.8 million from the prior year. This increase was the result of growth in the average balance of net loans by $103.3 million, a $63.6 million decrease in held-to-maturity securities, a $167.1 million increase in securities available for sale, and a $96.1 million increase in Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments between year-end 2010 and 2011. The increase in the loan portfolio is primarily the result of an increase in real estate loans. This increase in real estate loans is a result of aggressive sales of this product throughout the TrustCo branch network, an effective marketing campaign, competitive rates and closing costs, and changes in competitive conditions.
Total average assets were $4.09 billion for 2011 and $3.80 billion for 2010.
The table “Mix of Average Earning Assets” shows how the mix of the earning assets has changed over the last three years. While the growth in earning assets is critical to improved profitability, changes in the mix also have a significant impact on income levels, as discussed below.
(1) The average balances of securities available for sale are presented using amortized cost for these securities.
Average loans increased $103.3 million during 2011 to $2.42 billion. Interest income on the loan portfolio also increased to $129.3 million in 2011 from $128.2 million in 2010. The average yield declined 19 basis points to 5.33% in 2011 compared to 2010.
(1) Presented net of deferred direct loan origination fees and costs.
Through marketing, pricing and a customer-friendly service delivery network, TrustCo has attempted to distinguish itself from other mortgage lenders. The uniqueness of the loan products is highlighted by TrustCo in an effort to differentiate them from those of other lenders. Specifically, low closing costs, no escrow or private mortgage insurance and quick loan decisions were identified and marketed. The fact that the Company holds mortgages in its loan portfolio rather than selling them into secondary markets was also highlighted. The average balance of residential real estate loans was $1.76 billion in 2010 and $1.86 billion in 2011. Income on real estate loans increased to $103.3 million in 2011 from $101.6 million in 2010. The yield on the portfolio decreased from 5.75% for 2010 to 5.51% in 2011 due to changes in retail rates in the marketplace. Residential real estate loans at December 31, 2011 were $1.94 billion compared to $1.79 billion at year end 2010, an increase of $157.9 million. The vast majority of TrustCo’s real estate loans are secured by properties within the Bank’s market area.
Average commercial loans of $242.3 million in 2011 decreased by $19.4 million from $261.6 million in 2010. The average yield on the commercial loan portfolio decreased to 5.77% for 2011 from 5.91% in 2010 as a result of declining market rates. This resulted in interest income on commercial loans of $14.3 million in 2011 and $15.5 million in 2010.
TrustCo strives to maintain strong asset quality in all segments of its loan portfolio, especially commercial loans. Competition for commercial loans continues to be intense in the Bank’s market regions although the dislocations of recent years has resulted in some competitors exiting the business or scaling back their efforts. The Bank competes with large money center and regional banks as well as with smaller locally based banks and thrifts and other financial services companies.
TrustCo’s commercial lending activities are focused on balancing the Company’s commitment to meeting the credit needs of businesses in its market areas with the necessity of managing its credit risk. In accordance with these goals, the Company has consistently emphasized the origination of loans within its market area. The portfolio contains no foreign loans, nor does it contain any significant concentrations of credit to any single borrower or industry. The Capital Region commercial loan portfolio reflects the diversity of businesses found in the market area, including light manufacturing, retail, service, and real estate related business. Commercial loans made in the downstate New York market area and in the central Florida market area also reflect the businesses in those areas, with a focus on real estate. Market conditions in the central Florida market area improved during 2011, but remained difficult. While that has had an impact on all lenders in the area, the impact on TrustCo has been mitigated by the limited size of the Company’s portfolio in that market and by adherence to strong underwriting criteria.
TrustCo has a strong position in the home equity credit line product in its Capital Region market area. TrustCo was one of the first financial institutions in the area to market and originate this product, and, management believes, has developed significant expertise with respect to its risks and rewards. During 2011, the average balance of home equity credit lines was $299.0 million, an increase from $285.4 million in 2010. The home equity credit line product has developed into a significant business line for most financial services companies. Trustco Bank competes with both regional and national concerns for these lines of credit and faces stiff competition with respect to interest rates, closing costs, and customer service for these loans. TrustCo continuously reviews changes made by competitors with respect to the home equity credit line product and adjusts its offerings to remain competitive. The average yield was virtually unchanged: 3.72% for 2011 and 3.66% in 2010. This is consistent with its prime rate index which has remained at 3.25% since December 16, 2008. This resulted in interest income on home equity credit lines of $11.1 million in 2011, compared to $10.4 million in 2010.
The average balance of net installment loans decreased to $3.6 million in 2011 from $4.2 million in 2010. The yield on installment loans increased to 16.23% in 2011 from 15.03% in 2010, resulting in interest income of $588 thousand for 2011 and $633 thousand for 2010.
Securities available for sale: The portfolio of securities available for sale is designed to provide a stable source of interest income and liquidity. The portfolio is also managed by the Company to take advantage of changes in interest rates. This portfolio has increased in recent years as it provides the Company with greater flexibility in the current unusually low interest rate environment. The securities available for sale portfolio is managed under a policy detailing the types, duration, and interest rates acceptable in the portfolio. Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations held in the portfolio include only pass-throughs issued by United States Government agencies or sponsored enterprises.
The designation of “available for sale” is made at the time of purchase, based upon management’s intent and ability to hold the securities for an indefinite period of time. These securities are available for sale in response to changes in market interest rates, related changes in prepayment risk, needs for liquidity, or changes in the availability of and yield on alternative investments. At December 31, 2011 some securities in this portfolio had fair values that were less than the amortized cost due to changes in interest rates and market conditions and not related to the credit condition of the issuers. At December 31, 2011, the Company does not intend to sell, and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell these securities before market recovery. Accordingly, at December 31, 2011 the Company does not consider any of the unrealized losses to be other than temporary.
At December 31, 2011, securities available for sale amounted to $917.7 million at fair value, compared to $891.6 million at year end 2010. For 2011, the average balance of securities available for sale was $954.4 million with an average yield of 2.52%, compared to an average balance in 2010 of $787.3 million with an average yield of 3.30%. The taxable equivalent income earned on the securities portfolio in 2011 was $24.1 million, compared to $26.0 million earned in 2010.
Securities available for sale are recorded at their fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses, net of taxes, recognized as a component of shareholders’ equity. Average balances of securities available for sale are stated at amortized cost. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of TrustCo’s portfolio of securities available for sale carried unrealized gains of approximately $4.7 million and unrealized losses of approximately $6.4 million. At December 31, 2010, the fair value of the company’s portfolio of securities available for sale carried unrealized gains of approximately $3.0 million and unrealized losses of approximately $12.3 million.
Held to Maturity Securities: At December 31, 2011 the Company held $216.3 million of held to maturity securities, compared to $191.7 million at December 31, 2010. For 2011, the average balance of held to maturity securities was $181.6 million, compared to $245.2 million in 2010. Cash flow from this portfolio has partly been used to increase holdings in Federal Funds and other short term investments and in securities available for sale in order to maintain flexibility in the current interest rate environment. The average yield on held to maturity securities increased from 3.63% in 2010 to 4.13% in 2011 as the mix within the portfolio changed. Interest income on held to maturity securities declined from $8.9 million in 2010 to $7.5 million in 2011, reflecting the decline in average balances, which more than offset the improved yields. Higher yields were due to the effect of lower yielding securities that were called or matured in 2011 and reinvestment in slightly higher yielding securities. Held to maturity securities are recorded at amortized cost. The fair value of these securities as of December 31, 2011 was $224.4 million.
The designation of “held to maturity” is made at the time of purchase, based upon management’s intent and ability to hold the securities until final maturity. At December 31, 2011, the Company has the intent and ability to hold these securities until maturity.
Securities Gains & Losses: During 2011, TrustCo recognized approximately $1.4 million of net gains from securities transactions, compared to net gains of $3.4 million in 2010.
TrustCo has not invested in any exotic investment products such as interest rate swaps, forward placement contracts, or other instruments commonly referred to as derivatives. In addition, the Company has not invested in securities backed by subprime mortgages or in collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). By actively managing a portfolio of high quality securities, TrustCo can meet the objectives of asset/liability management and liquidity, while at the same time producing a reasonably predictable earnings stream.
The following table represents debt securities portfolios distributed by maturity.
Maturity and call dates of securities: Many of the securities in the Company’s portfolios have a call date in addition to the stated maturity date. Call dates allow the issuer to redeem the bonds prior to maturity at specified dates and at predetermined prices. Normally, securities are redeemed at the call date when the issuer can reissue the security at a lower interest rate. Therefore, for cash flow, liquidity and interest rate management purposes, it is important to monitor both maturity dates and call dates. During 2011 and 2010, the level of securities called was elevated due to the volatile interest rate environment. If the interest rate environment continues its volatility; the Company expects that elevated call activity will also continue in the securities portfolios. The tables labeled “Securities Portfolio Maturity and Call Date Distribution,” show the distribution, based on both final maturity and call date of each security, broken out by the available for sale and held to maturity portfolios as of December 31, 2011. Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are reported using an estimate of average life. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because of securities’ prepayments and the right of certain issuers to call or prepay their obligations without penalty. The table “Securities Portfolio Maturity Distribution and Yield,” shows the distribution of maturities for each of the securities portfolios, based on final maturity, as well as the average yields on each type/maturity grouping.
During 2011, the average balance of Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments was $432.6 million, an increase from $336.6 million in 2010. The average rate earned on these assets was 0.25% in 2011 and 0.27% in 2010. The decline in average rate reflects the full year impact of the reduction in the Federal Funds target rate as well as rates available on alternative short-term investments. TrustCo utilizes this category of earning assets as a means of maintaining strong liquidity.
As noted, the target Federal Funds rate set by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) did not change during 2011. The Federal Funds sold and other short-term investments portfolio is significantly affected by changes in the target Federal Funds rate as are virtually all interest sensitive instruments.
The year end balance of Federal Funds sold and other short term investments was $488.5 million for 2011 compared to $400.2 million for year end 2010. Yields on investment securities with acceptable risk characteristics were insufficient at points during 2011 to justify significant investing despite the low returns on Federal Funds. Management will continue to evaluate the overall level of the Federal Funds sold and other short term investments portfolio in 2012 and will make appropriate adjustments based upon market opportunities and interest rates.
TrustCo utilizes various traditional sources of funds to support its asset portfolio. The table, “Mix of Average Sources of Funding,” presents the various categories of funds used and the corresponding average balances for each of the last three years.
Portions of income earned on certain commercial loans, U.S. government obligations, obligations of states and political subdivisions, and equity securities are exempt from federal and/or state taxation. Appropriate adjustments have been made to reflect the equivalent amount of taxable income that would have been necessary to generate an equal amount of after tax income. Federal and New York State tax rates used to calculate income on a tax equivalent basis were 35.0% and 7.5% for 2011, 2010, and 2009. The average balances of securities available for sale and held to maturity were calculated using amortized costs. Included in the average balance of shareholders' equity is ($1.3) million, $1.7 million, and $2.1 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively, of net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation, net of tax, in the available for sale securities portfolio. The gross amounts of the net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation has been included in cash and noninterest earning assets. Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans.
The overall cost of interest bearing deposits was 0.73% in 2011 compared to 1.05% in 2010. The increase in the average balance of interest bearing deposits,was more than offset by the 32 basis point decrease in the average cost, which resulted in a decrease of approximately $8.6 million in interest expense on deposits to $24.7 million in 2011.
The Company strives to maintain competitive rates on deposit accounts and to attract customers through a combination of competitive interest rates, quality customer service, and convenient banking locations. In this fashion, management believes, TrustCo is able to attract deposit customers looking for a long-term banking relationship and to cross sell banking services utilizing the deposit account relationship as the starting point.
Consistent with its long-term goal of operating a sound and profitable financial organization, TrustCo strives to maintain strong capital ratios and to qualify as a well capitalized bank in accordance with federal regulatory requirements. Historically, most of the Company’s capital requirements have been provided through retained earnings generated. In light of recent and potential prospective balance sheet growth and a renewed regulatory emphasis on capital levels the Company elected to raise additional equity capital during 2011. On July 6, 2011, the Company completed a public offering of 15,640,000 shares of common stock, $1 par value per share. The 15,640,000 shares included 2,040,000 additional shares of common stock as a result of the underwriters exercising their over-allotment option. The common stock was sold at $4.60 per share. Net proceeds from the offering, after direct costs, were $67.6 million.
The dividend payout ratio was 67.7% of net income in 2011 and 67.3% of net income in 2010. The per share dividend paid in 2011 was $0.262 compared to dividends per share of $0.256 in 2010. The Company’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. The payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company is subject to continued compliance with minimum regulatory capital requirements. The Bank’s primary regulator may disapprove a dividend if: the Bank would be undercapitalized following the distribution; the proposed capital distribution raises safety and soundness concerns; or the capital distribution would violate a prohibition contained in any statue, regulation or agreement. Currently the Bank meets the regulatory definition of a well capitalized institution. Taking into consideration these restrictions and possible limitations, as of December 31, 2011 Trustco Bank has prior period undistributed earnings of $30.1 million which may be used for dividend payments.
TrustCo’s Tier 1 capital was 15.97% of risk-adjusted assets at December 31, 2011, and 12.57% of risk-adjusted assets at December 31, 2010. Tier 1 capital to quarterly average assets at December 31, 2011 was 8.14%, as compared to 6.68% at year end 2010. The higher ratios as of December 31, 2011 primarily reflect the additional capital raised during 2011.
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Trustco Bank met its regulator’s definition of a well capitalized institution.
The responsibility for balance sheet risk management oversight is the function of the Asset Allocation Committee. The Committee meets monthly and includes the executive officers of the Company as well as other department managers as appropriate. The meetings include a review of balance sheet structure, formulation of strategy in light of anticipated economic conditions, and comparison to Board-established guidelines to control exposures to various types of risk.
Credit risk is managed through a network of loan officer authorities, review committees, loan policies, and oversight from the senior executives of the Company. Management follows a policy of continually identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the credit risk inherent in the loan portfolio. As a result of management’s ongoing reviews of the loan portfolio, loans are placed in nonaccrual status, either due to the delinquent status of the principal and/or interest payments, or based on a judgment by management that, although payment of principal and/or interest is current, such action is prudent. Thereafter, no interest is taken into income unless received in cash or until such time as the borrower demonstrates a sustained ability to make scheduled payments of interest and principal.
Management has also developed policies and procedures to monitor the credit risk in relation to the Federal Funds sold portfolio. TrustCo maintains an approved list of third party banks that they sell Federal Funds to and monitors the credit rating and capital levels of those institutions. At December 31, 2011 almost all of the Federal Funds sold and other short term investments were funds on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Company also monitors the ratings on its investment securities.
Nonperforming assets include loans in nonaccrual status, restructured loans, loans past due three payments or more and still accruing interest, and foreclosed real estate properties.
Nonperforming assets at year end 2011 and 2010 totaled $54.0 million and $56.2 million respectively. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of the total loan portfolio were 1.93% in 2011 and 2.07% in 2010.
At December 31, 2011, nonperforming loans include a mix of commercial and residential loans. Of the total nonaccrual loans of $48.5 million, $38.5 million were residential real estate loans and $10.0 million were commercial mortgages and loans. It is the Company’s policy to classify loans as nonperforming if three monthly payments have been missed. Economic conditions remained challenging nationally over the last year. The majority of the Company’s loan portfolio continues to come from its historical market area in Upstate New York. As of December 31, 2011, 90.8% of loans are in New York, including both the Upstate and Downstate areas, as well as nominal loan balances in adjoining states. The Upstate New York region has been affected by the economic downturn and turmoil in the financial markets, but to a much lesser degree than markets that previously enjoyed more robust growth and more rapid escalation in housing prices. The remaining 9.2% of the loan portfolio are Florida loans. The Company’s Downstate New York and Florida market areas have seen more of an impact from the economic downturn. At December 31, 2011, 32.3% of nonaccrual loans were in Florida, with the balance in the Company’s New York area markets. Even though there has been deterioration in the Florida portfolio, the Company’s traditionally strong underwriting standards and avoidance of exotic loan types has helped it avoid further deterioration in its Florida loan portfolio. At December 31, 2011 nonperforming Florida loans amounted to $15.7 million compared to $21.7 million at December 31, 2010. The improvement in Florida nonaccrual levels reflects somewhat improved conditions in that market during 2011 compared to recent years.
Ongoing portfolio management is intended to result in early identification and disengagement from deteriorating credits. TrustCo has a diversified loan portfolio that includes a significant balance of residential mortgage loans to borrowers in the Capital Region of New York and avoids concentrations to any one borrower or any single industry.
There are inherent risks associated with lending, however based on its review of the loan portfolio, management is aware of no other loans in the portfolio that pose significant risk of the eventual non-collection of principal and interest. As of December 31, 2011, there were no other loans classified for regulatory purposes that management reasonably expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources. TrustCo has no advances to borrowers or projects located outside the United States. The Bank makes loans to executive officers, directors and to associates of such persons. These loans are made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions. These loans do not involve more than normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.
TrustCo has identified nonaccrual commercial and commercial real estate loans, as well as all loans restructured under a troubled debt restructuring, as impaired loans.
There were $10.0 million of nonaccrual commercial mortgages and loans classified as impaired as of December 31, 2011 and $14.0 million as of December 31, 2010. The average balances of all impaired loans were $14.0 million during 2011, $13.6 million in 2010 and $12.8 million in 2009. The 2011 change in the level of impaired loans is the result of updated guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) with respect to the identification of troubled debt restructurings.
As a result of previous loan charge offs and/or the sufficiency of collateral related to the impaired loans at December 31, 2011, there was no allowance for loan losses allocated to these loans. The Company recognized approximately $35 thousand of interest income on these loans in 2011, $48 thousand in 2010 and $55 thousand in 2009.
At year end 2011 there was $5.3 million of foreclosed real estate as compared to $7.4 million in 2010. Although the length of time to complete a foreclosure has increased in recent years, because TrustCo is a portfolio lender it has not encountered issues such as lost notes and other documents, which have become a significant problem in the foreclosure process for many other mortgagees.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is available to absorb losses on loans that management determines are uncollectible. The balance of the allowance is maintained at a level that is, in management’s judgment, representative of probable incurred losses related to the loan portfolio’s inherent risk.
In deciding on the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management reviews past due information, historical charge-off and recovery data, and nonperforming loan activity. Also, there are a number of other factors that are taken into consideration, including:
| • | the magnitude, nature and trends of recent loan charge-offs and recoveries, |
| • | the growth in the loan portfolio and the implication that it has in relation to the economic climate in the Bank’s market territories, and |
| • | the economic environment in the Upstate New York territory primarily (the Company’s largest geographical market) over the last several years, as well as in the Company’s other market areas. |
Management continues to monitor these trends in determining provisions for loan losses in relation to loan charge offs, recoveries, the level and trends of nonperforming loans and overall economic conditions in the Company’s market territories.
The table, “Summary of Loan Loss Experience”, includes an analysis of the changes to the allowance for the past five years. Net loans charged off in 2011 and 2010 were $11.9 million and $18.9 million, respectively. The decrease in net charge-offs came in both the residential and commercial segments of the portfolio, with the former decreasing by $3.0 million and the latter by $3.9 million from 2010 to 2011. The decreased net charge-offs on both segments reflected economic and market changes. 66.6% and 83.0% of the net charge-offs for 2011 and 2010, respectively, were associated with properties in the Florida region, which is consistent with the decline in real estate values in that area. During 2011, 90.4% of net charge-offs were on residential real estate loans, 9.3% were on commercial loans and 0.3% were on installment loans, compared to a mix of 26.4% commercial, 73.3% real estate (including home equity products) and 0.3% installment in 2010. Included in the net numbers cited above were recoveries of $614 thousand in 2011 and $988 thousand in 2010. The Company recorded an $18.8 million provision for loan losses in 2011 compared to $23.2 million in 2010. The decrease in the provision for loan losses in 2011 was primarily related to the decrease in net charge-offs, stable nonperforming loan levels and partly offset by changes in national and regional economic conditions.
The allowance for loan losses increased from $41.9 million at December 31, 2010, or 1.78% of total loans at that date, to $48.7 million at December 31, 2011, or 1.93% of total loans at that date.
In 2011, the Company experienced another year of significant loan growth, originated using the Bank’s sound underwriting decision making. The $166.0 million of growth in the Company’s gross loan portfolio from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011 came throughout its marketing territories.
Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate at December 31, 2011 and 2010. The increase in the level of allowance for loan losses relative to total loans at December 31, 2011, as compared to 2010, is due to the growth in the portfolio and the general economic conditions throughout the Company’s market areas.
Should the current general economic weakness and real estate value declines continue or worsen, or if the economy and real estate values decline more significantly in the Bank’s market areas, the level of problem loans may increase, as will the level of the provision for loan losses.
SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amount of loans outstanding at end of year (less unearned income) | | $ | 2,521,303 | | | $ | 2,355,265 | | | | 2,281,536 | | | | 2,163,338 | | | | 1,934,914 | |
| Average loans outstanding during year (less average unearned income) | | | 2,423,337 | | | | 2,320,010 | | | | 2,203,683 | | | | 2,023,548 | | | | 1,852,310 | |
| Balance of allowance at beginning of year | | | 41,911 | | | | 37,591 | | | | 36,149 | | | | 34,651 | | | | 35,616 | |
| Loans charged off: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial and commercial real estate | | | 1,171 | | | | 5,081 | | | | 1,850 | | | | 339 | | | | 2,465 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family | | | 11,305 | | | | 14,632 | | | | 8,997 | | | | 4,226 | | | | 2,454 | |
| Installment | | | 82 | | | | 155 | | | | 166 | | | | 313 | | | | 787 | |
| Total | | | 12,558 | | | | 19,868 | | | | 11,013 | | | | 4,878 | | | | 5,706 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Recoveries of loans previously charged off: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial and commercial real estate | | | 59 | | | | 103 | | | | 259 | | | | 541 | | | | 77 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family | | | 511 | | | | 789 | | | | 831 | | | | 1,518 | | | | 2,056 | |
| Installment | | | 44 | | | | 96 | | | | 55 | | | | 117 | | | | 108 | |
| Total | | | 614 | | | | 988 | | | | 1,145 | | | | 2,176 | | | | 2,241 | |
| Net loans charged off | | | 11,944 | | | | 18,880 | | | | 9,868 | | | | 2,702 | | | | 3,465 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 18,750 | | | | 23,200 | | | | 11,310 | | | | 4,200 | | | | 2,500 | |
| Balance of allowance at end of year | | $ | 48,717 | | | | 41,911 | | | | 37,591 | | | | 36,149 | | | | 34,651 | |
| Net charge offs as a percent of average loans outstanding during year (less average unearned income) | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.19 | |
| Allowance as a percent of loans outstanding at end of year | | | 1.93 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.79 | |
Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses
The allocation of the allowance for loans losses is as follows:
| | | | | | | |
| | | Amount | | | | | | Amount | | | | |
| Commercial | | $ | 3,737 | | | | 9.02 | % | | $ | 4,227 | | | | 10.96 | % |
| Real estate - construction | | | 632 | | | | 1.29 | % | | | 262 | | | | 0.62 | % |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family | | | 36,747 | | | | 77.11 | % | | | 30,429 | | | | 75.85 | % |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 7,503 | | | | 12.42 | % | | | 6,757 | | | | 12.37 | % |
| Installment Loans | | | 98 | | | | 0.16 | % | | | 236 | | | | 0.20 | % |
| | | $ | 48,717 | | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 41,911 | | | | 100.00 | % |
Market Risk
The Company’s principal exposure to market risk is with respect to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the potential for economic loss due to future interest rate changes. These economic losses can be reflected as a loss of future net interest income and/or a loss of current market value.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
TrustCo realizes income principally from the difference or spread between the interest earned on loans, investments and other interest-earning assets and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Loan volume and yield, as well as the volume of and rates on investments, deposits and borrowings are affected by market interest rates. Additionally, because of the terms and conditions of many of the loan documents and deposit accounts, a change in interest rates could also affect the projected maturities of the loan portfolio and/or the deposit base. Accordingly, TrustCo considers interest rate risk to be a market risk for the Company.
In monitoring interest rate risk, management focuses on evaluating the levels of net interest income and the fair value of capital in varying interest rate cycles within Board-approved policy limits. Interest rate risk management also must take into consideration, among other factors, the Company’s overall credit, operating income, operating cost, and capital profile. The Asset Allocation Committee, which includes all members of executive management and reports quarterly to the Board of Directors, monitors and manages interest rate risk to maintain an acceptable level of potential change in the fair value of capital as a result of changes in market interest rates.
The Company uses an internal model as the primary tool to identify, quantify and project changes in interest rates and the impact on the balance sheet. The model utilizes assumptions with respect to cash flows and prepayment speeds taken both from industry sources and internally generated data based upon historical trends in the Bank’s balance sheet. Assumptions based on the historical behavior of deposit rates and balances in relation to changes in market interest rates are also incorporated into the model. This model calculates a fair value amount with respect to non-time deposit categories, since these deposits are part of the core deposit products of the Company. The assumptions used are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the model cannot precisely measure the fair value of capital or precisely predict the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on the fair value of capital.
Using this internal model, the fair values of capital projections as of December 31, 2011 are referenced below. The base case scenario shows the present estimate of the fair value of capital assuming no change in the operating environment or operating strategies and no change in interest rates from those existing in the marketplace as of December 31, 2011. The table indicates the impact on the fair value of capital assuming interest rates were to instantaneously increase by 100 bp, 200 bp, 300 bp and 400 bp or to decrease by 100 bp.
| As of December 31, 2011 | | Estimated Percentage of Fair value of Capital to | |
| +400 BP | | | 12.65 | % |
| +300 BP | | | 13.21 | |
| +200 BP | | | 13.75 | |
| +100 BP | | | 14.27 | |
| Current rates | | | 14.14 | |
| -100 BP | | | 12.15 | |
At December 31, 2011 the Company’s book value of capital (excluding the impact of accumulated other comprehensive income) to assets was 8.03%.
The fair value of capital is calculated as the fair value of assets less the fair value of liabilities in the interest rate scenario presented. The fair value of capital in the current rate environment is 14.14% of the fair value of assets whereas the current book value of capital to assets is 8.03% at December 31, 2011, as noted. The significant difference between these two capital ratios reflects the impact that a fair value calculation can have on the capital ratios of a company. The fair value of capital calculations take into consideration the fair value of deposits, including those deposits considered core deposits, along with the fair value of assets such as the loan portfolio.
A secondary method to identify and manage the interest rate risk profile is the static gap analysis. Interest sensitivity gap analysis measures the difference between the assets and liabilities repricing or maturing within specific time periods. An asset-sensitive position indicates that there are more rate-sensitive assets than rate-sensitive liabilities repricing or maturing within specific time periods, which would generally imply a favorable impact on net interest income in periods of rising interest rates and a negative impact in periods of falling rates. A liability-sensitive position would generally imply a negative impact on net interest income in periods of rising rates and a positive impact in periods of falling rates.
Static gap analysis has limitations because it cannot measure precisely the effect of interest rate movements, and competitive pressures on the repricing and maturity characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. In addition, a significant portion of the interest sensitive assets are fixed rate securities with relatively long lives whereas the interest-bearing liabilities are not subject to these same limitations. As a result, certain assets and liabilities may in fact reprice at different times and at different volumes than the static gap analysis would indicate.
The Company recognizes the relatively long-term nature of the fixed rate residential loan portfolio. To fund those long-term assets, the Company cultivates long-term deposit relationships (often called core deposits). These core deposit relationships tend to be longer term in nature and not as susceptible to changes in interest rates. Core deposit balances allow the Company to take on certain interest rate risk with respect to the asset side of the balance sheet.
The table “Interest Rate Sensitivity” presents an analysis of the interest-sensitivity gap position at December 31, 2011. All interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are shown based upon their contractual maturity or repricing date adjusted for forecasted prepayment rates. Asset prepayment and liability repricing periods are selected after considering the current rate environment, industry prepayment and data specific to the Company. The interest rate sensitivity table indicates that TrustCo is asset sensitive in the short term (90 days) and liability sensitive as measured on a cumulative basis at the 1 year period. For the 1 to 5 year and over 5 year periods the Company is asset sensitive, resulting in cumulative modest liability sensitivity at 5 years and modest asset sensitivity on a cumulative basis overall. The effect of being liability sensitive is that declining interest rates should result in liabilities repricing to lower levels faster than assets repricing to lower levels, thus increasing net interest income. Conversely, should interest rates rise, the Company’s interest bearing liabilities would reprice up faster than assets, resulting in lower net interest income.
| INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | At December 31, 2011 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Repricing in: | | | | | | | |
| | | | 0-90 | | | | 91-365 | | | | 1-5 | | | Over 5 | | | Rate | | | | |
| | | days | | | days | | | years | | | years | | | Insensitive | | | Total | |
| Total assets | | $ | 1,020,574 | | | | 330,529 | | | | 1,690,528 | | | | 1,093,226 | | | | 108,787 | | | | 4,243,644 | |
| Cumulative total assets | | $ | 1,020,574 | | | | 1,351,103 | | | | 3,041,631 | | | | 4,134,857 | | | | 4,243,644 | | | | | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 467,295 | | | | 1,185,987 | | | | 1,550,873 | | | | 679,381 | | | | 360,108 | | | | 4,243,644 | |
| Cumulative total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 467,295 | | | | 1,653,282 | | | | 3,204,155 | | | | 3,883,536 | | | | 4,243,644 | | | | | |
| Cumulative interest sensitivity gap | | $ | 553,279 | | | | (302,179 | ) | | | (162,524 | ) | | | 251,321 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cumulative gap as a % of interest earning assets for the period | | | 54.2 | % | | | (22.4 | %) | | | (5.3 | %) | | | 6.1 | % | | | | | | | | |
| Cumulative interest sensitive assets to liabilities | | | 218.4 | % | | | 81.7 | % | | | 94.9 | % | | | 106.5 | % | | | | | | | | |
In practice, the optionality imbedded in many of the Company’s assets and liabilities, along with other limitations such as differing timing between changes in rates on varying assets and liabilities limits the effectiveness of gap analysis, thus the table should be viewed as a rough framework in the evaluation of interest rate risk. Management takes these factors, and others, into consideration when reviewing the Bank’s gap position and establishing its asset/liability strategy.
Liquidity Risk
TrustCo seeks to obtain favorable funding sources and to maintain prudent levels of liquid assets in order to satisfy various liquidity demands. In addition to serving as a funding source for maturing obligations, liquidity provides flexibility in responding to customer-initiated needs. Many factors affect the ability to meet liquidity needs, including changes in the markets served by the Bank’s network of branches, the mix of assets and liabilities, and general economic conditions.
The Company actively manages its liquidity position through target ratios established under its Asset/ Liability Management policies. Continual monitoring of these ratios, both historically and through forecasts under multiple interest rate scenarios, allows TrustCo to employ strategies necessary to maintain adequate liquidity levels. Management has also developed various liquidity alternatives should abnormal situations develop.
The Company achieves its liability-based liquidity objectives in a variety of ways. Liabilities can be classified into three categories for the purposes of managing liability-based liquidity: core deposits, purchased money, and capital market funds. TrustCo seeks deposits that are dependable and predictable and that are based as much on the level and quality of service as they are on interest rate. Average core deposits (total deposits less time deposits greater than $100 thousand) amounted to $3.18 billion in 2011 and $2.94 billion in 2010. Average balances of core deposits are detailed in the table “Mix of Average Sources of Funding.”
In addition to core deposits, another source of liability-based funding available to TrustCo is purchased money, which consists of long-term and short-term borrowings, Federal Funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements, and time deposits greater than $100 thousand. The average balances of these purchased liabilities are detailed in the table “Mix of Average Sources of Funding.” During 2011, the average balance of purchased liabilities was $591.4 million, compared with $580.1 million in 2010.
The Bank also has a line of credit available with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. The amount of that line is determined by the amount and types of collateral pledged. Pledgable assets include most loans and securities. The Bank can borrow up to 50% of the securities pledged and up to 30% of loans pledged. At December 31, 2011 there were no outstanding balances associated with this line of credit.
The Company’s overall liquidity position is favorable compared to its peers. A simple liquidity proxy often used in the industry is the ratio of loans to deposits, with a lower number representing a more liquid institution. At December 31, 2011, TrustCo’s loan to deposit ratio was 67.49% compared to 66.27% at December 31, 2010, while the median peer group of all publically traded banks and thrifts tracked by SNL financial with assets between $2 billion and $10 billion had ratios of 84.00% and 84.30%, respectively. In addition, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $532.9 million and $444.3 million, respectively, as well as unpledged securities available for sale with a fair value of $655.2 million and $651.9 million, respectively.
Off-Balance Sheet Risk
Commitments to extend credit: The Bank makes contractual commitments to extend credit, and extends lines of credit which are subject to the Bank’s credit approval and monitoring procedures. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, commitments to extend credit in the form of loans, including unused lines of credit, amounted to $356.4 million and $342.7 million, respectively. In management’s opinion, there are no material commitments to extend credit that represent unusual risk.
The Company has issued conditional commitments in the form of standby letters of credit to guarantee payment on behalf of a customer and guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally arise in connection with lending relationships. The credit risk involved in issuing these instruments is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Contingent obligations under standby letters of credit totaled approximately $7.1 million and $6.1 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and represent the maximum potential future payments the Company could be required to make. Typically, these instruments have terms of 12 months or less and expire unused; therefore, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer is evaluated individually for creditworthiness under the same underwriting standards used for commitments to extend credit and on- balance sheet instruments. Company policies governing loan collateral apply to standby letters of credit at the time of credit extension. Loan-to-value ratios are generally consistent with loan-to-value requirements for other commercial loans secured by similar types of collateral. The fair value of the Company’s standby letters of credit at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was insignificant.
Other off-balance sheet risk: TrustCo does not engage in activities involving interest rate swaps, forward placement contracts, or any other instruments commonly referred to as “derivatives”. Management believes these instruments pose a high degree of risk, and that investing in them is unnecessary. TrustCo has no off-balance sheet partnerships, joint ventures, or other risk sharing entities.
Noninterest Income and Expense
Noninterest income: Noninterest income is a relatively significant source of revenue for the Company and an important factor in overall results. Total noninterest income was $16.4 million in 2011, $19.0 million in 2010 and $19.3 million in 2009. Included in the 2011 results are $1.4 million of net securities gains compared with net gains of $3.4 million in 2010 and $1.8 million in 2009. Net trading losses of $350 thousand were recorded in 2009. There were no trading gains or losses in 2011 or 2010. Excluding securities gains and losses, noninterest income was $15.0 million in 2011, $15.6 million in 2010 and $17.8 million in 2009. The decline from 2009 to 2011 is reflective of reduced levels of customer service charges due to recent regulatory changes.
Trustco Financial Services contributes a large recurring portion of noninterest income through fees generated by providing fiduciary and investment management services. Income from these fiduciary activities totaled $5.1 million in 2011, $5.0 million in 2010, and $5.1 million in 2009. Trust fees are generally calculated as a percentage of the assets under management by the Trustco Financial Services. In addition, trust fees include fees for estate settlements, tax preparation, and other services. Assets under management by Trustco Financial Services are not included on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements because Trustco Financial Services holds these assets in a fiduciary capacity. At December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, assets under management by the Trustco Financial Services, including the TrustCo Dividend Reinvestment Plan, were approximately $783.8 million, $800.2 million and $762.5 million, respectively. The changes in levels of assets under management reflects a combination of changing market valuations and the net impact of new customer asset additions, losses of accounts and the settlement of estates.
The Company routinely reviews its service charge policies and levels relative to its competitors. Reflecting those reviews, changes in fees for services to customers were made in 2011 and prior years in terms of both the levels of fees as well as types of fees. The changes in reported noninterest income also reflect the volume of services customers utilized on a larger customer base and regulatory changes governing overdrafts.
NONINTEREST INCOME
| (dollars in thousands) | | For the year ended December 31, | | | 2011 vs. 2010 | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | Amount | | | Percent | |
| Trustco Financial Services income | | $ | 5,088 | | | | 4,993 | | | | 5,070 | | | | 95 | | | | 1.9 | % |
| Fees for services to customers | | | 8,913 | | | | 9,588 | | | | 10,460 | | | | (675 | ) | | | (7.0 | ) |
| Net trading losses | | | - | | | | - | | | | (350 | ) | | | - | | | | 0.0 | |
| Net gain on securities transactions | | | 1,428 | | | | 3,352 | | | | 1,848 | | | | (1,924 | ) | | | (57.4 | ) |
| Other | | | 952 | | | | 1,018 | | | | 2,236 | | | | (66 | ) | | | (6.5 | ) |
| Total noninterest income | | $ | 16,381 | | | | 18,951 | | | | 19,264 | | | | (2,570 | ) | | | (13.6 | ) % |
Noninterest expense: Noninterest expense was $79.8 million in 2011, compared with $79.0 million in 2010 and $76.6 million in 2009. TrustCo’s operating philosophy stresses the importance of monitoring and controlling the level of noninterest expense. The efficiency ratio is a strong indicator of how well controlled and monitored these expenses are for a banking enterprise. A low ratio indicates highly efficient performance. TrustCo’s efficiency ratio was 49.2% in 2011, 50.8% in 2010 and 55.2% in 2009. Excluded from the efficiency ratio calculation were $1.4 million of securities gains in 2011 as well as $3.4 million of securities gains in 2010, and $1.5 million of securities gains in 2009. Other revenue items of $1.0 million, primarily consisting of a one-time accrual adjustment were also excluded in 2009. Additionally, for 2009 $1.9 million of non-recurring expenses primarily consisting of the FDIC special assessment and computer consulting costs were excluded from the calculation. Other real estate owned expense or income is also excluded from this calculation for all periods presented.
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
| (dollars in thousands) | | For the year ended December 31, | | | 2011 vs. 2010 | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | Amount | | | Percent | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | | $ | 28,751 | | | | 27,065 | | | | 26,951 | | | | 1,686 | | | | 6.2 | % |
| Net occupancy expense | | | 14,687 | | | | 14,222 | | | | 14,054 | | | | 465 | | | | 3.3 | |
| Equipment expense | | | 5,652 | | | | 5,638 | | | | 5,094 | | | | 14 | | | | 0.2 | |
| Professional services | | | 5,729 | | | | 5,599 | | | | 5,311 | | | | 130 | | | | 2.3 | |
| Outsourced services | | | 5,100 | | | | 5,458 | | | | 5,639 | | | | (358 | ) | | | (6.6 | ) |
| Advertising expense | | | 2,784 | | | | 2,716 | | | | 2,958 | | | | 68 | | | | 2.5 | |
| FDIC and other insurance | | | 4,655 | | | | 6,446 | | | | 7,719 | | | | (1,791 | ) | | | (27.8 | ) |
| Other real estate expense, net | | | 5,693 | | | | 5,565 | | | | 2,507 | | | | 128 | | | | 2.3 | |
| Other | | | 6,699 | | | | 6,255 | | | | 6,348 | | | | 444 | | | | 7.1 | |
| Total noninterest expense | | $ | 79,750 | | | | 78,964 | | | | 76,581 | | | | 786 | | | | 1.0 | % |
Salaries and employee benefits are the most significant component of noninterest expense. For 2011, these expenses amounted to $28.8 million, compared with $27.1 million in 2010, and $27.0 million in 2009. Net occupancy expense increased modestly to $14.7 million in 2011, compared to $14.2 million in 2010 and $14.1 million in 2009. These changes primarily reflect the full impact of branches opened in the last several years as part of the Company’s expansion. Equipment expense was essentially flat in 2011, rising just $14 thousand to $5.7 million, compared to a $544 thousand increase in 2010 as compared to 2009.
Professional services expense increased to $5.7 million in 2011 compared to $5.6 million in 2010 and $5.3 million in 2009. The increase in professional service expense is due primarily to additional legal fees related to problem loans.
Outsourced service expense was $5.1 million in 2011 compared to $5.5 million in 2010 and $5.6 million in 2009. The decline in 2011 was the result of contract renegotiations.
Advertising expense was $2.8 million in 2011, $2.7 million in 2010 and $3.0 million in 2009.
In 2009, as a result of stresses in the financial institutions marketplace, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) announced new insurance programs which included higher charges, including a one-time special assessment of $1.7 million in 2009 and higher regular insurance premiums in future years. The FDIC also required the upfront payment of estimated assessments through 2012. In compliance with this change, the Bank paid the FDIC $17.6 million in December 2009. This amount was recorded as a prepaid amount initially and will be taken into expenses over the three years. In 2011, the FDIC changed the way in which assessments were calculated, which resulted in lower assessments for the Bank.
Other real estate expense remained at an elevated level in 2011, as compared to historical levels as the Bank continues to foreclose on and resolve problem mortgage loans. ORE expense was $5.7 million in 2011 compared to $5.6 million in 2010 and $2.5 million in 2009. Included in ORE expense during 2011, 2010 and 2009 were write downs of properties included in ORE totaling $3.5 million, $2.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Real estate market conditions in the Company’s service areas remain challenging.
Changes in other components of noninterest expense are the results of normal banking activities and the increased activities associated with new branching facilities.
Income Tax
In 2011, TrustCo recognized income tax expense of $19.3 million, as compared to $14.6 million in 2010 and $15.2 million in 2009. The effective tax rates were 36.8%, 33.2% and 35.0% in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. The tax expense on the Company’s income was different than tax expense at the federal statutory rate of 35%, due primarily to tax exempt income and, to a lesser extent, the effect of state income taxes. Fourth quarter 2011 income tax expense was affected by a $450 thousand one-time item that increased the effective tax rate and is not expected to be a recurring item in future years.
TrustCo has implemented certain tax return positions that have not been fully recognized for financial statement purposes based upon management’s evaluation of the probability of the benefit being realized. Management will reevaluate the necessity of these reserves as conditions warrant as well as after the effected tax returns have been subject to audit.
Contractual Obligations
The Company is contractually obligated to make the following payments on leases as of December 31, 2011:
| (dollars in thousands) | | Payments Due by Period: | |
| | | Less Than | | | | 1-3 | | | | 3-5 | | | More than | | | | |
| | | 1 Year | | | Years | | | Years | | | 5 Years | | | Total | |
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| Operating leases | | $ | 6,623 | | | | 12,728 | | | | 11,463 | | | | 47,649 | | | | 78,463 | |
In addition, the Company is contractually obligated to pay data processing vendors approximately $5 million to $6 million per year through 2015.
Also, the Company is obligated under its various employee benefit plans to make certain payments in the future. The payments are approximately $1.7 million per year through 2021. Additionally, the Company is obligated to pay the accumulated benefits under the supplementary pension plan which amounted to $5.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. Actual payments under the plan would be made in accordance with the plan provisions.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
The Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increasing cost of operations.
Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all the assets and liabilities of the Company are monetary. As a result, changes in interest rates have a greater impact on the Company’s performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation, because interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the price of goods and services.
Critical Accounting Policies
Pursuant to recent SEC guidance, management of the Company is encouraged to evaluate and disclose those accounting policies that are judged to be critical policies – those most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results, and that require management’s most difficult subjective or complex judgments. Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance for loan losses to be a critical accounting policy given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the levels of the allowance required to cover credit losses in the portfolio and the material effect that such judgments can have on the results of operations. Included in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K is a description of the significant accounting policies that are utilized by the Company in the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Please refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements for a detailed discussion of new accounting pronouncements and their impact on the Company.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included in this review and in future filings by TrustCo with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in TrustCo’s press releases, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, which are not historical or current facts, are “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical earnings and those presently anticipated or projected. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of such words as may, will, should, could, would, estimate, project, believe, intend, anticipate, plan, seek, expect and similar expressions. TrustCo wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
The following important factors, among others, in some cases have affected and in the future could affect TrustCo’s actual results, and could cause TrustCo’s actual financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in any forward-looking statement:
(1) credit risk,
(2) the effects of and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, inflation, interest rates, market and monetary fluctuations,
(3) competition,
(4) the effect of changes in financial services laws and regulations (including laws concerning taxation, banking and securities),
(5) real estate and collateral values,
(6) changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and
(7) changes in local market areas and general business and economic trends.
The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive, and the Company disclaims any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | Q1 | | | | Q2 | | | | Q3 | | | | Q4 | | | Year | | | | Q1 | | | | Q2 | | | | Q3 | | | | Q4 | | | Year | |
| Income statement: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 39,617 | | | | 40,496 | | | | 40,597 | | | | 40,038 | | | | 160,748 | | | | 41,328 | | | | 41,103 | | | | 40,084 | | | | 39,608 | | | | 162,123 | |
| Interest expense | | | 7,075 | | | | 6,620 | | | | 6,472 | | | | 6,077 | | | | 26,244 | | | | 9,532 | | | | 9,258 | | | | 8,531 | | | | 7,677 | | | | 34,998 | |
| Net interest income | | | 32,542 | | | | 33,876 | | | | 34,125 | | | | 33,961 | | | | 134,504 | | | | 31,796 | | | | 31,845 | | | | 31,553 | | | | 31,931 | | | | 127,125 | |
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| Provision for loan losses | | | 4,600 | | | | 4,850 | | | | 5,100 | | | | 4,200 | | | | 18,750 | | | | 4,700 | | | | 7,100 | | | | 5,900 | | | | 5,500 | | | | 23,200 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net interest income after provison for loan losses | | | 27,942 | | | | 29,026 | | | | 29,025 | | | | 29,761 | | | | 115,754 | | | | 27,096 | | | | 24,745 | | | | 25,653 | | | | 26,431 | | | | 103,925 | |
| Noninterest income | | | 4,271 | | | | 4,571 | | | | 3,803 | | | | 3,736 | | | | 16,381 | | | | 3,864 | | | | 5,651 | | | | 4,839 | | | | 4,597 | | | | 18,951 | |
| Noninterest expense | | | 20,846 | | | | 21,552 | | | | 18,443 | | | | 18,909 | | | | 79,750 | | | | 20,089 | | | | 19,235 | | | | 18,984 | | | | 20,656 | | | | 78,964 | |
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| Income before income taxes | | | 11,367 | | | | 12,045 | | | | 14,385 | | | | 14,588 | | | | 52,385 | | | | 10,871 | | | | 11,161 | | | | 11,508 | | | | 10,372 | | | | 43,912 | |
| Income tax expense | | | 3,985 | | | | 4,279 | | | | 5,160 | | | | 5,874 | | | | 19,298 | | | | 3,936 | | | | 4,037 | | | | 3,150 | | | | 3,468 | | | | 14,591 | |
| Net income | | $ | 7,382 | | | | 7,766 | | | | 9,225 | | | | 8,714 | | | | 33,087 | | | | 6,935 | | | | 7,124 | | | | 8,358 | | | | 6,904 | | | | 29,321 | |
| Per share data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic earnings | | $ | 0.096 | | | | 0.100 | | | | 0.100 | | | | 0.093 | | | | 0.389 | | | | 0.090 | | | | 0.093 | | | | 0.109 | | | | 0.093 | | | | 0.384 | |
| Diluted earnings | | | 0.096 | | | | 0.100 | | | | 0.100 | | | | 0.093 | | | | 0.389 | | | | 0.090 | | | | 0.093 | | | | 0.109 | | | | 0.093 | | | | 0.384 | |
| Cash dividends declared | | | 0.0656 | | | | 0.0656 | | | | 0.0656 | | | | 0.0656 | | | | 0.2625 | | | | 0.0625 | | | | 0.0625 | | | | 0.0656 | | | | 0.0656 | | | | 0.2563 | |
FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
| Statement of income data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest income | | $ | 160,748 | | | | 162,123 | | | | 161,360 | | | | 170,919 | | | | 189,418 | |
| Interest expense | | | 26,244 | | | | 34,998 | | | | 49,451 | | | | 74,056 | | | | 92,984 | |
| Net interest income | | | 134,504 | | | | 127,125 | | | | 111,909 | | | | 96,863 | | | | 96,434 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 18,750 | | | | 23,200 | | | | 11,310 | | | | 4,200 | | | | 2,500 | |
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| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 115,754 | | | | 103,925 | | | | 100,599 | | | | 92,663 | | | | 93,934 | |
| Noninterest income | | | 14,953 | | | | 15,599 | | | | 17,766 | | | | 17,835 | | | | 16,654 | |
| Net trading gains (losses) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (350 | ) | | | 155 | | | | 891 | |
| Net gain on securities transactions | | | 1,428 | | | | 3,352 | | | | 1,848 | | | | 450 | | | | 217 | |
| Noninterest expense | | | 79,750 | | | | 78,964 | | | | 76,581 | | | | 60,794 | | | | 53,593 | |
| Income before income taxes | | | 52,385 | | | | 43,912 | | | | 43,282 | | | | 50,309 | | | | 58,103 | |
| Income taxes | | | 19,298 | | | | 14,591 | | | | 15,162 | | | | 16,232 | | | | 18,636 | |
| Net income | | $ | 33,087 | | | | 29,321 | | | | 28,120 | | | | 34,077 | | | | 39,467 | |
| Share data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Average equivalent diluted shares (in thousands) | | | 85,072 | | | | 76,935 | | | | 76,482 | | | | 75,793 | | | | 75,202 | |
| Tangible book value | | $ | 3.62 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 3.14 | |
| Cash dividends | | | 0.263 | | | | 0.256 | | | | 0.298 | | | | 0.440 | | | | 0.640 | |
| Basic earnings | | | 0.389 | | | | 0.381 | | | | 0.368 | | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.525 | |
| Diluted earnings | | | 0.389 | | | | 0.381 | | | | 0.368 | | | | 0.450 | | | | 0.525 | |
| Financial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Return on average assets | | | 0.81 | % | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 1.20 | |
| Return on average shareholders' equity | | | 11.04 | | | | 11.48 | | | | 11.72 | | | | 14.28 | | | | 16.93 | |
| Cash dividend payout ratio | | | 67.71 | | | | 67.25 | | | | 80.90 | | | | 97.85 | | | | 121.79 | |
| Tier 1 capital to average assets (leverage ratio) | | | 8.14 | | | | 6.68 | | | | 6.71 | | | | 6.77 | | | | 6.82 | |
| Tier 1 capital as a % of total risk adjusted assets | | | 15.97 | | | | 12.57 | | | | 12.04 | | | | 12.40 | | | | 13.53 | |
| Total capital as a % of total risk adjusted assets | | | 17.23 | | | | 13.83 | | | | 13.30 | | | | 13.66 | | | | 14.79 | |
| Efficiency ratio | | | 49.15 | | | | 50.77 | | | | 55.18 | | | | 51.37 | | | | 45.45 | |
| Net interest margin | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 3.27 | | | | 2.98 | | | | 3.10 | |
| Average balances: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | $ | 4,089,790 | | | $ | 3,795,667 | | | | 3,555,981 | | | | 3,421,914 | | | | 3,297,881 | |
| Earning assets | | | 3,991,932 | | | | 3,689,087 | | | | 3,469,761 | | | | 3,339,619 | | | | 3,212,037 | |
| Loans, net | | | 2,423,337 | | | | 2,320,010 | | | | 2,203,683 | | | | 2,023,548 | | | | 1,852,310 | |
| Allowance for loan losses | | | (46,210 | ) | | | (40,846 | ) | | | (36,521 | ) | | | (34,833 | ) | | | (34,939 | ) |
| Trading securities | | | - | | | | - | | | | 14,569 | | | | 263,099 | | | | 428,389 | |
| Securities available for sale | | | 954,380 | | | | 787,314 | | | | 539,022 | | | | 560,359 | | | | 549,277 | |
| Held to maturity securities | | | 181,584 | | | | 245,191 | | | | 502,606 | | | | 104,383 | | | | 9,096 | |
| Deposits | | | 3,637,595 | | | | 3,403,580 | | | | 3,193,115 | | | | 3,064,585 | | | | 2,945,642 | |
| Short-term borrowings | | | 133,803 | | | | 119,213 | | | | 104,033 | | | | 97,472 | | | | 95,101 | |
| Long-term debt | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12 | | | | 42 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | | 299,739 | | | | 255,332 | | | | 239,842 | | | | 238,700 | | | | 233,158 | |
Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation
Tangible book value per share and tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end are non-GAAP financial measures derived from GAAP-based amounts. We calculate tangible equity and tangible assets by excluding the balance of intangible assets from shareholders’ equity and total assets, respectively. We calculate tangible book value per share by dividing tangible equity by common shares outstanding, as compared to book value per common share, which we calculate by dividing shareholders’ equity by common shares outstanding. We calculate tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end by dividing tangible equity by tangible assets at period end. We believe that this is consistent with the treatment by bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios.
The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure of expense control relative to recurring revenue. We calculate the efficiency ratio by dividing total noninterest expenses as determined under GAAP, but excluding other real estate owned expense, net, which we refer to below as recurring expense, by net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) and total noninterest income as determined under GAAP, but excluding net gains on securities from this calculation, which we refer to below as recurring revenue. We believe that this provides one reasonable measure of core expenses relative to core revenue.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is important to investors and that is useful in understanding our financial position, results and ratios. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for an analysis based on GAAP measures. As other companies may use different calculations for these measures, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures of tangible common equity, tangible book value per share and efficiency ratio to the underlying GAAP numbers is set forth below.
| (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 12/31/11 | | | 12/31/10 | | | 12/31/09 | | | 12/31/08 | | | 12/31/07 | |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Equity | | $ | 338,516 | | | | 255,440 | | | | 245,678 | | | | 236,024 | | | | 237,068 | |
| Less: Intangible assets | | | 553 | | | | 553 | | | | 553 | | | | 553 | | | | 553 | |
| Tangible equity | | | 337,963 | | | | 254,887 | | | | 245,125 | | | | 235,471 | | | | 236,515 | |
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| Shares outstanding | | | 93,315 | | | | 77,130 | | | | 76,651 | | | | 76,084 | | | | 75,326 | |
| Tangible book value per share | | | 3.62 | | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 3.09 | | | | 3.14 | |
| Book value per share | | | 3.63 | | | | 3.31 | | | | 3.21 | | | | 3.10 | | | | 3.15 | |
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| Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total Assets | | | 4,243,644 | | | | 3,954,784 | | | | 3,679,897 | | | | 3,506,813 | | | | 3,377,551 | |
| Less: Intangible assets | | | 553 | | | | 553 | | | | 553 | | | | 553 | | | | 553 | |
| Tangible assets | | | 4,243,091 | | | | 3,954,231 | | | | 3,679,344 | | | | 3,506,260 | | | | 3,376,998 | |
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| Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets | | | 7.97 | % | | | 6.45 | % | | | 6.66 | % | | | 6.72 | % | | | 7.00 | % |
| Equity to Assets | | | 7.98 | % | | | 6.46 | % | | | 6.68 | % | | | 6.73 | % | | | 7.02 | % |
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| | | Years Ended | |
| Efficiency Ratio | | 12/31/11 | | | 12/31/10 | | | 12/31/09 | | | 12/31/08 | | | 12/31/07 | |
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| Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) | | | 135,717 | | | | 128,963 | | | | 114,029 | | | | 99,540 | | | | 99,504 | |
| Non-interest income | | | 16,381 | | | | 18,951 | | | | 19,264 | | | | 18,440 | | | | 17,762 | |
| Less: Net gain on securities | | | 1,428 | | | | 3,352 | | | | 1,848 | | | | 450 | | | | 217 | |
| Less: Non recurring revenue | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,029 | | | | (318 | ) | | | - | |
| Less (Plus) : Net trading Gain (Loss) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (350 | ) | | | 155 | | | | 891 | |
| Recurring revenue | | | 150,670 | | | | 144,562 | | | | 130,766 | | | | 117,693 | | | | 116,158 | |
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| Total Noninterest expense | | | 79,750 | | | | 78,964 | | | | 76,581 | | | | 60,794 | | | | 53,593 | |
| Less: Non recurring expense | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,912 | | | | 180 | | | | 806 | |
| Less: Other real estate expense, net | | | 5,693 | | | | 5,565 | | | | 2,507 | | | | 160 | | | | (11 | ) |
| Recurring expense | | | 74,057 | | | | 73,399 | | | | 72,162 | | | | 60,454 | | | | 52,798 | |
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| Efficiency Ratio | | | 49.15 | % | | | 50.77 | % | | | 55.18 | % | | | 51.37 | % | | | 45.45 | % |
Glossary of Terms
Allowance for Loan Losses
A balance sheet account which represents management’s estimate of probable credit losses in the loan portfolio. The provision for loan losses is added to the allowance account, charge offs of loans decrease the allowance balance and recoveries on previously charged off loans serve to increase the balance.
Basic Earnings Per Share
Net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (including participating securities) during the period.
Cash Dividends Per Share
Total cash dividends for each share outstanding on the record dates.
Comprehensive Income
Net income plus the change in selected items recorded directly to capital such as the net change in unrealized market gains and losses on securities available for sale and the overfunded/underfunded positions in the retirement plans.
Core Deposits
Deposits that are traditionally stable, including all deposits other than time deposits of $100,000 or more.
Derivative Investments
Investments in futures contracts, forwards, swaps, or other investments with similar characteristics.
Diluted Earnings Per Share
Net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, taking into consideration the effect of any dilutive stock options.
Earning Assets
The sum of interest-bearing deposits with banks, securities available for sale, securities held to maturity, trading securities, loans, net of unearned income, and Federal Funds sold and other short term investments.
Efficiency Ratio
Noninterest expense (excluding nonrecurring charges, and other real estate expense) divided by taxable equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income (excluding securities transactions and other non-recurring income items). This is an indicator of the recurring total cost of operating the Company in relation to the recurring total income generated.
Federal Funds Sold
A short term (generally one business day) investment of excess cash reserves from one bank to another.
Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE)
Government Sponsored Enterprises are corporations sponsored by the United States government and include the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or Freddie Mac), and the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae).
Impaired Loans
Loans, principally commercial, where it is probable that the borrower will be unable to make the principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms of the loan, and all loans restructured subsequent to January 1, 1995.
Interest Bearing Liabilities
The sum of interest bearing deposits, Federal Funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, short-term borrowings, and long-term debt.
Interest Rate Spread
The difference between the taxable equivalent yield on earning assets and the rate paid on interest bearing liabilities.
Liquidity
The ability to meet loan commitments, deposit withdrawals, and maturing borrowings as they come due.
Net Interest Income
The difference between income on earning assets and interest expense on interest bearing liabilities.
Net Interest Margin
Fully taxable equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average earning assets.
Net Loans Charged Off
Reductions to the allowance for loan losses written off as losses, net of the recovery of loans previously charged off.
Nonaccrual Loans
Loans for which no periodic accrual of interest income is recognized.
Nonperforming Assets
The sum of nonperforming loans plus foreclosed real estate properties.
Nonperforming Loans
The sum of loans in a nonaccrual status (for purposes of interest recognition), plus accruing loans three payments or more past due as to principal or interest payments.
Parent Company
A company that owns or controls a subsidiary through the ownership of voting stock.
Real Estate Owned
Real estate acquired through foreclosure proceedings.
Return on Average Assets
Net income as a percentage of average total assets.
Return on Average Equity
Net income as a percentage of average equity.
Risk-Adjusted Assets
A regulatory calculation that assigns risk factors to various assets on the balance sheet.
Risk-Based Capital
The amount of capital required by federal regulatory standards, based on a risk-weighting of assets.
Subprime Loans
Loans, including mortgages, that are underwritten based on non-traditional guidelines or structured in non-traditional ways, typically with the goal of facilitating the approval of loans that more conservative lenders would likely decline.
Tangible Book Value Per Share
Total shareholders’ equity (less goodwill) divided by shares outstanding on the same date. This provides an indication of the tangible book value of a share of stock.
Taxable Equivalent (TE)
Tax exempt income that has been adjusted to an amount that would yield the same after tax income had the income been subject to taxation at the statutory federal and/or state income tax rates.
Tier 1 Capital
Total shareholders’ equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income.
Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDR)
A TDR is a refinanced loan in which the bank allows the borrower certain concessions that would normally not be considered. The concessions are made in light of the borrower’s financial difficulties and the bank’s objective to maximize recovery on the loan.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The management of TrustCo Bank Corp NY is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. TrustCo’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management has completed an assessment of TrustCo Bank Corp NY’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” promulgated by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, commonly referred to as the “COSO” criteria. Based on our assessment, we believe that, as of December 31, 2011, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 has been audited by Crowe Horwath LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.
| /s/ Robert J. McCormick | | |
| Robert J. McCormick | | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | | |
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| /s/ Robert T. Cushing | | |
| Robert T. Cushing | | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | |
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| /s/ Scot R. Salvador | | |
| Scot R. Salvador | | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer | | |
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| March 2, 2012 | | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Audit Committee
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
Glenville, New York
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of condition of TrustCo Bank Corp NY as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011. We also have audited TrustCo Bank Corp NY’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). TrustCo Bank Corp NY’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of TrustCo Bank Corp NY as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, TrustCo Bank Corp NY maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
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| Livingston, New Jersey | | |
| March 2, 2012 | | |
Consolidated Statements of Income
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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| Interest and dividend income: | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest and fees on loans | | $ | 129,212 | | | | 128,148 | | | | 125,199 | |
| Interest and dividends on securities available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U. S. Treasuries and agencies and government sponsored enterprises | | | 12,998 | | | | 12,455 | | | | 7,825 | |
| States and political subdivisions | | | 2,471 | | | | 3,531 | | | | 4,275 | |
| Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations | | | 3,091 | | | | 3,282 | | | | 5,976 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 4,059 | | | | 4,488 | | | | 694 | |
| Other | | | 324 | | | | 411 | | | | 345 | |
| Total interest and dividends on securities available for sale | | | 22,943 | | | | 24,167 | | | | 19,115 | |
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| Interest on trading securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U. S. government sponsored enterprises | | | - | | | | - | | | | 405 | |
| States and political subdivisions | | | - | | | | - | | | | 23 | |
| Total interest on trading securities | | | - | | | | - | | | | 428 | |
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| Interest on held to maturity securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U. S. government sponsored enterprises | | | 261 | | | | 487 | | | | 6,468 | |
| Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations | | | 4,765 | | | | 5,163 | | | | 4,815 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 2,465 | | | | 3,249 | | | | 3,147 | |
| Total interest on held to maturity securities | | | 7,491 | | | | 8,899 | | | | 14,430 | |
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| Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments | | | 1,102 | | | | 909 | | | | 2,188 | |
| Total interest income | | | 160,748 | | | | 162,123 | | | | 161,360 | |
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| Interest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest on deposits | | | 24,670 | | | | 33,222 | | | | 47,743 | |
| Interest on short-term borrowings | | | 1,574 | | | | 1,776 | | | | 1,708 | |
| Total interest expense | | | 26,244 | | | | 34,998 | | | | 49,451 | |
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| Net interest income | | | 134,504 | | | | 127,125 | | | | 111,909 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 18,750 | | | | 23,200 | | | | 11,310 | |
| Net interest income after provision for loan losses | | | 115,754 | | | | 103,925 | | | | 100,599 | |
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| Noninterest income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Trustco Financial Services income | | | 5,088 | | | | 4,993 | | | | 5,070 | |
| Fees for services to customers | | | 8,913 | | | | 9,588 | | | | 10,460 | |
| Net trading losses | | | - | | | | - | | | | (350 | ) |
| Net gain on securities transactions | | | 1,428 | | | | 3,352 | | | | 1,848 | |
| Other | | | 952 | | | | 1,018 | | | | 2,236 | |
| Total noninterest income | | | 16,381 | | | | 18,951 | | | | 19,264 | |
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| Noninterest expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | | | 28,751 | | | | 27,065 | | | | 26,951 | |
| Net occupancy expense | | | 14,687 | | | | 14,222 | | | | 14,054 | |
| Equipment expense | | | 5,652 | | | | 5,638 | | | | 5,094 | |
| Professional services | | | 5,729 | | | | 5,599 | | | | 5,311 | |
| Outsourced services | | | 5,100 | | | | 5,458 | | | | 5,639 | |
| Advertising expense | | | 2,784 | | | | 2,716 | | | | 2,958 | |
| FDIC and other insurance expense | | | 4,655 | | | | 6,446 | | | | 7,719 | |
| Other real estate expense, net | | | 5,693 | | | | 5,565 | | | | 2,507 | |
| Other | | | 6,699 | | | | 6,255 | | | | 6,348 | |
| Total noninterest expense | | | 79,750 | | | | 78,964 | | | | 76,581 | |
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| Income before income taxes | | | 52,385 | | | | 43,912 | | | | 43,282 | |
| Income taxes | | | 19,298 | | | | 14,591 | | | | 15,162 | |
| Net income | | $ | 33,087 | | | | 29,321 | | | | 28,120 | |
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| Earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | 0.389 | | | | 0.381 | | | | 0.368 | |
| Diluted | | | 0.389 | | | | 0.381 | | | | 0.368 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Condition
(dollars in thousands, except per share data) | | As of December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| ASSETS | | | | | | |
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| Cash and due from banks | | $ | 44,395 | | | | 44,067 | |
| Federal funds sold and other short term investments | | | 488,548 | | | | 400,183 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | | | 532,943 | | | | 444,250 | |
| Securities available for sale | | | 917,722 | | | | 891,601 | |
| Held to maturity securities ($224,440 and $200,206 fair value at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively) | | | 216,288 | | | | 191,712 | |
| Loans, net | | | 2,521,303 | | | | 2,355,265 | |
| Less: Allowance for loan losses | | | 48,717 | | | | 41,911 | |
| Net loans | | | 2,472,586 | | | | 2,313,354 | |
| Bank premises and equipment | | | 37,006 | | | | 36,632 | |
| Other assets | | | 67,099 | | | | 77,235 | |
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| Total assets | | $ | 4,243,644 | | | | 3,954,784 | |
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| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
| Deposits: | | | | | | | | |
| Demand | | $ | 267,776 | | | | 251,091 | |
| Savings | | | 978,819 | | | | 774,366 | |
| Interest-bearing checking accounts | | | 489,227 | | | | 441,520 | |
| Money market deposit accounts | | | 635,434 | | | | 602,803 | |
| Certificates of deposit (in denominations of $100,000 or more) | | | 460,971 | | | | 456,837 | |
| Other time accounts | | | 903,746 | | | | 1,027,470 | |
| Total deposits | | | 3,735,973 | | | | 3,554,087 | |
| Short-term borrowings | | | 147,563 | | | | 124,615 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 21,592 | | | | 20,642 | |
| Total liabilities | | | 3,905,128 | | | | 3,699,344 | |
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| Commitments and contingent liabilities | | | | | | | | |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: | | | | | | | | |
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| Capital stock; $1 par value. 150,000,000 shares authorized, 98,912,423and 83,166,423 shares issued at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively | | | 98,912 | | | | 83,166 | |
| Surplus | | | 176,638 | | | | 126,982 | |
| Undivided profits | | | 119,465 | | | | 108,780 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | | (2,493 | ) | | | (4,119 | ) |
| Treasury stock; 5,491,276 and 6,036,512 shares, at cost, at December 31, 2011 | | | | | | | | |
| and 2010, respectively | | | (54,006 | ) | | | (59,369 | ) |
| Total shareholders' equity | | | 338,516 | | | | 255,440 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | | $ | 4,243,644 | | | | 3,954,784 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
| | | | | | Surplus | | | | | | | | | Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | | | | Total | |
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| Beginning balance, January 1, 2009 | | $ | 83,166 | | | | 130,142 | | | | 93,818 | | | | (1,441 | ) | | | | | | (69,661 | ) | | | 236,024 | |
| Comprehensive income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Income - 2009 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 28,120 | | | | - | | | | 28,120 | | | | - | | | | 28,120 | |
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Change in overfunded position in pension and post retirement benefit plans arising during the year, net of tax (pre-tax overfunded of $3,792) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,280 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Amortization of prior service cost on pension and post retirement plans, net of tax (pre-tax of $38) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (23 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Unrealized net holding loss on securities available-for-sale arising during the period, net of tax (pre-tax loss of $1,641) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (984 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Reclassification adjustment for net gain realized in net income during the year (pre-tax gain $1,848) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,114 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Other comprehensive loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 159 | | | | 159 | | | | - | | | | 159 | |
| Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28,279 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash dividend declared, $.2975 per share | | | - | | | | - | | | | (22,748 | ) | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | (22,748 | ) |
| Sale of treasury stock (567,500 shares) | | | - | | | | (1,675 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | 5,584 | | | | 3,909 | |
| Stock based compensation expense | | | - | | | | 214 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | 214 | |
| Ending balance, December 31, 2009 | | | 83,166 | | | | 128,681 | | | | 99,190 | | | | (1,282 | ) | | | | | | | (64,077 | ) | | | 245,678 | |
| Comprehensive income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Income - 2010 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 29,321 | | | | - | | | | 29,321 | | | | - | | | | 29,321 | |
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Change in overfunded position in pension and post retirement benefit plans arising during the year, net of tax (pre-tax overfunded of $1,827) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,098 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Amortization of prior service cost on pension and post retirement plans, net of tax (pre-tax of $216) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (130 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Unrealized net holding loss on securities available-for-sale arising during the period, net of tax (pre-tax loss of $2,979) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,785 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Reclassification adjustment for net gain realized in net income during the year (pre-tax gain $3,352) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,020 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Other comprehensive loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,837 | ) | | | (2,837 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,837 | ) |
| Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26,484 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash dividend declared, $.2563 per share | | | - | | | | - | | | | (19,731 | ) | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | (19,731 | ) |
| Sale of treasury stock (478,482 shares) | | | - | | | | (1,875 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | 4,708 | | | | 2,833 | |
| Stock based compensation expense | | | - | | | | 176 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | 176 | |
| Ending balance, December 31, 2010 | | | 83,166 | | | | 126,982 | | | | 108,780 | | | | (4,119 | ) | | | | | | | (59,369 | ) | | | 255,440 | |
| Comprehensive income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Income - 2011 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 33,087 | | | | - | | | | 33,087 | | | | - | | | | 33,087 | |
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Change in overfunded position in pension and post retirement benefit plans arising during the year, net of tax (pre-tax decrease of $4,753) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (2,858 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service credit on pension and post retirement plans, net of tax (pre-tax of $177) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (106 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Unrealized net holding gain on securities available-for-sale arising during the period, net of tax (pre-tax gain of $9,062) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,451 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Reclassification adjustment for net gain realized in net income during the year (pre-tax gain $1,428) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (861 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Other comprehensive income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,626 | | | | 1,626 | | | | - | | | | 1,626 | |
| Comprehensive income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,713 | | | | | | | | | |
| Net proceeds from stock offering (15,640,000 shares) | | | 15,640 | | | | 51,938 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | 67,578 | |
| Issuance of restricted stock (106,000 shares) | | | 106 | | | | (106 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Cash dividend declared, $.2625 per share | | | - | | | | - | | | | (22,402 | ) | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | (22,402 | ) |
| Sale of treasury stock (545,236 shares) | | | - | | | | (2,463 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | 5,363 | | | | 2,900 | |
| Stock based compensation expense | | | - | | | | 287 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | 287 | |
| Ending balance, December 31, 2011 | | $ | 98,912 | | | | 176,638 | | | | 119,465 | | | | (2,493 | ) | | | | | | | (54,006 | ) | | | 338,516 | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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| (dollars in thousands) | |
| | | Years Ended December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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| Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income | | $ | 33,087 | | | | 29,321 | | | | 28,120 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 4,836 | | | | 4,731 | | | | 4,502 | |
| Net loss on sale of other real estate owned | | | 478 | | | | 1,008 | | | | 664 | |
| Writedown of other real estate owned | | | 3,454 | | | | 2,631 | | | | 1,246 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 18,750 | | | | 23,200 | | | | 11,310 | |
| Deferred tax (benefit) expense | | | (2,336 | ) | | | 581 | | | | 2,154 | |
| Stock based compensation expense | | | 287 | | | | 176 | | | | 214 | |
| Net (gain) loss on sale of bank premises and equipment | | | (4 | ) | | | 39 | | | | (48 | ) |
| Net gain on sale of securities available for sale | | | (1,428 | ) | | | (3,352 | ) | | | (1,848 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales and calls of trading securities | | | - | | | | - | | | | 24,936 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of trading securities | | | - | | | | - | | | | 91,040 | |
| Net trading losses | | | - | | | | - | | | | 350 | |
| Decrease (increase) in taxes receivable | | | 473 | | | | (12,336 | ) | | | 2,146 | |
| Decrease (increase) in interest receivable | | | (774 | ) | | | 1,020 | | | | 1,838 | |
| Decrease in interest payable | | | (311 | ) | | | (516 | ) | | | (1,288 | ) |
| Decrease (increase) in other assets | | | 4,614 | | | | 2,420 | | | | (24,533 | ) |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 192 | | | | (444 | ) | | | 1,271 | |
| Total adjustments | | | 28,231 | | | | 19,158 | | | | 113,954 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 61,318 | | | | 48,479 | | | | 142,074 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sales and calls of securities available for sale | | | 1,171,998 | | | | 1,198,435 | | | | 747,444 | |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | | | (1,209,300 | ) | | | (1,301,963 | ) | | | (891,298 | ) |
| Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale | | | 20,243 | | | | 19,312 | | | | 651,151 | |
| Proceeds from calls and maturities of held to maturity securities | | | 87,320 | | | | 183,159 | | | | 7,740 | |
| Purchases of held to maturity securities | | | (111,896 | ) | | | - | | | | (761,224 | ) |
| Net increase in loans | | | (188,776 | ) | | | (106,118 | ) | | | (141,613 | ) |
| Proceeds from dispositions of other real estate owned | | | 9,013 | | | | 11,474 | | | | 4,499 | |
| Proceeds from dispositions of bank premises and equipment | | | 7 | | | | - | | | | 175 | |
| Purchases of bank premises and equipment | | | (5,213 | ) | | | (3,609 | ) | | | (7,266 | ) |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | | | (226,604 | ) | | | 690 | | | | (390,392 | ) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net increase in deposits | | | 181,886 | | | | 248,927 | | | | 168,889 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | | | 22,948 | | | | 16,887 | | | | (1,864 | ) |
| Proceeds from sales of treasury stock | | | 2,900 | | | | 2,833 | | | | 3,909 | |
| Net proceeds from common stock offering | | | 67,578 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Dividends paid | | | (21,333 | ) | | | (19,460 | ) | | | (26,326 | ) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 253,979 | | | | 249,187 | | | | 144,608 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 88,693 | | | | 298,356 | | | | (103,710 | ) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 444,250 | | | | 145,894 | | | | 249,604 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 532,943 | | | | 444,250 | | | | 145,894 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash paid during the year for: | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest paid | | $ | 26,555 | | | | 35,514 | | | | 50,739 | |
| Income taxes paid | | | 18,824 | | | | 27,628 | | | | 14,667 | |
| Non cash investing and financing activites: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Transfer of loans to real estate owned | | | 10,794 | | | | 13,509 | | | | 13,547 | |
| Increase (decrease) in dividends payable | | | 1,069 | | | | 271 | | | | (3,578 | ) |
| Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale - gross of deferred taxes | | | 7,634 | | | | (6,332 | ) | | | (3,490 | ) |
| Change in deferred tax effect on unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of reclassification adjustment | | | (3,044 | ) | | | 2,527 | | | | 1,392 | |
| Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service credit on pension and post retirement plans, gross of deferred taxes | | | (177 | ) | | | (216 | ) | | | (38 | ) |
| Change in deferred tax effect of amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service credit on pension and post retirement plans | | | 71 | | | | 86 | | | | 15 | |
| Change in overfunded portion of pension and post retirement benefit plans (ASC 715) - gross | | | (4,753 | ) | | | 1,827 | | | | 3,792 | |
| Deferred tax effect of change in overfunded portion of pension and post retirement benefit plans (ASC 715) | | | 1,895 | | | | (729 | ) | | | (1,512 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(1) Basis of Presentation
The accounting and financial reporting policies of TrustCo Bank Corp NY (the Company or TrustCo), ORE Subsidiary Corp., Trustco Bank (referred to as Trustco Bank or the Bank), and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Trustco Realty Corporation, Trustco Insurance Agency, Inc., ORE Property, Inc. and its subsidiaries ORE Property One, Inc. and ORE Property Two, Inc. conform to general practices within the banking industry and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. A description of the more significant policies follows.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the subsidiaries after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions.
Use of Estimates
To prepare financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principals, management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided, and actual results could differ. The allowance for loan losses, other real estate owned and the fair value of financial instruments are particularly subject to change.
Trading securities
Trading securities are recorded at their fair value with the current period change in fair value recorded as net trading gains and losses on the Consolidated Statements of Income. Interest on trading account securities are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income based on the coupon of the underlying bond and the par value of the security.
Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity
Securities available for sale are carried at fair value with any unrealized appreciation or depreciation of value, net of tax, included as an element of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in shareholders’ equity. Management maintains an available for sale portfolio in order to provide maximum flexibility in balance sheet management. The designation of available for sale is made at the time of purchase based upon management’s intent to hold the securities for an indefinite period of time. These securities, however, are available for sale in response to changes in market interest rates, related changes in liquidity needs, or changes in the availability of and yield on alternative investments. Unrealized losses on securities that reflect a decline in value which is other than temporary, if any, are charged to income. Nonmarketable equity securities (principally stock of the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank, both of which are required holdings for the Company) are included in securities available for sale at cost since there is no readily available fair value.
The cost of debt securities available for sale is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount using the interest method. Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the interest method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage backed securities where prepayments are anticipated.
Gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale are based on the amortized cost of the specific security sold at trade date.
Debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as held to maturity and are carried at their remaining unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized premiums or unaccreted discounts. Premiums are amortized and discounts are accreted using the interest method over the estimated remaining term of the underlying security.
Other Than Temporary Impairment (“OTTI”)
A decline in the fair value of any available for sale or held to maturity security below cost that is deemed to be other than temporary is charged to earnings and/or accumulated other comprehensive income, resulting in the establishment of a new cost basis of the security. Management evaluates these types of securities for OTTI at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. Additional discussion of OTTI is included in Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements.
Loans
Loans are carried at the principal amount outstanding net of unearned income and unamortized loan fees and costs, which are recognized as adjustments to interest income over the applicable loan term. Interest income on loans is accrued based on the principal amount outstanding.
Commercial real estate loans and other commercial loans are made based primarily on the identified cash flow of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Commercial real estate collateral is generally located within the Bank’s geographic territories; while collateral for non-real estate secured commercial loans is typically accounts receivable, inventory, and/or equipment. Repayment is primarily dependent upon the borrower’s ability to service the debt based upon cash flows generated from the underlying business. Secondary support involves liquidation of the pledged collateral and enforcement of a personal guarantee, if a guarantee is obtained.
Residential real estate loans, including first mortgages, home equity loans and home equity lines of credit, are collateralized by first or second liens on one-to-four family residences generally located within the Bank’s market areas. Proof of ownership title, including mortgage title insurance, and hazard insurance coverage are normally required.
The Company’s other consumer loans are primarily made up of installment loans and personal lines of credit. The installment loans represent a relatively small portion of the loan portfolio and are primarily used for personal expenses and are secured by automobiles, equipment and other forms of collateral, while personal lines of credit are unsecured.
Nonperforming loans include non-accrual loans, restructured loans, and loans which are three payments or more past due and still accruing interest. Generally, loans are placed in non-accrual status either due to the delinquent status of principal and/or interest payments, or a judgment by management that, although payments of principal and/or interest are current, such action is prudent based upon specific facts and circumstances surrounding the borrower. Typically, a loan is moved to non-accrual status after 90 days of non-payment in accordance with the Company’s policy. Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan. All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on non-accrual status is reversed against interest income. Future payments received on nonperforming loans are recorded as interest income or principal reductions based upon management’s ultimate expectation for collection. Loans may be removed from non-accrual status when they become current as to principal and interest and have demonstrated a sustained ability to make loan payments in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Loans may also be removed from non-accrual status when, in the opinion of management, the loan is expected to be fully collectable as to principal and interest. When, in the opinion of management, the collection of principal appears unlikely, the loan balance is evaluated in light of its sources of repayment, and a charge-off is recorded when appropriate.
Impaired loans have been defined as commercial and commercial real estate loans in non-accrual status and restructured loans. Income recognition for collateral dependent impaired loans is consistent with income recognition for non-accruing loans.
Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized using the level yield method without anticipating prepayments.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate by management to provide for probable incurred loan losses. The allowance is increased by provisions charged against income, while loan losses are charged against the allowance when management deems a loan balance to be uncollectible. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
The Company performs an analysis of the adequacy of the allowance on at least a quarterly basis. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations, current economic conditions, past due and charge-off trends and other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to change the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired.
A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Loans for which the terms have been modified resulting in a concession, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, are considered troubled debt restructurings (TDR’s) and classified as impaired.
Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.
Commercial and commercial real estate loans in non-accrual status are defined as impaired loans and are individually evaluated for impairment. The Company also has a small portfolio of residential restructured loans that are defined as impaired. If a loan is impaired, a charge-off is taken so that the loan is reported at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Residential real estate loans and consumer loans are collectively evaluated for impairment.
TDR’s are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception. If a troubled debt restructuring is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported at the fair value of the collateral with any charge-off recognized at that time. For TDR’s that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of additional charge-off, if any, in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan losses with respect to impaired loans described previously.
The general component of the allowance covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. The historical loss experience is determined by geography for each portfolio segment and is based on the actual net loss history experienced by the Company over the most recent four years. This actual loss experience is supplemented with other economic factors based on the risks present in each geography and portfolio segment. These economic factors include consideration of the following: changes in national, regional and local economic trends and conditions; effects of any changes in interest rates; changes in the volume and severity of net charge-offs, delinquencies, nonperforming loans; changes in the experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff; effects of any changes in credit concentrations; effects of any changes in underwriting standards, lending policies, procedures, and practices; and changes in the nature, volume and terms of loans. The following portfolio segments have been identified: commercial loans, 1-to-4 family residential real estate loans, and installment loans.
The Company’s allowance methodology also includes additional allocation percentages for residential and installment loans in non-accrual status and residential and installment loans three payments past due and still accruing interest, commercial loans classified by the internal loan review grading process, and residential loans with loan-to-value ratios in excess of 90% at the time of origination. The reserve percentages are determined based upon a review of recent charge-offs and take into consideration the type of loan, the fixed or variable nature of the loan, and the type and geography of the underlying collateral, if any.
Bank Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on either the straight-line or accelerated methods over the remaining useful lives of the assets; generally 20 to 40 years for buildings, 3 to 7 years for furniture and equipment, and the shorter of the estimated life of the asset or the lease term for leasehold improvements.
Other Real Estate Owned
Other real estate owned are assets acquired through foreclosures on loans. At December 31, 2011 and 2010 there were $5.3 million and $7.4 million, respectively, of other real estate owned included in the category of Other Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Condition.
Each other real estate owned property is recorded on an individual basis at the lower of (1) fair value minus estimated costs to sell or (2) “cost” (which is the fair value at initial foreclosure). When a property is acquired, the excess of the loan balance over fair value is charged to the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent write downs and gains and losses on sale are included in noninterest expense. Operating costs after acquisition are expensed.
Income Taxes
Deferred taxes are recorded for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns based upon enacted tax laws and rates. Deferred tax assets are recognized subject to management’s judgment that realization is more likely than not.
Dividend Restrictions
The Company’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is dependent upon the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. The payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company is subject to continued compliance with minimum regulatory capital requirements. The Bank’s primary regulator may disapprove a dividend if: the Bank would be undercapitalized following the distribution; the proposed capital distribution raises safety and soundness concerns; or the capital distribution would violate a prohibition contained in any statue, regulation or agreement. Currently the Bank meets the regulatory definition of a well capitalized institution. Taking into consideration these restrictions and possible limitations, as of December 31, 2011 Trustco Bank has prior period undistributed earnings of $30.1 million which may be used for dividend payments.
Benefit Plans
The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of its employees. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation. This plan was frozen as of December 31, 2006.
The Company has a postretirement benefit plan that permits retirees under age 65 to participate in the Company’s medical plan by which retirees pay all of their premiums. At age 65, the Company provides access to a Medicare Supplemental program for retirees.
The Company recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Condition the funded status of the pension plan and postretirement benefit plan with an offset, net of tax, recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.
Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plans
The Company has stock option and restricted stock plans for employees and directors. The Company records compensation expense based on the fair value of the award measured at the date of grant. The expense is recognized over the shorter of each award’s vesting period or the retirement date for any awards that vest immediately upon eligible retirement.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share is net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to nonforfeitable dividends are considered participating securities for this calculation. Diluted earnings per common share includes the dilutive effect of additional potential common shares issued under the stock option plans.
Reclassification of Prior Year Statements
It is the Company’s policy to reclassify prior year consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.
Segment Reporting
The Company’s operations are exclusively in the financial services industry and include the provision of traditional banking services. Management evaluates the performance of the Company based on only one business segment, that of community banking. The Company operates primarily in the geographical region of Upstate New York with branches also in Florida and the mid-Hudson valley region of New York. In the opinion of management, the Company does not have any other reportable segments as defined by “Accounting Standards Codification” (ASC) Topic 280, “Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company classifies cash on hand, cash due from banks, Federal Funds sold, and other short-term investments as cash and cash equivalents for disclosure purposes.
Trust Assets
Assets under management by Trustco Financial Services are not included on the Company’s consolidated financial statements because Trustco Financial Services holds these assets in a fiduciary capacity. Trust assets under management, including the TrustCo Dividend Reinvestment Plan, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $784 million and $800 million, respectively.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income represents the sum of net income and items of other comprehensive income or loss, which are reported directly in shareholders’ equity, net of tax, such as the change in net unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale and changes in the funded position of the pension and postretirement benefit plans. The Company has reported comprehensive income and its components in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity. Accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, which is a component of shareholders’ equity, represents the net unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale, net of tax and the funded position in the Company’s pension plan and postretirement benefit plans, net of tax.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in Note 13. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments, and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect these estimates.
(2) Balances at Other Banks
The Company is required to maintain certain reserves of vault cash and/or deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank. The amount of this reserve requirement, included in cash and due from banks and federal funds sold and other short term investments, was approximately $67.1 million and $60.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(3) Investment Securities
(a) Trading Securities
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had no trading securities. Included in the December 31, 2009 Consolidated Statement of Income are $350 thousand of net trading losses related to trading account assets.
(b) Securities available for sale
The amortized cost and fair value of the securities available for sale are as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | $ | 562,588 | | | | 1,171 | | | | 300 | | | | 563,459 | |
| State and political subdivisions | | | 42,812 | | | | 1,156 | | | | - | | | | 43,968 | |
| Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 202,103 | | | | 2,335 | | | | 415 | | | | 204,023 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 102,248 | | | | 70 | | | | 5,710 | | | | 96,608 | |
| Other | | | 650 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 650 | |
| Total debt securities | | | 910,401 | | | | 4,732 | | | | 6,425 | | | | 908,708 | |
| Equity securities | | | 9,014 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,014 | |
| Total securities available for sale | | $ | 919,415 | | | | 4,732 | | | | 6,425 | | | | 917,722 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | $ | 625,399 | | | | 312 | | | | 10,825 | | | | 614,886 | |
| State and political subdivisions | | | 79,038 | | | | 1,184 | | | | 458 | | | | 79,764 | |
| Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 73,384 | | | | 618 | | | | 435 | | | | 73,567 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 115,274 | | | | 854 | | | | 624 | | | | 115,504 | |
| Other | | | 650 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 650 | |
| Total debt securities | | | 893,745 | | | | 2,968 | | | | 12,342 | | | | 884,371 | |
| Equity securities | | | 7,183 | | | | 47 | | | | - | | | | 7,230 | |
| Total securities available for sale | | $ | 900,928 | | | | 3,015 | | | | 12,342 | | | | 891,601 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock included in equity securities at December 31, 2011 and 2010, was $9.0 million and $6.9 million, respectively.
The following table distributes the debt securities included in the available for sale portfolio as of December 31, 2011, based on the securities’ final maturity (mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are stated using an estimated average life):
| | | | | | | |
| Due in one year or less | | $ | 4,492 | | | | 4,566 | |
| Due in one year through five years | | | 653,260 | | | | 650,809 | |
| Due after five years through ten years | | | 231,319 | | | | 231,166 | |
| Due after ten years | | | 21,330 | | | | 22,167 | |
| | | $ | 910,401 | | | | 908,708 | |
Actual maturities may differ from the above because of securities prepayments and the right of certain issuers to call or prepay their obligations without penalty.
Gross unrealized losses on securities available for sale and the related fair values aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in an unrealized loss position, were as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | $ | 147,881 | | | | 300 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 147,881 | | | | 300 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 107,369 | | | | 369 | | | | 781 | | | | 46 | | | | 108,150 | | | | 415 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 72,077 | | | | 4,487 | | | | 19,467 | | | | 1,223 | | | | 91,544 | | | | 5,710 | |
| Total | | $ | 327,327 | | | | 5,156 | | | | 20,248 | | | | 1,269 | | | | 347,575 | | | | 6,425 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 526,071 | | | | 10,825 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 526,071 | | | | 10,825 | |
| U.S. government sponsored enterprises State and political | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| subdivisions | | | 19,939 | | | | 458 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 19,939 | | | | 458 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 58,952 | | | | 392 | | | | 803 | | | | 43 | | | | 59,755 | | | | 435 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 50,934 | | | | 624 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 50,934 | | | | 624 | |
| Total | | $ | 655,896 | | | | 12,299 | | | | 803 | | | | 43 | | | | 656,699 | | | | 12,342 | |
The proceeds from sales and calls of securities available for sale, gross realized gains and gross realized losses from sales and calls during 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sales | | $ | 47,349 | | | | 261,374 | | | | 133,883 | |
| Proceeds from calls | | $ | 1,124,649 | | | | 937,061 | | | | 613,561 | |
| Gross realized gains | | | 1,472 | | | | 3,769 | | | | 2,136 | |
| Gross realized losses | | | 44 | | | | 417 | | | | 288 | |
Tax expense recognized on net gains on sales of securities available for sale were approximately $500 thousand, $1.2 million, and $650 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009 respectively.
The amount of securities available for sale that have been pledged to secure short-term borrowings and for other purposes amounted to $253.5 million and $232.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(c) Held to maturity securities
The amortized cost and fair value of the held to maturity securities are as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, 2011 | |
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| U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | $ | 15,000 | | | | 19 | | | | - | | | | 15,019 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 141,857 | | | | 7,727 | | | | 46 | | | | 149,538 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 59,431 | | | | 834 | | | | 382 | | | | 59,883 | |
| Total held to maturity | | $ | 216,288 | | | | 8,580 | | | | 428 | | | | 224,440 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mortgage backed securities - residential | | $ | 122,654 | | | | 6,092 | | | | - | | | | 128,746 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 69,058 | | | | 2,402 | | | | - | | | | 71,460 | |
| Total held to maturity | | $ | 191,712 | | | | 8,494 | | | | - | | | | 200,206 | |
The following table distributes the debt securities included in the held to maturity portfolio as of December 31, 2011, based on the securities’ final maturity (mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are stated using an estimated average life):
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | |
| Due in one year or less | | $ | 24,000 | | | | 24,097 | |
| Due in one year through five years | | | 167,374 | | | | 175,792 | |
| Due in five years through ten years | | | 24,914 | | | | 24,551 | |
| | | $ | 216,288 | | | | 224,440 | |
Actual maturities may differ from the above because of securities prepayments and the right of certain issuers to call or prepay their obligations without penalty.
Gross unrecognized losses on held to maturity securities and the related fair values aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in an unrealized loss position, were as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | $ | 19,328 | | | | 46 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 19,328 | | | | 46 | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 9,532 | | | | 382 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 9,532 | | | | 382 | |
| Total | | $ | 28,860 | | | | 428 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 28,860 | | | | 428 | |
As of December 31, 2010 there were no held to maturity securities in an unrealized loss position. There were no sales or transfers of held to maturity securities during 2011 and 2010.
(d) Concentrations
The Company has the following balances of securities held in the available for sale and held to maturity portfolios as of December 31, 2011 that represent greater than 10% of shareholders equity:
| | | | | | | |
| Federal Farm Credit Bank | | $ | 35,500 | | | | 35,553 | |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | | | 202,663 | | | | 203,351 | |
| Government National Mortgage Association | | | 169,161 | | | | 178,362 | |
| Federal National Mortgage Association | | | 481,200 | | | | 481,643 | |
(e) Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. The investment securities portfolio is evaluated for OTTI by segregating the portfolio by type and applying the appropriate OTTI model. Investment securities classified as available for sale or held-to-maturity are generally evaluated for OTTI under FASB ASC 320 “Investments – Debt and Equity Securities.”
In determining OTTI under the FASB ASC 320 model, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether an other-than-temporary decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.
When OTTI occurs, the amount of the OTTI recognized in earnings depends on whether management intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If management intends to sell or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the OTTI shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If management does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the OTTI on debt securities shall be separated into the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total OTTI related to the credit loss is determined based on the present value of cash flows expected to be collected and is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. The previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings becomes the new amortized cost basis of the investment.
As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 264 securities, 48 of which were in an unrealized loss position, and are discussed below.
Mortgage-backed Securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - Residential
At December 31, 2011, all of the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations held by the Company were issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and agencies, primarily Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, institutions which the government has affirmed its commitment to support. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates, and not credit quality, and because the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2011.
Corporate bonds
In the case of corporate bonds, the Company exposure is primarily in bonds of firms in the financial sector. Changing market perceptions of that sector and of some specific firms has had a negative impact on bond pricing and has caused some downgrades, however all of the corporate bonds owned continue to be rated investment grade, all are current as to the payment of interest and the Company expects to collect the full amount of the principal balance at maturity. The Company actively monitors the firms and the bonds. The Company has concluded that the decline in fair value is not attributable to credit quality and because the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2011.
Other Securities
At December 31, 2011, the Company has unrealized losses on U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and state and political subdivisions. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates, and not credit quality, and because the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2011.
As a result of the above analysis, for the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses for credit or any other reason.
(4) Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses
The following tables present the recorded investment in loans by loan class:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | New York and | | | | | | | |
| | | other states* | | | Florida | | | Total | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 189,101 | | | | 25,226 | | | | 214,327 | |
| Other | | | 33,734 | | | | 102 | | | | 33,836 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 1,731,127 | | | | 177,518 | | | | 1,908,645 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 46,082 | | | | 1,224 | | | | 47,306 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 285,762 | | | | 27,276 | | | | 313,038 | |
| Installment | | | 4,078 | | | | 73 | | | | 4,151 | |
| Total loans, net | | $ | 2,289,884 | | | | 231,419 | | | | 2,521,303 | |
| Less: Allowance for loan losses | | | | | | | | | | | 48,717 | |
| Net loans | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,472,586 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | New York and other states* | | | Florida | | | Total | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 196,803 | | | | 28,644 | | | | 225,447 | |
| Other | | | 32,542 | | | | 264 | | | | 32,806 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 1,611,645 | | | | 139,932 | | | | 1,751,577 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 48,505 | | | | 960 | | | | 49,465 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 268,509 | | | | 22,778 | | | | 291,287 | |
| Installment | | | 4,284 | | | | 399 | | | | 4,683 | |
| Total loans, net | | $ | 2,162,288 | | | | 192,977 | | | | 2,355,265 | |
| Less: Allowance for loan losses | | | | | | | | | | | 41,911 | |
| Net loans | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,313,354 | |
* Includes New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had approximately $32.5 million and $14.6 million of real estate construction loans. Of the $32.5 million in real estate construction loans at December 31, 2011, approximately $11.6 million are secured by first mortgages to residential borrowers while approximately $20.9 million were to commercial borrowers for residential construction projects. The vast majority of the construction loans are secured by residential real estate in the New York market area.
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, loans to executive officers, directors, and to associates of such persons aggregated $9.4 million and $6.8 million, respectively. During 2011, approximately $3.6 million of new loans were made and repayments of loans totalled approximately $1.1 million. All loans are current according to their terms.
TrustCo lends in the geographic territory of its branch locations in New York, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont. Although the loan portfolio is diversified, a portion of its debtors’ ability to repay depends significantly on the economic conditions prevailing in the respective geographic territory.
The following tables present the recorded investment in non-accrual loans by loan class:
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | New York and other states* | | | Florida | | | Total | |
| Loans in nonaccrual status: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 4,968 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 9,968 | |
| Other | | | 13 | | | | - | | | | 13 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 24,392 | | | | 9,862 | | | | 34,254 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 968 | | | | 57 | | | | 1,025 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 2,460 | | | | 743 | | | | 3,203 | |
| Installment | | | 3 | | | | - | | | | 3 | |
| Total non-accrual loans | | | 32,804 | | | | 15,662 | | | | 48,466 | |
| Restructured real estate mortgages - 1 to 4 family | | | 312 | | | | - | | | | 312 | |
| Total nonperforming loans | | $ | 33,116 | | | | 15,662 | | | | 48,778 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | New York and other states* | | | Florida | | | Total | |
| Loans in nonaccrual status: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 5,617 | | | | 8,281 | | | | 13,898 | |
| Other | | | 126 | | | | - | | | | 126 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 18,067 | | | | 12,888 | | | | 30,955 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 860 | | | | 73 | | | | 933 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 2,109 | | | | 436 | | | | 2,545 | |
| Installment | | | 20 | | | | 1 | | | | 21 | |
| Total non-accrual loans | | | 26,799 | | | | 21,679 | | | | 48,478 | |
| Restructured real estate mortgages - 1 to 4 family | | | 336 | | | | - | | | | 336 | |
| Total nonperforming loans | | $ | 27,135 | | | | 21,679 | | | | 48,814 | |
As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company's loan portfolio did not include any subprime mortgages or loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by loan class and by region as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| New york and othet states | | | |
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | 30-59 Days | | | 60-89 Days | | | 90+ Days | | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Current | | | Loans | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 400 | | | | - | | | | 3,157 | | | | 3,557 | | | | 185,544 | | | | 189,101 | |
| Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 33,734 | | | | 33,734 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 7,850 | | | | 2,313 | | | | 20,294 | | | | 30,457 | | | | 1,700,670 | | | | 1,731,127 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 186 | | | | 32 | | | | 852 | | | | 1,070 | | | | 45,012 | | | | 46,082 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 871 | | | | 473 | | | | 2,371 | | | | 3,715 | | | | 282,047 | | | | 285,762 | |
| Installment | | | 29 | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | | 35 | | | | 4,043 | | | | 4,078 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 9,336 | | | | 2,822 | | | | 26,676 | | | | 38,834 | | | | 2,251,050 | | | | 2,289,884 | |
| Florida: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 30-59 Days | | | 60-89 Days | | | 90 + Days | | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Current | | | Loans | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 1,042 | | | | - | | | | 5,000 | | | | 6,042 | | | | 19,184 | | | | 25,226 | |
| Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 102 | | | | 102 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 813 | | | | 1,502 | | | | 8,973 | | | | 11,288 | | | | 166,230 | | | | 177,518 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 68 | | | | - | | | | 65 | | | | 133 | | | | 1,091 | | | | 1,224 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 100 | | | | 91 | | | | 684 | | | | 875 | | | | 26,401 | | | | 27,276 | |
| Installment | | | 1 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | 72 | | | | 73 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 2,024 | | | | 1,593 | | | | 14,722 | | | | 18,339 | | | | 213,080 | | | | 231,419 | |
| Total: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 30-59 Days | | | 60-89 Days | | | 90 + Days | | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Current | | | Loans | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 1,442 | | | | - | | | | 8,157 | | | | 9,599 | | | | 204,728 | | | | 214,327 | |
| Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 33,836 | | | | 33,836 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 8,663 | | | | 3,815 | | | | 29,267 | | | | 41,745 | | | | 1,866,900 | | | | 1,908,645 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 254 | | | | 32 | | | | 917 | | | | 1,203 | | | | 46,103 | | | | 47,306 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 971 | | | | 564 | | | | 3,055 | | | | 4,590 | | | | 308,448 | | | | 313,038 | |
| Installment | | | 30 | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | | 36 | | | | 4,115 | | | | 4,151 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 11,360 | | | | 4,415 | | | | 41,398 | | | | 57,173 | | | | 2,464,130 | | | | 2,521,303 | |
| New York and other states: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 30-59 Days | | | 60-89 Days | | | 90 + Days | | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Current | | | Loans | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | 3,870 | | | | 3,870 | | | | 192,933 | | | | 196,803 | |
| Other | | | - | | | | 13 | | | | 126 | | | | 139 | | | | 32,403 | | | | 32,542 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 11,129 | | | | 4,275 | | | | 15,615 | | | | 31,019 | | | | 1,580,626 | | | | 1,611,645 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 228 | | | | 63 | | | | 690 | | | | 981 | | | | 47,524 | | | | 48,505 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 1,324 | | | | 19 | | | | 1,338 | | | | 2,681 | | | | 265,828 | | | | 268,509 | |
| Installment | | | 46 | | | | 4 | | | | 20 | | | | 70 | | | | 4,214 | | | | 4,284 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 12,727 | | | | 4,374 | | | | 21,659 | | | | 38,760 | | | | 2,123,528 | | | | 2,162,288 | |
| Florida: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 30-59 Days | | | 60-89 Days | | | 90 + Days | | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Current | | | Loans | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | 2,281 | | | | 2,281 | | | | 26,363 | | | | 28,644 | |
| Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 264 | | | | 264 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 5,219 | | | | 553 | | | | 12,427 | | | | 18,199 | | | | 121,733 | | | | 139,932 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 26 | | | | - | | | | 73 | | | | 99 | | | | 861 | | | | 960 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 422 | | | | 10 | | | | 410 | | | | 842 | | | | 21,936 | | | | 22,778 | |
| Installment | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 398 | | | | 399 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 5,667 | | | | 563 | | | | 15,192 | | | | 21,422 | | | | 171,555 | | | | 192,977 | |
| Total: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 30-59 Days | | | 60-89 Days | | | 90 + Days | | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Past Due | | | Current | | | Loans | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | 6,151 | | | | 6,151 | | | | 219,296 | | | | 225,447 | |
| Other | | | - | | | | 13 | | | | 126 | | | | 139 | | | | 32,667 | | | | 32,806 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 16,348 | | | | 4,828 | | | | 28,042 | | | | 49,218 | | | | 1,702,359 | | | | 1,751,577 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 254 | | | | 63 | | | | 763 | | | | 1,080 | | | | 48,385 | | | | 49,465 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | 1,746 | | | | 29 | | | | 1,748 | | | | 3,523 | | | | 287,764 | | | | 291,287 | |
| Installment | | | 46 | | | | 4 | | | | 21 | | | | 71 | | | | 4,612 | | | | 4,683 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 18,394 | | | | 4,937 | | | | 36,851 | | | | 60,182 | | | | 2,295,083 | | | | 2,355,265 | |
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no loans that are 90 days past due and still accruing interest. As a result, non-accrual loans includes all loans 90 days past due and greater as well as $7.7 million and $11.6 million of certain loans less than 90 days past due that were placed in non-accruing status for reasons other than delinquent status as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Interest on nonaccrual and restructured loans was not material in 2011, 2010, and 2009. There are no commitments to extend further credit on nonaccrual or restructured loans.
Transactions in the allowance for loan losses are summarized as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | For the year ended December 31, 2011 | | | For the year ended December 31, 2010 | | | For the year ended December 31, 2009 | |
| Balance at beginning of period | | $ | 41,911 | | | | 37,591 | | | | 36,149 | |
| Loans charged off: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial-New York and other states* | | | 171 | | | | 141 | | | | - | |
| Commercial-Florida | | | 1,000 | | | | 4,940 | | | | 1,850 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family - New York and other states* | | | 4,315 | | | | 3,754 | | | | 1,396 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family - Florida | | | 6,990 | | | | 10,878 | | | | 7,601 | |
| Installment-New York and other states* | | | 80 | | | | 150 | | | | 155 | |
| Installment-Florida | | | 2 | | | | 5 | | | | 11 | |
| Total loan chargeoffs | | | 12,558 | | | | 19,868 | | | | 11,013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Recoveries of loans previously charged off: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial-New York and other states* | | | 55 | | | | 34 | | | | 259 | |
| Commercial-Florida | | | 4 | | | | 69 | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family - New York and other states* | | | 477 | | | | 700 | | | | 831 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family - Florida | | | 34 | | | | 89 | | | | - | |
| Installment-New York and other states* | | | 43 | | | | 95 | | | | 55 | |
| Installment-Florida | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | - | |
| Total recoveries | | | 614 | | | | 988 | | | | 1,145 | |
| Net loans charged off | | | 11,944 | | | | 18,880 | | | | 9,868 | |
| Provision for loan losses | | | 18,750 | | | | 23,200 | | | | 11,310 | |
| Balance at end of period | | $ | 48,717 | | | | 41,911 | | | | 37,591 | |
The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | Commercial Loans | | | 1-to-4 Family Residential Real Estate | | | Installment Loans | | | Total | |
| Allowance for loan losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ending allowance balance attributable to loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Individually evaluated for impairment | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | 4,140 | | | | 44,479 | | | | 98 | | | | 48,717 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total ending allowance balance | | $ | 4,140 | | | | 44,479 | | | | 98 | | | | 48,717 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Individually evaluated for impairment | | $ | 9,981 | | | | 3,686 | | | | - | | | | 13,667 | |
| Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | 238,182 | | | | 2,265,303 | | | | 4,151 | | | | 2,507,636 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total ending loans balance | | $ | 248,163 | | | | 2,268,989 | | | | 4,151 | | | | 2,521,303 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | Commercial Loans | | | 1-to-4 Family Residential Real Estate | | | Installment Loans | | | Total | |
| Allowance for loan losses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ending allowance balance attributable to loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Individually evaluated for impairment | | $ | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | 4,227 | | | | 37,448 | | | | 236 | | | | 41,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total ending allowance balance | | $ | 4,227 | | | | 37,448 | | | | 236 | | | | 41,911 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Individually evaluated for impairment | | $ | 14,024 | | | | 336 | | | | - | | | | 14,360 | |
| Collectively evaluated for impairment | | | 244,229 | | | | 2,091,993 | | | | 4,683 | | | | 2,340,905 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total ending loans balance | | $ | 258,253 | | | | 2,092,329 | | | | 4,683 | | | | 2,355,265 | |
The Company did not acquire any loans with deteriorated credit quality in 2011 and 2010.
The following tables present impaired loans by loan class as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| New York and other states: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Unpaid | | | | | | Average | | | Interest | |
| | | Recorded | | | Principal | | | Related | | | Recorded | | | Income | |
| | | Investment | | | Balance | | | Allowance | | | Investment | | | Recognized | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 4,968 | | | | 5,684 | | | | - | | | | 5,198 | | | | - | |
| Other | | | 13 | | | | 32 | | | | - | | | | 56 | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 2,874 | | | | 3,299 | | | | - | | | | 1,664 | | | | 30 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 151 | | | | 199 | | | | | | | | 69 | | | | 3 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | - | | | | 75 | | | | | | | | - | | | | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 8,006 | | | | 9,289 | | | | - | | | | 6,987 | | | | 35 | |
| Florida: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Unpaid | | | | | | Average | | | Interest | |
| | | Recorded | | | Principal | | | Related | | | Recorded | | | Income | |
| | | Investment | | | Balance | | | Allowance | | | Investment | | | Recognized | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 5,000 | | | | 9,042 | | | | - | | | | 6,774 | | | | - | |
| Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 705 | | | | 1,301 | | | | - | | | | 224 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 5,705 | | | | 10,343 | | | | - | | | | 6,998 | | | | - | |
| Total: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Unpaid | | | | | | Average | | | Interest | |
| | | Recorded | | | Principal | | | Related | | | Recorded | | | Income | |
| | | Investment | | | Balance | | | Allowance | | | Investment | | | Recognized | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 9,968 | | | | 14,726 | | | | - | | | | 11,972 | | | | - | |
| Other | | | 13 | | | | 32 | | | | - | | | | 56 | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 3,579 | | | | 4,600 | | | | - | | | | 1,888 | | | | 30 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 151 | | | | 199 | | | | | | | | 69 | | | | 3 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | - | | | | 75 | | | | | | | | - | | | | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 13,711 | | | | 19,632 | | | | - | | | | 13,985 | | | | 35 | |
| New York and other states: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Unpaid | | | | | | Average | | | Interest | |
| | | Recorded | | | Principal | | | Related | | | Recorded | | | Income | |
| | | Investment | | | Balance | | | Allowance | | | Investment | | | Recognized | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 5,617 | | | | 6,217 | | | | - | | | | 3,792 | | | | - | |
| Other | | | 126 | | | | 189 | | | | - | | | | 179 | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 336 | | | | 516 | | | | - | | | | 373 | | | | 39 | |
| Home equity loans | | | - | | | | 58 | | | | | | | | - | | | | 6 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | - | | | | 77 | | | | | | | | - | | | | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 6,079 | | | | 7,057 | | | | - | | | | 4,344 | | | | 48 | |
| Florida: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Unpaid | | | | | | Average | | | Interest | |
| | | Recorded | | | Principal | | | Related | | | Recorded | | | Income | |
| | | Investment | | | Balance | | | Allowance | | | Investment | | | Recognized | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 8,281 | | | | 12,798 | | | | - | | | | 9,289 | | | | - | |
| Other | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1 | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 8,281 | | | | 12,798 | | | | - | | | | 9,290 | | | | - | |
| Total: | |
| | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Unpaid | | | | | | Average | | | Interest | |
| | | Recorded | | | Principal | | | Related | | | Recorded | | | Income | |
| | | Investment | | | Balance | | | Allowance | | | Investment | | | Recognized | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 13,898 | | | | 19,015 | | | | - | | | | 13,081 | | | | - | |
| Other | | | 126 | | | | 189 | | | | - | | | | 180 | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 336 | | | | 516 | | | | - | | | | 373 | | | | 39 | |
| Home equity loans | | | - | | | | 58 | | | | | | | | - | | | | 6 | |
| Home equity lines of credit | | | - | | | | 77 | | | | | | | | - | | | | 3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | $ | 14,360 | | | | 19,855 | | | | - | | | | 13,634 | | | | 48 | |
In the preceding tables, the average recorded investment in impaired loans includes the year-to-date average of all impaired loans. During 2009, the average balance of impaired loans was $12.8 million and there was approximately $55 thousand of interest income recorded on these loans in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has not committed to lend additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as impaired.
Management evaluates impairment on commercial and commercial real estate loans that are past due as well as in situations where circumstances dictate that an evaluation is prudent. If, during this evaluation, impairment of the loan is identified, a charge-off is taken at that time. As a result, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, based upon management's evaluation and due to the sufficiency of chargeoffs taken, none of the allowance for loan losses has been allocated to a specific impaired loan(s).
As of December 31, 2011, all loans classified as TDR's are on nonaccrual. Total TDRs as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 totalled $5.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively. In addition, due to the sufficiency of prior chargeoffs taken, none of the allowance for loan losses has been allocated to TDR's and the impact of the identification of these loans as TDR's did not have a material impact on the allowance. During the year ended December 31, 2011, there were $1.4 million of chargeoffs on loans identified as TDR's.
The following table presents modified loans by class that were determined to be TDR’s that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2011:
| New York and other states*: | | | | | Pre-Modification | | | Post-Modification | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | | 1 | | | $ | 91 | | | | 90 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 21 | | | | 2,758 | | | | 2,518 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 4 | | | | 160 | | | | 151 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | 26 | | | $ | 3,009 | | | | 2,759 | |
| Florida: | | | | | Pre-Modification | | | Post-Modification | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | | - | | | $ | - | | | | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 6 | | | | 852 | | | | 705 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | 6 | | | $ | 852 | | | | 705 | |
In addition to the loans in the preceding tables, as of December 31, 2011, the Company has approximately $1.8 million of commercial and commercial real estate loans which were classified as TDR's as a result of modifications prior to 2011. In these cases, the loan modification included a reduction in the stated interest rate on the loan to the current market rate available. These loans were in nonaccrual status as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. As of December 31, 2011, these loans were performing in accordance with their modified terms.
The following table presents loans by class modified as TDR’s that occurred during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 for which there was a payment default during the same period:
| New York and other states*: | | Number of | | | Recorded | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | Contracts | | | Investment | |
| | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | | 1 | | | $ | 90 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 13 | | | | 1,729 | |
| Home equity loans | | | 3 | | | | 113 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | 17 | | | $ | 1,932 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Florida: | | | | | | |
| | | Number of | | | Recorded | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | Contracts | | | Investment | |
| | | | | | | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | | - | | | $ | - | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 6 | | | | 705 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Total | | | 6 | | | $ | 705 | |
In situations where the Bank considers a loan modification, management determines whether the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty by performing an evaluation of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company's underwriting policy.
The modification of the terms of these loans were the result of the borrower filing for bankruptcy protection, and included the deferral of all past due amounts for a period of generally 60 months in accordance with the bankruptcy court order.
A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms. In situations involving a borrower filing for bankruptcy protection, however, a loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 30 days contractually past due, consistent with the treatment by the bankruptcy court.
The TDR's that subsequently defaulted described above did not have a material impact on the allowance for loan losses. As a result, the underlying collateral was evaluated at the time these loans were placed on nonaccrual, and a charge-off was taken at that time, if necessary. Collateral values on these loans, as well as all other nonaccrual loans, are reviewed for collateral sufficiency on a quarterly basis.
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. On at least an annual basis, the Company's loan review process analyzes non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans, individually by grading the loans based on credit risk. The Company uses the following definitions for classified loans:
Special Mention: Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Company's credit position at some future date.
Substandard: Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. All substandard loans are considered impaired.
Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans.
As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| New York and other states: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pass | | | Classified | | | Total | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 181,809 | | | | 7,384 | | | | 189,193 | |
| Other | | | 33,721 | | | | 13 | | | | 33,734 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 215,530 | | | | 7,397 | | | | 222,927 | |
| Florida: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pass | | | Classified | | | Total | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 17,534 | | | | 7,600 | | | | 25,134 | |
| Other | | | 102 | | | | - | | | | 102 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 17,636 | | | | 7,600 | | | | 25,236 | |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| New York and other states: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pass | | | Classified | | | Total | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 189,809 | | | | 6,994 | | | | 196,803 | |
| Other | | | 32,286 | | | | 256 | | | | 32,542 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 222,095 | | | | 7,250 | | | | 229,345 | |
| Florida: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pass | | | Classified | | | Total | |
| Commercial: | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | $ | 20,363 | | | | 8,281 | | | | 28,644 | |
| Other | | | 264 | | | | - | | | | 264 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 20,627 | | | | 8,281 | | | | 28,908 | |
For homogeneous loan pools, such as residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and installment loans, the Company uses payment status to identify the credit risk in these loan portfolios. Payment status is reviewed on a daily basis by the Bank's collection area and on a monthly basis with respect to determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The payment status of these homogeneous pools at December 31, 2011 and 2010 is included in the aging of the recorded investment of past due loans table. In addition, the total nonperforming portion of these homogeneous loan pools at December 31, 2011 and 2010 is presented in the recorded investment in non-accrual loans table.
(5) Bank Premises and Equipment
A summary of premises and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| Land | | $ | 2,413 | | | | 2,413 | |
| Buildings | | | 28,716 | | | | 27,196 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and equipment | | | 41,283 | | | | 39,829 | |
| Leasehold improvements | | | 22,256 | | | | 20,125 | |
| Total bank premises and Equipment | | | 94,668 | | | | 89,563 | |
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (57,662 | ) | | | (52,931 | ) |
| Total | | $ | 37,006 | | | | 36,632 | |
Depreciation and amortization expense approximated $4.8 million, $4.7 million, and $4.5 million for the years 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. Occupancy expense of the Bank’s premises included rental expense of $6.8 million in 2011, $6.7 million in 2010, and $6.5 million in 2009.
(6) Deposits
Interest expense on deposits was as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | For the year ended December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest bearing checking accounts | | $ | 285 | | | | 595 | | | | 695 | |
| Savings accounts | | | 3,788 | | | | 3,356 | | | | 3,068 | |
| Time deposits and money market accounts | | | 20,597 | | | | 29,271 | | | | 43,980 | |
| Total | | $ | 24,670 | | | | 33,222 | | | | 47,743 | |
At December 31, 2011, the maturity of total time deposits is as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | | |
| Under 1 year | | $ | 1,170,936 | |
| 1 to 2 years | | | 149,752 | |
| 2 to 3 years | | | 30,280 | |
| 3 to 4 years | | | 10,854 | |
| 4 to 5 years | | | 2,431 | |
| Over 5 years | | | 464 | |
| | | $ | 1,364,717 | |
(7) Short-Term Borrowings
Short-term borrowings of the Company were cash management accounts as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Amount outstanding at December 31, | | $ | 147,563 | | | | 124,615 | | | | 107,728 | |
| Maximum amount outstanding at any month end | | | 148,002 | | | | 130,996 | | | | 123,282 | |
| Average amount outstanding | | | 133,803 | | | | 119,213 | | | | 104,033 | |
| Weighted average interest rate: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| For the year | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.49 | | | | 1.63 | |
| As of year end | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.52 | |
Cash management accounts represent retail accounts with customers for which the Bank has pledged certain assets as collateral.
Trustco Bank also has an available line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York which approximates the balance of securities pledged against such borrowings. The line of credit requires securities to be pledged as collateral for the amount borrowed. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had no outstanding borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and, as a result, there were no related securities pledged.
(8) Income Taxes
A summary of income tax expense/(benefit) included in the Consolidated Statements of Income follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | For the year ended December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Current tax expense: | | | | | | | | | |
| Federal | | $ | 19,613 | | | | 13,001 | | | | 12,080 | |
| State | | | 2,020 | | | | 1,009 | | | | 928 | |
| Total current tax expense | | | 21,633 | | | | 14,010 | | | | 13,008 | |
| Deferred tax expense (benefit) | | | (2,336 | ) | | | 581 | | | | 2,154 | |
| Total income tax expense | | $ | 19,297 | | | | 14,591 | | | | 15,162 | |
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010, are as follows:
| | | December 31, | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Benefits and deferred | | | | | | |
| remuneration | | $ | (3,467 | ) | | | (3,337 | ) |
| Difference in reporting the allowance for loan losses, net | | | 22,389 | | | | 20,390 | |
| Other income or expense not yet reported for tax purposes | | | 2,321 | | | | 2,184 | |
| Depreciable assets | | | (1,288 | ) | | | (1,782 | ) |
| Other items | | | 1,429 | | | | 1,593 | |
| Net deferred tax asset at end of year | | | 21,384 | | | | 19,048 | |
| Net deferred tax asset at beginning of year | | | 19,048 | | | | 19,629 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Deferred tax expense | | $ | (2,336 | ) | | | 581 | |
Deferred tax assets are recognized subject to management’s judgment that realization is more likely than not. Based primarily on the sufficiency of historical and expected future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not that the remaining deferred tax asset of $21.4 million and $19.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, will be realized.
In addition to the deferred tax items described in the preceding table, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $675 thousand and $3.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, relating to the net unrealized losses on securities available for sale and a deferred tax asset and a deferred tax liability of $979 thousand and $987 thousand at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, as a result of the previously unrecognized overfunded position in the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans recorded, net of tax as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income.
The effective tax rates differ from the statutory federal income tax rate. The reasons for these differences are as follows:
| | | For the years ended December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Statutory federal income tax rate | | | 35.0 | % | | | 35.0 | | | | 35.0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Increase/(decrease) in taxes resulting from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tax exempt income | | | (1.6 | ) | | | (2.7 | ) | | | (3.3 | ) |
| State income tax (including alternative minimum tax), net of federal tax benefit | | | 2.0 | | | | 1.3 | | | | 2.0 | |
| Other items | | | 1.4 | | | | (0.4 | ) | | | 1.3 | |
| Effective income tax rate | | | 36.8 | % | | | 33.2 | | | | 35.0 | |
TrustCo adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”) as of January 1, 2008 (ASC 740). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. As a result of the Company’s adoption of FIN 48, there were no required adjustments to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
During 2011 and 2010, the Company amended various federal and state tax returns as a result of a deferred tax deduction for financial reporting purposes not being recorded for tax return purposes. Consequently, included in the balance of unrecognized tax reserves at December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company established a reserve of $450 thousand with respect to the probability of collection.
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 the unrecognized pre-tax reserves and change in those reserves from the beginning of the year are as follows:
| (dollars in thousands) | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| Balance January 1, 2010 | | $ | 1,109 | |
| | | | | |
| Amount paid to taxing authorities and amount reducing tax expense for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2010 | | | (204 | ) |
| | | | | |
| Balance December 31, 2010 | | | 905 | |
| | | | | |
| Amount paid to taxing authorities and amount reducing tax expense for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2011 | | | - | |
| | | | | |
| Balance December 31, 2011 | | $ | 905 | |
TrustCo has implemented certain tax return positions that have not been fully recognized for financial statement purposes based upon management’s evaluation of the probability of the benefit being realized. Management will reevaluate the necessity of these reserves after the affected tax returns have been subject to audit.
The Company anticipates by year-end 2013 approximately $690 thousand of the balance at December 31, 2011 of the unrecognized tax reserve will be settled with the appropriate tax authorities. Therefore during 2012 management would anticipate some reduction in the balance of these reserves.
The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in noninterest expense. For 2011, 2010, and 2009, these amounts were not material. Open Federal and New York State tax years are 2007 through 2010 and 2008 through 2010, respectively.
(9) Benefit Plans
(a) Retirement Plan
The Company maintains a trusteed non-contributory pension plan covering employees that have completed one year of employment and 1,000 hours of service. The benefits are based on the sum of (a) a benefit equal to a prior service benefit plus the average of the employees’ highest five consecutive years’ compensation in the ten years preceding retirement multiplied by a percentage of service after a specified date plus (b) a benefit based upon career average compensation. The amounts contributed to the plan are determined annually on the basis of (a) the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes or (b) the amount certified by a consulting actuary as necessary to avoid an accumulated funding deficiency as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Contributions are intended to provide for benefits attributed to service to date. Assets of the plan are administered by Trustco Bank’s Trust Department. This plan was frozen as of December 31, 2006. The following tables set forth the plan’s funded (unfunded) status and amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of condition at December 31, 2011 and 2010.
| Change in Projected Benefit Obligation: | | December 31, | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year | | $ | 27,115 | | | | 26,664 | |
| Service cost | | | 45 | | | | 57 | |
| Interest cost | | | 1,515 | | | | 1,498 | |
| Benefits paid | | | (1,605 | ) | | | (1,595 | ) |
| Net actuarial loss (gain) | | | 2,213 | | | | 491 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Projected benefit obligation at end of year | | $ | 29,283 | | | | 27,115 | |
| Change in Plan Assets and | | | | | | |
| Reconciliation of Funded Status: | | December 31, | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Fair Value of plan assets at beginning of year | | $ | 31,373 | | | | 28,672 | |
| Actual gain on plan assets | | | 510 | | | | 3,296 | |
| Company contributions | | | - | | | | 1,000 | |
| Benefits paid | | | (1,605 | ) | | | (1,595 | ) |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | | | 30,278 | | | | 31,373 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Funded status at end of year | | $ | 995 | | | | 4,259 | |
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of the following as of:
| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| Net actuarial loss | | $ | 7,987 | | | | 4,454 | |
Components of Net Periodic Pension (Credit) Expense and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income:
| (dollars in thousands) | | For the years ended | |
| | | December 31, | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Service cost | | $ | 45 | | | | 57 | | | | 52 | |
| Interest cost | | | 1,515 | | | | 1,498 | | | | 1,525 | |
| Expected return on plan assets | | | (1,985 | ) | | | (1,814 | ) | | | (1,386 | ) |
| Amortization of net loss | | | 156 | | | | 203 | | | | 365 | |
| Net periodic pension (credit) expense | | | (269 | ) | | | (56 | ) | | | 556 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amortization of net loss | | | (156 | ) | | | (203 | ) | | | (365 | ) |
| Net actuarial (gain) / loss included in other comprehensive income | | | 3,689 | | | | (992 | ) | | | (2,081 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3,533 | | | | (1,195 | ) | | | (2,446 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total recognized in net periodic benefit (credit) cost and other comprehensive income | | $ | 3,264 | | | | (1,251 | ) | | | (1,890 | ) |
The estimated net loss for the plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic pension cost over the next fiscal year is approximately $400 thousand.
Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid:
| (dollars in thousands) | | | |
| Year | | Pension Benefits | |
| 2012 | | $ | 1,681 | |
| 2013 | | | 1,703 | |
| 2014 | | | 1,718 | |
| 2015 | | | 1,725 | |
| 2016 | | | 1,736 | |
| 2017 - 2021 | | | 8,968 | |
The assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31 are as follows:
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Discount rate | | | 5.17 | % | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.82 | |
The assumptions used to determine net periodic pension expense for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Discount rate | | | 5.62 | % | | | 5.82 | | | | 6.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expected long-term rate of return on assets | | | 6.50 | | | | 6.50 | | | | 6.50 | |
The annual rate assumption used for purposes of computing the service and interest costs components is determined based upon factors including the yields on high quality corporate bonds and other appropriate yield curves along with analysis prepared by the Company’s actuaries.
The Company also has a supplementary pension plan under which additional retirement benefits are accrued for eligible executive officers. This plan supplements the defined benefit retirement plan for eligible employees that exceed the Internal Revenue Service limit on the amount of pension payments that are allowed from a retirement plan. The supplemental plan provides eligible employees with total benefit payments as calculated by the retirement plan without regard to this limitation. Benefits under this plan are calculated using the same actuarial assumptions and interest rates as used for the retirement plan calculations. The accumulated benefits under this supplementary pension plan were approximately $5.6 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. Effective as of December 31, 2008, this plan has been frozen and no additional benefits will accrue. Instead, the amount of the Company's annual contribution to the plan plus interest is paid directly to each eligible employee. The expense recorded for this plan was $647 thousand, $610 thousand, and $621 thousand, in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.
Rabbi trusts have been established for certain benefit plans. These trust accounts are administered by the Company’s Trust Department and invest primarily in bonds issued by government-sponsored enterprises and money market instruments. These assets are recorded at their fair value and are included in securities available for sale and other short-term investments in the Consolidated Statements of Condition. As of both December 31, 2011 and 2010, the trusts had assets totaling $5.7 million.
(b) Postretirement Benefits
The Company permits retirees under age 65 to participate in the Company’s medical plan by making certain payments. At age 65, the Bank provides a Medicare Supplemental program to retirees.
In 2003, the Company amended the medical plan to reflect changes to the retiree medical insurance coverage portion. The Company’s subsidy of the retiree medical insurance premiums was eliminated. The Company continues to provide postretirement medical benefits for a limited number of retired executives in accordance with their employment contracts.
The following tables show the plan’s funded status and amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Condition at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
| Change in Accumulated Benefit Obligation: | | December 31, | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Accumulated benefit obligation at beginning of year | | $ | 1,184 | | | | 1,142 | |
| Service cost | | | 26 | | | | 31 | |
| Interest cost | | | 98 | | | | 62 | |
| Prior service cost | | | 533 | | | | - | |
| Benefits paid | | | (25 | ) | | | (24 | ) |
| Net actuarial gain | | | 192 | | | | (27 | ) |
| Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year | | $ | 2,008 | | | | 1,184 | |
| Change in Plan Assets and | | | | | | |
| Reconciliation of Funded Status: | | December 31, | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| | | | | | | |
| Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | | $ | 13,554 | | | | 12,338 | |
| Actual gain on plan assets | | | 108 | | | | 1,216 | |
| Company contributions | | | 25 | | | | 24 | |
| Benefits paid | | | (25 | ) | | | (24 | ) |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | | | 13,662 | | | | 13,554 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| Funded status at end of year | | $ | 11,654 | | | | 12,370 | |
| | | December 31, | |
| Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of the following as of: | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| Net actuarial gain | | $ | (1,564 | ) | | | (2,166 | ) |
| Prior service credit | | | (3,968 | ) | | | (4,763 | ) |
| Total | | $ | (5,532 | ) | | | (6,929 | ) |
Components of Net Periodic Benefit (Credit) and Other Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income:
| | | For the years ended December 31, | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Service cost | | $ | 26 | | | | 31 | | | | 27 | |
| Interest cost | | | 98 | | | | 62 | | | | 68 | |
| Expected return on plan assets | | | (447 | ) | | | (407 | ) | | | (343 | ) |
| Amortization of net actuarial gain | | | (71 | ) | | | (15 | ) | | | - | |
| Amortization of prior service credit | | | (262 | ) | | | (403 | ) | | | (403 | ) |
| Net periodic benefit credit | | | (656 | ) | | | (732 | ) | | | (651 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net (gain) loss | | | 531 | | | | (836 | ) | | | (1,711 | ) |
| Prior service cost | | | 533 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Amortization of prior service cost | | | 262 | | | | 403 | | | | 403 | |
| Amortization of net gain | | | 71 | | | | 15 | | | | - | |
| Total amount recognized in other comprehensive income | | | 1,397 | | | | (418 | ) | | | (1,308 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total amount recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income | | $ | 741 | | | | (1,150 | ) | | | (1,959 | ) |
The estimated amount that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit credit over the next fiscal year is approximately $300 thousand.
Expected Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments are expected to be paid:
Year | | Postretirement Benefits | |
| | | | |
| 2012 | | $ | 58 | |
| 2013 | | | 63 | |
| 2014 | | | 56 | |
| 2015 | | | 59 | |
| 2016 | | | 62 | |
| 2017 - 2021 | | | 389 | |
The discount rate assumption used to determine benefit obligations at December 31 is as follows:
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| Discount rate | | | 5.17 | % | | | 5.62 | | | | 5.82 | |
The assumptions used to determine net periodic pension benefit (credit) for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | 5.62 | % | | | 5.82 | | | | 6.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expected long-term rate of return on assets, net of tax | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.30 | |
The annual rate assumption used for purposes of computing the service and interest costs components is determined based upon factors including the yields on high quality corporate bonds and other appropriate yield curves along with analysis prepared by the Company’s actuaries.
For measurement purposes, a graded annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits (i.e., health care cost trend rate) was assumed for 2011 and thereafter. A one percentage point increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost in each year would have an approximate $400 thousand impact on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 2011. The impact on the interest and service components of net periodic postretirement benefit credit for the year ended December 31, 2011 would be negligible given the limited number of retirees receiving benefits.
(c) Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Retirement and Postretirement Benefit Plans
The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, as of:
| (dollars in thousands) | |
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
Unrecognized net actuarial gain (loss) | | $ | (4,803 | ) | | | 939 | | | | (3,864 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unrecognized prior service credit | | | - | | | | 2,386 | | | | 2,386 | |
| Total | | $ | (4,803 | ) | | | 3,325 | | | | (1,478 | ) |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
Unrecognized net actuarial gain (loss) | | $ | (2,679 | ) | | | 1,301 | | | | (1,378 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Unrecognized prior service credit | | | - | | | | 2,864 | | | | 2,864 | |
| Total | | $ | (2,679 | ) | | | 4,165 | | | | 1,486 | |
The following table details the change in the components of other comprehensive income related to the retirement plan and the post-retirement benefit plan, net of tax, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
| Increase in unrecognized net actuarial loss | | $ | (2,496 | ) | | | (362 | ) | | | (2,858 | ) |
| Amortization of net actuarial gain and prior service cost | | | - | | | | (106 | ) | | | (106 | ) |
| Total | | $ | (2,496 | ) | | | (468 | ) | | | (2,964 | ) |
| | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | | | | | | | Total | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Decrease in unrecognized net actuarial loss | | $ | 605 | | | | 493 | | | | 1,098 | |
| Amortization of net actuarial gain and prior service cost | | | - | | | | (130 | ) | | | (130 | ) |
| Total | | $ | 605 | | | | 363 | | | | 968 | |
(d) Major Categories of Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets:
The asset allocations of the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans at December 31, were as follows:
| | | Pension Benefit Plan Assets | | | Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| Debt Securities | | | 33 | % | | | 26 | | | | 30 | | | | 30 | |
| Equity Securities | | | 64 | | | | 65 | | | | 63 | | | | 66 | |
| Other | | | 3 | | | | 9 | | | | 7 | | | | 4 | |
| Total | | | 100 | % | | | 100 | | | | 100 | | | | 100 | |
The expected long-term rate-of-return on plan assets, noted in sections (a) and (b) above, reflects long-term earnings expectations on existing plan assets. In estimating that rate, appropriate consideration was given to historical returns earned by plan assets and the rates of return expected to be available for reinvestment. Rates of return were adjusted to reflect current capital market assumptions and changes in investment allocations.
The Company’s investment policies and strategies for the pension benefit and postretirement benefit plans prescribe a target allocation of 50% to 70% equity securities, 25% to 40% debt securities, and 0% to 10% for other securities for the asset categories. The Company’s investment goals are to maximize returns subject to specific risk management policies. Its risk management policies permit direct investments in equity and debt securities and mutual funds while prohibiting direct investment in derivative financial instruments. The Company addresses diversification by the use of mutual fund investments whose underlying investments are in domestic and international debt and equity securities. These mutual funds are readily marketable and can be sold to fund benefit payment obligations as they become payable.
Fair Value of Plan Assets:
Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:
Equity mutual funds, Fixed Income mutual funds and Debt Securities: The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2).
The fair value of the plan assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010, by asset category, is as follows:
| Retirement Plan | | | | | Fair Value Measurements at | | | | |
| | | | | | December 31, 2011 Using: | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plan Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 870 | | | | 870 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Equity mutual funds | | | 19,232 | | | | 19,232 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | | 6,422 | | | | - | | | | 6,422 | | | | - | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 3,310 | | | | - | | | | 3,310 | | | | - | |
| Fixed income mutual funds | | | 444 | | | | 444 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total Plan Assets | | $ | 30,278 | | | | 20,546 | | | | 9,732 | | | | - | |
| Postretirement Benefits | | | | | Fair Value Measurements at | | | | |
| | | | | | December 31, 2011 Using: | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plan Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,001 | | | | 1,001 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Equity mutual funds | | | 8,551 | | | | 8,551 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| State and political subdivisions | | | 4,110 | | | | - | | | | 4,110 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total Plan Assets | | $ | 13,662 | | | | 9,552 | | | | 4,110 | | | | - | |
| Retirement Plan | | | | | Fair Value Measurements at | | | | |
| | | | | | December 31, 2010 Using: | | | | |
| | | Carrying Value | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | Significant | | | Inputs (Level 3) | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plan Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 2,853 | | | | 2,853 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Equity mutual funds | | | 20,228 | | | | 20,228 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| U.S. government sponsored enterprises | | | 5,491 | | | | - | | | | 5,491 | | | | - | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 2,392 | | | | - | | | | 2,392 | | | | - | |
| Fixed income mutual funds | | | 409 | | | | 409 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total Plan Assets | | $ | 31,373 | | | | 23,490 | | | | 7,883 | | | | - | |
| Postretirement Benefits | | | | | Fair Value Measurements at | | | | |
| | | | | | December 31, 2010 Using: | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plan Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 613 | | | | 613 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Equity mutual funds | | | 8,930 | | | | 8,930 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| State and political subdivisions | | | 4,011 | | | | - | | | | 4,011 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total Plan Assets | | $ | 13,554 | | | | 9,543 | | | | 4,011 | | | | - | |
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the majority of the equity mutual funds included in the plan assets of the retirement plan and postretirement benefit plan consist of large-cap index funds, while the remainder of the equity mutual funds consists of mid-cap, small-cap and international funds.
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in 2011 and 2010.
The Company made contributions of $1 million to its pension plan during 2010. No contributions were made in 2011. The Company does not expect to make any contributions to its pension and postretirement benefit plans in 2012.
(e) Incentive and Bonus Plans
During 2006 the Company amended its profit sharing plan to include a 401(k) feature. Under the 401(k) feature the Company matches 100% of the aggregate salary contribution up to the first 3% of compensation and 50% of the aggregate contribution of the next 3%. No profit sharing contributions were made in 2011, 2010 or 2009 but were replaced with Company contributions to the 401(k) feature of the plan. Expenses related to the plan aggregated $461 thousand for 2011, $435 thousand in 2010 and $416 thousand in 2009.
The Company also has an executive incentive plan. The expense of this plan generally is based on the Company’s performance and estimated distributions to participants are accrued during the year and generally paid in the following year. The expense recorded for this plan was $1.3 million, $746 thousand and $690 thousand in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
In prior years, the Company awarded 3.2 million performance bonus units to the executive officers and directors. These units become vested and exercisable only under a change of control as defined in the plan. The units were awarded based upon the stock price at the time of grant and, if exercised under a change of control, allow the holder to receive the increase in value offered in the exchange over the stock price at the date of grant for each unit, if any. As of December 31, 2011, the weighted average strike price of each unit was $7.16.
(f) Stock Option Plans and Restricted Stock Plans
Under the 2010 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Stock Option Plan, the Company may grant stock options and restricted stock to its eligible employees for up to approximately 2.0 million shares of common stock. Under the 2004 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Stock Option Plan, the Company could have granted options to its eligible employees for up to approximately 2.0 million shares of common stock. Under the 1995 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Stock Option Plan, the Company could have granted options to its eligible employees for up to approximately 7.9 million shares of common stock.
Under the 2010 Directors Stock Option Plan, the Company may grant stock options and restricted stock to its directors for up to approximately 250 thousand shares of its common stock. Under the 2004 Directors Stock Option Plan, the Company could have granted options to its directors for up to approximately 200 thousand shares of its common stock. Under the 1993 Directors Stock Option Plan, the Company could have granted options to its directors for up to approximately 531 thousand shares of its common stock.
Under each of these plans, the exercise price of each option equals the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant, and an option’s maximum term is ten years. Options vest over four to five years from the date the options are granted for the employees plans and they are immediately vested under the directors’ plans. A summary of the status of TrustCo’s stock option plans as of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, and changes during the years then ended, are as follows:
| | | Outstanding Options | | | Exercisable Options | |
| | | Shares | | | | | | Shares | | | | |
| Balance, January 1, 2009 | | | 3,839,988 | | | $ | 10.81 | | | | 2,965,788 | | | $ | 11.31 | |
| Expired options - 2009 | | | (384,815 | ) | | | 10.00 | | | | (384,815 | ) | | | 10.00 | |
| Exercised options - 2009 | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | |
| Options became exercisable | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | 197,700 | | | | 9.23 | |
| Balance, December 31, 2009 | | | 3,455,173 | | | | 10.90 | | | | 2,778,673 | | | | 11.34 | |
| Expired options - 2010 | | | (406,818 | ) | | | 9.47 | | | | (406,818 | ) | | | 9.47 | |
| Exercised options - 2010 | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | |
| Options became exercisable | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | 197,700 | | | | 9.23 | |
| Balance, December 31, 2010 | | | 3,048,355 | | | | 11.09 | | | | 2,569,555 | | | | 11.47 | |
| New options awarded-2011 | | | 504,000 | | | | 5.14 | | | | 14,000 | | | | 5.14 | |
| Expired options - 2011 | | | (426,105 | ) | | | 9.74 | | | | (426,105 | ) | | | 9.74 | |
| Cancelled options-2011 | | | (10,500 | ) | | | 9.29 | | | | (10,500 | ) | | | 9.29 | |
| Exercised options - 2011 | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | |
| Options became exercisable | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | 203,700 | | | | 9.23 | |
| Balance, December 31, 2011 | | | 3,115,750 | | | $ | 10.32 | | | | 2,350,650 | | | $ | 11.56 | |
The following table summarizes information about total stock options outstanding at December 31, 2011:
Range of Exercise Price | | Options Outstanding | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
| Between $5.14and $10.00 | | | 1,492,500 | | 7.2 years | | $ | 7.84 | |
| Greater than $10.00 | | | 1,623,250 | | 2.2 years | | | 12.60 | |
| Total | | | 3,115,750 | | 4.6 years | | $ | 10.32 | |
The following table summarizes information about total stock options exercisable at December 31, 2011:
Range of Exercise Price | | Options Outstanding and Exercisable | | W eighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
| Between $5.14and $10.00 | | | 727,400 | | 5.9 years | | $ | 9.24 | |
| Greater than $10.00 | | | 1,623,250 | | 2.2 years | | | 12.60 | |
| Total | | | 2,350,650 | | 3.4 years | | $ | 11.56 | |
At December 31, 2011, the intrinsic value of outstanding stock options and vested stock options was not material. The Company expects all unvested options to vest according to plan provisions.
No stock options were exercised in 2011, 2010 or 2009. It is the Company’s policy to generally issue stock for stock option exercises from previously unissued shares of common stock or treasury shares.
During 2011, the Company issued 99 thousand restricted common shares to certain eligible executive officers and another 7 thousand restricted common shares to its board of directors. The restricted share awards hold the same voting powers as the Company’s common stock and become 100% vested after three years based upon a cliff-vesting schedule. The shares are also eligible to receive nonforfeitable dividend payments. The fair value of these awards was $5.14 per restricted share, the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. During 2011, the Company recognized approximately $28 thousand in stock based compensation expense related to the employee awards and another $2 thousand related to the directors awards. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the outstanding restricted shares totaled $515 thousand at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, all of the awards were unvested. The weighted average period over which the unrecognized expense is expected to be recognized was three years.
Stock-based Compensation Expense: Stock-based compensation expense totaled $274 thousand, $176 thousand and $214 thousand in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, related to the 2010 and 2004 TrustCo Bank Corp NY Stock Option Plans. In 2011, $13 thousand of stock-based compensation expense was recognized related to the 2010 Directors Stock Option Plan. No such expense was recorded in 2010 or 2009 as no stock options were granted to directors. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period for all awards. Income tax benefits recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of income related to stock-based compensation in 2011, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $100 thousand, $62 thousand and $75 thousand, respectively. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options totaled $508 thousand at December 31, 2011. At such date, the weighted-average period over which this unrecognized expense was expected to be recognized was 4.0 years.
Valuation of Stock-Based Compensation: The fair value of the Company’s employee and director stock options granted is estimated on the measurement date, which, for the Company, is the date of grant. The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during 2011 estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, was $0.98. The Company estimated expected market price volatility and the expected term of the options based on historical data and other factors. There were no stock options granted in 2010 or 2009. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of options granted during 2011 are detailed in the table below:
| | | 2011 | |
| | | Employees' | | | Directors' | |
| | | Plan | | | Plan | |
| Expected dividend yield | | | 5.11 | % | | | 5.11 | |
| Risk-free interest rate | | | 1.90 | | | | 1.59 | |
| Expected volatility rate | | | 26.64 | | | | 28.50 | |
| Expected lives | | 7.5 | years | | | 6.0 | |
(10) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
(a) Leases
The Bank leases certain banking premises. These leases are accounted for as operating leases with minimum rental commitments in the amounts presented below. The majority of these leases contain options to renew.
| (dollars in thousands) | | | |
| 2012 | | $ | 6,623 | |
| 2013 | | | 6,402 | |
| 2014 | | | 6,326 | |
| 2015 | | | 5,829 | |
| 2016 | | | 5,634 | |
| 2017 and after | | | 47,649 | |
| | | $ | 78,463 | |
(b) Litigation
Existing litigation arising in the normal course of business is not expected to result in any material loss to the Company.
(c) Outsourced Services
The Company contracted with third-party service providers to perform certain banking functions beginning 2002. The outsourced services include data and item processing for the Bank and trust operations. The service expense can vary based upon volume and nature of transactions processed. Outsourced service expense was $5.1 million in 2011, $5.5 million in 2010 and $5.6 million in 2009. The Company is contractually obligated to pay these third-party service providers approximately $5 to $6 million per year through 2015.
(11) Earnings Per Share
The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”). TrustCo adopted FASB Staff Position on Emerging Issues Task Force 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities, as codified in FASB ASC 260-10 (“ASC 260-10”), which clarified that unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to receive dividends or divided equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities, and thus, should be included in the two-class method of computing earnings per share (“EPS”). Participating securities under this statement include the unvested employees’ and directors’ restricted stock awards with time-based vesting, which receive nonforfeitable dividend payments.
In accordance with ASC 260-10, a reconciliation of the component parts of earnings per share for 2011, 2010 and 2009 follows:
| (dollars in thousands,except per share data) | | | |
| | | | |
| For the year ended December 31, 2011: | | | |
| Net income | | $ | 33,087 | |
| Less: Net income allocated to participating securities | | | 5 | |
| Net income allocated to common shareholders | | $ | 33,082 | |
| Basic EPS: | | | | |
| Distributed earnings allocated to common stock | | $ | 22,389 | |
| Undistributed earnings allocated to common stock | | | 10,693 | |
| Net income allocated to common shareholders | | $ | 33,082 | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding including participating securities | | | 85,086 | |
| Less: Participating securities | | | 14 | |
| Weighted average common shares | | | 85,072 | |
| | | | | |
| Basic EPS | | | 0.389 | |
| | | | | |
| Diluted EPS: | | | | |
| Net income allocated to common shareholders | | $ | 33,082 | |
| Weighted average common shares for basic EPS | | | 85,072 | |
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | | | | |
| Stock Options | | | - | |
| Weighted average common shares including potential dilutive shares | | | 85,072 | |
| | | | | |
| Diluted EPS | | | 0.389 | |
| | | Income | | | Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | | | Per Share Amount | |
| For the year ended | | | | | | | | | |
| December 31, 2010: | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic EPS: | | | | | | | | | |
| Income available to common shareholders | | $ | 29,321 | | | | 76,935 | | | $ | 0.381 | |
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stock Options | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Diluted EPS | | $ | 29,321 | | | | 76,935 | | | $ | 0.381 | |
| For the year ended December 31, 2009: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic EPS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income available to common shareholders | | $ | 28,120 | | | | 76,482 | | | $ | 0.368 | |
| Effect of Dilutive Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stock Options | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Diluted EPS | | $ | 28,120 | | | | 76,482 | | | $ | 0.368 | |
As of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the weighted average number of antidilutive stock options excluded from diluted earnings per share was approximately 2.8 million, 3.0 million and 3.6 million, respectively. The stock options are antidilutive because the option price is greater than the average fair value of the Company’s stock.
(12) Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments
Loan commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require a fee. Commitments sometimes expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. These arrangements have credit risk essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and are subject to the Bank’s normal credit policies, including obtaining collateral. The Bank’s maximum exposure to credit loss for loan commitments, including unused lines of credit, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, was $356.4 million and $342.7 million, respectively. Approximately 81% and 82% of these commitments were for variable rate products at the end of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
The Company does not issue any guarantees that require liability-recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit. The Company has issued conditional commitments in the form of standby letters of credit to guarantee payment on behalf of a customer and guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Standby letters of credit generally arise in connection with lending relationships. The credit risk involved in issuing these instruments is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Contingent obligations under standby letters of credit totaled approximately $7.1 million and $6.1 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and represent the maximum potential future payments the Company could be required to make. Typically, these instruments have terms of 12 months or less and expire unused; therefore, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer is evaluated individually for creditworthiness under the same underwriting standards used for commitments to extend credit and on-balance sheet instruments. Company policies governing loan collateral apply to standby letters of credit at the time of credit extension. Loan-to-value ratios are generally consistent with loan-to-value requirements for other commercial loans secured by similar types of collateral. The fair value of the Company’s standby letters of credit at December 31, 2011 and 2010 was insignificant.
No losses are anticipated as a result of loan commitments or standby letters of credit.
(13) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value measurements (ASC 820) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also 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 values:
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 – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the value that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities:
Securities Available for Sale and Trading Securities: Securities available for sale and trading securities are fair valued utilizing an independent pricing service for identical assets or significantly similar securities. The pricing service uses a variety of techniques to arrive at fair value including market maker bids, quotes and pricing models. Inputs to the pricing models include recent trades, benchmark interest rates, spreads and actual and projected cash flows. This results in a Level 2 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Interest and dividend income is recorded on the accrual method and included in the income statement in the respective investment class under total interest income. Included in earnings as a result of the changes in fair value of trading securities were $350 thousand of net trading losses for the year ended December 31, 2009. There were no trading gains or losses in 2011or 2010. Also classified as available for sale securities are equity securities where fair value is determined by quoted market prices and these are designated as Level 1.
Other Real Estate Owned: The fair value of other real estate owned is determined by use of appraisals, comparable sales and property valuation techniques. This results in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.
Impaired Loans: Impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral and takes into consideration the costs necessary to dispose of the property. Collateral values are estimated using Level 3 input based on the discounting of the collateral measured by appraisals.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value under ASC 820 on a recurring basis are summarized below:
| | | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Securities available-for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. government-sponsored enterprises | | $ | 563,459 | | | | - | | | | 563,459 | | | | - | |
| State and political subdivisions | | | 43,968 | | | | - | | | | 43,968 | | | | - | |
| Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 204,023 | | | | - | | | | 204,023 | | | | - | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 96,608 | | | | - | | | | 96,608 | | | | - | |
| Other securities | | | 660 | | | | 10 | | | | 650 | | | | - | |
| Total securities available-for-sale | | $ | 908,718 | | | | 10 | | | | 908,708 | | | | - | |
| | | Fair Value Measurements at | |
| | | December 31, 2010 Using: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Securities available-for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| U.S. government- sponsored enterprises | | $ | 614,886 | | | | - | | | | 614,886 | | | | - | |
| State and political subdivisions | | | 79,764 | | | | - | | | | 79,764 | | | | - | |
| Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations - residential | | | 73,567 | | | | - | | | | 73,567 | | | | - | |
| Corporate bonds | | | 115,504 | | | | - | | | | 115,504 | | | | - | |
| Other securities | | | 967 | | | | 317 | | | | 650 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total securities available-for-sale | | $ | 884,688 | | | | 317 | | | | 884,371 | | | | - | |
The securities available for sale in the above table do not include Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock as these assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, rather their fair value approximates their cost basis.
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in 2011 and 2010.
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:
| | | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011 Using: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other real estate owned | | $ | 5,265 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,265 | |
| Impaired Loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | | 7,457 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,457 | |
| Real estate mortgage - 1 to 4 family: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First mortgages | | | 1,732 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,732 | |
Other real estate owned, which is carried at fair value, approximates $5.3 million at December 31, 2011 and consisted of $1.7 million of commercial real estate and $3.6 million of residential real estate properties. A valuation charge of $3.5 million is included in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Of the total impaired loans of $13.7 million at December 31, 2011, $9.2 million are collateral dependent and are carried at fair value measured on a non-recurring basis. Due to the sufficiency of charge-offs taken on these loans and the adequacy of the underlying collateral, there were no specific valuation allowances for these loans at December 31, 2011. Gross charge-offs related to commercial impaired loans were $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, while gross residential impaired loan charge-offs amounted to $1.4 million.
| | | Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 Using: | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for | | | | | | | |
| (Dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other real estate owned | | $ | 7,416 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 7,416 | |
| Impaired Loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commercial real estate | | | 8,307 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,307 | |
Other real estate owned, which is carried at fair value, approximates $7.4 million at December 31, 2010. A valuation charge of $2.6 million is included in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010.
At December 31, 2010, impaired loans had a fair value of $8.3 million. Due to the sufficiency of charge-offs taken on these loans and the adequacy of the underlying collateral, there were no specific valuation allowances for these loans. Gross charge-offs related to impaired loans were $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.
In accordance with ASC 825, the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments, at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
| | | As of | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, 2011 | |
| | | Carrying | | | Fair | |
| | | Value | | | Value | |
| Financial assets: | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 532,943 | | | | 532,943 | |
| Securities available for sale | | | 917,722 | | | | 917,722 | |
| Held to maturity securities | | | 216,288 | | | | 224,440 | |
| Loans | | | 2,472,586 | | | | 2,590,803 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | | | 13,952 | | | | 13,952 | |
| Financial liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| Demand deposits | | | 267,776 | | | | 267,776 | |
| Interest bearing deposits | | | 3,468,197 | | | | 3,474,558 | |
| Short-term borrowings | | | 147,563 | | | | 147,563 | |
| Accrued interest payable | | | 762 | | | | 762 | |
| | | As of | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, 2010 | |
| | | Carrying | | | Fair | |
| | | Value | | | Value | |
| Financial assets: | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 444,250 | | | | 444,250 | |
| Securities available for sale | | | 891,601 | | | | 891,601 | |
| Held to maturity securities | | | 191,712 | | | | 200,206 | |
| Loans | | | 2,313,354 | | | | 2,372,880 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | | | 13,178 | | | | 13,178 | |
| Financial liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
| Demand deposits | | | 251,091 | | | | 251,091 | |
| Interest bearing deposits | | | 3,302,996 | | | | 3,305,586 | |
| Short-term borrowings | | | 124,615 | | | | 124,615 | |
| Accrued interest payable | | | 1,073 | | | | 1,073 | |
The specific estimation methods and assumptions used can have a substantial impact on the resulting fair values of financial instruments. Following is a brief summary of the significant methods and assumptions used in estimating fair values:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The carrying values of these financial instruments approximate fair values.
Securities
Securities available for sale and held to maturity are fair valued utilizing an independent pricing service. The pricing service uses a variety of techniques to arrive at fair value including market maker bids and quotes of significantly similar securities and pricing models. Inputs to the pricing models include recent trades, benchmark interest rates, spreads and actual and projected cash flows.
Loans
The fair values of all loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses with discount rates equal to the interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.
Deposit Liabilities
The fair values disclosed for noninterest bearing deposits, interest bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the balance sheet date. The carrying value of all variable rate certificates of deposit approximates fair value. The fair value of fixed rate certificates of deposit is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses with discount rates equal to the interest rates currently being offered on certificates of similar size and remaining maturity.
Short-Term Borrowings and Other Financial Instruments
The fair value of all short-term borrowings, and other financial instruments approximates the carrying value.
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. Such financial instruments consist of commitments to extend financing and standby letters of credit. If the commitments are exercised by the prospective borrowers, these financial instruments will become interest earning assets of the Company. If the commitments expire, the Company retains any fees paid by the prospective borrower. The fair value of commitments is estimated based upon fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into consideration the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the borrower. For fixed rate commitments, the fair value estimation takes into consideration an interest rate risk factor. The fair value of these off-balance sheet items approximates the recorded amounts of the related fees, which are considered to be immaterial.
The Company does not engage in activities involving interest rate swaps, forward placement contracts, or any other instruments commonly referred to as derivatives.
(14) Regulatory Capital Requirements
During 2011, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) replaced the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) as the Bank’s primary regulator. However, as a thrift, the Bank continues to follow OTS capital regulations which require banks to maintain minimum levels of regulatory capital. Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, the Bank will be subject to the capital requirements of the OCC. Under the regulations in effect at December 31, 2011 and 2010, Trustco Bank was required to maintain a minimum tangible capital of 1.5% of adjusted total assets, a minimum leverage ratio of core capital to adjusted total assets of 4.00% and a minimum ratio of total capital to risk weighted assets of 8.00%.
Federal banking regulations also establish a framework for the classification of banks into five categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, under capitalized, significantly under capitalized, and critically under capitalized. Generally, an institution is considered well capitalized if it has a leverage capital ratio of at least 5.0% (based on total adjusted quarterly average assets), a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.0%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%.
The foregoing capital ratios are based on specific quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulator about capital components, risk weighting and other factors.
As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Trustco Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject. Further, the most recent regulator notification categorized the Bank as a well-capitalized institution. There have been no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s capital classification.
Under its prompt corrective action regulations, the regulator is required to take certain supervisory actions (and may take additional discretionary actions) with respect to an undercapitalized institution. Such actions could have a direct material effect on an institution’s financial statements. As stated above, the Bank has been classified as well capitalized for regulatory purposes, and therefore, these regulations do not apply. The following is a summary of actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, for Trustco Bank:
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | Well | | | Adequately | |
| | | Amount | | Ratio | | | Capitalized* | | | Capitalized* | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tier 1 (core) capital | | $ | 335,759 | | | 7.90 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 4.00 | % |
| Tier 1 risk-based capital | | | 335,759 | | | 15.75 | | | | 6.00 | | | | 4.00 | |
| Total risk-based capital | | | 362,648 | | | 17.01 | | | | 10.00 | | | | 8.00 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | | | Well | | | Adequately | |
| | | Amount | | Ratio | | | Capitalized* | | | Capitalized* | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tier 1 (core) capital | | $ | 250,093 | | | 6.31 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 4.00 | % |
| Tier 1 risk-based capital | | | 250,093 | | | 12.17 | | | | 6.00 | | | | 4.00 | |
| Total risk-based capital | | | 275,988 | | | 13.43 | | | | 10.00 | | | | 8.00 | |
*Regulatory minimum requirements to be considered to be Well Capitalized and Adequately Capitalized
The following is a summary of actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 for TrustCo on a consolidated basis:
| (dollars in thousands) | | As of December 31, 2011 | |
| | | Amount | | Ratio | |
| | | | | | |
| Leverage capital | | $ | 340,456 | | | 8.14 | % |
| Tier 1 risk-based capital | | | 340,456 | | | 15.97 | |
| Total risk-based capital | | | 367,382 | | | 17.23 | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | As of December 31, 2010 | |
| | | Amount | | Ratio | |
| | | | | | |
| Leverage capital | | $ | 259,006 | | | 6.68 | % |
| Tier 1 risk-based capital | | | 259,006 | | | 12.57 | |
| Total risk-based capital | | | 284,959 | | | 13.83 | |
(15) Common Stock Offering
On July 6, 2011, the Company completed a public offering of 15,640,000 shares of common stock, $1 par value per share. The 15,640,000 shares included 2,040,000 additional shares of common stock as a result of the underwriters exercising their over-allotment option. The common stock was sold at $4.60 per share. Net proceeds from the offering, after direct costs, were $67.6 million.
(16) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 “Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 represents the converged guidance of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board on fair value measurement. The Boards have concluded that the common requirements will result in greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The amendments in ASU 2011-04 are to be applied prospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application by public entities is not permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-04 on the Company’s fair value measurements and disclosures.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 “Comprehensive Income: Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” The amendments in ASU 2011-05 allow an entity the option to present total comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity. ASU 2011-05 should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for and interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2011-05 on the Company’s disclosures.
(17) Parent Company Only
The following statements pertain to TrustCo Bank Corp NY (Parent Company):
| Statements of Income | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | | | |
| Income: | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Dividends and interest from subsidiaries | | $ | 19,635 | | | | 14,128 | | | | 13,771 | |
| Net gain on sales of securities | | | 45 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Income from other investments | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | |
| Total income | | | 19,681 | | | | 14,131 | | | | 13,772 | |
| Expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Operating supplies | | | 86 | | | | 81 | | | | 66 | |
| Professional services | | | 362 | | | | 599 | | | | 366 | |
| Miscellaneous expense | | | 555 | | | | 329 | | | | 417 | |
| Total expense | | | 1,003 | | | | 1,009 | | | | 849 | |
| Income before income taxes and subsidiaries'undistributed earnings | | | 18,678 | | | | 13,122 | | | | 12,923 | |
| Income tax benefit | | | (174 | ) | | | (343 | ) | | | (228 | ) |
| Income before subsidiaries'undistributed earnings | | | 18,852 | | | | 13,465 | | | | 13,151 | |
| Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | | | 14,235 | | | | 15,856 | | | | 14,969 | |
| Net income | | $ | 33,087 | | | | 29,321 | | | | 28,120 | |
| Statements of Condition | | | | | | |
| (dollars in thousands) | | December 31, | |
| Assets: | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| Cash in subsidiary bank | | $ | 10,663 | | | | 9,339 | |
| Investments in subsidiaries | | | 333,822 | | | | 246,502 | |
| Securities available for sale | | | 10 | | | | 317 | |
| Other assets | | | 269 | | | | 30 | |
| Total assets | | | 344,764 | | | | 256,188 | |
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity: | | | | | | | | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 6,248 | | | | 748 | |
| Total liabilities | | | 6,248 | | | | 748 | |
| Shareholders' equity | | | 338,516 | | | | 255,440 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders'equity | | $ | 344,764 | | | | 256,188 | |
| Statements of Cash Flows | | | | | | | | | |
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| (dollars in thousands) | | | | | Years Ended December 31, | | | | |
| | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents: | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income | | $ | 33,087 | | | | 29,321 | | | | 28,120 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries | | | (14,235 | ) | | | (15,856 | ) | | | (14,969 | ) |
| Stock based compensation expense | | | 287 | | | | 176 | | | | 214 | |
| Net gain on sales of securities | | | (45 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Net change in other assets and accrued expenses | | | (232 | ) | | | (310 | ) | | | (209 | ) |
| Total adjustments | | | (14,225 | ) | | | (15,990 | ) | | | (14,964 | ) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 18,862 | | | | 13,331 | | | | 13,156 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale | | | 372 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Investment in bank subsidiary | | | (67,000 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | | | (68 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | | | (66,696 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dividends paid | | | (21,320 | ) | | | (19,447 | ) | | | (26,313 | ) |
| Net proceeds from common stock offering | | | 67,578 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| Proceeds from sales of treasury stock | | | 2,900 | | | | 2,833 | | | | 3,909 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | | | 49,158 | | | | (16,614 | ) | | | (22,404 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | 1,324 | | | | (3,283 | ) | | | (9,248 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | | | 9,339 | | | | 12,622 | | | | 21,870 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | | $ | 10,663 | | | | 9,339 | | | | 12,622 | |
A Dividend Reinvestment Plan is available to shareholders of TrustCo Bank Corp NY. It provides for the reinvestment of cash dividends and optional cash payments to purchase additional shares of TrustCo stock. The Plan has certain administrative charges and provides a convenient method of acquiring additional shares. Registrar and Trust Company (“R&T”) acts as administrator for this service and is the agent for shareholders in these transactions. Shareholders who want additional information may contact R&T at 1-800-368-5948.
Electronic deposit of dividends, which offers safety and convenience, is available to TrustCo shareholders who wish to have dividends deposited directly to personal checking, savings or other accounts. Electing direct deposit will not affect the mailing of annual and quarterly reports and proxy materials. If you would like to arrange direct deposit, please write to Registrar and Trust Company listed as transfer agent at the bottom of this page.
Trustco Bank is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer.
TrustCo Bank Corp NY will provide, without charge, a copy of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 upon written request. Requests and related inquiries should be directed to Kevin Timmons, Vice President, TrustCo Bank Corp NY, P.O. Box 380, Schenectady, New York 12301-0380.
TrustCo Bank Corp NY will provide, without charge, a copy of its Code of Conduct upon written request. Requests and related inquiries should be directed to Robert M. Leonard, Senior Vice President-Personnel, TrustCo Bank Corp NY, P.O. Box 1082, Schenectady, New York 12301-1082.
The Corporation’s common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol TRST. There are approximately 14 thousand shareholders of record of TrustCo common stock.
Trustco Bank® is a registered service mark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
The following graph shows changes over a five-year period in the value of $100 invested in: (1) TrustCo’s common stock; (2) Russell 2000 and (3) the SNL Bank and Thrift Index, an industry group compiled by SNL Financial LC, that includes all major exchange (NYSE, NYSE-Alt, NASDAQ) banks and thrifts in SNL's coverage universe. The index included 474 companies as of February 10, 2012. A list of the component companies can be obtained by contacting TrustCo. The fifteen-year period is presented in addition to the five-year period required by the S.E.C. because it provides additional perspective, and TrustCo management believes that longer-term performance is of greater interest to TrustCo shareholders. The fifteen-year graph uses the value of $100 invested in (1) TrustCo’s common stock, (2) Russell 2000, and (3) the SNL Bank and Thrift Index.
