UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
þ Annual Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
Commission File #0-16640
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Michigan | 38-2606280 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
205 E. Chicago Boulevard, Tecumseh, MI 49286
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (517) 423-8373
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of Class)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o No þ
As of June 30, 2009, the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $28,468,000, based on a closing price of $6.10 as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board.
As of January 31, 2010, there were 5,066,384 outstanding shares of registrant's common stock, no par value.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates, plans and projections about the financial services industry, the economy, and United Bancorp, Inc. Forward-looking statements are identifiable by words or phrases such as "outlook," or "strategy"; that an event or trend "may," "should," "will," or "is likely" to occur or "continue" or "is scheduled" or "on track" or that United Bancorp, Inc. or its management "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "plans," "forecasts," "intends," "predicts," "projects," or "expects" a particular result, or is "confident" or "optimistic" that an event will occur, and variations of such words and similar expressions. All of the information concerning interest rate sensitivity is forward-looking. Accounting estimates, including among others, determination of the provision and allowance for loan losses, the carrying value of goodwill, mortgage servicing rights, deferred tax assets, and investment securities (including whether any impairment is temporary or other than temporary and the amount of any impairment) involves judgments that are inherently forward-looking. Our ability to fully comply with all of the provisions of our memoranda of understanding, improve regulatory capital ratios, successfully implement new programs and initiatives, increase efficiencies, address regulatory issues, respond to declines in collateral values and credit quality, and improve profitability is not entirely within our control and is not assured. The future effect of changes in the financial and credit markets and the national and regional economy on the banking industry, generally, and on United Bancorp, Inc., specifically, are also inherently uncertain. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("risk factors") that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. United Bancorp, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update, clarify or revise forward-looking statements to reflect developments that occur or information obtained after the date of this report.
Risk factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors described in "Item 1A - Risk Factors" of this report; the timing and level of asset growth; changes in market interest rates, changes in banking laws and regulations; changes in tax laws; changes in prices, levies and assessments; the impact of technological advances and issues; governmental and regulatory policy changes; opportunities for acquisitions and the effective completion of acquisitions and integration of acquired entities; changes in value and credit quality of investment securities; the local and global effects of the ongoing war on terrorism and other military actions, including actions in Iraq; and current uncertainties and fluctuations in the financial markets and stocks of financial services providers due to concerns about credit availability and concerns about the Michigan economy in particular. These and other factors are representative of the risk factors that may emerge and could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and a preceding forward-looking statement.
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PART I | ||||
1. | Business | 4 | ||
I | 10 | |||
(A) | Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | 10 | ||
(B) | Interest Rates and Interest Differential | 10 | ||
II | 10 | |||
III | 11 | |||
(A) | Types of Loans | 11 | ||
(B) | Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates | 11 | ||
(C) | Risk Elements | 11 | ||
(D) | Other Interest Bearing Assets | 12 | ||
IV | 12 | |||
(A) | Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses | 12 | ||
(B) | Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses | 13 | ||
V | 13 | |||
VI | 13 | |||
VII | 13 | |||
1A. | 14 | |||
1B. | 23 | |||
2. | 24 | |||
3. | 24 | |||
4. | 24 | |||
PART II | ||||
5. | 24 | |||
6. | 25 | |||
7. | 26 | |||
7B | 26 | |||
8. | 27 | |||
9. | 27 | |||
9A | 27 | |||
9B | 28 | |||
PART III | ||||
10. | 28 | |||
11. | 28 | |||
12. | 28 | |||
13. | 29 | |||
14. | 29 | |||
PART IV | ||||
15. | 29 | |||
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PART I
ITEM 1 |
United Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on May 31, 1985 as a business corporation under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, pursuant to the authorization and direction of the Directors of United Bank & Trust ("UBT").
The Company is a bank holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board") under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the "Bank Holding Company Act"). The Company's business is concentrated in a single industry segment – commercial banking. The Company has corporate power to engage in such activities as permitted to business corporations under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, subject to the limitations of the Bank Holding Company Act and regulations of the Federal Reserve System. In general, the Bank Holding Company Act and regulations restrict the Company with respect to its own activities and activities of any subsidiaries to the business of banking or such other activities that are closely related to the business of banking.
The Company was formed by Directors of UBT to acquire all of the capital stock of UBT, which it did on January 1, 1986. In November of 2000, the Company filed applications with its regulators for permission to establish a second bank as a subsidiary of the Company. United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw ("UBTW") opened for business on April 2, 2001, and is headquartered in Ann Arbor. UBTW operates with its own local management and board of directors, and targets the Washtenaw County market for its growth. In 2003, UBT sold its three Washtenaw County offices to UBTW.
Currently, UBT delivers financial services through a system of eleven banking offices and one Trust office, and fifteen automated teller machines, located in Lenawee and Monroe Counties, Michigan. The business base of the area is primarily agricultural and light manufacturing, with its manufacturing sector exhibiting moderate dependence on the automotive industry.
UBTW delivers banking services through five banking offices and five automated teller machines in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The employment base of Washtenaw County is centered around health care, education and automotive high technology. Economic stability is provided to a great extent by the University of Michigan, which is a major employer and is not as economically sensitive to the fluctuations of the automotive industry. The services and public sectors account for a substantial percentage of total industry employment, in a large part due to the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Medical Center.
UBT and UBTW (the "Banks") offer a full range of services to individuals, corporations, fiduciaries and other institutions. Banking services include checking, NOW accounts, savings, time deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, safe deposit facilities and money transfers. Lending operations provide real estate loans, secured and unsecured business and personal loans, consumer installment loans, credit card and check-credit loans, home equity loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, equipment lease financing and construction financing.
The Banks maintain correspondent bank relationships with a small number of larger banks, which involve check clearing operations, securities safekeeping, transfer of funds, loan participation, and the purchase and sale of federal funds and other similar services. UBTW also maintains a correspondent banking relationship with UBT.
The following table shows comparative information concerning the Banks as of December 31, 2009, in thousands of dollars:
Assets | Loans | Deposits | ||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | $ | 512,610 | $ | 332,996 | $ | 445,033 | ||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 393,293 | 325,037 | 339,573 |
UBT operates a trust department, and provides trust services to UBTW on a contract basis. The Wealth Management Group offers a variety of fiduciary services to individuals, corporations and governmental entities, including services as trustee for personal, pension, and employee benefit trusts. The department provides trust services, financial planning services, investment services, custody services, pension paying agent services and acts as the personal representative for estates. These products help to diversify the Company's sources of income. The Banks offer the sale of nondeposit investment products through licensed representatives in their banking offices, and sell credit and life insurance products.
As previously announced, on January 15, 2010, the Company filed applications with its regulators for permission to consolidate and merge UBTW with and into UBT, with the consolidated bank operating under the charter of UBT. The proposed bank consolidation is subject to the receipt of all applicable federal and state regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that the proposed bank consolidation will be completed during the second quarter of 2010. Following the transaction, the consolidated bank will continue to operate the same banking offices in the same markets that UBT and UBTW currently operate.
The Company owns a structured finance company that was established in 2007. United Structured Finance ("USFC") is a finance company that offers financing solutions to small businesses, primarily by engaging in SBA 504 and 7(a) lending. The loans generated by USFC are typically sold on the secondary market, to the extent allowed by the applicable SBA programs. Gains on the sale of those loans are included in income from loan sales and servicing. USFC revenue provides additional diversity to the Company's income stream, and provides additional financing alternatives to clients of the Banks as well as non-bank clients.
Supervision and Regulation
General
The Company and the Banks are extensively regulated and are subject to a comprehensive regulatory framework that imposes restrictions on their activities, minimum capital requirements, lending and deposit restrictions, and numerous other requirements. This system of regulation is primarily intended for the protection of depositors, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as a whole, rather than for the protection of shareholders and creditors. Many of these laws and regulations have undergone significant change in recent years and are likely to change in the future. Future legislative or regulatory change, or changes in enforcement practices or court rulings, may have a significant and potentially adverse impact on the Company's operations and financial condition. Our non-bank subsidiaries are also subject to various federal and state laws and regulations.
The Company
The Company is subject to supervision and regulation by the Federal Reserve System. Its activities are generally limited to owning or controlling banks and engaging in such other activities as the Federal Reserve System may determine to be closely related to banking. Prior approval of the Federal Reserve System, and in some cases various other government agencies,
is required for the Company to acquire control of any additional bank holding companies, banks or other operating subsidiaries. The Company is subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve System, and is required to file with the Federal Reserve System periodic reports of its operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve System may require.
The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Banks. There are legal limitations on the extent to which the Banks may lend or otherwise supply funds to the Company. Payment of dividends to the Company by the Banks, the Company's principal source of funds, is subject to various state and federal regulatory limitations. Under the Michigan Banking Code of 1999, the Banks' ability to pay dividends to the Company is subject to the following restrictions:
· | A bank may not declare or pay a dividend if a bank's surplus would be less than 20% of its capital after payment of the dividend. | |
· | A bank may not declare a dividend except out of net income then on hand after deducting its losses and bad debts. | |
· | A bank may not declare or pay a dividend until cumulative dividends on preferred stock, if any, are paid in full. | |
· | A bank may not pay a dividend from capital or surplus. |
Federal law generally prohibits a bank from making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its parent company if the depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") may prevent an insured bank from paying dividends if the bank is in default of payment of any assessment due to the FDIC. In addition, the FDIC may prohibit the payment of dividends by a bank, if such payment is determined, by reason of the financial conditions of the bank, to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice. UBT and UBTW are parties to understandings with the FDIC and OFIR, described in "Recent Developments" below, that they will not declare or pay any dividends without the prior consent of the FDIC and OFIR.
Additional information on restrictions on payment of dividends by the Company and the Banks may be found in this Item 1 under the heading "Recent Developments" below, under Item 5 of this report, and under Note 15 on Page A-41 hereof, all of which information is incorporated here by reference.
Under Federal Reserve Board policy, the Company is expected to act as a source of financial strength to the Banks and to commit resources to support the Banks. In addition, if the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation ("OFIR") deems a Bank's capital to be impaired, OFIR may require the Bank to restore its capital by a special assessment on the Company as the Bank's only shareholder. If the Company failed to pay any assessment, the Company's directors would be required, under Michigan law, to sell the shares of the Bank's stock owned by the Company to the highest bidder at either a public or private auction and use the proceeds of the sale to restore the Bank's capital.
The Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC have established guidelines for risk-based capital by bank holding companies and banks. These guidelines establish a risk-adjusted ratio relating capital to risk-weighted assets and off-balance-sheet exposures. These capital guidelines primarily define the components of capital, categorize assets into different risk classes, and include certain off-balance-sheet items in the calculation of capital requirements.
The FDIC Improvement Act of 1991 established a system of prompt corrective action to resolve the problems of undercapitalized financial institutions. Under this system, federal banking
regulators have established five capital categories – well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized, in which all institutions are placed. The federal banking agencies have also specified by regulation the relevant capital levels for each of the categories.
Federal banking regulators are required to take specified mandatory supervisory actions and are authorized to take other discretionary actions with respect to institutions in the three undercapitalized categories. The severity of the action depends upon the capital category in which the institution is placed. Subject to a narrow exception, the banking regulator must generally appoint a receiver or conservator for an institution that is critically undercapitalized. An institution in any of the under-capitalized categories is required to submit an acceptable capital restoration plan to its appropriate federal banking agency. An undercapitalized institution is also generally prohibited from paying any dividends, increasing its average total assets, making acquisitions, establishing any branches or engaging in any new line of business, except under an accepted capital restoration plan or with FDIC approval.
Failure to meet capital guidelines could subject a bank or bank holding company to a variety of enforcement remedies, including issuance of a capital directive, the termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC, a prohibition on accepting brokered deposits, and other restrictions on its business. In addition, such a bank would generally not receive regulatory approval of any application that requires the consideration of capital adequacy, such as a branch or merger application, unless the bank could demonstrate a reasonable plan to meet the capital requirement within a reasonable period of time. The capital ratios of the Company and the Banks exceed the regulatory guidelines for an institution to be categorized as "well-capitalized.” Additional information on the capital requirements applicable to the Banks may be found in this Item 1 under the heading "Recent Developments," and is incorporated here by reference. Information in Note 18 on Page A-46 hereof provides additional information regarding the Company's and the Banks’ capital ratios, and is incorporated here by reference.
The Banks
The Banks are chartered under Michigan law and are subject to regulation by OFIR. Michigan banking laws place restrictions on various aspects of banking, including permitted activities, loan interest rates, branching, payment of dividends, and capital and surplus requirements.
Substantially all of the deposits of the Banks are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") of the FDIC and are subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the DIF. The FDIC utilizes a risk-based assessment system that imposes insurance premiums based upon a matrix that takes into account a bank's capital level and supervisory rating.
On February 27, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule modifying the risk-based assessment system and setting initial base assessment rates beginning April 1, 2009, at 12 to 45 basis points; and due to extraordinary circumstances, extended the time within which the reserve ratio must be returned to 1.15 percent from five to seven years. On May 22, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule imposing a 5 basis point special assessment on each insured depository institution's assets minus Tier 1 capital as of June 30, 2009. The Banks incurred expenses of $405,400 as a result of the special assessment in the second quarter of 2009.
On November 12, 2009, the FDIC amended its regulations requiring certain insured institutions to prepay their estimated quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009, and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012. The prepaid assessment for these periods was collected on December 30, 2009, along with each institution’s regular quarterly risk-based deposit insurance
assessment for the third quarter of 2009. The prepayment has been treated as a prepaid expense on the books of the Company, and will be recognized as expense in the period for which the assessments are effective.
During 2009, the Banks paid $77,800 in Financing Corporation ("FICO") assessments related to outstanding FICO bonds to the FDIC as collection agent. The FICO is a mixed-ownership government corporation established by the Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987 whose sole purpose was to function as a financing vehicle for the now defunct Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. FICO assessments will continue in the future for both banks.
The Banks are subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations, which have a material impact on their business. These include, among others, minimum capital requirements, state usury laws, state laws relating to fiduciaries, the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, The Bank Secrecy Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, electronic funds transfer laws, redlining laws, predatory lending laws, antitrust laws, environmental laws, money laundering laws and privacy laws. The instruments of monetary policy of authorities, such as the Federal Reserve System, may influence the growth and distribution of bank loans, investments and deposits, and may also affect interest rates on loans and deposits. These policies may have a significant effect on the operating results of banks.
Bank holding companies may acquire banks and other bank holding companies located in any state in the United States without regard to geographic restrictions or reciprocity requirements imposed by state banking law. Banks may also establish interstate branch networks through acquisitions of and mergers with other banks. The establishment of de novo interstate branches or the acquisition of individual branches of a bank in another state (rather than the acquisition of an out-of-state bank in its entirety) is allowed only if specifically authorized by state law.
Michigan banking laws do not significantly restrict interstate banking. The Michigan Banking Code of 1999 permits, in appropriate circumstances and with the approval of the OFIR, (1) acquisition of Michigan banks by FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in other states, (2) sale by a Michigan bank of branches to an FDIC-insured bank, savings bank or savings and loan association located in a state in which a Michigan bank could purchase branches of the purchasing entity, (3) consolidation of Michigan banks and FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in other states having laws permitting such consolidation, (4) establishment of branches in Michigan by FDIC-insured banks located in other states, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories or protectorates having laws permitting a Michigan bank to establish a branch in such jurisdiction, and (5) establishment by foreign banks of branches located in Michigan. A Michigan bank holding company may acquire a non-Michigan bank and a non-Michigan bank holding company may acquire a Michigan bank.
Memoranda of Understanding
On January 15, 2010, UBT entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the FDIC and OFIR. The MOU is not a "written agreement" for purposes of Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The MOU documents an understanding among UBT, the FDIC and OFIR that, among other things: (i) UBT will not declare or pay any dividend without the prior consent
of the FDIC and OFIR; and (ii) UBT will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 9% within six months from the date of the MOU and for the duration of the MOU, and will maintain its total capital ratio at a minimum of 12% for the duration of the MOU. UBTW is also a party to a Memorandum of Understanding with the FDIC and OFIR, which documents an understanding that UBTW will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 8%. For additional information about the capital ratios of UBT and UBTW, see Note 18 on Page A-46 hereof, which information is incorporated here by reference.
Consolidation of Banks
As previously announced, on January 15, 2010, the Company filed applications with its regulators for permission to consolidate and merge UBTW with and into UBT, with the consolidated bank operating under the charter of UBT. The proposed bank consolidation is subject to the receipt of all applicable federal and state regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that the proposed bank consolidation will be completed during the second quarter of 2010. Following the transaction, the consolidated bank will continue to operate the same banking offices in the same markets that UBT and UBTW currently operate.
Accounting Standards
Information regarding accounting standards adopted by the Company are discussed beginning on Page A-29 hereof, and is incorporated here by reference.
Competition
The banking business in the Company's service area is highly competitive. In their markets, the Banks compete with a number of community banks and subsidiaries of large multi-state, multi-bank holding companies. In addition, the banks face competition from credit unions, savings associations, finance companies, loan production offices and other financial services companies. The principal methods of competition that we face are price (interest rates paid on deposits, interest rates charged on borrowings and fees charged for services) and service (convenience and quality of services rendered to customers).
The Company believes that the market perceives a competitive benefit to an independent, locally controlled commercial bank. Much of the Company's competition comes from affiliates of organizations controlled from outside the area. Against these competitors, the Banks continue to expand their client relationships.
Employees
On December 31, 2009, the Company and its subsidiaries employed 217 full-time and 31 part-time employees. This compares to 233 full-time and 41 part-time employees at December 31, 2008.
Available Information
You can find more information about us at our website, located at www.ubat.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available as soon as reasonably practicable after such forms have been filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") free of charge on our website through a link to the SEC website.
SELECTED STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Additional statistical information describing our business appears in the following pages and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in this report.
I | DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY; INTEREST RATES AND INTEREST DIFFERENTIAL: |
The information required by these sections are contained on Pages A-1 through A-12 hereof, and is incorporated here by reference.
II INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
(A) Book Value of Investment Securities
The book value of securities as of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows, in thousands of dollars:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury and government agencies | $ | 55,381 | $ | 41,684 | $ | 46,583 | ||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 34,111 | 37,889 | 36,128 | |||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | 2,623 | 2,478 | - | |||||||||
Equity securities | 31 | 50 | 417 | |||||||||
Total Investment Securities | $ | 92,146 | $ | 82,101 | $ | 83,128 |
(B) Carrying Values and Yields of Investment Securities
The following table reflects the carrying values and yields of the Company's securities portfolio as of December 31, 2009. Average yields are based on amortized costs and the average yield on tax exempt securities of states and political subdivisions is adjusted to a taxable equivalent basis, assuming a 34% marginal tax rate.
Carrying Values and Yields of Investments | |||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars where applicable | Over 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Available For Sale | 0 - 1 Year | 1 - 5 Years | 5 - 10 Years | Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and government agencies (1) | $ | 23,062 | $ | 9,177 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 32,239 | |||||||||||
Weighted average yield | 1.89 | % | 3.13 | % | - | - | 2.23 | % | |||||||||||||
U.S. Agency Mortgage Backed securities | - | 23,142 | - | - | $ | 23,142 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted average yield | 0.00 | % | 4.37 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 4.37 | % | |||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | $ | 9,165 | $ | 16,379 | $ | 7,708 | $ | 859 | $ | 34,111 | |||||||||||
Weighted average yield | 6.57 | % | 5.68 | % | 5.97 | % | 6.89 | % | 6.01 | % | |||||||||||
Equity and other securities | $ | 2,654 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,654 | |||||||||||
Weighted average yield | 4.55 | % | - | - | - | 4.55 | % | ||||||||||||||
Total securities | $ | 34,881 | $ | 48,698 | $ | 7,708 | $ | 859 | $ | 92,146 | |||||||||||
Weighted average yield | 3.31 | % | 4.57 | % | 5.97 | % | 6.89 | % | 4.23 | % | |||||||||||
(1) | Reflects the scheduled amortization and an estimate of future prepayments based on past and current experience of amortizing U.S. agency securities. |
As of December 31, 2009, the Company's securities portfolio contains no concentrations by any single issuer of securities greater than 10% of shareholders' equity. Additional information concerning the Company's securities portfolio is included on Page A-6, in Note 3 on Page A-33 hereof and in the tables under “Credit Quality” on Pages A-8 through A-11, and is incorporated here by reference.
III LOAN PORTFOLIO
(A) Types of Loans
The tables below show loans outstanding (net of unearned interest) at December 31, and the percentage makeup of the portfolios. All loans are domestic and contain no concentrations by industry or customer.
Thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||
Personal | $ | 110,702 | $ | 112,095 | $ | 98,075 | $ | 91,002 | $ | 81,571 | ||||||||||
Business and commercial mortgage | 393,223 | 411,636 | 376,637 | 327,928 | 320,188 | |||||||||||||||
Tax exempt | 3,005 | 2,533 | 2,709 | 2,841 | 3,133 | |||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 86,417 | 90,343 | 86,023 | 85,636 | 67,246 | |||||||||||||||
Construction & development | 56,706 | 80,412 | 81,086 | 94,356 | 85,974 | |||||||||||||||
Total portfolio loans | $ | 650,053 | $ | 697,019 | $ | 644,530 | $ | 601,763 | $ | 558,112 |
Personal | 17.0 | % | 16.1 | % | 15.2 | % | 15.1 | % | 14.6 | % | ||||||||||
Business and commercial mortgage | 60.5 | % | 59.0 | % | 58.4 | % | 54.5 | % | 57.4 | % | ||||||||||
Tax exempt | 0.5 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.5 | % | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 13.3 | % | 13.0 | % | 13.4 | % | 14.2 | % | 12.0 | % | ||||||||||
Construction & development | 8.7 | % | 11.5 | % | 12.6 | % | 15.7 | % | 15.4 | % | ||||||||||
Total portfolio loans | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
(B) Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates
The following table presents the maturity of total loans outstanding, other than residential mortgages and personal loans, as of December 31, 2009, according to scheduled repayments of principal.
Thousands of dollars | 0 - 1 Year | 1 - 5 Years | After 5 Years | Total | ||||||||||||
Business loans - fixed rate | $ | 33,769 | $ | 109,532 | $ | 16,571 | $ | 159,872 | ||||||||
Business loans - variable rate | 214,213 | 44,477 | 4 | 258,694 | ||||||||||||
Tax exempt - fixed rate | 124 | 794 | 2,087 | 3,005 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 248,106 | $ | 154,803 | $ | 18,662 | $ | 421,571 | ||||||||
Total fixed rate | 33,893 | 110,326 | 18,658 | 162,877 | ||||||||||||
Total variable rate | 214,213 | 44,477 | 4 | 258,694 |
(C) Risk Elements
Non-Accrual, Past Due and Restructured Loans
The following shows the effect on interest revenue of nonaccrual and troubled debt restructured loans as of December 31, 2009, in thousands of dollars:
Gross amount of interest that would have been recorded at original rate | $ | 2,191 | ||
Interest that was included in revenue | - | |||
Net impact on interest revenue | $ | 2,191 |
Additional information concerning nonperforming loans, the Company's nonaccrual policy, and loan concentrations is provided on Pages A-8, in Note 1 on Pages A-29 through A-33, Note 4 on Page A-35 and Note 5 on Page A-35 hereof, and is incorporated here by reference.
At December 31, 2009, the Banks had nine loans, other than those disclosed above, for a total of $5,855,000, which would cause management to have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms. These loans were included on the Banks' "watch lists" and were classified as impaired; however, payments were current as of the date of this report.
(D) Other Interest Bearing Assets
As of December 31, 2009, other than $2,774,000 in other real estate, there were no other interest bearing assets that would be required to be disclosed under Item III, Parts (C)(1) or (C)(2) of Industry Guide 3 if such assets were loans.
IV SUMMARY OF LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE
(A) Changes in Allowance for Loan Losses
The table below summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years 2005 through 2009.
Thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 | $ | 7,849 | $ | 6,361 | $ | 5,766 | |||||||||||
Charge-offs: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Business and commercial mortgage (1) | 8,257 | 7,298 | 3,521 | 447 | 516 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | 14,379 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 229 | 450 | 176 | 61 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal | 1,503 | 1,024 | 593 | 254 | 362 | ||||||||||||||||
Total charge-offs | 24,368 | 8,772 | 4,290 | 762 | 879 | ||||||||||||||||
Recoveries: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Business and commercial mortgage (1) | 185 | 98 | 61 | 13 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction and land development | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 50 | 11 | - | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal | 71 | 62 | 49 | 101 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
Total recoveries | 306 | 171 | 110 | 127 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||
Net charge-offs | 24,062 | 8,601 | 4,180 | 635 | 737 | ||||||||||||||||
Additions charged to operations | 25,770 | 14,607 | 8,637 | 2,123 | 1,332 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 20,020 | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 | $ | 7,849 | $ | 6,361 | |||||||||||
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans | 3.47 | % | 1.28 | % | 0.66 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.14 | % | |||||||||||
Allowance as % of total portfolio loans | 3.08 | % | 2.63 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.14 | % | |||||||||||
(1) | Includes construction and development loans for 2008 and prior |
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Management's determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on an evaluation of the portfolio, past loan loss experience, current economic conditions, volume, amount and composition of the loan portfolio, and other relevant factors. The provision charged to earnings was $25,770,000 in 2009, compared to $14,607,000 in 2008 and $8,637,000 in 2007.
(B) Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses
The following table presents the portion of the allowance for loan losses applicable to each loan category as of December 31. A table showing the percent of loans in each category to total loans is included in Section III (A), above.
Thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Business and commercial mortgage (1) | $ | 12,221 | $ | 16,148 | $ | 10,924 | $ | 6,911 | $ | 5,471 | |||||||||||
Construction and development loans | 5,164 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 760 | 673 | 368 | 24 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal | 1,875 | 1,491 | 974 | 889 | 777 | ||||||||||||||||
Unallocated | - | - | 40 | 25 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 20,020 | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 | $ | 7,849 | $ | 6,361 | |||||||||||
(1) | Includes construction and development loans for 2008 and prior |
The allocation method used takes into account specific allocations for identified credits and an eight-quarter historical loss average in determining the allocation for the balance of the portfolio.
V DEPOSITS
The information concerning average balances of deposits and the weighted-average rates paid thereon, is included on Page A-13 and A-14 and maturities of time deposits is provided in Note 9 on Page A-38 hereof, and is incorporated here by reference. There were no foreign deposits. As of December 31, 2009, outstanding time certificates of deposit in amounts of $100,000 or more were scheduled to mature as shown below.
Thousands of dollars | As of | |||
Time Certificates maturing: | 12/31/09 | |||
Within three months | 25,323 | |||
Over three through six months | 19,127 | |||
Over six through twelve months | 23,594 | |||
Over twelve months | 39,898 | |||
Total | 107,942 |
VI RETURN ON EQUITY AND ASSETS
Various ratios required by this section and other ratios commonly used in analyzing bank holding company financial statements are included on Page A-12 hereof, and are incorporated here by reference.
VII SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
All of the information that the Company is required to disclose under this section is contained in Note 10 on Page A-38 hereof, and is incorporated here by reference. The Company is not required to disclose any additional information, as for all reporting periods there were no categories of short-term borrowings for which the average balance outstanding during the period was 30% or more of shareholders' equity at the end of the period.
ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS
Risks Related To The Company's Business
Difficult market conditions have adversely affected the financial services industry.
The capital and credit markets have been experiencing unprecedented volatility and disruption for an extended period of time. Dramatic declines in the housing market, falling home prices, increased foreclosures and unemployment have negatively impacted the credit performance of mortgage loans and construction and development loans, and resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by financial institutions. These write-downs have caused many financial institutions to seek additional capital, to merge with larger and stronger institutions and, in some cases, to fail. Reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets generally and the strength of counterparties, many lenders and institutional investors have reduced or ceased providing funding to borrowers, including to other financial institutions.
This market turmoil and tightening of credit have led to an increased level of commercial and consumer delinquencies, lack of consumer confidence, increased market volatility and widespread reduction of business activity generally. The resulting economic pressure on consumers and commercial borrowers and lack of confidence in the financial markets has adversely affected the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition. A worsening of these conditions would likely exacerbate the adverse effects of these difficult market conditions on the Company and others in the financial institutions industry. If current levels of market disruption and volatility continue or worsen, there can be no assurance that the Company will not experience adverse effects, which may be material, on its ability to access capital and on its business, results of operations and financial condition.
If the Company's allowance for possible loan losses is not sufficient to cover actual loan losses, the Company's earnings could decrease.
The Company maintains an allowance for possible loan losses, which is a reserve established through a provision for possible loan losses charged to expense, that represents management's estimate of probable incurred losses within the existing portfolio of loans. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The level of the allowance reflects management's continuing evaluation of industry concentrations; specific credit risks; loan loss experience; current loan portfolio quality; collateral values; present economic, political and regulatory conditions and unidentified losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. The determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for possible loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires the Company to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes.
Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, reassessment of the value of properties securing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of the Company's control, may require an increase in the allowance for possible loan losses. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review the Company's allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision for possible loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different from those of management. Any increases in the allowance for possible loan losses will result in a decrease in net income, and possibly capital, and could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
The Company is subject to lending risk, which could materially adversely affect the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
There are inherent risks associated with the Company's lending activities. These risks include, among other things, the impact of changes in interest rates and changes in the economic conditions in the markets where the Company operates. Increases in interest rates or weakening economic conditions could adversely impact the ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans or the value of the collateral securing these loans, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
As of December 31, 2009, approximately 69% of the Company's loan portfolio consisted of business and commercial mortgage and construction loans. Because the Company's loan portfolio contains a significant number of business and commercial mortgage and construction loans with relatively large balances, the deterioration of one or more of these loans could cause a significant increase in non-performing loans. An increase in non-performing loans could result in a net loss of earnings from these loans, an increase in the provision for possible loan losses and an increase in loan charge-offs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
The Company is subject to interest rate risk, which may negatively affect the Company's earnings and the value of its assets.
The Company's earnings and cash flows are largely dependent upon its net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowed funds. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond the Company's control, including general economic conditions and policies of various governmental and regulatory agencies and, in particular, the Federal Reserve Board. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, could influence the interest the Company receives on loans and securities and the amount of interest it pays on deposits and borrowings. Such changes could also affect the Company's ability to originate loans and obtain deposits and the fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities. If the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings increase at a faster rate than the interest rates received on loans and other investments, the Company's net interest income, and therefore earnings, could be adversely affected. Earnings could also be adversely affected if the interest rates received on loans and other investments fall more quickly than the interest rates paid on deposits and other borrowings.
The Company is subject to liquidity risk in its operations, which could adversely affect its ability to fund various obligations.
Liquidity risk is the possibility of being unable to meet obligations as they come due, capitalize on growth opportunities as they arise, or pay regular dividends because of an inability to liquidate assets or obtain adequate funding on a timely basis, at a reasonable cost and within acceptable risk tolerances. Liquidity is required to fund various obligations, including credit obligations to borrowers, mortgage originations, withdrawals by depositors, repayment of debt, dividends to shareholders, operating expenses and capital expenditures. Liquidity is derived primarily from retail deposit growth and retention, principal and interest payments on loans and investment securities, net cash provided from operation and access to other funding sources. Liquidity is essential to the Company's business. The Company must maintain sufficient funds to respond to the needs of depositors and borrowers. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale or pledging as collateral of loans and other assets could have a material adverse effect on the Company's liquidity. The Company's access to funding sources in amounts
adequate to finance the Company's activities could be impaired by factors that affect the Company specifically or the financial services industry in general. Factors that could detrimentally impact the Company's access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of the Company's business activity due to a market down turn or regulatory action that limits or eliminates the Company's access to alternate funding sources. The Company's ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are nonspecific to the Company, such as severe disruption of the financial markets or negative expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry as a whole, as evidenced by recent turmoil in the domestic and worldwide credit markets.
If the Company cannot raise additional capital when needed, its ability to further expand its operations through organic growth and acquisitions could be materially impaired.
The Company is required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain specified levels of capital to support its operations. The Company may need to raise additional capital to support its current level of assets or its continued growth. The Company's ability to raise additional capital will depend on conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside the Company's control, and on its financial performance. The Company cannot assure that it will be able to raise additional capital in the future on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company cannot raise additional capital when needed, its ability to maintain its current level of assets or to further expand its operations through organic growth and acquisitions could be materially limited. Additional information on the capital requirements applicable to the Bank may be found in Item 1 under the heading “Recent Developments,” and is incorporated here by reference.
The Company is subject to risks related to the prepayments of loans, which may negatively impact the Company's business.
Generally, customers of the Company may prepay the principal amount of their outstanding loans at any time. The speed at which prepayments occur, and the size of prepayments, are within customers' discretion. If customers prepay the principal amount of their loans, and the Company is unable to lend those funds to other borrowers or invest the funds at the same or higher interest rates, the Company's interest income will be reduced. A significant reduction in interest income could have an adverse effect impact on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
The Company may be required to pay additional insurance premiums to the FDIC, which could negatively impact earnings.
Recent insured institution failures, as well as deterioration in banking and economic conditions, have significantly increased FDIC loss provisions, resulting in a decline in the designated reserve ratio to historical lows. The FDIC expects a higher rate of insured institution failures in the next few years compared to recent years; thus, the reserve ratio may continue to decline. In addition, the limit on FDIC coverage has been increased to $250,000 through December 31, 2013. These developments have caused the premiums assessed to the Company by the FDIC to increase.
The Company is a participant in the FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. Participating in this program requires the payment of additional insurance premiums to the FDIC.
Further, depending upon any future losses that the FDIC insurance fund may suffer, there can be no assurance that there will not be additional premium increases in order to replenish the fund. The FDIC may need to set a higher base rate schedule or impose special assessments due to future financial institution failures and updated failure and loss projections. Potentially higher
FDIC assessment rates than those currently projected could have an adverse impact on the Company's results of operations.
A failure to fully comply with our memoranda of understanding could subject us to regulatory actions.
UBT and UBTW are each a party to a Memorandum of Understanding, which documents an understanding among the Banks, the FDIC and OFIR. See "Recent Developments" in Item I of this report above. A failure by either Bank to fully comply with the understandings in its Memorandum of Understanding could result in the entry of a consent order or a cease and desist order, which would mandate further action by the Banks. Failure or inability to comply with such an order could result in enforcement actions by the FDIC or OFIR.
The economic conditions in the State of Michigan could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
The Company's success depends primarily on the general economic conditions in the State of Michigan and the specific local markets in which the Company operates. Unlike larger national or other regional banks that are more geographically diversified, the Company provides banking and financial services to customers primarily in the Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties, Michigan. The local economic conditions in these areas have a significant impact on the demand for the Company's products and services as well as the ability of the Company's customers to repay loans, the value of the collateral securing loans and the stability of the Company's deposit funding sources. A significant decline in general economic conditions, caused by inflation, recession, acts of terrorism, outbreak of hostilities or other international or domestic occurrences, unemployment, changes in securities, financial, or credit markets or other factors could impact these local economic conditions and, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. See the disclosure under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Background" on Page A-2.
The Company could be adversely affected by the soundness of other financial institutions, including defaults by larger financial institutions.
The Company's ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of credit, trading, clearing, counterparty or other relationships between financial institutions. The Company has exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and the Company routinely executes transactions with counterparties in the financial industry. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services institutions, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by the Company or by other institutions. This is sometimes referred to as "systemic risk" and may adversely affect financial intermediaries, such as clearing agencies, clearing houses, banks, securities firms and exchanges, with which the Company interacts on a daily basis, and therefore could adversely affect the Company.
Many of these transactions expose the Company to credit risk in the event of default of a counterparty. In addition, the Company's credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by the Company cannot be realized upon or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the financial instrument exposure due to the Company. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect the Company's business, results of operations or financial condition.
Loss of the Company's Chief Executive Officer or other executive officers could adversely affect its business.
The Company's success is dependent upon the Company's continued service and skills of its executive officers and senior management. If the Company loses the services of these key personnel, it could adversely affect the Company's business because of their skills, years of industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel. The services of Robert K. Chapman, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, would be particularly difficult to replace.
The Company's past operating results may not be indicative of its future operating results.
The Company may not be able to sustain its historical rate of growth or may not even be able to grow its business at all. In the future, the Company may not have the benefit of a favorable interest rate environment, a strong residential mortgage market or the ability to find suitable candidates for acquisition. Various factors, such as economic conditions, regulatory and legislative considerations and competition, may also impede or prohibit the Company's ability to expand its market presence. If the Company experiences a significant decrease in its historical rate of growth, the Company's results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected due to a high percentage of its operating costs being fixed expenses.
The Company operates in a highly competitive industry and market area, which may adversely affect the Company's profitability.
The Company faces substantial competition in all areas of its operations from a variety of different competitors, many of which are larger and may have more financial resources. Such competitors primarily include a number of community banks and subsidiaries of large multi-state and multi-bank holding companies in addition to credit unions, savings associations and various finance companies and loan production offices. The financial services industry could become even more competitive as a result of legislative, regulatory and technological changes and continued consolidation. Banks, securities firms and insurance companies can merge under the umbrella of a financial holding company, which can offer virtually any type of financial service, including banking, securities underwriting, insurance (both agency and underwriting) and merchant banking. The Company competes with these institutions both in attracting deposits and in making loans. Price competition for loans might result in the Company originating fewer loans, or earning less on its loans, and price competition for deposits might result in a decrease in the Company's total deposits or higher rates on its deposits. In addition, the Company has to attract its customer base from other existing financial institutions and from new residents. Many of the Company's competitors have fewer regulatory constraints and may have lower cost structures. Due to their size, many competitors may be able to achieve economies of scale and, as a result, may offer a broader range of products and services as well as better pricing for those products and services than the Company can.
Evaluation of investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment involves subjective determinations and could materially impact the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
The evaluation of impairments is a quantitative and qualitative process, which is subject to risks and uncertainties and is intended to determine whether declines in the fair value of investments should be recognized in current period earnings. The risks and uncertainties include changes in general economic conditions, the issuer's financial condition or future recovery prospects, the effects of changes in interest rates or credit spreads and the expected recovery period. Estimating
future cash flows involves incorporating information received from third-party sources and making internal assumptions and judgments regarding the future performance of the underlying collateral and assessing the probability that an adverse change in future cash flows has occurred. The determination of the amount of other-than-temporary impairments is based upon the Company's quarterly evaluation and assessment of known and inherent risks associated with the respective asset class. Such evaluations and assessments are revised as conditions change and new information becomes available.
Additionally, the Company's management considers a wide range of factors about the security issuer and uses its reasonable judgment in evaluating the cause of the decline in the estimated fair value of the security and in assessing the prospects for recovery. Inherent in management's evaluation of the security are assumptions and estimates about the operations of the issuer and its future earnings potential. Impairments to the carrying value of our investment securities may need to be taken in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
If the Company is required to take a valuation allowance with respect to its deferred tax assets, its financial condition and results of operations would be negatively affected.
The Company's net deferred tax asset was $6.6 million at December 31, 2009. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is required when it is considered more likely than not that all or part of the benefit related to such assets will not be realized. Based on the levels of taxable income in prior years and the Company's expectation of a return to profitability in future years, Management has determined that no valuation allowance was required at December 31, 2009. If the Company is required in the future to take a valuation allowance with respect to its deferred tax assets, its financial condition and results of operations would be negatively affected.
The Company may continue to face increased or changing regulation under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and its implementing regulations, which could adversely affect its results of operations.
The programs established or to be established under EESA and the TARP could have adverse effects upon the Company. The Company may continue to face increased or changing regulation under EESA and the TARP. Compliance with such regulation may increase the Company's costs, limit the Company's ability to pursue business opportunities and limit the Company's ability to attract and retain key executives, and could adversely affect the Company's results of operations.
The Company is subject to extensive government regulation and supervision that could limit or restrict its activities and adversely affect its profitability.
The Company and the Banks operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to examination, supervision, and comprehensive regulation by federal and state regulators. Compliance with these regulations is costly and restricts certain of the Company's activities, including payment of dividends, mergers and acquisitions, investments, loans and interest rates charged, interest rates paid on deposits and locations of offices. The Company is also subject to capitalization guidelines established by its regulators, which require the Company to maintain specific levels of capital to support its assets.
The Company is subject to various laws and regulations that affect its lending activities. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations could subject the Company to regulatory enforcement action that could result in the assessment of significant civil money penalties against the Company.
The laws and regulations applicable to the banking industry could change at any time, and the Company cannot predict the effects of these changes on its business and profitability. Because government regulation greatly affects the business and financial results of all commercial banks and bank holding companies, the Company’s cost of compliance could adversely affect its ability to operate profitably.
Environmental liability associated with commercial lending could result in losses.
In the course of its business, the Company may acquire, through foreclosure, properties securing loans it has originated or purchased that are in default. Particularly in commercial real estate lending, there is a risk that hazardous substances could be discovered on these properties. In this event, the Company might be required to remove these substances from the affected properties at the Company's sole cost and expense. The cost of this removal could substantially exceed the value of affected properties. The Company may not have adequate remedies against the prior owner or other responsible parties and could find it difficult or impossible to sell the affected properties. These events could have an adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
The Company depends upon the accuracy and completeness of information about customers.
In deciding whether to extend credit to customers, the Company may rely on information provided to it by its customers, including financial statements and other financial information. The Company may also rely on representations of customers as to the accuracy and completeness of that information and, with respect to financial statements, on reports of independent auditors. The Company's financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted to the extent that the Company extends credit in reliance on financial statements that do not comply with generally accepted accounting principles or that are misleading or other information provided by customers that is false or misleading.
The Company may be a defendant in a variety of litigation and other actions, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
The Company and its subsidiaries may be involved from time to time in a variety of litigation arising out of its business. The Company's insurance may not cover all claims that may be asserted against it, and any claims asserted against it, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, may harm its reputation or cause it to incur unexpected expenses, which could be material in amount. Should the ultimate expenses, judgments or settlements in any litigation exceed the Company's insurance coverage, they could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the Company may not be able to obtain appropriate types or levels of insurance in the future, nor may it be able to obtain adequate replacement policies with acceptable terms, if at all.
The Company may face risks related to future expansion and acquisitions or mergers, which include substantial acquisition costs, an inability to effectively integrate an acquired business into the Company's operations, lower than anticipated profit levels and economic dilution to shareholders.
The Company may seek to acquire other financial institutions or parts of those institutions and may engage in de novo branch expansion in the future. The Company may incur substantial costs to expand. An expansion may not result in the levels of profits it seeks or levels of profits comparable to or better than the Company's historical experience. Integration efforts for any future mergers or acquisitions may not be successful, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. Also, the Company may issue
equity securities, including the Company's common stock and securities convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, in connection with future acquisitions, which could cause ownership and economic dilution to its current shareholders.
The Company may not be able to effectively adapt to technological change, which could adversely affect its profitability.
The financial services industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to better serve customers and to reduce costs. The Company's future success depends, in part, upon its ability to address the needs of its customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in the Company's operations. Many of the Company's competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. The Company may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to its customers, all of which could adversely affect its profitability.
The Company's controls and procedures may fail or be circumvented, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.
Management regularly reviews and updates the Company's internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and corporate governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure or circumvention of the Company's controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulations related to controls and procedures could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Associated With the Company's Stock
The Company's participation in U.S. Treasury's TARP Capital Purchase Program restricts the Company's ability to pay dividends to common shareholders, restricts the Company's ability to repurchase shares of common stock, and could have other negative effects.
On January 16, 2009, the Company sold to the United States Department of the Treasury 20,600 shares of the Company's Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, which will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% for the first five years and 9% thereafter. The Company also issued to Treasury a 10-year Warrant to purchase 311,492 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $9.92 per share. The Company will have the right to redeem the preferred stock at any time after three years. The payment of dividends on the TARP CPP preferred stock will reduce the amount of earnings available to pay dividends to common shareholders. This could negatively affect the ability of the Company to pay dividends on its common stock.
Under the TARP CPP, the Company is subject to restrictions on the payment of dividends to common shareholders and the repurchase of common stock. Until the earlier of January 16, 2012 and the date on which Treasury no longer holds any shares of the TARP CPP preferred stock, the Company may not, without Treasury's approval increase common dividends above $0.10 per share or repurchase any of its common shares (subject to limited exceptions). These restrictions may reduce or prevent payment of dividends to common shareholders that would otherwise be paid if the Company was not a participant in the TARP CPP and could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company's common stock
In addition, the Company may not pay any dividends at all on its common stock unless the Company is current on its dividend payments on the TARP CPP preferred stock. If the Company fails to pay in full dividends on the TARP CPP preferred stock for six dividend periods, whether consecutive or not, the holder of the TARP CPP preferred stock would have the right to elect two directors to the Company's board of directors. This right would terminate only upon the Company paying dividends in full for four consecutive periods. This right could reduce the level of influence existing common shareholders have in the management policies of the Company.
If Treasury (or a subsequent holder) exercised the Warrant and purchased shares of common stock, each common shareholder's percentage of ownership of the Company would be smaller. As a result, each shareholder might have less influence in the management policies of the Company than before exercise of the Warrant. This could also have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company's common stock.
Unless the Company is able to redeem the TARP CPP preferred stock before January 16, 2014, the cost of this capital will increase on that date, from 5.00% (approximately $1,030,000 annually) to 9.00% (approximately $1,854,000 annually). Depending on the Company's financial condition at the time, this increase in dividends on the TARP CPP preferred stock could have a negative effect on the Company's capacity to pay common stock dividends.
Additional restrictions and requirements may be imposed by the Treasury or Congress on the Company at a later date. These restrictions may apply to the Company retroactively and their imposition is outside of the Company's control.
The Company's ability to pay dividends is limited and it may be unable to pay future dividends.
The Company has suspended payment of dividends on its common stock in order to preserve capital. The Company's ability to pay dividends is limited by regulatory restrictions and the need to maintain sufficient consolidated capital. The ability of the Company's subsidiary banks to pay dividends to the Company is limited by their obligations to maintain sufficient capital and by other general restrictions on dividends that are applicable to banks. If the Company or its subsidiary banks do not satisfy these regulatory requirements, the Company would be unable to continue to pay dividends on its common stock. Additional information on restrictions on payment of dividends by the Company and the Banks may be found in Item 1 under the heading "Recent Developments," under Item 5 of this report, and under Note 15 on Page A-41 hereof, all of which information is incorporated here by reference.
The market price of the Company's common stock can be volatile, which may make it more difficult to resell Company common stock at a desired time and price.
Stock price volatility may make it more difficult for a shareholder to resell common stock when a shareholder wants to and at prices a shareholder finds attractive. The Company's stock price can fluctuate significantly in response to a variety of factors.
General market fluctuations, industry factors and general economic and political conditions and events, such as economic slowdowns or recessions, interest rate changes or credit loss trends, could also cause the Company's stock price to decrease regardless of operating results. In addition, the trading volume in the Company's common stock is significantly less than that of other larger financial services companies. This can make the Company's stock price volatile as significant sales of the Company's common stock, or the expectation of these sales, could cause the Company's stock price to fall.
The Company may issue additional shares of its common stock in the future, which could dilute a shareholder's ownership of common stock.
The Company's articles of incorporation authorize its board of directors, without shareholder approval, to, among other things, issue additional shares of common or preferred stock. The issuance of any additional shares of common or preferred stock could be dilutive to a shareholder's ownership of Company common stock. To the extent that the Company issues options or warrants to purchase common stock in the future and the options or warrants are exercised, the Company's shareholders may experience further dilution. Holders of shares of Company common stock have no preemptive rights that entitle holders to purchase their pro rata share of any offering of shares of any class or series and, therefore, shareholders may not be permitted to invest in future issuances of Company common or preferred stock.
Because of its capital requirements, the Company may find it necessary to sell common stock to raise capital under circumstances and at prices which result in extreme dilution.
The Company may issue debt and equity securities that are senior to Company common stock as to distributions and in liquidation, which could negatively affect the value of Company common stock.
In the future, the Company may increase its capital resources by entering into debt or debt-like financing or issuing debt or equity securities, which could include issuances of senior notes, subordinated notes, preferred stock or common stock. In the event of the Company's liquidation, its lenders and holders of its debt securities would receive a distribution of the Company's available assets before distributions to the holders of Company common stock. The Company's decision to incur debt and issue securities in future offerings will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond its control. The Company cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of its future offerings and debt financings. Future offerings could reduce the value of shares of Company common stock and dilute a shareholder's interest in the Company.
ITEM 1B UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None
ITEM 2 PROPERTIES
The executive offices of the Company are located at the main office (Hickman Financial Center) of United Bank & Trust, 205 East Chicago Boulevard, Tecumseh, Michigan. UBT owns and occupies the entire two-story building, which was built in 1980. UBT operates one other banking office in the Tecumseh area, two in the city of Adrian, one each in the cities of Hudson and Morenci, one in the village of Blissfield, and one each in Clinton, Rollin and Raisin Townships, all in Lenawee County. In addition, the bank operates one office in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan. The Bank’s Trust & Investment Group occupies a leased facility in Tecumseh. The bank owns all of the buildings except for the Trust facility, and leases the land for one office in the city of Adrian. All offices offer ATM services, and all offices other than the Hickman Financial Center offer drive-up facilities. UBI owns and occupies a 12,000 square foot operations and training center in Tecumseh.
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw operates one banking office in the City of Ann Arbor and one office each in the city of Saline, the villages of Dexter and Manchester, and Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan. The bank owns the Saline and Dexter buildings, leases the buildings for the Manchester and Scio Township offices, and leases the land for the Dexter office. UBTW holds a long-term lease on the facilities for its administrative and banking offices
in Ann Arbor. All offices offer ATM services, and all offices other than Manchester offer drive-up facilities.
ITEM 3 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries are not involved in any material pending legal proceedings. They are involved in ordinary routine litigation incidental to their business; however, no such proceedings are expected to result in any material adverse effect on the operations or earnings of the Company. Neither the Company nor it subsidiaries are involved in any proceedings to which any director, principal officer, affiliate thereof, or person who owns of record or beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock of the Company, or any associate of the foregoing, is a party or has a material interest adverse to the Company.
ITEM 4 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
PART II
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK
The following table shows the high and low bid prices of common stock of the Company for each quarter of 2009 and 2008 as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, under the symbol of "UBMI.” The prices listed below are OTC Bulletin Board quotations. They reflect inter-dealer prices without retail markup, markdown or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. They also do not include private transactions not involving brokers or dealers. The Company had 1,233 shareholders of record as of December 31, 2009.
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1st | $ | 10.50 | $ | 5.50 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 22.00 | $ | 17.55 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
2nd | 7.00 | 5.60 | - | 20.00 | 14.00 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 6.90 | 4.74 | - | 14.98 | 9.20 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
4th | 6.50 | 5.00 | - | 12.99 | 7.55 | 0.10 |
The board of directors of the Company suspended payment of cash dividends on its shares of common stock in the second quarter of 2009. The board believes that it is in the Company’s best interest to preserve capital given the severe financial market conditions in Michigan and the United States.
Banking laws and regulations restrict the amount the Banks can transfer to the Company in the form of cash dividends and loans. Those restrictions are discussed in Note 15 on Page A-41, which discussion is incorporated here by reference. In addition, under the CPP, the Company is subject to restrictions on the declaration and payment of dividends to common shareholders. These restrictions are discussed in Part I, Item 1 of this report and Note 15 on Page A-41, which discussion is incorporated here by reference. See also, the risk factor on Page 21 of this report entitled "The Company's participation in U.S. Treasury's TARP Capital Purchase Program
restricts the Company's ability to pay dividends to common shareholders, restricts the Company's ability to repurchase shares of common stock, and could have other negative effects," which is incorporated here by reference. Additional information on restrictions on payment of dividends by UBT may be found in Part I, Item 1 of this report under the heading "Recent Developments," which information is incorporated here by reference.
Information regarding the equity compensation plans both approved and not approved by shareholders at December 31, 2009 is included under the heading "Equity Compensation Plan Information" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and is incorporated here by reference.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA |
The following table shows summarized historical consolidated financial data for the Company. The table is unaudited. The information in the table is derived from the Company's audited financial statements for 2005 through 2009. This information is only a summary. You should read it in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and other information included in this report. Information is unaudited; in thousands, except per share data.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and demand balances in other banks | $ | 10,047 | $ | 12,147 | $ | 17,996 | $ | 17,606 | $ | 20,416 | ||||||||||
Federal funds sold and equivalents | 115,542 | 6,325 | 11,130 | 3,770 | - | |||||||||||||||
Securities available for sale | 92,146 | 82,101 | 83,128 | 93,141 | 100,629 | |||||||||||||||
Net loans | 638,012 | 683,695 | 637,994 | 593,914 | 551,751 | |||||||||||||||
Other assets | 53,581 | 48,125 | 45,439 | 42,558 | 40,983 | |||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 909,328 | $ | 832,393 | $ | 795,687 | $ | 750,989 | $ | 713,779 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest bearing deposits | $ | 99,893 | $ | 89,487 | $ | 77,878 | $ | 81,373 | $ | 88,404 | ||||||||||
Interest bearing certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more | 107,942 | 132,139 | 122,266 | 102,492 | 68,062 | |||||||||||||||
Other interest bearing deposits | 574,966 | 487,923 | 471,393 | 444,137 | 434,186 | |||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 782,801 | 709,549 | 671,537 | 628,002 | 590,652 | |||||||||||||||
Short term borrowings | - | - | - | 77 | 6,376 | |||||||||||||||
Other borrowings | 42,098 | 50,036 | 44,611 | 40,945 | 42,228 | |||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 3,562 | 3,357 | 6,572 | 7,429 | 6,901 | |||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 828,461 | 762,942 | 722,720 | 676,453 | 646,157 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholders' Equity | 80,867 | 69,451 | 72,967 | 74,536 | 67,622 | |||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 909,328 | $ | 832,393 | $ | 795,687 | $ | 750,989 | $ | 713,779 |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 43,766 | $ | 47,041 | $ | 51,634 | $ | 47,056 | $ | 38,649 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 12,251 | 17,297 | 21,873 | 17,802 | 12,286 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Interest Income | 31,515 | 29,744 | 29,761 | 29,254 | 26,363 | ||||||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 25,770 | 14,607 | 8,637 | 2,123 | 1,332 | ||||||||||||||||
Noninterest income | 16,899 | 13,510 | 13,652 | 12,175 | 11,669 | ||||||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 3,469 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other noninterest expense | 33,647 | 29,963 | 27,559 | 26,914 | 25,195 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before federal income tax | (14,472 | ) | (1,316 | ) | 7,217 | 12,392 | 11,505 | ||||||||||||||
Federal income tax | (5,639 | ) | (1,280 | ) | 1,635 | 3,420 | 3,181 | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (8,833 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 5,582 | $ | 8,972 | $ | 8,324 | |||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share (1) (2) | $ | (1.93 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 1.06 | $ | 1.69 | $ | 1.58 | |||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1) (2) | (1.93 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 1.06 | 1.69 | 1.57 | ||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid per common share (2) | 0.02 | 0.70 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | Earnings per share data is based on average shares outstanding plus average contingently issuable shares. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2) | Adjusted to reflect stock dividends paid in 2007, 2006 and 2005. |
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
The information required by this item is contained on Pages A-1 through A-23 hereof, and is incorporated by reference here.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA |
Selected Quarterly Financial Data – The information required by this item is contained in Note 22 on Page A-50 hereof, and is incorporated by reference here.
Other information required by this item is contained on Pages A-25 through A-50 hereof, and is incorporated by reference here.
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
None
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
(a.) | Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report (the "Evaluation Date"), and have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms. |
(b.) | Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Rules 13a-15(f). The Company's internal control system was designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, 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, and 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 financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of the Evaluation Date, and has concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective. Management identified no material weakness in the Company's internal control over financial reporting. In making this evaluation, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of Treadway Commission ("COSO") in "Internal Control - Integrated Framework." This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm |
pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.
/s/ Robert K. Chapman | /s/ Randal J. Rabe | ||
Robert K. Chapman | Randal J. Rabe | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
(c.) | There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
None
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code") that applies to all co-workers, officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Code is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
· | Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
· | Full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant; |
· | Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
· | Prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and |
· | Accountability for adherence to the Code. |
A copy of the Code is posted on our website at www.ubat.com.
The information required by this item, other than as set forth above, is contained under the heading "Directors and Executive Officers" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" in the Company's 2010 Proxy Statement and is incorporated here by reference.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
The information required by this item is contained under the heading "Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers" and "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated here by reference.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
The information required by this item is contained under the headings "Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers – Equity Compensation Plan Information," "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners," and "Security Ownership of Management," in the
Company's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated here by reference.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
The information required by this item is contained under the headings "Directors and Executive Officers," "Committees and Meetings of the Board of Directors," and "Directors, Executive Officers, Principal Shareholders and their Related Interests - Transactions with the Banks" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and in Note 14 on Page A-41 hereof and is incorporated here by reference.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
The information required by this item is contained under the heading "Relationship With Independent Public Accountants" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated here by reference.
PART IV
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
(a) | 1. | The information required by this Item is included in Item 8 on Page 26 of this report, and is incorporated here by reference. |
2. | Financial statement schedules are not applicable. |
(b) | The exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index, which is incorporated here by reference. |
(c) | All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted. |
UNITED BANCORP, INC.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
and
Consolidated Financial Statements
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United Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or “United”) is a Michigan Bank Holding Company headquartered in Tecumseh, Michigan. The Company's subsidiary banks (the "Banks") have local Boards of Directors and are locally managed. The Banks offer a full range of financial services through a system of sixteen banking offices located in Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties. While the Company's chief decision makers monitor the revenue streams of the various Company products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Companywide basis. Accordingly, all of the Company's financial services operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.
This discussion provides information about the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiary banks, United Bank & Trust ("UBT") and United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw ("UBTW").
The Company is a bank holding company registered with the Federal Reserve under the Bank Holding Company Act. The Company has corporate power to engage in such activities as permitted to business corporations under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, subject to the limitations of the Bank Holding Company Act and regulations of the Federal Reserve. The Banks offer a full range of services to individuals, corporations, fiduciaries and other institutions. Banking services include checking, NOW accounts, savings, time deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, safe deposit facilities, electronic banking and bill payment, and money transfers.
United’s lending operations provide real estate loans, secured and unsecured business and personal loans, consumer installment loans, check-credit loans, home equity loans, accounts receivable and inventory financing, equipment lease financing and construction financing. The Company’s Treasury Management Division provides cash management services including remote deposit capture, Image Positive Pay, lockbox services, business sweep accounts and credit card and merchant services.
UBT operates a trust department, and provides trust services to UBTW on a contract basis. The Wealth Management Group offers a variety of fiduciary services to individuals, corporations and governmental entities, including services as trustee for personal, pension, and employee benefit trusts. The department provides trust services, financial planning services, investment services, custody services, pension paying agent services and acts as the personal representative for estates. The Banks offer the sale of nondeposit investment products through licensed representatives in their banking offices, and sell credit and life insurance products. In addition, the Company and/or the Banks derive income from the sale of various insurance products to banking clients.
The Company operates United Structured Finance ("USFC"). USFC is a finance company that offers simple, effective financing solutions to small businesses, primarily by engaging in SBA 504 and 7(a) lending. The loans generated by USFC are typically sold on the secondary market. Gains on the sale of those loans are included in income from loan sales and servicing. USFC revenue provides additional diversity to the Company's income stream, and provides financing alternatives to clients of the Banks as well as non-bank clients.
Economic Trends
Unemployment for the State of Michigan at the end of December 2009 was 14.6%, and as a result, the State retains its position with the highest unemployment level among the fifty states. The U.S. average unemployment rate at the end of 2009 was 10.0%. The Lenawee County unemployment rate of 16.6% is above the State's average level, while the Washtenaw County unemployment rate of 8.0% results in its ranking of lowest in the State.
Automotive industry expert Polk reports that light vehicle sales for 2009 were 10.4 million, the lowest level in 27 years and 21.2% lower than in 2008. Polk predicts the light vehicle market will be 11.5 million units in 2010, according to its most recent U.S. light vehicle forecast.
The American Bankers Association commented in November, 2009 that although economic recovery may have technically begun, activity is not yet back to full health, and many headwinds and imbalances still exist that will likely dampen growth moving into the near to intermediate future. The private sector is continuing a process of deleveraging. Consumer credit outstanding has declined for eight consecutive months as households have reduced their debt relative to income. Therefore, the savings rate has increased significantly since its lows of recent past years, and this is causing reduced consumption. Fiscal and monetary policies have aimed at countering this effect through large public deficits, very expansionary monetary policy, and various other measures designed to spur consumption.
These difficult economic conditions are having a profound and direct negative impact on the businesses and residents of Michigan. The Company's loan demand (other than for residential mortgages) has contracted and loan quality has deteriorated. Decreases in loan quality have been primarily concentrated in the areas of construction and residential real estate development, but have expanded somewhat to include a broader base of the Banks’ loan portfolios in 2009.
Deposit Insurance
Substantially all of the deposits of the Banks are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") of the FDIC and are subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the DIF. The FDIC utilizes a risk-based assessment system that imposes insurance premiums based upon a matrix that takes into account a bank's capital level and supervisory rating.
On February 27, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule modifying the risk-based assessment system and setting initial base assessment rates beginning April 1, 2009, at 12 to 45 basis points; and due to extraordinary circumstances, extended the time within which the reserve ratio must be returned to 1.15 percent from five to seven years. On May 22, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule imposing a 5 basis point special assessment on each insured depository institution's assets minus Tier 1 capital as of June 30, 2009. The Banks incurred expenses of $405,400 as a result of the special assessment in the second quarter of 2009.
On November 12, 2009, the FDIC amended its regulations requiring certain insured institutions to prepay their estimated quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009, and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012. The prepaid assessment for these periods was collected on December 30, 2009, along with each institution's regular quarterly risk-based deposit insurance assessment for the third quarter of 2009. The prepayment has been treated as a prepaid expense on the books of the Company, and will be recognized as expense in the period for which the assessments are effective.
TARP Capital Purchase Program
In response to the financial crises affecting the banking system and financial markets and going concern threats to investment banks and other financial institutions, on October 3, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) was signed into law. The EESA created the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), under which the United States Department of the Treasury (Treasury) was given the authority to, among other things, purchase up to $700 billion of mortgages, mortgage-backed securities and certain other financial instruments from financial institutions for the purpose of stabilizing and providing liquidity to the U.S. financial markets.
EESA also temporarily increased the amount of deposit insurance coverage available on customer deposit accounts from $100,000 per depositor to $250,000 per depositor until December 31, 2009. In May 2009, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act was signed into
law, which extended the temporary deposit insurance increase of $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2013.
In October 2008, the Treasury announced that it would purchase equity stakes in a wide variety of banks and thrifts. Under the program, known as the Capital Purchase Program (CPP), the Treasury made $250 billion of the $700 billion authorized under TARP available to U.S. financial institutions through the purchase of preferred stock. In conjunction with the purchase of preferred stock, the Treasury received, from participating financial institutions, warrants to purchase common stock with an aggregate market price equal to 15% of the preferred stock investment. Participating financial institutions were required to agree to restrictions on future dividends and share repurchases during the period in which the preferred stock remained outstanding.
In January of 2009, the Company issued and sold $20.6 million in preferred stock to the United States Department of the Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. The Board believes that it is in the Company's best interest to preserve capital given the severe economic and financial market conditions in Michigan and the U.S. In its ongoing efforts to preserve capital, the Board of Directors of the Company suspended payment of a quarterly dividend on its common shares in the second quarter of 2009.
Other
The federal government has introduced a comprehensive Financial Stability Plan to address the key problems at the heart of the current crisis and get the U.S. economy back on track. A critical piece of that effort is Making Home Affordable (MHA), a plan to stabilize the U.S. housing market and help Americans reduce their monthly mortgage payments to more affordable levels. In the spirit of the MHA program, United has implemented a proprietary mortgage modification program that was designed to comply with changes in the Michigan statutes governing foreclosure by advertisement that went into effect in July of 2009. This program is available both to holders of residential real estate mortgages in the portfolio of the Banks and those sold on the secondary market but serviced by United.
Other Developments
Memorandum of Understanding
On January 15, 2010, UBT entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the FDIC and OFIR. The MOU is not a "written agreement" for purposes of Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The MOU documents an understanding among UBT, the FDIC and OFIR that, among other things: (i) UBT will not declare or pay any dividend without the prior consent of the FDIC and OFIR; and (ii) UBT will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 9% within six months from the date of the MOU and for the duration of the MOU, and will maintain its total capital ratio at a minimum of 12% for the duration of the MOU. UBTW is also a party to a Memorandum of Understanding with the FDIC and OFIR that documents an understanding that UBTW will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 8%. For additional information about the capital ratios of UBT and UBTW, see Note 18 on Page A-46 hereof, which information is incorporated here by reference.
Consolidation of Banks
As previously announced, on January 15, 2010, the Company filed applications with its regulators for permission to consolidate and merge UBTW with and into UBT, with the consolidated bank operating under the charter of UBT. The proposed bank consolidation is subject to the receipt of all applicable federal and state regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that
the proposed bank consolidation will be completed during the second quarter of 2010. Following the transaction, the consolidated bank will continue to operate the same banking offices in the same markets that UBT and UBTW currently operate.
The ongoing economic downturn has taken its toll on the financial services industry, and United has seen a resulting impact to earnings and stock price. Economic issues continue to impact the credit quality of the Banks' loan portfolios, reflected in an increase in its allowance for loan losses and nonperforming loans. A significant contributor to the decline in loan quality is the decrease in collateral values and cashflows for the Banks’ personal and commercial borrowers. Foreclosures on residential real estate mortgages continue to increase, although the Banks sell most of their mortgage production without recourse on the secondary market.
The net loss for the year of $8.833 million for United Bancorp, Inc. reflects a deterioration from prior years, as difficult economic conditions increased the Company’s charge to its provision for loan losses. In addition, costs related to ORE property, increased FDIC insurance rates and a loss from goodwill impairment all served to significantly increase expenses for 2009. Loss per share of $1.93 was up from a loss of $0.01 per share for 2008. Return on average shareholders’ equity for 2009 was -10.47%, compared to -0.05% for 2008, and return on average assets for the year ended December 31, 2009 was -1.00%, compared to 0.00% for 2008.
There were positive components to the Company’s 2009 operating results. Net interest income improved by 6.0% from 2008 to 2009, and 2009 noninterest income improved by 25.1% over 2008. The Company's pre-tax, pre-provision ROA improved from 1.64% for 2008 to 1.67% for all of 2009. This calculation adjusts net income before tax by the amount of the Company's provision for loan losses and one-time goodwill impairment charge in 2009.
Gross portfolio loans declined by $47.0 million from the end of 2008, representing a drop of 6.7% for the year. Approximately half of that decline was the result of charge-offs within the Company’s loan portfolio during the year, and the remaining decline was a result of slowing economic conditions in the region. At the same time, the Company significantly increased its liquidity, with growth of investments and fed funds and equivalents held to improve the liquidity of the balance sheet during this period of economic uncertainty. The Company expects to maintain these higher levels of liquidity until portfolio loan volume improves and more attractive investment opportunities emerge. Total assets grew by 9.2% in 2009 over 2008, as growth was funded by deposit growth of 10.3%, or $73.3 million, less a reduction in borrowings of $7.9 million.
Net interest income continues to exhibit strength, reaching record levels for 2009. While mortgage volumes were particularly strong in the first half of 2009, primarily as a result of refinancing during a period of low rates, the volume of refinancing activity has begun to subside. We do not anticipate that credit quality will improve significantly until the economy rebounds, and other noninterest income will remain under pressure as long as the economy is struggling. However, the Company’s business includes a diversity of sources of noninterest income that provided 34.9% of 2009 net revenue.
While current economic conditions present significant challenges, United has taken steps intended to protect its capital for the long-term benefit of its shareholders. The Company instituted cost containment and reduction measures during 2009. The Company did not pay merit increases to its staff in 2009, and incentive compensation was not paid at the depressed level of earnings. In addition, effective July 1, 2009, the Company discontinued its profit sharing and
employer matching contributions to our 401(k) plan. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company implemented a number of staff reductions, which along with attrition, should result in annualized savings in excess of $1.0 million in 2010. Reductions were also made in Director fees for 2010.
Securities
Balances in the securities portfolio increased in recent periods, generally reflecting deposit growth in excess of loan growth. The makeup of the Company’s investment portfolio evolves with the changing price and risk structure, and liquidity needs of the Company. The table below reflects the carrying value of various categories of investment securities of the Company, along with the percentage composition of the portfolio by type as of the end of 2009 and 2008.
At December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Balance | % of total | Balance | % of total | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 32,239 | 35.0 | % | $ | 19,712 | 24.0 | % | ||||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 23,142 | 25.1 | % | 21,972 | 26.8 | % | ||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 34,111 | 37.0 | % | 37,889 | 46.1 | % | ||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other securities | 2,623 | 2.8 | % | 2,478 | 3.0 | % | ||||||||||
Equity securities | 31 | 0.0 | % | 50 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||
Total Investment Securities | $ | 92,146 | 100.0 | % | $ | 82,101 | 100.0 | % |
Investments in U.S. Treasury and agency securities are considered to possess low credit risk. Obligations of U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities possess a somewhat higher interest rate risk due to certain prepayment risks. The municipal portfolio contains a small level of geographic risk, as approximately 4.7% of the investment portfolio is issued by political subdivisions located within Lenawee County, Michigan and 8.2% in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The Company's portfolio contains no mortgage securities or structured notes that the Company believes to be “high risk.” The Banks' investment in local municipal issues also reflects their commitment to the development of the local area through support of its local political subdivisions.
Management believes that the unrealized gains and losses within the investment portfolio are temporary, since they are a result of market changes, rather than a reflection of credit quality. Management has no specific intent to sell any securities, although the entire investment portfolio is classified as available for sale.
The following chart summarizes net unrealized gains (losses) in each category of the portfolio at the end of 2009 and 2008.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | Change | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 393 | $ | 641 | $ | (248 | ) | |||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 685 | 526 | 159 | |||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 856 | 372 | 484 | |||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other securities | (5 | ) | (155 | ) | 150 | |||||||
Equity securities | 5 | 6 | (1 | ) | ||||||||
Total Investment Securities | $ | 1,934 | $ | 1,390 | $ | 544 |
FHLB Stock
The Banks are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (“FHLBI”) and collectively hold a $3.0 million investment in stock of the FHLBI. The investment is carried at
par value, as there is not an active market for FHLBI stock. The Federal Home Loan Banks continue to record accounting impairments on their private label mortgage-backed securities portfolios, which they hold as long-term investments, and account for them on an amortized cost basis. If total Federal Home Loan Bank gross unrealized losses were deemed “other than temporary” for accounting purposes, this would significantly impair the FHLB capital levels and the resulting value of FHLB stock.
The Company regularly reviews the credit quality of FHLBI stock for impairment. FHLBI stock has a rating of Aaa, and that rating was affirmed in May of 2009 by Moody’s. In spite of some accounting impairments on private-label MBS securities, FHLBI was profitable in the first nine months of 2009, and paid dividends for each quarter of the year. Based on these and other factors, the Company determined that no impairment of FHLBI stock was necessary.
Loans
As full service lenders, the Banks offer a variety of loan products in their markets. Loan balances declined by 6.7% in 2009, with the declines across all major categories of the portfolio. Personal loans on the Company's balance sheet included home equity lines of credit, direct and indirect loans for automobiles, boats and recreational vehicles, and other items for personal use. Personal loan balances declined by 1.2% for the year.
Business loan balances were down 4.5% during 2009, following growth of 9.3% in 2008. The decline in loans to commercial enterprises reflects a reduction in demand, primarily relating to the current economic conditions, as well as write-downs, charge-offs and payoffs.
The Banks generally sell their production of fixed-rate mortgages on the secondary market, and retain high credit quality mortgage loans that are not otherwise eligible to be sold on the secondary market and shorter-term adjustable rate mortgages in their portfolios. As a result, the mix of mortgage production for any given year will have an impact on the amount of mortgages held in the portfolios of the Banks. The Banks experienced significant volume in residential real estate mortgage financing during 2009, and this included the refinancing of some portfolio loans sold on the secondary market. This resulted in a decline in residential mortgage balances on the Banks' portfolios of 4.3%, compared to growth of 5.0% in 2008.
Outstanding balances of loans for construction and development declined by approximately $24 million during 2009. The change in balances reflects a decrease in the amount of individual construction loan volume, the shift of some construction loans to permanent financing, and the payoff or charge-off of a number of residential construction and development loans. Residential construction loans generally convert to residential mortgages to be retained in the Banks' portfolios or to be sold in the secondary market, while commercial construction loans generally will be converted to commercial mortgages.
The following table shows the balances of the various categories of loans of the Company, along with the percentage change of the portfolio by type as of the end 2009 and 2008.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | % Change | 2008 | % Change | ||||||||||||
Personal | $ | 110,702 | -1.2 | % | $ | 112,095 | 14.3 | % | ||||||||
Business, including commercial mortgages | 392,495 | -4.5 | % | 410,911 | 9.2 | % | ||||||||||
Tax exempt | 3,005 | 18.6 | % | 2,533 | -6.5 | % | ||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 86,417 | -4.3 | % | 90,343 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||
Construction and development | 56,706 | -29.5 | % | 80,412 | -0.8 | % | ||||||||||
Deferred loan fees and costs | 728 | 0.4 | % | 725 | 46.5 | % | ||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 650,053 | -6.7 | % | $ | 697,019 | 8.1 | % |
The Company actively monitors delinquencies, nonperforming assets and potential problem loans. The accrual of interest income is discontinued when a loan becomes ninety days past due unless it is both well secured and in the process of collection, or the borrower's capacity to repay the loan and the collateral value appears sufficient. The chart below shows the amount of nonperforming assets by category at December 31 for each of the past two years.
December 31, | Change | |||||||||||||||
Nonperforming Assets, in thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | $ | % | ||||||||||||
Nonaccrual loans | $ | 26,188 | $ | 19,328 | $ | 6,860 | 35.5 | % | ||||||||
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more | 5,474 | 1,504 | 3,970 | 264.0 | % | |||||||||||
Troubled debt restructurings | 1,035 | 690 | 345 | 50.0 | % | |||||||||||
Total nonperforming loans | 32,697 | 21,522 | 11,175 | 51.9 | % | |||||||||||
Other assets owned | 2,803 | 3,459 | (656 | ) | -19.0 | % | ||||||||||
Total nonperforming assets | $ | 35,500 | $ | 24,981 | $ | 10,519 | 42.1 | % | ||||||||
Percent of nonperforming loans to total loans | 5.03 | % | 3.09 | % | 1.94 | % | ||||||||||
Percent of nonperforming assets to total assets | 3.90 | % | 3.00 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||||
Allowance coverage of nonperforming loans | 61.2 | % | 85.1 | % | -23.86 | % |
Total nonaccrual loans have increased by $6.9 million since the end of 2008, while accruing loans past due 90 days or more have increased by $4.0 million. The increase in nonaccrual loans reflects the move of some loans to nonaccrual status, net of payoff or charge-off of some nonperforming loans, while the increase in delinquency reflects the difficult operating environment facing certain borrowers of the Company. Loan workout and collection efforts continue with all delinquent clients, in an effort to bring them back to performing status.
Troubled debt restructurings consist of five loans at December 31, 2009, all of which are the result of residential mortgage loans modified as part of United’s mortgage modification program implemented in 2009. All of the loans include rate modifications as well as forbearance. Total nonperforming loans as a percent of total portfolio loans moved from 3.09% at the end of 2008 to 5.03% at the end of 2009.
Holdings of other assets owned decreased by $656,000 since the end of 2008. Other real estate owned includes fifteen properties that were acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure. The properties include fourteen commercial properties, five of which are the result of out-of-state loan participations, and one residential home. One commercial property is leased, and all are for sale. Also included in these totals are other assets owned of $29,000, consisting of motor vehicles, boats and one mobile home. These assets are also for sale.
The table below reflects the changes in other assets owned during 2009:
In thousands of dollars | ORE | Other Assets | Total | |||||||||
Balance at January 1 | $ | 3,386 | $ | 72 | $ | 3,458 | ||||||
Additions | 1,814 | 741 | 2,555 | |||||||||
Sold | (1,274 | ) | (345 | ) | (1,619 | ) | ||||||
Write-downs | (1,152 | ) | (439 | ) | (1,591 | ) | ||||||
Balance at December 31 | $ | 2,774 | $ | 29 | $ | 2,803 |
Management believes that the Company's allowance for loan losses provides for currently estimated losses inherent in the portfolio. An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 follows:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Balance, January 1 | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 | $ | 7,849 | ||||||
Loans charged off | (24,368 | ) | (8,772 | ) | (4,290 | ) | ||||||
Recoveries credited to allowance | 306 | 171 | 110 | |||||||||
Provision charged to operations | 25,770 | 14,607 | 8,637 | |||||||||
Balance, December 31 | $ | 20,020 | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 | ||||||
Allowance as % of total loans | 3.08 | % | 2.63 | % | 1.91 | % |
A loan is classified as impaired when it is probable that the bank will be unable to collect all amounts due (including both interest and principal) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Within the Banks’ loan portfolios, $36.2 million of impaired loans have been identified as of December 31, 2009, compared with $37.2 million as of December 31, 2008, and the specific allowance for impaired loans was $5.8 million at December 31, 2009, compared to $8.1 million at December 31, 2008. The ultimate amount of the impairment and the potential losses to the Company may be higher or lower than estimated, depending on the realizable value of the collateral. The level of the provision made in connection with the loans reflects the amount management believes to be necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an adequate level, based upon the Banks’ current analysis of losses inherent in their loan portfolios. Management believes, in its judgment, that the allowance is at a level that is appropriate for the risks in the Company’s loan portfolio.
In 2009, the Company modified its method of estimating allocation of the allowance for loan losses for non-impaired loans. The Company has identified pools of loans on which to apply historical loss experience methodology. For each of these pools, the Company calculated a historical base rate and then attempted to bring the historical charge-off rate up to current conditions through various qualitative adjustments. Beginning in 2007, the historical period used was a three-year period. Effective with the first quarter of 2009, the Company slightly modified this approach by using a rolling twelve quarter historical approach.
The Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses issued in 2006 by Federal banking regulators indicates that “during periods of significant economic expansion or contraction, the relevance of data that are several years old may be limited.” Current economic conditions have resulted in significantly increasing charge-offs. Total net charge-offs as a percent of average loans for 2007 were 0.66%, increased to 1.28% in 2008, and were 3.47% in 2009. For these reasons, the Company began using a rolling eight-quarter historical base effective with the fourth quarter of 2009.
Another change was made in the fourth quarter of 2009 with regard to the number of pools used. Historically, the Company used three pools on which to apply historical loss experience methodology, those being business, residential mortgage and consumer loans. The Company’s construction and land development (“CLD”) portfolio has incurred significantly higher losses than the overall business portfolio, due to the more severe impact of the recession on the real estate development segment and the more pronounced drop in collateral value (i.e. raw land and residential real estate developments). It became apparent that the CLD loans were not representative of the overall business loan portfolio and should be analyzed separately. As a result, a fourth classification for allocation of the allowance for loan losses was implemented as of December 31, 2009.
The following table presents the allocation of the allowance for loan losses applicable to each loan category in thousands of dollars, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. The allocation method used takes into account specific allocations for identified credits and a historical loss average, adjusted for certain qualitative factors, in determining the allocation for the balance of the portfolio.
Allocation of the allowance for loan losses at December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Business and commercial mortgage (1) | $ | 12,221 | $ | 16,148 | |||||
Construction and development loans | 5,164 | - | |||||||
Residential mortgage | 760 | 673 | |||||||
Personal | 1,875 | 1,491 | |||||||
Total | $ | 20,020 | $ | 18,312 | |||||
(1) | Includes construction and development loans for 2008 |
The personal loan portfolio consists of direct and indirect installment, home equity and unsecured revolving line of credit loans. Installment loans consist primarily of home equity loans and loans for consumer durable goods, principally automobiles. Indirect personal loans consist of loans for automobiles, boats and manufactured housing, but make up a small percent of the personal loans.
Business loans carry the largest balances per loan, and therefore, any single loss would be proportionally larger than losses in other portfolios. In addition to internal loan rating systems and active monitoring of loan trends, the Banks use an independent loan review firm to assess the quality of its business loan portfolio. There are no significant concentrations in the business loan portfolio.
CLD loans make up 8.7% of the Company’s loan portfolio. This sector of the economy has been particularly impacted by declines in housing activity, and has had a disproportionate impact on the credit quality of the Company.
The following table shows trends of CLD loans, along with ratios relating to their relative credit quality.
CLD Loans | All Other Loans | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Dollars in thousands | Balance | % of Total | Balance | % of Total | Loans | |||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2009 | $ | 56,706 | 8.7 | % | $ | 593,347 | 91.3 | % | $ | 650,053 | ||||||||||
Impaired loans | 14,441 | 39.9 | % | 21,719 | 60.1 | % | 36,160 | |||||||||||||
Specific allowance | 2,097 | 36.3 | % | 3,678 | 63.7 | % | 5,775 | |||||||||||||
YTD Net Charge-offs | 14,379 | 59.8 | % | 9,684 | 40.2 | % | 24,063 | |||||||||||||
Nonperforming loans (NPL) | 14,138 | 43.2 | % | 18,559 | 56.8 | % | 32,697 | |||||||||||||
NPL as % of loans | 24.9 | % | 3.1 | % | 5.0 | % |
While balances of CLD loans make up 8.7% of total portfolio loans, they represent 39.9% of the Company’s impaired loans and 59.8% of charge-offs in 2009. The currently impaired CLD loans, in addition to the specific allowance of $2.1 million, have been partially charged down by $13.4 million.
As can be seen in the following table, currently impaired loans represent 39.7% of the total CLD loans, and the Company has provided for loan losses on impaired CLD loans of 55.7% of the balance of such loans.
CLD Loans | % of | |||||||||||
Dollars in thousands | Total | Impaired | Total | |||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2009 | $ | 56,706 | $ | 14,441 | ||||||||
Cumulative partial charge-offs | 13,427 | 13,427 | ||||||||||
Loan balance before charge-offs | $ | 70,133 | $ | 27,868 | 39.7 | % |
Cumulative loss on impaired CLD loans is shown below.
Dollars in thousands | CLD | |||
Cumulative partial charge-offs | $ | 13,427 | ||
Specific allowance at December 31, 2009 | 2,097 | |||
Cumulative loss on impaired loans | $ | 15,524 | ||
Percent of impaired loans | 55.7 | % |
Further information concerning credit quality is contained in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, which information is incorporated here by reference.
Deposits
The following chart shows the percentage change in deposits by category for 2009 and 2008.
2009 Change | 2008 Change | |||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | $ | 000 | % | $ | 000 | % | ||||||||||
Noninterest bearing deposits | 10,406 | 11.6 | % | 11,609 | 14.9 | % | ||||||||||
Interest bearing certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more | (24,197 | ) | -18.3 | % | 9,873 | 8.1 | % | |||||||||
Other interest bearing deposits | 87,043 | 17.8 | % | 16,530 | 3.5 | % | ||||||||||
Total deposits | $ | 73,252 | 10.3 | % | $ | 38,012 | 5.7 | % |
Total deposits grew $73.2 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Deposit growth was in noninterest bearing deposits (up 11.6%) and other interest bearing deposits (up 17.8%), while interest-bearing CDs of $100,000 or more declined by $24.2 million in 2009, or 18.3%.
The Banks utilize purchased or brokered deposits for interest rate risk management purposes, but they do not support their growth through the use of those products. The majority of the Banks’ deposits are derived from core client sources, relating to long term relationships with local personal, business and public clients. In addition, the Banks participate in the CDARS program, which allows them to provide competitive CD products while maintaining FDIC insurance for clients with larger balances. The Banks' deposit rates are consistently competitive with other banks in their market areas.
Cash Equivalents and Borrowed Funds
The Company maintains correspondent accounts with a number of other banks for various purposes. In addition, cash sufficient to meet the operating needs of its banking offices is maintained at its lowest practical levels. The Banks are also participants in the federal funds market, either as borrowers or sellers. Federal funds are generally borrowed or sold for one-day periods. The Banks also have the ability to utilize short term advances from the FHLBI and borrowings at the discount window of the Federal Reserve Bank as additional short-term funding
sources. Federal funds were used during 2009 and 2008, while short term advances and discount window borrowings were not utilized during either year.
The Company periodically finds it advantageous to utilize longer-term borrowings from the FHLBI. These long-term borrowings, as detailed in Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, serve to provide a balance to some of the interest rate risk inherent in the Company's balance sheet. Additional information regarding borrowed funds is found in the Liquidity section below.
Results of Operations
Earnings Summary and Key Ratios
The Company experienced a consolidated net loss of $8.8 million for 2009. Growth of earning assets resulted in an increase in net interest income of 6.0% in 2009 compared to 2008 and followed a decline of 0.1% from 2007 to 2008. This increase occurred in spite of significant increases in the Company’s liquidity during the year, which had a negative impact on the Company’s net interest margin.
At the same time, noninterest income improved by 25.1% from 2008 compared to a decline of 1.0% from 2007 to 2008. By far, the biggest driver in that increase was income from loan sales and servicing, while most other categories of noninterest income were flat or down compared to 2008. Those items are discussed in more detail later in this discussion. Noninterest income represented 34.9% of the Company’s total revenues for 2009, compared to 31.2% for 2008. Noninterest expenses excluding goodwill impairment were up 12.3% over 2008, with those costs driven by increased FDIC insurance premiums, expenses relating to ORE property and costs incurred relative to exceptional levels of mortgage production during the year. The Company’s provision for loan losses was $25.8 million in 2009, up from $14.6 million in 2008, increasing by 76.4% following an increase of 69.1% in 2008 over 2007.
Return on average assets declined to -1.00%, down from 0.00% for 2008 and 0.72% for 2007. Return on average shareholders’ equity for 2009 was -10.47%, compared to -0.05% for 2008 and 7.44% for 2007. Book value per share of common stock also declined during the year. The following chart shows the trends of the major components of earnings for the five most recent quarters.
2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dollars in thousands | 4th Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 1st Qtr | 4th Qtr | |||||||||||||||
Net interest income before provision | $ | 8,180 | $ | 7,860 | $ | 7,913 | $ | 7,562 | $ | 7,342 | ||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 5,300 | 8,200 | 5,400 | 6,870 | 8,997 | |||||||||||||||
Noninterest income | 4,022 | 4,081 | 4,713 | 4,083 | 2,538 | |||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense (1) | 7,953 | 8,443 | 8,699 | 8,553 | 7,291 | |||||||||||||||
Federal income taxes | (569 | ) | (1,812 | ) | (711 | ) | (2,547 | ) | (2,392 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (482 | ) | $ | (2,890 | ) | $ | (762 | ) | $ | (4,699 | ) | $ | (4,016 | ) | |||||
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.62 | ) | $ | (0.20 | ) | $ | (0.96 | ) | $ | (0.79 | ) | |||||
Return on average assets | -0.21 | % | -1.28 | % | -0.34 | % | -2.20 | % | -1.91 | % | ||||||||||
Return on average shareholders' equity | -2.34 | % | -13.48 | % | -3.54 | % | -22.14 | % | -22.08 | % | ||||||||||
Dividend payout ratio | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | NA | NA | ||||||||||||
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio | 8.6 | % | 8.9 | % | 9.4 | % | 9.7 | % | 7.9 | % | ||||||||||
(1) | Excludes first quarter 2009 goodwill impairment charge |
In an attempt to evaluate the trends of net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expense, the Company calculates pre-tax, pre-provision income and return on average assets.
This calculation adjusts net income before tax by the amount of the Company’s provision for loan losses and one-time goodwill impairment charge. While this information is not consistent with, or intended to replace, presentation under generally accepted accounting principles, it is presented here for comparison. The table below shows the calculation and trend of pre-tax, pre-provision income and return on average assets for the twelve month periods ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | Change | 2007 | Change | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 43,766 | $ | 47,041 | -7.0 | % | 51,634 | -8.9 | % | |||||||||||
Interest expense | 12,251 | 17,297 | -29.2 | % | 21,873 | -20.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Net interest income | 31,515 | 29,744 | 6.0 | % | 29,761 | -0.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Noninterest income | 16,899 | 13,510 | 25.1 | % | 13,652 | -1.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Noninterest expense (1) | 33,647 | 29,963 | 12.3 | % | 27,559 | 8.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Pre-tax, pre-provision income | $ | 14,767 | $ | 13,291 | 11.1 | % | $ | 15,854 | -16.2 | % | ||||||||||
Pre-tax, pre-provision ROA | 1.67 | % | 1.64 | % | 0.03 | % | 2.04 | % | -0.40 | % | ||||||||||
(1) Excludes goodwill impairment charge in 1st quarter of 2009 |
Net Interest Income
Declining interest rates over the past three and a half years have reduced the Company’s yield on earning assets, but have also resulted in a reduction in its cost of funds. Interest income decreased 7.0% in 2009 compared to 2008, while interest expense decreased 29.2% for 2009, resulting in an improvement in net interest income of 6.0% for 2009 compared to 2008. Net interest margin for all of 2009 was 3.80%, compared to 4.04% for 2008. The decline in net interest margin resulted primarily from significantly increased liquidity on the balance sheets of the Banks.
Tax-equivalent yields on earning assets declined from 6.28% for 2008 to 5.25% for 2009, for a reduction of 103 basis points. The Company's average cost of funds decreased by 93 basis points, and tax equivalent spread declined from 3.59% for 2008 to 3.49% for all of 2009.
The following table provides a summary of the various components of net interest income, as well as the results of changes in balance sheet makeup that have resulted in the changes in spread and net interest margin for 2009, 2008 and 2007.
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Interest | Yield/ | Average | Interest | Yield/ | Average | Interest | Yield/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars in thousands | Balance | (b) | Rate | Balance | (b) | Rate | Balance | (b) | Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest earning assets (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and equivalents | $ | 61,027 | $ | 153 | 0.25 | % | $ | 5,170 | $ | 128 | 2.47 | % | $ | 6,211 | $ | 271 | 4.36 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxable securities | 60,363 | 1,896 | 3.14 | % | 46,366 | 2,164 | 4.67 | % | 52,799 | 2,593 | 4.91 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt securities (b) | 33,594 | 1,989 | 5.92 | % | 36,939 | 2,148 | 5.82 | % | 36,561 | 2,145 | 5.87 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxable loans | 690,299 | 40,238 | 5.83 | % | 670,279 | 43,171 | 6.44 | % | 630,887 | 47,168 | 7.48 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax exempt loans (b) | 2,767 | 210 | 7.57 | % | 2,606 | 172 | 6.58 | % | 2,967 | 195 | 6.57 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest earning assets (b) | 848,049 | $ | 44,486 | 5.25 | % | 761,360 | $ | 47,783 | 6.28 | % | 729,425 | $ | 52,372 | 7.18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 12,301 | 17,260 | 14,202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 12,703 | 13,006 | 14,149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible assets | 855 | 3,469 | 3,469 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | 30,630 | 26,870 | 23,831 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
available for sale | 1,839 | 370 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (22,666 | ) | (13,035 | ) | (7,907 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 883,711 | $ | 809,300 | $ | 777,243 |
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Interest | Yield/ | Average | Interest | Yield/ | Average | Interest | Yield/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance | (b) | Rate | Balance | (b) | Rate | Balance | (b) | Rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest bearing liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW and savings deposits | $ | 340,509 | $ | 1,752 | 0.51 | % | $ | 310,569 | $ | 4,069 | 1.31 | % | $ | 288,925 | $ | 6,641 | 2.30 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
CDs $100,000 and over | 112,866 | 3,725 | 3.30 | % | 122,905 | 5,139 | 4.18 | % | 120,653 | 5,924 | 4.91 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other interest bearing deposits | 196,096 | 4,925 | 2.51 | % | 157,122 | 5,756 | 3.66 | % | 156,062 | 7,065 | 4.53 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest bearing deposits | 649,471 | 10,402 | 1.60 | % | 590,596 | 14,964 | 2.53 | % | 565,640 | 19,631 | 3.47 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short term borrowings | - | - | 0.00 | % | 4,399 | 96 | 2.18 | % | 3,757 | 175 | 4.67 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long term borrowings | 44,896 | 1,849 | 4.12 | % | 48,833 | 2,238 | 4.58 | % | 43,580 | 2,067 | 4.74 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest bearing liabilities | 694,367 | 12,251 | 1.76 | % | 643,828 | 17,298 | 2.69 | % | 612,977 | 21,873 | 3.57 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest bearing deposits | 102,549 | 86,248 | 81,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 2,462 | 5,639 | 7,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 84,333 | 73,585 | 75,042 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders' Equity | $ | 883,711 | $ | 809,300 | $ | 777,243 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income (b) | $ | 32,236 | $ | 30,485 | $ | 30,499 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net spread (b) | 3.49 | % | 3.59 | % | 3.61 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net yield on interest earning assets (b) | 3.80 | % | 4.04 | % | 4.18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax equivalent adjustment on interest income | 721 | 741 | 738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income per income statement | $ | 31,515 | $ | 29,744 | $ | 29,761 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) | Non-accrual loans and overdrafts are included in the average balances of loans. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b) | Fully tax-equivalent basis; 34% tax rate. |
The following table demonstrates the effect of volume and interest rate changes on net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis for the past two years. The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. Nonaccrual loans are included in total loans.
2009 compared to 2008 | 2008 compared to 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) due to: (a) | Increase (decrease) due to: (a) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Volume | Rate | Net | Volume | Rate | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest earned on: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and equivalents | $ | 234 | $ | (209 | ) | $ | 25 | $ | (40 | ) | $ | (103 | ) | $ | (143 | ) | ||||||||
Taxable securities | 551 | (819 | ) | (268 | ) | (305 | ) | (124 | ) | (429 | ) | |||||||||||||
Tax exempt securities (b) | (196 | ) | 37 | (159 | ) | 22 | (19 | ) | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Taxable loans | 1,260 | (4,193 | ) | (2,933 | ) | 2,818 | (6,815 | ) | (3,997 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tax exempt loans (b) | 11 | 27 | 38 | (24 | ) | 1 | (23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest income | $ | 1,860 | $ | (5,157 | ) | $ | (3,297 | ) | $ | 2,471 | $ | (7,060 | ) | $ | (4,589 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense on: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW and savings deposits | $ | 360 | $ | (2,677 | ) | $ | (2,317 | ) | $ | 466 | $ | (3,038 | ) | $ | (2,572 | ) | ||||||||
CDs $100,000 and over | (395 | ) | (1,019 | ) | (1,414 | ) | 109 | (894 | ) | (785 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other interest bearing deposits | 1,230 | (2,061 | ) | (831 | ) | 48 | (1,357 | ) | (1,309 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Short term borrowings | (48 | ) | (48 | ) | (96 | ) | 26 | (106 | ) | (80 | ) | |||||||||||||
Long term borrowings | (173 | ) | (216 | ) | (389 | ) | 243 | (72 | ) | 171 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest expense | $ | 974 | $ | (6,021 | ) | $ | (5,047 | ) | $ | 892 | $ | (5,467 | ) | $ | (4,575 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in net interest income | $ | 886 | $ | 864 | $ | 1,751 | $ | 1,579 | $ | (1,593 | ) | $ | (14 | ) |
(a) | The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. |
(b) | Fully tax-equivalent basis; 34% tax rate. |
Provision for Loan Losses
The Company’s provision for loan losses for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $5.3 million, bringing the full year 2009 provision to $25.8 million. The provision provides for probable incurred losses inherent in the current portfolio. Ongoing stresses within the economy and their resulting impact on borrowers has resulted in further additions to the Company’s provision for loan losses. The increases over 2008 levels reflect declines in borrowers’ ability to repay loans, in large part due to pressures on cashflows and from declining collateral values.
As the southeast Michigan real estate markets and the economy in general experience further deterioration, the loan portfolios of the Banks are affected by loans to a number of residential real estate developers that are struggling to meet their financial obligations. Loans in the Banks' residential land development and construction portfolios are secured by unimproved and improved land, residential lots, and single-family homes and condominium units. In addition, loans secured by commercial real estate are experiencing increased stresses resulting from the current economic conditions.
Generally, lot sales by the developers/borrowers are taking place at a greatly reduced pace and at reduced prices. As home sales volumes have declined, income of residential developers, contractors and other real estate-dependent borrowers has also been reduced. The Banks have continued to closely monitor the impact of economic circumstances on their borrowers, and are working with these clients to minimize losses. Additional information regarding the provision for loan losses is included in the Credit Quality discussion above.
Noninterest Income
Total noninterest income improved by 25.1% in 2009 over 2008, compared to a decrease of 1.0% in 2008 and an increase of 12.1% in 2007. The following table summarizes changes in noninterest income by category for 2009, 2008 and 2007, in thousands of dollars where appropriate.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | Change | 2007 | Change | |||||||||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | $ | 2,731 | $ | 3,381 | -19.2 | % | $ | 3,579 | -5.5 | % | ||||||||||
Wealth Management fee income | 4,070 | 4,343 | -6.3 | % | 4,801 | -9.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Gains (losses) on securities transactions | (24 | ) | (18 | ) | 33.3 | % | 9 | -300.0 | % | |||||||||||
Income from loan sales and servicing | 6,689 | 2,187 | 205.9 | % | 1,749 | 25.0 | % | |||||||||||||
ATM, debit and credit card fee income | 2,174 | 2,257 | -3.7 | % | 2,118 | 6.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Income from bank-owned life insurance | 493 | 486 | 1.4 | % | 461 | 5.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Other income | 766 | 874 | -12.4 | % | 935 | -6.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Total Noninterest Income | $ | 16,899 | $ | 13,510 | 25.1 | % | $ | 13,652 | -1.0 | % |
Service charges on deposit accounts were down 19.2% in 2009 compared to a decrease of 5.5% in 2008 over 2007. This continuing decline is in spite of the Company's 11.6% growth of noninterest bearing deposit account balances over the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. No significant changes to service charge structure were implemented in 2009, although improvements in the Banks’ reporting systems in the second half of 2008 have made balance information more readily available to clients by electronic means. This has allowed clients to watch their balances more closely, helping them to avoid overdraft and NSF fees if they so choose.
The Wealth Management Group of UBT provides a relatively large component of the Company's noninterest income. Wealth Management income includes trust fee income and income from the sale of nondeposit investment products within the Banks’ offices. Wealth Management income was down 6.3% in 2009 compared to 2008. Although market values of assets managed by the Wealth Management Group have begun to recover in the past year, the decline in Wealth Management income generally reflects a decline in the average market value of assets managed in 2009 compared to 2008.
Income from loan sales and servicing increased 205.9% in 2009 compared to 2008. This significant improvement in income is a result of the recent rate-driven refinancing boom in residential mortgages, along with an increase in home purchase activity. The Company had a positive valuation adjustment to loan servicing rights of $520,000 in 2009, reversing all of the valuation adjustment taken in 2008. The loan servicing rights valuation adjustment is a reflection of the change in the fair value of certain sectors of the Company’s portfolio of loan servicing rights. The Banks generally market their production of fixed rate long-term residential mortgages in the secondary market, and retain adjustable rate mortgages for their portfolios.
The Company maintains a portfolio of sold loans that it services, and this servicing provides ongoing income for the life of the loans. Loans serviced consist primarily of residential mortgages sold on the secondary market. In addition, a small number of loans originated by USFC are typically sold on the secondary market, and gains on the sale of those loans contributed to the increased income from loan sales and servicing. USFC revenue provides additional diversity to the Company's income stream, and provides additional financing alternatives to clients and non-clients of the Banks. The following table shows the breakdown of income from loan sales and servicing between residential mortgages and USFC:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | Change | |||||||||
Residential mortgage sales and servicing | $ | 6,009 | $ | 1,684 | 256.8 | % | ||||||
USFC loan sales and servicing | 680 | 503 | 35.2 | % | ||||||||
Total income from loan sales and servicing | $ | 6,689 | $ | 2,187 | 205.9 | % |
ATM, debit and credit card fee income provides a steady source of noninterest income for the Company. The Banks operate nineteen ATMs throughout their market areas, and Bank clients are active users of debit cards. The Banks receive ongoing fee income from credit card referrals and operation of its credit card merchant business.
Income from bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) increased 1.4% in 2009 compared to 2008, following growth of 5.4% in 2008 compared to 2007. The larger increase in 2008 reflects increases in interest crediting rates and some minor restructuring of BOLI holdings during the last half of 2008. Other fee income during 2009 consisted primarily of income from various fee-based banking services, such as sale of official checks, wire transfer fees, safe deposit box income, sweep account and other fees.
Noninterest Expense
The following table summarizes changes in the Company's noninterest expense by category for 2009 , 2008 and 2007.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | Change | 2007 | Change | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | $ | 17,904 | $ | 16,333 | 9.6 | % | $ | 14,862 | 9.9 | % | ||||||||||
Occupancy and equipment expense, net | 5,255 | 4,874 | 7.8 | % | 4,724 | 3.2 | % | |||||||||||||
External data processing | 1,590 | 1,755 | -9.4 | % | 1,605 | 9.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Advertising and marketing | 605 | 1,191 | -49.2 | % | 1,193 | -0.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Attorney, accounting and other professional fees | 1,183 | 1,020 | 16.0 | % | 1,070 | -4.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Director fees | 404 | 397 | 1.8 | % | 413 | -3.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Expenses relating to ORE property | 1,797 | 639 | 181.2 | % | 169 | 278.1 | % | |||||||||||||
FDIC Insurance premiums | 1,954 | 408 | 378.9 | % | 221 | 84.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 3,469 | - | 100.0 | % | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Other expenses | 2,955 | 3,346 | -11.7 | % | 3,302 | 1.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Total Noninterest Expense | $ | 37,116 | $ | 29,963 | 23.9 | % | $ | 27,559 | 8.7 | % |
The largest increases in noninterest expense during 2009 were in four areas. Those were compensation costs of generating income from loan sales and servicing, the charge for impairment of the Company’s goodwill during the first quarter, increases in FDIC insurance costs, and expenses relating to ORE property.
Salaries and benefits are the Company’s largest single area of expense, and compensation expenses increased by 9.6% in 2009 compared to 2008. A significant portion of the additional expense reflects increased commissions and processing expense related to record volumes of residential mortgage originations during 2009. In addition, for comparison purposes, most salary increases for 2008 were effective April 1, 2008, so their impact on the income statement was not apparent until the second quarter of 2008. The Company did not pay merit increases to its staff during 2009, and incentive compensation was not paid given the depressed level of earnings. In addition, effective July 1, 2009, the Company discontinued its profit sharing and employer matching contributions to our 401(k) plan. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company implemented a number of staff reductions, which along with attrition, should result in annualized savings in excess of $1.0 million in 2010.
An increase of 7.8% in occupancy and equipment expense in 2009 over 2008 primarily reflects increases in maintenance and utility costs, along with an increase in building and premises lease expense. External data processing costs were down year to date compared to 2008, primarily as a result of a change of vendors in 2009 for credit card merchant processing. Advertising and marketing expenses for 2009 decreased by 49.2% compared to last year, as a result of the Company’s cost-containment efforts. Attorney, accounting and other professional fees were up 16.0% in 2009 compared to 2008, reflecting additional costs of doing business during difficult economic times. A significant portion of the increase represented attorney fees.
Expenses related to ORE property continued to make up a larger portion of the Company’s expenses. Those expenses included write-downs of the value and losses on the sale of property held as ORE, along with costs to maintain and carry those properties. Deterioration in the value of certain of these properties resulted in losses of $1.2 million for 2009, compared to $0.4 million in 2008. Assets were written down to their estimated fair value as a result of a decline in prevailing real estate prices and the Banks’ experience with increased foreclosures resulting from the weakened economy.
FDIC insurance costs increased by 378.9% in 2009 over 2008, as a result of increased premiums, a special assessment and the exhaustion of credits during 2008. The Banks incurred expenses of $405,400 in the second quarter of 2009 as a result of the industry-wide FDIC special assessment for that quarter. In addition, as a result of increased FDIC assessment rates, the Banks have
experienced higher FDIC premium costs. Management anticipates continued increases in FDIC insurance costs during 2010 as a result of increased premiums resulting from higher base charges and an increase in average deposit balances.
As a result of an evaluation of the value of its goodwill, United took an impairment charge of $3.47 million during the first quarter of 2009. Additional information regarding the goodwill impairment charge is included in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated here by reference.
Other expenses were down 11.7% in 2009 compared to 2008, with those expenses including shareholder and compliance expense, among others.
Federal Income Tax
The Company's effective tax rate for 2009 was 39.0% compared with 97.3% for the same period in 2008 and 22.7% for 2007. The effective tax rates for 2009 and 2008 were a calculated benefit based upon a pre-tax loss. The 2009 effective rate was slightly higher than the Company’s expected tax rate as the benefit from tax-exempt income more than offset the portion of the goodwill impairment that was not deductible for tax purposes. While the Company had a loss for both book and tax purposes for 2009, the Company had taxable income of $11.7 million from 2007 and 2008 that can be utilized for the Company’s tax loss in 2009. The Company’s net deferred tax asset was $6.6 million at December 31, 2009. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is required when it is considered more likely than not that all or part of the benefit related to such assets will not be realized. Based on the levels of taxable income in prior years and the Company’s expectation of a return to profitability in future years as a result of strong core earnings, Management has determined that no valuation allowance was required at December 31, 2009.
The following chart shows the effective federal tax rates of the Company for the past three years, in thousands of dollars where applicable.
Dollars in thousands | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before tax | $ | (14,472 | ) | $ | (1,316 | ) | $ | 7,217 | ||||
Federal income tax | (5,639 | ) | (1,280 | ) | 1,635 | |||||||
Effective federal tax rate | 39.0 | % | 97.3 | % | 22.7 | % |
Liquidity, Funds Management and Market Risk
Liquidity
The Company maintains correspondent accounts with a number of other banks for various purposes. In addition, cash sufficient to meet the operating needs of its banking offices is maintained at its lowest practical levels. At times, the Banks are participants in the federal funds market, either as borrowers or sellers. Federal funds are generally borrowed or sold for one-day periods. At times, the Banks utilize short-term interest-bearing balances with banks as a substitute for excess federal funds.
The Company’s balances in federal funds sold and short-term interest-bearing balances with banks were $115.5 million at December 31, 2009, up from $6.3 million at December 31, 2008. The increase has resulted from funding growth in excess of loan and investment growth, and reflects short-term investments held to improve the liquidity of the balance sheet during this period of economic uncertainty. The Company expects to maintain these higher balances until portfolio loan volume improves and more attractive investment opportunities emerge.
The Banks also have the ability to utilize short-term advances from the FHLBI and borrowings at the discount window of the Federal Reserve Bank as additional short-term funding sources. Short-term advances and discount window borrowings were not utilized during 2009 or 2008.
The Company periodically finds it advantageous to utilize longer term borrowings from the FHLBI. Theselong-term borrowings serve primarily to provide a balance to some of the interest rate risk inherent in the Company's balance sheet. During 2009, the Banks procured $10.5 million in new advances and repaid $18.4 million in matured borrowings and scheduled principal payments, resulting in a decrease in total FHLBI borrowings outstanding for the year. Total FHLBI advances have declined $7.9 million in 2009, as the Banks have replaced portions of that funding with deposit growth. Information concerning available lines is contained in Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Funds Management and Market Risk
The composition of the Company’s balance sheet consists of investments in interest earning assets (loans and investment securities) that are funded by interest bearing liabilities (deposits and borrowings). These financial instruments have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in market interest rates resulting in market risk.
Policies of the Company place strong emphasis on stabilizing net interest margin while managing interest rate, liquidity and market risks, with the goal of providing a sustained level of satisfactory earnings. The Funds Management, Investment and Loan policies provide direction for the flow of funds necessary to supply the needs of depositors and borrowers. Management of interest sensitive assets and liabilities is also necessary to reduce interest rate risk during times of fluctuating interest rates.
Interest rate risk is the exposure of the Company’s financial condition to adverse movements in interest rates. It results from differences in the maturities or timing of interest adjustments of the Company’s assets, liabilities and off-balance-sheet instruments; from changes in the slope of the yield curve; from imperfect correlations in the adjustment of interest rates earned and paid on different financial instruments with otherwise similar repricing characteristics; and from interest rate related options embedded in the Company’s products such as prepayment and early withdrawal options.
A number of measures are used to monitor and manage interest rate risk, including interest sensitivity and income simulation analyses. An interest sensitivity model is the primary tool used to assess this risk, with supplemental information supplied by an income simulation model. The simulation model is used to estimate the effect that specific interest rate changes would have on twelve months of pretax net interest income assuming an immediate and sustained up or down parallel change in interest rates of 300 basis points. Key assumptions in the models include prepayment speeds on mortgage related assets; cash flows and maturities of financial instruments; changes in market conditions, loan volumes and pricing; and management’s determination of core deposit sensitivity. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the models cannot precisely estimate net interest income or precisely predict the impact of higher or lower interest rates on net interest income. Actual results may differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes and changes in market conditions.
The Funds Management Committee is also responsible for evaluating and anticipating various risks other than interest rate risk. Those risks include prepayment risk, pricing for credit risk and liquidity risk. The Committee is made up of senior members of management, and continually
monitors the makeup of interest sensitive assets and liabilities to assure appropriate liquidity, maintain interest margins and to protect earnings in the face of changing interest rates and other economic factors.
The Funds Management policy provides for a level of interest sensitivity that, Management believes, allows the Company to take advantage of opportunities within the market relating to liquidity and interest rate risk, allowing flexibility without subjecting the Company to undue exposure to risk. In addition, other measures are used to evaluate and project the anticipated results of Management's decisions.
We conducted multiple simulations as of December 31, 2009, in which it was assumed that changes in market interest rates occurred ranging from up 300 basis points to down 200 basis points in equal quarterly installments over the next twelve months. The following table reflects the suggested impact on net interest income over the next twelve months in comparison to estimated net interest income based on our balance sheet structure, including the balances and interest rates associated with our specific loans, securities, deposits and borrowed funds as of December 31, 2009. The resulting estimates are within our policy parameters established to manage and monitor interest rate risk.
Change in | ||||||||
Dollars in thousands | Net Interest Income | |||||||
Interest Rate Scenario | Amount | Percent | ||||||
Interest rates down 200 basis points | (2,476 | ) | -9.0 | % | ||||
Interest rates down 100 basis points | (1,176 | ) | -4.3 | % | ||||
No change in interest rates | - | 0.0 | % | |||||
Interest rates up 100 basis points | 1,402 | 5.1 | % | |||||
Interest rates up 200 basis points | 2,687 | 9.7 | % | |||||
Interest rates up 300 basis points | 3,841 | 13.9 | % |
In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables, including the growth, composition and levels of loans, deposits and other earnings assets and interest-bearing liabilities, level of nonperforming assets, economic and competitive conditions, potential changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies, client preferences and other factors.
Capital Resources
The common stock of the Company is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “UBMI.” As was the case with much of the financial services industry, the stock of the Company continued to experience significant price declines during 2009. It had been the policy of the Company to pay 30% to 45% of net earnings as cash dividends to shareholders. In its ongoing efforts to preserve capital, the Board of Directors of the Company suspended payment of a quarterly dividend on its common shares in the second quarter of 2009. Book value per share of the Company’s common stock declined from $13.75 at December 31, 2008 to $11.98 at the end of 2009.
In January of 2009, through its participation in the TARP CPP, United sold to Treasury 20,600 shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, which pays cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% for the first five years and 9% thereafter. United also issued to Treasury a 10-year Warrant to purchase 311,492 shares of United common stock at an exercise price of $9.92 per share. United will have the right to redeem the preferred stock at any time after three
years. Terms of the preferred stock and warrants are set by Treasury and are standardized for most institutions participating in the CPP.
Current capital ratios for the Company and the Banks are shown in Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2009, the Company’s level of Tier 1 capital as a percentage of its total assets was 8.6% and its level of qualifying total capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets was 13.2%.
On January 15, 2010, UBT entered into the MOU with the FDIC and OFIR. The MOU is not a "written agreement" for purposes of Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The MOU documents an understanding among UBT, the FDIC and OFIR that, among other things: (i) UBT will not declare or pay any dividend without the prior consent of the FDIC and OFIR; and (ii) UBT will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 9% within six months from the date of the MOU and for the duration of the MOU, and will maintain its total capital ratio at a minimum of 12% for the duration of the MOU. UBTW is also a party to a Memorandum of Understanding with the FDIC and OFIR that documents an understanding that UBTW will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 8%. For additional information about the capital ratios of UBT and UBTW, see Note 18 on Page A-46 hereof, which information is incorporated here by reference.
Management and the Board of UBT are evaluating alternatives to reach and maintain the prescribed capital levels. The proposed consolidation of the banks is expected to improve the capital ratios of the resulting bank. Other alternatives are also being explored to increase capital levels at UBT within the prescribed timeline. The Board has not determined whether it will be able to meet the timeline prescribed by the MOU for reaching a 9% tier 1 capital ratio. Achievement of this ratio could be impacted positively or negatively as a result of certain uncertainties, including, but not limited to, earnings levels, changing economic conditions, asset quality and property values.
The following table details the Company's known contractual obligations at December 31, 2009, in thousands of dollars:
Payments due by period | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations | Less than | More than | ||||||||||||||||||
Thousands of dollars | 1 year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | 5 years | Total | |||||||||||||||
Long term debt (FHLB advances) | $ | 11,776 | $ | 8,582 | $ | 19,819 | $ | 1,921 | $ | 42,098 | ||||||||||
Operating lease arrangements | 1,073 | 2,169 | 2,153 | 3,034 | 8,429 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 12,849 | $ | 10,751 | $ | 21,972 | $ | 4,955 | $ | 50,527 |
Critical Accounting Policies
Generally accepted accounting principles are complex and require Management to apply significant judgments to various accounting, reporting and disclosure matters. The Company's Management must use assumptions and estimates to apply these principles where actual measurement is not possible or practical. For a complete discussion of the Company's significant accounting policies, see "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements" on pages A-29 to A50 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Certain policies are considered critical because they are highly dependent upon subjective or complex judgments, assumptions and estimates. Changes in such estimates may have a significant impact on the financial statements.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses provides coverage for probable losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio. Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses each quarter based on changes, if any, in underwriting activities, the loan portfolio composition (including product mix and geographic, industry or customer-specific concentrations), trends in loan performance, regulatory guidance and economic factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires the use of significant management estimates. Many factors can affect management’s estimates of incurred losses, including volatility of default probabilities, credit rating migrations, loss severity and economic and political conditions. The allowance is increased through provisions charged to operating earnings and reduced by net charge-offs.
The Company determines the amount of the allowance based on relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolio. The allowance recorded for commercial loans is based on reviews of individual credit relationships and an analysis of the migration of commercial loans and actual loss experience. The allowance recorded for homogeneous consumer loans is based on an analysis of loan mix, risk characteristics of the portfolio, fraud loss and bankruptcy experiences, and historical losses, adjusted for current trends, for each homogeneous category or group of loans. The allowance for credit losses relating to impaired loans is based on the loan’s observable market price, the collateral value for collateral-dependent loans, or the discounted cash flows using the loan’s effective interest rate.
Regardless of the extent of the Company’s analysis of client performance, portfolio trends or risk management processes, certain inherent but undetected losses are probable within the loan portfolio. This is due to several factors including inherent delays in obtaining information regarding a client’s financial condition or changes in their unique business conditions, the judgmental nature of individual loan evaluations, collateral assessments and the interpretation of economic trends. Volatility of economic or client-specific conditions affecting the identification and estimation of losses for larger non-homogeneous credits and the sensitivity of assumptions utilized to establish allowances for homogenous groups of loans are among other factors. The Company estimates a range of inherent losses related to the existence of these exposures. The estimates are based upon the Company’s evaluation of imprecision risk associated with the commercial and consumer allowance levels and the estimated impact of the current economic environment.
Loan Servicing Rights
Loan servicing rights (“LSRs”) associated with loans originated and sold, where servicing is retained, are capitalized and included in other intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The value of the capitalized servicing rights represents the present value of the future servicing fees arising from the right to service loans in the portfolio. Critical accounting policies for LSRs relate to the initial valuation and subsequent impairment tests. The methodology used to determine the valuation of LSRs requires the development and use of a number of estimates, including anticipated principal amortization and prepayments of that principal balance. Events that may significantly affect the estimates used are changes in interest rates, mortgage loan prepayment speeds and the payment performance of the underlying loans. The carrying value of the LSRs is periodically reviewed for impairment based on a determination of fair value. For purposes of measuring impairment, the servicing rights are compared to a valuation prepared based on a discounted cash flow methodology, utilizing current prepayment speeds and discount rates. Impairment, if any, is recognized through a valuation allowance and is recorded as amortization of intangible assets.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles
The Company records all assets and liabilities acquired in purchase acquisitions, including goodwill and other intangibles, at fair value as required by ASC 350. Goodwill is subject, at a minimum, to annual tests for impairment. Other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives using straight-line and accelerated methods, and are subject to impairment if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to realize the carrying amount. The initial goodwill and other intangibles recorded and subsequent impairment analysis requires management to make subjective judgments concerning estimates of how the acquired asset will perform in the future. Events and factors that may significantly affect the estimates include, among others, customer attrition, changes in revenue growth trends, specific industry conditions and changes in competition.
Deteriorating economic conditions in the United States have significantly impacted the banking industry in the past two years. The resulting impact on the Company’s financial results was reflected in a substantial decline in stock price below book value. As of March 31, 2009, management performed the first phase of an impairment evaluation used to identify potential impairment of goodwill carried by the Company’s subsidiary banks (the "Banks"). That Phase I impairment evaluation determined that the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill exceeded its fair value.
In accordance with ASC 350-10, that determination of impairment necessitated a Phase 2 impairment analysis of the entity-wide goodwill. The second phase calculates an implied fair value of goodwill by comparing the fair value of the Company to the aggregate fair values of its individual assets, liabilities, and identified intangibles. The second phase of the analysis confirmed that the goodwill of the Company was fully impaired. A goodwill impairment charge was taken in the first quarter of 2009 for the entire book value of goodwill of $3.469 million. This non-cash charge was recorded as a component of noninterest expense. The goodwill on the books of the Banks originally resulted from the acquisition of various banking offices between 1992 and 1999.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
United Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Audit Committee, Board of Directors and Shareholders
United Bancorp, Inc.
Tecumseh, MI
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of United Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009. The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements 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 financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting in 2009. Our 2009 audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audits 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. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of United Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BKD, LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 25, 2010
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
In thousands of dollars | December 31, | |||||||
Assets | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Cash and demand balances in other banks | $ | 10,047 | $ | 12,147 | ||||
Interest bearing balances with banks | 115,247 | 6,325 | ||||||
Federal funds sold | 295 | - | ||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 125,589 | 18,472 | ||||||
Securities available for sale | 92,146 | 82,101 | ||||||
FHLB Stock | 2,992 | 2,992 | ||||||
Loans held for sale | 7,979 | 4,988 | ||||||
Portfolio loans | 650,053 | 697,019 | ||||||
Less allowance for loan losses | 20,020 | 18,312 | ||||||
Net portfolio loans | 630,033 | 678,707 | ||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 12,332 | 13,205 | ||||||
Goodwill | - | 3,469 | ||||||
Bank-owned life insurance | 12,939 | 12,447 | ||||||
Accrued interest receivable and other assets | 25,318 | 16,012 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 909,328 | $ | 832,393 | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Deposits | ||||||||
Noninterest bearing deposits | $ | 99,893 | $ | 89,487 | ||||
Interest bearing certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more | 107,942 | 132,139 | ||||||
Other interest bearing deposits | 574,966 | 487,923 | ||||||
Total deposits | 782,801 | 709,549 | ||||||
FHLB advances payable | 42,098 | 50,036 | ||||||
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities | 3,562 | 3,357 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 828,461 | 762,942 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | ||||||||
Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, 20,600 shares outstanding in 2009, no shares outstanding in 2008 | 20,158 | - | ||||||
Common stock and paid in capital, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,066,384 and 5,052,573 shares issued and outstanding | 68,122 | 67,340 | ||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | (8,689 | ) | 1,193 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax | 1,276 | 918 | ||||||
Total Shareholders' Equity | 80,867 | 69,451 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 909,328 | $ | 832,393 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries | For the years ended | |||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars, except per share data | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Interest Income | ||||||||||||
Interest and fees on loans | $ | 40,379 | $ | 43,288 | $ | 47,301 | ||||||
Interest on securities | ||||||||||||
Taxable | 1,896 | 2,164 | 2,593 | |||||||||
Tax exempt | 1,338 | 1,461 | 1,469 | |||||||||
Interest on federal funds sold and balances with banks | 153 | 128 | 271 | |||||||||
Total interest income | 43,766 | 47,041 | 51,634 | |||||||||
Interest Expense | ||||||||||||
Interest on deposits | 10,402 | 14,964 | 19,631 | |||||||||
Interest on fed funds and other short term borrowings | - | 96 | 175 | |||||||||
Interest on FHLB advances | 1,849 | 2,237 | 2,067 | |||||||||
Total interest expense | 12,251 | 17,297 | 21,873 | |||||||||
Net Interest Income | 31,515 | 29,744 | 29,761 | |||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 25,770 | 14,607 | 8,637 | |||||||||
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses | 5,745 | 15,137 | 21,124 | |||||||||
Noninterest Income | ||||||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | 2,731 | 3,381 | 3,579 | |||||||||
Wealth Management fee income | 4,070 | 4,343 | 4,801 | |||||||||
Gains (losses) on securities transactions | (24 | ) | (18 | ) | 9 | |||||||
Income from loan sales and servicing | 6,689 | 2,187 | 1,749 | |||||||||
ATM, debit and credit card fee income | 2,174 | 2,257 | 2,118 | |||||||||
Income from bank-owned life insurance | 493 | 486 | 461 | |||||||||
Other income | 766 | 874 | 935 | |||||||||
Total noninterest income | 16,899 | 13,510 | 13,652 | |||||||||
Noninterest Expense | ||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 17,904 | 16,333 | 14,862 | |||||||||
Occupancy and equipment expense, net | 5,255 | 4,874 | 4,724 | |||||||||
External data processing | 1,590 | 1,755 | 1,605 | |||||||||
Advertising and marketing | 605 | 1,191 | 1,193 | |||||||||
Attorney, accounting and other professional fees | 1,183 | 1,020 | 1,070 | |||||||||
Director fees | 404 | 397 | 413 | |||||||||
Expenses relating to ORE property | 1,797 | 639 | 169 | |||||||||
FDIC Insurance premiums | 1,954 | 408 | 221 | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 3,469 | - | - | |||||||||
Other expenses | 2,955 | 3,346 | 3,302 | |||||||||
Total noninterest expense | 37,116 | 29,963 | 27,559 | |||||||||
Income (Loss) Before Federal Income Tax | (14,472 | ) | (1,316 | ) | 7,217 | |||||||
Federal income tax | (5,639 | ) | (1,280 | ) | 1,635 | |||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | (8,833 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 5,582 | ||||
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | (1.93 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 1.06 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries | For the years ended | |||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (8,833 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 5,582 | ||||
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,121 | 1,679 | 1,390 | |||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 25,770 | 14,607 | 8,637 | |||||||||
Gain on sale of loans | (5,891 | ) | (2,229 | ) | (1,248 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of loans originated for sale | 309,558 | 120,027 | 70,931 | |||||||||
Loans originated for sale | (306,658 | ) | (117,016 | ) | (69,681 | ) | ||||||
Losses (gains) on securities transactions | 24 | 18 | (9 | ) | ||||||||
Change in deferred income taxes | (2,672 | ) | (2,036 | ) | (1,290 | ) | ||||||
Stock option expense | 150 | 137 | 205 | |||||||||
Increase in cash surrender value on bank owned life insurance | (493 | ) | (486 | ) | (461 | ) | ||||||
Change in investment in limited partnership | (135 | ) | (116 | ) | (36 | ) | ||||||
Goodwill impairment | 3,469 | - | - | |||||||||
Change in accrued interest receivable and other assets | (5,410 | ) | 1,607 | 588 | ||||||||
Change in accrued interest payable and other liabilities | 441 | (2,969 | ) | (779 | ) | |||||||
Total adjustments | 20,274 | 13,223 | 8,247 | |||||||||
Net cash from operating activities | 11,441 | 13,187 | 13,829 | |||||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||||||||||
Securities available for sale | ||||||||||||
Purchases | (43,373 | ) | (46,896 | ) | (13,980 | ) | ||||||
Sales | - | 214 | - | |||||||||
Maturities and calls | 26,789 | 44,526 | 19,495 | |||||||||
Principal payments | 6,629 | 3,840 | 4,898 | |||||||||
Net change in portfolio loans | 21,090 | (63,334 | ) | (54,829 | ) | |||||||
Premises and equipment expenditures | (514 | ) | (1,386 | ) | (1,226 | ) | ||||||
Net cash from investing activities | 10,621 | (63,036 | ) | (45,642 | ) | |||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||||||
Net change in deposits | 73,252 | 38,012 | 43,535 | |||||||||
Net change in short term borrowings | - | - | (77 | ) | ||||||||
Principal payments on other borrowings | (18,438 | ) | (8,575 | ) | (21,364 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from other borrowings | 10,500 | 14,000 | 25,030 | |||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants | 20,600 | - | - | |||||||||
Purchase of common stock | - | (831 | ) | (3,873 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from other common stock transactions | 98 | 133 | 425 | |||||||||
Cash dividends paid on common and preferred | (957 | ) | (3,544 | ) | (4,113 | ) | ||||||
Net cash from financing activities | 85,055 | 39,195 | 39,563 | |||||||||
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 107,117 | (10,654 | ) | 7,750 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 18,472 | 29,126 | 21,376 | |||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year | $ | 125,589 | $ | 18,472 | $ | 29,126 | ||||||
Supplemental Disclosures: | ||||||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 12,707 | $ | 19,060 | $ | 20,677 | ||||||
Income tax paid | - | 2,163 | 3,271 | |||||||||
Loans transferred to other real estate | 1,814 | 2,244 | 2,110 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||||||||||||||||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars, except per share data | Preferred Stock | Common Stock (1) | Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | AOCI (2) | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2006 | $ | - | $ | 71,075 | $ | 3,393 | $ | 68 | $ | 74,536 | |||||||||||
Net income, 2007 | 5,582 | 5,582 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of reclass adjustments for realized gains and related taxes | 225 | 225 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 5,807 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared, $0.79 per share | (4,113 | ) | (4,113 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock transactions | 423 | 423 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of common stock | (3,873 | ) | (3,873 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Tax effect of options exercised | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Director and management deferred stock plans | - | 215 | (48 | ) | - | 167 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2007 | $ | - | $ | 67,860 | $ | 4,814 | $ | 293 | $ | 72,967 | |||||||||||
Net loss, 2008 | (36 | ) | (36 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of reclass adjustments for realized losses and related taxes | 625 | 625 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | 589 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared, $0.70 per share | (3,544 | ) | (3,544 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock transactions | 137 | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of common stock | (831 | ) | (831 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Director and management deferred stock plans | - | 174 | (41 | ) | - | 133 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 | $ | - | $ | 67,340 | $ | 1,193 | $ | 918 | $ | 69,451 | |||||||||||
Net loss, 2009 | (8,833 | ) | (8,833 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of reclass adjustments for realized losses and related taxes | 358 | 358 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) | (8,475 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock issued | 20,067 | 20,067 | |||||||||||||||||||
Warrants issued | 533 | 533 | |||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of discount on preferred stock | 91 | (91 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid on preferred shares | (855 | ) | (855 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.02 per share | (102 | ) | (102 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Common stock transactions | 150 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||
Director and management deferred stock plans | - | 99 | (1 | ) | - | 98 | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | $ | 20,158 | $ | 68,122 | $ | (8,689 | ) | $ | 1,276 | $ | 80,867 | ||||||||||
(1) | Includes Paid In Capital | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2) | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | ||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
United Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, United Bank & Trust and United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw, after elimination of significant intercompany transactions and accounts. The Company is engaged 100% in the business of commercial and retail banking, including trust and investment services, with operations conducted through its offices located in Lenawee, Washtenaw, and Monroe Counties in southeastern Michigan. These counties are the source of substantially all of the Company's deposit, loan, trust and investment activities.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires Management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period as well as affecting the disclosures provided. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The allowance for loan losses, goodwill, loan servicing rights and the fair values of financial instruments are particularly subject to change.
Securities
Securities available for sale consist of bonds and notes that might be sold prior to maturity. Securities classified as available for sale are reported at their fair values and the related net unrealized holding gain or loss is reported in other comprehensive income. Premiums and discounts on securities are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the period to maturity. Realized gains or losses are based upon the amortized cost of the specific securities sold.
Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or market value in the aggregate. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized in a valuation allowance by charges to income.
Loans
Loans that Management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at the principal balance outstanding, net of deferred loan fees and costs and the allowance for loan losses. Interest income is reported on the interest method and includes amortization of net deferred loan fees and costs over the loan term. Loans are placed on non-accrual status at ninety days or more past due and interest is considered a loss, unless the loan is well-secured and in the process of collection.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by management to absorb probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio. Management's determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on an evaluation of the portfolio, past loan loss experience, current economic conditions, volume, amount and composition of the loan portfolio, and other factors management believes to be relevant. The Company’s past loan loss experience is
determined by evaluating the average charge-offs over the most recent eight quarters. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company used a rolling twelve quarter historical approach. The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses charged to income. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
Loan impairment is reported when full payment under the loan terms is not expected. Impaired loans are carried at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan's existing rate, or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. A portion of the allowance for loan losses is allocated to impaired loans if the value of such loans is deemed to be less than the unpaid balance. If these allocations require an increase in the allowance for loan losses, that increase is recorded as a component of the provision for loan losses. Loans are evaluated for impairment when payments are delayed or when the internal grading system indicates a substandard or doubtful classification.
Impairment is evaluated in total for smaller-balance loans of similar nature such as residential mortgage, consumer, home equity and second mortgage loans. Commercial loans and mortgage loans secured by other properties are evaluated individually for impairment. When credit analysis of borrower operating results and financial condition indicates that underlying cash flows of the borrower's business are not adequate to meet its debt service requirements, including the Company’s subsidiary banks' loans to the borrower, the loan is evaluated for impairment. Often this is associated with a delay or shortfall of payments of thirty days or more. Loans are generally moved to nonaccrual status when ninety days or more past due or in bankruptcy. These loans are often also considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible. This typically occurs when the loan is 120 or more days past due unless the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection.
Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. The provisions for depreciation are computed principally by the straight-line method, based on useful lives of ten to forty years for premises and three to eight years for equipment.
Other Real Estate Owned
Other real estate consists of properties acquired through foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and property acquired for possible future expansion. Real estate properties acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are to be sold and are initially recorded at fair value, less estimated selling costs, at the date of foreclosure establishing a new cost basis. After foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed and the real estate is carried at the lower of cost basis or fair value, less estimated selling costs. The historical average holding period for such properties is less than eighteen months. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, other real estate owned totaled $2,774,000 and $3,386,000, and is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Goodwill
Goodwill is tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if events indicate that the asset might be impaired. If the implied fair value of goodwill is lower than its carrying amount, goodwill impairment is indicated and goodwill is written down to its implied fair value. Subsequent increases in goodwill value are not recognized in the financial statements. The Company has no goodwill on its balance sheet at December 31, 2009.
Servicing Rights
Servicing rights are recognized as assets for the allocated value of retained servicing on loans sold. Servicing rights are expensed in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing revenues. Impairment is evaluated based on the fair value of the rights, using groupings of the underlying loans as to interest rates, remaining loan terms and prepayment characteristics. Any impairment of a grouping is reported as a valuation allowance.
Long-term Assets
Long-term assets are reviewed for impairment when events indicate their carrying amount may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are written down to discounted amounts.
Income Tax
The Company records income tax expense based on the amount of taxes due on its tax return plus deferred taxes computed based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates, adjusted for allowances made for uncertainty regarding the realization of deferred tax assets. The Company has no uncertain tax positions as defined by The Tax Position Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) Topic 740-10-05
Earnings Per Share
Amounts reported as earnings per share are based on income available to common shareholders divided by weighted average shares outstanding. Income available to common shareholders is calculated by subtracting dividends on preferred stock and the accretion of discount on preferred stock from net income. Weighted average shares outstanding include the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of contingently issuable shares associated with the Directors' and Senior Management Group's deferred stock plans. In 2007, the company paid a 100% stock dividend. Earnings per share, dividends per share, and weighted average shares have been restated to reflect the stock dividend.
Stock Based Compensation
At December 31, 2009, the Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan, which is described more fully in Note 16. The Company’s disclosure regarding this plan is in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718-10.
Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of this Statement, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand balances with banks, and federal funds sold. Federal funds are generally sold for one-day periods. The Company reports net cash flows for client loan and deposit transactions, deposits made with other financial institutions, and short-term borrowings with an original maturity of ninety days or less.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) includes net unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale, net of tax, which are also recognized as separate components of shareholders' equity.
Industry Segment
The Company and its subsidiaries are primarily organized to operate in the banking industry. Substantially all revenues and services are derived from banking products and services in southeastern Michigan. While the Company's chief decision makers monitor various products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the Company's banking operations are considered by Management to be aggregated in one business segment.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
FASB ASC Topic 860-10, Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets (“SFAS 166”), and No. 167, Amendments to FASB ASC 810-10 (“SFAS 167”) In June 2009, FASB issued FASB ASC Topic 860-10 and FASB ASC 810-10, which change the way entities account for securitizations and special-purpose entities, and will have a material effect on how banking organizations account for off-balance sheet vehicles. The new standards amend Statement of FASB ASC 860-10, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, and FASB ASC 810-10, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. Both FASB ASC Topic 860-10 and FASB ASC Topic 810-10 were effective January 1, 2010 for companies reporting earnings on a calendar-year basis.
On January 21, 2010, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued final risk-based capital rules related to the adoption of these accounting standards by financial institutions. FAS 166 and FAS 167 make substantive changes to how banking organizations account for many items, including securitized assets, that had been previously excluded from their balance sheets. Banking organizations affected by FAS 166 and FAS 167 generally will be subject to higher risk-based regulatory capital requirements intended to better align risk-based capital requirements with the actual risks of certain exposures.
United is evaluating the impact that adoption of these standards will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. We will take into account in our internal capital planning processes the impact of these standards and will assess whether additional capital may be necessary to support the risks associated with off-balance-sheet vehicles affected by the new accounting standards.
Current Economic Conditions
The current protracted economic decline continues to present financial institutions with circumstances and challenges that in many cases have resulted in large and unanticipated declines in the fair values of investments and other assets, constraints on liquidity and capital and significant credit quality problems, including severe volatility in the valuation of real estate and other collateral supporting loans. The financial statements have been prepared using values and information currently available to the Company.
At December 31, 2009, the Company held $2.6 million in commercial real estate and $299.2 million in loans collateralized by commercial and development real estate. Due to national, state and local economic conditions, values for commercial and development real estate have declined significantly, and the market for these properties is depressed.
At December 31, 2009, the Company held $99,000 in agricultural production loans and $1.6 million in agricultural real estate loans. These totals do not represent a significant portion of the Company’s loan portfolio.
Given the volatility of current economic conditions, the values of assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements could change rapidly, resulting in material future adjustments in asset values, the allowance for loan losses, capital that could negatively impact the Company’s ability to meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity.
NOTE 2 - RESTRICTIONS ON CASH AND DEMAND BALANCES IN OTHER BANKS
The Banks are subject to average reserve and clearing balance requirements in the form of cash on hand or balances due from the Federal Reserve Bank. The amount of reserve and clearing balances required at December 31, 2009 were $355,000. These reserve balances vary depending on the level of client deposits in the Banks.
The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, cash equivalents consisted primarily of fed funds sold.
The financial institution holding the Company’s cash accounts is participating in the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program. Under that program, through June 30, 2010, all non-interest bearing transactions are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in the account.
Effective October 3, 2008, the FDIC insurance limits increased to $250,000. The increase in federally insured limits is currently set to expire December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2009, the Company’s cash accounts did not exceed federally insured limits. At December 31, 2009, the Company had cash balances of $115,678,000 at the FRB and FHLB that did not have FDIC insurance coverage.
NOTE 3 - SECURITIES
Balances of securities by category are shown below, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:
In thousands of dollars | Securities Available for Sale | |||||||||||||||
2009 | Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 31,846 | $ | 412 | $ | (19 | ) | $ | 32,239 | |||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 22,457 | 713 | (28 | ) | 23,142 | |||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 33,255 | 997 | (141 | ) | 34,111 | |||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | 2,628 | - | (5 | ) | 2,623 | |||||||||||
Equity securities | 26 | 5 | - | 31 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 90,212 | $ | 2,127 | $ | (193 | ) | $ | 92,146 | |||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 19,071 | $ | 641 | $ | - | $ | 19,712 | ||||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 21,446 | 540 | (14 | ) | 21,972 | |||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 37,517 | 630 | (258 | ) | 37,889 | |||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | 2,633 | - | (155 | ) | 2,478 | |||||||||||
Equity securities | 44 | 6 | - | 50 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 80,711 | $ | 1,817 | $ | (427 | ) | $ | 82,101 |
The following table shows the gross unrealized loss and fair value of the Company's investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Less than 12 Months | 12 Months or Longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Fair Value | Losses | Fair Value | Losses | Fair Value | Losses | ||||||||||||||||||
2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 10,105 | $ | (19 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 10,105 | $ | (19 | ) | ||||||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 5,123 | (28 | ) | - | - | 5,123 | (28 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 1,156 | (41 | ) | 2,089 | (100 | ) | 3,245 | (141 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | - | - | 2,496 | (5 | ) | 2,496 | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 16,384 | $ | (88 | ) | $ | 4,585 | $ | (105 | ) | $ | 20,969 | $ | (193 | ) | |||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,984 | $ | (14 | ) | $ | 1,984 | $ | (14 | ) | ||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 4,177 | (115 | ) | 2,964 | (143 | ) | 7,141 | (258 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | 2,346 | (155 | ) | - | - | 2,346 | (155 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,523 | $ | (270 | ) | $ | 4,948 | $ | (157 | ) | $ | 11,471 | $ | (427 | ) |
Unrealized gains and losses within the investment portfolio are determined to be temporary. The Company has performed an evaluation of its investments for other than temporary impairment, and losses of $24,000 and $123,000 were recognized during 2009 and 2008, respectively. Loss from other than temporary impairment for 2009 and 2008 consisted of write-down of one equity security that was deemed to be impaired.
The entire investment portfolio is classified as available for sale. However, management has no specific intent to sell any securities, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell any security before recovery of its cost basis. Sales activities for securities for the years indicated are shown in the following table. All sales were of securities identified as available for sale.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Sales proceeds | $ | - | $ | 214 | �� | $ | - | |||||
Gross gains on sales | - | 15 | - | |||||||||
Gross gains on calls | - | 90 | 9 | |||||||||
Loss from other than temporary impairment | (24 | ) | (123 | ) | - |
The fair value of securities available for sale by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2009 is shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset-backed securities are included in the shortest category.
In thousands of dollars | Fair Value | |||
Due in one year or less | $ | 34,727 | ||
Due after one year through five years | 48,695 | |||
Due after five years through ten years | 7,708 | |||
Due after ten years | 985 | |||
Equity securities | 31 | |||
Total securities | $ | 92,146 |
Securities carried at $8,122,000 and $8,780,000 as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 were pledged to secure deposits of public funds, funds borrowed, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as required by law.
NOTE 4 - LOANS
The following table shows total loans outstanding at December 31, and the percentage change in balances from the prior year. All loans are domestic and contain no concentrations by industry or client.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | % Change | 2008 | % Change | ||||||||||||
Personal | $ | 110,702 | -1.2 | % | $ | 112,095 | 14.3 | % | ||||||||
Business, including commercial mortgages | 392,495 | -4.5 | % | 410,911 | 9.2 | % | ||||||||||
Tax exempt | 3,005 | 18.6 | % | 2,533 | -6.5 | % | ||||||||||
Residential mortgage | 86,417 | -4.3 | % | 90,343 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||
Construction and development | 56,706 | -29.5 | % | 80,412 | -0.8 | % | ||||||||||
Deferred loan fees and costs | 728 | 0.4 | % | 725 | 46.5 | % | ||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 650,053 | -6.7 | % | $ | 697,019 | 8.1 | % |
Accruing loans delinquent ninety days or more totaled $5,474,000 and $1,504,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008. Non-accruing loans at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $26,188,000 and $19,328,000.
NOTE 5 - ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31 follows:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Balance, January 1 | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 | $ | 7,849 | ||||||
Loans charged off | (24,368 | ) | (8,772 | ) | (4,290 | ) | ||||||
Recoveries credited to allowance | 306 | 171 | 110 | |||||||||
Provision charged to operations | 25,770 | 14,607 | 8,637 | |||||||||
Balance, December 31 | $ | 20,020 | $ | 18,312 | $ | 12,306 |
Information regarding impaired loans for the years ended December 31 follows:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Average investment in impaired loans | $ | 40,295 | $ | 27,342 | $ | 17,031 | ||||||
Interest income recognized on impaired loans | 936 | 794 | 545 | |||||||||
Interest income recognized on a cash basis | 936 | 794 | 545 | |||||||||
Balance of impaired loans at December 31 | $ | 36,160 | $ | 37,206 | $ | 24,692 | ||||||
Portion for which no allowance for loan losses is allocated | 7,029 | 4,160 | 1,121 | |||||||||
Portion for which an allowance for loan losses is allocated | 29,131 | 33,046 | 23,571 | |||||||||
Portion of allowance for loan losses allocated to impaired loans | 5,775 | 8,126 | 6,055 |
NOTE 6 - LOAN SERVICING
Loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The unpaid principal balance of loans serviced for others was $522,462,000 and $326,659,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008. The balance of loans serviced for others related to servicing rights that have been capitalized was $521,076,000 and $324,643,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Unamortized cost of loan servicing rights included in accrued interest receivable and other assets on the consolidated balance sheet, for the years ended December 31 was as follows:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential | Residential | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Commercial | Mortgage | Total | Commercial | Mortgage | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1 | $ | 86 | $ | 1,686 | $ | 1,772 | $ | 29 | $ | 1,694 | $ | 1,723 | ||||||||||||
Amount capitalized | 108 | 2,211 | 2,319 | 85 | 780 | 865 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amount amortized | (16 | ) | (819 | ) | (835 | ) | (23 | ) | (272 | ) | (295 | ) | ||||||||||||
Valuation allowance (increase) decrease | 4 | 516 | 520 | (5 | ) | (516 | ) | (521 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31 | $ | 182 | $ | 3,593 | $ | 3,775 | $ | 86 | $ | 1,686 | $ | 1,772 |
Activity in the valuation allowance for 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Commercial | Residential Mortgage | Total | Commercial | Residential Mortgage | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1 | $ | 5 | $ | 516 | $ | 521 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||
Additions | - | - | - | 5 | 516 | 521 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deductions | 4 | 516 | 520 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31 | $ | 1 | $ | 0 | $ | 1 | $ | 5 | $ | 516 | $ | 521 |
The fair value of servicing rights as follows at December 31:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Residential | Residential | |||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Commercial | Mortgage | Commercial | Mortgage | ||||||||||||
Fair value, January 1 | $ | 86 | $ | 1,686 | $ | 29 | $ | 2,705 | ||||||||
Fair value, December 31 | $ | 195 | $ | 4,340 | $ | 86 | $ | 1,686 |
NOTE 7 - PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
Depreciation expense was approximately $1,387,000 in 2009, $1,371,000 in 2008 and $1,281,000 in 2007. Premises and equipment as of December 31 consisted of the following:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Land | $ | 1,863 | $ | 1,863 | ||||
Buildings and improvements | 14,783 | 14,630 | ||||||
Furniture and equipment | 14,687 | 14,368 | ||||||
Total cost | 31,333 | 30,861 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (19,001 | ) | (17,656 | ) | ||||
Premises and equipment, net | $ | 12,332 | $ | 13,205 |
The company has several noncancellable operating leases, primarily for banking facilities, that expire over the next fifteen years. The leases generally contain renewal options for periods ranging from one to five years. Rental expense for these leases was $1.1 million, $988,000 and $885,000 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments under operating leases are shown in the table below:
In thousands of dollars | ||||
2010 | $ | 1,073 | ||
2011 | 1,082 | |||
2012 | 1,087 | |||
2013 | 1,101 | |||
2014 | 1,052 | |||
Thereafter | 3,034 | |||
Total Minimum Lease Payments | $ | 8,429 |
NOTE 8 - GOODWILL
Deteriorating economic conditions in the United States have significantly impacted the banking industry in the past two years. The resulting impact on the Company’s financial results was reflected in a substantial decline in stock price below book value. As of March 31, 2009, management performed the first phase of an impairment evaluation used to identify potential impairment of goodwill carried by the Company’s subsidiary banks (the "Banks"). That Phase I impairment evaluation determined that the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill exceeded its fair value.
In accordance with ASC 350-10, that determination of impairment necessitated a Phase 2 impairment analysis of the entity-wide goodwill. The second phase calculates an implied fair value of goodwill by comparing the fair value of the Company to the aggregate fair values of its individual assets, liabilities, and identified intangibles. The second phase of the analysis confirmed that the goodwill of the Company was fully impaired. A goodwill impairment charge was taken in the first quarter of 2009 for the entire book value of goodwill of $3.469 million. This non-cash charge was recorded as a component of noninterest expense. The goodwill on the books of the Banks originally resulted from the acquisition of various banking offices between 1992 and 1999.
NOTE 9 - DEPOSITS
Information relating to maturities of time deposits as of December 31 is summarized below:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Within one year | $ | 211,353 | $ | 175,655 | ||||
Between one and two years | 36,947 | 54,616 | ||||||
Between two and three years | 19,923 | 21,113 | ||||||
Between three and four years | 15,828 | 6,480 | ||||||
Between four and five years | 6,420 | 6,968 | ||||||
Total time deposits | $ | 290,471 | $ | 264,832 | ||||
Interest bearing time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more | $ | 107,942 | $ | 132,139 |
NOTE 10 - SHORT TERM BORROWINGS
The Company has several credit facilities in place for short term borrowing which are used on occasion as a source of liquidity. These facilities consist of borrowing authority totaling $7.9 million from correspondent banks to purchase federal funds on a daily basis. There were no fed funds purchased outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
The Banks may also enter into sales of securities under agreements to repurchase ("repurchase agreements"). These agreements generally mature within one to 120 days from the transaction date. U.S. Treasury, agency and other securities involved with the agreements are recorded as assets and are generally held in safekeeping by correspondent banks. Repurchase agreements are offered principally to certain clients as an investment alternative to deposit products. There were no balances outstanding at any time during 2009 or 2008.
NOTE 11 - OTHER BORROWINGS
The Banks carried fixed rate, non-callable advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis totaling $42.1 million and $50.0 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008. As of December 31, 2009, the rates on the advances ranged from 2.74% to 5.36% with a weighted average rate of 3.90%. Amounts advanced totaling $2.0 million are subject to an option for the FHLB to convert the entire advance to a periodic adjustable rate one year after the date of the advance, and advances totaling $8.0 million are subject to an option for the FHLB to convert the entire advance to a periodic adjustable rate two years after the date of the advance. If the FHLB exercises its option to convert the advance to an adjustable rate, the advance will be pre-payable at the Company’s option, at par without a penalty fee.
Advances are primarily collateralized by residential mortgage loans under a blanket security agreement. Additional coverage is provided by Other Real Estate Related (“ORER”) and Community Financial Institution (“CFI”) collateral. The unpaid principal balance of the loans pledged as collateral required is between 155% and 250%, depending on the type of collateral and was $145.8 million at year-end 2009. Interest payments are made monthly, with principal due annually and at maturity. If principal payments are paid prior to maturity, advances are subject to a prepayment penalties.
Maturities and scheduled principal payments for other borrowings over the next five years as of December 31 are shown below.
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | |||
Within one year | $ | 11,777 | ||
Between one and two years | 6,286 | |||
Between two and three years | 2,296 | |||
Between three and four years | 10,306 | |||
Between four and five years | 9,513 | |||
More than five years | 1,920 | |||
Total | $ | 42,098 |
NOTE 12 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
The Banks are party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet financing needs of their clients. These financial instruments include commitments to make loans, unused lines of credit, and letters of credit. The Banks' exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Banks follow the same credit policy to make such commitments as is followed for loans and investments recorded in the consolidated financial statements. The Banks' commitments to extend credit are agreements at predetermined terms, as long as the client continues to meet specified criteria, with fixed expiration dates or termination clauses. The following table shows the commitments to make loans and the unused lines of credit available to clients at December 31:
2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Variable Rate | Fixed Rate | Variable Rate | Fixed Rate | ||||||||||||
Commitments to make loans | $ | 1,486 | $ | 10,285 | $ | 9,247 | $ | 8,046 | ||||||||
Unused lines of credit | 95,891 | 5,361 | 102,621 | 10,853 | ||||||||||||
Standby letters of credit | 7,380 | - | 11,266 | - |
Commitments to make loans generally expire within thirty to ninety days, while unused lines of credit expire at the maturity date of the individual loans. At December 31, 2009, the rates for amounts in the fixed rate category ranged from 4.25% to 8.50%.
In December 2001, United Bank & Trust entered into a limited partnership agreement to purchase tax credits awarded from the construction, ownership and management of an affordable housing project and a residual interest in the real estate. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total recorded investment including the obligation to make additional future investments were $1,134,000 and $1,235,000 and was included in other assets. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the obligation of UBT to the limited partnership were $890,000 and $1,126,000, which was reported in other liabilities. While UBT is a 99% partner, the investment is accounted for on the equity method as UBT is a limited partner and has no control over the operation and management of the partnership or the affordable housing project.
NOTE 13 - FEDERAL INCOME TAX
Income tax expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Current | $ | (2,967 | ) | $ | 756 | $ | 2,925 | |||||
Deferred | (2,672 | ) | (2,036 | ) | (1,290 | ) | ||||||
Total income tax expense | $ | (5,639 | ) | $ | (1,280 | ) | $ | 1,635 |
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 are as follows:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | $ | 6,807 | $ | 6,226 | ||||
Deferred compensation | 750 | 559 | ||||||
Low income housing and Alternative Minimum Tax credit | 1,231 | - | ||||||
Other | 1,256 | 407 | ||||||
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 10,044 | $ | 7,192 | ||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Property and equipment | $ | (484 | ) | $ | (555 | ) | ||
Mortgage servicing rights | (1,284 | ) | (603 | ) | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on securities available for sale | (657 | ) | (473 | ) | ||||
Other | (1,051 | ) | (1,480 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | $ | (3,476 | ) | $ | (3,111 | ) | ||
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 6,568 | $ | 4,081 |
The Company’s net deferred tax asset is included in the category “Accrued interest receivable and other assets” on the balance sheet. While the Company had a loss for both book and tax purposes for 2009, the Company had taxable income of $11.7 million from 2007 and 2008 that can be utilized for the Company’s tax loss in 2009. The Company’s net deferred tax asset was $6.6 million at December 31, 2009. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is required when it is considered more likely than not that all or part of the benefit related to such assets will not be realized. Based on the levels of taxable income in prior years and the Company’s expectation of a return to profitability in future years as a result of strong core earnings, Management has determined that no valuation allowance was required at December 31, 2009 or 2008. Reconciliation between total federal income tax and the amount computed through the use of the federal statutory tax rate for the years ended is as follows:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Income taxes at statutory rate of 34% | $ | (4,920 | ) | $ | (447 | ) | $ | 2,454 | ||||
Non-taxable income, net of nondeductible interest expense | (476 | ) | (490 | ) | (487 | ) | ||||||
Income on non-taxable bank owned life insurance | (168 | ) | (165 | ) | (157 | ) | ||||||
Affordable housing credit | (188 | ) | (188 | ) | (188 | ) | ||||||
Goodwill write-off | 150 | - | - | |||||||||
Other | (37 | ) | 10 | 13 | ||||||||
Total federal income tax | $ | (5,639 | ) | $ | (1,280 | ) | $ | 1,635 |
NOTE 14 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain directors and executive officers of the Company and the Banks, including their immediate families and companies in which they are principal owners, are clients of the Banks. Loans to these parties did not, in the opinion of Management, involve more than normal credit risk or present other unfavorable features. The aggregate amount of these loans at December 31, 2008 was $12,786,000. That balance was adjusted to exclude Directors and Officers that were not with the Company at the end of 2009. During 2009, new and newly reportable loans to such related parties amounted to $2,373,000 and repayments amounted to $3,114,000, resulting in a balance at December 31, 2009 of $12,029,000. Related party deposits totaled $9,284,000 and $7,607,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
NOTE 15 - RESTRICTIONS ON SUBSIDIARY DIVIDENDS, LOANS OR ADVANCES
Banking laws and regulations restrict the amount the Banks can transfer to the Company in the form of cash dividends and loans. Under the Memorandums of Understanding described in Note 18, as of January 15, 2010, neither United Bank & Trust nor United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw may declare or pay any dividends without prior approval of regulators. It is not the intent of Management to pay dividends in amounts that would reduce the capital of the Banks to a level below that which is considered prudent by Management and in accordance with the guidelines of regulatory authorities.
NOTE 16 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Employee Savings Plan
The Company maintains a 401(k) employee savings plan ("plan") which is available to substantially all employees. Individual employees may make contributions to the plan up to 100% of their compensation up to a maximum of $16,500 for 2009, and $15,500 for 2008 and 2007. The Banks offers discretionary matching of funds for a percentage of the employee contribution, plus an amount based on Company earnings. In July 1, 2009, the Company discontinued its profit sharing and employer matching contributions to the plan. The expense for the plan for 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $238,000, $556,000 and $486,000.
The plan offers employees the option of purchasing Company stock with the match portion of their 401(k) contribution. Prior to 2008, those shares were issued specifically for that purpose. Beginning in 2008, shares available to employees within the plan are purchased on the open market. On that basis, 4,136 shares in 2007 of United Bancorp, Inc. common stock were issued to the 401(k) plan for the benefit of plan participants who so elected Company stock for their match.
Director Retainer Stock Plan
The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan designated as the Director Retainer Stock Plan ("Director Plan"). The plan provides eligible directors of the Company and the Banks with a means of deferring payment of retainers and certain fees payable to them for Board service. Under the Director Plan, any retainers or fees elected to be deferred under the plan by an eligible director ultimately will be payable in common stock at the time of payment.
Senior Management Bonus Deferral Stock Plan
The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan designated as the Senior Management Bonus Deferral Stock Plan ("Management Plan"). The Management Plan has essentially the same purposes as the Director Plan discussed above and permits eligible employees of the Company and its affiliates to elect cash bonus deferrals and, after employment termination, to
receive payouts in whole or in part in the form of common stock on terms substantially similar to those of the Director Plan.
Stock Options
In 2004, Shareholders approved the Company's 2005 Stock Option Plan (the "2005 Plan"), which became effective January 1, 2005. The plan is a non-qualified stock option plan as defined under Internal Revenue Service regulations. Under the plan, directors and management of the Company and subsidiaries are given the right to purchase stock of the Company at the market price at the time the options are granted. The 2005 Plan replaced the 1999 Stock Option Plan ("the 1999 Plan"), under which no more options are to be granted. The 2005 Stock Option Plan expired effective January 1, 2010, and no additional options may be granted under the plan.
The stock subject to the options is shares of authorized and unissued common stock of the Company. As defined in the 2005 Plan, options representing no more than 385,875 shares (adjusted for stock dividends declared) are to be made available to the plan. The options have a three-year vesting period, and with certain exceptions, expire at the end of ten years, or three years after retirement.
The following table summarizes option activity for the 1999 Plan and the 2005 Plan during 2009:
Options | Weighted Avg. | |||||||
In thousands of dollars | Outstanding | Exercise Price | ||||||
Balance, January 1, 2009 | 353,861 | $ | 24.93 | |||||
Options granted | 100,000 | 7.20 | ||||||
Options exercised | - | - | ||||||
Options forfeited | (18,300 | ) | 22.19 | |||||
Balance, December 31 | 435,561 | $ | 20.98 | |||||
Options exercisable at year-end | 281,525 | $ | 25.92 | |||||
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year | $ | 1.66 |
The following table provides information regarding stock options under the 2005 Plan at December 31, 2009:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | Weighted Avg. Exercise Price | Number Outstanding | Weighted Avg. Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||||
$6.00 to $32.14 | 435,561 | 6.23 | Years | $ | 20.98 | 281,525 | $ | 25.92 |
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
Dividend yield | 1.00 | % | 4.02 | % | 3.26 | % | ||||||
Expected life | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||||||||
Expected volatility | 25.67 | % | 17.55 | % | 11.61 | % | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.98 | % | 2.76 | % | 4.68 | % |
The Company has recorded approximately $150,000, $137,000 and $205,000 in compensation expense related to vested stock options less estimated forfeitures for the periods ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, unrecognized compensation
expense related to the stock options totaled $164,000, and is expected to be recognized over three years.
At December 31, 2009, the total options outstanding had no aggregate intrinsic value. Intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last day of trading for 2009 and the exercise price multiplied by the number of in-the-money options assuming all option holders had exercised their stock options on December 31, 2009. No stock options were exercised during 2009 or 2008. The intrinsic value of options exercised in 2007 was $59,000.
NOTE 17 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair Value Measurements. The Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB ASC Topic 820-10-20 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820-10-55 establishes a fair value hierarchy that emphasizes use of observable inputs and minimizes use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
Level 2 | Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities |
Level 3 | Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities |
Following is a description of the inputs and valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the general classification of those instruments under the valuation hierarchy.
Available-for-sale Securities Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flows. Level 2 securities include U.S. Government agency securities, mortgage backed securities, obligations of states and municipalities, and certain corporate securities. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique widely used in the banking industry to value investment securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for specific investment securities, but rather, relying on the investment securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted investment securities. In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy. |
The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the FASB ASC fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
In thousands of dollars | Fair Value Measurements Using | |||||||||||||||
December 31, 2009 | Fair Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Available for sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 32,239 | $ | - | $ | 32,239 | $ | - | ||||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 23,142 | - | 23,142 | - | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 34,111 | - | 34,111 | - | ||||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | 2,623 | - | 2,623 | - | ||||||||||||
Equity securities | 31 | - | 31 | - | ||||||||||||
Total available for sale securities | $ | 92,146 | $ | - | $ | 92,146 | $ | - |
December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Available for sale securities: | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury and agency securities | $ | 19,712 | $ | - | $ | 19,712 | $ | - | ||||||||
Mortgage backed agency securities | 21,972 | - | 21,972 | - | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 37,889 | - | 37,889 | - | ||||||||||||
Corporate, asset backed and other debt securities | 2,478 | - | 2,478 | - | ||||||||||||
Equity securities | 50 | - | 50 | - | ||||||||||||
Total available for sale securities | $ | 82,101 | $ | - | $ | 82,101 | $ | - |
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of those instruments under the valuation hierarchy.
Impaired Loans (Collateral Dependent)
Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment. Allowable methods for determining the amount of impairment include estimating fair value using the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent loans. If the impaired loan is identified as collateral dependent, the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. Impaired loans that are collateral dependent are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when impairment is determined using the fair value method.
During the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, certain loans became impaired, while certain loans previously identified as impaired were partially charged-off or re-evaluated. These changes during the fourth quarter of 2009 resulted in a balance for these loans, net of specific allowance, of $23.3 million. Year to date changes resulted in a balance, net of specific allowance, of $26.9 million at December 31, 2009.
Changes during the fourth quarter of 2008 resulted in a balance for these loans, net of specific allowance, of $16.5 million. Full year 2008 changes resulted in a balance, net of specific allowance, of $17.3 million at December 31, 2008. This valuation was considered Level 3, consisting of appraisals of underlying collateral and discounted cash flow analysis.
Prior to the third quarter of 2009, for construction and development loans, the Company used the loan’s effective interest rate to discount future cash flows to determine fair value, except for situations when the Company determined that foreclosure was probable. In those cases, the Company used appraised values and the discount rates contained in the appraisals.
Effective for the third quarter of 2009, the Company changed its valuation estimates for all impaired collateral-dependent construction and land development loans. Current valuation is based on estimated collateral values using appraised values or estimated cash flows from disposal of the collateral utilizing discount rates ranging from 15% to 24%, which are generally higher than those used in prior periods. This resulted in an increase to our provision for loan losses of $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2009. While either approach is acceptable under generally accepted accounting principles, the current valuation better reflects bank regulatory reporting requirements within the consolidated financial statements of the Company.
The carrying amounts and estimated fair value of principal financial assets and liabilities were as follows:
As of December 31, | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Carrying | Carrying | |||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | Value | Fair Value | Value | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Financial Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 125,589 | $ | 125,589 | $ | 18,472 | $ | 18,472 | ||||||||
Securities available for sale | 92,146 | 92,146 | 82,101 | 82,101 | ||||||||||||
FHLB Stock | 2,992 | 2,992 | 2,992 | 2,992 | ||||||||||||
Loans held for sale | 7,979 | 7,979 | 4,988 | 4,988 | ||||||||||||
Net portfolio loans | 630,033 | 632,831 | 678,707 | 683,346 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 3,349 | 3,349 | 3,492 | 3,492 | ||||||||||||
Financial Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Total deposits | $ | (782,801 | ) | $ | (787,443 | ) | $ | (709,549 | ) | $ | (715,331 | ) | ||||
FHLB advances | (42,098 | ) | (43,167 | ) | (50,036 | ) | (51,776 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued interest payable | (930 | ) | (930 | ) | (1,379 | ) | (1,379 | ) |
Estimated fair values require subjective judgments and are approximate. The above estimates of fair value are not necessarily representative of amounts that could be realized in actual market transactions, or of the underlying value of the Company. Changes in the following methodologies and assumptions could significantly affect the estimated fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, FHLB stock, loans held for sale, accrued interest receivable and accrued interest payable – The carrying amounts are reasonable estimates of the fair values of these instruments at the respective balance sheet dates.
Net portfolio loans – The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value for personal loans for which rates adjust quarterly or more frequently, and for business and tax exempt loans that are prime related and for which rates adjust immediately or quarterly. The fair value for residential mortgage loans that are held for sale on the secondary market is the price offered by the secondary market purchaser. The fair value of all other loans is estimated by discounting future cash flows using current rates for loans with similar
characteristics and maturities. The allowance for loan losses is considered to be a reasonable estimate of discount for credit quality concerns.
Total deposits – With the exception of certificates of deposit, the carrying value is deemed to be the fair value due to the demand nature of the deposits. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current rates paid on certificates of deposit with similar maturities.
FHLB Advances – The fair value is estimated by discounting future cash flows using current rates on advances with similar maturities.
Off-balance-sheet financial instruments – Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and undisbursed loans are deemed to have no material fair value as such commitments are generally fulfilled at current market rates.
NOTE 18 - REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
The Company and Banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and Banks to maintain minimum ratios of Total and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier I capital to average assets. The Company and the Banks were categorized as well-capitalized at year end 2009 and 2008 under applicable regulations.
On January 15, 2010, UBT entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation. The MOU is not a “written agreement” for purposes of Section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The MOU documents an understanding among UBT, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation, that, among other things, (i) UBT will not declare or pay any dividend without the prior consent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation; and (ii) UBT will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 9% within six months from the date of the MOU and for the duration of the MOU, and will maintain its total capital ratio at a minimum of 12% for the duration of the MOU. UBTW is also a party to a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation that documents an understanding that UBTW will have and maintain its Tier 1 capital ratio at a minimum of 8% and will not declare or pay any dividend without the approval of its regulators.
The following table shows the Company's and the Banks' capital ratios and the Company's amounts compared to regulatory requirements at year-end 2009 and 2008.
Actual | Regulatory Minimum for Capital Adequacy (1) | Regulatory Minimum to be Well Capitalized (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2009 | $ | 000 | % | $ | 000 | % | $ | 000 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. (consolidated) | $ | 78,076 | 8.6 | % | $ | 36,108 | 4.0 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | 37,590 | 7.3 | % | 20,495 | 4.0 | % | 25,618 | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 33,506 | 8.7 | % | 15,487 | 4.0 | % | 19,358 | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. (consolidated) | 78,076 | 11.9 | % | 26,219 | 4.0 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | 37,590 | 11.2 | % | 13,376 | 4.0 | % | 20,064 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 33,506 | 10.6 | % | 12,694 | 4.0 | % | 19,041 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. (consolidated) | 86,416 | 13.2 | % | 52,438 | 8.0 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | 41,872 | 12.5 | % | 26,752 | 8.0 | % | 33,440 | 10.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 37,517 | 11.8 | % | 25,388 | 8.0 | % | 31,735 | 10.0 | % |
As of December 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. (consolidated) | $ | 65,696 | 7.9 | % | $ | 33,470 | 4.0 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | 33,497 | 6.7 | % | 19,967 | 4.0 | % | 24,959 | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 29,156 | 8.6 | % | 13,667 | 4.0 | % | 17,083 | 5.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. (consolidated) | 65,696 | 9.5 | % | 27,744 | 4.0 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | 33,497 | 8.9 | % | 15,076 | 4.0 | % | 22,614 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 29,256 | 9.2 | % | 12,668 | 4.0 | % | 19,003 | 6.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Bancorp, Inc. (consolidated) | 74,487 | 10.7 | % | 55,488 | 8.0 | % | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust | 38,295 | 10.2 | % | 30,152 | 8.0 | % | 37,690 | 10.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
United Bank & Trust – Washtenaw | 33,149 | 10.5 | % | 25,337 | 8.0 | % | 31,671 | 10.0 | % |
(1) | Represents minimum required to be categorized as adequately capitalized under Federal regulatory requirements. |
(2) | Represents minimum generally required to be categorized as well-capitalized under Federal regulatory prompt corrective action provisions. The Memorandum of Understanding described above in Note 18 subjects UBT and UBTW to higher requirements. |
NOTE 19 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
A reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per share follows:
In thousands of dollars, except share data | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (8,833 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 5,582 | |||||
Less: | Accretion of discount on preferred stock | (91 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Dividends on preferred stock | (987 | ) | - | - | |||||||||
Income available to common shareholders | $ | (9,911 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 5,582 | |||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | 5,059,669 | 5,061,544 | 5,190,868 | ||||||||||
Weighted average contingently issuable shares | 67,244 | 59,830 | 59,743 | ||||||||||
Total weighted average shares outstanding | 5,126,913 | 5,121,374 | 5,250,611 | ||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | (1.93 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 1.06 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding from basic earnings per share | 5,126,913 | 5,121,374 | 5,250,611 | |||||||||
Dilutive effect of stock options | - | - | - | |||||||||
Dilutive effect of warrants | - | - | - | |||||||||
Total weighted average shares outstanding | 5,126,913 | 5,121,374 | 5,250,611 | |||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | (1.93 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 1.06 |
Stock options for 416,594, 340,886 and 263,808 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share for 2009, 2008 and 2007 because they were not dilutive.
NOTE 20 - OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Other comprehensive income components and related taxes were as follows:
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale | $ | 519 | $ | 936 | $ | 350 | ||||||
Reclassification for realized amount included in income | 24 | 18 | 9 | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income before tax effect | 543 | 954 | 341 | |||||||||
Tax expense | 185 | 329 | 116 | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income | $ | 358 | $ | 625 | $ | 225 |
NOTE 21 - PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The condensed financial information for United Bancorp, Inc. is summarized below.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS | December 31, | |||||||
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 844 | $ | 18 | ||||
Investment in subsidiaries | 73,885 | 66,404 | ||||||
Furniture and equipment | 2,262 | 2,571 | ||||||
Loan to subsidiaries | 2,400 | - | ||||||
Other assets | 2,150 | 1,424 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 81,541 | $ | 70,417 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||||
Liabilities | $ | 674 | $ | 966 | ||||
Shareholders' equity | 80,867 | 69,451 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 81,541 | $ | 70,417 |
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | For the years ended December 31, | |||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Income | ||||||||||||
Dividends from subsidiaries | $ | - | $ | 5,480 | $ | 9,250 | ||||||
Other income | 11,144 | 10,273 | 8,664 | |||||||||
Total Income | 11,144 | 15,753 | 17,914 | |||||||||
Total Noninterest Expense | 11,757 | 10,525 | 8,679 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before undistributed net income of subsidiaries and income taxes | (613 | ) | 5,228 | 9,235 | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | (258 | ) | (87 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||
Net income (loss) before undistributed net income of subsidiaries | (355 | ) | 5,315 | 9,236 | ||||||||
(Excess distributed) net income of subsidiaries | (8,478 | ) | (5,351 | ) | (3,654 | ) | ||||||
Net Income (Loss) | (8,833 | ) | (36 | ) | 5,582 | |||||||
Other comprehensive income, including net change in unrealized gains on securities available for sale | 358 | 625 | 225 | |||||||||
Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | (8,475 | ) | $ | 589 | $ | 5,807 |
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | For the years ended December 31, | |||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | (8,833 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | 5,582 | ||||
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Excess distributed net income of subsidiaries | 8,478 | 5,351 | 3,654 | |||||||||
Stock option expense | 150 | 137 | 205 | |||||||||
Change in other assets | (727 | ) | (16 | ) | (104 | ) | ||||||
Change in other liabilities | (292 | ) | 48 | (646 | ) | |||||||
Total adjustments | 7,609 | 5,520 | 3,109 | |||||||||
Net cash from operating activities | (1,224 | ) | 5,484 | 8,691 | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale | - | 214 | - | |||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries | (15,600 | ) | (1,500 | ) | (1,000 | ) | ||||||
Loan to subsidiaries | (2,400 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Net (increase) decrease in premises and equipment | 309 | (540 | ) | (243 | ) | |||||||
Net cash from investing activities | (17,691 | ) | (1,826 | ) | (1,243 | ) | ||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants | 20,600 | - | - | |||||||||
Proceeds from common stock transactions | 98 | 133 | 425 | |||||||||
Purchase of common stock | - | (831 | ) | (3,873 | ) | |||||||
Cash dividends paid on common and preferred stock | (957 | ) | (3,544 | ) | (4,113 | ) | ||||||
Net cash from financing activities | 19,741 | (4,242 | ) | (7,561 | ) | |||||||
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | 826 | (584 | ) | (113 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 18 | 602 | 715 | |||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year | $ | 844 | $ | 18 | $ | 602 |
NOTE 22 – QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
Quarterly financial information is summarized below.
In thousands of dollars, except per share data | Full Year | 4th Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 1st Qtr | |||||||||||||||
2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Income | 43,766 | 10,955 | 10,775 | 11,007 | 11,029 | |||||||||||||||
Interest Expense | 12,251 | 2,775 | 2,915 | 3,094 | 3,467 | |||||||||||||||
Net Interest Income | 31,515 | 8,180 | 7,860 | 7,913 | 7,562 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for Loan Losses | 25,770 | 5,300 | 8,200 | 5,400 | 6,870 | |||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | (8,833 | ) | (482 | ) | (2,890 | ) | (762 | ) | (4,699 | ) | ||||||||||
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share | (1.93 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.96 | ) | ||||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Income | 47,041 | 11,516 | 11,618 | 11,491 | 12,416 | |||||||||||||||
Interest Expense | 17,297 | 4,174 | 4,081 | 4,104 | 4,938 | |||||||||||||||
Net Interest Income | 29,744 | 7,342 | 7,537 | 7,387 | 7,478 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for Loan Losses | 14,607 | 8,997 | 3,300 | 1,650 | 660 | |||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | (36 | ) | (4,016 | ) | 397 | 1,695 | 1,888 | |||||||||||||
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share | (0.01 | ) | (0.79 | ) | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.37 |
NOTE 23 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On January 15, 2010, the Company filed applications with its regulators for permission to consolidate and merge UBTW with and into UBT, with the consolidated bank operating under the charter of UBT. The proposed bank consolidation is subject to the receipt of all applicable federal and state regulatory approvals. It is anticipated that the proposed bank consolidation will be completed during the second quarter of 2010. Following the transaction, the consolidated bank will continue to operate the same banking offices in the same markets that UBT and UBTW currently operate.
Subsequent events have been evaluated through February 26, 2010, which is the date the financial statements were issued.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
United Bancorp, Inc. | |||
By | /s/ Robert K. Chapman | February 25, 2010 | |
Robert K. Chapman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Robert K. Chapman | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | February 25, 2010 | |
Robert K. Chapman | |||
/s/ Randal J. Rabe | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | February 25, 2010 | |
Randal J. Rabe | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
Stephanie H. Boyse* | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
James D. Buhr * | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
John H. Foss* | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
Norman G. Herbert* | |||
Chairman of the Board | February 25, 2010 | ||
David S. Hickman* | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
James C. Lawson* | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
Donald J. Martin* | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
David E. Maxwell* | |||
Director | February 25, 2010 | ||
Len M. Middleton* |
*By | /s/ Robert K. Chapman | |
Robert K. Chapman, Attorney-in-Fact |
Exhibit | Description | ||
2.1 | Agreement of Consolidation. Previously filed with the Commission on January 15, 2010 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 2.1. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
3.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation of United Bancorp, Inc. Previously filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 3.1. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Bancorp, Inc. Previously filed with the Commission on December 9, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
3.3 | Certificate of Designations for Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. Previously filed with the Commission on January 16, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 3.1. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
4.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation of United Bancorp, Inc. Exhibit 3.1 is incorporated here by reference. | ||
4.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of United Bancorp, Inc. Exhibit 3.2 is incorporated here by reference. | ||
4.3 | Form of Certificate for Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. Previously filed with the Commission on January 16, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.1. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
4.4 | Warrant, dated January 16, 2009, issued to the United States Department of the Treasury. Previously filed with the Commission on January 16, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 4.2. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
4.5 | Certificate of Designations for Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. Exhibit 3.3 is incorporated here by reference. | ||
10.1 | * | United Bancorp, Inc. Director Retainer Stock Plan. Previously filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.1. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.2 | * | United Bancorp, Inc. Senior Management Bonus Deferral Stock Plan. Previously filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.2, as amended by the First Amendment to the Senior Management Bonus Deferral Stock Plan previously filed with the Commission on September 21, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.5. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.3 | * | United Bancorp, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan. Previously filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.3. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.4 | * | United Bancorp, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan. Previously filed with the Commission on September 21, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.3. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.5 | * | Chairman's Agreement, effective February 1, 2010, between United Bancorp, Inc. and David S. Hickman. Previously filed with the Commission on November 2, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.6 | * | Form of Employment Contract, effective as of June 1, 2009. Previously filed with the Commission on June 2, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1. Incorporated here by reference. |
10.7 | Letter Agreement, dated January 16, 2009, between United Bancorp, Inc. and the United States Department of the Treasury. Previously filed with the Commission on January 16, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
10.8 | Form of Waiver. Previously filed with the Commission on January 16, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.2. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
10.9 | * | Form of Consent and Amendments to Benefit Plans. Previously filed with the Commission on January 16, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.3. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.10 | * | 2009 Management Committee Incentive Compensation Plan. Previously filed with the Commission on September 21, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.11 | * | 2009 Stakeholder Incentive Compensation Plan. Previously filed with the Commission on September 21, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.2. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.12 | * | Form of Supplemental Executive Retirement Benefits Plan for David S. Hickman. Previously filed with the Commission on February 27, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 10.16. Incorporated here by reference. | |
10.13 | * | Form of 2005 Stock Option Plan Award Agreement. Previously filed with the Commission on September 21, 2009 in United Bancorp, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.4. Incorporated here by reference. | |
21. | Subsidiaries of United Bancorp, Inc. Previously filed with the Commission on February 22, 2008 in United Bancorp., Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Exhibit 21. Incorporated here by reference. | ||
23. | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | ||
24. | Powers of Attorney. | ||
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | ||
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. | ||
99.1 | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. | ||
99.2 | Certification of the Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. |
* These documents are management contracts or compensation plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K.
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