See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Note 8 — Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, loans sold with recourse against the Corporation and financial guarantees which involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement and exposure to credit loss the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments. The Corporation uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total committed amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk are as follows (in thousands):
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| | December 31, | | March 31, |
| | 2005 | | 2005 |
Commitments to extend credit: | | $ | 71,915 | | | $ | 132,607 | |
Unused lines of credit: | | | | | | | | |
Home equity | | | 93,546 | | | | 93,270 | |
Credit cards | | | 42,222 | | | | 36,621 | |
Commercial | | | 134,585 | | | | 129,861 | |
Letters of credit | | | 81,175 | | | | 51,485 | |
Loans sold with recourse | | | — | | | | 257 | |
Credit enhancement under the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Mortgage Partnership Finance Program | | | 17,336 | | | | 14,258 | |
Real estate investment segment borrowings | | | 19,203 | | | | 12,653 | |
Commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Letters of credit commit the Corporation to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified future events occur. Commitments and letters of credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. As some such commitments expire without being drawn upon or funded by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLB) under the Mortgage Partnership Finance Program, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Corporation evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. With the exception of credit card lines of credit, the Corporation generally extends credit only on a secured basis. Collateral obtained varies, but consists primarily of single-family residences and income-producing commercial properties. Fixed-rate loan commitments expose the Corporation to a certain amount of interest rate risk if market rates of interest substantially increase during the commitment period.
Loans sold to investors with recourse to the Corporation met the underwriting standards of the investor and the Corporation at the time of origination. In the event of default by the borrower, the investor may resell the loans to the Corporation at par value. As the Corporation expects relatively few such loans to become delinquent, the total amount of loans sold with recourse does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Collateral obtained on such loans consists primarily of single-family residences.
Except for the above-noted commitments to originate and/or sell mortgage loans in the normal course of business, the Corporation and the Bank have not undertaken the use of off-balance-sheet derivative financial instruments for any purpose.
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In the ordinary course of business, there are legal proceedings against the Corporation and its subsidiaries. Management considers that the aggregate liabilities, if any, resulting from such actions would not have a material, adverse effect on the financial position of the Corporation.
Note 9 — Regulatory Action
In September 2004, the Board of Directors of the Bank entered into a Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of an Order to Cease and Desist for Affirmative Relief with the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) and the OTS issued a Consent Order to Cease and Desist for Affirmative Relief (“Consent Order”). Under the Consent Order, the Bank’s board of directors has agreed, among other things, to take a range of actions with respect to the review and conduct of its Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) compliance activities.
On October 31, 2005, the OTS terminated the Order previously issued to the Bank as a result of the remedial actions taken with respect to BSA compliance by the Bank.
Note 10 — Subsequent Events
On January 20, 2006, the Corporation declared a $0.16 per share cash dividend on its common stock, amounting to $3.5 million in the aggregate, to be paid on February 15, 2006 to stockholders of record on January 31, 2006.
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Restatement
In June 2005, the Corporation determined to restate its consolidated financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2001 to March 31, 2004 and each of the quarters of the year ended March 31, 2004 and the first three quarters of the year ended March 31, 2005. The determination was made to restate these financial statements in connection with the Corporation’s accounting for loans originated by the Corporation through the Mortgage Partnership Finance (“MPF”) Program of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”).
Historically, the Corporation has been an active participant in the MPF program developed by the FHLB of Chicago and implemented by eight other FHLBs. The program is intended to provide member institutions with an alternative to holding fixed-rate mortgages in their loan portfolios or selling them in the secondary market. An institution participates in the MPF Program by either originating individual loans on a “flow” basis as an agent for the FHLB pursuant to the “MPF 100 Program” or by selling, as principal, closed loans owned by an institution to the FHLB pursuant to one of the FHLB’s closed-loan programs. Under the MPF Program, credit risk is shared by the participating institution and the FHLB by structuring the loss exposure in several layers, with the participating institution being liable for losses after application of an initial layer of losses (after any private mortgage insurance) is absorbed by the FHLB, subject to an agreed-upon maximum amount of such secondary credit enhancement which is intended to be in an amount equivalent to a “AA” credit risk rating by a rating agency. The participating institution receives credit enhancement fees from the FHLB for providing this secondary credit enhancement and continuing to manage the credit risk of the MPF Program loans. Participating institutions are also paid specified servicing fees for servicing the loans.
Transfers involving sales with the Corporation acting as principal are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities” (“SFAS 140”) with the recognition of gains or losses on sale and related mortgage servicing rights. Originations under the MPF 100 Program are not accounted for as loan sales, nor are mortgage servicing rights recognized. Rather, servicing fees are reported in income on a monthly basis as servicing activities are performed.
The Corporation has participated in the MPF program by originating loans on an agency basis through the MPF 100 Program, but has determined that it incorrectly accounted for these transactions as sales of loans under SFAS 140. The correction of this accounting required the Corporation to reverse gains on agency loan sales related to the MPF program and to remove from its consolidated balance sheet related mortgage servicing rights previously included in “Accrued interest on investments and loans and other assets.” The Corporation’s operating results were also adjusted to remove from loan servicing income the amortization expense and impairment charges associated with the de-recognized mortgage servicing rights and to reflect the tax consequences of the adjusted pre-tax income. Finally, the Corporation has reported as a separate line item in its consolidated statements of income credit enhancement derivative income. Previously, this income was included in loan servicing income.
See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of the effects of these changes on the Corporation’s consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ending December 31, 2004. The accompanying Management’s Discussion and Analysis gives effect to these corrections.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General. Net income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005 increased $183,000 or 1.7% to $10.9 million from $10.7 million and increased $1.7 million or 5.4% to $33.2 million from $31.5 million, respectively, as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year. The increase in net income for the three-month period compared to the same period last year was largely due to a decrease in non-interest expense of $4.7 million, an increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses of $2.2 million and a decrease in minority interest income of real estate partnership operations of $1.7 million, which were partially offset by a decrease in non-interest income of $8.4 million. The increase in net income for the nine-months ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same period last year was largely due to a decrease in non-interest expense of $14.8 million, an increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses of $8.9 million and a decrease in minority interest income of real estate partnership operations of $3.3 million, which were partially offset by a decrease in non-interest income of $22.1 million and an increase in income tax expense of $3.2 million.
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Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $2.2 million or 6.9% and $9.9 million or 11.1% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year. Interest income increased $10.0 million or 19.5% and $28.4 million or 19.3%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same periods in the prior year. Interest expense increased $7.9 million or 39.8% and $18.5 million or 32.1% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The net interest margin decreased to 3.39% for the three-month period ended December 31, 2005 from 3.40% in the same period in the prior year, and increased to 3.37% for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 from 3.26% in the same period in the prior year. The change in the net interest margin reflects the increase in yields on interest earning assets. The interest rate spread decreased to 3.27% from 3.29% for the three-month period and increased to 3.25% from 3.16% for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year.
Interest income on loans increased $9.1 million or 19.2% and $25.6 million or 18.9%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same periods in the prior year. These increases were primarily attributable to an increase in the average balance of loans, which increased $243.5 million and $260.1 million in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year. There was also an increase of 64 basis points in the average yield on loans to 6.41% from 5.77% for the three-month period and an increase of 56 basis points to 6.21% from 5.65% for the respective nine-month period. Interest income on mortgage-related securities increased $821,000 or 38.3% and $2.2 million or 34.9% for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year, primarily due to an increase of $59.4 million and $52.1 million, respectively, in the three-month and nine-month average balances of mortgage-related securities. This increase was also due to an increase of 31 basis points in the average yield on mortgage-related securities to 4.44% from 4.13% for the three-month period and an increase of 33 basis points to 4.38% from 4.05% for the nine-month period. In addition, interest income on investment securities (including Federal Home Loan Bank stock) decreased $301,000 or 23.1% and $1.1 million or 27.0%, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year. This was primarily a result of a decrease of $9.5 million and $33.8 million, respectively, in the average balance of investment securities for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods in 2004, and a decrease of 74 basis points and 1 basis point in the average yield on investment securities for the three- and nine-month periods, respectively. The majority of the decrease was related to the return of excess holdings of Federal Home Loan Bank stock. Interest income on interest-bearing deposits increased $423,000 and $1.7 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods in 2004, primarily due to increases in average balances and average yields.
Interest expense on deposits increased $7.4 million or 58.1% and $18.2 million or 49.6% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2004. These increases were primarily attributable to an increase in the average balance of deposits, which increased $305.3 million and $286.5 million, respectively, and an increase of 79 basis points in the weighted average cost of deposits to 2.67% from 1.88% for the respective three-month period and an increase of 64 basis points in the weighted average cost of deposits to 2.46% from 1.82% for the respective nine-month period. Interest expense on notes payable and other borrowings increased $410,000 or 5.9% and $318,000 or 1.5%during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods in the prior year. For the three-month period ended December 31, 2005, the average balance of notes payable decreased $21.8 million as compared to the same respective period in 2004. This decrease did not affect interest expense due to the timing of the decrease in debt. The increase in interest expense for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 was due primarily to a decrease of $11.0 million in the average balance of notes payable and other borrowings as compared to the same respective period in 2004. The weighted average cost of notes payable and other borrowings increased 30 basis points to 3.66% from 3.36% for the three-month period and increased 10 basis points to 3.59% from 3.49% for the nine-month period.
Provision for Loan Losses. Provision for loan losses increased $36,000 or 5.4% and $1.0 million or 73.3% for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods for the prior year. The provisions were based on management’s ongoing evaluation of asset quality and pursuant to a policy to maintain an allowance for losses at a level which management believes is adequate to absorb future charge-offs of loans deemed uncollectible.
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Average Interest-Earning Assets, Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities and Interest Rate Spread. The tables on the following pages show the Corporation’s average balances, interest, average rates, net interest margin and the spread between the combined average rates earned on interest-earning assets and average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. The average balances are derived from average daily balances.
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| | Three Months Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
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| | Average | | | | | | | Yield/ | | | Balance | | | | | | | Yield/ | |
| | Balance | | | Interest | | | Cost(1) | | | (As Restated) | | | Interest | | | Cost(1) | |
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INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage loans | | $ | 2,706,411 | | | $ | 42,219 | | | | 6.24 | % | | $ | 2,537,737 | | | $ | 35,957 | | | | 5.67 | % |
Consumer loans | | | 625,701 | | | | 10,596 | | | | 6.77 | | | | 567,759 | | | | 8,521 | | | | 6.00 | |
Commercial business loans | | | 191,412 | | | | 3,628 | | | | 7.58 | | | | 174,531 | | | | 2,869 | | | | 6.58 | |
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Total loans receivable(2) (3) | | | 3,523,524 | | | | 56,443 | | | | 6.41 | | | | 3,280,027 | | | | 47,347 | | | | 5.77 | |
Mortgage-related securities(4) | | | 266,581 | | | | 2,962 | | | | 4.44 | | | | 207,170 | | | | 2,141 | | | | 4.13 | |
Investment securities(4) | | | 57,773 | | | | 579 | | | | 4.01 | | | | 56,163 | | | | 332 | | | | 2.36 | |
Interest-bearing deposits | | | 103,313 | | | | 988 | | | | 3.83 | | | | 125,475 | | | | 565 | | | | 1.80 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 45,140 | | | | 425 | | | | 3.77 | | | | 56,228 | | | | 973 | | | | 6.92 | |
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Total interest-earning assets | | | 3,996,331 | | | | 61,397 | | | | 6.15 | | | | 3,725,063 | | | | 51,358 | | | | 5.51 | |
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Non-interest-earning assets | | | 206,983 | | | | | | | | | | | | 198,029 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total assets | | $ | 4,203,314 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,923,092 | | | | | | | | | |
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INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Demand deposits | | $ | 797,137 | | | | 2,977 | | | | 1.49 | | | $ | 760,859 | | | | 1,355 | | | | 0.71 | |
Regular passbook savings | | | 232,021 | | | | 262 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 255,223 | | | | 282 | | | | 0.44 | |
Certificates of deposit | | | 2,004,133 | | | | 17,018 | | | | 3.40 | | | | 1,711,957 | | | | 11,177 | | | | 2.61 | |
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Total deposits | | | 3,033,291 | | | | 20,257 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 2,728,039 | | | | 12,814 | | | | 1.88 | |
Short-term borrowings | | | 301,068 | | | | 2,958 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 202,907 | | | | 1,579 | | | | 3.11 | |
Long-term borrowings | | | 497,940 | | | | 4,345 | | | | 3.49 | | | | 617,899 | | | | 5,314 | | | | 3.44 | |
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Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 3,832,299 | | | | 27,560 | | | | 2.88 | | | | 3,548,845 | | | | 19,707 | | | | 2.22 | |
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Non-interest-bearing liabilities | | | 57,671 | | | | | | | | | | | | 60,094 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,889,970 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,608,939 | | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders’ equity | | | 313,344 | | | | | | | | | | | | 314,153 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 4,203,314 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,923,092 | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest income/interest rate spread(5) | | | | | | $ | 33,837 | | | | 3.27 | % | | | | | | $ | 31,651 | | | | 3.29 | % |
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Net interest-earning assets | | $ | 164,032 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 176,218 | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest margin(6) | | | | | | | | | | | 3.39 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 3.40 | % |
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Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | | | 1.04 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | | | | |
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(1) | | Annualized |
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(2) | | For the purpose of these computations, non-accrual loans are included in the daily average loan amountsoutstanding. |
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(3) | | Interest earned on loans includes loan fees (which are not material in amount) and interest income which has been received from borrowers whose loans were removed from non-accrual status during the period indicated. |
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(4) | | Average balances of securities available-for-sale are based on amortized cost. |
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(5) | | Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities and is represented on a fully tax equivalent basis. |
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(6) | | Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. |
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| | Nine Months Ended December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | | | | | Average | | | Average | | | | | | | Average | |
| | Average | | | | | | | Yield/ | | | Balance | | | | | | | Yield/ | |
| | Balance | | | Interest | | | Cost(1) | | | (As Restated) | | | Interest | | | Cost(1) | |
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| | (Dollars In Thousands) | |
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage loans | | $ | 2,657,952 | | | $ | 120,931 | | | | 6.07 | % | | $ | 2,475,210 | | | $ | 103,268 | | | | 5.56 | % |
Consumer loans | | | 611,318 | | | | 29,951 | | | | 6.53 | | | | 557,819 | | | | 24,850 | | | | 5.94 | |
Commercial business loans | | | 191,852 | | | | 10,310 | | | | 7.17 | | | | 167,963 | | | | 7,470 | | | | 5.93 | |
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Total loans receivable(2) (3) | | | 3,461,122 | | | | 161,192 | | | | 6.21 | | | | 3,200,992 | | | | 135,588 | | | | 5.65 | |
Mortgage-related securities(4) | | | 263,153 | | | | 8,639 | | | | 4.38 | | | | 211,010 | | | | 6,404 | | | | 4.05 | |
Investment securities(4) | | | 47,249 | | | | 1,313 | | | | 3.71 | | | | 56,608 | | | | 879 | | | | 2.07 | |
Interest-bearing deposits | | | 117,914 | | | | 2,888 | | | | 3.27 | | | | 121,082 | | | | 1,207 | | | | 1.33 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 44,996 | | | | 1,594 | | | | 4.72 | | | | 69,464 | | | | 3,105 | | | | 5.96 | |
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Total interest-earning assets | | | 3,934,434 | | | | 175,626 | | | | 5.95 | | | | 3,659,156 | | | | 147,183 | | | | 5.36 | |
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Non-interest-earning assets | | | 197,672 | | | | | | | | | | | | 190,895 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total assets | | $ | 4,132,106 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,850,051 | | | | | | | | | |
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INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Demand deposits | | $ | 779,887 | | | | 7,732 | | | | 1.32 | | | $ | 744,714 | | | | 3,057 | | | | 0.55 | |
Regular passbook savings | | | 237,916 | | | | 788 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 253,962 | | | | 829 | | | | 0.44 | |
Certificates of deposit | | | 1,955,969 | | | | 46,325 | | | | 3.16 | | | | 1,688,626 | | | | 32,772 | | | | 2.59 | |
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Total deposits | | | 2,973,772 | | | | 54,845 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 2,687,302 | | | | 36,658 | | | | 1.82 | |
Short-term borrowings | | | 276,871 | | | | 7,725 | | | | 3.72 | | | | 203,715 | | | | 5,387 | | | | 3.53 | |
Long-term borrowings | | | 515,941 | | | | 13,646 | | | | 3.53 | | | | 600,056 | | | | 15,666 | | | | 3.48 | |
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Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 3,766,584 | | | | 76,216 | | | | 2.70 | | | | 3,491,073 | | | | 57,711 | | | | 2.20 | |
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Non-interest-bearing liabilities | | | 50,849 | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,601 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,817,433 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,542,674 | | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders’ equity | | | 314,673 | | | | | | | | | | | | 307,377 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 4,132,106 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,850,051 | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest income/interest rate spread(5) | | | | | | $ | 99,410 | | | | 3.25 | % | | | | | | $ | 89,472 | | | | 3.16 | % |
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Net interest-earning assets | | $ | 167,850 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 168,083 | | | | | | | | | |
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Net interest margin(6) | | | | | | | | | | | 3.37 | % | | | | | | | | | | | 3.26 | % |
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Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | | | 1.04 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.05 | | | | | | | | | |
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(1) | | Annualized |
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(2) | | For the purpose of these computations, non-accrual loans are included in the daily average loan amountsoutstanding. |
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(3) | | Interest earned on loans includes loan fees (which are not material in amount) and interest income which has been received from borrowers whose loans were removed from non-accrual status during the period indicated. |
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(4) | | Average balances of securities available-for-sale are based on amortized cost. |
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(5) | | Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities and is represented on a fully tax equivalent basis. |
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(6) | | Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. |
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Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income decreased $8.4 million or 36.9% to $14.4 million and decreased $22.1 million or 29.4%to $53.0 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to $22.9 million and $75.1 million for the same periods in 2004. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease of real estate investment partnership revenue of $9.7 million due to the decrease in the number of sales at the partnership level for the three-month period ended December 31, 2005. In addition, net gain on sale of loans decreased $857,000. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in other non-interest income of $787,000, an increase in other revenue from real estate operations of $745,000, an increase in service charges on deposits of $231,000 and an increase in loan servicing income of $230,000 for the three-month period ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease in non-interest income for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 was primarily due to the decrease of real estate investment partnership revenue of $25.5 million due to a decrease in sales at the partnership level. The decrease in sales at the partnership level is due to the fact that the inventory of lots has been substantially reduced. In addition, net gain on sale of investments and mortgage-related securities decreased $1.1 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in other non-interest income of $1.9 million, an increase in other revenue from real estate operations of $640,000 and an increase in loan servicing income of $618,000. In addition, the net gain on sale of loans increased $580,000, service charges on deposits increased $560,000 and insurance commissions increased $133,000 for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same period in the prior year.
Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense decreased $4.7 million or 14.1% to $28.8 million and decreased $14.8 million or 13.8% to $92.1 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to $33.5 million and $106.9 million for the same periods in 2004. The decrease for the three-month period was primarily due to the decrease of real estate investment partnership cost of sales of $7.6 million and other non-interest expense of $745,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same respective period in the prior year. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in compensation expense of $1.8 million and other expenses from real estate operations of $1.2 million. In addition, data processing expense increased $351,000 and occupancy increased $161,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior year. The decrease for the nine-month period was primarily due to the decrease of real estate investment partnership cost of sales of $19.2 million due to a decrease in sales at the partnership level for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior year, as well as the decrease in other expenses non-interest expense of $117,000. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in compensation expense of $3.3 million. In addition, data processing expense increased $555,000, marketing expense increased $264,000, furniture and fixture expense increased $211,000 and occupancy expense increased $180,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior year.
Income Taxes. Income tax expense decreased $23,000 or 0.3% and increased $3.2 million or 16.0%, respectively, during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2005, as compared to the same respective periods in 2004. The increase for the nine-month period was the result of an increase in income before income tax of $4.9 million to $56.2 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2005, as compared to $51.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The effective tax rate was 41.1% and 40.9% for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to 41.6% and 38.6% for the same respective periods last year.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION
During the nine months ended December 31, 2005, the Corporation’s assets increased by $149.8 million from $4.05 billion at March 31, 2005 to $4.20 billion. The majority of this increase was attributable to an increase in mortgage-related securities and loans receivable, which was partially offset by decreases in other categories such as investments and office properties and equipment.
Total loans (including loans held for sale) increased $132.3 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2005. Activity for the period consisted of (i) originations and purchases of $1.91 billion, (ii) sales of $565.5 million, (iii) transfer of loans for securitization of mortgage-backed securities of $94.1 million and (iv) principal repayments and other adjustments of $1.11 billion.
Mortgage-related securities (both available for sale and held to maturity) increased $53.7 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2005 as a result of purchases of $23.7 million and the securitization of mortgage loans held for sale to mortgage-backed securities of $94.2 million of mortgage-related securities. These increases were partially offset by principal repayments and market value adjustments of $51.5 million and sales of $12.7 million in this nine-month period. Mortgage-related securities consisted of $170.3 million of mortgage-backed securities and $87.1 million of collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO’s”) and real estate mortgage investment conduits (“REMIC’s”) at December 31, 2005.
The Corporation invests in corporate CMOs and agency-issued REMICs. These investments are deemed to have limited credit risk. The investments do have interest rate risk due to, among other things, actual prepayments being more or less than those predicted at the time of purchase. The Corporation invests only in short-term tranches in order to limit the reinvestment risk associated with greater than anticipated prepayments, as well as changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates.
Investment securities decreased $15.9 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2005 as a result of sales and maturities of $143.8 million of U.S. Government and agency securities, which were partially offset by purchases of $127.9 million of such securities.
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock increased $425,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2005.
Real estate held for development and sale increased $2.1 million to $51.0 million as of December 31, 2005 from $48.9 million as of March 31, 2005. This net increase was the result of additional development of a commercial project in Texas offset by continued home and land lot sales.
Total liabilities increased $151.0 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2005. This increase was largely due to a $113.8 million increase in deposits, a $21.0 million increase in borrowings and a $16.2 million increase in other liabilities during the nine-month period. Brokered deposits have been used in the past and may be used in the future as the need for funds requires them. Brokered deposits totaled $357.5 million at December 31, 2005 and $357.3 million at March 31, 2005, and generally mature within one to five years.
Stockholders’ equity increased $1.4 million during the nine months ended December 31, 2005 as a net result of (i) comprehensive income of $32.1 million, (ii) stock options exercised of $5.9 million (with the excess of the cost of treasury shares over the option price ($5.6 million) charged to retained earnings), (iii) the issuance of shares for management and benefit plans of $307,000, and (iv) benefit plan shares earned and related tax adjustments totaling $1.9 million. These increases were partially offset by (i) cash dividends of $9.9 million and (ii) purchases of treasury stock of $23.3 million.
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ASSET QUALITY
Non-performing assets increased $1.4 million to $17.3 million at December 31, 2005 from $15.9 million at March 31, 2005 and increased as a percentage of total assets to .41% from .39% at such dates, respectively.
Non-performing assets are summarized as follows at the dates indicated:
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| | At December 31, | | | At March 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
| | | | | | (Dollars In Thousands) | | | | | |
Non-accrual loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Single-family residential | | $ | 2,489 | | | $ | 2,406 | | | $ | 3,247 | | | $ | 4,510 | |
Multi-family residential | | | 3,956 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 444 | |
Commercial real estate | | | 5,803 | | | | 4,894 | | | | 8,764 | | | | 1,776 | |
Construction and land | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Consumer | | | 771 | | | | 453 | | | | 642 | | | | 661 | |
Commercial business | | | 1,640 | | | | 6,697 | | | | 2,268 | | | | 2,678 | |
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Total non-accrual loans | | | 14,659 | | | | 14,450 | | | | 14,921 | | | | 10,069 | |
Real estate held for development and sale | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 49 | |
Foreclosed properties and repossessed assets, net | | | 2,606 | | | | 1,458 | | | | 2,422 | | | | 1,535 | |
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Total non-performing assets | | $ | 17,265 | | | $ | 15,908 | | | $ | 17,343 | | | $ | 11,653 | |
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Performing troubled debt restructurings | | $ | 73 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,649 | | | $ | 2,590 | |
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Total non-accrual loans to total loans(1) | | | 0.38 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.34 | % |
Total non-performing assets to total assets | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.33 | |
Allowance for loan losses to total loans(1) | | | 0.40 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.00 | |
Allowance for loan losses to total non-accrual loans | | | 104.05 | | | | 183.00 | | | | 191.72 | | | | 294.74 | |
Allowance for loan and foreclosure losses to total non-performing assets | | | 89.70 | | | | 167.39 | | | | 165.78 | | | | 257.87 | |
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(1) | | Total loans are gross loans receivable before the reduction for loans in process, unearned interest and loan fees and the allowance for loan losses. |
Non-accrual loans increased $209,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2005. The increase was not attributable to any one specific loan. At December 31, 2005, there were three non-accrual loans with loan balances greater than $1.0 million. One was a $3.5 million multi-family residential loan secured by three multi-family properties located in Wisconsin. The second was a $1.5 million commercial real estate loan secured by commercial development property located in southern Wisconsin. The third was a $1.5 million commercial real estate loan secured by a manufacturing facility located in southern Wisconsin. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when, in the judgment of management, the probability of collection of interest is deemed to be insufficient to warrant further accrual. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed against interest income. As a matter of policy, the Corporation does not accrue interest on loans past due more than 90 days.
Foreclosed properties and repossessed assets increased $1.1 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2005. The increase was largely attributable to a $412,000 commercial real estate loan and a $494,000 commercial real estate loan that went to foreclosure in the nine-month period.
Performing troubled debt restructurings increased $73,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2005.
At December 31, 2005, assets that the Corporation had classified as substandard, net of reserve, consisted of $17.1 million of loans and foreclosed properties. As of March 31, 2005, substandard assets amounted to $16.4 million. An
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asset is classified as substandard when it is determined that it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged, if any, and that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. The increase of $681,000 in the substandard balance for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 was attributable to the addition of a $3.5 million multi-family residential loan secured by the assets of three multi-family properties located in Wisconsin and the addition of $2.3 million of commercial business loans secured by the assets of a business located in southern Wisconsin. These increases were offset by the charge off of $5.2 million of substandard commercial loans.
The category of substandard assets contains three loans with a carrying value of greater than $1.0 million. One loan, with a carrying value of $3.5 million, is secured by the assets of three multi-family properties located in Wisconsin. A second loan, with a carrying value of $1.2 million, is secured by a commercial property located in southern Wisconsin. A third loan, with a carrying value of $1.2 million is secured by commercial development property located in southern Wisconsin.
At December 31, 2005, the Corporation had identified assets of $3.9 million as impaired, net of reserves. As of March 31, 2005, impaired loans were $3.7 million. The increase since March 31, 2005 was not attributable to one loan. The increase in impaired loans is not considered to be a trend in the overall loan portfolio at this time. A loan is defined as impaired when, according to FAS 114, based on current information and events, it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. A summary of the details regarding impaired loans follows:
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| | At December 31, | | | At March 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
| | (In Thousands) | |
Impaired loans with valuation reserve required | | $ | 6,030 | | | $ | 10,827 | | | $ | 17,126 | | | $ | 8,483 | |
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Less: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Specific valuation allowance | | | 2,172 | | | | 7,126 | | | | 5,382 | | | | 3,717 | |
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Total impaired loans | | $ | 3,858 | | | $ | 3,701 | | | $ | 11,744 | | | $ | 4,766 | |
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Average impaired loans | | $ | 6,074 | | | $ | 11,535 | | | $ | 6,389 | | | $ | 6,288 | |
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Interest income recognized on impaired loans | | $ | 114 | | | $ | 249 | | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 613 | |
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Interest income recognized on a cash basis on impaired loans | | $ | 114 | | | $ | 249 | | | $ | 710 | | | $ | 613 | |
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The following table sets forth information relating to the Corporation’s loans that were less than 90 days delinquent at the dates indicated.
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| | At December 31, | | | At March 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2003 | |
| | (In Thousands) | |
30 to 59 days | | $ | 7,904 | | | $ | 5,853 | | | $ | 4,887 | | | $ | 10,083 | |
60 to 89 days | | | 1,477 | | | | 714 | | | | 10,941 | | | | 5,612 | |
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Total | | $ | 9,381 | | | $ | 6,567 | | | $ | 15,828 | | | $ | 15,695 | |
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The majority of the increase in loans 60 to 89 days delinquent since March 31, 2005 was substantially due to one large credit which has also been placed in the impaired loan category with a specific loan loss allowance applied to it.
The Corporation’s loan portfolio, foreclosed properties and repossessed assets are evaluated on a continuing basis to determine the necessity for additions and recaptures to the allowance for loan losses and the related adequacy of the balance in the allowance for loan losses account. These evaluations consider several factors, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, loan portfolio composition, loan delinquencies, prior loss experience, collateral value, anticipated loss of interest and management’s estimation of future losses. The evaluation of the allowance for loan losses includes a review of known loan problems as well as inherent problems based upon historical trends and ratios. Foreclosed properties are recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value with charge-offs, if any, charged to the allowance for loan losses prior to transfer to foreclosed property. The fair value is primarily based on appraisals, discounted cash flow analysis (the majority of which are based on current occupancy and lease rates) and pending offers.
A summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses follows:
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | December 31, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | (Dollars In Thousands) | | | | | |
Allowance at beginning of period | | $ | 22,582 | | | $ | 28,213 | | | $ | 26,444 | | | $ | 28,607 | |
Charge-offs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage | | | (900 | ) | | | (702 | ) | | | (1,044 | ) | | | (1,132 | ) |
Consumer | | | (181 | ) | | | (209 | ) | | | (469 | ) | | | (669 | ) |
Commercial business | | | (6,964 | ) | | | (595 | ) | | | (12,319 | ) | | | (993 | ) |
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Total charge-offs | | | (8,045 | ) | | | (1,506 | ) | | | (13,832 | ) | | | (2,794 | ) |
Recoveries: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage | | | 1 | | | | 137 | | | | 82 | | | | 174 | |
Consumer | | | 8 | | | | 11 | | | | 51 | | | | 53 | |
Commercial business | | | 6 | | | | 7 | | | | 57 | | | | 72 | |
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Total recoveries | | | 15 | | | | 155 | | | | 190 | | | | 299 | |
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Net charge-offs | | | (8,030 | ) | | | (1,351 | ) | | | (13,642 | ) | | | (2,495 | ) |
Provision for loan losses | | | 700 | | | | 664 | | | | 2,450 | | | | 1,414 | |
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Allowance at end of period | | $ | 15,252 | | | $ | 27,526 | | | $ | 15,252 | | | $ | 27,526 | |
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Net charge-offs to average loans | | | (0.91 | )% | | | (0.16 | )% | | | (0.53 | )% | | | (0.10 | )% |
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During the nine months ended December 31, 2005, management decided to charge off two large commercial credits totaling $11.6 million. Of the $11.6 million charged off, approximately $5.3 million was reserved for in prior years. The remaining amount charged off was established and charged off in the three months ended December 31, 2005.
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Although management believes that the December 31, 2005 allowance for loan losses is adequate based upon the current evaluation of loan delinquencies, non-performing assets, charge-off trends, economic conditions and other factors, there can be no assurance that future adjustments to the allowance will not be necessary. Management also continues to pursue all practical and legal methods of collection, repossession and disposal, and adheres to high underwriting standards in the origination process in order to continue to maintain strong asset quality.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
On an unconsolidated basis, the Corporation’s sources of funds include dividends from its subsidiaries, including the Bank, interest on its investments and returns on its real estate held for sale. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are payments on loans and securities, deposits from retail and wholesale sources, FHLB advances and other borrowings.
At December 31, 2005, the Corporation had outstanding commitments to originate loans of $71.9 million and commitments to extend funds to, or on behalf of, customers pursuant to lines and letters of credit of $351.5 million. The Corporation had sold loans with recourse in the amount of $17.3 million through the FHLB Mortgage Partnership Finance Program at December 31, 2005. Scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit during the twelve months following December 31, 2005 amounted to $1.50 billion and scheduled maturities of FHLB advances during the same period totaled $289.6 million. At December 31, 2005, the Corporation had no reverse repurchase agreements. Management believes adequate resources are available to fund all commitments to the extent required.
The Corporation participates in the Mortgage Partnership Finance Program of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”). Pursuant to the credit enhancement feature of that Program, the Corporation has retained secondary credit loss exposure to approximately $1.51 billion of residential mortgage loans that the Corporation has originated as agent for the FHLB. Under the credit enhancement, the Corporation is liable for losses on loans delivered to the Program after application of any mortgage insurance and a contractually agreed-upon credit enhancement provided by the Program subject to an agree-upon maximum. The Corporation received a fee for this credit enhancement. The Corporation does not anticipate that any credit losses will be incurred in excess of anticipated credit enhancement obligation.
Under federal law and regulation, the Bank is required to meet certain tangible, core and risk-based capital requirements. Tangible capital generally consists of stockholders’ equity minus certain intangible assets. Core capital generally consists of tangible capital plus qualifying intangible assets. The risk-based capital requirements presently address credit risk related to both recorded and off-balance sheet commitments and obligations. The OTS requirement for the core capital ratio for the Bank is currently 3.00%. The requirement is 4.00% for all but the most highly-rated financial institutions.
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The following summarizes the Bank’s capital levels and ratios and the levels and ratios required by the OTS at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005:
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Minimum Required | |
| | | | | | | | | | Minimum Required | | | to be Well | |
| | | | | | | | | | For Capital | | | Capitalized Under | |
| | Actual | | | Adequacy Purposes | | | OTS Requirements | |
| | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | | | Amount | | | Ratio | |
| | | | | | | | | | (Dollars In Thousands) | | | | | | | | | |
As of December 31, 2005: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tier 1 capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(to adjusted tangible assets) | | $ | 328,060 | | | | 8.04 | % | | $ | 122,341 | | | | 3.00 | % | | $ | 203,902 | | | | 5.00 | % |
Risk-based capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(to risk-based assets) | | | 341,140 | | | | 10.50 | | | | 259,999 | | | | 8.00 | | | | 324,999 | | | | 10.00 | |
Tangible capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(to tangible assets) | | | 328,060 | | | | 8.04 | | | | 61,171 | | | | 1.50 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
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As of March 31, 2005: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tier 1 capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(to adjusted tangible assets) | | $ | 308,050 | | | | 7.77 | % | | $ | 118,890 | | | | 3.00 | % | | $ | 198,149 | | | | 5.00 | % |
Risk-based capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(to risk-based assets) | | | 327,368 | | | | 10.71 | | | | 244,553 | | | | 8.00 | | | | 305,691 | | | | 10.00 | |
Tangible capital | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(to tangible assets) | | | 308,050 | | | | 7.77 | | | | 59,445 | | | | 1.50 | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
The following table reconciles the Corporation’s stockholders’ equity to regulatory capital at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005:
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| | December 31, | | | March 31, | |
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| | 2005 | | | 2005 | |
| | (In Thousands) | |
Stockholders’ equity of the Bank | | $ | 346,088 | | | $ | 327,341 | |
Less: Goodwill and intangible assets | | | (19,956 | ) | | | (20,283 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 1,928 | | | | 992 | |
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Tier 1 and tangible capital | | | 328,060 | | | | 308,050 | |
Plus: Allowable general valuation allowances | | | 13,080 | | | | 19,318 | |
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Risk based capital | | $ | 341,140 | | | $ | 327,368 | |
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GUARANTEES
Financial Interpretation No. 45 “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others” (“FIN 45”) requires certain guarantees to be recorded at fair value as a liability at inception and when a loss is probable and reasonably estimatable, as those terms are defined in FASB Statement No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies.” The recording of the outstanding liability in accordance with FIN 46 has not significantly affected the Corporation’s financial condition.
The Corporation’s real estate investment segment, IDI, is required to guarantee the partnership loans of its subsidiaries, for the development of homes for sale. As of December 31, 2005, IDI had guaranteed $44.4 million for the following partnerships on behalf of the respective subsidiaries. As of the same date, $25.2 million was outstanding. The table below summarizes the individual subsidiaries and their respective guarantees and outstanding loan balances.
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Subsidiary | | Partnership | | Amount | | | Outstanding | | | Outstanding | |
of IDI | | Entity | | Guaranteed | | | at 12/31/05 | | | at 3/31/05 | |
| | | | (Dollars in thousands) |
Oakmont | | Chandler Creek | | $ | 14,150 | | | $ | 14,150 | | | $ | 4,355 | |
Davsha III | | Indian Palms 147, LLC | | | 4,655 | | | | 2,637 | | | | 1,174 | |
Davsha V | | Villa Santa Rosa, LLC | | | 11,000 | | | | 3,056 | | | | 8,738 | |
Davsha VII | | La Vista Grande 121, LLC | | | 14,619 | | | | 5,378 | | | | 5,114 | |
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Total | | | | $ | 44,424 | | | $ | 25,221 | | | $ | 19,381 | |
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IDI has real estate partnership investments within its subsidiaries for which it guarantees the above loans. These partnerships are also funded by financing with loans guaranteed by IDI and secured by the lots and homes being developed within each of the respective partnership entities.
As a limited partner, the Corporation still has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. This influence is evident in the terms of the respective partnership agreements and participation in policy-making processes. The Corporation has a 50% controlling interest in the respective limited partnerships and therefore has significant influence over the right to approve the sale or refinancing of assets of the respective partnerships in accordance with those partnership agreements.
In acting as a partner with a controlling interest, the Corporation is committed to providing additional levels of funding to meet partnership operating deficits up to an aggregate amount of $44.4 million. At December 31, 2005, the Corporation’s investment in these partnerships consisted of assets of $51.6 million and cash and other assets of $13.8 million. The liabilities of these partnerships consisted of other borrowings of $26.0 million (reported as a part of FHLB and other borrowings), other liabilities of $3.0 million (reported as a part of other liabilities) and minority interest of $7.2 million. These amounts represent the Corporation’s maximum exposure to loss at December 31, 2005 as a result of involvement with these limited partnerships.
The partnership agreements generally contain buy-sell provisions whereby certain partners can require the purchase or sale of ownership interests by certain partners.
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ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
The primary function of asset and liability management is to provide liquidity and maintain an appropriate balance between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities within specified maturities and/or repricing dates. Interest rate risk is the imbalance between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities at a given maturity or repricing date, and is commonly referred to as the interest rate gap (the “gap”). A positive gap exists when there are more assets than liabilities maturing or repricing within the same time frame. A negative gap occurs when there are more liabilities than assets maturing or repricing within the same time frame. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap over a particular period would tend to adversely affect net interest income over such period, while a positive gap over a particular period would tend to result in an increase in net interest income over such period.
The Corporation’s strategy for asset and liability management is to maintain an interest rate gap that minimizes the impact of interest rate movements on the net interest margin. As part of this strategy, the Corporation sells substantially all new originations of long-term, fixed-rate, single-family residential mortgage loans in the secondary market, and invests in adjustable-rate or medium-term, fixed-rate, single-family residential mortgage loans, medium-term mortgage-related securities and consumer loans, which generally have shorter terms to maturity and higher interest rates than single-family mortgage loans.
The Corporation also originates multi-family residential and commercial real estate loans, which generally have adjustable or floating interest rates and/or shorter terms to maturity than conventional single-family residential loans. Long-term, fixed-rate, single-family residential mortgage loans originated for sale in the secondary market are generally committed for sale at the time the interest rate is locked with the borrower. As such, these loans involve little interest rate risk to the Corporation.
The calculation of a gap position requires management to make a number of assumptions as to when an asset or liability will reprice or mature. Management believes that its assumptions approximate actual experience and considers them reasonable, although the actual amortization and repayment of assets and liabilities may vary substantially. The Corporation’s cumulative net gap position at December 31, 2005 has not changed materially since March 31, 2005.
CONSENT ORDER
In September 2004, the Board of Directors of the Bank entered into a Stipulation and Consent to the Issuance of an Order to Cease and Desist for Affirmative Relief with the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) and the OTS issued a Consent Order to Cease and Desist for Affirmative Relief (“Consent Order”). Under the Consent Order, the Bank’s board of directors has agreed, among other things, to take a range of actions with respect to the review and conduct of its Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) compliance activities.
On October 31, 2005, the OTS terminated the Order previously issued to the Bank as a result of the remedial actions taken with respect to BSA compliance by the Bank.
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Item 3 | | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
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| | The Corporation’s market rate risk has not materially changed from March 31, 2005. See the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005. |
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Item 4 | | Controls and Procedures |
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| | The Corporation’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report and, based on this evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. |
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| | During the quarter ended December 31, 2005, the Corporation continued to take steps to address the control deficiencies arising from the error described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005 (“2005 Annual Report”), including adoption of the correct method of accounting for loans originated by the Corporation through the Mortgage Partnership Finance (“MPF”) 100 Program of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (“FHLB”) and restating the Corporation’s financial statements for the affected periods. Management believes that these actions, as well as the other corrective actions described in the Corporation’s 2005 Annual Report, taken as whole, have addressed the control deficiencies arising from the error described in the 2005 Annual Report. |
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| | Other than the actions mentioned above, there has been no change in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) that occurred during the Corporation’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Part II — Other Information
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Item 1 | | Legal Proceeding. |
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| | The Corporation is involved in routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate, are believed by management of the Corporation to be immaterial to the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation. |
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| | On October 31, 2005, the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) terminated the cease and desist order previously issued to AnchorBank fsb (the “Bank”) the wholly owned banking subsidiary of the Company. The cease and desist order was issued by the OTS in September 2004 in connection with alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) and related regulations. Under the order, the Bank’s board agreed, among other things, to take a range of actions with respect to the review and conduct of its BSA compliance activities. The OTS terminated the cease and desist order as a result of the remedial actions taken by the Bank with respect to BSA compliance. |
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Item 2 | | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
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| | (a) - (b) Not applicable. |
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| | (c) The following table sets forth information with respect to any purchase made by or on behalf of the Corporation or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in §240.10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock during the indicated periods. |
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| | Total Number | | | Average | | | as Part of Publicly | | | Shares that May Yet Be | |
| | of Shares | | | Price Paid | | | Announced Plans | | | Purchased Under the | |
Period | | Purchased | | | per Share | | | or Programs | | | Plans or Programs(2) | |
October 1 - October 31, 2005 | | | 169,800 | | | $ | 29.24 | | | | 169,800 | | | | 568,860 | |
November 1 - November 30, 2005 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,668,860 | |
December 1 - December 31, 2005 | | | 149,504 | | | | 31.21 | | | | 149,500 | | | | 1,519,360 | |
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Total | | | 319,304 | (1) | | $ | 30.16 | | | | 319,300 | | | | 1,519,360 | |
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(1) | | Consists of 319,300 shares purchased pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase program, as described in Note 2, and 4 shares acquired from employees in payment for the exercise price of stock options granted to them pursuant to the Corporation’s stock option program. |
(2) | | Effective November 7, 2005, the Board of Directors extended the current share repurchase program and authorized an additional share repurchase program of 5% or approximately 1.10 million shares of its outstanding common stock in the open market. The repurchases are authorized to be made from time to time in open-market and/or negotiated transactions as, in the opinion of management, market conditions may warrant. The repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and will be available for general corporate purposes. The Corporation utilizes various securities brokers as its agent for the stock repurchase program. |
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Item 3 | | Defaults upon Senior Securities. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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Item 4 | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
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| | Not applicable. |
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Item 5 | | Other Information. |
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| | None. |
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| | The following exhibits are filed with this report: |
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| | Exhibit 31.1 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is included herein as an exhibit to this Report. |
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| | Exhibit 31.2 | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is included as an exhibit to this Report. |
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| | Exhibit 32.1 | | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) is included herein as an exhibit to this Report. |
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| | Exhibit 32.2 | | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) is included herein as an exhibit to this Report. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ANCHOR BANCORP WISCONSIN INC.
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Date: | | February 6, 2006 | | By: | | /s/ Douglas J. Timmerman |
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| | | | | | Douglas J. Timmerman, Chairman of the |
| | | | | | Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: | | February 6, 2006 | | By: | | /s/ Michael W. Helser |
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| | | | | | Michael W. Helser, Treasurer and |
| | | | | | Chief Financial Officer |
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