Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarter Ended: Commission File
September 30, 1996 Number: 33-67746
Virginia First Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Virginia 54-1678497
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
Franklin and Adams Streets, Petersburg, Virginia 23804-2009
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
804-733-0333 or 804-748-5847
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
At November 1, 1996, 5,743,441 shares of common stock of the Registrant were
outstanding.
Virginia First Financial Corporation
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
September 30, 1996
Index
Part I. Financial Information Page No.
Item 1 Consolidated Statements of Condition as of
September 30, 1996, June 30, 1996, and
September 30, 1995 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
three-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and
September 30, 1995 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
three-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and
September 30, 1995 5
Selected Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 7
Part II. Other Information
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 40
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 40
Signatures 41
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Part I. Financial Information
Virginia First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
September 30, June 30, September 30,
(In thousands, except share data) 1996 1996 1995
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(Unaudited) (Note) (Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks $ 25,580 $ 24,575 $ 17,357
Investment securities, net 15,185 12,663 21,056
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized
mortgage obligations, net 25,167 15,694 8,423
Loans receivable held for investment, net 633,580 615,554 580,634
Loans receivable held for sale 48,753 46,481 43,150
Real estate owned, net 5,884 5,353 5,184
Accrued interest receivable, net 5,300 5,292 5,107
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost 6,998 6,998 5,370
Office properties and equipment, net 8,916 8,780 8,857
Other assets 5,995 5,477 5,088
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Total assets $ 781,358 $ 746,867 $ 700,226
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits $ 572,391 $ 573,536 $ 533,839
Notes payable and other borrowings 10,141 639 617
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 126,552 102,052 107,408
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 2,775 2,169 2,861
Accrued interest payable 771 716 727
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 7,615 6,759 3,758
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Total liabilities 720,245 685,871 649,210
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Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock of $1 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares;
none issued - - -
Common stock of $1 par value. Authorized 20,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 5,743,372 shares at September 30, 1996
5,740,503 at June 30, 1996 and 5,594,950 at September 30, 1995 5,743 5,740 5,594
Additional paid-in capital 8,471 8,439 8,258
Retained earnings - substantially restricted 46,996 46,943 37,228
Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of taxes (97) (126) (64)
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Total stockholders' equity 61,113 60,996 51,016
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 781,358 $ 746,867 $ 700,226
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NOTE: The Consolidated Statements of Condition for June 30, 1996, has been
taken from the Audited Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited
Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Part I. Financial Information
Virginia First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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(In thousands, except per share data) 1996 1995
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(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Interest Income
Loans receivable $ 14,757 $ 14,000
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized
mortgage obligations 376 203
Investment securities 327 451
Other interest-earning assets 224 178
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Total interest income 15,684 14,832
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Interest Expense
Deposits 6,797 6,304
Borrowings 1,711 1,889
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Total interest expense 8,508 8,193
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Net interest income 7,176 6,639
Provision for loan losses 562 482
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 6,614 6,157
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Noninterest Income
Gain on sale of loans and securitized loans, net 748 465
Loan servicing income 343 826
Financial service fees 642 568
Gain on sale of real estate owned 60 59
Loss on revaluation of real estate owned (12) (229)
Other 132 53
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Total noninterest income 1,913 1,742
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Noninterest Expense
Personnel 2,655 2,278
Occupancy, net 407 371
Equipment 333 299
Advertising 81 101
Federal deposit insurance premiums 3,474 276
Data processing 465 408
Amortization of intangibles 62 62
Other 943 676
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Total noninterest expenses 8,420 4,471
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Earnings before income tax expense 107 3,428
Income tax expense (benefit) (89) 1,324
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Net earnings $ 196 $ 2,104
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Net earnings per share $ .03 $ .36
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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Part I. Financial Information
Virginia First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended
September 30,
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(In thousands) 1996 1995
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(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Operating Activities:
Net earnings $ 196 $ 2,104
Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 303 258
Provision for loan losses and losses on real estate owned 574 710
Loans and securitized loans held for sale:
Originations and purchases (109,247) (106,572)
Gains on sales (748) (465)
Proceeds from sales 106,709 95,284
(Increase) decrease in other assets (593) 611
Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities 911 844
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Net cash used in operating activities (1,895) (7,226)
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Investing Activities:
Net decrease (increase) in loans receivable held for investment (18,585) 514
Mortgage-backed securities:
Purchases (10,245) -
Principal collected 755 958
Investment securities:
Purchases (2,500) (5,000)
Principal collected 26 7,026
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned 472 935
Office properties and equipment
Purchases (377) (186)
Proceeds from sales - 1
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (30,454) 4,248
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Financing Activities:
Net increase (decrease) in savings, checking and
money market deposit accounts (5,318) 9,136
Net increase in certificates of deposit 4,173 21,036
Borrowings resulting from:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 18,544 -
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 130,400 26,500
Other 4,295 3,346
Repayments of borrowings attributable to:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (9,030) -
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (105,900) (53,750)
Other (4,307) (3,286)
Net increase in mortgage escrow funds 607 607
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 33 192
Cash dividends paid (143) (84)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 33,354 3,697
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Net increase in cash and due from bank 1,005 719
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period 24,575 16,638
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Cash and due from banks at end of period $ 25,580 $ 17,357
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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
Cash payments of interest $ 8,454 $ 8,400
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Cash payments of income taxes $ 2,895 $ 210
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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Part I. Financial Information
Virginia First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1: The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are
- ------- unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflect all
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for such
periods. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.
The results of operations for any interim period are not
necessarily indicative of results for the full year. These
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
contained in the Company's Annual Report for the year ended June
30, 1996 ("fiscal year 1996"). The accompanying consolidated
financial statements for prior periods reflect certain
reclassifications in order to conform to the fiscal year 1997
presentation.
Note 2: For purposes of computing net earnings per share, the weighted
- ------- average number of shares outstanding for the quarters ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995 were 5,842,856 and 5,760,900,
respectively. The number of shares for the quarter ended
September 30, 1995 has been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one
split of the Company's common stock, which occurred November 17,
1995. During the quarters ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, the
Company paid cash dividends of 2.5 cents and 1.25 cents per
share, respectively.
Note 3: Regulatory Capital of Virginia First Savings Bank:
Excess
Over
Actual Required Requirement
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
(In thousands)
September 30, 1996
Tangible capital .......... $58,543 7.52% $11,681 1.50% $46,862 6.02%
Core capital .............. 58,758 7.54 31,158 4.00 27,600 3.54
Risk-based capital ........ 65,668 11.88 44,226 8.00 21,442 3.88
September 30, 1995
Tangible capital .......... $48,332 6.93% $10,463 1.50% $37,869 5.43%
Core capital .............. 48,669 6.97 27,915 4.00 20,754 2.97
Risk-based capital ........ 53,848 10.92 39,463 8.00 14,385 2.92
See Page 33 for a reconciliation of GAAP capital to regulatory capital as of
September 30, 1996.
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Part I. Financial Information
Virginia First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
General
Virginia First Financial Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated
in Virginia in 1993 to serve as the holding company of Virginia First Savings
Bank, F.S.B. (the "Savings Bank"). The Savings Bank is a federally chartered
capital stock savings bank with its principal offices in Petersburg, Virginia.
The Savings Bank, incorporated in 1888, is one of the oldest financial
institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Company's principal business activities, which are conducted
through the Savings Bank, are attracting checking and savings deposits from the
general public through its retail banking offices and originating, servicing,
investing in and selling loans secured by first mortgage liens on single-family
dwellings, including condominium units. The Company also lends funds to retail
banking customers by means of home equity and installment loans, and originates
residential construction loans and loans secured by commercial property,
multi-family dwellings and manufactured housing units. The Company invests in
certain U.S. Government and agency obligations and other investments permitted
by applicable laws and regulations. The operating results of the Company are
highly dependent on net interest income, the difference between interest income
earned on loans and investments and the cost of checking and savings deposits
and borrowed funds.
Deposit accounts up to $100,000 are insured by the Savings Association
Insurance Fund administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the
"FDIC"). The Savings Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (the "FHLB")
of Atlanta. The Company and the Savings Bank are subject to the supervision,
regulation and examination of the Office of Thrift Supervision (the "OTS") and
the FDIC. The Savings Bank is also subject to the regulations of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System governing reserves required to be
maintained against deposits.
The Company's only direct subsidiary is the Savings Bank and the
Company has no material assets or liabilities, except for the stock of the
Savings Bank. The Savings Bank has two active subsidiaries; one is engaged in
real estate development and the other is a title insurance agency.
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The following commentary discusses major components of the Company's
business and presents an overview of the Company's consolidated results of
operations during the three-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, and
its consolidated financial position at September 30, 1996, June 30, 1996 and
September 30, 1995. This discussion should be reviewed in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and other statistical
information presented in the Company's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1996.
Results of Operations
Results of operations for the three-month periods ended September 30,
1996 (the first quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, or "fiscal year
1997") and September 30, 1995 (the first quarter of the fiscal year ended June
30, 1996, or "fiscal year 1996") reflect the Company's focus on expanding its
community banking and mortgage banking operations.
The Company's results of operations for the first three months of
fiscal year 1997 reflect several differences from the same period in fiscal year
1996. First, net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 reflect a
one-time pre-tax charge of $3,149,000 to pay for a special assessment to
recapitalize the Savings Association Insurance Fund (the "SAIF") maintained by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC"). The FDIC's authority to
assess this special assessment is contained in the omnibus appropriations bill
passed by the Congress and signed into law by President Clinton on September 30,
1996.
Second, the Company's income from servicing loans declined by 58.5%
during the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 compared to the first quarter of
fiscal year 1996. This decline is due to the Company's sale of substantially all
of its servicing rights related to mortgage loans serviced for others in a
transaction effective as of April 1, 1996. The Company's decision to exit the
mortgage loan servicing business was driven by the increasing "critical mass"
necessary to generate acceptable returns on loan servicing activities. The
after-tax proceeds of the sale of $4,148,000 have been deployed in other areas,
including the $1,954,000 after-tax funding of the FDIC special assessment, and
are providing additional capital to enhance the Company's core business
activities.
Third, as a result of rising market interest rates, originations of
residential mortgage loans declined dramatically in the first quarter of fiscal
year 1996 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 1995, which resulted in a
significant decrease in gains on sales of mortgage loans in the first quarter of
fiscal year 1996. This situation turned around by the first quarter of fiscal
year 1997, as market interest rates had moderated and the Company realized
higher loan originations, sales and gains than in the first quarter of fiscal
year 1996. The addition of four mortgage loan origination offices in August 1996
also contributed to the increase in loan originations.
Net interest income increased by 8.1% in the first quarter of fiscal
year 1997, compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 1996, and increased by
4.7% in the first quarter of fiscal year
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1996, compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 1995. Increases in capital in
recent years have permitted the Company to increase both its assets and
liabilities. Most of the net increases in interest income in the first quarters
of fiscal years 1997 and 1996 were attributable to increases in the size of the
balance sheet. When compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 1995, the rates
paid on interest-bearing liabilities in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996
increased at faster rates than yields earned on interest-earning assets. While
the Company's balance sheet was larger in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997,
market rates on both interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities
moderated and declined slightly, when compared to the first quarter of fiscal
year 1996, and the Company continued to experience a migration by depositors
from lower-yielding checking and savings deposits to higher-yielding
certificates of deposit.
Net Earnings. The Company's net earnings for the first quarter of
fiscal year 1997 were $196,000, a decrease of 90.7% from the $2,104,000 for the
first quarter of fiscal year 1996. On a per share basis, earnings for the first
quarter of fiscal year 1997 were $.03, a decrease of 91.7% from the $.36 for the
first quarter of fiscal year 1996.
The per share earnings figure for the three-month period ended
September 30, 1995 has been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one split of the
Company's common stock, which occurred on November 17, 1995.
As described earlier, the Company's net earnings for the first quarter
of fiscal year 1997 reflect a one-time, after-tax charge of $1,954,000, or $.34
per share, to recapitalize the SAIF fund administered by the FDIC. Without the
FDIC charge, the Company's net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year
1997 would have been $2,150,000, or $.37 per share, an increase of 2.2%, or $.01
per share, from the same quarter in fiscal year 1996.
The new law also authorizes the FDIC to reduce insurance premiums after
December 31, 1996 to reflect the recapitalized insurance fund. The Company
expects that beginning January 1, 1997, its annualized insurance premiums will
be approximately $940,000 lower on a pre-tax basis than they would have been
without the special assessment law. In addition, future growth in deposits will
be subject to the lower statutory premiums.
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The following table shows changes in earnings per share:
Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
1997 1996
Versus 1996 Versus 1995
Net earnings per share for the
first three months of fiscal years
1996 and 1995, respectively ............... $ .36 $ .27
Increase (decrease) attributable to:
Net interest income ......................... .09 .05
Provision for loan losses ................... (.01) (.04)
Noninterest income .......................... .03 .08
Noninterest expense ......................... (.67) .05
Income taxes ................................ .24 (.05)
Average shares outstanding .................. (.01) --
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Net increase .............................. (.33) .09
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Net earnings per share for the
first three months of fiscal years
1997 and 1996, respectively ............... $ .03 $ .36
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Net Interest Income. Net interest income before the provision for loan
losses for the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 was $7,176,000, an increase of
$537,000, or 8.1%, compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 1996. For the
first quarter of fiscal year 1996, net interest income before the provision for
loan losses was $6,639,000, an increase of $295,000, or 4.7%, compared to the
first quarter of fiscal year 1995.
The Company's net earnings are highly dependent on the difference, or
"spread," between the income it receives from its loan and investment portfolios
and its cost of funds, consisting principally of the interest paid on checking
and savings accounts and borrowings.
The average yield received on the Company's loan portfolio may not
change at the same pace as the interest rates it must pay on its deposits and
borrowings. As a result, in times of rising interest rates, decreases in the
difference between the yield received on loans and other investments and the
rate paid on deposits and borrowings usually occur. However, interest received
on short-term investments and adjustable rate mortgage loans and construction
loans also increase as a result of upward trends in short-term interest rates,
which enables the Company to partially compensate for increased deposit and
borrowing costs.
The following table reflects the average yields earned and rates paid
by the Company during the three-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995.
In computing the average yields and rates, the accretion of loan fees are
considered an adjustment to yield.
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(In thousands)
Three-Month Periods
Ended September 30 1996 1995
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Interest Interest
Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
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Interest-earning assets;
Loans receivable (1)(2) ..................... $ 671,075 $ 14,757 8.72% $ 615,108 $ 14,000 9.03%
Mortgage-backed securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations ....... 23,132 376 6.45 8,918 203 9.03
Investments ................................. 20,608 327 6.30 29,136 451 6.14
Other interest-earning assets ............... 16,434 224 5.41 13,583 178 5.20
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Total interest-earning assets ........... 731,249 15,684 8.51 666,745 14,832 8.83
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Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks ..................... 7,841 9,339
Office properties and equipment, net ........ 8,781 8,860
Other assets ................................ 16,190 8,851
Allowance for loan losses ................... (7,690) (6,149)
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Total assets ........................... $ 756,371 $ 687,646
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking and money market
deposit accounts ......................... $ 98,267 922 3.72 $ 82,017 814 3.94
Savings deposits ............................ 69,114 592 3.40 69,991 606 3.44
Certificates ................................ 367,609 5,283 5.70 325,470 4,884 5.95
Federal Home Loan Bank advances ............. 113,906 1,601 5.58 120,204 1,883 6.21
Other borrowings ............................ 8,048 110 5.42 390 6 6.10
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Total interest-bearing liabilities ..... 656,944 8,508 5.14 598,072 8,193 5.43
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Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits .................................... 24,650 29,023
Other ....................................... 12,145 9,642
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Total liabilities ...................... 693,739 636,737
Stockholders' equity ............................ 62,632 50,909
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity ............... $ 756,371 $ 687,646
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Average dollar difference between
interest-earning assets
and interest-bearing liabilities ............. $ 74,305 $ 68,673
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Net interest income ............................. $ 7,176 $ 6,639
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Interest rate spread (3) ........................ 3.37% 3.40%
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Net yield on average interest-earning assets (4) 3.89% 3.95%
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Notes on Page 12.
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(1) Loans receivable shown gross of allowance for loan losses, gross of
premiums/discounts.
(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average loan balances and income
on such loans is recognized on a cash basis.
(3) Average yield on total interest-earning assets during the period less
the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
The Company's net interest income is affected by changes in both
average interest rates and the average volumes of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities. Total interest income increased by $852,000 in the
first three months of fiscal year 1997 and increased by $2,532,000 in the first
three months of fiscal year 1996, as compared to the same periods in the
previous fiscal years. Total interest expense increased by $315,000 in the first
three months of fiscal year 1997 and increased by $2,237,000 in the first three
months of fiscal year 1996, as compared to the same periods in the previous
fiscal years. The fiscal year 1997 and 1996 increases in both interest income
and interest expense are due primarily to increases in average interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
The following tables show the amounts of the changes in interest income
and expense which can be attributed to rate (change in rate multiplied by old
volume) and volume (change in volume multiplied by old rate) for the three-month
periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995. The changes in net interest income
due to both volume and rate changes have been allocated to volume and rate in
proportion to the relationship of absolute dollar amounts of the change of each.
The table demonstrates that the $537,000 increase in net interest income in the
first three months of fiscal year 1997 was the net result of a growing balance
sheet offset by moderating and slightly declining market rates of interest,
while the $295,000 increase in net interest income in the first three months of
fiscal year 1996 was the combined result of rising asset yields and deposit
rates and a growing balance sheet.
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(In thousands)
Three-Month Periods
Ended September 30 Fiscal Year 1997 Versus 1996 Fiscal Year 1996 Versus 1995
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Increase (Decrease) Due to Increase (Decrease) Due to
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Volume Rate Total Volume Rate Total
Loans receivable $1,205 $ (448) $ 757 $1,889 $ 449 $ 2,338
Mortgage-backed securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations 211 (38) 173 (23) 75 52
Investments (359) 235 (124) 16 23 39
Other interest-earning assets 69 (23) 46 84 19 103
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Total interest-earning assets 1,126 (274) 852 1,966 566 2,532
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Checking and money market
deposit accounts 149 (41) 108 (62) 138 76
Savings deposits (8) (6) (14) (288) (4) (292)
Certificates 593 (194) 399 1,358 618 1,976
Federal Home Loan Bank advances (95) (187) (282) 381 199 580
Other borrowings 105 (1) 104 (103) - (103)
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 744 (429) 315 1,286 951 2,237
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Net interest income $ 382 $ 155 $ 537 $ 680 $ (385) $ 295
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Asset/Liability Management. Management strives to manage the maturity
or repricing match between assets and liabilities. The degree to which the
Company is "mismatched" in its maturities is a primary measure of interest rate
risk. In periods of stable interest rates, net interest income can be increased
by financing higher yielding long-term mortgage loan assets with lower cost
short-term deposits and borrowings. Although such a strategy may increase
profits in the short run, it increases the risk of exposure to rising interest
rates and can result in funding costs rising faster than asset yields. The
Company attempts to limit its interest rate risk by selling a majority of the
fixed rate mortgage loans that it originates.
The following tables summarize the contractual repayment terms of the
total loans receivable of the Company as of September 30, 1996, as well as the
amount of fixed rate and variable rate loans due after September 30, 1997. The
tables have not been adjusted for estimates of prepayments and do not reflect
periodic repricing of adjustable rate loans. The tables do include $39,670,000
of fixed rate loans receivable held for sale and $9,083,000 of adjustable rate
loans held for sale as of September 30, 1996.
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Principal Repayment Contractually Due in
Balance 12-Month Period Ending Sept. 30,
Outstanding -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sept. 30, 2000- 2002- 2007 and
(In thousands) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2006 Thereafter
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Residential and
commercial real estate $509,246 $ 35,558 $20,848 $24,512 $37,841 $84,679 $305,808
Construction 117,108 92,054 22,652 2,060 342 - -
Consumer and other loans 55,979 15,025 11,842 9,391 10,917 4,565 4,239
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Total $682,333 $142,637 $55,342 $35,963 $49,100 $89,244 $310,047
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Fixed Variable
(In thousands) Rate Rate Total
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Residential and commercial
real estate $144,794 $328,894 $473,688
Construction 329 24,725 25,054
Consumer and other loans 38,420 2,534 40,954
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Total due after September 30, 1997 $183,543 $356,153 $539,696
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Contractual principal repayments of loans do not necessarily reflect
the actual term of the Company's loan portfolio. The average life of mortgage
loans is substantially less than their contractual terms because of loan
prepayments and because of enforcement of due-on-sale clauses, which gives the
Company the right to declare a loan immediately due and payable in the event,
among other things, the borrower sells the real property subject to the mortgage
and the loan is not repaid. In addition, certain borrowers increase their equity
in the security property by making payments in excess of those required under
the terms of the mortgage.
Asset and liability management strategies impact the one year maturity
"gap," which is the difference between interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing in one year or less. The
Company's one year gap was a positive 7.70% of total assets at September 30,
1996 as follows:
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1 Year 1 - 3 3 - 5 Over 5
(In thousands) Total or Less Years Years Years
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Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable (1) $690,420 $424,013 $126,178 $ 31,550 $108,679
Mortgage-backed securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations 25,167 3,361 4,795 4,369 12,642
Investments 22,183 7,206 625 4,557 9,795
Other interest-earning assets 13,093 13,093 - - -
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Total interest-earning assets 750,863 $447,673 $131,598 $ 40,476 $131,116
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Noninterest-earning assets 38,582
Allowance for loan losses (8,087)
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Total assets $781,358
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking and money-market
deposit accounts (2) $101,712 $ 38,652 $ - $ - $ 63,060
Savings deposits (3) 69,147 17,287 9,681 8,298 33,881
Certificates 371,761 236,921 83,937 49,185 1,718
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 126,552 84,500 31,500 7,500 3,052
Other borrowings 10,141 10,141 - - -
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 679,313 $387,501 $125,118 $ 64,983 $101,711
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Noninterest-bearing liabilities 40,932
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Total liabilities 720,245
Stockholders' equity 61,113
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $781,358
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Maturity/repricing gap $ 60,172 $ 6,480 $(24,507) $ 29,405
Cumulative gap $ 60,172 $ 66,652 $ 42,145 $ 71,550
As percent of total assets 7.70% 8.53% 5.39% 9.16%
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(1) Loans receivable shown gross of allowance for loan losses, net of
premiums/discounts.
(2) The Company has found that interest checking accounts are generally not
sensitive to changes in interest rates and therefore has placed such
deposits in the "over 5 years" category.
(3) In accordance with standard industry practice, decay factors have been
applied to savings deposits.
The preceding table does not reflect the degree to which adjustment of
rate sensitive assets may be restricted by contractual or other limitations
(such as loan rate ceilings) to applicable asset repricing mechanisms. Included
in rate sensitive assets maturing or repricing in one year or less are $173.0
million of adjustable rate mortgage loans with rates tied to U.S. Treasury
securities with a constant maturity of one year and a 2.00% annual interest rate
increase or decrease cap. The movement of interest rates on these loans may not
precisely correspond with the upward or downward movement in loan market rates
or deposit and borrowing rates.
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The Company's portfolio of loans held for investment totaled
$633,580,000 at September 30, 1996, representing 81.1% of total assets. The
following table sets forth information at the dates indicated concerning the
composition of the Company's loan portfolio, by type:
September 30, 1996 June 30, 1996 September 30, 1995
-------------------- -------------------- -------------------
Percent Percent Percent
of of of
Gross Gross Gross
(In thousands) Amount Loans Amount Loans Amount Loans
--------- ----- --------- ----- --------- -----
First mortgage loans:
Residential - fixed rate $ 71,344 11.1% $ 77,266 12.3% $ 76,462 13.0%
Residential - adjustable rate 282,792 43.9 270,374 43.2 252,822 42.9
-------- ----- -------- ----- -------- -----
Total residential 354,136 55.0 347,640 55.5 329,284 55.9
--------- ----- -------- ----- -------- -----
Commercial - fixed rate 16,407 2.6 16,633 2.7 17,478 3.0
Commercial - adjustable rate 31,214 4.8 32,089 5.1 38,697 6.6
-------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------
Total commercial 47,621 7.4 48,722 7.8 56,175 9.5
-------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------
Construction - fixed rate 14,104 2.2 20,185 3.2 7,444 1.3
Construction - adjustable rate 106,452 16.5 101,190 16.2 102,267 17.3
-------- ----- --------- ----- -------- -----
Total construction (1) 120,556 18.7 121,375 19.4 109,711 18.6
-------- ----- --------- ----- -------- -----
Total first mortgage loans 522,313 81.1 517,737 82.7 495,170 84.0
-------- ----- -------- ----- -------- -----
Second mortgage loans (2):
Fixed rate 19,609 3.0 18,201 2.9 15,401 2.7
Adjustable rate 30,125 4.7 29,233 4.7 28,584 4.8
-------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------
Total second mortgage loans 49,734 7.7 47,434 7.6 43,985 7.5
-------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------
Loans on savings accounts 1,832 0.3 1,691 0.3 1,418 0.2
--------- ------ -------- ------ --------- ------
Installment loans:
Fixed rate 67,012 10.4 55,910 8.9 45,538 7.7
Adjustable rate 3,173 0.5 3,275 0.5 3,471 0.6
--------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------
Total installment loans 70,185 10.9 59,185 9.4 49,009 8.3
--------- ------ --------- ------ --------- ------
Gross Loans 644,064 100.0% 626,047 100.0% 589,582 100.0%
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Less:
Unearned discount 167 301 810
Deferred income 2,230 2,665 2,406
Allowance for loan losses 8,087 7,527 5,732
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Total adjustments 10,484 10,493 8,948
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Total net loans held for investment $633,580 $615,554 $580,634
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(1) Construction loans are shown net of undisbursed loan funds.
(2) Includes home equity lines of credit.
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Provision for Loan Losses. The Company provided $562,000 during the
first quarter of fiscal year 1997 as additions to the allowance for loan losses,
compared to $482,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996. In establishing
the level of the allowance for loan losses, the Company considers many factors,
including general economic conditions, loan loss experience, historical trends
and other circumstances, both internal and external. The amount of the provision
for loan losses is established based on evaluations of the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses. The Company considers the size and risk exposure of
each segment of the loan portfolio. For secured loans, management considers
estimates of the fair value of the collateral, considering the current and
currently anticipated future operating or sales conditions. Such estimates are
particularly susceptible to changes that could result in a material adjustment
to future results of operations. Factors such as independent appraisals, current
economic conditions and the financial condition of borrowers are continuously
evaluated to determine whether the Company's investment in such assets does not
exceed their estimated values. The Company's policy is to establish both general
and specific allowances for loan losses.
The following table presents the activity in the Company's allowance
for loan losses and selected loan loss data for the first three months of fiscal
years 1997 and 1996:
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(In thousands)
Three-Month Periods
Ended September 30 1996 1995
- ------------------ -------- --------
Balance at beginning of period $ 7,527 $ 6,373
Provision charged to expense 562 482
Loans charged off:
Residential real estate - 3
Commercial real estate - 1,056
Construction - -
Consumer and other loans 15 72
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Total gross charge-offs 15 1,131
-------- --------
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Residential real estate - -
Commercial real estate - -
Construction - -
Consumer and other loans 13 8
-------- --------
Total recoveries 13 8
-------- --------
Net charge-offs 2 1,123
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Balance at end of period $ 8,087 $ 5,732
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Average loans held for investment (1) $631,275 $587,295
Loans held for investment at period end (1 641,667 586,366
Ratio of provision for loan losses to
average loans held for investment 0.09% 0.08%
Ratio of net charge-offs to average
loans held for investment - 0.19%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans
held for investment at period end 1.26% 0.98%
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(1) Loans receivable shown gross of allowance for loan losses, net of
premium/discount.
While the Company's management believes that its present allowance for
loan losses is adequate, future adjustments may be necessary.
The allowance for loan losses is a general allowance applicable to all
loan categories; however, management has allocated the allowance to the various
portfolios to provide an indication of the relative risk characteristics of the
total loan portfolio. The allocation is based on the same judgmental criteria
discussed earlier in determining the level of the allowance and should not be
interpreted as an indication that chargeoffs for the balance of fiscal year 1997
will occur in these amounts, or proportions, or that the allocation indicates
future trends. The
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allocation of the allowance at September 30, 1996, June 30, 1996 and September
30, 1995 and the ratio of the related outstanding loan balances to total loans
held for investment are as follows:
(In thousands) September 30, 1996 June 30, 1996 September 30, 1995
------------------------- -------------------------- ----------------------
Ratio of Ratio of Ratio of
Loans to Loans to Loans to
Total Loans Total Loans Total Loans
Held for Held for Held for
Allowance Investment Allowance Investment Allowance Investment
--------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ----------
Residential real estate $1,485 62.7% $1,425 63.1% $1,130 63.4%
Commercial real estate 2,672 7.4 2,552 7.8 1,977 9.5
Construction 2,500 18.7 2,200 19.4 1,375 18.6
Consumer and other loans 1,430 11.2 1,350 9.7 1,250 8.5
------- ------ ------- ------ ------ -----
Total $8,087 100.0% $7,527 100.0% $5,732 100.0%
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Business Lines. The Company tracks the performance of its business
lines using an internal value-based accounting system. Unlike generally accepted
accounting principles, no authoritative body of guidance exists for internal
financial accounting and reporting. The Company's internal accounting process is
based on practices which support its management structure and is not necessarily
comparable with similar information for other institutions. Results for the
first three months of fiscal years 1997 and 1996 are presented in a consistent
manner. However, methodologies may change from time to time as accounting
systems are enhanced or business products change.
The following table details the profitability of the Company's two
business lines, retail banking and mortgage banking. Retail banking includes the
retail branch network and the retail lending group, the Company's equity
line/second mortgage and installment loan portfolios, and related customer
service and administrative activities. Mortgage banking includes the loan
production and servicing functions, the Company's mortgage loan and construction
loan portfolios, and related administrative activities. A match-funded transfer
pricing system is used to allocate interest income and expense between the two
business lines. Since retail banking is a net provider of corporate funds
(retail deposits exceed the retail loan portfolio), and mortgage banking is a
net user of corporate funds, the match-funded pricing system has the effect of
transferring interest income from mortgage banking to retail banking. Loan loss
provisions are allocated based on risk weightings in each business line's
portfolio and changes therein. Corporate administrative costs have also been
allocated to the business lines.
(In thousands) Retail Banking Mortgage Banking Total
------------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------
Three-Month Periods Increase Increase Increase
Ended September 30 1996 1995 (Decrease) 1996 1995 (Decrease) 1996 1995 (Decrease)
- ------------------ ------- ------- --------- ------- ------- --------- ------- ------ --------
Net interest income $ 3,832 $ 3,263 $ 569 $ 3,344 $ 3,376 $ (32) $ 7,176 $ 6,639 $ 537
Provision for loan losses 82 104 (22) 480 378 102 562 482 80
Noninterest income 594 559 35 1,319 1,183 136 1,913 1,742 171
Noninterest expenses 6,017 2,576 3,441 2,403 1,895 508 8,420 4,471 3,949
Income taxes (646) 441 (1,087) 557 883 (326) (89) 1,324 (1,413)
-------- --------- -------- ------- ------- -------- --------- ------- --------
Net earnings (loss) $(1,027) $ 701 $(1,728) $ 1,223 $ 1,403 $ (180) $ 196 $ 2,104 $(1,908)
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Retail banking produced a net loss of $1,027,000 in the first three
months of fiscal year 1997, compared to $701,000 of net earnings in the first
three months of fiscal year 1996. If the FDIC special assessment is excluded,
retail banking yielded net earnings of $927,000, an increase of 32.2% over the
first quarter of fiscal year 1996. Net interest income from retail banking
increased by $569,000, or 17.4%, as loans and deposits grew and yields earned on
interest-earning assets and rates paid on deposits declined slightly. Customers
continued to show a preference for placing their deposits into higher-rate
certificates of deposit instead of lower-rate savings, checking and money-market
accounts. Noninterest income rose by 6.3% as the Company collected more fees
related to its checking account products. Excluding the FDIC charge, noninterest
expenses increased by 11.3%, due in part to the expansion of the Company's
retail branch network by one branch.
Net earnings from mortgage banking decreased by 12.8% to $1,223,000 in
the first three months of fiscal year 1997, when compared to net earnings of
$1,403,000 in the first three months of fiscal year 1996. Higher loan production
volume, lower mortgage loan interest rates, and the majority of mortgage loan
sales on a servicing-released basis resulted in sharply higher loan sale gains
and thus a 11.5% increase in mortgage banking's noninterest income. Net earnings
were negatively affected by a 1.0% decrease in the mortgage banking net interest
margin and a 26.8% increase in noninterest expenses. In addition to the effects
of higher loan originations, the increase in noninterest expenses is
attributable to the Company's expansion of its mortgage loan production network.
Retail Banking Operations. The Company's retail banking activities
consist of attracting checking and savings deposits from the general public
through its retail banking offices and lending funds to retail banking customers
by means of home equity and installment loans.
As of September 30, 1996, the Company operated twenty-three full
service retail facilities throughout Virginia. The Company will open a
full-service retail banking branch in December 1996.
The Company opened a branch on September 11, 1995. The branch is
located at the intersection of Old Bridge Road and Hedges Run Drive, at the
"Lake Ridge Commons Shopping Center" in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Woodbridge
branch was the Company's first retail banking presence in the Northern Virginia
market. The Company's Mortgage Banking Division is also headquartered in
Woodbridge.
The Company originated $5,407,000 of residential equity lines of credit
and fixed-rate second mortgages during the first quarter of fiscal year 1997,
compared to $8,514,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996.
The Company originated $9,268,000 of consumer and installment loans
during the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, compared to $5,631,000 in the
third quarter of fiscal year 1996. The
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Company has placed emphasis on making these forms of credit available to its
retail customers. The Company's success in promoting these loan products is
attributed to enhanced training of retail branch personnel, the centralization
of credit decision-making, and marketing campaigns that target these products.
In addition to originating consumer-type loans, the Company
occasionally purchases loans to obtain geographic diversity and yields not
obtainable in the Company's normal lending areas. The Company purchased
$7,999,000 of loans in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 ($7,739,000 of
fixed-rate second mortgage loans and $260,000 of manufactured home loans); no
such loans were purchased in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996.
The following table summarizes retail banking loan originations and
purchases by type of loan for the three-month periods ended September 30, 1996
and 1995:
(In thousands)
Three-Month Periods
Ended September 30 1996 1995
------------------ --------------------- ---------------------
% of % of
Amount Total Amount Total
Residential equity lines of credit (1) $ 2,652 11.7% $ 3,436 24.3%
Fixed-rate second mortgage loans 10,494 46.3 5,078 35.9
Consumer loans 9,528 42.0 5,631 39.8
-------- ----- -------- -----
Total originations and purchases $22,674 100.0% $14,145 100.0%
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(1) Reflects loan balances prior to deduction of undisbursed loan
amounts.
Management believes that it is important for the Company to diversity
beyond the traditional offerings of home equity loans and consumer installment
loans. The Company has begun to offer banking services to small businesses,
including loans and checking accounts. In addition, the Savings Bank has formed
a new subsidiary, Freedom Financial Services, Inc., which will offer more
financing alternatives to customers at competitive rates.
Mortgage Banking Operations. The principal sources of revenue from the
Company's mortgage banking operations are loan origination fees, loan servicing
fees, revenues from sales of loans, and revenues from any sales of rights to
service loans.
During the second half of fiscal year 1996, the Company consolidated
three of its loan production centers into other offices. In August 1996, the
Company opened mortgage loan centers in the Maryland communities of Columbia,
Frederick, Timonium and Bel Air. At
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September 30, 1996, the Company operated twelve mortgage loan production centers
in Virginia and Maryland. The Company will continue to evaluate the number and
locations of its mortgage loan origination centers to ensure the most efficient
and cost effective allocation of mortgage lending resources. In subsequent
periods the Company may open new centers or close or consolidate existing
centers, depending on market conditions.
The Company's present operating strategy is to originate fixed rate
loans for sale in the secondary mortgage market, while adjustable rate mortgage
loans are originated both for sale and for the Company's portfolio.
On June 28, 1996, the Company announced its intention to purchase
American Finance and Investments, Inc. ("AFI"), a provider of residential
mortgage loans through the Internet. AFI generates mortgage loans on an
automated basis through a sophisticated computer network presently available to
potential customers in forty-four states. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia,
AFI is a recognized leader in the evolving market for electronic commerce.
During the past fifteen months AFI has expanded rapidly by means of proprietary
software uniquely designed to facilitate "on line " mortgage loan originations.
The acquisition of AFI provides the Company with a unique springboard for the
expansion of electronic commerce to the retail banking customer base. The
Company's introduction to the Internet as a medium of product delivery will
logically expand to other bank-related products and services. The acquisition of
AFI allows the Company to keep pace with expanding technology involving
financial service companies. The acquisition of AFI, scheduled to be completed
in the quarter ended December 31, 1996, is subject to the approval of AFI
stockholders and appropriate bank regulatory authorities.
See the discussion under "Mortgage Loan Servicing" regarding the
Company's sale of substantially all of its servicing rights related to mortgage
loans serviced for others, in a transaction effective as of April 1, 1996.
Origination and Purchase of Mortgage Loans. The Company originated
$123,443,000 of fixed rate conventional, Federal Housing Administration ("FHA"),
and Veterans Administration ("VA") residential loans during the first quarter of
fiscal year 1997, compared to $113,129,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year
1996 and $85,182,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1995. The 32.8%
increase in the first three months of fiscal year 1996 compared to the same
period in fiscal year 1995 was due to a moderation in market interest rates and
an increase in new housing starts, primarily in the Northern Virginia and
Maryland markets. The 9.1% increase in the first three months of fiscal year
1997 compared to the first three months of fiscal year 1996 is due to continuing
moderate market interest rates as well as the four new loan origination centers
opened in August 1996.
The Company originated $23,948,000 of adjustable rate residential
mortgage loans during the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, compared to
$21,144,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996 and $29,315,000 in the
first quarter of fiscal year 1995. Originations in the first three
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months of fiscal year 1996 were 27.9% less than in the same period in fiscal
year 1995, as moderating interest rates shifted consumer interest back to the
fixed rate products. The 13.3% increase in the first three months of fiscal year
1997, compared to the same period in fiscal year 1996, is attributed to higher
loan origination volume.
In addition to originating residential mortgage loans, the Company also
purchases loans to obtain geographic diversity and yields not obtainable in the
Company's normal lending areas. However, no adjustable rate residential mortgage
loans were purchased during the first quarters of fiscal years 1997 and 1996.
The Company originated $10,438,000 of construction loans during the
first quarter of fiscal year 1997, compared to $12,966,000 in the first quarter
of fiscal year 1996 and $20,101,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1995.
Construction loans were 6.6% of total permanent mortgage loan and construction
loan originations in the first three months of fiscal year 1997, compared to
8.6% in the first three months of fiscal year 1996. The amounts of both
outstanding construction loan balances and loan commitments has been consistent
with management's goals of diversifying the Company's loan portfolio and
penetrating under-served markets. The Company believes that its construction
lending underwriting standards do not expose the Company to additional risks of
loss. Substantial builder equity is typically required and home starts ahead of
actual sales are strictly controlled.
The Company has successfully incorporated a strategic initiative
focusing on the use of a construction loan as the integral component in
obtaining a permanent mortgage loan. The Company has successfully utilized the
integrated construction loan product, in which the home buyer prequalifies for a
permanent mortgage loan and upon completion of the house, the construction loan
automatically converts to a permanent loan without the need for a second closing
transaction.
While the Company has financed residential construction projects
throughout its business area, a substantial portion of the Company's
construction lending in the past two fiscal years has been in Northern Virginia
and Maryland. The Company utilized residential construction loan financing as an
entry mechanism into the Northern Virginia and Maryland markets at a time of
diminished competition due to savings institution failures, deflated real estate
prices and a migration by traditional lending sources away from construction and
residential mortgage lending. While the Company's market penetration of the
Northern Virginia and Maryland markets in the past two years has been
substantial, management is committed to retaining its conservative credit risk
profile, and is willing to forego market share to new or returning competitors
who may be willing to sacrifice quality to achieve volume goals. Management's
adherence to its quality standards could result in reductions in construction
loan balances and commitments in future periods. As a percentage of the
Company's loan originations, construction and development lending during fiscal
year 1997 is not expected to exceed the levels seen in fiscal year 1996. The
Company continues to evaluate the feasibility of sustaining or expanding the
present construction lending levels.
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The following table summarizes permanent first mortgage and
construction loan originations by type of loan for the three-month periods ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995:
(In thousands)
Three-Month Periods
Ended September 30 1996 1995
------------------ ----------------------- -------------------
% of % of
Amount Total Amount Total
------ ----- ------ -----
Permanent mortgage loans:
Fixed rate residential:
Conventional $ 80,793 51.2% $ 83,654 55.6%
FHA/VA 42,650 27.0 29,475 19.6
-------- ----- -------- -----
Total fixed rate residential 123,443 78.2 113,129 75.2
-------- ----- -------- -----
Adjustable rate residential:
One year 12,867 8.2 14,161 9.4
Three year 11,081 7.0 6,983 4.6
-------- ------ -------- ------
Total adjustable rate residential 23,948 15.2 21,144 14.0
-------- ------ -------- ------
Fixed rate commercial - - 3,283 2.2
-------- ------ -------- ------
Adjustable rate commercial:
One year - - - -
Other - - - -
----------- ----- -------- ------
Total adjustable rate commercial - - - -
----------- ----- -------- ------
Construction loans (1):
Residential construction 9,758 6.2 9,666 6.4
Acquisition, development
and commercial construction 680 0.4 3,300 2.2
--------- ------ ------- ------
Total construction 10,438 6.6 12,966 8.6
--------- ------ ------- ------
Total originations and purchases $157,829 100.0% $150,522 100.0%
========= ===== ======== ======
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(1) Reflects loan balances prior to deduction of undisbursed loan
amounts.
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Risks Associated with Mortgage Loan "Pipeline". The Company's mortgage
banking activities involve risks of loss if secondary mortgage market interest
rates increase or decrease substantially while a loan is in the "pipeline" (the
period beginning with the application to make or the commitment to purchase a
loan and ending with the sale of the loan). In order to reduce this interest
rate risk, the Company typically enters into forward sales commitments in an
amount approximately equal to the closed loans held in inventory, plus a portion
of the unclosed loans that the Company has committed to make which are expected
to close. Additionally, the Company occasionally purchases over-the-counter
options to retire a risk management position in the event the percentage of
loans which actually closes differs from the original expectations. Such options
provide the owner with the right, but not the obligation, to deliver the
underlying commodity or financial asset to the transaction's counter party at a
specific price for a specific period of time. In this instance, the commodity or
financial asset would generally consist of mortgage-backed securities created
with securitized originated mortgage loans. The portion of the unclosed loans
which the Company commits to sell depends on numerous factors, including the
total amount of the Company's outstanding commitments to make loans, the portion
of such loans that is likely to close, the timing of such closings, and
anticipated changes in interest rates. The Company continually monitors these
factors and adjusts its commitments and options positions accordingly.
Sale of Mortgage Loans. There is an active secondary market for most
types of mortgage loans originated by the Company. By originating loans for
subsequent sale in the secondary mortgage market, the Company is able to obtain
funds which may be used for lending and investment purposes. The Company had
been selling a large portion of its loans with the Company retaining the rights
to service the loans. However, beginning January 1, 1996, the Company shifted
its business strategy with respect to mortgage loan servicing, and most of the
loan sales since that date have been on a servicing-released basis. See the
discussion under "Mortgage Loan Servicing" regarding the Company's sale of
substantially all of its servicing rights related to loans serviced for others,
in a transaction effective as of April 1, 1996.
Gains from the sales of mortgage loans and securitized loans were
$748,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, an increase of $283,000, or
60.9%, over the gains of $465,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996. The
higher gains in the three-month period ended September 30, 1996 reflect both the
higher loan origination volume and the higher gains from selling loans on a
servicing-released basis. Such gains are higher since the servicing component is
being sold concurrently with the loan.
All fixed rate mortgage loans originated by the Company are
underwritten following guidelines which will qualify them for sale in the
secondary market. The Company sells its FHA and VA loans to various investors on
a servicing-released basis. The Company either sells its conventional fixed rate
residential production on an individual loan basis or securitizes loans through
the creation of Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and Federal Loan
Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") mortgage-backed securities. The securities
created by securitizing loans originated by the Company are immediately sold to
various investors. No
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portions of such securities were held by the Company at September 30, 1996, June
30, 1996, or September 30, 1995. In the event the Company were to hold such a
security as of the end of an accounting period, the security would constitute a
"trading security," and as such would be recorded on the consolidated statement
of financial condition at fair value, and unrealized holding gains and losses
would be included in earnings.
The Company sold $103,674,000 of fixed rate mortgage loans and
securitized loans during the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, compared to
$76,329,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996. The sale of fixed rate
product is intended to protect the Company from precipitous changes in the
general level of interest rates as well as to create an income stream from
servicing fees on loans sold. The magnitudes of the period-to-period changes in
loan sales are consistent with and reflect the percentage changes in fixed rate
mortgage loan originations in those periods.
The valuation of adjustable rate mortgage loans is not as directly
dependent on the level of interest rates as is the value of fixed rate loans.
Decisions to hold or sell adjustable rate mortgage loans are based on the need
for such loans in the Company's portfolio, which is influenced by the level of
market interest rates and the Company's asset/liability management strategy. As
with other investments, the Company regularly monitors the appropriateness of
the level of adjustable rate mortgage loans in its portfolio and may decide from
time to time to sell such loans and reinvest the proceeds in other adjustable
rate investments.
The Company sold $9,012,000 of adjustable rate mortgage loans and
securitized loans during the first quarter of fiscal year 1997, compared to
$21,812,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996. The sizable proportion of
adjustable rate loan and securitized loan sales to total sales in fiscal year
1996 compared to fiscal year 1997 is due to the increased popularity of
adjustable rate mortgage loans in the rising interest rate environment, and the
corresponding demand for adjustable rate loans and securities in the secondary
market. In addition, production of adjustable rate loans in the first quarters
of both fiscal years 1997 and 1996 exceeded the Company's capacity to add such
loans to its loan portfolio.
The following table summarizes mortgage loan sales by type of loan for
the three-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995. The table does not
reflect commitments sold for which mortgage loans had not been delivered and
funded at period end.
(In thousands)
Three-Month Periods
Ended September 30 1996 1995
- ------------------ ----------------------- ------------------
% of % of
Amount Total Amount Total
------ ----- ------ -----
Fixed rate $103,674 92.0% $ 76,329 77.8%
Adjustable rate 9,012 8.0 21,812 22.2
---------- ------ --------- ------
Total mortgage loans sold $112,686 100.0% $ 98,141 100.0%
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Included in the figures above are mortgage loans which were securitized
into mortgage-backed securities in connection with and immediately prior to
sale. Securitized loans in the above figures totaled $47,808,000 in the first
three months of fiscal year 1997 and $37,194,000 in the first three months of
fiscal year 1996.
In an environment of stable interest rates, the Company's gains on the
sale of mortgage loans and securitized loans would generally be limited to those
gains resulting from the yield differential between retail mortgage loan
interest rates and rates required by secondary market purchasers. A loss from
the sale of a loan may occur if interest rates increase between the time the
Company establishes the interest rate on a loan and the time the loan is sold.
Because of the uncertainty of future loan origination volume and the future
level of interest rates, there can be no assurance that the Company will realize
gains on the sale of financial assets in future periods.
See the discussion under "Mortgage Loan Servicing" regarding the
Company's sale of substantially all of its servicing rights related to mortgage
loans serviced for others, in a transaction effective as of April 1, 1996.
The Company defers fees it receives in loan origination, commitment and
purchase transactions. Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination
costs are deferred and recognized over the lives of the related loans as an
adjustment of the loan's yield using the level-yield method. Net commitment fees
for permanent forward commitments issued to builders and/or developers for the
purpose of securing loans for their purchasers are also deferred. Deferred
income pertaining to loans held for sale is taken into income at the time of
sale of the loan.
Mortgage Loan Servicing. Loan servicing includes collecting and
remitting loan payments, accounting for principal and interest, holding escrow
funds for payment of taxes and insurance, making required inspections of the
mortgage premises, contacting delinquent mortgagors, supervising foreclosures in
the event of unremedied defaults, and generally administering the loans for the
investors to whom they have been sold. The Company receives fees for servicing
mortgage loans, generally ranging from 1/4% to 1/2% per annum on the declining
principal balances of the loans. Servicing fees are collected by the Company out
of monthly mortgage payments.
The Company sold substantially all of its servicing rights related to
loans serviced for others, in a transaction effective as of April 1, 1996. The
transaction generated a pre-tax gain of $6,847,000. The amount of the gain is
net of the write-off of the remaining $14,000 of unamortized purchased mortgage
loan servicing rights and $767,000 of unamortized capitalized excess servicing.
The Company's decision to exit the mortgage loan servicing business was driven
by the increasing "critical mass" necessary to generate acceptable returns on
loan servicing activities.
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As a result of the sale of the rights to service loans for others, loan
servicing income declined by $483,000 to $343,000 during the first quarter of
fiscal year 1997. The income in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 consists
of late charges and other fee income related to the Company's loan portfolio.
Total loan servicing income had increased by $193,000 to $826,000 in the first
quarter of fiscal year 1996.
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 122, "Accounting for Mortgage
Servicing Rights," beginning July 1, 1996. The Statement requires that the cost
of mortgage loans originated or purchased with a definitive plan to sell the
loans and retain the servicing rights, be allocated between the loans and
servicing rights based on their estimated values at the purchase or origination
date. Upon the sales of the loans, additional income may be recognized resulting
from a lower adjusted cost basis on the mortgage loans sold. The servicing
rights asset is amortized over the life of the servicing revenue stream, and
thus has the effect of reducing loan servicing income in future periods. The
adoption of the new accounting standard has had no material effect on the
Company, since mortgage loan servicing rights are no longer being accumulated,
but instead are being sold concurrently with the sale of the underlying loans.
Investments. The Company classifies a large portion of its investment
securities and mortgage-backed securities as available for sale. Such securities
are reported on a fair value basis, with unrealized gains and losses excluded
from earnings but reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity, net
of any deferred tax provision. Management believes the available for sale
classification allows the most flexibility in meeting liquidity needs, adjusting
interest rate risk and controlling balance sheet trends. The Company could
experience volatility in its capital account in future periods because of market
price fluctuation in its investment securities and mortgage-backed securities
holdings.
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The amortized cost and fair value of the Company's investment
securities and mortgage-backed securities (including collateralized mortgage
obligations, or "CMOs") are as follows:
(In thousands) September 30, 1996 June 30, 1996 September 30, 1995
------------------- --------------------- --------------------
Amortized Fair Amortized Fair Amortized Fair
Cost Value Cost Value Cost Value
--------- ----- -------- ------ ---------- ------
Investment Securities
Held to maturity:
FHLB notes $ - $ - $ - $ - $11,500 $11,488
FNMA bonds - - - - 1,963 1,986
Municipal bonds 6,253 6,253 6,278 6,278 7,593 7,593
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
6,253 6,253 6,278 6,278 21,056 21,067
-------- -------- ------- --------- -------- -------
Available for sale:
FHLB notes 8,943 8,932 6,440 6,385 - -
Net unrealized loss (11) - (55) - - -
--------- ---------- --------- ----------- --------- -------
8,932 8,932 6,385 6,385 - -
--------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------
$15,185 $15,185 $12,663 $12,663 $21,056 $21,067
======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ========
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Held to maturity:
FHLMC $ 373 $ 381 $ 374 $ 382 $ 378 $ 389
Other - - - - 208 208
-------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------
373 381 374 382 586 597
-------- -------- --------- --------- -------- --------
Available for sale:
FNMA 12,834 12,836 3,066 3,051 3,559 3,548
CMOs 12,105 11,958 12,402 12,269 4,383 4,289
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
24,939 24,794 15,468 15,320 7,942 7,837
Net unrealized loss (145) - (148) - (105) -
--------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
24,794 24,794 15,320 15,320 7,837 7,837
--------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
$25,167 $25,175 $15,694 $15,702 $ 8,423 $ 8,434
========= ======= ======= ======== ====== =======
Noninterest Income. Financial service fees increased by $74,000, or
13.0%, in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 and by $38,000, or 7.2%, in the
first quarter of fiscal year 1996, compared to the same periods in the
respective previous years. These three-month period-to-period increases are
primarily attributed to the increase in the number of checking accounts
resulting from promotional campaigns targeted to the checking product.
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In addition, financial service fees in the first three months of fiscal
year 1997 include $11,000 earned from the Company's relationship with CoreLink
Financial, Inc. ("CoreLink"). The Company earned $38,000 in the first three
months of fiscal year 1996 under a previous arrangement. Pursuant to a
contractual arrangement, CoreLink leases office space in certain of the
Company's facilities through which stocks, bonds, mutual funds and investment
counseling are provided. Such fees were lower in the first three months of
fiscal year 1997, as compared to the same period in fiscal year 1996, since the
CoreLink relationship is in a start-up mode. Effective as of April 1, 1996, the
Company engaged CoreLink to replace INVEST Financial Services, Inc. as its
broker-dealer for providing mutual funds and other securities products to the
Company's customers.
Sales of real estate owned yielded net gains of $60,000 and $59,000 in
the first quarters of fiscal years 1997 and 1996, respectively. The Company
recorded losses on the revaluation of real estate owned of $12,000 and $229,000
in the first quarters of fiscal years 1997 and 1996, respectively. It is the
Company's policy to record allowances for estimated losses on real estate owned
when, based upon its evaluation of various factors such as independent
appraisals and current economic conditions, it determines that the investment in
such assets is greater than their fair values less cost to dispose.
Other noninterest income includes gains on sales of real estate
acquired for development of $2,000 in the first three months of fiscal year
1996; no gains were recorded in the first three months of fiscal year 1997.
Century Title Insurance Agency, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Savings
Bank. This business unit offers a full range of title insurance products to the
general public and enhances the diversification of products to both existing and
prospective mortgage loan customers. It is based at the headquarters of the
Virginia First Mortgage Division in Woodbridge, Virginia. Century Title
generated $61,000 of gross title fee income in the first quarter of fiscal year
1997 and $48,000 in the first quarter of fiscal year 1996.
Noninterest Expenses. Personnel and related employee benefits expense
is the Company's largest recurring non-interest expense. Personnel expense for
the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 was $2,655,000, compared to $2,278,000 in
the first quarter of fiscal year 1996 and $2,781,000 in fiscal year 1995. The
18.1% decrease in personnel expense in the first three months of fiscal year
1996, as compared to the same period in fiscal year 1995, reflects the
consolidation of the back-office operations of the Company's mortgage banking
divisions. The consolidation eliminated duplicate support structures and
provided for more efficient and uniform delivery of mortgage loan services.
Also, commissions paid to mortgage loan originators is a substantial component
of personnel expense, and declined proportionately to the reduction in the
volume of loans closed. The 16.5% increase in personnel expense in the first
three months of fiscal year 1997, as compared to the same period in fiscal year
1996, reflects the overall increase in loan originations and the addition of
four mortgage loan offices in August 1996. Personnel expenses
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also increased by the hiring of personnel for the Company's new initiatives in
marketing, consumer finance and commercial lending and deposits.
Occupancy expense for the first quarters of fiscal years 1997 and 1996
was $407,000 and $371,000, respectively. Some of the 9.7% increase for the first
three months of fiscal year 1997 is attributable to the opening of one retail
banking branch and the opening of net one additional mortgage loan office (four
opened and three closed) since September 30, 1996.
Data processing expense for the first quarters of fiscal years 1997 and
1996 was $465,000 and $408,000, respectively. The fiscal year 1997 increase of
14.0% is due to increased loan and deposit account volume and local area
networking.
Income Taxes. The income tax benefit for the first quarter of fiscal
year 1997 was $89,000. Without the $1,195,000 tax benefit associated with the
FDIC special assessment, income tax expense for the quarter was $1,106,000,
resulting in an effective tax rate of 34.0%. By comparison, the Company had
income tax expense of $1,324,000 for an effective tax rate of 38.6% in the first
quarter of fiscal year 1996.
The effective tax rates differ from the statutory federal rates. The
prohibition against claiming amortization for certain purchase accounting
adjustments (goodwill) for income tax purposes tends to increase the effective
tax rate, while the effective tax rate tends to be lower due to tax-exempt
interest income. The effective rate also provides for state income taxes.
The income tax benefit for the first quarter of fiscal year 1997 also
reflects the receipt of a $210,000 state income tax refund related to fiscal
year 1993.
Financial Condition
Liquidity and Capital Resources. The primary sources of funds for the
Company consist of checking and savings deposits, loan sale fundings, loan
repayments, borrowings from the FHLB and others, and funds provided from
operations. Deposits totaled $572,391,000 at September 30, 1996, a decrease of
$1,145,000, or 0.2%, from the $573,536,000 at June 30, 1996. Certificates of
deposit grew by $4,173,000 in the first three months of fiscal year 1997, while
savings deposits increased by $323,000 and checking and money market deposit
accounts declined by a total of $5,641,000. The principal reason for the
decline in checking deposits was the transfer of mortgage loan servicing
collateral accounts at the conclusion of the subservicing arrangement related to
the sale of mortgage loan servicing rights. Certificate accounts totalling
$236,921,000 will mature in the twelve-month period ending September 30, 1997.
The Company's management believes that most of the maturing liabilities will be
reinvested with the Company.
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Advances from the FHLB increased by $24,500,000 to $126,552,000 at
September 30, 1996, compared to $102,052,000 at June 30, 1996. The Company has
access to advances from the FHLB generally secured by pledging mortgage loans
and its stock in the FHLB.
The Company will sometimes borrow from several sources using
mortgage-backed securities as collateral. Such borrowings totaled $9,514,000 at
September 30, 1996; there were no such borrowings outstanding at June 30, 1996.
The Company's management will use this method of financing to the extent that it
is less expensive than alternative sources and is within regulatory guidelines.
The Company's borrowings, including FHLB advances, at September 30, 1996 were
17.5% of assets, compared to 13.7% of assets at June 30, 1996.
The Company sells mortgage loans and securitized loans in the secondary
market and redeploys the sales proceeds in its lending operations. To a lesser
extent, the proceeds of periodic loan payments and loan payoffs provide funds
for the lending operations.
The primary use of funds by the Company is loan originations. The
Company's loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, totaled $682,333,000 at
September 30, 1996 compared to $662,035,000 at June 30, 1996, an increase of
$20,298,000, or 3.1%. The Company's loans held for investment and for sale
represented 87.3% of assets at September 30, 1996, compared to 88.6% of assets
at June 30, 1996.
The Company had outstanding fixed rate loan origination commitments of
$2,011,000 and outstanding adjustable rate loan commitments of $620,000 at
September 30, 1996.
The Company had no outstanding loan purchase commitments at September
30, 1996. The Company had outstanding commitments to fund $24,913,000 of
construction loans at September 30, 1996. In addition, the Company had
$29,678,000 outstanding in lines of credit extended to its customers at
September 30, 1996. The Company's management does not anticipate any
difficulties in satisfying these commitments.
Due to the relative size of the Company's loan portfolio,
purchases and sales of investments have a limited impact on the
Company's funding requirements. Investments and mortgage-backed
securities (classified as either held to maturity or available for sale)
totaled $40,352,000 at September 30, 1996 and $28,357,000 at June 30,
1996. Such balances represented 5.2% and 3.8%, respectively, of total
assets at those dates.
Liquidity is the ability to meet present and future financial
obligations, either through the acquisition of additional liabilities or from
the sale or maturity of existing assets, with minimal loss. Regulations of the
OTS require thrift associations and/or savings banks to maintain liquid assets
at certain levels. At present, the required ratio of liquid assets to
withdrawable savings and borrowings due in one year or less is 5.0%. In fiscal
year 1997 the Company is maintaining liquidity in excess of the required amount.
At September 30, 1996 and June 30, 1996, the Company had liquidity ratios of
5.3% and 5.2%, respectively. The Company's management
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anticipates that it will be able to maintain its current level of regulatory
liquidity during the balance of fiscal year 1997.
At September 30, 1996, the Savings Bank's net worth under generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") was $61,078,000. OTS Regulations require
that savings institutions maintain the following capital levels: (1) tangible
capital of at least 1.5% of total adjusted assets, (2) core capital of 4.0% of
total adjusted assets, and (3) overall risk-based capital of 8.0% of total
risk-weighted assets. As of September 30, 1996, the Savings Bank satisfied all
of the regulatory capital requirements, as shown in the following table
reconciling the Savings Bank's GAAP capital to regulatory capital:
Risk-
Tangible Core Based
(In thousands) Capital Capital Capital
-------- ------- -------
GAAP capital $61,078 $61,078 $61,078
Non-allowable assets:
Goodwill (1,645) (1,645) (1,645)
Other intangible assets (215) - -
Equity in subsidiaries (772) (772) (772)
Additional capital items:
Unrealized loss on
debt securities, net 97 97 97
General loss allowances - - 6,910
----------- ----------- ----------
Regulatory capital - computed 58,543 58,758 65,668
Minimum capital requirement 11,681 31,158 44,226
----------- ----------- ---------
Excess regulatory capital $46,862 $27,600 $21,442
======= ======= =======
Ratios:
Regulatory capital - computed 7.52% 7.54% 11.88%
Minimum capital requirement 1.50 4.00 8.00
----- ----- ------
Excess regulatory capital 6.02% 3.54% 3.88%
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The Company has addressed the phase-in of higher capital requirements
and the phase-out from capital of certain assets. Management believes that there
are sufficient alternatives available to enable the Company to remain in
compliance with its capital requirements.
As a result of federal legislation, the Company has been subject to
higher federal deposit insurance premiums and supervisory examination expenses.
The Company is not aware of any trends, events or uncertainties which
will have or that are likely to have a material effect on the Company's or the
Savings Bank's liquidity, capital resources or operations. The Company is not
aware of any current recommendations by regulatory authorities which if they
were implemented would have such an effect.
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Asset Quality. When a borrower fails to make a required loan payment,
the Company contacts the borrower and attempts to cause the default to be cured.
In general, first attempts at contact are made immediately following the
assessment of late charges 15 days following the due date. Defaults are cured
promptly in most cases. If the borrower has not paid by the 45th day of
delinquency a letter is sent giving the borrower 7 days in which to cure the
default. If the default is not cured by the expiration date the loan is
accelerated. If the delinquency on a mortgage loan exceeds 90 days and is not
cured through the Company's normal collection procedures, or an acceptable
arrangement is not worked out with the borrower, the Company will institute
measures to remedy the default, including commencing a foreclosure action or, in
special circumstances, accepting from the mortgagor a voluntary deed of the
secured property in lieu of foreclosure.
Loans are placed on non-accrual status when, in the judgement of the
Company's management, the probability of collection of interest is deemed to be
insufficient to warrant further accrual. Generally, all loans more than 90 days
delinquent are placed on non-accrual status. When a loan is placed on
non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is deducted from
interest income.
If foreclosure is effected, the property is sold at a public auction in
which the Company may participate as a bidder. If the Company is the successful
bidder, the acquired real estate property is then included in the Company's real
estate owned account until it is sold. The Company is permitted under federal
regulations to finance sales of real estate owned by "loans to facilitate,"
which may involve more favorable interest rates and terms than generally would
be granted under the Company's underwriting guidelines.
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The following table sets forth information regarding non-accrual loans
and real estate owned held by the Company at the dates indicated:
(In thousands) September 30, June 30, September 30,
1996 1996 1995
------------ ------- -------------
Non-accrual loans:
Residential mortgage $ 5,709 $ 5,029 $ 5,174
Commercial mortgage 1,747 1,827 2,324
Construction 3,283 2,747 436
Consumer non-mortgage 1,487 1,342 967
-------- ------- --------
Total non-accrual loans 12,226 10,945 8,901
Specific loss allowances (713) (646) (553)
-------- -------- --------
Total non-accrual loans, net 11,513 10,299 8,348
------- ------- --------
Real estate acquired through foreclosure:
One to four family
residential units 3,047 2,319 2,023
Residential land/lots 1,747 2,004 2,905
Shopping/retail centers 1,707 1,727 672
Commercial land 192 192 351
--------- -------- --------
Total real estate acquired
through foreclosure 6,693 6,242 5,951
Specific and general
allowances for losses (809) (889) (766)
--------- -------- --------
Total real estate acquired through
foreclosure, net 5,884 5,353 5,185
--------- --------- --------
Total non-performing assets $17,397 $15,652 $13,533
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Non-accrual loans to gross loans 1.77% 1.63% 1.41%
Total non-performing assets to sum of
gross loans and real estate acquired
through foreclosure 2.50% 2.32% 2.13%
Total non-performing assets to total assets 2.23% 2.10% 1.93%
The net amount of interest income foregone during the first quarters of
fiscal years 1997 and 1996 on loans classified as non-performing was $170,000
and $110,000, respectively.
As of September 30, 1996, the Company had no restructured loans subject
to special reporting rules.
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The following table summarizes all non-accrual loans, by loan type, at
September 30, 1996:
Number
of Principal Specific Net
(Dollars in thousands) Loans Balance Allowances Investment
----- --------- ---------- ----------
Residential mortgage 70 $ 5,709 $ - $ 5,709
Commercial mortgage 5 1,747 - 1,747
Construction 7 3,283 - 3,283
Consumer non-mortgage 111 1,487 (713) 774
----- -------- -------- ---------
193 $12,226 $ (713) $11,513
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Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected
future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the loan, or at
fair value of the loan's collateral for "collateral dependent" loans. A loan is
considered impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to
collect all interest and principal payments as scheduled in the loan agreement.
A loan is not considered impaired during a period of delay in payment if the
ultimate collectibility of all amounts due is expected. A valuation allowance is
required to the extent that the measure of the impaired loans is less than the
recorded investment. These rules doe not apply to larger groups of homogeneous
loans such as consumer installment and real estate mortgage loans, which are
collectively evaluated for impairment. Impaired loans are therefore primarily
business loans, which include commercial loans and income property and
construction real estate loans. The Company's impaired loans are nonaccrual
loans, as generally loans are placed on nonaccrual status on the earlier of the
date that principal or interest amounts are 90 days or more past due or the date
that collection of such amounts is judged uncertain based on an evaluation of
the net realizable value of the collateral and the financial strength of the
borrower.
Impaired loans and the applicable valuation allowance at September 30,
1996 were as follows:
(In thousands) Related
Loan Valuation
Balance Allowance
Impaired with specific valuation allowance $ - $ -
Impaired without specific valuation allowance 5,331 -
-------- -----
Total impaired loans $ 5,331 $ -
======= ====
Collateral dependent loans, which are measured at the fair value of the
collateral, constituted 100% of impaired loans at September 30, 1996.
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Consistent with the Company's method for nonaccrual loans, interest
receipts for impaired loans are recognized as interest income and applied to
principal when the ultimate collectibility of principal is in doubt. The average
recorded investment in impaired loans, the amount of interest income recognized,
and the amount of interest income recognized on a cash basis during the
three-month period ended September 30, 1996 were as follows:
Three Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30, 1996
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Average recorded investment in impaired loans $ 5,572
Interest income recognized during impairment 16
Interest income recognized on a cash basis during impairment 16
The following table summarizes all real estate acquired through
foreclosure, by property type, at September 30, 1996:
Number
of Original Net
(Dollars in thousands) Units Basis Allowances Investment
----- -------- ---------- ----------
One to four family residential units 29 $3,047 $ (142) $2,905
Residential land/lots 5 1,747 (205) 1,542
Shopping/retail centers 2 1,707 (12) 1,695
Commercial land 1 192 - 192
--- ------- --------- --------
37 6,693 (359) 6,334
General loss allowance - - (450) (450)
---- --------- -------- -------
37 $6,693 $ (809) $5,884
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Potential problem loans consist of loans that are currently performing
in accordance with contractual terms but for which potential operating or
financial concerns of the obligors have caused management to have serious doubts
regarding the ability of such obligors to continue to comply with present
repayment terms. At September 30, 1996, such potential problem loans that are
not included in the above tables as nonperforming amounted to $5,217,000.
Depending on the changes in the economy and other future events, these loans and
others not presently identified could be classified as non-performing assets in
the future. There are no loans classified for regulatory purposes as loss,
doubtful, substandard or special mention that have not been disclosed above,
that either (a) represent or result from trends or uncertainties that management
reasonable expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity or
capital resources or (b) represent material credits about which management is
aware of any information that causes management to have serious doubts as to the
ability of such borrowers to comply with loan repayment terms.
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During the quarter ended September 30, 1995, the Company
modified the financing for a strip shopping center located in Marietta,
Georgia. Prior to June 30, 1995, Management had been advised by the
owners of the shopping center that they were interested in selling the
property. The Company had previously acquired the shopping center though
foreclosure in March 1990 and subsequently sold the property to new
owners in October 1990. The resulting "loan to facilitate" was made at a
below-market rate of interest and was the Company's largest individual
outstanding loan balance at June 30, 1995. Although the loan was
performing in accordance with its terms, the owners had minimal equity
in the project, and the loan was classified for regulatory purposes
since its inception. Management added to the allowance for commercial
mortgage loan losses in the past few years due to its concerns for this
specific loan.
Management subsequently reached a agreement with the owners to accept
the net sales proceeds from the sale of the project to a third party. The
transaction was concluded in August 1995 and resulted in a chargeoff of
$1,056,000 against the allowance for commercial mortgage loan losses. An
arms-length loan was made by the Company to the acquiring entity at market
terms, including a substantial equity contribution. The new loan is being held
in the Company's commercial mortgage loan portfolio and is classified as a
performing credit.
New Accounting Standards
In October 1995, SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation," was issued. SFAS 123 prescribes accounting and reporting
standards for all stock-based compensation plans. The new standard allows
companies to continue to follow present accounting rules which often result in
no compensation expense being recorded or to adopt the SFAS 123 fair-value-based
method. The fair-value-based method will generally result in higher compensation
expense based on the estimated fair value of stock-based awards on the grant
date. Companies electing to continue following present accounting rules will be
required to provide pro-forma disclosures of net earnings and earnings per share
as if the fair-value-based method had been adopted. The Company intends to
continue to follow present accounting rules and to implement the new disclosure
requirements in fiscal year 1997 as required. The adoption of SFAS 123,
therefore, will not impact the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.
In June 1996, SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities," was issued. The new
standard is effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and
extinguishment of liabilities occurring after December 31, 1996, and is to be
applied prospectively. Earlier or retroactive application is not permitted.
Specific transition provisions apply to servicing contracts in existence before
January 1, 1997 and certain financial assets subject to prepayment. SFAS 125
provides accounting and reporting standards based on consistent application of
the "financial components" approach that focuses on control. Under the approach,
after a transfer of assets, an entity recognizes the financial and servicing
assets it controls and the liabilities it has incurred, derecognizes financial
assets when control has been surrendered, and derecognizes liabilities when
extinguished. It provides consistent standards
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for distinguishing transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers
that are secured borrowings. Implementation guidance is provided for assessing
isolation of transferred assets and for accounting for transfers of partial
interests, servicing of financial assets, securitizations, transfers of
sales-type and direct financing lease receivables, securities lending
transactions, repurchase agreements, including "dollar rolls," "wash sales,"
loan syndications and participations, risk recourse, and extinguishments of
liabilities. The Company's adoption of SFAS 125 is not expected to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices. The consolidated financial
statements and related data presented in this quarterly report have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which
require the measurement of the financial position and operating results of the
Company in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in the
relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.
Virtually all of the assets of the Company are monetary in nature. As a
result, interest rates have a more significant impact on a financial
institution's performance than the effects of general levels of inflation.
Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or with the same
magnitude as the prices of goods and services.
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Part II. Other Information
Virginia First Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Item 4. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The annual meeting of stockholders of Virginia First Financial
Corporation was held on October 23, 1996 at 4:00 p.m. at the
Company's main office. The following is a summary of the items
adopted by the stockholders at that meeting:
(a) Election of the following three directors for a term of three years:
Benjamin S. Gill
George R. Mercer
Charles A. Patton
(b) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the
Company's independent auditors for fiscal year 1997.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits - None
(b) Reports on Form 8-K - There were no reports on Form 8-K filed
for the three months ended September 30, 1996.
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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.
Virginia First Financial Corporation
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(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 1996 /s/ Charles A. Patton
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Charles A. Patton
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 13, 1996 /s/ Stephen R. Kinnier
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Stephen R. Kinnier
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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