1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 10-Q (MARK ONE) [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-26500 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) DELAWARE 76-0243729 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 6400 IMPERIAL DRIVE, WACO, TX 76712 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (254) 751-1750 (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 [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes [X] No [ ] The number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding at August 13, 1999 was 8,314,239. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (UNAUDITED) ASSETS JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 ---------- ------------ Cash and cash equivalents................................... $ 17,940 $ 13,677 Portfolio Assets, net....................................... 48,157 69,717 Loans receivable, net....................................... 77,859 46,187 Mortgage loans held for sale................................ 694,552 1,207,679 Residual interests in securitizations....................... 68,021 65,242 Equity investments in Acquisition Partnerships and Servicing Entities.................................................. 40,092 41,466 Mortgage servicing rights, net.............................. 15,241 91,440 Receivable from sale of mortgage servicing rights........... 53,103 10,313 Receivable for servicing advances and accrued interest...... 44,034 48,664 Deferred tax benefit, net................................... 27,098 32,162 Other assets, net........................................... 23,554 37,430 ---------- ---------- Total Assets...................................... $1,109,651 $1,663,977 ========== ========== LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Liabilities: Notes payable............................................. $ 930,969 $1,462,231 Other liabilities......................................... 62,570 38,468 ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities................................. 993,539 1,500,699 Commitments and contingencies............................... -- -- Redeemable preferred stock: Adjusting rate preferred stock, including dividends of $642 (redemption value of $21 per share; 2,000,000 shares authorized; 1,222,901 shares issued and outstanding)........................................... 26,323 26,323 Shareholders' equity: Optional preferred stock (par value $.01 per share; 98,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding)........................................... -- -- Common stock (par value $.01 per share; 100,000,000 authorized; issued and outstanding: 8,314,239 and 8,287,959 shares, respectively)........................ 83 83 Paid in capital............................................. 78,651 78,456 Retained earnings........................................... 11,394 58,061 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)............... (339) 355 ---------- ---------- Total Shareholders' Equity........................ 89,789 136,955 ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock and Shareholders' Equity............................ $1,109,651 $1,663,977 ========== ========== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 2 3 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, ------------------ ------------------ 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------- ------- -------- ------- Revenues: Gain on sale of mortgage loans........................ $ 13,233 $28,303 $ 39,874 $48,572 Gain on sale of automobile loans...................... 6,445 2,434 6,445 2,434 Net mortgage warehouse income......................... 3,529 2,395 9,486 4,117 Loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights............. (6,298) -- (8,693) -- Servicing fees: Mortgage........................................... 4,227 5,588 10,370 10,282 Other.............................................. 2,165 1,250 4,278 2,363 Gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets................ 745 2,839 2,047 5,936 Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships and servicing entities................................. 2,798 1,523 5,442 4,737 Interest income....................................... 4,989 2,898 10,196 6,697 Other income.......................................... 1,816 2,314 4,036 6,432 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total revenues................................ 33,649 49,544 83,481 91,570 Expenses: Interest on notes payable............................. 5,431 3,304 11,001 6,722 Salaries and benefits................................. 25,847 20,447 51,640 36,464 Amortization of mortgage servicing rights............. 2,431 4,126 7,154 7,302 Provision for loan losses and impairment on residual interests.......................................... 3,597 575 3,268 2,927 Provision for valuation of mortgage servicing rights............................................. 4,638 500 2,294 500 Occupancy, data processing, communication and other... 30,230 13,494 47,658 25,617 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total expenses................................ 72,174 42,446 123,015 79,532 Earnings (loss) before minority interest, accounting change and income taxes............................... (38,525) 7,098 (39,534) 12,038 Benefit (provision) for income taxes.................. (5,010) 755 (5,032) 1,396 -------- ------- -------- ------- Earnings (loss) before minority interest and accounting change..................................... (43,535) 7,853 (44,566) 13,434 Minority interest..................................... (346) (229) 18 (14) Cumulative effect of accounting change................ -- -- (835) -- -------- ------- -------- ------- Net earnings (loss)..................................... (43,881) 7,624 (45,383) 13,420 Preferred dividends................................... (642) (1,515) (1,284) (3,030) -------- ------- -------- ------- Net earnings (loss) to common shareholders.............. $(44,523) $ 6,109 $(46,667) $10,390 ======== ======= ======== ======= Earnings (loss) before accounting change per common share -- basic........................................ $ (5.36) $ 0.84 $ (5.53) $ 1.51 Earnings (loss) before accounting change per common share -- diluted...................................... $ (5.36) $ 0.83 $ (5.53) $ 1.47 Cumulative effect of accounting change -- basic......... $ -- $ -- $ (0.10) $ -- Cumulative effect of accounting change -- diluted....... $ -- $ -- $ (0.10) $ -- Net earnings (loss) per common share -- basic........... $ (5.36) $ 0.84 $ (5.63) $ 1.51 Net earnings (loss) per common share -- diluted......... $ (5.36) $ 0.83 $ (5.63) $ 1.47 Weighted average common shares outstanding -- basic..... 8,299 7,243 8,294 6,889 Weighted average common shares outstanding -- diluted... 8,299 7,401 8,294 7,045 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 3 4 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED) ACCUMULATED NUMBER OF OTHER TOTAL COMMON COMMON PAID IN RETAINED COMPREHENSIVE SHAREHOLDERS' SHARES STOCK CAPITAL EARNINGS INCOME (LOSS) EQUITY --------- ------ ------- -------- ------------- ------------- BALANCES, JANUARY 1, 1998....... 6,526,510 $65 $29,509 $ 83,140 $ 44 $112,758 Exercise of warrants, options and employee stock purchase plan.......................... 519,299 5 12,675 -- -- 12,680 Issuance of common stock to acquire the minority interest of subsidiary................. 41,000 1 2,149 -- -- 2,150 Issuance of common stock in public offering............... 1,201,150 12 34,123 -- -- 34,135 Comprehensive loss: Net loss for 1998............. -- -- -- (20,192) -- (20,192) Foreign currency items........ -- -- -- -- 311 311 -------- Total comprehensive loss........ (19,881) -------- Preferred dividends............. -- -- -- (5,186) -- (5,186) Other........................... -- -- -- 299 -- 299 --------- --- ------- -------- ----- -------- BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1998..... 8,287,959 83 78,456 58,061 355 136,955 Exercise of employee stock purchase plan................. 26,280 -- 195 -- -- 195 Comprehensive loss: Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 1999........ -- -- -- (45,383) -- (45,383) Foreign currency items........ -- -- -- -- (694) (694) -------- Total comprehensive loss........ (46,077) -------- Preferred dividends............. -- -- -- (1,284) -- (1,284) --------- --- ------- -------- ----- -------- BALANCES, JUNE 30, 1999......... 8,314,239 $83 $78,651 $ 11,394 $(339) $ 89,789 ========= === ======= ======== ===== ======== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 4 5 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED) SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, -------------------------- 1999 1998 ----------- ------------ Cash flows from operating activities: Net earnings (loss)....................................... $ (45,383) $ 13,420 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, net of effect of acquisitions: Proceeds from resolution of Portfolio Assets........... 11,018 30,032 Gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets................. (2,047) (5,936) Purchase of Portfolio Assets and loans receivable, net................................................... (2,108) (11,827) Origination of automobile receivables, net of purchase discount.............................................. (94,159) (57,762) Loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights.............. 8,693 -- (Increase) decrease in mortgage loans held for sale.... 513,127 (487,528) (Increase) decrease in construction loans receivable... 7,942 (9,569) Originated mortgage servicing rights................... (77,934) (62,409) Purchases of mortgage servicing rights................. -- (69) Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights........ 151,023 -- Provision for loan losses, residual interests and valuation of mortgage servicing rights................ 5,562 3,427 Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships......... (5,442) (4,737) Proceeds from performing Portfolio Assets and loans receivable, net....................................... 57,083 51,884 (Increase) decrease in net deferred tax asset.......... 5,064 (1,571) Depreciation and amortization.......................... 11,984 9,185 Increase in other assets............................... (22,784) (26,506) Increase in other liabilities.......................... 13,477 38,775 ----------- ------------ Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities..................................... 535,116 (521,191) ----------- ------------ Cash flows from investing activities, net of effect of acquisitions: Property and equipment, net............................... (4,391) (3,269) Contributions to Acquisition Partnerships and servicing entities............................................... (10,939) (13,581) Distributions from Acquisition Partnerships and servicing entities............................................... 15,760 15,653 ----------- ------------ Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities..................................... 430 (1,197) ----------- ------------ Cash flows from financing activities, net of effect of acquisitions: Borrowings under notes payable............................ 4,813,259 10,630,721 Payments of notes payable................................. (5,343,453) (10,152,827) Proceeds from issuance of common stock.................... 195 46,450 Preferred dividends paid.................................. (1,284) (3,030) ----------- ------------ Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities..................................... (531,283) 521,314 ----------- ------------ Net increase (decrease) in cash............................. 4,263 (1,074) Cash, beginning of period................................... 13,677 31,605 ----------- ------------ Cash, end of period......................................... $ 17,940 $ 30,531 =========== ============ Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest............................................... $ 47,492 $ 33,188 Income taxes........................................... $ 87 $ 231 Non-cash investing activities: Investment securities received as a result of sales of loans through securitizations......................... $ 11,957 $ 37,175 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 5 6 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JUNE 30, 1999 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION The unaudited consolidated financial statements of FirstCity Financial Corporation ("FirstCity" or the "Company") reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly FirstCity's financial position at June 30, 1999, the results of operations and the cash flows for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 1999 and 1998. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the estimation of future collections on purchased portfolio assets used in the calculation of net gain on resolution of portfolio assets, interest rate environments, prepayment speeds of loans in servicing portfolios, collectibility on loans held in inventory, securitization trusts and for investment. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Certain amounts in the financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform with current financial statement presentation. An accounting change due to the adoption of SOP 98-5, which requires previously capitalized start-up costs including organization costs to be written off and future costs related to start-up entities to be charged to expense as incurred, resulted in a loss of $.8 million for the first quarter of 1999 and has been reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. (2) PORTFOLIO ASSETS Portfolio Assets are summarized as follows: JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 -------- ------------ Non-performing Portfolio Assets............................. $ 82,430 $ 93,716 Performing Portfolio Assets................................. 19,750 24,759 Real estate Portfolios...................................... 9,707 12,561 -------- -------- Total Portfolio Assets............................ 111,887 131,036 Discount required to reflect Portfolio Assets at carrying value..................................................... (63,730) (61,319) -------- -------- Portfolio Assets, net............................. $ 48,157 $ 69,717 ======== ======== Portfolio Assets are pledged to secure non-recourse notes payable. (3) LOANS RECEIVABLE Loans receivable are summarized as follows: JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 -------- ------------ Construction loans receivable............................... $ 16,648 $24,590 Residential mortgage and other loans held for investment.... 7,317 11,016 Automobile and consumer finance receivables................. 65,831 16,475 Allowance for loan losses................................... (11,937) (5,894) -------- ------- Loans receivable, net............................. $ 77,859 $46,187 ======== ======= 6 7 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) The activity in the allowance for loan losses is summarized as follows for the periods indicated: SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, ----------------- 1999 1998 ------- ------- Balances, beginning of period............................... $ 5,894 $ 9,282 Provision for loan losses................................. (36) 2,852 Discounts acquired........................................ 14,582 8,649 Allocation of reserves to sold loans...................... (7,890) (7,602) Charge off activity: Principal balances charged off......................... (1,723) (8,956) Recoveries............................................. 1,110 2,266 ------- ------- Net charge offs................................... (613) (6,690) ------- ------- Balances, end of period..................................... $11,937 $ 6,491 ======= ======= The provision for loan losses during the six months ended June 30, 1998, was predominantly for automobile finance receivables generated by the NAF platform that was discontinued in January 1998. (4) MORTGAGE LOANS HELD FOR SALE Mortgage loans held for sale include loans collateralized by first lien mortgages on one-to-four family residences as follows: JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 -------- ------------ Residential mortgage loans.................................. $683,854 $1,190,585 Unamortized premiums and discounts, net..................... 10,698 17,094 -------- ---------- $694,552 $1,207,679 ======== ========== (5) RESIDUAL INTERESTS IN SECURITIZATIONS The Company has residual interests in securitizations consisting of rated securities, retained interests and related interest only strips (collectively referred to as residual interests) which are attributable to loans sold through securitization transactions by the Company. Residual interests are comprised of the following as of the dates indicated. JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 -------- ------------ Rated securities............................................ $ 1,523 $ 2,073 Residual interests.......................................... 72,067 66,473 Accrued interest............................................ 2,234 1,146 Allowance for losses........................................ (7,803) (4,450) ------- ------- $68,021 $65,242 ======= ======= 7 8 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) The activity related to residual interests for 1999 and 1998 is as follows: SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, ------------------ 1999 1998 -------- ------- Balance, beginning of period................................ $ 65,242 $ 6,935 Cost allocated from securitizations......................... 11,957 37,175 Interest accreted........................................... 4,345 688 Increase in other securities, net........................... -- 88 Cash received from trusts................................... (10,170) (1,840) Provision for permanent impairment of value................. (3,353) -- -------- ------- Balance, end of period...................................... $ 68,021 $43,046 ======== ======= (6) EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN ACQUISITION PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICING ENTITIES The Company has investments in Acquisition Partnerships and their general partners that are accounted for on the equity method. The Company also has investments in servicing entities that are accounted for on the equity method. The condensed combined financial position and results of operations of the Acquisition Partnerships (excluding the servicing entities), which include the domestic and foreign Acquisition Partnerships and their general partners, are summarized below. CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 -------- ------------ Assets...................................................... $269,810 $295,114 ======== ======== Liabilities................................................. $161,389 $190,590 Net equity.................................................. 108,421 104,524 -------- -------- $269,810 $295,114 ======== ======== Equity investment in Acquisition Partnerships............... $ 36,491 $ 41,466 Equity investment in servicing entities..................... 3,601 -- -------- -------- $ 40,092 $ 41,466 ======== ======== CONDENSED COMBINED SUMMARY OF EARNINGS THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, ------------------- ----------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------- -------- ------- ------- Proceeds from resolution of Portfolio Assets... $37,539 $30,070 $67,184 $87,628 Gross margin................................... 13,626 9,110 24,357 27,643 Interest income on performing Portfolio Assets....................................... 3,248 2,169 6,584 4,622 Net earnings................................... $ 9,997 $ 3,860 $16,380 $12,982 ======= ======= ======= ======= Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships................................. $ 2,792 $ 1,523 $ 5,463 $ 4,737 Equity in earnings of servicing entities....... 6 -- (21) -- ------- ------- ------- ------- $ 2,798 $ 1,523 $ 5,442 $ 4,737 ======= ======= ======= ======= (7) SEGMENT REPORTING The Company is engaged in three reportable segments i) residential and commercial mortgage banking; ii) portfolio asset acquisition and resolution; and iii) consumer lending. These segments have been segregated 8 9 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) based on products and services offered by each. The following is a summary of results of operations for each of the segments and a reconciliation to net earnings (loss) for the periods indicated. THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, ------------------ ------------------ 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------- ------- -------- ------- MORTGAGE BANKING: Revenues: Gain on sale of mortgage loans.................. $ 13,233 $28,303 $ 39,874 $48,572 Net mortgage warehouse income................... 3,529 2,395 9,486 4,117 Loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights....... (6,298) -- (8,693) -- Servicing fees.................................. 4,227 5,588 10,370 10,282 Other........................................... 2,562 1,552 5,245 3,556 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total...................................... 17,253 37,838 56,282 66,527 Expenses: Salaries and benefits........................... 23,232 17,216 45,128 30,151 Amortization of mortgage servicing rights....... 2,431 4,126 7,154 7,302 Provision for loan losses and residual interests..................................... 1,658 75 1,708 75 Provision for valuation of mortgage servicing rights........................................ 4,638 500 2,294 500 Interest on notes payables...................... 1,750 486 3,778 987 Occupancy, data processing, communication and other......................................... 24,926 9,335 36,903 17,439 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total...................................... 58,635 31,738 96,965 56,454 -------- ------- -------- ------- Operating contribution (loss) before direct taxes........................................... $(41,382) $ 6,100 $(40,683) $10,073 ======== ======= ======== ======= Operating contribution (loss), net of direct taxes........................................... $(41,382) $ 6,100 $(40,683) $ 9,984 ======== ======= ======== ======= PORTFOLIO ASSET ACQUISITION AND RESOLUTION: Revenues: Gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets.......... $ 745 $ 2,839 $ 2,047 $ 5,936 Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships.................................. 2,798 1,523 5,442 4,737 Servicing fees.................................. 779 666 1,757 1,395 Other........................................... 719 512 2,009 2,510 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total...................................... 5,041 5,540 11,255 14,578 Expenses: Salaries and benefits........................... 613 1,100 2,034 2,267 Interest on notes payable....................... 1,038 1,336 2,090 2,812 Asset level expenses, occupancy, data processing and other..................................... 1,598 1,886 3,144 4,098 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total...................................... 3,249 4,322 7,268 9,177 -------- ------- -------- ------- Operating contribution before direct taxes......... $ 1,792 $ 1,218 $ 3,987 $ 5,401 ======== ======= ======== ======= Operating contribution, net of direct taxes........ $ 1,782 $ 1,223 $ 3,958 $ 5,392 ======== ======= ======== ======= CONSUMER LENDING: Revenues: Gain on sale of automobile loans................ $ 6,445 $ 2,434 $ 6,445 $ 2,434 Interest income................................. 3,445 2,659 6,850 5,225 Servicing fees and other........................ 1,426 653 2,590 1,043 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total...................................... 11,316 5,746 15,885 8,702 ======== ======= ======== ======= 9 10 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, ------------------ ------------------ 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------- ------- -------- ------- Expenses: Salaries and benefits........................... 1,667 1,292 3,200 2,404 Provision for loan losses and residual interests..................................... 1,939 500 1,962 2,852 Interest on notes payable....................... 736 939 1,403 1,819 Occupancy, data processing and other............ 3,001 1,658 5,097 2,765 -------- ------- -------- ------- Total...................................... 7,343 4,389 11,662 9,840 -------- ------- -------- ------- Operating contribution (loss) before direct taxes........................................... $ 3,973 $ 1,357 $ 4,223 $(1,138) ======== ======= ======== ======= Operating contribution (loss), net of direct taxes........................................... $ 3,973 $ 1,357 $ 4,223 $(1,138) ======== ======= ======== ======= Total operating contribution (loss), net of direct taxes............................. $(35,627) $ 8,680 $(32,502) $14,238 ======== ======= ======== ======= CORPORATE OVERHEAD: Corporate interest expense, salaries and benefits, occupancy, professional and other income and expenses, net................................... $ (3,254) $(1,806) $ (7,878) $(2,318) Deferred tax benefit (provision) from NOLs......... (5,000) 750 (5,003) 1,500 -------- ------- -------- ------- Net earnings (loss)................................ $(43,881) $ 7,624 $(45,383) $13,420 ======== ======= ======== ======= Total assets for each of the segments and a reconciliation to total assets is as follows: JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 1999 1998 ---------- ------------ Mortgage assets............................................. $ 849,727 $1,413,799 Portfolio acquisition and resolution assets................. 88,175 114,596 Consumer assets............................................. 99,377 52,029 Deferred tax benefit........................................ 27,098 32,162 Other assets................................................ 45,274 51,391 ---------- ---------- Total assets...................................... $1,109,651 $1,663,977 ========== ========== 10 11 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) (8) PREFERRED STOCK AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY In May 1998, the Company closed the public offering of 1,542,150 shares of FirstCity common stock, of which 341,000 shares were sold by selling shareholders. Net proceeds (after expenses) of $34.1 million were used to retire debt. On May 11, 1998, the Company notified holders of its outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock that it was exercising its option to repurchase such warrants for $1.00 each. In June 1998, as a result of such notification, warrants representing 471,380 shares of common stock were exercised for an aggregate warrant purchase price of $11.8 million. On July 17, 1998 the Company filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission which allows the Company to issue up to $250 million in debt and equity securities from time to time in the future. The registration statement became effective July 28, 1998. As of June 30, 1999, there have been no securities issued under this registration statement. At June 30, 1999, accrued dividends on adjusting rate preferred stock totaled $.6 million, or $.525 per share, and were paid on July 15, 1999. A reconciliation between the weighted average shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted EPS computations is as follows: THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30, ------------------- ------------------ 1999 1998 1999 1998 --------- ------- -------- ------- Net earnings (loss) to common shareholders............ $(44,523) $6,109 $(46,667) $10,390 ======== ====== ======== ======= Weighted average common shares outstanding -- basic... 8,299 7,243 8,294 6,889 Effect of dilutive securities: Assumed exercise of stock options................... -- 78 -- 76 Assumed exercise of warrants........................ -- 80 -- 80 -------- ------ -------- ------- Weighted average common shares outstanding -- diluted.............................. 8,299 7,401 8,294 7,045 ======== ====== ======== ======= Earnings (loss) before accounting change per common share -- basic...................................... $ (5.36) $ 0.84 $ (5.53) $ 1.51 Earnings (loss) before accounting change per common share -- diluted.................................... $ (5.36) $ 0.83 $ (5.53) $ 1.47 Cumulative effect of accounting change -- basic....... $ -- $ -- $ (0.10) $ -- Cumulative effect of accounting change -- diluted..... $ -- $ -- $ (0.10) $ -- Net earnings (loss) per common share -- basic......... $ (5.36) $ 0.84 $ (5.63) $ 1.51 Net earnings (loss) per common share -- diluted....... $ (5.36) $ 0.83 $ (5.63) $ 1.47 (9) INCOME TAXES Federal income taxes are provided at a 35% rate. Net operating loss carry forwards ("NOLs") are available to FirstCity and are recognized as an offset to the provision in the period during which the benefit is realized. The Company accounts for the benefit of the NOLs by recording the benefit as an asset and then establishing an allowance to value the net deferred tax asset at a value commensurate with the Company's expectation of being able to utilize the recognized benefit in the next three to four year period. Such estimates are reevaluated on a quarterly basis with the adjustment to the allowance recorded as an adjustment to the income tax expense generated by the quarterly earnings. Significant events that change the Company's view of its currently estimated ability to utilize the tax benefits result in substantial changes to the estimated allowance required to value the deferred tax benefits recognized in the Company's periodic financial statements. The Company's analysis for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 resulted in an increase in the valuation allowance of $5 million. Additional events could occur in the future, and would impact the quarterly recognition of the Company's estimate of the required valuation allowance associated with its NOLs. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the recorded deferred tax asset will be realized. 11 12 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) (10) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company is involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of such matters will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of the Company. The Company is a 50% owner in an entity that is obligated to advance up to $2.5 million toward the acquisition of Portfolio Assets from financial institutions in California. At June 30, 1999, advances of $.7 million had been made under the obligation. (11) MORTGAGE BANKING OPERATIONS Over the past nine months, the Company explored numerous strategic alternatives regarding its mortgage banking operations, which is comprised of FirstCity Financial Mortgage Corporation and subsidiaries ("Mortgage Corp.") and FirstCity Capital Corporation ("Capital Corp."). Alternatives explored included obtaining a joint venture partner, new funding sources and/or sale or liquidation of the businesses. Ultimately, the Company made the decision that the operations of the mortgage segment do not fit the Company's long-term strategy. As a result, the Company engaged independent advisory firms subsequent to quarter end to assist with the sale of Mortgage Corp. and Capital Corp. The due diligence process by prospective buyers has already begun at Mortgage Corp. There can be no assurance that a satisfactory contract to sell either entity will be received. To date, an exit plan has not been adopted. Accordingly, other options, including liquidation, may be required in the future. In the second quarter of 1999, the mortgage operations operating loss was $41.4 million, comprised of a $6.6 million loss on sale of FHA/VA buyout assets (netted against gain on sale of mortgage loans), an $11.3 million loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights (including the provision for valuation of mortgage servicing rights), $8.1 million in operating losses at Mortgage Corp., $9.1 million in writeoffs and reserves, including $1.8 million of goodwill related to the 1997 acquisition of a commercial mortgage origination platform (included in other expense), and a $1.4 million impairment in Home Equity residuals. (12) LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Generally, the Company requires liquidity to fund its operations, working capital, payment of debt, equity for acquisition of Portfolio Assets, investments in and advances to the Acquisition Partnerships, investments in expanding businesses to support their growth, retirement of and dividends on preferred stock, and other investments by the Company. The potential sources of liquidity are funds generated from operations, equity distributions from the Acquisition Partnerships, interest and principal payments on subordinated intercompany debt and dividends from the Company's subsidiaries, short-term borrowings from revolving lines of credit, proceeds from equity market transactions, securitization and other structured finance transactions and other special purpose short-term borrowings. In August, the Company completed the extension and renewal of its working capital revolving line of credit with its revolving lenders ("Revolving Lenders") in the amount of $93 million. In consideration of the additional funding provided under the revolving line of credit, warrants for the purchase of 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock were issued which are exercisable over a ten year period at a strike price equal to the average closing price for the Company's common stock for the month of August 1999. This renewed facility includes a sub-line for FirstCity Consumer Lending ("Consumer") and matures June 30, 2000. This facility requires the approval of the lenders prior to payment of common and preferred dividends. Previously, the Company announced that certain trigger and termination events had occurred under the agreements with its credit enhancement provider on the Consumer residual assets and the Consumer warehouse facility. The credit enhancement provider has given the Company a waiver until September 15, 1999, of the trigger and termination events subject to the following conditions: (1) all excess cash flows 12 13 FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED) payable to affiliates of Consumer under the securitizations will be escrowed by the credit provider, (2) advances under the warehouse line will be reduced from 79.5% to 77% of the principal balances of the loans funded with total fundings under the line limited to $11,500,000 for the thirty day period, (3) the Corporate revolving lenders must agree to waive the default under the revolving loan agreement related to the trigger event for a thirty day period, (4) the Company and its subsidiaries will be required to cross-collateralize the securitizations wrapped by the credit provider, (5) the servicing agreements related to the wrapped securitizations will be made subject to thirty day renewal periods. Additionally, these trigger events were events of default under a $4.3 million credit facility secured by certain automobile residual assets. The Company is currently working with this lender to waive such defaults. Mortgage Corp. is currently in default on a payment in the approximate amount of $5 million on a $14 million gestation facility and is working with the lender to cure such defaults. As a result of this payment default and the net worth of Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation, Mortgage Corp. is in default of its covenants contained in the $500 million warehouse facility. These defaults also create defaults in Mortgage Corp's other credit facilities. Mortgage Corp. is currently working with the syndicate lenders to receive waivers of these defaults. If such waivers or cures are not obtained, funding under Mortgage Corp's warehouse facilities could be halted. The Company's revolving credit facility provides that the defaults by Mortgage do not constitute a default under the Company's revolving credit facility unless they are not cured or waived on or before September 15, 1999. In the event these defaults are not waived or cured by September 15, 1999, they could have an adverse impact on the Company's liquidity. As described above, the Company has recently engaged independent advisory firms to assist with the sale of Mortgage Corp. and Capital Corp. Assuming the Company sells or liquidates its mortgage segment, and is able to cure or obtain waivers of the defaults in its loan facilities described above, the Company believes that the liquidity provided by its revolving credit facility, funding from senior lenders in Acquisition Partnership investments, direct portfolio investments and business acquisitions, securitizations of loans made by Consumer, and other revenue generated by Consumer and Commercial Corp. will be adequate to fund the Company's contemplated activities and liquidity needs. In addition, the Company believes that after it has exited the mortgage business that it will be able to raise capital through public debt equity offerings (subject to limitations related to the preservation of the Company's NOLS). 13 14 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW The Company is a diversified financial services company engaged in residential and commercial mortgage banking ("Mortgage Banking"), Portfolio Asset acquisition and resolution ("Commercial Corp.") and consumer lending ("Consumer Corp."). The mortgage banking business involves the origination, acquisition and servicing of residential and commercial mortgage loans and the subsequent warehousing, sale or securitization of such loans through various public and private secondary markets. The Portfolio Asset acquisition and resolution business involves acquiring Portfolio Assets at a discount to Face Value and servicing and resolving such Portfolios in an effort to maximize the present value of the ultimate cash recoveries. The consumer lending business involves the acquisition, origination, warehousing, securitization and servicing of consumer receivables. The Company's current consumer lending operations are focused on the acquisition of sub-prime automobile receivables. The Company posted a loss of $43.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and $45.4 million for the year-to-date. After dividends on the preferred stock, the loss was $44.5 million or $5.36 per common share on a fully diluted basis for the quarter and $46.7 million or $5.63 per common share on a fully diluted basis year-to-date. Over the past nine months, the Company explored numerous strategic alternatives regarding its mortgage banking operations, which are comprised of FirstCity Financial Mortgage Corporation and subsidiaries ("Mortgage Corp.") and FirstCity Capital Corporation ("Capital Corp."). Alternatives explored included obtaining a joint venture partner, new funding sources and/or sale or liquidation of the business. Ultimately, the Company made a decision that the operations of the mortgage segment do not fit the Company's long-term strategy. As a result, the Company engaged independent advisory firms to assist with the sale of Mortgage Corp. and Capital Corp. The due diligence process by prospective buyers has already begun at Mortgage Corp. There can be no assurance that a satisfactory contract to sell either entity will be received. To date, an exit plan has not been adopted. Accordingly, other options, including liquidation, may be required in the future. The major factors contributing to the second quarter loss were (dollars in thousands): Loss on the sale of FHA/VA buyout assets (reduces gain on sale of mortgage loans)................................... $ 6,630 Loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights (includes provision for valuation of mortgage servicing rights)..... 11,329 Operating losses at Mortgage................................ 8,085 Write-offs and reserves at Mortgage including goodwill (included in other expense)............................... 9,107 Impairment in NAF originated Auto Receivable residuals...... 1,990 Impairment in Home Equity residuals......................... 1,363 An increase in the valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset..................................................... 5,000 The Company's financial results are affected by many factors including levels of and fluctuations in interest rates, fluctuations in the underlying values of real estate and other assets, and the availability and prices for loans and assets acquired in all of the Company's businesses. The Company's business and results of operations are also affected by the availability of financing with terms acceptable to the Company and the Company's access to capital markets, including the securitization markets. As a result of the significant period to period fluctuations in the revenues and earnings of the Company's Portfolio Asset acquisition and resolution business, and the strategic changes in Mortgage Corp., period to period comparisons of the Company's results of operations may not be meaningful. 14 15 ANALYSIS OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES The following table summarizes the revenues and expenses of each of the Company's business lines and presents the operating contribution (loss) of each business. ANALYSIS OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ----------------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- MORTGAGE BANKING: Revenues: Gain on sale of mortgage and other loans... $13,233.... $ 28,303 $ 39,874 $ 48,572 Net mortgage warehouse income.............. 3,529 2,395 9,486 4,117 Loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights................................... (6,298) -- (8,693) -- Servicing fees............................. 4,227 5,588 10,370 10,282 Other...................................... 2,562 1,552 5,245 3,556 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. 17,253 37,838 56,282 66,527 Expenses: Salaries and benefits...................... 23,232 17,216 45,128 30,151 Amortization of mortgage servicing rights................................... 2,431 4,126 7,154 7,302 Provision for loan losses and residual interests................................ 1,658 75 1,708 75 Provision for valuation of mortgage servicing rights......................... 4,638 500 2,294 500 Interest on notes payables................. 1,750 486 3,778 987 Occupancy, data processing, communication and other................................ 24,926 9,335 36,903 17,439 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. 58,635 31,738 96,965 56,454 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Operating contribution (loss) before direct taxes...................................... $ (41,382) $ 6,100 $ (40,683) $ 10,073 ========== ========== ========== ========== Operating contribution (loss), net of direct taxes...................................... $ (41,382) $ 6,100 $ (40,683) $ 9,984 ========== ========== ========== ========== PORTFOLIO ASSET ACQUISITION AND RESOLUTION: Revenues: Gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets..... $ 745 $ 2,839 $ 2,047 $ 5,936 Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships and Servicing Entities...... 2,798 1,523 5,442 4,737 Servicing fees............................. 779 666 1,757 1,395 Other...................................... 719 512 2,009 2,510 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. 5,041 5,540 11,255 14,578 Expenses: Salaries and benefits...................... 613 1,100 2,034 2,267 Interest on notes payable.................. 1,038 1,336 2,090 2,812 Asset level expenses, occupancy, data processing and other..................... 1,598 1,886 3,144 4,098 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. 3,249 4,322 7,268 9,177 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Operating contribution before direct taxes.... $ 1,792 $ 1,218 $ 3,987 $ 5,401 ========== ========== ========== ========== Operating contribution, net of direct taxes... $ 1,782 $ 1,223 $ 3,958 $ 5,392 ========== ========== ========== ========== 15 16 SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ----------------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- CONSUMER LENDING: Revenues: Gain on sale of automobile loans........... $ 6,445 $ 2,434 $ 6,445 $ 2,434 Interest income............................ 3,445 2,659 6,850 5,225 Servicing fees and other................... 1,426 653 2,590 1,043 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. 11,316 5,746 15,885 8,702 Expenses: Salaries and benefits...................... 1,667 1,292 3,200 2,404 Provision for loan losses and residual interests................................ 1,939 500 1,962 2,852 Interest on notes payable.................. 736 939 1,403 1,819 Occupancy, data processing and other....... 3,001 1,658 5,097 2,765 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. 7,343 4,389 11,662 9,840 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Operating contribution (loss) before direct taxes...................................... $ 3,973 $ 1,357 $ 4,223 $ (1,138) ========== ========== ========== ========== Operating contribution (loss), net of direct taxes...................................... $ 3,973 $ 1,357 $ 4,223 $ (1,138) ========== ========== ========== ========== Total operating contribution (loss), net of direct taxes................. $ (35,627) $ 8,680 $ (32,502) $ 14,238 ========== ========== ========== ========== CORPORATE OVERHEAD: Corporate interest expense, salaries and benefits, occupancy, professional and other income and expenses, net................... $ (3,254) $ (1,806) $ (7,878) $ (2,318) Deferred tax benefit (provision) from NOLs.... (5,000) 750 (5,003) 1,500 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net earnings (loss)........................ (43,881) 7,624 (45,383) 13,420 Preferred dividends........................ (642) (1,515) (1,284) (3,030) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net earnings (loss) to common shareholders........................ $ (44,523) $ 6,109 $ (46,667) $ 10,390 ========== ========== ========== ========== SHARE DATA: Earnings (loss) before accounting change per common share -- basic...................... $ (5.36) $ 0.84 $ (5.53) $ 1.51 Earnings (loss) before accounting change per common share -- diluted.................... $ (5.36) $ 0.83 $ (5.53) $ 1.47 Cumulative effect of accounting change -- basic............................ $ -- $ -- $ (0.10) $ -- Cumulative effect of accounting change -- diluted.......................... $ -- $ -- $ (0.10) $ -- Net earnings (loss) per common share -- basic............................. $ (5.36) $ 0.84 $ (5.63) $ 1.51 Net earnings (loss) per common share -- diluted........................... $ (5.36) $ 0.83 $ (5.63) $ 1.47 Weighted average common shares outstanding -- basic...................................... 8,299 7,243 8,294 6,889 Weighted average common shares outstanding -- diluted.................................... 8,299 7,401 8,294 7,045 ORIGINATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA: Mortgage Corp.: Origination of residential mortgage loans: Conventional............................. $1,031,658 $1,584,727 $2,463,453 $2,945,592 Agency................................... 460,537 377,364 1,057,774 708,592 Home equity.............................. 53,062 89,022 115,406 147,284 Other.................................... 18,551 37,075 48,979 56,987 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. $1,563,808 $2,088,188 $3,685,612 $3,858,455 ========== ========== ========== ========== 16 17 SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ----------------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Origination of commercial mortgage loans: Correspondent............................ $ 91,725 $ 67,985 $ 214,353 $ 181,250 Construction............................. 6,724 12,767 24,786 28,363 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total................................. $ 98,449 $ 80,752 $ 239,139 $ 209,613 ========== ========== ========== ========== Capital Corp.: Acquisition of Home Equity Loans........... $ 46,908 $ 69,312 $ 146,648 $ 105,728 Commercial Corp.: Aggregate purchase price of assets acquired................................. $ 58,017 $ 17,869 $ 67,996 $ 69,840 Proceeds from resolution................... 43,590 43,126 78,202 117,660 Consumer Corp.: Aggregate acquisition of automobile and other consumer receivables............... $ 55,008 $ 33,250 $ 108,744 $ 67,061 MORTGAGE BANKING The Company continued its efforts to "right-size" Mortgage Corp. Additional sales of mortgage servicing rights occurred, including bulk sales totaling $1.1 billion and flow sales totaling $1.6 billion. Losses of $11.3 million were recognized as a result of such sales. Additionally, Mortgage Corp. must incur the cost to subservice the loans for the period between sale date and delivery date, which averages approximately 90 days. At quarter end, Mortgage Corp. was subservicing $4.5 billion, down from $5.1 billion at the end of the first quarter. Additionally, Mortgage Corp. was able to sell or close the majority of its retail origination offices during the quarter, with a nominal gain realized on the sales. Such offices generated operating losses of $1.2 million for the quarter and $2.9 million year-to-date. Sales and closings of such offices and other reductions resulted in a decrease of personnel in the mortgage operations. This action allowed Mortgage Corp. to focus its originations solely from the broker retail network at New America. Originations for the second quarter of $1.7 billion dropped by 24% from the first quarter of 1999. The decrease resulted from the elimination of the retail origination offices, as well as, a significant rise in interest rates during the quarter. Monthly broker retail production for the months of April, May and June were $544, $429 and $437 million, respectively. During the second quarter Capital had originations of $46.9 million of home equity loans, down from $100 million during the first quarter of 1999. Such decrease is consistent with the Company's planned reduction in the level of capital commitment to the mortgage business, as previously announced by the Company at the end of the first quarter. At quarter end, the Capital held $184 million of home equity loans in inventory, and $23 million in home equity residuals. No securitization transaction was planned or completed during the quarter. 17 18 The following table presents selected information regarding the revenues and expenses of the Company's mortgage banking business. ANALYSIS OF SELECTED REVENUES AND EXPENSES MORTGAGE BANKING (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ----------------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- WAREHOUSE INVENTORY: Average inventory balance.................. $ 809,869 $1,103,779 $ 919,391 $ 907,195 Net mortgage warehouse income: Dollar amount........................... 3,529 2,395 9,486 4,117 Annualized percentage of average inventory balance..................... 1.74% 0.87% 2.06% 0.91% GAIN ON SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS: Gain on sale of mortgage loans as a percentage of loans sold: Residential............................. 0.55% 1.15% 0.81% 1.26% Home Equity............................. 1.14% 4.43% 1.55% 4.59% Securitized Home Equity................. -- 1.24% -- 1.24% SERVICING REVENUES: Average servicing portfolios: Residential............................. $2,483,094 $5,621,502 $4,166,526 $5,119,061 Commercial.............................. 1,369,427 1,388,470 1,376,720 1,433,898 Sub-serviced............................ 5,085,168 1,099,795 4,936,430 960,261 Servicing fees: Residential............................. $ 3,748 $ 5,123 $ 9,279 $ 9,407 Commercial.............................. 196 247 457 485 Sub-serviced............................ 283 218 634 390 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total.............................. $ 4,227 $ 5,588 $ 10,370 $ 10,282 Annualized servicing fee percentage: Residential............................. 0.60% 0.36% 0.45% 0.37% Commercial.............................. 0.06% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% Sub-serviced............................ 0.02% 0.08% 0.03% 0.08% Loss on sale of servicing rights........... $ 6,298 $ -- $ 8,693 $ -- Amortization of servicing rights: Servicing rights amortization........... $ 2,431 $ 4,126 $ 7,154 $ 7,302 Servicing rights amortization as a percentage of average residential servicing portfolio (annualized)...... 0.39% 0.29% 0.34% 0.29% PERSONNEL: Personnel expense.......................... $ 23,232 $ 17,216 $ 45,128 $ 30,151 Number of personnel (at period end): Production.............................. 232 511 Servicing............................... 302 146 Other................................... 576 710 ---------- ---------- Total.............................. 1,110 1,367 ========== ========== 18 19 PORTFOLIO ASSET ACQUISITION AND RESOLUTION Commercial Corp. acquired assets of $58 million during the quarter comprised of one French portfolio and five domestic portfolios. Collections during the quarter totaled $43.6 million. Collections and returns achieved on assets acquired in France and Mexico continue to exceed expectations. Commercial Corp. also acquired an interest in the French entity that performs the servicing on the French portfolios. This move is expected to solidify Commercial Corp.'s servicing relationship in France. Additionally, Japan's Minister of Finance approved the servicing license for Commercial Corp.'s Japanese joint venture, which should facilitate increased portfolio acquisition activity in the future. Commercial Corp. also made its first bid in Korea. Although unsuccessful, this represents an entrance, with a significant New York based capital partner, into a promising market. The following table presents selected information regarding the revenues and expenses of Commercial Corp. ANALYSIS OF SELECTED REVENUES AND EXPENSES PORTFOLIO ASSET ACQUISITION AND RESOLUTION (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ----------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 ------- ------- ------- ------- GAIN ON RESOLUTION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS: Average investment: Nonperforming Portfolios.......................... $29,319 $42,201 $31,074 $46,005 Performing Portfolios............................. 15,554 13,177 19,166 14,956 Real estate Portfolios............................ 10,372 17,639 10,851 18,053 Gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets: Nonperforming Portfolios............................. $ 545 $ 1,626 $ 1,439 $ 3,889 Performing Portfolios............................. -- -- -- 299 Real estate Portfolios............................ 200 1,213 608 1,748 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total........................................ $ 745 $ 2,839 $ 2,047 $ 5,936 ======= ======= ======= ======= Interest income on performing Portfolios............. $ 599 $ 455 $ 1,487 $ 1,186 Gross profit percentage on resolution of Portfolio Assets: Nonperforming Portfolios.......................... 11.66% 20.37% 17.25% 21.97% Performing Portfolios........................... -- -- -- 7.99% Real estate Portfolios.......................... 14.45% 22.26% 22.69% 20.35% Weighted average gross profit percentage........ 12.31% 21.74% 18.58% 19.77% Interest yield on performing Portfolios (annualized)................................. 15.40% 13.81% 15.52% 15.86% SERVICING FEE REVENUES: Acquisition partnerships........................ $ 760 $ 648 $ 1,693 $ 1,308 Affiliates...................................... 19 18 64 87 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total........................................ $ 779 $ 666 $ 1,757 $ 1,395 ======= ======= ======= ======= PERSONNEL: Personnel expenses................................... $ 613 $ 1,100 $ 2,034 $ 2,267 Number of personnel (at period end): Production........................................ 10 11 Servicing......................................... 63 70 ------- ------- Total........................................ 73 81 ======= ======= INTEREST EXPENSE: Average debt................................. $56,012 $70,641 $58,664 $73,589 Interest expense............................. 1,038 1,336 2,090 2,812 Average yield (annualized)................... 7.41% 7.56% 7.13% 7.64% 19 20 The following chart presents selected information regarding the revenues and expenses of the Acquisition Partnerships. ANALYSIS OF SELECTED REVENUES AND EXPENSES ACQUISITION PARTNERSHIPS (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ----------------- 1999 1998 1999 1998 ------- ------- ------- ------- REVENUES: Gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets................ $13,626 $9,110 $24,357 $27,643 Gross profit percentage on resolution of Portfolio Assets............................................. 36.30% 30.30% 36.25% 31.55% Interest income....................................... $ 3,248 $2,169 $ 6,584 $ 4,622 Other interest income................................. 978 163 1,139 333 INTEREST EXPENSE: Interest expense...................................... $ 2,703 $3,016 $ 5,855 $ 6,957 Average yield (annualized)............................ 10.50% 7.03% 9.24% 7.04% OTHER EXPENSES: Servicing fees........................................ $ 1,071 $1,364 $ 2,509 $ 2,785 Legal................................................. 662 577 1,219 985 Property protection................................... 645 958 2,030 1,994 Other................................................. 2,774 1,667 4,087 6,895 ------- ------ ------- ------- Total other expenses.......................... 5,152 4,566 9,845 12,659 ------- ------ ------- ------- Net earnings.................................. $ 9,997 $3,860 $16,380 $12,982 ======= ====== ======= ======= CONSUMER LENDING Consumer Corp. continued to perform as expected. In April, Consumer Corp. completed a planned securitization of $55.8 million of auto receivables resulting in a gain of $6.4 million. The loans purchased during the quarter were purchased at an average discount to face value of 13.8% and carry a weighted average coupon in excess of 19%. The defaults to date on assets acquired through June 30, 1999 have totaled 8.7% of the total loans acquired. Actual losses on these defaults have totaled 3.3% of the original loan balances at the time of default. Delinquencies at quarter-end were 5.8% of the total serviced portfolio of FirstCity Funding Corp. acquired loans. At the end of the quarter Consumer Corp.'s balance sheet reflected $45 million of auto finance residuals. FirstCity Funding Corp. originated $36 million of these residuals with the remainder originated by NAF, the discontinued auto finance platform. 20 21 The following chart presents selected information regarding the revenues and expenses of Consumer Corp.'s consumer lending business. ANALYSIS OF SELECTED REVENUES AND EXPENSES CONSUMER LENDING (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED SECOND SECOND JUNE 30, QUARTER QUARTER ------------------ 1999 1998 1999 1998 ------- ------- ------- ------- INTEREST INCOME: Average loans and investments: Auto........................................... $32,556 $45,697 $32,597 $51,085 Investments.................................... 46,480 22,677 45,430 18,278 Interest income: Auto........................................... $ 1,900 $ 2,221 $ 3,898 $ 4,470 Investments.................................... 1,435 392 2,703 689 Average yield (annualized): Auto........................................... 23.34% 19.44% 23.92% 17.50% Investments.................................... 12.35% 6.91% 11.90% 7.54% SERVICING FEE REVENUES.............................. $ 1,386 $ 584 $ 2,521 $ 968 PERSONNEL: Personnel expenses................................ $ 1,667 $ 1,292 $ 3,200 $ 2,404 Number of personnel (at period end): Production..................................... 130 67 Servicing...................................... 122 97 ------- ------- Total..................................... 252 164 ======= ======= INTEREST EXPENSE: Average debt................................. $43,678 $41,521 $38,418 $41,158 Interest expense............................. 736 939 1,403 1,819 Average yield (annualized)................... 6.74% 9.05% 7.30% 8.84% BENEFIT (PROVISION) FOR INCOME TAXES The Company has substantial federal NOLs, which can be used to offset the tax liability associated with the Company's pre-tax earnings until the earlier of the expiration or utilization of such NOLs. The Company accounts for the benefit of the NOLs by recording the benefit as an asset and then establishing an allowance to value the net deferred tax asset at a value commensurate with the Company's expectation of being able to utilize the recognized benefit in the next three to four year period. Such estimates are reevaluated on a quarterly basis with the adjustment to the allowance recorded as an adjustment to the income tax expense generated by the quarterly earnings. Significant events that change the Company's view of its currently estimated ability to utilize the tax benefits result in substantial changes to the estimated allowance required to value the deferred tax benefits recognized in the Company's periodic financial statements. The Company's analysis for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 resulted in an increase in the valuation allowance of $5 million. Additional events could occur in the future, and would impact the quarterly recognition of the Company's estimate of the required valuation allowance associated with its NOLs. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the recorded deferred tax asset will be realized. 21 22 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company (including the Notes thereto) included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. SECOND QUARTER 1999 COMPARED TO SECOND QUARTER 1998 The Company reported a net loss of $43.9 million (including a deferred tax provision of $5.0 million) in 1999 compared to earnings of $7.6 million in 1998 (including a $0.8 million deferred tax benefit from NOLs). Net loss to common shareholders was $44.5 million in 1999 compared to earnings of $6.1 million in 1998. On a per share basis, basic net loss attributable to common shareholders was $5.36 in 1999 compared to earnings of $.84 in 1998. Diluted net loss per common share was $5.36 in 1999 compared to earnings of $.83 in 1998. Mortgage Banking Gain on sale of mortgage loans. Gain on sale of mortgage loans decreased by 53% to $13.2 million in 1999 from $28.3 million in 1998. Although loan sales were flat, the percentage gain declined from 1.23% in 1998 to 0.57% in 1999 because of increases in interest rates during the quarter and a $6.6 million loss on sale of FHA/VA buyout assets. Net mortgage warehouse income. Net mortgage warehouse income increased by 47% to $3.5 million in 1999 from $2.4 million in 1998. This is the result of a significant increase in the spread between the interest rate on the underlying mortgages and the interest cost of the warehouse credit facility. Servicing fee revenues. Servicing fee revenues decreased by 24% to $4.2 million in 1999 from $5.6 million in 1998 as a result of a decrease in the size of the owned residential servicing portfolio. Other revenues. A $6.3 million loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights was realized in the second quarter. Other revenues increased by 65% to $2.6 million in 1999 from $1.6 million in 1998 because of an increase in interest income. Operating expenses. Operating expenses of Mortgage Corp. increased by 85% to $58.7 million in 1999 from $31.7 million in 1998 primarily as a result of significant increases in the provision for mortgage servicing rights, personnel and other costs. Salaries and benefits increased by $6.0 million or 35% in 1999 reflecting a growth in the platform from 1998. During the quarter, the majority of the retail production offices were sold or closed. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights decreased by $1.7 million or 41% in 1999 as a result of the Company's strategy to reduce investment in servicing rights. A provision of $4.6 million for valuation of mortgage servicing rights was recorded during the second quarter 1999. Interest on notes payable (the portion not associated with Mortgage Corp.'s warehouse credit facility) increased by $1.3 million or 260% due to higher working capital borrowings during 1999. Occupancy expense increased by $.8 million or 22% in 1999 as the result of the opening or acquisition of several new offices in 1998 in the Broker Retail and Direct Retail networks. Increases in data processing, communication and other expenses in 1999 resulted primarily from $9.1 million for the write down of assets deemed to be uncollectible and reserves for potential losses on assets and $8.1 million of charges relating to the closing of retail offices. Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution Commercial Corp. purchased $58.2 million of Portfolio Assets during 1999 for its own account and through the Acquisition Partnerships compared to $17.9 million in acquisitions in 1998. Commercial Corp.'s quarter end investment in Portfolio Assets decreased to $48.2 million in 1999 from $68.5 million in 1998. 22 23 Commercial Corp. invested $4.5 million in equity in Portfolio Assets in 1999 compared to $8.4 million in 1998. Net gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets. Proceeds from the resolution of Portfolio Assets decreased by 54% to $6.1 million in 1999 from $13.1 million in 1998. The net gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets decreased by 74% to $.7 million in 1999 from $2.8 million in 1998 as the result of lower collections and a lower gross profit percentage. The gross profit percentage on the resolution of Portfolio Assets in 1999 was 12.3% as compared to 21.7% in 1998. Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships. Proceeds from the resolution of Portfolio Assets for the Acquisition Partnerships increased by 25% to $37.5 million in 1999 from $30.1 million in 1998 and the gross profit percentage increased to 36.3% in 1999 from 30.3% in 1998. Interest income rose $1.9 million. Other expenses of the Acquisition Partnerships increased by $.6 million in 1999 generally reflecting costs associated with the resolution of Portfolio Assets in Mexico which generated proceeds of $1.5 million. The net result was an overall increase in the net income of the Acquisition Partnerships of 159% to $10.0 million in 1999 from $3.9 million in 1998. As a result, Commercial Corp.'s equity earnings from Acquisition Partnerships increased by 84% to $2.8 million in 1999 from $1.5 million in 1998. Servicing fee revenues. Servicing fees increased by 17% to $.8 million in 1999 from $.7 million in 1998 primarily as a result of collections from the acquisition partnership in Mexico formed at year-end 1998. Other revenues. Other revenues increased by 40% to $.7 million in 1999 compared to $.5 million in 1998 principally as a result of higher interest income. Operating expenses. Operating expenses declined by 25% to $3.2 million in 1999 from $4.3 million in 1998 primarily as a result of reduced personnel and interest expense. Salaries and benefits decreased by $.5 million or 44% in 1999 as a result of staff reductions during the quarter. Interest on notes payable declined $.3 million or 22% due to overall lower cost of funds and lower debt levels. Asset level expenses, occupancy, data processing and other expenses decreased by 15% to $1.6 million in 1999 from $1.9 million in 1998 as a result of lower investments in Portfolio Assets and the consolidation of servicing offices in 1999. Consumer Lending Gain on sale of automobile loans. Consumer Corp. sold $55.8 million of automobile loans in the second quarter and realized a gain of $6.4 million. Interest and other income. Interest income increased by 30% to $3.4 million in 1999 from $2.7 million in 1998, reflecting increased levels of loan origination activity and an increase in the average balance of aggregate loans and investments held by Consumer Corp. during 1999. Other income increased $.8 million or 118% due to increased service fee revenue from securitization trusts. Interest expense. Interest expense decreased by 22% to $.7 million in 1999 from $.9 million in 1998 as a result of lower funding rates. Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased by 67% to $7.3 million in 1999 from $4.4 million in 1998 primarily as a result of a significant increase in the provision for impairment on residual interests and increased operating activity. Provision for impairment on residual interest increased by $2.0 million from 1998 as a result of increased losses in NAF originated Auto Receivable residuals. Salaries and benefits increased by $.4 million or 29% and other expenses increased $1.3 million or 81% as a result of the increased levels of operating activity. 23 24 Other Items Affecting Net Earnings The following items affect the Company's overall results of operations and are not directly related to any one of the Company's businesses discussed above. Corporate overhead. Company level interest expense increased by 251% to $1.9 million in 1999 from $.5 million in 1998 as a result of higher volumes of debt associated with the equity required to purchase Portfolio Assets, equity interests in Acquisition Partnerships and capital support to operating subsidiaries. Salaries and benefits decreased 60% to $.3 million in 1999. Loan fees and professional fees account for the majority of the $.2 million increase in other overhead expenses, which increased due to higher borrowings and other costs associated with outsourcing projects related to the Company's year 2000 initiative and other operational reviews. Additionally, during the second quarter of 1998 the Company recognized $.4 million of deferred premium income related to the redemption of Special Preferred Stock. Income taxes. Federal income taxes are provided at a 35% rate applied to taxable income and are offset by NOLs that the Company believes are available. The tax benefit of the NOLs is recorded in the period during which the benefit is realized. The Company recorded a deferred tax provision from NOLs of $5.0 million in 1999 as compared to a benefit of $.8 million in 1998. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 The Company reported a net loss of $45.4 million in 1999 (including a deferred tax provision of $5.0 million) compared to earnings of $13.4 million in 1998 (including a $1.5 million deferred tax benefit from NOLs). Net loss to common shareholders was $46.7 million in 1999 compared to earnings of $10.4 million in 1998. On a per share basis, basic net loss attributable to common shareholders was $5.63 in 1999 compared to earnings of $1.51 in 1998. Diluted net loss per common share was $5.63 in 1999 compared to earnings of $1.47 in 1998. An accounting change related to SOP 98-5 resulted in a loss of $.8 million in the first six months of 1999 or $0.10 per share. Mortgage Banking Gain on sale of mortgage loans. Gain on sale of mortgage loans decreased by 18% to $39.9 million in 1999 from $48.6 million in 1998. Although loan sales increased from $3.6 billion in 1998 to $4.8 billion in 1999, the percentage gain declined from 1.35% in 1998 to 0.84% in 1999 because of a $6.6 million loss on sale of FHA/VA buyout assets. Net mortgage warehouse income. Net mortgage warehouse income increased by 130% to $9.5 million in 1999 from $4.1 million in 1998. This is the result of a significant increase in the spread between the interest rate on the underlying mortgages and the interest cost of the warehouse credit facility. Servicing fee revenues. Servicing fee revenues were flat period to period. Other revenues. An $8.7 million loss on sale of mortgage servicing rights was realized in the first six months of 1999. Other revenues increased by 47% to $5.2 million in 1999 from $3.6 million in 1998 because of a boost in interest income. Operating expenses. Operating expenses of Mortgage Corp. increased by 72% to $97.0 million in 1999 from $56.5 million in 1998 primarily as a result of significant increases in the provision for mortgage servicing rights, personnel and other costs. Salaries and benefits increased by $15.0 million or 50% in 1999 reflecting a growth in the platform from 1998. During the period, the majority of the retail production offices were sold or closed. Amortization of mortgage servicing rights decreased as a result of the sale of mortgage servicing rights. Interest on notes payable (the portion not associated with Mortgage Corp.'s warehouse credit facility) increased due to higher working capital borrowings during 1999. A provision of $2.3 million for valuation of mortgaging servicing rights was recorded in the first six months of 1999. 24 25 Occupancy expense increased by $2.1 million or 31% in 1999 as the result of the opening or acquisition of several new offices in 1998 in the Broker Retail and Direct Retail networks. Increases in data processing, communication and other expenses in 1999 resulted from $9.1 million for the write down of assets deemed to be uncollectible and reserves for potential losses on assets and $8.1 million of one-time charges relating to the closing of retail offices. Portfolio Asset Acquisition and Resolution Commercial Corp. purchased $68.0 million of Portfolio Assets during 1999 for its own account and through the Acquisition Partnerships compared to $69.8 million in acquisitions in 1998. Commercial Corp.'s quarter end investment in Portfolio Assets decreased to $48.2 million in 1999 from $68.5 million in 1998. Commercial Corp. invested $7.0 million in equity in Portfolio Assets in 1999 compared to $17.1 million in 1998. Net gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets. Proceeds from the resolution of Portfolio Assets decreased by 63% to $11.0 million in 1999 from $30.0 million in 1998. The net gain on resolution of Portfolio Assets decreased by 66% to $2.0 million in 1999 from $5.9 million in 1998 as the result of lower collections. The gross profit percentage on the resolution of Portfolio Assets in 1999 was 18.6% as compared to 19.8% in 1998. Equity in earnings of Acquisition Partnerships. Proceeds from the resolution of Portfolio Assets for the Acquisition Partnerships decreased by 23% to $67.2 million in 1999 from $87.6 million in 1998 while the gross profit percentage increased to 36.3% in 1999 from 31.6% in 1998. Interest income rose $2.0 million in 1999. Other expenses of the Acquisition Partnerships decreased by $2.8 million in 1999 generally reflecting costs associated with the resolution of Portfolio Assets in Europe which generated proceeds of $37.4 million. The net result was an overall increase in the net income of the Acquisition Partnerships of 26% to $16.4 million in 1999 from $13.0 million in 1998. As a result, Commercial Corp.'s equity earnings from Acquisition Partnerships increased by 15% to $5.4 million in 1999 from $4.7 million in 1998. Servicing fee revenues. Servicing fees increased by 26% to $1.8 million in 1999 from $1.4 million in 1998 primarily as a result of collections from the acquisition partnership in Mexico formed at year-end 1998. Other revenues. Other revenues decreased by 20% to $2.0 million in 1999 compared to $2.5 million in 1998 principally as a result of fewer acquisitions during the year (which would generate lower due diligence recovery income). Operating expenses. Operating expenses declined by 21% to $7.3 million in 1999 from $9.2 million in 1998 primarily as a result of reduced interest expense and lower asset level expenses. Salaries and benefits were relatively flat period to period. Interest on notes payable declined $.7 million or 26% due to overall lower cost of funds and lower debt levels. Asset level expenses, occupancy, data processing and other expenses decreased by 23% to $3.1 million in 1999 from $4.1 million in 1998 as a result of lower investments in Portfolio Assets and the consolidation of servicing offices in 1999. Consumer Lending Gain on sale of automobile loans. In the first six months of 1999, Consumer Corp. realized a gain of $6.4 million on the sale of automobile loans as compared to $2.4 million in 1998. Interest and other income. Interest income increased by 31% to $6.9 million in 1999 from $5.2 million in 1998, reflecting increased levels of loan origination activity and an increase in the average balance of aggregate loans and investments held by Consumer Corp. during 1999. Other income increased $1.5 million or 148% due to increased service fee revenue from securitization trusts. Interest expense. Interest expense decreased by 23% to $1.4 million in 1999 from $1.8 million in 1998 as a result of lower funding costs. 25 26 Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased by 19% to $11.7 million in 1999 from $9.8 million in 1998 primarily as a result of increased operating activity. Provision for loan losses and impairment on residual interests decreased by $.9 million or 31% from 1998 as a result of a reduction in loan loss provision of $2.9 million when compared to 1998, offset by the provision on impairments on residual assets increased by $2.0 million over 1998. Salaries and benefits increased by $.8 million or 33% and other expenses increased $2.3 million or 84% as a result of the increased levels of operating activity. Other Items Affecting Net Earnings The following items affect the Company's overall results of operations and are not directly related to any one of the Company's businesses discussed above. Corporate overhead. Company level interest expense increased by 238% to $3.7 million in 1999 from $1.1 million in 1998 as a result of higher volumes of debt associated with the equity required to purchase Portfolio Assets, equity interests in Acquisition Partnerships and capital support to operating subsidiaries. Salary and benefits decreased 22% to $1.3 million in 1999. Loan fees and professional fees account for the majority of the $1.1 million increase in other overhead expenses, which increased due to higher borrowings and other costs associated with outsourcing projects related to the Company's year 2000 initiative and other operational reviews, as well as a write-off of $.5 million of organization costs in accordance with SOP 98-5. Additionally, during the first six months of 1998 the Company recognized $1.7 million of deferred premium income related to the redemption of Special Preferred Stock. Income taxes. Federal income taxes are provided at a 35% rate applied to taxable income and are offset by NOLs that the Company believes are available. The tax benefit of the NOLs is recorded in the period during which the benefit is realized. The Company recorded a deferred tax provision from NOLs of $5.0 million in 1999 as compared to a benefit of $1.5 million in 1998. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Generally, the Company requires liquidity to fund its operations, working capital, payment of debt, equity for acquisition of Portfolio Assets, investments in and advances to the Acquisition Partnerships, investments in expanding businesses to support their growth, retirement of and dividends on preferred stock, and other investments by the Company. The potential sources of liquidity are funds generated from operations, equity distributions from the Acquisition Partnerships, interest and principal payments on subordinated intercompany debt and dividends from the Company's subsidiaries, short-term borrowings from revolving lines of credit, proceeds from equity market transactions, securitization and other structured finance transactions and other special purpose short-term borrowings. The Company has completed the extension and renewal of its working capital revolving line of credit with its revolving lenders ("Revolving Lenders") in August 1999 in the amount of $93 million. In consideration of the additional funding provided under the revolving line of credit, warrants for the purchase of 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock were issued which are exercisable over a ten year period at a strike price equal to the average closing price for the Company's common stock for the month of August 1999. This renewed facility includes a sub-line for FirstCity Consumer Lending ("Consumer") and matures June 30, 2000. This facility requires the approval of the lenders prior to payment of common and preferred dividends. Previously, the Company announced that certain trigger and termination events had occurred under the agreements with its credit enhancement provider on the Consumer residual assets and the Consumer warehouse facility. The credit enhancement provider has given the Company a waiver until September 15, 1999, of the trigger and termination events subject to the following conditions: (1) all excess cash flows payable to affiliates of Consumer under the securitizations will be reserved by the credit enhancement provider, (2) advances under the warehouse line will be reduced from 79.5% to 77% of the principal balances of the loans funded with total fundings under the line limited to $11,500,000 for the thirty day period, (3) the Corporate revolving lenders must agree to waive the default under the revolving loan agreement related to the 26 27 trigger event for a thirty day period, (4) the Company and its subsidiaries will be required to cross-collateralize the securitizations wrapped by the credit enhancement provider, (5) the servicing agreements related to the wrapped securitizations will be made subject to thirty day renewal periods. Additionally, these trigger events were events of default under a $4.3 million credit facility secured by certain automobile residual assets. The Company is currently working with this lender to waive such defaults. Mortgage Corp. is currently in default on a payment in the approximate amount of $5 million on a $14 million gestation facility and is working with the lender to cure such defaults. As a result of this payment default and the net worth of Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation, Mortgage Corp. is in default of its covenants contained in the $500 million warehouse facility. These defaults also create defaults in Mortgage Corp.'s other credit facilities. Mortgage Corp. is currently working with the syndicate lenders to receive waivers of these defaults. If such waivers or cures are not obtained, funding under the Mortgage Corp. warehouse facilities could be halted. The Company's revolving credit facility provides that the defaults by Mortgage do not constitute a default under the Company's revolving credit facility unless they are not cured or waived on or before September 15, 1999. In the event these defaults are not waived or cured by September 15, 1999, they could have an adverse impact on the Company's liquidity. As described above, the Company has recently engaged independent advisory firms to assist with the sale of Mortgage Corp. and Capital Corp. Assuming the Company sells or liquidates its mortgage segment, and is able to cure or obtain waivers of the defaults in its loan facilities described above, the Company believes that the liquidity provided by its revolving credit facility, funding from senior lenders in Acquisition Partnership investments, direct portfolio investments and business acquisitions, securitizations of loans made by Consumer, and other revenue generated by Consumer and Commercial Corp. will be adequate to fund the Company's contemplated activities and liquidity needs. In addition, the Company believes that after it has exited the mortgage business that it will be able to raise capital through public debt equity offerings (subject to limitations related to the preservation of the Company's NOLS). The Company and each of its major operating subsidiaries have entered into one or more credit facilities to finance its respective operations. Each of the operating subsidiary credit facilities is nonrecourse to the Company and the other operating subsidiaries, except as discussed below. Excluding the term acquisition facilities of the unconsolidated Acquisition Partnerships, as of June 30, 1999, the Company and its subsidiaries had credit facilities providing for borrowings in an aggregate principal amount of $1.9 billion and outstanding borrowings of $931 million. The following table summarizes the material terms of the credit facilities to which the Company, its major operating subsidiaries and the Acquisition Partnerships were parties as of August 13, 1999 and the outstanding borrowings under such facilities as of June 30, 1999. CREDIT FACILITIES OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BORROWINGS AS OF AMOUNT JUNE 30, 1999 INTEREST RATE OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS --------- ---------------- ------------- -------------------------- (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) FIRSTCITY Company Credit Facility.............. $ 93 $ 76 Prime + 1.0% to Secured by the assets of the Company, expires Prime + 4% June 30, 2000* Term fixed asset facility.............. 1 1 Prime + 1.0% Secured by certain fixed assets, expires January 1, 2001 Term credit facility.... 10 10 LIBOR + 5.0% Secured by stock of an acquisition partnership and certain residual interests, expires February 20, 2000 MORTGAGE CORP. Warehouse facilities.... 500 364 LIBOR + 1.375% Revolving line to warehouse residential to 2.5% mortgage loans, expires May 27, 2000* Supplemental warehouse facilities............ 62 41 LIBOR + 1.75% Revolving line to warehouse residential to 2.75% mortgage loans and related receivables, expires May 27, 2000 Gestation facilities.... 860 148 Fed Funds + 0.8% Open facilities to fund committed loans to FNMA to 1.05% and and others* LIBOR + 0.5% to 0.8% 27 28 OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BORROWINGS AS OF AMOUNT JUNE 30, 1999 INTEREST RATE OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS --------- ---------------- ------------- -------------------------- (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) CAPITAL CORP. Warehouse facility...... 200 177 LIBOR + 1.50% Acquisition facility to acquire Home Equity to 3.00% Loans, expires March 31, 2000 Repurchase agreement.... 7 7 LIBOR + 4.00% Repurchase agreement secured by residual interests in Home Equity securitized loans, expires November 10, 1999 COMMERCIAL CORP. Term facility........... 65 65 LIBOR + 4.0% Term facility secured by existing Portfolio Assets, expires April 30, 2000 (includes $55 million advanced to unconsolidated Acquisition Partnerships). French and Japanese acquisition facility.............. 4 14 French franc Acquisition facility to fund equity investments LIBOR + 3.5% in French and Japanese Portfolio Assets, Japanese yen expires March 31, 2000. Guaranteed by LIBOR + 3.5% Commercial Corp. and the Company. Paid down and curtailed to $4 million in August, 1999. Term acquisition facilities............ 30 30 Fixed at 7.00% Acquisition facilities for existing Portfolio to 7.66% Assets. Secured by Portfolio Assets. Expires February 25, 2003 and June 5, 2002 and November 7, 2002 CONSUMER CORP. Warehouse facility...... 100 44 Rate equal to the Commercial paper conduit warehouse facility mixed rate of secured by automobile receivables, expires LIBOR and March 30, 2000* commercial paper rates Repurchase Agreement.... 3 3 LIBOR + 3% Repurchase agreement secured by residual interests in automobile securitized loans, expires November 10, 1999 Term facility........... 6 6 Prime + 1% Term facility secured by residual interests in automobile securitized loans, expires March 15, 2000 Unconsolidated Acquisition Partnerships Term acquisition facilities............ 74 74 Fixed at 4.5% to Senior and subordinated loans secured by 13%, LIBOR + Portfolio Assets, various maturities 3.0% to 5.0% and Prime + 1.0% - --------------- * See discussions above. RELIANCE ON SYSTEMS; YEAR 2000 ISSUES The Year 2000 Issue consists of shortcomings of many electronic data processing systems that make them unable to process year-date data accurately beyond the year 1999. The primary shortcoming arises because computer programmers have abbreviated dates by eliminating the first two digits of the year under the assumption that these digits would always be 19. Another shortcoming is caused by the routine used by some computers for calculating leap year does not detect that the year 2000 is a leap year. This inability to process dates could potentially result in a system failure or miscalculation causing disruptions in the Company's operations or performance. The potential problems posed by this issue affect the Company's internal business-critical systems ("internal systems") upon which the Company depends. This includes information technology systems and applications ("IT"), as well as non-IT systems and equipment with embedded technology, such as fax machines and telephone systems. Examples of internal IT systems includes accounting systems such as general ledger, loan servicing systems, cash management systems and loan origination systems. In addition to the internal systems, the Company may be at risk from Year 2000 failures caused by or occurring to third parties. Some third parties have significant direct business relationships with the Company. These parties include borrowers, lenders, investors who buy the Company's loan products and outside system vendors such as Alltel, Inc., the primary data processing provider for the servicing of Mortgage Corp's loans. 28 29 The Company's Year 2000 Initiative The Company, with the assistance of a consulting firm that specializes in Year 2000 readiness, is conducting an enterprise-wide Year 2000 initiative that encompasses both the internal systems and exposure to third parties. For the Company's internal systems, the initiative is being approached in four phases comprised of assessment, remediation, testing and contingency planning. While there is considerable overlap in the timing of the four phases, the internal assessment phase was completed in March 1999 within the $135,000 budget allocated for this phase. The components (i.e., hardware and software) of all internal systems have been identified and the Year 2000 readiness assessed. The Company has identified its third party business relationships and is conducting a letter writing campaign to obtain written representations of Year 2000 readiness from the mission critical and significant third party business relationships. At present, approximately 1000 letters have been mailed with 42% of the entities responding including both mission critical and non-mission critical relationships. At this time 59% of the mission critical business relationships have responded with 92% of those indicating that they are Year 2000 ready or have Year 2000 plans in place and 8% responded with insufficient data regarding Year 2000 readiness. The letter writing campaign to assess third party relationships will continue throughout the remainder of 1999 and it is anticipated that a significant number of positive Year 2000 readiness responses will be received in the third and fourth quarters. A comprehensive remediation and testing plan along with a budget of approximately $1,500,000 for the remainder of the Year 2000 project was presented and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 15, 1999. Within this budget, approximately $165,000 is for computer hardware and software that must be replaced or upgraded and the remainder is for personnel costs (employees, external consultants and travel expenses). All estimated costs have been budgeted and will be funded by cash flows from operations. Remediation of mission critical infrastructure components began in January 1999 and has been completed as of June 30, 1999. Infrastructure is defined as Servers, Workstations, Operating Systems and Network Operating Systems. Mission critical vendor supplied applications have been upgraded to the vendor's disclosed Year 2000 ready release with the exception of the Company's PC based General Ledger software packages. The Year 2000 ready versions of the General Ledger packages are scheduled for implementation in July and September 1999. The PC General Ledger accounting systems will be replaced by the implementation of PeopleSoft Financials in the third quarter of 1999. Mission critical custom applications written and/or maintained by the Company have been remediated and are in the process of verification testing. Test plans have been written for these applications and testing will be completed by August 31, 1999. Non IT systems, including fax machines, copiers and building mechanical systems are also being addressed. Fax and copy machines have been identified by model number and manufacturer have been contacted using the third party/vendor letters requesting their for Year 2000 readiness. Properties owned or occupied by the Company's business units are managed by individual property management companies who have been contacted as to the readiness of the mechanical systems within those buildings. To date no critical Non-IT systems or equipment with embedded technology have been identified as having Year 2000 related issues that will have a significant impact on business operations. In addition to being included in the Company's initiative described above, Mortgage Corp. participated in the Year 2000 Inter-Industry Test sponsored by the Mortgage Bankers Association ("MBA Test"). Other participants in the MBA Test were from a cross section of the top industry participants including originators, servicers, mortgage insurers, service bureaus, investors and software vendors. Mortgage Corp.'s primary data processing vendor, Alltel, Inc., and FNMA, Mortgage Corp.'s primary investor, were also participants. The objective of the test was to prove that the interaction with common mortgage industry trading partners is acceptable in a year 2000+ environment. The test covered 17 types of transactions that fall under the three primary mortgage processes: origination, secondary marketing, and servicing. The test was completed April 30, 29 30 1999 within the $102,400 budget allotted. While this test will not replace internal testing, it does provide additional assurance to Mortgage Corp. and the other participants that the readiness of their systems, many of which are directly interfaced, are subjected to independent verification. Based on the Company's remediation efforts, responses received and testing to date, it is not anticipated that any internal or third party Year 2000 readiness issues will materially affect the Company. The Company expects to have a comprehensive Year 2000 contingency plan in place by the third quarter of 1999. In general, contingency plans will be developed to replace any significant third party service providers or internal systems that have not completed their Year 2000 initiative and disclosed their readiness to the Company by the third quarter of 1999. Contingency planning also involves a comprehensive risk assessment in order to maintain focus on critical business relationships and systems. Contingency planning with respect to third parties will continue throughout the remainder of 1999. The cost of the Year 2000 initiative and the dates by which the Company anticipates completion of its Year 2000 plan are based on management's best estimates, which are derived utilizing numerous assumptions of future events including the continued availability of certain resources, third party modification plans and other factors. Unanticipated failures by critical third parties, as well as the failure by the Company to execute its own remediation and testing efforts, could have a material adverse effect on the cost of the initiative and its completion date. As a result, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking estimates will be achieved and the actual cost and third party compliance could differ materially from those plans, resulting in material financial risk. Potential Risks Currently, there is uncertainty as to the ultimate success of global remediation efforts, including the efforts of entities that provide services to large segments of society such as airlines, utilities and securities exchanges. There could be short term or longer-term disruptions in segments of the economy that could impact the Company. Due to the uncertainty with respect to how the Year 2000 issue will affect business and government, it is not possible to list all potential problems or risks to the Company. The Company believes that the most reasonably likely worst case scenarios that could have adverse effects on the Company are the failures of third parties, particularly residential mortgage loan borrowers, its lenders and the investors who purchase its mortgage and consumer loan products. The Company's residential mortgage and consumer loan borrowers could be affected by any adverse impact on the general economy that could cause a rise in delinquencies. Lenders, who provide funds used by the Company to acquire assets, might be adversely affected, disrupting the flow of funds, which could have an adverse impact on the Company's ability to make new loans. Likewise, a disruption in services by investors such as FNMA could have an adverse impact on the Company's ability to sell loans, which would result in significant reductions in operating activities. Any Year 2000 factors that might impact borrowers' abilities to repay their obligations relate to the failure of global remediation efforts over which the Company has no influence. The Company's lenders and investors, most of which operate in highly regulated industries, are among the largest such institutions in the world. These institutions are under government regulatory mandates to achieve full readiness prior to the end of 1999. The Company believes that it is unlikely that these institutions will fail to achieve readiness within a reasonable time frame; however, the Company will continue to monitor their readiness and maintain an ongoing contingency plan. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or incorporated by reference from time to time, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the Company's strategic objectives and future performance, which are not historical fact, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may project, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "believe", "will be", "will continue", "will likely result", 30 31 and similar expressions. Such statements inherently are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. There are many important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the impact of certain covenants in loan agreements of the Company and its subsidiaries; the degree to which the Company is leveraged; its need for financing; the continued availability of the Company's credit facilities; capital markets conditions, including the markets for asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities; the performance of the Company's subsidiaries and affiliates; availability of net operating loss carryforwards; risks associated with rapid growth and entry into new businesses; general economic conditions; interest rate risk; prepayment speeds; delinquency and default rates; credit loss rates; changes (legislative and otherwise) in the asset securitization industry; risk of securitization; demand for the Company's services; residential and commercial and other real estate values; changes in foreign political, social and economic conditions, regulatory initiatives and compliance with governmental regulations, the ability to attract and retain qualified and key personnel; dependence on independent mortgage brokers and automobile dealership relationships, the Company's Year 2000 issues; factors more fully discussed and identified under Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, risk factors and other risks identified in the Company's current report on Form 10-K, filed March 31, 1999 and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's control. In addition, it should be noted that past financial and operational performance of the Company is not necessarily indicative of future financial and operational performance. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Report speak only as of the date of this Report. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The Company's earnings are materially impacted by net gains on sales of loans and net interest margins. The level of gains from loan sales the Company achieves is dependent on demand for the products originated. Net interest margins are dependent on the Company to maintain the spread or interest differential between the interest it charges the customer for loans and the interest the Company is charged for the financing of those loans. The following describes each component of interest bearing assets held by the Company and how each could be effected by changes in interest rates. Portfolio assets consist of investments in pools of non-homogenous assets that predominantly consist of loan and real estate assets. Earnings from these assets are based on the estimated future cash flows from such assets and recorded when those cash flows occur. The underlying loans within these pools bear both fixed and variable rates. Due to the non-performing nature and history of these loans, changes in prevailing bench-mark rates (such as the prime rate or LIBOR) generally have a nominal effect on the ultimate future cash flow to be realized from the loan assets. Furthermore, these pools of assets are held for sale, not for investment; therefore, the disposition strategy is to liquidate these assets as quickly as possible. The sub-prime loans the Company sells generally are included in asset backed securities the investor or purchaser issues. These securities are priced at spreads over the LIBOR or an equivalent term treasury security. These spreads are determined by demand for the security. Demand is affected by the perception of credit quality and prepayment risk associated with the loans the Company originates and sells. Interest rates offered to customers also affect prices paid for loans. These rates are determined by review of competitors rate offerings to the public and current prices being paid to the Company for the products. The Company does not hedge these price risks. Prices paid for prime loans, primarily mortgage loans held for sale, are impacted by movements in interest rates. The Company mitigates this risk by locking in prices with its investors as the customer locks in the price with the Company, thus allowing the Company to maintain its margin. Generally, if interest rates rise 31 32 significantly, home sales and refinancing will decline adversely affecting the Company's prime mortgage loan production. The Company's residual interests in securitizations represent the present value of the excess cash flows the Company expects to receive over the life of the underlying sub-prime mortgage or automobile loans. The value of the sub-prime mortgage residual interest is adversely affected by prepayment, losses and delinquencies due to the longer term of the underlying assets and the value would be negatively impacted by an increase in short-term rates, as a portion of the cash flows fluctuate monthly based upon the one-month LIBOR. The sub-prime automobile residual interests is affected less by prepayment speeds due to the shorter term of the underlying assets and the fact that the loans are fixed rate, generally at the highest rate allowable by law. The Company's investment in mortgage servicing rights is based on weighted average service fee rates and assumed prepayment speeds. Changes in prevailing mortgage interest rates contribute to changes in the prepayment assumptions of servicing rights, thus causing increases to the value of the servicing rights when mortgage rates increase and decreases in value when mortgage rates decrease. Additionally the Company has various sources of financing which have been previously described in the Liquidity Capital Resources section of Item 2. In summary, the Company would be negatively impacted by rising interest rates and declining prices for its sub-prime loans. Rising interest rates would negatively impact prime mortgage production and the value of the residual interests in the securitization and declining prices for the Company's sub-prime loans would adversely effect the levels of gains achieved upon the sale of those loans. 32 33 PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 12, 1999. The following items of business were considered at the Annual Meeting. (a) Election of Directors The following were elected as directors to serve as members of the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2000 annual meeting of shareholders. The number of votes cast for each nominee was as follows: VOTES CAST VOTES NOMINEE FOR AGAINST ABSTAINED ------- ---------- ------- --------- James R. Hawkins............................................ 5,674,587 0 129,912 C. Ivan Wilson.............................................. 5,674,591 0 120,908 James T. Sartain............................................ 5,674,591 0 120,908 Rick R. Hagelstein.......................................... 5,674,591 0 120,908 Buddy L. Terrell............................................ 5,618,204 0 177,295 Richard E. Bean............................................. 5,674,475 0 121,024 Dane Fulmer................................................. 5,674,591 0 120,908 Robert E. Garrison II....................................... 5,674,591 0 120,908 David W. MacLennan.......................................... 5,674,591 0 120,908 Thomas E. Smith............................................. 5,674,591 0 120,908 (b) Ratification of Appointment of Auditors A proposal to ratify the Board of Directors' appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 1999 was approved by the shareholders. The number of votes for the proposal: 5,748,525; votes witheld: 39,528; abstentions: 7,446. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Exhibits EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 2.1 -- Joint Plan of Reorganization by First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Official Committee of Equity Security Holders and J-Hawk Corporation, with the Participation of Cargill Financial Services Corporation, Under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Case No. 392-39474-HCA-11 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 2.2 -- Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 3, 1995, by and between First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. and J-Hawk Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 3.1 -- Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 33 34 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 3.2 -- Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 4.1 -- Certificate of Designations of the New Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value) of the Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 4.2 -- Warrant Agreement, dated July 3, 1995, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 4.3 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 1997, among the Company, Richard J. Gillen, Bernice J. Gillen, Harbor Financial Mortgage Company Employees Pension Plan, Lindsey Capital Corporation, Ed Smith and Thomas E. Smith. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 4.4 -- Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 1998, between the Company and Texas Commerce Shareholders Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 4.5 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 24, 1998, between the Company and Texas Commerce Shareholders Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 24, 1998). 9.1 -- Shareholder Voting Agreement, dated as of June 29, 1995, among ATARA I Ltd., James R. Hawkins, James T. Sartain and Cargill Financial Services Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 9.1 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24,1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 10.1 -- Trust Agreement of FirstCity Liquidating Trust, dated July 3, 1995 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 10.2 -- Investment Management Agreement, dated July 3, 1995, between the Company and FirstCity Liquidating Trust (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995 10.3 -- Lock-Box Agreement, dated July 11, 1995, among the Company, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as lock-box agent, FirstCity Liquidating Trust, FCLT Loans, L.P., and the other Trust-Owned Affiliates signatory thereto, and each of NationsBank of Texas, N.A. and Fleet National Bank, as co-lenders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 8-A/A dated August 25, 1995 filed with the Commission on August 25, 1995). 10.4 -- Custodial Agreement, dated July 11, 1995, among Fleet National Bank, as custodian, Fleet National Bank, as agent, FCLT Loans, L.P., FirstCity Liquidating Trust, and the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Form 8-A/A dated August 25, 1995 filed with the Commission on August 25, 1995). 10.5 -- Tier 3 Custodial Agreement, dated July 11, 1995, among the Company, as custodian, Fleet National Bank, as agent, FCLT Loans, L.P., FirstCity Liquidating Trust, and the Company, as servicer (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 8-A/A dated August 25, 1995 filed with the Commission on August 25, 1995). 34 35 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 10.6 -- 12/97 Amended and Restated Facilities Agreement, dated effective as of December 3, 1997, among Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation, New America Financial, Inc., Texas Commerce Bank National Association and the other warehouse lenders party thereto. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.7 -- Modification Agreement, dated January 26, 1998, to the Amended and Restated Facilities Agreement, dated as of December 3, 1997, among Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation, New America Financial, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly known as Texas Commerce Bank National Association). (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10,7 of the company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.8 -- $50,000,000 3/98 Chase Texas Temporary Additional Warehouse Note, dated March 17, 1998, by Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation and New America Financial, Inc., in favor of Chase Bank of Texas, National Association. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.9 -- Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1997, by and between Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation and Richard J. Gillen. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company's 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.10 -- Employment Agreement, dated as of September 8, 1997, by and between FirstCity Funding Corporation and Thomas R. Brower, with similar agreements between FC Capital Corp. and each of James H. Aronoff and Christopher J. Morrissey. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.11 -- Shareholder Agreement, dated as of September 8, 1997, among FirstCity Funding Corporation, FirstCity Consumer Lending Corporation, Thomas R. Brower, Scot A. Foith, Thomas G. Dundon, R. Tyler Whann, Bradley C. Reeves, Stephen H. Trent and Blake P. Bozman. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.12 -- Revolving Credit Loan Agreement, dated as of March 20, 1998, by and between FC Properties, Ltd. and Nomura Asset Capital Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.13 -- Revolving Credit Loan Agreement, dated as of February 27, 1998, by and between FH Partners, L.P. and Nomura Asset Capital Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.14 -- Note Agreement, dated as of June 6, 1997, among Bosque Asset Corp., SVD Realty, L.P., SOWAMCO XXII, LTD., Bosque Investment Realty Partners, L.P. and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.15 -- 60,000,000 French Franc Revolving Promissory Note, dated September 25, 1997, by J-Hawk International Corporation in favor of the Bank of Scotland. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 35 36 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 10.16 -- Loan Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1997, by and between Bank of Scotland and J-Hawk International Corporation. (incorporated herein reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.17 -- Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1997, by J-Hawk (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.18 -- Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1997, by FirstCity Financial Corporation in favor of Bank of Scotland. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.19 -- Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 1996, among ContiTrade Services L.L.C., N.A.F. Auto Loan Trust and National Auto Funding Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.20 -- Funding Commitment, dated as of May 17, 1996 by and between ConiTrade Services L.L.C. and The Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.21 -- Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 29, 1995, by and between the Company and Cargill financial Services Corporation, as amended by the Eighth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated February 1998. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.22 -- Master Repurchase Agreement Governing Purchased and Sales of Mortgage Loans, dated as of July 1998, between Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and FHB Funding Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 18, 1998). 10.23 -- Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among ContiTrade Services, L.L.C., FirstCity Consumer Lending Corporation, FirstCity Auto Receivables L.L.C. and FirstCity Financial Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 16, 1998). 10.24 -- Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among FirstCity Auto Receivables L.L.C. , FirstCity Servicing Corporation of California, FirstCity Consumer Lending Corporation and ContiTrade Services L.L.C. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 16, 1998). 10.25 -- Security and Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among FirstCity Auto Receivables L.L.C., ContiTrade Services L.L.C. and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 16, 1998). 10.26 -- Loan Agreement, dated as of July 24, 1998, between FirstCity Commercial Corporation and CFSC Capital Corp. XXX (incorporated herein by reference Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998). 10.27 -- Loan Agreement, dated April 8, 1998 between Bank of Scotland and the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998) 36 37 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 10.28 -- First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated July 20, 1998, between Bank of Scotland and the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998). 10.29 -- Employment Agreement, dated October 1, 1998, by and between FirstCity. Financial Mortgage Corporation, and Buddy L. Terrell (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.30 -- Security Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among Enterprise Funding Corporation, FCAR Receivables L.L.C., MBIA Insurance Corporation, FirstCity Funding Corporation, NationsBank N.A. and CSC Logic/MSA LLP d/b/a Loan Servicing enterprise (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.31 -- Note purchase agreement, dated March 30, 1999 among Enterprise Funding Corporation, FCAR Receivables, LLC and NationsBank , N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.32 -- Custodian Agreement, dated March 30, 1999, among FCAR Receivables LLC, FirstCity Funding Corporation, NationsBank, N.A., Enterprise Funding Corporation and Chase Bank of Texas, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.32 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.33 -- Credit agreement dated effective as of May 28, 1999 made by and among Harbor Financial Mortgage, New America Financial, Inc., FirstCity Financial Mortgage Corporation, and Guaranty Federal Bank F.S.B. as Administrative Agent and Bank One, Texas, N.A. as Collateral Agent. 10.34 -- Tenth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 11, 1999 between Bank of Scotland and the Company. 27.1 -- Financial Data Schedule. (Exhibit 27.1 is being submitted as an exhibit only in the electronic format of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q being submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Exhibit 27.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or Section 323 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of such sections, nor shall it be deemed a part of any registration statement to which it relates.) (b) Reports on Form 8-K. No report on Form 8-K was filed by the Registrant with the Securities Exchange Commission during the quarterly period ended June 30, 1999. 37 38 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION By /s/ JAMES T. SARTAIN ----------------------------------- Name: James T. Sartain Title: President and Chief Operating Officer and Director (Duly authorized officer of the Registrant) By /s/ GARY H. MILLER ----------------------------------- Name: Gary H. Miller Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly authorized officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant) By /s/ JAMES B. BAKER ----------------------------------- Name: James B. Baker Title: Vice President and Controller (Duly authorized officer and principal accounting officer of the Registrant) Dated: August 16, 1999 38 39 EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 2.1 -- Joint Plan of Reorganization by First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Official Committee of Equity Security Holders and J-Hawk Corporation, with the Participation of Cargill Financial Services Corporation, Under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Case No. 392-39474-HCA-11 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 2.2 -- Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 3, 1995, by and between First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc. and J-Hawk Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 3.1 -- Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 3.2 -- Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 4.1 -- Certificate of Designations of the New Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value) of the Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 4.2 -- Warrant Agreement, dated July 3, 1995, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 4.3 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 1997, among the Company, Richard J. Gillen, Bernice J. Gillen, Harbor Financial Mortgage Company Employees Pension Plan, Lindsey Capital Corporation, Ed Smith and Thomas E. Smith. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 4.4 -- Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 1998, between the Company and Texas Commerce Shareholders Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 4.5 -- Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 24, 1998, between the Company and Texas Commerce Shareholders Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission on March 24, 1998). 9.1 -- Shareholder Voting Agreement, dated as of June 29, 1995, among ATARA I Ltd., James R. Hawkins, James T. Sartain and Cargill Financial Services Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 9.1 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24,1998 filed with the Commission on March 26, 1998). 10.1 -- Trust Agreement of FirstCity Liquidating Trust, dated July 3, 1995 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995). 10.2 -- Investment Management Agreement, dated July 3, 1995, between the Company and FirstCity Liquidating Trust (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1995 filed with the Commission on July 18, 1995 40 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 10.3 -- Lock-Box Agreement, dated July 11, 1995, among the Company, NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as lock-box agent, FirstCity Liquidating Trust, FCLT Loans, L.P., and the other Trust-Owned Affiliates signatory thereto, and each of NationsBank of Texas, N.A. and Fleet National Bank, as co-lenders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 8-A/A dated August 25, 1995 filed with the Commission on August 25, 1995). 10.4 -- Custodial Agreement, dated July 11, 1995, among Fleet National Bank, as custodian, Fleet National Bank, as agent, FCLT Loans, L.P., FirstCity Liquidating Trust, and the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Form 8-A/A dated August 25, 1995 filed with the Commission on August 25, 1995). 10.5 -- Tier 3 Custodial Agreement, dated July 11, 1995, among the Company, as custodian, Fleet National Bank, as agent, FCLT Loans, L.P., FirstCity Liquidating Trust, and the Company, as servicer (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 8-A/A dated August 25, 1995 filed with the Commission on August 25, 1995). 10.6 -- 12/97 Amended and Restated Facilities Agreement, dated effective as of December 3, 1997, among Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation, New America Financial, Inc., Texas Commerce Bank National Association and the other warehouse lenders party thereto. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.7 -- Modification Agreement, dated January 26, 1998, to the Amended and Restated Facilities Agreement, dated as of December 3, 1997, among Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation, New America Financial, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association (formerly known as Texas Commerce Bank National Association). (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10,7 of the company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.8 -- $50,000,000 3/98 Chase Texas Temporary Additional Warehouse Note, dated March 17, 1998, by Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation and New America Financial, Inc., in favor of Chase Bank of Texas, National Association. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.9 -- Employment Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1997, by and between Harbor Financial Mortgage Corporation and Richard J. Gillen. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company's 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.10 -- Employment Agreement, dated as of September 8, 1997, by and between FirstCity Funding Corporation and Thomas R. Brower, with similar agreements between FC Capital Corp. and each of James H. Aronoff and Christopher J. Morrissey. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.11 -- Shareholder Agreement, dated as of September 8, 1997, among FirstCity Funding Corporation, FirstCity Consumer Lending Corporation, Thomas R. Brower, Scot A. Foith, Thomas G. Dundon, R. Tyler Whann, Bradley C. Reeves, Stephen H. Trent and Blake P. Bozman. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 41 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 10.12 -- Revolving Credit Loan Agreement, dated as of March 20, 1998, by and between FC Properties, Ltd. and Nomura Asset Capital Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.13 -- Revolving Credit Loan Agreement, dated as of February 27, 1998, by and between FH Partners, L.P. and Nomura Asset Capital Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.14 -- Note Agreement, dated as of June 6, 1997, among Bosque Asset Corp., SVD Realty, L.P., SOWAMCO XXII, LTD., Bosque Investment Realty Partners, L.P. and Bankers Trust Company of California, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.15 -- 60,000,000 French Franc Revolving Promissory Note, dated September 25, 1997, by J-Hawk International Corporation in favor of the Bank of Scotland. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.16 -- Loan Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1997, by and between Bank of Scotland and J-Hawk International Corporation. (incorporated herein reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.17 -- Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1997, by J-Hawk (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.18 -- Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1997, by FirstCity Financial Corporation in favor of Bank of Scotland. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.19 -- Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of May 17, 1996, among ContiTrade Services L.L.C., N.A.F. Auto Loan Trust and National Auto Funding Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.20 -- Funding Commitment, dated as of May 17, 1996 by and between ConiTrade Services L.L.C. and The Company. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.21 -- Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 29, 1995, by and between the Company and Cargill financial Services Corporation, as amended by the Eighth Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement dated February 1998. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of the Company's Form 10-K dated March 24, 1998 filed with the Commission March 26, 1998). 10.22 -- Master Repurchase Agreement Governing Purchased and Sales of Mortgage Loans, dated as of July 1998, between Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and FHB Funding Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 18, 1998). 10.23 -- Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among ContiTrade Services, L.L.C., FirstCity Consumer Lending Corporation, FirstCity Auto Receivables L.L.C. and FirstCity Financial Corporation. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 16, 1998). 42 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 10.24 -- Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among FirstCity Auto Receivables L.L.C. , FirstCity Servicing Corporation of California, FirstCity Consumer Lending Corporation and ContiTrade Services L.L.C. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 16, 1998). 10.25 -- Security and Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among FirstCity Auto Receivables L.L.C., ContiTrade Services L.L.C. and Chase Bank of Texas, National Association. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission August 16, 1998). 10.26 -- Loan Agreement, dated as of July 24, 1998, between FirstCity Commercial Corporation and CFSC Capital Corp. XXX (incorporated herein by reference Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998). 10.27 -- Loan Agreement, dated April 8, 1998 between Bank of Scotland and the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998) 10.28 -- First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated July 20, 1998, between Bank of Scotland and the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated August 14, 1998, filed with the Commission on August 18, 1998). 10.29 -- Employment Agreement, dated October 1, 1998, by and between FirstCity. Financial Mortgage Corporation, and Buddy L. Terrell (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.30 -- Security Agreement, dated as of April 30, 1998 among Enterprise Funding Corporation, FCAR Receivables L.L.C., MBIA Insurance Corporation, FirstCity Funding Corporation, NationsBank N.A. and CSC Logic/MSA LLP d/b/a Loan Servicing enterprise (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.31 -- Note purchase agreement, dated March 30, 1999 among Enterprise Funding Corporation, FCAR Receivables, LLC and NationsBank , N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.32 -- Custodian Agreement, dated March 30, 1999, among FCAR Receivables LLC, FirstCity Funding Corporation, NationsBank, N.A., Enterprise Funding Corporation and Chase Bank of Texas, N.A. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.32 of the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 17, 1999, filed with the commission on May 17, 1999). 10.33 -- Credit agreement dated effective as of May 28, 1999 made by and among Harbor Financial Mortgage, New America Financial, Inc., FirstCity Financial Mortgage Corporation, and Guaranty Federal Bank F.S.B. as Administrative Agent and Bank One, Texas, N.A. as Collateral Agent. 10.34 -- Tenth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated August 11, 1999 between Bank of Scotland and the Company. 43 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------- ----------- 27.1 -- Financial Data Schedule. (Exhibit 27.1 is being submitted as an exhibit only in the electronic format of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q being submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Exhibit 27.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or Section 323 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of such sections, nor shall it be deemed a part of any registration statement to which it relates.)