================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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 September 30, 2001 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from __________ to ___________ Commission File Number 005-57091 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. -------------------------------------------- (Exact name of bank as specified in charter) WASHINGTON 91-2005970 ---------- ---------- (State of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation) Identification Number) 400 108th Avenue N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004 --------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 453-5301 -------------- 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 has (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ----- ----- Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. November 13, 2001 4,725,966 --------- ================================================================================ FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION............................................... 2 Item 1. Financial Statements............................................. 14 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations........................................ 14 General..................................................... 14 Recently Issued Accounting Standards........................ 14 Results of Operations....................................... 15 Net Income.............................................. 15 Net Interest Income..................................... 15 Non-Interest Income..................................... 16 Non-Interest Expense.................................... 20 Financial Condition......................................... 21 Asset Quality............................................... 22 Business Segments........................................... 22 Consumer Banking........................................ 23 Residential Lending..................................... 23 Commercial Lending...................................... 24 Liquidity and Capital Reserves.............................. 25 Expansion................................................... 26 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk....... 26 Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer....................... 28 PART II: OTHER INFORMATION.................................................. 29 Item 1. Legal Proceedings................................................ 29 Item 2. Changes in Securities............................................ 29 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.................................. 29 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders.............. 29 Item 5. Other Information................................................ 29 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................. 29 SIGNATURES.................................................................. 30 1 ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION September 30, December 31, 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- ASSETS: (Unaudited) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: Interest-earning deposits $ 38,809,893 $ 513,806 Noninterest-earning demand deposits and cash on hand 4,734,543 6,485,186 -------------- -------------- 43,544,436 6,998,992 MORTGAGE-BACKED AND OTHER SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE 23,206,561 38,648,017 LOANS RECEIVABLE, HELD FOR SALE 4,987,118 15,774,341 MORTGAGE-BACKED AND OTHER SECURITIES HELD TO MATURITY 33,599,841 85,041,725 LOANS RECEIVABLE 546,537,954 480,505,472 RESERVE FOR LOAN LOSSES (7,013,303) (6,729,166) -------------- -------------- LOANS RECEIVABLE, NET 539,524,651 473,776,306 ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE 3,610,259 4,665,516 REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE -- 1,352,611 LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, NET 8,553,685 7,423,956 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK (FHLB) STOCK, at cost 8,391,300 7,749,400 MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS 51,213 145,097 OTHER ASSETS 1,992,100 1,655,505 -------------- -------------- TOTAL $ 667,461,164 $ 643,231,466 ============== ============== 2 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued) September 30, December 31, 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- (Unaudited) LIABILITIES: Deposits: Investor custodial checking $ 137,661 $ 662,545 Money market deposit and checking accounts 101,230,833 96,267,362 Regular savings 8,159,710 8,350,254 Time deposits 351,834,505 352,211,748 -------------- -------------- Total deposits 461,362,709 457,491,909 Drafts payable 1,480,758 1,300,082 Accounts payable and other liabilities 2,598,228 3,493,118 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 2,879,065 1,484,132 FHLB advances 147,141,225 133,034,725 Other advances 250,000 250,000 Current tax liability 744,956 260,229 -------------- -------------- Total liabilities 616,456,941 597,314,195 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: Common stock, $1 par value- Authorized, 10,000,000 shares Issued and outstanding, 4,715,966 and 4,671,286 shares, respectively 4,715,966 4,671,286 Additional paid-in capital 31,346,556 31,118,545 Employee stock ownership plan debt -- (97,821) Retained earnings 14,657,241 10,140,569 Accumulated other comprehensive income: Unrealized income on securities available for sale, net of federal income tax 284,460 84,692 -------------- -------------- Total stockholders' equity 51,004,223 45,917,271 -------------- -------------- TOTAL $ 667,461,164 $ 643,231,466 ============== ============== 3 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Quarters ended September 30 Nine Months ended September 30 ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 2001 2000 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (Unaudited) INTEREST INCOME: Loans Receivable $ 11,787,341 $ 11,058,397 $ 35,157,638 $ 32,017,990 Interest on AFS Securities 401,184 654,560 1,463,723 1,230,992 Interest on HTM Securities 713,804 1,342,219 3,031,487 3,987,769 Interest Other 300,736 159,980 602,545 421,149 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 13,203,065 13,215,156 40,255,393 37,657,900 INTEREST EXPENSE: Deposits 5,740,381 6,101,883 18,037,256 16,627,084 FHLB advances and other 2,269,545 1,921,329 6,582,087 5,706,009 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 8,009,926 8,023,212 24,619,343 22,333,093 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net interest income 5,193,139 5,191,944 15,636,050 15,324,807 PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 50,000 50,000 315,000 280,000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net interest income, after provision for loan losses 5,143,139 5,141,944 15,321,050 15,044,807 OTHER OPERATING INCOME: Gain (Loss) on sales of loans 100,105 (84,909) 1,263,786 43,480 Servicing fees, net of amortization 25,080 107,436 91,908 445,683 Gain on sales of investments 417,545 -- 1,046,208 -- Fees on deposits 76,500 57,945 243,653 211,022 Other 257,745 176,191 671,122 518,437 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total other operating income 876,975 256,663 3,316,677 1,218,622 BALANCE, carried forward 6,020,114 5,398,607 18,637,727 16,263,429 4 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (CONTINUED) Quarters ended September 30 Nine Months ended September 30 ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 2001 2000 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ (Unaudited) BALANCE, brought forward $ 6,020,114 $ 5,398,607 $ 18,637,727 $ 16,263,429 OPERATING EXPENSES: Salaries and employee benefits 1,751,438 1,594,756 6,063,816 5,211,733 Occupancy 531,390 460,885 1,568,609 1,310,962 Other 1,062,903 804,513 2,876,961 2,265,592 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total other operating expenses 3,345,731 2,860,154 10,509,386 8,788,287 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income before Federal Income Tax and Cumulative Effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle 2,674,383 2,538,453 8,128,341 7,475,142 FEDERAL INCOME TAX 904,886 858,837 2,750,393 2,532,504 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Income before Cumulative Effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle 1,769,497 1,679,616 5,377,948 4,942,638 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Cumulative effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle, net of federal income tax -- -- (155,247) -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ NET INCOME $ 1,769,497 $ 1,679,616 $ 5,222,701 $ 4,942,638 ============ ============ ============ ============ PER SHARE DATA: Basic earnings per common share before Cumulative Effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle $ 0.38 $ 0.36 $ 1.14 $ 1.06 Cumulative Effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle, Net of federal income tax -- -- (0.03) -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Basic earnings per common share $ 0.38 $ 0.36 $ 1.11 $ 1.06 ============ ============ ============ ============ Earnings per common share before cumulative effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle, Assuming Dilution $ 0.37 $ 0.35 $ 1.12 $ 1.04 Cumulative Effect of Adoption of New Accounting Principle, Net of federal income tax -- -- (0.03) -- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Earnings Per Common Share Assuming Dilution $ 0.37 $ 0.35 $ 1.09 $ 1.04 ============ ============ ============ ============ WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 4,711,962 4,671,286 4,700,755 4,670,569 ============ ============ ============ ============ WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING INCLUDING DILUTIVE STOCK OPTIONS 4,787,340 4,734,309 4,782,274 4,734,208 ============ ============ ============ ============ 5 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) Common stock Additional Employee stock Accumulated ------------------------ paid-in Retained ownership Comprehensive Shares Amount capital earnings plan debt Income(loss) Total ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 1999 4,247,275 $ 4,247,275 $ 25,848,681 $ 5,181,720 $ (603,738) $ (11,985) $34,661,953 Options exercised, including tax benefit of $13,038 9,378 9,378 48,701 58,079 10% stock dividend 424,483 424,483 5,252,977 (5,677,460) -- Retirement of shares repurchased (8,500) (8,500) (34,000) (60,031) (102,531) Repayment of ESOP debt 292,999 292,999 Cash dividends declared ($.20 per share) (917,221) (917,221) Comprehensive income: Net income 6,000,348 6,000,348 Other comprehensive income(loss) --Change in unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale, net of federal income tax (656,968) (656,968) ------------ ---------- ----------- Total Comprehensive income 6,000,348 (656,968) 5,343,380 ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1999 4,672,636 $ 4,672,636 $ 31,116,359 $ 4,527,356 $ (310,739) $ (668,953) $39,336,659 ========== =========== ============ ============ ========== ========== =========== Options exercised, including tax benefit of $6,431 8,650 8,650 42,186 50,836 Retirement of shares repurchased (10,000) (10,000) (40,000) (51,874) (101,874) Repayment of ESOP debt 212,918 212,918 Cash dividends declared ($.20 per share) (933,913) (933,913) Comprehensive income: Net income 6,599,000 6,599,000 Other comprehensive income(loss) --Change in unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale, net of federal income tax 753,645 753,645 ------------ ---------- ----------- Total Comprehensive income 6,599,000 753,645 7,352,645 ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2000 4,671,286 $ 4,671,286 $ 31,118,545 $ 10,140,569 $ (97,821) $ 84,692 $45,917,271 ========== =========== ============ ============ ========== ========== =========== Options exercised, including tax benefit of $86,101 44,680 44,680 228,011 272,691 Repayment of ESOP debt 97,821 97,821 Cash dividends declared ($.05 per share) (706,029) (706,029) Comprehensive income: Net income 5,222,701 5,222,701 Other comprehensive income(loss) --Change in unrealized gain on securities available-for-sale, net of federal income tax 199,768 199,768 ------------ ---------- ----------- Total Comprehensive income 5,222,701 199,768 5,422,469 ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 4,715,966 $ 4,715,966 $ 31,346,556 $ 14,657,241 $ -- $ 284,460 $51,004,223 ========== =========== ============ ============ ========== ========== =========== 6 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Nine months ended September 30, -------------------------------- 2001 2000 ------------- ------------- (Unaudited) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 5,222,701 $ 4,942,638 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities: Provision for loan losses 315,000 280,000 Depreciation and amortization 999,968 581,712 Deferred loan origination fees, net of accretion (435,448) (328,709) Amortization of mortgage servicing rights 9,832 54,732 Gain on sales of loans (1,100,127) (51,893) Gain on sale of repossessed real estate (9,296) -- Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale (581,996) -- Gain on sale of other investments (464,212) -- FHLB stock dividends (408,800) (358,554) Changes in operating assets & liabilities: Loans receivable held-for-sale 10,787,223 (16,862,217) Accrued interest receivable 1,055,257 (707,197) Other assets (336,595) (972,270) Drafts payable 180,676 251,483 Accounts payable and other liabilities (897,124) (1,000,654) Federal income taxes 484,727 (364,923) Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 1,394,933 1,102,228 ------------- ------------- Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 16,216,719 (13,433,624) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Loan originations (182,341,853) (111,786,815) Loan principal repayments 125,970,510 73,970,955 Increase in undisbursed loan proceeds (9,699,454) 8,943,006 Principal repayments & redemptions on -- -- mortgage-backed and other securities 50,422,704 7,506,755 Purchase of mortgage-backed securities available for sale (14,434,698) -- Purchase of mortgage-backed and other securities held-to-maturity (2,996,250) (4,500,000) Purchases of premises and equipment (1,737,517) (2,460,608) Purchase of FHLB stock (233,100) (245,946) Proceeds from sale of loans 1,146,155 385,777 Proceeds from other investments 472,769 -- Proceeds from sale of securities 34,767,959 -- Proceeds from sale of real estate held-for-sale 1,433,584 -- ------------- ------------- BALANCE, net cash provided (used) by investing activities 2,770,809 (28,186,876) 7 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued) Nine months ended September 30, -------------------------------- 2001 2000 ------------- ------------- (Unaudited) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net increase (decrease) in deposit accounts (14,205,956) 35,551,405 Interest credited to deposit accounts 18,076,756 16,499,487 Proceeds from advances 173,941,000 496,574,175 Repayment of advances (159,834,500) (506,034,375) Dividends paid (703,795) (700,841) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 186,590 44,405 Repurchase of common stock - (101,874) Repayment of employee stock ownership plan debt 97,821 197,050 ------------- ------------- Net cash provided by financing activities 17,557,916 42,029,432 ------------- ------------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 36,545,444 408,932 CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS: Beginning of year 6,998,992 3,864,995 ------------- ------------- End of quarter $ 43,544,436 $ 4,273,927 ============= ============= SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Loans originated for mortgage banking activities $ 70,987,505 $ 50,611,688 ============= ============= Loans originated for investment activities $ 182,341,853 $ 111,786,815 ============= ============= Proceeds from sales of loans held-for-sale $ 81,774,728 $ 33,749,471 ============= ============= Cash paid during nine months ended September 30 Interest $ 25,501,389 $ 22,209,206 ============= ============= Income taxes $ 2,202,500 $ 2,884,280 ============= ============= SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Loans securitized into securities available for sale - $ 22,550,393 Loans transferred to (from) real estate held-for-sale, net $ (1,352,611) $ 894,574 8 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year. In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary to make the results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operations. NOTE 2. MORTGAGE-BACKED AND OTHER SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale at September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000 are summarized as follows: Gross Gross Estimated Amortized unrealized unrealized fair cost gains losses value ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- SEPTEMBER 30, 2001: FHLMC securities $ 5,329,863 $ 93,710 $ -- $ 5,423,573 FNMA securities 17,445,698 337,290 -- 17,782,988 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- $22,775,561 $ 431,000 $ -- $23,206,561 =========== =========== =========== =========== DECEMBER 31, 2000: FHLMC securities $ 420,698 $ 9,504 $ -- $ 430,202 FNMA securities 36,383,457 358,474 217,890 36,524,041 GNMA securities 1,713,531 -- 19,757 1,693,774 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- $38,517,686 $ 367,978 $ 237,647 $38,648,017 =========== =========== =========== =========== NOTE 3. MORTGAGE-BACKED AND OTHER SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY The amortized cost and estimated fair value of mortgage-backed and other securities are summarized as follows: Gross Gross Estimated Amortized unrealized unrealized fair cost gains losses value ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- SEPTEMBER 30, 2001: FNMA certificates $27,165,816 $ 866,236 $ -- $28,032,052 FHLMC certificates 1,155,049 16,716 -- 1,171,765 U.S. government agency securities 3,999,875 86,646 -- 4,086,521 Municipal bonds 1,114,863 -- 1,577 1,113,286 REMICS 164,238 1,128 -- 165,366 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- $33,599,841 $ 970,726 $ 1,577 $34,568,990 =========== =========== =========== =========== DECEMBER 31, 2000: FNMA certificates $32,858,126 $ 215,635 $ 456,516 $32,617,245 FHLMC certificates 1,528,524 18,518 -- 1,547,042 U.S. government agency securities 46,665,515 131,994 227,007 46,570,502 Merrill Lynch corporate bond 2,523,071 -- 31,246 2,491,825 Municipal bonds 1,120,707 -- 60,939 1,059,768 REMICs 345,782 1,222 914 346,090 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- $85,041,725 $ 367,369 $ 776,622 $84,632,472 =========== =========== =========== =========== 9 NOTE 4. NONPERFORMING ASSETS The Bank had nonperforming assets as follows. September 30, 2001 December 31, 2000 ------------------ ----------------- Nonperforming loans $ 2,168,382 $ 1,110,920 Real Estate and Repossessed assets Held-for-Sale -- 1,352,611 ------------------ ----------------- Totals $ 2,168,382 $ 2,463,531 ================== ================= At September 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000, the Bank had no material impaired loans as defined under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan." NOTE 5. EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic Earnings Per Share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilutive effect of stock options and is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the year, plus the dilutive common shares that would have been outstanding had the stock options been exercised. The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for quarters and nine months ending September 30, 2001 and September 30, 2000: Income Shares Per share (numerator) (denominator) amount -------------------------------------------- Quarter ended September 30, 2001 - -------------------------------- Basic EPS: Income available to common shareholders $ 1,769,497 4,711,962 $ 0.38 ============ Effect of dilutive stock options -- 75,378 ------------- ------------ Diluted EPS: Income available to common shareholders plus assumed stock options exercised $ 1,769,497 4,787,340 $ 0.37 =========================================== Nine months ended September 30, 2001 - ------------------------------------ Basic EPS: Income available to common shareholders $ 5,222,701 4,700,755 $ 1.11 ============ Effect of dilutive stock options -- 81,519 ------------- ------------- Diluted EPS: Income available to common shareholders plus assumed stock options exercised $ 5,222,701 4,782,274 $ 1.09 =========================================== Quarter ended September 30, 2000 - -------------------------------- Basic EPS: Income available to common shareholders $ 1,679,616 4,671,286 $ 0.36 ============ Effect of dilutive stock options -- 63,023 ------------- ------------- Diluted EPS: Income available to common shareholders plus assumed stock options exercised $ 1,679,616 4,734,309 $ 0.35 =========================================== Nine months ended September 30, 2000 - ------------------------------------ Basic EPS: Income available to common shareholders $ 4,942,638 4,670,569 $ 1.06 ============ Effect of dilutive stock options -- 63,639 ------------- ------------- Diluted EPS: Income available to common shareholders plus assumed stock options exercised $ 4,942,638 4,734,208 $ 1.04 =========================================== 10 NOTE 6. RATE VOLUME ANALYSIS THIRD QUARTER 2001 NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001 (Dollars in thousands) VS VS THIRD QUARTER 2000 NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 INCREASE (DECREASE) DUE TO INCREASE (DECREASE) DUE TO TOTAL TOTAL VOLUME RATE CHANGE VOLUME RATE CHANGE - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- INTEREST INCOME Investments: Available-for-sale securities $ (212) $ (42) $ (254) $ 364 $ (132) $ 232 Held-to-maturity securities (457) (171) (628) (467) (488) (955) Other equity investments 243 (102) 141 274 (92) 182 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total investments (426) (315) (741) 171 (712) (541) Loans: Residential (57) 229 172 (462) 361 (101) Residential construction 182 (195) (13) 598 (349) 249 Multifamily 98 (166) (68) 133 72 205 Multifamily construction (18) (168) (186) 331 (127) 204 Commercial real estate and Business 1,056 (358) 698 2,367 (415) 1,952 Commercial real estate construction 86 (101) (15) 282 (228) 54 Consumer & Other 228 (87) 141 667 (91) 576 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total loans 1,575 (846) 729 3,916 (777) 3,139 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total interest income 1,149 (1,161) (12) 4,087 (1,489) 2,598 INTEREST EXPENSE Deposits: Money market deposit and checking 23 (300) (277) 72 (442) (370) Regular savings (3) (8) (11) (25) (16) (41) Time deposits 133 (207) (74) 974 846 1,820 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total deposits 153 (515) (362) 1,021 388 1,409 FHLB advances and other 512 (163) 349 916 (39) 877 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total interest expense 665 (678) (13) 1,937 349 2,286 Net interest income $ 484 $ (483) $ 1 $ 2,150 $(1,838) $ 312 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= 11 NOTE 7. SEGMENTS The Company is organized based on the products and services that it offers. Under this organizational structure, the Company has three reportable segments: consumer banking, residential lending, and commercial lending. Consumer banking offers depositor banking services, home equity lending, direct consumer loans, consumer dealer financing contracts and small business lending. Residential lending offers conventional or government-insured loans to borrowers to purchase, refinance, or build homes, secured by one-to-four unit family dwellings. Embedded within the residential lending segment is a mortgage banking operation, which sells loans in the secondary mortgage market. The mortgage banking operation may choose to retain or sell the right to service the loans sold (i.e., collection of principal and interest payments) depending upon market conditions. Commercial lending offers permanent and interim (construction) loans for multifamily housing (over 4 units), commercial real estate properties, and loans to small and medium-sized businesses for financing inventory, accounts receivables, and equipment, among other things. The underlying real estate collateral or business asset being financed typically secures these loans. These segments are managed separately because each business requires different processes and different marketing strategies to reach the customer base that purchases those products and services. All three segments derive a majority of their revenue from interest, and management relies primarily on net interest revenue in managing these segments. No single customer provides more than 10% of the Company's revenues. The Company measures the performance of segments as self-standing business entities. As self-standing entities, the segments have full income-allocated and cost-burdened profit and loss statements. Except for the allocations and the funds transfer-pricing mechanism described below, the accounting policies for the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Allocations and funds transfer-pricing mechanism: Operating income and expenses are allocated to segments whenever they can be directly attributed to their activities. Indirect income and overhead costs are credited or charged to the segments whenever they are specifically identified as providers or users of the ancillary internal service, or are allocated based on some common denominator. For certain services, inter-segment user fees are assessed at agreed-upon prices. A funds transfer-pricing method has been utilized to allocate interest income for the deposits held in the branch banks. The deposit-gathering activities contribute to the profitability by reducing borrowing costs. The deposits are therefore presumed to generate revenues for consumer banking through reinvestments in low-risk securities (inferred interest-earning assets). The interest earnings are calculated using an internal, proxy-market interest rate. The loan-producing units in the residential, commercial, and consumer segments are also presumed to borrow money to fund their loans using an internal, proxy-market interest rate. Equity capital commensurate with the risk weight of segment assets has been allocated to simulate the operating capital level required by the Bank's regulators. The allocated capital provides the segments with interest-free funding. Financial information for the Company's segments is shown below for Sept 30, 2001, 2000 and 1999: CONSUMER RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30: BANKING LENDING LENDING TOTALS - -------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Revenues from external customers 2001 $2,532,653 $1,745,104 $8,719,866 12,997,623 2000 3,012,598 1,527,334 8,498,624 13,038,556 1999 2,310,595 2,244,001 6,834,970 11,389,566 Revenues from other segments 2001 5,524,761 96,004 531,529 6,152,294 2000 5,004,410 76,437 481,968 5,562,815 1999 4,256,010 72,441 413,991 4,742,442 Total Revenues 2001 8,057,414 1,841,108 9,251,395 19,149,917 2000 8,017,008 1,603,771 8,980,592 18,601,371 1999 6,566,605 2,316,442 7,248,961 16,132,008 Net interest revenue 2001 1,566,383 525,592 3,038,506 5,130,481 2000 1,425,058 459,412 3,347,019 5,231,489 1999 1,585,371 399,706 2,630,793 4,615,870 Income (loss) before federal income taxes 2001 (236,387) 375,210 2,362,796 2,501,619 2000 61,689 100,179 2,665,380 2,827,248 1999 108,638 507,459 1,839,396 2,455,493 CONSUMER RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED SEPTEMBER 30: BANKING LENDING LENDING TOTALS - -------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Revenues from external customers 2001 $ 8,379,320 $ 5,138,194 $ 26,137,035 $ 39,654,549 2000 8,142,072 5,569,153 24,164,030 37,875,255 1999 6,686,067 6,546,361 19,568,719 32,801,147 Revenues from other segments of the Bank 2001 16,023,799 294,082 1,563,033 17,880,914 2000 14,347,232 252,257 1,378,779 15,978,268 1999 13,011,876 222,429 1,193,479 14,427,784 Total Revenues 2001 24,403,119 5,432,276 27,700,068 57,535,463 2000 22,489,304 5,821,410 25,542,809 53,853,523 1999 19,697,943 6,768,790 20,762,198 47,228,931 Net interest revenue 2001 4,268,555 1,387,318 9,393,133 15,049,006 2000 4,465,677 1,409,244 9,382,879 15,257,800 1999 4,803,119 1,332,725 7,423,836 13,559,680 Income (loss) before federal income taxes 2001 (1,228,804) 805,530 6,938,314 6,515,040 2000 422,251 473,508 7,186,611 8,082,370 1999 606,479 1,349,729 5,104,700 7,060,908 Total assets as of September 30 2001 486,680,969 100,961,588 416,664,519 1,004,307,076 2000 461,962,775 90,233,841 374,542,435 926,739,051 1999 411,571,160 98,177,125 315,886,644 825,634,929 12 NOTE 7. SEGMENTS (CONTINUED) Revenues from external customers are comprised of interest income and other operating income. Revenues from other segments include the interest-free benefit of allocated equity capital, the interest revenue from the inferred earning assets on branch deposits, and inter-segment user fees and charges. Reconciliations of segment data to the Company consolidated financial statements are shown in the table below. The amounts for the segments will differ from the actual consolidated financial statements due to a funds transfer pricing mechanism that uses internal, proxy market interest rates, and also, various methods for allocating costs. The provision for loan losses and the reserve for loan losses have not been allocated to the segments. Total segment assets include inferred interest - earning assets on branch deposits, which are essentially the same assets from the lending segments, but credited with a proportionate interest yield. QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED 2001 2001 2000 2000 ------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- TOTAL REVENUES - -------------- Segment total revenues $ 19,149,917 $ 57,535,463 $ 18,601,371 $ 53,853,523 Back out or add back: Revenues from other segments of the Bank (6,152,294) (17,880,914) (5,562,815) (15,978,268) Revenues of administrative departments netted against overhead costs and reallocated as net costs 1,082,417 3,917,521 433,262 1,001,266 ------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- Consolidated Bank total revenues $ 14,080,040 $ 43,572,070 $ 13,471,818 $ 38,876,521 ============ =============== ============ ============== NET INTEREST REVENUE - -------------------- Segment net interest revenue $ 5,130,481 $ 15,049,006 $ 5,231,489 $ 15,257,800 Back out or add back: Difference between actual Bank interest expense and intersegment funding allocation (468,825) (892,162) (367,798) (538,856) Interest revenues of administrative departments netted against overhead costs and reallocated as net costs 531,483 1,479,206 328,252 605,862 ------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- Consolidated Bank net interest revenue $ 5,193,139 $ 15,636,050 $ 5,191,943 $ 15,324,806 ============ =============== ============ ============== INCOME BEFORE FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - ---------------------------------- Segment pre-tax income $ 2,501,619 $ 6,515,040 $ 2,827,248 $ 8,082,370 Back out or add back: Unallocated loan losses (50,000) (315,000) (50,000) (280,000) Unallocated net expenses of administrative departments - - - - Difference between actual total Bank funding cost and total intersegment funding allocation 222,764 1,928,301 (238,795) (327,228) ------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- Consolidated Bank pre-tax income $ 2,674,383 $ 8,128,341 $ 2,538,453 $ 7,475,142 ============ =============== ============ ============== TOTAL ASSETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 - ------------------------------- SEGMENT TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,004,307,076 $ 926,739,051 Back out or add back: Inferred intersegment interest earning assets on branch deposits (340,304,267) (296,817,214) Unallocated reserve for loan loss (7,013,303) (6,470,422) Unallocated nonearning assets of administrative departments 10,471,658 4,983,412 --------------- -------------- Consolidated Bank total assets $ 667,461,164 $ 628,434,827 =============== ============== QUARTER YEAR-TO-DATE ENDED ENDED 1999 1999 ------------ -------------- TOTAL REVENUES - -------------- Segment total revenues $ 16,132,008 $ 47,228,931 Back out or add back: Revenues from other segments of the Bank (4,742,442) (14,427,784) Revenues of administrative departments netted against overhead costs and reallocated as net costs 223,225 662,927 ------------ -------------- Consolidated Bank total revenues $ 11,612,791 $ 33,464,074 ============ ============== NET INTEREST REVENUE - -------------------- Segment net interest revenue $ 4,615,870 $ 13,559,680 Back out or add back: Difference between actual Bank interest expense and intersegment funding allocation 40,687 (9,834) Interest revenues of administrative departments netted against overhead costs and reallocated as net costs 175,087 505,131 ------------ -------------- Consolidated Bank net interest revenue $ 4,831,644 $ 14,054,977 ============ ============== INCOME BEFORE FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - ---------------------------------- Segment pre-tax income $ 2,455,493 $ 7,060,908 Back out or add back: Unallocated loan losses (250,000) (685,000) Unallocated net expenses of administrative departments - - Difference between actual total Bank funding cost and total intersegment funding allocation 136,552 353,740 ------------ -------------- Consolidated Bank pre-tax income $ 2,342,045 $ 6,729,648 ============ ============== TOTAL ASSETS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 - ------------------------------- SEGMENT TOTAL ASSETS $ 825,634,929 Back out or add back: Inferred intersegment interest earning assets on branch deposits (277,588,741) Unallocated reserve for loan loss (6,220,843) Unallocated nonearning assets of administrative departments 5,998,936 -------------- Consolidated Bank total assets $ 547,824,281 ============== 13 PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition and related interim consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows reflect all adjustments (which include reclassifications and normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements. Changes in these estimates and assumptions are considered reasonably possible and may have a material impact on the financial statements. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2000 financial statements to conform to the 2001 presentation. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. Year 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company begin on page 2. ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS GENERAL - ------- First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company"), a Washington corporation, is a financial holding company owning all of the equity of its wholly owned subsidiary, First Mutual Bank. The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. This discussion refers to the consolidated statements of the Company and the Bank and therefore the references to "Bank" in this discussion refers to both entities. First Mutual Bank (the "Bank") is a Washington-chartered savings bank subject to regulation by the State of Washington Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). The Bank conducts business from its headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, and has eleven full-service facilities located in Bellevue (3), Kirkland (2), Redmond, Seattle (2), Issaquah, Bellingham, and Monroe. The Bank also has an income property loan production office located in Tacoma, Washington and a consumer loan office located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Bank's business consists mainly of attracting deposits from the general public as well as wholesale funding sources, and investing those funds primarily in real estate loans, small and mid-sized business loans, and consumer loans. In addition to portfolio lending, the Bank conducts a mortgage banking operation. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS - ------------------------------------ In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142 Goodwill 14 and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 to be accounted for using the purchase method. SFAS No. 142 eliminates the amortization of goodwill relating to past and future acquisitions and instead subjects goodwill to an impairment assessment. The provisions of SFAS No. 142 will apply to existing goodwill and other intangible assets effective January 1, 2002. The adoption of the provisions of these statements is not anticipated to have a significant impact on the Bank. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - --------------------- NET INCOME ---------- Net income for the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2001 was $1.8 million and $5.2 million, compared with $1.7 million and $4.9 million for the same periods in 2000. Diluted earnings per share totaled $0.37 and $1.09 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2001. The comparable figures for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000, were $0.35 and $1.04. NET INTEREST INCOME ------------------- Net interest income after provision increased $1,000 or 0.02%, in the third quarter of 2001 as contrasted with the same quarter in 2000. The net interest margin for the quarter was 3.23%. Net interest income benefited from an increase in earning assets, which was offset by a negative impact from interest rates. Earning assets contributed $484,000 in the third quarter. Offsetting the benefit from greater-earning assets, which grew from $610 million at September 30, 2000, to $649 million at quarter-end September 2001, was the negative effect of $483,000 from a change in interest rates. The net interest margin over the last eight quarters is generally characterized by a steady decline, followed by a "bottoming out" pattern over the last three quarters. -------------------------- --------------------- QUARTER ENDED NET INTEREST MARGIN ------------- ------------------- -------------------------- --------------------- December 31, 1999 3.61% -------------------------- --------------------- March 31, 2000 3.52% -------------------------- --------------------- June 30, 2000 3.41% -------------------------- --------------------- September 30, 2000 3.44% -------------------------- --------------------- December 31, 2000 3.37% -------------------------- --------------------- March 31, 2001 3.28% -------------------------- --------------------- June 30, 2001 3.31% -------------------------- --------------------- September 30, 2001 3.23% -------------------------- --------------------- Since the quarter ended December 31, 2000, the Bank has experienced a decline in both interest income and interest expense. This drop is a direct result of the ten rate cuts that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has approved since the beginning of the year. As interest rates in general have declined the Bank's rates on its loan portfolio and funding sources have declined as well. The impact on the Bank's net interest income is largely dependent upon the repricing or maturing characteristics of both of these factors in this declining interest rate environment. Early in the year the Bank experienced a large portion of its loans reprice whereas, during the fourth quarter of this year a large portion of the Banks deposits will be repricing. This mismatch has caused a squeeze on the Bank's net interest margin because the interest earning assets have been repricing downward faster than the interest bearing liabilities. At this time it 15 is unknown where the net interest margin will end up in this volatile rate environment. Based on the Bank's interest rate risk (IRR) model results using quarter end data as of September 30, 2001, the following changes are anticipated. (Please see the section titled "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" for more information regarding the Banks IRR model.) In the coming fourth quarter, $54.6 million of loans and $159.2 million of deposits are expected to reprice. In addition, $47.3 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) borrowings will reprice. At rates as of October 9, 2001, it is anticipated that loans will reprice downward in the fourth quarter by $190,000. Funding expenses are expected to decline by $1,043,000 with deposits dropping $820,000 and FHLB borrowings decreasing by $223,000. The expected net difference is $853,000 for the quarter. Net interest income year-to-date 2001, after provision for loan losses, remained nearly the same as compared to the same period in 2000. The slight improvement in net interest income was the result of a growth in earning assets. Greater earning assets contributed $2.2 million, which was partially offset by an unfavorable variance of $1.8 million in interest rates. See Note 6. for further information regarding volume and rate relationships affecting net interest income. NON-INTEREST INCOME ------------------- Non-interest income consisted of the following: Three Months Nine Months Ended September 30 Ended September 30 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- 2001 2000 2001 2000 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- GAIN ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS: $ 418,000 $ -- $ 1,046,000 $ -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Secondary Market Income $ 48,000 $ (224,000) $ (33,000) $ (332,000) Sale of Servicing Rights (2,000) 86,000 858,000 189,000 SFAS 133 Gain 35,000 -- 307,000 -- Mortgage Servicing Rights 19,000 53,000 132,000 186,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- GAIN ON SALE OF LOANS: $ 100,000 $ (85,000) $ 1,264,000 $ 43,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== Servicing Fees 25,000 107,000 92,000 446,000 Prepayment & Extension Fees 144,000 29,000 320,000 95,000 TransAlliance Limited Partnership -- 39,000 -- 83,000 Other Income 113,000 109,000 351,000 341,000 Deposits Fees 77,000 58,000 244,000 211,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- OTHER INCOME: $ 359,000 $ 342,000 $ 1,007,000 $ 1,176,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME $ 877,000 $ 257,000 $ 3,317,000 $ 1,219,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== 16 Total non-interest income increased to $877,000 in the third quarter of 2001 as compared to $257,000 in the same quarter in 2000. Non-interest income jumped from $1.2 million for the first nine months of 2000 to $3.3 million for the like period in 2001. The increase for both periods was mainly attributable to the rise in gain on sale of investments and the gain on sale of loans. GAIN ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS was $418,000 for the third quarter of 2001 and $1.0 million year-to-date as compared to no activity in the third quarter or nine months ending September 30, 2000. Security sales during the third quarter of 2001 totaled $30.8 million of which all but $7.5 million were 30-year fixed-rate investments. During that same period through the end of October 2001 the Bank acquired, or committed to purchase, $29.5 million of seven-year securities. The sale of 30-year securities and subsequent repurchase of seven-year investments should improve the Bank's asset/liability position. The year-to-date gains include $464,000 from the sale of a limited partnership interest, of which the final $42,000 was recognized during the third quarter, and $582,000 from the sale of investment securities. There were no similar transactions during 2000. GAIN ON SALE OF LOANS is composed of four elements: secondary market gains or losses, the sale of servicing rights, the mark-to-market of all interest rate locks on loans pending sale and forward commitments into the secondary market (pursuant to SFAS No. 133), and the capitalization of mortgage servicing rights. The gain on sale of loans jumped from a loss of $85,000 in the third quarter of 2000 to a gain of $100,000 this year. Year-to-date the gain on sale of loans increased from $43,000 for the first nine months of 2000 to $1.3 million. The increase for the quarter is mainly due to secondary marketing gains, whereas the majority of the gain year-to-date is attributable to the sale of servicing rights. Secondary market gains are the cash gains or losses from the sale of loans into the secondary market and the resulting gain or loss from forward commitments (pair-offs). The gain/loss from the sale of loans into the secondary market includes both loans sold servicing released and loans sold servicing retained. "Loans sold servicing released" simply means that the Bank has given up its right and entitlement to future income associated with the collection of future loan payments. Therefore, "loans sold servicing retained" are those loans that the Bank has chosen to sell but retain the right and the fee income associated with the activity of collecting future loan payments. The distinction is made here due to the fact that depending upon various factors, the Bank may decide to sell loans "servicing released" or "servicing retained" or a combination thereof. The income from these activities is all captured under the heading "secondary market income". What is not included in this line item are any gains or losses as a result of the sale of the servicing rights that are sold separate from that of the sale of the actual loan. These gains/losses are included in the line item titled "sale of servicing rights". As a result, significant changes may occur from period to period in regards to these two accounts depending upon the manner in which the Bank is selling loans and/or servicing rights. Secondary market income totaled $48,000 in the third quarter of 2001 as compared to a loss of $224,000 in the same quarter last year. The increase for the quarter is largely the result of income from the sale of consumer loans and servicing released income from the sale of residential loans. Gains from the sale of consumer loans totaled $67,000 in the third quarter of 2001. There were no sales of this type in the same quarter of last year. The Bank anticipates that income from this source will continue to be realized in future periods. Servicing-released income from the 17 sale of residential loans totaled $31,000 in the third quarter last year and $157,000 in the like quarter of 2001. The favorable change this year is mainly attributable to increased servicing-released sales. Last year in the third quarter servicing released loan sales totaled $3.9 million as compared to $25.8 million this year. Loan sales, in general, are very dependent upon loan refinancing activity, and thus no meaningful forecast can be made for future periods. The resulting gains from loan sales and the volume of sales are shown below for the first nine months of 2000 and 2001: NINE MONTHS ENDING: 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- Gains from: Consumer Loan Sales $ 187,000 $ -- Servicing-Released Loan Sales 347,000 87,000 -------------- -------------- Total $ 534,000 $ 87,000 ============== ============== Loans Sold: Servicing Release $ 62.7 million $ 12.8 million Servicing Retained 19.0 million 20.9 million -------------- -------------- Total $ 81.7 million $ 33.7 million ============== ============== Year-to-date the loss for the first nine months of 2001 totaled $33,000 decreasing from a loss of $332,000 for the like period in 2000. The positive change year-to-date was mainly due to an increase in the sale of consumer loans and servicing-released income from the sale of residential loans. These gains were somewhat offset by the dramatic increase in pair-off losses for 2001. Pair-off losses increased $266,000 compared to the same period last year. Pair-off losses totaled $234,000 for the first nine months of 2000 as compared to $500,000 this year. Pair-off gains/losses are a routine secondary market activity; however, whether the pair-off results in a gain or loss is largely dependent on the movement of mortgage rates. When rates decline, losses occur in pair-offs, and vice versa in a rising interest rate environment. The sale of servicing rights amounted to a gain of $86,000 in the third quarter of last year, as compared to a loss of $2,000 in 2001. The principal reason for that decline was a change in the manner in which the Bank sells loans. As noted above, loans are sold servicing retained or servicing released. During the third quarter of 2001 the Bank chose to sell the loans servicing released. The amount of loan sales with servicing rights totaled $28.7 million in the third quarter of 2000, and zero in the like quarter of 2001. Year-to-date, the gain from the sale of servicing rights is $858,000, as contrasts with $189,000 last year. The sale of loans with servicing rights totaled $42 million through September 30, 2000 as compared to $84 million year-to-date 2001. The increase year-to-date as compared to the same period last year is largely the result of the Bank's decision to liquidate its residential servicing portfolio during the first quarter of this year. This bulk sale included $78 million of loans with servicing rights. The third piece of the Gain on Sale of Loans is the gain or loss resulting from financial derivatives. Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, took effect on January 1, 2001. This standard requires that all interest rate locks on loans pending sale and forward sale commitments, which are considered to be derivatives, be marked-to-market. The net gain realized from these two activities totaled $35,000 for the third quarter of 2001 and $307,000 year-to-date. Beginning in the third quarter of 2001 the Bank also 18 applied hedge accounting as prescribed by SFAS 133 to a portion of its loan inventory. A hedging relationship must meet the criteria for fair value hedges set forth in SFAS 133. This treatment contributed $85,000 to the gain for the quarter. The fourth and final piece of the calculation of Gain on Sales of Loans is the capitalization of mortgage servicing rights. The gains recorded for mortgage servicing rights (MSR) are pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities, which requires the capitalization of internally generated servicing rights. The amount of MSR's capitalized and recognized in income totaled $19,000 for the third quarter of 2001 as compared to $53,000 for the like quarter in 2000. The amount of loan sales, related to the capitalization of the MSR's in the third quarter of 2001 amounted to $4.8 million as compared to $8.6 million in the third quarter of 2000. The amount of servicing rights that are capitalized is directly related to the amount of loan sale activity in which the Bank retains the right to service loans. Year-to-date the amount of MSR's capitalized totaled $132,000 as compared to $186,000 for the first nine months of 2000. The related loan sale activity for the same time periods totaled $19.0 million and $21.0 million, respectively. OTHER INCOME increased slightly from $342,000 in the third quarter of 2000 to $359,000 for the same period this year. Year-to-date other income decreased from $1.2 million to $1.0 million this year. On a quarterly and year-to-date basis prepayment and extension fees contributed to the increase. For the first nine months of 2001 the dramatic decline in servicing fees accounted for the majority of the drop in other income. Servicing fees continued to decline in the third quarter and first nine months of 2001. The servicing fee income dropped $82,000 from $107,000 in the third quarter of 2000, to $25,000 in the like quarter of 2001. Year-to-date service fee income has declined $354,000 from $446,000 at September 30, 2000 to $92,000 for the same period this year. The servicing portfolio totaled $40 million at September 30, 2001 as compared to $179 million a year ago. The sale of servicing rights in the last few years has eroded the balance of that portfolio, thus decreasing the income generated from that asset. The lower levels of service fee income that the Bank has experienced this year are anticipated to continue into next year as the Bank is currently selling its servicing rights on its fixed rate residential products on a flow basis. Prepayment and extension fees have increased $115,000 from $29,000 in third quarter of 2000 to $144,000 for the like quarter this year. The year-to-date results are similar to the third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 prepayment and extension fees totaled $95,000 as compared to $320,000, an increase of $225,000. Thirty-three percent of these fees are related to two borrowers. The Bank does not anticipate a continuation of fee income at this level. TransAlliance dividends totaled $39,000 for the first quarter of 2000 and $83,000 for the first nine months of 2000 as compared to zero for this year. The sale of the TransAlliance Limited Partnership earlier this year eliminated any future dividends. Other income remained fairly steady on a quarterly and year-to-date basis. On a quarter-to-quarter comparison other income increased $4,000 and on a year-to-date basis the result was a rise of $10,000. Deposit fees have risen in 2001, $19,000 on a quarter-to-quarter comparison, and $33,000 on a year-to-date basis, mainly due to income generated from checking account non-sufficient funds fee 19 income. This increase is a result of the heightened emphasis the Bank has placed on this service over the past year. NON-INTEREST EXPENSE -------------------- Non-interest expense consisted of the following: Three Months Nine Months Ended September 30 Ended September 30 --------------------------- --------------------------- 2001 2000 2001 2000 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- SALARIES AND BENEFITS: $ 1,752,000 $ 1,595,000 $ 6,064,000 $ 5,212,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== OCCUPANCY: $ 531,000 $ 461,000 $ 1,568,000 $ 1,311,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== OTHER EXPENSES: Outside Services $ 113,000 26,000 $ 204,000 $ 67,000 Legal Fees 125,000 61,000 283,000 151,000 B&O Taxes 89,000 63,000 279,000 124,000 Other 736,000 654,000 2,111,000 1,923,000 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES: $ 1,063,000 $ 804,000 $ 2,877,000 $ 2,265,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE $ 3,346,000 $ 2,860,000 $10,509,000 $ 8,788,000 =========== =========== =========== =========== SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS increased $157,000, or 9.8%, from $1,595,000 in third quarter of 2000 to $1,752,000 in the like quarter of 2001. In addition to annual salary increases, the Bank has expanded the Business Banking and Consumer departments. Also contributing to increased compensation expense was the opening of the Juanita Branch, and a $91,000, or 91% jump in loan officer commissions. Partially offsetting the rise in compensation expense was the reversal of a $250,000 staff bonus accrual. A $92,000 accrual reversal was also recorded in the same quarter last year. OCCUPANCY EXPENSE is up $70,000, or 15.2%, on a quarter-to-quarter comparison. Increased costs include the expansion of the Business Banking and Consumer Loan Departments at the Bellevue headquarters and the opening of the Juanita Branch. Outside service's expense rose $87,000, or 334.6% for the third quarter of 2001 compared to the previous year. Year-to-date the trend is similar, outside services expense totaled $204,000 for the first nine months of the year compared to $67,000 in 2000. The increase in business development expenses associated with the Business Banking and Community Business Banking departments, a formal asset/liability review and a compensation study all contributed to both the quarterly and year-to-date increase in outside services expense. Legal expenses have risen for the quarter and year-to-date as compared to the prior year due to the increased legal expenses associated with the expansion of the Bank's consumer lending 20 activity. For the third quarter of 2001, legal fees are up $64,000, or 105.0% and the increase for the first three-quarters of the year totaled $132,000 or 87.4%. Business and occupation (B&O) taxes for the third quarter of 2001 were $89,000 versus $63,000 in the like quarter last year. The increase was mainly due to gains realized on the sales of securities. In addition, in the third quarter of 2000 a $10,000 refund from the State of Washington Department of Revenue was recorded. Year-to-date B&O taxes totaled $279,000 as compared to $124,000 in 2000. Year-to-date figures are higher compared to 2000 due to the sales of investments throughout 2001 and the $95,000 refund of B&O taxes from the State of Washington Department of Revenue recorded in the second and third quarters of 2000. FINANCIAL CONDITION - ------------------- ASSETS At September 30, 2001, the Bank's assets totaled $667.5 million, an increase of 3.8% from $643.2 at December 31, 2000. The change in assets is principally the result of growth in the loan portfolio partially offset by a decrease in both loans held for sale and cash and securities. LOANS Net loans receivable rose from $473.8 million at year-end 2000 to $539.5 million, an increase of $65.7 million, or 13.9% in the first nine months of this year. Factors contributing to loan growth were residential loan originations which were positively affected by the continued drop in interest rates, and the consumer lending and business banking loan originations which increased 53.7% for the first nine months of 2001 as compared to the like period a year ago. Loans held for sale decreased from $15.8 million at year-end 2000 to $5.0 million as of September 30, 2001. The decline in loans held for sale is attributable to the routine volatility in the mortgage-banking activity and the renewed focus by the Bank to originate portfolio loans as opposed to fixed rate mortgage loans which constitute the bulk of the loans held for sale. SECURITIES The Bank classifies investment securities in one of the following categories: 1) trading, 2) available for sale, or 3) held to maturity. Securities classified as available for sale are reviewed regularly and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in the shareholders' equity account. The balance of the unrealized gain, net of federal income taxes, was $284,000 at September 30, 2001, and $85,000 at year-end 2000. Generally, rising interest rates will decrease the amount recorded as unrealized gain, and falling rates will increase any unrealized gains, as the market value of securities inversely adjusts to the change in interest rates. Security investments declined $66.9 million, or 54.1%, from year-end 2000. The drop in securities is a result of sales of securities, callable securities being called by the issuer, maturing securities and normal loan prepayment activity which occurs with mortgage-backed securities. During the last nine months, with interest rates on the decline, $32.7 million in securities were called by the issuer, $39.0 million were sold, and $8.0 million matured. To partially compensate for the decline in the securities portfolio, the Bank has purchased $17.5 million in securities. During the second and third quarters of 2001 the securities portfolio has been a major source of funding for the Bank. Management anticipates that securities that mature or prepay in the future will be replaced. LIABILITIES Funds from deposits increased slightly from $457.5 million at year-end 2000, to $461.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2001. The increase of $3.9 million represents a rise of 0.85%. With interest rates near record lows and approximately 35% of the Bank's 21 deposits repricing in fourth quarter, the Bank anticipates that deposits could decline below year-end 2000 levels. The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances increased from $133.0 million at year-end 2000 to $147.1 million as of the end of the third quarter 2001. This increase of 11% compares to a decrease of 7.0% for the first nine months of 2000. With deposit growth flat year-to-date the Bank has used FHLB borrowings and the proceeds from securities to fund its asset growth. As of September 30, 2001, the Bank had the capacity to borrow up to $267.0 million in FHLB advances, subject to sufficient collateral to support those advances. ASSET QUALITY - ------------- The Bank analyzes a number of factors in determining the provision for loan losses, such as current and historical economic conditions, non-accrual asset trends, and historical loan loss experience. Factors that influenced the level of provision in the third quarter were an improvement in classified "watch" loans and slower growth of the loan portfolio which in turn were offset by a deteriorating and uncertain economy. Non-performing assets were 0.32% of total assets in the third quarter, up from 0.28% in the like quarter of 2000. The composition of those non-performing assets is as follows: Amount ------ Custom construction loan in Western Washington with an estimated market value of $2.0 million $ 1,237,000 Lot loans in Western Oregon with no loss anticipated, although a lengthy recovery period is expected 465,000 Income property loan in Western Oregon with no loss anticipated 341,000 Single-family residence in Western Washington with no loss anticipated 81,000 Six consumer loans with no loss anticipated 45,000 ---------- Total $2,169,000 ========== BUSINESS SEGMENTS - ----------------- The Bank has identified three segments of business for the purposes of management reporting. The amounts for the segments are different from the actual consolidated financial statements due to the various methods for allocating costs and the inferring of interest-earning assets. The management accounting process measures the performance of the business segments based on the management structure of the Bank and is not necessarily comparable with similar information for any other financial institution. 22 CONSUMER BANKING ---------------- Income before taxes for the consumer-banking segment fell from $62,000 in the third quarter of 2000 to a loss of $236,000 in the same quarter in 2001. The decline in income before taxes was largely the result of an increase in operating expenses. Net interest income increased $141,000, rising from $1,425,000 in the third quarter of 2000 to $1,566,000 this year. The net interest margin also increased from 1.25% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2001. The increase is mainly due to the rise in the consumer loan portfolio. At September 30, 2000, consumer loans totaled $30.9 million as compared to $40.2 million one year later, an increase of 30%. Non-interest income increased from $182,000 in the quarter ending September 30, 2000 to $208,000 in the same quarter this year. The increase for the quarter is largely the result of fee income generated from the sale of consumer loans, which was partially offset by the elimination of the limited partnership dividend. Gains from the sale of consumer loans totaled $67,000 in the third quarter of 2001. There were no sales of this type in the same quarter of last year. The Bank anticipates that income from this source will continue to be realized in future periods. Offsetting part of the gain from sales of consumer loans was the drop in dividend income. During the third quarter of last year dividends of $39,000 were recognized from the TransAlliance limited partnership. Earlier this year the Bank sold its interest in the partnership and as a result no dividend income was recognized for the quarter. Operating expenses increased $500,000, from $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2000 to $2.0 million for the like quarter this year. The rise in operating expenses is principally the result of the yearly salary increases, the addition of the Juanita branch and the expansion of the consumer loan department. The Juanita branch opened in August of this year, thus adding to the operating expenses of the Bank. In addition, the consumer-lending department has continued to increase its loan production and as a result, operating expenses have increased also. Year-to-date net income decreased $1.7 million or 391% due to the significant increase in non-interest expense over the past year. Net interest income decreased $197,000, which was offset by the increase in non-interest income of $132,000. Non-interest expense rose $1.6 million for the first nine months of 2001 as compared to the same period last year. Operating expenses for this segment have increased 35.9% as a result of the expansion of the consumer loan department and the branch network. During the past year the Bank has acquired additional leased space at the Bellevue headquarters for the consumer lending staff, opened an office in Jacksonville, FL and opened a new branch in Juanita. In addition to occupancy expenses, compensation and employee benefits expense as well as legal expense have increased to support this area's expansion. RESIDENTIAL LENDING ------------------- Income before taxes increased significantly for the residential lending segment, from $100,000 in the third quarter of 2000 to $375,000 in the like quarter of 2001. The increase was mainly due to the rise in interest income coupled with a reduction of operating expenses. Interest income increased $183,000, or 11.3% due to the increase in the residential portfolio loans on a quarter-to-quarter comparison. At September 30, 2000, the residential loan portfolio 23 totaled $89.5 million as compared to $100.2 million at September 30, 2001, an increase of 11.7%. Net interest income for the quarter rose 14.4%, or $66,000 on a quarter-to-quarter comparison. Non-interest income also increased, from a negative $18,000 last year to a positive $37,000 for the third quarter of 2001. Most of that increase is due to the fee income generated from the sale of residential loans. Last year in the third quarter residential loan sales totaled $10.4 million as compared to $25.8 million this year. Loan sales are very dependent upon loan refinancing activity, and thus no meaningful forecast can be made for future periods. For more information please see the sub-heading "Gain on Sales of Loans" under "Other Operating Income". Operating expenses decreased 45.1%, from $342,000 in the three months ending September 30, 2000, to $187,000 in the same period of 2001. Contributing to the decline in operating costs was an increase in net fee income from the construction loan department. Net fees from that department are a direct offset to this segment's operating expense. Those net fees totaled $145,000 for the third quarter of 2001 as compared to $81,000 for the like period last year. Year-to-date, income before tax is up 70.1%, from $474,000 in the first nine months of 2000 to $806,000 in 2001. Fee income is down, which has been partially compensated by a decrease in operating expenses. Non-interest income fell from $311,000 in the first nine months of 2000 to $20,000 in the same period this year due to a combination of reduced allocated service fee income and gain on sale of servicing rights. During the first nine months of 2000 gain on sale of servicing rights and service fee income allocated to this segment totaled $189,000 and $251,000 respectively. The comparable results through September 30, 2001 amounted to a $32,000 gain on the sale of servicing rights and allocated servicing income totaled $9,000. The dramatic decrease in these two items is a direct result of the sale of virtually all of the Bank's servicing portfolio. Over the past year the Bank has sold almost all of its servicing portfolio in anticipation of falling rates. This has resulted in a significant reduction in the amount of fee income generated from servicing loans for other investors this year. Operating expenses declined from $1,247,000 in the first three-quarters of 2000 to $602,000 this year. Contributing to that decline in operating costs was an increase in net fee income from the construction loan department. Net fees from that department are a direct offset to this segment's operating expense. Those net fees totaled $481,000 year-to-date 2001 as compared to $158,000 for the like period last year. COMMERCIAL LENDING ------------------ Income before taxes for this business segment fell $300,000, or 11.1%, from $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2000 to $2.4 million in the like period of 2001. Net interest income declined $309,000, while non-interest income and operating expenses rose $46,000 and $41,000, respectively. Net interest income suffered from an increase in interest expense of 9.5% while interest income only increased 2.5%. For the third quarter of 2000, the commercial segment's net interest margin was 3.66%, as compared to 2.94% for the like quarter this year. The continued drop in interest rates has negatively affected this area due to the fact that the segments funding costs have not adjusted as rapidly as its asset revenues. Partially offsetting the negative impact that 24 interest rates have had on this segment was the increase in average assets. At September 30, 2000, average assets for the quarter equaled $365.5 million as contrasted with $413.4 million at September 30, 2001. Non-interest income rose $46,000 or 133.3% for the quarter. This increase is principally due to prepayment and extension fees that have been collected during the third quarter. The Bank does not anticipate a similar occurrence for the fourth quarter due to the fact that 38% percent of the fees were associated with one borrower. Operating expenses increased 5.7% in the third quarter of 2001 as compared to the like quarter a year ago. Non-interest expense increased primarily due to the yearly salary increases and the expansion of the Business Banking department. The Bank has increased the staff in the Business Banking department to emphasize the growth of the loan portfolio in this area. Year-to-date income before federal income taxes has declined $248,000, or 3.5%, as compared to the like period in 2000. Net interest income was flat, increasing only $10,000, while non-interest income and operating expenses have risen. Non-interest income increased $99,000 or 74.5% for the first nine months of 2001 as compared to the same period last year. The Bank has experienced an increase in the collection of prepayment and extension fees this year. This trend is not anticipated to continue into next year due to the fact that a significant amount of these fees were collected from a limited number of borrowers. Operating expenses year-to-date are up $357,000, from $2.3 million in the first three-quarters of 2000 to $2.7 million this year. Yearly salary increases and the expansion of the Business Banking department throughout the year contributed to this increase. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESERVES - ------------------------------ The net change in cash, as reported in the Statement of Cash Flows, increased by $36.5 million in the first nine months of 2001. The net deposit flows for the first nine months of 2001 were flat, although a number of the Bank's securities within the security portfolio either matured, were called by the issuer or were sold, providing an influx of cash which the Bank used to fund its asset growth. (Please refer to the section titled "Financial Condition" under the sub-heading "Securities" for more information.) The net cash flows from the securities portfolio totaled $67.7 million in the first nine months of the year, which combined with $14.1 million in FHLB advances provided the funding source for the Bank's portfolio loan growth. The loan portfolio has increased $65.7 million since year-end 2000. The Bank's deposits grew $3.9 million from December 31, 2000 balances. Deposits amounted to $461.4 million at September 30, 2001 as compared to $457.5 million as of year-end 2000. The Bank's long-term liquidity objective is to fund growth through consumer deposits. Whenever that source is inadequate to meet the Bank's asset growth requirements, FHLB advances are normally accessed. The current ratio of FHLB advances to assets is 22.0%, which is below the Bank's credit limit of 40% of assets. Other sources of liquidity include the sale of 25 loans into the secondary market, net income after the payment of dividends, brokered deposits, and reverse repurchase agreement credit lines of $50,000,000. The FDIC's statutory framework for capital requirements establishes five categories of capital strength, ranging from a high of well capitalized to a low of critically under-capitalized. An institution's category depends upon its capital level in relation to relevant capital measures, including a risk-based capital measure, a leverage capital measure, and certain other factors. At September 30, 2001, the Bank exceeded the capital levels required to meet the definition of a well-capitalized institution: To be categorized as well For capital capitalized under prompt Actual adequacy minimum corrective action provisions ------ ---------------- ---------------------------- Total capital (to risk-weighted assets): First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. 11.54% 8.00% N/A First Mutual Bank 11.51 8.00 10.00% Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets): First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. 10.29 4.00 N/A First Mutual Bank 10.26 4.00 6.00 Tier I capital (to average assets): First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. 7.58 4.00 N/A First Mutual Bank 7.55 4.00 5.00 EXPANSION - --------- The Bank opened its Juanita Branch in August 2001. This is the Bank's eleventh branch. A branch site has also been acquired for the relocation of the existing Ballard Branch and a new branch to be located in Woodinville. Construction is expected to begin within the next year on these two locations. The Bank continues to seek opportunities to expand its branch franchise in its primary market area east of Lake Washington, and north from Renton to the Bothell/Kenmore area. This particular market area has the highest household income and household net worth of any area in the state. This expansion will continue to have an impact on expenses as branches are opened. Income from branch operations often requires a number of years before it equals operating expenses. ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Market risk is defined as the sensitivity of income and capital from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and other relevant market rates or prices. The primary market risk to which we are exposed to is interest rate risk. The Bank's profitability is dependent to a large extent on its net interest income, which is the difference between the 26 interest received from its interest-earning assets and the interest expense incurred on its interest-bearing liabilities. The Bank's objectives in its asset/liability management are to utilize its capital effectively, to provide adequate liquidity, and to enhance net interest income, without taking unreasonable risks subjecting the Bank unduly to interest rate fluctuations. Assumptions regarding interest rate risk are inherent in all financial institutions. Interest rate risk is the risk to earnings or capital resulting from adverse movements in interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income due to the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. The Bank monitors interest rate sensitivity by examining its one-year and longer gap positions on a regular basis. Gap analysis and an income simulation model are used to manage interest rate risk. The interest rate sensitive gap is defined as the difference between interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities anticipated to mature or reprice during the same period. The gap analysis quantifies the mismatch between these assets and liabilities in like time periods. Certain shortcomings are inherent in gap analysis. For example, some assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or repricing characteristics but they may react differently to changes in interest rates. Assets such as adjustable rate mortgage loans may have features that limit the effect that changes in interest rates have on the asset in the short-term and/or over the life of the loan. Due to the limitations of the gap analysis, these features are not taken into consideration. Additionally, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal penalties would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in the gap calculation. As a result, the Bank utilizes the gap report as a complement to its income simulation model. The Bank's income simulation model calculates the change to net interest income and the economic value of equity based upon increases and decreases of 100, 200, and 300 basis point movements in interest rates. The model is based on a number of assumptions such as the maturity, repricing, amortization, and prepayment characteristics of loans and other interest-earning assets and the repricing of deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. The Bank runs the income simulation model monthly for review by the ALCO (Asset Liability Committee), senior management, and the Board of Directors. The Bank believes that data and assumptions are realistic representations of its portfolio and possible outcomes under the various interest rate scenarios. Nonetheless, the interest rate sensitivity of the Bank's net interest income and net market value of equity could vary substantially if different assumptions were used or if actual experience differs from the assumptions used. The Bank's income simulation model and its gap analysis results for the periods ending September 30, 2001, and December 31, 2000, are presented below. FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. RATE SHOCK ESTIMATES Net Interest Income and Market Value September 30, 2001 September 30, 2001 December 31, 2000 Percentage Change Percentage Change - ------------------------- -------------------- ---------- ------------------- Immediate Net Net Net Net Change in Interest Market Interest Market Interest Rates Income Value Income Value - -------------- ---------- -------------------- ---------- ------------------- +300 1 % (18) % 0 % (20) % +200 0 (12) 1 (12) +100 1 (4) 1 (5) -100 (1) 2 (3) 2 -200 (9) (4) (5) 1 -300 (24) (11) (10) (4) - -------------- ---------- -------------------- ---------- ------------------- 27 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. ONE-YEAR INTEREST RATE SENSITIVE GAP (in thousands) September 30, 2001 December 31, 2000 ------------------ ----------------- One-year repricing assets $ 520,692 $ 423,956 One-year repricing liabilities 484,962 448,242 --------- --------- One-year gap 35,730 (24,286) --------- --------- Total assets $ 667,461 $ 643,231 ========= ========= One Year Interest Rate Sensitive GAP as a Percent of Assets 5.4% (3.8)% Model simulation and gap results for the period are indicative of an asset sensitive position, in that the Bank's net interest income is projected to increase as market rates rise and the gap results indicate that more assets will be maturing/repricing than liabilities within the next year. Projections to net interest income in a declining rate environment are less favorable. A contributing factor to the results in a declining rate environment is the Banks adjustable rate commercial real estate portfolio. Sixty-six percent of these loans have an average minimum interest rate or "floor" of 7.50%. The model has assumed an elevated level of prepayment speeds on these loans given the fact that these "floors" exceed the current offering rates for similar loans by more than 1.0%. Again the model assumes that these loans will refinance to current rates thus decreasing the amount of interest income that the Bank will realize in the next 12 months. The sensitivity analysis does not represent a forecast for the Bank. There are numerous assumptions inherent in the simulation model as well as in the gap report. Some of these assumptions include the nature and timing of interest rate levels, including yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, and reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows. Customer preferences, and competitor and economic influences are impossible to predict; therefore, the Bank cannot make any assurances as to the outcome of these analyses. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DISCLAIMER - ------------------------------------- In this Form 10-Q, First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. has included certain "forward-looking statements" concerning its future operations. It is the Company's desire to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This statement is for the express purpose of availing the Company of the protections of such safe harbor with respect to all forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. Sentences containing words such as "objectives," "model," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "assumptions," or similar words may constitute forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, it is possible that actual results may differ materially from these expectations. Factors which could affect actual results include interest rate trends, the general state of the economy in the Company's market area and the country as a whole, the impact of competitive products, services and pricing, the ability of the Company to control costs and expenses, loan delinquency rates, and legislative, regulatory and accounting changes affecting the banking and financial services industry. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company and the Bank disclaim any obligations publicly to announce future events or developments, which affect the forward-looking statements herein. 28 PART II OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS First Mutual Bancshares, Inc. has certain litigations and negotiations in progress resulting from activities arising from normal operations. In the opinion of management, none of these matters is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Bank's financial position. ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES None. ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES None. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY-HOLDERS None. ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION None. ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K None. 29 SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Date: November 13, 2001 FIRST MUTUAL BANCSHARES, INC. /s/ John R. Valaas --------------------------------- John R. Valaas President and Chief Executive Officer /s/ Roger A. Mandery --------------------------------- Roger A. Mandery Executive Vice President (Principal Financial Officer) 30