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Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Alliance Financial Announces First Quarter Earnings

Syracuse, NY, April 13, 2011 - Alliance Financial Corporation (“Alliance” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGM: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., announced today a 20.3% increase in net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. Net income was $3.3 million or $0.70 per diluted common share in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $2.7 million or $0.59 per diluted common share in the year-ago quarter. Net income increased 18.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.

Net interest income was nearly unchanged in the first quarter compared to the first quarter of 2010, while the provision for credit losses dropped sharply on lower net charge-offs and continuing strong credit metrics. The provision for credit losses was $200,000 in the first quarter, compared to $1.1 million in the year-ago quarter and $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Jack H. Webb, President and CEO of Alliance said, “Throughout the financial crisis our asset quality metrics have compared very favorably to peer averages. Those metrics improved further in the first quarter, with net charge-offs at the lowest level in more than four years and the loan loss provision at the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. With net interest income and net operating expenses remaining relatively steady, along with our ability to reduce our provision for credit losses resulted in first quarter net income that was the second highest quarterly net income in our history.”

Webb added, “Current economic conditions continue to suppress loan demand; however, we continue to see positive results from the execution of our commercial lending strategy, with originations of $16.5 million in the first quarter nearly double the amount we originated in the first quarter of 2010. Our strong funding base, with deposits at a record high at the end of the first quarter, puts us in a strong position to respond to the credit needs of our market as the economy improves.”

Balance Sheet Highlights

Total assets were $1.5 billion at March 31, 2011, consistent with the levels at December 31, 2010. Securities available-for-sale increased $39.1 million to $453.5 million at the end of the first quarter. Total loans and leases (net of unearned income) decreased $20.1 million to $878.4 million at March 31, 2011. This decrease in loan balances resulted from a combination of weak loan demand across all loan categories, an exceptionally competitive lending environment, seasonal factors, and the continued amortization of our lease portfolio. Loan origination volumes in the first quarter increased $4.6 million or


10.0% compared to the first quarter of 2010 but were $41.6 million or 44.9% lower than the fourth quarter of 2010.

Commercial loans and mortgages decreased $3.9 million or 1.6% in the first quarter and totaled $246.0 million at March 31, 2011. Originations of commercial loans and mortgages in the first quarter (excluding lines of credit) totaled $16.5 million, compared with $38.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $8.9 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease in originations compared with the fourth quarter reflects the effect of seasonal conditions and soft demand as well as an exceptionally high level of loan closings in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Residential mortgages outstanding decreased $4.6 million or 1.4% in the first quarter. Originations of residential mortgages totaled $18.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $38.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $19.3 million in the year-ago quarter.

Indirect auto loan balances were $170.2 million at the end of the first quarter, which was a decrease of $5.9 million from the end of the fourth quarter of 2010. The Company originated $15.6 million of indirect auto loans in the first quarter, compared with $14.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $17.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Alliance originates auto loans through a network of reputable, well established automobile dealers located in Central and Western New York. Applications received through the Company’s indirect lending program are subject to the same comprehensive underwriting criteria and procedures as employed in its direct lending programs.

Leases (net of unearned income) decreased $4.5 million in the first quarter as a result of the Company’s previously announced decision to cease new lease originations.

The Company’s investment securities portfolio totaled $453.5 million at March 31, 2011, compared with $414.4 million at December 31, 2010. The Company’s portfolio is comprised entirely of investment grade securities, the majority of which are rated “AAA” by one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. The breakdown of the securities portfolio at March 31, 2011 was 80% government-sponsored entity guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, 18% municipal securities and 1% obligations of U.S. government-sponsored corporations. Mortgage-backed securities, which totaled $363.4 million at March 31, 2011, are comprised primarily of pass-through securities backed by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by Fannie-Mae, Freddie-Mac or Ginnie Mae, which in turn are backed by the United States government. The Company’s municipal securities portfolio, which totaled $81.2 million at the end of the first quarter, is primarily comprised of highly rated general obligation bonds issued by local municipalities in New York State.

Deposits increased $28.8 million or 2.5% to an all-time high in the first quarter, and were $1.2 billion at March 31, 2011. Transaction accounts (checking, savings, and money market) increased $28.4 million


due primarily to higher balances for existing municipal deposit customers. Low cost transaction accounts comprised 70.6% of total deposits at the end of the first quarter, compared with 69.9% at December 31, 2010 and 68.3% at March 31, 2010.

Shareholders’ equity was $135.0 million at March 31, 2011, compared with $133.1 million at December 31, 2010. Net income for the quarter increased shareholders’ equity by $3.3 million and was partially offset by common stock dividends declared of $1.4 million or $0.30 per common share. Unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of taxes, decreased $105,000 in the first quarter due to changes in market interest rates and other market conditions.

The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.36% and its total risk-based capital ratio was 15.03% at the end of the first quarter. The Company’s tangible common equity capital ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 6.70% at March 31, 2011.

Asset Quality and the Provision for Credit Losses

Delinquent loans and leases (including non-performing) decreased to $15.5 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $16.3 million at December 31, 2010 and $16.9 million at March 31, 2010. Approximately 42% of all delinquent loans and leases at the end of the first quarter were past due less than sixty days, compared with 41% at December 31, 2010 and 38% at March 31, 2010.

Nonperforming assets were $8.7 million or 0.59% of total assets at March 31, 2011, compared with $9.1 million or 0.63% of total assets at December 31, 2010 and $10.0 million or 0.69% of total assets at March 31, 2010. Included in nonperforming assets at the end of the first quarter are nonperforming loans and leases totaling $8.1 million, compared with $8.5 million and $9.6 million at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively.

Conventional residential mortgages comprised $3.5 million (46 loans) or 44% of nonperforming loans and leases at March 31, 2011. Nonperforming commercial loans and mortgages totaled $2.9 million (28 loans) or 36% of nonperforming loans and leases and nonperforming leases totaled $635,000 (16 leases) or 8% of nonperforming loans and leases at the end of the first quarter.

The provision for credit losses in the first quarter was down sharply from the year-ago period on the Company’s strong asset quality metrics, including lower charge-offs in the current and most recent quarters which are factors considered in management’s quarterly estimate of loan loss provisions and the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. The provision expense was $200,000 in the first quarter compared to $1.1 million in the year-ago period and $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010. Net charge-offs were $205,000 in the first quarter, compared with $792,000 in the year-ago period and $583,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010.


Net charge-offs, annualized, equaled 0.09% of average loans and leases in the first quarter, compared to 0.35%, in the year-ago period and 0.26% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs was 97.6% in the first quarter, compared to 138.3% in the year-ago quarter and 137.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The allowance for credit losses was $10.7 million at March 31, 2011, compared with $10.7 million at December 31, 2010 and $9.7 million at March 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases was 1.22% at March 31, 2011, compared with 1.19% at December 31, 2010 and 1.07% at March 31, 2010. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans and leases was 133% at March 31, 2011, compared with 126% at December 31, 2010 and 101% at March 31, 2010.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $11.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $11.1 million in the year-ago quarter, and $10.8 million in fourth quarter of 2010. The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased 17 basis points in the first quarter compared with the year-ago quarter due to the effect of persistently low interest rates on the Company’s interest-earning assets.

The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.44% in the first quarter of 2011, compared with 3.61% in the first quarter of 2010 and 3.45% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The decrease in the net interest margin compared with the first quarter of 2010 was the result of a decrease in the tax-equivalent earning asset yield of 53 basis points in the first quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, which was partially offset by a decrease in its cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 39 basis points over the same period. The rate of decline in the Company’s net interest margin slowed considerably in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the fourth quarter of 2010 due in part to the full quarter impact of deposit rate changes made in November 2010 on existing accounts, the benefit of which was enhanced by deposit growth thereby lowering our wholesale borrowings. The Company’s yield on earning assets decreased 11 basis points in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the fourth quarter of 2010, which was offset by a decrease in its cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 12 basis points during the same period.

Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the first quarter, which was an increase of 3.6% from the year-ago quarter and up 1.6% from the fourth quarter of 2010. Total average loans and leases were 65.7% of total interest-earning assets in the first quarter of 2011, compared to 70.1% in the year-ago quarter and 68.0% in the fourth quarter of 2010. Competition, sluggish demand and low market interest rates have all been contributing factors to the decline in our loan portfolios, along with the continuing amortization of the lease portfolio.

Although the net interest margin declined only one basis point from the fourth quarter of 2010, a slightly increased rate of compression in the net interest margin is likely in coming quarters as the persistently low


interest rate environment continues to negatively affect the return on the Company’s loan and investment portfolios.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expenses

Non-interest income was $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared with $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2010 and $5.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Gains on the sale of loans increased $95,000 compared with the first quarter of 2010, but was down $369,000 from the fourth quarter of 2010 due to a drop in residential mortgage demand and to a greater proportion of originations in the first quarter of 2011 being bi-weekly payment mortgages which are retained in the portfolio. In December 2010, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of its insurance agency subsidiary, Ladd’s Inc. and discontinued its operations, which resulted in a decrease in insurance agency income of $346,000 in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, and a decrease of $190,000 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. A gain of $815,000 was recognized in the fourth quarter on the sale of Ladd’s and is included in other non-interest income. The fourth quarter gain was almost entirely offset by taxes of $806,000 resulting from a difference in the tax basis of such assets versus the book value. The discontinuation of Ladd’s operations had no material net effect on the first quarter’s financial results.

Non-interest income (excluding gains on sales of securities and gain on the Ladd’s transaction) comprised 29.5% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2011 compared with 29.1% in the year-ago quarter and 32.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Non-interest expenses were $11.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to $11.0 million in the first quarter of 2010 and $11.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Salaries and benefits expense decreased $274,000 or 4.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 due largely to the salaries and benefits and severance expenses incurred for employees of Ladd’s in the fourth quarter.

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 70.5% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with 69.9% in the year-ago quarter and 71.1% in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 24.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared with 24.2% in the year-ago period and 26.7% in the fourth quarter (excluding the gain and related tax on the Ladd’s transaction).

About Alliance Financial Corporation

Alliance Financial Corporation is an independent financial holding company with Alliance Bank, N.A. as its principal subsidiary that provides retail, commercial and municipal banking, and trust and investment services through 29 offices in Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and Oswego counties. Alliance also operates an investment management administration center in Buffalo, N.Y. and an equipment lease financing company, Alliance Leasing, Inc.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Alliance Financial Corporation. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: an increase in competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment which may affect the net interest margin; changes in the regulatory environment; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, resulting, among other things, in a deterioration in credit quality; changes in business conditions and inflation; changes in the securities markets; changes in technology used in the banking business; our ability to maintain and increase market share and control expenses; increases in FDIC insurance premiums may cause earnings to decrease; and other risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Contact:   Alliance Financial Corporation
  J. Daniel Mohr, Executive Vice President and CFO
  (315) 475-4478


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
     2011      2010  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income:

     

Loans, including fees

   $ 10,662       $ 11,821   

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

     4         2   

Securities

     3,596         3,633   
                 

Total interest income

     14,262         15,456   

Interest expense:

     

Deposits:

     

Savings accounts

     58         106   

Money market accounts

     447         773   

Time accounts

     1,487         1,971   

NOW accounts

     68         143   
                 

Total

     2,060         2,993   

Borrowings:

     

Repurchase agreements

     207         203   

FHLB advances

     855         985   

Junior subordinated obligations

     157         154   
                 

Total interest expense

     3,279         4,335   

Net interest income

     10,983         11,121   

Provision for credit losses

     200         1,095   
                 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     10,783         10,026   

Non-interest income:

     

Investment management income

     1,916         1,807   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,010         1,050   

Card-related fees

     653         591   

Insurance agency income

     —           346   

Income from bank-owned life insurance

     254         269   

Gain on the sale of loans

     288         193   

Other non-interest income

     465         305   
                 

Total non-interest income

     4,586         4,561   

Non-interest expense:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

     5,530         5,569   

Occupancy and equipment expense

     1,830         1,840   

Communication expense

     150         176   

Office supplies and postage expense

     284         269   

Marketing expense

     263         293   

Amortization of intangible asset

     241         290   

Professional fees

     824         740   

FDIC insurance premium

     393         402   

Other operating expense

     1,464         1,382   
                 

Total non-interest expense

     10,979         10,961   

Income before income tax expense

     4,390         3,626   

Income tax expense

     1,084         877   
                 

Net income

   $ 3,306       $ 2,749   
                 

Share and Per Share Data

     

Basic average common shares outstanding

     4,662,044         4,583,707   

Diluted average common shares outstanding

     4,670,674         4,614,150   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.70       $ 0.59   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.70       $ 0.59   

Cash dividends declared

   $ 0.30       $ 0.28   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 21,786      $ 32,501   

Federal funds sold

     8,600        —     

Securities available-for-sale

     453,530        414,410   

Federal Home Loan Bank of NY (“FHLB”) Stock and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Stock

     8,112        8,652   

Loans and leases held for sale

     315        2,940   

Total loans and leases, net of unearned income

     878,402        898,537   

Less allowance for credit losses

     (10,678     (10,683
                

Net loans and leases

     867,724        887,854   

Premises and equipment, net

     18,504        18,975   

Accrued interest receivable

     4,988        4,149   

Bank-owned life insurance

     28,666        28,412   

Goodwill

     30,844        30,844   

Intangible assets, net

     8,397        8,638   

Other assets

     17,710        17,247   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,469,176      $ 1,454,622   
                

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Non-interest bearing

   $ 170,354      $ 179,918   

Interest bearing

     992,996        954,680   
                

Total deposits

     1,163,350        1,134,598   

Borrowings

     127,971        142,792   

Accrued interest payable

     1,083        1,391   

Other liabilities

     15,970        16,936   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts

     25,774        25,774   
                

Total liabilities

     1,334,148        1,321,491   

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     5,068        5,051   

Surplus

     45,805        45,620   

Undivided profits

     94,263        92,380   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,639        1,713   

Directors’ stock-based deferred compensation plan

     (3,091     (2,977

Treasury stock

     (8,656     (8,656
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     135,028        133,131   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,469,176      $ 1,454,622   
                

Common shares outstanding

     4,745,491        4,729,035   

Book value per common share

   $ 28.45      $ 28.15   

Tangible book value per common share

   $ 20.18      $ 19.80   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Average Balances (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2011      2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Earning assets:

     

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

   $ 15,971       $ 7,524   

Securities(1)

     441,082         377,369   

Loans and leases receivable:

     

Residential real estate loans(2)

     332,497         356,613   

Commercial loans

     239,786         207,727   

Leases, net of unearned income(2)

     39,440         63,997   

Indirect loans

     172,943         181,789   

Other consumer loans

     90,776         91,416   
                 

Loans and leases receivable, net of unearned income

     875,442         901,542   
                 

Total earning assets

     1,332,495         1,286,435   

Non-earning assets

     129,661         137,021   
                 

Total assets

   $ 1,462,156       $ 1,423,456   
                 

Interest bearing liabilities:

     

Interest bearing checking accounts

   $ 157,684       $ 132,028   

Savings accounts

     102,646         94,751   

Money market accounts

     379,028         349,096   

Time deposits

     340,905         370,543   

Borrowings

     136,611         153,736   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts

     25,774         25,774   
                 

Total interest bearing liabilities

     1,142,648         1,125,928   

Non-interest bearing deposits

     174,788         157,130   

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

     15,994         17,245   
                 

Total liabilities

     1,333,430         1,300,303   

Shareholders’ equity

     128,726         123,153   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,462,156       $ 1,423,456   
                 

 

(1) The amounts shown are amortized cost and include FHLB and FRB stock
(2) Includes loans and leases held for sale


Alliance Financial Corporation

Investments, Loans and Leases, and Deposits (Unaudited)

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio:

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010      March 31, 2010  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities available-for-sale

  

Debt securities:

                 

U.S. Treasury obligations

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 100       $ 101   

Obligations of U.S. government- sponsored corporations

     3,725         3,876         4,020         4,186         5,526         5,795   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     80,341         81,195         77,246         78,212         75,765         77,576   

Mortgage-backed securities(1)

     358,785         363,370         324,294         329,010         317,604         321,670   
                                                     

Total debt securities

     442,851         448,441         405,560         411,408         398,995         405,142   

Stock investments:

                 

Equity securities

     1,852         2,082         1,852         1,995         1,958         2,201   

Mutual funds

     3,000         3,007         1,000         1,007         1,000         1,005   
                                                     

Total stock investments

     4,852         5,089         2,852         3,002         2,958         3,206   

Total available-for-sale

   $ 447,703       $ 453,530       $ 408,412       $ 414,410       $ 401,953       $ 408,348   
                                                     

 

(1) Comprised of pass-through debt securities collateralized by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by either Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae, which are, in turn, backed by the United States government.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio at the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     March 31, 2010  
     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loan portfolio composition

  

Residential real estate loans

   $ 330,330        37.7   $ 334,967        37.4   $ 355,033        39.4

Commercial loans

     128,461        14.7     133,787        14.9     113,513        12.6

Commercial real estate

     117,500        13.4     116,066        13.0     98,061        10.9

Leases, net of unearned income

     37,926        4.3     42,466        4.8     61,428        6.8

Indirect loans

     170,239        19.5     176,125        19.7     181,537        20.2

Other consumer loans

     90,617        10.4     91,619        10.2     91,157        10.1
                                                

Total loans and leases

     875,073        100.0     895,030        100.0     900,729        100.0
                              

Net deferred loan costs

     3,329          3,507          3,924     

Allowance for credit losses

     (10,678       (10,683       (9,717  
                              

Net loans and leases

   $ 867,724        $ 887,854        $ 894,936     
                              

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s deposits at the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     March 31, 2010  
     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit composition

  

Non-interest bearing checking

   $ 170,354         14.6   $ 179,918         15.9   $ 161,730         14.3

Interest bearing checking

     152,058         13.1     151,894         13.3     134,021         11.9
                                                   

Total checking

     322,412         27.7     331,812         29.2     295,751         26.2

Savings

     105,799         9.1     103,099         9.1     98,048         8.7

Money market

     392,988         33.8     357,885         31.5     378,214         33.4

Time deposits

     342,151         29.4     341,802         30.2     357,919         31.7
                                                   

Total deposits

   $ 1,163,350         100.0   $ 1,134,598         100.0   $ 1,129,932         100.0
                                                   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Asset Quality (Unaudited)

The following table represents a summary of delinquent loans and leases grouped by the number of days delinquent at the dates indicated:

 

Delinquent loans and leases

   March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010     March 31, 2010  
     $      %(1)     $      %(1)     $      %(1)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

30 days past due

   $ 6,538         0.75   $ 6,711         0.75   $ 6,493         0.72

60 days past due

     940         0.11     1,083         0.12     867         0.10

90 days past due and still accruing

     5         —       19         —       57         —  

Non-accrual

     8,056         0.92     8,474         0.95     9,532         1.06
                                                   

Total

   $ 15,539         1.78   $ 16,287         1.82   $ 16,949         1.88
                                                   

 

(1) As a percentage of total loans and leases, excluding deferred costs

The following table represents information concerning the aggregate amount of non-performing assets:

 

Non-performing assets

   March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010      March 31, 2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-accruing loans and leases

        

Residential real estate loans

   $ 3,544       $ 3,543       $ 3,513   

Commercial loans

     1,275         1,212         1,888   

Commercial real estate

     1,639         2,084         2,200   

Leases

     635         697         1,208   

Indirect loans

     292         212         187   

Other consumer loans

     671         726         536   
                          

Total non-accruing loans and leases

     8,056         8,474         9,532   

Accruing loans and leases delinquent 90 days or more

     5         19         57   
                          

Total non-performing loans and leases

     8,061         8,493         9,589   

Other real estate and repossessed assets

     650         652         422   
                          

Total non-performing assets

   $ 8,711       $ 9,145       $ 10,011   
                          

Troubled debt restructurings not included in above

   $ 1,041       $ 1,131       $ 110   

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for credit losses arising from loans and leases charged off, recoveries on loans and leases previously charged off and additions to the allowance which have been charged to expense:

 

Allowance for credit losses

   Three months ended March 31,  
     2011     2010  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period

   $ 10,683      $ 9,414   

Loans and leases charged-off

     (482     (992

Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged-off

     277        200   
                

Net loans and leases charged-off

     (205     (792

Provision for credit losses

     200        1,095   
                

Allowance for credit losses, end of period

   $ 10,678      $ 9,717   
                


Alliance Financial Corporation

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

     2011     2010  
     First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income

   $ 14,262      $ 14,406      $ 15,102      $ 15,378      $ 15,456   

Interest expense

     3,279        3,588        3,942        4,188        4,335   
                                        

Net interest income

     10,983        10,818        11,160        11,190        11,121   

Provision for credit losses

     200        800        1,095        1,095        1,095   
                                        

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     10,783        10,018        10,065        10,095        10,026   

Other non-interest income

     4,586        5,946        5,139        4,859        4,561   

Other non-interest expense

     10,979        11,346        11,210        10,963        10,961   
                                        

Income before income tax expense

     4,390        4,618        3,994        3,991        3,626   

Income tax expense

     1,084        1,825        904        999        877   
                                        

Net income

   $ 3,306      $ 2,793      $ 3,090      $ 2,992      $ 2,749   
                                        

Stock and related per share data

          

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.70      $ 0.59      $ 0.66      $ 0.64      $ 0.59   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.70      $ 0.59      $ 0.66      $ 0.64      $ 0.59   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,662,044        4,646,934        4,624,819        4,622,660        4,583,617   

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,670,674        4,660,463        4,646,889        4,643,679        4,614,060   

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.30      $ 0.30      $ 0.30      $ 0.28      $ 0.28   

Common dividend payout ratio (1)

     42.86     50.85     45.45     43.75     47.46

Common book value

   $ 28.45      $ 28.15      $ 28.63      $ 28.46      $ 27.38   

Tangible common book value (2)

   $ 20.18      $ 19.80      $ 19.84      $ 19.55      $ 18.39   

Capital Ratios

          

Holding Company

          

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     8.37     8.28     8.07     7.87     7.86

Tier 1 risk based capital

     13.80     13.41     13.06     12.69     12.56

Tier 1 risk based common capital (3)

     10.90     10.54     10.17     9.84     9.68

Total risk based capital

     15.03     14.63     14.27     13.88     13.69

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(4)

     6.70     6.62     6.63     6.44     6.10

Bank

          

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     7.79     7.72     7.67     7.48     7.38

Tier 1 risk based capital

     12.90     12.54     12.47     12.12     11.85

Total risk based capital

     14.15     13.78     13.70     13.32     12.99

Selected ratios

          

Return on average assets

     0.90     0.77     0.86     0.83     0.77

Return on average equity

     10.27     8.59     9.57     9.62     8.93

Return on average tangible common equity

     14.80     12.51     14.09     14.48     13.55

Yield on earning assets

     4.43     4.54     4.78     4.83     4.96

Cost of funds

     1.15     1.27     1.40     1.46     1.54

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (5)

     3.44     3.45     3.57     3.56     3.61

Non-interest income to total income (6)

     29.46     32.17     30.21     30.28     29.08

Efficiency ratio (7)

     70.52     71.14     70.10     68.31     69.90

Asset quality ratios

          

Net loans and leases charged off to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.09     0.26     0.41     0.23     0.35

Provision for credit losses to average loans and leases, annualized

     0.09     0.36     0.49     0.49     0.49

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

     1.22     1.19     1.17     1.12     1.07

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases

     132.5     125.8     134.3     106.3     101.3

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

     0.92     0.95     0.87     1.06     1.06

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.59     0.63     0.59     0.71     0.69

 

(1) Cash dividends declared per common share divided by diluted earnings per common share
(2) Common shareholders’ equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding


(3) Tier 1 capital excluding junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts divided by total risk-adjusted assets
(4) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as the Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio (TCE), to provide information for investors to effectively analyze financial trends of ongoing business activities, and to enhance comparability with peers across the financial sector. The Company believes TCE is useful because it is a measure utilized by regulators, market analysts and investors in evaluating a company’s financial condition and capital strength. TCE, as defined by the Company, represents common equity less goodwill and intangible assets. A reconciliation from the Company’s GAAP Total Equity to Total Assets ratio to the Non-GAAP Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets ratio is presented below:

 

     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    September 30,
2010
    June 30,
2010
    March 31,
2010
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total assets

   $ 1,469,176      $ 1,454,622      $ 1,446,839      $ 1,456,731      $ 1,445,326   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     39,241        39,482        41,279        41,568        41,858   
                                        

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

   $ 1,429,935      $ 1,415,140      $ 1,405,560      $ 1,415,163      $ 1,403,468   

Total Common Equity

     135,028        133,131        134,503        132,712        127,487   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     39,241        39,482        41,279        41,568        41,858   
                                        

Tangible Common Equity (non-GAAP)

     95,787        93,649        93,224        91,144        85,629   

Total Equity/Total Assets

     9.19     9.15     9.30     9.11     8.82

Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets (non-GAAP)

     6.70     6.62     6.63     6.44     6.10

 

(5) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by average earning assets
(6) Non-interest income (net of realized gains and losses on securities and other non-recurring items) divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income (as adjusted)
(7) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income