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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
 
OR
 
o
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 1-12709
 
(TOMPKINS FINANCIAL LOGO)
 
Tompkins Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York   16-1482357  
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
       
The Commons, P.O. Box 460, Ithaca, NY   14851  
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (607) 273-3210
Former name, former address, former fiscal year, if changed since last report:  NA
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).* Yes o  No o.  *The registrant has not yet been phased into the interactive data requirements.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
  Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer x
     
  Non-Accelerated Filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller Reporting Company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Yes o No x.
Indicate the number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of the latest practicable date:
 
Class      Outstanding as of April 30, 2011
Common Stock, $0.10 par value    10,882,620 shares
 


 
 
 
 

TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
FORM 10-Q
 
INDEX
 
       
PAGE
         
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
         
     
3
         
     
4
         
     
5
         
     
6
         
     
7-29
           
     
29-45
           
     
45
           
     
46
           
     
           
     
47
           
     
47
           
     
47
           
     
47
           
     
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47
           
     
48
           
   
49
           
   
50
 
 
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TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
As of
   
As of
 
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
 
ASSETS
           
             
Cash and noninterest bearing balances due from banks
  $ 40,009     $ 47,339  
Interest bearing balances due from banks
    7,605       2,226  
Federal funds sold
    17,400       0  
Money market funds
    100       100  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
    65,114       49,665  
                 
Trading securities, at fair value
    21,831       22,837  
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value
    1,049,504       1,039,608  
Held-to-maturity securities, fair value of $51,258 at March 31, 2011, and $56,064
               
at December 31, 2010
    50,108       54,973  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and deferred costs and fees
    1,914,344       1,910,358  
Less:  Allowance for loan and lease losses
    28,035       27,832  
Net Loans and Leases
    1,886,309       1,882,526  
                 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock
    17,575       21,985  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    44,867       46,103  
Corporate owned life insurance
    41,935       40,024  
Goodwill
    41,649       41,649  
Other intangible assets, net
    4,039       4,207  
Accrued interest and other assets
    55,963       56,766  
Total Assets
  $ 3,278,894     $ 3,260,343  
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
Interest bearing:
               
  Checking, savings and money market
    1,348,182       1,230,815  
  Time
    743,720       741,829  
Noninterest bearing
    520,615       523,229  
Total Deposits
    2,612,517       2,495,873  
                 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    182,009       183,609  
Other borrowings, including certain amounts at fair value of $11,454 at March 31, 2011
               
and $11,629 at December 31, 2010
    140,353       244,193  
Trust preferred debentures
    25,061       25,060  
Other liabilities
    36,717       38,200  
Total Liabilities
  $ 2,996,657     $ 2,986,935  
EQUITY
               
Tompkins Financial Corporation shareholders’ equity:
               
Common Stock - par value $.10 per share: Authorized 25,000,000 shares; Issued:
               
10,988,320 at March 31, 2011; and 10,934,385 at December 31, 2010
    1,099       1,093  
Additional paid-in capital
    200,444       198,114  
Retained earnings
    81,513       76,446  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    19       (1,260 )
Treasury stock, at cost – 88,400 shares at March 31, 2011, and 92,025 shares
               
at December 31, 2010
    (2,323 )     (2,437 )
                 
Total Tompkins Financial Corporation Shareholders’ Equity
    280,752       271,956  
Noncontrolling interests
    1,485       1,452  
Total Equity
  $ 282,237     $ 273,408  
Total Liabilities and Equity
  $ 3,278,894     $ 3,260,343  
 
 
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TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
(In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
 
03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
 
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
           
Loans
  $ 25,701     $ 26,618  
Due from banks
    6       12  
Federal funds sold
    3       4  
Trading securities
    235       309  
Available-for-sale securities
    7,687       9,000  
Held-to-maturity securities
    365       407  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock
    290       284  
Total Interest and Dividend Income
    34,287       36,634  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Time certificates of deposits of $100,000 or more
    849       1,178  
Other deposits
    2,625       3,827  
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    1,291       1,425  
Trust preferred debentures
    405       367  
Other borrowings
    1,575       1,893  
Total Interest Expense
    6,745       8,690  
Net Interest Income
    27,542       27,944  
Less:  Provision for loan and lease losses
    1,910       2,183  
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan and Lease Losses
    25,632       25,761  
NONINTEREST INCOME
               
Investment services income
    3,841       3,738  
Insurance commissions and fees
    3,374       3,166  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    1,984       2,057  
Card services income
    1,245       975  
Mark-to-market (loss) gain on trading securities
    (50 )     90  
Mark-to-market gain (loss) on liabilities held at fair value
    174       (128 )
Other income
    1,829       1,304  
Net gain on securities transactions
    95       118  
Total Noninterest Income
    12,492       11,320  
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
               
Salaries and wages
    10,825       10,339  
Pension and other employee benefits
    4,031       3,911  
Net occupancy expense of premises
    1,894       1,881  
Furniture and fixture expense
    1,038       1,183  
FDIC insurance
    1,050       911  
Amortization of intangible assets
    170       202  
Other operating expense
    6,208       6,067  
Total Noninterest Expenses
    25,216       24,494  
Income Before Income Tax Expense
    12,908       12,587  
Income Tax Expense
    4,102       4,138  
Net Income attributable to Noncontrolling Interests and Tompkins Financial Corporation
    8,806       8,449  
Less:  Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    33       33  
Net Income Attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation
  $ 8,773     $ 8,416  
Basic Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.80     $ 0.78  
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.80     $ 0.78  
 
 
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03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net income attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation
  $ 8,773     $ 8,416  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Provision for loan and lease losses
    1,910       2,183  
Depreciation and amortization of premises, equipment, and software
    1,174       1,162  
Amortization of intangible assets
    170       202  
Earnings from corporate owned life insurance
    (411 )     (393 )
Net amortization on securities
    1,968       735  
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on trading securities
    50       (90 )
Mark-to-market (gain) loss on liabilities held at fair value
    (174 )     128  
Net gain on available-for-sale securities
    (95 )     (118 )
Net gain on sale of loans
    (164 )     (192 )
Proceeds from sale of loans
    10,235       11,561  
Loans originated for sale
    (9,138 )     (11,214 )
Net (gain) loss on sale of bank premises and equipment
    0       (19 )
Stock-based compensation expense
    323       288  
Increase in accrued interest receivable
    (171 )     (738 )
Decrease in accrued interest payable
    (198 )     (396 )
Proceeds from sales of trading securities
    942       1,223  
Contribution to pension plan
    (2,750 )     0  
Other, net
    1,805       12,409  
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
    14,249       25,147  
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal paydowns of available-for-sale securities
    125,415       115,377  
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
    34,019       0  
Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal paydowns of held-to-maturity securities
    5,426       2,240  
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
    (169,518 )     (137,092 )
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities
    (556 )     (863 )
Net (increase) decrease in loans
    (6,626 )     26,458  
Net decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank stock and Federal Reserve Bank stock
    4,410       634  
Proceeds from sale of bank premises and equipment
    29       25  
Purchases of bank premises and equipment
    (528 )     (800 )
Other, net
    (671 )     (1,171 )
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities
    (8,600 )     4,808  
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Net increase in demand, money market, and savings deposits
    114,753       50,985  
Net increase in time deposits
    1,891       21,352  
Net decrease in Federal funds purchases and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    (1,600 )     (11,575 )
Increase in other borrowings
    13,780       0  
Repayment of other borrowings
    (117,445 )     (18,502 )
Cash dividends
    (3,706 )     (3,312 )
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares - 10% stock dividend
    0       (7 )
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment plan
    522       642  
Shares issued for employee stock ownership plan
    1,053       1,278  
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options
    569       315  
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
    (17 )     47  
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    9,800       41,223  
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    15,449       71,178  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    49,665       45,462  
Total Cash & Cash Equivalents at End of Period
    65,114       116,640  
Supplemental Information:
               
Cash paid during the year for  - Interest
  $ 6,943     $ 9,083  
Cash paid during the year for  - Taxes
    57       1,491  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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(in thousands except share and per share data)
 
Common
Stock
   
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
   
Treasury
Stock
   
Non-
controlling
Interests
   
Total
 
 Balances at January 1, 2010
  $ 978     $ 155,589     $ 92,402     $ (3,087 )   $ (2,326 )   $ 1,452     $ 245,008  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Tompkins Financial Corporation
                    8,416                       33       8,449  
Other comprehensive income
                            1,736                       1,736  
Total Comprehensive Income
                                                    10,185  
Cash dividends ($0.31 per share)
                    (3,312 )                             (3,312 )
Exercise of stock options and  related tax benefit (14,023 shares, net)
    2       360                                       362  
Effect of 10% stock dividend (988,664 shares)
    98       35,301       (35,399 )                             0  
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares
                    (7 )                             (7 )
Stock-based compensation expense
            288                                       288  
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment plan (15,089 shares)
    2       640                                       642  
Shares issued for employee stock ownership plan (34,436 shares)
    3       1,275                                       1,278  
Directors deferred compensation plan  (2,448 shares)
            (21 )                     21               0  
Forfeiture of restricted shares ((110) shares)
                                                    0  
Balances at March 31, 2010
  $ 1,083     $ 193,432     $ 62,100     $ (1,351 )   $ (2,305 )   $ 1,485     $ 254,444  
                                                         
Balances at January 1, 2011
  $ 1,093     $ 198,114     $ 76,446     $ (1,260 )   $ (2,437 )   $ 1,452     $ 273,408  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Tompkins Financial Corporation
                    8,773                       33       8,806  
Other comprehensive income
                            1,279                       1,279  
Total Comprehensive Income
                                                    10,085  
Cash dividends ($0.34 per share)
                    (3,706 )                             (3,706 )
Exercise of stock options and  related tax benefit (16,155 shares, net)
    2       550                                       552  
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment plan (12,751 shares)
    1       521                                       522  
Compensation expense stock options
            323                                       323  
Directors deferred compensation plan ((3,625) shares)
            (114 )                     114               0  
Shares issued for employee stock ownership plan (25,139 shares)
    3       1,050                                       1,053  
Forfeiture of restricted shares ((110) shares)
                                                    0  
Balances at March 31, 2011
  $ 1,099     $ 200,444     $ 81,513     $ 19     $ (2,323 )   $ 1,485     $ 282,237  
1 Included in the shares issued for the 10% stock dividend in 2010 were treasury shares of 3,264, and director deferred compensation plan shares of 4,260.
 
 Cash dividends per share have been retroactively adjusted to reflect 10% stock dividend paid on February 15, 2010.
 
 See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
 
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1. Business
 
Tompkins Financial Corporation, (“Tompkins” or the “Company”) is headquartered in Ithaca, New York and is registered as a Financial Holding Company with the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Company is a locally oriented, community-based financial services organization that offers a full array of products and services, including commercial and consumer banking, leasing, trust and investment management, financial planning and wealth management, insurance, and brokerage services. The Company’s subsidiaries include:  three wholly-owned banking subsidiaries, Tompkins Trust Company (the “Trust Company”), The Bank of Castile, The Mahopac National Bank (“Mahopac National Bank”) and AM&M Financial Services, Inc., a wholly owned registered investment advisor (“AM&M”); and a wholly-owned insurance agency subsidiary, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. (“Tompkins Insurance”). AM&M and the trust division of the Trust Company provide a full array of investment services under the Tompkins Financial Advisors division, including investment management, trust and estate, financial and tax planning as well as life, disability and long-term care insurance services.  The Company’s principal offices are located at The Commons, Ithaca, New York, 14851, and its telephone number is (607) 273-3210.  The Company’s common stock is traded on the NYSE-Amex under the Symbol “TMP.”
 
2. Basis of Presentation
 
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the application of certain accounting policies management is required to make assumptions regarding the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Different amounts could be reported under different conditions, or if different assumptions were used in the application of these accounting policies. The accounting policies that management considers critical in this respect are the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses, the expenses and liabilities associated with the Company’s pension and post-retirement benefits, and the review of its securities portfolio for other than temporary impairment.
 
In management’s opinion, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year ended December 31, 2011.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies from those presented in the 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Refer to Note 3- “Accounting Standards Updates” of this Report for a discussion of recently issued accounting guidelines.
 
Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statements of cash flow include cash and noninterest bearing balances due from banks, interest-bearing balances due from banks, Federal funds sold, and money market funds.  Management regularly evaluates the credit risk associated with the counterparties to these transactions and believes that the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
 
The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure and determined that no further disclosures were required.
 
The consolidated financial information included herein combines the results of operations, the assets, liabilities, and shareholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries. Amounts in the prior periods’ unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are reclassified when necessary to conform to the current periods’ presentation. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
 
3. Accounting Standards Updates
 
ASU No. 2010-20, “Receivables (Topic 310) - Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.” ASU 2010-20 requires entities to provide disclosures designed to facilitate financial statement users’ evaluation of (i) the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity’s portfolio of financing receivables, (ii) how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses and (iii) the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. Disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment, the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for credit losses, and class of financing receivable, which is generally a disaggregation of portfolio segment. The required disclosures include, among other things, a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses as well as information about modified, impaired, non-accrual and past due loans and credit quality
 
 
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indicators. ASU 2010-20 became effective for the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2010, as it relates to disclosures required as of the end of a reporting period. Disclosures that relate to activity during a reporting period became effective for the Company’s financial statements beginning on January 1, 2011, and are disclosed in Note 5 Loans and Leases.
 
ASU No. 2010-28, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts.” ASU 2010-28 modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist such as if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. ASU 2010-28 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2011 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
ASU No. 2011-02, “Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditor’s Determination of whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring”. ASU 2011-02 clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings and is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings.  In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude, under the guidance clarified by ASU 2011-02, that both of the following exist:  (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties.  ASU 2011-02 will be effective for the Company on July 1, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2011-02 on the Company’s financial statements.
 
4.  Securities
 
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
 The following table summarizes available-for-sale securities held by the Company at March 31, 2011:
 
 
   
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
 March 31, 2011
 
Amortized
Cost1
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
 (in thousands)
                       
 U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 2,038     $ 78     $ 0     $ 2,116  
 Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
    356,835       7,153       1,706       362,282  
 Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    60,523       2,471       2       62,992  
 Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by
                               
U.S. Government agencies
    136,325       3,874       100       140,099  
U.S. Government sponsored entities
    454,981       13,745       1,568       467,158  
Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities
    8,614       193       174       8,633  
 U.S. corporate debt securities
    5,022       177       0       5,199  
 Total debt securities
    1,024,338       27,691       3,550       1,048,479  
 Equity securities
    1,025       0       0       1,025  
 Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 1,025,363     $ 27,691     $ 3,550     $ 1,049,504  
 
Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.
 
 
 
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 The following table summarizes available-for-sale securities held by the Company at December 31, 2010:
 
   
Available-for-Sale Securities
 
 December 31, 2010
 
Amortized
Cost1
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
 (in thousands)
                       
 U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 2,043     $ 86     $ 0     $ 2,129  
 Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
    402,057       7,372       1,989       407,440  
 Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    60,707       2,339       9       63,037  
 Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by
                               
     U.S. Government agencies     143,319       3,233       539       146,013  
     U.S. Government sponsored entities     393,331       13,568       1,421       405,478  
     Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities     9,636       3       356       9,283  
 U.S. corporate debt securities
    5,024       179       0       5,203  
 Total debt securities
    1,016,117       26,780       4,314       1,038,583  
 Equity securities
    1,025       0       0       1,025  
 Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 1,017,142     $ 26,780     $ 4,314     $ 1,039,608  
Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.
 
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities
 
The following table summarizes held-to-maturity securities held by the Company at March 31, 2011:
 
March 31, 2011
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities
 
(in thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
  $ 50,108     $ 1,175     $ 25     $ 51,258  
Total held-to-maturity debt securities
  $ 50,108     $ 1,175     $ 25     $ 51,258  
 
The following table summarizes held-to-maturity securities held by the Company at December 31, 2010:
 
                         
December 31, 2010
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities
 
(in thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
  $ 54,973     $ 1,155     $ 64     $ 56,064  
Total held-to-maturity debt securities
  $ 54,973     $ 1,155     $ 64     $ 56,064  
 
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities were $159,000 in the first quarter of 2011, and $118,000 in the first quarter of 2010; realized losses on available-for-sale securities were $64,000 in the first quarter of 2011, $0 in the first quarter of  2010.
 
 
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The following table summarizes available-for-sale securities that had unrealized losses at March 31, 2011:
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or Longer
   
Total
 
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
  $ 104,000     $ 1,706     $ 0     $ 0     $ 104,000     $ 1,706  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    867       2       0       0       867       2  
 
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by
                                               
U.S. Government agencies
    21,480       100       0       0       21,480       100  
U.S. Government sponsored entities
    126,537       1,568       0       0       126,537       1,568  
Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities
    0       0       5,003       174       5,003       174  
Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 252,884     $ 3,376     $ 5,003     $ 174     $ 257,887     $ 3,550  
 
The following table summarizes held-to-maturity securities that had unrealized losses at March 31, 2011:
 
                                     
   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or Longer
   
Total
 
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
  $ 14,098     $ 21     $ 115     $ 4     $ 14,213     $ 25  
                                                 
Total held-to-maturity securities
  $ 14,098     $ 21     $ 115     $ 4     $ 14,213     $ 25  
 
The following table summarizes available-for-sale securities that had unrealized losses at December 31, 2010:
 
                                     
   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or Longer
   
Total
 
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
  $ 93,167     $ 1,989     $ 0     $ 0     $ 93,167     $ 1,989  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    1,771       9       0       0       1,771       9  
                                                 
Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by
                                               
U.S. Government agencies
    44,288       539       0       0       44,288       539  
U.S. Government sponsored entities
    119,102       1,421       0       0       119,102       1,421  
Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities
    0       0       8,343       356       8,343       356  
Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 258,328     $ 3,958     $ 8,343     $ 356     $ 266,671     $ 4,314  
 
 
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The following table summarizes held-to-maturity securities that had unrealized losses at December 31, 2010:
 
                                     
   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or Longer
   
Total
 
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisons
  $ 14,947     $ 63     $ 14     $ 1     $ 14,961     $ 64  
                                                 
Total held-to-maturity securities
  $ 14,947     $ 63     $ 14     $ 1     $ 14,961     $ 64  
 
The gross unrealized losses reported for mortgage-backed securities-residential relate to investment securities issued by U.S. government sponsored entities such as Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and U.S. government agencies such as Government National Mortgage Association, and non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities.  Total gross unrealized losses were primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and levels of market liquidity, relative to when the investment securities were purchased, and not due to the credit quality of the investment securities.
 
The Company does not intend to sell the securities that are in an unrealized loss position and it is not more-likely-than not that the Company will be required to sell these available for sale investment securities, before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.  Accordingly, as of March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, management believes the unrealized losses detailed in the tables above are not other-than-temporary.
 
Ongoing Assessment of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
 
On a quarterly basis, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances indicating that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment.  A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date.  If impaired, the Company then assesses whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary.  An unrealized loss on a debt security is generally deemed to be other-than-temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value, discounted at the security’s effective rate, of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security.  As a result, the credit loss component of an other-than-temporary impairment write-down for debt securities is recorded in earnings while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized, net of tax, in other comprehensive income provided that the Company does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is more-likely-than not that the Company would not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery of the unrealized loss, which may be to maturity.  If the Company intended to sell any securities with an unrealized loss or it is more-likely-than not that the Company would be required to sell the investment securities, before recovery of their amortized cost basis, then the entire unrealized loss would be recorded in earnings.
 
The Company considers the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover.
 
 
-
The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis;
 
 
-
The level of credit enhancement provided by the structure which includes, but is not limited to, credit subordination positions, excess spreads, overcollateralization, and protective triggers;
 
 
-
Changes in the near term prospects of the issuer or underlying collateral of a security, such as changes in default rates, loss severities given default and significant changes in prepayment assumptions;
 
 
-
The level of excess cash flow generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities; and
 
 
-
Any adverse change to the credit conditions of the issuer or the security such as credit downgrades by the rating agencies.
 
As of March 31, 2011, the Company held five mortgage backed securities, with a fair value of $8.6 million, that were not issued by U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government sponsored entities.  In 2009, the Company determined that three of these non-U.S. Government mortgage backed securities were other-than-temporarily impaired based on an analysis of the above factors for these three securities.  As a result, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $1.8 million in 2009 on these investments.  The credit loss component of $146,000 was recorded as other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income, while the remaining non-
 
 
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credit portion of the impairment loss was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of condition and changes in shareholders’ equity.  In 2010 the Company recorded an additional credit loss component of other-than-temporary charge of $34,000 related to the three non-U.S. Government mortgage backed securities was necessary.  The Company’s review of these securities as of March 31, 2011 determined that no additional impairment.  As of March 31, 2011, the fair value of these three securities exceeded their carrying value by $19,000.  A continuation or worsening of current economic conditions may result in additional credit loss component of other-than-temporary impairment losses related to these investments.
 
The following table summarizes the roll-forward of credit losses on debt securities held by the Company for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in other comprehensive income:
             
   
Three Months Ended
 
(in thousands)
 
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2010
 
Credit losses at beginning of the period
  $ 180     $ 146  
Credit losses related to securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized
    0       0  
Ending balance of credit losses on debt securities held for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income
  $ 180     $ 146  
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity are shown in the following table.  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.  Mortgage-backed securities are shown separately since they are not due at a single maturity date.
 
March 31, 2011
 (in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost1
   
Fair Value
 
 Available-for-sale securities:
           
Due in one year or less
  $ 13,177     $ 13,250  
Due after one year through five years
    293,260       298,197  
Due after five years through ten years
    108,798       111,681  
Due after ten years
    9,183       9,461  
 Total
    424,418       432,589  
Mortgage-backed securities
    599,920       615,890  
 Total available-for-sale debt securities
  $ 1,024,338     $ 1,048,479  
1 Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.
 
 
 December 31, 2010
 (in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost1
   
Fair Value
 
 Available-for-sale securities:
           
Due in one year or less
  $ 7,770     $ 7,867  
Due after one year through five years
    309,193       312,952  
Due after five years through ten years
    143,682       147,546  
Due after ten years
    9,186       9,444  
 Total
    469,831       477,809  
Mortgage-backed securities
    546,286       560,774  
 Total available-for-sale debt securities
  $ 1,016,117     $ 1,038,583  
1 Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.
 
 
 
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 March 31, 2011
           
 (in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost1
   
Fair Value
 
 Held-to-maturity securities:
           
Due in one year or less
  $ 30,258     $ 30,304  
Due after one year through five years
    15,072       15,828  
Due after five years through ten years
    3,608       3,908  
Due after ten years
    1,170       1,218  
 Total held-to-maturity debt securities
  $ 50,108     $ 51,258  
1 Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.
 
 
 December 31, 2010
           
 (in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost1
   
Fair Value
 
 Held-to-maturity securities:
           
Due in one year or less
  $ 34,645     $ 34,692  
Due after one year through five years
    15,378       16,157  
Due after five years through ten years
    3,765       4,024  
Due after ten years
    1,185       1,191  
 Total held-to-maturity debt securities
  $ 54,973     $ 56,064  
1 Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.
 
 
The net (loss) gain on trading account securities, which reflects mark-to-market adjustments, totaled ($50,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and $90,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
 
The Company also holds non-marketable Federal Home Loan Bank New York (“FHLBNY”) stock and non-marketable Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock, both of which are required to be held for regulatory purposes and for borrowing availability.  The required investment in FHLBNY stock is tied to the Company’s borrowing levels with the FHLBNY.  Holdings of FHBLNY stock and FRB stock totaled $16.8 million and $2.1 million at March 31, 2011, respectively, and $19.9 million and $2.1 million at December 31, 2010, respectively.  The FHLBNY continues to pay dividends and repurchase its stock.  As such, the Company has not recognized any impairment on its holdings of FHLBNY stock.
 
Trading Securities
 
 
The following summarizes trading securities, at estimated fair value, as of:
 
 
(in thousands)
 
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
  $ 12,935     $ 13,139  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by U.S. Government sponsored entities
    8,896       9,698  
Total
  $ 21,831     $ 22,837  
 
 
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5. Loans and Leases
 
 
Loans and Leases at March 31,2011, and  December 31, 2010 were as follows:
 
           
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
 
Commercial and industrial
           
Agriculture
  $ 56,411     $ 65,918  
Commercial and industrial other
    402,434       409,432  
Subtotal commercial and industrial
    458,845       475,350  
Commercial real estate
               
Construction
    41,503       58,519  
Agriculture
    49,226       48,485  
Commercial real estate other
    658,761       619,458  
Subtotal commercial real estate
    749,490       726,462  
Residential real estate
               
Home equity
    160,869       164,765  
Mortgages
    467,952       462,032  
Subtotal residential real estate
    628,821       626,797  
Consumer and other
               
Indirect
    38,405       41,668  
Consumer and other
    31,345       31,757  
Subtotal consumer and other
    69,750       73,425  
Leases
    9,147       9,949  
Total loans and leases
    1,916,053       1,911,983  
Less: unearned income and deferred costs and fees
    (1,709 )     (1,625 )
Total loans and leases, net of unearned income and deferred costs and fees
  $ 1,914,344     $ 1,910,358  
 
The Company has adopted comprehensive lending policies, underwriting standards and loan review procedures.  Management reviews these policies and procedures on a regular basis.  The Company discussed its lending policies and underwriting guidelines for its various lending portfolios in Note 5 – “Loans and Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no significant changes in these policies and guidelines.  As such, these policies are reflective of new originations as well as those balances held at March 31, 2011.  The Company’s Board of Directors approves the lending policies at least annually.  The Company recognizes that exceptions to policy guidelines may occasionally occur and has established procedures for approving exceptions to these policy guidelines.  Management has also implemented reporting systems to monitor loan originations, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and nonperforming loans and potential problem loans.
 
Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments are due.  Generally loans are placed on nonaccrual status if principal or interest payments become 90 days or more past due and/or management deem the collectability of the principal and/or interest to be in question, as well as when required by regulatory requirements.  When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed.  Payments received on loans on nonaccrual are generally applied to reduce the principal balance of the loan.  Loans are generally returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current, the borrower has established a payment history, and future payments are reasonably assured.
 
 
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An age analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans, as of March 31, 2011 is provided below.
 
 
   
30-89 days
   
90 days or
more
   
Current
Loans
   
Total Loans
   
90 days and
accruing
   
Nonaccrual
 
(in thousands)
Commercial and industrial
                                   
Agriculture
  $ 74     $       $ 56,337     $ 56,411     $ 0     $ 157  
Commercial and industrial other
    493       931       401,009       402,434       932       7,220  
Subtotal commercial and industrial
    567       931       457,346       458,845       932       7,377  
Commercial real estate
                                               
Construction
    56       175       41,272       41,503       0       13,002  
Agriculture
    221               49,005       49,226       0       27  
Commercial real estate other
    5,320       5,243       648,199       658,761       0       12,865  
Subtotal commercial real estate
    5,597       5,418       738,476       749,490       0       25,894  
Residential real estate
                                               
Home equity
    787       592       159,490       160,869       330       578  
Mortgages
    4,300       4,515       459,137       467,952       0       5,860  
Subtotal residential real estate
    5,087       5,107       618,627       628,821       330       6,438  
Consumer and other
                                               
Indirect
    651       172       37,582       38,405       4       176  
Consumer and other
    0               31,345       31,345       0       0  
Subtotal consumer and other
    651       172       68,927       69,750       4       176  
Leases
    12       0       9,135       9,147       0       17  
Total loans and leases
    11,914       11,628       1,892,511       1,916,053       1,266       39,902  
Less: unearned income and deferred costs and fees
    0       0       0       (1,709 )     0       0  
Total loans and leases, net of unearned income and deferred costs and fees
  $ 11,914     $ 11,628     $ 1,892,511     $ 1,914,344     $ 1,266     $ 39,902  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
 
 
An age analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans, as of December 31, 2010 is provided below.
 
 
   
30-89 days
   
90 days or
more
   
Current
Loans
   
Total Loans
   
90 days and
accruing
   
Nonaccrual
 
(in thousands)
Commercial and industrial
                                   
Agriculture
    50       118       65,750       65,918       0       165  
Commercial Other
    3,131       1,443       404,858       409,432       842       7,106  
Subtotal commercial and Industrial
    3,181       1,561       470,608       475,350       842       7,271  
Commercial real estate
                                               
Construction
    8       176       58,335       58,519       0       13,003  
Agriculture
    189       0       48,296       48,485       0       0  
Commercial real estate other
    1,943       4,094       613,421       619,458       0       11,788  
Subtotal commercial real estate
    2,140       4,270       720,052       726,462       0       24,791  
Residential real estate
                                               
Home equity
    262       1,434       163,069       164,765       368       1,429  
Mortgages
    4,709       6,257       451,066       462,032       0       7,682  
Subtotal residential real estate
    4,971       7,691       614,135       626,797       368       9,111  
Consumer and other
                                               
Indirect
    926       311       40,431       41,668       7       309  
Consumer and other
    0       0       31,757       31,757       0       0  
Subtotal consumer and other
    926       311       72,188       73,425       7       309  
Leases
    0       0       9,949       9,949       0       19  
Total loans and leases
    11,218       13,833       1,886,932       1,911,983       1,217       41,501  
Less: unearned income and deferred costs and fees
    0       0       0       (1,625 )     0       0  
Total loans and leases, net of unearned income and deferred costs and fees
  $ 11,218     $ 13,833     $ 1,886,932     $ 1,910,358     $ 1,217     $ 41,501  
 
The principal balances of nonperforming loans and leases, including impaired loans and leases are detailed in the table below.
 
       
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
 
Loans 90 days past due and accruing
  $ 1,266     $ 1,217  
Nonaccrual loans
    39,902       41,501  
Troubled debt restructurings not included above
    2,411       2,564  
Nonperforming loans and leases
  $ 43,579     $ 45,282  
 
 
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6. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
                                     
The following tables detail activity in the allowance for possible loan and lease losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.
 
                                     
March 31, 2011
 
 
(in thousands)
Commercial
and Industrial
 
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Residential
Real Estate
 
Consumer and
Other
 
Finance Leases
 
Total
 
Allowance for credit losses:
                                   
                                     
Beginning balance
  $ 7,824     $ 14,445     $ 3,526     $ 1,976     $ 61     $ 27,832  
                                                 
Charge-offs
    (589 )     (311 )     (1,098 )     (166 )     0       (2,164 )
Recoveries
    327       41       1       88       0       457  
Provision
    1,132       (284 )     1,380       (311 )     (7 )     1,910  
Ending Balance
  $ 8,694     $ 13,891     $ 3,809     $ 1,587     $ 54     $ 28,035  
 
March 31, 2010
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Commercial
and Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Consumer and
Other
   
Finance Leases
   
Total
 
Allowance for credit losses:
                                   
                                     
Beginning balance
  $ 7,304     $ 11,119     $ 3,616     $ 2,230     $ 81     $ 24,350  
                                                 
Charge-offs
    (696 )     (205 )     (266 )     (236 )     0       (1,403 )
Recoveries
    92       50       1       93       0       236  
Provision
    500       1,499       22       164       (2 )     2,183  
Ending Balance
  $ 7,200     $ 12,463     $ 3,373     $ 2,251     $ 79     $ 25,366  
 
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the allocation of the allowance for loan and lease losses summarized on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology was as follows:
 
                                     
(in thousands)
 
Commercial
and Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Consumer and
Other
   
Finance Leases
   
Total
 
                                     
March 31, 2011
                                   
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 1,055     $ 2,556     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,611  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    7,639       11,335       3,809       1,587       54       24,424  
Ending balance
  $ 8,694     $ 13,891     $ 3,809     $ 1,587     $ 54     $ 28,035  
                                                 
December 31, 2011
                                               
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 682     $ 2,554     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,236  
Collectively evaluated for  impairment
    7,142       11,891       3,526       1,976       61       24,596  
Ending balance
  $ 7,824     $ 14,445     $ 3,526     $ 1,976     $ 61     $ 27,832  
 
 
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The recorded investment in loans and leases summarized on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:
   
(in thousands)
 
Commercial
and Industrial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Consumer and
Other
   
Finance Leases
   
Total
 
                                     
March 31, 2011
                                   
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 6,094     $ 29,052     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 35,146  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    452,751       720,438       628,821       69,750       9,147       1,880,907  
Total
  $ 458,845     $ 749,490     $ 628,821     $ 69,750     $ 9,147     $ 1,916,053  
                                                 
December 31, 2010
                                               
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 5,617     $ 29,622     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 35,239  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    469,733       696,840       626,797       73,425       9,949       1,876,744  
Total
  $ 475,350     $ 726,462     $ 626,797     $ 73,425     $ 9,949     $ 1,911,983  
 
Management reviews the appropriateness of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“allowance”) on a regular basis. Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance to be a critical accounting policy, given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the levels of the allowance required to cover credit losses in the portfolio and the material effect that assumptions could have on the Company’s results of operations. The Company has developed a methodology to measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio to assure that an appropriate allowance is maintained.  The Company’s methodology is based upon guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 102, Selected Loan Loss Allowance Methodology and Documentation Issues and allowance allocations are calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 310, Receivables and ASC Topic 450, Contingencies.
 
The Company’s methodology for determining and allocating the allowance for loan and lease losses focuses on ongoing reviews of larger individual loans and leases, historical net charge-offs, delinquencies in the loan and lease portfolio, the level of impaired and nonperforming loans, values of underlying loan and lease collateral, the overall risk characteristics of the portfolios, changes in character or size of the portfolios, geographic location, current economic conditions, changes in capabilities and experience of lending management and staff, and other relevant factors. The various factors used in the methodologies are reviewed on a regular basis.
 
At least annually, management reviews all commercial and commercial real estate loans exceeding a certain threshold and assigns a risk rating.  The Company uses an internal loan rating system of pass credits, special mention loans, substandard loans, doubtful loans, and loss loans (which are fully charged off). The definitions of “special mention”, “substandard”, “doubtful” and “loss” are consistent with banking regulatory definitions.  Factors considered in assigning loan ratings include:  the customer’s ability to repay based upon customer’s expected future cash flow, operating results, and financial condition; the underlying collateral, if any; and the economic environment and industry in which the customer operates.  Special mention loans have potential weaknesses that if left uncorrected may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects and a downgrade to a more severe risk rating.  A substandard loan credit has a well-defined weakness which makes payment default or principal exposure likely, but not yet certain.  There is a possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.  A doubtful loan has a high possibility of loss, but the extent of the loss is difficult to quantify because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors.
 
At least quarterly, management reviews all commercial and commercial real estate loans and leases and agriculturally related loans with an outstanding principal balance of over $500,000 that are internally risk rated special mention or worse, giving consideration to payment history, debt service payment capacity, collateral support, strength of guarantors, local market trends, industry trends, and other factors relevant to the particular borrowing relationship. Through this process, management identifies impaired loans. For loans and leases considered impaired, estimated exposure amounts are based upon collateral values or present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate of each loan.  For commercial loans, commercial mortgage loans, and agricultural loans not specifically reviewed, and for homogenous loan portfolios such as residential mortgage loans and consumer loans, estimated exposure amounts are assigned based upon historical net loss experience and current charge-off trends, past due status, and management’s judgment of the effects of
 
 
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current economic conditions on portfolio performance. In determining and assigning historical loss factors to the various homogeneous portfolios, the Company calculates average net losses over a period of time and compares this average to current levels and trends to ensure that the calculated average loss factor is reasonable.
 
Since the methodology is based upon historical experience and trends as well as management’s judgment, factors may arise that result in different estimations.  Significant factors that could give rise to changes in these estimates may include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions in the local area, concentration of risk, changes in interest rates, and declines in local property values.  While management’s evaluation of the allowance as of March 31, 2011, considers the allowance to be appropriate, under adversely different conditions or assumptions, the Company would need to increase the allowance.
 
A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans consist of our non-homogenous nonaccrual loans and loans that are 90 days or more past due. Specific reserves on individually identified impaired loans that are not collateral dependent are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate of each loan. For loans that are collateral dependent, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs, and such impaired amounts are generally charged off.  The majority of impaired loans are collateral dependant impaired loans that have limited exposure or require limited specific reserves because of the amount of collateral support with respect to these loans, and previous charge-offs.  Interest payments on impaired loans are typically applied to principal unless collectability of the principal amount is reasonably assured.  In these cases, interest is recognized on a cash basis.
 
Impaired loans are set forth in the tables below as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
March 31, 2011
                             
 (in thousands)
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Recorded
Investment
   
Interest Income
Recognized
 
With no related allowance
                             
                               
Commercial and industrial
                             
Commercial and industrial other
    3,067       3,489       0       3,441       0  
Commercial real estate
                                       
Commercial real estate other
    11,708       12,014       0       12,216       10  
Subtotal
  $ 14,775     $ 15,503     $ 0     $ 15,657     $ 10  
                                         
With related allowance
                                 
                                         
Commercial and industrial
                                       
Commercial and industrial other
    3,025       3,025       1,055       2,842       0  
Commercial real estate
                                       
Construction
    12,827       13,400       1,927       13,113       0  
Commercial real estate other
    4,517       5,057       629       4,535       0  
Subtotal
  $ 20,369     $ 21,482     $ 3,611     $ 20,490     $ 0  
Total
  $ 35,144     $ 36,985     $ 3,611     $ 36,147     $ 10  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
                 
(in thousands)
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid Principal
Balance
   
Related Allowance
 
With no related allowance
                 
                   
Commercial and industrial
                 
Agriculture
  $ 724     $ 724     $ 0  
Commercial and industrial other
    3,393       4,336       0  
Commercial real estate
                       
Commercial real estate other
    15,675       15,831       0  
Subtotal
  $ 19,792     $ 20,891     $ 0  
                         
With related allowance
                 
                         
Commercial and industrial
                       
Commercial and industrial other
    1,500       1,500       682  
Commercial real estate
                       
Construction
    12,816       13,400       1,927  
Commercial real estate other
    1,131       1,303       627  
Subtotal
  $ 15,447     $ 16,203     $ 3,236  
Total
  $ 35,239     $ 37,094     $ 3,236  
                         
The average recorded investment in impaired loans and leases for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $28.8 million, and interest income recognized on these impaired loans and leases, all collected in cash, was $105,000 for the same period.
 
 
The following tables present credit quality indicators (internal risk grade) by class of commercial and industrial loans and commercial real estate loans as of March 31, and December 31, 2010.
 
 
March 31, 2011
                                   
 
Commercial and
Industrial Other
 
Commercial and
Industrial
Agriculture
 
Commercial
Real Estate
Other
 
Commercial
Real Estate
Agriculture
 
Commercial
Real Estate
Construction
 
Total
 
 
(in thousands)
Internal risk grade:
                                   
Pass
  $ 357,132     $ 46,710     $ 581,400     $ 43,501     $ 20,386     $ 1,049,129  
Special Mention
    19,526       2,952       39,004       993       8,290       70,765  
Substandard
    25,776       6,749       37,816       4,732       10,900       85,973  
Doubtful
    0       0       541       0       1,927       2,468  
Total
  $ 402,434     $ 56,411     $ 658,761     $ 49,226     $ 41,503     $ 1,208,335  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
                                   
 
Commercial and Industrial Other
 
Commercial and Industrial Agriculture
 
Commercial
Real Estate
Other
 
Commercial
Real Estate
Agriculture
 
Commercial
Real Estate
Construction
 
Total
 
 
(in thousands)
Internal risk grade:
                                   
Pass
  $ 355,153     $ 53,302     $ 537,195     $ 37,894     $ 45,703     $ 1,029,247  
Special Mention
    28,478       3,570       43,138       5,734       0       80,920  
Substandard
    25,801       9,046       39,125       4,857       12,816       91,645  
Total
  $ 409,432     $ 65,918     $ 619,458     $ 48,485     $ 58,519     $ 1,201,812  
 
The following tables present credit quality indicators by class of residential real estate loans and by class of consumer loans. Nonperforming loans include nonaccrual, impaired and loans 90 days past due and accruing interest, all other loans are considered performing as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
   
March 31, 2011
                             
(in thousands)
Residential
Home Equity
 
Residential Mortgages
 
Consumer
Indirect
 
Consumer
Other
 
Total
 
Performing
  $ 159,961     $ 462,092     $ 38,225     $ 31,345     $ 691,623  
Nonperforming
    908       5,860       180       0       6,948  
Total
  $ 160,869     $ 467,952     $ 38,405     $ 31,345     $ 698,571  
 
December 31, 2010
 
(in thousands)
Residential
Home Equity
 
Residential Mortgages
 
Consumer
Indirect
 
Consumer
Other
 
Total
 
Performing
  $ 162,968     $ 454,350     $ 41,352     $ 31,757     $ 690,427  
Nonperforming
    1,797       7,682       316       0       9,795  
Total
  $ 164,765     $ 462,032     $ 41,668     $ 31,757     $ 700,222  
 
7.  Earnings Per Share
 
The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (“EPS”).   A computation of Basic EPS and Diluted EPS for the three months ending March 31, 2011, and 2010 is presented in the table below.
                   
Three months ended March 31, 2011
                 
(in thousands except share and per share data)
 
Net Income (Numerator)
   
Weighted Average Shares (Denominator)
   
Per Share Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation
  $ 8,773       10,905,197     $ 0.80  
                         
Effect of potentially dilutive common shares:
            50,233          
                         
Diluted EPS:
                       
                         
Net income attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation plus assumed conversions
  $ 8,773       10,955,430     $ 0.80  
 
The effect of dilutive securities calculation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011, excludes stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock awards covering an aggregate of 704,833 shares of common stock because they are anti-dilutive.
 
 
 
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Three months ended March 31, 2010
                 
(in thousands except share and per share data)
 
Net Income (Numerator)
   
Weighted Average Shares (Denominator)
   
Per Share Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation
  $ 8,416       10,724,644     $ 0.78  
                         
Effect of potentially dilutive common shares:
            52,290          
                         
Diluted EPS:
                       
                         
Net income attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation plus assumed conversions
  $ 8,416       10,776,934     $ 0.78  
 
The effect of dilutive securities calculation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2010, excludes stock options, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock awards covering an aggregate of 738,428 shares of common stock because they are anti-dilutive.
 
 
 8.  Comprehensive Income
           
   
Three Months Ended
 
 (in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
 
 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Tompkins Financial Corporation
  $ 8,806     $ 8,449  
                 
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
               
                 
 Unrealized gain  on available-for-sale securities:
               
Net unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities arising during the period.
    1,061       1,542  
    Memo:  Pre-tax net unrealized holding gain
    1,769       2,569  
                 
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gain on sale included in of available-for-sale securities
    (57 )     (71 )
   Memo:  Pre-tax net realized gain
    (94 )     (119 )
                 
 Employee benefit plans:
               
Amortization of actuarial losses, prior service cost, and transition obligation
    275       265  
     Memo:  Pre-tax amounts
    458       443  
                 
 Other comprehensive income
    1,279       1,736  
                 
 Subtotal comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Tompkins Financial Corporation
    10,085       10,185  
 Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (33 )     (33 )
 Total comprehensive income attributable to Tompkins Financial Corporation
  $ 10,052     $ 10,152  
 
9.  Employee Benefit Plans
 
The following table sets forth the amount of the net periodic benefit cost recognized by the Company for the Company’s pension plan, post-retirement plan (Life and Health), and supplemental employee retirement plans (“SERP”) including the following components:  service cost; interest cost; expected return on plan assets for the period; amortization of the unrecognized transitional obligation or transition asset; and the amounts of recognized gains and losses, prior service cost recognized, and gain or loss recognized due to settlement or curtailment.
 
 
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Components of Net Period Benefit Cost
 
                                     
   
Pension Benefits
   
Life and Health
   
SERP Benefits
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
   
03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
   
03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
 
Service cost
  $ 564     $ 641     $ 51     $ 29     $ 28     $ 50  
Interest cost
    664       636       154       92       93       147  
Expected return on plan assets for the period
    (881 )     (685 )     0       0       0       0  
Amortization of transition liability
    0       0       25       17       4       0  
Amortization of prior service cost
    (29 )     (29 )     31       4       1       25  
Amortization of net loss
    410       385       0       0       17       39  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 728     $ 948     $ 261     $ 142     $ 143     $ 261  
 
The Company realized approximately $275,000 and $264,000, net of tax, as amortization of amounts previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively.
 
                                                 
The Company is not required to contribute to the pension plan in 2011, but it may make voluntary contributions. The Company contributed $2.8 million to the pension plan in the first three months of 2011.
 
                                                 
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company stopped admitting new employees to its noncontributory defined-benefit retirement and pension plan. Employees hired after January 1, 2010 participate in a new defined contribution plan.
 
 
10.  Other Income and Operating Expense
           
             
Other income and operating expense totals are presented in the table below. Components of these totals exceeding 1% of the aggregate of total noninterest income and total noninterest expenses for any of the years presented below are stated separately.
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
 
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
03/31/2010
 
Noninterest Income
           
Other service charges
  $ 561     $ 593  
Increase in cash surrender value of corporate owned life insurance
    411       393  
Net gain on sale of loans
    164       192  
Other income
    693       126  
Total other income
  $ 1,829     $ 1,304  
Noninterest Expenses
               
Marketing expense
  $ 862     $ 1,052  
Professional fees
    599       816  
Software licensing and maintenance
    1,025       900  
Cardholder expense
    481       417  
Other miscellaneous expenses
    3,241       2,882  
Total other operating expense
  $ 6,208     $ 6,067  
 
11.  Financial Guarantees
 
The Company currently does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than standby letters of credit.  The Company extends standby letters of credit to its customers in the normal course of business.  The standby letters of credit are generally short-term.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s maximum potential obligation under standby letters of credit was $61.8 million compared to $54.4 million at December 31, 2010.  Management uses the same credit policies to extend standby letters of credit that it uses for on-balance sheet lending decisions and may require collateral to support standby letters of credit based upon its evaluation of the counterparty.  Management does not anticipate any significant losses as a result of these transactions, and has determined that the fair value of standby letters of credit is not significant.
 
 
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12. Segment and Related Information
 
The Company manages its operations through two business segments: banking and financial services.  Financial services activities consist of the results of the Company’s trust, financial planning and wealth management, broker-dealer services and risk management operations.  All other activities, including holding company activities, are considered banking.  The Company accounts for intercompany fees and services at an estimated fair value according to regulatory requirements for the services provided.  Intercompany items relate primarily to the use of human resources, information systems, accounting and marketing services provided by any of the Banks and the holding company.  All other accounting policies are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments and the reconciliation to the Company’s consolidated results is shown in the following table.  Investment in subsidiaries is netted out of the presentations below.  The “Intercompany” column identifies the intercompany activities of revenues, expenses and other assets between the banking and financial services segments.
 
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011
 
(in thousands)
 
Banking
   
Financial Services
   
Intercompany
   
Consolidated
 
Interest income
  $ 34,216     $ 73     $ (2 )   $ 34,287  
Interest expense
    6,747       0       (2 )     6,745  
Net interest income
    27,469       73       0       27,542  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    1,910       0       0       1,910  
Noninterest income
    5,557       7,263       (328 )     12,492  
Noninterest expense
    19,918       5,626       (328 )     25,216  
Income before income tax expense
    11,198       1,710       0       12,908  
Income tax expense
    3,493       609       0       4,102  
Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interests and Tompkins Financial Corporation
    7,705       1,101       0       8,806  
Less:  Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    33       0       0       33  
Net Income attributable to Tompkins Financial 
Corporation
  $ 7,672     $ 1,101     $ 0     $ 8,773  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 1,097     $ 77     $ 0     $ 1,174  
Assets
    3,255,200       28,654       (4,960 )     3,278,894  
Goodwill
    23,600       18,049       0       41,649  
Other intangibles, net
    2,785       1,254       0       4,039  
Net loans and leases
    1,886,309       0       0       1,886,309  
Deposits
    2,617,299       0       (4,782 )     2,612,517  
Total equity
    260,650       21,587       0       282,237  
 
 
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As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2010
 
(in thousands)
 
Banking
   
Financial Services
   
Intercompany
   
Consolidated
 
Interest income
  $ 36,557     $ 81     $ (4 )   $ 36,634  
Interest expense
    8,693       1       (4 )     8,690  
Net interest income
    27,864       80       0       27,944  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    2,183       0       0       2,183  
Noninterest income
    4,666       6,882       (228 )     11,320  
Noninterest expense
    19,141       5,581       (228 )     24,494  
Income before income tax expense
    11,206       1,381       0       12,587  
Income tax expense
    3,638       500       0       4,138  
Net Income attributable to noncontrolling interests and  Tompkins Financial Corporation
    7,568       881       0       8,449  
Less:  Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    33       0       0       33  
Net Income attributable to Tompkins Financial
Corporation
  $ 7,535     $ 881     $ 0     $ 8,416  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 1,094     $ 68     $ 0     $ 1,162  
Assets
    3,182,527       29,563       (5,327 )     3,206,763  
Goodwill
    23,600       17,989       0       41,589  
Other intangibles, net
    3,172       1,528       0       4,700  
Net loans and leases
    1,861,672       0       0       1,861,672  
Deposits
    2,517,402       0       (5,201 )     2,512,201  
Total equity
    231,771       22,673       0       254,444  
 
13.  Fair Value
 
FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  FASB ASC Topic 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Transfers between leveling categories, when determined to be appropriate, are recognized at the end of each reporting period.  
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC Topic 820 are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
 
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;
 
Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).  
 
The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, segregated by the level of valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy used to measure fair value.
 
 
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Recurring Fair Value Measurements
                       
March 31, 2011
                       
   
Fair Value
                   
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Trading securities
                       
 
                       
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
  $ 12,935     $ 12,935     $ 0     $ 0  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential U.S. Government sponsored entities
    8,896       8,896       0       0  
Available-for-sale securities
                               
  U.S. Treasury securities
    2,116       2,116       0       0  
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
    362,282       0       362,282       0  
  Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    62,992       0       62,992       0  
  Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by:
                               
  U.S. Government agencies
    140,099       0       140,099       0  
  U.S. Government sponsored entities
    467,158       0       467,158       0  
  Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities
    8,633       0       8,633       0  
 U.S. corporate debt securities
    5,199       0       5,199       0  
 Equity securities
    1,025       0       0       1,025  
                                 
Borrowings
                               
 Other borrowings
    11,454       0       11,454       0  
                                 
 
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
                       
December 31, 2010
                       
   
Fair Value
                   
(in thousands)
 
12/31/2010
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Trading securities
                       
 Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
  $ 13,139     $ 13,139     $ 0     $ 0  
 Mortgage-backed securities – residential U.S. Government sponsored entities
    9,698       9,698       0       0  
Available-for-sale securities
                               
U.S. Treasury securities
    2,129       2,129       0       0  
 Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
    407,440       0       407,440       0  
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    63,037       0       63,037       0  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential, issued by:
                               
U.S. Government agencies
    146,013       0       146,013       0  
U.S. Government sponsored entities
    405,478       0       405,478       0  
Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities
    9,283       0       9,283       0  
U.S. corporate debt securities
    5,203       0       5,203       0  
Equity securities
    1,025       0       0       1,025  
                                 
Borrowings
                               
Other borrowings
    11,629       0       11,629       0  
                                     
 
There were no significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
 
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There was no change in the fair value of the $1.0 million of available-for-sale securities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), between January 1, 2011 and March 31, 2011.
 
The Company determines fair value for its trading securities using independently quoted market prices.  The Company determines fair value for its available-for-sale securities using an independent bond pricing service for identical assets or very similar securities.  The pricing service uses a variety of techniques to determine fair value, including market maker bids, quotes and pricing models.  Inputs to the model include recent trades, benchmark interest rates, spreads, and actual and projected cash flows.  Based on the inputs used by our independent pricing services, we identify the appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy to report these fair values.
 
Fair values of borrowings are estimated using Level 2 inputs based upon observable market data.  The Company determines fair value for its borrowings using a discounted cash flow technique based upon expected cash flows and current spreads on FHLBNY advances with the same structure and terms. The Company also receives pricing information from third parties, including the FHLBNY. The pricing obtained is considered representative of the transfer price if the liabilities were assumed by a third party.  The Company’s potential credit risk did not have a material impact on the quoted settlement prices used in measuring the fair value of the FHLBNY borrowings at March 31, 2011.
 
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.  For the Company, these include loans held for sale, collateral dependent impaired loans, other real estate owned, and goodwill and other intangible assets.  During the first quarter of 2011, certain collateral dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned were remeasured and reported at fair value through a specific valuation allowance for loan and lease losses based upon the fair value of the underlying collateral.  Collateral values are estimated using Level 2 inputs based upon observable market data.
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
March 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
03/31/2011
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$
 18,137 
$
$
 18,137 
$
Other real estate owned
 
 2,270 
 
 
 2,270 
 
 
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
12/31/2010
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$
 17,691 
$
$
 17,691 
$
Other real estate owned
 
 1,256 
 
 
 1,256 
 
 
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The carrying amounts shown in the table are included in the Consolidated Statements of Condition under the indicated captions.
 
The fair value estimates, methods and assumptions set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments, including those financial instruments carried at cost, are made solely to comply with disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and does not always incorporate the exit-price concept of fair value prescribed by ASC Topic 820-10 and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in this Report.
 
 
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 Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
 (in thousands)
 
Carrying Amount
   
Fair Value
   
Carrying Amount
   
Fair Value
 
 Financial Assets:
                       
 
                       
     Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 65,114     $ 65,114     $ 49,665     $ 49,665  
     Securities – trading
    21,831       21,831       22,837       22,837  
     Securities – available-for-sale
    1,049,504       1,049,504       1,039,608       1,039,608  
     Securities – held-to-maturity
    50,108       51,258       54,973       56,064  
     Loans and leases, net
    1,886,309       1,920,153       1,882,526       1,928,287  
     FHLB and FRB stock
    17,575       17,575       21,985       21,985  
     Accrued interest receivable
    11,684       11,684       11,513       11,513  
 
                               
 Financial Liabilities:
                               
     Time deposits
  $ 743,720     $ 746,865     $ 741,829     $ 746,434  
     Other deposits
    1,868,797       1,868,797       1,754,044       1,754,044  
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    182,009       190,836       183,609       193,510  
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (valued at Other borrowings
    128,899       140,786       232,564       245,891  
     Other borrowings (valued at fair value)
    11,454       11,454       11,629       11,629  
     Trust preferred debentures
    25,061       26,107       25,060       25,513  
     Accrued interest payable
    1,605       1,605       1,803       1,803  
 
Lease receivables, although excluded from the scope of ASC Topic 825, are included in the estimated fair value amounts at their carrying value.
 
 
The following methods and assumptions were used in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments.
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: The carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Statements of Condition for cash, noninterest-bearing deposits, money market funds, and Federal funds sold approximate the fair value of those assets.
 
SECURITIES:  Fair values for U.S. Treasury securities are based on quoted market prices.  Fair values for obligations of U.S. government sponsored entities, mortgage-backed securities-residential, obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions, and U.S. corporate debt securities are based on quoted market prices, where available, as provided by third party pricing vendors. If quoted market prices were not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments in active markets and/or based upon matrix pricing methodology, which uses comprehensive interest rate tables to determine market price, movement and yield relationships.  For miscellaneous equity securities, carrying value is cost.  These securities are reviewed periodically to determine if there are any events or changes in circumstances that would adversely affect their value.
 
LOANS AND LEASES:  The fair values of residential loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based upon available market benchmarks for rates and prepayment assumptions.  The fair values of commercial and consumer loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based upon interest rates currently offered for loans and leases with similar terms and credit quality.  The fair value of loans held for sale are determined based upon contractual prices for loans with similar characteristics.
 
FHLB AND FRB STOCK:  The carrying amount of FHLBNY and FRB stock approximates fair value.  If the stock is redeemed, the Company will receive an amount equal to the par value of the stock.
 
ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE:  The carrying amount of these short term instruments approximate fair value.
 
DEPOSITS: The fair values disclosed for noninterest bearing accounts and accounts with no stated maturities are equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of time deposits is based upon discounted cash flow analyses using rates offered for FHLB advances, which is the Company’s primary alternative source of funds.
 
SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE: The carrying amounts of repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings approximate their fair values. Fair values of long-term borrowings are estimated using a discounted cash flow approach, based on current market rates for similar borrowings. For securities sold under agreements to repurchase where the Company has elected the fair value option, the Company also receives pricing information from third parties, including the FHLB.
 
 
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OTHER BORROWINGS:  The fair values of other borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, discounted at the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements.  For other borrowings where the Company has elected the fair value option, the Company also receives pricing information from third parties, including the FHLB.
 
TRUST PREFERRED DEBENTURES: The fair value of the trust preferred debentures has been estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis which uses a discount factor of a market spread over current interest rates for similar instruments.
 
 
BUSINESS
 
Tompkins Financial Corporation (“Tompkins” or the “Company”) is a registered financial holding company incorporated in 1995 under the laws of the State of New York and its common stock is listed on the NYSE-Amex (Symbol: TMP).  Tompkins is headquartered at The Commons, Ithaca, New York.  The Company is a locally-oriented, community-based financial services organization that offers a full array of products and services, including commercial and consumer banking, leasing, trust and investment services, financial planning and wealth management, insurance and brokerage services.  Tompkins subsidiaries include: three wholly-owned community banking subsidiaries, Tompkins Trust Company (the “Trust Company”), The Bank of Castile and The Mahopac National Bank; a wholly-owned registered investment advisor, AM&M Financial Services, Inc. (“AM&M”); and a wholly-owned insurance agency subsidiary, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. (“Tompkins Insurance”).  AM&M and the trust division of the Trust Company provide a full suite of investment services under the Tompkins Financial Advisors division, including investment management, trust and estate, financial and tax planning as well as life, disability and long term care insurance services.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” refers collectively to Tompkins Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries.
 
The Company’s strategic initiatives include diversification within its markets, growth of its fee-based businesses, and growth internally and through acquisitions of financial institutions, branches and financial services businesses.  The Company has identified two business segments, banking and financial services.  Financial services activities include the results of the Company’s trust, financial planning, wealth management and broker-dealer services, risk management, and insurance agency operations.  All other activities are considered banking.  Information about the Company’s business segments is included in Note 12 “Segment and Related Information,” in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Banking services consist primarily of attracting deposits from the areas served by the Company’s 45 banking offices and using those deposits to originate a variety of commercial loans, consumer loans, real estate loans (including commercial loans collateralized by real estate), and leases.  The Company’s lending function is managed within the guidelines of a comprehensive Board-approved lending policy.  Reporting systems are in place to provide management with ongoing information related to loan production, loan quality, and concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies, and nonperforming and potential problem loans.
 
The Company may sell residential real estate loans in the secondary market based on interest rate considerations.   These residential real estate loans are generally sold without recourse and in accordance with standard secondary market loan sale agreements.  The Company primarily sells loans to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.  These residential real estate loans are subject to normal representations and warranties, including representations and warranties related to gross fraud and incompetence.  The Company has not had to repurchase any loans as a result of these representations and warranties.  The Company reviews the risks in residential real estate lending related to representations and warranties, title issues, and servicing.  The Company determined that these risks are immaterial and do not require any reserves on the Company’s statements of condition.
 
The Company’s principal expenses are interest on deposits, interest on borrowings, and operating and general administrative expenses, as well as provisions for loan and lease losses. Funding sources, other than deposits, include borrowings, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and cash flow from lending and investing activities.
 
Financial services consists of providing insurance, financial planning and wealth management, and trust services to individuals and businesses in the Company’s market areas.  The Company has expanded its financial services segment over the past ten years through internal growth and acquisitions. In 2006, Tompkins acquired AM&M, a financial planning and wealth management company, to complement its existing trust and investment services businesses.  In 2010, the Company unified the branding of its trust and investment services businesses and began marketing these services under Tompkins Financial Advisors.   Tompkins Financial Advisors has office locations at all three of the Company’s subsidiary banks.
 
 
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The Company provides property and casualty insurance services, employee benefit consulting, and life, long-term care and disability insurance. Tompkins Insurance is headquartered in Batavia, New York, and offers property and casualty insurance to individuals and businesses located primarily in Western New York.  Over the past ten years, Tompkins Insurance has acquired smaller insurance agencies in the market areas serviced by the Company’s banking subsidiaries and successfully consolidated them into Tompkins Insurance.  Tompkins Insurance offers services to customers of the Company’s banking subsidiaries by sharing offices with The Bank of Castile and Trust Company. In addition to these shared offices, Tompkins Insurance has five stand-alone offices in Western New York, and two stand-alone offices in Tompkins County, New York.
 
AM&M is headquartered in Pittsford, New York and offers fee-based financial planning services through three operating companies: (1) AM&M Planners, Inc., which provides fee based financial planning and wealth management services for corporate executives, small business owners and high net worth individuals; (2) Ensemble Financial Services, Inc., an independent broker-dealer; and (3) Ensemble Risk Solutions, Inc., which creates customized risk management plans using life, disability and long-term care insurance products.
 
Competition for commercial banking and other financial services is strong in the Company’s market areas.  Competition includes other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance companies, Internet-based financial services companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, brokerage and investment companies, and other financial intermediaries. The Company differentiates itself from its competitors through its full complement of banking and related financial services, and through its community commitment and involvement in its primary market areas, as well as its commitment to quality and personalized banking services.
 
Banking and financial services are highly regulated.  As a financial holding company with three community banks, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to examination and regulation by the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the New York State Banking Department.  Additionally, the Company is subject to examination and regulation from the New York State Insurance Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
Other external factors affecting the Company’s operating results are market rates of interest, the condition of financial markets, and both national and regional economic conditions.  Weak economic conditions over the past several years have contributed to increases in the Company’s past due loans and leases, nonperforming assets, and net loan and lease losses, as well as decreases in certain fee-based products and services.  Although nonperforming loans and leases and criticized and classified loans continue to be higher than historical levels, the Company has seen some early signs of improving economic conditions within the market areas in which it operates, which has contributed to some improvement in its credit quality metrics in recent quarters including some decreases in the level of internally classified assets and nonperforming assets.  With the strength of the economic recovery uncertain, there is no assurance that these conditions may not adversely affect the credit quality of the Company’s loans and leases, results of operations, and financial condition going forward.   Refer to the section captioned “Financial Condition- Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Nonperforming Assets” below for further details on asset quality.
 
The following discussion is intended to provide an understanding of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  It should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
The Company is making this statement in order to satisfy the “Safe Harbor” provision contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Such forward-looking statements are made based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and are subject to certain uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and economic environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from those matters expressed and/or implied by such forward-looking statements.  The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: changes in general economic, market and regulatory conditions; the development of an interest rate environment that may adversely affect the Company’s interest rate spread, other income or cash flow anticipated from the Company’s operations, investment and/or lending activities; changes in laws and regulations affecting banks, insurance companies, bank holding companies and/or financial holding companies, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Basel III; technological developments and changes; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; governmental and public policy changes, including environmental regulation; protection and validity of intellectual property rights; reliance on large customers; financial resources in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support the Company’s future businesses, and other factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other reports we file with the SEC, in particular the “Risk Factors” discussed in Item 1A of the Company’s
 
 
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Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  In addition, such forward-looking statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general economic and political conditions, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations, and other factors.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
The accounting and reporting policies followed by the Company conform, in all material respects, to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and to general practices within the financial services industry.  In the course of normal business activity, management must select and apply many accounting policies and methodologies and make estimates and assumptions that lead to the financial results presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  There are uncertainties inherent in making these estimates and assumptions, which could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and financial position.
 
Management considers accounting estimates to be critical to reported financial results if (i) the accounting estimates require management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain, and (ii) different estimates that management reasonably could have used for the accounting estimate in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, could have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.  Management considers the accounting policies relating to the allowance for loan and lease losses (“allowance”), pension and postretirement benefits and the review of the securities portfolio for other-than-temporary impairment to be critical accounting policies because of the uncertainty and subjectivity involved in these policies and the material effect that estimates related to these areas can have on the Company’s results of operations.
 
For additional information on critical accounting policies and to gain a greater understanding of how the Company’s financial performance is reported, refer to Note 1 – “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and the section captioned “Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no significant changes in the Company’s application of critical accounting policies since December 31, 2010. Refer to Note 3 – “Accounting Standards Updates” in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent accounting guidelines.
 
Recent Legislation Impacting the Financial Services Industry
 
As discussed in the section captioned “Supervision and Regulation” included in Item 1. Business of the Company’s 2010 Report on Form 10-K, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law on July 21, 2010.  The Dodd-Frank Act contains numerous and wide-ranging reforms to the structure and operation of the U.S. financial system.  The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on its business, financial condition and results of operations.  Management expects that some provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act may have adverse effects on the Company, such as the cost of complying with numerous new regulations and disclosure and reporting requirements mandated by the Act.  Portions of the Dodd-Frank Act become effective at different times, and many of the Act’s provisions consist of general statements directing various regulators to issue more detailed rules.  Consequently, the full scope of the Dodd-Frank Act’s impact on the financial system in general and the Company in particular cannot be predicted at this time.
 
OVERVIEW
 
Net income for the first quarter of 2011 was $8.8 million, an increase of 4.2% compared to $8.4 million reported in the first quarter of 2010.  Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2011 were $0.80, up 2.6% from $0.78 for the first quarter of 2010.
 
Return on average assets (“ROA”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was 1.09% compared to 1.08% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  Return on average shareholders’ equity (“ROE”) for the first quarter of 2011 was 12.83%, compared to 13.68% for the same period in 2010.  Tompkins’ ROA and ROE continue to compare favorably to peer ratios, ranking in the 83rd percentile for ROA and the 91st percentile for ROE.
 
Total revenues, consisting of net interest income and noninterest income, were $40.0 million in the first quarter of 2011, up 2.0% over the comparable period in 2010 as a result of growth in noninterest income.  Noninterest income was up $1.2 million or 10.4% in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the first quarter of 2010, while net interest income was down $402,000 or 1.4%.
 
The provision for loan and lease losses totaled $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2011, down 12.5% when compared to March 31, 2010 reflecting an improvement in credit quality.
 
 
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Noninterest expenses of $25.2 million in the first quarter of 2011 were up 3.0% compared to the first quarter of 2010.   The majority of the increase was centered in salaries and employee benefits.
 
Segment Reporting
 
The Company operates in two business segments, banking and financial services.   Financial services activities consist of the results of the Company’s trust, financial planning and wealth management, broker-dealer services, and risk management operations.  All other activities are considered banking.
 
Banking Segment
 
The banking segment reported net income of $7.7 million for the first quarter of 2011, up $137,000 or 1.8% from net income of $7.5 million in the same period in 2010.  The increase in net income in the quarter was the result of a lower provision for loan and lease losses, higher noninterest income due to an increase in card services income, mark-to-market adjustments on trading liabilities held at fair value and an increase in non-core investment income. This was partially offset by increases in noninterest expense led by higher salaries and employee benefits costs.
 
Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was down $395,000 or 1.4% driven mainly by declines in average earning assets yields which could not be fully offset by the decrease in funding costs.
 
The provision for loan and lease losses for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was $1.9 million compared to $2.2 million for the same period in 2010 reflecting an improvement in credit quality.
 
Noninterest income for the three months ending March 31, 2011, was up $891,000 or 19.1% over the same period in 2010.  Contributing to the increase in 2011 over the prior year were net mark-to-market gains on liabilities held at fair value, which were $174,000 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to net mark-to-market losses of $128,000 for the same periods in 2010, a gain of $505,000 related to an equity investment in a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”), and higher card services income.  Card service income was up $270,000, due to an adjustment for lower than anticipated redemption rates on a debit card rewards program benefits for cardholders as well as higher transaction volume.
 
Noninterest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011, were up $777,000 or 4.1% over the same period in 2010.  The increase was a result of increases in salaries and other benefit related accruals, reflecting annual merit increases, and healthcare insurance.  In addition, FDIC expense contributed $139,000 to the variance due to a higher assessable base from which premiums are calculated.
 
Financial Services Segment
 
The financial services segment had net income of $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $220,000 or 25.0% from net income of $881,000 in the same quarter of the prior year.  Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was up $381,000 or 5.5% over the same period in 2010.  The increase in noninterest income was mainly a result of higher investment services and insurance commissions/fees.  Investment services fees are largely based on the market value of assets within each account.  Increased stock market indices to date in 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, account retention and new account generation contributed to an increase in the fair value of assets under management and related investment fees.  Noninterest expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010, were flat compared to the same period in the prior year.
 
 
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Average Consolidated Balance Sheet and Net Interest Analysis
 
   
Year to Date Period Ended
   
Year to Date Period Ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2010
 
   
Average
               
Average
             
   
Balance
         
Average
   
Balance
         
Average
 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
(YTD)
   
Interest
   
Yield/Rate
   
(YTD)
   
Interest
   
Yield/Rate
 
ASSETS
                                   
Interest-earning assets
                                   
Interest-bearing balances due from banks
  $ 16,151     $ 6       0.15 %   $ 37,885     $ 12       0.13 %
Money market funds
    100       -       0.00 %     100       -       0.00 %
Securities (1)
                                               
U.S. Government securities
    928,576       6,988       3.05 %     827,808       8,219       4.03 %
Trading securities
    22,542       235       4.23 %     31,279       309       4.01 %
State and municipal (2)
    112,328       1,447       5.22 %     105,139       1,573       6.07 %
 Other securities (2)
    15,237       180       4.79 %     18,563       224       4.89 %
Total securities
    1,078,683       8,850       3.33 %     982,789       10,325       4.26 %
Federal Funds Sold
    8,767       3       0.14 %     9,080       4       0.18 %
FHLBNY and FRB stock
    18,923       290       6.21 %     19,633       284       5.87 %
Loans, net of unearned income (3)
                                               
  Real estate
    1,368,589       18,429       5.46 %     1,327,849       18,840       5.75 %
  Commercial loans (2)
    456,691       6,022       5.35 %     472,900       6,260       5.37 %
  Consumer loans
    72,532       1,254       7.01 %     84,083       1,460       7.04 %
  Direct lease financing
    8,752       131       6.07 %     11,634       176       6.14 %
Total loans, net of unearned income
    1,906,564       25,836       5.50 %     1,896,466       26,736       5.72 %
   Total interest-earning assets
    3,029,188       34,985       4.68 %     2,945,953       37,361       5.14 %
                                                 
Other assets
    223,361                       227,111                  
                                                 
   Total assets
    3,252,549                       3,173,064                  
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Interest-bearing deposits
                                               
Interest bearing checking, savings,  & money market
    1,309,121       1,171       0.36 %     1,229,168       1,790       0.59 %
Time deposits > $100,000
    309,746       849       1.11 %     335,260       1,178       1.42 %
Time deposits < $100,000
    424,028       1,434       1.37 %     429,464       1,873       1.77 %
Brokered time deposits < $100,000
    6,074       20       1.34 %     37,242       164       1.79 %
Total interest-bearing deposits
    2,048,969       3,474       0.69 %     2,031,134       5,005       1.00 %
 
                                               
Federal funds purchased & securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    185,456       1,291       2.82 %     187,753       1,425       3.08 %
Other borrowings
    171,659       1,575       3.72 %     199,202       1,893       3.85 %
Trust preferred debentures
    25,061       405       6.55 %     25,056       367       5.94 %
  Total interest-bearing liabilities
    2,431,145       6,745       1.13 %     2,443,145       8,690       1.44 %
Noninterest bearing deposits
    507,660                       440,113                  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    36,461                       40,220                  
   Total liabilities
    2,975,266                       2,923,478                  
                                                 
Tompkins Financial Corporation Shareholders’ equity
    275,814                       248,119                  
Noncontrolling interest
    1,469                       1,467                  
   Total equity
    277,283                       249,586                  
                                                 
   Total liabilities and equity
  $ 3,252,549                     $ 3,173,064                  
Interest rate spread
                    3.55 %                     3.70 %
Net interest income/margin on earning assets
            28,240       3.78 %             28,671       3.95 %
                                                 
Tax Equivalent Adjustment
            (698 )                     (727 )        
                                                 
Net interest income per consolidated financial statements
          $ 27,542                     $ 27,944          
 
(1)  Average balances and yields on available-for-sale securities are based on historical amortized cost. 
(2) Interest income includes the tax effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a combined New York State and Federal effective income tax rate of 40% to increase tax exempt interest income to taxable-equivalent basis.
(3) Nonaccrual loans are included in the average asset totals presented above. Payments received on nonaccrual loans have been recognized as disclosed in Note 1 of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of the Companys annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Net Interest Income
 
 
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Net interest income is the Company’s largest source of revenue, representing about 68.8% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  Net interest income is dependent on the volume and composition of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the level of market interest rates.  The Company’s net interest income over the past several years has benefitted from steady growth in average earning assets, as well as the low interest rate environment.  Over this period the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities repriced at a faster pace than our interest earning assets.  With deposit rates currently at low levels, the downward pricing of these liabilities has slowed, while interest earning assets continue to reprice downward at a steady rate.  This has contributed to a decrease in net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  The taxable equivalent net interest margin of 3.78% for the first quarter of 2011 is below the prior quarter-end net interest margin of 3.86%, and the same quarter in the prior year of 3.95%.  The decrease in the net interest margin was also partly due to the growth in interest earning assets over the prior year being concentrated in lower yielding securities rather than higher yielding loans.
 
The above table shows average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the corresponding yield or cost associated with each.  Taxable-equivalent net interest income for the first quarter of 2011 was $28.2 million, a decrease of $431,000 or 1.5% compared to the same period in 2010.  The decrease in taxable-equivalent net interest income primarily resulted from a decrease in the net interest margin, which was partially offset by growth in average earning assets.  Interest income was unfavorably impacted by decreases in the asset yields as well as growth in average earning assets over the prior year being centered in lower yielding investment securities rather than loans.  Funding costs were lower but were not down enough to offset the decease in average yield on interest earning assets.
 
Taxable-equivalent interest income was down 1.5% in the first quarter of 2011 over the same period of 2010 as average yields on interest earning assets dropped 46 basis points and outpaced the increase in average earning assets.  Average earning assets increased $83.2 million or 2.8% over the same period in 2010.  The majority of the growth in average earning assets was in investment securities.  Average securities balances for the first quarter 2011 were up over the same period in 2010 by $95.9 million or 9.8%, while average yields were down 93 basis points.  The growth in investment securities was mainly in obligations of U.S. government entities.  Average loan balances were up less than 1.0% compared with the first quarter of 2010, while the average yield on loans decreased 22 basis points to 5.50%.
 
Interest expense for the first quarter of 2011 was down $1.9 million or 22.4% compared to March 31, 2010, reflecting lower average rates paid on deposits and borrowings, partially offset by growth in average balances.  Lower market interest rates and continued disciplined deposit pricing resulted in a 31 basis point decrease in the average rate paid on interest bearing deposits during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  Average interest bearing checking, savings and money market deposit balances made up $80.0 million or 6.5% of the quarter-over-quarter increase in interest-bearing deposits.  Average noninterest deposit balances for the first quarter of 2011 were up $67.6 million or 15.4% compared to the first quarter 2010.
 
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses
 
The provision for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of the amount necessary to maintain the allowance for loan and lease losses at an appropriate level to absorb probable losses on existing loans. The provision for loan and lease losses was $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2011, compared to $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2010, a decrease of 12.5%.  The provision for loan and lease losses in 2010 and 2009 was higher than historical levels as the Company experienced increased levels of nonperforming assets, classified loans, and net charge-offs, due to, among other things, higher unemployment levels and the recessionary economy.  The Company has seen some improvement in credit quality metrics over the past two quarters.  The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of period end loans was 1.46% at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, compared to 1.34% at March 31, 2010.  The section captioned Financial Condition-Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Nonperforming Assets” below has further details on the allowance for loan and lease losses.
 
Noninterest Income
 
Noninterest income is a significant source of income for the Company, representing 31.2% of total revenues for the first quarter of 2011, compared to 28.8% in the first quarter of 2010.  Noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $12.5 million, an increase of 10.4% from the same period in 2010.   Changes in the components of noninterest income are discussed below.
 
 
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Investment services income was $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 2.8% from the first quarter of 2010.  Investment services income includes income from trust services, financial planning, wealth management services, and brokerage related services.  With fees largely based on the market value and the mix of assets managed, the general direction of the stock market can have a considerable impact on fee income.  The fair value of assets managed by, or in custody of, Tompkins was $3.0 billion at March 31, 2011, up 15.9% from $2.57 billion at March 31, 2010.  These figures include $854.3 million and $758.0 million, respectively, of Company-owned securities where the trust department is custodian.  The increase in the market value of assets reflects the increase in stock market indices as well as successful business development initiatives and customer retention.
 
Insurance commissions and fees were $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $208,000 or 6.6% over the first quarter of 2010. The growth was mainly in health and benefit related insurance products.  Revenues for commercial insurance lines were $57,000 or 4.5% ahead of the prior year, while revenues for personal insurance lines were in line with the prior year.
 
Service charges on deposit accounts were $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2011, down 3.6% compared to the same period in 2010.  The largest component of this category is overdraft fees, which is largely driven by customer activity.  Overdraft fees were down in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, due to regulatory changes which became effective in the third quarter of 2010.  The new rule issued by the Federal Reserve Board prohibits financial institutions from charging consumers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machine and one-time debit card transactions, unless a consumer consents, or opts in, to the overdraft service for those types of transactions.  Consumers must be provided a notice that explains the financial institution’s overdraft services, including the fees associated with these services, and the consumers choices.
 
Card services income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was up $203,000 or 27.7% over the same period in 2010.  The increase was mainly in debit card income and reflects a higher number of cards issued, transaction volume and increased inter-change fees, as well as a lower accrual rate related to a points reward program offered to debit card customers.  As discussed in the section captioned “Supervision and Regulation” included in Item 1. Business of the Company’s 2010 Report on Form 10-K, the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Federal Reserve Board to establish rules regarding interchange fees charged in electronic debit card transactions by payment users.  Currently, these rules would only apply to banks with total assets exceeding $10.0 billion, which exempts the Company.  However, the long term impact of any new regulations is uncertain.
 
Net mark-to-market gains on securities and borrowings held at fair value totaled $124,000 in the first quarter of 2011, compared to net mark-to-market losses of $38,000 in the first quarter of 2010.  Mark-to-market losses or gains relate to the change in the fair value of securities and borrowings where the Company has elected the fair value option.  These unrealized amounts are primarily impacted by changes in interest rates.
 
Other income of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 increased by $525,000 or 40.3% over the same period prior year. The primary components of other income are other service charges (down 5.4%), increases in cash surrender in the value of corporate owned life insurance (“COLI”) (up 4.6%), gains on the sales of residential mortgage loans, and income from miscellaneous equity investments, including the Company’s investment in a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”).
 
For the first quarter of 2011, net gains on the sales of residential mortgage loans totaled $164,000, compared to net gains of $192,000 for the first quarter of 2010.  Low market interest rates contributed to a strong volume of residential mortgage originations/refinancing in 2009 and the beginning of 2010.  To manage interest rate risk exposures, the Company sells certain fixed rate loan originations that have rates below or maturities greater than the standards set by the Company’s Asset/Liability Committee for loans held in the portfolio.
 
Other income in the first quarter of 2011 included a $504,000 gain related to an investment in a SBIC.  The SBIC periodically recognizes gains related to investments held in its portfolio and distributes these gains to its investors. The Company believes that, as of March 31, 2011, there were no impairments with respect to its investment in the SBIC.
 
Noninterest Expense
 
Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2011 was $25.2 million, an increase of $722,000 or 3.0% over noninterest expense of $24.5 million for the first quarter of 2010.
 
Personnel-related expense increased by $606,000 or 4.3% in the first quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010.  Salaries and wages were up $486,000 or 4.7% mainly attributable to annual merit increases.  Year-to-date March 31, 2011 average full time equivalents (“FTE”) of 727 were up from 725 at March 31, 2010.  Expenses related to employee health and dental insurance increased by $177,000 or 17.9% in 2011.
 
 
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FDIC deposit insurance expense increased by $139,000 or 15.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2011, over the same prior year period primarily due to increases in deposits.
 
Other operating expenses increased by $141,000 or 2.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 over the same prior year period.  Contributing to the increase in the first quarter of 2011 over the first quarter of 2010 were the following:  software licenses and maintenance (up $125,000), cardholder expense (up $64,000), other real estate owned (up $139,000) and other miscellaneous expenses (up $359,000). These were partially offset by decreases in professional fees (down $217,000) and marketing (down $190,000).
 
Income Tax Expense
 
The provision for income taxes provides for Federal and New York State income taxes.  The provision for the first quarter of 2011 was $4.1 million, and was in line with the same quarter of 2010.  The Company’s effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2011 was 31.8% compared to 32.9% for the first quarter of 2010.   The decrease in the effective rate in 2011 compared with 2010 was primarily the result of investments in low income housing tax credits as well as a higher proportion of tax advantage income as a percentage of total pre-tax income
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
Total assets were $3.3 billion at March 31, 2011, up $18.6 million over December 31, 2010, and up $72.1 million over March 31, 2010. The growth over year-end 2010 was mainly in cash equivalents.  Total deposits were up $116.6 million or 4.7% over year-end with the majority of growth centered in municipal deposits.  Deposit growth was used to reduce other borrowings, mainly short-term borrowings with the FHLB.  The growth over the prior year was primarily in securities, which were up $95.1 million or 9.3%.  Loans were up $27.3 million or 1.5% at March 31, 2011 compared with March 31, 2010.  The growth in securities and loans was partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $51.5 million or 44.2% from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
 
Securities
 
As of March 31, 2011, total securities were $1.1 billion or 34.7% of total assets, compared to $1.1 billion or 34.3% of total assets at year-end 2010, and $1.0 billion or 32.0% at March 31, 2010.  The following table details the composition of securities available-for-sale and securities held-to-maturity.
 
 
 Available-for-Sale Securities
     
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Amortized
Cost1
   
Fair Value
   
Amortized
Cost1
   
Fair Value
 
 (in thousands)
                       
 U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 2,038     $ 2,116     $ 2,043     $ 2,129  
 Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored entities
    356,835       362,282       402,057       407,440  
 Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
    60,523       62,992       60,707       63,037  
 Mortgage-backed securities – residential
                               
U.S. Government agencies
    136,325       140,099       143,319       146,013  
U.S. Government sponsored entities
    454,981       467,158       393,331       405,478  
Non-U.S. Government agencies or sponsored entities
    8,614       8,633       9,636       9,283  
 U.S. corporate debt securities
    5,022       5,199       5,024       5,203  
 Total debt securities
    1,024,338       1,048,479       1,016,117       1,038,583  
 Equity securities
    1,025       1,025       1,025       1,025  
 Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 1,025,363     $ 1,049,504     $ 1,017,142     $ 1,039,608  
Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings
 
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
(in thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
   
Fair Value
   
Amortized Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Obligations of U.S. states and political subdivisions
  $ 50,108     $ 51,258     $ 54,973     $ 56,064  
Total held-to-maturity debt securities
  $ 50,108     $ 51,258     $ 54,973     $ 56,064  
 
 
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The Company has no investments in preferred stock of U.S. government sponsored entities and no investments in pools of Trust Preferred securities.  Quarterly, the Company evaluates all investment securities with a fair value less than amortized cost to identify any other-than-temporary impairment as defined under generally accepted accounting principles.
 
As of March 31, 2011, the Company held five mortgage backed securities, with a fair value of $8.6 million, that were not issued by U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government sponsored entities.  In 2009, the Company determined that three of these non-U.S. Government mortgage backed securities were other-than-temporarily impaired based on an analysis of the above factors for these three securities.  As a result, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $2.0 million in 2009 on these investments.  The credit loss component of $146,000 was recorded as other-than-temporary impairment losses in the consolidated statement of income, while the remaining non-credit portion of the impairment loss was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) in the consolidated statements of condition and changes in shareholders’ equity.  In 2010 the Company determined that an additional credit loss component of other-than-temporary charge of $34,000 related to the three non-U.S. Government mortgage backed securities was necessary.  The Company’s review of these securities as of March 31, 2011 concluded that no additional impairment charges were necessary.  As of March 31, 2011, the fair value of these three securities exceeded their carrying value by $9,000.  A continuation or worsening of current economic conditions may result in an additional credit loss component of other-than-temporary impairment losses related to these investments.
 
The Company maintains a trading portfolio with a fair value of $21.8 million as of March 31, 2011, compared to $22.8 million at December 31, 2010.  The decrease in the trading portfolio reflects maturities or payments during 2011.  For the three months ended March 31, 2011, mark-to-market losses related to the securities trading portfolio were $50,000, compared to net mark-to-market gains of $90,000 for the same period in 2010.
 
Loans and Leases
 
   
Loans and Leases at March 31,2011 and  December 31, 2010 were as follows:
           
             
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
 
Commercial and industrial
           
Agriculture
  $ 56,411     $ 65,918  
Commercial and industrial other
    402,434       409,432  
Subtotal commercial and industrial
    458,845       475,350  
Commercial real estate
               
Construction
    41,503       58,519  
Agriculture
    49,226       48,485  
Commercial real estate other
    658,761       619,458  
Subtotal commercial real estate
    749,490       726,462  
Residential real estate
               
Home equity
    160,869       164,765  
Mortgages
    467,952       462,032  
Subtotal residential real estate
    628,821       626,797  
Consumer and other
               
Indirect
    38,405       41,668  
Consumer and other
    31,345       31,757  
Subtotal consumer and other
    69,750       73,425  
Leases
    9,147       9,949  
Total loans and leases
    1,916,053       1,911,983  
Less: unearned income and deferred costs and fees
    (1,709 )     (1,625 )
Total loans and leases, net of unearned income and deferred costs and fees
  $ 1,914,344     $ 1,910,358  
 
The Company has adopted comprehensive lending policies, underwriting standards and loan review procedures.  Management reviews these policies and procedures on a regular basis.  The Company discussed its lending policies and underwriting guidelines for its various lending portfolios in Note 5 – “Loans and Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no significant changes in these policies and guidelines.  As such, these policies are reflective of new originations as well as those balances held at March 31, 2011.  The Company’s Board of Directors approves the lending policies at least annually.  The Company recognizes that exceptions to policy guidelines may occasionally occur and has established procedures for approving exceptions to these policy guidelines.  Management has also implemented reporting
 
 
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systems to monitor loan originations, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and nonperforming loans and potential problem loans.
 
Total loans and leases of $1.91 billion, at March 31, 2011, were flat to year-end 2010 balances, with growth in commercial real estate loans mainly offset by lower balances in commercial loans and consumer loans.  Residential loan growth is affected by the Company’s decision to sell certain fixed rate residential loan originations in the secondary market for interest rate risk considerations.  At of March 31, 2011 total loans and leases represented 58.4% of total assets compared to 58.6% of total assets at December 31, 2010.  In general, weak economic conditions continue to soften the demand for some lending products.
 
Residential real estate loans, including home equity loans, of $628.8 million at March 31, 2011 increased by $2.0 million or 0.32% from $626.8 million at year-end 2010, and comprised 32.8% of total loans and leases at March 31, 2011.
 
The Company has not originated any hybrid loans, such as payment option ARMs.  The Company underwrites residential real estate loans in accordance with secondary market standards in effect at the time of origination, including loan-to-value (“LTV”) and documentation requirements.  The Company does not underwrite low or reduced documentation loans other than those that meet secondary market standards for low or reduced documentation loans.  In those instances, W-2’s and paystubs are used instead of sending Verification of Employment forms to employers to verify income and bank deposit statements are used instead of Verification of Deposit forms mailed to financial institutions to verify deposit balances.
 
The Company may sell residential real estate loans in the secondary market based on interest rate considerations. Loans are generally sold to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) or the State of New York Mortgage Agency (“SONYMA”).  These residential real estate loans are generally sold without recourse in accordance with standard secondary market loan sale agreements.  These residential real estate loan sales are subject to customary representations and warranties made by the Company, including representations and warranties related to gross incompetence and fraud.  The Company has not had to repurchase any loans as a result of these general representations and warranties.  While in the past in rare circumstances the Company agreed to sell residential real estate loans with recourse, the Company has not done so in the past several years and the amount of such loans is insignificant.  The Company has never had to repurchase a loan sold with recourse.
 
In addition to sales of residential real estate loans, the Company may securitize residential real estate loans with FHLMC and hold the securitized loans as part of the Company’s available-for-sale securities.  The Company has not securitized any residential real estate loans since 2006, when it securitized $32.0 million of residential loans with FHLMC.
 
During the first three months of 2011 and 2010, the Company sold residential mortgage loans totaling $10.0 million and $11.4 million, respectively, and realized gains on these sales of $164,000 and $192,000, respectively. These residential real estate loans were sold without recourse in accordance with standard secondary market loan sale agreement.  When residential mortgage loans are sold, the Company typically retains all servicing rights, which provides the Company with a source of fee income.  Mortgage servicing rights, at amortized basis, totaled $1.5 million at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
Commercial real estate loans increased by $23.0 million, or 3.2%, from $726.5 million at year-end 2010, to $749.5 million at March 31, 2011. Commercial real estate loans of $749.5 million represented 39.2% of total loans and leases at March 31, 2011. Commercial and industrial loans totaled $458.8 million at March 31, 2011, which is a 3.5% decrease from commercial loans of $475.4 million at December 31, 2010.  Demand for commercial and commercial real estate loans continues to be soft in 2011, reflecting weak economic conditions.  As of March 31, 2011, agriculturally-related loans totaled $105.6 million or 5.5% of total loans and leases.  Agriculturally-related loans include loans to dairy farms and cash and vegetable crop farms.  Agriculturally-related loans are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower with consideration given to underlying collateral, personal guarantees, and government related guarantees.  Agriculturally-related loans are generally secured by the assets or property being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable, livestock, equipment or commodities/crops.
 
The consumer loan portfolio includes personal installment loans, indirect automobile financing, and overdraft lines of credit. Consumer and other loans were $69.8 million at March 31, 2011, down from $73.4 million at December 31, 2010.  The decrease is mainly in indirect automobile loans and reflects competition as well as softened demand.
 
The lease portfolio decreased by 8.1% to $9.1 million at March 31, 2011 from $9.9 million at December 31, 2010. The lease portfolio has traditionally consisted of leases on vehicles for consumers and small businesses. More aggressive competition for automobile financing has led to a decline in the consumer lease portfolio over the past several years. Management continues to review leasing opportunities, primarily commercial leasing and municipal leasing. As of March 31, 2011, commercial leases and municipal leases represented 97.8% of total leases, while consumer leases made up the
 
 
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remaining 2.2%. As of December 31, 2010, commercial leases and municipal leases represented 96.8% of total leases, while consumer leases made up the remaining 3.2%.
 
The Company’s loan and lease customers are located primarily in the New York communities served by its three subsidiary banks.  Although operating in numerous communities in New York State, the Company is still dependent on the general economic conditions of New York.  Other than geographic and general economic risks, management is not aware of any material concentrations of credit risk to any industry or individual borrower.
 
The Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
Management reviews the appropriateness of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“allowance”) on a regular basis. Management considers the accounting policy relating to the allowance to be a critical accounting policy, given the inherent uncertainty in evaluating the levels of the allowance required to cover credit losses in the portfolio and the material effect that assumptions could have on the Company’s results of operations. The Company has developed a methodology to measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio to assure that an appropriate allowance is maintained.  The Company’s methodology is based upon guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 102, Selected Loan Loss Allowance Methodology and Documentation Issues and allowance allocations are calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 310, Receivables and ASC Topic 450, Contingencies.
 
The Company’s methodology for determining and allocating the allowance for loan and lease losses focuses on ongoing reviews of larger individual loans and leases, historical net charge-offs, delinquencies in the loan and lease portfolio, the level of impaired and nonperforming loans, values of underlying loan and lease collateral, the overall risk characteristics of the portfolios, changes in character or size of the portfolios, geographic location, current economic conditions, changes in capabilities and experience of lending management and staff, and other relevant factors. The various factors used in the methodologies are reviewed on a regular basis.
 
At least annually, management reviews all commercial and commercial real estate loans exceeding a certain threshold and assigns a risk rating.  The Company uses an internal loan rating system of pass credits, special mention loans, substandard loans, doubtful loans, and loss loans (which are fully charged off). The definitions of “special mention”, “substandard”, “doubtful” and “loss” are consistent with banking regulatory definitions.  Factors considered in assigning loan ratings include:  the customer’s ability to repay based upon the customer’s expected future cash flow, operating results, and financial condition; value of the underlying collateral, if any; and the economic environment and industry in which the customer operates.  Special mention loans have potential weaknesses that if left uncorrected may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects and a downgrade to a more severe risk rating.  A substandard loan credit has a well-defined weakness which makes payment default or principal exposure likely, but not yet certain.  There is a possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.  A doubtful loan has a high possibility of loss, but the extent of the loss is difficult to quantify because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors.
 
At least quarterly, management reviews all commercial and commercial real estate loans and leases and agriculturally related loans with an outstanding principal balance of over $500,000 that are internally risk rated as special mention or worse, giving consideration to payment history, debt service payment capacity, collateral support, strength of guarantors, local market trends, industry trends, and other factors relevant to the particular borrowing relationship. Through this process, management identifies impaired loans. For loans and leases considered impaired, estimated exposure amounts are based upon collateral values or present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the original effective rate of each loan.  For commercial loans, commercial mortgage loans, and agricultural loans not specifically reviewed, and for homogenous loan portfolios such as residential mortgage loans and consumer loans, estimated exposure amounts are assigned based upon historical net loss experience and current charge-off trends, past due status, and management’s judgment of the effects of current economic conditions on portfolio performance.
 
Since the methodology is based upon historical experience and trends as well as management’s judgment, factors may arise that result in different estimations.  Significant factors that could give rise to changes in these estimates may include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions in the local area, concentration of risk, changes in interest rates, and declines in local property values.  Based on its evaluation of the allowance as of March 31, 2011, management considers the allowance to be appropriate.  Under adversely different conditions or assumptions, the Company would need to increase the allowance.
 
The table below provides, as of the dates indicated, an allocation of the allowance for probable and inherent loan losses by type.  The allocation is neither indicative of the specific amounts or the loan categories in which future charge-offs may occur, nor is it an indicator of future loss trends.  The allocation of the allowance to each category does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in any category.
 
 
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(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
   
03/31/2010
 
                   
Commercial and industrial
  $ 8,694     $ 7,824     $ 7,200  
Commercial real estate
    13,891       14,445       12,463  
Residential real estate
    3,809       3,526       3,373  
Consumer and other
    1,587       1,976       2,251  
Leases
    54       61       79  
Total
  $ 28,035     $ 27,832     $ 25,366  
 
The allowance has increased annually since 2007, reflecting higher allocations driven by deterioration in asset quality metrics, including:  higher levels of net charge-offs, internally-classified commercial and commercial real estate loans, and nonperforming loans and leases; weak economic conditions; soft real estate markets; and growth in the loan portfolio.  The increase in the Company’s net charge-offs during 2010, 2009, and 2008 led to higher historical loss factors in the allowance model.  These historical loss factors were also adjusted upwards to reflect weak and uncertain economic conditions, including pressure on real estate values, and high unemployment. The allocations assigned to the internally-classified loans were also up in 2010, a result of an increase in the volume of loans internally-classified and higher historical loss factors.
 
As of March 31, 2011, the overall allowance is up slightly over year-end 2010, driven by higher allocations for commercial loans, mainly a result of an increase in the historical loss allocation factor.  The decrease in the allocation for commercial real estate was mainly a result of upgrades of risk ratings for some commercial real estate credits as well as some improvement in economic conditions.  The increase in the allocation for residential loans is mainly due to an increase in the historical loss factor.  The decrease in the allocation for consumer loans is mainly a result of a decrease in the outstanding balance for this portfolio.
 
Activity in the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses during the first three months of 2011 and 2010, and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 illustrated in the table below.
 
Analysis of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
 
       
(in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
   
03/31/2010
 
Average loans outstanding during year
  $ 1,906,562     $ 1,897,983     $ 1,890,711  
Balance of allowance at beginning of year
    27,832       24,350       24,350  
                         
LOANS CHARGED-OFF:
                       
  Commercial and industrial
    589       3,265       696  
  Commercial real estate
    311       1,167       205  
  Residential real estate
    1,098       791       266  
  Consumer and other
    166       912       236  
Total loans charged-off
  $ 2,164     $ 6,135     $ 1,403  
                         
RECOVERIES OF LOANS PREVIOUSLY CHARGED-OFF:
                       
  Commercial and industrial
    327       464       92  
  Commercial real estate
    41       225       50  
  Residential real estate
    1       85       1  
  Consumer and other
    88       336       93  
Total loans recovered
  $ 457     $ 1,110     $ 236  
Net loans charged-off
    1,707       5,025       1,167  
Additions to allowance charged to operations
    1,910       8,507       2,183  
Balance of allowance at end of year
  $ 28,035     $ 27,832     $ 25,366  
  Annualized net charge-offs to average total loans and leases
    0.36 %     0.26 %     0.25 %
 
As of March 31, 2011 the allowance was $28.0 million or 1.46% of total loans and leases outstanding, compared with $27.8 million or 1.46% at December 31, 2010 and $25.4 million or 1.34% at March 31, 2010.  In general, the dollar amount of the allowance has increased since 2007, reflective of weaker economic conditions that began in the latter part of 2008. Weaker economic conditions contributed to increases in internally classified assets, nonperforming assets and net charge-offs in 2009 and 2010 and contributed to provisions for loan and lease losses in 2009 and
 
 
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2010 that were higher than historical levels. Although nonperforming loans and leases and criticized and classified loans continue to be higher than historical levels, the Company has seen some early signs of improving economic conditions within the market areas in which it operates.  The Company has experienced some improvement in its credit quality metrics in recent quarters, including some decreases in the level of internally classified assets and nonperforming assets.  The provision for loan and lease losses was $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
 
Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $1.7 million compared to $1.2 million in the comparable year ago period.  Annualized net charge-offs for the first three months of 2010 represent 0.36% of average loans, up from 0.25% for the first three months of 2010, and is favorable to our peer group ratio of 1.45%.
 
Analysis of Past Due and Nonperforming Loans
 
   
(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
03/31/2011
   
12/31/2010
   
03/31/2010
 
Loans 90 days past due and accruing
                 
Commercial and industrial
  $ 932     $ 842     $ 43  
Residential real estate
    330       368       0  
Consumer and other
    0       0       8  
Leases
    4       7       0  
Total loans 90 days past due and accruing
    1,266       1,217       51  
Nonaccrual loans
                       
Commercial and industrial
    7,377       7,271       6,695  
Commercial real estate
    25,894       24,791       16,975  
Residential real estate
    6,438       9,111       5,594  
Consumer and other
    176       309       232  
Leases
    17       19       25  
Total nonaccrual loans
    39,902       41,501       29,521  
Troubled debt restructurings not included above
    2,411       2,564       3,703  
Total nonperforming loans and leases
    43,579       45,282       33,275  
Other real estate owned
    2,270       1,255       558  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 45,849     $ 46,537     $ 33,833  
Allowance as a percentage of loans and leases outstanding
    1.46 %     1.46 %     1.34 %
Allowance as a percentage of nonperforming loans and leases
    64.33 %     61.46 %     76.23 %
Total nonperforming assets as percentage of total assets
    1.40 %     1.43 %     1.06 %
 
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”), and foreclosed real estate.  Nonperforming assets represented 1.40% of total assets, compared to 1.43% at December 31, 2010, and 1.06% at March 31, 2010. Although higher than the same period of the prior year, the Company has seen some improvement in this ratio over the most recent two quarters from a high of 1.72% at September 30, 2010. While the overall strength of the economy remains uncertain, there are signs of improvement in national and local economic conditions, which have contributed to some improvements in the financial conditions of several of the Company’s commercial and agricultural customers. The Company’s ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets continues to compare favorably to our peer group’s most recent ratio of 3.38% at December 31, 2010.
 
Nonperforming loans (loans in nonaccrual status, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, and loans restructured in a troubled debt restructuring) were $43.6 million at March 31, 2011, down from $45.3 million at December 31, 2010, and up from $33.8 million at March 31, 2010.  Nonperforming loans represented 2.28% of total loans at March 31, 2011, compared to 2.37% of total loans at December 31, 2010, and 1.76% of total loans at March 31, 2010.  A breakdown of nonperforming loans by portfolio segment is shown above.  The decrease in nonperforming loans from year-end 2010 is mainly centered in residential real estate.  Commercial real estate loans represent the largest component of nonperforming loans.  Nonperforming commercial real estate loans include one relationship totaling $12.4 million at March 31, 2011.
 
Loans are considered modified in a TDR when, due to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company makes a concession(s) to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider.  When modifications are provided for reasons other than as a result of the financial distress of the borrower, these loans are not classified as TDRs or impaired.  These modifications may include, among others, an extension of the term of the loan, and granting a period when interest-only payments can be made, with the principal payments made over the remaining term of the loan or at maturity. TDRs are included in the above
 
 
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table within the following categories:  loans 90 days past due and accruing, nonaccrual loans, or troubled debt restructurings not included above.  Loans in the latter include loans that meet the definition of a TDR but are performing in accordance with the modified terms.  The TDR amounts of $2.4 million at March 31, 2011, and $2.6 million at December 31, 2010 consists of one commercial relationship where two loans were modified with concessions granted due to the stressed financial condition of the borrower.  The decrease in the balance was due to a principal pay down resulting from the sale of some real estate collateral securing the loans.
 
In general, the Company places a loan on nonaccrual status if principal or interest payments become 90 days or more past due and/or management deems the collectability of the principal and/or interest to be in question, as well as when required by applicable regulations.  Although in nonaccrual status, the Company may continue to receive payments on these loans.  These payments are generally recorded as a reduction to principal and interest income is recorded only after principal recovery is reasonably assured.  As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company was regularly receiving payments on approximately 69% and 63% respectively, of the loans categorized as nonaccrual.
 
The Company’s recorded investment in loans and leases that are considered impaired totaled $35.1 million at March 31, 2011, and $35.2 million at December 31, 2010. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans consist of our non-homogenous nonaccrual loans and loans that are 90 days or more past due and all TDRs. Specific reserves on individually identified impaired loans that are not collateral dependent are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate of each loan. For loans that are collateral dependent, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs, and such impaired amounts are generally charged off.
 
The average recorded investment in impaired loans and leases was $36.1 million at March 31, 2011, $36.9 million at December 31, 2010 and $28.8 million at March 31, 2010.  At March 31, 2011, $20.4 million of impaired loans had specific reserve allocations of $3.6 million and $14.8 million had no specific reserve allocation.  At December 31, 2010, $15.4 million of impaired loans had specific reserve allocations of $3.2 million and $19.8 million had no specific reserve allocation.  The majority of impaired loans are collateral dependent impaired loans that have limited exposure or require limited specific reserve because of the amount of collateral support with respect to these loans and previous charge-offs.  Interest payments on impaired loans are typically applied to principal unless collectability of the principal amount is reasonably assured.  In these cases, interest is recognized on a cash basis.  Interest income recognized on impaired loans and leases, all collected in cash, and was $10,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and $105,000 for the same period in 2010.
 
The ratio of the allowance to nonperforming loans (loans past due 90 days and accruing, nonaccrual loans and restructured troubled debt) was 0.64 times at March 31, 2011, compared to 0.61 times at December 31, 2010, and 0.76 times at March 31, 2010.  The slight improvement in the ratio compared to year-end 2010 reflects an increase in the balance of the allowance and a decrease in the balance of nonperforming loans.  The Company’s ratio is below our peer group ratio of 0.78 times.  The Company’s nonperforming loans are mostly made up of collateral dependent impaired loans requiring little to no specific allowance due to the level of collateral available with respect to these loans and/or previous charge-offs.
 
Management reviews the loan portfolio continuously for evidence of potential problem loans and leases.  Potential problem loans and leases are loans and leases that are currently performing in accordance with contractual terms, but where known information about possible credit problems of the related borrowers causes management to have doubt as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the present loan payment terms and may result in such loans and leases becoming nonperforming at some time in the future.  Management considers loans and leases classified as Substandard, which continue to accrue interest, to be potential problem loans and leases. The Company, through its internal loan review function, identified 55 commercial relationships totaling $60.1 million at March 31, 2011, this presents an improvement from the 65 commercial relationships totaling $63.9 million at December 31, 2010, which were classified as Substandard, and continued to accrue interest.  Of the 55 commercial relationships that were Substandard, there are 14 relationships that equaled or exceeded $1.0 million, which in aggregate totaled $50.9 million. Over the past few years, the Company has seen an increase in potential problem loans as weak economic conditions have strained borrowers’ cash flows and collateral values.  The decrease in the dollar volume of potential problem loans since year-end 2010 was mainly due to the upgrade of several large commercial credits to a risk grading better than Substandard.  The Company continues to monitor these relationships; however, management cannot predict the extent to which continued weak economic conditions or other factors may further impact borrowers. These loans remain in a performing status due to a variety of factors, including payment history, the value of collateral supporting the credits, and personal or government guarantees. These factors, when considered in the aggregate, give management reason to believe that the current risk exposure on these loans does not warrant accounting for these loans as nonperforming. However, these loans do exhibit certain risk factors, which have the potential to cause them to become nonperforming. Accordingly, management’s attention is focused on these credits, which are reviewed on at least a quarterly basis.
 
 
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Capital
 
Regulatory capital ratios for the Company and each of its banking subsidiaries remain above well capitalized levels, as defined by regulatory agencies, and showed improving trends during the most recent quarter.
 
Total equity was $282.2 million at March 31, 2011, an increase of $8.8 million or 3.2% from December 31, 2010, mainly a result of net income of $8.8 million less cash dividends paid of $3.7 million.
 
Additional paid-in capital increased by $2.3 million, from $198.1 million at December 31, 2010, to $200.4 million at March 31, 2011, reflecting $1.1 million related to shares issued under the Company’s employee stock ownership plan, $521,000 related to shares issued under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan, $550,000 related to stock option exercises and related tax benefits, $323,000 related to stock-based compensation, and $(114,000) related to deferred directors compensation.  Retained earnings increased by $5.1 million from $76.4 million at December 31, 2010, to $81.5 million at March 31, 2011, reflecting net income of $8.8 million less dividends paid of $3.7 million.  Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) changed from a net unrealized loss of $1.3 million at December 31, 2010, to a net unrealized gain of $19,000 at March 31, 2011, reflecting increases in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities due to lower market rates and amounts recognized in other comprehensive income related to postretirement benefit plans.  Under regulatory requirements, amounts reported as accumulated other comprehensive income/loss related to net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities and the funded status of the Company’s defined benefit post-retirement benefit plans do not increase or reduce regulatory capital and are not included in the calculation of risk-based capital and leverage ratios.
 
Cash dividends paid in the three months of 2011 totaled approximately $3.7 million, representing 42.2% of year to date 2011 earnings.  Cash dividends of $0.34 per common share paid in the first three months of 2011 were up from cash dividends per common share of $0.31 per common share paid in the first three months of 2010.  Cash dividends per share in 2010 were retroactively adjusted to reflect a 10% stock dividend paid on February 15, 2010.
 
The Company and its banking subsidiaries are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by Federal banking agencies.  The table below reflects the Company’s consolidated capital position at March 31, 2011, compared to the regulatory capital requirements for “well capitalized” institutions.
 
REGULATORY CAPITAL ANALYSIS
                   
March 31, 2011   
                       
   
Actual
   
Well Capitalized
Requirement
 
(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
Total Capital (to risk weighted assets)
  $ 289,062       13.66 %     $ 211,631       10.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to risk weighted assets)
  $ 262,585       12.41 %   $ 126,978       6.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)
  $ 262,585       8.22 %   $ 159,761       5.00 %
 
As illustrated above, the Company’s capital ratios on March 31, 2011 remain above the minimum requirements for well capitalized institutions.  Total capital as a percent of risk weighted assets increased 24 basis points from 13.42% at December 31, 2010.  Tier 1 capital as a percentage of risk weighted assets increased 24 basis points from 12.17% at the end of 2010.  Tier 1 capital as a percentage of average assets increased 20 basis points from 8.02% at December 31, 2010.  The increase in capital ratios over year-end 2010 reflects earnings growth outpacing asset growth.  The risk-based capital ratios also benefited from asset growth in 2011 being in lower risk-weighted assets, such as Federal funds sold.
 
In light of the recent economic downturn, bank regulatory agencies have been requiring many banks to maintain higher minimum capital ratios.  This is particularly true in the case of institutions with significant commercial real estate loan portfolios and/or increasing levels of non-performing assets, such as Mahopac National Bank, one of the Company’s three banking subsidiaries (“Mahopac”).  During the first quarter of 2010, Mahopac’s primary regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), notified the Company that it was requiring Mahopac to maintain certain minimum capital ratios at levels higher than those otherwise required by applicable regulations.  The OCC is requiring Mahopac to maintain a Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio of 8.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital to risk-weighted capital ratio of 10.0% and a Total risk based capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 12.0%.  Mahopac exceeded these minimum requirements at the time of the notification and continues to maintain ratios above these minimums.  Since Mahopac’s capital ratios were above the minimum requirements at the time of notification, there was not a material impact to Mahopac or the Company.  As of March 31, 2011, Mahopac had a Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio of 8.86%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital to risk-weighted capital ratio of 12.53% and a Total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 13.78%.
 
 
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As of March 31, 2011, the capital ratios for the Company’s other two subsidiary banks, Tompkins Trust Company and The Bank of Castile, also exceeded the minimum levels required to be considered well capitalized.
 
Deposits and Other Liabilities
 
Total deposits of $2.6 billion at March 31, 2011 increased $116.6 million or 4.7% from December 31, 2010, due primarily to a $117.4 million increase in interest checking, savings and money market balances.  Growth in municipal deposits accounted for a majority of the increase in savings and money market balances from year end 2010.  With interest rates on time deposits at historical lows and more in line with money market rates, municipalities are placing tax deposits into interest checking and/or money market accounts.  Municipal deposit balances increase as tax deposits are collected and decrease as these monies are used by the municipality.
 
Total deposits were up $100.3 million or 4.0% over March 31, 2010.  The increase was due to $91.2 million of growth in interest checking, savings and money market balances attributed mainly to a $77.2 million increase in business and personal accounts.  Additionally, noninterest bearing deposits increased $81.4 million over the same time period due to growth of $50.3 million and $15.6 million in business and personal accounts, respectively.  Offsetting these increases was a $72.4 million decline in time deposits, driven primarily by declines of $60.9 million in non-municipal time deposits less than $100,000 as $34.9 million of brokered deposits were not renewed upon maturity due to growth in less expensive deposit products.
 
Core deposits, defined as total deposits less time deposits of $100,000 or more, brokered time deposits, and municipal money market deposits increased $7.2 million or 0.4% over December 31, 2010 to $1.9 billion, and represented 73.7% of total deposits at March 31, 2011 compared to 76.8% of total deposits at December 31, 2010.  Core deposits at March 31, 2011 were up $143.1 million or 8.0% over March 31, 2010, with growth mainly in money market deposits, interest checking deposits and noninterest bearing deposits.
 
The Company uses both retail and wholesale repurchase agreements. Retail repurchase agreements are arrangements with local customers of the Company, in which the Company agrees to sell securities to the customer with an agreement to repurchase those securities at a specified later date. Retail repurchase agreements totaled $42.0 million at March 31, 2011, and $43.6 million at December 31, 2010. Management generally views local repurchase agreements as an alternative to large time deposits. The Company’s wholesale repurchase agreements are primarily with the FHLBNY and amounted to $140.0 million at March 31, 2011, comparable to December 31, 2010.
 
The Company’s other borrowings totaled $140.4 million at March 31, 2011, down $103.8 million or 42.5% from $244.2 million at December 31, 2010. Borrowings at March 31, 2011 included $125.0 million in FHLBNY term advances compared to $144.0 million in FHLBNY term advances and $79.0 million of FHLBNY overnight advances at year-end 2010.  The decrease in borrowings reflects the maturity of $19.0 million in FHLBNY term borrowings and the pay down of the $79.0 million of overnight advances as a result of deposit growth and soft loan demand.  Of the $125.0 million in FHLBNY term advances at March 31, 2011, $120.0 million are due over one year.  Included in the $125.0 million of term advances is a $10.0 million advance where the Company elected to apply the fair value option under FASB ASC Topic 825.  The fair value of this advance decreased by $174,000 (net mark-to-market gain of $174,000) over the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
As of March 31, 2011, other borrowings also included a $13.8 million advance from another financial institution, and a $100,000 Treasury Tax and Loan Note with the Federal Reserve of New York.
 
 
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Liquidity
 
The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the availability of adequate funding sources to satisfy the demand for credit, deposit withdrawals, and business investment opportunities. The Company’s large, stable core deposit base and strong capital position are the foundation for the Company’s liquidity position. The Company uses a variety of resources to meet its liquidity needs, which include deposits, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, cash flow from lending and investing activities, repurchase agreements, and borrowings.  The Company’s Asset/Liability Management Committee monitors asset and liability positions of the Company’s subsidiary banks individually and on a combined basis. The Committee reviews periodic reports on liquidity and interest rate sensitivity positions. Comparisons with industry and peer groups are also monitored.  The Company’s strong reputation in the communities it serves, along with its strong financial condition, provides access to numerous sources of liquidity as described below.  Management believes these diverse liquidity sources provide sufficient means to meet all demands on the Company’s liquidity that are reasonably likely to occur.
 
Core deposits, discussed above under “Deposits and Other Liabilities”, are a primary and low cost funding source obtained primarily through the Company’s branch network.  In addition to core deposits, the Company uses non-core funding sources to support asset growth.  These non-core funding sources include time deposits of $100,000 or more, brokered time deposits, municipal money market deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and term advances from the FHLB.  Rates and terms are the primary determinants of the mix of these funding sources.  Non-core funding sources increased by $4.0 million or 0.4% from December 31, 2010, to $1.0 billion at March 31, 2011.  Non-core funding sources, as a percentage of total liabilities, were 33.7% at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Company has been replacing its non-core funding sources with lower cost core deposit products as soft loan demand over the past several quarters has provided the opportunity to reduce these generally higher cost funding sources.
 
Non-core funding sources may require securities to be pledged against the underlying liability. Securities carried at $841.8 million and $682.2 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were either pledged or sold under agreements to repurchase. Pledged securities represented 85.2% of total securities at March 31, 2011, compared to 67.6% of total securities at December 31, 2010.
 
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $65.1 million as of March 31, 2011, up from $49.7 million at December 31, 2010.  Short-term investments, consisting of Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposit balances and money market funds of $25.1 million increased by $22.8 million above December 31, 2010 levels.  The Company also has $21.8 million of securities designated as trading securities.
 
Cash flow from the loan and investment portfolios provides a significant source of liquidity. These assets may have stated maturities in excess of one year, but have monthly principal reductions. Total mortgage-backed securities, at fair value, were $615.9 million at March 31, 2011 compared with $560.8 million at December 31, 2010. Outstanding principal balances of residential mortgage loans, consumer loans, and leases totaled approximately $707.1 million at March 31, 2011 as compared to $710.2 million at December 31, 2010. Aggregate amortization from monthly payments on these assets provides significant additional cash flow to the Company.
 
Liquidity is enhanced by ready access to national and regional wholesale funding sources including Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements, brokered certificates of deposit, and FHLB advances. Through its subsidiary banks, the Company has borrowing relationships with the FHLB and correspondent banks, which provide secured and unsecured borrowing capacity. At March 31, 2011, the unused borrowing capacity on established lines with the FHLB was $982.8 million. As members of the FHLB, the Company’s subsidiary banks can use certain unencumbered mortgage-related assets to secure additional borrowings from the FHLB. At March 31, 2011, total unencumbered residential mortgage loans of the Company were $190.5 million.  Additional assets may also qualify as collateral for FHLB advances upon approval of the FHLB.
 
The Company has not identified any trends or circumstances that are reasonably likely to result in material increases or decreases in liquidity in the near term.
 
 
 
Interest rate risk is the primary market risk category associated with the Company’s operations.  Interest rate risk refers to the volatility of earnings caused by changes in interest rates.  The Company manages interest rate risk using income simulation to measure interest rate risk inherent in its on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet financial instruments at a given point in time by showing the potential effect of interest rate shifts on net interest income for future periods.  The simulation models are used to estimate the potential effect of interest rate shifts on net interest income for future periods. Each quarter, the Company’s Asset/Liability Management Committee reviews the simulation results to determine whether the exposure of net interest income to changes in interest rates remains within Board-approved levels.  The Committee also considers strategies
 
 
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to manage this exposure and incorporates these strategies into the investment and funding decisions of the Company.  The Company does not currently use derivatives, such as interest rate swaps, to manage its interest rate risk exposure, but may consider such instruments in the future.
 
The Company’s Board of Directors has set a policy that interest rate risk exposure will remain within a range whereby net interest income will not decline by more than 10% in one year as a result of a 100 basis point parallel change in rates.  Based upon the simulation analysis performed as of February 28, 2011 a 200 basis point parallel upward change in interest rates over a one-year time frame would result in a one-year decline in net interest income from the base case of approximately 1.7%, while a 100 basis point parallel decline in interest rates over a one-year period would result in a marginal decrease in one-year net interest income from the base case of 1.2%.  The simulation assumes no balance sheet growth and no management action to address balance sheet mismatches.
 
The negative exposure in a rising interest rate environment is mainly driven by the repricing assumptions of the Company’s core deposit base and the lag in the repricing of the Company’s adjustable rate assets.  Longer-term, the impact of a rising rate environment is positive as the asset base continues to reset at higher levels, while the repricing of the rate sensitive liabilities moderates. The moderate exposure in the 100 basis point decline scenario results from the Company’s assets repricing downward to a greater degree than the rates on the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities, mainly deposits.  Rates on savings and money market accounts are at low levels given the historically low interest rate environment experienced in recent years.  In addition, the model assumes that prepayments accelerate in the down interest rate environment resulting in additional pressure on asset yields as proceeds are reinvested at lower rates.
 
Although the simulation model is useful in identifying potential exposure to interest rate movements, actual results may differ from those modeled as the repricing, maturity, and prepayment characteristics of financial instruments may change to a different degree than modeled.  In addition, the model does not reflect actions that management may employ to manage interest rate risk exposure.  The Company’s current liquidity profile, capital position, and growth prospects, offer a level of flexibility for management to take actions that could offset some of the negative effects of unfavorable movements in interest rates.  Management believes the current exposure to changes in interest rates is not significant in relation to the earnings and capital strength of the Company.
 
In addition to the simulation analysis, management uses an interest rate gap measure. The table below is a Condensed Static Gap Report, which illustrates the anticipated repricing intervals of assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2011.  The Company’s one-year net interest rate gap was a negative $103.0 million or 3.14% of total assets at March 31, 2011, compared with a negative $152.8 million or 4.69% of total assets at December 31, 2010. A negative gap position exists when the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing exceeds the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a particular time period.  This analysis suggests that the Company’s net interest income is slightly more vulnerable to a prolonged increasing interest rate environment than a declining rate environment.  An interest rate gap measure could be significantly affected by external factors such as a rise or decline in interest rates, loan or securities prepayments, and deposit withdrawals.
 
 Condensed Static Gap – September 30, 2010
             
Repricing Interval
       
 (in thousands)
 
Total
   
0-3 months
   
3-6 months
   
6-12 months
   
Cumulative 12 months
 
 Interest-earning assets
  $ 3,036,825     $ 723,003     $ 181,062     $ 295,295     $ 1,199,360  
 Interest-bearing liabilities
    2,414,263       921,569       165,892       214,939       1,302,400  
 Net gap position
            (198,566 )     15,170       80,356       (103,040 )
 Net gap position as a percentage of total assets
            (6.06 %)     0.46 %     2.45 %     (3.14 %)
 
                                       
Balances of available securities are shown at amortized cost
         
 
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Companys management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of March 31, 2011.  Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Report on Form 10-Q the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
 
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2011, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
 
The Company is involved in legal proceedings in the normal course of business, none of which are expected to have a material adverse impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
 
Item 1A.    Risk Factors
 
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed under Item 1A. of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following table details repurchases by the Company and purchases by affiliated purchasers as defined in rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, of the Company’s stock during the first three months of 2011.
 
                         
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Period
 
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
(a)
   
Average Price Paid
Per Share (b)
   
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs (c)
   
Maximum Number
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs (d)
 
                         
January 1, 2011 through January 31, 2011
    0     $ 0       0       0  
February 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011
    2,184       40.45       0       0  
March 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
    0       0       0       0  
                                 
Total
    2,184     $ 40.45       0       0  
 
The shares included in the table above consist of 2,184 shares purchased in the open market during the first quarter of 2011, at an average cost of $40.45, by the trustee of the rabbi trust established by the Company under the Company’s Stock Retainer Plan For Eligible Directors of Tompkins Financial Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries, for delivery as part of the director deferred compensation under that plan.
 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
None
 
 
None
 
 
 
None           
 
 
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31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (filed herewith).
   
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (filed herewith).
   
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith).
   
32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith).
 
 
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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:   May 9, 2011
 
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
By:
/s/ Stephen S. Romaine
   
 
 
 
Stephen S. Romaine
   
 
 
  President and         
  Chief Executive Officer         
  (Principal Executive Officer)         
 
By:  /s/ Francis M. Fetsko         
  Francis M. Fetsko        
  Executive Vice President,         
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer         
  (Principal Financial Officer)         
  (Principal Accounting Officer)         
 
 
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