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     Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alliance Financial Announces First Quarter Earnings

Syracuse, NY, April 17, 2012—Alliance Financial Corporation (“Alliance” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGM: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., announced today net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 of $2.6 million or $0.55 per diluted common share, compared with $3.3 million or $0.70 per diluted common share in the year-ago quarter and $2.8 million or $0.60 per diluted common share in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Net interest income decreased $1.1 million in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of 2011 due to a decline in interest-earning assets and a lower net interest margin.

Jack H. Webb, President and CEO of Alliance said, “Residential mortgage and indirect auto loan originations were strong in the first quarter as we made certain adjustments to increase originations and return to a managed growth strategy in these portfolios following planned portfolio reductions late in 2011 due to the very low interest rate environment. While maintaining our sound underwriting standards, we expect current and planned growth in these portfolios will favorably impact interest income in coming quarters.”

Webb added, “Our asset quality metrics remain very strong and compare favorably with fourth quarter peer averages, with non-performing assets dropping 21% in the first quarter through a combination of successful workouts and write-downs of previously identified impaired loans. Total loan delinquencies were also down 16% in the first quarter.”

Balance Sheet Highlights

Total assets were $1.4 billion at March 31, 2012, which was an increase of $6.5 million from December 31, 2011. Securities available-for-sale decreased $27.9 million, which was offset by an increase in cash of $37.4 million. Total loans and leases (net of unearned income) decreased $2.8 million to $869.9 million at March 31, 2012.

Loan origination volumes in the first quarter increased $21.6 million or 42.5% to $72.5 million compared to the first quarter of 2011 on strong year-over-year growth in residential mortgage and indirect lending.

Residential mortgages outstanding decreased $3.0 million in the first quarter to $313.8 million, as many of our first quarter originations were sold on the secondary market. Originations of residential mortgages totaled $30.0 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with $40.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 and $18.2 million in the year-ago quarter. We expect to achieve modest growth in our residential


mortgage portfolio in coming quarters as we are retaining a larger portion of our originations for the foreseeable future.

Indirect auto loan balances were $171.8 million at the end of the first quarter, which was an increase of $13.0 million from the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company originated $33.2 million of indirect auto loans in the first quarter, compared with $17.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 and $15.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in originations is attributable to a change in our rate structure designed to increase our market share without lowering our underwriting standards. Alliance originates auto loans through a network of reputable, well established automobile dealers located in Central and Western New York. Applications received through the Company’s indirect lending program are subject to the same comprehensive underwriting criteria and procedures as employed in its direct lending programs.

Commercial loans and mortgages decreased $4.5 million in the first quarter and totaled $273.8 million at March 31, 2012. Originations of commercial loans and mortgages in the first quarter (excluding lines of credit) totaled $8.3 million, compared with $31.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 and $16.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The drop-off in the first quarter’s originations was largely the result of a reduced pipeline coming into the quarter following a higher than normal level of closings in the fourth quarter.

Leases (net of unearned income) decreased $7.3 million in the first quarter as a result of an increase in prepayments and the Company’s previously announced decision to cease new lease originations.

The Company’s investment securities portfolio totaled $346.4 million at March 31, 2012, compared with $374.3 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease is attributable to our decision in the third quarter of 2011 to reduce temporarily the portfolio due to the very low yields available on the types of securities that we normally purchase. We have resumed purchases of such securities in the second quarter of 2012. The Company’s portfolio is comprised entirely of investment grade securities, the majority of which are rated “AAA” by one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. The breakdown of the securities portfolio at March 31, 2012 was 75% government-sponsored entity guaranteed mortgage-backed securities, 23% municipal securities and 1% obligations of U.S. government-sponsored corporations. Mortgage-backed securities, which totaled $260.5 million at March 31, 2012, are comprised primarily of pass-through securities backed by conventional residential mortgages and guaranteed by Fannie-Mae, Freddie-Mac or Ginnie Mae, which in turn are backed by the United States government. The Company’s municipal securities portfolio, which totaled $80.9 million at the end of the first quarter, is primarily comprised of highly rated general obligation bonds issued by local municipalities in New York State. Net unrealized gains on our securities portfolio totaled $11.1 million at the end of the first quarter.

Deposits increased $17.9 million in the first quarter, and were $1.1 billion at March 31, 2012. Transaction accounts (checking, savings, and money market) increased $64.3 million primarily due to a seasonal increase in municipal deposits. Low-cost transaction accounts comprised 75.7% of total deposits at the end of the first quarter, compared with 71.0% at December 31, 2011 and 70.6% at March 31, 2011. Time


deposits decreased $46.5 million in the first quarter primarily due to maturities of brokered time accounts which the Company did not replace.

Shareholders’ equity was $145.0 million at March 31, 2012, compared with $144.0 million at December 31, 2011. Net income for the quarter increased shareholders’ equity by $2.6 million and was partially offset by common stock dividends declared of $1.5 million or $0.31 per common share.

The Company’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.26% and its total risk-based capital ratio was 16.09% at the end of the first quarter. The Company’s tangible common equity capital ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 7.75% at March 31, 2012.

Asset Quality and the Provision for Credit Losses

Delinquent loans and leases (including non-performing) totaled $14.4 million at March 31, 2012, compared with $17.0 million at December 31, 2011.

Non-performing assets were $9.2 million or 0.65% of total assets at March 31, 2012, compared with $11.7 million or 0.83% of total assets at December 31, 2011. The decline in non-performing assets resulted from a combination of certain loans returning to performing status and to write-downs on non-performing loans, particularly one commercial relationship for which impairment reserves were largely established in the third and fourth quarters of 2011. Included in non-performing assets at the end of the first quarter are non-performing loans and leases totaling $8.9 million, compared with $11.3 million at December 31, 2011. As previously disclosed in our third quarter 2011 earnings release and Form 10-Q, one commercial relationship totaling $3.6 million was placed on non-performing status during the third quarter, at which time an impairment reserve of $1.7 million was established. The relationship is comprised of a $3.0 million secured working capital line of credit and two first mortgages totaling $641,000. The line of credit is secured by receivables of the business and is also collateralized by second lien positions on the real estate securing the two first mortgages. During the fourth quarter, the borrower’s business continued to weaken, which led to a $400,000 increase in our impairment reserve on this relationship to a total of $2.1 million, of which $1.0 million was charged off in the fourth quarter. Our exposure to this borrower at December 31, 2011, net of the write down recorded in the fourth quarter and included in non-performing assets, was $2.0 million, and the impairment reserve remaining on this net exposure was $1.1 million at the end of the fourth quarter. During the first quarter further deterioration in the operations of the borrower’s business caused the Company to allocate an additional impairment reserve of $200,000 to the relationship, and to write off the entire $1.3 million impaired amount, bringing the total amount written down to date on this relationship to $2.3 million. Our exposure to this borrower at March 31, 2012, net of the write downs recorded to date and included in non-performing assets, was $1.3 million, which is the estimated net fair value of the real estate collateral based on current appraisals.


Conventional residential mortgages comprised $2.6 million (40 loans) or 29.7% of non-performing loans and leases, and commercial loans and mortgages totaled $5.6 million (35 loans) or 63.2% of non-performing loans and leases at the end of the first quarter.

Net charge-offs were $1.4 million in the first quarter, compared with $205,000 in the year-ago quarter. Net charge-offs, annualized, equaled 0.66% of average loans and leases in the first quarter, compared with 0.09% in the year-ago quarter. Gross charge-offs were $1.9 million and recoveries were $486,000 in the first quarter. The Company’s annualized net charge-off rate has averaged 0.30% over the past five quarters, of which all but 2 basis points is attributable to the losses recognized on the one commercial relationship discussed in this release.

There was no provision for credit losses recorded in the first quarter, compared to $200,000 in the year-ago quarter and $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The provision for credit losses as a percentage of net charge-offs was 0% in the first quarter, compared with 98% in the year-ago quarter and 60% in the fourth quarter of 2011. Approximately $1.5 million or 81% of the gross charge-offs recognized in the first quarter were on loans that were considered impaired in the fourth quarter of 2011 and for which impairment reserves were largely established due to the identification of possible “loss events” in the fourth quarter. Charge-offs on these impaired credits were recognized in the first quarter upon the occurrence of events confirming the existence of the losses, including further deterioration in the respective borrower’s financial condition and negotiated settlements. A substantial portion of the allowance allocated to these impaired credits in 2011 came from the release of a portion of the general allowance for our lease portfolio. During 2011, approximately $1.2 million of the allowance that had been allocated to our lease portfolio prior to 2011 was released due to a substantial decline in charge-offs in our lease portfolio in 2011 compared with 2010 and 2009 (the years in which provisions for possible lease losses were charged to earnings) and to a $16.8 million decrease in the balance of that portfolio in 2011.

The allowance for credit losses was $9.4 million at March 31, 2012 and $10.8 million at December 31, 2011. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases was 1.08% at March 31, 2012 compared with 1.24% at December 31, 2011. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases was 105% at March 31, 2012, compared with 96% at December 31, 2011.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income totaled $9.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $11.0 million in the year-ago quarter, and $10.0 million in fourth quarter of 2011. The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased 22 basis points in the first quarter compared with the year-ago quarter due to the effect of persistently low interest rates on the Company’s interest-earning assets. The rate of margin decline slowed considerably in the first quarter (a 2 basis-point linked-quarter decline in the first quarter as


compared to a 24 basis-point linked-quarter decline in the fourth quarter of 2011) in large part due to a slowing in prepayments on our mortgage-backed securities portfolio.

The net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis was 3.22% in the first quarter of 2012, compared with 3.44% in the first quarter of 2011 and 3.24% in the fourth quarter of 2011. The decrease in the net interest margin compared with the first quarter of 2011 was the result of a decrease in the tax-equivalent earning asset yield of 39 basis points in the first quarter compared with the year-ago quarter, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 17 basis points over the same period. On a linked-quarter basis, the decline in our earning-assets yield was 11 basis points in the first quarter and was nearly matched by a 10 basis-point drop in the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities.

Average interest-earning assets were $1.3 billion in the first quarter, which was a decrease of 3.8% from the year-ago quarter, but was down only 1.0% from the fourth quarter of 2011. Most of the decline from the year-ago quarter occurred in our securities portfolio, which was down 19% due to our decision to shrink temporarily the portfolio as discussed in this release. Average loans and leases decreased 1.8% as a 13% increase in our average commercial loan portfolio was offset by declines in our other portfolios largely from our decisions to shrink temporarily these consumer portfolios for interest-rate risk management purposes. We expect to increase the amounts of residential mortgage and indirect loans we retain in portfolio in coming quarters with the intention of resuming modest growth in these portfolios. Total average loans and leases were 67.1% of total interest-earning assets in the first quarter of 2012, compared with 65.7% in the year-ago quarter and 66.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011.

We expect our net interest margin will remain under pressure in coming quarters as the persistently low interest rate environment continues to affect negatively the return on our loan and investment portfolios, while our ability to further reduce our funding costs is limited.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expenses

Non-interest income was $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with $4.6 million in the first quarter of 2011 and $5.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Gains on the sale of loans increased $70,000 compared with the first quarter of 2011, but were down $303,000 from the fourth quarter of 2011 due to fluctuations in the volumes of originations and sales of residential mortgages. A seasonal decrease in service charges on deposit accounts also contributed to the linked-quarter decline in non-interest income.

Non-interest income (excluding gains on sales of securities) comprised 31.3% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2012 compared with 29.5% in the year-ago quarter and 33.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Non-interest expenses were $10.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with $11.0 million in the first quarter of 2011 and $10.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company’s


efficiency ratio was 76.1% in the first quarter of 2012 compared with 70.5% in the year-ago quarter and 70.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 23.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with 24.7% in the year-ago period and 21.8% in the fourth quarter.

About Alliance Financial Corporation

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of Alliance Financial Corporation. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: an increase in competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment which may affect the net interest margin; changes in the regulatory environment; general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, resulting, among other things, in a deterioration in credit quality; changes in business conditions and inflation; changes in the securities markets; changes in technology used in the banking business; our ability to maintain and increase market share and control expenses; increases in FDIC insurance premiums may cause earnings to decrease; and other risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Contact:

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


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended March 31,  
               2012                           2011             
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income:

     

Loans, including fees

   $ 9,825       $ 10,662   

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

     34         4   

Securities

     2,604         3,596   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest income

     12,463         14,262   

Interest expense:

     

Deposits:

     

Savings accounts

     32         58   

Money market accounts

     278         447   

Time accounts

     1,140         1,487   

NOW accounts

     38         68   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,488         2,060   

Borrowings:

     

Repurchase agreements

     205         207   

FHLB advances

     756         855   

Junior subordinated obligations

     173         157   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     2,622         3,279   

Net interest income

     9,841         10,983   

Provision for credit losses

     —           200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     9,841         10,783   

Non-interest income:

     

Investment management income

     1,855         1,916   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     1,043         1,010   

Card-related fees

     651         653   

Income from bank-owned life insurance

     247         254   

Gain on the sale of loans

     358         288   

Other non-interest income

     322         465   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

     4,476         4,586   

Non-interest expense:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

     5,691         5,530   

Occupancy and equipment expense

     1,901         1,830   

Communication expense

     159         150   

Office supplies and postage expense

     282         284   

Marketing expense

     238         263   

Amortization of intangible asset

     221         241   

Professional fees

     777         824   

FDIC insurance premium

     215         393   

Other operating expense

     1,404         1,464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

     10,888         10,979   

Income before income tax expense

     3,429         4,390   

Income tax expense

     790         1,084   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 2,639       $ 3,306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share and Per Share Data

     

Basic average common shares outstanding

     4,698,567         4,662,044   

Diluted average common shares outstanding

     4,698,567         4,670,674   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.55       $ 0.70   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.55       $ 0.70   

Cash dividends declared

   $ 0.31       $ 0.30   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 90,199      $ 52,802   

Securities available-for-sale

     346,405        374,306   

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

Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) Stock

     8,040        8,478   

Loans and leases held for sale

     451        1,217   

Total loans and leases, net of unearned income

     869,893        872,721   

Less allowance for credit losses

     (9,358     (10,769
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans and leases

     860,535        861,952   

Premises and equipment, net

     17,404        17,541   

Accrued interest receivable

     4,330        3,960   

Bank-owned life insurance

     29,677        29,430   

Goodwill

     30,844        30,844   

Intangible assets, net

     7,473        7,694   

Other assets

     20,236        20,866   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,415,594      $ 1,409,090   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Deposits:

    

Non-interest bearing

   $ 190,566      $ 185,736   

Interest bearing

     910,358        897,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     1,100,924        1,083,065   

Borrowings

     125,540        136,310   

Accrued interest payable

     1,101        1,578   

Other liabilities

     17,263        18,366   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts

     25,774        25,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,270,602        1,265,093   

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     5,107        5,092   

Surplus

     47,201        47,147   

Undivided profits

     101,035        99,879   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     3,822        3,951   

Directors’ stock-based deferred compensation plan

     (3,517     (3,416

Treasury stock

     (8,656     (8,656
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     144,992        143,997   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,415,594      $ 1,409,090   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

     4,784,698        4,769,241   

Book value per common share

   $ 30.30      $ 30.19   

Tangible book value per common share

   $ 22.30      $ 22.11   


Alliance Financial Corporation

Consolidated Average Balances (Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
March 31,
 
     2012      2011  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Earning assets:

     

Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits

   $ 63,633       $ 15,971   

Securities(1)

     358,389         441,082   

Loans and leases receivable:

     

Residential real estate loans(2)

     314,394         332,497   

Commercial loans

     271,942         239,786   

Leases, net of unearned income(2)

     22,558         39,440   

Indirect loans

     161,399         172,943   

Other consumer loans

     89,178         90,776   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans and leases receivable, net of unearned income

     859,471         875,442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earning assets

     1,281,493         1,332,495   

Non-earning assets

     135,880         129,661   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,417,373       $ 1,462,156   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities:

     

Interest bearing checking accounts

   $ 151,693       $ 157,684   

Savings accounts

     107,782         102,646   

Money market accounts

     358,835         379,028   

Time deposits

     294,618         340,905   

Borrowings

     132,247         136,611   

Junior subordinated obligations issued to unconsolidated trusts

     25,774         25,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

     1,070,949         1,142,648   

Non-interest bearing deposits

     188,628         174,788   

Other non-interest bearing liabilities

     17,162         15,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,276,739         1,333,430   

Shareholders’ equity

     140,634         128,726   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,417,373       $ 1,462,156   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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


Alliance Financial Corporation

Investments, Loans and Leases, and Deposits (Unaudited)

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

 

     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011      March 31, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities available-for-sale

  

Debt securities:

                 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored corporations

   $ 1,794       $ 1,835       $ 3,134       $ 3,190       $ 3,725       $ 3,876   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     76,776         80,919         77,541         82,299         80,341         81,195   

Mortgage-backed securities(1)

     253,728         260,546         279,393         285,706         358,785         363,370   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     332,298         343,300         360,068         371,195         442,851         448,441   

Stock investments:

                 

Equity securities

     —           —           —           —           1,852         2,082   

Mutual funds

     3,000         3,105         3,000         3,111         3,000         3,007   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock investments

     3,000         3,105         3,000         3,111         4,852         5,089   

Total available-for-sale

   $ 335,298       $ 346,405       $ 363,068       $ 374,306       $ 447,703       $ 453,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     March 31, 2011  
     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loan portfolio composition

  

Residential real estate loans

   $ 313,803        36.2   $ 316,823        36.4   $ 330,330        37.7

Commercial loans

     147,334        17.0     151,420        17.4     128,461        14.7

Commercial real estate

     126,456        14.6     126,863        14.6     117,500        13.4

Leases, net of unearned income

     18,339        2.1     25,636        3.0     37,926        4.3

Indirect loans

     171,822        19.9     158,813        18.3     170,239        19.5

Other consumer loans

     88,607        10.2     89,776        10.3     90,617        10.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans and leases

     866,361        100.0     869,331        100.0     875,073        100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net deferred loan costs

     3,532          3,390          3,329     

Allowance for credit losses

     (9,358       (10,769       (10,678  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Net loans and leases

   $ 860,535        $ 861,952        $ 867,724     
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

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

 

     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     March 31, 2011  
     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Deposit composition

  

Non-interest bearing checking

   $ 190,566         17.3   $ 185,736         17.1   $ 170,354         14.6

Interest bearing checking

     148,850         13.5     145,885         13.5     152,058         13.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total checking

     339,416         30.8     331,621         30.6     322,412         27.7

Savings

     110,667         10.1     107,311         9.9     105,799         9.1

Money market

     383,167         34.8     330,000         30.5     392,988         33.8

Time deposits

     267,674         24.3     314,133         29.0     342,151         29.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 1,100,924         100.0   $ 1,083,065         100.0   $ 1,163,350         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


Alliance Financial Corporation

Asset Quality (Unaudited)

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

 

Delinquent loans and leases

   March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     March 31, 2011  
         $               %(1)             $               %(1)             $               %(1)      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

30 days past due

   $ 4,481         0.52   $ 5,202         0.60   $ 6,538         0.75

60 days past due

     966         0.11     584         0.06     940         0.11

90 days past due and still accruing

     12         —          —           —          5         —     

Non-accrual

     8,904         1.03     11,261         1.30     8,056         0.92
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 14,363         1.66   $ 17,047         1.96   $ 15,539         1.78
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

Non-performing assets

   March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011      March 31, 2011  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-accruing loans and leases

        

Residential real estate loans

   $ 2,649       $ 3,062       $ 3,544   

Commercial loans

     1,787         3,375         1,275   

Commercial real estate

     3,847         4,051         1,639   

Leases

     83         107         635   

Indirect loans

     270         293         292   

Other consumer loans

     268         373         671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-accruing loans and leases

     8,904         11,261         8,056   

Accruing loans and leases delinquent 90 days or more

     12         —           5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans and leases

     8,916         11,261         8,061   

Other real estate and repossessed assets

     317         485         650   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-performing assets

   $ 9,233       $ 11,746       $ 8,711   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings not included in above

   $ 1,949       $ 1,653       $ 1,041   

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

 

Allowance for credit losses

   Three months ended March 31,  
             2012                     2011          
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period

   $ 10,769      $ 10,683   

Loans and leases charged-off

     (1,897     (482

Recoveries of loans and leases previously charged-off

     486        277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans and leases charged-off

     (1,411     (205

Provision for credit losses

     —          200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses, end of period

   $ 9,358      $ 10,678   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


Alliance Financial Corporation

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

     2012     2011  
     First     Fourth     Third     Second     First  
     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Interest income

   $ 12,463      $ 12,942      $ 14,061      $ 14,494      $ 14,262   

Interest expense

     2,622        2,928        3,064        3,188        3,279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     9,841        10,014        10,997        11,306        10,983   

Provision for credit losses

     —          800        750        160        200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

     9,841        9,214        10,247        11,146        10,783   

Other non-interest income

     4,476        5,062        5,919        4,435        4,586   

Other non-interest expense

     10,888        10,640        11,139        10,823        10,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

     3,429        3,636        5,027        4,758        4,390   

Income tax expense

     790        791        1,360        1,279        1,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 2,639      $ 2,845      $ 3,667      $ 3,479      $ 3,306   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock and related per share data

          

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.55      $ 0.60      $ 0.77      $ 0.73      $ 0.70   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.55      $ 0.60      $ 0.77      $ 0.73      $ 0.70   

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,698,567        4,687,802        4,667,355        4,662,752        4,662,044   

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     4,698,567        4,689,427        4,673,908        4,670,530        4,670,674   

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.31      $ 0.31      $ 0.31      $ 0.30      $ 0.30   

Common dividend payout ratio (1)

     56.36     51.67     40.26     41.10     42.86

Common book value

   $ 30.30      $ 30.19      $ 30.15      $ 29.53      $ 28.45   

Tangible common book value (2)

   $ 22.30      $ 22.11      $ 21.99      $ 21.31      $ 20.18   

Capital Ratios

          

Holding Company

          

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     9.26     9.09     8.80     8.52     8.37

Tier 1 risk based capital

     14.99     14.71     14.42     14.02     13.80

Tier 1 risk based common capital (3)

     12.05     11.81     11.52     11.13     10.90

Total risk based capital

     16.09     15.97     15.68     15.26     15.03

Tangible common equity to tangible assets(4)

     7.75     7.69     7.50     7.04     6.70

Bank

          

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     8.68     8.50     8.25     7.94     7.79

Tier 1 risk based capital

     14.10     13.80     13.58     13.12     12.90

Total risk based capital

     15.21     15.05     14.84     14.37     14.15

Selected ratios

          

Return on average assets

     0.74     0.80     1.01     0.95     0.90

Return on average equity

     7.51     8.19     10.69     10.45     10.27

Return on average tangible common equity

     10.33     11.34     14.91     14.80     14.80

Yield on earning assets

     4.04     4.15     4.41     4.49     4.43

Cost of funds

     0.98     1.08     1.10     1.12     1.15

Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (5)

     3.22     3.24     3.48     3.53     3.44

Non-interest income to total income (6)

     31.26     33.58     29.47     28.17     29.46

Efficiency ratio (7)

     76.05     70.58     71.45     68.76     70.52

Asset quality ratios

          

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

     0.66     0.61     0.06     0.07     0.09

Provision for credit losses to average loans and leases, annualized

     —          0.37     0.34     0.07     0.09

Allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases

     1.08     1.24     1.30     1.21     1.22

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans and leases

     105.0     95.6     92.6     128.1     132.5

Non-performing loans and leases to total loans and leases

     1.03     1.30     1.40     0.95     0.92

Non-performing assets to total assets

     0.65     0.83     0.90     0.63     0.59

 

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


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

 

     March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
    June 30,
2011
    March 31,
2011
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total assets

   $ 1,415,594      $ 1,409,090      $ 1,430,783      $ 1,475,425      $ 1,469,176   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     38,317        38,538        38,760        39,000        39,241   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

     1,377,277        1,370,552        1,392,023        1,436,425      $ 1,429,935   

Total Common Equity

     144,992        143,997        143,137        140,134        135,028   

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets, net

     38,317        38,538        38,760        39,000        39,241   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tangible Common Equity (non-GAAP)

     106,675        105,459        104,377        101,134        95,787   

Total Equity/Total Assets

     10.24     10.22     10.00     9.50     9.19

Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets (non-GAAP)

     7.75     7.69     7.50     7.04     6.70

 

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