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UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

 

OR

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ______________ to _____________

 

Commission file number: 0-54447

 

NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MARYLAND   01-0969655
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)    

 

333 CHURCH STREET, NAUGATUCK, CONNECTICUT   06770
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

  (203) 720-5000  
  (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)  

 

  N/A  
  (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)  

 

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 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 No ¨

 

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No £

 

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

 

  Large Accelerated Filer  ¨ Accelerated Filer  ¨  
  Non-accelerated Filer  ¨ Smaller Reporting Company  x  
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

 

As of November 10, 2014, there were 7,002,208 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

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NAUGATUCK VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

Table of Contents

 

Part I. Financial Information Page No.
       
  Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)  
       
    Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 3
       
    Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 4
       
    Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 5
       
    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 6
       
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 7
       
    Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 8
       
  Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 36
       
    Liquidity and Capital Resources 50
       
  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 52
       
  Item 4. Controls and Procedures 53
       
Part II. Other Information  
       
  Item 1. Legal Proceedings 53
       
  Item 1A. Risk Factors 54
       
  Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 54
       
  Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 54
       
  Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 54
       
  Item 5. Other Information 54
       
  Item 6. Exhibits 54
       
Signatures 55
       
Exhibits  

 

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Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (unaudited)

 

(In thousands)  September
30, 2014
   December
31, 2013
 
     
ASSETS          
Cash and due from depository institutions  $9,238   $26,330 
Federal funds sold   49    44 
Cash and cash equivalents   9,287    26,374 
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value   78,963    49,771 
Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost   14,364    18,149 
Loans held for sale   835    1,079 
Loans receivable, net   357,249    360,568 
Accrued income receivable   1,598    1,494 
Foreclosed real estate   458    1,846 
Premises and equipment, net   9,270    9,364 
Bank owned life insurance   10,327    10,132 
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of Boston stock, at cost   4,548    5,444 
Other assets   2,226    2,560 
Total assets  $489,125   $486,781 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Liabilities          
Deposits  $376,911   $390,847 
FHLB advances   46,556    25,293 
Other borrowed funds   -    4,173 
Mortgagors' escrow accounts   2,379    4,392 
Other liabilities   3,846    3,842 
Total liabilities   429,692    428,547 
Commitments and contingencies          
Stockholders' equity          
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding   -    - 
Common stock, $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 7,002,366 shares issued; 7,002,208 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively   70    70 
Paid-in capital   58,776    58,757 
Retained earnings   2,663    2,322 
Unearned employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP") shares (326,751 shares at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)   (2,824)   (2,824)
Treasury Stock, at cost (158 shares at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)   (1)   (1)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax   749    (90)
Total stockholders' equity   59,433    58,234 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $489,125   $486,781 

  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
(In thousands, except share data)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
                 
Interest income                    
Interest and fees on loans  $4,141   $4,416   $12,552   $14,488 
Interest and dividends on investments and deposits   758    267    2,276    879 
Total interest income   4,899    4,683    14,828    15,367 
Interest expense                    
Interest on deposits   597    652    1,799    2,190 
Interest on borrowed funds   188    173    530    716 
Total interest expense   785    825    2,329    2,906 
Net interest income   4,114    3,858    12,499    12,461 
(Credit) provision for loan losses   (50)   300    (789)   4,150 
                     
Net interest income after provision\credit for loan losses   4,164    3,558    13,288    8,311 
Noninterest income                    
Service charge income   186    195    535    555 
Fees for other services   186    139    419    429 
Mortgage banking income   486    212    762    1,107 
Income from bank owned life insurance   66    71    195    211 
Net gain (loss) on sale of investments   1,034    -    1,227    (4)
Income from investment advisory services, net   79    68    246    207 
Other income   33    25    96    76 
Total noninterest income   2,070    710    3,480    2,581 
Noninterest expense                    
Compensation, taxes and benefits   2,879    3,046    8,868    8,620 
Occupancy   568    466    1,692    1,413 
Professional fees   420    312    1,263    1,608 
FDIC insurance premiums   88    227    619    682 
Insurance   175    149    436    430 
Computer processing   343    335    1,039    966 
Expenses on foreclosed real estate, net   63    96    441    655 
Writedowns on foreclosed real estate   -    -    38    60 
Directors' compensation   54    64    226    275 
Advertising   101    115    314    310 
Supplies   68    61    197    170 
Expenses related to sale of loans   51    11    247    776 
Other expenses   368    417    1,047    1,348 
Total noninterest expense   5,178    5,299    16,427    17,313 
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes   1,056    (1,031)   341    (6,421)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes   -    -    -    - 
Net income (loss)  $1,056   $(1,031)  $341   $(6,421)
Earnings (loss) per common share - basic and diluted  $0.16   $(0.16)  $0.05   $(0.97)

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
     
Net income (loss)  $1,056   $(1,031)  $341   $(6,421)
Other comprehensive income (loss):                    
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investment securities   593    (550)   2,453    (1,289)
Reclassification adjustment for gain (loss) recognized in net income (loss) (1)   (1,034)   -    (1,227)   4 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax effect   (441)   (550)   1,226    (1,285)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items in other                    
comprehensive income (loss)   151    -    (387)   241 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effect   (290)   (550)   839    (1,044)
Total comprehensive income (loss)  $766   $(1,581)  $1,180   $(7,465)

 

(1) Net gain (loss) on sale of investments is the affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

 

   Common   Paid-in   Retained   Unearned
ESOP
   Unearned
Stock
   Treasury   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
     
(In thousands)  Stock   Capital   Earnings   Shares   Awards   Stock   Income (Loss)   Total 
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2013  $70   $58,757   $2,322   $(2,824)  $-   $(1)  $(90)  $58,234 
Net income (loss)   -    -    341    -    -    -    -    341 
Stock based compensation   -    19    -    -    -    -    -    19 
Other comprehensive income (loss)   -    -    -    -    -    -    839    839 
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2014  $70   $58,776   $2,663   $(2,824)  $-   $(1)  $749   $59,433 

 

   Common   Paid-in   Retained   Unearned
ESOP
   Unearned
Stock
   Treasury   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
     
(In thousands)  Stock   Capital   Earnings   Shares   Awards   Stock   Income (Loss)   Total 
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2012  $70   $58,842   $11,164   $(3,143)  $(3)  $(1)  $(21)  $66,908 
Net income (loss)   -    -    (6,421)   -    -    -    -    (6,421)
Stock based compensation   -    -    (3)   -    3    -    -    - 
Other comprehensive income (loss)   -    -    -    -    -    -    (1,044)   (1,044)
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2013  $70   $58,842   $4,740   $(3,143)  $-   $(1)  $(1,065)  $59,443 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net income (loss)  $341   $(6,421)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:          
(Credit) provision for loan losses   (789)   4,150 
Depreciation and amortization expense   566    515 
Net loss on sales of foreclosed assets   60    68 
Writedowns on foreclosed real estate   38    60 
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights   (255)   - 
Mortgage banking activity:          
Gain on sales of mortgage loans   (441)   (852)
Mortgage loans originated for sale   (25,359)   (28,616)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans   26,044    31,576 
Net amortization of investment premiums and discounts   4    344 
Net gain on sale of investments   (1,227)   4 
Stock-based compensation   19    - 
Net change in:          
Accrued income receivable   (104)   288 
Deferred loan fees   (21)   (99)
Cash surrender value of life insurance   (195)   (211)
Other assets   (628)   1,309 
Other liabilities   (383)   (644)
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities   (2,330)   1,471 
Cash flows from investing activities          
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of available-for-sale securities   27,403    3,555 
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities   18,124    749 
Proceeds from maturities of held-to-maturity securities   3,644    6,030 
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock   896    473 
Purchase of available-for-sale securities   (72,129)   (10,207)
Loan originations net of principal payments   (842)   31,634 
Purchase of premises and equipment   (472)   (169)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights   1,217    - 
Proceeds from the sale of commercial loans   4,580    - 
Proceeds from the sale of foreclosed assets   1,681    674 
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities   (15,898)   32,739 
Cash flows from financing activities          
Net change in time deposits   (8,041)   (21,065)
Net change in other deposit accounts   (5,895)   6,161 
Proceeds from FHLB advances   47,500    - 
Repayment of FHLB advances   (26,237)   (12,445)
Net change in mortgagors' escrow accounts   (2,013)   (2,279)
Change in other borrowings   (4,173)   (1,369)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities   1,141    (30,997)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   (17,087)   3,213 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   26,374    23,229 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $9,287   $26,442 
Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:          
Non-cash investing activities:          
Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets  $391   $954 
Transfer of loans to loans held for sale  $3,957   $- 
Cash paid during the period for:          
Interest  $2,313   $2,945 
Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities arising during the period  $1,226   $(1,285)

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Description of Business

 

Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (“Naugatuck Valley Financial” or the “Company”) is a stock savings and loan holding company incorporated in the State of Maryland. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of planning, directing and coordinating the business activities of its wholly-owned subsidiary bank, Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan (“Naugatuck Valley Savings” or the “Bank”). The Company became the holding company for the Bank effective June 29, 2011.

 

Naugatuck Valley Savings is a federally chartered stock savings association and has served its customers in Connecticut since 1922. The Bank operates as a community-oriented financial institution dedicated to serving the financial services needs of consumers and businesses with a variety of deposit and lending products from its full service banking offices in the Greater Naugatuck Valley region of southwestern Connecticut. The Bank attracts deposits from the general public and uses those funds to originate one-to-four family, multi-family and commercial real estate, construction, commercial business and consumer loans.

 

Naugatuck Valley Savings has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Naugatuck Valley Mortgage Servicing Corporation and Church Street OREO One, LLC. Naugatuck Valley Mortgage Servicing Corporation qualifies and operates as a passive investment company pursuant to Connecticut regulation. Church Street OREO One, LLC was established in February 2013 to hold properties acquired through foreclosure as well as from nonjudicial proceedings.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited and include the accounts of the Company, the Bank, and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Naugatuck Valley Mortgage Servicing Corporation and Church Street OREO One, LLC. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2013 audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and the results of its operations and its cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented.

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statement of condition, and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosure or in satisfaction of loans, deferred income taxes and the valuation of and the evaluation for other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on investment securities. While management uses available information to recognize losses and properly value these assets, future adjustments may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions both in Connecticut and nationally.

 

The Company’s only business segment is Community Banking. This segment represented all the revenues, income and assets of the consolidated Company and therefore, is the only reported segment as defined by FASB ASC 820, Segment Reporting.

 

Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements as of the date of this filing. No subsequent events were identified that would have required a change to the consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period amounts to conform with the September 30, 2014 consolidated financial statement presentation. These reclassifications only changed the reporting categories and did not affect the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have not been any material changes in our significant accounting policies compared with those contained in our Form 10-K disclosure for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Income Taxes- Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists: (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11. Per this ASU, an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or tax credit carryforward, except as follows. To the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The ASU became effective during the three months ended June 30, 2014. The adoption of this guidance has not had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors: In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04. This update clarifies that when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of the residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either: (i) the creditor obtaining legal title to the property upon completion of the foreclosure; or (ii) the borrower conveying all interest in the property to the creditor to satisfy the loan through completion of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. The ASU became effective in January 2014 and its adoption has not had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09. This standard outlines a single comprehensive model for companies to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of a good or service. A customer obtains control when it has the ability to direct the use of and obtain the benefits from the good or service. Transfer of control is not the same as transfer of risks and rewards, as it is considered in current guidance. The Company will also need to apply new guidance to determine whether revenue should be recognized over time or at a point in time. This standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with no early adoption permitted, using either of two methods: (a) retrospective to each prior reporting period presented with the option to elect certain practical expedients as defined within ASU 2014-09; or (b) retrospective with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application and providing certain additional disclosures as defined in ASU 2014-09. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of ASU 2014-09 on the consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 2 – REGULATORY MATTERS

 

Effective January 17, 2012, the Bank entered into a written Formal Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”). The Agreement requires the Bank to take various actions, within prescribed time frames, with respect to certain operational areas of the Bank, including the following:

·Restricts the Bank from declaring or paying any dividends or other capital distributions to the Company without prior written regulatory approval. This provision relates to upstreaming intercompany dividends or other capital distributions from the Bank to the Company.

 

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·Provide prior written notice to the OCC before appointing an individual to serve as a senior executive officer or as a director of the Bank.
·Restricts the Bank from entering into, renewing, extending or revising any contractual arrangement relating to the compensation or benefits for any senior executive officer of the Bank, unless the Bank provides the OCC with prior written notice of the proposed transaction.
·Subjects the Bank to six month financial and operational examination review. The most recent examination occurred in July 2014. The next scheduled review is expected in the first quarter 2015.

 

In April and May 2013, additional senior management team members were retained to assist the new CEO (who was hired in September 2012) to address the provisions of the Agreement.

 

The Agreement and each of its provisions will remain in effect until these provisions are amended in writing by mutual consent or waived in writing by the OCC or terminated in writing by the OCC.

 

The OCC regulations require savings institutions to maintain minimum levels of regulatory capital. Effective June 4, 2013, the OCC imposed individual minimum capital requirements (“IMCRs”) on the Bank. The IMCRs require the Bank to maintain a Tier 1 leverage capital to adjusted total assets ratio of at least 9.00% and a total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of at least 13.00%. Before the establishment of the IMCRs, the Bank had been operating under these capital parameters by self-imposing these capital levels as part of the capital plan the Bank was required to implement under the terms of the Agreement. The Bank exceeded the IMCRs at September 30, 2014, with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.10% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 18.56%.

 

As a source of strength to its subsidiary bank, the Company had liquid assets of approximately $2.8 million at September 30, 2014, which the Company could contribute to the Bank if needed, to enhance the Bank’s capital levels. If the Company had contributed those assets to the Bank as of September 30, 2014, the Bank would have had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of approximately 11.58%.

 

On May 21, 2013, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Among other things, the MOU prohibits the Company from paying dividends, repurchasing its stock or making other capital distributions without prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

 

As a savings and loan holding company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, the Company is not currently subject to specific regulatory capital requirements. The Dodd-Frank Act, however, requires the Federal Reserve Board to promulgate consolidated capital requirements for depository institution holding companies that are no less stringent, both quantitatively and in terms of components of capital, than those applicable to institutions themselves. There is a five- year transition period (from the July 21, 2010 effective date of the Dodd-Frank Act) before the capital requirements will apply to savings and loan holding companies.

 

The following tables are summaries of the Company’s consolidated capital amounts and ratios and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as computed under the standards established by the Federal Deposit Insurance Act at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

At September 30, 2014  Adequately Capitalized
Requirements
   Individual Minimum
Capital Requirements (3)
   Actual 
(Dollars in thousands)  $   %   $   %   $   % 
The Company Consolidated                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $58,684    12.03%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    58,684    18.78%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    62,627    20.04%
The Bank                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)  $19,592    4.00%  $44,082    9.00%  $54,379    11.10%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   12,573    4.00%   N/A    N/A    54,379    17.30%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   25,145    8.00%   40,861    13.00%   58,346    18.56%

(1) Tier 1 capital to total assets.

(2) Tier 1 or total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets.

(3) Effective June 4, 2013.

 

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At December 31, 2013  Adequately Capitalized
Requirements
   Individual Minimum
Capital Requirements
   Actual 
(Dollars in thousands)  $   %   $   %   $   % 
The Company Consolidated                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $58,323    11.98%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    58,323    18.21%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    62,399    19.49%
                               
The Bank                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)  $19,545    4.00%  $43,977    9.00%  $53,946    11.04%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   12,891    4.00%   N/A    N/A    53,946    16.74%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   25,783    8.00%   41,897    13.00%   58,047    18.01%
(1) Tier 1 capital to total assets.                              

(2) Tier 1 or total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets.

 

As of September 30, 2014, the most recent regulatory notifications categorized the Bank as adequately capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

 

NOTE 3 – INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

At September 30, 2014, the composition of the investment portfolio was:

 

   Amortized   Gross Unrealized   Fair 
(In thousands)  Cost Basis   Gains   Losses   Value 
Available-for-sale securities:                    
U.S. Government and agency obligations  $16,473   $171   $(1)  $16,643 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities   40,385    820    (303)   40,902 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   13,146    203    -    13,349 
Small Business Administration securitized pool of loans   1,976    48    -    2,024 
Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions   5,348    189    -    5,537 
Subtotal   77,328    1,431    (304)   78,455 
Mutual fund - fixed income securities   500    8    -    508 
Total available-for-sale securities  $77,828   $1,439   $(304)  $78,963 

 

   Amortized   Gross Unrealized   Fair 
(In thousands)  Cost Basis   Gains   Losses   Value 
Held-to-maturity securities:                    
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities  $14,364   $176   $(12)  $14,528 
Total held-to-maturity securities  $14,364   $176   $(12)  $14,528 

 

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At December 31, 2013, the composition of the investment portfolio was:

 

   Amortized   Gross Unrealized   Fair 
(In thousands)  Cost Basis   Gains   Losses   Value 
Available-for-sale securities:                    
U.S. Government and agency obligations  $16,601   $35   $(130)  $16,506 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities   22,874    527    (532)   22,869 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   3,736    11    (9)   3,738 
Private label collateralized mortgage obligations   258    8    -    266 
Subtotal   43,469    581    (671)   43,379 
Auction-rate trust preferred securities   5,893    -    -    5,893 
Mutual fund - Fixed Income securities   500    -    (1)   499 
                     
Total available-for-sale securities  $49,862   $581   $(672)  $49,771 

 

   Amortized   Gross Unrealized   Fair 
(In thousands)  Cost Basis   Gains   Losses   Value 
Held-to-maturity securities:                    
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities  $18,149   $134   $(40)  $18,243 
                     
Total held-to-maturity securities  $18,149   $134   $(40)  $18,243 

 

The following is a summary of the fair values and related unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013:

 

At September 30, 2014  Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Greater   Total 
(In thousands)  Fair Value   Unrealized
Loss
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Loss
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Loss
 
U.S. Government agency obligations  $1,999   $1   $-   $-   $1,999   $1 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities   16,815   293    1,756    10    18,571    303 
Total securities in unrealized loss position  $18,814   $294   $1,756   $10   $20,570   $304 

 

At December 31, 2013  Less than 12 Months   12 Months or Greater   Total 
(In thousands)  Fair Value   Unrealized
Loss
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Loss
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Loss
 
U.S. Government agency obligations  $9,865   $130   $-   $-   $9,865   $130 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities   8,075    531    65    1    8,140    532 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   3,228    9    -    -    3,228    9 
Mutual fund - fixed income securities   499    1    -    -    499    1 
Total securities in unrealized loss position  $21,667   $671   $65   $1   $21,732   $672 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, by expected maturity, are set forth below. Actual maturities of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations may differ from contractual maturities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be prepaid or called with or without call or prepayment penalties. Because these securities are not due at a single maturity date, the maturity information is not presented.

 

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   Available-for-Sale   Held-to-Maturity 
At September 30, 2014  Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value   Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value 
   (In thousands) 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities  $40,385   $40,902   $14,364   $14,528 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   13,146    13,349    -    - 
Small Business Administration securitized pool of loans   1,976    2,024    -    - 
Mutual fund - fixed income securities   500    508    -    - 
Subtotal   56,007    56,783    14,364    14,528 
Securities with Fixed Maturities:                    
Due in one year or less   -    -    -    - 
Due after one year through five years   2,961    2,983    -    - 
Due after five years through ten years   6,895    1,900    -    - 
Due after ten years   11,965    17,297    -    - 
Subtotal   21,821    22,180    -    - 
Total  $77,828   $78,963   $14,364   $14,528 

 

   Available-for-Sale   Held-to-Maturity 
At December 31, 2013  Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value   Amortized
Cost
   Fair Value 
   (In thousands) 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities  $22,874   $22,869   $18,149   $18,243 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   3,736    3,738    -    - 
Private label collateralized mortgage obligations   258    266    -    - 
Mutual fund - fixed income securities   500    499    -    - 
Subtotal   27,368    27,372    18,149    18,243 
Securities with Fixed Maturities:                    
Due in one year or less             -    - 
Due after one year through five years   6,606    6,641    -    - 
Due after five years through ten years   9,995    9,865    -    - 
Due after ten years   5,893    5,893    -    - 
Subtotal   22,494    22,399    -    - 
Total  $49,862   $49,771   $18,149   $18,243 

 

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, securities with an amortized cost of $17.90 million and $19.53 million, respectively, and a fair value of $18.96 million and $19.67 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure municipal deposits and repurchase agreements.

 

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NOTE 4 – LOANS RECEIVABLE

 

A summary of loans receivable at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013 
         
Real estate loans:          
One-to-four family  $179,077   $186,985 
Multi-family and commercial real estate   118,435    123,134 
Construction and land development   5,042    5,609 
Total real estate loans   302,554    315,728 
           
Commercial business loans   24,825    25,506 
Consumer loans:          
Home equity   28,220    26,960 
Other consumer   8,656    2,321 
Total consumer loans   36,876    29,281 
Total loans   364,255    370,515 
           
Less:          
Allowance for loan losses   6,971    9,891 
Deferred loan origination fees, net   35    56 
Loans receivable, net  $357,249   $360,568 

 

In June 2014, the Company offered for sale $11.4 million principal amount of primarily adversely classified loans (i.e. loans classified substandard or doubtful) in connection with its plan to reduce the level of classified loans. $4.9 million of commercial loans were sold in June 2014 in two separate transactions in which the financial assets transferred satisfied all of the criteria to be accounted for as sales of financial assets. The remaining loans (comprised of $2.9 million in mortgage loans and $3.1 million in commercial loans) were transferred to Loans held for sale at June 30, 2014 and sold in July 2014.

 

The impact of these two sale transactions and the writedown of the carrying value of these loans held for sale amounted to $247,000 in expenses on the sale of loans and $1.7 million in net charge-offs against the Company’s allowance for loan losses.

 

Furthermore, these transactions resulted in a $10.2 million reduction in adversely classified loans.

 

Credit quality of financing receivables

 

Management segregates the loan portfolio into portfolio segments which are defined as the level at which the Company develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for loan losses. The portfolio segments are segregated based on loan types and the underlying risk factors present in each loan type. Such risk factors are periodically reviewed by management and revised as deemed appropriate.

 

During the second quarter of 2013, management analyzed the risk concentration within the loan portfolio. As a result of this analysis, the loan portfolio was further disaggregated by expanding the number of loan segments from six segments to ten segments as of September 30, 2013. The commercial real estate loan segment, the second largest grouping of loans after one-to-four family owner occupied loans, was expanded into five segments to increase the granularity of analysis of the risks inherent in the loans in these segments. The expanded commercial loan segments are: investor owned one-to-four family and multi-family properties, industrial and warehouse properties, office buildings, retail properties and special use properties.

 

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The Company’s loan portfolio is segregated as follows:

 

One-to-four Family Owner Occupied Loans. This portfolio segment consists of the origination of first mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family owner occupied residential properties and residential construction loans to individuals to finance the construction of residential dwellings for personal use located in our market area. Although the Company has experienced an increase in foreclosures on its owner occupied loan portfolio over the past year, foreclosures are still at relatively low levels. Management believes this is due mainly to its prudent underwriting and lending strategies which do not allow for high risk loans such as “Option ARM,” “sub-prime” or “Alt-A” loans.

 

Multi-family and Commercial Real Estate Loans. As described above, this portfolio grouping has been further disaggregated into loans secured by:

 

·Investor owned one-to-four family and multi-family properties;

 

·Industrial and warehouse properties;

 

·Office buildings;

 

·Retail properties; and

 

·Special use properties.

 

Loans secured by these types of commercial real estate collateral generally have larger loan balances and more credit risk than owner occupied one-to-four family mortgage loans. The increased risk is the result of several factors, including the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the impact of local and general economic conditions on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan, and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans.

 

Construction and Land Development Loans. This portfolio segment includes commercial construction loans for commercial development projects, including condominiums, apartment buildings, and single family subdivisions as well as office buildings, retail and other income producing properties and land loans, which are loans made with land as security. Construction and land development financing generally involves greater credit risk than long-term financing on improved, owner-occupied real estate. Risk of loss on a construction loan depends largely upon the accuracy of the initial estimate of the value of the property at completion of construction compared to the estimated cost (including interest) of construction and other assumptions. If the estimate of construction cost proves to be inaccurate, the Company may be required to advance additional funds beyond the amount originally committed in order to protect the value of the property. Moreover, if the estimated value of the completed project proves to be inaccurate, the borrower may hold a property with a value that is insufficient to assure full repayment. Construction loans also expose the Company to the risks that improvements will not be completed on time in accordance with specifications and projected costs and that repayment will depend on the successful operation or sale of the properties, which may cause some borrowers to be unable to continue with debt service which exposes the Company to greater risk of non-payment and loss. Additionally, economic factors such as the decline of property values may have an adverse affect on the ability of the borrower to sell the property.

 

Commercial Business Loans. This portfolio segment includes commercial business loans secured by real estate, assignments of corporate assets, and personal guarantees of the business owners. Commercial business loans generally have higher interest rates and shorter terms than other loans, but they also may involve higher average balances, increased difficulty of loan monitoring and a higher risk of default since their repayment generally depends on the successful operation of the borrower’s business.

 

Real Estate Secured Consumer Loans. This portfolio segment includes home equity loans and home equity lines of credit secured by owner occupied one-to-four family residential properties. Loans of this type are written at a maximum of 75% of the appraised value of the property and we require that we have no lower than a second lien position on the property. These loans are written at a higher interest rate and a shorter term than mortgage loans. The Company has experienced a low level of foreclosure in this type of loan during recent periods. These loans can be affected by economic conditions and the values of the underlying properties.

 

Other Consumer Loans. This portfolio segment includes loans secured by passbook or certificate accounts, or automobiles, as well as unsecured personal loans and overdraft lines of credit. This type of loan may entail greater risk than do residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of loans that are unsecured or secured by assets that depreciate rapidly.

 

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Credit Quality Indicators

 

The Company’s policies provide for the classification of loans into the following categories: pass (1 - 5), special mention (6), substandard-accruing (7), substandard-nonaccruing (8), doubtful (9), and loss (10). In June 2013, the Company added substandard-accruing as an additional risk grade to further delineate the Bank’s risk profile in the previous substandard category. Consistent with regulatory guidelines, loans that are considered to be of lesser quality are considered adversely classified as substandard, doubtful or loss. A loan is considered substandard if it is inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans include those loans characterized by the distinct possibility that we will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans classified as doubtful have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans (or portions of loans) classified as loss are those considered uncollectible. The Company generally charges off loans or portions of loans as soon as they are considered to be uncollectible and of little value. Loans that do not expose us to risk sufficient to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories, but which possess potential weaknesses that deserve close attention, are required to be designated as special mention. When loans are classified as special mention, substandard or doubtful, management focuses increased monitoring and attention on these loans in assessing the credit risk and specific allowance requirements for these loans.

 

The following tables are a summary of the loan portfolio credit quality indicators, by loan class, as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

   Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade: 
September 30, 2014  One-to-Four
Family
   Multi-Family
and Commercial
Real Estate
   Construction
and Land
Development
   Commercial
Business Loans
   Consumer Loans   Total 
(In thousands)                        
Risk Rating:                              
Pass  $175,542   $107,127   $3,839   $21,021   $36,360   $343,889 
Special Mention   759    9,698    305    2,369    263    13,394 
Substandard:                              
- Accruing   204    953    -    383    41    1,581 
- Nonaccruing   2,572    657    898    719    212    5,058 
Subtotal - substandard   2,776    1,610    898    1,102    253    6,639 
Doubtful   -    -    -    333    -    333 
Total  $179,077   $118,435   $5,042   $24,825   $36,876   $364,255 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
   Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade: 
September 30, 2014 

Investor Owned 

One-to-Four
family and multi-
family

   Industrial and
Warehouse
Properties
   Office Buildings   Retail Properties   Special Use
Properties
   Total Multi-Family
and Commercial
Real Estate
 
(In thousands)                        
Risk Rating:                              
Pass  $19,456   $24,063   $20,333   $17,093   $26,182   $107,127 
Special Mention   2,043    3,632    1,619    282    2,122    9,698 
Substandard:                              
- Accruing   -    -    457    152    344    953 
- Nonaccruing   389    25    205    -    38    657 
Subtotal - substandard   389    25    662    152    382    1,610 
Doubtful   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Total  $21,888   $27,720   $22,614   $17,527   $28,686   $118,435 

 

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   Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade: 
December 31, 2013  One-to-Four
Family
   Multi-Family
and Commercial
Real Estate
   Construction
and Land
Development
   Commercial
Business Loans
   Consumer Loans   Total 
(In thousands)                        
Risk Rating:                              
Pass  $180,704   $90,462   $3,102   $18,939   $28,603   $321,810 
Special Mention   500    26,832    946    3,869    262    32,409 
Substandard:                              
- Accruing   349    2,470    -    -    94    2,913 
- Nonaccruing (1)   5,432    3,370    1,561    2,605    322    13,290 
Subtotal - substandard   5,781    5,840    1,561    2,605    416    16,203 
Doubtful   -    -    -    93    -    93 
Total  $186,985   $123,134   $5,609   $25,506   $29,281   $370,515 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
   Credit Risk Profile by Internally Assigned Grade: 
December 31, 2013  Investor Owned
One-to-Four
family and multi-
family
   Industrial and
Warehouse
Properties
   Office Buildings   Retail Properties   Special Use
Properties
   Total Multi-Family
and Commercial
Real Estate
 
(In thousands)                              
Risk Rating:                              
Pass  $10,682   $21,500   $16,821   $16,250   $25,209   $90,462 
Special Mention   4,523    7,310    4,015    6,130    4,854    26,832 
Substandard:                              
- Accruing   -    1,155    370    457    488    2,470 
- Nonaccruing (1)   1,167    31    206    682    1,284    3,370 
Subtotal - substandard   1,167    1,186    576    1,139    1,772    5,840 
Doubtful   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Total  $16,372   $29,996   $21,412   $23,519   $31,835   $123,134 

(1) Non-accrual loans included substandard nonaccruing loans and non-performing consumer loans.

 

Delinquencies

 

When a loan is 15 days past due, the Company sends the borrower a late notice. The Company also contacts the borrower by phone if the delinquency is not corrected promptly after the notice has been sent. When the loan is 30 days past due, the Company mails the borrower a letter reminding the borrower of the delinquency and attempts to contact the borrower personally to determine the reason for the delinquency in order to ensure that the borrower understands the terms of the loan and the importance of making payments on or before the due date. If necessary, subsequent delinquency notices are issued and the account will be monitored on a regular basis thereafter. By the 90th day of delinquency, the Company will send the borrower a final demand for payment and may recommend foreclosure. A summary report of all loans 30 days or more past due is provided to the Board of Directors of the Company each month.

 

Loans, including troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), are automatically placed on nonaccrual status when payment of principal or interest is more than 90 days delinquent. Loans may also be placed on nonaccrual status if collection of principal or interest in full, or in part, is in doubt or if the loan has been restructured. When loans are placed on nonaccrual status, unpaid accrued interest is fully reversed, and further income is recognized only to the extent received. The loan may be returned to accrual status if unpaid principal and interest are repaid so that the loan’s payment status is current for a reasonable period of time (usually six consecutive months) to establish a reliable assessment of collectability.

 

The following tables set forth certain information with respect to our loan portfolio delinquencies, by loan class, as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

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   Delinquencies 
As of September 30, 2014  31-60 Days
Past Due
   61-90 Days
Past Due
   Greater
Than
90 Days
   Total Past
Due
   Current   Total loans   Carrying
Amount >
90 Days and
Accruing
 
(In thousands)                            
Real estate loans                                   
One-to-four family  $181   $-   $2,336   $2,517   $176,560   $179,077   $- 
Construction and land development   -    -    898    898    4,144    5,042    - 
Multi-family and commercial real estate:                                  
Investor owned one-to-four family and multi-family   396    -    389    785    21,103    21,888    - 
Industrial and Warehouse   2,865    -    -    2,865    24,855    27,720    - 
Office buildings   644    -    206    850    21,764    22,614    - 
Retail properties   -    -    -    -    17,527    17,527    - 
Special use properties   -    -    -    -    28,686    28,686    - 
Subtotal Multi-family and commercial real estate   3,905    -    595    4,500    113,935    118,435    - 
Commercial business loans   114    47    832    993    23,832    24,825    - 
Consumer loans:                                   
Home equity loans   363    111    96    570    27,650    28,220    - 
Other consumer loans   3    3    -    6    8,650    8,656    - 
Subtotal Consumer   366    114    96    576    36,300    36,876    - 
Total  $4,566   $161   $4,757   $9,484   $354,771   $364,255   $- 

 

   Delinquencies 
As of December 31, 2013  31-60 Days
Past Due
   61-90 Days
Past Due
   Greater
Than
90 Days
   Total Past
Due
   Current   Total loans   Carrying
Amount >
90 Days and
Accruing
 
(In thousands)                            
Real estate loans                                   
One-to-four family  $1,217   $397   $2,564   $4,178   $182,807   $186,985   $- 
Construction and land development   970    538    1,799    3,307    2,302    5,609    - 
Multi-family and commercial real estate:                                  
Investor owned one-to-four family and multi-family   861    -    621    1,482    14,890    16,372    - 
Industrial and Warehouse   -    -    32    32    29,964    29,996    - 
Office buildings   -    108    206    314    21,098    21,412    - 
Retail properties   423    -    -    423    23,096    23,519    - 
Special use properties   346    -    169    515    31,320    31,835    - 
Subtotal Multi-family and commercial real estate   1,630    108    1,028    2,766    120,368    123,134    - 
Commercial business loans   487    153    1,598    2,238    23,268    25,506    - 
Consumer loans:                                   
Home equity loans   155    28    142    325    26,635    26,960    - 
Other consumer loans   2    3    -    5    2,316    2,321    - 
Subtotal Consumer   157    31    142    330    28,951    29,281    - 
Total  $4,461   $1,227   $7,131   $12,819   $357,696   $370,515   $- 

 

Impaired loans and nonperforming assets

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our nonperforming assets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2014   2013 
Nonperforming Assets  (In thousands) 
Nonaccrual loans  $3,748   $7,953 
TDRs nonaccruing   1,643    5,430 
Subtotal nonperforming loans   5,391    13,383 
Foreclosed real estate   458    1,846 
Total nonperforming assets  $5,849   $15,229 
           
Total nonperforming loans to total loans   1.48%   3.61%
           
Total nonperforming assets to total assets   1.20%   3.13%

 

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Nonperforming loans (defined as nonaccrual loans and nonperforming TDRs) totaled $5.4 million at September 30, 2014 compared to $13.4 million at December 31, 2013, a decrease of $8.0 million. Of the loans sold in June and July 2014, there were $4.7 million in nonaccruing loans. The amount of income that was contractually due but not recognized on nonperforming loans totaled $31,000 and $258,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.

 

At September 30, 2014, the Company had 38 loans on nonaccrual status of which 12 were less than 90 days past due; however, these loans were placed on nonaccrual status due to the uncertainty of their collectability. 

 

At December 31, 2013, the Company had 90 loans on nonaccrual status of which 44 were less than 90 days past due; however, these loans were placed on nonaccrual status due to the uncertainty of their collectability.

 

An impaired loan generally is one for which it is probable, based on current information, that the Company will not collect all the amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan. All impaired loans are individually evaluated for impairment at least quarterly. As a result of this impairment evaluation, the Company provides a specific reserve for, or charges off, that portion of the asset that is deemed uncollectible.

 

The following tables summarize impaired loans by portfolio segment as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

As of September 30, 2014  Recorded
Investment with
No Specific
Valuation
Allowance
   Recorded
Investment with
Specific
Valuation
Allowance
   Total
Recorded
Investment
   Unpaid
Contractual
Principal
Balance
   Related Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
           (In thousands)         
Real estate loans                         
One-to four-family  $3,051   $1,364   $4,415   $4,767   $26 
Construction and land development   898    -    898    1,193    - 
Multi-family and commercial real estate:                         
Investor owned one-to-four family and   multi-family properties   389    -    389    395    - 
Industrial and warehouse properties   25    -    25    29    - 
Office buildings   206    -    206    404    - 
Retail properties   -    -    -    -    - 
Special use properties   37    -    37    51   - 
Subtotal   657    -    657    879    - 
Commercial business loans   798    435    1,233    1,358    97 
Consumer loans   284    230    514    544    8 
Total impaired loans  $5,688   $2,029   $7,717   $8,741   $131 

 

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As of December 31, 2013  Recorded
Investment with
No Specific
Valuation
Allowance
   Recorded
Investment with
Specific
Valuation
Allowance
   Total
Recorded
Investment
   Unpaid
Contractual
Principal
Balance
   Related Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
           (In thousands)         
Real estate loans                         
One-to four-family  $4,570   $2,431   $7,001   $7,734   $70 
Construction and land development   1,405    449    1,854    2,424    75 
Multi-family and commercial real estate:                         
Investor owned one-to-four family and   multi-family properties   1,167    -    1,167    1,274    - 
Industrial and warehouse properties   565    -    565    567    - 
Office buildings   206    -    206    405    - 
Retail properties   158    389    547    621    23 
Special use properties   1,600    -    1,600    2,086    - 
Subtotal   3,696    389    4,085    4,953    23 
Commercial business loans   1,996    584    2,580    2,693    105 
Consumer loans   412    167    579    805    10 
Total impaired loans  $12,079   $4,020   $16,099   $18,609   $283 

 

In the above table, the unpaid contractual principal balance represents the aggregate amounts legally owed to the Bank under the terms of the borrowers’ loan agreements. The recorded investment amounts shown above represent the unpaid contractual principal balance owed to the Bank less any amounts charged off based on collectability assessments by the Bank and less any amounts paid by borrowers on nonaccrual loans which were recognized as principal curtailments.

 

The following table relates to interest income recognized by segment of impaired loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2014   2013 
   Average
Recorded
Investments
   Interest Income
Recognized
   Average
Recorded
Investments
   Interest Income
Recognized
 
         (In thousands)      
Real estate loans                   
One-to four-family  $5,567   $237   $6,896   $144 
Construction   1,400    9    3,953    6 
Multi-family and commercial real estate   2,109    111    5,529    41 
Commercial business loans   1,554    85    556    45 
Consumer loans   498    17    696    15 
Total  $11,128   $459   $17,630   $251 

 

Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are accounted for on the cash-basis method or the cost recovery method until qualifying for return to accrual status. The table above shows the interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans on the cash-basis method. Under the cost recovery method, the interest payment is applied to the principal balance of the loan. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the amount of interest payments applied to principal under the cost recovery method was $37,000 and $266,000, respectively.

 

Troubled Debt Restructured Loans

 

A TDR is a restructuring in which the Bank, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to a borrower that it would not otherwise consider. TDRs are considered impaired and are separately measured for impairment, whether on accrual or nonaccrual status.

 

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Loan modifications are generally granted at the request of the individual borrower and may include concessions such as reduction in interest rates, changes in payments, maturity date extensions, or debt forgiveness/forbearance. TDRs are loans for which the original contractual terms of the loans have been modified and both of the following conditions exist: (i) the restructuring constitutes a concession (including reduction of interest rates or extension of maturity dates); and (ii) the borrower is either experiencing financial difficulties or absent such concessions, it is probable the borrower would experience financial difficulty complying with the original terms of the loan. Loans are not classified as TDRs when the modification is short-term or results in only an insignificant delay or shortfall in the payments to be received. The Company’s loan modifications are determined on a case-by-case basis in connection with ongoing loan collection processes.

 

The recorded investment balance of performing and nonperforming TDRs as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)  As of 
September 30, 2014
   As of 
December 31, 2013
 
Aggregate recorded investment of impaired loans performing under  terms modified through a troubled debt restructuring:          
Performing (1)  $2,400   $4,195 
Nonperforming (2)   1,466    3,051 
Total  $3,866   $7,246 

  

(1)Of the $2,400,000 in TDRs which were performing under the modified terms of their agreements at September 30, 2014, there were $218,000 in TDRs that remain on nonaccrual status because these TDRs have not yet demonstrated the requisite period of sustained performance. The combination of the $218,000 performing TDRs and the $1,425,000 nonperforming TDRs on nonaccrual status at September 30, 2014 equal the $1,643,000 in TDRs that were on nonaccrual status at September 30, 2014.

 

Of the $4,195,000 in TDRs which were performing under the modified terms of their agreements at December 31, 2013, there were $2,379,000 in TDRs that remain on nonaccrual status because these TDRs have not yet demonstrated the requisite period of sustained performance. The combination of the $2,379,000 in performing TDRs and the $3,051,000 nonperforming TDRs at December 31, 2013 equal the $5,430,000 in TDRs that were on nonaccrual status at December 31, 2013.

 

(2)Of the $1,466,000 in TDRs that were not performing under the modified terms of their agreements at September 30, 2014, all of these loans, except for one loan in the amount of $41,000, were on nonaccrual status.

 

All of the $3,051,000 in TDRs which were not performing under the modified terms of their agreements at December 31, 2013, were on nonaccrual status.

 

As illustrated in the table below, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the following concessions were made on nine loans totaling $602,000 (measured as a percentage of loan balances on TDRs):

 

·Deferral of principal payments for 72.9% (4 loans for $439,000);
·Reduced interest rate for 10.8% (4 loans for $65,000); and
·Extension of payment terms for 16.3% (1 loan for $98,000).

 

The following tables present a breakdown of the type of concessions made by loan class during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013:

 

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   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 
(Dollars in thousands)  Number
of Loans
   Pre-
Modification
Recorded
Investment
   Post-
Modification
Recorded
Investment
   % 
Below market interest rate:                    
Real estate loans:                    
One-to-four family    1   $35   $35    5.8%
Commercial business loans    3    30    30    5.0%
Subtotal    4    65    65    10.8%
                     
Extended payment terms:                    
Commercial business loans    1    98    98    16.3%
Subtotal   1    98    98    16.3%
                     
Principal payments deferred:                    
Consumer loans - home equity   1    28    28    4.7%
Real estate loans:                    
One-to-four family    3    411    411    68.2%
Subtotal   4    439    439    72.9%
                     
Grand Totals    9   $602   $602    100.0%

 

   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 
(Dollars in thousands)  Number
of Loans
   Pre-
Modification
Recorded
Investment
   Post-
Modification
Recorded
Investment
   % 
Below market interest rate:                    
Consumer-home equity   1   $51   $51    1.7%
                     
Extended payment terms:                    
Real estate loans:                    
One-to-four family   2    343    350    11.6%
Commercial real estate loans   4    225    271    8.9%
Commercial business loans   5    1,087    1,097    36.2%
Subtotals   11    1,655    1,718    56.7%
                     
Principal payments deferred:                    
Real estate loans:                    
One-to-four family   4    1,091    1,091    36.0%
Commercial real estate loans   1    170    170    5.6%
Subtotals   5    1,261    1,261    41.6%
                     
Grand Totals   17   $2,967   $3,030    100.0%

 

The majority of the Bank’s TDRs are a result of principal payment deferrals to troubled credits which have already been adversely classified. The Bank grants such consessions to reassess the borrower’s financial status and to develop a plan for repayment. These modifications did not have a material effect on the Company.

 

The financial effects of each modification will vary based on the specific restructure. For some of the Bank’s TDRs, the loans were interest-only with a balloon payment at maturity. If the interest rate is not adjusted and the terms are consistent with the market, the Bank might not experience any loss associated with the restructure. If, however, the restructure involves forbearance agreements or interest rate modifications, the Bank might not collect all the principal and interest based on the original contractual terms. The Bank applies its procedures for placing TDRs on accrual or nonaccrual status using the same general guidance as for loans. The Bank estimates the necessary allowance for loan losses on TDRs using the same guidance as for other impaired loans.

 

There were no TDRs that had been modified during the previous twelve months ended September 30, 2014 that subsequently defaulted or were charged off during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses (“ALLL”) is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by management to adequately provide for known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio.

 

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to operations. Management periodically reviews the allowance for loan losses in order to identify those known and inherent losses and to assess the overall collection probability for the loan portfolio. The evaluation process begins with an individual evaluation of loans that are considered impaired. For these loans, an allowance is established based on either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price, or for loans that are considered collateral dependent, the fair value of the collateral.

 

All other loans are segregated into segments based on similar risk factors. Each of these groups is then evaluated based on several factors to estimate credit losses. Management will determine for each category of loans with similar risk characteristics the historical loss rate. Historical loss rates provide a reasonable starting point for the Bank’s analysis; however, this analysis and loss trends do not form a sufficient basis, by themselves, to determine the appropriate level of the loan loss allowance. Management also considers qualitative and environmental factors for each loan segment that are likely to impact, directly or indirectly, the inherent loss exposure of the loan portfolio. These factors include but are not limited to: changes in the amount and severity of delinquencies, non-accrual and adversely classified loans, changes in local, regional, and national economic conditions that will affect the collectability of the portfolio, changes in the nature and volume of loans in the portfolio, changes in concentrations of credit, lending area, industry concentrations, or types of borrowers, changes in lending policies, procedures, competition, management, portfolio mix, competition, pricing, loan to value trends, extension and modification requests, and loan quality trends. As of June 30, 2013, management added factors to more granularly assess loan quality trends, specifically, the changes and the trend in charge-offs and recoveries, changes in volume of Watch and Special Mention loans and the changes in the quality of the Bank’s loan review system. This analysis establishes factors that are applied to each of the segregated groups of loans to determine an appropriate level of loan loss allowance.

 

The establishment of the allowance for loan losses is significantly affected by management’s judgment and uncertainties, and there is likelihood that different amounts would be reported under different conditions or assumptions. The OCC, as an integral part of its examination process, periodically reviews the allowance for loan losses and may require the Company to make additional provisions for estimated loan losses based upon judgments different from those of management.

 

The allowance generally consists of specific (or allocated) and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are recognized as impaired. For such impaired loans, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or observable market price or collateral value, if the loan is collateral dependent) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors.

 

The ALLL balance decreased from $9.89 million at December 31, 2013 to $6.97 million at September 30, 2014, a decrease of $2.92 million, or 29.5%. The decrease was primarily the result of chargeoffs of $2.4 million and a $789,000 credit provision for loan losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in the ALLL was consistent with the improvement in the Bank’s asset quality trends during this nine month period. The Bank’s nonperforming loans decreased $8.0 million, or 60%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The Bank’s adversely classified loans decreased $9.3 million, or 57%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, primarily attributable to the more aggressive workout efforts during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. This improvement in adversely classified loans was a continuation of a trend initiated in mid-year 2013 as well as the sale of $10.2 million in adversely classified loans in June and July 2014.

 

As previously discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company adopted significant changes to its ALLL methodology as of June 30, 2013, including:

 

·Adoption of a two year weighted average as a basis for the calculation of its historical loss experience;

 

·Further disaggregated the commercial real estate loan segment to increase the granularity of the risks inherent in the loans in the expanded segments; and

 

·Changes in the utilization of qualitative risk adjustment factors (“Q factors”) including an increased number of these Q factors and a change in the calibration and application of the Q factors.

 

The Company also believes it has significantly improved its risk grades (and its risk grading process) over the past eighteen months during which the new executive management team has been in place at the Bank. The improvement in the Company’s asset quality metrics has been the result of increased workout efforts and the sales of adversely classified loans in June 2013 and in June and July 2014.

 

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The Company continues to monitor and modify its allowance for loan losses as conditions dictate. No assurances can be given that the level of allowance for loan losses will cover all of the inherent losses on the loans or that future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses will not be necessary if economic and other conditions differ substantially from the economic and other conditions used by management to determine the current level of the allowance for loan losses.

 

The following tables set forth the balance of and transactions in the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013, by portfolio segment, disaggregated by impairment methodology, which is then further segregated by loans evaluated for impairment individually and collectively.

 

As of and for the Nine Months  One-to-Four
Family
   Multi-Family
and
Commercial
Real Estate
   Construction
and Land
Development
   Commercial
Business
Loans
   Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Ended September 30, 2014                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $1,849   $5,097   $1,118   $1,443   $384   $9,891 
Provision for loan losses   326    (205)   (23)   (757)   (130)   (789)
Charge-offs   (541)   (1,306)   (442)   (133)   (13)   (2,435)
Recoveries   10    25    44    139    86    304 
Balance at September 30, 2014  $1,644   $3,611   $697   $692   $327   $6,971 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $26   $-   $-   $97   $8   $131 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   1,618    3,611    697    595    319    6,840 
Total allowance  $1,644   $3,611   $697   $692   $327   $6,971 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $4,415   $657   $898   $1,233   $514   $7,717 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   174,662    117,778    4,144    23,592    36,362    356,538 
Total loans  $179,077   $118,435   $5,042   $24,825   $36,876   $364,255 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
As of and for the Nine Months  Investor one-
to-four
family and
multi-family
   Industrial and
Warehouse
Properties
   Office
Buildings
   Retail
Properties
   Special Use
Properties
   Total Multi-
Family and
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Ended September 30, 2014                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $515   $1,034   $563   $856   $2,129   $5,097 
Provision for loan losses   136    (60)   (187)   185    (279)   (205)
Charge-offs   (166)   (234)   -    (491)   (415)   (1,306)
Recoveries   1    5    -    -    19    25 
Balance at September 30, 2014  $486   $745   $376   $550   $1,454   $3,611 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   486    745    376    550    1,454    3,611 
Total allowance  $486   $745   $376   $550   $1,454   $3,611 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $389   $25   $206   $-   $37   $657 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   21,499    27,695    22,408    17,527    28,649    117,778 
Total loans  $21,888   $27,720   $22,614   $17,527   $28,686   $118,435 

 

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As of and for the Nine Months  One-to-Four
Family
   Multi-Family
and
Commercial
Real Estate
   Construction
and Land
Development
   Commercial
Business
Loans
   Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Ended September 30, 2013                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $1,988   $4,892   $4,468   $2,725   $427   $14,500 
Provision for loan losses   34    4,117    (570)   526    43    4,150 
Charge-offs   (585)   (4,418)   (2,147)   (1,808)   (55)   (9,013)
Recoveries   -    590    102    514    5    1,211 
Ending balance  $1,437   $5,181   $1,853   $1,957   $420   $10,848 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $55   $155   $570   $590   $16   $1,386 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   1,382    5,026    1,283    1,367    404    9,462 
Total allowance  $1,437   $5,181   $1,853   $1,957   $420   $10,848 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $6,823   $3,230   $3,923   $2,810   $685   $17,471 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   194,929    122,516    5,606    23,792    27,578    374,421 
Total loans  $201,752   $125,746   $9,529   $26,602   $28,263   $391,892 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
As of and for the Nine Months  Investor one-
to-four
family and
multi-family
   Industrial and
Warehouse
Properties
   Office
Buildings
   Retail
Properties
   Special Use
Properties
   Total Multi-
Family and
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Ended September 30, 2013                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $4,892 
Provision for loan losses   -    -    -    -    -    3,689 
Charge-offs   -    -    -    -    -    (4,351)
Recoveries   -    -    -    -    -    590 
Ending Balance                            4,820 
Redistributed through segment expansion   526    818    421    519    2,536    4,820 
Segment ending balance as of June 30, 2013  $526   $818   $421   $519   $2,536   $4,820 
                               
Provision for loan losses in third quarter  $(48)  $150   $33   $186   $107   $428 
Chargeoffs in third quarter   -    -    -    (67)   -    (67)
Recoveries in third quarter   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Segment ending balance as of September 30, 2013  $478   $968   $454   $638   $2,643   $5,181 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $22   $6   $75   $34   $18   $155 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   456    962    379    604    2,625    5,026 
Total allowance  $478   $968   $454   $638   $2,643   $5,181 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $1,182   $155   $350   $400   $1,143   $3,230 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   15,232    32,288    21,799    21,324    31,873    122,516 
Total loans  $16,414   $32,443   $22,149   $21,724   $33,016   $125,746 

 

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As of and for the Year  One-to-Four
Family
   Multi-Family
and
Commercial
Real Estate
   Construction
and Land
Development
   Commercial
Business
Loans
   Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Ended December 31, 2013                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $70   $23   $75   $105   $10   $283 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   1,779    5,074    1,043    1,338    374    9,608 
Total allowance  $1,849   $5,097   $1,118   $1,443   $384   $9,891 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $7,001   $4,085   $1,854   $2,580   $579   $16,099 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   179,984    119,049    3,755    22,926    28,702    354,416 
Total loans  $186,985   $123,134   $5,609   $25,506   $29,281   $370,515 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
As of and for the Year  Investor one-
to-four
family and
multi-family
   Industrial and
Warehouse
Properties
   Office
Buildings
   Retail
Properties
   Special Use
Properties
   Total Multi-
Family and
Commercial
Real Estate
 
Ended December 31, 2013                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $-   $-   $-   $23   $-   $23 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   515    1,034    563    833    2,129    5,074 
Total allowance  $515   $1,034   $563   $856   $2,129   $5,097 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $1,167   $565   $206   $547   $1,600   $4,085 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   15,205    29,431    21,206    22,973    30,234    119,049 
Total loans  $16,372   $29,996   $21,412   $23,520   $31,834   $123,134 

 

The allowance for loan losses allocated to each portfolio segment is not necessarily indicative of future losses in any particular portfolio segment and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in other portfolio segments. Our banking regulators, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The examination may require us to make additional provisions for loan losses based on judgments different from ours. The Company also periodically engages an independent consultant to review our credit risk grading process and the risk grades on selected portfolio segments as well as the methodology, analysis and adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

 

Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary and results of operations could be adversely affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the determinations. Furthermore, while we believe we have established our allowance for loan losses in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, there can be no assurance that regulators, in reviewing our loan portfolio, will not request us to increase our allowance for loan losses. In addition, because further events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, there can be no assurance that the existing allowance for loan losses is adequate or that increases will not be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed above. Any material increase in the allowance for loan losses may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

NOTE 5 - MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITY

 

Mortgage banking includes three components: (1) the origination of residential mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market, (2) the servicing of mortgage loans sold to investors, and (3) the sale of mortgage servicing rights. The following represents the Company’s noninterest income derived from these activities:

 

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   For the Three Months 
Ended September 30,
   For the Nine Months 
Ended September 30,
 
(In thousands)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
Gain on sales of mortgage loans  $170   $124   $441   $852 
Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights   255    -    255    - 
Mortgage servicing income   61    88    66    255 
Total   $486   $212   $762   $1,107 

 

The Bank originates government sponsored residential mortgage loans which are sold servicing released. The Bank also originates conventional residential mortgage loans for its portfolio and for sale, both on a servicing rights retained and released basis. The significant increase in the Bank’s mortgage banking income for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 is due to the sale of mortgage servicing rights detailed below. The significant decline in the Bank’s mortgage servicing income for the nine month period in 2014 compared with the same period in 2013 was the result of the Bank selling most of their loans on the secondary market on a servicing released basis such that the amortization of the existing mortgage servicing rights significantly exceeded the value of the newly capitalized mortgage servicing rights as shown in the table below.

 

As of August 29, 2014, the Company sold its mortgage servicing rights with a book value of approximately $948,000 relating to loans previously sold to and serviced for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company (“Freddie Mac”) of approximately $134.8 million to another financial institution. This transaction closed on September 18, 2014 with a servicing transfer date of October 16, 2014 and satisfied all of the criteria to be accounted for as a sale of financial assets as of September 30, 2014. Other than acting as interim subservicer between the sale date and the servicing transfer date, the Company does not have any continuing involvement with these financial assets. The Company will have potential repurchase exposure on these underlying mortgage loans based on investor demands related to facts and circumstances which may have pre-dated this transaction. After considering an estimated repurchase liability of $77,000 for any payoffs within the 90 day period subsequent to August 29, 2014, the gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights amounted to $255,000 as shown in the table above.

 

The balance of mortgage-servicing rights, included in other assets, and the changes therein for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

   For the Three Months ended September 30,   For the Nine Months ended September 30, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
Beginning balance  $912   $1,169   $1,093   $1,039 
Servicing rights capitalized   36    69    36    341 
Amortization of servicing rights   -    (83)   (195)   (279)
Periodic impairment   -    (33)   14    21 
Servicing rights sale   (948)   -    (948)   - 
Balance at the end of the period  $-   $1,122   $-   $1,122 

  

NOTE 6 – FORECLOSED REAL ESTATE

 

Changes in foreclosed real estate during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

   For the Three Months Ended September 30,   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
Beginning balance  $536   $234   $1,846   $735 
Additions   -    707    391    954 
Proceeds from dispositions   (77)   (51)   (1,681)   (674)
Gain (loss) on sales   (1)   (3)   (60)   (68)
Writedowns   -    -    (38)   (60)
Balance at end of period  $458   $887   $458   $887 

 

At September 30, 2014, the Bank held four properties consisting of three single family residences and one unimproved parcel zoned as residential.

 

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The Company records the gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed real estate in the expenses on foreclosed properties, net category along with expenses for acquiring and maintaining foreclosed real estate properties.

 

NOTE 7 – DEPOSITS

 

A summary of deposits at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:

 

   September 30, 2014   December 31, 2013 
(In thousands)  Amount   Percent   Amount   Percent 
Noninterest bearing demand deposits  $69,028    18.3%  $69,147    17.7%
Interest bearing deposits                    
Now accounts and money market accounts   51,125    13.6%   49,514    12.7%
Savings accounts   109,617    29.1%   117,004    29.9%
Certificates of deposit   147,141    39.0%   155,182    39.7%
Total interest bearing deposits   307,883    81.7%   321,700    82.3%
Total deposits  $376,911    100.0%  $390,847    100.0%

 

Scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit are as follows:

 

(In thousands)  At September
30, 2014
   At December
31, 2013
 
Through twelve months       $59,366   $74,268 
Twelve months through three years        74,818    50,858 
Over three years       12,957    30,056 
   $147,141   $155,182 

 

The aggregate amount of individual certificate of deposit accounts of $100,000 or more at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $60.9 million and $62.5 million, respectively. Deposits up to $250,000 are federally insured through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The aggregate amount of individual certificate of deposit accounts of $250,000 or more at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $13.7 million and $11.5 million, respectively.

 

NOTE 8 – FHLB ADVANCES

 

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLB”). At September 30, 2014, the Bank had the ability to borrow from the FHLB based on a certain percentage of the value of the Bank’s qualified collateral, as defined in the FHLB Statement of Products Policy, at the time of the borrowing. In accordance with an agreement with the FHLB, the qualified collateral must be free and clear of liens, pledges and encumbrances.

 

The following table presents certain information regarding our FHLB advances during the periods or at the dates indicated.

 

   At September 30, 2014   At December 31, 2013 
       Weighted       Weighted 
   Amount   Average   Amount   Average 
(Dollars in thousands)  Due   Cost   Due   Cost 
Year of maturity: (1)                    
2014  $2,882    1.45%  $1,377    2.64%
2015   5,528    0.67%   1,500    0.80%
2016   13,717    0.85%   2,800    0.90%
2017 - 2021   23,248    2.23%   18,368    2.56%
2022 - 2026   590    0.27%   638    0.27%
2027 - 2029   591    -    610    - 
                     
Total FHLB advances  $46,556    1.54%  $25,293    2.16%

 

(1) Amount due includes scheduled principal payments on amortizing advances.

 

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The Bank is required to maintain an investment in capital stock of the FHLB in an amount that is based on a percentage of its outstanding residential first mortgage loans. The stock is bought from and sold to the Federal Home Loan Bank based upon its $100 par value. The stock does not have a readily determinable fair value and as such is classified as restricted stock, carried at cost and evaluated for impairment. The stock’s value is determined by the ultimate recoverability of the par value rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value. The determination of whether the par value will ultimately be recovered is influenced by criteria such as the following: (a) the significance of the decline in net assets of the FHLB as compared to the capital stock amount and the length of time this situation persists; (b) commitments by the FHLB to make payments required by law or regulation and the level of such payments in relation to its operating performance; (c) the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on the customer base of the FHLB; and (d) the liquidity position of the FHLB. Management evaluated the stock and concluded that the stock was not impaired for the periods presented herein.

 

NOTE 9 – OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

 

The Bank utilized securities sold under agreements to repurchase to accommodate its customers’ needs to invest funds short term and as a source of borrowings. The Bank eliminated the repurchase agreement product type in July 2014. This option is no longer available to our customers.

 

The following table presents certain information regarding our repurchase agreements during the year to date periods or at the dates indicated.

 

   At or for the year to date period ended 
(Dollars in thousands)  September 30, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
Maximum amount of advances outstanding during the period  $8,355   $21,256 
           
Average advances outstanding during the period  $5,686   $10,866 
           
Weighted average interest rate during the period   0.01%   0.24%
           
Balance outstanding at end of period  $-   $4,173 
           
Weighted average interest rate at end of period   0.00%   0.01%

 

The Bank maintains a credit facility with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for which certain assets are pledged to secure such borrowings. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no borrowings outstanding under this facility. In addition, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, as one of the Bank’s correspondent banks, requires the Bank to pledge at least $1 million in loans and/or investment securities for potential daylight overdraft exposure. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Bank had $7.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively, in commercial real estate loans pledged with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

 

At September 30, 2014, the Bank had reserve requirements with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston amounting to $3.4 million. In addition to the Bank’s $2.4 million in vault cash, the use of $1.0 million in balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston was restricted to meet these reserve requirements.

 

NOTE 10 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Income (Loss) Per Share

 

Basic net income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed in a manner similar to basic net income (loss) per common share except that the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include the incremental common shares (as computed using the treasury stock method) that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents were issued during the period. The Company’s common stock equivalents relate solely to stock option and restricted stock awards. Anti-dilutive shares are common stock equivalents with weighted-average exercise prices in excess of the weighted-average market value for the periods presented. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, anti-dilutive options excluded from the calculations totaled 97,163 options (with an exercise price of $11.12 per share), and 3,392 options (with an exercise price of $12.51 per share). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, anti-dilutive options excluded from the calculations totaled 229,764 options (with an exercise price of $11.12 per share) and 4,290 options (with an exercise price of $12.51 per share), respectively. Unreleased common shares held by the ESOP are not included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for purposes of calculating either basic or diluted net income per common share.

 

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   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2014   2013   2014   2013 
(in thousands except for per share data)            
Net income (loss)  $1,056   $(1,031)  $341   $(6,421)
                     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                    
Basic   6,675,457    6,643,093    6,675,457    6,643,093 
Diluted   6,680,475    6,643,093    6,677,441    6,643,093 
                     
Earnings loss per common share:                    
Basic  $0.16   $(0.16)  $0.05   $(0.97)
Diluted  $0.16   $(0.16)  $0.05   $(0.97)

 

Dividends

 

The ability of the Company to pay dividends depends, in part, on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. Due to current regulatory restrictions, the Company is not allowed to pay dividends to the Company’s shareholders and the Bank is not allowed to pay dividends to the Company.

 

NOTE 11 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

Both stock options and restricted stock awards vest at 20% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The Company records stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards based upon the fair value at the date of grant over the vesting period of such awards on a straight-line basis. Stock options expire ten years after the date of the grant.

 

Stock option awards have been granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of grant. Stock options and restricted stock awards are considered common stock equivalents for the purpose of computing earnings per share on a diluted basis.

 

A summary of the status of outstanding stock options at September 30, 2014 and changes therein was as follows:

 

   2014 
   Number of Shares   Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Options outstanding at the beginning of year   119,786   $11.18 
Granted   110,000    7.74 
Forfeited   (19,231)   11.17 
Exercised   -    - 
Expired   -    - 
Options outstanding at September 30, 2014   210,555   $9.38 
           
Options exercisable at September 30, 2014   100,555   $11.17 
           
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year       $2.55 

 

The exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual life in years for all options outstanding at September 30, 2014 are detailed below.

 

Outstanding as of
September 30,
2014
   Exercise Price   Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
 (in years)
 
 97,163   $11.12    0.8 
 3,392   $12.51    1.5 
 110,000   $7.74    9.7 
 210,555           

 

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The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which includes several assumptions such as volatility, expected dividends, expected term and risk-free rate for each stock option award.

 

In determining the expected volatility of the options, the Company utilized the historical volatility of other similar companies during a period of time equal to the expected life of the options because the Company’s common shares have been publicly traded for a period less than the expected life of the options.

 

The Company assumed no dividend payments would be made during the expected contractual term of the option period.

 

The Company determined the expected contractual term of the options to be 6.5 years using the simplified method under SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 due to the Company not having sufficient historical data to provide a reasonable basis for estimation.

 

The risk-free rate utilized for this calculation was based upon the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of the options grant.

 

Assumptions used to determine the weighted average fair value of the stock options granted were as follows:

 

   Grant Date 
   May 27, 2014 
Dividend yield   0.00%
Expected volatility   28.42%
Risk-free rate   1.95%
Expected life in years   6.5 
      
Weighted-average fair value of options at grant date  $2.55 

 

 

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $16,716 and $18,700 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014 the Company has unrecognized option expense of $261,800 to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the options.

 

NOTE 12 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the financial statements. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.

 

The contractual amounts of commitments to extend credit represents the amounts of potential accounting loss should the contract be fully drawn upon, the customer defaults, and the value of any existing collateral becomes worthless. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments and evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

 

The Company controls the credit risk of these financial instruments through credit approvals, credit limits, monitoring procedures and the receipt of collateral that it deems necessary.

 

Financial instruments whose contractual amounts represent credit risk at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

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   September 30,   December 31, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013 
Commitments to extend credit:          
Commercial real estate loan commitments  $17,682   $12,572 
Unused home equity lines of credit   18,441    19,169 
Commercial and industrial loan commitments   12,272    10,153 
Amounts due on other commitments   6,810    6,618 
Commercial letters of credit   1,057    1,371 

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Since these commitments could expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counter-party. Collateral held varies, but may include residential and commercial property, deposits and securities.

 

NOTE 13 – FAIR VALUE

 

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, and for estimating fair value for financial and non-financial instruments not recorded at fair value, is set forth below:

 

Cash and cash equivalents—The carrying amounts for cash and due from banks and federal funds sold approximate fair value because of the short maturities of those investments. The Company does not record these assets at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Available for sale and held to maturity securitiesWhere quoted prices are available in an active market, the securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Examples of such instruments include mutual funds. If quoted prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models (i.e., matrix pricing) or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics and the securities are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. Examples of such instruments include U.S. government agency bonds, U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities and private label collateralized mortgage obligations. The auction rate trust preferred securities (“ARPs”) that were held as of December 31, 2013 were identified as “impermissible” investments under Volcker rule interpretations by the OCC and as such, the Company liquidated these securities in February 2014. Based on management’s assessment as of December 31, 2013 that the ARPs market is not an active one and to liquidate these securities would require a “forced redemption” from the trust to request delivery of the underlying preferred stock collateral for sale, the Company calculated the fair value (and the determination of the OTTI) on these securities at December 31, 2013 utilizing the current market prices of the underlying preferred stock and classified these investments as a Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Securities classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy are securities for which significant unobservable inputs are utilized. Available for sale securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis and held to maturity securities are only disclosed at fair value.

 

Loans held for sale—The carrying amounts of these assets approximate fair value because these loans, are generally sold through forward sales (either already contracted or soon to be executed at the recording date). The Company does not record these assets at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Loans receivableFor variable rate loans that reprice frequently and have no significant change in credit risk, carrying values are a reasonable estimate of fair values, adjusted for credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using estimated period end market rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, adjusted for credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for credit losses is established. The specific reserves for collateral dependent impaired loans are based on the fair value of collateral less estimated costs to sell. The fair value of collateral is determined based on appraisals. In some cases, adjustments are made to the appraised values due to various factors including age of the appraisal, age of comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral. When significant adjustments are based on unobservable inputs, the resulting fair value measurement is categorized as a Level 3 measurement.

 

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Accrued interest receivable—The carrying amount approximates fair value. The Company does not record these assets at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mortgage servicing assetsThe fair value is based on market prices for comparable servicing contracts, when available, or alternatively, is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The Company does not record these assets at fair value on a recurring basis. Servicing assets are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. These assets were sold during the third quarter of 2014 and are not included on the Company’s balance sheet as of September 30, 2014.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock The Bank is a member of the FHLB and is required to maintain an investment in capital stock of the FHLB. The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value. The Company does not record this asset at fair value on a recurring basis. Based on redemption provisions, the stock of the FHLB has no quoted market value and is carried at cost. FHLB stock is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Foreclosed real estate— Foreclosed real estate represents real estate acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure and which are recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Fair value is based upon appraised values of the collateral or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company classifies the fair value measurement as Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company classifies the fair value measurement as Level 3. The Company classified these assets as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Deposit liabilitiesThe fair value of demand deposits, savings and money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposit is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered by market participants for deposits of similar remaining maturities, estimated using local market data, to a schedule of aggregated expected maturities of such deposits. The Company does not record deposits at fair value on a recurring basis. Demand deposits, savings and money market deposits are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. Certificates of deposit are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Borrowed funds—The fair value of FHLB advances and other borrowed funds (repurchase agreements) are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The Company does not record this liability at fair value on a recurring basis. FHLB advances and other borrowings are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Accrued interest payable—The carrying amounts approximates fair value. The Company does not record the liability at fair value on a recurring basis. This liability is classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

Mortgagors’ escrow accounts—The carrying amount approximates fair value. The Company does not record this liability at fair value on a recurring basis. This liability is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

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The following is a summary of the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s significant financial instruments as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

      September 30, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   Fair Value  Carrying   Fair   Carrying   Fair 
(In thousands)  Hierarchy  Level  Value   Value   Value   Value 
                    
Financial Assets                       
Cash and cash equivalents  Level 1  $9,287   $9,287   $26,374   $26,374 
Investment securities, available-for-sale:                       
Mutual fund -fixed income securities  Level 1   508    508    499    499 
Other  Level 2   78,455    78,455    49,272    49,272 
Investment securities, held-to-maturity  Level 2   14,364    14,528    18,149    18,243 
Loans held for sale  Level 2   835    835    1,079    1,079 
Loans receivable, net:                       
Performing  Level 2   349,532    352,333    344,469    347,496 
Impaired  Level 3   7,717    7,586    16,099    15,816 
Accrued interest receivable  Level 1   1,598    1,598    1,494    1,494 
Mortgage servicing assets  Level 3   -    -    1,093    1,598 
FHLB Stock  Level 3   4,548    4,548    5,444    5,444 
Financial Liabilities                       
Demand deposits, savings, Now and money market deposits  Level 1   229,770    229,770    235,665    235,665 
Time deposits  Level 2   147,141    149,874    155,182    157,591 
FHLB advances  Level 2   46,556    47,147    25,293    25,942 
Borrowed funds  Level 2   -    -    4,173    4,173 
Mortgagors' escrow accounts  Level 2   2,379    2,379    4,392    4,392 
Accrued interest payable  Level 1   67    67    51    51 

 

The Company discloses fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the statement of financial condition, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. Certain financial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

 

The estimated fair value amounts as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 have been measured as of their respective period-ends and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to those respective dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than amounts reported at such dates.

 

The information presented should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the Company as a whole since a fair value calculation is only required for a limited portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Due to the wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Company’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful.

 

The Company uses fair value measurements to record available-for sale investment securities and residential loans held for sale at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, the Company uses fair value measurements to measure the reported amounts of impaired loans, foreclosed real estate and mortgage-servicing rights at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the application of lower-of-cost-or market value accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

 

Unrecognized financial instrumentsLoan commitments on which the committed interest rate is less than the current market rate were insignificant at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

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The following table represents a further breakdown of investment securities and other financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

   Fair Value At September 30, 2014 
(In thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:                    
Available-for-sale investment securities:                    
U.S. Government and agency obligations  $-   $16,643   $-   $16,643 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed obligations   -    40,902    -    40,902 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   -    13,349    -    13,349 
Small Business Administration securitized pool of loans   -    2,024    -    2,024 
Obligations of state and municipal subdivisions   -    5,537    -    5,537 
Mutual fund - fixed income securities   508    -    -    508 
Total  $508   $78,455   $-   $78,963 

 

   Fair Value At December 31, 2013 
(In thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:                    
Available-for-sale investment securities:                    
U.S. Government and agency obligations  $-   $16,506   $-   $16,506 
U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed obligations   -    22,869    -    22,869 
U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations   -    3,738    -    3,738 
Private label collateralized mortgage obligations   -    266    -    266 
Auction-rate trust preferred securities   -    5,893    -    5,893 
Mutual fund - fixed income securities   499    -    -    499 
Total  $499   $49,272   $-   $49,771 

 

The following table represents assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:

 

   Fair Value At September 30, 2014 
(In thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:                    
Impaired loans  $-   $-   $7,586   $7,586 
Foreclosed real estate   -    -    458    458 

 

   Fair Value At December 31, 2013 
(In thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:                    
Impaired loans  $-   $-   $15,816   $15,816 
Foreclosed real estate   -    -    1,846    1,846 
Mortgage servicing rights   -    -    1,598    1,598 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the following fair values of those reflected in the above table were remeasured:

 

·$2.55 million in collateral dependent impaired loans; and

 

·$302,000 in foreclosed real estate.

 

Because broadly traded markets do not exist for most of the Company’s financial instruments, the fair value calculations attempt to incorporate the effect of current market conditions at a specific time. These determinations are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and do not include tax ramifications; therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision, substantiated by comparison to independent markets and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the instruments. There may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results. For all of these reasons, the aggregation of the fair value calculations presented herein do not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

 

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The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, fair values of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent management believes necessary to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment.

 

Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis is intended to assist you in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 together with the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, included in the Company’s Form 10-K initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2014.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions and may describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, national and regional economic conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the size, quality and composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, changes in real estate market values in the Company’s market area, and changes in relevant accounting principles and guidelines. Additional factors are discussed under “Item 1A – Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

Overview

 

As of September 30, 2014, the Company had $489.1 million of total assets, $364.3 million of gross loans receivable, and $376.9 million of total deposits. Total stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2014 was $59.4 million.

 

The Company had net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 of $1.1 million (or basic and diluted income per share of $0.16) as compared to a net loss of $1.0 million (or basic and diluted loss per share of $0.16) for the third quarter of 2013. The improvement in the Company’s operating results was largely attributable to a gain on the sale of investments of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to zero for the same period in 2013; a credit provision for loan losses of $50,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the provision for loan losses of $300,000 for the same period in 2013 for a net change of $350,000; and a gain on the sale of mortgage servicing rights of $255,000 in the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

 

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The Company had net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $341,000 (or basic and diluted income per share of $0.05) as compared to a net loss of $6.4 million (or basic and diluted loss per share of $0.97) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The improvement in the Company’s earnings was largely attributable to a $1.2 million increase from the sales of investment securities, a decrease of $4.9 million in the provision for loan losses and lower noninterest expenses of $886,000.

 

Critical Accounting Policies. We consider accounting policies involving significant judgment and assumptions by management that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets or on income to be critical accounting policies. We consider the following to be critical accounting policies: allowance for loan losses, deferred income taxes and fair value of financial instruments.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. Management reviews the level of the allowance on a quarterly basis, at a minimum, and establishes the provision for loan losses based on the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquency levels, loss experience, economic conditions, and other factors related to the collectability of the loan portfolio.

 

Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on estimates that are susceptible to change as a result of changes in economic conditions and other factors. We engage an independent firm to review our commercial loan portfolio at least quarterly and adjust our loan ratings based in part upon this review. In addition, our banking regulator, as an integral part of its examination process, periodically reviews our allowance for loan losses. Such agency may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on its judgments about information available to it at the time of its examination.

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in the Market Value of Investments. Investment securities are reviewed at each reporting period for other-than-temporary impairment. For debt securities, an unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other-than-temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis. The credit loss component of an other than temporary impairment write-down is recorded in earnings, while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), provided the Company does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the debt security prior to recovery. In determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the fair value of the debt security is expected to recover, management considers the following factors: the length of time and extent that fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, any external credit ratings, the level of excess cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities, the level of credit enhancement provided by the structure and the Company's ability and intent to hold the security for a period sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. If an equity security is deemed other-than-temporarily impaired, the full impairment is considered credit related and a charge to earnings is recorded.

 

Deferred Income Taxes. We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. If current available information raises doubt as to the realization of the deferred tax assets, a valuation allowance is established. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We exercise significant judgment in evaluating the amount and timing of recognition of the resulting tax liabilities and assets, including projections of future taxable income. These judgments and estimates are reviewed periodically as regulatory and business factors change.

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments. We use fair value measurements to record certain assets at fair value on a recurring basis, primarily related to the carrying amounts for available-for-sale investment securities. Additionally, we may be required to record at fair value other assets, such as foreclosed real estate, on a nonrecurring basis. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the application of lower-of-cost-or market value accounting or write-down of individual assets. Valuation techniques based on unobservable inputs are highly subjective and require judgments regarding significant matters such as the amount and timing of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates that may appropriately reflect market and credit risks. Changes in these judgments often have a material impact on the fair value estimates. In addition, since these estimates are as of a specific point in time, they are susceptible to material near-term changes. The fair values disclosed do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from the sale of a large volume of a particular financial instrument, nor do they reflect the possible tax ramifications or estimated transaction costs.

 

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

 

Earnings Summary. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded net income of $1.1 million compared to a net loss of $1.0 million for the same period in 2013. This improvement in the Company’s operating results was the result of a decrease in the provision for loan losses from $300,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to a credit of $50,000 for the September 2014 period as well as an increase in net interest income of $256,000, an increase in noninterest income of $1.4 million (including the gain on sale of investments of $1.0 million) and a decrease in noninterest expenses of $121,000.

 

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Average Balance and Yields. The following table summarizes average balances and average yields and costs for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. For the purpose of this table, average balances have been calculated using the average daily balances and nonaccrual loans are included in average balances.

 

   For the Quarter Ended September 30, 
   2014   2013 
       Interest   Annualized       Interest   Annualized 
   Average   Earned/   Average   Average   Earned/   Average 
   Balance   Paid   Yield/Rate   Balance   Paid   Yield/Rate 
Interest-earning assets  (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $369,058   $4,141    4.45%  $396,412   $4,416    4.42%
Investment securities and Fed Funds sold   95,734    733    3.04    42,371    242    2.27 
Overnight Funds   9,075    5    0.22    27,047    20    0.29 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   4,764    20    1.67    5,444    5    0.36 
Total interest-earning assets   478,631    4,899    4.06%   471,274    4,683    3.94%
Non interest-earning assets   23,550              28,768           
Total Assets  $502,181             $500,042           
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Certificate accounts  $149,343    507    1.35%  $157,564   $535    1.35%
Regular savings accounts and escrow   114,505    47    0.16    120,610    68    0.22 
Checking and NOW  accounts   96,439    33    0.14    86,839    33    0.15 
Money market accounts   24,429    10    0.16    27,601    16    0.23 
Total interest-bearing deposits   384,716    597    0.62    392,614    652    0.66 
FHLB advances   52,260    188    1.43    29,104    171    2.33 
Other borrowings   1,556    -    0.00    12,188    2    0.07 
Total interest-bearing liabilities   438,532    785    0.71%   433,906    825    0.75%
Non interest-bearing liabilities   4,046              5,095           
Total Liabilities   442,578              439,001           
Total Stockholders' Equity   59,603              61,041           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $502,181             $500,042           
Net interest income       $4,114             $3,858      
Net interest spread             3.35%             3.19%
Net interest margin             3.41%             3.25%
Average interest earning assets to
   average interest bearing liabilities
             109.14%             108.61%

  

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The following table summarizes average balances and average yields and costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. For the purpose of this table, average balances have been calculated using the average daily balances and nonaccrual loans are included in average balances.

  

   For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2014   2013 
       Interest   Annualized       Interest   Annualized 
   Average   Earned/   Average   Average   Earned/   Average 
   Balance   Paid   Yield/Rate   Balance   Paid   Yield/Rate 
Interest-earning assets  (Dollars in thousands) 
Loans  $372,213   $12,552    4.51%   418,449   $14,488    4.63%
Investment securities and Fed Funds sold   95,507    2,202    3.08    45,629    818    2.40 
Overnight Funds   7,173    14    0.26    23,102    45    0.26 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   5,163    60    1.55    5,595    16    0.38 
Total interest-earning assets   480,056    14,828    4.13%   492,775    15,367    4.17%
Non interest-earning assets   22,128              23,084           
Total Assets  $502,184              515,859           
Interest-bearing liabilities                              
Certificate accounts  $151,902    1,520    1.34%   165,563   $1,830    1.48%
Regular savings accounts & escrow   116,896    143    0.16    120,613    227    0.25 
Checking and NOW acounts   94,007    104    0.15    84,908    82    0.13 
Money Market accounts   24,948    32    0.17    26,964    51    0.25 
Total interest-bearing deposits   387,753    1,799    0.62    398,048    2,190    0.74 
FHLB advances   47,394    530    1.50    35,725    689    2.58 
Other borrowings   4,523    -    0.00    12,763    27    0.28 
Total interest-bearing liabilities   439,670    2,329    0.71%   446,536    2,906    0.87%
Non interest-bearing liabilities   3,899              4,507           
Total Liabilities   443,569              451,043           
Total Stockholders' Equity   58,615              64,816           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  $502,184              515,859           
Net interest income       $12,499             $12,461      
Net interest spread             3.42%             3.30%
Net interest margin             3.48%             3.38%
Average interest earning assets to
   average interest bearing liabilities
             109.19%             110.36%

 

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Rate / Volume Analysis. The following table summarizes the changes in the components of net interest income attributable to both rate and volume for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   For the Quarter Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2014 compared to   September 30, 2014 compared to 
   September 30, 2013   September 30, 2013 
   Increase (Decrease)      Increase (Decrease)    
   Due to      Due to    
(In thousands)  Volume   Rate   Net   Volume   Rate   Net 
Interest income:                        
 Loans  $(305)  $30   $(275)  $(1,568)  $(368)  $(1,936)
 Investment securities / Federal funds Sold   387    104    491    1,099    285    1,384 
 Overnight funds   (11)   (4)   (15)   (31)   -    (31)
 Federal Home Loan Bank stock   (1)   16    15    (1)   45    44 
         Total interest income   70    146    216    (501)   (38)   (539)
Interest expense:                              
Certificate accounts   (28)   -    (28)   (144)   (166)   (310)
Regular savings accounts   (3)   (18)   (21)   (7)   (77)   (84)
Checking and NOW accounts   4    (4)   -    9    13    22 
Money market accounts   (2)   (4)   (6)   (4)   (15)   (19)
         Total deposit expense   (29)   (26)   (55)   (146)   (245)   (391)
FHLBB advances   122    (105)   17    183    (342)   (159)
Other borrowings   (1)   (1)   (2)   (10)   (17)   (27)
         Total interest expense   92    (132)   (40)   27    (604)   (577)
Increase (decrease) in net interest income  $(22)  $278   $256   $(528)  $566   $38 

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 was $4.1 million, an increase of $256,000, or 6.6%, compared to $3.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Interest income on earning assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 increased by $216,000, or 4.6%, compared to the comparable prior year period. This increase in interest income was the net result of a $506,000, or 204.9%, increase in interest income on investments and FHLB stock which was partially offset by a $290,000, or 6.5% decrease in interest income on loans and overnight funds. The $275,000, or 6.2%, decrease in interest on loans is due to a $27.4 million decrease in the average balance of loans outstanding during the 2014 period compared to the 2013 period. In addition to the $11 million in loans sold in June and July 2014, the Company experienced more loan payoffs than new loan originations during the third quarter of 2014. For the quarter ended September 30, 2014, average interest earning assets increased $7.4 million, or 1.6%, primarily the result of a $53.4 million increase in the average balance of investment securities offsetting the $27.4 million decrease in the average loan balances and the $18.7 million decrease in the average balance of overnight funds and FHLB Stock. The aforementioned $53.4 million increase in the average balance of investment securities was one component of management’s plan to enhance interest income on earning assets during 2014 while awaiting future loan portfolio growth through increased loan origination. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company purchased approximately $72.1 million in investment securities to grow its interest income on earning assets. In accordance with their plan, management sold approximately $23 million in these investment securities during the quarter and took advantage of market opportunities to sell some higher yielding, longer duration investment securities as the Company’s loan pipeline increased significantly near quarter-end. The weighted average yield for interest earning assets increased by 12 basis points to 4.06% for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 as compared to 3.94% for the same period in 2013 as a result of the purchase of higher yielding, longer duration investment securities early in 2014, and again in mid 2014, to temporarily improve earnings by deploying low yielding overnight funds and proceeds from the June and July 2014 loan sales.

 

Interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 decreased by $40,000 compared to the same period in 2013. This variance was principally attributable to a four basis point decline in the average cost of interest bearing liabilities to 0.71% for the 2014 quarter as compared to 0.75% for the same period in 2013. There was a $4.6 million increase in average interest bearing liability balances, representing a $12.5 million shift in the funding mix from deposits to borrowings from the 2013 quarter to the 2014 quarter. The decrease in average balance of interest bearing deposits was caused by a greater movement out of time deposits, savings accounts and money market accounts partially offset by an increase in lower cost transaction accounts, allowing the Bank to lower its cost of interest bearing deposits. Furthermore, utilizing a mix of intermediate term FHLB advances, management took advantage of declining market interest rates in 2014 and added some longer duration borrowings at favorable pricing.

 

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Net interest income for the 2014 quarter was $256,000 higher than the 2013 quarter, resulting in a year-over year increase in the Company’s net interest spread and net interest margin of 16 basis points (from 3.19% to 3.35%) and 16 basis points (from 3.25% to 3.41%), respectively. The overall increase in net interest income was primarily due to rate related changes in the Company’s earning assets, partially offset by the impact of asset mix changes.

 

Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $539,000, or 3.5%, due to a decrease in both volume and rate. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, average interest earning assets decreased $12.3 million, or 2.5%, representing a deployment of funds from declining loan balances into investment securities, which continued to a lesser extent into the third quarter of 2014. The continued decline in market interest rates and the change in asset mix primarily from loans and overnight funds into investment securities caused the weighted average yield for interest earning assets to decrease by four basis points to 4.13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to 4.17% for the same period in 2013.

 

Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased $577,000, or 19.9%, compared to the 2013 comparable period. The factors influencing this category year-over-year in terms of rate/volume variances for the three month periods discussed above had a similar impact for the nine month period comparisons; however, the magnitude of impact of these factors was due to their relative timing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, average interest bearing liabilities decreased $6.9 million, or 1.5%, compared to the same period in 2013, reflecting customer movement out of time deposits and into low costing transaction accounts and other market alternatives during this period of declining market interest rates. As stated above, management took advantage of this rate scenario to increase the Bank’s FHLB advances through a mix of intermediate term borrowings at long run favorable pricing. These changes caused the weighted cost of interest bearing liabilities to decrease by 16 basis points to 0.71% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as compared to 0.87% for the same period in 2013.

 

As net interest income for the first nine months of 2014 increased $38,000 compared with the first nine months of 2013, the Company’s net interest spread and net interest margin increased year-over-year by 12 basis points (from 3.30% to 3.42%) and by 10 basis points (from 3.38% to 3.48%), respectively. This overall increase in net interest income was favorably influenced by the reduction in the Company’s cost of funds which was moderated by the impact of asset mix changes.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a credit provision for loan losses of $50,000, compared to a $300,000 provision for loan losses for the same period in 2013. Net charge-offs were $276,000 and $2.1 million, respectively, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, compared to $198,000 and $7.8 million during the same periods in 2013. The credit provision for the 2014 period was attributable to management’s judgment that the inherent credit risk exposure in the loan portfolio has been significantly reduced due to increased loan workout efforts, including the sale of $10.2 million in adversely classified loans in the secondary market in June and July 2014, which resulted in significant improvement in the Company’s asset quality metrics.

 

Noninterest Income. The following table summarizes the components of noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

   

   Three Months   Nine months 
   Ended September 30,   Ended September 30, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
                 
 Service charge income  $186   $195   $535   $555 
 Fees for other services   186    139    419    429 
 Mortgage banking income   486    212    762    1,107 
 Income from bank owned life insurance   66    71    195    211 
 Net gain (loss) on sale of investments   1,034    -    1,227    (4)
 Income from investment advisory services, net   79    68    246    207 
 Other income   33    25    96    76 
 Total noninterest income  $2,070   $710   $3,480   $2,581 

 

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Noninterest income increased $1.36 million, or 191.5%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. The largest quarter-over-quarter changes were in gains on sale of investments which increased by $1.0 million, or 100%, and in mortgage banking income which increased by $274,000, or 129.3%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, this category increased $899,000, or 34.8%. The largest year-over-year changes were in gains on sale of investments which increased by $1.2 million, or 100%, and in mortgage banking income which decreased by $345,000, or 31.2%.

 

The most dominant component of noninterest income in year-to-date 2014 was the gains on sales of investment securities. Management purchased approximately $30 million in U. S. Government agency obligations in early first quarter of 2014 with the objective of enhancing interest income on earning assets. As management increased its focus on business development and the growth of the Company’s loan pipeline grew significantly, management sold approximately $23 million of these investment securities in the third quarter of 2014 and generated $1.0 million in gains during the third quarter of 2014.

 

Mortgage banking income increased $274,000, or 129%, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, primarily due to the $255,000 gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights during the third quarter of 2014. The remainder of the increase was attributable to a $46,000 increase in gain on sales of mortgage loans based on higher origination and sale of residential mortgage loans during the 2014 period.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, mortgage banking income decreased $345,000 compared to the same period in 2013. Exclusive of the aforementioned gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights, the year-over-year decrease of $600,000 was primarily due to a $411,000 decrease in gain on sales of mortgage loans which resulted from a lower volume of residential mortgage loans originated and sold in 2014 compared with the more heavily refinance oriented volume in the first and second quarters of 2013.

 

Fees for other services increased $47,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared with the same period in 2013 due to a $69,000 increase in loan prepayment penalties received during the 2014 period which was partially offset by $20,000 less in reverse mortgage fees during the 2014 period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, this category experienced a $10,000 decrease compared to the 2013 period due to a $19,000 increase in loan prepayment penalties received during the 2014 period which was more than offset by a net aggregate reduction in the volume of fees for other services.

 

The variances in investment advisory services income were primarily related to transaction volume and transaction mix as commissions on insurance products are significantly higher than brokerage commissions on other products such as mutual funds.

 

The decreases in service charge income were primarily transaction volume related, such as a lower volume of overdraft transactions due to the Bank more aggressively monitoring and controlling such activity.

 

The decrease in income from bank owned life insurance was attributable to a lower crediting rate on certain policies during the past year as the insurance carriers have reacted to the continuation of low market interest rates and the effect on their investment portfolio yields.

 

The increases in other income for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014 compared to 2013 were attributable to increases in rental income of $9,000 and $27,000, respectively.

 

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Noninterest Expense. The following table summarizes the components of noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   Three Months   Nine Months 
   Ended September 30,   Ended September 30, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013   2014   2013 
Compensation, taxes and benefits  $2,879   $3,046   $8,868   $8,620 
Occupancy   568    466    1,692    1,413 
Professional fees   420    312    1,263    1,608 
FDIC insurance premiums   88    227    619    682 
Insurance   175    149    436    430 
Computer processing   343    335    1,039    966 
Expenses on foreclosed real estate, net   63    96    441    655 
Writedowns on foreclosed real estate   -    -    38    60 
Directors' compensation   54    64    226    275 
Advertising   101    115    314    310 
Supplies   68    61    197    170 
Expenses related to sale of loans   51    11    247    776 
Other expenses   368    417    1,047    1,348 
Total  $5,178   $5,299   $16,427   $17,313 

 

Noninterest expense decreased $121,000, or 2.3%, and $886,000, or 5.1%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013. The year-over-year quarterly decrease of $121,000 was primarily due to decreases in: expenses related to compensation, taxes and benefits of $167,000, or 5.5%, and FDIC insurance premiums of $139,000, or 61.2%, over the same period in 2013. These decreases were partially offset by increases in: occupancy expenses of $102,000, or 21.9%, and professional fees of $108,000, or 34.6%. The decrease in compensation, taxes and benefits was primarily due to a lower level of mortgage commissions during 2014, the elimination of temporary employment expenses in 2014 and a decrease in group insurance expense as a result of the curtailment of post-retirement benefits in early 2014. The reduction in the FDIC deposit insurance premiums was attributable to an improvement in premium rates assessed for the Bank. The increase in occupancy expenses for third quarter of 2014 related to increases in rental expense on leased premises, in property taxes and for depreciation on fixed assets, including software amortization.

 

For the comparable nine month periods, the $886,000 decrease in noninterest expense was primarily due to the $529,000, or 68.2%, decrease in expenses related to loan sales, decrease in professional fees of $345,000, or 21.5%, and decreases in expenses on foreclosed real estate of $214,000, or 32.7%. These decreases were partially offset by increases in compensation, taxes and benefits of $248,000, or 2.9%, and in occupancy expenses of $279,000, or 19.7%

 

The $529,000 decrease in expenses related to loan sales was primarily attributable to higher transaction costs, such as delinquent property taxes, in the June 2013 loan sales compared to the 2014 loan sales. Professional fees were lower in 2014 due to a decline in expenses paid to loan review firms, outside attorneys and advisors and a decreased use of consultants utilized to staff previously vacant positions. Expenses on foreclosed real estate decreased due to an overall reduced holding period attributable to an increase in the sales of properties, resulting in lower property taxes and decreases in other costs of acquiring and maintaining foreclosed real estate. The increase in occupancy expenses was due to increased cost of utilities and repairs and maintenance related to the harsh winter and an increase in property taxes. The increases in compensation were attributable to: (i) the increased cost of replacing existing management, outsourced finance positions and other key staff with more experienced and skilled personnel; and (ii) increases in employee benefits and payroll taxes. Some of the increases in compensation were partially offset by a lower level of mortgage commissions during 2014 compared to 2013.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit). The Company has reported no tax provision for its pre-tax operating income for the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, there was a 100% valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset. The Company records a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

The valuation allowance was established during the year ended December 31, 2012, at which time the Company had $5.3 million in net deferred tax assets related to the provision for loan losses and current year operating losses. Management concluded that it was more likely-than-not that the Company would not be able to realize its deferred tax assets and accordingly has established a 100% valuation allowance equal to the net deferred tax asset balance at September 30, 2014. If, in the future, the Company generates taxable income on a sustained basis sufficient to support the deferred tax assets, management’s conclusion regarding the need for a deferred tax valuation allowance could change, resulting in the reversal of all or a portion of the deferred tax asset valuation at that time.

 

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Management regularly analyzes the Company’s tax positions and at September 30, 2014, does not believe that the Company has taken any tax positions where future deductibility is not certain. As of September 30, 2014, the Company is subject to unexpired statutes of limitation for examination of its tax returns for U.S. federal and Connecticut income taxes for the years 2010-2012.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

 

Overview

 

Total assets were $489.1 million as of September 30, 2014, an increase of $2.3 million or 0.5%, from $486.8 million as of December 31, 2013. Loans receivable, gross of $364.3 million decreased by $6.3 million, or 1.7%, and investment securities increased by $25.4 million, or 37.4%, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $17.1 million, or 64.8%. The loan portfolio decreased during the period by type as follows: real estate loans decreased by $13.2 million, or 4.2%; and commercial business loans decreased by $681,000, or 2.7%. These decreases were offset by an increase in consumer loans (mostly purchased indirect auto loans) of $7.6 million, or 25.9%. The net decrease in the loan portfolio was primarily due to the $10.4 million reduction from the loan sales in June 2014 and loans transferred to held for sale at June 30, 2014, which were sold in July 2014, contractual amortization, repayments, and charge offs, partially offset by new loan production.

 

Total liabilities were $429.7 million at September 30, 2014 compared to $428.5 million at December 31, 2013. Deposits decreased $13.9 million, or 3.6%, to $376.9 million at September 30, 2014 from $390.8 million at December 31, 2013. Between December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, core deposits (defined as all deposits other than certificates of deposit) of $229.8 million decreased $5.9 million in concert with a decrease of $8.0 million in certificates of deposit. Management attributes the slight decrease in deposits primarily to the seasonal needs of depositors. Advances from the FHLB increased by $21.3 million, from $25.3 million at December 31, 2013 to $46.6 million at September 30, 2014, primarily to fund the purchases of investment securities. Other borrowed funds decreased $4.2 million to zero as of September 30, 2014 as these funds represent customer repurchase agreements which are no longer offered. These customer funds, primarily from municipalities, have been transferred into other interest bearing deposit accounts.

 

Total stockholders’ equity was $59.4 million at September 30, 2014 compared to $58.2 million at December 31, 2013. The increase in stockholders’ equity was due to net income of $341,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 and an increase in unrealized gain on available for sale investment securities of $0.7 million.

 

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Lending Activities

 

As indicated in the table below, total gross loans receivable decreased $6.3 million, or 1.7%, to $364.3 million at September 30, 2014 from $370.5 million at December 31, 2013.

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013 
         
Real estate loans:          
One-to-four family  $179,077   $186,985 
Multi-family and commercial real estate   118,435    123,134 
Construction and land development   5,042    5,609 
Total real estate loans   302,554    315,728 
           
Commercial business loans   24,825    25,506 
Consumer loans:          
Home equity   28,220    26,960 
Other consumer   8,656    2,321 
Total consumer loans   36,876    29,281 
Total loans   364,255    370,515 
           
Less:          
Allowance for loan losses   6,971    9,891 
Deferred loan origination fees, net   35    56 
Loans receivable, net  $357,249   $360,568 

 

In June 2014, the Company offered for sale $11.4 million principal amount of primarily adversely classified loans (i.e. loans classified substandard or doubtful) in connection with its plan to reduce the level of classified loans. $4.9 million of commercial loans were sold in June 2014 in two separate transactions in which the financial assets transferred satisfied all of the criteria to be accounted for as sales of financial assets. The sale of the remaining loans (comprised of $2.9 million in mortgage loans and $3.1 million in commercial loans) were transferred to loans held for sale at June 30, 2014 and sold in July 2014.

 

The impact of these two sale transactions and the writedown of the carrying value of these loans held for sale amounted to $247,000 in expenses on the sale of loans and $1.7 million in net charge-offs against the Company’s allowance for loan losses.

 

These transactions resulted in a $10.2 million reduction in adversely classified loans.

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

The following table provides information with respect to the Company’s nonperforming assets at the dates indicated:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2014   2013 
Nonperforming Assets  (In thousands) 
Nonaccrual loans  $3,748   $7,953 
TDRs nonaccruing   1,643    5,430 
Subtotal nonperforming loans   5,391    13,383 
Foreclosed real estate   458    1,846 
Total nonperforming assets  $5,849   $15,229 
           
Total nonperforming loans to total loans   1.48%   3.61%
           
Total nonperforming assets to total assets   1.20%   3.13%

 

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The following table shows the aggregate amounts of the Company’s adversely classified loans and criticized loans at the dates indicated:

 

   At
September 30,
   At
December 31,
 
   2014   2013 
Loans by risk grade:  (In thousands) 
         
Special mention  $13,394   $32,409 
           
Substandard   6,639    16,203 
Doubtful   333    93 
     Subtotal - adversely classified loans   6,972    16,296 
 Total criticized loans  $20,366   $48,705 

 

The balances of nonperforming loans decreased $8.0 million, or 60%, between December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014. During this same period, the Bank’s adversely classified loans decreased by $9.3 million, or 57%. This significant improvement in the Company’s asset quality metrics was primarily attributable to the impact of the June and July 2014 loan sales comprised of $10.2 million in adversely classified loans of which $4.7 million were nonaccrual loans. In addition to the improvement in nonperforming loans, and adversely classified loans, the Company has also experienced a reduction of $19.0 million, or 59%, in its special mention loans during the first nine months of 2014. The levels and trends of adversely classified loans, and to a certain extent, the trend in special mention loans, warrant and receive management oversight and focus in management’s estimates related to the allowance for loan losses. In certain cases, where appropriate, specific allowances have been established to account for the increased credit risk of these assets.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses and Asset Quality. The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for the probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. We evaluate the need to establish allowances against losses on loans on a quarterly basis. When an increase to the allowance is needed, a provision for loan losses is charged against earnings. The recommendations for increases or decreases to the allowance are presented by management to the board of directors on a quarterly basis.

 

On a quarterly basis, or more often if warranted, management analyzes the loan portfolio. For individually evaluated loans that are considered impaired, an allowance is established as required, based on either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price, or for loans that are considered collateral dependent, the fair value of the collateral. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due under the contractual term of the loan agreement.

 

All other loans, excluding loans that are individually evaluated, including those not considered impaired, are segregated into groups based on similar risk factors. Each of these groups is then evaluated based on several factors to estimate credit losses. Management will determine for each category of loans with similar risk characteristics the historical loss rate. Historical loss rates provide a reasonable starting point for the Bank’s analysis; however, this analysis and loss trends do not form a sufficient basis, by themselves, to determine the appropriate level of the loan loss allowance. Management also considers qualitative and environmental factors for each loan segment that are likely to impact, directly or indirectly, the inherent loss exposure of the loan portfolio. These factors include but are not limited to: changes in the amount and severity of delinquencies, non-accrual and adversely classified loans, changes in local, regional, and national economic conditions that will affect the collectability of the portfolio, changes in the nature and volume of loans in the portfolio, changes in concentrations of credit, lending area, industry concentrations, or types of borrowers, changes in lending policies, procedures, competition, management, portfolio mix, competition, pricing, loan to value trends, extension and modification requests, and loan quality trends. As of June 30, 2013, management added factors to assess with greater granularity loan quality trends, in particular, the changes and the trend in charge-offs and recoveries, change in volume of loans classified as Watch or Special Mention, and the changes in the quality of the Bank’s loan review system. This analysis establishes factors that are applied to each of the segregated groups of loans to determine an appropriate level of loan loss allowance.

 

Our banking regulators, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. The examination may require us to make additional provisions for loan losses based on judgments different from ours. The Company also periodically engages an independent consultant to review our credit risk grading process and the risk grades on selected portfolio segments as well as the methodology, analysis and adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses.

 

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Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses may be necessary and results of operations could be adversely affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the determinations. Furthermore, while we believe we have established our allowance for loan losses in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, there can be no assurance that regulators, in reviewing our loan portfolio, will not request us to increase our allowance for loan losses. In addition, because further events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, there can be no assurance that the existing allowance for loan losses is adequate or that increases will not be necessary should the quality of any loans deteriorate as a result of the factors discussed above. Any material increase in the allowance for loan losses may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

   One-to-Four Family   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate   Construction and Land Development   Commercial Business Loans   Consumer Loans   Total 
As of and for the Nine Months                    
Ended September 30, 2014                      
(In thousands)                    
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $1,849   $5,097   $1,118   $1,443   $384   $9,891 
Provision for loan losses   326    (205)   (23)   (757)   (130)   (789)
Charge-offs   (541)   (1,306)   (442)   (133)   (13)   (2,435)
Recoveries   10    25    44    139    86    304 
Balance at September 30, 2014  $1,644   $3,611   $697   $692   $327   $6,971 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $26   $-   $-   $97   $8   $131 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   1,618    3,611    697    595    319    6,840 
Total allowance  $1,644   $3,611   $697   $692   $327   $6,971 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $4,415   $657   $898   $1,233   $514   $7,717 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   174,662    117,778    4,144    23,592    36,362    356,538 
Total loans  $179,077   $118,435   $5,042   $24,825   $36,876   $364,255 

 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
As of and for the Nine Months  Investor one-to-four family and multi-family   Industrial and Warehouse Properties   Office Buildings   Retail Properties   Special Use Properties   Total Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
Ended September 30, 2014                        
(In thousands)                              
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $515   $1,034   $563   $856   $2,129   $5,097 
Provision for loan losses   136    (60)   (187)   185    (279)   (205)
Charge-offs   (166)   (234)   -    (491)   (415)   (1,306)
Recoveries   1    5    -    -    19    25 
Balance at September 30, 2014  $486   $745   $376   $550   $1,454   $3,611 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   486    745    376    550    1,454    3,611 
Total allowance  $486   $745   $376   $550   $1,454   $3,611 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $389   $25   $206   $-   $37   $657 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   21,499    27,695    22,408    17,527    28,649    117,778 
Total loans  $21,888   $27,720   $22,614   $17,527   $28,686   $118,435 

 

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   One-to-Four Family   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate   Construction and Land Development   Commercial Business Loans   Consumer Loans   Total 
As of and for the Nine Months                    
Ended September 30, 2013                      
(In thousands)                    
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $1,988   $4,892   $4,468   $2,725   $427   $14,500 
Provision for loan losses   34    4,117    (570)   526    43    4,150 
Charge-offs   (585)   (4,418)   (2,147)   (1,808)   (55)   (9,013)
Recoveries   -    590    102    514    5    1,211 
Ending balance  $1,437   $5,181   $1,853   $1,957   $420   $10,848 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $55   $155   $570   $590   $16   $1,386 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   1,382    5,026    1,283    1,367    404    9,462 
Total allowance  $1,437   $5,181   $1,853   $1,957   $420   $10,848 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $6,823   $3,230   $3,923   $2,810   $685   $17,471 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   194,929    122,516    5,606    23,792    27,578    374,421 
Total loans  $201,752   $125,746   $9,529   $26,602   $28,263   $391,892 

 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate  
As of and for the Nine Months  Investor one-to-four family and multi-family   Industrial and Warehouse Properties   Office Buildings   Retail Properties   Special Use Properties   Total Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
Ended September 30, 2013                        
(In thousands)                    
Allowance for loan losses:                              
Beginning balance  $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $4,892 
Provision for loan losses   -    -    -    -    -    3,689 
Charge-offs   -    -    -    -    -    (4,351)
Recoveries   -    -    -    -    -    590 
Ending Balance                            4,820 
Redistributed through segment expansion   526    818    421    519    2,536    4,820 
Segment ending balance as of June 30, 2013  $526   $818   $421   $519   $2,536   $4,820 
                               
Provision for loan losses in third quarter  $(48)  $150   $33   $186   $107   $428 
Chargeoffs in third quarter   -    -    -    (67)   -    (67)
Recoveries in third quarter   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Segment ending balance as of September 30, 2013  $478   $968   $454   $638   $2,643   $5,181 
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $22   $6   $75   $34   $18   $155 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   456    962    379    604    2,625    5,026 
Total allowance  $478   $968   $454   $638   $2,643   $5,181 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $1,182   $155   $350   $400   $1,143   $3,230 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   15,232    32,288    21,799    21,324    31,873    122,516 
Total loans  $16,414   $32,443   $22,149   $21,724   $33,016   $125,746 

 

 

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As of and for the Year  One-to-Four Family   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate   Construction and Land Development   Commercial Business Loans   Consumer Loans   Total 
Ended December 31, 2013                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $70   $23   $75   $105   $10   $283 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   1,779    5,074    1,043    1,338    374    9,608 
Total allowance  $1,849   $5,097   $1,118   $1,443   $384   $9,891 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $7,001   $4,085   $1,854   $2,580   $579   $16,099 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   179,984    119,049    3,755    22,926    28,702    354,416 
Total loans  $186,985   $123,134   $5,609   $25,506   $29,281   $370,515 

 

 

   Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
As of and for the Year  Investor one-to-four family and multi-family   Industrial and Warehouse Properties   Office Buildings   Retail Properties   Special Use Properties   Total Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate 
Ended December 31, 2013                        
(In thousands)                        
Allowance related to loans:                              
Individually evaluated for impairment  $-   $-   $-   $23   $-   $23 
Collectively evaluated for impairment   515    1,034    563    833    2,129    5,074 
Total allowance  $515   $1,034   $563   $856   $2,129   $5,097 
                               
Ending loan balance individually evaluated for impairment  $1,167   $565   $206   $547   $1,600   $4,085 
Ending loan balance collectively evaluated for impairment   15,205    29,431    21,206    22,973    30,234    119,049 
Total loans  $16,372   $29,996   $21,412   $23,520   $31,834   $123,134 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future short-term financial obligations. The Bank’s primary sources of funds consist of retail deposit inflows, loan repayments, maturities and sales of investment securities and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. The deposit base is comprised of certificate accounts, regular savings accounts, checking and NOW accounts, money market savings accounts and health savings accounts. The Bank borrows funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston during periods of low liquidity, to match fund increases in our loan portfolio and to decrease our exposure to changes in interest rates.

 

Each quarter the Bank projects liquidity availability and demands on this liquidity for the next ninety days and on a monthly basis for a rolling 12 month period. The Bank regularly adjusts its investments in liquid assets based upon its assessment of (1) expected loan demand, (2) expected retail deposit flows, (3) yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities, and (4) the objectives of our asset/liability management program. Excess liquid assets are invested generally in federal funds and short- and intermediate-term investment securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, retail deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.

 

The Bank’s most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets depend on our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 2014, cash and cash equivalents totaled $9.3 million, including federal funds sold of $49,000. Securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $79.0 million at September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, the Bank had the ability to borrow a total of $79.9 million from the FHLB based on the collateral pledged, of which $46.6 million in borrowings was outstanding. In addition, the Bank had the ability to borrow $1.4 million from the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window which was not utilized at September 30, 2014.

 

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The following table summarizes the commitments and contingent liabilities as of the dates indicated:

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
(In thousands)  2014   2013 
Commitments to extend credit:          
Commercial real estate loan commitments  $17,682   $12,572 
Unused home equity lines of credit   18,441    19,169 
Commercial and industrial loan commitments   12,272    10,153 
Amounts due on other commitments   6,810    6,618 
Commercial letters of credit   1,057    1,371 

 

Certificates of deposit due within one year of September 30, 2014 totaled $59.4 million, or 15.8% of total deposits. If these deposits do not remain with the Bank, the Bank will need to seek other sources of funds, including other certificates of deposit, FHLB advances or other borrowings, and its available lines of credit. Depending on market conditions, the Bank may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than are currently paid on these maturing certificates of deposit. Based on past experience, however, the Bank believes that a significant portion of our certificates of deposit will remain with us. The Bank has the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

 

Historically, the Bank has remained highly liquid. The Bank is not aware of any trends and/or demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that could result in a material decrease in liquidity. The Bank expects that all of our liquidity needs, including the contractual commitments stated above and increases in loan demand, can be met by our currently available liquid assets and cash flows. In the event loan demand was to increase at a pace greater than expected, or any unforeseen demand or commitment were to occur, we could access our borrowing capacity with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston or the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window. The Bank expects that our currently available liquid assets and our ability to borrow from both the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston and the Federal Reserve Bank would be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity needs without any material adverse effect on our liquidity.

 

The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. In addition to its operating expenses, the Company, on a stand-alone basis, is responsible for paying any dividends declared to its shareholders. The Company’s primary source of income is dividends received from the Bank. Under the Agreement with the OCC, the Bank is restricted from declaring or paying any dividends or other capital distributions to the Company without prior written approval from the OCC. This provision relates to up streaming intercompany dividends or other capital distributions from the Bank to the Company. On a stand-alone basis, the Company had liquid assets of $2.8 million at September 30, 2014.

 

Effective June 4, 2013, the OCC imposed IMCRs on the Bank. The IMCRs require the Bank to maintain a Tier 1 leverage capital to adjusted total assets ratio of at least 9.00% and a total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of at least 13.00%. Before the establishment of the IMCRs, the Bank had been operating under these capital parameters by self-imposing these capital levels as part of the capital plan the Bank was required to implement under the terms of the Agreement. The Bank exceeded the IMCRs at September 30, 2014, with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.10% and a total risk-based capital ratio 18.56%.

 

As a source of strength to its subsidiary bank, the Company has liquid assets which the Company could contribute to the Bank if needed to enhance the Bank’s capital levels. The Company’s liquid assets totaled approximately $2.8 million at September 30, 2014. If the Company had contributed those assets to the Bank as of September 30, 2014, the Bank would have had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of approximately 11.58%.

 

On May 21, 2013, the Company entered into a MOU with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Among other things, the MOU prohibits the Company from paying dividends, repurchasing its stock or making other capital distributions without prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

 

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The following tables are summaries of the Company’s consolidated and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 as computed under the regulatory guidelines.

 

At September 30, 2014  Adequately Capitalized
Requirements
   Individual Minimum
Capital Requirements (3)
   Actual 
(Dollars in thousands)  $   %   $   %   $   % 
The Company Consolidated                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $58,684    12.03%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    58,684    18.78%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    62,627    20.04%
The Bank                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)  $19,592    4.00%  $44,082    9.00%  $54,379    11.10%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   12,573    4.00%   N/A    N/A    54,379    17.30%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   25,145    8.00%   40,861    13.00%   58,346    18.56%

(1) Tier 1 capital to total assets.

(2) Tier 1 or total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets.

(3) Effective June 4, 2013.

 

At December 31, 2013  Adequately Capitalized
Requirements
   Individual Minimum
Capital Requirements
   Actual 
(Dollars in thousands)  $   %   $   %   $   % 
The Company Consolidated                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A   $58,323    11.98%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    58,323    18.21%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   N/A    N/A    N/A    N/A    62,399    19.49%
                               
The Bank                              
Tier 1  Leverage Capital (1)  $19,545    4.00%  $43,977    9.00%  $53,946    11.04%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital (2)   12,891    4.00%   N/A    N/A    53,946    16.74%
Total Risk-Based Capital (2)   25,783    8.00%   41,897    13.00%   58,047    18.01%
(1) Tier 1 capital to total assets.

(2) Tier 1 or total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets.

  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with GAAP, are not recorded in our financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risks. Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding, and take the form of loan commitments, unused lines of credit, amounts due on construction loans and on commercial loans, commercial letters of credit and commitments to sell loans.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company did not engage in any off-balance-sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Our results of operations are highly dependent upon our ability to manage interest rate risk. We consider interest rate risk to be a significant market risk that could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Interest rate risk is measured and assessed on a quarterly basis. In our opinion, there has not been a material change in our interest rate risk exposure since the information disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

We do not maintain a trading account for any class of financial instrument nor do we engage in hedging activities or purchase high-risk derivative instruments. Moreover, we have no material foreign currency exchange rate risk or commodity price risk.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2014 were effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) of the Act) that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. - Legal Proceedings.

 

On November 8, 2012, John Roman, then a director of Naugatuck Valley Financial and Naugatuck Valley Savings and the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Naugatuck Valley Financial and Naugatuck Valley Savings, filed a complaint and an application for an injunction in Connecticut state court. Mr. Roman named Naugatuck Valley Financial, Naugatuck Valley Savings, and all of the other then existing directors of each entity as defendants. The complaint requested that the court enter temporary and permanent injunctions to prevent his removal as a director of Naugatuck Valley Savings. The complaint alleged that cause did not exist to remove Mr. Roman as required under the Bylaws, and that the removal vote was in retribution for his threatened legal action against Naugatuck Valley Savings based on his resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer. Subsequent to his removal as a director of Naugatuck Valley Savings on November 30, 2012, Mr. Roman modified his requested injunction, asking that the court reinstate him as a director of Naugatuck Valley Savings. A hearing on Mr. Roman’s request for a temporary injunction was held on February 26-27, 2013. By court order dated March 20, 2013, the court denied Mr. Roman’s request for a temporary injunction, finding that Mr. Roman was not “likely to prevail on the merits” and that there was not a “substantial probability” that any harm would result if his requested injunction was not granted. Effective May 16, 2013, Mr. Roman resigned as a director of Naugatuck Valley Financial. On May 28, 2013, the Board of Directors accepted Mr. Roman’s resignation.

 

On June 17, 2013, Mr. Roman filed a request to amend his complaint, which was granted on July 16, 2013. The amended complaint dropped certain claims, including his request for injunctive relief, and added claims arising from his resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer of Naugatuck Valley Financial and Naugatuck Valley Savings, including claims for breach of his employment agreement, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing underlying that employment agreement, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and for indemnification for enforcement of his employment agreement. Mr. Roman requested unspecified damages as well as recovery of attorneys’ fees.

 

On February 20, 2014, the court entered a scheduling order providing a period for completion of discovery and the filing of dispositive motions. A trial date has been set for March 3, 2015. However, on May 23, 2014 those deadlines were stayed by the court pending regulatory consideration of a settlement. The settlement agreement proposed by the parties is currently under review by the regulatory agencies.

 

Naugatuck Valley Financial and Naugatuck Valley Savings are also subject to claims and litigation that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business. Based on information presently available and advice received from legal counsel representing Naugatuck Valley Financial and Naugatuck Valley Savings in connection with such claims and litigation, it is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate determination of such claims and litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity of Naugatuck Valley Financial.

 

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Item 1A. – Risk Factors.

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that the Company faces. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that the Company currently deems to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2. – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

(a)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

(c)The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

 

Item 3. – Defaults Upon Senior Securities. Not applicable

 

Item 4. – Mine Safety Disclosures. Not applicable

 

Item 5. – Other Information. Not applicable

 

Item 6. – Exhibits.

 

  Exhibits –
  3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (1)
  3.2 Bylaws of Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation, as amended (2)
  4.1 Specimen Stock Certificate of Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation (3)
 

10.1

Employment Agreement by and between Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan and William C. Calderara (4)

  10.2

Employment Agreement by and between Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan and James E. Cotter (5)

  31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.
  31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.
  32 Section 1350 Certifications.
  101 The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, initially filed on September 11, 2010.

 

(2) Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, initially filed on September 11, 2010.

 

(3) Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.0 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, initially filed on September 11, 2010.

 

(4) Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2014.

 

(5) Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2014.

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation
   
   
   
   
Date: November 10, 2014 by: /s/ William C. Calderara  
  William C. Calderara
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (principal executive officer)
   
   
Date: November 10, 2014 by: /s/ James Hastings  
  James Hastings
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (principal accounting and financial officer)

 

 

 

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