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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 30, 2017

For further information contact:

Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, or

Eric B. Heyer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Kearny Financial Corp.

(973) 244-4500

KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.

REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2017 OPERATING RESULTS

Fairfield, New Jersey, January 30, 2017 – Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 of $5.5 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share. The results represent an increase in net income of $797,000, or 17.0%, compared to net income of $4.7 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Overview

The Company continued to execute strategies during the second quarter of fiscal 2017 that were intended to grow and diversify its balance sheet while increasing earnings and prudently managing capital to promote long-term growth in shareholder value. These strategies resulted in several incremental balance sheet growth and diversification achievements that are included among the following noteworthy highlights for the quarter:

 

    The Company’s aggregate loan portfolio, excluding loans held for sale and the allowance for loan losses, increased by $128.3 million, or 4.5%, to $2.97 billion, or 64.9% of total assets, at December 31, 2016 from $2.85 billion, or 62.9% of total assets, at September 30, 2016. This growth largely reflected the Company’s continued strategic focus on commercial loans, which increased by $156.5 million or 7.3% during the period.

 

    Nonperforming loans decreased to $21.6 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at December 31, 2016 from $21.8 million, or 0.77% of total loans, at September 30, 2016.

 

    The allowance for loan losses increased to $26.1 million at December 31, 2016 from $25.0 million at September 30, 2016, resulting in a “total loan coverage ratio”, representing the balance of the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans, that was unchanged at 0.88% between comparative periods.

 

    The “nonperforming loan coverage ratio”, representing the balance of the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans, increased to 120.8% at December 31, 2016 from 114.5% at September 30, 2016.

 

    The Company’s securities portfolio decreased by $38.4 million, or 3.1%, to $1.19 billion, or 25.9% of total assets, at December 31, 2016 from $1.23 billion, or 27.1% of total assets, at September 30, 2016. The decrease partly reflected the reinvestment of a significant portion of security cash flows into the loan portfolio while also reflecting decreases in the fair value of the available for sale portfolio due to an increase in interest rates during the period.

The decrease in the securities portfolio was partially offset by the Company’s purchase of $15.0 million in subordinated debt issued by a profitable, well capitalized New Jersey-based community bank during the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The subordinated notes, which were acquired through a privately negotiated transaction, have a maturity date of December 22, 2026 and bear interest at the rate of 5.75% per annum, payable quarterly, for the first five years of the term, and then at a variable rate that will reset


quarterly to a level equal to the then current 3-month LIBOR plus 350 basis points over the remainder of the term. The notes are redeemable after five years subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The indebtedness evidenced by the subordinated notes, including principal and interest, is unsecured and subordinate and junior to the issuer’s general and secured creditors and depositors.

 

    The balance of cash and cash equivalents decreased by $35.6 million to $37.0 million at December 31, 2016 from $72.6 million at September 30, 2016. The decrease in cash and equivalents largely reflected the reallocation of interest-earning cash and equivalents into comparatively higher-yielding assets in the loan portfolio. Such reallocation contributed significantly to a $133.5 million decrease in the average balance of other interest-earning assets to $71.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 from $204.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Other interest-earning assets generally include the balance of interest-earning cash deposits held in other banks coupled with the balance of the Bank’s mandatory investment in the capital stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

 

    The Company’s total deposits increased by $12.1 million to $2.75 billion at December 31, 2016, from $2.73 billion at September 30, 2016. The growth in deposits during the second quarter included a $22.8 million increase in interest-bearing deposits that was partially offset by a decrease in non-interest-bearing deposits of $10.8 million. The decrease in non-interest-bearing deposits generally reflected day-to-day fluctuations in the balance of such deposits, as average balances increased by $2.0 million between comparative periods.

 

    The Company’s total assets increased by $62.0 million to $4.59 billion at December 31, 2016 from $4.52 billion at September 30, 2016.

 

    The Company’s stockholders’ equity decreased by $4.9 million to $1.11 billion at December 31, 2016 from $1.12 billion at September 30, 2016. The decrease partly reflected the return of capital to shareholders through share repurchases and cash dividends during the quarter ended December 31, 2016. These decreases were partially offset by net income earned for the period coupled with a net increase in accumulated other comprehensive income reflecting an increase in the fair value of the Company’s derivatives portfolio that more than offset the noted decrease in the fair value of its available for sale securities.

At December 31, 2016, the Company’s total consolidated equity to assets ratio was 24.31% while the Bank’s total consolidated equity to assets ratio was 17.91%. The Company’s and Bank’s capital ratios at December 31, 2016 were well in excess of the levels required by federal banking regulators to be classified “well-capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.

As highlighted below, the noted balance sheet growth, reinvestment and reallocation achievements more than offset the adverse effects on net interest income that resulted from the downward pressure on net interest margin arising from low market interest rates and a generally flat yield curve:

 

    The Company’s net interest income increased $1.6 million, or 6.6%, to $25.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 from $24.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

 

    The Company’s net interest margin increased 13 basis points to 2.45% for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 from 2.32% for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 while the net interest rate spread increased by 16 basis points to 2.18% from 2.02% for those same comparative periods, respectively.

The levels of the Company’s charge offs and provision for loan losses continued to reflect strong asset quality metrics:

 

    The Company recognized net charge offs totaling approximately $198,000 reflecting an annualized charge off rate of 0.03% on the average balance of total loans for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. By comparison, the Company’s net charge offs totaled approximately $354,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, reflecting an annualized charge off rate of 0.05%.


    The Company’s provision for loan losses totaled $1.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 compared to $1.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The provisions for both periods largely reflected the overall growth in the performing portion of the loan portfolio which is collectively evaluated for impairment using historical and environmental loss factors.    In addition to updating the historical loss factors for the trend of decreasing charge offs, environmental loss factors were also updated during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 to reflect the increased concentration and decreased seasoning in the Company’s multi-family loan sectors.

The strategies executed by the Company during the second quarter of fiscal 2017 also served to strengthen and diversify its sources of non-interest income, as highlighted below:

 

    Gains on sale of residential mortgage loans increased to $297,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 compared to $112,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, which largely reflected an increase in the volume of loans originated and sold between comparative periods. In addition to bolstering non-interest income, the Company’s mortgage banking strategy is expected to help manage its exposure to interest rate risk.

 

    Gains on sale of SBA loans originated totaled $162,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 compared to $188,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, reflecting a slight decrease in the balance of SBA loans originated and sold between comparative periods.

The Company continues to evaluate and implement operating tactics and strategies designed to improve operating practices, policies and procedures while making more efficient and effective use of its supporting infrastructure, including human resources, facilities and information technology systems. As highlighted below, these tactics have enabled the Company to generally improve operating efficiency and defray a portion of the compensation costs associated with its recently implemented equity incentive plans:

 

    The Company’s operating efficiency ratio decreased (improved) to 66.7% for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 compared to 70.0% for the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016.

 

    The Company reduced its number of full time equivalent (“FTE”) employees by eight during the latest quarter to 434 at December 31, 2016 from 442 at September 30, 2016 with the reduction in FTE count arising largely through attrition.

 

    The Company’s ratio of non-interest expense to average assets totaled 1.71% for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 compared to 1.66% for the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016. The increase in the non-interest expense ratio largely reflected the recognition of additional costs associated with the granting of benefits to employees and directors under the terms of the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan approved by shareholders in October 2016.

Specifically, the noted grants comprised 1,387,390 shares of restricted stock and 3,290,000 stock options issued on December 1, 2016 that will be earned and vested by plan participants over a five-year period with the vesting of certain restricted stock benefits further subject to “performance-based” metrics. The noted shares of restricted stock were issued from authorized shares during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 and are included in the number of the Company’s outstanding shares reported as of that date.

Based on the Company’s closing stock price on the date of grant and other assumptions supporting the Company’s valuation of the stock options granted under a Black-Scholes calculation methodology, the Company expects the annual pre-tax cost of the grants issued on December 1, 2016 to total approximately $6.2 million with an annual “after-tax” estimated cost of $4.3 million. Given the grant date of


December 1, 2016, the Company recognized 8.33% (one-twelfth) or approximately $517,000 in pre-tax expense associated the with noted grants resulting in an “after-tax” charge to net income of approximately $356,000 during the quarter ended December 31, 2016. Beginning with the next quarter ending March 31, 2017, the ongoing quarterly “pre-tax” and “after-tax” expense associated with the noted grants is expected to total $1.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

Collectively, the factors noted above contributed to an increase in recurring operating earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 compared to the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016 as highlighted below:

 

    The Company’s return on average assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 totaled 0.48% compared to 0.41% for the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016.

 

    The Company’s return on average equity for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 totaled 1.96% compared to 1.66% for the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016.

The earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 augmented the Company’s stockholders’ equity, which continues to reflect the excess capital resulting from the second-step conversion and stock offering that was completed in fiscal 2015. As such, the Company continued to execute two key capital management strategies during the second quarter of fiscal 2017 to further support shareholder value:

 

    The Company continued its payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share to stockholders during the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating its dividend policies and practices, including the level of its regular quarterly cash dividend, in relation to its larger capital management and shareholder value objectives.

 

    The Company continued to repurchase shares of its capital stock under the share repurchase program announced in May 2016 through which it authorized a repurchase of 9,352,809 shares, or 10%, of the Company’s outstanding shares. However, the volume of shares repurchased during the quarter ended December 31, 2016 decreased compared to prior quarters reflecting the significant increase in the Company’s share price during the period.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Company repurchased a total of 1,286,533 of its shares at an average cost of $14.55 per share compared to 2,746,290 shares repurchased during the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016 at an average cost of $13.04 per share. Through December 31, 2016, the Company has repurchased 5,739,005 shares, or 61.4% of the number authorized under the current program, at a total cost of $76.8 million and at an average cost of $13.38 per share.

The exhibits that follow this narrative begin with the presentation of a tabular Linked-Quarter Comparative Financial Analysis that supports the discussion above by presenting the Company’s financial condition and operating results for the quarter ended, December 31, 2016 compared to those for the prior quarter ended September 30, 2016. This analysis is followed by a tabular Five-Quarter Financial Trend Analysis that presents similar financial information, together with other financial highlights and performance metrics, over a consecutive five quarter look-back period that is intended to reflect the Company’s financial performance and strategic achievements over this extended period of time.

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by Kearny Financial Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.


Linked-Quarter Comparative Financial Analysis    

 

Summary Balance Sheet
(Dollars in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)

   At     Variance
or Change
    Variance
or Change
Pct.
 
   December 31,
2016
    September 30,
2016
     

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 37,032      $ 72,593      $ (35,561     (49.0

Securities available for sale

     671,281        689,151        (17,870     (2.6

Securities held to maturity

     517,819        538,319        (20,500     (3.8

Loans held-for-sale

     6,686        4,489        2,197        48.9   

Loans receivable, including yield adjustments

     2,973,931        2,845,605        128,326        4.5   

Less allowance for loan losses

     (26,060     (25,003     (1,057     4.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans receivable

     2,947,871        2,820,602        127,269        4.5   

Premises and equipment

     38,341        38,125        216        0.6   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     34,525        31,601        2,924        9.3   

Accrued interest receivable

     11,809        11,666        143        1.2   

Goodwill

     108,591        108,591        —          —     

Bank owned life insurance

     178,656        177,334        1,322        0.7   

Deferred income taxes, net

     16,098        22,914        (6,816     (29.7

Other assets

     16,599        7,896        8,703        110.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,585,308      $ 4,523,281      $ 62,027        1.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Deposits

   $ 2,746,017      $ 2,733,960      $ 12,057        0.4   

Borrowings

     701,849        633,389        68,460        10.8   

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

     7,618        7,597        21        0.3   

Other liabilities

     15,172        28,801        (13,629     (47.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,470,656        3,403,747        66,909        2.0   

Stockholders’ Equity

        

Common stock

     892        891        1        0.1   

Paid-in capital

     795,773        813,648        (17,875     (2.2

Retained earnings

     357,540        353,763        3,777        1.1   

Unearned ESOP shares

     (35,508     (35,995     487        (1.4

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (4,045     (12,773     8,728        (68.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,114,652        1,119,534        (4,882     (0.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,585,308      $ 4,523,281        62,027        1.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated capital ratios

        

Equity to assets

     24.31     24.75     -0.44  

Tangible equity to tangible assets

     22.47     22.89     -0.42  

Share data

        

Outstanding shares (period end)

     89,176        89,076        101        0.1   

Equity per share

   $ 12.50      $ 12.57      $ (0.07     (0.5

Tangible equity per share (1)

   $ 11.28      $ 11.34      $ (0.06     (0.5

 

(1) Tangible equity equals total stockholders’ equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets    


Summary Income Statement
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)

   For the three months ended     Variance
or Change
    Variance
or Change
Pct.
 
   December 31,
2016
    September 30,
2016
     
        

Interest income

        

Loans

   $ 27,407      $ 25,697      $ 1,710        6.7   

Mortgage-backed securities

     3,779        3,937        (158     (4.0

Debt securities:

        

Taxable

     2,146        2,040        106        5.2   

Tax-exempt

     562        551        11        2.0   

Other interest-earning assets

     421        581        (160     (27.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Interest Income

     34,315        32,806        1,509        4.6   

Interest expense

        

Deposits

     5,410        5,361        49        0.9   

Borrowings

     3,289        3,424        (135     (3.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     8,699        8,785        (86     (1.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     25,616        24,021        1,595        6.6   

Provision for loan losses

     1,255        1,129        126        11.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     24,361        22,892        1,469        6.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-interest income

        

Fees and service charges

     1,289        663        626        94.4   

Gain on sale and call of securities

     21        —          21        —     

Gain on sale of loans

     459        300        159        53.0   

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate owned

     12        (15     27        (180.0

Income from bank owned life insurance

     1,321        1,319        2        0.2   

Electronic banking fees and charges

     270        283        (13     (4.6

Miscellaneous

     74        79        (5     (6.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

     3,446        2,629        817        31.1   

Non-interest expense

        

Salaries and employee benefits

     11,592        10,909        683        6.3   

Net occupancy expense of premises

     1,976        1,941        35        1.8   

Equipment and systems

     2,030        2,048        (18     (0.9

Advertising and marketing

     387        549        (162     (29.5

Federal deposit insurance premium

     339        305        34        11.1   

Directors’ compensation

     379        225        154        68.4   

Miscellaneous

     2,670        2,683        (13     (0.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

     19,373        18,660        713        3.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     8,434        6,861        1,573        22.9   

Income taxes

     2,970        2,194        776        35.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 5,464      $ 4,667        797        17.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share (EPS)

        

Basic

   $ 0.06      $ 0.05      $ 0.01     

Diluted

   $ 0.06      $ 0.05      $ 0.01     

Dividends paid

        

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.02      $ 0.02      $ —       

Cash dividends paid

   $ 1,687      $ 1,710      $ (23  

Dividend payout ratio

     30.9     36.6     -5.77  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     85,174        86,246        (1,072  

Diluted

     85,258        86,304        (1,046  


Average Balance Sheet Data
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   For the three months ended     Variance
or Change
    Variance
or Change
Pct.
 
   December 31,     September 30,      
   2016     2016      

Assets

        

Interest-earning assets:

        

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

   $ 2,899,794      $ 2,697,096      $ 202,698        7.5   

Mortgage-backed securities

     673,569        695,876        (22,307     (3.2

Debt securities:

           —     

Tax-exempt

     112,221        109,625        2,596        2.4   

Taxable

     419,966        442,233        (22,267     (5.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     532,187        551,858        (19,671     (3.6

Other interest-earning assets

     71,072        204,621        (133,549     (65.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     4,176,622        4,149,451        27,171        0.7   

Non-interest-earning assets

     351,458        359,514        (8,056     (2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,528,080      $ 4,508,965      $ 19,115        0.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

        

Deposits:

        

Interest-bearing demand

   $ 761,765      $ 748,516      $ 13,249        1.8   

Savings and club

     518,225        515,615        2,610        0.5   

Certificates of deposit

     1,224,592        1,215,081        9,511        0.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     2,504,582        2,479,212        25,370        1.0   

Borrowings:

        

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

     594,238        577,305        16,933        2.9   

Other borrowings

     35,273        33,530        1,743        5.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     629,511        610,835        18,676        3.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     3,134,093        3,090,047        44,046        1.4   

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

        

Non-interest-bearing deposits

     245,928        243,964        1,964        0.8   

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

     31,781        47,092        (15,311     (32.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

     277,709        291,056        (13,347     (4.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,411,802        3,381,103        30,699        0.9   

Stockholders’ equity

     1,116,278        1,127,862        (11,584     (1.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,528,080      $ 4,508,965        19,115        0.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

     133.26     134.28     -1.02     -0.8   


Performance Ratio Highlights

   For the three months ended     Variance
or Change
    Variance
or Change
Pct.
 
   December 31,     September 30,      
   2016     2016      

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

        

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

     3.78     3.81     -0.03  

Mortgage-backed securities

     2.24     2.26     -0.02  

Debt securities:

        

Tax-exempt

     2.00     2.01     -0.01  

Taxable

     2.04     1.85     0.19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     2.04     1.88     0.16  

Other interest-earning assets

     2.37     1.14     1.23  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     3.29     3.16     0.13  

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

        

Deposits:

        

Interest-bearing demand

     0.62     0.63     -0.01  

Savings and club

     0.12     0.15     -0.03  

Certificates of deposit

     1.33     1.31     0.02  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     0.86     0.87     -0.01  

Borrowings:

        

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

     2.20     2.35     -0.15  

Other borrowings

     0.29     0.42     -0.13  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     2.09     2.24     -0.15  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1.11     1.14     -0.03  

Interest rate spread (1)

     2.18     2.02     0.16  

Net interest margin (2)

     2.45     2.32     0.13  

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

     0.30     0.23     0.07  

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

     1.71     1.66     0.05  

Efficiency ratio (3)

     66.66     70.02     -3.36  

Return on average assets (annualized)

     0.48     0.41     0.07  

Return on average equity (annualized)

     1.96     1.66     0.30  

 

(1) Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities
(2) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets
(3) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income


Five-Quarter Financial Trend Analysis

 

Summary Balance Sheet
(Dollars in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)

   At  
   December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
   2016     2016     2016     2016     2015  

Assets

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 37,032      $ 72,593      $ 199,200      $ 114,956      $ 112,864   

Securities available for sale

     671,281        689,151        673,537        685,787        721,432   

Securities held to maturity

     517,819        538,319        577,286        592,430        598,391   

Loans held-for-sale

     6,686        4,489        3,316        —          —     

Loans receivable, including yield adjustments

     2,973,931        2,845,605        2,673,987        2,720,069        2,601,750   

Less allowance for loan losses

     (26,060     (25,003     (24,229     (23,010     (20,514
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans receivable

     2,947,871        2,820,602        2,649,758        2,697,059        2,581,236   

Premises and equipment

     38,341        38,125        38,385        38,598        39,156   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     34,525        31,601        30,612        29,670        29,671   

Accrued interest receivable

     11,809        11,666        11,212        11,626        10,929   

Goodwill

     108,591        108,591        108,591        108,591        108,591   

Bank owned life insurance

     178,656        177,334        176,016        174,642        173,251   

Deferred income taxes, net

     16,098        22,914        25,973        27,340        23,252   

Other assets

     16,599        7,896        6,173        5,310        6,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,585,308      $ 4,523,281      $ 4,500,059      $ 4,486,009      $ 4,405,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Deposits

   $ 2,746,017      $ 2,733,960      $ 2,694,833      $ 2,660,773      $ 2,583,185   

Borrowings

     701,849        633,389        614,423        618,320        620,409   

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

     7,618        7,597        7,906        8,141        8,037   

Other liabilities

     15,172        28,801        35,268        34,029        26,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,470,656        3,403,747        3,352,430        3,321,263        3,238,570   

Stockholders’ Equity

          

Common stock

     892        891        918        935        935   

Paid-in capital

     795,773        813,648        849,173        871,156        870,912   

Retained earnings

     357,540        353,763        350,806        347,717        345,343   

Unearned ESOP shares

     (35,508     (35,995     (36,481     (36,968     (37,454

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (4,045     (12,773     (16,787     (18,094     (13,260
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,114,652        1,119,534        1,147,629        1,164,746        1,166,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,585,308      $ 4,523,281      $ 4,500,059      $ 4,486,009      $ 4,405,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated capital ratios

          

Equity to assets

     24.31     24.75     25.50     25.96     26.48

Tangible equity to tangible assets

     22.47     22.89     23.65     24.12     24.61

Share data

          

Outstanding shares (period end)

     89,176        89,076        91,822        93,528        93,528   

Equity per share

   $ 12.50      $ 12.57      $ 12.50      $ 12.45      $ 12.47   

Tangible equity per share (1)

   $ 11.28      $ 11.34      $ 11.31      $ 11.29      $ 11.31   

 

(1) Tangible equity equals total stockholders’ equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets    


Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   At  
   December 31,
2016
     September 30,
2016
     June 30,
2016
     March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Cash and cash equivalents

              

Cash and due from depository institutions

   $ 17,541       $ 18,829       $ 21,328       $ 20,372       $ 21,440   

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     19,491         53,764         177,872         94,584         91,424   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

   $ 37,032       $ 72,593       $ 199,200       $ 114,956       $ 112,864   

Securities available for sale

              

Debt securities:

              

U.S. agency securities

   $ 5,809       $ 6,172       $ 6,440       $ 6,724       $ 6,837   

Municipal and state obligations

     27,090         28,259         28,398         28,066         27,683   

Asset-backed securities

     121,445         84,065         82,625         84,396         84,179   

Collateralized loan obligations

     98,447         128,047         127,374         124,941         127,288   

Corporate bonds

     138,564         137,976         137,404         136,678         159,657   

Trust preferred securities

     8,101         7,968         7,669         7,263         7,851   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Debt securities available for sale

     399,456         392,487         389,910         388,068         413,495   

Mortgage-backed securities:

              

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     52,333         57,170         60,577         63,744         64,716   

Residential pass-through securities

     211,258         231,052         214,526         225,469         234,455   

Commercial pass-through securities

     8,234         8,442         8,524         8,506         8,766   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

     271,825         296,664         283,627         297,719         307,937   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 671,281       $ 689,151       $ 673,537       $ 685,787       $ 721,432   

Securities held to maturity

              

Debt securities:

              

U.S. agency securities

   $ 34,999       $ 59,995       $ 84,992       $ 84,990       $ 84,989   

Municipal and state obligations

     87,682         82,087         82,179         82,154         82,337   

Subordinated debt

     15,000         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Debt securities held to maturity

     137,681         142,082         167,171         167,144         167,326   

Mortgage-backed securities:

              

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     20,543         21,699         23,081         24,561         25,821   

Residential pass-through securities

     200,402         211,930         223,632         234,595         238,283   

Commercial pass-through securities

     159,193         162,608         163,402         166,130         166,961   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

     380,138         396,237         410,115         425,286         431,065   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities held to maturity

   $ 517,819       $ 538,319       $ 577,286       $ 592,430       $ 598,391   

Total securities

   $ 1,189,100       $ 1,227,470       $ 1,250,823       $ 1,278,217       $ 1,319,823   


Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   At  
   December 31,
2016
    September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Loan portfolio composition:

          

Residential first mortgage loans

   $ 562,466      $ 584,156      $ 605,203      $ 620,867      $ 618,409   

Home equity loans and lines of credit

     83,305        85,799        89,566        90,610        91,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Residential mortgage loans

     645,771        669,955        694,769        711,477        709,895   

Multifamily mortgage loans

     1,295,207        1,142,908        1,040,293        1,044,180        972,020   

Nonresidential and mixed use mortgage loans

     932,616        916,769        820,673        837,758        799,909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage loans

     2,227,823        2,059,677        1,860,966        1,881,938        1,771,929   

Commercial business loans

     75,640        87,333        88,207        95,131        97,682   

Construction loans

     927        2,059        2,038        3,734        3,697   

Account loans

     2,980        3,012        3,349        3,313        3,368   

Other consumer loans

     17,501        19,870        22,052        21,642        12,452   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consumer loans

     20,481        22,882        25,401        24,955        15,820   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans, excluding yield adjs

     2,970,642        2,841,906        2,671,381        2,717,235        2,599,023   

Unamortized yield adjustments

     3,289        3,699        2,606        2,834        2,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans receivable, including yield adjs

     2,973,931        2,845,605        2,673,987        2,720,069        2,601,750   

Less allowance for loan losses

     (26,060     (25,003     (24,229     (23,010     (20,514
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loans receivable

   $ 2,947,871      $ 2,820,602      $ 2,649,758      $ 2,697,059      $ 2,581,236   

Loan portfolio allocation:

          

Residential first mortgage loans

     18.9     20.6     22.7     22.8     23.8

Home equity loans and lines of credit

     2.8     3.0     3.4     3.3     3.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Residential mortgage loans

     21.7     23.6     26.0     26.2     27.3

Multifamily mortgage loans

     43.6     40.2     38.9     38.4     37.4

Nonresidential and mixed use mortgage loans

     31.4     32.3     30.7     30.8     30.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage loans

     75.0     72.5     69.7     69.3     68.2

Commercial business loans

     2.5     3.1     3.3     3.5     3.8

Construction loans

     0.0     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1

Account loans

     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.1

Other consumer loans

     0.6     0.7     0.8     0.8     0.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consumer loans

     0.7     0.8     1.0     0.9     0.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans, excluding yield adjs

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

Asset quality:

          

Nonperforming assets:

          

Accruing loans > 90 days past due

   $ 92      $ 77      $ 38      $ —        $ —     

Nonaccrual loans

     21,473        21,768        21,017        28,275        20,966   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

     21,565        21,845        21,055        28,275        20,966   

Other real estate owned

     2,037        1,356        826        1,475        2,313   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Nonperforming assets

   $ 23,602      $ 23,201      $ 21,881      $ 29,750      $ 23,279   

Nonperforming loans (% total loans)

     0.72     0.77     0.79     1.04     0.81

Nonperforming assets (% total assets)

     0.51     0.51     0.49     0.66     0.53

Allowance for loan losses (ALLL):

          

ALLL to total loans

     0.88     0.88     0.91     0.85     0.79

ALLL to nonperforming loans

     120.84     114.46     115.07     81.38     97.84

Net charge offs

   $ 198      $ 354      $ 827      $ 93      $ 591   

Average net charge off rate (annualized)

     0.03     0.05     0.12     0.01     0.09


Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   At  
   December 31,
2016
    September 30,
2016
    June 30,
2016
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Funding by type:

          

Deposits

          

Non-interest-bearing deposits

   $ 240,367      $ 251,141      $ 238,751      $ 226,700      $ 213,242   

Interest-bearing demand

     768,556        750,126        732,633        717,603        728,815   

Savings and club

     519,257        514,909        516,023        520,826        514,935   

Certificates of deposit

     1,217,837        1,217,784        1,207,426        1,195,644        1,126,193   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

     2,505,650        2,482,819        2,456,082        2,434,073        2,369,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     2,746,017        2,733,960        2,694,833        2,660,773        2,583,185   

Borrowings:

          

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     665,742        600,765        578,788        585,317        585,347   

Depositor sweep accounts

     36,107        32,624        35,635        33,003        35,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     701,849        633,389        614,423        618,320        620,409   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total funding

   $ 3,447,866      $ 3,367,349      $ 3,309,256      $ 3,279,093      $ 3,203,594   

Loans as a % of deposits

     107.6     103.3     98.5     101.4     99.9

Deposits as a % of total funding

     79.6     81.2     81.4     81.1     80.6

Borrowings as a % of total funding

     20.4     18.8     18.6     18.9     19.4

Funding by source:

          

Retail funding

          

Non-interest-bearing deposits

   $ 240,367      $ 251,141      $ 238,751      $ 226,700      $ 213,242   

Interest-bearing demand

     544,487        527,511        508,528        493,831        482,200   

Savings and club

     519,257        514,909        516,023        520,826        514,935   

Certificates of deposit

     1,113,073        1,119,922        1,109,203        1,097,414        1,017,879   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total retail deposits

     2,417,184        2,413,483        2,372,505        2,338,771        2,228,256   

Depositor sweep accounts

     36,107        32,624        35,635        33,003        35,062   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total retail funding

   $ 2,453,291      $ 2,446,107      $ 2,408,140      $ 2,371,774      $ 2,263,318   

Wholesale funding:

          

Interest-bearing demand

   $ 224,069      $ 222,615      $ 224,105      $ 223,772      $ 246,615   

Certificates of deposit (listing service)

     96,516        89,608        89,857        89,857        89,857   

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

     8,248        8,254        8,366        8,373        18,457   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total wholesale deposits

     328,833        320,477        322,328        322,002        354,929   

FHLB Advances

     665,742        600,765        578,788        585,317        585,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total wholesale funding

     994,575        921,242        901,116        907,319        940,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total funding

   $ 3,447,866      $ 3,367,349      $ 3,309,256      $ 3,279,093      $ 3,203,594   

Retail funding as a % of total funding

     71.2     72.6     72.8     72.3     70.6

Wholesale funding as a % of total funding

     28.8     27.4     27.2     27.7     29.4


Summary Income Statement
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)

   For the three months ended  
   December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
   2016     2016     2016     2016     2015  

Interest income

          

Loans

   $ 27,407      $ 25,697      $ 25,698      $ 25,585      $ 24,641   

Mortgage-backed securities

     3,779        3,937        4,032        4,296        4,409   

Debt securities:

          

Taxable

     2,146        2,040        1,990        1,988        1,845   

Tax-exempt

     562        551        551        551        555   

Other interest-earning assets

     421        581        496        462        374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Interest Income

     34,315        32,806        32,767        32,882        31,824   

Interest expense

          

Deposits

     5,410        5,361        5,140        4,932        4,529   

Borrowings

     3,289        3,424        3,400        3,486        3,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     8,699        8,785        8,540        8,418        7,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     25,616        24,021        24,227        24,464        23,938   

Provision for loan losses

     1,255        1,129        2,046        2,589        3,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     24,361        22,892        22,181        21,875        20,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-interest income

          

Fees and service charges

     1,289        663        1,340        794        709   

Gain on sale and call of securities

     21        —          —          —          2   

Gain on sale of loans

     459        300        132        156        76   

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate owned

     12        (15     24        (48     (113

Income from bank owned life insurance

     1,321        1,319        1,374        1,390        1,409   

Electronic banking fees and charges

     270        283        284        244        277   

Miscellaneous

     74        79        57        77        50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

     3,446        2,629        3,211        2,613        2,410   

Non-interest expense

          

Salaries and employee benefits

     11,592        10,909        10,640        10,459        10,381   

Net occupancy expense of premises

     1,976        1,941        1,813        1,991        1,774   

Equipment and systems

     2,030        2,048        2,092        2,045        1,614   

Advertising and marketing

     387        549        490        539        563   

Federal deposit insurance premium

     339        305        687        684        675   

Directors’ compensation

     379        225        224        225        181   

Miscellaneous

     2,670        2,683        1,732        2,710        2,516   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

     19,373        18,660        17,678        18,653        17,704   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     8,434        6,861        7,714        5,835        5,230   

Income taxes

     2,970        2,194        2,833        1,667        1,433   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 5,464      $ 4,667      $ 4,881      $ 4,168      $ 3,797   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share (EPS)

          

Basic

   $ 0.06      $ 0.05      $ 0.05      $ 0.05      $ 0.04   

Diluted

   $ 0.06      $ 0.05      $ 0.05      $ 0.05      $ 0.04   

Dividends paid

          

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.02      $ 0.02      $ 0.02      $ 0.02      $ 0.02   

Cash dividends paid

   $ 1,687      $ 1,710      $ 1,792      $ 1,793      $ 1,789   

Dividend payout ratio

     30.9     36.6     36.7     43.0     47.1

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding

          

Basic

     85,174        86,246        89,443        89,690        89,640   

Diluted

     85,258        86,304        89,481        89,724        89,674   


Average Balance Sheet Data
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)

   For the three months ended  
   December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
   2016     2016     2016     2016     2015  

Assets

          

Interest-earning assets:

          

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

   $ 2,899,794      $ 2,697,096      $ 2,682,755      $ 2,564,753      $ 2,496,324   

Mortgage-backed securities

     673,569        695,876        705,962        730,810        751,576   

Debt securities:

          

Tax-exempt

     112,221        109,625        109,691        109,798        111,611   

Taxable

     419,966        442,233        459,731        474,547        495,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     532,187        551,858        569,422        584,345        607,593   

Other interest-earning assets

     71,072        204,621        191,129        135,872        167,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     4,176,622        4,149,451        4,149,268        4,015,780        4,022,969   

Non-interest-earning assets

     351,458        359,514        352,841        356,578        358,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,528,080      $ 4,508,965      $ 4,502,109      $ 4,372,358      $ 4,381,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

          

Interest-bearing liabilities:

          

Deposits:

          

Interest-bearing demand

   $ 761,765      $ 748,516      $ 726,327      $ 725,070      $ 716,008   

Savings and club

     518,225        515,615        519,055        515,762        510,818   

Certificates of deposit

     1,224,592        1,215,081        1,200,874        1,177,147        1,099,626   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     2,504,582        2,479,212        2,446,256        2,417,979        2,326,452   

Borrowings:

          

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

     594,238        577,305        585,085        585,329        586,314   

Other borrowings

     35,273        33,530        32,183        32,598        39,980   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     629,511        610,835        617,268        617,927        626,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     3,134,093        3,090,047        3,063,524        3,035,906        2,952,746   

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

          

Non-interest-bearing deposits

     245,928        243,964        232,698        217,841        223,451   

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

     31,781        47,092        41,577        41,480        39,396   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

     277,709        291,056        274,275        259,321        262,847   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,411,802        3,381,103        3,337,799        3,295,227        3,215,593   

Stockholders’ equity

     1,116,278        1,127,862        1,164,310        1,167,131        1,166,009   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,528,080      $ 4,508,965      $ 4,502,109      $ 4,462,358      $ 4,381,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

     133.26     134.28     135.44     135.24     136.25


Performance Ratio Highlights

   For the three months ended  
   December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
   2016     2016     2016     2016     2015  

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

          

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

     3.78     3.81     3.83     3.85     3.95

Mortgage-backed securities

     2.24     2.26     2.28     2.35     2.35

Debt securities:

          

Tax-exempt

     2.00     2.01     2.01     2.01     1.99

Taxable

     2.04     1.85     1.73     1.68     1.49
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     2.04     1.88     1.79     1.74     1.58

Other interest-earning assets

     2.37     1.14     1.04     1.36     0.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     3.29     3.16     3.16     3.20     3.16

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

          

Deposits:

          

Interest-bearing demand

     0.62     0.63     0.62     0.60     0.57

Savings and club

     0.12     0.15     0.16     0.16     0.17

Certificates of deposit

     1.33     1.31     1.27     1.23     1.20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     0.86     0.87     0.84     0.82     0.78

Borrowings:

          

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

     2.20     2.35     2.30     2.35     2.25

Other borrowings

     0.29     0.42     0.50     0.51     0.53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total borrowings

     2.09     2.24     2.20     2.26     2.14
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1.11     1.14     1.12     1.11     1.07

Interest rate spread (1)

     2.18     2.02     2.04     2.09     2.09

Net interest margin (2)

     2.45     2.32     2.34     2.38     2.38

Non-interest income to average assets
(annualized)

     0.30     0.23     0.29     0.23     0.22

Non-interest expense to average assets
(annualized)

     1.71     1.66     1.57     1.67     1.62

Efficiency ratio

     66.66     70.02     64.43     68.89     67.19

Return on average assets (annualized)

     0.48     0.41     0.43     0.37     0.35

Return on average equity (annualized)

     1.96     1.66     1.68     1.43     1.30

 

(1) Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities
(2) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets
(3) Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income