Exhibit 13
Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data of the Company
The selected consolidated financial and other data of the Company set forth below is derived in part from, and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and Notes thereto presented elsewhere in this Annual Report.
At December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Selected Financial Condition Data: | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,927,499 | $ | 2,077,002 | $ | 1,985,357 | $ | 1,914,275 | $ | 1,717,409 | ||||||
Investment securities available for sale | 57,625 | 82,384 | 83,861 | 83,960 | 80,458 | |||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock | 22,941 | 25,346 | 21,792 | 21,250 | 19,220 | |||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale | 54,137 | 68,369 | 85,025 | 124,478 | 86,938 | |||||||||||
Loans receivable, net | 1,675,919 | 1,701,425 | 1,654,544 | 1,472,907 | 1,389,220 | |||||||||||
Mortgage loans held for sale | 6,072 | 82,943 | 32,044 | 63,961 | 33,207 | |||||||||||
Deposits | 1,283,790 | 1,372,328 | 1,356,568 | 1,270,535 | 1,144,205 | |||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 393,000 | 430,500 | 354,900 | 312,000 | 314,400 | |||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings | 109,307 | 102,482 | 118,289 | 151,072 | 106,723 | |||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity | 124,306 | 132,320 | 138,784 | 137,956 | 134,662 | |||||||||||
For the Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands; except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
Selected Operating Data: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 114,964 | $ | 116,562 | $ | 102,799 | $ | 90,952 | $ | 94,537 | ||||||
Interest expense | 62,040 | 58,443 | 41,873 | 34,931 | 36,894 | |||||||||||
Net interest income | 52,924 | 58,119 | 60,926 | 56,021 | 57,643 | |||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 700 | 150 | 350 | 300 | 688 | |||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 52,224 | 57,969 | 60,576 | 55,721 | 56,955 | |||||||||||
Other income | 2,531 | 13,608 | 24,090 | 20,740 | 18,749 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | 53,820 | 52,381 | 54,834 | 48,759 | 44,857 | |||||||||||
Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes | 935 | 19,196 | 29,832 | 27,702 | 30,847 | |||||||||||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes | (140 | ) | 6,563 | 10,335 | 9,757 | 10,974 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,075 | $ | 12,633 | $ | 19,497 | $ | 17,945 | $ | 19,873 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | .09 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.65 | $ | 1.48 | $ | 1.62 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | .09 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.60 | $ | 1.42 | $ | 1.53 | ||||||
Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data (continued)
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Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data of the Company (continued)
At or For the Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Performance Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Return on average assets | .05 | % | .62 | % | 1.00 | % | .98 | % | 1.14 | % | ||||||||||
Return on average stockholders’ equity | .86 | 9.40 | 14.43 | 13.34 | 14.84 | |||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity to total assets | 6.45 | 6.37 | 6.99 | 7.21 | 7.84 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible equity to tangible assets | 6.45 | 6.32 | 6.93 | 7.13 | 7.75 | |||||||||||||||
Average interest rate spread(2) | 2.50 | 2.69 | 3.07 | 3.03 | 3.24 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest margin(3) | 2.79 | 2.98 | 3.30 | 3.23 | 3.48 | |||||||||||||||
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 108.96 | 109.53 | 109.74 | 110.24 | 110.82 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses to average assets | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.81 | 2.67 | 2.57 | |||||||||||||||
Efficiency ratio(4) | 97.05 | 73.03 | 64.50 | 63.52 | 58.72 | |||||||||||||||
Asset Quality Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable(5)(6) | .52 | .25 | .09 | .23 | .15 | |||||||||||||||
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets(6) | .48 | .23 | .09 | .20 | .14 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable(5) | .62 | .57 | .62 | .69 | .75 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans(6) | 119.76 | 226.25 | 655.80 | 306.42 | 499.63 | |||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends per common share | $ | .80 | $ | .80 | $ | .80 | $ | .80 | $ | .78 | ||||||||||
Book value per common share at end of period | 10.07 | 10.79 | 10.93 | 10.59 | 10.09 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible book value per common share at end of period | 10.07 | 10.70 | 10.83 | 10.49 | 9.98 | |||||||||||||||
Number of full-service customer facilities: | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
(1) | With the exception of end of year ratios, all ratios are based on average daily balances. |
(2) | The average interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities. |
(3) | The net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets. |
(4) | Efficiency ratio represents the ratio of operating expenses to the aggregate of other income and net interest income. |
(5) | Total loans receivable includes loans receivable and loans held for sale. |
(6) | Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans and real estate acquired through foreclosure (“REO”). Non-performing loans consist of all loans 90 days or more past due and other loans in the process of foreclosure. It is the Company’s policy to cease accruing interest on all such loans. |
6 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC) | Annual Report 2007
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company” or “OCFC”) is the holding company for OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”). On August 17, 1995, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Bank adopted a Plan of Conversion, as amended, to convert from a Federally-chartered mutual savings bank to a Federally-chartered capital stock savings bank with the concurrent formation of a holding company (the “Conversion”).
The Conversion was completed on July 2, 1996 with the issuance by the Company of 25,164,235 shares of its common stock in a public offering to the Bank’s eligible depositors and the Bank’s employee stock ownership plan (the “ESOP”). Concurrent with the close of the Conversion, an additional 2,013,137 shares of common stock (8% of the offering) were issued and donated by the Company to OceanFirst Foundation (the “Foundation”), a private foundation dedicated to charitable purposes within Ocean County, New Jersey and its neighboring communities.
The Company conducts business, primarily through its ownership of the Bank which operates its administrative/branch office located in Toms River and nineteen other branch offices. Sixteen of the twenty branch offices are located in Ocean County, New Jersey, with three branches in Monmouth County and one in Middlesex County. The Bank also operates one loan production office in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
The Company’s results of operations are dependent primarily on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on the Company’s interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the interest expense on its interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company also generates non-interest income such as income from loan sales, reverse mortgage loan originations, loan servicing, merchant check card services, deposit accounts, the sale of alternative investments, trust and asset management services and other fees. The Company’s operating expenses primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, marketing, and other general and administrative expenses. The Company’s results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory agencies.
Strategy
The Company operates as a consumer-oriented bank, with a strong focus on its local community. The Bank is the oldest and largest community-based financial institution headquartered in Ocean County, New Jersey. The Company competes with generally larger and out-of-market financial service providers through its local focus and the delivery of superior service. Additionally, over the past few years, the Company has developed a more proactive sales culture throughout the organization.
The Company’s strategy has been to consistently grow profitability while limiting credit and interest rate risk exposure. To accomplish these objectives, the Company has sought to (1) grow loans receivable through the Bank’s traditional mortgage portfolio emphasis supplemented by the offering of commercial lending services to local businesses; (2) grow core deposits (defined as all deposits other than time deposits) through de novo branch expansion and product offerings appealing to a broadened customer base; (3) increase non-interest income by expanding the menu of fee-based products and services; and (4) actively manage the Company’s capital position.
With industry consolidation eliminating most locally-headquartered competitors, the Company saw an opportunity to fill a perceived void for locally delivered commercial loan and deposit services. As such, the Company assembled an experienced team of business banking professionals responsible for offering commercial loan and deposit services and merchant check card services to businesses in Ocean County and surrounding communities. As a result of this initiative, commercial loans represented 22.5% of the Bank’s total loans receivable at December 31, 2007 as compared to only 3.6% at December 31, 1997. Commercial loan growth in 2007 of $25.0 million, or 7.0%, was less than the Company’s expectations due to a proactive approach relating to the exit of several criticized credits and heightened competition. For 2008, these factors may once again keep the Company from attaining its commercial loan growth targets. The diversification of the Company’s loan products entails a higher degree of credit risk than is involved in one-to-four family residential mortgage lending activity. As a consequence, management continues to employ a well-defined credit policy focusing on quality underwriting and close management and Board monitoring.
The Company seeks to increase core deposit market share in its primary market area by expanding the Bank’s branch network and improving market penetration. Over the past twelve years through December 31, 2007, the Company has opened twelve branch offices, nine in Ocean County and three in Monmouth County. The Company expects to open a new branch in Freehold in the first quarter of 2008 and new branches in Bayville and Waretown later in 2008. Additionally, new branches in Wall and Toms River are expected to open in 2009. The Company is continually evaluating additional office sites within its existing market area.
At December 31, 2007, the twelve most recently opened branches maintained an average core deposit ratio of 70.1%. Core account development has also benefited from the Company’s efforts to attract business deposits in conjunction with its commercial lending operations and from an expanded mix of retail core account products. Additionally, marketing and incentive plans have focused on core account growth. As a result of these efforts the Company’s core deposit ratio has grown to 64.6% at December 31, 2007 as compared to only 33.0% at December 31, 1997. Core deposits are generally considered a less expensive and more stable funding source than certificates of deposit.
Management continues to diversify the Company’s product line in order to enhance non-interest income. The Company offers alternative investment products (annuities, mutual funds and life insurance) for sale through its retail branch network. The products are non-proprietary, sold through a third party vendor, and provide the Company with fee income opportunities. In early 2005, the alternative investment program was expanded to add Licensed Bank Employees which allows the Company to capture more of the revenue associated with the sale of investment products. The Company introduced trust and asset management services in early 2000 and has also expanded the non-interest income received from small business relationships including merchant services. During 2002, the Company established a captive subsidiary to recognize fee income from private mortgage insurance. During 2003, the Company began offering reverse mortgage loans. The Company has been approved by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and another institutional investor as a seller/servicer of reverse mortgage loans. In early 2008, the Company terminated a joint venture agreement with a title insurance agency. As a result of these initiatives, income from fees and service charges has increased from $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 to $11.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a 23.8% average annual increase.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations(continued)
With post conversion capital levels exceeding 20%, management recognized the need to address the Company’s overcapitalized position in order to improve return on equity. The capital management plan implemented over the past few years includes share repurchases and cash dividends. During 2007 the Company repurchased 49,701 common shares. The Company’s share repurchase plan was discontinued after the first quarter of 2007 due to the net losses incurred in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007. The Company expects to resume repurchase activity during 2008. Under the 5% repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors in July 2006, 489,062 shares remain to be purchased as of December 31, 2007. From conversion date through December 31, 2007, the Company has repurchased a total of 17.0 million common shares, 62.4% of the shares originally issued in the conversion. The Company has historically targeted a cash dividend payout of 40% to 50% of net income. The dividend has increased by 200% since the initial dividend in 1997. The capital management plan has successfully reduced the Company’s capital ratio from 19.4% at December 31, 1996 to 6.4% at December 31, 2007.
Summary
In 2000, the Bank acquired Columbia Home Loans, LLC (“Columbia”) a mortgage banking company based in Westchester County, New York. Columbia originated a full product line of residential mortgage loans including the origination of subprime and ALT-A mortgage loans. A subprime or ALT-A loan is a mortgage loan made to individuals whose borrowing needs are generally not fulfilled by traditional loan products because they do not satisfy the credit documentation or other underwriting standards prescribed by conventional mortgage lenders and loan buyers. These loans were ordinarily sold to investors in the normal course of business. The loan sale agreements generally required Columbia to repurchase certain loans previously sold in the event of an early payment default, generally defined as the failure by the borrower to make a payment within a designated period early in the loan term. Columbia may also be required to repurchase a loan in the event of a breach to a representation or warranty. Columbia experienced early payment defaults primarily related to subprime mortgage loans with 100% financing relative to the value of the underlying property. During the first quarter of 2007, Columbia originated $38.2 million in subprime loans of which $8.7 million were loans with 100% financing. In March 2007, Columbia discontinued the origination of all subprime loans. A reserve was established to account for Columbia’s potential obligation to repurchase loans. In establishing the reserve for repurchased loans, the Company considered all types of sold loans, however, the actual types of loans which resulted in loss estimates included subprime loans with 100% financing, all other subprime loans and a small amount of ALT-A loans. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the provision for repurchased loans was $3.5 million which is included as part of the gain (loss) on sale of loans. Columbia also maintained an inventory of loans held for sale. These loans were originated for sale to investors, however, a large amount of subprime loans remained unsold at March 31, 2007 due to a significant decline in liquidity in the subprime loan market during the first quarter of 2007, primarily related to changes in investor product specifications. The loans were initially underwritten to the specifications of particular investors and were generally intended to be sold in bulk. When the investors’ product specifications changed, there was an absence of traditional buyers for these loans creating the significant decline in liquidity in the subprime loan market. During the second quarter of 2007, Columbia closed on a bulk sale of subprime loans with a stated principal balance of $42.6 million for which Columbia recognized a loss on sale, net after writedowns, of $1.3 million. Additionally, included in the loss on sale of loans caption for the year ended December 31, 2007, is a charge of $9.4 million incurred by Columbia to reduce loans held for sale to their current fair market value. At December 31, 2007, Columbia was holding subprime loans with a gross principal balance of $6.6 million and a carrying value, net of reserves and lower of cost or market adjustment, of $4.1 million and ALT-A loans with a gross principal balance of $7.7 million and a carrying value, net of reserves, and lower of cost or market adjustment, of $6.7 million. In September 2007, the Bank discontinued all of the loan origination activity of Columbia. The Bank retained Columbia’s loan servicing portfolio.
The interest rate yield curve began the year in an inverted position and generally remained flat to inverted through most of the second quarter when longer-term rates rose and the interest rate yield curve had a modest upward slope. During the second half of the year shorter-term rates began to decline resulting in a continued upward slope to the interest rate yield curve. The flat to inverted yield curve experienced throughout most of 2006 and through the beginning of 2007 has generally had a negative impact on the Bank’s results of operations and net interest margin as interest-earning assets, both loans and securities, are priced against longer-term indices, while interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits and borrowings, are priced against shorter-term indices. The Bank has generally not repriced all core deposits (defined as all deposits other than time deposits) at the same pace as market increases in short-term interest rates. Any upward repricing of core deposits would likely have a negative impact on the Bank’s results of operations and net interest margin. Conversely, a prolonged steepening to the yield curve may have a small positive impact on the Bank’s results of operations and net interest margin in 2008.
Critical Accounting Policies
Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of these accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. Certain assets are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. Policies with respect to the methodologies used to determine the allowance for loan losses, the reserve for repurchased loans, the valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights and judgments regarding securities impairment are the most critical accounting policies because they are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, involve a higher degree of complexity and require management to make difficult and subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition. These critical accounting policies and their application are reviewed periodically and, at least annually, with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
8 | OceanFirst Financial Corp. (OCFC) | Annual Report 2007
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is a valuation account that reflects probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio based on management’s evaluation of the risks inherent in its loan portfolio and the general economy. The Company maintains the allowance for loan losses through provisions for loan losses that are charged to income. Charge-offs against the allowance for loan losses are taken on loans where management determines that the collection of loan principal is unlikely. Recoveries made on loans that have been charged-off are credited to the allowance for loan losses when payment is received. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at an amount management considers sufficient to provide for probable losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio resulting from management’s continuing analysis of the factors underlying the quality of the loan portfolio. These factors include changes in the size and composition of the loan portfolio, actual loan loss experience, current economic conditions, detailed analysis of individual loans for which full collectibility may not be assured, and the determination of the existence and realizable value of the collateral and guarantees securing the loan.
The Bank’s allowance for loan losses consists of a specific allowance and a general allowance, each updated on a quarterly basis. A specific allowance is determined for all impaired assets classified as substandard, doubtful or loss where the value of the underlying collateral can reasonably be evaluated; generally those loans secured by real estate. The Bank obtains an updated appraisal whenever a loan secured by real estate becomes 90 days delinquent. The specific allowance represents the difference between the Bank’s recorded investment in the loan and the fair value of the collateral, less estimated disposal costs. A general allowance is determined for all other classified and non-classified loans. In determining the level of the general allowance, the Bank segments the loan portfolio into various risk tranches based on type of loan (mortgage, consumer and commercial); and certain underwriting characteristics. An estimated loss factor is then applied to each risk tranche. The loss factors are determined based upon historical loan loss experience, current economic conditions, underwriting standards, internal loan review results and other factors.
An overwhelming percentage of the Company’s loan portfolio, whether one-to-four family, consumer or commercial, is secured by real estate. Additionally, most of the Company’s borrowers are located in Ocean County, New Jersey and the surrounding area. These concentrations may adversely affect the Company’s loan loss experience should real estate values decline or should the Ocean County area experience an adverse economic shock.
Management believes the primary risks inherent in the portfolio are possible increases in interest rates, a decline in the economy, generally, and a decline in real estate market values. Any one or a combination of these events may adversely affect the borrowers’ ability to repay the loans, resulting in increased delinquencies, loan losses and future levels of provisions. Accordingly, the Company has provided for loan losses at the current level to address the current risk in the loan portfolio.
Although management believes that the Company has established and maintained the allowance for loan losses at adequate levels, additions may be necessary if future economic and other conditions differ substantially from the current operating environment. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Bank to make additional provisions for loan losses based upon information available to them at the time of their examination. Although management uses the best information available, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary due to economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions beyond the Company’s control.
Reserve for Repurchased Loans
The reserve for repurchased loans relates to potential losses on loans sold which may have to be repurchased due to an Early Payment Default. Additionally, loans may be repurchased based on violation of representations and warranties. Provisions for losses are charged to gain on sale of loans and credited to the reserve, which is part of other liabilities while actual losses are charged to the reserve. In order to estimate an appropriate reserve for repurchased loans, the Company considers recent and historical experience, product type and volume of recent whole loan sales and the general economic environment. Management believes that the Company has established and maintained the reserve for repurchased loans at adequate levels, however, future adjustments to the reserve may be necessary due to economic, operating or other conditions beyond the Company’s control.
Valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSR”)
The estimated origination and servicing costs of mortgage loans sold in which servicing rights are retained is allocated between the loans and the servicing rights based on their estimated fair values at the time of the loan sale. Servicing assets are carried at the lower of cost or fair value and are amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, net servicing income. The estimated fair value of MSR is determined through a discounted analysis of future cash flows, incorporating numerous assumptions including servicing income, servicing costs, market discount rates, prepayment speeds and default rates. Impairment of the MSR is assessed on the fair value of those rights with any impairment recognized as a component of loan servicing fee income.
The fair value of MSR is sensitive to changes in assumptions. Fluctuations in prepayment speed assumptions have the most significant impact on the fair value of MSR. In the event that loan prepayment activities increase due to increased loan refinancing, the fair value of MSR would likely decline. In the event that loan prepayment activities decrease due to a decline in loan refinancing, the fair value of MSR would likely increase. Any measurement of MSR is limited by the existing conditions and assumptions utilized at a particular point in time, and would not necessarily be appropriate if applied at a different point in time.
Impairment of Securities
On a quarterly basis the Company evaluates whether any securities are other-than-temporarily impaired. In making this determination, the Company considers the extent and duration of the impairment, the nature and financial health of the issuer, the ability and intent to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value and other factors relevant to specific securities, such as the credit risk of the issuer and whether a guarantee or insurance applies to the security. If a security is determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired, an impairment loss is charged to income during the period the impairment loss is found to exist, resulting in a reduction to earnings for that period.
As of December 31, 2007, the Company concluded that any unrealized losses in the securities available for sale portfolios were temporary in nature because they were primarily related to market interest rates and not related to the underlying credit quality of the issuers of the securities. Additionally, the Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments for the time necessary to recover the amortized cost. Future events that would materially change this conclusion and require an impairment loss to be charged to operations include a change in the credit quality of the issuers.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations(continued)
Analysis of Net Interest Income
Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income also depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown except where noted otherwise. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include fees which are considered adjustments to yields.
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Average Balance | Interest | Average Yield/ Cost | Average Balance | Interest | Average Yield/ Cost | Average Balance | Interest | Average Yield/ Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments | $ | 10,572 | $ | 526 | 4.98 | % | $ | 8,885 | �� | $ | 437 | 4.92 | % | $ | 10,796 | $ | 344 | 3.19 | % | |||||||||||
Investment securities(1) | 68,118 | 4,561 | 6.70 | 83,999 | 5,122 | 6.10 | 85,942 | 3,871 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FHLB stock | 24,110 | 1,858 | 7.71 | 24,575 | 1,315 | 5.35 | 20,105 | 907 | 4.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed | 62,110 | 2,775 | 4.47 | 77,416 | 3,304 | 4.27 | 106,148 | 3,813 | 3.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loans receivable, net(2) | 1,729,064 | 105,244 | 6.09 | 1,758,230 | 106,384 | 6.05 | 1,624,761 | 93,864 | 5.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 1,893,974 | 114,964 | 6.07 | 1,953,105 | 116,562 | 5.97 | 1,847,752 | 102,799 | 5.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-earning assets | 100,398 | 96,752 | 101,357 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,994,372 | $ | 2,049,857 | $ | 1,949,109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Equity: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market deposit accounts | $ | 94,374 | $ | 1,577 | 1.67 | % | $ | 117,935 | $ | 1,994 | 1.69 | % | $ | 135,907 | $ | 1,604 | 1.18 | % | ||||||||||||
Savings accounts | 195,948 | 1,941 | .99 | 219,879 | 1,730 | .79 | 260,655 | 1,858 | .71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing checking accounts | 435,433 | 11,343 | 2.60 | 379,997 | 8,216 | 2.16 | 350,839 | 4,674 | 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Time deposits | 491,465 | 21,725 | 4.42 | 534,056 | 21,461 | 4.02 | 481,585 | 14,671 | 3.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 1,217,220 | 36,586 | 3.01 | 1,251,867 | 33,401 | 2.67 | 1,228,986 | 22,807 | 1.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances | 413,352 | 20,435 | 4.94 | 426,792 | 20,184 | 4.73 | 320,231 | 13,698 | 4.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 84,303 | 3,393 | 4.02 | 92,930 | 4,068 | 4.38 | 132,520 | 5,237 | 3.95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other borrowings | 23,368 | 1,626 | 6.96 | 11,543 | 790 | 6.84 | 2,055 | 131 | 6.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 1,738,243 | 62,040 | 3.57 | 1,783,132 | 58,443 | 3.28 | 1,683,792 | 41,873 | 2.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing deposits | 112,649 | 120,482 | 115,681 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 18,625 | 11,875 | 14,499 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 1,869,517 | 1,915,489 | 1,813,972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity | 124,855 | 134,368 | 135,137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,994,372 | $ | 2,049,857 | $ | 1,949,109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income | $ | 52,924 | $ | 58,119 | $ | 60,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest rate spread(3) | 2.50 | % | 2.69 | % | 3.07 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin(4) | 2.79 | % | 2.98 | % | 3.30 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing | 108.96 | % | 109.53 | % | 109.74 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Amounts are recorded at average amortized cost. |
(2) | Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loan loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans. |
(3) | Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. |
(4) | Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. |
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Rate Volume Analysis. The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Company’s interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) the net change. The changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to rate.
Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) Due to | Increase (Decrease) Due to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Volume | Rate | Net | Volume | Rate | Net | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments | $ | 84 | $ | 5 | $ | 89 | $ | (69 | ) | $ | 162 | $ | 93 | |||||||||||
Investment securities | (1,032 | ) | 471 | (561 | ) | (90 | ) | 1,341 | 1,251 | |||||||||||||||
FHLB stock | (25 | ) | 568 | 543 | 222 | 186 | 408 | |||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | (678 | ) | 149 | (529 | ) | (1,149 | ) | 640 | (509 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Loans receivable, net | (1,821 | ) | 681 | (1,140 | ) | 7,981 | 4,539 | 12,520 | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | (3,472 | ) | 1,874 | (1,598 | ) | 6,895 | 6,868 | 13,763 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market deposit accounts | (394 | ) | (23 | ) | (417 | ) | (233 | ) | 623 | 390 | ||||||||||||||
Savings accounts | (201 | ) | 413 | 212 | (317 | ) | 189 | (128 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing checking accounts | 1,305 | 1,822 | 3,127 | 416 | 3,126 | 3,542 | ||||||||||||||||||
Time deposits | (1,784 | ) | 2,047 | 263 | 1,733 | 5,057 | 6,790 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | (1,074 | ) | 4,259 | 3,185 | 1,599 | 8,995 | 10,594 | |||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances | (640 | ) | 891 | 251 | 4,929 | 1,557 | 6,486 | |||||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | (358 | ) | (317 | ) | (675 | ) | (1,692 | ) | 523 | (1,169 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other borrowings | 822 | 14 | 836 | 649 | 10 | 659 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | (1,250 | ) | 4,847 | 3,597 | 5,485 | 11,085 | 16,570 | |||||||||||||||||
Net change in net interest income | $ | (2,222 | ) | $ | (2,973 | ) | $ | (5,195 | ) | $ | 1,410 | $ | (4,217 | ) | $ | (2,807 | ) | |||||||
Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
Total assets at December 31, 2007 were $1.927 billion, a decrease of $149.5 million, compared to $2.077 billion at December 31, 2006.
Investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale decreased $39.0 million to $111.8 million at December 31, 2007 as compared to $150.8 million at December 31, 2006 due to calls of investment securities and repayment of mortgage-backed securities. Loans receivable, net decreased by $25.5 million to a balance of $1.676 billion at December 31, 2007, compared to a balance of $1.701 billion at December 31, 2006. Increases of $25.0 million in commercial and commercial real estate loans and $23.3 million in consumer loans were more than offset by a decline in one-to-four family mortgage loans. Mortgage loans held-for-sale decreased $76.9 million to a balance of $6.1 million at December 31, 2007 compared to a balance of $82.9 million at December 31, 2006. The decrease was reflective of the discontinuance of Columbia’s mortgage banking operations.
Deposit balances decreased $88.5 million to $1.284 billion at December 31, 2007 from $1.372 billion at December 31, 2006 as the Bank maintained its disciplined pricing relating to certificates of deposit. Total Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings decreased by $59.5 million to $405.0 million at December 31, 2007 as compared to $464.5 million at December 31, 2006 due to lower asset balances. During the year, the Company issued $10.0 million of debt in the form of Trust Preferred Securities which is included in other borrowings.
Stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2007 decreased to $124.3 million, compared to $132.3 million at December 31, 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company repurchased 49,701 shares of common stock at a total cost of $1.1 million. Stockholders’ equity was further reduced by the cash dividend and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations(continued)
Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
General
Net income decreased to $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to net income of $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Diluted earnings per share decreased to $.09 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $1.07 for the same prior year period.
Interest Income
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $115.0 million, as compared to $116.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The yield on interest-earning assets increased to 6.07% for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to 5.97% for the same prior year period. Average interest-earning assets decreased $59.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year period reflective of the discontinuance of Columbia’s mortgage banking operations and the decrease in investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $62.0 million, as compared to $58.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased to 3.57% for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to 3.28%, in the same prior year period. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $44.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year period. The decrease was concentrated in time deposits which declined $42.6 million, or 8.0%, for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year period.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased to $52.9 million, as compared to $58.1 million in the same prior year period. The net interest margin decreased to 2.79% for the year ended December 31, 2007 from 2.98% in the same prior year period. The slope of the interest rate yield curve caused the increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities to outpace the increase in the yield on interest-earning assets.
Provision for Loan Losses
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company’s provision for loan losses was $700,000, as compared to $150,000 for the the same prior year period. Net charge-offs increased to $470,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $372,000 for the same prior year period. Loans receivable, net decreased $25.5 million at December 31, 2007, as compared to December 31, 2006. Non-performing loans increased to $8.7 million at December 31, 2007 from $4.5 million at December 31, 2006. The non-performing loan total includes $1.2 million of repurchased one-to-four family and consumer loans and $2.8 million of one-to-four family and consumer loans previously held for sale, which were written down to their fair market value. The writedown to fair market value included an assessment of each loan’s potential credit impairment. As a result, these loans do not currently require an adjustment to the allowance for loan losses. The increase in the provision for loan losses was primarily due to the increase in net charge-offs and the increase in non-performing loans.
Other Income
Other income was $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $13.6 million for the same prior year period. The net loss on the sale of loans was $11.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to a net gain of $1.4 million in the same prior year period. The change from the prior year was due to reduced loan sale activity and lower of cost or market charges on loans held for sale partly offset by a reduction to the provision for repurchased loans. The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2007 is partly due to the decision to discontinue the operations of Columbia resulting in a decrease in loan sale activity for the year. Also, included in the loss on sale of loans for the year ended December 31, 2007 are lower of cost or market charges of $9.4 million incurred by Columbia to reduce loans held for sale to their current fair market value. Additionally, for the year ended December 31, 2007, the net provision for repurchased loans was $3.5 million which is included as part of the loss on sale of loans, as compared to a provision for repurchased loans of $9.6 million in the same prior year period.
Fees and service charges increased $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year period primarily related to increases in fees from trust services and deposit accounts.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were $53.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $52.4 million in the same prior year period. The increase was partly due to the cost of new branches and higher professional fees. Additionally, occupancy expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 included a charge of $760,000 for lease termination costs at Columbia. For the year ended December 31, 2007 operating expenses include $1.0 million relating to the write-off of the previously established goodwill on the August 2000 acquisition of Columbia. These increases were partly offset by decreased operating expenses due to the discontinuation of operations at Columbia and lower ESOP expense.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income tax benefit was $140,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to an expense of $6.6 million for the same prior year period. The benefit for the year ended December 31, 2007 was primarily related to the non-taxable income from Bank Owned Life Insurance and the allowable tax deduction for dividends paid by the ESOP.
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
General
Net income decreased to $12.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to net income of $19.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Diluted earnings per share decreased to $1.07 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $1.60 for the same prior year period. Earnings per share was favorably affected by the Company’s repurchase program, which reduced the average diluted shares outstanding.
Interest Income
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $116.6 million, compared to $102.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The yield on interest-earning assets increased to 5.97% for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 5.56% for the same prior year period. Average interest-earning assets increased by $105.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to the same prior year period. The growth was concentrated in average loans receivable which grew $133.5 million, or 8.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to the same prior year period.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $58.4 million, compared to $41.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased to 3.28% for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to 2.49%, in the same prior year period. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $99.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the same prior year period. The growth was concentrated in borrowed funds which grew $76.5 million, or 16.8% for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the same prior year period.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased to $58.1 million, as compared to $60.9 million in the same prior year period. The net interest margin decreased to 2.98% for the year ended December 31, 2006 from 3.30% in the same prior year period. Net interest income did benefit from the increase in average interest-earning assets as noted above, but not enough to offset the decline in the net interest margin.
Provision for Loan Losses
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company’s provision for loan losses was $150,000, as compared to $350,000 for the the same prior year period. Net charge-offs decreased to $372,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $578,000 for the same prior year period. Total loans receivable increased $91.1 million, or 5.4%, at December 31, 2006, as compared to December 31, 2005, although almost all of this growth was in one-to-four family and consumer loans which generally carry a lower risk as compared to other types of loans. Non-performing loans increased by $2.9 million, however, most of the increase also related to lower risk one-to-four family mortgage loans. Additionally, all non-performing loans were well secured.
Other Income
Other income was $13.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $24.1 million for the same prior year period. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Bank recorded gains of $1.4 million on the sale of loans and securities available for sale, as compared to gains of $13.2 million in the same prior year period. Loans sold for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased to $689.6 million from $712.0 million in the same prior year period. Most of the decline in sales volume for year ended December 31, 2006 occurred at Columbia Home Loans during the first quarter of 2006. The decline experienced at Columbia was partly reflective of declines experienced industry-wide. In light of continuing pressure on volume and margins, Columbia implemented plans to consolidate lending channels to a more centralized platform designed to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs. As expected, the consolidation temporarily reduced lending capacity and adversely impacted the volume of loan sales. Additionally, staff turnover in the wholesale alternative credit channel adversely affected sales volume. During the second quarter of 2006 Columbia re-established the wholesale alternative credit channel and sales volume was restored. The gain on sale margin from sold loans, however, decreased for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the same prior year period due to competitive pressures and a change in the mix to a greater proportion of wholesale loans. The wholesale loan production was generally subprime in nature and included a mortgage loan product which provided the borrower with 100% financing relative to the value of the underlying property. These mortgage loans were sold to investors, however, the loan sale agreements may have required Columbia to repurchase the loan in the event of an Early Payment Default or a breach to a representation or warranty. For the year ended December 31, 2006 the Company established a reserve for repurchased loans of $9.6 million with a corresponding provision which reduced the net gain on sale of loans.
Fees and service charges increased $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to the same prior year period primarily related to increases in fees generated from reverse mortgage loans, a new emphasis for the Bank, as well as fees from title insurance and trust services.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were $52.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $54.8 million in the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to reduced incentive plan accruals and planned reductions to loan related marketing expense.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $10.3 million for the same prior year period. The effective tax rate decreased slightly to 34.2% for the year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to 34.6% for the same prior year period.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations(continued)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sales of loans, FHLB advances and other borrowings and, to a lesser extent, investment maturities. While scheduled amortization of loans is a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Company has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises, including an overnight line of credit and advances from the FHLB.
At December 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding overnight borrowings from the FHLB of $58.0 million, an increase from $42.5 million in overnight borrowings at December 31, 2006. The Company utilizes the overnight line from time-to-time to fund short-term liquidity needs. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers increased to $69.8 million at December 31, 2007 from $51.0 million at December 31, 2006. Like deposit flows, this funding source is dependent upon demand from the Bank’s customer base. The Company also had other borrowings with the FHLB of $347.0 million at December 31, 2007, a decrease from $422.0 million at December 31, 2006.
The Company’s cash needs for the year ended December 31, 2007 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, maturities or calls of investment securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale and the issuance of debt in the form of trust preferred securities. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations and repurchases, to fund deposit outflows and reduce Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the cash needs of the Company were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, increased deposits and borrowings, and proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale. The cash provided was principally used for the origination of loans and the repurchase of common stock.
In the normal course of business, the Company routinely enters into various commitments, primarily relating to the origination and sale of loans. At December 31, 2007, outstanding commitments to originate loans totaled $56.6 million; outstanding unused lines of credit totaled $168.1 million; and outstanding commitments to sell loans totaled $12.2 million. The Company expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments in the normal course of business.
Time deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less totaled $411.0 million at December 31, 2007. Based upon historical experience, management estimates that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with the Company.
Under the Company’s stock repurchase programs, shares of OceanFirst Financial Corp. common stock may be purchased in the open market and through other privately negotiated transactions, from time-to-time, depending on market conditions. The repurchased shares are held as treasury stock for general corporate use. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company purchased 49,701 shares of common stock at a total cost of $1.1 million compared with purchases of 772,804 shares for the year ended December 31, 2006 at an aggregate cost of $17.6 million. At December 31, 2007, there were 489,062 shares remaining to be repurchased under the existing stock repurchase program. Cash dividends declared and paid during the year ended December 31, 2007 were $9.3 million, unchanged from the prior year period. On January 23, 2008, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty cents ($0.20) per common share. The dividend was payable on February 15, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2008.
The primary source of liquidity for OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company of OceanFirst Bank, is capital distributions from the banking subsidiary and the issuance of debt instruments. For the year ended December 31, 2007, OceanFirst Financial Corp. received no capital distributions from OceanFirst Bank. The Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) has previously notified the Bank that it does not object to the payment of capital dividends, so long as the Bank remains well capitalized after each capital distribution, and also maintains a tier one core leverage ratio above 6.0% and a total risk-based capital ratio above 10.5% after each capital distribution. The Bank’s tier one core leverage ratio and total risk-based capital ratio at December 31, 2007 were 7.2% and 11.2%, respectively. Applicable Federal law or the OTS, may further limit the amount of capital distributions OceanFirst Bank may make. OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s ability to continue to pay dividends and repurchase stock is partly dependent upon capital distributions from OceanFirst Bank and may be adversely affected by the Bank’s current capital constraints. The Company raised $10.0 million during 2007 from the issuance of trust preferred securities. At December 31, 2007, OceanFirst Financial Corp. held $5.7 million in cash equivalents and $5.9 million in investment securities available for sale. Additionally, OceanFirst Financial Corp. has an available line of credit for up to $4.0 million. The primary use of these funding sources is for the payment of dividends to shareholders and the repurchase of common stock.
At December 31, 2007, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with tangible capital of $138.3 million, or 7.2%, of the Bank’s total adjusted assets, which is above the required level of $28.9 million or 1.5%; core capital of $138.3 million or 7.2% of the Bank’s total adjusted assets, which is above the required level of $57.9 million, or 3.0%; and risk-based capital of $148.4 million, or 11.2% of the Bank’s risk-weighted assets, which is above the required level of $105.9 million or 8.0%. The Bank is considered a “well-capitalized” institution under the Office of Thrift Supervision’s prompt corrective action regulations.
Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in the financial statements, or are recorded in amounts that differ from the notional amounts. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used for general corporate purposes or for customer needs. Corporate purpose transactions are used to help manage credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk or to optimize capital. Customer transactions are used to manage customers’ requests for funding. These financial instruments and commitments include unused consumer lines of credit and commitments to extend credit and are discussed in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company also has outstanding commitments to sell loans amounting to $12.2 million.
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The Company has entered into loan sale agreements with investors in the normal course of business. The loan sale agreements generally require the Company to repurchase loans previously sold in the event of an Early Payment Default or a violation of various representations and warranties customary to the mortgage banking industry. In the opinion of management, the potential exposure related to the Company’s loan sale agreements is adequately provided for in the reserve for repurchased loans included in other liabilities. At December 31, 2007 and 2006 the reserve for repurchased loans amounted to $2.4 million and $9.6 million, respectively.
The following table shows the contractual obligations of the Company by expected payment period as of December 31, 2007 (in thousands). Further discussion of these commitments is included in Notes 9 and 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contractual Obligation | Total | Less than one year | 1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | ||||||||||
Long-Term Debt Obligations | $ | 374,500 | $ | 116,000 | $ | 193,000 | $ | 38,000 | $ | 27,500 | |||||
Operating Lease Obligations | 25,964 | 2,169 | 3,524 | 2,967 | 17,304 | ||||||||||
Purchase Obligations | 6,636 | 3,318 | 3,318 | — | — | ||||||||||
$ | 407,100 | $ | 121,487 | $ | 199,842 | $ | 40,967 | $ | 44,804 | ||||||
Long-term debt obligations includes borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings. The borrowings have defined terms and under certain circumstances are callable at the option of the lender.
Operating leases represent obligations entered into by the Company for the use of land and premises. The leases generally have escalation terms based upon certain defined indexes.
Purchase obligations represent legally binding and enforceable agreements to purchase goods and services from third parties and consist primarily of contractual obligations under data processing servicing agreements. Actual amounts expended vary based on transaction volumes, number of users and other factors.
Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of Statement No. 159 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. The Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of Statement No. 157 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” The interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109 - “Accounting for Income Taxes.” This Interpretation presents a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company adopted the Interpretation effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of Interpretation No. 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets.” SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” establishes, among other things, the accounting for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 amends Statement 140 to require that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. This Statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. An entity that uses derivative instruments to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities is required to account for those derivative instruments at fair value. Under this Statement, an entity can elect subsequent fair value measurement to account for its separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. By electing that option, an entity may simplify its accounting because this Statement permits income statement recognition of the potential offsetting changes in fair value of those servicing assets and servicing liabilities and derivative instruments in the same accounting period. The Company adopted the Statement effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 156 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations(continued)
Asset Quality
The following table sets forth information regarding non-performing assets consisting of non-accrual loans and Real Estate Owned (“REO”) and activity in the allowance for loan losses. The Bank had no troubled-debt restructured loans and three REO properties at December 31, 2007. It is the policy of the Bank to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, the amount of interest income that would have been recognized on non-accrual loans if such loans had continued to perform in accordance with their contractual terms was $210,000, $189,000, $115,000, $128,000 and $96,000.
At or For The Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Non-accrual loans: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Real estate: | ||||||||||||||||||||
One- to-four family | $ | 6,620 | $ | 2,703 | $ | 1,084 | $ | 1,337 | $ | 1,712 | ||||||||||
Commercial real estate, multi-family and land | 1,040 | 286 | — | 744 | 242 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer | 586 | 281 | 299 | 784 | 90 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial | 495 | 1,255 | 212 | 623 | 118 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 8,741 | 4,525 | 1,595 | 3,488 | 2,162 | |||||||||||||||
REO, net | 438 | 288 | 278 | 288 | 252 | |||||||||||||||
Total non-performing assets | $ | 9,179 | $ | 4,813 | $ | 1,873 | $ | 3,776 | $ | 2,414 | ||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 10,238 | $ | 10,460 | $ | 10,688 | $ | 10,802 | $ | 10,074 | ||||||||||
Less: Net charge-offs (recoveries) | 470 | 372 | 578 | 414 | (40 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Add: Provision for loan losses | 700 | 150 | 350 | 300 | 688 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 10,468 | $ | 10,238 | $ | 10,460 | $ | 10,688 | $ | 10,802 | ||||||||||
Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) during the year to average net loans outstanding during the year | .03 | % | .02 | % | .04 | % | .03 | % | .00 | % | ||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses as percent of total loans receivable(1) | .62 | .57 | .62 | .69 | .75 | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans(2) | 119.76 | 226.25 | 655.80 | 306.42 | 499.63 | |||||||||||||||
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable(1)(2) | .52 | .25 | .09 | .23 | .15 | |||||||||||||||
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets(2) | .48 | .23 | .09 | .20 | .14 |
(1) | Total loans receivable includes loans receivable and loans held for sale. |
(2) | Non-performing assets consist of non-performing loans and real estate acquired through foreclosure. Non-performing loans consist of all loans 90 days or more past due and other loans in the process of foreclosure. It is the Company’s policy to cease accruing interest on all such loans. |
The non-performing loan total includes $1.2 million of repurchased one-to-four family and consumer loans and $2.8 million of one-to-four family and consumer loans previously held-for-sale, which were written down to their fair market value.
The Company has developed an internal asset classification system which classifies assets depending on risk of loss characteristics. The asset classifications comply with certain regulatory guidelines. At December 31, 2007, the Bank had $12.4 million of assets, including all REO, classified as “Substandard,” $15,000 of assets classified as “Doubtful” and no assets classified as “Loss.” Additionally, “Special Mention” assets totaled $8.2 million at December 31, 2007. These loans are classified as Special Mention due to past delinquencies or other identifiable weaknesses.
The largest Substandard relationship is comprised of two loans totaling $2.2 million for a start-up business for which operating revenue is not currently supporting the debt obligation. The loans are current as to payments. The largest Special Mention relationship comprised several credit facilities to a large, real estate agency with an aggregate balance of $4.4 million which was current as to payments, but criticized due to declining revenue and net income of the borrower. The loans are secured by commercial real estate and corporate assets and the personal guarantee of the principals. All of the non-performing loans noted above are included in the Substandard category.
The provision for loan losses increased by $550,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the prior year. Net charge-offs increased to $470,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $372,000 for the same prior year period. Loans receivable, net decreased $25.5 million at December 31, 2007, as compared to December 31, 2006. Non-performing loans increased by $4.2 million. As noted above, the increase includes $1.2 million of repurchased loans and $2.8 million of loans previously held-for-sale, both of which were written down to their fair market value, which included an assessment of each loan’s potential credit impairment.
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Management of Interest Rate Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The Company’s market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending, investment and deposit-taking activities. The Company’s profitability is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. A sudden and substantial change in interest rates may adversely impact the Company’s earnings to the extent that the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent or on the same basis. To that end, management actively monitors and manages interest rate risk exposure.
The principal objectives of the Company’s interest rate risk management function are to evaluate the interest rate risk inherent in certain balance sheet accounts; determine the level of risk appropriate given the Company’s business focus, operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives; and manage the risk consistent with Board approved guidelines. Through such management, the Company seeks to reduce the exposure of its operations to changes in interest rates. The Company monitors its interest rate risk as such risk relates to its operating strategies. The Company’s Board of Directors has established an Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) consisting of members of the Company’s management, responsible for reviewing the Company’s asset liability policies and interest rate risk position. ALCO meets monthly and reports trends and the Company’s interest rate risk position to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The extent of the movement of interest rates, higher or lower, is an uncertainty that could have an impact on the earnings of the Company.
The Company utilizes the following strategies to manage interest rate risk: (1) emphasizing the origination for portfolio of fixed-rate mortgage loans generally having terms to maturity of not more than fifteen years, adjustable-rate loans, floating-rate and balloon maturity commercial loans, and consumer loans consisting primarily of home equity loans and lines of credit; (2) holding primarily short-term and/or adjustable- or floating-rate mortgage-backed and investment securities; (3) attempting to reduce the overall interest rate sensitivity of liabilities by emphasizing core and longer-term deposits; and (4) managing the maturities of wholesale borrowings. The Company may also sell fixed-rate mortgage loans into the secondary market. In determining whether to retain fixed-rate mortgages, management considers the Company’s overall interest rate risk position, the volume of such loans, the loan yield and the types and amount of funding sources. The Company periodically retains fixed-rate mortgage loan production in order to improve yields and increase balance sheet leverage. During periods when fixed-rate mortgage loan production is retained, the Company generally attempts to extend the maturity on part of its wholesale borrowings. For the past few years, the Company has sold most 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan originations in the secondary market. The Company currently does not participate in financial futures contracts, interest rate swaps or other activities involving the use of off-balance sheet derivative financial instruments, but may do so in the future to manage interest rate risk.
The matching of assets and liabilities may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are “interest rate sensitive” and by monitoring an institution’s interest rate sensitivity “gap.” An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within that time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest rate sensitive assets. Accordingly, during a period of rising interest rates, an institution with a negative gap position theoretically would not be in as favorable a position, compared to an institution with a positive gap, to invest in higher-yielding assets. This may result in the yield on the institution’s assets increasing at a slower rate than the increase in its cost of interest-bearing liabilities. Conversely, during a period of falling interest rates, an institution with a negative gap might experience a repricing of its assets at a slower rate than its interest-bearing liabilities, which, consequently, may result in its net interest income growing at a faster rate than an institution with a positive gap position.
The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is monitored through the use of an interest rate risk (“IRR”) model. The following table sets forth the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at December 31, 2007, which were anticipated by the Company, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown. At December 31, 2007 the Company’s one-year gap was negative 9.57% as compared to negative 0.80% at December 31, 2006. Except as stated below, the amount of assets and liabilities which reprice or mature during a particular period were determined in accordance with the earlier of term to repricing or the contractual maturity of the asset or liability. The table is intended to provide an approximation of the projected repricing of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2007, on the basis of contractual maturities, anticipated prepayments, and scheduled rate adjustments within a three month period and subsequent selected time intervals. Loans receivable reflect principal balances expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of contractual amortization and anticipated prepayments of adjustable-rate loans and fixed-rate loans, and as a result of contractual rate adjustments on adjustable-rate loans. Loans were projected to prepay at rates between 3.0% and 41.0% annually. Mortgage-backed securities were projected to prepay at rates between 12.0% and 18.0% annually. Savings accounts, interest-bearing checking accounts and money market deposit accounts were assumed to decay, or run-off, at 1.50% per month. Prepayment and decay rates can have a significant impact on the Company’s estimated gap.
There can be no assurance that projected prepayment rates for loans and mortgage-backed securities will be achieved or that projected decay rates for deposits will be realized.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations(continued)
At December 31, 2007 | 3 Months or Less | More than 3 Months to 1 Year | More than 1 Year to 3 Years | More than 3 Years to 5 Years | More than 5 Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets(1): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments | $ | 5,227 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,227 | ||||||||||||
Investment securities | 54,973 | 297 | — | — | 7,333 | 62,603 | ||||||||||||||||||
FHLB stock | — | — | — | — | 22,941 | 22,941 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 3,453 | 22,351 | 20,841 | 6,619 | 836 | 54,100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loans receivable(2) | 278,542 | 399,867 | 546,450 | 224,846 | 237,614 | 1,687,319 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 342,195 | 422,515 | 567,291 | 231,465 | 268,724 | �� | 1,832,190 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Money market deposit accounts | 3,831 | 11,494 | 30,650 | 38,312 | — | 84,287 | ||||||||||||||||||
Savings accounts | 8,478 | 25,936 | 67,827 | 84,854 | — | 187,095 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing checking accounts | 172,741 | 40,267 | 107,380 | 134,278 | — | 454,666 | ||||||||||||||||||
Time deposits | 174,701 | 236,273 | 33,854 | 8,676 | 582 | 454,086 | ||||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances | 81,000 | 83,000 | 191,000 | 38,000 | — | 393,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings | 92,307 | 10,000 | 2,000 | — | 5,000 | 109,307 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 533,058 | 406,970 | 432,711 | 304,120 | 5,582 | 1,682,441 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest sensitivity gap(3) | $ | (190,863 | ) | $ | 15,545 | $ | 134,580 | $ | (72,655 | ) | $ | 263,142 | $ | 149,749 | ||||||||||
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap | $ | (190,863 | ) | $ | (175,318 | ) | $ | (40,738 | ) | $ | (113,393 | ) | $ | 149,749 | $ | 149,749 | ||||||||
Cumulative interest sensitivity gap as a percent of total interest-earning assets | (10.42 | )% | (9.57 | )% | (2.22 | )% | (6.19 | )% | 8.17 | % | 8.17 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) | Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments and contractual maturities. |
(2) | For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans gross of the allowance for loan losses, unamortized discounts and deferred loan fees. |
(3) | Interest sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. |
Certain shortcomings are inherent in gap analysis. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market interest rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate loans, have features which restrict changes in interest rates both on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and decay rates would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in the calculation. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their adjustable-rate loans may be impaired in the event of an interest rate increase.
Another method of analyzing an institution’s exposure to interest rate risk is by measuring the change in the institution’s net portfolio value (“NPV”) and net interest income under various interest rate scenarios. NPV is the difference between the net present value of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The NPV ratio, in any interest rate scenario, is defined as the NPV in that scenario divided by the market value of assets in the same scenario. The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is monitored by management through the use of an interest rate risk model which measures IRR by modeling the change in NPV and net interest income over a range of interest rate scenarios. The Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) also produces an NPV only analysis using its own model, based upon data submitted on the Bank’s quarterly Thrift Financial Reports. The results produced by the OTS may vary from the results produced by the Company’s model, primarily due to differences in the assumptions utilized including estimated loan prepayment rates, reinvestment rates and deposit decay rates. The following table sets forth the Company’s NPV and net interest income projections as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, as calculated by the Company (in thousands). For purposes of this table, the Company used prepayment speeds and deposit decay rates similar to those used in calculating the Company’s gap.
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At December 31, 2007, the Company’s NPV in a static rate environment is less than the NPV at December 31, 2006 primarily reflecting a decline in the value of core deposits and fixed-rate Federal Home Loan Bank advances. The changes in net portfolio value and net interest income are within the limitations established by management and approved by the Board of Directors.
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock) | December 31, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
Net Portfolio Value | Net Interest Income | ||||||||||||||
Amount | % Change | NPV Ratio | Amount | % Change | |||||||||||
200 | $ | 125,181 | (25.3 | )% | 6.8 | % | $ | 51,081 | (10.2 | )% | |||||
100 | 149,672 | (10.7 | ) | 8.0 | 54,350 | (4.4 | ) | ||||||||
Static | 167,675 | — | 8.7 | 56,872 | — | ||||||||||
(100) | 171,050 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 57,770 | 1.6 | ||||||||||
(200) | 163,057 | (2.8 | ) | 8.4 | 56,245 | (1.1 | ) |
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock) | December 31, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
Net Portfolio Value | Net Interest Income | ||||||||||||||
Amount | % Change | NPV Ratio | Amount | % Change | |||||||||||
200 | $ | 172,422 | (16.0 | )% | 8.7 | % | $ | 53,028 | (4.9 | )% | |||||
100 | 192,040 | (6.5 | ) | 9.5 | 54,748 | (1.9 | ) | ||||||||
Static | 205,312 | — | 9.9 | 55,788 | — | ||||||||||
(100) | 206,157 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 55,431 | (0.6 | ) | |||||||||
(200) | 191,711 | (6.6 | ) | 9.1 | 52,490 | (5.9 | ) |
As is the case with the gap calculation, certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the NPV and net interest income IRR measurements. The model requires the making of certain assumptions which may tend to oversimplify the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. First, the model assumes that the composition of the Company’s interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured. Second, the model assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. Third, the model does not take into account the Company’s business or strategic plans. Accordingly, although the above measurements do provide an indication of the Company’s IRR exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on the Company’s NPV and net interest income and can be expected to differ from actual results.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented herein have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollar amounts without considering the changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of the Company’s operations. Unlike industrial companies, nearly all of the assets and liabilities of the Company are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on the Company’s performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the price of goods and services.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement
In addition to historical information, this annual report contains certain forward-looking statements which are based on certain assumptions and describes 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 the subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area and accounting principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake - and specifically disclaims any obligation—to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in Item 1. Business of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
December 31, 2007 and 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 27,547 | $ | 32,204 | ||||
Investment securities available for sale (encumbered $51,728 in 2007 and $76,117 in 2006) (notes 3, 9 and 10) | 57,625 | 82,384 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost (note 9) | 22,941 | 25,346 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale (encumbered $53,884 in 2007 and $67,857 in 2006) (notes 4, 9 and 10) | 54,137 | 68,369 | ||||||
Loans receivable, net (notes 5 and 9) | 1,675,919 | 1,701,425 | ||||||
Mortgage loans held for sale | 6,072 | 82,943 | ||||||
Interest and dividends receivable (note 6) | 6,915 | 8,083 | ||||||
Real estate owned, net | 438 | 288 | ||||||
Premises and equipment, net (note 7) | 17,882 | 18,196 | ||||||
Servicing asset (note 5) | 8,940 | 9,787 | ||||||
Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) | 38,430 | 37,145 | ||||||
Intangible assets | — | 1,114 | ||||||
Other assets (note 10) | 10,653 | 9,718 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,927,499 | $ | 2,077,002 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Deposits (note 8) | $ | 1,283,790 | $ | 1,372,328 | ||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers (note 9) | 69,807 | 50,982 | ||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with the Federal Home Loan Bank (note 9) | 12,000 | 34,000 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances (note 9) | 393,000 | 430,500 | ||||||
Other borrowings (note 9) | 27,500 | 17,500 | ||||||
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 7,588 | 7,743 | ||||||
Other liabilities (notes 10 and 13) | 9,508 | 31,629 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,803,193 | 1,944,682 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (note 13) | ||||||||
Stockholders’ equity (notes 2, 10, 11 and 12): | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued | — | — | ||||||
Common stock, $ .01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 27,177,372 shares issued and | ||||||||
12,346,465 and 12,262,307 shares outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively | 272 | 272 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 203,532 | 201,936 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 154,929 | 164,121 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,211 | ) | (470 | ) | ||||
Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan | (5,360 | ) | (6,369 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, 14,830,907 and 14,915,065 shares at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively | (225,856 | ) | (227,170 | ) | ||||
Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan | 1,307 | 1,457 | ||||||
Deferred Compensation Plan liability | (1,307 | ) | (1,457 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 124,306 | 132,320 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,927,499 | $ | 2,077,002 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Interest income: | ||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 105,244 | $ | 106,384 | $ | 93,864 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 2,775 | 3,304 | 3,813 | |||||||||
Investment securities and other | 6,945 | 6,874 | 5,122 | |||||||||
Total interest income | 114,964 | 116,562 | 102,799 | |||||||||
Interest expense: | ||||||||||||
Deposits (note 8) | 36,586 | 33,401 | 22,807 | |||||||||
Borrowed funds (note 9) | 25,454 | 25,042 | 19,066 | |||||||||
Total interest expense | 62,040 | 58,443 | 41,873 | |||||||||
Net interest income | 52,924 | 58,119 | 60,926 | |||||||||
Provision for loan losses (note 5) | 700 | 150 | 350 | |||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 52,224 | 57,969 | 60,576 | |||||||||
Other income: | ||||||||||||
Loan servicing income (note 5) | 468 | 515 | 280 | |||||||||
Fees and service charges | 11,674 | 10,488 | 9,434 | |||||||||
Net (loss) gain and lower of cost or market adjustment on sales of loans and securities available for sale (notes 3, 4 and 13) | (11,048 | ) | 1,358 | 13,183 | ||||||||
Income on Bank Owned Life Insurance | 1,285 | 1,143 | 1,122 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) from other real estate operations | 100 | (61 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Other | 52 | 165 | 72 | |||||||||
Total other income | 2,531 | 13,608 | 24,090 | |||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits (notes 11 and 12) | 28,469 | 29,317 | 31,184 | |||||||||
Occupancy (note 13) | 5,651 | 4,850 | 4,539 | |||||||||
Equipment | 2,202 | 2,533 | 2,531 | |||||||||
Marketing | 1,482 | 1,517 | 2,914 | |||||||||
Federal deposit insurance | 626 | 533 | 507 | |||||||||
Data processing | 3,454 | 3,416 | 3,243 | |||||||||
General and administrative | 10,922 | 10,215 | 9,916 | |||||||||
Goodwill impairment | 1,014 | — | — | |||||||||
Total operating expenses | 53,820 | 52,381 | 54,834 | |||||||||
Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes | 935 | 19,196 | 29,832 | |||||||||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes (note 10) | (140 | ) | 6,563 | 10,335 | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | 1,075 | $ | 12,633 | $ | 19,497 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share (note 1) | $ | .09 | $ | 1.09 | $ | 1.65 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share (note 1) | $ | .09 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.60 | ||||||
Average basic shares outstanding (note 1) | 11,545 | 11,547 | 11,786 | |||||||||
Average diluted shares outstanding (note 1) | 11,648 | 11,765 | 12,219 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 | Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Employee Stock Ownership Plan | Treasury Stock | Common Stock Acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan | Deferred Compensation Plan Liability | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2004 | $ | 272 | $ | 193,723 | $ | 157,575 | $ | (667 | ) | $ | (8,652 | ) | $ | (204,295 | ) | $ | 986 | $ | (986 | ) | $ | 137,956 | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 19,497 | — | — | — | — | — | 19,497 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding loss on securities (net of tax benefit $ 377) | — | — | — | (544 | ) | — | — | — | — | (544 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax expense $ 7) | — | — | — | (12 | ) | — | — | — | — | (12 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18,941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock awards | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit of stock plans | — | 1,704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase 690,407 shares of common stock | — | — | — | — | — | (15,962 | ) | — | — | (15,962 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation of ESOP stock | — | — | — | — | 1,180 | — | — | — | 1,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESOP adjustment | — | 2,064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,064 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividend – $.80 per share | — | — | (9,469 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (9,469 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | (2,990 | ) | — | — | 5,230 | — | — | 2,240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of stock for the deferred compensation plan, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | (397 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2005 | 272 | 197,621 | 164,613 | (1,223 | ) | (7,472 | ) | (215,027 | ) | 1,383 | (1,383 | ) | 138,784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 12,633 | — | — | — | — | — | 12,633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on securities (net of tax expense $ 523) | — | — | — | 757 | — | — | — | — | 757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax expense $ 3) | — | — | — | (4 | ) | — | — | — | — | (4 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13,386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock awards | — | 337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit of stock plans | — | 2,129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase 772,804 shares of common stock | — | — | — | — | — | (17,618 | ) | — | — | (17,618 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation of ESOP stock | — | — | — | — | 1,103 | — | — | — | 1,103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESOP adjustment | — | 1,849 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividend – $.80 per share | — | — | (9,277 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (9,277 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | (3,848 | ) | — | — | 5,475 | — | — | 1,627 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of stock for the deferred compensation plan, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | (74 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2006 | 272 | 201,936 | 164,121 | (470 | ) | (6,369 | ) | (227,170 | ) | 1,457 | (1,457 | ) | 132,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | 1,075 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding loss on securities (net of tax benefit $ 1,404) | — | — | — | (2,741 | ) | — | — | — | — | (2,741 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (1,666 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock awards | — | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan | — | (295 | ) | (3 | ) | — | — | 298 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit of stock plans | — | 337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 337 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase 49,701 shares of common stock | — | — | — | — | — | (1,112 | ) | — | — | (1,112 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation of ESOP stock | — | — | — | — | 1,009 | — | — | — | 1,009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESOP adjustment | — | 1,140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividend – $.80 per share | — | — | (9,262 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | (9,262 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | — | (1,002 | ) | — | — | 2,128 | — | — | 1,126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of stock for the deferred compensation plan, net | — | — | — | — | — | — | (150 | ) | 150 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2007 | $ | 272 | $ | 203,532 | $ | 154,929 | $ | (3,211 | ) | $ | (5,360 | ) | $ | (225,856 | ) | $ | 1,307 | $ | (1,307 | ) | $ | 124,306 | |||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,075 | $ | 12,633 | $ | 19,497 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment | 1,910 | 2,068 | 2,030 | |||||||||
Amortization of ESOP | 1,009 | 1,103 | 1,180 | |||||||||
ESOP adjustment | 1,140 | 1,849 | 2,064 | |||||||||
Stock awards | 414 | 337 | 130 | |||||||||
Amortization of servicing asset | 2,190 | 2,048 | 2,252 | |||||||||
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets | 1,114 | 158 | 104 | |||||||||
Net premium amortization in excess of discount accretion on securities | 93 | 221 | 793 | |||||||||
Net premium amortization of deferred fees and discounts on loans | 968 | 714 | 178 | |||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 700 | 150 | 350 | |||||||||
Lower of cost or market write-down on loans held for sale | 9,441 | — | — | |||||||||
Provision for repurchased loans | 3,460 | 9,600 | — | |||||||||
Deferred tax expense (benefit) | 1,088 | (2,950 | ) | 334 | ||||||||
Net loss (gain) from premises and equipment | 21 | — | (28 | ) | ||||||||
Net (gain) loss on sales of real estate owned | (62 | ) | 99 | — | ||||||||
Net gain on sales of loans and securities available for sale | (1,853 | ) | (10,958 | ) | (13,183 | ) | ||||||
Loans repurchased | (1,012 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale | 378,847 | 701,112 | 726,041 | |||||||||
Mortgage loans originated for sale | (319,821 | ) | (743,165 | ) | (684,153 | ) | ||||||
Increase in value of Bank Owned Life Insurance | (1,285 | ) | (1,143 | ) | (1,122 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from Bank Owned Life Insurance | — | — | 110 | |||||||||
Decrease (increase) in interest and dividends receivable | 1,168 | (994 | ) | (1,056 | ) | |||||||
Increase in other assets | (619 | ) | (793 | ) | (261 | ) | ||||||
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities | (14,919 | ) | 12,911 | (27,306 | ) | |||||||
Total adjustments | 63,992 | (27,633 | ) | 8,457 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 65,067 | (15,000 | ) | 27,954 | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Net decrease (increase) in loans receivable | 28,079 | (47,815 | ) | (182,165 | ) | |||||||
Loans repurchased | (14,483 | ) | — | — | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of loans repurchased | 8,666 | — | — | |||||||||
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale | — | 437 | 199 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale | — | 6,241 | 7,629 | |||||||||
Purchase of investment securities available for sale | (681 | ) | (748 | ) | (4,427 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of mortgage-backed securities available for sale | — | (6,439 | ) | (7,704 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from maturities or calls of investment securities available for sale | 20,780 | 2,584 | 4,670 | |||||||||
Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities available for sale | 14,653 | 17,117 | 37,473 | |||||||||
Decrease (increase) in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock | 2,405 | (3,554 | ) | (542 | ) | |||||||
Net proceeds (disbursements) from sale and acquisition of real estate owned | 753 | (39 | ) | 10 | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment | — | — | 49 | |||||||||
Purchases of premises and equipment | (1,617 | ) | (4,146 | ) | (2,132 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 58,555 | (36,362 | ) | (146,940 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
(Decrease) increase in deposits | (88,538 | ) | 15,760 | 86,033 | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 34,325 | (12,707 | ) | 61,117 | ||||||||
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 20,000 | 205,000 | 54,000 | |||||||||
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances | (95,000 | ) | (135,000 | ) | (99,000 | ) | ||||||
Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase | — | (10,000 | ) | (11,000 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from other borrowings | 10,000 | 12,500 | 5,000 | |||||||||
(Decrease) increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | (155 | ) | 44 | 1,410 | ||||||||
Tax benefit of stock plans | 337 | 2,129 | 1,704 | |||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 1,126 | 1,627 | 2,240 | |||||||||
Dividends paid | (9,262 | ) | (9,277 | ) | (9,469 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (1,112 | ) | (17,618 | ) | (15,962 | ) | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (128,279 | ) | 52,458 | 76,073 | ||||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and due from banks | (4,657 | ) | 1,096 | (42,913 | ) | |||||||
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year | 32,204 | 31,108 | 74,021 | |||||||||
Cash and due from banks at end of year | $ | 27,547 | $ | 32,204 | $ | 31,108 | ||||||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||||||
Cash paid during the year for: | ||||||||||||
Interest | $ | 62,486 | $ | 57,538 | $ | 42,159 | ||||||
Income taxes | 227 | 5,374 | 19,151 | |||||||||
Noncash investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Transfer of loans held-for-sale to loans held-for-investment | 9,405 | — | — | |||||||||
Transfer of securities sold under agreements to repurchase to advances | 22,000 | 15,000 | 36,000 | |||||||||
Transfer of loans receivable to real estate owned | 841 | 70 | — |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Columbia Home Loans, LLC (“Columbia”), OceanFirst REIT Holdings, LLC., and its wholly-owned subsidiary OceanFirst Realty Corp. and OceanFirst Services, LLC, and its wholly-owned subsidiary OFB Reinsurance, Ltd. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
Exit Activities
During 2007, the Bank exited the mortgage banking business operated by Columbia. All loan origination activity was ceased, although the Bank retained Columbia’s loan servicing portfolio. The exit was due to the significant operating losses incurred by Columbia in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 and was completed prior to the end of 2007. Occupancy expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 include $760,000 for lease termination costs related to the exit activities in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.”
Business
The Bank provides a range of community banking services to customers through a network of branches in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties in New Jersey. The Bank is subject to competition from other financial institutions; it is also subject to the regulations of certain regulatory agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated statement of financial condition and revenues and expenses for the period then ended. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the determination of the reserve for repurchased loans, the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in settlement of loans and the valuation of mortgage servicing rights. In connection with the determination of the allowances for loan losses and Real Estate Owned (“REO”), management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties.
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions and loans of Federal funds. For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities
The Company classifies all investment and mortgage-backed securities as available-for-sale. Securities available-for-sale include securities that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability management strategy. Such securities are carried at fair value and unrealized gains and losses, net of related tax effect, are excluded from earnings, but are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Estimated fair value is determined based on bid quotations received from securities dealers, if available. If a quoted market price was not available, fair value was estimated using quoted market price of similar instruments adjusted for differences between the quoted instruments and the instruments being valued. Gains or losses on the sale of such securities are included in other income using the specific identification method. Securities are evaluated for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis.
Loans Receivable
Loans receivable, other than loans held-for-sale, are stated at unpaid principal balance, plus unamortized premiums less unearned discounts, net of deferred loan origination and commitment fees and costs, and the allowance for loan losses.
Loan origination and commitment fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and the net fee or cost is recognized in interest income using the level-yield method over the contractual life of the specifically identified loans, adjusted for actual prepayments. A loan is considered past due when a payment has not been received in accordance with the contractual terms. Loans on which interest is more than 90 days past due, including impaired loans, and other loans in the process of foreclosure are placed on non-accrual status. Interest income previously accrued on these loans, but not yet received, is reversed in the current period. Any interest subsequently collected is credited to income in the period of recovery only after the full principal balance has been brought current. A loan is returned to accrual status when all amounts due have been received and the remaining principal balance is deemed collectible.
A loan is considered impaired when it is deemed probable that the Company will not collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company has defined the population of impaired loans to be all non-accrual commercial real estate, multi-family, land, construction and commercial loans in excess of $250,000. Impaired loans are individually assessed to determine that the loan’s carrying value is not in excess of the fair value of the collateral or the present value of the loan’s expected future cash flows. Smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment, such as residential mortgage loans and installment loans, are specifically excluded from the impaired loan portfolio.
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
The Company regularly sells part of its mortgage loan originations. The Bank periodically sells part of its own mortgage production in order to manage interest rate risk and liquidity. The Bank has generally sold fixed-rate mortgage loans with final maturities in excess of 15 years and, occasionally adjustable-rate loans. Columbia sold virtually all loan production except that the Bank may have purchased adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans originated by Columbia for inclusion in its held-for-investment loan portfolio. The Bank had generally purchased from Columbia adjustable-rate loans with prime credit quality.
In determining whether to retain mortgages, management considers the Company’s overall interest rate risk position, the volume of such loans, the loan yield and the types and amount of funding sources. The Company may also retain mortgage loan production in order to improve yields and increase balance sheet leverage.
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During 2007, the Company executed a bulk sale of loans held-for-sale which also included repurchased loans classified as held-for-investment. The repurchased loans were sold because the Company intended to reduce its overall exposure to subprime loans. Of the loans held-for-investment portfolio, only those loans previously repurchased were included in the bulk sale.
Mortgage loans held-for-sale are carried at the lower of unpaid principal balance, net, or market value on an aggregate basis. Estimated market value is determined based on bid quotations from securities dealers.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is based on management’s evaluation of the Company’s past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and current economic conditions. Additions to the allowance arise from charges to operations through the provision for loan losses or from the recovery of amounts previously charged off. The allowance is reduced by loan charge-offs. Loans are charged-off when management believes such loans are uncollectible.
Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions in the Company’s market area. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their routine examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Bank to recognize additions to the allowances based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.
Reserve for Repurchased Loans
The reserve for repurchased loans relates to potential losses on loans sold which may have to be repurchased due to an Early Payment Default, generally defined as the failure by the borrower to make a payment within a designated period early in the loan term. Additionally, loans may be repurchased based on violation of representations and warranties. Provisions for losses are charged to gain on sale of loans and credited to the reserve while actual losses are charged to the reserve. The reserve represents the Company’s estimate of the total losses expected to occur and is considered to be adequate by management based upon the Company’s evaluation of the potential exposure related to the loan sale agreements over the period of repurchase risk. The reserve for repurchased loans is included in other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated statement of financial condition.
Mortgage Servicing Rights, or MSR
The Company recognizes as a separate asset the rights to service mortgage loans, whether those rights are acquired through purchase or loan origination activities. MSR are amortized in proportion to and over the estimated period of net servicing income. The estimated fair value of MSR is determined through a discounted analysis of future cash flows, incorporating numerous assumptions including servicing income, servicing costs, market discount rates, prepayment speeds and default rates. Impairment of the MSR is assessed on the fair value of those rights with any impairment recognized as a component of loan servicing fee income.
Real Estate Owned
Real estate owned is carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less estimated costs to sell. When a property is acquired, the excess of the loan balance over fair value is charged to the allowance for loan losses. Operating results from real estate owned, including rental income, operating expenses, and gains and losses realized from the sales of real estate owned are recorded as incurred.
Premises and Equipment
Land is carried at cost and premises and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or leases. Depreciable lives are as follows: computer equipment: 3 years; furniture, fixtures and other electronic equipment: 5 years; building improvements: 10 years; and buildings: 30 years. Repair and maintenance items are expensed and improvements are capitalized. Gains and losses on dispositions are reflected in current operations.
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes 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. 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. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Any interest and penalties on taxes payable are included as part of the provision for income taxes.
Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of statement No. 159 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. The Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of Statement No. 157 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” The interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement 109 -”Accounting for Income Taxes.” This Interpretation presents a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Company adopted the Interpretation effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of Interpretation No. 48 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets.” SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” establishes, among other things, the accounting for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 amends Statement 140 to require that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. This Statement permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. An entity that uses derivative instruments to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities is required to account for those derivative instruments at fair value. Under this Statement, an entity can elect subsequent fair value measurement to account for its separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. By electing that option, an entity may simplify its accounting because this Statement permits income statement recognition of the potential offsetting changes in fair value of those servicing assets and servicing liabilities and derivative instruments in the same accounting period. The Company adopted the Statement effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 156 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Stock-based Compensation
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and accordingly recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants under this method. Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (revised 2004) which requires an entity to recognize the grant-date fair value of stock options and other stock-based compensation issued to employees in the income statement. The modified prospective transition method was adopted and, as a result, the income statement includes $308,000 and $206,000 of expense for stock option grants for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Prior periods have not been restated. At December 31, 2007 the Company had $1.3 million in compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized. This cost will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 3.6 years.
As a result of adopting Statement 123 (R) on January 1, 2006, the Company’s income before income taxes and net income was $308,000 and $200,000 lower, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007 and $206,000 and $134,000 lower, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2006 than if it had continued to account for stock-based compensation under Opinion No. 25. Basic and diluted earnings per share would have increased to $0.11 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and $1.11 and $1.09, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2006, if the Company had not adopted Statement 123(R).
On December 22, 2005, the Company accelerated the vesting of 645,535 outstanding unvested stock options awarded to directors and officers of the Bank. Of the 645,535 stock options for which vesting was accelerated 464,516, or 72% were “in the money” options having exercise prices from $14.33 to $23.23. The remaining 181,019, or 28%, were “out of the money” options having exercise prices from $23.44 to $27.11. The acceleration was undertaken in an attempt to eliminate compensation expense that the Company would otherwise be required to recognize with respect to these unvested stock options upon adopting Statement 123 (R). The Company recognized a pre-tax charge of $27,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005 while eliminating potential pre-tax compensation expense in future periods of approximately $2.3 million. Had the compensation costs for the Company’s stock option plan for the year ended December 31, 2005 been determined based on the fair value method, the Company’s net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated below (in thousands except per share data).
2005 | ||||
Net income: | ||||
As reported | $ | 19,497 | ||
Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects | 85 | |||
Total stock-based compensation expense determined under the fair value based method including earned incentive awards and stock option grants, net of related tax effects | (2,450 | ) | ||
Net stock-based compensation expense not included in reported net income, all relating to stock option grants, net of related tax effects | (2,365 | ) | ||
Pro forma | $ | 17,132 | ||
Basic earnings per share: | ||||
As reported | $ | 1.65 | ||
Pro forma | 1.45 | |||
Diluted earnings per share: | ||||
As reported | $ | 1.60 | ||
Pro forma | 1.40 | |||
The fair value of stock options granted by the Company was estimated through the use of the Black-Scholes option pricing model applying the following assumptions:
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 4.63 | % | 4.71 | % | 3.95 | % | ||||||
Expected option life | 7 years | 7 years | 6 years | |||||||||
Expected volatility | 21 | % | 22 | % | 22 | % | ||||||
Expected dividend yield | 3.60 | % | 3.49 | % | 3.41 | % | ||||||
Weighted average fair value of an option share granted during the year | $ | 4.15 | $ | 4.81 | $ | 4.05 | ||||||
Intrinsic value of options exercised during the year (in thousands) | 1,230 | 5,866 | 6,128 |
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate with a term equal to the expected option life. The expected option life was updated in 2006 to conform to the Company’s actual experience. Expected volatility is based on actual historical results. Compensation cost is recognized on a straight line basis over the vesting period.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) includes items recorded directly in equity, such as unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale.
Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for intangible assets under SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS 142 eliminated amortization of goodwill and requires that an annual impairment test be performed. The Company determined that there was an impairment to goodwill of $1.0 million in 2007 based on the significant operating losses incurred by Columbia and the resultant negative equity. The impairment charge is included in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of income. The Company’s intangible assets, primarily core deposit intangibles, were amortized on a straight line basis over a period of ten years through December 31, 2007. The Company has no intangible assets remaining at December 31, 2007.
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Bank Owned Life Insurance
Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) is accounted for using the cash surrender value method and is recorded at its realizable value. The change in the net asset value is included in other non-interest income.
Segment Reporting
As a community-oriented financial institution, substantially all of the Bank’s operations involve the delivery of loan and deposit products to customers. The Bank makes operating decisions and assesses performance based on an ongoing review of these community banking operations, which constitute the only operating segment for financial reporting purposes.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus potential common stock, utilizing the treasury stock method. All share amounts exclude unallocated shares of stock held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) and the Incentive Plan.
The following reconciles shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
Year ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding | 12,324 | 12,444 | 12,817 | ||||||
Less: Unallocated ESOP shares | (695 | ) | (821 | ) | (956 | ) | |||
Unallocated Incentive award shares and shares held by deferred compensation plan | (84 | ) | (76 | ) | (75 | ) | |||
Average basic shares outstanding | 11,545 | 11,547 | 11,786 | ||||||
Add: Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||
Stock options | 39 | 143 | 362 | ||||||
Incentive Awards and shares held by deferred compensation plan | 64 | 75 | 71 | ||||||
Average diluted shares outstanding | 11,648 | 11,765 | 12,219 | ||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, 1,297,000, 638,000 and 324,000, respectively, antidilutive stock options were excluded from earnings per share calculations.
(2) Regulatory Matters
Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) regulations require savings institutions to maintain minimum levels of regulatory capital. Under the regulations in effect at December 31, 2007, the Bank was required to maintain a minimum ratio of tangible capital to total adjusted assets of 1.5%; a minimum ratio of Tier 1 (core) capital to total adjusted assets of 3.0%; and a minimum ratio of total (core and supplementary) capital to risk-weighted assets of 8.0%.
Under its prompt corrective action regulations, the OTS is required to take certain supervisory actions (and may take additional discretionary actions) with respect to an undercapitalized institution. Such actions could have a direct material effect on the institution’s financial statements. The regulations establish a framework for the classification of savings institutions into five categories: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Generally an institution is considered well capitalized if it has a Tier 1 ratio of at least 6.0%; and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Bank was considered well capitalized.
The following is a summary of the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, compared to the OTS minimum capital adequacy requirements and the OTS requirements for classification as a well capitalized institution (in thousands).
As of December 31, 2007: | Actual | For capital adequacy purposes | To be well capitalized under prompt corrective action | |||||||||||||||
Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||
Tangible capital | $ | 138,275 | 7.2 | % | $ | 28,930 | 1.5 | % | $ | — | — | % | ||||||
Core capital | 138,275 | 7.2 | 57,860 | 3.0 | 96,433 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||
Tier 1 risk-based capital | 138,275 | 10.4 | 52,961 | 4.0 | 79,441 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||
Risk-based capital | 148,440 | 11.2 | 105,921 | 8.0 | 132,402 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2006: | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | ||||||||||||
Tangible capital | $ | 131,643 | 6.4 | % | $ | 31,109 | 1.5 | % | $ | — | — | % | ||||||
Core capital | 131,643 | 6.4 | 62,218 | 3.0 | 103,697 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||
Tier 1 risk-based capital | 131,643 | 9.8 | 53,969 | 4.0 | 80,954 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||
Risk-based capital | 141,416 | 10.5 | 107,939 | 8.0 | 134,923 | 10.0 |
OTS regulations impose limitations upon all capital distributions by savings institutions, like the Bank, such as dividends and payments to repurchase or otherwise acquire shares. The Company may not declare or pay cash dividends on or repurchase any of its shares of common stock if the effect thereof would cause stockholders’ equity to be reduced below applicable regulatory capital maintenance requirements or if such declaration and payment would otherwise violate regulatory requirements.
(3) Investment Securities Available for Sale
The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2007 | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | |||||||||
U. S. agency obligations | $ | 297 | $ | 1 | $ | — | $ | 298 | |||||
State and municipal obligations | 1,747 | 9 | — | 1,756 | |||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 54,973 | — | (5,299 | ) | 49,674 | ||||||||
Equity investments | 5,586 | 318 | (7 | ) | 5,897 | ||||||||
$ | 62,603 | $ | 328 | $ | (5,306 | ) | $ | 57,625 | |||||
December 31, 2006 | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | |||||||||
U. S. agency obligations | $ | 290 | $ | — | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 289 | ||||
State and municipal obligations | 1,747 | 21 | — | 1,768 | |||||||||
Corporate debt securities | 75,655 | — | (1,595 | ) | 74,060 | ||||||||
Equity investments | 4,905 | 1,362 | — | 6,267 | |||||||||
$ | 82,597 | $ | 1,383 | $ | (1,596 | ) | $ | 82,384 | |||||
Gains realized during 2007, 2006 and 2005 on the sale of investment securities available for sale totaled $-0-, $155,000 and $136,000, respectively. There were no losses realized during 2007, 2006 or 2005 on the sale of investment securities available for sale.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities available for sale, excluding equity investments, at December 31, 2007 by contractual maturity, are shown below (in thousands). Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. At December 31, 2007, investment securities available for sale with an amortized cost and estimated market value of $56,720,000 and $51,430,000, respectively, were callable prior to the maturity date.
December 31, 2007 | Amortized Cost | Estimated Market Value | ||||
Less than one year | $ | 297 | $ | 298 | ||
Due after one year through five years | — | — | ||||
Due after five years through ten years | — | — | ||||
Due after ten years | 56,720 | 51,430 | ||||
$ | 57,017 | $ | 51,728 | |||
The estimated market value (carrying amount) of investment securities pledged as required security for deposits and for other purposes required by law amounted to $2,054,000 and $2,058,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Additionally, the estimated market value (carrying amount) of investment securities pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements amounted to $49,674,000 and $74,059,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The estimated market value and unrealized loss for investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006, segregated by the duration of the unrealized loss are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2007
Less than 12 months | 12 months or longer | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate debt securities | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 49,674 | $ | (5,299 | ) | $ | 49,674 | $ | (5,299 | ) | |||||||
Equity investments | 243 | (7 | ) | — | — | 243 | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||
$ | 243 | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 49,674 | $ | (5,299 | ) | $ | 49,917 | $ | (5,306 | ) | |||||||
December 31, 2006
Less than 12 months | 12 months or longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | |||||||||||||||
U.S. agency obligations | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 289 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 289 | $ | (1 | ) | ||||||
Corporate debt securities | — | — | 69,059 | (1,595 | ) | 69,059 | (1,595 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 69,348 | $ | (1,596 | ) | $ | 69,348 | $ | (1,596 | ) | |||||||
The corporate debt securities are issued by other financial institutions each with an investment grade credit rating of BBB or better as rated by one of the internationally-recognized credit rating services. These floating rate securities were purchased during the period May 1998 to September 1998 and have paid coupon interest continuously since issuance. Floating rate debt securities such as these pay a fixed interest rate spread over LIBOR. Following the purchase of these securities, the required spread increased for these types of securities causing a decline in the market price. Although these investment securities are available for sale, the Company has the intent and the ability to hold these securities until maturity or market recovery at which time the Company expects to receive the fully amortized cost.
Equity investments consist of the common stock of a financial institution, the value of which is subject to market price fluctuations as a result of multiple variables that may include general stock market conditions, industry conditions, institution-specific circumstances or the current and projected interest rate environments. The Company has the ability to hold the investment until market prices recover.
(4) Mortgage-Backed Securities Available for Sale
The amortized cost and estimated market value of mortgage-backed securities available for sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2007 | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | |||||||||
FHLMC | $ | 11,845 | $ | 64 | $ | (47 | ) | $ | 11,862 | ||||
FNMA | 40,559 | 104 | (181 | ) | 40,482 | ||||||||
GNMA | 1,696 | 97 | — | 1,793 | |||||||||
$ | 54,100 | $ | 265 | $ | (228 | ) | $ | 54,137 | |||||
December 31, 2006 | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | |||||||||
FHLMC | $ | 14,726 | $ | 55 | $ | (132 | ) | $ | 14,649 | ||||
FNMA | 52,264 | 51 | (631 | ) | 51,684 | ||||||||
GNMA | 1,960 | 76 | — | 2,036 | |||||||||
$ | 68,950 | $ | 182 | $ | (763 | ) | $ | 68,369 | |||||
There were no gains realized on the sale of mortgage-backed securities available for sale during 2007, 2006 or 2005. Losses realized during 2007, 2006 and 2005 on the sale of mortgage-backed securities available for sale totaled $-0-, $148,000 and $117,000, respectively.
The contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities available for sale generally exceed 20 years; however, the effective lives are expected to be shorter due to principal prepayments.
The estimated market value (carrying amount) of mortgage-backed securities pledged as required security for deposits and for other purposes required by law amounted to $21,172,000 and $25,328,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The estimated market value (carrying amount) of mortgage-backed securities pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements amounted to $32,712,000 and $42,529,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The estimated market value and unrealized loss for mortgage-backed securities available for sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006, segregated by the duration of the unrealized loss are as follows (in thousands):
December 31, 2007
Less than 12 months | 12 months or longer | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | ||||||||||||||||
FHLMC | $ | 425 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 5,266 | $ | (46 | ) | $ | 5,691 | $ | (47 | ) | ||||||
FNMA | — | — | 23,405 | (181 | ) | 23,405 | (181 | ) | |||||||||||||
$ | 425 | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 28,671 | $ | (227 | ) | $ | 29,096 | $ | (228 | ) | |||||||
December 31, 2006
Less than 12 months | 12 months or longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | Estimated Market Value | Unrealized Losses | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,130 | $ | (132 | ) | $ | 6,130 | $ | (132 | ) | ||||||
FNMA | — | — | 45,222 | (631 | ) | 45,222 | (631 | ) | ||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | — | $ | 51,352 | $ | (763 | ) | $ | 51,352 | $ | (763 | ) | |||||||
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The mortgage-backed securities are issued and guaranteed by either FHLMC or FNMA, stockholder-owned corporations chartered by the United States Government, whose debt obligations are rated AA or better by one of the internationally recognized credit rating services. The Company considers the unrealized losses to be the result of changes in interest rates which over time can have both a positive and negative impact on the estimated market value of the mortgage-backed securities. Although these mortgage-backed securities are available for sale, the Company has the intent and the ability to hold these securities until maturity or market recovery at which time the Company expects to receive the fully amortized cost.
(5) Loans Receivable, Net
A summary of loans receivable at December 31, 2007 and 2006 follows (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Real estate mortgage: | ||||||||
One-to-four family | $ | 1,071,976 | $ | 1,142,897 | ||||
Commercial real estate, multi-family and land | 326,707 | 306,288 | ||||||
FHA insured & VA guaranteed | 6,639 | 5,876 | ||||||
1,405,322 | 1,455,061 | |||||||
Real estate construction | 10,816 | 13,475 | ||||||
Consumer | 213,282 | 190,029 | ||||||
Commercial | 54,279 | 49,693 | ||||||
Total loans | 1,683,699 | 1,708,258 | ||||||
Loans in process | (2,452 | ) | (2,318 | ) | ||||
Deferred origination costs, net | 5,140 | 5,723 | ||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (10,468 | ) | (10,238 | ) | ||||
(7,780 | ) | (6,833 | ) | |||||
$ | 1,675,919 | $ | 1,701,425 | |||||
At December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 loans in the amount of $8,741,000, $4,525,000 and $1,595,000, respectively, were three or more months delinquent or in the process of foreclosure and the Company was not accruing interest income. At December 31, 2007, the impaired loan portfolio consisted of two commercial real estate loans and one commercial loan totalling $999,000 for which there was no specific or general allocations in the allowance for loan losses due to collateral adequacy. At December 31, 2006, the impaired loan portfolio consisted of one commercial loan for $962,000 for which there was no specific or general allocations in the allowance for loan losses due to collateral adequacy. The average balance of impaired loans for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $2,608,000, $347,000 and $389,000, respectively. If interest income on nonaccrual loans and impaired loans had been current in accordance with their original terms, approximately $210,000, $189,000, and $115,000 of interest income for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, would have been recorded. At December 31, 2007, there were no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans are classified as nonperforming.
An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 10,238 | $ | 10,460 | $ | 10,688 | ||||||
Provision charged to operations | 700 | 150 | 350 | |||||||||
Charge-offs | (477 | ) | (569 | ) | (684 | ) | ||||||
Recoveries | 7 | 197 | 106 | |||||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 10,468 | $ | 10,238 | $ | 10,460 | ||||||
An analysis of the servicing asset for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 9,787 | $ | 9,730 | $ | 8,790 | ||||||
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights | 1,343 | 2,105 | 3,192 | |||||||||
Amortization and impairment charges | (2,190 | ) | (2,048 | ) | (2,252 | ) | ||||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 8,940 | $ | 9,787 | $ | 9,730 | ||||||
Loans serviced for others amounted to $1,026,070,000 and $992,658,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, all of which relate to residential loans. At December 31, 2007, the servicing asset had an estimated fair value of $13,995,000 and was valued based on expected future cash flows considering a weighted average discount rate of 8.1%, a weighted average constant prepayment rate on mortgages of 11.9% and a weighted average life of 7.5 years. At December 31, 2006, the servicing asset had an estimated fair value of $15,036,000 and was valued based on expected future cash flows considering a weighted average discount rate of 8.1%, a weighted average constant prepayment rate on mortgages of 12.7% and a weighted average life of 7.3 years. As of December 31, 2007, estimated future servicing amortization through 2012 based on the prepayment assumptions utilized in the December 31, 2007 valuation, is as follows: $2,014,000 for 2008, $1,729,000 for 2009, $1,484,000 for 2010, $1,252,000 for 2011 and $918,000 for 2012. Actual results will vary depending upon the level of repayments on the loans currently serviced.
The Bank’s mortgage loans are used to secure FHLB advances.
(6) Interest and Dividends Receivable
A summary of interest and dividends receivable at December 31, 2007 and 2006 follows (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Loans | $ | 6,172 | $ | 7,035 | ||
Investment securities | 509 | 737 | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 234 | 311 | ||||
$ | 6,915 | $ | 8,083 | |||
(7) Premises and Equipment, Net
Premises and equipment at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Land | $ | 3,195 | $ | 3,195 | ||||
Buildings and improvements | 18,834 | 18,647 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | 1,671 | 2,199 | ||||||
Furniture and equipment | 13,596 | 14,056 | ||||||
Automobiles | 330 | 330 | ||||||
Construction in progress | 1,089 | 70 | ||||||
Total | 38,715 | 38,497 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (20,833 | ) | (20,301 | ) | ||||
$ | 17,882 | $ | 18,196 | |||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
(8) Deposits
Deposits, including accrued interest payable of $174,000 and $548,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Amount | Weighted Average Cost | Amount | Weighted Average Cost | |||||||||
Non-interest bearing accounts | $ | 103,656 | — | % | $ | 114,950 | — | % | ||||
Interest-bearing checking accounts | 454,666 | 2.33 | 408,666 | 2.55 | ||||||||
Money market deposit accounts | 84,287 | 1.59 | 105,571 | 1.77 | ||||||||
Savings accounts | 187,095 | .99 | 200,544 | .80 | ||||||||
Time deposits | 454,086 | 4.36 | 542,597 | 4.48 | ||||||||
$ | 1,283,790 | 2.61 | % | $ | 1,372,328 | 2.78 | % | |||||
Included in time deposits at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, is $98,514,000 and $143,108,000 in deposits of $100,000 and over.
Time deposits at December 31, 2007 mature as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | |||
2008 | $ | 410,974 | |
2009 | 22,623 | ||
2010 | 11,231 | ||
2011 | 6,069 | ||
2012 | 2,607 | ||
Thereafter | 582 | ||
$ | 454,086 | ||
Interest expense on deposits for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Interest-bearing checking accounts | $ | 11,343 | $ | 8,216 | $ | 4,674 | |||
Money market deposit accounts | 1,577 | 1,994 | 1,604 | ||||||
Savings accounts | 1,941 | 1,730 | 1,858 | ||||||
Time deposits | 21,725 | 21,461 | 14,671 | ||||||
$ | 36,586 | $ | 33,401 | $ | 22,807 | ||||
(9) Borrowed Funds
Borrowed funds are summarized as follows (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
Amount | Weighted Average Rate | Amount | Weighted Average Rate | |||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | $ | 393,000 | 4.82 | % | $ | 430,500 | 4.84 | % | ||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 81,807 | 2.89 | 84,982 | 4.34 | ||||||||
Other borrowings | 27,500 | 6.84 | 17,500 | 6.90 | ||||||||
$ | 502,307 | 4.62 | % | $ | 532,982 | 4.83 | % | |||||
Information concerning Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“reverse repurchase agreements”) is summarized as follows (in thousands):
FHLB Advances | Reverse Repurchase Agreements | |||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||
Average balance | $ | 413,352 | $ | 426,792 | $ | 84,303 | $ | 92,930 | ||||||||
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end | 454,200 | 504,200 | 94,199 | 103,529 | ||||||||||||
Average interest rate for the year | 4.94 | % | 4.73 | % | 4.02 | % | 4.38 | % | ||||||||
Amortized cost of collateral: | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate securities | — | — | $ | 54,973 | $ | 75,655 | ||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | — | — | 32,626 | 42,792 | ||||||||||||
Other securities | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Estimated market value of collateral: | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate securities | — | — | 49,674 | 74,059 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | — | — | 32,712 | 42,529 | ||||||||||||
Other securities | — | — | — | — |
The securities collateralizing the reverse repurchase agreements are delivered to the lender with whom each transaction is executed or to a third party custodian. The lender, who may sell, loan or otherwise dispose of such securities to other parties in the normal course of their operations, agrees to resell to the Company substantially the same securities at the maturity of the reverse repurchase agreements. (See notes 3 and 4.)
FHLB advances and reverse repurchase agreements have contractual maturities at December 31, 2007 as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | FHLB Advances | Reverse Repurchase Agreements | ||||
2008 | $ | 164,000 | $ | 79,807 | ||
2009 | 106,000 | 2,000 | ||||
2010 | 85,000 | — | ||||
2011 | 38,000 | — | ||||
2012 | — | — | ||||
Thereafter | — | — | ||||
$ | 393,000 | $ | 81,807 | |||
Amount callable by lender prior to the maturity date | $ | 40,000 | $ | — | ||
During 2007, the Company issued $10 million of trust preferred securities which carry a floating rate of 175 basis points over 3 month LIBOR adjusted quarterly. Accrued interest is due quarterly with principal due at the maturity date of September 1, 2037. During 2006, the Company issued $12,500,000 of trust preferred securities. The trust preferred securities carry a floating rate of 166 basis points over 3 month LIBOR adjusted quarterly. Accrued interest is due quarterly with principal due at the maturity date in 2036. On August 4, 2005, the Company issued $5,000,000 of subordinated debt at a fixed interest rate of 6.35%. Accrued interest is due quarterly with principal due at the maturity date of November 23, 2015.
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Interest expense on borrowings for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | $ | 20,435 | $ | 20,184 | $ | 13,698 | |||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 3,393 | 4,068 | 5,237 | ||||||
Other borrowings | 1,626 | 790 | 131 | ||||||
$ | 25,454 | $ | 25,042 | $ | 19,066 | ||||
The Bank has an available overnight line of credit with the FHLB for $100,000,000 which expires July 31, 2008. The Bank also has available from the FHLB, a one-month overnight repricing line of credit for $100,000,000 which expires July 31, 2008. The Bank expects both lines to be renewed upon expiration. When utilized, both lines carry a floating interest rate of 10-15 basis points over the current Federal funds rate. All FHLB advances, including the lines of credit, are secured by the Bank’s mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities and FHLB stock. As a member of the FHLB of New York, the Company is required to maintain a minimum investment in the capital stock of the FHLB, at cost, in an amount equal to 0.20% of the Bank’s mortgage-related assets, plus 4.5% of the specified value of certain transactions between the Bank and the FHLB.
(10) Income Taxes
The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 consists of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Current: | ||||||||||||
Federal | $ | (1,257 | ) | $ | 8,893 | $ | 9,500 | |||||
State | 29 | 581 | 501 | |||||||||
Total Current | (1,228 | ) | 9,474 | 10,001 | ||||||||
Deferred: | ||||||||||||
Federal | 1,088 | (2,460 | ) | 710 | ||||||||
State | — | (451 | ) | (376 | ) | |||||||
Total deferred | 1,088 | (2,911 | ) | 334 | ||||||||
$ | (140 | ) | $ | 6,563 | $ | 10,335 | ||||||
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) is income tax expense (benefit) attributable to net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale in the amount of $(1,404,000), $520,000 and $(384,000) for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Included in stockholders’ equity is income tax benefit attributable to stock plans in the amount of $337,000, $2,129,000 and $1,704,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
A reconciliation between the provision for income taxes and the expected amount computed by multiplying income before the provision for income taxes times the applicable statutory Federal income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes | $ | 935 | $ | 19,196 | $ | 29,832 | ||||||
Applicable statutory | ||||||||||||
Federal income tax rate | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | ||||||
Computed “expected” Federal income tax expense | $ | 327 | $ | 6,719 | $ | 10,441 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in Federal income tax expense resulting from: | ||||||||||||
ESOP adjustment | 399 | 647 | 722 | |||||||||
ESOP dividends | (403 | ) | (397 | ) | (368 | ) | ||||||
Earnings on life insurance | (450 | ) | (400 | ) | (393 | ) | ||||||
State income taxes net of | ||||||||||||
Federal benefit | 19 | 85 | 82 | |||||||||
Other items, net | (32 | ) | (91 | ) | (149 | ) | ||||||
$ | (140 | ) | $ | 6,563 | $ | 10,335 | ||||||
Included in other assets at December 31, 2007 and 2006 is a net deferred tax asset of $7,096,000 and $6,780,000 , respectively. In addition, at December 31, 2007 and 2006 the Company recorded a current tax payable (receivable) of $(1,546,000) and $245,000, respectively.
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are presented in the following table (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Allowance for loan and real estate owned losses per books | $ | 4,277 | $ | 4,182 | ||||
Reserve for repurchased loans | 979 | 3,922 | ||||||
Reserve for uncollected interest | 97 | 84 | ||||||
Deferred compensation | 983 | 1,192 | ||||||
Premises and equipment, differences in depreciation | 1,612 | 543 | ||||||
Other reserves | 81 | 115 | ||||||
Stock plans | 275 | 137 | ||||||
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale | 2,018 | 325 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 439 | 49 | ||||||
Lease termination costs | 278 | — | ||||||
Loans held for sale | 38 | 141 | ||||||
Partnership investment income | — | 278 | ||||||
State alternative minimum tax | 1,160 | 1,160 | ||||||
State alternative minimum tax on REIT | — | 338 | ||||||
State net operating loss carry forward | 948 | 823 | ||||||
Total gross deferred tax assets | 13,185 | 13,289 | ||||||
Less valuation allowance | (2,089 | ) | (2,197 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 11,096 | 11,092 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
Excess servicing on sale of mortgage loans | (1,161 | ) | (1,395 | ) | ||||
Investments, discount accretion | (422 | ) | (377 | ) | ||||
Deferred loan and commitment costs, net | (2,139 | ) | (2,396 | ) | ||||
ESOP | (278 | ) | (144 | ) | ||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | (4,000 | ) | (4,312 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 7,096 | $ | 6,780 | ||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
The Company has determined that a valuation allowance should be established for the state net operating loss carryforward and other state deferred tax assets other than the alternative minimum tax as it was considered more likely than not that the Bank, based on anticipated changes to its corporate structure, would not have sufficient earnings to realize the benefit. At December 31, 2006, a valuation allowance was also established for the state alternative minimum tax on REIT as it was considered unlikely that the REIT would have sufficient earnings to realize the benefit. The Company has determined that it is not required to establish a valuation reserve for the remaining net deferred tax asset since it is “more likely than not” that the net deferred tax assets will be realized through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future taxable income and tax planning strategies. The conclusion that it is “more likely than not” that the remaining net deferred tax assets will be realized is based on the history of earnings and the prospects for continued growth. Management will continue to review the tax criteria related to the recognition of deferred tax assets.
Retained earnings at December 31, 2007 includes approximately $10,750,000 for which no provision for income tax has been made. This amount represents an allocation of income to bad debt deductions for tax purposes only. Events that would result in taxation of these reserves include failure to qualify as a bank for tax purposes, distributions in complete or partial liquidation, stock redemptions and excess distributions to shareholders. At December 31, 2007 the Company had an unrecognized deferred tax liability of $3,763,000 with respect to this reserve.
A reconciliation of the amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007 follows (in thousands). There were no unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. The unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2007 would affect the effective income tax rate if recognized.
Year Ended December 31, | 2007 | ||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | — | |
State tax benefits | 338 | ||
Balance at the end of year | $ | 338 | |
The tax years that remain subject to examination by the Federal government include the year ended December 31, 2004 and forward. The tax years that remain subject to examination by the State of New Jersey include the years ended December 31, 2003 and forward.
(11) Employee Stock Ownership Plan
As part of the Conversion, the Bank established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and in 2006 the Bank established a Matching Contribution Employee Stock Ownership Plan (collectively the “ESOP”) to provide retirement benefits for eligible employees. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in the ESOP after they attain age 21 and complete one year of service during which they work at least 1,000 hours. ESOP shares are first allocated to employees who also participate in the Bank’s Incentive Savings (401K) Plan in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of the employees contribution. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, 22,555, 19,339 and 18,646 shares, respectively, were either released or committed to be released under this formula. The remaining ESOP shares are allocated among participants on the basis of compensation earned during the year. Employees are fully vested in their ESOP account after the completion of five years of credited service or completely if service was terminated due to death, retirement, disability, or change in control of the Company except that shares allocated based on participation in the 401K Plan vest on a graduated basis over years two through six. ESOP participants are entitled to receive distributions from the ESOP account only upon termination of service, which includes retirement and death.
The ESOP originally borrowed $13,421,000 from the Company to purchase 2,013,137 shares of common stock issued in the conversion. On May 12, 1998, the initial loan agreement was amended to allow the ESOP to borrow an additional $8,200,000 in order to fund the purchase of 633,750 shares of common stock. At the same time the term of the loan was extended from the initial twelve years to thirty years. As part of the establishment of the Matching Contribution Employee Stock Ownership Plan the term of the loan was reduced by one year and now expires in 2026. The amended loan is to be repaid from contributions by the Bank to the ESOP trust. The Bank is required to make contributions to the ESOP in amounts at least equal to the principal and interest requirement of the debt, assuming a fixed interest rate of 8.25%.
The Bank’s obligation to make such contributions is reduced to the extent of any dividends paid by the Company on unallocated shares and any investment earnings realized on such dividends. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006 contributions to the ESOP, which were used to fund principal and interest payments on the ESOP debt, totaled $1,678,000 and $1,986,000, respectively. During 2007 and 2006, $595,000 and $701,000, respectively, of dividends paid on unallocated ESOP shares were used for debt service. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the loan had an outstanding balance of $4,807,000 and $5,991,000, respectively, and the ESOP had unallocated shares of 635,551 and 755,259, respectively. At December 31, 2007, the unallocated shares had a fair value of $10,048,000. The unamortized balance of the ESOP is shown as unallocated common stock held by the ESOP and is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity.
For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Bank recorded compensation expense related to the ESOP of $2,149,000, $2,952,000 and $3,244,000, respectively, including $1,140,000, $1,849,000 and $2,064,000, respectively, representing additional compensation expense to reflect the increase in the average fair value of committed to be released and allocated shares in excess of the Bank’s cost. As of December 31, 2007, 1,909,410 shares had been allocated to participants and 101,927 shares were committed to be released.
(12) Incentive Plan
The Company has established the Amended and Restated OceanFirst Financial Corp. 1997 Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) which authorizes the granting of stock options and awards of Common Stock and the OceanFirst Financial Corp. 2000 Stock Option Plan which authorizes the granting of stock options. On April 24, 2003 the Company’s shareholders ratified an amendment of the OceanFirst Financial Corp. 2000 Stock Option Plan which increased the number of shares available under option. On April 20, 2006, the OceanFirst Financial Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan was approved which authorizes the granting of stock options or awards of common stock. The purpose of these plans is to attract and retain qualified personnel in key positions, provide officers, employees and non-employee directors (“Outside Directors”) with a proprietary interest in the Company as an incentive to contribute to the success of the Company, align the interests of management with those of other stockholders’ and reward employees for outstanding performance. All officers, other employees and Outside Directors of the Company and its affiliates are eligible to receive awards under the plans.
Under the Incentive Plan and the Amended 2000 Stock Option Plan, the Company is authorized to issue up to 4,153,564 shares subject to option of which 244,007 shares remain to be issued at December 31, 2007. Under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company is authorized to issue up to an additional 1,000,000 shares subject to option of which 950,692 shares remain to be issued at December 31, 2007. In lieu of options, up to 333,333 shares in the form of stock awards may be issued. All options expire 10 years from the date of grant and generally vest at the rate of 20% per year. The exercise price of each option equals the closing market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. The Company typically issues Treasury shares to satisfy stock option exercises.
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A summary of option activity for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 follows:
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||
Outstanding at beginning of year | 1,495,859 | $ | 20.24 | 1,732,410 | $ | 16.90 | 2,215,514 | $ | 15.47 | |||||||||
Granted | 205,985 | 21.61 | 258,800 | 23.43 | 18,850 | 22.06 | ||||||||||||
Exercised | (127,416 | ) | 10.57 | (480,500 | ) | 9.94 | (483,414 | ) | 10.23 | |||||||||
Forfeited | (189,225 | ) | 21.87 | (14,851 | ) | 22.62 | (18,540 | ) | 22.33 | |||||||||
Outstanding at end of year | 1,385,203 | $ | 21.10 | 1,495,859 | $ | 20.24 | 1,732,410 | $ | 16.90 | |||||||||
Options exercisable | 1,023,238 | 1,235,769 | 1,723,426 | |||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2007:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||
Exercise Prices | Number of Options | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number of Options | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life | Weighted Average Exercise Price | ||||||||
$ 9.87-12.63 | 58,033 | 2.21 years | $ | 12.28 | 58,033 | 2.21 years | $ | 12.28 | ||||||
13.06-15.04 | 13,367 | 2.76 | 14.06 | 13,367 | 2.76 | 14.06 | ||||||||
17.14-17.88 | 320,434 | 4.16 | 17.88 | 320,434 | 4.16 | 17.88 | ||||||||
18.64-23.23 | 534,088 | 7.41 | 22.15 | 338,698 | 6.43 | 22.45 | ||||||||
23.44-27.11 | 459,281 | 6.69 | 23.49 | 292,706 | 5.89 | 23.50 | ||||||||
1,385,203 | 6.16 years | $ | 21.10 | 1,023,238 | 5.28 years | $ | 20.63 | |||||||
The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable at December 31, 2007 is $228,000 .
(13) Commitments, Contingencies and Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company, in the normal course of business, is party to financial instruments and commitments which involve, to varying degrees, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements. These financial instruments and commitments include unused consumer lines of credit and commitments to extend credit.
At December 31, 2007, the following commitments and contingent liabilities existed which are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
December 31, | 2007 | ||
Unused consumer and construction loan lines of credit (primarily floating-rate) | $ | 117,252 | |
Unused commercial loan lines of credit (primarily floating-rate) | 50,855 | ||
Other commitments to extend credit: | |||
Fixed-Rate | 30,914 | ||
Adjustable-Rate | 12,253 | ||
Floating-Rate | 13,455 |
The Company’s fixed-rate loan commitments expire within 90 days of issuance and carried interest rates ranging from 4.95% to 6.95% at December 31, 2007.
The Company’s maximum exposure to credit losses in the event of nonperformance by the other party to these financial instruments and commitments is represented by the contractual amounts. The Company uses the same credit policies in granting commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments recorded in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
These commitments and obligations do not necessarily represent future cash flow requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s assessment of risk. Substantially all of the unused consumer and construction loan lines of credit are collateralized by mortgages on real estate.
The Company has entered into loan sale agreements with investors in the normal course of business. The loan sale agreements generally require the Company to repurchase loans previously sold in the event of an Early Payment Default or a violation of various representations and warranties customary to the mortgage banking industry. In the opinion of management, the potential exposure related to the Company’s loan sale agreements is adequately provided for in the reserve for repurchased loans which is included in other liabilities with a corresponding provision which reduced the net gain on sale of loans. The reserve for repurchased loans was established to provide for expected losses related to outstanding loan repurchase requests and additional repurchase requests which may be received on loans previously sold to investors. In establishing the reserve for repurchased loans, the Company considered all types of sold loans, however, the actual types of loans which resulted in loss estimates includes subprime loans with 100% financing, all other subprime loans and a small amount of ALT-A loans.
An analysis of the reserve for repurchased loans for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 follows (in thousands). There was no balance in the reserve at December 31, 2005.
Year ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | |||||
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 9,600 | $ | — | |||
Provision charged to operations, net | 3,460 | 9,600 | |||||
Loss on loans repurchased | (10,662 | ) | — | ||||
Balance at end of year | $ | 2,398 | $ | 9,600 | |||
At December 31, 2007, the Company is obligated under noncancelable operating leases for premises and equipment. Rental expense under these leases aggregated approximately $2,865,000, $2,159,000 and $2,030,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The projected minimum rental commitments as of December 31, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):
Year ended December 31, | |||
2008 | $ | 2,169 | |
2009 | 1,910 | ||
2010 | 1,614 | ||
2011 | 1,596 | ||
2012 | 1,371 | ||
Thereafter | 17,304 | ||
$ | 25,964 | ||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
The Company grants one-to-four family and commercial first mortgage real estate loans to borrowers primarily located in Ocean, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. The Company also originates interest-only one-to-four family mortgage loans in which the borrower makes only interest payments for the first five, seven or ten years of the mortgage loan term. This feature will result in future increases in the borrower’s loan repayment when the contractually required repayments increase due to the required amortization of the principal amount. These payment increases could affect a borrower’s ability to repay the loan. The amount of interest-only one-to-four family mortgage loans at December 31, 2007 was $202.6 million. The ability of borrowers to repay their obligations are dependent upon various factors including the borrowers’ income and net worth, cash flows generated by the underlying collateral, value of the underlying collateral and priority of the Company’s lien on the property. Such factors are dependent upon various economic conditions and individual circumstances beyond the Company’s control; the Company is, therefore, subject to risk of loss.
The Company believes its lending policies and procedures adequately minimize the potential exposure to such risks and that adequate provisions for loan losses are provided for all known and inherent risks. Collateral and/or guarantees are required for all loans.
Contingencies
The Company is a defendant in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management and its legal counsel are of the opinion that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
(14) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions are set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments.
Cash and Due from Banks
For cash and due from banks, the carrying amount approximates fair value.
Investments and Mortgage-Backed Securities
The fair value of investment and mortgage-backed securities is estimated based on bid quotations received from securities dealers, if available. If a quoted market price was not available, fair value was estimated using quoted market prices of similar instruments, adjusted for differences between the quoted instruments and the instruments being valued.
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock
The fair value for Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock is its carrying value since this is the amount for which it could be redeemed. There is no active market for this stock and the Company is required to maintain a minimum investment based upon the outstanding balance of mortgage related assets and outstanding borrowings.
Loans
Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as residential mortgage, construction, consumer and commercial. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms.
Fair value of performing and non-performing loans was estimated by discounting the future cash flows, net of estimated prepayments, at a rate for which similar loans would be originated to new borrowers with similar terms.
Deposits
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and interest-bearing checking accounts and money market accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand. The related insensitivity of the majority of these deposits to interest rate changes creates a significant inherent value which is not reflected in the fair value reported. The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Borrowed Funds
Fair value estimates are based on discounting contractual cash flows using rates which approximate the rates offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.
Commitments to Extend Credit and Sell Loans
The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates.
The estimated fair values of the Bank’s significant financial instruments as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are presented in the following tables (in thousands).
December 31, 2007 | Book Value | Fair Value | ||||
Financial Assets: | ||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 27,547 | $ | 27,547 | ||
Investment securities available for sale | 57,625 | 57,625 | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale | 54,137 | 54,137 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock | 22,941 | 22,941 | ||||
Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale | 1,681,991 | 1,675,881 | ||||
Financial Liabilities: | ||||||
Deposits | 1,283,790 | 1,283,688 | ||||
Borrowed funds | 502,307 | 503,431 | ||||
December 31, 2006 | Book Value | Fair Value | ||||
Financial Assets: | ||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 32,204 | $ | 32,204 | ||
Investment securities available for sale | 82,384 | 82,384 | ||||
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale | 68,369 | 68,369 | ||||
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock | 25,346 | 25,346 | ||||
Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale | 1,784,368 | 1,781,154 | ||||
Financial Liabilities: | ||||||
Deposits | 1,372,328 | 1,368,677 | ||||
Borrowed funds | 532,982 | 530,709 |
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Limitations
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
Fair value estimates are based on existing balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities include deferred tax assets, and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.
(15) Parent-Only Financial Information
The following condensed statements of financial condition at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and condensed statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 for OceanFirst Financial Corp. (parent company only) reflects the Company’s investment in its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank, using the equity method of accounting.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(in thousands)
December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 7 | $ | 7 | ||
Advances to subsidiary Bank | 5,719 | 5,683 | ||||
Investment securities | 5,897 | 6,268 | ||||
ESOP loan receivable | 4,807 | 5,991 | ||||
Investment in subsidiary Bank | 135,241 | 132,208 | ||||
Other assets | 515 | — | ||||
Total assets | $ | 152,186 | $ | 150,157 | ||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||
Borrowings | $ | 27,500 | $ | 17,500 | ||
Other liabilities | 380 | 337 | ||||
Stockholders’ equity | 124,306 | 132,320 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 152,186 | $ | 150,157 | ||
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Dividend income - Subsidiary Bank | $ | — | $ | 15,000 | $ | 15,000 | ||||||
Dividend income - Investment securities | 700 | 485 | 477 | |||||||||
Gain on sale- Investment securities | — | 155 | 136 | |||||||||
Interest income - Advances to subsidiary Bank | 236 | 106 | 46 | |||||||||
Interest income - ESOP loan receivable | 494 | 608 | 724 | |||||||||
Total dividend and interest income | 1,430 | 16,354 | 16,383 | |||||||||
Interest expense - borrowings | 1,601 | 790 | 131 | |||||||||
Operating expenses | 1,287 | 1,273 | 1,167 | |||||||||
Income before income taxes and undistributed earnings/ (distribution in excess of earnings) of subsidiary Bank | (1,458 | ) | 14,291 | 15,085 | ||||||||
Benefit (provision) for income taxes | 515 | 253 | (31 | ) | ||||||||
Income before undistributed earnings/ (distributions in excess of earnings) of subsidiary Bank | (943 | ) | 14,544 | 15,054 | ||||||||
Undistributed earnings (distributions in excess of earnings) of subsidiary Bank | 2,018 | (1,911 | ) | 4,443 | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | 1,075 | $ | 12,633 | $ | 19,497 | ||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Year ended December 31, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 1,075 | $ | 12,633 | $ | 19,497 | ||||||
(Increase) decrease in advances to subsidiary Bank | (36 | ) | (2,789 | ) | 2,076 | |||||||
(Undistributed earnings) distributions in excess of earnings of subsidiary Bank | (2,018 | ) | 1,911 | (4,443 | ) | |||||||
Gain on sale of investment securities | — | (155 | ) | (136 | ) | |||||||
Change in other assets and other liabilities | (276 | ) | (183 | ) | 38 | |||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (1,255 | ) | 11,417 | 17,032 | ||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of investment securities | — | 436 | 199 | |||||||||
Purchase of investment securities | (681 | ) | (463 | ) | (443 | ) | ||||||
Repayments on ESOP loan receivable | 1,184 | 1,378 | 1,403 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | 503 | 1,351 | 1,159 | |||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from borrowings | 10,000 | 12,500 | 5,000 | |||||||||
Dividends paid | (9,262 | ) | (9,277 | ) | (9,469 | ) | ||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (1,112 | ) | (17,618 | ) | (15,962 | ) | ||||||
Exercise of stock options | 1,126 | 1,627 | 2,240 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 752 | (12,768 | ) | (18,191 | ) | |||||||
Net increase in cash and due from banks | — | — | — | |||||||||
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
Cash and due from banks at end of year | $ | 7 | $ | 7 | $ | 7 | ||||||
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended | Dec. 31 | Sept. 30 | June 30 | March 31 | |||||||||||
(dollars in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||
2007 | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 27,816 | $ | 28,223 | $ | 28,553 | $ | 30,372 | |||||||
Interest expense | 14,830 | 15,392 | 15,854 | 15,964 | |||||||||||
Net interest income | 12,986 | 12,831 | 12,699 | 14,408 | |||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 175 | 75 | 110 | 340 | |||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 12,811 | 12,756 | 12,589 | 14,068 | |||||||||||
Other income (loss) | 4,116 | 4,562 | 225 | (6,372 | ) | ||||||||||
Operating expenses | 12,376 | 12,610 | 13,744 | 15,090 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes | 4,551 | 4,708 | (930 | ) | (7,394 | ) | |||||||||
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 1,457 | 1,582 | (1,207 | ) | (1,972 | ) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 3,094 | $ | 3,126 | $ | 277 | $ | (5,422 | ) | ||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | .27 | $ | .27 | $ | .02 | $ | (.47 | ) | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | .26 | $ | .27 | $ | .02 | $ | (.47 | ) | ||||||
2006 | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 29,892 | $ | 30,316 | $ | 28,568 | $ | 27,786 | |||||||
Interest expense | 16,060 | 15,857 | 14,157 | 12,369 | |||||||||||
Net interest income | 13,832 | 14,459 | 14,411 | 15,417 | |||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 50 | 50 | — | 50 | |||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 13,782 | 14,409 | 14,411 | 15,367 | |||||||||||
Other (loss) income | (3,963 | ) | 6,603 | 6,541 | 4,427 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses | 12,156 | 13,514 | 13,535 | 13,176 | |||||||||||
(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes | (2,337 | ) | 7,498 | 7,417 | 6,618 | ||||||||||
(Benefit) provision for income taxes | (898 | ) | 2,592 | 2,565 | 2,304 | ||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (1,439 | ) | $ | 4,906 | $ | 4,852 | $ | 4,314 | ||||||
Basic (loss) earnings per share | $ | (.13 | ) | $ | .43 | $ | .42 | $ | .37 | ||||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per share | $ | (.13 | ) | $ | .42 | $ | .41 | $ | .36 | ||||||
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Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
OceanFirst Financial Corp.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated March 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Short Hills, New Jersey March 13, 2008 |
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Management Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
Management of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and subsidiary (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. This assessment was based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2007, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting based on those criteria.
The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. This report appears on page 39.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
OceanFirst Financial Corp.:
We have audited OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s and subsidiary (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, OceanFirst Financial Corp. and subsidiary maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated statements of financial condition of OceanFirst Financial Corp. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and our report dated March 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
Short Hills, New Jersey March 13, 2008 |
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