Flushing Financial (FFIC) 24 Oct 182018 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good morning and welcome to Flushing Financial Corporation's Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. Hosting the call today are John Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Susan Cullen, Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Today's call is being recorded and all participants are in a listen only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] A copy of the earnings release and slide presentation that the company will be referencing today are available on its Investor Relations website at flushingbank.com.

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interest have Excluding recovered prepayment been interest a net quarter-over-quarter and decline X.XX%, basis year-over-year. of penalty income margin and points would delinquent from points XX basis loans, XX

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quarter year. approximately effective full just rate a XX% of tax effective and increase previously accrued approximately the release under fourth for third We for tax to the rate in quarter, was taxes, the benefiting the Regarding XX% tax to anticipate the liability. XX% the from

credit on turning XX. Now quality to slide

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to value low the not foresee expense. an loan related real Given loans, estate do non-performing with associated increase the we

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Hey guys, good morning.

Good morning.

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commercial have normalizing expect said. commercial in quarters low portfolio, given we We couple portfolio, in estate next LTVs real the our soon loan growth we it as

Thank you.

Mark. you, Thank

Steve question G come our And Please Research. go will from next of Comery ahead.

morning. Hey guys, good

morning Good Steve.

Steve. Hi

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kind ask your sort some as is for whether to You years a like outdated expect use this active you updated you for $XX more of attractive of repurchasing quarter. the authorization stock. the certainly level to give your guys if there? are ago, and guidance repurchases sort extremely obviously not couple Maybe talked In about past, you you the repurchase appetite the about or being of just during

any anticipate the but over do can't to purchasing using board as the we I that market on timeframe do do of using to that. which it presents us. opportunistically allotment all. the We itself gave indication that, anticipate our what We give in full market will intend allow us use you up we the

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Gilbert Collyn KBW. next go will come from question ahead. Please of Our

morning everyone. Good Thanks.

Good morning Collyn.

comment your book the John, just it of not chose on to be reprice to elsewhere. that fact you of to that to a guys part the - you the slug back allowed

in financing range. those mentioned X% had lenders those, you bank curious, was non-bank traditional Who the or Just lenders? were

Traditional bank lenders.

those at But loan had you are along now questions. for guess growth and loan targeted lower I to range curious is, Susan was. if lines, I just of then end be your And of apologize you indicated in XXXX? Okay. what in the you're expecting all two of terms growth One said, what the your thinking that kind that

range. the We're probably around looking X%

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[Operator Our Brody Preston come of next question ahead. Please will Jaffray. go Instructions] from Piper

morning Good you? How everyone. are

Good morning.

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the Ladies this for conference and I’d question to session. and turn gentlemen at John like Buran closing to conclude back this any remarks. over will answer our time,

Yes, thank you very much.

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