Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

OR

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 0-30777

 

 

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

California   33-0898238

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

949 South Coast Drive, Suite 300,

Costa Mesa, California

  92626
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(714) 438-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed, since last year)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every interactive data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨      Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

18,993,455 shares of Common Stock as of November 5, 2013

 

 

 


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QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10Q

FOR

THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

             Page  

Part I. Financial Information

  
 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (unaudited)

     1   
   

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     1   
   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     2   
   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Three and Nine Months ended September  30, 2013 and 2012

     3   
   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

     4   
   

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2013

     5   
   

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

     6   
 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     34   
 

Item 3

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

     61   
 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     61   

Part II. Other Information

  
 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

     61   
 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

     61   
 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

     61   

Signatures

     S-1   

 

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PART I.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
ASSETS     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 15,672      $ 12,256   

Interest bearing deposits with financial institutions

     35,150        115,952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

     50,822        128,208   

Interest-bearing time deposits with financial institutions

     2,423        2,423   

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost

     8,521        10,284   

Securities available for sale, at fair value

     66,879        86,378   

Loans held for sale at fair value

     11,677        55,809   

Loans (net of allowances of $10,795 and $10,881, respectively)

     735,183        719,257   

Other real estate owned

     15,787        17,710   

Accrued interest receivable

     2,200        2,242   

Premises and equipment, net

     1,341        1,362   

Other assets

     33,917        30,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 928,750      $ 1,053,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 197,773      $ 170,259   

Interest-bearing

     499,576        675,136   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     697,349        845,395   

Borrowings

     75,000        55,000   

Accrued interest payable

     2,143        1,832   

Other liabilities

     7,295        11,311   

Junior subordinated debentures

     17,527        17,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     799,314        931,065   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 2)

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, no par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized:

    

Series B Convertible 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, 300,000 shares authorized; 112,000 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012; liquidation preference $100 per share, plus accumulated but undeclared dividends at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     8,747        8,747   

Series C Convertible 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock, 300,000 shares authorized; 18,185 and 12,803 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively; liquidation preference $100 per share plus accumulated but undeclared dividends at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     1,818        1,280  

Common stock, no par value, 85,000,000 shares authorized; 18,979,055 and 16,677,419 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     128,311        112,790   

Retained (deficit) earnings

     (7,326     624   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (2,114     (565
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     129,436        122,876   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 928,750      $ 1,053,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Part I. Item 1. (continued)

 

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except for shares and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Interest income

        

Loans, including fees

   $ 8,584      $ 10,769      $ 25,462      $ 30,034   

Securities available for sale and stock

     71        402        1,180        1,671   

Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions

     384        203        203        332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     9,039        11,374        26,845        32,037   

Interest expense

        

Deposits

     995        1,829        3,571        5,778   

Borrowings

     214        286        646        841   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     1,209        2,115        4,217        6,619   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     7,830        9,259        22,628        25,418   

Provision for loan losses

     —          500        1,150        1,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     7,830        8,759        21,478        23,468   

Noninterest income

        

Total other-than-temporary impairment of securities

     —          —          —          (25

Less: Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive loss

     —          —          —          52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net impairment loss recognized in earnings

     —          —          —          (77

Service fees on deposits and other banking services

     206        209        598        687   

Mortgage banking (including net gains on sales of loans held for sale)

     1,094        9,168        4,402        22,149   

Net gains on sale of securities available for sale

     21        937        44        2,123   

Net (loss) gain on sale of other real estate owned

     13        (560     4        (449

Other

     264        197        (24     672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

     1,598        9,951        5,024        25,105   

Noninterest expense

        

Salaries and employee benefits

     6,216        7,349        19,095        19,497   

Occupancy

     688        684        2,057        2,005   

Equipment and depreciation

     473        460        1,588        1,378   

Data processing

     198        187        596        562   

FDIC expense

     391        592        1,483        1,751   

Other real estate owned expense

     388        1,068        3,627        4,769   

Professional fees

     656        1,030        3,224        3,659   

Mortgage related loan expense

     280        733        1,024        2,011   

Provision for (recovery of) contingencies

     (23     80        (562     419   

Business development

     285        162        560        560   

Advertising

     166        178        498        498   

Insurance

     145        127        441        441   

Other operating expense

     666        757        2,212        1,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     10,529        13,407        35,843        39,326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) Income before income taxes

     (1,101     5,303        (9,341     9,247   

Income tax (benefit) provision

     —          1,944        (1,929     (1,290
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     (1,101     3,359        (7,412     10,537   

Accumulated declared dividends on preferred stock

     —          —          (538     —     

Accumulated undeclared dividends on preferred stock

     (274     (241     (274     (241
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income allocable to common shareholders

   $ (1,375   $ 3,118      $ (8,224   $ 10,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) Income per common share

        

Basic

   $ (0.07   $ 0.19      $ (0.45   $ 0.69   

Diluted

   $ (0.07   $ 0.18      $ (0.45   $ 0.61   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     18,923,003        16,669,350        18,195,229        14,954,413   

Diluted

     18,923,003        19,170,781        18,195,229        17,374,156   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Part I. Item 1. (continued)

 

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,101   $ 3,359      $ (7,412   $ 10,537   

Other comprehensive (loss) income net of tax:

        

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale

     74        274        (1,569     1,313   

Change in net unrealized gain (loss) and prior service benefit on supplemental executive retirement plan

     —          (46     20        (28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (1,027   $ 3,587      $ (8,961   $ 11,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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Part I. Item 1. (continued)

 

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
     2013     2012  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (7,412   $ 10,537   

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     405        384   

Provision for loan losses

     1,150        1,950   

Amortization of premium on securities

     379        262   

Net gains on sales of securities available for sale

     (44     (2,123

Net gains on sales of loans held for sale

     (5,639     (31,002

Other than temporary impairment on securities available for sale

     —          77   

Net mark-to-market on mortgage loans held for sale

     1,694        (8,616

Proceeds from sales and principal reductions of mortgage loans held for sale

     176,386        694,664   

Originations and purchases of mortgage loans held for sale

     (127,263     (743,968

Repurchases of mortgage loans held for sale

     —          (1,086

Net amortization of deferred fees and unearned income on loans

     (167     (430

Net (gain) loss on sale of fixed assets

     —          (25

Net gain on sales of other real estate owned

     (14     449   

Write down of other real estate owned

     1,922        876   

Stock-based compensation expense

     554        330   

Net mark-to-market loss on derivatives

     175        703   

Net mark to market (gain) on mortgage servicing rights

     (1,221     (1,000

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Net decrease in accrued interest receivable

     42        118   

Net increase in other assets

     (5,459     (3,500

Net increase in deferred taxes

     (755     (5,048

Net increase in income taxes receivable

     (2,039     (418

Net increase in accrued interest payable

     311        318   

Net increase (decrease) in other liabilities

     (4,016     7,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     28,989        (79,511

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

    

Net increase in interest-bearing time deposits with financial institutions

     —          (130

Maturities of and principal payments received on securities available for sale and other stock

     17,293        29,100   

Purchase of securities available for sale and other stock

     —          (117,717

Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale and other stock

     6,689        185,696   

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned

     1,670        8,415   

Capitalized cost of other real estate owned

     —          (337

Net increase in loans

     (18,564     (37,252

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (384     (814

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

     —          36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     6,704        66,997   

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of common stock

     14,715        24,591   

Net (decrease) increase in deposits

     (148,046     18,147   

Net increase in borrowings

     20,000        11,000   

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

     252        1   

Proceeds from sale of stock purchase warrants

     —          44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (113,079     53,783   

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (77,386     41,269   

Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period

     128,208        96,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period

   $ 50,822      $ 137,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplementary Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for interest on deposits and other borrowings

   $ 3,906      $ 6,301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

     —          1,033   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Cash Investing Activities:

    

Transfer of loans held for sale to loans held for investment

   $ —        $ 10,004   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transfer of loans into other real estate owned

   $ 1,544      $ 5,388   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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Part I. Item 1. (continued)

 

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Shares and dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

For The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

     Series B and C
Preferred Stock
     Common Stock      Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total  
     Number
of Shares
     Amount      Number
of Shares
     Amount         

Balance at January 1, 2013

     125       $ 10,027         16,677       $ 112,790       $ 624      $ (565   $ 122,876   

Issuance of common stock

     —           —           2,222         14,715         —          —          14,715   

Series C Preferred Stock issued as a stock dividend on Series B and Series C Preferred Stock

     5        538        —           —           (538     —          —     

Common stock based compensation expense

     —           —           —           554         —          —          554   

Common stock options exercised

     —           —           80         252         —          —          252   

Net loss

     —           —           —           —           (7,412     —          (7,412

Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —           —           —           —           —          (1,549     (1,549
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2013

     130       $ 10,565         18,979       $ 128,311       $ (7,326   $ (2,114   $ 129,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated financial statement.

 

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Part I. Item 1. (continued)

 

PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1. Nature of Business

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (“PMBC”) is a bank holding company which, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Mercantile Bank (the “Bank”), is engaged in the commercial banking business in Southern California. PMBC is registered as a one bank holding company under the United States Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and, as such, is regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board” or the “FRB”) and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco under delegated authority from the Federal Reserve Board. Substantially all of our operations are conducted and substantially all our assets are owned by the Bank, which accounts for substantially all of our consolidated revenues and expenses, and our earnings. The Bank provides a full range of banking services to small and medium-size businesses, professionals and the general public in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties of California and is subject to competition from other banks and financial institutions and from financial services organizations conducting operations in those same markets. The Bank also operates a direct-to-consumer retail mortgage banking business, originating and funding residential mortgage loans and selling those loans, generally within the succeeding 30 days. The Bank is chartered by the California Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) under the Division of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) and is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (the “FRBSF”). In addition, the deposit accounts of the Bank’s customers are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to the maximum amount allowed by law.

During the first quarter of 2013, PMBC organized a new wholly-owned subsidiary, PM Asset Resolution, Inc. (“PMAR”), for the purpose of purchasing certain non-performing loans and other real estate from the Bank and thereafter collecting or disposing of those assets. PMBC, the Bank and PMAR are sometimes referred to, together, on a consolidated basis, in this report as the “Company” or as “we”, “us” or “our”.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Commitments and Contingencies

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all footnotes that would be required for a full presentation of our financial position, results of operations, changes in cash flows and comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). However, these interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. These interim consolidated financial statements also reflect any events which may have occurred between October 1, 2013 and the date on which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and which required any adjustments to or disclosure in these financial statements.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with prior periods and should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012, and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (our “2012 10-K”), as filed with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Our consolidated financial position at September 30, 2013, and the consolidated results of operations for the nine months then ended, are not necessarily indicative of what our financial position will be at December 31, 2013, or of the results of our operations that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year ending December 31, 2013.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions that could affect the reported amounts of certain of our assets, liabilities, and contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of our revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. For the fiscal periods covered by this Report, those estimates related primarily to our determinations of the allowance for loan losses, the fair values of securities available for sale and mortgage loans held for sale, repurchase reserves on mortgage loans held for sale, and the determination of reserves pertaining to deferred tax assets. If circumstances or financial trends on which those estimates were based were to change in the future or there were to occur any currently unanticipated events affecting the amounts of those estimates, our future financial position or results of operations could differ, possibly materially, from those expected at the current time.

 

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2. Significant Accounting Policies, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Commitments and Contingencies (Cont,-)

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, ASU No. 2013-02, which requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective lines in the entity’s net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-02 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

To meet the financing needs of our customers in the normal course of business, we are a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2013, loan commitments and letters of credit totaled $133 million and $2 million, respectively. The contractual amount of a credit-related financial instrument, such as a commitment to extend credit, a credit-card arrangement or a letter of credit, represents the amount of potential accounting loss should the commitment be fully drawn upon, the customer were to default, and the value of any existing collateral securing the customer’s payment obligation become worthless.

As a result, we use the same credit policies in making commitments to extend credit and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates; however, since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis, using the same credit underwriting standards that are employed in making commercial loans. The amount of collateral obtained, if any, upon an extension of credit is based on our evaluation of the creditworthiness of the customer. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, real estate and income-producing commercial properties.

During the first quarter of 2012, we began selling a portion of our mortgage loan production directly to secondary market investors on a “mandatory commitment” basis, agreeing to sell a specified dollar amount of mortgage loans at an agreed-upon price within a specified timeframe in order to avail ourselves of more favorable pricing on mortgage loan sales to investors. In order to mitigate interest rate risk on loans subject to such mandatory commitments, when we locked the interest rate for the borrowers on those loans prior to funding, we locked the price to sell the loans to investors in a mandatory commitment and entered into a mortgage backed to-be-announced (“TBA”) security. The mandatory commitment and the TBA security act as a hedge against market interest rate movements between the time the interest rate is locked and the loan is funded and sold in the secondary market. TBA securities are deemed to be derivatives and involve off-balance sheet financial risk. The contractual or notional amounts of the TBA securities are tied to the Bank’s loan origination volume and we bear a financial risk from such securities. The unrealized gains from the interest rate contracts and TBA security hedges were $710,000 and $317,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. These gains or losses depend upon the value of the underlying financial instruments and are affected by market changes in interest rates.

TBA securities pose credit risk for us if and to the extent that the institutional counterparties are unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We control counterparty credit risk by using multiple counterparties and limiting them to major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings. In addition, we regularly monitor the potential risk of loss with any one party resulting from this type of credit risk.

Legal Proceedings

We also are subject to legal actions that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Currently we are not aware of any legal proceedings where the likelihood of a loss is reasonably possible and the amount or range of reasonably possible losses is material to our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Regulatory Matters

On August 31, 2010, the Company and the Bank entered into a Written Agreement (the “FRBSF Agreement”) with FRBSF. On the same date, the Bank consented to the issuance of a regulatory order by the DBO (“DBO Order”).

On October 31, 2013, the DBO terminated the DBO Order after concluding that the Bank had substantially complied with its terms.

The principal purposes of the FRBSF Written Agreement, which constitutes a formal supervisory action by the FRBSF, was to require us to adopt and implement formal plans and take certain actions, as well as to continue to implement other measures that we previously adopted, to address the adverse consequences that the economic recession has had on the performance of our loan portfolio and our operating results, to improve our operating results, and to increase our capital to strengthen our ability to weather any further adverse economic conditions that might arise in the future.

The FRBSF Agreement requires the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank to prepare and submit written plans to the FRBSF to address the following matters: (i) strengthening board oversight of the management operations of the Bank; (ii) strengthening credit risk management practices; (iii) improving credit administration policies and procedures; (iv) improving the Bank’s position with respect to problem assets; (v) maintaining adequate reserves for loan losses in accordance with applicable supervisory guidelines; (vi) improving the capital position of the Bank and of the Company; (vii) improving the Bank’s earnings through the formulation, adoption and implementation of a new strategic plan, and (viii) submitting a satisfactory funding contingency plan for the Bank that would identify available sources of liquidity and a plan for dealing with possible future adverse economic and market conditions. The Company may not declare or pay cash dividends, repurchase any of its shares, make payments on its trust preferred securities or incur or guarantee any debt, without the prior approval of the FRBSF.

The Company and the Bank have made substantial progress with respect to several of these requirements, including a requirement, achieved in August 2011, that the Bank raise additional capital to increase its ratio of adjusted tangible shareholders’ equity to its tangible assets to 9.0%. Additionally, both the Board and management are committed to achieving all of the requirements on a timely basis. However, a failure by the Company or the Bank to meet any of those remaining requirements could be deemed by the FRBSF to be conducting business in an unsafe manner which could subject the Company or the Bank to further regulatory enforcement action.

 

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The following tables shows the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

        At September 30, 2013      
(Dollars in thousands)       Total             Level 1             Level 2             Level 3      

Investment securities available for sale

       

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies

  $ 60,241      $ —        $ 60,241      $ —     

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non-agency

    1,643        —          1,643        —     

Asset backed securities

    781        —          —          781   

Mutual funds

    4,214        4,214        —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale at fair value

    66,879        4,214        61,884        781   

Loans held for sale

    11,677        —          11,677        —     

Other assets – Mortgage servicing rights

    3,896        —          —          3,896   

Derivative assets – IRLC’s

    405        —          —          405   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ 82,857      $ 4,214      $ 73,561      $ 5,082   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities – TBA securities

  $ (245   $ —        $ (245   $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ (245   $ —        $ (245   $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

        At December 31, 2012      
(Dollars in thousands)       Total             Level 1             Level 2             Level 3      

Investment securities available for sale

       

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies

  $ 78,446      $ —        $ 78,446      $ —     

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non-agency

    2,625        —          1,963        662   

Asset back securities

    900        —          —          900   

Mutual funds

    4,407        4,407        —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale at fair value

    86,378        4,407        80,409        1,562   

Loans held for sale

    55,809        —          55,809        —     

Other assets – Mortgage servicing rights

    2,801        —          —          2,801   

Derivative liabilities – IRLC’s

    580        —          —          580   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ 145,568      $ 4,407      $ 136,218      $ 4,943   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities – TBA securities

  $ (158   $ —        $ (158   $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

  $ (158   $ —        $ (158   $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized in the following table for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Investment
Securities
Available

for Sale
    Mortgage
Servicing
Rights
     Interest
Rate Lock
Commitment

(IRLC)
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 instruments at January 1, 2013

   $ 1,562      $ 2,801       $ 580   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

     —          —           —     

Included in earnings-realized

     —          —           —     

Included in earnings-unrealized

     —          —           —     

Included in other comprehensive income

     (1,466     —           —     

Purchases

     —          —           —     

Sales

     —          —           —     

Issuances

     —          1,095         —     

Settlements

     685        —           —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —          —           (175
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance of Level 3 assets at September 30, 2013

   $ 781      $ 3,896       $ 405   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Investment
Securities
Available

for Sale
    Mortgage
Servicing
Rights
     Interest
Rate Lock
Commitment

(IRLC)
 

Balance of recurring Level 3 instruments at January 1, 2012

   $ 1,035      $ —         $ —     

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

     —          —           —     

Included in earnings-realized

     —          —           —     

Included in earnings-unrealized(1)

     (77     —           —     

Included in other comprehensive income

     1,999        —           —     

Purchases

     —          —           —     

Sales

     —          —           —     

Issuances

     —          1,365         —     

Settlements

     —          —           —     

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     (2,709     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance of Level 3 assets at September 30, 2012

   $ 248      $ 1,365       $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Amount reported as other than temporary impairment loss in the noninterest income portion of the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

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The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

Investment Securities Available for Sale. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the security’s credit rating, prepayment assumptions and other factors such as credit loss assumptions. Level 1 investments securities include those traded on an active exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, U.S. Treasury securities that are traded by dealers or brokers in active over-the- counter markets and money market funds. Level 2 investment securities include mortgage-backed securities issued by government sponsored entities, municipal bonds and corporate debt securities. Securities classified as Level 3 include asset-backed securities in less liquid markets.

Loans Held for Sale (LHFS). Effective December 1, 2011, the Company adopted ASU 825, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“ASU 825”) and elected to measure LHFS originated on or after December 1, 2011 at fair value. Fair value is based on quoted market prices, if available, prices for other traded mortgage loans with similar characteristics, purchase commitments and bid information received from market participants. We classify those loans subject to recurring fair value adjustments as Level 2, given the meaningful level of secondary market activity for conforming mortgage loans.

Mortgage Servicing Rights. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques that would incorporate assumptions that market participants would use in estimating the fair value of servicing. These assumptions might include estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, costs to service, escrow account earnings, contractual servicing fee income, prepayment and late fees, among other considerations. Mortgage servicing rights are considered a Level 3 measurement at September 30, 2013 and are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.

Derivative Assets and Liabilities. The Company’s derivative assets and liabilities are carried at fair value as required by GAAP and are accounted for as free standing derivatives. The derivative assets are interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”) with prospective residential mortgage borrowers whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding and the borrowers have locked in that interest rate. These commitments are determined to be derivative instruments in accordance with GAAP. The derivative liabilities are hedging instruments (typically TBA securities) used to hedge the risk of fair value changes associated with changes in interest rates relating to its mortgage loan origination operations. The Company hedges the period from the interest rate lock (assuming a fall-out factor) to the date of the loan sale. The estimated fair value is based on current market prices for similar assets plus a fall-out factor estimated by management and, accordingly, the Company classified its IRLC’s as Level 3 assets at September 30, 2013 and such assets are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition. The valuation technique used for TBA’s is based on pricing of the hedging instruments which are used to hedge the fair value changes associated with changes in interest rates relating to the Company’s mortgage lending operations. The Company hedges the period from the interest rate lock (assuming a fall-out factor) to the date of the loan sale. The fair value of the hedging instruments is based on the actively quoted TBA Mortgage Backed Securities (“MBS”) market using observable inputs related to the characteristics of the underlying MBS stratified by product, coupon and settlement date. TBA’s are classified as Level 2 assets as of September 30, 2013.

The following descriptions present qualitative information about the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs applied to Level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis at September 30, 2013.

Investment Securities Available for Sale. The valuation technique used for Level 3 investment securities is a discounted cash flow model. Inputs considered in determining Level 3 pricing include the securities’ anticipated prepayment rates, default rates, and the loss severity given a future default. Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. In general, a change in the assumption regarding the probability of default is accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity in an event of default. Prepayment rates are subject to change based on market conditions. For the asset backed security, the security was priced using an option adjusted discounted cash flow model. At September 30, 2013, this discount margin of 6.5% was based on sector spreads and trading in related credit markets. A 2% constant default rate was presumed based on historical analysis and forward projection. A loss severity of 90% was based on low recovery expectations in this sector.

Mortgage Servicing Rights. The valuation technique used for Level 3 mortgage servicing rights is based upon market prices for similar instruments and an internal discounted cash flow model. The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating the fair value of servicing, the most significant of which at September 30, 2013 included estimates of prepayment speeds of between 10% and 15%, and a discount rate of 12%. For mortgage servicing rights, a significant increase in discount rates would result in a significantly lower estimated fair value. The impact of changes in prepayment speeds would have differing impacts depending on the seniority or other characteristics of the instrument.

 

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Derivative assets – IRLC’s. The valuation technique used for Level 3 IRLC’s is based on pricing of related loan instruments (which includes the value of servicing), which are Level 2 inputs, and also includes an estimate for a fall-out factor, otherwise known as the “pull-through” rate. The pull through rate was approximately 85% at September 30, 2013. A significant increase or decrease in pull-through rate assumptions would result in a significant increase or decrease in the fair value of IRLCs. The Company believes that the imprecision of an estimate could be significant.

Assets Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company may be required, from time to time, to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of lower of cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

Impaired Loans. Loans measured for impairment are measured at an observable market price (if available), or the fair value of the loan’s collateral (if the loan is collateral dependent). The fair value of an impaired loan may be estimated using one of several methods, including collateral value, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, liquidation value and discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance for loan losses represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceeds the recorded investments in such loans. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, we record the impaired loan at Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or we determine that the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, we record the impaired loan at Level 3.

Foreclosed Assets. Foreclosed assets are adjusted to fair value, less estimated costs to sell, at the time the loans are transferred to foreclosed assets. Subsequently, foreclosed assets are carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is determined based upon independent market prices, appraised values of the collateral or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, we record the foreclosed asset at Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or we determine that the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, we record the foreclosed asset at Level 3.

Loans Held for Sale. The fair value of these loans held for sale is based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. As such, the Company classifies loans subject to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 2.

Information regarding assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis is set forth in the table below.

 

     At September 30, 2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets at Fair Value:

           

Impaired loans

   $ 25,738       $ —         $ 25,738       $ —     

Loans held for sale

     11,677         —           11,677         —     

Foreclosed assets

     15,787         —           15,787         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 53,202       $ —         $ 53,202       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 measurements for nonrecurring items during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

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Risks with Fair Value Measurements.

Fair value estimates are made at a discrete point in time based on relevant market information and other information about the financial instruments. Because no active market exists for a significant portion of our financial instruments, fair value estimates are based in large part on judgments we make primarily regarding current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, prepayment rates, and future expected loss experience. These estimates are subjective in nature and invariably involve some inherent uncertainties. Additionally, the occurrence of unexpected events or changes in circumstances can occur that could require us to make changes to our assumptions and which, in turn, could significantly affect and require us to make changes to our previous estimates of fair value.

In addition, the fair value estimates are based on existing on and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of existing and anticipated future customer relationships and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments, such as premises and equipment and other real estate owned.

Fair Value Measurements for Other Financial Instruments.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments not previously discussed.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents approximates its carrying value.

Interest-Bearing Deposits with Financial Institutions. The fair values of interest-bearing deposits maturing within ninety days approximate their carrying values.

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Stock. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (the “FHLB”) and the FRBSF. As members, we are required to own stock of the FHLB and the FRBSF, the amount of which is based primarily on the level of our borrowings from those institutions. We also have the right to acquire additional shares of stock in either or both of the FHLB and the FRBSF; however, to date, we have not done so. The fair values of the FHLB and FRBSF stock are equal to their respective carrying amounts, are classified as restricted securities and are periodically evaluated for impairment based on our assessment of the ultimate recoverability of our investments in that stock. Any cash or stock dividends paid to us on such stock are reported as income.

Deposits. The fair value of demand deposits, savings deposits, and money market deposits is defined as the amounts payable on demand for such deposits at quarter-end. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated based on the discounted value of the future cash flows expected to be paid on the deposits.

Borrowings. The fair value of borrowings is the carrying amount for those borrowings that mature on a daily basis. The fair value of term borrowings is derived by calculating the discounted value of future cash flows expected to be paid out by the Company.

Junior Subordinated Debentures. The fair value of the junior subordinated debentures is based on quoted market prices of the underlying securities. These securities are variable rate in nature and reprice quarterly.

Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit. The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing.

 

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The estimated fair values and related carrying amounts of all of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:

 

           Estimated Fair Value at September 30, 2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Carrying Value     Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 50,822      $ 50,822      $ 50,822      $ —        $ —     

Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions

     2,423        2,423        2,423        —          —     

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

     8,521        8,521        8,521        —          —     

Investment securities available for sale:

          

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies

     60,241        60,241        —          60,241        —     

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non-agency

     1,643        1,643        —          1,643        —     

Asset backed securities

     781        781        —          —          781   

Mutual funds

     4,214        4,214        4,214        —          —     

Loans held for sale

     11,677        11,677        —          11,677        —     

Loans, net

     735,183        735,183        —          735,183        —     

Foreclosed assets

     15,787        15,787        —          15,787        —     

Other assets – Mortgage servicing rights

     3,896        3,896        —          —          3,896   

Derivative assets – IRLC’s

     15,787        405        —          —          405   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

   $ 895,593      $ 895,593      $ 65,980      $ 824,531      $ 5,082   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing deposits

     (197,773     (197,773   $ (197,773   $ —        $ —     

Interest-bearing deposits

     (499,576     (499,576     (499,576     —          —     

Borrowings

     (75,000     (75,000     (75,000     —          —     

Derivative liabilities – TBA securities

     (245     (245     —          (245     —     

Junior subordinated debentures

     (17,527     (17,527     (17,527     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

   $ (790,121   $ (790,121   $ (789,876   $ (245   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

           Estimated Fair Value at December 31, 2012  
(Dollars in thousands)    Carrying Value     Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 128,208      $ 128,208      $ 128,208      $ —        $ —     

Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions

     2,423        2,423        2,423        —          —     

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

     10,284        10,284        10,284        —          —     

Investment securities available for sale:

          

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies

     78,446        78,446        —          78,446        —     

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non agency

     2,625        2,625        —          1,963        662   

Asset back securities

     900        900        —          —          900   

Mutual funds

     4,407        4,407        4,407        —          —     

Loans held for sale

     55,809        55,809        —          55,809        —     

Loans, net

     719,257        719,257        —          719,257        —     

Foreclosed assets

     17,710        17,710        —          17,710     

Other assets – Mortgage servicing rights

     2,801        2,801        —          —          2,801   

Derivative assets – IRLC’s

     580        580        —          —          580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

   $ 1,023,450      $ 1,023,450      $ 145,322      $ 873,185      $ 4,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing deposits

   $ (170,259   $ (170,259   $ (170,259   $ —        $ —     

Interest-bearing deposits

     (675,136     (675,136     (675,136     —          —     

Borrowings

     (45,000     (45,000     (45,000     —          —     

Junior subordinated debentures

     (17,527     (17,527     (17,527     —          —     

Derivative liabilities – TBA securities

     (158     (158     —          (158     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

   $ (908,080   $ (908,080   $ (907,922   $ (158   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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3. Fair Value Measurements (Cont,-)

 

Fair Value Option.

The following table reflects the differences between the fair value carrying amount of LHFS measured at fair value under ASU 825 and the aggregate unpaid principal amount we are contractually entitled to receive at maturity.

The assets accounted for under the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. The changes in fair value related to initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value included in earnings for these assets measured at fair value are shown, by income statement line item, below.

 

Loans Held for Sale at Fair Value

   Three Months Ended September 30,      Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(Dollars in thousands)    2013      2012      2013     2012  

Changes in fair value included in net income:

          

Mortgage banking noninterest income (loss)

   $ 499       $ 2,264       $ (1,693   $ 8,616   

 

     September 30, 2013  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair Value
Carrying
Amount
     Aggregate
Unpaid
Principal
     Fair Value
Carrying Amount
Less Aggregate
Unpaid Principal
 

Loans held for sale reported at fair value:

        

Total loans

   $ 11,677       $ 11,101       $ 576   

Nonaccrual loans

     —           —           —     

Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest

     —           —           —     

Information Regarding Derivative Financial Instruments.

The following table includes information for the derivative assets and liabilities for the periods presented:

 

                   Total Gains (Losses)  
     Notional Balance      Three Months Ended
September 30
    Nine Months Ended
September 30
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   September 30,
2013
     September 30,
2012
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Derivative assets – IRLC’s

   $ 8,310       $ 94,866       $ 323      $ 1,086      $ (176   $ 3,650   

Derivative liabilities – TBAs

   $ 14,000       $ 146,015       $ (785   $ (3,200   $ (87   $ (4,542

 

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4. Investment Securities Available For Sale

The following table sets forth the major components of securities available for sale and compares the amortized costs and estimated fair market values of, and the gross unrealized gains and losses on, these securities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized Cost      Gross
Unrealized Gain
     Gross
Unrealized Loss
    Estimated
Fair Value
 

Securities available for sale at September 30, 2013:

          

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies(1)

   $ 62,324       $ 19       $ (2,102   $ 60,241   

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non-agency(1)

     1,694         —           (51     1,643   

Asset backed securities(2)

     2,247         —           (1,466     781   

Mutual funds(3)

     4,214         —           —          4,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 70,479       $ 19       $ (3,619   $ 66,879   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Securities available for sale at December 31, 2012:

          

Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. agencies(1)

   $ 78,053       $ 553       $ (160   $ 78,446   

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non-agency(1)

     2,599         87         (61     2,625   

Asset backed securities(2)

     2,247         —           (1,347     900   

Mutual funds(3)

     4,407         —           —          4,407   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 87,306       $ 640       $ (1,568   $ 86,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Secured by closed-end first lien 1-4 family residential mortgages.
(2)  Comprised of a security that represents an interest in a pool of trust preferred securities issued by U.S.-based banks and insurance companies.
(3)  Consists primarily of mutual fund investments in closed-end first lien 1-4 family residential mortgages.

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, U.S. agency mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations with an aggregate fair market value of $10.5 million and $10 million, respectively, were pledged to secure FHLB borrowings, repurchase agreements, local agency deposits and Treasury, tax and loan accounts.

The amortized costs and estimated fair values of securities available for sale at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, are shown in the table below by contractual maturities and historical prepayments based on the prior twelve months of principal payments. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities and historical prepayments, particularly with respect to collateralized mortgage obligations, primarily because prepayment rates are affected by changes in conditions in the interest rate market and, therefore, future prepayment rates may differ from historical prepayment rates.

 

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4. Investment Securities Available For Sale (Cont,-)

 

     At September 30, 2013 Maturing in  

(Dollars in thousands)

   One year
or less
    Over one
year through
five years
    Over five
years through
ten years
    Over ten
Years
    Total  

Securities available for sale, amortized cost

   $ 9,286      $ 32,043      $ 18,376      $ 10,774      $ 70,479   

Securities available for sale, estimated fair value

     8,958        31,368        17,611        8,942        66,879   

Weighted average yield

     1.48     1.61     1.49     1.27     1.50

 

     At December 31, 2012 Maturing in  

(Dollars in thousands)

   One year
or less
    Over one
year through
five years
    Over five
years through
ten years
    Over ten
Years
    Total  

Securities available for sale, amortized cost

   $ 11,679      $ 35,038      $ 24,738      $ 15,851      $ 87,306   

Securities available for sale, estimated fair value

     11,788        35,264        24,747        14,579        86,378   

Weighted average yield

     1.59     1.62     1.62     1.43     1.58

The Company recognized net gains on sales of securities available for sale of $44,000, on sale proceeds of $6.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and $2.1 million, on sale proceeds of $186 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The table below indicates, as of September 30, 2013, the gross unrealized losses and fair values of our investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

     Securities with Unrealized Loss at September 30, 2013  
     Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  

Dollars in thousands

   Fair Value      Unrealized
Loss
    Fair Value      Unrealized
Loss
    Fair Value      Unrealized
Loss
 

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies

   $ 58,851       $ (2,101   $ 38       $ (1   $ 58,889       $ (2,102

Collateralized mortgage obligations issued by non-agency

     624         (2     1,019         (49     1,643         (51

Asset backed securities

     —           —          781         (1,466     781         (1,466
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 59,475       $ (2,103   $ 1,838       $ (1,516   $ 61,313       $ (3,619
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

We regularly monitor investments for significant declines in fair value. We have determined that declines in the fair values of these investments below their respective amortized costs, as set forth in the table above, are temporary because (i) those declines were due to interest rate changes and not to a deterioration in the creditworthiness of the issuers of those investment securities, and (ii) we have the ability to hold those securities until there is a recovery in their values or until their maturity.

We recognize other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”) for our available-for-sale debt securities in accordance with ASC 320-10. When there are credit losses associated with an impaired debt security, but we have no intention of selling, and it is more likely, than not, that we will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, we will separate the amount of impairment, or OTTI, between the amount that is credit related and the amount that is related to non-credit factors. Credit-related impairments are recognized in our consolidated statements of operations. Any non-credit-related impairments are recognized and reflected in other comprehensive income (loss).

Through the impairment assessment process, we determined that the available-for-sale securities discussed below were other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2013. We recorded no impairments of credit losses on available-for-sale securities in our consolidated statements of operations for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013. The OTTI related to factors other than credit losses, in the aggregate amount of $1.5 million, was recognized as other comprehensive loss in our balance sheet at September 30, 2013.

 

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4. Investment Securities Available For Sale (Cont,-)

 

The table below presents a roll-forward of OTTI where a portion attributable to non-credit related factors was recognized in other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

 

(Dollars in thousands)   Gross Other-
Than-
Temporary

Impairments
    Other-Than-
Temporary

Impairments
Included in Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Net Other-Than
Temporary
Impairments
Included in
Retained Earnings
(Deficit)
 

Balance – September 30, 2012

  $ (2,144   $ (1,413   $ (731

Sale of impaired security

    119        (59     178   

Additions for credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized

    6        6        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance – September 30, 2013

  $ (2,019   $ (1,466   $ (553
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In determining the component of OTTI related to credit losses, we compare the amortized cost basis of each OTTI security to the present value of its expected cash flows, discounted using the effective interest rate implicit in the security at the date of acquisition.

As a part of our OTTI assessment process with respect to securities held for sale with unrealized losses, we consider available information about (i) the performance of the collateral underlying each such security, including any credit enhancements, (ii) historical prepayment speeds, (iii) delinquency and default rates, (iv) loss severities, (v) the age or “vintage” of the security, and (vi) any rating agency reports on the security. Significant judgments are required with respect to these and other factors when making a determination of the future cash flows that can be expected to be generated by the security.

Based on our OTTI assessment process, we determined that there is one asset-backed security in our portfolio of securities held for sale that was impaired as of September 30, 2013. This security is a multi-class, cash flow collateralized bond obligation backed by a pool of trust preferred securities issued by a diversified pool of 56 issuers consisting of 45 U.S. depository institutions and 11 insurance companies at the time of the security’s issuance in November 2007. We purchased $3.0 million face amount of this security in November 2007 at a price of 95.21% for a total purchase price of $2.9 million, out of a total of $363 million of this security sold at the time of issuance. The security that we own (CUSIP 74042CAE8) is the mezzanine class B piece security with a variable interest rate of 3 month LIBOR plus 60 basis points, which had a rating of Aa2 and AA by Moody’s and Fitch, respectively, at the time of issuance in 2007.

As of September 30, 2013 the amortized cost of this security was $2.25 million with a fair value of $780,000, for an unrealized loss of approximately $1.47 million. As of September 30, 2013, the security had a Ca rating from Moody’s and CC rating from Fitch and had experienced $42.5 million in defaults (12.5% of total current collateral) and $43.5 million in deferring securities (12.8% of total current collateral) from issuance to September 30, 2013. The security did not pay its scheduled third quarter 2013 interest payment. We are not currently accruing interest on this security. We estimate that the security could experience another $68.5 million in defaults before the issuer would not receive all of the contractual cash flows under this security. This analysis is based on the following assumptions: future default rates of 2.5%, prepayment rates of 1% until maturity, and 15% recovery of future defaults. With respect to this security, we did not recognize any impairment losses to earnings during the third quarter of 2013; whereas we recognized $77,000 of impairment losses to earnings for the same period in 2012. Set forth below is additional information regarding impairment losses that we recognized in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

 

     For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
     For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

Impairment Losses on OTTI Securities

(Dollars in thousands)

   2013      2012      2013      2012  

Asset backed securities

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 77   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impairment loss recognized in earnings

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 77   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We have made a determination that the remainder of our securities with respect to which there were unrealized losses as of September 30, 2013 were not other-than-temporarily impaired, because we concluded that we had the ability to continue to hold those securities until their respective fair market values increase above their respective amortized costs or, if necessary, until their respective maturities. In reaching that conclusion we considered a number of factors and other

 

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information, which included: (i) the significance of each such security, (ii) the amount of the unrealized losses attributable to each such security, (iii) our liquidity position, (iv) the impact that retention of those securities could have on our capital position, and (v) our evaluation of the expected future performance of these securities (based on the criteria discussed above).

 

5. Mortgage Banking

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (LHFS), at Fair Value

A summary of the unpaid principal balances of mortgage LHFS for which the fair value option has been elected, by type, is presented below:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   At September 30,
2013
     At December 31,
2012
 

Government

   $ 5,315       $ 16,902   

Conventional

     4,652         10,805   

Jumbo

     1,134         20,514   

Fair value adjustment

     576         2,269   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value

   $ 11,677       $ 50,490   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

We did not have any delinquent or nonaccrual LHFS as of September 30, 2013.

Gains on LHFS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  

(Dollars in thousands)

   September 30,
2013
    September 30,
2012
    September 30,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 

Gain on sale of mortgage loans

   $ 305      $ 18,008      $ 5,639      $ 32,003   

Net loan servicing

     248        9        742        (8

Unrealized gains (losses) from derivative financial statements

     (710     (573     (317     941   

Realized gains (losses) derivative financial instruments

     185        (1,542     703        (1,833

Mark-to-market (loss) gain on LHFS

     499        2,439        (1,693     8,858   

Direct origination (expenses) fees, net

     (374     (9,966     (2,317     (18,797

Provision for repurchases

     (7     (189     (90     (627
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gain on LHFS

   $ 146      $ 8,186      $ 2,667      $ 20,537   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Repurchase Reserves

We maintain reserves for possible repurchases that we may be required to make of certain of the mortgage loans which we sell due to deficiencies or defects that may be found to exist in such loans. The following table sets forth information, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, with respect to such reserves:

 

(Dollars in thousands)    At September 30,
2013
     At December 31,
2012
 

Beginning balance

   $ 906       $ 115   

Provision for repurchases

     90         791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total repurchases reserve

   $ 996       $ 906   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

We repurchased one loan with a principal balance of $15,000 in the quarter ended September 30, 2013. We repurchased one loan with a principal balance of $222,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2012 and a total of three loans with a total principal balance of $928,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

We sometimes retain mortgage servicing rights on mortgage loans that we sell. Such rights represent the net positive cash flows generated from the servicing of such mortgage loans and we recognize such rights as assets on our statements of

 

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financial condition based on their estimated fair values. We receive servicing fees, less any subservicing costs, on the unpaid principal balances of such mortgage loans. Those fees are collected from the monthly payments made by the mortgagors or from the proceeds of the sale or foreclosure and liquidation of the underlying real property collateralizing the loans. We also generally receive various mortgagor-contracted fees, such as late charges, collateral reconveyance charges and nonsufficient fund fees. In addition, we generally are entitled to retain interest earned on funds held pending remittance (or float) related to the collection of principal, interest, taxes and insurance payments on the mortgage loans which we service. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, mortgage servicing rights totaled $4.0 million and $2.8 million, respectively, and are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.

The Bank accounts for consumer mortgage servicing rights at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in mortgage banking income in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The table below presents activity for residential mortgage servicing rights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

Rollforward of Fair Value of Mortgage Servicing Rights

   Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(Dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,823      $ 380      $ 1,603      $ —     

Additions

     266        1,189        1,169        1,569   

Payoffs

     (158     (7     (17     (7

Impact due to changes in CPR

     (333     (26     (5     (26

Other model changes

     298        67        (2     67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 3,896      $ 1,603      $ 2,748      $ 1,603   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Rollforward of Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Servicing Portfolio

   Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(Dollars in thousands)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 486,082      $ 73,585      $ 427,759      $ —     

Additions

     36,194        206,063        156,402        279,648   

Payoffs

     (22,959     (1,023     (80,447     (1,023

Impact due to changes in CPR

     (3,385     (357     (7,782     (357

Other model changes

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 495,932      $ 278,268      $ 495,932      $ 278,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table sets forth the principal amounts of the mortgage loans we were servicing, categorized by type of loan at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we were servicing approximately $496 million and $456 million, respectively, in principal amount of mortgage loans with the following characteristics:

 

     Unpaid Principal Balance  
(Dollars in thousands)    At September 30,
2013
     At December 31,
2012
 

Government

   $ 403,603       $ 396,951   

Conventional

     92,329         58,867   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans serviced

   $ 495,932       $ 455,818   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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6. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

The composition of the Company’s loan portfolio as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

     September 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
(Dollars in thousands)    Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Commercial loans

   $ 187,711        25.2   $ 170,792        23.4

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     168,828        22.6     165,922        22.7

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     172,697        23.1     150,189        20.6

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     97,759        13.1     105,119        14.4

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     78,296        10.5     87,263        11.9

Land development loans

     19,493        2.6     24,018        3.3

Consumer loans

     21,515        2.9     27,296        3.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross loans

     746,299        100.0     730,599        100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Deferred fee (income) costs, net

     (321       (461  

Allowance for loan losses

     (10,795       (10,881  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Loans, net

   $ 735,183        $ 719,257     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, real estate loans of approximately $252 million and $162 million, respectively, were pledged to secure borrowings obtained from the FHLB.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) represents our estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. We employ economic models that are based on bank regulatory guidelines, industry standards and our own historical loan loss experience, as well as a number of more subjective qualitative factors, to determine both the sufficiency of the ALL and the amount of the provisions that are required to be made for potential loan losses to increase or replenish the ALL.

The ALL is first determined by (i) analyzing all classified loans (graded as “Substandard” or “Doubtful” under our internal credit quality grading parameters—see below) on non-accrual status for loss exposure and (ii) establishing specific reserves as needed. ASC 310-10 defines loan impairment as the existence of uncertainty concerning collection of all principal and interest in accordance with the contractual terms of a loan. For collateral dependent loans, impairment is typically measured by comparing the loan amount to the fair value of collateral, less estimated costs to sell, with a specific reserve established for any “shortfall” amount. Other methods can be used in estimating impairment, including market price and the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s original interest rate.

On a quarterly basis, we utilize a classification migration model and individual loan review analytical tools as starting points for determining the adequacy of the ALL for homogenous pools of loans that are not subject to specific reserve allocations. Our loss migration analysis tracks a certain number of quarters of loan loss history and industry loss factors to determine historical losses by classification category for each loan type, except certain consumer loans. We then apply these calculated loss factors, together with a qualitative factors based on external economic conditions and trends and internal assessments, to the outstanding loan balances in each homogenous group of loans, and then, using our internal credit quality grading parameters, we grade the loans as “Pass,” “Special Mention,” “Substandard” or “Doubtful”. We also conduct individual loan review analysis, as part of the ALL allocation process, applying specific monitoring policies and procedures in analyzing the existing loan portfolios. Set forth below is a summary of the activity in the ALL during the following periods:

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 

(Dollars in thousands)

                 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 11,123      $ 10,881      $ 15,627   

Charged off loans

    (558     (3,476     (8,574

Recoveries on loans previously charged off

    230        2,240        1,878   

Provision for loan losses

    —          1,150        1,950   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

  $ 10,795        10,795      $ 10,881   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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6. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Cont,-)

 

Set forth below is information regarding loan balances and the related ALL, by portfolio type, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2012 (excluding mortgage LHFS).

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Commercial     Real
Estate
    Land
Development
    Consumer and
Single Family

Mortgages
    Total  

Allowance for Loan Losses:

          

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

          

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 6,340      $ 3,487      $ 248      $ 806      $ 10,881   

Charge offs

     (3,161     (308     (5     (2     (3,476

Recoveries

     2,151        3        54        32        2,240   

Provision

     1,722        (505     (35     (32     1,150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 7,052      $ 2,677      $ 262      $ 804      $ 10,795   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2013

          

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 6,953      $ 2,854      $ 297      $ 1,019      $ 11,123   

Charge offs

     (558     —          —          —          (558

Recoveries

     219        1        —          10        230   

Provision

     438        (178     (35     (225     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 7,052      $ 2,677      $ 262      $ 804      $ 10,795   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ALL balance at end of period related to:

          

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 2,367      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 2,367   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 4,685      $ 2,677      $ 262      $ 804      $ 8,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans balance at end of period:

          

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 12,064      $ 12,857      $ 403      $ 414      $ 25,738   

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

     175,647        426,427        19,090        99,397        720,561   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Balance

   $ 187,711      $ 439,284      $ 19,493      $ 99,811      $ 746,299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ALL for the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

          

Balance at beginning of quarter

   $ 8,908      $ 5,777      $ 316      $ 626      $ 15,627   

Charge offs

     (5,052     (1,126     (158     (328     (6,664

Recoveries

     1,533        196        —          17        1,746   

Provision

     333        678        594        345        1,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of quarter

   $ 5,722      $ 5,525      $ 752      $ 660      $ 12,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ALL balance at September 30, 2012 related to:

          

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 3,057      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 3,057   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 2,665      $ 5,525      $ 752      $ 660      $ 9,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans balance at September 30, 2012:

          

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 11,569      $ 25,825      $ 314      $ 729      $ 38,437   

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

     159,325        351,280        26,413        117,933        654,951   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Balance

   $ 170,894      $ 377,105      $ 26,727      $ 118,662      $ 693,388   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ALL for the year ended December 31, 2012:

          

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 8,908      $ 5,777      $ 316      $ 626      $ 15,627   

Charge offs

     (6,664     (1,184     (158     (568     (8,574

Recoveries

     1,657        198        —          23        1,878   

Provision

     2,439        (1,304     90        725        1,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

   $ 6,340      $ 3,487      $ 248      $ 806      $ 10,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ALL balance at end of year related to:

          

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 2,428      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 2,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 3,912      $ 3,487      $ 248      $ 806      $ 8,453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans balance at end of year:

          

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 16,180      $ 21,918      $ 314      $ 839      $ 39,251   

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

     154,612        399,312        23,704        113,720        691,348   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Balance

   $ 170,792      $ 421,230      $ 24,018      $ 114,559      $ 730,599   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Credit Quality

The amounts of nonperforming assets and delinquencies that occur within our loan portfolio factors in our evaluation of the adequacy of the ALL.

The following table provides a summary of the delinquency status of loans by portfolio type at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   30-59 Days
Past Due
     60-89 Days
Past Due
     90 Days and
Greater
     Total
Past Due
     Current      Total Loans
Outstanding
     Loans >90
Days still
Accruing
Interest
 

September 30, 2013

                    

Commercial loans

   $ —         $ 4,977       $ 1,402       $ 6,379       $ 181,332       $ 187,711       $ —     

Commercial real estate loans – owner-occupied

     —           —           —           —           168,828         168,828         —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     —           —           2,117         2,117         170,580         172,697         —     

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           —           97,759         97,759         —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           —           —           —           78,296         78,296         —     

Land development loans

     —           —           —           —           19,493         19,493         —     

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           21,515         21,515         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ —         $ 4,977       $ 3,519       $ 8,496       $ 737,803       $ 746,299       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

                    

Commercial loans

   $ 1,321       $ 778       $ 4,295       $ 6,394       $ 164,398       $ 170,792       $ —     

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           3,232         3,232         162,690         165,922         —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     —           —           2,599         2,599         147,590         150,189         —     

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           —           105,119         105,119         —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     259         378         359         996         86,267         87,263         —     

Land development loans

     —           —           314         314         23,704         24,018         —     

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           27,296         27,296         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,580       $ 1,156       $ 10,799       $ 13,535       $ 717,064       $ 730,599       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As the above table indicates, total past due loans decreased by $5.0 million, to $8.5 million at September 30, 2013 from $13.5 million at December 31, 2012. Loans past due 90 days or more decreased by $7.3 million, to $3.5 million at September 30, 2013, from $10.8 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to the foreclosure and transfers of $5.6 million of real estate loans to other real estate owned (“OREO”) and $1.9 million in loan charge offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Loans 30-89 days past due increased by $2.2 million to $5.0 million at September 30, 2013, from $2.7 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to a bankruptcy filing on a $3.3 million commercial loan.

Generally, the accrual of interest on a loan is discontinued when principal or interest payments become more than 90 days past due, unless we believe that the loan is adequately collateralized and it is in the process of collection. There were no loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest at September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012. In certain instances, when a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed against current income. Subsequent collections of cash are applied as principal reductions when received, except when the ultimate collectability of principal is probable, in which case such payments are applied to accrued and unpaid interest, which is credited to income. Non-accrual loans may be restored to accrual status when principal and interest become current and full repayment becomes expected.

 

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The following table provides information, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, with respect to loans on nonaccrual status, by portfolio type:

 

     September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Nonaccrual loans:

     

Commercial loans

   $ 7,128       $ 6,846   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     1,792         3,232   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     2,117         6,424   

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     414         839   

Land development loans

     403         314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 11,854       $ 17,655   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2013 nonaccrual loans totaled to $11.9 million, down from $17.7 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to (i) the restoration to accrual status of a $2.0 million commercial real estate-all other loan as a result of the receipt from the borrower of loan payments in accordance with the modified terms over a period of time, (ii) the foreclosure of $5.6 million of loans collateralized primarily by commercial real estate, (iii) impairment write-downs of $2.5 million, based on our loan impairment analysis, and (iv) offset by $4.3 million of commercial loans added to nonaccrual status.

 

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We classify our loan portfolio using internal credit quality ratings. The following table provides a summary of loans by portfolio type and our internal credit quality ratings as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     Increase
(Decrease)
 

Pass:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 171,746       $ 146,952       $ 24,794   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     165,332         162,689         2,643   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     156,696         135,274         21,422   

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     92,527         104,747         (12,220

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     76,696         84,237         (7,541

Land development loans

     10,998         12,461         (1,463

Consumer loans

     21,515         27,296         (5,781
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total pass loans

   $ 695,510       $ 673,656       $ 21,854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Special Mention:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 210       $ 2,381       $ (2,171

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     3,730         3,859         (129

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     5,232         373         4,859   

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           990         (990

Land development loans

     —           8,201         (8,201

Consumer loans

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total special mention loans

   $ 9,172       $ 15,804       $ (6,632
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Substandard:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 14,794       $ 21,347       $ (6,553

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     3,495         3,232         263   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     12,271         11,057         1,214   

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     1,600         2,036         (436

Land development loans

     8,495         3,355         5,140   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total substandard loans

   $ 40,655       $ 41,027       $ (372
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Doubtful:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 962       $ 112       $ 850   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           —           —     

Land development loans

     —           —           —     

Consumer loans

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total doubtful loans

   $ 962       $ 112       $ 850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Outstanding Loans, gross:

   $ 746,299       $ 730,599       $ 15,700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As the above table indicates, loans totaled approximately $746 million at September 30, 2013, an increase of $15 million from $731 million at December 31, 2012. The disaggregation of the loan portfolio by risk rating in the table above reflects the following changes between December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013:

 

    Loans rated “pass” totaled $695 million, an increase of approximately $22 million from December 31, 2012. The increase was primarily from net new loan growth of $15 million and upgrades from “special mention” of $3.5 million in real estate loans.

 

    Loans rated “special mention” decreased by $6.6 million to $9.2 million at September 30, 2013 from $15.8 million at December 31, 2012. The decrease was primarily the result of the downgrade to “substandard” of a $10.7 million loan relationship in current status, comprised of $9.5 million in commercial real estate loans-all other and a $1.1 million commercial loan, offset by net additions to “pass” grade.

 

    Loans rated “substandard” totaled $41.0 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The changes included $11.4 million of loans transferred from “special mention” and $5.1 million of loans from “pass” to “substandard”, partially offset by $3.1 million of loan charge-offs, a note sale of $4.8 million in commercial real estate and the foreclosure and transfer to OREO of $5.6 million of real estate loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

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Impaired Loans

A loan is generally classified as impaired and placed on nonaccrual status when, in our judgment, principal or interest is not likely to be collected in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. We measure for impairment on a loan-by-loan basis, using either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

The following table sets forth information regarding impaired loans, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Impaired loans:

     

Nonaccruing loans

   $ 3,970       $ 12,018   

Nonaccruing restructured loans

     7,884         5,637   

Accruing restructured loans(1)

     13,884         21,596   

Accruing impaired loans

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans

   $ 25,738       $ 39,251   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impaired loans less than 90 days delinquent and included in total impaired loans

   $ 22,219       $ 28,452   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  See “Trouble Debt Restructurings” below for a description of accruing restructured loans at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

The $13.5 million decrease in impaired loans to $25.7 million at September 30, 2013, from $39.3 million at December 31, 2012, was primarily attributable to the foreclosure and transfer to OREO of $5.6 million of nonaccrual loans, a $4.8 million note sale and $3.4 million in write downs to impaired loans. Accruing restructured loans were comprised of a number of loans performing in accordance with modified terms, which included lowering of interest rates, deferral of payments, or modifications to payment terms. Based on an internal analysis, using the current estimated fair values of the collateral or the discounted present values of the future estimated cash flows of the impaired loans, we concluded that, at September 30, 2013, $2.4 million of specific reserves were required on $5.3 million of impaired loans, and that the other impaired loans were well secured and adequately collateralized.

 

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The following tables contain additional information with respect to impaired loans, by portfolio type, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Recorded
Investment
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance(1)
     Average
Recorded
Investment
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

2013 Loans with no specific reserves established:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 6,775       $ 7,418       $ —         $ 9,015       $ 158   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     3,177         3,257         —           3,839         42   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     9,680         9,713         —           14,768         219   

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     414         635         —           718         —     

Land development loans

     403         413         —           283         12   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

2013 Loans with specific reserves established:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 5,289       $ 5,306       $ 2,367       $ 4,599       $ 162   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           —           —           —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     —           —           —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           —           —           —           —     

Land development loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

2013 Total:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 12,064       $ 12,724       $ 2,367       $ 13,614       $ 320   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     3,177         3,257         —           3,839         42   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     9,680         9,713         —           14,768         219   

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     414         635         —           718         —     

Land development loans

     403         413         —           283         12   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

2012 Loans with no specific reserves established:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 11,782       $ 12,770       $ —         $ 7,733       $ 377   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     4,644         4,649         —           5,584         92   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     17,274         17,317         —           10,893         703   

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           45         —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     839         1,033         —           1,050         41   

Land development loans

     314         318         —           424         33   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

2012 Loans with specific reserves established:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 4,398       $ 4,398       $ 2,428       $ 6,976       $ 221   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           —           —           —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     —           —           —           2,053         —     

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           —           —           —           —     

Land development loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

2012 Total:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 16,180       $ 17,168       $ 2,428       $ 14,709       $ 598   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     4,644         4,649         —           5,584         92   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     17,274         17,317         —           12,946         703   

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     —           —           —           45         —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     839         1,033         —           1,050         41   

Land development loans

     314         318         —           424         33   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           —     

 

(1)  When the discounted cash flows, collateral value or market price equals or exceeds the recorded investment in the loan, then specific reserves are not required to be set aside for the loan within the ALL. This typically occurs when the impaired loans have been partially charged-off and/or there have been interest payments received and applied to the balance of the principal outstanding.

 

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At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 there were $20.4 million and $34.9 million, respectively, of impaired loans to which no specific reserves had been allocated because these loans, in our judgment, were sufficiently collateralized. Of the impaired loans at September 30, 2013 for which no specific reserves were allocated, $19.4 million had been deemed impaired in prior quarters and the deficiencies were charged off during the periods in which the loans were determined to have become impaired.

We had average investments in impaired loans of $33.2 million and $34.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, respectively. The interest that would have been earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 had the impaired loans remained current in accordance with their original terms was approximately $347,000.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

Pursuant to the FASB’s ASU No. 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring (“ASU No. 2011-02”), the Bank’s troubled debt restructured loans (“TDRs”) totaled $21.8 million and $27.2 million, respectively, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. TDRs consist of loans to which modifications have been made for the purpose of alleviating temporary impairments of the borrowers’ financial condition and cash flows. Those modifications have come in the forms of changes in amortization terms, reductions in interest rates, interest only payments and, in limited cases, concessions to outstanding loan balances. The modifications are made as part of workout plans we enter into with the borrowers that are designed to provide a bridge for the borrowers’ cash flow shortfalls in the near term. If a borrower works through the near term issues, then in most cases, the original contractual terms of the borrower’s loan will be reinstated.

Of the $21.8 million of TDRs outstanding at September 30, 2013, $13.9 million were performing in accordance with their terms and accruing interest; and $7.9 million were not. We carried $2.2 million of specific reserves for $4.3 million of non-performing TDRs at September 30, 2013.

 

     September 30, 2013  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Number of
Loans
     Pre-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
     Post
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
     End
of Period
Balance
 

Performing

           

Commercial loans

     1       $ 4,936       $ 4,936       $ 4,936   

Commercial real estate – all other

     6         12,455         12,013         8,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7         17,391         16,949         13,884   

Nonperforming

           

Commercial loans

     7         6,805         6,722         5,638   

Commercial real estate – owner occupied

     1         1,872         1,867         1,792   

Land development loans

     1         439         439         403   

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     1         171         64         51   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     10         9,287         9,092         7,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Troubled Debt Restructurings

     17       $ 26,678       $ 26,041       $ 21,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2013, TDRs totaled $21.8 million as compared to $27.2 million at December 31, 2012. The decline in TDRs was primarily the result of a $4.8 million note sale of a commercial real estate loan in the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.

 

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6. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Cont,-)

 

     December 31, 2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Number of
Loans
     Pre-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
     Post-
Modification

Outstanding
Recorded
Investment
     End
of Period
Balance
 

Performing

           

Commercial loans

     4       $ 9,754       $ 9,754       $ 9,334   

Commercial real estate – all other

     4         10,897         10,897         10,849   

Land development loans

     1         1,429         1,429         1,412   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     9         22,080         22,080         21,595   

Nonperforming

           

Commercial loans

     3         1,943         1,855         1,753   

Commercial real estate – all other

     2         6,814         6,685         3,825   

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     1         171         64         59   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     6         8,928         8,604         5,637   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Troubled Debt Restructurings

     15       $ 31,008       $ 30,684       $ 27,232   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, we did not record a tax benefit for the losses incurred during the third quarter ended September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.9 million.

The effective tax rate of 22% differed from our statutory federal income tax rate of 34% as summarized in the following table:

 

     Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
   2013     2012  

Federal income tax based on statutory rate

     34.0     34.0

State franchise tax net of federal income tax benefit

     7.1        7.4   

Permanent differences

     (0.5     0.6   

Other

     0.2        (0.9

Valuation allowance

     (19.1     (45.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income (benefit) tax expense

     (21.7 )%      (3.9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

We record as a deferred tax asset on our balance sheet an amount equal to the tax credit and tax loss carryforwards and tax deductions (“tax benefits”) that we believe will be available to us to offset or reduce the amounts of our income taxes in future periods. Under applicable federal and state income tax laws and regulations, such tax benefits will expire if not used within specified periods of time. Accordingly, the ability to fully use our deferred tax asset depends on the amount of taxable income that we generate during those time periods. At least once each year, or more frequently, if warranted, we make estimates of future taxable income that we believe we are likely to generate during those future periods. If we conclude, on the basis of those estimates and the amount of the tax benefits available to us, that it is more likely than not that we will be able to fully utilize those tax benefits prior to their expiration, we recognize the deferred tax asset in full on our balance sheet. On the other hand, if we conclude on the basis of those estimates and the amount of the tax benefits available to us that it has become more likely than not that we will be unable to utilize those tax benefits in full prior to their expiration, then, we would establish (or increase any existing) valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax asset on our balance sheet to the amount which we believe we are more likely than not to be able to utilize. Such a reduction is implemented by recognizing a non-cash charge that would have the effect of increasing the provision, or reducing any credit, for income taxes that we would otherwise have recorded in our statements of operations. The determination of whether and the extent to which we will be able to utilize our deferred tax asset involves significant management judgments and assumptions that are subject to period to period changes as a result of changes in tax laws, changes in market or economic conditions that could affect our operating results or variances between our actual operating results and our projected operating results, as well as other factors.

                At September 30, 2013, we have a net deferred tax asset of $14.6 million, as compared with $11.7 million at December 31, 2012. Adjustments to our deferred tax valuation allowance could be required in the future if we were to conclude, on the basis of our assessment of the realizability of the deferred tax asset, that the amount of that asset which is more likely, than not, to be available to offset or reduce future taxes has decreased. Any such decrease could result in an increase in our provision for income taxes or reductions to our income tax benefits. The components of our deferred tax asset are as follows at:

 

     September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Deferred tax asset:

    

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 4,539      $ 4,575   

Other than temporary impairment on securities

     78        301   

State taxes

     1        1   

Capital loss

     —         —    

Deferred loan origination costs

     132        195   

Deferred compensation

     1,230        1,239   

Litigation reserve

     216        644   

Other accrued expenses

     1,625        2,964   

Charitable contributions

     156        156   

Reserve for unfunded commitments

     75        75   

Tax credits

     117        44   

Net operating loss carry forward

     7,636        2,259   

Stock based compensation

     821        654   

Depreciation and amortization

     64        64   

Unrealized losses on securities and deferred compensation

     1,482        633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     18,172        13,804   

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Mortgage servicing rights

     (1,841     (2,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (1,841     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

     (1,703     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred tax asset

   $ 14,628      $ 11,718   

We file income tax returns with the U.S. federal government and the state of California. As of September 30, 2013, we were subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to our U.S. federal income tax returns for the 2008 to 2012 tax years and Franchise Tax Board for California state income tax returns for the 2008 to 2012 tax years. We do not believe there will be any material adverse changes in our unrecognized tax benefits over the next 12 months. Net operating losses (“NOLs”) on our U.S. federal and California state income tax returns may be carried forward 20 years. Beginning in 2012, California taxpayers may carryback losses for two years and carryforward losses for 20 years, which conforms to the U.S. tax laws. We expect (although no assurance can be given) that we will generate taxable income in future years sufficient to enable us to use the California NOL generated in prior years.

 

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Our policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense. We did not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with any unrecognized tax benefits, and no interest expense was recognized during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

8. Sale of Common Stock

Effective as of March 30, 2013, we sold and issued a total of 2,222,222 shares of our common stock to Carpenter Community Bancfund L.P. and Carpenter Community Bancfund-A, L.P. (the “Carpenter Funds”), at a price of $6.75 per share in cash, generating gross proceeds to us of $15 million. The purchase price of $6.75 per share of common stock was equal to the Company’s tangible book value per share of common stock as of December 31, 2012, which exceeded the closing price per share of our common stock on NASDAQ on March 29, 2013. As a result of this sale of shares, the Carpenter Funds, together with their affiliates, own approximately 34% of our outstanding voting shares, as compared to the 28% which they had owned prior to this sale of shares.

The proceeds from the sale of those shares were contributed by the Company to capitalize PMAR, a new wholly-owned asset management subsidiary, which has used those proceeds to fund the purchase of $15.8 million of nonperforming loans and foreclosed real properties from the Bank and is engaged in the business of collecting those nonperforming loans and disposing of the foreclosed properties.

 

9. Stock-Based and Other Employee Compensation

In May 2010, our shareholders approved the adoption of our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Incentive Plan”), which authorized and set aside a total of 400,000 shares of our common stock for issuance on the exercise of stock options or the grant of restricted stock or other equity incentives to our officers, and other key employees and directors. At the Annual Shareholders Meeting held in May 2013, our shareholders approved an 800,000 share increase in the maximum number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to grants or exercises of options or restricted shares or other equity incentives under the 2010 Incentive Plan. As a result, as of September 30, 2013, the maximum number of shares that were available for the grant of options or other equity incentives under the 2010 Incentive Plan totaled 2,402,845 shares, or approximately 13% of the shares of our common stock then outstanding.

A stock option entitles the recipient to purchase shares of our common stock at a price per share that may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s shares on the date the option is granted. Restricted shares may be granted at such purchase prices and on such other terms, including restrictions and Company repurchase or reacquisition rights, as are fixed by the Compensation Committee at the time rights to purchase such restricted shares are granted. Stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) entitle the recipient to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s shares on the date of vesting and a “base price” (which, in most cases, will be equal to fair market value of the Company’s shares on the date the SAR is granted), subject to the right of the Company to make such payment in shares of its common stock at their then fair market value. Options, restricted shares and SARs may vest immediately or in installments over various periods generally ranging up to five years, subject to the recipient’s continued employment or service or the achievement of specified performance goals, as determined by the Compensation Committee at the time it grants or awards the options, the restricted shares or the SARs. Stock options and SARs may be granted for terms of up to 10 years after the date of grant, but will terminate sooner upon or shortly after a termination of service occurring prior to the expiration of the term of the option or SAR. The Company will become entitled to repurchase any unvested restricted shares, at the same price that was paid for the shares by the recipient, or to cancel those shares in the event of a termination of employment or service of the holder of such shares or if any performance goals specified in the award are not satisfied. To date, the Company has not granted any SARs.

Under ASC 718-10, we are required to recognize, in our financial statements, the fair value of the options or any restricted shares that we grant as compensation cost over their respective service periods. The fair values of the options that were outstanding at September 30, 2013 under the 2010 Incentive Plan were estimated as of their respective dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For additional information regarding the Company’s stock based compensation plans, refer to Note 14—“Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans” in the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company on September 3, 2013 under the 2010 Incentive Plan granted restricted stock for the benefit of its employees. These restricted shares vest over a period of three years. The recipients of restricted shares have the right to vote all shares subject to such grant and receive all dividends with respect to such shares whether or not the shares have vested. The recipients do not pay any cash consideration for the shares.

 

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9. Stock-Based and Other Employee Compensation (Cont,-)

 

The table below summarizes the weighted average assumptions used to determine the fair values of the options granted during the following periods:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

Assumptions with respect to:

   2013     2012     2013     2012  

Expected volatility

     43     43     43     48

Risk-free interest rate

     2.27     1.09     2.06     0.87

Expected dividends

     0.57     0.57     0.57     0.57

Expected term (years)

     6.9        6.9        2.0 – 6.9        4.2 – 7.6   

Weighted average fair value of options granted during period

   $ 2.77      $ 2.88      $ 2.47      $ 2.44   

The following table summarizes the stock option activity under the Company’s equity incentive plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

     Number of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average

Exercise Price
Per Share
     Number of
Shares
    Weighted-
Average

Exercise Price
Per Share
 
     2013      2012  

Outstanding – January 1,

     1,566,965      $ 6.90         1,153,741      $ 7.35   

Granted

     632,000        6.18         524,500        5.26   

Exercised

     (79,414     3.17         (15,380     3.53   

Forfeited/Canceled

     (248,578     6.54         (126,396     6.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding – September 30,

     1,870,973        6.86         1,536,465        6.81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options Exercisable – September 30,

     1,009,235      $ 7.65         861,069      $ 8.41   

Options to purchase 73,114 shares and 79,414 shares of our common stock were exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Options to purchase 12,407 and 15,380 shares of our common stock were exercised during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The fair values of options vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $503,259 and $291,274, respectively.

The Company issued 109,174 shares of restricted stock under the 2010 Incentive Plan during the third quarter of 2013 at a price of $6.24 that vest on an annual prorated basis over the next three years. The following table summarizes the activity related to restricted stock granted, vested and forfeited under the Company’s equity incentive plans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

     Number of
Shares
     Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
     2013  

Outstanding – January 1,

     —           —     

Granted

     109,174       $ 6.24   

Vested

     —           —     

Forfeited

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

Outstanding – September 30,

     109,174       $ 6.24   
  

 

 

    

 

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The following table provides additional information regarding the vested and unvested options that were outstanding at September 30, 2013.

 

     Options Outstanding as of
September 30, 2013
     Options Exercisable as of
September 30, 2013(1)
 
     Vested      Unvested      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
     Shares      Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 

$  2.97 – $  5.99

     545,133         179,897       $ 4.16         7.51         545,133       $ 4.05   

$  6.00 – $  9.99

     63,659         681,841         6.37         9.54         63,659         6.78   

$10.00 – $12.99

     265,100         —          11.21         0.38         265,100         11.21   

$13.00 – $17.99

     115,843         —          15.12         1.88         115,843         15.12   

$18.00 – $18.84

     19,500         —          18.06         2.34         19,500         18.06   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,009,235         861,738       $ 6.86         6.91         1,009,235       $ 7.65   
  

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

 

    

 

(1)  The weighted average remaining contractual life of the options that were exercisable as of September 30, 2013 was 4.81 years.

The aggregate intrinsic values of options that were outstanding and exercisable under the Company’s equity incentive plans at September 30, 2013 and 2012 were $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

A summary of the status of the unvested options, and changes in the weighted average grant date fair values of the unvested options during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, are set forth in the following table.

 

     Number of
Options
    Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Unvested at December 31, 2012

     635,706      $ 2.30   

Granted

     632,000        6.18   

Vested

     (237,968     2.11   

Forfeited/Cancelled

     (168,000     2.44   
  

 

 

   

Unvested at September 30, 2013

     861,738      $ 2.44   
  

 

 

   

The aggregate amounts of stock based compensation expense recognized in our consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, were $554,000 and $216,000, respectively, net of taxes. At September 30, 2013, the weighted average period over which unvested options were expected to be recognized was 1.4 years.

We expect that the compensation expense that will be recognized during the periods presented below in respect of stock options and restricted stock outstanding at September 30, 2013, will be as follows:

 

     Estimated Stock Based
Compensation Expense
Stock Options
     Estimated Stock Based
Compensation Expense
Restricted Stock
     Estimated Stock Based
Compensation Expense
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)                     

For the period and years ending December 31,

        

Remainder 2013

   $ 212       $ 51       $ 263   

2014

     783         203         986   

2015

     562         203         765   

2016

     282         152         434   

2017 and thereafter

     30         —           30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,869       $ 609       $ 2,478   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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9. Stock-Based and Other Employee Compensation (Cont,-)

 

In 1999, we established a Supplemental Retirement Plan (“SERP”) for our former Chief Executive Officer, who retired from that position in April 2013. The components of net periodic benefit cost for the SERP are set forth in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2013      2012     2013      2012  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Service cost

   $ —        $ 52      $ 18       $ 154   

Interest cost

     44         42        133         123   

Expected return on plan assets

     —          —         —          —    

Amortization of prior service cost

     —          4        1         11   

Amortization of net actuarial loss

     —          (12     29         (35
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic SERP cost

   $ 44       $ 86      $ 181       $ 253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

10. Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income or loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to the potential dilution that could occur if stock options, convertible preferred stock or other contracts to issue common stock were either exercised or converted into common stock that would then share in our earnings. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, 2,652,627 and 2,641,631 shares, respectively, of our common stock subject to stock options were excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per common share, because they were anti-dilutive. This compares to 883,543 and 909,843 shares, respectively, that were excluded from the computations of diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Also, 352,444 shares of common stock subject to stock purchase warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 because their exercisability is conditioned on future events.

The following table shows how we computed basic and diluted EPS for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
(In thousands, except earnings per share data)    2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,101   $ 3,359      $ (7,412   $ 10,537   

Accumulated declared and undeclared dividends on preferred stock

     (274     (241     (812     (241
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income allocable to common shareholders(A)

   $ (1,375   $ 3,118      $ (8,224   $ 10,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock(B)

     18,923        16,669        18,195        14,954   

Dilutive effect of convertible preferred stock, employee stock options and warrants

     —         2,502        —         2,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common stock and common stock equivalents(C)

     18,923        19,171        18,195        17,374   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income per common share:

        

Basic (A/B)

   $ (0.07   $ 0.19      $ (0.45   $ 0.69   

Diluted (A/C)

   $ (0.07   $ 0.18      $ (0.45   $ 0.61   

 

11. Business Segment Information

We have two reportable business segments, commercial banking and mortgage banking. Our commercial banking segment provides small and medium-size businesses, professional firms and individuals with a diversified range of products and services, such as various types of deposit accounts, various types of commercial and consumer loans, cash management services, and online banking services. Our mortgage banking segment originates mortgage loans that, for the most part, are resold within 30 days to long-term investors in the secondary residential mortgage market.

 

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11. Business Segment Information (Cont.)

 

Since these operating segments derive all of their revenues from interest and noninterest income and interest expense constitutes their most significant expense, these two segments are reported below using net interest income (interest income less interest expense) and noninterest income (primarily net gains on sales of loans held for sale and fee income). We do not allocate general and administrative expenses or income taxes to our operating segments.

The following table sets forth information regarding the interest income and noninterest income of our commercial banking and mortgage banking segments, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Commercial      Mortgage      Other     Total  

Net interest income for the period ended:

          

September 30,

          

2013

   $ 21,638       $ 1,214       $ (224   $ 22,628   

2012

   $ 22,754       $ 2,997       $ (333   $ 25,418   

Noninterest income for the period ended:

          

September 30,

          

2013

   $ 436       $ 4,624       $ (36   $ 5,024   

2012

   $ 2,957       $ 22,148       $ —       $ 25,105   

Segment Assets at:

          

September 30, 2013

   $ 833,495       $ 52,064       $ 43,191      $ 928,750   

December 31, 2012

   $ 940,748       $ 99,829       $ 13,364      $ 1,053,941   

 

12. Subsequent Events

As discussed in Note 2, on October 31, 2013, the DBO terminated the DBO Order.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp is a bank holding company (“PMBC”) which owns all of the stock of Pacific Mercantile Bank (the “Bank”), which is a commercial bank that provides a full range of banking services to small and medium-size businesses and to professionals and the general public in Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties, in Southern California. The Bank also operates a direct-to-consumer retail mortgage banking business, originating and funding residential mortgage loans and selling those loans, generally within the succeeding 30 days, into the secondary mortgage market. Substantially all of our operations are conducted and substantially all of our assets are owned by the Bank, which accounts for substantially all of our consolidated revenues, expenses and operating income. During the first quarter of 2013, we also organized a new wholly owned subsidiary, PM Asset Resolution, Inc. (“PMAR”), for the sole purpose of purchasing certain non-performing loans and other real estate from the Bank and thereafter collecting on or disposing of those assets. For ease of reference, we will sometimes refer to PMBC, the Bank and PMAR together as the “Company” or as “we”, “us” or “our”.

The following discussion presents information about (i) our consolidated results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and comparisons of those results with our results of operations for the corresponding three and nine month periods of 2012, and (ii) our consolidated financial condition, liquidity and capital resources at September 30, 2013. The information in the following discussion should be read in conjunction with our interim consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report.

Forward-Looking Information

Statements contained in this Report that are not historical facts or that discuss our expectations, beliefs or views regarding our future operations or future financial performance, or financial or other trends in our business or in the markets in which we operate, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Often, they include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” The information contained in such forward-looking statements is based on current information available to us and on assumptions that we make about future economic and market conditions and other events over which we do not have control. In addition, our business and the markets in which we operate are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties, and the occurrence of events in the future or changes in circumstances that had not been anticipated, could cause our financial condition or actual operating results in the future to differ materially from our expected financial condition or operating results that are set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report and could, therefore, also affect the price performance of our shares.

In addition to the risk of incurring loan losses, which is an inherent risk of the banking business, these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the risk that the economic recovery in the United States, which is still relatively fragile, will be adversely affected by domestic or international economic conditions, which could cause us to incur additional loan losses and adversely affect our results of operations in the future; uncertainties and risks with respect to the effects that our compliance with the Federal Reserve Bank regulatory agreement (the “FRB Agreement”) will have on our business and results of operations because, among other things, the FRB Agreement imposes restrictions on our operations and our ability to grow our banking franchise, and the risk of potential future supervisory action against us or the Bank by the Federal Reserve Bank if we are unable to meet the requirements of the FRB Agreement; the risk that our results of operations in the future will continue to be adversely affected by our exit from the wholesale mortgage lending business and the risk that our commercial banking business will not generate the additional revenues needed to fully offset the decline in our mortgage banking revenues within the next two to three years; the risk that our interest margins and, therefore, our net interest income will be adversely affected by changes in prevailing interest rates; the risk that we will not succeed in further reducing our remaining nonperforming assets, in which event we would face the prospect of further loan charge-offs and write-downs of other real estate owned and would continue to incur expenses associated with the management and disposition of those assets; the risk that we will not be able to manage our interest rate risks effectively, including the additional interest rate risks associated with our residential mortgage lending business, in which event our operating results could be harmed; the prospect that government regulation of banking and other financial services organizations will increase, causing our costs of doing business to increase and restricting our ability to take advantage of business and growth opportunities. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business is subject is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the

 

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“2012 10-K”) that we filed with the SEC on March 20, 2013, and readers of this report are urged to review the additional information contained in those reports. We urge you to read those risk factors in conjunction with your review of the following discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended, and our financial condition at, September 30, 2013.

Due to the risks and uncertainties we face, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this Report, which speak only as of the date of this Report, or to make predictions about future performance based solely on historical financial performance. We also disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this Report as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may otherwise be required by law or NASDAQ rules.

Overview of Operating Results in the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

The following table provides comparative information with respect to our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013 vs. 2012     2013     2012     2013 vs. 2012  
     Amount     Amount     % Change     Amount     Amount     % Change  
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)  

Interest income

   $ 9,039      $ 11,374        (20.5 )%    $ 26,845      $ 32,037        (16.2 )% 

Interest expense

     1,209        2,115        (42.8 )%      4,217        6,619        (36.3 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net interest income

     7,830        9,259        (15.4 )%      22,628        25,418        (11.0 )% 

Provision for loan losses

     —         500        (100.0 )%      1,150        1,950        (41.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     7,830        8,759        (10.6 )%      21,478        23,468        (8.5 )% 

Noninterest income

     1,598        9,951        (83.9 )%      5,024        25,105        (80.0 )% 

Noninterest expense

     10,529        13,407        (21.5 )%      35,843        39,326        (8.9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (1,101     5,303        (120.8 )%      (9,341     9,247        (201.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Income tax benefit

     —         1,944        (100.0 )%     (1,929     (1,290     (49.5 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income (loss)

     (1,101     3,359        (132.8 )%      (7,412     10,537        (170.3 )% 

Accumulated declared dividends on preferred stock

     —          —          N/A        (538     —          N/A   

Accumulated undeclared dividends on preferred stock

     (274     (241     13.7     (274     (241     13.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders

   $ (1,375   $ 3,118        (144.1 )%    $ (8,224   $ 10,296        (179.9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net income per common share

        

Basic

   $ (0.07   $ 0.19        (136.8 )%    $ (0.45   $ 0.69        (165.2 )% 

Diluted

   $ (0.07   $ 0.18        (138.9 )%    $ (0.45   $ 0.61        (173.8 )% 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

        

Basic

     18,923,003        16,669,350        13.5     18,195,229        14,954,413        21.7

Diluted

     18,923,003        19,170,781        (1.3 )%      18,195,229        17,374,156        4.7

Results of Operations in the Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2013.

The net loss in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to a decrease in noninterest income of $8.4 million, or 83.9%, and a decline in net interest income of $1.5 million, or 15.4%, as compared to the same three months ended September 30, 2012. The net loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to a decrease in noninterest income of $20.1 million, or 80.0%, and a decline in net interest income of $2.8 million, or 11.0%, as compared to the same nine month period of 2012.

 

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The decreases in noninterest income were primarily attributable to decreases in mortgage banking revenues of $8.1 million, or 88.1%, in the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $17.7 million, or 80.1%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, in each case as compared to the same respective periods of 2012, which were primarily the result of our exit from the wholesale residential mortgage loan business in late August 2012.

The declines in net interest income were due to decreases in interest income of $2.4 million, or 20.5%, and $5.2 million, or 16.2%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, partially offset by decreases of $906,000, or 42.8%, and $2.4 million, or 36.3%, respectively, in interest expense, in each case as compared to the same respective periods of 2012. The decrease in interest income in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to (i) a decline in loan demand and (ii) a decline in interest earned on loans as a result of actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board designed to keep interest rates low. The decrease in interest income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to an overall decrease in interest rates, also as a result primarily of the actions of the Federal Reserve Board, and, to a lesser extent, decreases in loan volume and in the volume of securities held for sale. The decreases in interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were due primarily to a combination of declines in the rates of interest paid on higher priced time deposits and on money market and savings deposits and decreases in the volume of higher priced time deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings.

Outlook for the Three Months Ending December 31, 2013

As previously reported, effective August 31, 2012 we exited the wholesale residential mortgage loan business. As a result, our mortgage banking division is currently engaged in the direct-to-consumer retail mortgage business in which we originate mortgage loans directly from consumers seeking to refinance existing mortgage loans or finance the purchase of residential real estate. The decision to exit the wholesale mortgage business was made to enable us (i) to redeploy some of our capital resources, which had been committed to the wholesale mortgage business, to our core commercial lending business, (ii) to reduce and control our staffing costs and operating expenses, which had grown significantly to a large extent as a result of the growth of the wholesale mortgage business, and (iii) to manage and limit interest rate and other risks inherent in a residential mortgage lending business. As discussed above, the losses we incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were primarily attributable to our exit from the wholesale residential mortgage loan business, which also is expected to adversely affect our results of operations during the remainder of 2013.

Financial Ratios. The following table sets forth our net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and the return on average assets and average shareholders’ equity for the same respective periods:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net interest margin(1)(2)

     3.58     3.56     3.25     3.38

Return on average assets(1)

     (0.48 )%      1.22     (1.01 )%      1.32

Return on average shareholders’ equity(1)

     (3.86 )%      10.90     (8.40 )%      14.51

 

(1)  Annualized.
(2)  Net interest income expressed as a percentage of total average interest earning assets.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and general practices in the banking industry. Certain of those accounting policies are considered critical accounting policies, because they require us to make assumptions and judgments regarding circumstances or trends that could affect the carrying values of our material assets, such as, for example, assumptions regarding economic conditions or trends that could impact our ability to fully collect our loans or ultimately realize the carrying values of certain of our other assets, such as securities available for sale and our deferred tax asset. Those assumptions and judgments are based on current information available to us regarding those economic conditions or trends or other circumstances. If adverse changes were to occur in the conditions, trends or other events on which our assumptions or judgments had been based, then under GAAP it could become necessary for us to reduce the carrying values of any affected assets on our balance sheet. In addition, because reductions in the carrying value of assets are sometime effectuated by or require charges to income, such reductions also may have the effect of reducing our income.

 

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Our critical accounting policies consist of the accounting policies and practices we follow in determining (i) the sufficiency of the allowance we establish for loan losses, (ii) the fair values of our investment securities that we hold for sale and financial instruments related to our mortgage banking assets and liabilities, and (iii) the amount of our deferred tax asset, consisting primarily of tax loss carryforwards and tax credits that we believe will be able to use to offset income taxes in future periods. There were no significant changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies or their application during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to our critical accounting policies in effect as of December 31, 2012. Information regarding our critical accounting policies in effect as of December 31, 2012 is contained in the sections captioned “Critical Accounting Policies” and “Allowance for Loan Losses” in Item 7, entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our 2012 10-K.

Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

One of the principal determinants of a bank’s income is its net interest income, which is the difference between (i) the interest that a bank earns on loans, investment securities and other interest-earning assets, on the one hand, and (ii) its interest expense, which consists primarily of the interest it must pay to attract and retain deposits and the interest that it pays on borrowings and other interest-bearing liabilities, on the other hand. As a general rule, all other things being equal, the greater the difference or “spread” between the amount of our interest income and the amount of our interest expense, the greater will be our net income; whereas, a decline in that difference or “spread” will generally result in a decline in our net income.

A bank’s interest income and interest expense are, in turn, affected by a number of factors, some of which are outside of its control, including national and local economic conditions and the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board which affect interest rates, competition in the market place for loans and deposits, and the demand for loans and the ability of borrowers to meet their loan payment obligations. Net interest income, when expressed as a percentage of total average interest earning assets, is a banking organization’s “net interest margin.”

The following table sets forth our interest income, interest expense and net interest income (in thousands of dollars) and our net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     Amount     Amount     Amount     Amount     Amount     Percentage
Change
 
     2013     2012     2013 vs. 2012     2013     2012     2013 vs. 2012  

Interest income

   $ 9,039      $ 11,374        (20.5 )%    $ 26,845      $ 32,037        (16.2 )% 

Interest expense

     1,209        2,115        (42.8 )%      4,217        6,619        (36.3 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net interest income

   $ 7,830      $ 9,259        (15.4 )%    $ 22,628      $ 25,418        (11.0 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net interest margin

     3.58     3.56       3.25     3.38  

Our net interest income decreased by $1.5 million, or 15.4%, and by $2.8 million, or 11.0%, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same respective periods of 2012, due to decreases in interest income of $2.4 million, or 20.5%, and $5.2 million, or 16.2%, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Those decreases in interest income were partially offset by decreases in interest expense of $906,000, or 42.8%, and $2.4 million, or 36.3%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.

The decrease in interest income in the three months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to declines in loan demand and, to a lesser extent, declines in interest earned on loans as a result of actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board to keep interest rates low. The decrease in interest income in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was primarily attributable to (i) an overall decrease in interest rates, also primarily as a result of the actions of the Federal Reserve Board, (ii) a decrease in loan demand, and (iii) a reduction in the volume of securities held for sale that was due primarily to sales and the maturities of, and payments on, such securities in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

The decreases in interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 were due primarily to (i) a decision we made to reduce the rates of interest we pay on higher priced time deposits which resulted in a reduction in the volume of those deposits, thereby reducing our overall interest expense, (ii) declines in the interest rates we paid on money market and savings deposits due primarily to the actions of the Federal Reserve Board that were designed to keep interest rates low, and (iii) principal reduction payments we made on our outstanding FHLB borrowings.

 

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Due primarily to the decreases in interest income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the average interest rate we earned on interest-earning assets decreased to 4.13% and 3.86%, respectively, from 4.37% and 4.27%, respectively, in the same periods of 2012.

Average Balances

Information Regarding Average Assets and Average Liabilities

The following tables set forth information regarding our average balance sheet, yields on interest earning assets, interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, the interest rate spread and the interest rate margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned/
Paid
     Average
Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned/
Paid
     Average
Yield/
Rate
 

Interest earning assets:

                

Short-term investments(1)

   $ 52,383       $ 32         0.24   $ 81,277       $ 52         0.25

Securities available for sale and stock(2)

     76,651         423         2.19     107,315         553         2.05

Loans(3)

     739,640         8,584         4.60     844,248         10,769         5.07
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total earning assets

     868,674         9,039         4.13     1,032,840         11,374         4.37

Noninterest earning assets

     51,258              63,147         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total Assets

   $ 919,932            $ 1,095,987         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Interest-bearing checking accounts

   $ 34,009         24         0.28   $ 26,435         21         0.32

Money market and savings accounts

     148,044         111         0.30     174,255         344         0.79

Certificates of deposit

     354,547         860         0.96     492,622         1,464         1.18

Other borrowings

     50,000         73         0.58     65,391         140         0.85

Junior subordinated debentures

     17,527         140         3.17     17,682         146         3.28
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     604,127         1,208         0.79     776,385         2,115         1.08
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

     202,695              197,025         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total Liabilities

     806,822              973,410         

Shareholders’ equity

     113,110              122,577         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 919,932            $ 1,095,987         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income

      $ 7,831            $ 9,259      
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Interest rate spread

           3.34           3.29
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net interest margin

           3.58           3.56
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1)  Short-term investments consist of federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits that we maintain at other financial institutions.
(2)  Stock consists of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Stock.
(3)  Loans include the average balance of nonaccrual loans.

 

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     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2013     2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned/
Paid
     Average
Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
     Interest
Earned/
Paid
     Average
Yield/
Rate
 

Interest earning assets:

                

Short-term investments(1)

   $ 108,231       $ 203         0.25   $ 95,308       $ 181         0.25

Securities available for sale and stock(2)

     83,612         1,180         1.89     113,834         1,822         2.14

Loans(3)

     739,142         25,462         4.61     792,460         30,034         5.06
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total earning assets

     930,985         26,845         3.86     1,001,602         32,037         4.27

Noninterest earning assets

     51,146              61,150         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total Assets

   $ 982,131            $ 1,062,752         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Interest-bearing checking accounts

   $ 33,327         68         0.27   $ 27,528         62         0.30

Money market and savings accounts

     158,766         460         0.39     177,555         1,096         0.82

Certificates of deposit

     404,639         3,044         1.01     492,622         4,620         1.25

Other borrowings

     48,484         236         0.65     65,391         404         0.83

Junior subordinated debentures

     17,578         409         3.11     17,682         437         3.30
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     662,794         4,217         0.85     780,778         6,619         1.13
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

     201,320              185,000         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total Liabilities

     864,114              965,778         

Shareholders’ equity

     118,017              96,974         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 982,131            $ 1,062,752         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income

      $ 22,628            $ 25,418      
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Interest rate spread

           3.01           3.14
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net interest margin

           3.25           3.38
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1)  Short-term investments consist of federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits with that we maintain at other financial institutions.
(2)  Stock consists of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Stock.
(3)  Loans include the average balance of nonaccrual loans.

 

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The following table sets forth the changes in our interest income, including loan fees, and interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period of 2012, and the extent to which those changes were attributable to changes in (i) the volume of, or in the rates of interest earned on, interest-earning assets and (ii) the volume of, or the rates of interest paid on our interest-bearing liabilities.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013 vs. 2012
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013 vs. 2012
 
     Increase (Decrease) due to:           Increase (Decrease) due to:        
(Dollars in thousands)    Volume     Rate     Total     Volume     Rate     Total  

Interest income:

            

Short term investments(1)

   $ (18   $ (2 )   $ (20   $ 24      $ (2   $ 22   

Securities available for sale and stock(2)

     (167     37        (130     (444     (198     (642

Loans(3)

     (1,265     (920     (2,185     (1,943     (2,629     (4,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earning assets

     (1,450     (885     (2,335     (2,363     (2,829     (5,192

Interest expense

            

Interest bearing checking accounts

     6        (3     3        12        (6     6   

Money market and savings accounts

     (45     (188     (233     (106     (530     (636

Certificates of deposit

     (365     (239     (604     (748     (828     (1,576

Borrowings

     (28     (38     (66     (92     (76     (168

Junior subordinated debentures

     (1     (5     (6     (3     (25     (28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest bearing liabilities

     (433     (473     (906     (937     (1,465     (2,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

   $ (1,017   $ (412   $ (1,429   $ (1,426   $ (1,364   $ (2,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Short-term investments consist of federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits that we maintain at other financial institutions.
(2) Stock consists of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Stock.
(3) Loans include the average balance of nonaccrual loans.

Provision for Loan Losses

Like virtually all banks and other financial institutions, we follow the practice of maintaining reserves to provide for loan losses that occur in the ordinary course of the banking business. When it is determined that the payment in full of a loan has become unlikely, the carrying value of the loan is reduced (“written down”) to what management believes is its realizable value or, if it is determined that a loan no longer has any realizable value, the carrying value of the loan is written off in its entirety (a loan “charge-off”). Loan charge-offs and write-downs are charged against our allowance for loan losses (the “Allowance for Loan Losses” or the “ALL”). The amount of the ALL is increased periodically to replenish the ALL after it has been reduced due to loan write-downs or charge-offs. The ALL also is increased or decreased periodically to reflect increases or decreases in the volume of outstanding loans and to take account of changes in the risk of potential loan losses due to a deterioration or improvement in the condition of borrowers or in the value of properties securing non–performing loans or adverse changes or improvements in economic conditions. Increases in the ALL are made through a charge, recorded as an expense in the statement of operations, referred to as the “provision for loan losses.” Recoveries of loans previously charged-off are added back to and, therefore, to that extent increase the ALL and reduce the amount of the provision for loan losses that might otherwise have had to be made to replenish or increase the ALL. See “—Financial Condition—Nonperforming Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses” below in this Item 2 for additional information regarding the ALL.

We employ economic models that are based on bank regulatory guidelines, industry standards and our own historical loan loss experience, as well as a number of more subjective qualitative factors, to determine both the sufficiency of the ALL and the amount of the provisions that we believe need to be made for potential loan losses. However, those determinations involve judgments and assumptions about trends in current economic conditions and other events that can affect the ability of borrowers to meet their loan obligations to us and a weighting among the quantitative and qualitative factors we consider in determining the amount of the ALL. Moreover, the duration and anticipated effects of prevailing economic conditions or trends can be uncertain and can be affected by a number of risks and circumstances that are outside of our ability to control. See the discussion below in this Item 2 under the caption “Financial Condition—Nonperforming Loans and the Allowance for Loan Losses”. If changes in economic or market conditions or unexpected subsequent events or changes in circumstances were to occur, or if changes were made to bank regulatory guidelines or industry standards that are used to assess the sufficiency of the ALL, it could become necessary for us to record additional, and possibly significant, charges to increase the ALL, which would have the effect of reducing our income or causing us to incur losses.

 

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In addition, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRBSF”) and the DBO, as an integral part of their examination processes, periodically review the adequacy of our ALL. These agencies may require us to make additional provisions for possible loan losses, over and above the provisions that we have already made, the effect of which would be to reduce our income or increase any losses we might incur.

At September 30, 2013, the ALL totaled $10.8 million, which was approximately $100,000, or 1%, lower than at December 31, 2012. The ALL activity in the first nine months of 2013 included net charge-offs of $1.2 million, which were offset by $1.2 million in loan loss provisions. The ratio of the ALL to total loans outstanding as of September 30, 2013 was 1.45% as compared to 1.49% as of December 31, 2012. On the basis of the methodologies we use to assess asset quality, bank regulatory guidelines and our historical loan loss history, we believe that the ALL was adequate at September 30, 2013 to cover potential losses in the loan portfolio.

Noninterest Income

The following table identifies the components of and the percentage changes in noninterest income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same period of 2012:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     Amounts     Percent
Change
    Amounts     Percent
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)    2013      2012     2013 vs. 2012     2013     2012     2013 vs. 2012  

Total other-than-temporary impairment of securities

   $ —         $ —          N/M        —           $ (25     N/M   

Portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in other comprehensive loss

     —           —          N/M        —          52        N/M   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net impairment loss recognized in earnings

     —           —          N/M        —          (77     N/M   

Service fees on deposits and other banking services

     206         209        (1.4 )%      598        687        (13.0 )% 

Mortgage banking (including net gains on sales of loans held for sale)

     1,094         9,168        (88.1 )%      4,401        22,149        (80.1 )% 

Net gains on sale of securities available for sale

     21        937        (97.8 )%      44        2,123        (97.9 )% 

Net gain on sale of other real estate owned

     13         (560     102.3     4        (449     100.9

Other

     264         197        34     (23     672        (103.4 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total noninterest income

   $ 1,598       $ 9,951        (83.9 )%    $ 5,024      $ 25,105        (80.0 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

As the table above indicates, noninterest income decreased by $8.4 million, or 83.9%, in the three months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012, due primarily to a $8.1 million, or 88.1%, decrease in mortgage banking revenues. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, noninterest income decreased by $20.1 million, or 80.0%, as compared to the same period in 2012, primarily as a result of a $17.7 million, or 80.1%, decrease in mortgage banking revenues and $2 million, or 97.9%, decrease in net gains on sales of securities available for sale.

The decreases in mortgage banking revenue in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same respective periods of 2012, were primarily attributable to our exit from the wholesale residential mortgage business in August 2012, which, as we previously reported, was expected to result in a significant decrease in our mortgage banking revenues during 2013. The $2 million decline in net gains on sales of securities in the first nine months of 2013 was due primarily to a decrease of $179 million in volume of sales of such securities in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, from approximately $186 million in the same nine month period in 2012. Sales of securities available for sale can vary, sometimes materially, from period to period primarily in response to changes in market rates of interest.

 

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Noninterest Expense

The following table compares the amounts of the principal components of noninterest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     Amounts      Percentage
Change
    Amounts      Percentage
Change
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2013     2012      2013 vs.
2012
    2013     2012      2013 vs.
2012
 

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 6,216      $ 7,349         (15.4 )%    $ 19,095      $ 19,497         (2.1 )% 

Occupancy

     688        684         0.6     2,057        2,005         2.6

Equipment and depreciation

     473        460         2.8     1,588        1,378         15.2

Data processing

     198        187         5.9     596        562         6.0

FDIC expense

     391        592         (34.0 )%      1,483        1,751         (15.3 )% 

Other real estate owned expense

     388        1,068         (63.7 )%      3,627        4,769         (23.9 )% 

Professional fees

     656        1,030         (36.3 )%      3,224        3,659         (11.9 )% 

Mortgage related loan expense(1)

     280        733         (61.8 )%      1,024        2,011         (49.1 )% 

Provision for contingencies

     (23     80         (128.8 )%      (562     419         (234.1 )% 

Business Development

     285        162         75.9     560        641         (12.6 )% 

Advertising

     166        178         (6.7 )%      498        422         18

Insurance

     145        127         14.2     441        360         22.5

Other operating expense(2)

     666        757         (12.0     2,212        1,852         19.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total noninterest expense

   $ 10,529      $ 13,407         (21.5 )%    $ 35,843      $ 39,326         (8.9 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

(1)  Mortgage related loan expenses consist primarily of repurchase provision expense, appraisal, underwriting and document expense.
(2)  Other operating expenses consist of telephone, investor relations, charges for promotional, regulatory expenses, insurance premiums and correspondent bank fees.

As the above table indicates, noninterest expense decreased by $2.9 million, or 21.5%, in the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same three months of 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to (i) a $1.1 million, or 15.4%, decrease in compensation related expense primarily as a result of staffing reductions in the mortgage lending division from September 30, 2012, (ii) a $680,000 reduction in other real estate owned (“OREO”) expenses due to the continued decline of the Bank’s OREO inventory, (iii) a $453,000 decrease in mortgage related expenses due primarily to the reduction in mortgage loan originations resulting from our exit from the wholesale mortgage lending business in August 2012, (iv) a $374,000 decrease in professional fees due to the settlement of certain lawsuits and a decline in nonperforming loans, (v) a reduction of $201,000 in FDIC insurance expense due to a decline in deposit accounts, and (vi) a $103,000 reduction in the reserve for contingencies made possible by settlements of certain lawsuits. Those decreases were partially offset by a $123,000, or 75.9%, increase in business development expenses in the three months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same three months of 2012.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, noninterest expense decreased by $3.5 million, or 8.9%, as compared to the same nine months of 2012. That decrease was primarily attributable to (i) a $1.1 million, or 23.9%, decrease in OREO expense primarily as a result of the decrease in OREO, (ii) a $981,000, or 234.1%, reduction in contingency reserves due to the entry of a favorable judgment in one lawsuit, (iii) a $987,000, or 49.1%, decrease in mortgage related expenses due primarily to the reduction in mortgage loan originations resulting from our exit from the wholesale mortgage lending business in August 2012, (iv) a $435,000, or 11.9%, reduction in professional fees, and (v) a $402,000, or 2.1%, decrease in compensation related expenses. Those decreases were partially offset by a $368,000, or 19.8%, increase in other operating expenses, and a $210,000, or 15.2%, increase in equipment expense incurred primarily in connection with infrastructure upgrades during this year’s first quarter.

A measure of our ability to control noninterest expense is our efficiency ratio, which is the ratio of noninterest expense to net revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income). As a general rule, a lower efficiency ratio indicates an ability to generate increased revenue without a commensurate increase in staffing, equipment and third party services and, therefore, would be indicative of greater operational efficiencies. Due to the substantial decreases in noninterest income, primarily attributable to our exit from the wholesale residential mortgage business, our efficiency ratios grew to 111.8% and 129.6% in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, from 69.8% and 77.8%, respectively, in the corresponding three and nine month periods of 2012.

 

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Provision for (Benefit from) Income Tax

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the company did not record a benefit or provision for income taxes as compared to a tax provision of $1.9 million for the same period in 2012.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 we recorded a tax benefit of $1.9 million as compared to a tax benefit of $1.3 million in the same period of 2011. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 we released the remaining valuation allowance, in the amount of $5.0 million, which had been established against our deferred tax asset by means of charges to the provision for income taxes in prior years. The release of the valuation allowance was based on an assessment we made in the second quarter of 2012 that, due primarily to the taxable earnings we have been generating from operations since the quarter ended December 31 2010, it had become more likely than not that we would be able to use the income tax benefits comprising our deferred tax asset, in their entirety, to offset or reduce taxes in future periods.

Asset/Liability Management

The primary objective of asset/liability management is to reduce our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, which can affect our net interest margins and, therefore, our net interest income and net earnings. We seek to achieve this objective by matching interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities, and maintaining the maturities of and repricing these assets and liabilities in response to the changes in the interest rate environment. Generally, if rate sensitive assets exceed rate sensitive liabilities, net interest income will be positively impacted during a rising interest rate environment and negatively impacted during a declining interest rate environment. When rate sensitive liabilities exceed rate sensitive assets, net interest income generally will be positively impacted during a declining interest rate environment and negatively impacted during a rising interest rate environment. However, interest rates for different asset and liability products offered by depository institutions respond differently to changes in the interest rate environment. As a result, the relationship or “gap” between interest sensitive assets and interest sensitive liabilities is only a general indicator of interest rate sensitivity and how our net interest income might be affected by changing rates of interest.

For example, rates on certain assets or liabilities typically lag behind changes in market rates of interest. Additionally, prepayments of loans and securities available for sale, and early withdrawals of certificates of deposit, can cause the interest sensitivities to vary.

 

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The table below sets forth information concerning our rate sensitive assets and liabilities at September 30, 2013. The assets and liabilities are classified by the earlier of maturity or repricing dates in accordance with their contractual terms. As described above, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in this table.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three
Months or
Less
    Through
Twelve
Months
    Over One
Year
Through
Five Years
    Over
Five
Years
    Non-
Interest-
Bearing
    Total  
Assets             

Interest-bearing time deposits in other financial institutions

   $ 2,174      $ 249      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 2,423   

Investment in unconsolidated trust subsidiaries

     —          —          —          —          —          —     

Securities available for sale

     9,286        7,871        29,725        19,997        —          66,879   

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     8,521        —          —          —          —          8,521   

Interest bearing deposits with financial institutions

     35,150        —          —          —          —          35,150   

Loans held for sale, at fair value

     11,667        —          —          —          —          11,667   

Loans, gross

     306,055        50,712        294,576        94,635        —          745,978   

Noninterest earning assets, net

     —          —          —          —          58,132        58,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 372,853      $ 58,832      $ 324,301      $ 114,632      $ 58,132      $ 928,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity             

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 197,773      $ 197,773   

Interest-bearing deposits(1)(2)

     270,819        185,894        42,863        —          —          499,576   

Borrowings

     5,000        25,500        44,500        —          —          75,000   

Junior subordinated debentures

     17,527        —          —          —          —          17,527   

Other liabilities

     —          —          —          —          9,438        9,438   

Shareholders’ equity

     —          —          —          —          129,436        129,436   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 293,346      $ 211,394      $ 87,363      $ —        $ 336,647      $ 928,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate sensitivity gap

   $ 79,506      $ (152,562   $ 236,938      $ 114,954      $ (278,806   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap

   $ 79,506      $ (73,056   $ 163,882      $ 278,836      $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cumulative % of rate sensitive assets in maturity period

     40     46     81     94     100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Rate sensitive assets to rate sensitive liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     127     28     371     —       17  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Cumulative ratio

     127     86     128     147     100  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1)  Excludes noninterest bearing accounts that we maintain at the Bank totaling $15.0 million.
(2)  Excludes a $250,000 certificate of deposit issued to us by the Bank, which matures January 2014.

At September 30, 2013, our rate sensitive balance sheet was shown to be in a negative twelve-month gap position. This would imply that our net interest margin would decrease in the short-term if interest rates were to rise and would increase in the short-term if interest rates were to fall. However, as noted above, the extent to which our net interest margin will be impacted by changes in prevailing interest rates will depend on a number of factors, including how quickly rate sensitive assets and liabilities react to interest rate changes, the mix of our interest earning assets (loans versus other lower yielding interest earning assets, such as securities or federal funds sold) and the mix of our interest bearing deposits (between, for example, lower interest core deposits and higher cost time certificates of deposit) and our other interest-bearing liabilities.

Financial Condition

Assets

Our consolidated assets totaled $929 million at September 30, 2013, which represents a $125 million, or 11.9%, decrease from our total consolidated assets of $1.054 billion at December 31, 2012. The decrease in assets is primarily due to a $44.1 million decrease in loans available for sale, to $11.7 million at September 30, 2013 from $55.8 million at December 31, 2012, and a $77.4 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents, to $50.8 million at September 30, 2013 from $128.2 million at December 31, 2012. The decline in cash and the cash equivalents resulted primarily from our funding of withdrawals of the time deposits we elected not to renew in the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

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The following table sets forth the composition of our interest-earning assets (in thousands of dollars) at:

 

     September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions(1)

   $ 35,150       $ 115,952   

Interest-bearing time deposits with financial institutions

     2,423         2,423   

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost

     8,521         10,284   

Securities available for sale, at fair value

     66,879         86,378   

Loans held for sale

     11,677         55,809   

Loans (net of allowances of $10,795 and $10,881 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

     735,183         719,257   

 

(1)  Includes interest-earning balances maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Loans Held for Sale

We commenced a mortgage banking business during the second quarter of 2009 to originate, primarily in Southern California, and fund residential real estate mortgage loans that qualify for sale into the secondary mortgage market. Our mortgage loan originations have been primarily for the financing of purchases of residential property and, to a lesser extent, refinancing of existing residential mortgage loans. In addition to conventional mortgage loans, we offer loan programs for low to moderate income families that qualify for mortgage assistance, such as the FHLB’s Wish Program, Homepath-financing on Fannie Mae repossessed homes, and Southern California Home Financing Authority and various mortgage assistance programs in counties and cities within our branch network. As a general rule, most of the residential mortgage loans that we originate are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a period of less than 30 days following their origination. The following table reflects the activity, in thousands of dollars, of our mortgage loan operations.

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 

Single family mortgage loans funded

   $ 127,263       $ 933,214   

Single family mortgage loans sold

     170,747         937,201   

Loans held for sale (LHFS)

     11,677         55,809   

The declines in mortgage loan fundings and sales of mortgage loans in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to mortgage loan fundings and sales of mortgage loans in the year ended December 31, 2012, are the result not only of the difference in the lengths of those periods, but also the result of our exit from the wholesale residential mortgage lending business in August 2012.

Effective December 1, 2011, we adopted ASU 825, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, and, therefore, we elected to measure Loans held for sale (“LHFS”) originated on or after December 1, 2011 at fair value. Fair values of LHFS are based on quoted market prices, if available, prices for other traded mortgage loans with similar characteristics, purchase commitments, and bid information received from market participants. Gains and losses on LHFS at fair value are added to or charged, respectively, against mortgage banking revenues. Loan origination costs related to LHFS for which we elect the fair value option are recognized in noninterest expense when incurred.

Any net unrealized losses on loans carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market are required to be recognized through a valuation allowance established by a charge to income. Loan origination costs for LHFS carried at the lower of cost or market are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the loans and recognized as a reduction of mortgage banking revenues upon the sale of such loans.

During the first quarter of 2012, we began selling a portion of the mortgage loans we originate directly to secondary market investors on a “mandatory commitment” basis, agreeing to sell a specified dollar amount of mortgage loans at an agreed-upon price within a specified timeframe in order to avail ourselves of more favorable pricing on loan sales to investors. In order to mitigate interest rate risk on loans subject to such mandatory commitments, when we lock the interest rate for the borrowers on those loans prior to funding, we also lock the price at which we will sell the loans to the investors and enter into a mortgaged backed to-be-announced (“TBA”) security. The mandatory commitment and the TBA security act

 

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as a hedge against market interest rate movements between the time the interest rate is locked and the loan is funded and sold into the secondary market. TBA securities are deemed to be derivatives and involve off-balance sheet financial risk. The contractual or notional amounts of the TBA securities are tied to the Bank’s mortgage loan origination volume and we bear a financial risk from such securities. The unrealized gains from the interest rate contracts and TBA security hedges were $584,000 and $393,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. These gains or losses depend upon the value of the underlying financial instruments and are affected by changes in market rates of interest.

Loans

The following table sets forth the composition, by loan category, of our loan portfolio at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

     September 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Commercial loans

   $ 187,711        25.2   $ 170,792        23.4

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     168,828        22.6     165,922        22.7

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     172,697        23.1     150,189        20.6

Residential mortgage loans – multi-family

     97,759        13.1     105,119        14.4

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     78,296        10.5     87,263        11.9

Land development loans

     19,493        2.6     24,018        3.3

Consumer loans

     21,515        2.9     27,296        3.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross loans

     746,299        100.0     730,599        100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Deferred fee (income) costs, net

     (321       (461  

Allowance for loan losses

     (10,795       (10,881  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Loans, net

   $ 735,183        $ 719,257     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Commercial loans are loans to businesses to finance capital purchases or improvements, or to provide cash flow for operations. Commercial real estate and residential mortgage loans are loans secured by trust deeds on real property, including commercial property and single family and multi-family residences. Land development loans are interim loans to finance specific construction projects. Consumer loans consist primarily of installment loans to consumers.

The following table sets forth the maturity distribution of our loan portfolio (excluding consumer and residential mortgage loans) at September 30, 2013:

 

     September 30, 2013  

(Dollars in thousands)

   One Year
or Less
     Over One
Year through
Five Years
     Over Five
Years
     Total  

Real estate and land development loans(1)

           

Floating rate

   $ 78,416       $ 75,671       $ 33,106       $ 187,193   

Fixed rate

     27,023         83,456         63,346         173,825   

Commercial loans

           

Floating rate

     39,237         1,457         —           40,694   

Fixed rate

     79,961         49,731         17,324         147,016   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 224,637       $ 210,315       $ 113,776       $ 548,728   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Does not include mortgage loans on single and multi-family residences and consumer loans, which totaled $176.1 million and $21.5 million, respectively, at September 30, 2013.

Nonperforming Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Nonperforming Loans. Non-performing loans consist of (i) loans on non-accrual status which are loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued and include restructured loans when there has not been a history of past performance on debt service in accordance with the contractual terms of the restructured loans, and (ii) loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest. Non-performing assets are comprised of non-performing loans and other real estate owned, or OREO, which consists of real properties which we have acquired by or in lieu of foreclosure and which we intend to offer for sale.

 

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Loans are placed on non-accrual status when, in our opinion, the full or timely collection of principal or interest is in doubt. Generally, the accrual of interest is discontinued when principal or interest payments become more than 90 days past due, unless we believe the loan is adequately collateralized and the loan is in the process of collection. However, in certain instances, we may place a particular loan on non-accrual status earlier, depending upon the individual circumstances involved in that loan’s delinquency. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed against current income. Subsequent collections of unpaid amounts on such a loan are applied to reduce principal when received, except when the ultimate collectability of principal is probable, in which case such payments are applied to interest and are credited to income. Non-accrual loans may be restored to accrual status if and when principal and interest become current and full repayment is expected. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis for impaired loans which, based on our non-accrual policy, do not require non-accrual treatment.

The following table sets forth information regarding our nonperforming assets, as well as restructured loans, at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   At September 30,
2013
     At December 31,
2012
 

Nonaccrual loans:

     

Commercial loans

   $ 7,128       $ 6,846   

Commercial real estate

     3,909         9,656   

Residential real estate

     414         839   

Land development

     403         314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

   $ 11,854       $ 17,655   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans past due 90 days and still accruing:

     

Total loans past due 90 days and still accruing

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other real estate owned (OREO):

     

Commercial real estate

   $ 13,291       $ 12,944   

Residential real estate

     1,867         —     

Construction and land development

     629         4,766   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other real estate owned

   $ 15,787       $ 17,710   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other nonperforming assets:

     

Asset backed security

     781         900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other nonperforming assets

   $ 781       $ 900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 28,422       $ 36,265   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restructured loans:

     

Accruing loans

   $ 13,884       $ 21,595   

Nonaccruing loans (included in nonaccrual loans above)

     7,884         5,637   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total restructured loans

   $ 21,768       $ 27,232   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As the above table indicates, nonaccrual loans decreased by approximately $5.8 million, or 33%, to $11.9 million at September 30, 2013, from $17.7 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to (i) the restoration to accrual status of a $2.0 million commercial real estate loan as a result of a history of principal and interest payments in accordance with previously modified terms of the loan, (ii) the foreclosure of $5.6 million of nonperforming loans, comprised primarily of commercial real estate loans, and their resulting transfer to OREO, (iii) $2.5 million of impairment write-downs based on loan impairment analyses we conducted of nonperforming loans, and (iv) offset by $4.3 million of commercial loans added to nonaccrual status. We have allocated specific reserves within the ALL to provide for losses we may incur on nonaccrual loans, and we have established specific reserves on OREO.

Information Regarding Impaired Loans. At September 30, 2013, loans deemed impaired totaled $25.7 million as compared to $39.3 million at December 31, 2012. We had an average investment in impaired loans of $33.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to an average investment in impaired loans of $34.8 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2012. The interest that would have been earned during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 had the nonaccruing impaired loans remained current in accordance with their original terms was approximately $347,000.

 

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The following table sets forth the amount of impaired loans to which a portion of the ALL has been specifically allocated, and the aggregate amount so allocated, in accordance with ASC 310-10, and the amount of the ALL and the amount of impaired loans for which no such allocations were made, in each case at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:

 

     September 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Impaired Loans

   Loans      Reserves for
Loan Losses
     % of
Reserves to
Loans
    Loans      Reserves for
Loan Losses
     % of
Reserves to
Loans
 
(Dollars in thousands)                                         

Impaired loans with specific reserves

   $ 5,289       $ 2,367         44.8   $ 4,398       $ 2,448         55.7

Impaired loans without specific reserves

     20,449         —           —          34,853         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total impaired loans

   $ 25,738       $ 2,367         9.2   $ 39,251       $ 2,448         6.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Allowance for Loan Losses. The ALL totaled $10.8 million, representing 1.45% of loans outstanding, at September 30, 2013, as compared to $10.9 million, or 1.49%, of loans outstanding at December 31, 2012.

The adequacy of the ALL is determined through periodic evaluations of the loan portfolio and other factors that can reasonably be expected to affect the ability of borrowers to meet their loan obligations. Those factors are inherently subjective as the process for determining the adequacy of the ALL involves some significant estimates and assumptions about such matters as (i) the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows of borrowers, (ii) the fair value of the collateral securing non-performing loans, (iii) estimates of losses that the we may incur on non-performing loans, which are determined on the basis of historical loss experience, industry loss factors and bank regulatory guidelines, and (iv) various qualitative factors. Those factors are subject to changes in economic and other conditions and changes in regulatory guidelines or circumstances over which we have no control. As a result, the amount of the ALL may prove to be insufficient to cover all of the loan losses we might incur in the future and, in that event, it would become necessary for us to increase the ALL from time to time to maintain its adequacy by recording additional provisions for loan losses in our statements of operations.

The amount of the ALL is first determined by assigning reserve ratios to non-accrual loans and other loans classified as “special mention,” “substandard” or “doubtful” (“classified loans” or “classification categories”). These ratios are determined based on prior loss history and industry guidelines and loss factors, by type of loan, adjusted for current economic factors, with greater reserve ratios or percentages applied to loans deemed to pose a higher collection risk.

On a quarterly basis, we utilize a classification migration model and individual loan review analysis tools as starting points for determining the adequacy of the ALL. Our loss migration analysis tracks a certain number of quarters of loan loss history and industry loss factors to determine historical losses by classification category for each loan type, except certain loans (automobile, mortgage and credit cards), which are analyzed as homogeneous loan pools. These calculated loss factors are then applied to outstanding loan balances. As part of the ALL allocation process, we also conduct individual loan analyses, applying specific monitoring policies and procedures in analyzing the existing loan portfolios.

In determining whether and the extent to which we will make adjustments to our loan loss migration model for purposes of determining the ALL, we also consider a number of qualitative factors that can affect the performance and the collectability of the loans in our loan portfolio. Such qualitative factors include:

 

    The effects of changes that we may make in our loan policies or underwriting standards on the quality of the loans and the risks in our loan portfolios;

 

    Trends and changes in local, regional and national economic conditions, as well as changes in industry specific conditions, and any other reasonably foreseeable events that could affect the performance or the collectability of the loans in our loan portfolios;

 

    Material changes that may occur in the mix or in the volume of the loans in our loan portfolios that could alter, whether positively or negatively, the risk profile of those portfolios;

 

    Changes in management or loan personnel or other circumstances that could, either positively or negatively, impact the application of our loan underwriting standards, the monitoring of nonperforming loans or our loan collection efforts;

 

    Changes in the concentration of risk in the loan portfolio; and

 

    External factors that, in addition to economic conditions, can affect the ability of borrowers to meet their loan obligations, such as fires, earthquakes and terrorist attacks.

Determining the effects that these qualitative factors may have on the performance of our loan portfolios requires numerous judgments, assumptions and estimates about conditions, trends and events which may subsequently prove to have been incorrect due to circumstances outside of our control. Moreover, the effects of qualitative factors such as these on the performance of our loan portfolios are often difficult to quantify. As a result, we may sustain loan losses in any particular period that are sizable in relation to the ALL or that may even exceed the ALL.

 

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In response to the economic recession and resulting weakness in the economy, which has resulted in increased and relatively persistent high rates of unemployment, and the credit crisis that led to a severe tightening in the availability of credit, preventing borrowers from refinancing their loans, we (i) implemented and have maintained more stringent loan underwriting standards, (ii) strengthened loan underwriting and approval processes and (iii) added personnel with experience in addressing problem assets.

The following table compares the total amount of loans outstanding, and the allowance for loan losses, by loan category, in each case, in thousands of dollars, and certain related ratios, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

(Dollars in thousands)                Increase (Decrease)  
   September 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    September 30, 2013 to
December 31, 2012
 

Commercial loans

   $ 187,711      $ 170,792      $ 16,919   

Loans impaired(1)

     12,064        16,180        (4,116

Loans 90 days past due

     1,402        4,295        (2,893

Loans 30 days past due

     4,977        2,099        2,878   

Allowance for loan losses

      

General component

   $ 4,685      $ 3,912      $ 773   

Specific component(1)

     2,367        2,428        (61
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total allowance

   $ 7,052      $ 6,340      $ 712   

Ratio of allowance to loan category

     3.76     3.71     .05

Real estate loans:

   $ 439,284      $ 421,230      $ 18,054   

Loans impaired(1)

     12,857        21,918        (9,061

Loans 90 days past due

     2,117        5,831        (3,714

Loans 30 days past due

     —          —          —     

Allowance for loan losses

      

General component

     2,677        3,487        (810

Specific component(1)

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total allowance

   $ 2,677      $ 3,487      $ (810

Ratio of allowance to loan category

     0.61     0.83     0.22

Land development

   $ 19,493      $ 24,018      $ (4,525

Loans impaired(1)

     403        314        89   

Loans 90 days past due

     —          314        (314

Loans 30 days past due

     —          —          —     

Allowance for loan losses

      

General component

   $ 262      $ 248      $ 14   

Specific component(1)

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total allowance

   $ 262      $ 248      $ 14   

Ratio of allowance to loan category

     1.34     1.03     0.31

Consumer loans and single family mortgages

   $ 99,811      $ 114,559      $ (14,748

Loans impaired(1)

     414        839        (425

Loans 90 days past due

     —          359        (359

Loans 30 days past due

     —          637        (637

Allowance for loan losses

      

General component

   $ 804      $ 806      $ (2

Specific component(1)

     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total allowance

   $ 804      $ 806      $ (2

Ratio of allowance to loan category

     0.81     0.70     0.11

Total loans outstanding

   $ 746,299      $ 730,599      $ 15,700   

Loans impaired(1)

     25,738        39,251        (13,513

Loans 90 days past due

     3,519        10,799        (7,280

Loans 30 days past due

     4,977        2,736        2,241   

Allowance for loan losses

      

General component

   $ 8,428      $ 8,453      $ (25

Specific component(1)

     2,367        2,428        (61
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total allowance

   $ 10,795      $ 10,881      $ (86

Ratio of allowance to total loans outstanding

     1.45     1.49     (.04 )% 

 

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(1)  Amounts in impaired loans and in specific components include nonperforming delinquent loans.

We classify our loan portfolios using internal credit quality ratings. The following table provides a summary of loans by portfolio type and the Company’s internal credit quality ratings as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   September 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     Increase
(Decrease)
 

Pass:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 171,746       $ 146,952       $ 24,794   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     165,332         162,689         2,643   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     156,696         135,274         21,422   

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     92,527         104,747         (12,220

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     76,696         84,237         (7,541

Land development loans

     10,998         12,461         (1,463

Consumer loans

     21,515         27,296         (5,781
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total pass loans

   $ 695,510       $ 673,656       $ 21,854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Special Mention:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 210       $ 2,381       $ (2,171

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     3,730         3,859         (129

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     5,232         373         4,859   

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           990         (990

Land development loans

     —           8,201         (8,201

Consumer loans

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total special mention loans

   $ 9,172       $ 15,804       $ (6,632
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Substandard:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 14,794       $ 21,347       $ (6,553

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     3,495         3,232         263   

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     12,271         11,057         1,214   

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     1,600         2,036         (436

Land development loans

     8,495         3,355         5,140   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total substandard loans

   $ 40,655       $ 41,027       $ (372
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Doubtful:

        

Commercial loans

   $ 962       $ 112       $ 850   

Commercial real estate loans – owner occupied

     —           —           —     

Commercial real estate loans – all other

     —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – multi family

     —           —           —     

Residential mortgage loans – single family

     —           —           —     

Land development loans

     —           —           —     

Consumer loans

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total doubtful loans

   $ 962       $ 112       $ 850   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Outstanding Loans, gross:

   $ 746,299       $ 730,599       $ 15,700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As the above table indicates, loans totaled approximately $746 million at September 30, 2013, an increase of $15 million from $731 million at December 31, 2012. The disaggregation of the loan portfolio by risk rating in the table above reflects the following changes between December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013:

 

    Loans rated “pass” totaled $695 million, an increase of approximately $22 million from December 31, 2012. The increase stems mainly from net new loan growth of $15 million and upgrades from “special mention” of $3.5 million in real estate loans.

 

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    Loans rated “special mention” decreased by $6.6 million to $9.2 million at September 30, 2013 from $15.8 million at December 31, 2012. The decrease was primarily the result of the downgrade of a $10.7 million loan relationship in current status, comprised of $9.5 million in commercial real estate loans-all other and a $1.1 million commercial loan, offset by net additions to “pass” grade.

 

    Loans rated “substandard” totaled $41.0 million at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The primary changes included $11.4 million of loans transferred from “special mention” and $5.1 million of loans from “pass” to “substandard”, partially offset by $3.1 million of loan charge-offs, a note sale of $4.8 million in commercial real estate and the foreclosure and transfer to OREO of $5.6 million of real estate loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

We use a rolling eight quarter loss migration analysis to determine the loss factors we will apply to each of the above-described loan classification categories. As a result, for purposes of determining applicable loss factors at September 30, 2013, our migration analysis covered the period from September 30, 2011 to September 30, 2013. That migration analysis resulted in a modest reduction in the loss factors in the quantitative component of our September 30, 2013 ALL analysis, which we believe was consistent with and reasonably reflects current economic conditions and the risks that were inherent in our loan portfolio at September 30, 2013.

The table below sets forth loan delinquencies, by quarter, from September 30, 2013 to September 30, 2012.

 

     2013      2012  
(Dollars in thousands)    At
September 30
     At
June 30
     At
March 31
     At
December 31
     At
September 30
 

Loans Delinquent:

              

90 days or more:

              

Commercial loans

   $ 1,402       $ 756       $ 2,935       $ 4,295       $ 4,727   

Commercial real estate

     2,117         2,117         5,043         5,831         3,863   

Residential mortgages

     —           —           735         359         348   

Land development loans

     —           —           —           314         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,519         2,873         8,713         10,799         8,938   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

30-89 days:

        

Commercial loans

     4,977         4,592         5,255         2,099         609   

Commercial real estate

     —           4,792         6,103         —           428   

Residential mortgages

     —           —           —           637         1,237   

Land development loans

     —           —           —           —           664   

Consumer loans

     —           —           —           —           5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,977         9,384         11,358         2,736         2,943   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Past Due(1):

   $ 8,496       $ 12,257       $ 20,071       $ 13,535       $ 11,881   

 

(1)  Past due balances include nonaccrual loans.

As the above table indicates, total past due loans decreased by $5.0 million, to $8.5 million at September 30, 2013 from $13.5 million at December 31, 2012. Loans past due 90 days or more decreased by $7.3 million, to $3.5 million at September 30, 2013, from $10.8 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to (i) the foreclosure and transfers to OREO of $5.6 million of real estate loans, and (ii) $1.9 million in loan charge offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Loans 30-89 days past due increased by $2.2 million to $5.0 million at September 30, 2013, from $2.7 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to a bankruptcy filing on a $3.3 million commercial loan.

 

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Set forth below is a summary of the transactions in the ALL in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
(Dollars in thousands)                   

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 11,123        10,881      $ 15,627   

Charged off loans

     (558     (3,476     (8,574

Recoveries on loans previously charged off

     230        2,240        1,878   

Provision for loan losses

     —          1,150        1,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 10,795        10,795      $ 10,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As the above table indicates, at September 30, 2013 the ALL totaled $10.8 million, or 1.45% of the loans then outstanding. The ALL was approximately $100,000 lower than at December 31, 2012. We recorded net charge offs of $327,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2013 and $1.2 million during the first nine months of 2013. We did not record any provision for loan losses in the three months ended September 30, 2013, whereas we recorded a $1.15 million provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. On the basis of the methodologies we use to assess asset quality, bank regulatory guidelines and our historical loan loss history, we believe that, at September 30, 2013, the ALL was adequate to cover potential losses in the loan portfolio at September 30, 2013.

Deposits

Average Balances of and Average Interest Rates Paid on Deposits

Set forth below are the average amounts of, and the average rates paid on, deposits in the three months ended September 30, 2013:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
(Dollars in thousands)    Average Balance      Average Rate  

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 181,537         —     

Interest-bearing checking accounts

     34,009         0.28

Money market and savings deposits

     148,044         0.30

Time deposits

     354,547         0.96
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average total deposits

   $ 718,137         0.55
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deposit Totals. Deposits totaled $697 million at September 30, 2013 as compared to $845 million at December 31, 2012 and $880 million at September 30, 2012. The following table provides information regarding the mix of our deposits at September 30, 2013, December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively:

 

     At September 30, 2013     At December 31, 2012     At September 30, 2012  
(Dollars in thousands)    Amounts      Percent of
Total
Deposits
    Amounts      Percent of
Total
Deposits
    Amounts      Percent of
Total
Deposits
 

Core deposits

               

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

   $ 197,773         28.4   $ 170,259         20.1   $ 187,570         21.3

Savings and other interest-bearing transaction deposits

     166,090         23.8     194,215         23.0     198,566         22.6

Time deposits

     333,486         47.8     480,921         56.9     494,058         56.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 697,349         100.0   $ 845,395         100.0   $ 880,194         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As indicated in the above table, as a percentage of total deposits at September 30, 2013, (i) noninterest bearing demand deposits increased to 28.4%, from 20.1% and 21.3% at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively, (ii) savings and other interest-bearing deposits increased to 23.8% from 23.0% and 22.6% at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, respectively, and (iii) higher-priced time deposits decreased to 47.8% of total deposits from 56.9% and 56.1% respectively, at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013. The change in the mix of deposits during the 12 months ended September 30, 2013 contributed to the reduction in interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the same respective periods of 2012. See “—Results of Operations—Net Interest Income” above in this Section of this Report.

 

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Set forth below, in thousands of dollars, is a maturity schedule of domestic time certificates of deposit outstanding at September 30, 2013:

 

     At September 30, 2012  
     Certificates of
Deposit under
$100,000
     Certificates of
Deposit of
$100,000 or More
 

Maturities

     

Three months or less

   $ 11,337       $ 84,048   

Over three and through nine months

     19,933         99,618   

Over nine and through twelve months

     13,174         59,277   

Over twelve months

     6,374         39,725   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total certificates of deposit

   $ 50,818       $ 282,668   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liquidity

We actively manage our liquidity needs to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet our needs for cash, including to fund new loans to and deposit withdrawals by our customers. We project the future sources and uses of funds and maintain liquid funds for unanticipated events. Our primary sources of cash include cash we have on deposit at other financial institutions, payments from borrowers on their loans, proceeds from sales or the maturities of securities held for sale, sales of residential mortgage loans, increases in deposits and increases in borrowings principally from the FHLB. The primary uses of cash include funding new loans and making advances on existing lines of credit, purchasing investments, including securities available for sale, funding new residential mortgage loans, funding deposit withdrawals and paying operating expenses. We maintain funds in overnight federal funds and other short-term investments to provide for short-term liquidity needs. We also have obtained credit lines from the FHLB and other financial institutions to meet any additional liquidity requirements we might have. See “—Borrowings and Contractual Obligations” below for additional information related to our borrowings from the FHLB.

Our liquid assets, which included cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, interest earning deposits that we maintain with financial institutions and unpledged securities available for sale (excluding Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Federal Home Loan Bank stock) totaled $97 million, which represented 10% of total assets at September 30, 2013.

Cash Flow Provided by Operating Activities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, operating activities provided net cash of $29 million, comprised primarily of $176 million from sales of mortgages loans available for sale, partially offset by the use of $127 million to fund new mortgage loan originations. By contrast, operating activities used $80 million of cash in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as mortgage loan originations, totaling $744 million, exceeded proceeds from sales of mortgage loans, which totaled $694 million. The decrease in mortgage loan originations in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was due primarily to our exit from the wholesale residential mortgage business in August 2012.

Cash Flow Provided by Investing Activities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, investing activities provided net cash of $7 million, comprised primarily of $17 million from maturities of and principal payments received on securities available for sale and $7 million from sales of securities available for sale. In the nine months ended September 30, 2012, investing activities provided net cash of $67 million consisting primarily of $186 million of proceeds from sales of securities available for sale, and $29 million from the maturities of or payments of principal on securities available for sale, which more than offset the use of $118 million to purchase securities available for sale.

Cash Flow Used in Financing Activities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we used $113 million in financing activities, comprised primarily of a $148 million decrease in deposits, consisting primarily of higher-priced time deposits, partially offset by a $20 million decrease in borrowings and $15 million of proceeds from the sale of 2,222,222 shares of our common stock, at a price of $6.75 per share, to Community BancFund L.P. and Carpenter Community BankFund-A L.P. (the “Carpenter Funds”) in March 2013. In the nine months ended September 30, 2012, financing activities provided cash of $54 million, comprised of increases of $25 million from the sale of shares of our common stock to the Carpenter Funds in April 2012, a net increase of $18 million in deposits, and an $11 million increase in borrowings.

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resources, the higher the loan-to-deposit ratio the less liquid are a bank’s assets. On the other hand, since we realize greater yields on loans than we do on investments, a lower loan-to-deposit ratio can adversely affect our interest income and earnings. As a result, our goal is to achieve a loan-to-deposit ratio that appropriately balances the requirements of liquidity and the need to generate a fair return on our assets. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the loan-to-deposit ratios were 97% and 86%, respectively.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit. In order to meet the financing needs of our customers, in the normal course of business we make commitments to extend credit and issue standby commercial letters of credit to or for our customers. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we were committed to fund certain loans, including letters of credit, amounting to approximately $135 million and $118 million, respectively.

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and the customer may be required to pay a fee and meet other conditions in order to draw on those commitments or standby letters of credit. We expect, based on historical experience, that many of the commitments will expire without being drawn upon and, therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

To varying degrees, commitments to extend credit involve elements of credit and interest rate risk for us that are in excess of the amounts recognized in our balance sheets. Our maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the customers to whom such commitments are made could potentially be equal to the amount of those commitments. As a result, before making such a commitment to a customer, we evaluate the customer’s creditworthiness using the same underwriting standards that we would apply if we were approving loans to the customer. In addition, we often require the customer to secure its payment obligations for amounts drawn on such commitments with collateral such as accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, income-producing commercial properties, residential properties and properties under construction. As a consequence, our exposure to credit and interest rate risk on such commitments is not different in character or amount than risks inherent in the outstanding loans in our loan portfolio.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee a payment obligation of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan commitments to customers.

We believe that our cash and cash equivalent resources, together with available borrowings under our credit facilities with the FHLB, will be sufficient to enable us to meet any increases in demand for loans or in the utilization of outstanding loan commitments or standby letters of credit and any increase in deposit withdrawals that might occur in the foreseeable future.

Borrowings and Contractual Obligations

Borrowings. As of September 30, 2013, we had $30.5 million of outstanding short-term borrowings and $44.5 million of outstanding long-term borrowings that we had obtained from the FHLB. The following table sets forth the principal amounts of, the interest rates we pay on, and the maturity dates of these FHLB borrowings, which, together with securities sold under agreements to repurchase, had a weighted-average annualized interest rate of 0.62% during the third quarter of 2013.

 

Principal
Amounts

     Interest
Rate
   

Maturity Dates

   Principal
Amounts
     Interest
Rate
   

Maturity Dates

(Dollars in thousands)
$ 5,000         0.41   November 5, 2013    $ 4,500         0.78   March 26, 2015
  7,500         0.49   March 3, 2014      5,000         0.76   March 30, 2015
  5,000         0.56   March 26, 2014      10,000         0.61   August 31, 2015
  5,000         0.48   April 14, 2014      5,000         0.61   September 18, 2015
  5,000         0.48   May 6, 2014      5,000         0.57   September 30, 2015
  3,000         0.64   September 26, 2014      5,000         1.08   September 19, 2016
  5,000         0.35   October 9, 2014      5,000         0.96   September 30, 2016

At September 30, 2013, U.S. Agency and mortgage backed securities, U.S. Government agency securities and collateralized mortgage obligations with an aggregate fair market value of $1.9 million, and $242 million of residential mortgage and other real estate secured loans were pledged to secure these FHLB borrowings, repurchase agreements, local agency deposits and treasury, tax and loan accounts.

 

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The highest amount of borrowings outstanding at any month end in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 consisted of $75 million of borrowings from the FHLB. By comparison, the highest amount of borrowings outstanding at any month end in 2012 consisted of $69 million of FHLB borrowings.

Junior Subordinated Debentures. Pursuant to rulings of the Federal Reserve Board, bank holding companies were permitted to issue long term subordinated debt instruments that, subject to certain conditions, would qualify as and, therefore, augment capital for regulatory purposes. At September 30, 2013, we had outstanding approximately $17.5 million principal amount of 30-year junior subordinated floating rate debentures (the “Debentures”), of which $17 million qualified as Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes as of September 30, 2013. See discussion below under the subcaption “—Capital Resources-Regulatory Capital Requirements.”

Set forth below is certain information regarding the Debentures:

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Principal Amount      Interest Rate     Maturity Dates(1)  

September 2002

   $ 7,217         90 day Libor plus 3.40     September 2032   

October 2004

     10,310         90 day Libor plus 2.00     October 2034   
  

 

 

      

Total

   $ 17,527        
  

 

 

      

 

(1)  Subject to the receipt of prior regulatory approval, we may redeem the Debentures, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, at any time prior to maturity.

Interest on the Debentures is payable quarterly. However, subject to certain conditions, we are entitled by the express terms of the Debentures to defer those interest payments for up to 20 quarters.

As we have previously reported, since July 2009 we have been required to obtain the prior approval of the FRBSF to make interest payments on the Debentures. Since September 2010, we have been unable to obtain such approvals. As a result, as of September 30, 2013, we had deferred 12 quarterly interest payments, totaling $1.0 million, on the $7.2 million of Debentures due in September, 2032, and 13 quarterly interest payments, totaling $948,000, on the $10.3 million of Debentures due in October, 2034. We cannot predict when or if the FRBSF will approve our resumption of such interest payments and until such approval can be obtained it will be necessary for us to continue deferring interest payments on the Debentures. Since we have the right, under the terms of the Debentures, to defer interest payments for up to twenty (20) quarters, the deferrals of interest payments to date have not, and any deferral of future interest payments through January, 2015, will not constitute a default under or with respect to the Debentures. However, if we are not able to obtain regulatory approval to pay all of the deferred interest payments by January, 2015, we would then be in default under the Debentures. For additional information regarding the restrictions on the payment by us of interest on the Debentures, as well as other regulatory restrictions that apply to us and the Bank under a regulatory agreement entered into with the FRBSF and a regulatory order issued by the California Department of Business Oversight, see “Capital Resources-Capital and Other Requirements under FRBSF Agreement and DBO Order” below in this section of this report and “Supervision and Regulation-Regulatory Action by the FRBSF and DBO” in Item 1 and “RISK FACTORS” in Item 1A in Part I of our 2012 10-K.

Investment Policy and Securities Available for Sale

Our investment policy is designed to provide for our liquidity needs and to generate a favorable return on investments without undue interest rate risk, credit risk or asset concentrations.

Our investment policy:

 

    authorizes us to invest in obligations issued or fully guaranteed by the United States Government, certain federal agency obligations, time deposits issued by federally insured depository institutions, municipal securities and in federal funds sold;

 

    provides that the aggregate weighted average life of U.S. Government obligations and federal agency securities exclusive of variable rate securities cannot, without approval by the Board of Directors, exceed 10 years and municipal obligations cannot exceed 25 years;

 

    provides that time deposits must be placed with federally insured financial institutions, cannot exceed the current federally insured amount in any one institution and may not have a maturity exceeding 60 months, unless that time deposit is matched to a liability instrument issued by the Bank; and

 

    prohibits engaging in securities trading activities.

 

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Securities available for sale are those that we intend to hold for an indefinite period of time, but which we may sell in response to changes in liquidity needs, changes in interest rates, changes in prepayment risks or other similar factors. Such securities are recorded at fair value. Any unrealized gains and losses are reported as “Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” rather than included in or deducted from earnings.

The following table sets forth information with respect to the major components of securities available for sale and a comparison of the amortized cost, estimated fair values and gross unrealized gains and losses, in each case, in thousands of dollars, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized Cost      Gross
Unrealized Gain
     Gross
Unrealized Loss
    Estimated
Fair Value
 

Securities available for sale at September 30, 2013:

          

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. Agencies(1)

   $ 62,324       $ 19       $ (2,102   $ 60,241   

Collateralized non-agency mortgage obligations(1)

     1,694         —           (51     1,643   

Asset backed securities(2)

     2,247         —           (1,466     781   

Mutual funds(3)

     4,214         —           —          4,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 70,479       $ 19       $ (3,619   $ 66,879   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Securities available for sale at December 31, 2012:

          

Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. agencies(1)

   $ 78,053       $ 553       $ (160   $ 78,446   

Collateralized non-agency mortgage obligations(1)

     2,599         87         (61     2,625   

Asset backed securities(2)

     2,247         —           (1,347     900   

Mutual funds(3)

     4,407         —           —          4,407   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 87,306       $ 640       $ (1,568   $ 86,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  Secured by closed-end first lien 1-4 family residential mortgages.
(2)  Comprised of a security that represents an interest in a pool of trust preferred securities issued by U.S.-based banks and insurance companies
(3)  Consists primarily of mutual fund investments in closed-end first lien 1-4 family residential mortgages.

At September 30, 2013, U.S. agencies and mortgage backed securities, U.S. government agency securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and time deposits with an aggregate fair market value of $10.5 million were pledged to secure FHLB borrowings, repurchase agreements, local agency deposits, to secure lines of credit at our correspondent banks and treasury, and tax and loan accounts.

The amortized costs, at September 30, 2013, of securities available for sale are shown in the following table, by contractual maturities and historical prepayments based on the prior three months of principal payments. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities and historical prepayments, particularly with respect to collateralized mortgage obligations, because borrowers may react to interest rate market conditions differently than the historical prepayment rates.

 

     September 30, 2013 Maturing in  
     One year
or less
    Over one
year through
five years
    Over five
years through
ten years
    Over ten
years
    Total  
(Dollars in thousands)    Book
Value
     Weighted
Average
Yield
    Book
Value
     Weighted
Average
Yield
    Book
Value
     Weighted
Average
Yield
    Book
Value
     Weighted
Average
Yield
    Book
Value
     Weighted
Average
Yield
 

Securities available for sale:

                         

Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. Agencies

   $ 9,286         1.48   $ 26,761         1.48   $ 18,376         1.49   $ 7,902         1.53   $ 62,325         1.49

Collateralized non-agency mortgage obligations

     —           —          1,068        3.37 %     —           —          626         2.51     1,694         3.05

Municipal securities

     —           —          —           —          —           —          —           —          —           —     

Asset backed securities

     —           —          —           —          —           —          2,247         —          2,247         —     

Mutual funds

     —           —          4,214         1.96     —           —          —           —          4,214         1.96
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 9,286         1.48   $ 32,043         1.61   $ 18,376         1.49   $ 10,775         1.27   $ 70,480         1.51
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The table below shows, as of September 30, 2013, the gross unrealized losses and fair values of our investments, aggregated by investment category, and the length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

     Securities with Unrealized Loss at September 30, 2013  
     Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair Value      Unrealized
Loss
    Fair Value      Unrealized
Loss
    Fair Value      Unrealized
Loss
 

Mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. agencies

     58,851         (2,101     38         (1     58,889         (2,102

Collateralized non-agency mortgage obligations

     624        (2 )     1,019         (49     1,643         (51

Asset backed securities

     —           —          781         (1,466     781         (1,466
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 59,475       $ (2,103   $ 1,838       $ (1,516   $ 61,313       $ (3,619
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impairment exists when the fair value of the security has declined below its cost. We perform quarterly assessments of the securities that have an unrealized loss to determine whether the decline in fair value of those securities below their cost is other-than-temporary.

We adopted ASC 321-10 effective April 1, 2009 and, accordingly, we recognize other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”) to our available-for-sale debt securities. In accordance with ASC 321-10, when there are credit losses associated with an impaired debt security and (i) we do not have the intent to sell the security and (ii) it is more likely than not that we will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, then, we will separate the amount of an impairment that is credit-related from the amount thereof related to non-credit factors. The credit-related impairment is recognized in our consolidated statements of income. The non-credit-related impairment is recognized and reflected in Other Comprehensive Income.

Capital Resources

Capital Regulatory Requirements Applicable to Banking Institutions.

Under current federal banking regulations that apply to all United States based bank holding companies and federally insured banks, the Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank (on a stand-alone basis) must meet specific capital adequacy requirements that, for the most part, involve quantitative measures, primarily in terms of the ratios of their capital to their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items, calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Under those regulations, which are based primarily on those quantitative measures, each bank holding company must meet a minimum capital ratio and each federally insured bank is determined by its primary federal bank regulatory agency to come within one of the following capital adequacy categories on the basis of its capital ratios.

 

    well capitalized;

 

    adequately capitalized;

 

    undercapitalized;

 

    significantly undercapitalized; or

 

    critically undercapitalized.

 

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Certain qualitative assessments also are made by a banking institution’s primary federal regulatory agency that could lead the agency to determine that the banking institution should be assigned to a lower capital category than the one indicated by the quantitative measures used to assess the institution’s capital adequacy. At each successive lower capital category, a banking institution is subject to greater operating restrictions and increased regulatory supervision by its federal bank regulatory agency.

The following table sets forth the capital and capital ratios of the Company (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank (on a stand-alone basis) at September 30, 2013, as compared to the respective regulatory requirements applicable to them.

 

     Actual     Applicable Federal Regulatory Requirement  
       To be Categorized as
Adequately Capitalized
    To be Categorized as
Well Capitalized
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio  

Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets:

               

Company

   $ 145,237         18.5   $ 62,806         At least 8     N/A         N/A   

Bank

     124,557         16.0     61,912         At least 8   $ 77,390         At least 10

Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets:

               

Company

   $ 135,409         17.2   $ 31,403         At least 4     N/A         N/A   

Bank

     114,867         14.8     30,956         At least 4   $ 46,434         At least 6

Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets:

               

Company

   $ 135,409         14.9   $ 36,271         At least 4     N/A         N/A   

Bank

     114,867         12.8     35,959         At least 4   $ 44,949         At least 5

At September 30, 2013, the Bank (on a stand-alone basis) continued to qualify as a well-capitalized institution, and the Company continued to exceed all required capital ratios, under the capital adequacy guidelines described above.

The Company’s consolidated total capital and Tier 1 capital, at September 30, 2013, includes an aggregate of $17 million principal amount of the $17.5 million of Junior Subordinated Debentures that we issued in 2002 and 2004. We contributed that amount to the Bank over the nine year period ended December 31, 2009, thereby providing it with additional cash to fund the growth of its banking operations and, at the same time, to increase its total capital and Tier 1 capital.

New Basel III Capital Rules

The current risk-based capital rules are based on the 1988 capital accord of the International Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”), which is comprised of central banks and bank supervisors and regulators from the major industrialized countries. The Basel Committee develops broad policy guidelines for use by each country’s banking regulators in determining the banking supervisory policies and rules they apply. In December 2010, the Basel Committee issued a new set of international guidelines for determining regulatory capital, known as “Basel III”. In June 2012, the Federal Reserve Board issued, for public comment, three notices of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, would result in significant changes to the regulatory risk-based capital and leverage requirements for banks and bank holding companies (“banking organizations”) in the United States consistent with the Basel III guidelines.

In July 2013, the Federal Reserve Board adopted final rules (the “New Capital Rules”) establishing a new comprehensive capital framework for U.S. banking organizations, and the FDIC adopted substantially identical rules on an interim basis. The rules implement the Basel Committee’s December 2010 framework for strengthening international capital standards as well as certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The New Capital Rules substantially revise the risk-based capital requirements applicable to U.S. banking organizations, including the Company and the Bank, from the current U.S. risk-based capital rules, define the components of capital and address other issues affecting banking institutions’ regulatory capital ratios. The New Capital Rules also replace the existing approach used in risk-weighting of a banking organization’s assets with a more risk-sensitive approach. The New Capital Rules are effective for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015 (subject in the case of certain of those Rules to phase-in periods).

The New Capital Rules, among other things, (i) introduce a new capital measure called “Common Equity Tier 1” (“CET-1”), (ii) specify that Tier 1 capital consist of CET-1 and “Additional Tier 1 capital” instruments meeting specified requirements, (iii) apply most deductions and adjustments to regulatory capital measures to CET-1 and not to the other components of capital, thus potentially requiring banking organizations to achieve and maintain higher levels of CET-1 in order to meet minimum capital ratios, and (iv) expand the scope of the deductions and adjustments from capital as compared to existing capital rules.

 

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Under the New Capital Rules, the minimum capital ratios as of January 1, 2015 will be as follows:

 

CET-1 to risk-weighted assets

     4.5

Tier 1 capital (i.e., CET-1 plus Additional Tier 1) to risk – weighted assets

     6.0

Total capital (i.e., Tier 1 plus Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets

     8.0

Tier 1 capital to average consolidated assets as reported on consolidated financial statements (known as the “leverage ratio”)

     4.0

When fully phased in on January 1, 2019, the New Capital Rules also will require the Company and the Bank, as well as most other bank holding companies and banks, to maintain a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer,” composed entirely of CET-1, on top of the minimum risk-weighted asset ratios set forth in the above table. This capital conservation buffer will have the effect of increasing (i) the CET-1-to-risk-weighted asset ratio to 7.0%, (ii) the Tier 1 capital-to-risk-weighted asset ratio to 8.5%, and (iii) the Total capital-to-risk weighted asset ratio to 10.5%.

The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking organizations with a ratio of CET-1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum, but below the capital conservation buffer, will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases and executive compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. The implementation of the capital conservation buffer will begin on January 1, 2016 at 0.625%, and will increase by 0.625% on each subsequent January 1, until it reaches 2.5% on January 1, 2019.

The New Capital Rules provide for a number of deductions from and adjustments to CET-1. These include, for example, the requirement that mortgage servicing rights, deferred tax assets dependent upon future taxable income, and significant investments in common equity issued by nonconsolidated financial entities be deducted from CET-1 to the extent that any one such category exceeds 10% of CET-1 or all such categories in the aggregate exceed 15% of CET-1. The deductions and other adjustments to CET-1 will be phased in incrementally between January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2018. Additionally, the impact may be mitigated prior to or during the phase-in period by the determination of other than temporary impairments (“OTTI”) and additional accumulation of retained earnings. Under current capital standards, the effects of certain items of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) included in capital are excluded for purposes of determining regulatory capital ratios. By contrast, under the New Capital Rules, the effects of certain items of AOCI will not be excluded. However, most banking organizations, including the Company and the Bank, may make a one-time permanent election, not later than January 1, 2014, to continue to exclude these items from capital. We have not yet determined whether to make this election.

The New Capital Rules require that trust preferred securities, such as those issued by the Company in connection with the sale of its subordinated debentures in 2002 and 2004, be phased out from Tier 1 capital by January 1, 2016. However, under the New Capital Rules, banking organizations, such as the Company, which have total consolidated assets of less than $15 billion, will be permitted to include trust preferred securities, issued prior to May 19, 2010, in Tier 2 capital, without any limitations.

With respect to the Bank, the New Capital Rules also revise the “prompt corrective action” regulations under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, by (i) introducing a CET-1 ratio requirement at each capital quality level (other than critically undercapitalized), of a CET-1 ratio of 6.5% for well-capitalized status; (ii) increasing the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio for each category, with the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio for well-capitalized status being 8% (as compared to the current 6%); and (iii) requiring a leverage ratio of 4% to be adequately capitalized (as compared to the current 3% leverage ratio for a bank with a composite supervisory rating of 1 and a leverage ratio of 5% to be well-capitalized. The New Capital Rules do not change the total risk-based capital requirement for any “prompt corrective action” category.

The New Capital Rules prescribe a standardized approach for calculating risk-weighted assets that expand the risk-weighting categories from the current four Basel I-derived categories (0%, 20%, 50% and 100%) to a much larger and more risk-sensitive number of categories, depending on the nature of the assets, generally ranging from 0% for U.S. Government and agency securities, to 600% for certain equity exposures, and resulting in higher risk weights for a variety of asset categories. In addition, the New Capital Rules also provide more advantageous risk weights for derivatives and repurchase-style transactions cleared through a qualifying central counterparty and increase the scope of eligible guarantors and eligible collateral for purposes of credit risk mitigation.

Capital and Other Requirements under FRBSF Agreement and DBO Order.

On August 31, 2010, the Company and the Bank entered into a regulatory agreement with the FRBSF (the “FRBSF Agreement”) and the Bank consented to the issuance, by the DBO, of a regulatory order (the “DBO Order”).

On October 31, 2013 the DBO terminated the DBO Order after concluding that the Bank had substantially complied with its terms.

 

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The principal purposes of the FRBSF Agreement, which constitutes formal supervisory actions by the FRBSF, required the Company and the Bank to adopt and implement formal plans and take certain actions, as well as to continue implementing measures that we previously adopted, to address the adverse consequences that the economic recession and weakened state of the economy have had on the performance of our loan portfolio and our operating results and to increase our capital to strengthen our ability to weather any further adverse economic conditions that might arise in the future.

The FRBSF Agreement requires the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank to prepare and submit written plans to the FRBSF that address a number of matters, including improving the Bank’s position with respect to problem assets, maintaining adequate reserves for loan and lease losses in accordance with applicable supervisory guidelines, and improving the capital position of the Bank and the capital position of the Company. The Company may not declare or pay cash dividends, repurchase any of its shares, make interest or principal payments on its Junior Subordinated Debentures or incur or guarantee any debt without the prior approval of the FRBSF.

The FRBSF Agreement also required us to submit a capital plan to the FRBSF that would meet with its approval and then to implement that plan. Under the DBO Order, the Bank was required to achieve a ratio of adjusted tangible shareholders’ equity to its tangible assets of 9% by January 31, 2011, by raising additional capital, generating earnings or reducing the Bank’s tangible assets (subject to a 15% limitation on such a reduction) or a combination thereof and, upon achieving that ratio, to maintain at least a 9% ratio during the remaining term of the Order.

The Company and the Bank have made substantial progress with respect to the requirements of the FRBSF Agreement and both the Board and management are committed to achieving all of those requirements.

Among other things, on August 26, 2011, we sold to three institutional investors (the “Investors”) a total of 112,000 shares of a newly created Series B Convertible 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series B Shares”), at a price of $100.00 per share in cash, generating aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $11.2 million. The Investors were SBAV LP, an affiliate of the Clinton Group, which purchased 75,000 Series B Shares, and Carpenter Community Bancfund L.P. and Carpenter Community Bancfund-A, L.P. (the “Carpenter Funds”) which, together, purchased a total of 37,000 Series B Shares. We contributed the net proceeds from the sale of those Series B Shares to the Bank, which enabled it to increase the ratio of its adjusted tangible shareholders’ equity to its tangible assets above 9% and thereby meet the capital requirements under the DBO Order.

As previously reported, on April 20, 2012 we sold to the Carpenter Funds a total of 4,201,278 shares of our common stock at a price of $6.26 per share in cash, generating aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $26.3 million, which has further increased the amount of our Tier 1 capital. We then used $15.0 million of those proceeds to make a capital contribution to the Bank.

As a result of these capital contributions by us to, and the earnings generated by the Bank since 2011, the ratio of the Bank’s adjusted tangible shareholders’ equity to its tangible assets had increased to 12.4% at September 30, 2013.

Additional information regarding the FRBSF Agreement and the DBO Order is set forth in our 2012 10-K in the subsection of Item 1 thereof entitled “Supervision and Regulation—Regulatory Action by the FRBSF and DBO” and in Item 1A thereof entitled “RISK FACTORS”.

Also, as we previously reported, effective as of March 30, 2013, we sold a total of 2,222,222 shares of our common stock to the Carpenter Funds, at a price of $6.75 per share in cash, generating gross proceeds to us of $15 million. The purchase price of $6.75 per share of common stock was equal to the Company’s tangible book value per share of common stock as of December 31, 2012 and represented a 15% premium over the market price of our shares on the last trading day immediately preceding the date the sale was consummated. The proceeds from the sale of those shares were contributed by the Company to capitalize a new wholly-owned asset management subsidiary, which has used those proceeds to fund the purchase of $15.8 million of nonperforming loans and foreclosed real properties from the Bank.

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liquidity. Moreover, since mid-2009, bank regulatory restrictions, including those under the FRBSF Agreement, have precluded the Company and the Bank from paying cash dividends, and we have been precluded from repurchasing our shares, without the prior approval of the FRBSF. Accordingly, we do not expect to pay dividends or make share repurchases at least for the foreseeable future.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provided the information required by this item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any system of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, in connection with the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2013. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of September 30, 2013, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a party to, and none of our property is the subject of, any material legal proceeding, although we are from time to time party to legal actions that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in our assessment of our risk factors from those set forth in our 2012 10-K.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 3.1    Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement (No. 333-33452) on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on June 14, 2000.)
Exhibit 3.2    Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated August 14, 2001.)

 

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Exhibit

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Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 3.3    Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 2012 and filed with the Commission on February 1, 2012.)
Exhibit 3.4    Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of Series A Convertible 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated October 6, 2010.)
Exhibit 3.5    Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series A Convertible 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 2012 and filed with the Commission on February 1, 2012.)
Exhibit 3.6    Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series B Convertible 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated August 22, 2011.)
Exhibit 3.7    Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series C 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated August 22, 2011.)
Exhibit 3.8    Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Bylaws, Amended and Restated as of December 17, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated December 18, 2007.)
Exhibit 10.1    2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended June 5, 2013
Exhibit 31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    PACIFIC MERCANTILE BANCORP
Date: November 13, 2013     By:  

/S/    NANCY A. GRAY        

      Nancy A. Gray, Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

Exhibit 3.1    Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement (No. 333-33452) on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on June 14, 2000.)
Exhibit 3.2    Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated August 14, 2001.)
Exhibit 3.3    Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 2012 and filed with the Commission on February 1, 2012.)
Exhibit 3.4    Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of Series A Convertible 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated October 6, 2010.)
Exhibit 3.5    Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series A Convertible 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 2012 and filed with the Commission on February 1, 2012.)
Exhibit 3.6    Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series B Convertible 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated August 22, 2011.)
Exhibit 3.7    Certificate of Determination of Rights, Preferences, Privileges and Restrictions of the Series C 8.4% Noncumulative Preferred Stock of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated August 22, 2011.)
Exhibit 3.8    Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Bylaws, Amended and Restated as of December 17, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 000-30777) dated December 18, 2007.)
Exhibit 10.1    2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended May 22, 2013
Exhibit 31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
Exhibit 101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Exhibit 101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
Exhibit 101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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