UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

 

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012

 

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

Commission file number: 0-20293

 

 

UNION FIRST MARKET BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

VIRGINIA   54-1598552

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1051 East Cary Street, Suite 1200, Richmond, Virginia 23219

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code is (804) 633-5031

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.33 per share   The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.     Yes  ¨    No  x

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 (§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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 29.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

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

 

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

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

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2012 was approximately $288,661,378.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2013 was 25,281,900.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be used in conjunction with the registrant’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

 

 

 


UNION FIRST MARKET BANKSHARES CORPORATION

FORM 10-K

INDEX

 

ITEM         PAGE  
PART I   

Item 1.

   Business      1   

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors      13   

Item 1B.

   Unresolved Staff Comments      21   

Item 2.

   Properties      21   

Item 3.

   Legal Proceedings      21   

Item 4.

   Mine Safety Disclosures      21   
PART II   

Item 5.

   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities      22   

Item 6.

   Selected Financial Data      24   

Item 7.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      25   

Item 7A.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      56   

Item 8.

   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data      57   

Item 9.

   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure      119   

Item 9A.

   Controls and Procedures      119   

Item 9B.

   Other Information      119   
PART III   

Item 10.

   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance      120   

Item 11.

   Executive Compensation      121   

Item 12.

   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters      121   

Item 13.

   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence      122   

Item 14.

   Principal Accounting Fees and Services      122   
PART IV   

Item 15.

   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules      122   


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “will,” or words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and its management about future events. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of and changes in: general economic and bank industry conditions, the interest rate environment, legislative and regulatory requirements, competitive pressures, new products and delivery systems, inflation, the stock and bond markets, accounting standards or interpretations of existing standards, mergers and acquisitions, technology, and consumer spending and savings habits. More information is available on the Company’s website, http://investors.bankatunion.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website, www.sec.gov. The information on the Company’s website is not a part of this Form 10-K. The Company does not intend or assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

PART I

ITEM 1. - BUSINESS.

GENERAL

Union First Market Bankshares Corporation (the “Company”) is a bank holding company organized under Virginia law and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. The Company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia and committed to the delivery of financial services through its community bank subsidiary Union First Market Bank (the “Bank”) and three non-bank financial services affiliates. The Company’s bank subsidiary and non-bank financial services affiliates are:

 

Community Bank                    
Union First Market Bank    Richmond, Virginia
Financial Services Affiliates            
Union Mortgage Group, Inc.    Annandale, Virginia
Union Investment Services, Inc.    Ashland, Virginia
Union Insurance Group, LLC    Richmond, Virginia

History

The Company was formed in connection with the July 1993 merger of Northern Neck Bankshares Corporation and Union Bancorp, Inc. Although the Company was formed in 1993, certain of the community banks that were acquired and ultimately merged to form what is now Union First Market Bank were among the oldest in Virginia.

 

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The table below indicates the year each community bank was formed, acquired by the Company and merged into what is now Union First Market Bank.

 

     Formed    Acquired    Merged

Union Bank and Trust Company

   1902    n/a    2010

Northern Neck State Bank

   1909    1993    2010

King George State Bank

   1974    1996    1999

Rappahannock National Bank

   1902    1998    2010

Bay Community Bank

   1999    de novo bank    2008

Guaranty Bank

   1981    2004    2004

Prosperity Bank & Trust Company

   1986    2006    2008

First Market Bank, FSB

   2000    2010    2010

On February 1, 2010, the Company acquired First Market Bank, FSB, a privately held federally chartered savings bank (“First Market Bank” or “FMB”), in an all stock transaction. In connection with the transaction, the Company changed its name to Union First Market Bankshares Corporation and moved its headquarters to Richmond, Virginia. In addition, First Market Bank became a state chartered commercial bank subsidiary of the Company. First Market Bank merged with Union Bank and Trust Company in March 2010 and the combined bank operates under the name Union First Market Bank.

In October 2010, the Company combined its two other community banks, Northern Neck State Bank and Rappahannock National Bank, into its largest bank affiliate, Union First Market Bank, which now operates as a single bank. This has created a single brand for the Company’s banking franchise offering the same products and services across Virginia.

The Company’s operations center is located in Ruther Glen, Virginia.

Product Offerings and Market Distribution

The Company is one of the largest community banking organizations based in Virginia and provides full service banking to the Northern, Central, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Tidewater, and Northern Neck regions of Virginia through Union First Market Bank. At December 31, 2012, Union First Market Bank operated 90 locations in the counties of Albemarle, Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Frederick, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King George, King William, Lancaster, Loudoun, Nelson, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, York, and the independent cities of Charlottesville, Colonial Heights, Culpeper, Fredericksburg, Harrisonburg, Newport News, Richmond, Staunton, Stephens City, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, and Winchester. Union First Market Bank also operates loan production offices in Staunton, Winchester, and Tappahannock. Union Investment Services, Inc. provides full brokerage services; Union Mortgage Group, Inc. provides a full line of mortgage products; and Union Insurance Group, LLC offers various lines of insurance products. Union First Market Bank also owns a non-controlling interest in Johnson Mortgage Company, L.L.C.

Union First Market Bank is a full service community bank offering consumers and businesses a wide range of banking and related financial services, including checking, savings, certificates of deposit and other depository services, as well as loans for commercial, industrial, residential mortgage and consumer purposes. The Bank issues credit cards and delivers automated teller machine (“ATM”) services through the use of reciprocally shared ATMs in the major ATM networks as well as remote ATMs for the convenience of customers and other consumers. The Bank also offers internet banking services and online bill payment for all customers, whether retail or commercial. The Bank also offers private banking and trust services to individuals and corporations through its Financial Guidance Group.

 

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Union Investment Services, Inc. (“UISI”) has provided securities, brokerage and investment advisory services since its formation in February 1993. UISI has 9 offices within the Bank’s trade area and is a full service investment company handling all aspects of wealth management including stocks, bonds, annuities, mutual funds and financial planning. Securities are offered through a third party contractual arrangement with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., an independent broker dealer.

Union Mortgage Group, Inc., (“UMG”) has offices in Virginia (13), Maryland (3), North Carolina (6), and South Carolina (2). UMG is also licensed to do business in selected states throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, as well as Washington, D.C. It provides a variety of mortgage products to customers in those areas. The mortgage loans originated by UMG are generally sold in the secondary market through purchase agreements with institutional investors.

Union Insurance Group, LLC (“UIG”), an insurance agency, is owned by the Bank and UMG. This agency operates in a joint venture with Bankers Insurance, LLC, a large insurance agency owned by community banks across Virginia and managed by the Virginia Bankers Association. UIG generates revenue through sales of various insurance products, including long term care insurance and business owner policies.

SEGMENTS

The Company has two reportable segments: its traditional full service community banking business and its mortgage loan origination business. For more financial data and other information about each of the Company’s operating segments, refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections, “Community Bank Segment” and “Mortgage Segment,” and to Note 17 “Segment Reporting” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

EXPANSION AND STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS

The Company expands its market area and increases its market share through organic growth (internal growth and de novo expansion) and strategic acquisitions. Strategic acquisitions by the Company to date have included whole bank acquisitions, branch and deposit acquisitions, and purchases of existing branches from other banks. The Company generally considers acquisitions of companies in strong growth markets or with unique products or services that will benefit the entire organization. Targeted acquisitions are priced to be economically feasible with minimal short-term drag to achieve positive long-term benefits. These acquisitions may be paid for in the form of cash, stock, debt, or a combination thereof. The amount and type of consideration and deal charges paid could have a short-term dilutive effect on the Company’s earnings per share or book value. However, cost savings and revenue enhancements in such transactions are anticipated to provide long-term economic benefit to the Company.

The Company’s new construction expansion during the last three years consists of opening two new bank branches in Virginia:

 

   

Three James Center, Union First Market Bank branch located in the city of Richmond, Virginia (November 2011)

 

   

Berea Marketplace, Union First Market Bank branch located in Stafford County, Virginia (March 2011)

In May 2011, the Company acquired deposits of approximately $48.9 million and loans of approximately $70.8 million at book value through the acquisition of the Harrisonburg, Virginia branch of NewBridge Bank (the “Harrisonburg branch”). Union First Market Bank retained the commercial loan operation team from the branch and all employees of the branch. The transaction also included the purchase of a real estate parcel/future branch site in Waynesboro, Virginia.

 

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In June 2011, Union First Market Bank opened seven in-store bank branches in MARTIN’S Food Markets located in Harrisonburg, Waynesboro, Staunton, Winchester (2), Culpeper, and Stephens City, Virginia. The Bank currently operates in-store bank branches in 29 MARTIN’S Food Markets through its acquisition of First Market Bank primarily in the Richmond area market.

During 2011 and 2012, the Bank conducted a performance and opportunity analysis of its branch network. As a result, the Company decided to consolidate bank branches into nearby locations during 2012. The Company closed eight branches located in Charlottesville, Mechanicsville, Port Royal, Fredericksburg, Williamsburg, Northumberland County, and two located in Fairfax County. In all cases, customers could use branches within close proximity or continue to use the Bank’s other delivery channels including online and mobile banking.

EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had approximately 1,044 full-time equivalent employees, including executive officers, loan and other banking officers, branch personnel, operations and other support personnel. Of this total, 183 were mortgage segment personnel. None of the Company’s employees are represented by a union or covered under a collective bargaining agreement. The Company’s management routinely conducts employee workplace satisfaction surveys and as a result considers employee relations to be excellent and the key driver of the Company’s success. The Company provides employees with a comprehensive employee benefit program which includes the following: group life, health and dental insurance, paid time off, educational opportunities, a cash incentive plan, a stock purchase plan, stock incentive plans, deferred compensation plans for officers and key employees, an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) and a 401(k) plan with employer match.

COMPETITION

The financial services industry remains highly competitive and is constantly evolving. The Company experiences strong competition in all aspects of its business. In its market areas, the Company competes with large national and regional financial institutions, credit unions, other independent community banks, as well as consumer finance companies, mortgage companies, loan production offices, mutual funds and life insurance companies. Competition has increasingly come from out-of-state banks through their acquisitions of Virginia-based banks. Competition for deposits and loans is affected by various factors including interest rates offered, the number and location of branches and types of products offered, and the reputation of the institution. Credit unions have been allowed to increasingly expand their membership definitions and, because they enjoy a favorable tax status, have been able to offer more attractive loan and deposit pricing. The Company’s non-bank affiliates also operate in highly competitive environments. The Company believes its community bank framework and philosophy provide a competitive advantage, particularly with regard to larger national and regional institutions, allowing the Company to compete effectively. The Company’s community bank segment generally has strong market shares within the markets it serves. The Company’s deposit market share in Virginia was 1.91% as of December 31, 2012.

ECONOMY

While the economy in the Company’s footprint showed some signs of stabilizing growth after years of stagnation, the continued weakness in employment, a flatter yield curve, continued low rates, the burden of regulatory requirements enacted in response to the most recent financial crisis, and general uncertainty of a global economic recovery made for a challenging 2012 for the Company and for community banks in general. Unemployment levels remain relatively high in Virginia, but lower than the national average, as the impact of possible federal budget cuts and their potential negative effect on regional unemployment is uncertain. In response to the continued slow economic recovery during 2012, the Company’s management focused significant attention on managing nonperforming assets and controlling costs, while working with borrowers to mitigate and protect against risk of loss.

 

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SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

Bank holding companies and banks are extensively and increasingly regulated under both federal and state laws. The following description briefly addresses certain historic and current provisions of federal and state laws and certain regulations, proposed regulations, and the potential impacts on the Company and the Bank. To the extent statutory or regulatory provisions or proposals are described in this report, the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory or regulatory provisions or proposals.

Regulatory Reform – The Dodd-Frank Act

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Dodd-Frank Act significantly restructures the financial regulatory regime in the United States and has a broad impact on the financial services industry. While some rulemaking under the Dodd-Frank Act has occurred, many of the act’s provisions require study or rulemaking by federal agencies, a process which will take years to implement fully.

Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act provides for new capital standards that eliminate the treatment of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital. Existing trust preferred securities are grandfathered for banking entities with less than $15 billion of assets, such as the Company. The Dodd-Frank Act permanently raises deposit insurance levels to $250,000, and until December 31, 2012 provided unlimited deposit insurance coverage for transaction accounts. Pursuant to modifications under the Dodd-Frank Act, deposit insurance assessments will be calculated based on an insured depository institution’s assets rather than its insured deposits and the minimum reserve ratio of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“FDIC”) Deposit Insurance Fund is to be raised to 1.35%. The payment of interest on business demand deposit accounts is permitted by the Dodd-Frank Act. Further, the Dodd-Frank Act bars banking organizations, such as the Company, from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, except as permitted under certain limited circumstances.

The Dodd-Frank Act established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) as an independent bureau of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). The CFPB has the exclusive authority to prescribe rules governing the provision of consumer financial products and services, which in the case of the Bank will be enforced by the Federal Reserve. The Dodd-Frank Act also provides that debit card interchange fees must be reasonable and proportional to the cost incurred by the card issuer with respect to the transaction. This provision is known as the “Durbin Amendment.” In June 2011, the Federal Reserve adopted regulations setting the maximum permissible interchange fee as the sum of 21 cents per transaction and 5 basis points multiplied by the value of the transaction, with an additional adjustment of up to one cent per transaction if the card issuer implements certain fraud-prevention standards. The interchange fee restriction only applies to financial institutions with assets of $10 billion or more and therefore has no effect on the Company.

The Dodd-Frank Act enhances the requirements for certain transactions with affiliates under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act, including an expansion of the definition of “covered transactions” and an increase in the amount of time for which collateral requirements regarding covered transactions must be maintained. These requirements became effective on July 21, 2011. The Dodd-Frank Act also provides that the appropriate federal regulators must establish standards prohibiting as an unsafe and unsound practice any compensation plan of a bank holding company or other “covered financial institution” that provides an insider or other employee with “excessive compensation” or compensation that gives rise to excessive risk or could lead to a material financial loss to such firm. In June 2010, prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, the bank regulatory agencies promulgated the Interagency Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies, which requires that financial institutions establish metrics for measuring the impact of activities to achieve incentive compensation with the related risk to the financial institution of such behavior.

 

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Although a significant number of the rules and regulations mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act have been finalized, many of the new requirements have yet to be implemented and will likely be subject to implementing regulations over the course of several years. Given the uncertainty associated with the manner in which the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will be implemented by the various regulatory agencies, the full extent of the impact such requirements will have on the operations of the Company and the Bank is unclear. The changes resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act may affect the profitability of business activities, require changes to certain business practices, impose more stringent capital requirements, liquidity and leverage ratio requirements, or otherwise adversely affect the business of the Company and the Bank. These changes may also require the Company to invest significant management attention and resources to evaluate and make necessary changes to comply with new statutory and regulatory requirements.

The Company

General. As a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “BHCA”), the Company is subject to supervision, regulation, and examination by the Federal Reserve. The Company is also registered under the bank holding company laws of Virginia and is subject to supervision, regulation, and examination by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the “SCC”).

Permitted Activities. A bank holding company is limited to managing or controlling banks, furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries, and engaging in other activities that the Federal Reserve determines by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto. In determining whether a particular activity is permissible, the Federal Reserve must consider whether the performance of such an activity reasonably can be expected to produce benefits to the public that outweigh possible adverse effects. Possible benefits include greater convenience, increased competition, and gains in efficiency. Possible adverse effects include undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, and unsound banking practices. Despite prior approval, the Federal Reserve may order a bank holding company or its subsidiaries to terminate any activity or to terminate ownership or control of any subsidiary when the Federal Reserve has reasonable cause to believe that a serious risk to the financial safety, soundness or stability of any bank subsidiary of that bank holding company may result from such an activity.

Banking Acquisitions; Changes in Control. The BHCA requires, among other things, the prior approval of the Federal Reserve in any case where a bank holding company proposes to (i) acquire direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the outstanding voting stock of any bank or bank holding company (unless it already owns a majority of such voting shares), (ii) acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another bank or bank holding company, or (iii) merge or consolidate with any other bank holding company. In determining whether to approve a proposed bank acquisition, the Federal Reserve will consider, among other factors, the effect of the acquisition on competition, the public benefits expected to be received from the acquisition, the projected capital ratios and levels on a post-acquisition basis, and the acquiring institution’s performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (the “CRA”).

Subject to certain exceptions, the BHCA and the Change in Bank Control Act, together with the applicable regulations, require Federal Reserve approval (or, depending on the circumstances, no notice of disapproval) prior to any person or company’s acquiring “control” of a bank or bank holding company. A conclusive presumption of control exists if an individual or company acquires the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or policies of an insured depository institution or to vote 25% or more of any class of voting securities of any insured depository institution. A rebuttable presumption of control exists if a person or company acquires 10% or more but less than 25% of any class of voting securities of an insured depository institution and either the institution has registered securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or no other person will own a greater percentage of that class of voting securities immediately after the acquisition. The Company’s common stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

 

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In addition, Virginia law requires the prior approval of the SCC for (i) the acquisition of more than 5% of the voting shares of a Virginia bank or any holding company that controls a Virginia bank, or (ii) the acquisition by a Virginia bank holding company of a bank or its holding company domiciled outside Virginia.

Source of Strength. Federal Reserve policy has historically required bank holding companies to act as a source of financial and managerial strength to their subsidiary banks. The Dodd-Frank Act codified this policy as a statutory requirement. The federal bank regulatory agencies must still issue regulations to implement the source of strength provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Under this requirement, the Company is expected to commit resources to support the Bank, including at times when the Company may not be in a financial position to provide such resources. Any capital loans by a bank holding company to any of its subsidiary banks are subordinate in right of payment to depositors and to certain other indebtedness of such subsidiary banks. In the event of a bank holding company’s bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to priority of payment.

Safety and Soundness. There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and their subsidiary banks by law and regulatory policy that are designed to minimize potential loss to the depositors of such depository institutions and the FDIC insurance fund in the event of a depository institution default. For example, under the Federal Deposit Insurance Company Improvement Act of 1991, to avoid receivership of an insured depository institution subsidiary, a bank holding company is required to guarantee the compliance of any subsidiary bank that may become “undercapitalized” with the terms of any capital restoration plan filed by such subsidiary with its appropriate federal bank regulatory agency up to the lesser of (i) an amount equal to 5% of the institution’s total assets at the time the institution became undercapitalized, or (ii) the amount that is necessary (or would have been necessary) to bring the institution into compliance with all applicable capital standards as of the time the institution fails to comply with such capital restoration plan.

Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”), the federal bank regulatory agencies have adopted guidelines prescribing safety and soundness standards. These guidelines establish general standards relating to internal controls and information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth and compensation, fees and benefits. In general, the guidelines require, among other things, appropriate systems and practices to identify and manage the risk and exposures specified in the guidelines.

Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve imposes certain capital requirements on bank holding companies under the BHCA, including a minimum leverage ratio and a minimum ratio of “qualifying” capital to risk-weighted assets. These requirements are described below under “The Bank – Capital Requirements”. Subject to its capital requirements and certain other restrictions, the Company is able to borrow money to make a capital contribution to the Bank, and such loans may be repaid from dividends paid by the Bank to the Company.

Limits on Dividends and Other Payments. The Company is a legal entity, separate and distinct from its subsidiaries. A significant portion of the revenues of the Company result from dividends paid to it by the Bank. There are various legal limitations applicable to the payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company and to the payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders. The Bank is subject to various statutory restrictions on its ability to pay dividends to the Company. Under the current supervisory practices of the Bank’s regulatory agencies, prior approval from those agencies is required if cash dividends declared in any given year exceed net income for that year, plus retained net profits of the two preceding years. The payment of dividends by the Bank or the Company may be limited by other factors,

 

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such as requirements to maintain capital above regulatory guidelines. Bank regulatory agencies have the authority to prohibit the Bank or the Company from engaging in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting their business. The payment of dividends, depending on the financial condition of the Bank, or the Company, could be deemed to constitute such an unsafe or unsound practice.

Under the FDIA, insured depository institutions such as the Bank, are prohibited from making capital distributions, including the payment of dividends, if, after making such distributions, the institution would become “undercapitalized” (as such term is used in the statute). Based on the Bank’s current financial condition, the Company does not expect this provision will have any impact on its ability to receive dividends from the Bank. The Company’s non-bank subsidiaries pay dividends to the Company periodically on a non-regulated basis.

In addition to dividends it receives from the Bank, the Company receives management fees from its affiliated companies for expenses incurred related to external financial reporting and audit fees, investor relations expenses, Board of Directors fees, and legal fees related to corporate actions. These fees are charged to each subsidiary based upon various specific allocation methods measuring the estimated usage of such services by that subsidiary. The fees are eliminated from the financial statements in the consolidation process.

Under federal law, the Bank may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, make loans or extensions of credit to, or investments in the securities of, the Company or take securities of the Company as collateral for loans to any borrower. The Bank is also subject to collateral security requirements for any loans or extensions of credit permitted by such exceptions.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the “GLB Act”) allows a bank holding company or other company to certify its status as a financial holding company, thereby allowing such company to engage in activities that are financial in nature, that are incidental to such activities, or are complementary to such activities. The GLB Act enumerates certain activities deemed financial in nature, such as underwriting insurance or acting as an insurance principal, agent or broker; underwriting; dealing in or making markets in securities; and engaging in merchant banking under certain restrictions. It also authorizes the Federal Reserve to determine by regulation what other activities are financial in nature, or incidental or complementary thereto.

For a bank holding company to be eligible for financial holding company status, each of its subsidiary banks must be “well capitalized” and “well managed” and have at least a satisfactory rating on its most recent CRA review. A bank holding company seeking to become a financial holding company must file a declaration with the Federal Reserve that it elects to become a financial holding company. If, after becoming a financial holding company, any of its subsidiary banks should fail to continue to meet these requirements, the financial holding company would be prohibited from engaging in activities not permissible for bank holding companies unless it was able to return to compliance within a specified period of time. Although the Bank, the Company’s sole banking subsidiary, meets the capital, management, and CRA requirements, the Company has not made a declaration to elect to become a financial holding company and at this time has no plans to do so.

The Bank

General. The Bank is supervised and regularly examined by the Federal Reserve and the SCC. The various laws and regulations administered by the regulatory agencies affect corporate practices, such as the payment of dividends, incurrence of debt, and acquisition of financial institutions and other companies; they also affect business practices, such as the payment of interest on deposits, the charging of interest on loans, types of business conducted, and location of offices. Certain of these law and regulations are referenced above under “The Company.”

 

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Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve and the other federal banking agencies have issued risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to U. S. banking organizations. In addition, those regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels because of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth. Under the risk-based capital requirements of the Federal Reserve, the Company and the Bank are required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%. At least half of the total capital is required to be “Tier 1 capital,” which consists principally of common and certain qualifying preferred shareholders’ equity (including grandfathered trust preferred securities), less certain intangibles and other adjustments. The remainder (“Tier 2 capital”) consists of a limited amount of subordinated and other qualifying debt (including certain hybrid capital instruments) and a limited amount of the general loan loss allowance. The Tier 1 and total capital to risk-weighted asset ratios of the Company were 13.14% and 14.57%, respectively, as of December 31, 2012, thus exceeding the minimum requirements. The Tier 1 and total capital to risk-weighted asset ratios of the Bank were 12.70% and 14.14%, respectively, as of December 31, 2012, also exceeding the minimum requirements.

Each of the federal regulatory agencies has established a minimum leverage capital ratio of Tier 1 capital to average adjusted assets (“Tier 1 leverage ratio”). These guidelines provide for a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% for banks and bank holding companies that meet certain specified criteria, including those that have the highest regulatory examination rating and are not contemplating significant growth or expansion. As of December 31, 2012, the Tier 1 leverage ratios of the Company and the Bank were 10.29% and 9.94%, respectively, well above the minimum requirements. The guidelines also provide that banking organizations experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets.

On June 7, 2012, the Federal Reserve and the other federal bank regulatory agencies issued a series of proposed rules that would revise their risk-based and leverage capital requirements and their method for calculating risk-weighted assets. The proposed rules implement the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposed rules would, among other things, establish a new common equity Tier 1 minimum capital requirement (4.5% of risk-weighted assets) and a higher minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital requirement (6% of risk-weighted assets), and assign higher risk weightings to loans that are more than 90 days past due, loans that are on nonaccrual status and certain loans financing the acquisition, development or construction of commercial real estate. The proposed rules would also require unrealized gains and losses on certain securities holdings to be included for purposes of calculating regulatory capital requirements, and would limit a financial institution’s capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments if the institution does not hold a “capital conservation buffer” consisting of a specified amount of common equity Tier 1 capital in addition to the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements.

The federal bank regulatory agencies initially indicated that these proposed rules would be phased in beginning January 1, 2013 with full compliance required by January 1, 2019. However, due to the volume of public comments received, the agencies elected not to begin implementing the rules on January 1, 2013 and have provided no further guidance on a new effective date. Management believes that, as of December 31, 2012, the Company and the Bank would meet all capital adequacy requirements under the proposed rules if such requirements were currently effective. The regulations ultimately implemented may be substantially different from the proposed rules issued in June 2012. Management will continue to monitor these and any future proposals submitted by our regulators.

Deposit Insurance. Substantially all of the deposits of the Bank are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) of the FDIC and are subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the DIF. On April 1, 2011, the deposit insurance assessment base changed from total deposits to average total assets minus average tangible equity, pursuant to a rule issued by the FDIC as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

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The FDIA, as amended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, requires the FDIC to set a ratio of deposit insurance reserves to estimated insured deposits of at least 1.35%. The FDIC utilizes a risk-based assessment system that imposes insurance premiums based upon a risk matrix that takes into account a bank’s capital level and supervisory rating. On February 27, 2009, the FDIC introduced three possible adjustments to an institution’s initial base assessment rate: (i) a decrease of up to five basis points for long-term unsecured debt, including senior unsecured debt (other than debt guaranteed under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program) and subordinated debt and, for small institutions, a portion of Tier 1 capital; (ii) an increase not to exceed 50% of an institution’s assessment rate before the increase for secured liabilities in excess of 25% of domestic deposits; and (iii) for non-Risk Category I institutions, an increase not to exceed 10 basis points for brokered deposits in excess of 10% of domestic deposits. In 2012 and 2011, the Company paid only the base assessment rate for “well capitalized” institutions, which totaled $2.1 million and $4.7 million, respectively, in regular deposit insurance assessments.

On May 22, 2009, the FDIC issued a final rule that levied a special assessment applicable to all insured depository institutions totaling 5 basis points of each institution’s total assets less Tier 1 capital as of June 30, 2009, not to exceed 10 basis points of domestic deposits. The special assessment was part of the FDIC’s efforts to rebuild the DIF. Deposit insurance expense during 2009 for the Company included an additional $1.2 million recognized in the second quarter related to the special assessment. On November 12, 2009, the FDIC issued a rule that required all insured depository institutions, with limited exceptions, to prepay their estimated quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012. In December 2009, the Company paid $12.6 million in prepaid risk-based assessments, which amount was expensed in the appropriate periods through December 31, 2012.

In November 2010, the FDIC issued a final rule to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that provide for temporary unlimited coverage for non-interest-bearing transaction accounts. The separate coverage for non-interest-bearing transaction accounts became effective on December 31, 2010 and expired on December 31, 2012.

In addition, all FDIC insured institutions are required to pay assessments to the FDIC at an annual rate of approximately one basis point of insured deposits to fund interest payments on bonds issued by the Financing Corporation, an agency of the federal government established to recapitalize the predecessor to the Savings Association Insurance Fund. These assessments will continue until the Financing Corporation bonds mature in 2017 through 2019.

Transactions with Affiliates. Pursuant to Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W, the authority of the Bank to engage in transactions with related parties or “affiliates” or to make loans to insiders is limited. Loan transactions with an affiliate generally must be collateralized and certain transactions between the Bank and its affiliates, including the sale of assets, the payment of money or the provision of services, must be on terms and conditions that are substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the Bank, as those prevailing for comparable nonaffiliated transactions. In addition, the Bank generally may not purchase securities issued or underwritten by affiliates.

Loans to executive officers, directors or to any person who directly or indirectly, or acting through or in concert with one or more persons, owns, controls or has the power to vote more than 10% of any class of voting securities of a bank (a “10% Shareholders”), are subject to Sections 22(g) and 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act and their corresponding regulations (Regulation O) and Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act relating to the prohibition on personal loans to executives (which exempts financial institutions in compliance with the insider lending restrictions of Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act). Among other things, these loans must be made on terms substantially the same as those prevailing on transactions made to unaffiliated individuals and certain extensions of credit to those persons must first be approved in

 

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advance by a disinterested majority of the entire Board of Directors. Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act prohibits loans to any of those individuals where the aggregate amount exceeds an amount equal to 15% of an institution’s unimpaired capital and surplus plus an additional 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus in the case of loans that are fully secured by readily marketable collateral, or when the aggregate amount on all of the extensions of credit outstanding to all of these persons would exceed the Bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. Section 22(g) of the Federal Reserve Act identifies limited circumstances in which the Bank is permitted to extend credit to executive officers.

Prompt Corrective Action. Immediately upon becoming “undercapitalized,” a depository institution becomes subject to the provisions of Section 38 of the FDIA, which: (i) restrict payment of capital distributions and management fees; (ii) require that the appropriate federal banking agency monitor the condition of the institution and its efforts to restore its capital; (iii) require submission of a capital restoration plan; (iv) restrict the growth of the institution’s assets; and (v) require prior approval of certain expansion proposals. The appropriate federal banking agency for an undercapitalized institution also may take any number of discretionary supervisory actions if the agency determines that any of these actions is necessary to resolve the problems of the institution at the least possible long-term cost to the DIF, subject in certain cases to specified procedures. These discretionary supervisory actions include: (i) requiring the institution to raise additional capital; (ii) restricting transactions with affiliates; (iii) requiring divestiture of the institution or the sale of the institution to a willing purchaser; and (iv) any other supervisory action that the agency deems appropriate. These and additional mandatory and permissive supervisory actions may be taken with respect to significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized institutions. The Bank meets the definition of being “well capitalized” as of December 31, 2012.

Community Reinvestment Act. The Bank is subject to the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The CRA imposes on financial institutions an affirmative and ongoing obligation to meet the credit needs of the local communities, including low and moderate income neighborhoods. If the Bank receives a rating from the Federal Reserve of less than satisfactory under the CRA, restrictions on operating activities would be imposed. The Bank currently has a “satisfactory” CRA rating.

Privacy Legislation. Several recent regulations issued by federal banking agencies also provide new protections against the transfer and use of customer information by financial institutions. A financial institution must provide to its customers information regarding its policies and procedures with respect to the handling of customers’ personal information. Each institution must conduct an internal risk assessment of its ability to protect customer information. These privacy provisions generally prohibit a financial institution from providing a customer’s personal financial information to unaffiliated parties without prior notice and approval from the customer.

USA Patriot Act of 2001. In October 2001, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (“Patriot Act”) was enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and Northern Virginia. The Patriot Act is intended to strengthen U. S. law enforcement and the intelligence communities’ abilities to work cohesively to combat terrorism. The continuing impact on financial institutions of the Patriot Act and related regulations and policies is significant and wide ranging. The Patriot Act contains sweeping anti-money laundering and financial transparency laws, and imposes various regulations, including standards for verifying customer identification at account opening, and rules to promote cooperation among financial institutions, regulators and law enforcement entities to identify persons who may be involved in terrorism or money laundering.

Consumer Laws and Regulations. The Bank is also subject to certain consumer laws and regulations issued thereunder that are designed to protect consumers in transactions with banks. These laws include the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Housing Act, among others. The laws and related regulations mandate certain disclosure requirements and regulate the manner in which financial institutions transact business with customers. The Bank must comply with the applicable provisions of these consumer protection laws and regulations as part of its ongoing customer relations.

 

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Incentive Compensation. In June 2010, the federal banking agencies issued comprehensive final guidance on incentive compensation policies intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of financial institutions do not undermine the safety and soundness of such institutions by encouraging excessive risk-taking. The Interagency Guidance on Sound Incentive Compensation Policies, which covers all employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of financial institutions, either individually or as part of a group, is based upon the key principles that a financial institution’s incentive compensation arrangements should (i) provide incentives that do not encourage risk-taking beyond the institution’s ability to effectively identify and manage risks, (ii) be compatible with effective internal controls and risk management, and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the financial institution’s Board of Directors.

The Federal Reserve will review, as part of the regular, risk-focused examination process, the incentive compensation arrangements of financial institutions, such as the Company, that are not “large, complex banking organizations.” These reviews will be tailored to each financial institution based on the scope and complexity of the institution’s activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation arrangements. The findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination. Deficiencies will be incorporated into the institution’s supervisory ratings, which can affect the institution’s ability to make acquisitions and take other actions. Enforcement actions may be taken against a financial institution if its incentive compensation arrangements, or related risk-management control or governance processes, pose a risk to the institution’s safety and soundness and the financial institution is not taking prompt and effective measures to correct the deficiencies. At December 31, 2012, the Company had not been made aware of any instances of non-compliance with the new guidance.

Effect of Governmental Monetary Policies

The Company’s operations are affected not only by general economic conditions but also by the policies of various regulatory authorities. In particular, the Federal Reserve regulates money and credit conditions and interest rates to influence general economic conditions. These policies have a significant impact on overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits; they affect interest rates charged on loans or paid for time and savings deposits. Federal Reserve monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks, including the Company, in the past and are expected to do so in the future.

Filings with the SEC

The Company files annual, quarterly, and other reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the SEC. These reports and this Form 10-K are posted and available at no cost on the Company’s investor relations website, http://investors.bankatunion.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company files such documents with the SEC. The information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of this Form 10-K. The Company’s filings are also available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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ITEM 1A. - RISK FACTORS

Risks Related To The Company’s Business

The Company’s business may be adversely affected by conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally.

The community banking industry is directly affected by national, regional, and local economic conditions. Although economic conditions showed continued signs of improvement in 2012, certain sectors, such as real estate, remain weak and unemployment remains at a relatively high level. Local governments and many businesses are still experiencing difficulty as a result of the recent economic downturn and protracted recovery. The impact of the federal government sequestration spending cuts that took effect March 1, 2013 under the Budget Controls Act of 2011 could have an adverse impact on the business environment in the markets in which the Company operates. Management allocates significant resources to mitigate and respond to risks associated with the current economic conditions, however, such conditions cannot be predicted or controlled. Therefore, such conditions, including a reduction in federal government spending, a flatter yield curve and extended low interest rates, could adversely affect the credit quality of the Company’s loans, and/or the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. The Company’s financial performance is dependent on the business environment in the markets where the Company operates - in particular, the ability of borrowers to pay interest on and repay principal of outstanding loans and the value of collateral securing those loans, as well as demand for loans and other products and services the Company offers. In addition, the Company holds securities which can be significantly affected by various factors including credit ratings assigned by third parties, and an adverse credit rating in securities held by the Company could result in a reduction of the fair value of its securities portfolio and have an adverse impact on its financial condition. While general economic conditions in Virginia and the U.S. continued to improve in 2012, there can be no assurance that this improvement will continue.

The Company’s allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses in its loan portfolio.

Like all financial institutions, the Company maintains an allowance for loan losses to provide for loans that its borrowers may not repay in their entirety. The Company believes that it maintains an allowance for loan losses at a level adequate to absorb probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the corresponding balance sheet date and in compliance with applicable accounting and regulatory guidance. However, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover actual loan losses and future provisions for loan losses could materially and adversely affect the Company’s operating results. The Company continues to have an elevated level of potential problem loans in its loan portfolio with higher than normal risk. Accounting measurements related to impairment and the loan loss allowance require significant estimates that are subject to uncertainty and changes relating to new information and changing circumstances. The significant uncertainties surrounding the Company’s borrowers’ abilities to execute their business models successfully through changing economic environments, competitive challenges and other factors complicate the Company’s estimates of the risk of loss and amount of loss on any loan. Because of the degree of uncertainty and susceptibility of these factors to change, the actual losses may vary from current estimates. The Company expects fluctuations in the loan loss provisions due to the uncertain economic conditions.

The Company’s banking regulators, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan losses and may require the Company to increase its allowance for loan losses by recognizing additional provisions for loan losses charged to expense, or to decrease the allowance for loan losses by recognizing loan charge-offs, net of recoveries. Any such required additional provisions for loan losses or charge-offs could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

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The Company’s concentration in loans secured by real estate may adversely affect earnings due to changes in the real estate markets.

The Company offers a variety of secured loans, including commercial lines of credit, commercial term loans, real estate, construction, home equity, consumer, and other loans. Many of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate (both residential and commercial) in the Company’s market areas. A major change in the real estate markets, resulting in deterioration in the value of this collateral, or in the local or national economy, could adversely affect borrowers’ ability to pay these loans, which in turn could affect the Company. Risks of loan defaults and foreclosures are unavoidable in the banking industry; the Company tries to limit its exposure to these risks by monitoring extensions of credit carefully. The Company cannot fully eliminate credit risk; thus, credit losses will occur in the future. Additionally, changes in the real estate market also affect the value of foreclosed assets and, therefore, additional losses may occur when management determines it is appropriate to sell the assets.

The Company has a significant concentration of credit exposure in commercial real estate, and loans with this type of collateral are viewed as having more risk of default.

The Company’s commercial real estate portfolio consists primarily of owner-operated properties and other commercial properties. These types of loans are generally viewed as having more risk of default than residential real estate loans. They are also typically larger than residential real estate loans and consumer loans and depend on cash flows from the owner’s business or the property to service the debt. Cash flows may be affected significantly by general economic conditions, and a downturn in the local economy or in occupancy rates in the local economy where the property is located could increase the likelihood of default. Because the Company’s loan portfolio contains a number of commercial real estate loans with relatively large balances, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans could cause a significant increase in the percentage of non-performing loans. An increase in non-performing loans could result in a loss of earnings from these loans, an increase in the provision for loan losses and an increase in charge-offs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

The Company’s banking regulators generally give commercial real estate lending greater scrutiny, and may require banks with higher levels of commercial real estate loans to implement improved underwriting, internal controls, risk management policies and portfolio stress testing, as well as possibly higher levels of allowances for losses and capital levels as a result of commercial real estate lending growth and exposures, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

The Company’s loan portfolio contains construction and development loans, and a decline in real estate values and economic conditions would adversely affect the value of the collateral securing the loans and have an adverse effect on financial condition.

Although most of the Company’s construction and development loans are secured by real estate, the Company believes that, in the case of the majority of these loans, the real estate collateral by itself may not be a sufficient source for repayment of the loan given declining real estate values and poor economic conditions. If the Company is required to liquidate the collateral securing a construction and development loan to satisfy the debt, its earnings and capital may be adversely affected. This period of reduced real estate values may continue for some time, resulting in potential adverse effects on earnings and capital.

The Company’s credit standards and its on-going credit assessment processes might not protect it from significant credit losses.

The Company assumes credit risk by virtue of making loans and leases and extending loan commitments and letters of credit. The Company manages credit risk through a program of underwriting standards, the review of certain credit decisions and a continuous quality assessment process of credit already extended. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is managed through the use of consistent underwriting standards that emphasize local lending while avoiding highly leveraged transactions as well as excessive industry and other concentrations. The Company’s credit administration function employs risk management techniques to help ensure that problem loans and leases are promptly identified. While these procedures are designed to provide the Company with the information needed to implement policy adjustments where necessary and to take appropriate corrective actions, there can be no assurance that such measures will be effective in avoiding undue credit risk.

 

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The Company’s focus on lending to small to mid-sized community-based businesses may increase its credit risk.

Most of the Company’s commercial business and commercial real estate loans are made to small business or middle market customers. These businesses generally have fewer financial resources in terms of capital or borrowing capacity than larger entities and have a heightened vulnerability to economic conditions. If general economic conditions in the market areas in which the Company operates negatively impact this important customer sector, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected. Moreover, a portion of these loans have been made by the Company in recent years and the borrowers may not have experienced a complete business or economic cycle. Any deterioration of the borrowers’ businesses may hinder their ability to repay their loans with the Company, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Nonperforming assets take significant time to resolve and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

The Company’s nonperforming assets adversely affect its net income in various ways. Until economic and market conditions stabilize, the Company expects to continue to incur additional losses relating to volatility in nonperforming loans. The Company does not record interest income on nonaccrual loans, which adversely affects its income and increases loan administration costs. When the Company receives collateral through foreclosures and similar proceedings, it is required to mark the related loan to the then fair market value of the collateral less estimated selling costs, which may result in a loss. An increase in the level of nonperforming assets also increases the Company’s risk profile and may affect the capital levels regulators believe are appropriate in light of such risks. The Company utilizes various techniques such as workouts, restructurings, and loan sales to manage problem assets. Increases in or negative adjustments in the value of these problem assets, the underlying collateral, or in the borrowers’ performance or financial condition, could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. In addition, the resolution of nonperforming assets requires significant commitments of time from management and staff, which can be detrimental to the performance of their other responsibilities, including origination of new loans. There can be no assurance that the Company will avoid further increases in nonperforming loans in the future.

Changes in interest rates could adversely affect the Company’s income and cash flows.

The Company’s income and cash flows depend to a great extent on the difference between the interest rates earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment securities, and the interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. These rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond the Company’s control, including general economic conditions and the policies of the Federal Reserve and other governmental and regulatory agencies. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in interest rates, will influence the origination of loans, the prepayment of loans, the purchase of investments, the generation of deposits, and the rates received on loans and investment securities and paid on deposits or other sources of funding. The impact of these changes may be magnified if the Company does not effectively manage the relative sensitivity of its assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates. In addition, the Company’s ability to reflect such interest rate changes in pricing its products is influenced by competitive pressures. Fluctuations in these areas may adversely affect the Company and its shareholders. The Bank is often at a competitive disadvantage in managing its costs of funds compared to the large regional, super-regional, or national banks that have access to the national and international capital markets.

The Company generally seeks to maintain a neutral position in terms of the volume of assets and liabilities that mature or re-price during any period so that it may reasonably maintain its net interest margin; however, interest rate fluctuations, loan prepayments, loan production, deposit flows, and competitive pressures are constantly changing and influence the ability to maintain a neutral position. Generally, the Company’s earnings will be more sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates depending upon the variance in volume of assets and liabilities that mature and re-price in any period. The extent and duration of the

 

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sensitivity will depend on the cumulative variance over time, the velocity and direction of changes in interest rates, shape and slope of the yield curve, and whether the Company is more asset sensitive or liability sensitive. Accordingly, the Company may not be successful in maintaining a neutral position and, as a result, the Company’s net interest margin may be affected.

The Company faces substantial competition that could adversely affect the Company’s growth and/or operating results.

The Company operates in a competitive market for financial services and faces intense competition from other financial institutions both in making loans and attracting deposits which can greatly affect pricing for our products and services. The Company’s primary competitors include community, regional, and national banks as well as credit unions and mortgage companies. Many of these financial institutions have been in business for many years, are significantly larger, have established customer bases and have greater financial resources and higher lending limits. In addition, credit unions are exempt from corporate income taxes, providing a significant competitive pricing advantage. Accordingly, some of the Company’s competitors in its market have the ability to offer products and services that it is unable to offer or to offer at more competitive rates.

The inability of the Company to successfully manage its growth or implement its growth strategy may adversely affect the results of operations and financial conditions.

The Company may not be able to successfully implement its growth strategy if it is unable to identify attractive markets, locations, or opportunities to expand in the future. The ability to manage growth successfully depends on whether the Company can maintain adequate capital levels, maintain cost controls, effectively manage asset quality, and successfully integrate any businesses acquired into the organization.

As the Company continues to implement its growth strategy by opening new branches or acquiring branches or banks, it expects to incur increased personnel, occupancy, and other operating expenses. In the case of new branches, the Company must absorb those higher expenses while it begins to generate new deposits; there is also further time lag involved in redeploying new deposits into attractively priced loans and other higher yielding earning assets. Thus, the Company’s plans to expand could depress earnings in the short run, even if it efficiently executes a branching strategy leading to long-term financial benefits.

Difficulties in combining the operations of acquired entities with the Company’s own operations may prevent the Company from achieving the expected benefits from acquisitions.

The Company may not be able to achieve fully the strategic objectives and operating efficiencies in an acquisition. Inherent uncertainties exist in integrating the operations of an acquired entity. In addition, the markets and industries in which the Company and its potential acquisition targets operate are highly competitive. The Company may lose customers or the customers of acquired entities as a result of an acquisition; the Company also may lose key personnel, either from the acquired entity or from itself. These factors could contribute to the Company’s not achieving the expected benefits from its acquisitions within desired time frames, if at all. Future business acquisitions could be material to the Company and it may issue additional shares of common stock to pay for those acquisitions, which would dilute current shareholders’ ownership interests. Acquisitions also could require the Company to use substantial cash or other liquid assets or to incur debt; the Company could therefore become more susceptible to economic downturns and competitive pressures.

The carrying value of goodwill may be adversely affected.

When the Company completes an acquisition, often times, goodwill is recorded on the date of acquisition as an asset. Current accounting guidance requires goodwill to be tested for impairment; the Company performs such impairment analysis at least annually rather than amortizing it over a period of time. A significant adverse change in expected future cash flows or sustained adverse change in the Company’s common stock could require the asset to become impaired. If impaired, the Company would incur a charge to earnings that would have a significant impact on the results of operations. The Company’s carrying value of goodwill was approximately $59.4 million at December 31, 2012.

 

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The Company’s exposure to operational, technological, and organizational risk may adversely affect the Company.

Similar to other financial institutions, the Company is exposed to many types of operational and technological risk, including reputation, legal, and compliance risk. The Company’s ability to grow and compete is dependent on its ability to build or acquire the necessary operational and technological infrastructure and to manage the cost of that infrastructure while it expands and integrates acquired businesses. Operational risk can manifest itself in many ways, such as errors related to failed or inadequate processes, faulty or disabled computer systems, fraud by employees or persons outside of the Company, and exposure to external events. The Company is dependent on its operational infrastructure to help manage these risks. From time to time, it may need to change or upgrade its technology infrastructure. The Company may experience disruption, and it may face additional exposure to these risks during the course of making such changes. As the Company acquires other financial institutions, it faces additional challenges when integrating different operational platforms. Such integration efforts may be more disruptive to the business and/or more costly than anticipated.

The Company’s operations may be adversely affected by cyber security risks.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company collects and stores sensitive data, including proprietary business information and personally identifiable information of its customers and employees in systems and on networks. The secure processing, maintenance and use of this information is critical to operations and the Company’s business strategy. The Company has invested in accepted technologies, and continually reviews processes and practices that are designed to protect its networks, computers and data from damage or unauthorized access. Despite these security measures, the Company’s computer systems and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, or other disruptions. A breach of any kind could compromise systems and the information stored there could be accessed, damaged or disclosed. A breach in security could result in legal claims, regulatory penalties, disruption in operations, and damage to the Company’s reputation, which could adversely affect our business.

The Company’s dependency on its management team and the unexpected loss of any of those personnel could adversely affect operations.

The Company is a customer-focused and relationship-driven organization. Future growth is expected to be driven in large part by the relationships maintained with customers. While the Company has assembled an experienced management team, is building the depth of that team, and has management development plans in place, the unexpected loss of key employees could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and may result in lower revenues or greater expenses.

Legislative or regulatory changes or actions, or significant litigation, could adversely affect the Company or the businesses in which the Company is engaged.

The Company is subject to extensive state and federal regulation, supervision, and legislation that govern almost all aspects of its operations. Laws and regulations change from time to time and are primarily intended for the protection of consumers, depositors, and the FDIC’s DIF. The impact of any changes to laws and regulations or other actions by regulatory agencies may negatively affect the Company or its ability to increase the value of its business. Such changes could include higher capital requirements, increased insurance premiums, increased compliance costs, reductions of non-interest income, and limitations on services that can be provided. Actions by regulatory agencies or significant litigation against the Company could cause it to devote significant time and resources to defend itself and may lead to liability or penalties that materially affect the Company and its shareholders. Future changes in the laws or regulations or their interpretations or enforcement could be materially adverse to the Company and its shareholders.

 

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The Dodd-Frank Act substantially changes the regulation of the financial services industry and it could have a material adverse effect upon the Company.

The Dodd-Frank Act provides wide-ranging changes in the way banks and financial services firms generally are regulated and is likely to affect the way the Company and its customers and counterparties do business with each other. Among other things, it requires increased capital and regulatory oversight for banks and their holding companies, changes the deposit insurance assessment system, changes responsibilities among regulators, establishes the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, makes various changes in the securities laws and corporate governance that affect public companies, including the Company. The Dodd-Frank Act also requires numerous studies and regulations related to its implementation. The Company is evaluating the effects of the Dodd-Frank Act, together with implementing the regulations that have been proposed and adopted. The effects of the Dodd-Frank Act and the resulting rulemaking cannot be predicted, but could have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operation and financial condition.

The Company may be subject to more stringent capital and liquidity requirements, the short-term and long-term impact of which is uncertain.

The Company and the Bank are each subject to capital adequacy guidelines and other regulatory requirements specifying minimum amounts and types of capital which each must maintain. From time to time, regulators implement changes to these regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. If the Company and the Bank fail to meet these minimum capital guidelines and/or other regulatory requirements, the Company’s financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

The Dodd-Frank Act requires the federal banking agencies to establish stricter risk-based capital requirements and leverage limits for banks and bank holding companies. On June 7, 2012, the Federal Reserve and the other federal bank regulatory agencies issued a series of proposed rules that would revise their risk-based and leverage capital requirements and their method for calculating risk-weighted assets. The proposed rules implement the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. If implemented, the proposed rules would, among other things, establish a new common equity Tier 1 minimum capital requirement (4.5% of risk-weighted assets) and a higher minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital requirement (6% of risk-weighted assets), and assign higher risk weightings to loans that are more than 90 days past due, loans that are on nonaccrual status and certain loans financing the acquisition, development or construction of commercial real estate. The rules would also lead to more restrictive leverage and liquidity ratios.

The ultimate impact of the new capital and liquidity standards on the Company and the Bank cannot be determined at this time and depend on a number of factors, including the treatment and final implementation by the Federal Reserve. The federal bank regulatory agencies initially indicated that these proposed rules would be phased in beginning January 1, 2013 with full compliance required by January 1, 2019. However, due to the volume of public comments received, the agencies elected not to begin implementing the rules on January 1, 2013 and have provided no further guidance on a new effective date. These requirements and any other new regulations, could adversely affect the Company’s ability to pay dividends, or could require the Company to reduce business levels or to raise capital, including in ways that may adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

The Company relies upon independent appraisals to determine the value of the real estate which secures a significant portion of its loans, and the values indicated by such appraisals may not be realizable if the Company is forced to foreclose upon such loans.

A significant portion of the Company’s loan portfolio consists of loans secured by real estate. The Company relies upon independent appraisers to estimate the value of such real estate. Appraisals are only estimates of value and the independent appraisers may make mistakes of fact or judgment that adversely affect the reliability of their appraisals. In addition, events occurring after the initial appraisal may cause the value of the real estate to increase or decrease. As a result of any of these factors, the real estate securing some of the Company’s loans may be more or less valuable than anticipated at the time the loans were made. If a default occurs on a loan secured by real estate that is less valuable than originally estimated, the Company may not be able to recover the outstanding balance of the loan.

 

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The Company relies on other companies to provide key components of its business infrastructure.

Third parties provide key components of the Company’s business operations such as data processing, recording and monitoring transactions, online banking interfaces and services, internet connections and network access. While the Company has selected these third party vendors carefully, it does not control their actions. Any problem caused by these third parties, including poor performance of services, failure to provide services, disruptions in communication services provided by a vendor and failure to handle current or higher volumes, could adversely affect the Company’s ability to deliver products and services to its customers and otherwise conduct its business, and may harm its reputation. Financial or operational difficulties of a third party vendor could also hurt the Company’s operations if those difficulties affect the vendor’s ability to serve the Company. Replacing these third party vendors could also create significant delay and expense. Accordingly, use of such third parties creates an unavoidable inherent risk to the Company’s business operations.

The Company depends on the accuracy and completeness of information about clients and counterparties, and its financial condition could be adversely affected if it relies on misleading information.

In deciding whether to extend credit or to enter into other transactions with clients and counterparties, the Company may rely on information furnished to it by or on behalf of clients and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information, which the Company does not independently verify. The Company also may rely on representations of clients and counterparties as to the accuracy and completeness of that information and, with respect to financial statements, on reports of independent auditors. For example, in deciding whether to extend credit to clients, the Company may assume that a customer’s audited financial statements conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. The Company’s financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted to the extent it relies on financial statements that do not comply with GAAP or are materially misleading.

Changes in accounting standards could impact reported earnings.

The authorities that promulgate accounting standards, including the FASB, SEC, and other regulatory authorities, periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These changes are difficult to predict and can materially impact how the Company records and reports its financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, the Company could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in the restatement of financial statements for prior periods. Such changes could also require the Company to incur additional personnel or technology costs.

Failure to maintain effective systems of internal and disclosure control could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operation and financial condition.

Effective internal and disclosure controls are necessary for the Company to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud and to operate successfully as a public company. If the Company cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, its reputation and operating results would be harmed. As part of the Company’s ongoing monitoring of internal control, it may discover material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in its internal control that require remediation. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

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The Company has in the past discovered, and may in the future discover, areas of its internal controls that need improvement. Even so, the Company is continuing to work to improve its internal controls. The Company cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that it implements and maintains adequate controls over its financial processes and reporting in the future. Any failure to maintain effective controls or to timely implement any necessary improvement of the Company’s internal and disclosure controls could, among other things, result in losses from fraud or error, harm the Company’s reputation or cause investors to lose confidence in the Company’s reported financial information, all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operation and financial condition.

Limited availability of financing or inability to raise capital could adversely impact the Company.

The amount, type, source, and cost of the Company’s funding directly impacts the ability to grow assets. The ability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, and other sources could become more difficult, more expensive, or altogether unavailable. A number of factors could make such financing more difficult, more expensive or unavailable including: the financial condition of the Company at any given time; rate disruptions in the capital markets; the reputation for soundness and security of the financial services industry as a whole; and, competition for funding from other banks or similar financial service companies, some of which could be substantially larger or be more favorably rated.

Risks Related To The Company’s Securities

The Company’s ability to pay dividends depends upon the results of operations of its subsidiaries.

The Company is a bank holding company that conducts substantially all of its operations through the Bank and other subsidiaries. As a result, the Company’s ability to make dividend payments on its common stock depends primarily on certain federal regulatory considerations and the receipt of dividends and other distributions from its subsidiaries. There are various regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends or make other payments to the Company.

While the Company’s common stock is currently traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, it has less liquidity than stocks for larger companies quoted on a national securities exchange.

The trading volume in the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market has been relatively low when compared with larger companies listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or other stock exchanges. There is no assurance that a more active and liquid trading market for the common stock will exist in the future. Consequently, shareholders may not be able to sell a substantial number of shares for the same price at which shareholders could sell a smaller number of shares. In addition, we cannot predict the effect, if any, that future sales of the Company’s common stock in the market, or the availability of shares of common stock for sale in the market, will have on the market price of the common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the market, or the potential for large amounts of sales in the market, could cause the price of the Company’s common stock to decline, or reduce the Company’s ability to raise capital through future sales of common stock.

Future issuances of the Company’s common stock could adversely affect the market price of the common stock and could be dilutive.

The Company is not restricted from issuing additional shares of common stock, including any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, shares of common stock. Issuances of a substantial number of shares of common stock, or the expectation that such issuances might occur, including in connection with acquisitions by the Company, could materially adversely affect the market price of the shares of the common stock and could be dilutive to shareholders. Because the Company’s decision to issue common stock in the future will depend on market conditions and other factors, it cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, or nature of possible future issuances of its common stock. Accordingly, the Company’s shareholders bear the risk that future issuances will reduce the market price of the common stock and dilute their stock holdings in the Company.

 

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The Company’s governing documents and Virginia law contain anti-takeover provisions that could negatively affect its shareholders.

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act contain certain provisions designed to enhance the ability of the Board of Directors to deal with attempts to acquire control of the Company. These provisions and the ability to set the voting rights, preferences, and other terms of any series of preferred stock that may be issued, may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may discourage takeovers (which certain shareholders may deem to be in their best interest). To the extent that such takeover attempts are discouraged, temporary fluctuations in the market price of the Company’s common stock resulting from actual or rumored takeover attempts may be inhibited. These provisions also could discourage or make more difficult a merger, tender offer, or proxy contest, even though such transactions may be favorable to the interests of shareholders, and could potentially adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock.

The current economic conditions may cause volatility in the Company’s stock value.

In the current economic environment, the value of publicly traded stocks in the financial services sector has been volatile. However, even in a more stable economic environment the value of the Company’s common stock can be affected by a variety of factors such as excepted results of operations, actual results of operations, actions taken by shareholders, news or expectations based on the performance of others in the financial services industry, and expected impacts of a changing regulatory environment. These factors not only impact the value of our stock but could also affect the liquidity of the stock given the Company’s size, geographical footprint, and industry.

ITEM 1B. - UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

The Company does not have any unresolved staff comments to report for the year ended December 31, 2012.

ITEM 2. - PROPERTIES.

The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns or leases buildings that are used in the normal course of business. Effective October 31, 2011, the corporate headquarters was relocated from 111 Virginia Street, Suite 200, Richmond, Virginia to 1051 East Cary Street, Suite 1200, Richmond, Virginia. The Company’s subsidiaries own or lease various other offices in the counties and cities in which they operate. At December 31, 2012, the Bank operated 90 branches throughout Virginia. All of the offices of UMG are leased, either through a third party or within a Bank branch. The vast majority of the offices of UISI are located within the retail branch properties. The Company’s operations center is in Ruther Glen, Virginia. See the Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 5 “Bank Premises and Equipment” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for information with respect to the amounts at which Bank premises and equipment are carried and commitments under long-term leases.

ITEM 3. - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

ITEM 4. - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

None.

 

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PART II

ITEM 5. - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

The following performance graph does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates the performance graph by reference therein.

Five-Year Stock Performance Graph

The following chart compares the yearly percentage change in the cumulative shareholder return on the Company’s common stock during the five years ended December 31, 2012, with (1) the Total Return Index for the NASDAQ Stock Market and (2) the Total Return Index for NASDAQ Bank Stocks. This comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2007 in the Company’s common stock and the comparison groups and assumes the reinvestment of all cash dividends prior to any tax effect and retention of all stock dividends.

 

LOGO

 

     Period Ending  

Index

   12/31/07      12/31/08      12/31/09      12/31/10      12/31/11      12/31/12  

Union First Market Bankshares Corporation

     100.00         121.62         62.07         75.43         69.44         84.55   

NASDAQ Composite

     100.00         60.02         87.24         103.08         102.26         120.42   

NASDAQ Bank

     100.00         78.46         65.67         74.97         67.10         79.64   

Source: SNL Financial LC, Charlottesville, VA (2013)

  

              

Information on Common Stock, Market Prices and Dividends

There were 25,270,970 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding at the close of business on December 31, 2012, which were held by 2,395 shareholders of record. The closing price of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2012 was $15.77 per share compared to $13.29 on December 31, 2011.

 

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The Company completed a follow-on equity raise on September 16, 2009 of 4,725,000 shares of common stock at a price of $13.25 per share. In addition, on February 1, 2010, the Company issued 7,477,273 shares of common stock in connection with its acquisition of First Market Bank.

The following table summarizes the high and low sales prices and dividends declared for quarterly periods during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

     Sales Prices      Dividends  
     2012      2011      Declared  
     High      Low      High      Low      2012      2011  

First Quarter

   $ 14.93       $ 13.00       $ 15.21       $ 10.82       $ 0.07       $ 0.07   

Second Quarter

     14.75         13.08         13.23         11.29       $ 0.08       $ 0.07   

Third Quarter

     15.81         14.31         13.18         9.93       $ 0.10       $ 0.07   

Fourth Quarter

     16.29         14.23         13.79         10.06       $ 0.12       $ 0.07   
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 0.37       $ 0.28   
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

Regulatory restrictions on the ability of the Bank to transfer funds to the Company at December 31, 2012 are set forth in Note 16, “Parent Company Financial Information,” contained in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. A discussion of certain limitations on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company and the ability of the Company to pay dividends on its common stock, is set forth in Part I., Item 1 - Business, of this Form 10-K under the headings “Supervision and Regulation - Limits on Dividends and Other Payments.”

It is anticipated that dividends will continue to be paid on a quarterly basis. In making its decision on the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock, the Board of Directors considers operating results, financial condition, capital adequacy, regulatory requirements, shareholder returns, and other factors.

Stock Repurchase Program

In December 2011, the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 350,000 shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions. No shares were repurchased during 2011.

In February 2012, the Company was authorized to enter into a stock purchase agreement with James E. Ukrop, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and a related trust. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company repurchased 335,649 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4,363,437, or $13.00 per share. The repurchase was funded with cash on hand. The Company transferred 115,384 of the repurchased shares to its ESOP for $13.00 per share. The remaining 220,265 shares were retired. On February 6, 2012, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the agreement and repurchase.

In December 2012, the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on the open market or in private transactions. Subsequently, in December 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase 750,000 shares of its common stock from Markel Corporation, the Company’s largest shareholder, for an aggregate purchase price of $11,580,000, or $15.44 per share. The repurchase was funded with cash on hand and the Company retired the shares. On December 12 and 21, 2012, the Company filed Current Reports on Form 8-K with respect to the authorization and repurchase.

 

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ITEM 6. - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

The following table sets forth selected financial data for the Company over each of the past five years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Results of Operations

          

Interest and dividend income

   $ 181,863      $ 189,073      $ 189,821      $ 128,587      $ 135,095   

Interest expense

     27,508        32,713        38,245        48,771        57,222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     154,355        156,360        151,576        79,816        77,873   

Provision for loan losses

     12,200        16,800        24,368        18,246        10,020   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     142,155        139,560        127,208        61,570        67,853   

Noninterest income

     41,068        32,964        34,217        23,442        21,797   

Noninterest expenses

     133,479        130,815        129,920        75,762        70,878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     49,744        41,709        31,505        9,250        18,772   

Income tax expense

     14,333        11,264        8,583        890        4,258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 35,411      $ 30,445      $ 22,922      $ 8,360      $ 14,514   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Condition

          

Assets

     4,095,865        3,907,087        3,837,247      $ 2,587,272      $ 2,551,932   

Loans, net of unearned income

     2,966,847        2,818,583        2,837,253        1,874,224        1,874,088   

Deposits

     3,297,767        3,175,105        3,070,059        1,916,364        1,926,999   

Stockholders’ equity

     435,863        421,639        428,085        282,088        273,798   

Ratios

          

Return on average assets

     0.89     0.79     0.61     0.32     0.61

Return on average equity

     8.13     6.90     5.50     2.90     6.70

Cash basis return on average assets (1)

     1.00     0.92     0.76     0.38     0.68

Cash basis return on average tangible common equity (1)

     10.86     10.64     9.35     5.54     10.69

Efficiency ratio (FTE) (2)

     66.86     67.55     68.19     70.81     68.75

Efficiency ratio - community bank segment (FTE) (2)

     65.88     66.84     68.59     71.72     66.84

Efficiency ratio - mortgage bank segment (FTE) (2)

     77.66     79.20     64.22     63.41     99.04

Common equity to total assets

     10.64     10.79     10.26     10.90     10.71

Tangible common equity / tangible assets

     8.97     8.91     8.22     8.64     6.10

Asset Quality

          

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 34,916      $ 39,470      $ 38,406      $ 30,484      $ 25,496   

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 26,206      $ 44,834      $ 61,716      $ 22,348      $ 14,412   

Other real estate owned

   $ 32,834      $ 32,263      $ 36,122      $ 22,509      $ 7,140   

ALLL / total outstanding loans

     1.18     1.40     1.35     1.63     1.36

ALLL / total outstanding loans, adjusted for acquired (1)

     1.40     1.83     1.88     N/A        N/A   

ALLL / nonperforming loans

     133.24     88.04     62.23     136.41     176.91

NPAs / total outstanding loans

     1.99     2.74     3.45     2.39     1.15

Net charge-offs / total outstanding loans

     0.56     0.56     0.58     0.71     0.21

Provision / total outstanding loans

     0.41     0.60     0.86     0.97     0.53

Per Share Data

          

Earnings per share, basic

   $ 1.37      $ 1.07      $ 0.83      $ 0.19      $ 1.08   

Earnings per share, diluted

     1.37        1.07        0.83        0.19        1.07   

Cash basis earnings per share, diluted (1)

     1.50        1.33        1.10        0.63        1.16   

Cash dividends paid

     0.37        0.28        0.25        0.30        0.74   

Market value per share

     15.77        13.29        14.78        12.39        24.80   

Book value per common share

     17.30        16.17        15.16        15.34        16.03   

Price to earnings ratio, diluted

     11.51        12.42        17.81        65.21        23.18   

Price to book value ratio

     0.91        0.82        0.98        0.81        1.55   

Dividend payout ratio

     27.01     26.17     30.12     157.89     69.16

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic

     25,872,316        25,981,222        25,222,565        15,160,619        13,477,760   

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

     25,900,863        26,009,839        25,268,216        15,201,993        13,542,948   

 

(1)         Refer to “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, section “Non GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation.

(2)         Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted during 2012. Commissions paid on the origination of mortgages held for sale have been netted against the related gains on sales of mortgage loans revenue amounts for all periods presented. In addition, debit and credit card interchange costs incurred have been netted against the related debit and credit card interchange income. Management considers the net presentation to more accurately reflect the net contribution to the consolidated financial results for the mortgage segment and the debit and credit card products. These changes had no impact on previously reported earnings and the following shows the impact on the Company’s efficiency ratio:

          

               

Efficiency Ratio (FTE) - prior to reclassification

     69.59     69.27     70.46     73.20     71.20

Impact of Reclassification

     -2.73     -1.72     -2.27     -2.39     -2.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Efficiency Ratio (FTE) - as reported

     66.86     67.55     68.19     70.81     68.75

 

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ITEM 7. - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion and analysis provides information about the major components of the results of operations and financial condition, liquidity, and capital resources of the Company and its subsidiaries. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the “Consolidated Financial Statements” and the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” presented in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company and its subsidiaries are in accordance with GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities, and amounts reported for revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations.

The more critical accounting and reporting policies include the Company’s accounting for the allowance for loan losses, mergers and acquisitions, and goodwill and intangible assets. The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

The following is a summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies that are highly dependent on estimates, assumptions, and judgments.

Allowance for Loan Losses (“ALL”)

The provision for loan losses charged to operations is an amount sufficient to bring the allowance for loan losses to an estimated balance that management considers adequate to absorb potential losses in the portfolio. Loans are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Recoveries of amounts previously charged-off are credited to the allowance. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on an evaluation of the composition of the loan portfolio, the value and adequacy of collateral, current economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, and other risk factors. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions, particularly those affecting real estate values. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

The Company performs regular credit reviews of the loan portfolio to review the credit quality and adherence to its underwriting standards. The credit reviews consist of reviews by its Internal Audit group (or, prior to March 1, 2012, its Credit Administration group) and reviews performed by an independent third party. Upon origination, each commercial loan is assigned a risk rating ranging from one to nine, with loans closer to one having less risk, and this risk rating scale is the Company’s primary credit quality indicator. Consumer loans are generally not risk rated, the primary credit quality indicator for this portfolio segment is delinquency status. The Company has various committees that review and ensure that the allowance for loan losses methodology is in accordance with GAAP and loss factors used appropriately reflect the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio.

 

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The Company’s ALL consists of specific, general and unallocated components.

Specific Reserve Component - The specific reserve component relates to impaired loans exceeding $500,000. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Upon being identified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan for loans not considered to be collateral dependent. The significant majority of the Company’s impaired loans are collateral dependent. The impairment of collateral dependent loans is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral (based on independent appraisals), less selling costs, compared to the carrying value of the loan. The Company obtains independent appraisals from a pre-approved list of independent, third party, appraisal firms located in the market in which the collateral is located. The Company’s approved appraiser list is continuously maintained to ensure the list only includes such appraisers that have the experience, reputation, character, and knowledge of the respective real estate market. At a minimum, it is ascertained that the appraiser is currently licensed in the state in which the property is located, experienced in the appraisal of properties similar to the property being appraised, has knowledge of current real estate market conditions and financing trends, and is reputable. The Company’s internal real estate valuation group performs either a technical or administrative review of all appraisals obtained. A technical review will ensure the overall quality of the appraisal while an administrative review ensures that all of the required components of an appraisal are present. Generally, independent appraisals are updated every 12 to 24 months or as necessary. The Company’s impairment analysis documents the date of the appraisal used in the analysis, whether the officer preparing the report deems it current, and, if not, allows for internal valuation adjustments with justification. Adjustments to appraisals generally include discounts for continued market deterioration subsequent to the appraisal date. Any adjustments from the appraised value to carrying value are documented in the impairment analysis, which is reviewed and approved by senior credit administration officers and the Special Assets Loan Committee. External appraisals are the primary source to value collateral dependent loans; however, the Company may also utilize values obtained through broker price opinions or other valuations sources. These alternative sources of value are used only if deemed to be more representative of value based on updated information regarding collateral resolution. Impairment analyses are updated, reviewed and approved on a quarterly basis at or near the end of each reporting period.

General Reserve Component - The general reserve component covers non-impaired loans, and impaired loans below $500,000, and is derived from an estimate of credit losses adjusted for various environmental factors applicable to both commercial and consumer loan segments. The estimate of credit losses is a function of the product of net charge-off historical loss experience to the loan balance of the loan portfolio averaged during the preceding twelve quarters, as management has determined this to adequately reflect the losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The environmental factors consist of national, local and portfolio characteristics and are applied to both the commercial and consumer segments. The following table shows the types of environmental factors management considers:

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Portfolio

  

National

  

Local

Experience and ability of lending team    Interest rates    Level of economic activity
Depth of lending team    Inflation    Unemployment
Pace of loan growth    Unemployment    Competition
Franchise expansion    Gross domestic product    Military/government impact
Execution of loan risk rating process    General market risk and other concerns   
Degree of oversight / underwriting standards    Legislative and regulatory environment   
Value of real estate serving as collateral      
Delinquency levels in portfolio      
Charge-off levels in portfolio      

Credit concentrations / nature and volume of

the portfolio

     

Unallocated Component – This component may be used to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio. Together, the specific, general, and any unallocated allowance for loan loss represents management’s estimate of losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. Though provisions for loan losses may be based on specific loans, the entire allowance for loan losses is available for any loan management deems necessary to charge-off. At December 31, 2012, there were no material amounts considered unallocated as part of the allowance for loan losses.

Impaired Loans

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. A loan that is classified substandard or worse is considered impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The impairment loan policy is the same for each of the seven classes within the commercial portfolio segment.

For the consumer loan portfolio segment, large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. This evaluation subjects each of the Company’s homogenous pools to a historical loss factor derived from net charge-offs experienced over the preceding twelve quarters. The Company applies payments received on impaired loans to principal and interest based on the contractual terms until they are placed on nonaccrual status at which time all payments received are applied to reduce the principal balance and recognition of interest income is terminated as previously discussed.

Mergers and Acquisitions

The Company’s merger and acquisition strategy focuses on high-growth areas with strong market demographics and targets organizations that have a comparable corporate culture, strong performance and good asset quality, among other factors.

 

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Business combinations are accounted for under Accounting Standards Codifications (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting. The acquisition method of accounting requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date measured at their fair values as of that date. To determine the fair values, the Company will continue to rely on third party valuations, such as appraisals, or internal valuations based on discounted cash flow analyses or other valuation techniques. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the Company will identify the acquirer and the closing date and apply applicable recognition principles and conditions. Costs that the Company expects, but is not obligated to incur in the future, to implement its plan to exit an activity of an acquiree or to terminate the employment of or relocate an acquiree’s employees are not liabilities at the acquisition date. The Company does not recognize these costs as part of applying the acquisition method. Instead, the Company recognizes these costs as expenses in its post-combination financial statements in accordance with other applicable GAAP.

Acquisition-related costs are costs the Company incurs to effect a business combination. Those costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. Some other examples of costs to the Company include systems conversions, integration planning consultants and advertising costs. The Company will account for acquisition-related costs as expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received, with one exception. The costs to issue debt or equity securities will be recognized in accordance with other applicable GAAP. These acquisition-related costs are included within the Consolidated Statements of Income classified within the noninterest expense caption.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company follows ASC 805, Business Combinations, using the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations and ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which prescribes the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to initial recognition. The provisions of this guidance discontinued the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives but require an impairment review at least annually and more frequently if certain impairment indicators are evident.

Goodwill totaled $59.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Based on the testing of goodwill for impairment, there were no impairment charges for 2012, 2011, or 2010.

The Company used the acquisition method of accounting when acquiring First Market Bank and recorded $26.4 million of core deposit intangible, $1.2 million of trademark intangible and $1.1 million in goodwill. None of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. Core deposit intangible assets are being amortized over the periods of expected benefit, which range from 4 to 14 years. The core deposit intangible on that acquisition is being amortized over an average of 4.3 years using an accelerated method and the trademark intangible is being amortized over three years using the straight-line method.

In connection with the acquisition of the Harrisonburg branch, the Company recorded $1.8 million of goodwill and $9,500 of core deposit intangibles. The core deposit intangible of $9,500 was expensed in the second quarter of 2011. The recorded goodwill was allocated to the community banking segment of the Company and is deductible for tax purposes.

Total core deposit intangibles, net of amortization, amounted to $15.8 million and $20.7 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Amortization expense of core deposit intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 totaled $4.9 million, $6.1 million, and $7.3 million, respectively. Amortization expense of the trademark intangible for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $400,000 for both years and $367,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Reclassifications

The accompanying consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, for prior periods reflect certain reclassifications in order to conform to the current presentation.

 

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The primary reclassification that occurred during 2012 related to how the Company reports commissions paid on the origination of mortgage loans held for sale and debit and credit card interchange costs. Commissions paid on the origination of mortgage loans held for sale have been netted against the related gains on sales of mortgages loans revenue amounts. In addition, debit and credit card interchange costs incurred have been netted against the related debit and credit card interchange income. Management considers the net presentation to more accurately reflect the net contribution to the consolidated financial results for the mortgage segment and the debit and credit card products. As shown below, the results of the reclassifications are not considered material and have no effect on previously reported net earnings available to comment shareholders and earnings per share: (Dollars in thousands):

 

     2012      2011      2010  
     Prior            Current      Prior            Current      Prior            Current  
     Presentation      Reclass     Presentation      Presentation      Reclass     Presentation      Presentation      Reclass     Presentation  

Net Interest Income after provision

   $ 142,155       $ —        $ 142,155       $ 139,560       $ —        $ 139,560       $ 127,208       $ —        $ 127,208   

Noninterest income

   $ 59,018       $ (17,950   $ 41,068       $ 43,777       $ (10,813   $ 32,964       $ 47,298       $ (13,081   $ 34,217   

Noninterest expense

   $ 151,429       $ (17,950   $ 133,479       $ 141,628       $ (10,813   $ 130,815       $ 143,001       $ (13,081   $ 129,920   

Income tax expense

   $ 14,333       $ —        $ 14,333       $ 11,264       $ —        $ 11,264       $ 8,583       $ —        $ 8,583   

Net income

   $ 35,411       $ —        $ 35,411       $ 30,445       $ —        $ 30,445       $ 22,922       $ —        $ 22,922   

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Income

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased $5.0 million, or 16.3%, from the prior year. Net income available to common shareholders increased $7.6 million, or 27.5%, from the prior year, which included preferred dividends and discount accretion on preferred stock of $2.7 million. Return on average equity for the year ended December 31, 2012 was 8.13% compared to 6.90% for the prior year while return on average assets was 0.89% compared to 0.79% for the prior year. Earnings per share was $1.37, an increase of $0.30, or 28.0%, from $1.07 for the year ended December 31, 2011. Prior year earnings per share included preferred dividends and discount accretion on preferred stock of $2.7 million, or $0.10 per share.

The $5.0 million increase in net income was principally a result of higher net gains on sales of mortgage loans driven by higher origination volumes, lower provision for loan losses, reductions in FDIC insurance expense due to changes in the assessment base and rate, lower core deposit intangible amortization expense, and an increase in account service charges and net debit and credit card interchange fees. Partially offsetting these results were higher salaries and benefits related to the addition of mortgage loan originators and support personnel in 2012 and lower net interest income driven by reductions in interest income on interest-earning assets that outpaced the impact of lower costs on interest-bearing liabilities.

For the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to the year ended December 31, 2010, net income increased $7.5 million, or 32.8%, from $22.9 million to $30.4 million. Net income available to common shareholders, which deducts from net income the dividends and discount accretion on preferred stock, was $27.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to $21.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. This represented an increase in earnings per common share, on a diluted basis, of $0.24 to $1.07 from $0.83. The repayment of the preferred stock assumed in the FMB acquisition accelerated the amortization of the related discount of approximately $982,000, which reduced earnings available to common shareholders by $0.02 per share. Return on average common equity for the year ended December 31, 2011 was 6.90%, while return on average assets was 0.79%, compared to 5.50% and 0.61%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The $7.5 million increase in net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 was largely attributable to increases in net interest income, the absence of nonrecurring prior year acquisition costs, and a decline in provision for loan loss.

 

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income, which represents the principal source of earnings for the Company, is the amount by which interest income exceeds interest expense. The net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. Changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as their respective yields and rates, have a significant impact on the level of net interest income, the net interest margin, and net income.

The decline in the general level of interest rates over the last five years has placed downward pressure on the Company’s earning asset yields and related interest income. The decline in earning asset yields, however, has been offset principally by the repricing of money market deposit accounts and certificates of deposits, and lower borrowing costs. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company modified its fixed rate convertible Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”) advances to floating rate advances, which resulted in reducing the Company’s FHLB borrowing costs. The Federal Open Market Committee’s commitment to keep rates exceptionally low for an extended period and the resulting flatter yield curve (i.e., longer term interest rates not significantly higher than short term rates) could negatively affect the Bank’s net interest margin as lower deposit rates may not offset lower earning asset yields. The Company believes that its net interest margin will continue to decline modestly over the next several quarters as decreases in earning asset yields are projected to outpace declines in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

 

     Year-over-year results  
     Twelve Months Ended  
     Dollars in thousands  
     12/31/12     12/31/11     Change  

Average interest-earning assets

   $ 3,649,865      $ 3,518,643      $ 131,222   

Interest income (FTE)

   $ 186,086      $ 193,399      $ (7,313

Yield on interest-earning assets

     5.10     5.50     (40 ) bps 

Average interest-bearing liabilities

   $ 2,922,373      $ 2,875,242      $ 47,131   

Interest expense

   $ 27,508      $ 32,713      $ (5,205

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities

     0.94     1.14     (20 ) bps 

Cost of funds

     0.75     0.93     (18 ) bps 

Net Interest Income (FTE)

   $ 158,577      $ 160,686      $ (2,109

Net Interest Margin (FTE)

     4.34     4.57     (23 ) bps 

Net Interest Margin, core (FTE) (1)

     4.24     4.37     (13 ) bps 

 

(1)

The core net interest margin, fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) excludes the impact of acquisition accounting accretion and amortization adjustments in net interest income.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, tax-equivalent net interest income was $158.6 million, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 1.3%, when compared to the same period last year. The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased by 23 basis points to 4.34% from 4.57% in the prior year. The decline in the net interest margin was principally due to the continued decline in accretion on the acquired net earning assets (10 bps) and a decline in the yield on interest-earning assets that outpaced the reduction in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities (13 bps). Lower interest-earning asset income was principally due to lower yields on loans and investment securities as new loans and renewed loans were originated and repriced at lower rates, faster prepayments on mortgage backed securities, and cash flows from securities investments reinvested at lower yields. The reduction in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities was primarily driven by a shift in the mix of the Company’s deposit accounts as customers moved from certificates of deposits to transaction and money market accounts. The aforementioned modification of the Company’s FHLB advances lowered the 2012 cost of interest-bearing liabilities by 3 bps subsequent to executing the modification during the third quarter of 2012.

 

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The Company’s fully taxable equivalent net interest margin includes the impact of acquisition accounting fair value adjustments that were recorded during 2010 and 2011. The 2012 and remaining estimated discount/premium and net accretion impact are reflected in the following table (dollars in thousands):

 

     Loan      Certificates      Investment               
     Accretion      of Deposit      Securities      Borrowings     Total  

For the year ended December 31, 2012

   $ 3,719       $ 233       $ 201       $ (489   $ 3,664   

For the years ending:

             

2013

     2,059         7         15         (489     1,592   

2014

     1,459         4         —           (489     974   

2015

     1,002         —           —           (489     513   

2016

     557         —           —           (163     394   

2017

     172         —           —           —          172   

Thereafter

     120         —           —           —          120   

 

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The following table shows interest income on earning assets and related average yields, as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

AVERAGE BALANCES, INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2012     2011     2010  
     Average
Balance
    Interest
Income /
Expense
     Yield /
Rate (1)
    Average
Balance
    Interest
Income /
Expense
     Yield /
Rate (1)
    Average
Balance
    Interest
Income /
Expense
     Yield /
Rate (1)
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Assets:

                     

Securities:

                     

Taxable

   $ 462,996      $ 11,904         2.57   $ 427,443      $ 13,380         3.13   $ 407,975      $ 13,958         3.42

Tax-exempt

     179,977        11,155         6.20     167,818        10,897         6.49     142,099        9,569         6.73
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total securities (2)

     642,973        23,059         3.59     595,261        24,277         4.08     550,074        23,527         4.28

Loans, net (3) (4)

     2,875,916        159,682         5.55     2,818,022        166,869         5.92     2,750,756        167,615         6.09

Loans held for sale

     104,632        3,273         3.13     53,463        2,122         3.97     68,414        2,671         3.90

Federal funds sold

     365        1         0.24     351        1         0.24     12,910        17         0.13

Money market investments

     (0     —           0.00     96        —           0.00     171        —           0.00

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     25,980        70         0.24     51,450        130         0.24     29,444        74         0.25

Other interest-bearing deposits

     —          —           0.00     —          —           0.00     726        —           0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total earning assets

     3,649,865        186,086         5.10     3,518,643        193,399         5.50     3,412,495        193,904         5.68
    

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

    

Allowance for loan losses

     (40,460          (40,105          (34,539     

Total non-earning assets

     365,820             383,090             374,613        
  

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

      

Total assets

   $ 3,975,225           $ 3,861,628           $ 3,752,569        
  

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

      

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

                     

Interest-bearing deposits:

                     

Checking

   $ 419,550        445         0.11   $ 385,715        621         0.16   $ 345,927        765         0.22

Money market savings

     909,408        3,325         0.37     849,676        5,430         0.64     724,802        6,422         0.89

Regular savings

     197,228        662         0.34     172,627        638         0.37     151,169        560         0.37

Certificates of deposit: (5)

                     

$100,000 and over

     540,501        7,958         1.47     573,276        9,045         1.58     639,406        12,000         1.88

Under $100,000

     558,751        7,058         1.26     604,172        8,613         1.43     645,110        10,995         1.70
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing deposits

     2,625,437        19,446         0.74     2,585,466        24,347         0.94     2,506,414        30,742         1.23

Other borrowings (6)

     296,935        8,062         2.72     289,776        8,366         2.89     331,786        7,503         2.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     2,922,373        27,508         0.94     2,875,242        32,713         1.14     2,838,200        38,245         1.35
    

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

    

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

                     

Demand deposits

     577,740             513,352             468,631        

Other liabilities

     39,339             31,994             29,161        
  

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

      

Total liabilities

     3,539,451             3,420,588             3,335,992        

Stockholders’ equity

     435,774             441,040             416,577        
  

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

      

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 3,975,225           $ 3,861,628           $ 3,752,569        
  

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

      

Net interest income

     $ 158,577           $ 160,686           $ 155,660      
    

 

 

        

 

 

        

 

 

    

Interest rate spread (7)

          4.16          4.36          4.33

Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets

          0.75          0.93          1.12

Net interest margin (8)

          4.34          4.57          4.56

 

(1)    Rates and yields are annualized and calculated from actual, not rounded amounts in thousands, which appear above.

(2)    Interest income on securities includes $201 thousand, $387 thousand, and $510 thousand for years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 in accretion of the fair market value

(3)    Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.

(4)    Interest income on loans includes $3.7 million for year ended December 31, 2012 and $6.2 million for both years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to the acquisitions.

(5)    Interest expense on certificates of deposits includes $233 thousand, $886 thousand, and $3.2 million for years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010 in accretion of the fair market value adjustments related to the acquisitions.

(6)    Interest expense on borrowings includes $489 thousand for both years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and $898 thousand for year ended December 31, 2010 in amortization of the fair market value adjustments related to the acquisition of FMB.

(7)    Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis using the statutory federal corporate tax rate of 35%.

(8)    Core net interest margin excludes purchase accounting adjustments and was 4.24%, 4.37%, and 4.24% for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010.

 

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The Volume Rate Analysis table below presents changes in interest income and interest expense and distinguishes between the changes related to increases or decreases in average outstanding balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (volume), and the changes related to increases or decreases in average interest rates on such assets and liabilities (rate). Changes attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionally. Results, on a taxable equivalent basis, are as follows in this Volume Rate Analysis table for the years ended December 31, (dollars in thousands):

 

     2012 vs. 2011 Increase (Decrease)     2011 vs. 2010 Increase (Decrease)  
     Due to Change in:     Due to Change in:  
     Volume     Rate     Total     Volume     Rate     Total  

Earning Assets:

            

Securities:

            

Taxable

   $ 1,050      $ (2,525   $ (1,475   $ 646      $ (1,217   $ (571

Tax-exempt

     768        (510     258        1,679        (351     1,328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

     1,818        (3,035     (1,217     2,325        (1,568     757   

Loans, net

     3,375        (10,562     (7,187     4,018        (4,764     (746

Loans held for sale

     1,678        (527     1,151        (596     47        (549

Federal funds sold

     —          —          —          (23     7        (16

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     (61     1        (60     52        (3     49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earning assets

   $ 6,810      $ (14,123   $ (7,313   $ 5,776      $ (6,281   $ (505
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest-Bearing Liabilities:

            

Interest-bearing deposits:

            

Checking

   $ 50      $ (227   $ (177   $ 80      $ (224   $ (144

Money market savings

     358        (2,463     (2,105     999        (1,991     (992

Regular savings

     88        (64     24        78        —          78   

Certificates of deposit:

            

$100,000 and over

     (501     (586     (1,087     (1,162     (1,793     (2,955

Under $100,000

     (619     (936     (1,555     (682     (1,700     (2,382
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     (624     (4,276     (4,900     (687     (5,708     (6,395

Other borrowings

     203        (507     (304     (1,037     1,900        863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     (421     (4,783     (5,204     (1,724     (3,808     (5,532
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net interest income

   $ 7,231      $ (9,340   $ (2,109   $ 7,500      $ (2,473   $ 5,027   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest Income

 

     For the Year Ended  
     Dollars in thousands  
     12/31/12     12/31/11     $     %  

Noninterest income:

        

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 9,033      $ 8,826      $ 207        2.3

Other service charges, commissions and fees

     10,898        9,736        1,162        11.9

Gains on securities transactions

     190        913        (723     NM   

Other-than-temporary impairment losses

     —          (400     400        -100.0

Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions

     16,651        11,052        5,599        50.7

Gains (losses) on bank premises

     2        (996     998        NM   

Other operating income

     4,294        3,833        461        12.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total noninterest income

   $ 41,068      $ 32,964      $ 8,104        24.6

Mortgage segment operations

   $ (16,660   $ (11,050   $ (5,610     50.8

Intercompany eliminations

     468        468        —          0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 24,876      $ 22,382      $ 2,494        11.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM - Not Meaningful

        

 

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For the year ending December 31, 2012, noninterest income increased $8.1 million, or 24.6%, to $41.1 million, from $33.0 million a year ago. Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions, increased $5.6 million driven by an increase in loan origination volume, a result of additional loan originators hired in 2012 and historically low interest rates. Service charges on deposit accounts and other account fees increased $1.4 million primarily related to higher net interchange fee income, higher brokerage commissions, and higher ATM fee income. In addition, gains on bank premises increased $998,000 as the Company sold a former branch building and recorded a loss on the sale of $626,000 during 2011. Gains on securities transactions decreased $723,000 as a result of a gain on the sale of municipal securities in the prior year. Also, other-than-temporary losses of $400,000 related to a single issuer trust preferred security was recorded in the prior year. Excluding mortgage segment operations, noninterest income increased $2.5 million, or 11.1%, from the same period a year ago.

 

     For the Year Ended  
     Dollars in thousands  
     12/31/11     12/31/10     $     %  

Noninterest income:

        

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 8,826      $ 9,105      $ (279     -3.1

Other service charges, commissions and fees

     9,736        8,874        862        9.7

Gains on securities transactions

     913        58        855        NM   

Other-than-temporary impairment losses

     (400     —          (400     NM   

Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commissions

     11,052        11,798        (746     -6.3

Gains (losses) on bank premises

     (996     421        (1,417     NM   

Other operating income

     3,833        3,961        (128     -3.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total noninterest income

   $ 32,964      $ 34,217      $ (1,253     -3.7

Mortgage segment operations

   $ (11,050   $ (11,803   $ 753        -6.4

Intercompany eliminations

     468        468        —          0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 22,382      $ 22,882      $ (500     -2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

NM - Not Meaningful

For the year ended December 31, 2011, noninterest income decreased $1.3 million, or 3.7%, to $32.9 million from $34.2 million in 2010. Account service charges and other fees increased $583,000 primarily related to an increase in debit card fees of $763,000, ATM fees of $463,000, and brokerage commissions of $273,000, offset by a decline in account service charges of $279,000, largely related to overdraft fee volume. Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net of commission expenses, decreased $746,000 driven by lower origination volume in the mortgage company. During 2011, the Company recorded gains on sales of securities of $913,000 while also incurring a credit related other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) loss of $400,000. Also during 2011, the Company incurred a loss of $351,000 related to the disposal of bank owned property and a loss of $626,000 on the sale of a branch building compared to a gain on the sale of bank premises during 2010. Excluding mortgage segment operations, noninterest income decreased $500,000, or 2.2%, from 2010.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

     For the Year Ended
Dollars in thousands
 
     12/31/12     12/31/11     $     %  

Noninterest expense:

        

Salaries and benefits

   $ 68,648      $ 62,865      $ 5,783        9.2

Occupancy expenses

     12,150        11,104        1,046        9.4

Furniture and equipment expenses

     7,251        6,920        331        4.8

OREO and related costs (1)

     4,639        5,668        (1,029     -18.2

Other operating expenses

     40,791        44,258        (3,467     -7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total noninterest expense

   $ 133,479      $ 130,815      $ 2,664        2.0

Mortgage segment operations

   $ (13,971   $ (9,793   $ (4,178     42.7

Intercompany eliminations

     468        468        —          0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 119,976      $ 121,490      $ (1,514     -1.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1)

OREO related costs include foreclosure related expenses, gains/losses on the sale of OREO, valuation reserves, and asset resolution related legal expenses.

For the year ending December 31, 2012, noninterest expense increased $2.7 million, or 2.0%, to $133.5 million, from $130.8 million a year ago. Salaries and benefits expense increased $5.8 million due to the addition of mortgage loan originators and support personnel hired in 2012, group insurance cost increases, and severance expense recorded in the current year. Occupancy costs increased $1.0 million primarily due to the addition of mortgage offices in the first quarter of 2012 and increases in bank branch lease costs. Furniture and equipment expense increased $331,000, primarily related to equipment maintenance contracts and software amortization. Partially offsetting these increases were other operating expenses which decreased $3.5 million, or 7.8%, primarily due to reductions in FDIC insurance expense of $2.6 million resulting from changes in the assessment base and rate as well as lower core deposit intangible amortization expense of $1.2 million. Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) and related costs decreased $1.0 million, or 18.2%, during the current year due to lower valuation adjustments and losses on sales of OREO and declines in problem loan legal fees as asset quality continues to improve. Excluding mortgage segment operations, noninterest expense decreased $1.5 million, or 1.2%, compared to the same period in 2011.

 

     For the Year Ended
Dollars in thousands
 
     12/31/11     12/31/10     $     %  

Noninterest expense:

        

Salaries and benefits

   $ 62,865      $ 57,560      $ 5,305        9.2

Occupancy expenses

     11,104        11,417        (313     -2.7

Furniture and equipment expenses

     6,920        6,594        326        4.9

OREO and related costs (1)

     5,668        3,247        2,421        74.6

Other operating expenses

     44,258        51,102        (6,844     -13.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total noninterest expense

   $ 130,815      $ 129,920      $ 895        0.7

Mortgage segment operations

   $ (9,793   $ (9,007   $ (786     8.7

Intercompany eliminations

     468        468        —          0.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 121,490      $ 121,381      $ 109        0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1)

OREO related costs include foreclosure related expenses, gains/losses on the sale of OREO, valuation reserves, and asset resolution related legal expenses.

 

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For the year ended December 31, 2011, noninterest expense increased $895,000, or 0.7%, to $130.8 million, from $129.9 million in 2010. Salary and benefits costs increased $5.3 million, or 9.2%, primarily due to additional personnel related to overall growth of the Company. Other operating expenses decreased $6.8 million, or 13.4%. The reduction of other operating expenses is related to merger and acquisition costs of $8.7 million during 2010 compared to $426,000 in 2011, lower core deposit intangible amortization of $1.1 million, and lower FDIC insurance expense of $340,000 due to the lower assessment base and rate. OREO and related costs increased $2.4 million as a result of valuation adjustments and costs to maintain more properties in the portfolio. Excluding mortgage segment operations, noninterest expense increased $109,000, or 0.1%, from 2010 to 2011.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Community Bank Segment

2012 compared to 2011

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased $4.1 million, or 14.0%, to $32.9 million compared to $28.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 principally a result of lower provision for loan losses, a reduction in FDIC insurance due to change in base assessment and rate, lower amortization on the acquired deposit portfolio, and an increase in account service charges and fees. Partially offsetting these results were higher salaries and benefits costs and lower net interest income primarily due to reductions in interest-earning assets interest income outpacing lower costs on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income decreased $2.0 million, or 1.3%, when compared to the same period last year. The tax-equivalent net interest margin decreased by 23 basis points to 4.34% from 4.57% in the prior year. The decline in the net interest margin was principally due to the continued decline in accretion on the acquired net earning assets and a decline in income from interest-earning assets outpacing lower costs on interest-bearing liabilities. Lower interest-earning asset income was principally due to lower yields on loans and investment securities as new loans and renewed loans are originated and repriced at lower rates, faster prepayments on mortgage backed securities, and cash flows from securities investments are reinvested at lower yields.

Noninterest income increased $2.5 million, or 11.2%, to $24.9 million, from $22.4 million a year ago. Service charges on deposit accounts and other account fees increased $1.4 million primarily related to higher net interchange fee income, higher brokerage commissions, and higher ATM fee income. In addition, gains on bank premises increased $992,000 as the Company sold a former branch building and recorded a loss on the sale of $626,000 during 2011. Gains on securities transactions decreased $723,000 as a result of a gain on the sale of municipal securities in the prior year. Also, an other-than-temporary loss of $400,000 related to a single issuer trust preferred security was recorded in the prior year.

Noninterest expense decreased $1.5 million, or 1.2%, to $120.0 million, from $121.5 million a year ago. Salaries and benefits expense increased $2.8 million due to group insurance cost increases and severance payments to affected employees. Occupancy costs increased $747,000 primarily due to bank branch rent increases. Partially offsetting these cost increases were other operating expenses which decreased $5.2 million, or 11.0%. Included in the reduction of other operating expenses was a $2.6 million reduction in FDIC insurance due to change in base assessment and rate, lower core deposit intangible amortization of $1.2 million, and a decrease in conversion costs related to acquisition activity during the prior year.

2011 compared to 2010

For the year ended December 31, 2011, net income for the community bank segment increased $9.0 million, or 45.7%, to $28.8 million compared to $19.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, principally a result of favorable net interest income and the absence of nonrecurring acquisition costs incurred in 2010. These improvements were partially offset by losses on sales of OREO and bank premises. Net interest income increased $5.7 million, or 3.8%, driven by declining costs on interest bearing liabilities, primarily certificates of deposit. The tax-equivalent net interest margin increased 2

 

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basis points to 4.57% from 4.55% in 2010. The change in the net interest margin was a result of improvement in the cost of funds primarily related to declining rates on certificates of deposit and money market accounts, partially offset by lower yields on loans and loans held for sale and aided by the increase in interest-earning assets due to the acquisition of FMB in the first quarter of 2010 and the acquisition of the Harrisonburg branch in the second quarter of 2011. Provision for loan loss decreased $7.6 million due to continued improvement in asset quality. Net interest income after provision for loan loss increased $13.3 million or 10.6%. All comparative results to the prior year exclude FMB results for the month of January 2010.

Noninterest income decreased $500,000, or 2.1%, to $22.4 million from $22.9 million in 2010. Driving this decrease were lower gains on sales of bank owned property of $1.4 million, a result of a loss on disposal of bank premises and equipment of $351,000 in 2011, loss on sale of a branch building of $626,000 in 2011, and a gain on sale of an investment property of $448,000 in 2011. Also during 2011, the Company incurred a credit-related, OTTI loss of $400,000, which was recognized in earnings. Partially offsetting this decrease were higher account service charges and other fees, which increased $583,000, and gains on the sale of securities of $913,000.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, noninterest expense increased $109,000, or 0.1%, to $121.5 million, from $121.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. Salary and benefits expense increased $5.0 million, primarily related to additional personnel, as other operating expenses decreased $4.8 million, or 9.1%. Included in the reduction of other operating expenses were prior year costs associated with merger and acquisitions of $8.7 million during 2010 compared to $426,000 in 2011, lower amortization on the acquired deposit portfolio of $1.1 million, and lower FDIC insurance expense of $340,000 due to the lower assessment base and rate. The decline in these other operating expenses were partially offset by increases in OREO and related costs of $2.4 million as a result of valuation adjustments and costs to maintain more properties in the portfolio, franchise taxes of $1.2 million levied to include all of the former FMB branches, communication expenses of $930,000 related to increased online customer activity and additional branch locations, marketing and advertising costs of $444,000 primarily related to customer loyalty rewards programs, and professional fees of $413,000 related to continuing collection activity and problem loan workouts.

Mortgage Segment

2012 compared to 2011

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the mortgage segment net income increased $933,000, or 57.8%, from $1.6 million in 2011 to $2.5 million. In early 2012, the Company significantly increased its mortgage loan production capacity by hiring additional loan originators and support personnel who were formerly employed by a national mortgage company that exited the mortgage origination business. Originations increased by $436.8 million, or 66.2%, to $1.1 billion from $659.4 million in 2011 due to the addition of mortgage loan originators and the historically low interest rate environment. Gains on sales of loans, net of commission expenses, increased $5.6 million, or 50.7%, while salary and benefit expenses increased $3.0 million, or 55.4%, primarily due to the addition of mortgage loan originators and support personnel in early 2012. Refinanced loans represented 54.3% of originations during the year compared to 37.4% during 2011.

2011 compared to 2010

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the mortgage segment net income decreased $1.5 million, or 48.5%, to $1.6 million from $3.1 million during 2010. Originations decreased by $149.3 million from $808.7 million to $659.4 million, or 18.5%, compared to 2010 due to declines in residential mortgage activity and the additional compliance demands of evolving regulatory requirements. Gains on the sale of loans, net of commission expenses, decreased $752,000, or 6.3%, driven largely by the decline in origination volume. Refinanced loans represented 37.4% of originations during 2011 compared to 43.1% for 2010. Net interest income declined $908,000, or 40.8%, from 2010, a result of an increase to the

 

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warehouse line of credit borrowing rate by the Bank. Salary and benefit expenses increased $336,000 primarily due to higher salaries expense required to meet evolving regulatory and compliance demands. Other operating expenses increased $322,000, or 12.5%, primarily related to increased costs associated with the processing, underwriting, and compliance components of origination.

BALANCE SHEET

Balance Sheet Overview

At December 31, 2012, total assets were $4.1 billion, an increase of $188.8 million from December 31, 2011. Total cash and cash equivalents were $82.9 million at December 31, 2012, a decrease of $13.8 million from the same period last year. Investment in securities decreased $34.8 million, or 5.6%, from $620.2 million at December 31, 2011 to $585.4 million at December 31, 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2012, loans (net of unearned income) were $3.0 billion, an increase of $148.3 million, or 5.3%, from December 31, 2011. Mortgage loans held for sale were $167.7 million, an increase of $92.9 million from December 31, 2011 driven by an increase in mortgage origination volume resulting from the addition of mortgage loan originators and offices during 2012 and historically low mortgage interest rates.

As of December 31, 2012, total deposits were $3.3 billion, an increase of $122.7 million, or 3.9%, when compared to December 31, 2011. Total short-term borrowings, including FHLB borrowings and repurchase agreements, increased $69.3 million from December 31, 2011, as the Company relied on short-term borrowings to fund growth in mortgage loans held for sale balances and customer preference for repurchase agreements increased. As of December 31, 2012, long-term borrowings declined $18.6 million when compared to December 31, 2011. During the third quarter, the Company modified its fixed rate convertible FHLB advances to floating rate advances, which resulted in reducing the Company’s FHLB borrowing costs. In connection with this modification, the Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $19.6 million on the original advances which is being amortized, as a component of interest expense on borrowing, over the life of the advances. The prepayment amount is reported as a component of long-term borrowings in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company received approval from the U.S. Treasury (the “Treasury”) and its regulators to redeem the preferred stock issued to the Treasury and assumed by the Company as part of the 2010 acquisition of FMB. On December 7, 2011 the Company paid approximately $35.7 million to the Treasury in full redemption of the preferred stock. On February 2, 2012 the Company repurchased 335,649 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $4,363,437, or $13.00 per share. The Company transferred 115,384 of the repurchased shares to its ESOP and the remainder were retired. On December 20, 2012, the Company repurchased and retired 750,000 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $11,580,000, or $15.44 per share. Both repurchases were funded with cash on hand.

Securities Available for Sale and Restricted Stock

At December 31, 2012, the Company had securities available for sale, at fair value, in the amount of $606.1 million, or 14.8% of total assets, as compared to $640.8 million, or 16.4%, of total assets at December 31, 2011. The Company seeks to diversify its portfolio to minimize risk. It focuses on purchasing mortgage-backed securities for cash flow and reinvestment opportunities and securities issued by states and political subdivisions due to the tax benefits and the higher yield offered from these securities. All of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities are investment grade. The investment portfolio has a high percentage of municipals and mortgage-backed securities; therefore a higher taxable equivalent yield exists on the portfolio compared to its peers. The Company does not engage in structured derivative or hedging activities within the investment portfolio.

 

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The following table sets forth a summary of the securities available for sale, at fair value as of December 31, (dollars in thousands):

 

     2012      2011      2010  

U.S. government and agency securities

   $ 2,849       $ 4,284       $ 9,961   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     229,778         200,207         175,032   

Corporate and other bonds

     7,212         12,240         15,065   

Mortgage-backed securities

     342,174         400,318         344,038   

Federal Reserve Bank stock

     6,754         6,714         6,716   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     13,933         13,947         18,345   

Other securities

     3,369         3,117         3,284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale, at fair value

   $ 606,069       $ 640,827       $ 572,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During each quarter and at year end, the Company conducts an assessment of the securities portfolio for OTTI consideration. The Company determined that a single issuer Trust Preferred security incurred credit-related OTTI of $400,000 during the year ended December 31, 2011. No OTTI was recognized in 2012, and there is no remaining unrealized loss for this issue. The Company monitors the portfolio, which is subject to liquidity needs, market rate changes and credit risk changes, to see if adjustments are needed. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of securities available for sale, at fair value and their weighted average yields as of December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

     1 Year  or
Less
    1 - 5 Years     5 - 10 Years     Over 10 Years
and Equity
Securities
    Total  

U.S. government and agency securities:

          

Amortized cost

   $ —        $ 2,521      $ —        $ 60      $ 2,581   

Fair value

     —        $ 2,593        —        $ 256      $ 2,849   

Weighted average yield (1)

     —          2.60     —          —          2.54

Mortgage backed securities:

          

Amortized cost

     —        $ 4,274      $ 29,557      $ 301,496      $ 335,327   

Fair value

     —        $ 4,462      $ 31,027      $ 306,685      $ 342,174   

Weighted average yield (1)

     —          4.45     3.57     2.84     2.93

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:

          

Amortized cost

   $ 1,845      $ 9,108      $ 39,123      $ 164,903      $ 214,979   

Fair value

   $ 1,871      $ 9,417      $ 41,977      $ 176,513      $ 229,778   

Weighted average yield (1)

     6.93     5.79     6.23     5.61     5.74

Other securities:

          

Amortized cost

   $ 3,778      $ 509      $ 484      $ 5,860      $ 10,631   

Fair value

   $ 3,870      $ 544      $ 497      $ 5,670      $ 10,581   

Weighted average yield (1)

     2.41     5.17     4.69     8.29     5.88

Total securities available for sale:

          

Amortized cost

   $ 5,623      $ 16,412      $ 69,164      $ 472,319      $ 563,518   

Fair value

   $ 5,741      $ 17,016      $ 73,501      $ 489,124      $ 585,382   

Weighted average yield (1)

     3.89     4.93     5.08     3.87     4.05

 

(1)

Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

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As of December 31, 2012, the Company maintained a diversified municipal bond portfolio with approximately 75% of its holdings in general obligation issues and the remainder backed by revenue bonds. Issuances within the Commonwealth of Virginia represented 12% and the State of Texas represented 21% of the municipal portfolio. No other state had a concentration above 10%. Approximately 89% of municipal holdings are considered investment grade by Moody’s or Standard & Poor. The non-investment grade securities are principally insured Texas municipalities with no underlying rating. When purchasing municipal securities, the Company focuses on strong underlying ratings for general obligation issuers or bonds backed by essential service revenues.

Loan Portfolio

Loans, net of unearned income, were $3.0 billion and $2.8 billion at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Loans secured by real estate continue to represent the Company’s largest category, comprising 84.2% of the total loan portfolio.

The following table presents the composition of the Company’s loans, net of unearned income, and as a percentage of the Company’s total gross loans as of December 31, (dollars in thousands):

 

     2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Mortgage loans on real estate:

                         

Residential 1-4 family

   $ 472,985         15.9   $ 447,544         15.9   $ 431,614         15.2   $ 349,277         18.6   $ 292,003         15.6

Commercial

     1,044,396         35.2     985,934         34.9     924,548         32.6     596,773         31.8     550,680         29.4

Construction, land development and other land loans

     470,638         15.9     444,739         15.8     489,601         17.3     307,726         16.4     403,502         21.5

Second mortgages

     39,925         1.3     55,630         2.0     64,534         2.3     34,942         1.9     38,060         2.0

Equity lines of credit

     307,668         10.4     304,320         10.8     305,741         10.8     182,449         9.7     162,740         8.7

Multifamily

     140,038         4.7     108,260         3.8     91,397         3.2     46,581         2.5     37,321         2.0

Farm land

     22,776         0.8     26,962         1.0     26,787         0.9     26,191         1.4     30,727         1.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate loans

     2,498,426         84.2     2,373,389         84.2     2,334,222         82.3     1,543,939         82.4     1,515,033         80.8

Commercial Loans

     186,528         6.3     169,695         6.0     180,840         6.4     126,157         6.7     146,827         7.8

Consumer installment loans

                         

Personal

     222,812         7.5     241,753         8.6     277,184         9.8     148,811         7.9     160,161         8.5

Credit cards

     21,968         0.7     19,006         0.7     19,308         0.6     17,743         0.9     15,723         0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total consumer installment loans

     244,780         8.2     260,759         9.3     296,492         10.4     166,554         8.8     175,884         9.3

All other loans

     37,113         1.3     14,740         0.5     25,699         0.9     37,574         2.0     36,344         1.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross loans

     2,966,847         100.0     2,818,583         100.0     2,837,253         100.0     1,874,224         100.0     1,874,088         100.0
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

The following table presents the remaining maturities and type of rate (variable or fixed) on commercial and real estate constructions loans as of December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

                Variable Rate     Fixed Rate  
    Total
Maturities
    Less than
1 year
    Total     1-5 years     More than
5 years
    Total     1-5 years     More than
5 years
 

Commercial real estate

  $ 1,044,396      $ 202,921      $ 95,683      $ 87,324      $ 8,359      $ 745,792      $ 496,903      $ 248,889   

Construction, land development and other land loans

  $ 470,638      $ 333,493      $ 1,772      $ 1,750      $ 22      $ 135,373      $ 119,113      $ 16,260   

Commercial

  $ 186,528      $ 82,390      $ 934      $ 934      $ —        $ 103,204      $ 76,683      $ 26,521   

While the current economic environment is challenging, the Company remains committed to originating soundly underwritten loans to qualifying borrowers within its markets. The Company is focused on providing community-based financial services and discourages the origination of portfolio loans outside of its principal trade areas. To manage the growth of the real estate loans in the loan portfolio, facilitate asset/liability management and generate additional fee income, the Company sells most conforming first mortgage residential real estate loans to the secondary market as they are originated. Union Mortgage serves as a mortgage brokerage operation, selling the majority of its loan production in the secondary market or selling loans to meet the Bank’s current asset/liability management needs. This venture has provided the Bank’s customers with enhanced mortgage products and the Company with improved efficiencies through the consolidation of this function.

 

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Asset Quality

Overview

The Company experienced improvement in asset quality during 2012. Improving market conditions in the Company’s local markets led to a reduction in nonperforming assets, which are at their lowest levels since the fourth quarter of 2009. The Company’s reduction in nonaccrual and impaired loans, lower past due loan levels, decline in troubled debt restructurings, stable levels of OREO and charge-offs to total loans, decreased allowance to loans ratios, and continued lower levels of provisions for loan losses demonstrate that its dedicated efforts to improve asset quality are having a positive impact. The allowance to nonperforming loans coverage ratio has continued to increase and is at its highest level since the fourth quarter of 2009. The magnitude of any change in the real estate market and its impact on the Company is still largely dependent upon continued recovery of residential housing and commercial real estate and the pace at which the local economies in the Company’s operating markets improve.

The Company’s continued proactive efforts to effectively manage its loan portfolio have contributed to the improvement in asset quality. Efforts include identifying existing problem credits as well as generating new business relationships. Through early identification and diligent monitoring of specific problem credits where the uncertainty has been realized, or conversely, has been reduced or eliminated, the Company’s management has been able to quantify the credit risk in its loan portfolio, adjust collateral dependent credits to appropriate reserve levels, and further identify those credits not recoverable. The Company continues to refrain from originating or purchasing loans from foreign entities or loans classified by regulators as highly leveraged transactions. The Company’s loan portfolio generally does not include exposure to option adjustable rate mortgage products, high loan-to-value ratio mortgages, interest only mortgage loans, subprime mortgage loans or mortgage loans with initial teaser rates, which are all considered higher risk instruments.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”)

On July 1, 2011 the Company adopted the amendments in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-02 Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring (“ASU 2011-02”). As a result of adopting the amendments in ASU 2011-02, the Company reassessed all loans that were renewed on or after January 1, 2011 for identification as a troubled debt restructuring. Under this enhanced guidance, the borrower must be experiencing financial difficulty and the bank must have made a concession to such borrower. The Company identified as troubled debt restructurings certain loans for which impairment had previously been measured collectively within their homogeneous pool. Upon identifying those loans as TDRs, the Company identified them as impaired under the guidance in ASC 310-10-35. The amendments in ASU 2011-02 require prospective evaluation of the impairment measurement guidance for those receivables newly identified as impaired. At December 31, 2011, the recorded investment in loans for which the allowance for loan losses were previously measured collectively within their homogeneous pool and now considered impaired, due to being designated as a TDR, was $23.7 million, and the allowance for loan losses associated with those loans, on the basis of a current evaluation of loss, was $221,000. The impact of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s non-performing assets, allowance for loan losses, earnings, or capital.

The Company generally does not provide concession on interest rates, with the primary concession being an extension of the term of the loan from the original maturity date. Restructured loans for which there was no rate concession, and therefore made at a market rate of interest, may be eligible to be removed from TDR status in periods subsequent to the restructuring depending on the performance of the loan. The Company reviews previously restructured loans quarterly in order to determine whether any has performed, subsequent to the restructure, at a level that would allow for it to be removed from TDR status. The Company generally would consider a change in this classification if the loan has performed under the restructured terms for a consecutive twelve month period.

 

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The total recorded investment in TDRs as of December 31, 2012 was $63.5 million, a decrease of $49.1 million, or 43.6%, from $112.6 million as of December 31, 2011. The decline in the TDR balance from the prior year is attributable to $42.2 million being removed from TDR status, $19.9 million in net payments, and $300,000 in charge-offs, partially offset by additions of $13.3 million. Loans removed from TDR status represent restructured loans with a market rate of interest at the time of the restructuring, which were performing in accordance with their modified terms for a consecutive twelve month period and that were no longer considered impaired. The TDR activity during the year did not have a material impact on the Company’s nonperforming assets, allowance for loan losses, financial condition, or results of operations.

Of the total loans designated as TDRs at December 31, 2012, $13.3 million were restructured during the year. Of the $13.3 million of newly identified TDRs during the year ended December 31, 2012, $5.9 million, or 44.4%, had previously been reported as being impaired with appropriate impairment allowances previously established. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company had four loans with a recorded investment of $1.5 million that had been restructured in the twelve month period preceding the default. This low default rate indicates that the modifications made by the Company have been successful in assisting its customers and mitigating the risk in the overall loan portfolio.

Of the $63.5 million of TDRs at December 31, 2012, $51.5 million, or 81.1%, were considered performing while the remaining $12.0 million were considered nonperforming. Of the $112.6 million of TDRs at December 31, 2011, $98.8 million, or 87.7%, were considered performing while the remaining $13.8 million were considered nonperforming. At December 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $45.2 million, or 71.2% of total restructured loans, that were restructured at a market rate of interest and thus will be included in the aforementioned quarterly review process for possible removal.

 

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The following table provides a summary, by class and modification type, of modified loans that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and modified loans that have been placed in nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Performing     Nonperforming     Total  
    No. of
Loans
    Recorded
Investment
    Outstanding
Commitment
    No. of
Loans
    Recorded
Investment
    Outstanding
Commitment
    No. of
Loans
    Recorded
Investment
    Outstanding
Commitment
 

Modified to interest only, at a market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied

    1      $ 216      $ —          —        $ —        $ —          1      $ 216      $ —     

Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied

    2        633        —          2        514        —          4        1,147        —     

Raw Land and Lots

    3        257        —          —          —          —          3        257        —     

Single Family Investment Real Estate

    3        261        —          —          —          —          3        261        —     

Consumer:

                 

Mortgage

    2        510        —          —          —          —          2        510        —     

Indirect Marine

    —          —          —          1        158        —          1        158        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total modified to interest only

    11      $ 1,877      $ —          3      $ 672      $ —          14      $ 2,549      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Term modification, at a market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Construction

    5      $ 4,549      $ 73        1      $ 709      $ —          6      $ 5,258      $ 73   

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied

    6        4,790        —          1        896        —          7        5,686        —     

Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied

    6        10,080        —          —          —          —          6        10,080        —     

Raw Land and Lots

    4        16,669        —          1        595        —          5        17,264        —     

Single Family Investment Real Estate

    2        283        —          —          —          —          2        283        —     

Commercial and Industrial

    3        724        —          7        1,251        —          10        1,975        —     

Other Commercial

    1        236        —          —          —          —          1        236        —     

Consumer:

                 

Mortgage

    8        1,183        —          1        202        —          9        1,385        —     

Other Consumer

    4        460        —          —          —          —          4        460        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total term modification, at a market rate

    39      $ 38,974      $ 73        11      $ 3,653      $ —          50      $ 42,627      $ 73   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Term modification, below market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Construction

    —        $ —        $ —          3      $ 3,551      $ —          3      $ 3,551      $ —     

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied

    4        1,003        —          2        183        —          6        1,186        —     

Raw Land and Lots

    6        5,960        —          1        3,437        —          7        9,397        —     

Single Family Investment Real Estate

    1        384        —          2        427        —          3        811        —     

Commercial and Industrial

    2        317        —          —          —          —          2        317        —     

Consumer:

                 

Mortgage

    2        563        —          —          —          —          2        563        —     

Other Consumer

    —          —          —          1        68        —          1        68        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total term modification, below market rate

    15      $ 8,227      $ —          9      $ 7,666      $ —          24      $ 15,893      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest rate modification, below market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied

    2      $ 2,390      $ —          —        $ —        $ —          2      $ 2,390      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest rate modification, below market rate

    2      $ 2,390      $ —          —        $ —        $ —          2      $ 2,390      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    67      $ 51,468      $ 73        23      $ 11,991      $ —          90      $ 63,459      $ 73   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table provides a summary, by class and modification type, of modified loans that continue to accrue interest under the terms of the restructuring agreement, which are considered to be performing, and modified loans that have been placed in nonaccrual status, which are considered to be nonperforming, as of December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Performing     Nonperforming     Total  
    No. of
Loans
    Recorded
Investment
    Outstanding
Commitment
    No. of
Loans
    Recorded
Investment
    Outstanding
Commitment
    No. of
Loans
    Recorded
Investment
    Outstanding
Commitment
 

Modified to interest only, at a market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied

    2      $ 398      $ —          —        $ —        $ —          2      $ 398      $ —     

Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied

    1        301        —          1        218        —          2        519        —     

Raw Land and Lots

    —          —          —          1        341        —          1        341        —     

Single Family Investment Real Estate

    —          —          —          1        93        —          1        93        —     

Consumer:

                 

Mortgage

    —          —          —          1        538        —          1        538        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total modified to interest only

    3      $ 699      $ —          4      $ 1,190      $ —          7      $ 1,889      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Term modification, at a market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Construction

    14      $ 21,461      $ 3,185        1      $ 762      $ —          15      $ 22,223      $ 3,185   

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied

    7        7,052        180        —          —          —          7        7,052        180   

Commercial Real Estate - Non-Owner Occupied

    15        21,476        13        1        74        —          16        21,550        13   

Raw Land and Lots

    11        25,425        1        2        358        —          13        25,783        1   

Single Family Investment Real Estate

    10        6,750        —          1        529        —          11        7,279        —     

Commercial and Industrial

    10        4,629        204        3        1,134        —          13        5,763        204   

Other Commercial

    4        864        —          —          —          —          4        864        —     

Consumer:

                 

Mortgage

    —          —          —          4        538        —          4        538        —     

Other Consumer

    2        263        —          1        265        —          3        528        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total term modification, at a market rate

    73      $ 87,920      $ 3,583        13      $ 3,660      $ —          86      $ 91,580      $ 3,583   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Term modification, below market rate

                 

Commercial:

                 

Commercial Construction

    —        $ —        $ —          4      $ 4,591      $ —          4      $ 4,591      $ —     

Commercial Real Estate - Owner Occupied

    2        546        —          —          —          —          2        546        —     

Raw Land and Lots

    4        7,025        —          3        3,643        —          7        10,668        —     

Single Family Investment Real Estate

    2        1,775        —          2        720        —          4        2,495        —     

Commercial and Industrial

    2        362        —          —          —          —          2        362        —     

Consumer: