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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 000-49929
Access National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Organized under the laws of Virginia   82-0545425
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification Number)
1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 310, Reston, Virginia 20191
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(703) 871-2100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    
Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $.835 par value   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
     
     
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:    
(Title of class) None    
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes o No þ
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 þ No o
Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K 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 þ
Indicate by checkmark 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.
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) o Yes þ No
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price at which the stock was last sold on the NASDAQ Global Market as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $78,908,662.
As of March 10, 2008, there were 10,294,643 shares of Common Stock, par value $.835 per share, of Access National Corporation issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Corporation’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 20, 2008, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.
 
 

 


 

Access National Corporation
FORM 10-K

INDEX
         
    Page
PART I
       
 
       
Item 1 Business
    2  
Item 1A Risk Factors
    10  
Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments
    15  
Item 2 Properties
    15  
Item 3 Legal Proceedings
    15  
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    16  
 
       
PART II
       
 
       
Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
    16  
Item 6 Selected Financial Data
    19  
Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
    20  
Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    36  
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
    37  
Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants On Accounting and Financial Disclosure
    73  
Item 9A Controls and Procedures
    73  
Item 9B Other Information
    73  
 
       
PART III
       
 
       
Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
    74  
Item 11 Executive Compensation
    74  
Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
    74  
Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
    74  
Item 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services
    74  
 
       
PART IV
       
 
       
Item 15 Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
    76  
Signatures
    77  

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PART I
In addition to historical information, the following report contains forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Corporation’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the Report. For discussion of factors that may cause our actual future results to differ materially from those anticipated, please see “Item 1A — Risk Factors” and “Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Forward-Looking Statements” herein.
ITEM 1 — BUSINESS
Access National Corporation, (the “Corporation”) was organized June 15, 2002 under the laws of Virginia to operate as a bank holding company. The Corporation has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Access National Bank, Access National Capital Trust I and Access National Capital Trust II. Effective June 15, 2002, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated April 18, 2002 between the Corporation and Access National Bank (the “Bank”), the Corporation acquired all of the outstanding stock of the Bank in a statutory share exchange transaction. The Corporation does not have any significant operations and serves primarily as the parent company for the Bank. Access National Capital Trust I and Access National Capital Trust II were formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable capital securities. The Corporation’s income is primarily derived from dividends received from the Bank. These dividends are determined by the Bank’s earnings and capital position.
The Bank is the primary operating business of the Corporation. The Bank provides commercial credit, deposit and mortgage services to middle market businesses and associated professionals, primarily in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The Bank was organized under federal law as a national banking association to engage in a general banking business to serve the communities in and around Northern Virginia. The Bank opened for business on December 1, 1999 at 14006 Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly, Virginia Deposits with the Bank are insured to the maximum amount provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank offers a comprehensive range of financial services and products and specializes in providing customized financial services to small and medium sized businesses, professionals, and associated individuals. The Bank provides its customers with personal customized service utilizing the latest technology and delivery channels. The Bank has four wholly owned subsidiaries: Access National Mortgage Corporation (the “Mortgage Corporation”), Access National Leasing Corporation (“the Leasing Corporation”), Access National Real Estate LLC (“Access Real Estate”) and United First Mortgage Corporation (“UFM”). The Leasing Corporation and UFM are both presently inactive.
The headquarters for the Corporation, the Bank, Access Real Estate and the Mortgage Corporation is located at 1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, Virginia.
Bank revenues are derived from interest and fees received in connection with loans, deposits and investments. Interest paid on deposits and borrowings are the major expenses followed by administrative and operating expenses. Revenues from the Mortgage Corporation consist primarily of gains from the sale of loans and loan origination fees. Major expenses of the Mortgage Corporation consist of personnel, interest, advertising and other operating expenses.
The economy, interest rates, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government and regulatory policies have a significant influence on the Corporation, the Bank, and the Mortgage Corporation, and the banking industry as a whole.
The Bank has experienced consistent growth and profitability since inception. Our goal is to become a leading provider of financial services to small to medium sized businesses, and professionals in Northern Virginia. Our strategy is to know the needs of our clients and to deliver the corresponding financial services. We employ highly qualified personnel and emphasize the use of the latest technology in operations and the services we provide. Our marketing efforts are directed to prospective clients that value high quality service and that are, or have the potential to become, highly profitable.
Assets at year end totaled over $622.4 million and net income amounted to $3.7 million. The Bank operates from five banking centers located in Chantilly, Tysons Corner, Reston, Leesburg and Manassas, Virginia and online at www.accessnationalbank.com. Additional offices may be added from time to time based upon management’s constant analysis of the market and opportunities.
On December 1, 1999, the Bank acquired Access National Mortgage Corporation, formerly known as Mortgage Investment Corporation. The Mortgage Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The Mortgage Corporation specializes in the origination of conforming and non-conforming residential mortgages primarily in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area and the surrounding areas of its branch locations. The Mortgage Corporation has established offices throughout Virginia, in Annandale, Fredericksburg, Reston, Roanoke, Richmond, and Vienna. Offices outside the state of Virginia include Westminster, Bowie, and Crofton in Maryland, Nashville in Tennessee, Denver and Windsor in Colorado, and San Antonio, Texas.

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On April 10, 2002 the Bank acquired the Leasing Corporation, formerly known as Commercial Finance Corporation. The Leasing Corporation is presently inactive. However commercial and industrial lease financing is offered through and managed by the Bank.
On May 19, 2003 the Bank formed Access Real Estate. The sole purpose of forming Access Real Estate was to acquire and hold title to real estate for the Corporation. On July 10, 2003, Access Real Estate acquired a 45,000 square foot, three story office building located at 1800 Robert Fulton Drive in Reston, Virginia at a cost of approximately $7.1 million that serves as the corporate headquarters for the Corporation, Bank, Mortgage Corporation, and Access Real Estate.
On July 19, 2004, the Corporation’s common stock commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol “ANCX”.
On August 17, 2004, the Bank acquired 100% of the common stock in UFM from Community First Bank N.A of Bluefield, Virginia in a stock purchase transaction. The operations of UFM have been merged into that of the Mortgage Corporation and the corporate entity acquired is now inactive.
On July 25, 2005 Access Real Estate purchased Lot # 1 in the Fredericksburg Business Park at a cost of $1.2 million. This property was purchased for future expansion of the Bank and Mortgage Corporation. The property is presently undeveloped.
On December 23, 2005, the Corporation issued a 2 for 1 stock split. The authorized shares of common stock increased from 30,000,000 to 60,000,000 and par value decreased from $1.67 to $.835. Prior periods have been restated to reflect the stock split.
In August 2006, the Corporation sold 2,300,000 shares of common stock at $9.38 per share in a public offering and netted
approximately $20.0 million in new capital.
Our Strategy — historical and prospective
We consider our business to be a young and emerging enterprise that is well positioned to be an effective competitor in the financial services industry over the long term. Our view of the financial services market place is that community banks must be effective in select market niches that are under-served and stay clear of competing with large national competitors on a head-to-head basis for broad based consumer business. We started by organizing a de novo national bank in 1999. The focus of the bank was and is serving the small to middle market businesses and their associated professionals in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. We find that large national competitors are ineffective at addressing this market as it is difficult to distinguish where a business’s financial needs stop and the personal financial needs of that business’s professionals start. Emerging businesses and the finances of their owners are best served hand-in-hand.
Our core competency is judgmental discipline of commercial lending based upon personnel and practices that help our clients strategize and grow their businesses from a financial perspective. As financial success takes hold in the business, personal goals and wealth objectives of the business owners become increasingly important. Our second competency is a derivative of the first. We have the personnel and know how to provide private banking services, the skills and strategy that assist our individual clients to acquire assets, build wealth and manage their resources. Mortgage banking and the related activities in our model goes hand-in-hand with supplying effective private banking services. Unlike most banking companies, the heart of our Mortgage Corporation is ingrained into our commercial bank, serving the same clients side-by-side in a coordinated and seamless fashion. Lending is not enough in today’s environment. The credit services must be backed up by competitive deposit and cash management products and operational excellence. We have made significant investments in skilled personnel and the latest technology to ensure we can deliver on these promises.
We generally expect to have fewer branch locations compared to similar size banking companies. We do not view our branch network as a significant determinant of our growth. Our marketing strategies focus on benefits other than branch location convenience.
The acquisition of the Mortgage Corporation in 1999 provided two key benefits to our strategy: 1) it solidified our second competency from a personnel and operational perspective that would have taken years to replicate with organic growth alone; and 2) it provided a fee income and overhead base from which to launch a new banking business. Strong profits and cash flow from the Mortgage Corporation in the early years subsidized the growth and development of the Bank and allowed for the acceleration of its growth plans and, in time, its profitability.
The long term goal was and is to generate 70-80% of the Corporation’s earnings from the core business bank, with the rest of our consolidated earnings to be generated from related fee income activities. At the present time, the sole related fee income activity remains our Mortgage Corporation. We will consider entering other related fee income businesses that serve our target market as opportunities, market conditions and our capacity dictate. The percentage contribution from our Banking Segment has grown steadily.

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See Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on segment performance.
We expect to grow our commercial bank by continuing to hire skilled personnel, train our own and provide a sound infrastructure that facilitates the success of businesses, their owners and key personnel, not only today but tomorrow and on into the ensuing decades.
Lending Activities
The Bank’s lending activities involve commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial and residential real estate construction loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and consumer loans. These lending activities provide access to credit to small businesses, professionals and consumers in the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. Loans originated by the Bank are classified as loans held for investment. The Mortgage Corporation originates residential mortgages and home equity loans that are only held temporarily pending their sale to third parties and in some cases the Bank. The Mortgage Corporation also brokers loans that do not conform to existing products offered. Each of our principal loan types are described below.
At December 31, 2007 loans held for investment totaled $477.6 million compared to $433.6 million at year end 2006. The increase in loans is attributable to our customer base, referrals and new business. The Bank is predominantly a secured lender. Secured loans comprise over 99% of the total loan portfolio.
The Bank’s lending activities are subject to a variety of lending limits imposed by federal law. While differing limits apply in certain circumstances based on the type of loan, in general, the Bank’s lending limit to any one borrower on loans that are not fully secured by readily marketable or other permissible collateral is equal to 15% of the Bank’s capital and surplus. The Bank has established relationships with correspondent banks to participate in loans when loan amounts exceed the Bank’s legal lending limits or internal lending policies.
We have an established credit policy that includes procedures for underwriting each type of loan and lending personnel have been assigned specific authorities based upon their experience. Loans in excess of an individual loan officer’s authority are presented to our Loan Committee for approval. The Loan Committee meets weekly to facilitate a timely approval process for our clients. Loans are approved based on the borrower’s capacity for credit, collateral and sources of repayment. Loans are actively monitored to detect any potential performance issues. We manage our loans within the context of a risk grading system developed by management based upon extensive experience in administering loan portfolios in our market. Payment performance is carefully monitored for all loans. When loan repayment is dependent upon an operating business or investment real estate, periodic financial reports, site visits and select asset verification procedures are used to ensure that we accurately rate the relative risk of our assets. Based upon criteria that are established by management and the Board of Directors, the degree of monitoring is escalated or relaxed for any given borrower based upon our assessment of the future repayment risk.
Loan Portfolio — Loans Held for Investment. The following outlines the composition of loans held for investment.
Commercial Loans: Commercial Loans represent 13.6% of our held for investment portfolio as of December 31, 2007. These loans are to businesses or individuals within our target market for business purposes. Typically the loan proceeds are used to support working capital and the acquisition of fixed assets of an operating business. These loans are underwritten based upon our assessment of the obligor(s)’ ability to generate operating cash flow in the future necessary to repay the loan. To address the risks associated with the uncertainties of future cash flow, these loans are generally well secured by assets owned by the business or its principal shareholders and the principal shareholders are typically required to guarantee the loan.
Real Estate Construction Loans: Real Estate Construction Loans, also known as construction and land development loans, comprise 11.5% of our held for investment loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2007. These loans generally fall into one of four circumstances: first, loans to construct owner occupied commercial buildings; second, loans to individuals that are ultimately used to acquire property and construct an owner occupied residence; third, loans to builders for the purpose of acquiring property and constructing homes for sale to consumers; and fourth, loans to developers for the purpose of acquiring land that is developed into finished lots for the ultimate construction of residential or commercial buildings. Loans of these types are generally secured by the subject property within limits established by the Board of Directors based upon an assessment of market conditions and up-dated from time to time. The loans typically carry recourse to principal borrowers. In addition to the repayment risk associated with loans to individuals and businesses, loans in this category carry construction completion risk. To address this additional risk, loans of this type are subject to additional administrative procedures designed to verify and ensure progress of the project in accordance with allocated funding, project specifications and time frames.
Commercial Real Estate Loans: Also known as Commercial Mortgages, loans in this category represent 41.9% of our loan portfolio held for investment, as of December 31, 2007. These loans generally fall into one of three situations in order of magnitude: first, loans supporting an owner occupied commercial property; second, properties used by non-profit organizations such as churches or schools where repayment is dependent upon the cash flow of the non-profit organizations; and third, loans supporting a commercial

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property leased to third parties for investment. Commercial Real Estate Loans are secured by the subject property and underwritten to policy standards. Policy standards approved by the Board of Directors from time to time set forth, among other considerations, loan to value limits, cash flow coverage ratios, and the general creditworthiness of the obligors.
Residential Real Estate Loans: This category includes loans secured by first or second mortgages on one to four family residential properties, generally extended to bank clients, and represents 32.8% of the portfolio, as of December 31, 2007. Of this amount, the following sub-categories exist as a percentage of the whole Residential Real Estate Loan portfolio: Home Equity Lines of Credit 16.5%; First Trust Mortgage Loans 73.9%; Loans Secured by a Junior Trust 6.0%; Multi-Family Loans and Loans Secured by Farmland 3.6%.
Home Equity Loans are extended to borrowers in our target market. Real estate equity is the largest component of consumer wealth in our marketplace. Once approved, this consumer finance tool allows the borrower to access the equity in their home or investment property and use the proceeds for virtually any purpose. Home Equity Loans are most frequently secured by a second lien on residential property. One to Four Family Residential First Trust Loan, or First Mortgage Loan, proceeds are used to acquire or refinance the primary financing on owner occupied and residential investment properties. Junior Trust Loans, or Loans Secured by a Second Trust Loans, are to consumers wherein the proceeds have been used for a stated consumer purpose. Examples of consumer purposes are education, refinancing debt, or purchasing consumer goods. The loans are generally extended in a single disbursement and repaid over a specified period of time.
Loans in the Residential Real Estate portfolio are underwritten to standards within a traditional consumer framework that is periodically reviewed and up-dated by our management and Board of Directors: repayment source and capacity, value of the underlying property, credit history, savings pattern and stability.
Consumer Loans: Consumer Loans make up less than .2% of our loan portfolio. Most loans are well secured with assets other than real estate, such as marketable securities or automobiles. Very few loans are unsecured. As a matter of operation, management discourages unsecured lending. Loans in this category are underwritten to standards within a traditional consumer framework that is periodically reviewed and up-dated by our management and Board of Directors: repayment source and capacity, collateral value, credit history, savings pattern, and stability.
Loans Held for Sale (LHFS). Loans in this category are originated by the Mortgage Corporation and comprised of residential mortgage loans extended to consumers and underwritten in accordance with standards set forth by an institutional investor to whom we expect to sell the loan. Loan proceeds are used for the purchase or refinance of the property securing the loan. Loans are sold with the servicing released to the investor.
The LHFS loans are closed in our name and carried on our books until the loan is delivered to and purchased by an investor. In 2007, we originated $881.9 million of loans processed in this manner. At December 31, 2007 loans held for sale totaled $39.1 million compared to $65.3 million at year end 2006. The decrease in loans held for sale at year end 2007 is due to the reduced volume of loans closed during the month reflecting the decline in mortgage industry volumes. During 2007, a combination of rising interest rates and a decline in real estate values resulted in an increase in early payment defaults during the customary warranty period. As a result, the Mortgage Corporation incurred approximately $2.9 million in expenses related to loans repurchased and subsequent liquidation of the properties. In order to mitigate the loss exposure due to early payment defaults, contracts with our two largest correspondent lenders, representing 76% of 2007 volume, were modified in November 2007 to eliminate early payment default warranties on future production.
Brokered Loans
Brokered loans are underwritten and closed by a third party lender. We are paid a fee for procuring and packaging brokered loans. In 2007, we originated a total volume of $187.8 million in residential mortgage loans under these types of delivery methods. Brokered loans accounted for 17.6% of the total loan volume of the Corporation. The risks associated with this activity are limited to losses or claims arising from fraud.
Deposits
Deposits are the primary source of funding loan growth. Average deposits totaled $445.0 million up from $423.8 million, a $21.2 million increase over 2006. At December 31, 2007 deposits totaled $473.4 million compared to $438.9 million on December 31, 2006, an increase of $34.5 million.
Market Area
The Corporation, the Bank, and the Mortgage Corporation are headquartered in Fairfax County and serve the Northern Virginia region. Fairfax County is a diverse and thriving urban county. As the most populous jurisdiction in both Virginia and the greater

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Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, the County’s population exceeds that of seven states. The median household income of Fairfax County is one of the highest in the nation. Northern Virginia had a population of 2.16 million according to the 2000 Census. The proximity to Washington, D.C. and the influence of the federal government and its spending provides somewhat of a recession shelter.
Competition
The Bank competes with virtually all banks and financial institutions which offer services in its market area. Much of this competition comes from large financial institutions headquartered outside the state of Virginia, each of which has greater financial and other resources to conduct large advertising campaigns and offer incentives. To attract business in this competitive environment, the Bank relies on personal contact by its officers and directors, local promotional activities, and the ability to provide personalized custom services to small businesses and professionals. In addition to providing full service banking, the Bank offers and promotes alternative and modern conveniences such as internet banking, automated clearinghouse transactions, remote deposit capture, and offers courier services for commercial clients.
Employees
At December 31, 2007 the Corporation had 203 employees, 86 of whom were employed by the Bank and 117 of whom were employed by the Mortgage Corporation. None of the employees within the Corporation is subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Management considers employee relations to be good.
Supervision and Regulation
Set forth below is a brief description of the material laws and regulations that affect the Corporation. The description of these statutes and regulations is only a summary and does not purport to be complete. This discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the statutes and regulations summarized below. No assurance can be given that these statutes or regulations will not change in the future.
General. The Corporation is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which include, but are not limited to, the filing of annual, quarterly and other reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). As an Exchange Act reporting company, the Corporation is directly affected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “SOX”), which aimed at improving corporate governance and reporting procedures and requires expanded disclosure of the Corporation’s corporate operations and internal controls. The Corporation is already complying with new SEC and other rules and regulations implemented pursuant to the SOX and intends to comply with any applicable rules and regulations implemented in the future. Although the Corporation has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, additional expense in complying with the provisions of the SOX and the resulting regulations, such compliance has not had a material impact on the Corporation’s financial condition or results of operations and the management does not expect it to in the future.
The Corporation is a bank holding company within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and is registered as such with, and subject to the supervision of, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (the “FRB”). Generally, a bank holding company is required to obtain the approval of the FRB before it may acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any bank, and before it may acquire ownership or control of the voting shares of any bank if, after giving effect to the acquisition, the bank holding company would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank. The FRB’s approval is also required for the merger or consolidation of bank holding companies.
The Corporation is required to file periodic reports with the FRB and provide any additional information as the FRB may require. The FRB also has the authority to examine the Corporation and the Bank, as well as any arrangements between the Corporation and the Bank, with the cost of any such examinations to be borne by the Corporation.
Banking subsidiaries of bank holding companies are also subject to certain restrictions imposed by Federal law in dealings with their holding companies and other affiliates. Subject to certain restrictions set forth in the Federal Reserve Act, a bank can loan or extend credit to an affiliate, purchase or invest in the securities of an affiliate, purchase assets from an affiliate or issue a guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit on behalf of an affiliate, as long as the aggregate amount of such transactions of a bank and its subsidiaries with its affiliates does not exceed 10% of the capital stock and surplus of the bank on a per affiliate basis or 20% of the capital stock and surplus of the bank on an aggregate affiliate basis. In addition, such transactions must be on terms and conditions that are consistent with safe and sound banking practices. In particular, a bank and its subsidiaries generally may not purchase from an affiliate a low-quality asset, as defined in the Federal Reserve Act. These restrictions also prevent a bank holding company and its other affiliates from borrowing from a banking subsidiary of the bank holding company unless the loans are secured by marketable collateral of designated amounts. Additionally, the Corporation and its subsidiary are prohibited from engaging in certain tie-in arrangements in connection with any extension of credit, sale or lease of property or furnishing of services.

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A bank holding company is prohibited from engaging in or acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company engaged in non-banking activities. A bank holding company may, however, engage in or acquire an interest in a company that engages in activities which the FRB has determined by regulation or order are so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident to banking. In making these determinations, the FRB considers whether the performance of such activities by a bank holding company would offer advantages to the public that outweigh possible adverse effects.
As a national bank, the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and regular examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “Comptroller”). Each depositor’s account with the Bank is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) to the maximum amount permitted by law. The Bank is also subject to certain regulations promulgated by the FRB and applicable provisions of Virginia law, insofar as they do not conflict with or are not preempted by Federal banking law.
The regulations of the FDIC, the Comptroller and FRB govern most aspects of the Corporation’s business, including deposit reserve requirements, investments, loans, certain check clearing activities, issuance of securities, payment of dividends, branching, deposit interest rate ceilings and numerous other matters. As a consequence of the extensive regulation of commercial banking activities in the United States, the Corporation’s business is particularly susceptible to changes in state and Federal legislation and regulations, which may have the effect of increasing the cost of doing business, limiting permissible activities or increasing competition.
Governmental Policies and Legislation. Banking is a business that depends primarily on interest rate differentials. In general, the difference between the interest rates paid by the Bank on its deposits and its other borrowings and the interest rates received by the Bank on loans extended to its customers and securities held in its portfolio comprise the major portion of the Corporation’s earnings. These rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond the Corporation’s control. Accordingly, the Corporation’s growth and earnings are subject to the influence of domestic and foreign economic conditions, including inflation, recession and unemployment.
The commercial banking business is affected not only by general economic conditions, but is also influenced by the monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government and the policies of its regulatory agencies, particularly the FRB. The FRB implements national monetary policies (with objectives such as curbing inflation and combating recession) by its open-market operations in U.S. Government securities, by adjusting the required level of reserves for financial institutions subject to its reserve requirements and by varying the discount rates applicable to borrowings by depository institutions. The actions of the FRB in these areas influence the growth of bank loans, investments and deposits, and also affect interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits. The nature and impact of any future changes in monetary policies cannot be predicted.
From time to time, legislation is enacted which has the effect of increasing the cost of doing business, limiting or expanding permissible activities or affecting the competitive balance between banks and other financial institutions. Proposals to change the laws and regulations governing the operations and taxation of bank holding companies, banks and other financial institutions are frequently made in Congress, in the Virginia Legislature and brought before various bank holding company and bank regulatory agencies. The likelihood of any major changes and the impact such changes might have are impossible to predict.
Dividends. There are both federal and state regulatory restrictions on dividend payments by both the Bank and the Corporation that may affect the Corporation’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock. As a bank holding company, the Corporation is a separate legal entity from the Bank. Virtually all of the Corporation’s income results from dividends paid to the Corporation by the Bank. The amount of dividends that may be paid by the Bank depends upon the Bank’s earnings and capital position and is limited by federal and state law, regulations and policies. In addition to specific regulations governing the permissibility of dividends, both the FRB and the Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions are generally authorized to prohibit payment of dividends if they determine that the payment of dividends by the Bank would be an unsafe and unsound banking practice. The Corporation meets all regulatory requirements and began paying dividends in February 2006. The Corporation paid dividends totaling $497 thousand in 2007. See “Item 5 — Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.”
Capital Requirements. The FRB, the Comptroller and the FDIC have adopted risk-based capital adequacy guidelines for bank holding companies and banks. These capital adequacy regulations are based upon a risk-based capital determination, whereby a bank holding company’s capital adequacy is determined in light of the risk, both on- and off-balance sheet, contained in the company’s assets. Different categories of assets are assigned risk weightings and are counted at a percentage of their book value.
The regulations divide capital between Tier 1 capital (core capital) and Tier 2 capital. For a bank holding company, Tier 1 capital consists primarily of common stock, related surplus, non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and a limited amount of qualifying cumulative preferred securities. Goodwill and certain other intangibles are excluded from Tier 1 capital. Tier 2 capital consists of an amount equal to the allowance for loan and lease losses up to a maximum of 1.25% of risk weighted assets, limited other types of preferred stock not included in Tier 1 capital, hybrid capital instruments and term subordinated debt. Investments in and loans to unconsolidated banking and finance subsidiaries that constitute capital of those subsidiaries are excluded from capital. The sum of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital constitutes qualifying total capital. The guidelines

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generally require banks to maintain a total qualifying capital to weighted risk assets level of 8% (the “Risk-based Capital Ratio”). Of the total 8%, at least 4% of the total qualifying capital to weighted risk assets (the “Tier 1 Risk-based Capital Ratio”) must be Tier 1 capital.
The FRB, the Comptroller and the FDIC have adopted leverage requirements that apply in addition to the risk-based capital requirements. Banks and bank holding companies are required to maintain a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to average total consolidated assets (the “Leverage Ratio”) of at least 3.0% for the most highly-rated, financially sound banks and bank holding companies and a minimum Leverage Ratio of at least 4.0% for all other banks. The FDIC and the FRB define Tier 1 capital for banks in the same manner for both the Leverage Ratio and the Risk-based Capital Ratio. However, the FRB defines Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies in a slightly different manner. An institution may be required to maintain Tier 1 capital of at least 4% or 5%, or possibly higher, depending upon the activities, risks, rate of growth, and other factors deemed material by regulatory authorities. As of December 31, 2007, the Corporation and Bank both met all applicable capital requirements imposed by regulation.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”). There are five capital categories applicable to insured institutions, each with specific regulatory consequences. If the appropriate federal banking agency determines, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, that an insured institution is in an unsafe or unsound condition, it may reclassify the institution to the next lower capital category (other than critically undercapitalized) and require the submission of a plan to correct the unsafe or unsound condition. The Comptroller has issued regulations to implement these provisions. Under these regulations, the categories are:
      a. Well Capitalized — The institution exceeds the required minimum level for each relevant capital measure. A well capitalized institution is one (i) having a Risk-based Capital Ratio of 10% or greater, (ii) having a Tier 1 Risk-based Capital Ratio of 6% or greater, (iii) having a Leverage Ratio of 5% or greater and (iv) that is not subject to any order or written directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.
      b. Adequately Capitalized — The institution meets the required minimum level for each relevant capital measure. No capital distribution may be made that would result in the institution becoming undercapitalized. An adequately capitalized institution is one (i) having a Risk-based Capital Ratio of 8% or greater, (ii) having a Tier 1 Risk-based Capital Ratio of 4% or greater and (iii) having a Leverage Ratio of 4% or greater or a Leverage Ratio of 3% or greater if the institution is rated composite 1 under the CAMELS (Capital, Assets, Management, Earnings, Liquidity and Sensitivity to market risk) rating system.
      c. Undercapitalized — The institution fails to meet the required minimum level for any relevant capital measure. An undercapitalized institution is one (i) having a Risk-based Capital Ratio of less than 8% or (ii) having a Tier 1 Risk-based Capital Ratio of less than 4% or (iii) having a Leverage Ratio of less than 4%, or if the institution is rated a composite 1 under the CAMEL rating system, a Leverage Ratio of less than 3%.
      d. Significantly Undercapitalized — The institution is significantly below the required minimum level for any relevant capital measure. A significantly undercapitalized institution is one (i) having a Risk-based Capital Ratio of less than 6% or (ii) having a Tier 1 Risk-based Capital Ratio of less than 3% or (iii) having a Leverage Ratio of less than 3%.
      e. Critically Undercapitalized — The institution fails to meet a critical capital level set by the appropriate federal banking agency. A critically undercapitalized institution is one having a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2%.
An institution which is less than adequately capitalized must adopt an acceptable capital restoration plan, is subject to increased regulatory oversight, and is increasingly restricted in the scope of its permissible activities. Each company having control over an undercapitalized institution must provide a limited guarantee that the institution will comply with its capital restoration plan. Except under limited circumstances consistent with an accepted capital restoration plan, an undercapitalized institution may not grow. An undercapitalized institution may not acquire another institution, establish additional branch offices or engage in any new line of business unless determined by the appropriate federal banking agency to be consistent with an accepted capital restoration plan, or unless the FDIC determines that the proposed action will further the purpose of prompt corrective action. The appropriate Federal banking agency may take any action authorized for a significantly undercapitalized institution if an undercapitalized institution fails to submit an acceptable capital restoration plan or fails in any material respect to implement a plan accepted by the agency. A critically undercapitalized institution is subject to having a receiver or conservator appointed to manage its affairs and for loss of its charter to conduct banking activities.
An insured depository institution may not pay a management fee to a bank holding company controlling that institution or any other person having control of the institution if, after making the payment, the institution, would be undercapitalized. In addition, an institution cannot make a capital distribution, such as a dividend or other distribution that is in substance a distribution of capital to the owners of the institution if following such a distribution the institution would be undercapitalized. Thus, if payment of such a management fee or the making of such would cause the Bank to become undercapitalized, it could not pay a management fee or dividend to the Corporation.

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As of December 31, 2007, both the Corporation and the Bank were considered “well capitalized.”
Deposit Insurance Assessments. The Bank’s deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund (the “DIF”) of the FDIC. The DIF is the successor to the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which were merged in 2006. The FDIC recently amended its risk-based assessment system for 2007 to implement authority granted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 (“FDIRA”). Under the revised system, insured institutions are assigned to one of four risk categories based on supervisory evaluations, regulatory capital levels and certain other factors. An institution’s assessment rate depends upon the category to which it is assigned. Unlike the other categories, Risk Category I, which contains the least risky depository institutions, contains further risk differentiation based on the FDIC’s analysis of financial ratios, examination component ratings and other information. Assessment rates are determined by the FDIC and currently range from five to seven basis points for the healthiest institutions (Risk Category I) to 43 basis points of assessable deposits for the riskiest (Risk Category IV). The FDIC may adjust rates uniformly from one quarter to the next, except that no single adjustment can exceed three basis points. FDIRA also provided for the possibility that the FDIC may pay dividends to insured institutions if the DIF reserve ratio equals or exceeds 1.35% of estimated insured deposits.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the “GLBA”) implemented major changes to the statutory framework for providing banking and other financial services in the United States. The GLBA, among other things, eliminated many of the restrictions on affiliations among banks and securities firms, insurance firms and other financial service providers. A bank holding company that qualifies as a financial holding company will be permitted to engage in activities that are financial in nature or incidental or complimentary to financial activities. The activities that the GLBA expressly lists as financial in nature include insurance underwriting, sales and brokerage activities, providing financial and investment advisory services, underwriting services and limited merchant banking activities.
To become eligible for these expanded activities, a bank holding company must qualify as a financial holding company. To qualify as a financial holding company, each insured depository institution controlled by the bank holding company must be well-capitalized, well-managed and have at least a satisfactory rating under the CRA (discussed below). In addition, the bank holding company must file with the Federal Reserve a declaration of its intention to become a financial holding company. While the Corporation satisfies these requirements, the Corporation has not elected for various reasons to be treated as a financial holding company under the GLBA.
We do not believe that the GLBA has had a material adverse impact on the Corporation’s or the Bank’s operations. To the extent that it allows banks, securities firms and insurance firms to affiliate, the financial services industry may experience further consolidation. The GLBA may have the result of increasing competition that we face from larger institutions and other companies offering financial products and services, many of which may have substantially greater financial resources.
The GLBA and certain other regulations issued by federal banking agencies also provide new protections against the transfer and use by financial institutions of consumer nonpublic personal information. A financial institution must provide to its customers, at the beginning of the customer relationship and annually thereafter, the institution’s policies and procedures regarding the handling of customers’ nonpublic personal financial information. These privacy provisions generally prohibit a financial institution from providing a customer’s personal financial information to unaffiliated third parties unless the institution discloses to the customer that the information may be so provided and the customer is given the opportunity to opt out of such disclosure.
Community Reinvestment Act. The Bank is subject to the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (the “CRA”). The CRA imposes on financial institutions an affirmative and ongoing obligation to meet the credit needs of their local communities, including low and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions. A financial institution’s efforts in meeting community credit needs currently are evaluated as part of the examination process pursuant to three performance tests. These factors also are considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions and applications to open a branch or facility.
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Atlanta. The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Atlanta, which is one of twelve regional FHLBS that provide funding to their members for making housing loans as well as for affordable housing and community development lending. Each FHLB serves as a reserve or central bank for its members within its assigned region. It is funded primarily from proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the FHLB System. It makes loans to members (i.e., advances) in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board of Directors of the FHLB. As a member the Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in the FHLB in an amount equal to 4.5% of aggregate outstanding advances in addition to the membership stock requirement of 0.2% of the Bank’s total assets.
Mortgage Banking Regulation. The Bank’s mortgage banking subsidiary is subject to the rules and regulations of, and examination by, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), the Federal Housing Administration, the Department of Veterans

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Affairs and state regulatory authorities with respect to originating, processing and selling mortgage loans. Those rules and regulations, among other things, establish standards for loan origination, prohibit discrimination, provide for inspections and appraisals of property, require credit reports on prospective borrowers and, in some cases, restrict certain loan features and fix maximum interest rates and fees. In addition to other federal laws, mortgage origination activities are subject to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Truth-in-Lending Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Home Ownership Equity Protection Act, and the regulations promulgated there under. These laws prohibit discrimination, require the disclosure of certain basic information to mortgagors concerning credit and settlement costs, limit payment for settlement services to the reasonable value of the services rendered and require the maintenance and disclosure of information regarding the disposition of mortgage applications based on race, gender, geographical distribution and income level.
USA PATRIOT Act. The USA PATRIOT Act became effective on October 26, 2001 and provides for the facilitation of information sharing among governmental entities and financial institutions for the purpose of combating terrorism and money laundering. Among other provisions, the USA PATRIOT Act permits financial institutions, upon providing notice to the United States Treasury, to share information with one another in order to better identify and report to the federal government concerning activities that may involve money laundering or terrorists’ activities. The USA PATRIOT Act is considered a significant banking law in terms of information disclosure regarding certain customer transactions. Certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act impose the obligation to establish anti-money laundering programs, including the development of a customer identification program, and the screening of all customers against any government lists of known or suspected terrorists. Although it does create a reporting obligation and a cost of compliance, the Bank does not expect the USA PATRIOT Act to materially affect its products, services or other business activities.
Reporting Terrorist Activities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) has sent, and will send, our banking regulatory agencies lists of the names of persons suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. The Bank has been requested, and will be requested, to search its records for any relationships or transactions with persons on those lists. If the Bank finds any relationships or transactions, it must file a suspicious activity report and contact the FBI.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), which is a division of the Department of the Treasury, is responsible for helping to insure that United States entities do not engage in transactions with “enemies” of the United States, as defined by various Executive Orders and Acts of Congress. OFAC has sent, and will send, our banking regulatory agencies lists of names of persons and organizations suspected of aiding, harboring or engaging in terrorist acts. If the Bank finds a name on any transaction, account or wire transfer that is on an OFAC list, it must freeze such account, file a suspicious activity report and notify the FBI. The Bank has appointed an OFAC compliance officer to oversee the inspection of its accounts and the filing of any notifications. The Bank actively checks high-risk OFAC areas such as new accounts, wire transfers and customer files. The Bank performs these checks utilizing software, which is updated each time a modification is made to the lists provided by OFAC and other agencies of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
Consumer Laws and Regulations. The Bank is also subject to certain consumer laws and regulations that are designed to protect consumers in transactions with banks. While the list set forth herein is not exhaustive, these laws and regulations 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, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Fair Housing Act, among others. These laws and 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.
ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS
Our future success will depend on our ability to compete effectively in the highly competitive financial services industry.
We face substantial competition in all phases of our operations from a variety of different competitors. In particular, there is very strong competition for financial services in Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area in which we conduct a substantial portion of our business. We compete with commercial banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market funds and other mutual funds, as well as other local and community, super-regional, national and international financial institutions that operate offices in our primary market areas and elsewhere. Our future growth and success will depend on our ability to compete effectively in this highly competitive financial services environment.
Many of our competitors are well-established, larger financial institutions and many offer products and services that we do not. Many have substantially greater resources, name recognition and market presence that benefit them in attracting business. Some of our competitors are not subject to the same regulation as is imposed on bank holding companies and federally-insured national banks, including credit unions which do not pay federal income tax, and, therefore, have regulatory advantages over us in accessing funding and in providing various services. While we believe we compete effectively with these other financial institutions in our primary markets, we may face a competitive disadvantage as a result of our smaller size, smaller asset base, lack of geographic diversification and inability to spread our marketing costs across a broader market. If we have to raise interest rates paid on deposits or lower interest

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rates charged on loans to compete effectively, our net interest margin and income could be negatively affected. Failure to compete effectively to attract new or to retain existing, clients may reduce or limit our net income and our market share and may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and growth.
Our profitability depends on interest rates generally, and we may be adversely affected by changes in government monetary policy.
Our profitability depends in substantial part on our net interest margin, which is the difference between the rates we receive on loans and investments and the rates we pay for deposits and other sources of funds. Our net interest margin depends on many factors that are partly or completely outside of our control, including competition, federal economic, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic conditions generally. Our net interest income will be adversely affected if market interest rates change so that the interest we pay on deposits and borrowings increases faster than the interest we earn on loans and investments.
Changes in interest rates, particularly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which implements national monetary policy in order to mitigate recessionary and inflationary pressures, also affect the value of our loans. In setting its policy, the Federal Reserve may utilize techniques such as: (i) engaging in open market transactions in United States government securities; (ii) setting the discount rate on member bank borrowings; and (iii) determining reserve requirements. These techniques may have an adverse effect on our deposit levels, net interest margin, loan demand or our business and operations. In addition, an increase in interest rates could adversely affect borrowers’ ability to pay the principal or interest on existing loans or reduce their desire to borrow more money. This may lead to an increase in our nonperforming assets, a decrease in loan originations, or a reduction in the value of and income from our loans, any of which could have a material and negative effect on our results of operations. We try to minimize our exposure to interest rate risk, but we are unable to completely eliminate this risk. Fluctuations in market rates and other market disruptions are neither predictable nor controllable and may have a material and negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our profitability depends significantly on local economic conditions.
As a lender, we are exposed to the risk that our loan clients may not repay their loans according to their terms and any collateral securing payment may be insufficient to fully compensate us for the outstanding balance of the loan plus the costs we incur disposing of the collateral. Although we have collateral for most of our loans, that collateral can fluctuate in value and may not always cover the outstanding balance on the loan. With most of our loans concentrated in Northern Virginia, a decline in local economic conditions could adversely affect the values of our real estate collateral. Consequently, a decline in local economic conditions may have a greater effect on our earnings and capital than on the earnings and capital of larger financial institutions whose real estate loan portfolios are more geographically diverse.
In addition to assessing the financial strength and cash flow characteristics of each of our borrowers, the bank often secures loans with real estate collateral. At December 31, 2007, approximately 86.2% of our bank’s loans held for investment have real estate as a primary or secondary component of collateral. The real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of default by the borrower and may deteriorate in value during the time the credit is extended. If we are required to liquidate the collateral securing a loan to satisfy the debt during a period of reduced real estate values, our earnings and capital could be adversely affected.
Our business strategy includes the continuation of our growth plans, and our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively affected if we fail to grow or fail to manage our growth effectively.
We intend to continue to grow in our existing banking markets (internally and through additional offices) and to expand into new markets as appropriate opportunities arise. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies that are experiencing growth. We cannot assure you we will be able to expand our market presence in our existing markets or successfully enter new markets, or that any expansion will not adversely affect our results of operations. Failure to manage our growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, future prospects, financial condition or results of operations, and could adversely affect our ability to successfully implement our business strategy. Also, if our growth occurs more slowly than anticipated or declines, our operating results could be materially affected in an adverse way.
Our ability to successfully grow will depend on a variety of factors, including the continued availability of desirable business opportunities, the competitive responses from other financial institutions in our market areas and our ability to manage our growth. While we believe we have the management resources and internal systems in place to successfully manage our future growth, there can be no assurance growth opportunities will be available or growth will be successfully managed.
We may face risks with respect to future acquisitions.
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rapidly since our incorporation. As part of that strategy, we have acquired three mortgage companies and a small equipment leasing company. We may acquire other financial institutions and mortgage companies, or parts of those entities, in the future. Acquisitions and mergers involve a number of risks, including:
    the time and costs associated with identifying and evaluating potential acquisitions and merger partners;
 
    the estimates and judgments used to evaluate credit, operations, management and market risks with respect to the target entity may not be accurate;
 
    the time and costs of evaluating new markets, hiring experienced local management and opening new offices, and the time lags between these activities and the generation of sufficient assets and deposits to support the costs of the expansion;
 
    our ability to finance an acquisition and possible ownership or economic dilution to our current shareholders;
 
    the diversion of our management’s attention to the negotiation of a transaction, and the integration of the operations and personnel of the combining businesses;
 
    entry into new markets where we lack experience;
 
    the introduction of new products and services into our business;
 
    the incurrence and possible impairment of goodwill associated with an acquisition and possible adverse short-term effects on our results of operations; and
 
    the potential loss of key employees and clients.
We may incur substantial costs to expand, and we can give no assurance such expansion will result in the levels of profits we seek. There can be no assurance that integration efforts for any future mergers or acquisitions will be successful. Also, we may issue equity securities, including common stock and securities convertible into shares of our common stock, in connection with future acquisitions, which could cause ownership and economic dilution to our current shareholders. There is no assurance that, following any future merger or acquisition, our integration efforts will be successful or our company, after giving effect to the acquisition, will achieve profits comparable to or better than our historical experience.
Our allowance for loan losses could become inadequate and reduce our earnings and capital.
We maintain an allowance for loan losses that we believe is adequate for absorbing any potential losses in our loan portfolio. Management conducts a periodic review and consideration of the loan portfolio to determine the amount of the allowance for loan losses based upon general market conditions, credit quality of the loan portfolio and performance of our clients relative to their financial obligations with us. The amount of future losses, however, is susceptible to changes in economic and other market conditions, including changes in interest rates and collateral values, that are beyond our control, and these future losses may exceed our current estimates. Our allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2007 was $7.5 million. Although we believe the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses in our loan portfolio, we cannot predict such losses or guarantee that our allowance will be adequate in the future. Excessive loan losses could have a material impact on our financial performance and reduce our earnings and capital.
Liquidity needs could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
We rely on dividends from the bank as our primary source of funds. The primary source of funds of the bank are client deposits and loan repayments. While scheduled loan repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, they are subject to the ability of borrowers to repay the loans. The ability of borrowers to repay loans can be adversely affected by a number of factors, including changes in economic conditions, adverse trends or events affecting business industry groups, reductions in real estate values or markets, business closings or lay-offs, inclement weather, natural disasters and international instability. Additionally, deposit levels may be affected by a number of factors, including rates paid by competitors, general interest rate levels, regulatory capital requirements, returns available to clients on alternative investments and general economic conditions. Accordingly, we may be required from time to time to rely on secondary sources of liquidity to meet withdrawal demands or otherwise fund operations. Such sources include FHLB advances, sales of securities and loans, and federal funds lines of credit from correspondent banks, as well as out-of-market time deposits. While we believe that these sources are currently adequate, there can be no assurance they will be sufficient to meet future liquidity demands, particularly if we continue to grow and experience increasing loan demand. We may be required to slow or discontinue loan growth, capital expenditures or other investments or liquidate assets should such sources not be adequate.

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We are subject to extensive regulation that could limit or restrict our activities and adversely affect our earnings.
We operate in a highly regulated industry, and both we and the Bank are subject to extensive regulation and supervision by the FRB, the Comptroller, and the FDIC. Our compliance with these regulations is costly and restricts certain of our activities, including payment of dividends, mergers and acquisitions, investments, loans and interest rates charged, interest rates paid on deposits and locations of offices. We are also subject to capitalization guidelines established by our regulators, which require us to maintain adequate capital to support our growth. Many of these regulations are intended to protect depositors and the FDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund rather than our shareholders.
SOX, and the related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and NASDAQ that are applicable to us, have increased the scope, complexity and cost of corporate governance, reporting and disclosure practices, including the cost of completing our audit and maintaining our internal controls. As a result, we may experience greater compliance costs.
The laws and regulations that apply to us could change at any time. We cannot predict whether or what form of proposed statute or regulation will be adopted or the extent to which such adoption may affect our business. Regulatory changes may increase our costs, limit the types of financial services and products we may offer and/or increase the ability of non-banks to offer competing financial services and products and thus place other entities that are not subject to similar regulation in stronger, more favorable competitive positions, which could adversely affect our growth and our ability to operate profitably. Failure to comply with existing or new laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, civil money penalties and/or reputation damage, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our recent results may not be indicative of our future results.
We may not be able to sustain our historical rate of growth or may not even be able to grow our business at all. In addition, our recent and rapid growth may distort some of our historical financial ratios and statistics. In the future, we may not have the benefit of several recently favorable factors, such as a generally stable interest rate environment, a strong real estate market, or the ability to find suitable expansion opportunities. Various factors, such as economic conditions, regulatory and legislative considerations and competition, may also impede or prohibit our ability to expand our market presence. If we experience a significant decrease in our historical rate of growth, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected due to a high percentage of our operating costs being fixed expenses.
Our hedging strategies may not be successful in managing our risks associated with interest rates.
We use various derivative financial instruments to provide a level of protection against interest rate risks, but no hedging strategy can protect us completely. When rates change, we expect to record a gain or loss on derivatives that would be offset by an inverse change in the value of loans held for sale and mortgage-related securities. We cannot assure you, however, that our hedging strategy and use of derivatives will offset the risks related to changes in interest rates. See “Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies” and “Item 7A — Quantitative and Qualitative Market Risk Disclosure.”
The profitability of the Mortgage Corporation will be significantly reduced if we are not able to sell mortgages.
Currently, we sell all of the mortgage loans originated by the Mortgage Corporation. We only underwrite mortgages that we reasonably expect will have more than one potential purchaser. The profitability of our mortgage company depends in large part upon our ability to originate or purchase a high volume of loans and to quickly sell them in the secondary market. Thus, we are dependent upon (i) the existence of an active secondary market and (ii) our ability to sell loans into that market.
The Mortgage Corporation’s ability to sell mortgage loans readily is dependent upon the availability of an active secondary market for single-family mortgage loans, which in turn depends in part upon the continuation of programs currently offered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other institutional and non-institutional investors. These entities account for a substantial portion of the secondary market in residential mortgage loans. Some of the largest participants in the secondary market, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are government-sponsored enterprises whose activities are governed by federal law, and while we do not actively participate in their programs, they do have substantial market influence. Any future changes in laws that significantly affect the activity of these government-sponsored enterprises and other institutional and non-institutional investors or any impairment of our ability to participate in such programs could, in turn, adversely affect our operations.
We may be exposed to greater risks from offering non-conforming mortgage loans.
We are an originator of non-conforming residential mortgage loans for sale into the secondary market. These are residential mortgages that do not qualify for purchase by government sponsored agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Our operations

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may be negatively affected due to our investments in non-conforming mortgage loans. Credit, liquidity and repurchase risks associated with non-conforming mortgage loans may be greater than those for conforming mortgage loans. We, therefore, may assume a greater risk of increased delinquency rates and/or credit losses, as well as interest rate risk, by offering non-conforming products.
Our small- to medium-sized business target market may have fewer financial resources to weather a downturn in the economy.
We target our commercial development and marketing strategy primarily to serve the banking and financial services needs of small- and medium-sized businesses. These businesses generally have fewer financial resources in terms of capital or borrowing capacity than larger entities. If general economic conditions negatively impact this economic sector in the markets in which we operate, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information about clients and counterparties.
In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions with clients and counterparties, we may rely on information furnished to us by or on behalf of clients and counterparties, including financial statements and other financial information. We 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, we may assume that a customer’s audited financial statements conform with GAAP and present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the customer. Our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted to the extent we rely on financial statements or other information that does not comply with GAAP or is materially misleading.
Negative public opinion could damage our reputation and adversely impact our earnings.
Reputation risk, or the risk to our business, earnings and capital from negative public opinion, is inherent in our business. Negative public opinion can result from our actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices, corporate governance and acquisitions, and from actions taken by government regulators and community organizations in response to those activities. Negative public opinion can adversely affect our ability to keep and attract clients and employees and can expose us to litigation and regulatory action. Because virtually all of our businesses operate under the “Access National” brand, actual or alleged conduct by one business can result in negative public opinion about our other businesses. Although we take steps to minimize reputation risk in dealing with our clients and communities, this risk will always be present given the nature of our business.
We depend on the services of key personnel, and a loss of any of those personnel could disrupt our operations and result in reduced revenues.
Our success depends upon the continued service of our senior management team and upon our ability to attract and retain qualified financial services personnel. Competition for qualified employees is intense. In our experience, it can take a significant period of time to identify and hire personnel with the combination of skills and attributes required in carrying out our strategy. If we lose the services of our key personnel, or are unable to attract additional qualified personnel, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
We may need to invest in new technology to compete effectively, and that could have a negative effect on our operating results and the value of our common stock.
The market for financial services, including banking services, is increasingly affected by advances in technology, including developments in telecommunications, data processing, computers, automation and Internet-based banking. We depend on third-party vendors for portions of our data processing services. In addition to our ability to finance the purchase of those services and integrate them into our operations, our ability to offer new technology-based services depends on our vendors’ abilities to provide and support those services. Future advances in technology may require us to incur substantial expenses that adversely affect our operating results, and our limited capital resources may make it impractical or impossible for us to keep pace with competitors possessing greater capital resources. Our ability to compete successfully in our banking markets may depend on the extent to which we and our vendors are able to offer new technology-based services and on our ability to integrate technological advances into our operations.
Our ability to pay dividends is subject to regulatory restrictions, and we may be unable to pay future dividends.
Our ability to pay dividends is subject to regulatory restrictions and the need to maintain sufficient consolidated capital. Also, our only source of funds with which to pay dividends to our shareholders is dividends we receive from our bank, and the bank’s ability to pay dividends to us is limited by its own obligations to maintain sufficient capital and regulatory restrictions. If these regulatory requirements are not satisfied, we will be unable to pay dividends on our common stock. We paid our first cash dividends on February 24, 2006. We cannot guarantee that dividends will not be reduced or eliminated in future periods.

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Certain provisions under our articles of incorporation and applicable law may make it difficult for others to obtain control of our corporation even if such a change in control may be favored by some shareholders.
In addition to the amount of common stock controlled by our chairman of the board and other principal shareholders, certain provisions in our articles of incorporation and applicable Virginia corporate and banking law may have the effect of discouraging a change of control of our company even if such a transaction is favored by some of our shareholders and could result in shareholders receiving a substantial premium over the current market price of our shares. The primary purpose of these provisions is to encourage negotiations with our management by persons interested in acquiring control of our corporation. These provisions may also tend to perpetuate present management and make it difficult for shareholders owning less than a majority of the shares to be able to elect even a single director.  
ITEM 1B — UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2 — PROPERTIES
The Bank and the Mortgage Corporation leases offices that are used in the normal course of business. The principal executive office of the Corporation, Bank, Access Real Estate and Mortgage Corporation is owned by Access Real Estate, a subsidiary of the Bank, and is located at 1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, Virginia. The Bank leases offices in Chantilly, Tysons Corner, Leesburg, and Manassas, Virginia. The Mortgage Corporation leases offices in Fredericksburg, Vienna, Richmond, Annandale, and Roanoke in Virginia. The Mortgage Corporation leases three offices in Maryland located in Bowie, Crofton and Westminster in addition to the offices in, Tennessee, Texas and Colorado. Access Real Estate owns an undeveloped commercial lot in Fredericksburg that is being held for future expansion of the Bank and Mortgage Corporation.
All of the owned and leased properties are in good operating condition and are adequate for the Corporation’s present and anticipated future needs.
ITEM 3 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Bank is a party to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion that these legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporations’ financial condition or results of operations. From time to time the Bank may initiate legal actions against borrowers in connection with collecting defaulted loans. Such actions are not considered material by management unless otherwise disclosed.
ITEM 4 — SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended December 31, 2007.
PART II
ITEM 5 — MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
In July 2004, The Corporation’s common stock became listed on the NASDAQ Global Market of the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and is quoted under the symbol of “ANCX”.
Set forth below is certain financial information relating to the Corporation’s common stock price history. Prices reflect transactions executed on NASDAQ.

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    2007           2006    
    High   Low   Dividends   High   Low   Dividends
First Quarter
  $ 9.82     $ 9.10     $ 0.01     $ 15.10     $ 9.84     $ 0.005  
Second Quarter
    9.59       8.60       0.01       11.30       8.40       0.005  
Third Quarter
    8.91       6.89       0.01       10.39       8.75       0.005  
Fourth Quarter
    8.14       5.60       0.01       10.05       9.10       0.005  
As of March 10, 2008, the Corporation had 10,294,643 outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $.835 per share, held by approximately 384 shareholders of record and the closing price for the Corporation’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market was $7.52.
The Corporation paid its ninth consecutive quarterly cash dividend on February 25, 2008 to shareholders of record as of February 13, 2008. Payment of dividends is at the discretion of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, is subject to various federal and state, regulatory limitations. Future dividends are dependent upon the overall performance and capital requirements of the Corporation. See “Item 1 — Business — Supervision and Regulation — Dividends” for a discussion of regulatory requirements related to dividends.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2007
The following table details the Corporation’s purchases of its common stock during the fourth quarter pursuant to a Share Repurchase Program announced on March 20, 2007. At December 31, 2007 the Share Repurchase Program authorized the repurchase of 1,500,000 shares. The Share Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date.
                                 
    Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities        
                    (c) Total Number of     (d) Maximum Number  
                    Shares Purchased as     of Shares that may  
    (a) Total Number of     (b) Average Price     Part of Publicly     yet be Purchased  
Period   Shares Purchased     Paid Per Share     Announced Plan     Under the Plan  
October 1 - October 31, 2007
        $              
November 1 - November 30, 2007
    149,083       5.84       149,083       350,917  
December 1 - December 31, 2007
    96,541       5.93       96,541       254,376  
 
                       
Total
    245,624     $ 5.88       245,624       254,376  
 
                       
Stock Performance
The following graph compares the Corporation’s cumulative total shareholder return on its common stock for the five year period ended December 31, 2007 with the cumulative return of a broad equity market index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“SAP 500 Index”) and a peer group constructed by the Corporation (the “Peer Group”). This presentation assumes $100 was invested the in shares of the Corporation and each of the indices on December 31, 2002, and that dividends, if any, were immediately reinvested in additional shares. The graph plots the value of the initial $100 investment at one-year intervals from December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2007.
The Peer Group consists of five companies that, in the opinion of management, are similar to the Corporation in ways relevant to a comparison of stock performance. Specifically, each company in the Peer Group provides commercial banking services in the Mid-Atlantic Region, has existed for a reasonably similar time period as has the Corporation, and is considered by our management to be in an expansion mode. In calculating the relative index, the stock values of the Peer Group are re-balanced at the beginning of each year by the weighted market capitalization.

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The Peer Group consists of:
             
Company, Headquarters   Exchange   Trading Symbol   Established
 
Cardinal Financial Corporation
  NASDAQ-GS   CFNL   1998
Fairfax, Virginia
           
 
           
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
  NASDAQ-CM   EGBN   1998
Bethesda, Maryland
           
 
           
Towne Bank
  NASDAQ-GS   TOWN   1999
Portsmouth, Virginia
           
 
           
Valley Financial Corporation
  NASDAQ-CM   VYFC   1995
Roanoke, Virginia
           
 
           
Virginia National Bank
  OTC-BB   VABK   1998
Charlottesville, Virginia
           
There can be no assurance the Corporation’s future stock performance will continue with the same or similar trend as illustrated in the graph below.

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Access National Corporation
(PORFERMANCE GRAPH)
                                                 
    Period Ending
Index   12/31/02   12/31/03   12/31/04   12/31/05   12/31/06   12/31/07
 
Access National Corporation
    100.00       218.72       205.22       413.64       278.05       176.59  
S&P500
    100.00       128.68       142.69       149.70       173.34       182.86  
Peer Group Index*
    100.00       153.99       197.93       203.03       204.57       169.20  
 
*   Access National Corporation’s peer group consists of the following: Cardinal Financial Corporation (CFNL), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (EGBN), Towne Bank (TOWN), Valley Financial Corporation (VYFC), and Virginia National Bank (VABK).

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ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Selected Financial Data
                                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)  
Income Statement Data:
                                       
Net interest income
  $ 20,122     $ 18,256     $ 15,273     $ 11,694     $ 9,138  
Provision for loan losses
    2,588       232       1,196       1,462       526  
Non-interest income
    27,707       27,633       30,956       25,952       33,765  
Non-interest expense
    39,949       34,212       35,830       31,580       36,432  
Income taxes
    1,590       3,853       3,305       1,619       2,129  
 
                             
Net income before extra ordinary items
    3,702       7,592       5,898       2,985       3,816  
Extra ordinary income, net of income tax
                      330        
 
                             
Net Income
  $ 3,702     $ 7,592     $ 5,898     $ 3,315     $ 3,816  
 
                             
 
                                       
Per Share Data:
                                       
Earnings per share
                                       
Basic, before extra ordinary income
  $ 0.32     $ 0.81     $ 0.75     $ 0.40     $ 0.55  
Basic
    0.32       0.81       0.75       0.44       0.55  
Diluted, before extra ordinary income
    0.31       0.72       0.63       0.33       0.44  
Diluted
    0.31       0.72       0.63       0.36       0.44  
Cash dividends paid
    0.04       0.02                    
Book value at period end
    5.35       5.27       3.92       3.29       2.84  
 
                                       
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Total assets
  $ 622,376     $ 644,782     $ 537,050     $ 420,098     $ 257,390  
Loans held for sale
    39,144       65,320       45,019       36,245       29,756  
Total loans
    477,598       433,594       369,733       292,594       189,320  
Total securities
    73,558       105,163       87,771       51,378       23,178  
Total deposits
    473,418       438,932       419,629       317,393       198,183  
Shareholders’ equity
    57,961       62,295       31,185       25,998       19,755  
Average shares outstanding, basic
    11,620,130       9,429,074       7,867,135       7,509,536       6,986,680  
Average shares outstanding, diluted
    11,866,468       10,541,873       9,423,087       9,155,778       8,822,372  
 
                                       
Performance Ratios:
                                       
Return on average assets
    0.57 %     1.29 %     1.29 %     0.97 %     1.45 %
Return on average equity
    5.84 %     17.15 %     20.63 %     14.48 %     20.48 %
Net interest margin (1)
    3.18 %     3.21 %     3.49 %     3.64 %     3.58 %
 
                                       
Efficiency Ratios:
                                       
Access National Bank
    50.87 %     48.67 %     52.21 %     56.40 %     50.71 %
Access National Mortgage Corp.
    107.52 %     92.42 %     89.13 %     94.18 %     89.66 %
Access National Corporation
    83.52 %     75.06 %     80.09 %     87.61 %     84.26 %
 
                                       
Asset Quality Ratios:
                                       
Allowance to period end loans
    1.56 %     1.26 %     1.41 %     1.37 %     1.35 %
Allowance to nonperforming loans
    449.25 %     1514.60 %     397.78 %     185.07 %     310.93 %
Net charge-offs to average loans
    0.12 %                        
Net interest income divided by total average earning assets.(1)
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ITEM 6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA continued
                                         
    December 31
    2007   2006   2005   2004   2003
    (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Average Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Total assets
  $ 649,584     $ 589,834     $ 457,251     $ 341,153     $ 263,415  
Securities
    94,331       107,165       64,862       25,340       14,036  
Loans held for sale
    49,750       53,935       45,688       42,416       80,649  
Loans
    472,372       400,211       318,438       246,809       146,366  
Allowance for loan losses
    6,170       5,363       4,433       2,945       2,363  
Total deposits
    444,999       423,788       337,403       235,387       203,840  
Junior subordinated debentures
    9,237       10,311       10,311       10,311       5,593  
Total shareholders’ equity
    63,343       44,270       28,586       22,901       18,637  
 
                                       
Capital Ratios:
                                       
Tier 1 risk-based capital
    12.41 %     15.01 %     10.78 %     10.97 %     12.54 %
Total risk-based capital
    13.66 %     16.18 %     12.11 %     12.80 %     15.47 %
Leverage capital ratio
    10.07 %     11.53 %     7.60 %     8.83 %     10.28 %
ITEM 7 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIALCONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide an overview of the significant factors affecting the financial condition and the results of operations of the Corporation and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with this discussion and analysis.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this Annual Report on Form 10-K may contain forward-looking statements. For this purpose, any statements contained herein, including documents incorporated by reference, that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include discussions as to our expectations, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives and future financial or other performance or assumptions concerning matters discussed in this document. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “ anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends” or other words of similar meaning. You can also identify them by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from historical results or those anticipated by such statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, changes in: branch expansion plans, interest rates, general economic conditions, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the Comptroller, U.S. Treasury and the FRB, the economy of Northern Virginia, including governmental spending and real estate markets, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made. For additional discussion of risk factors that may cause our actual future results to differ materially from the results indicated within forward looking statements, please see “Item 1A – Risk Factors” herein.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principals of accounting: (i)Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 5 Accounting for Contingencies, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimatable and (ii) SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the loan balance.
An allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based upon industry standards, known risk characteristics, management’s evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of loan activity. Such evaluation considers among other factors, the estimated market value of the underlying collateral, and current economic conditions. For further information about our practices with respect to allowance for loan losses, please see the subsection “Loans” below.
Other Than Temporary Impairment of Investment Securities
The Bank’s investment portfolio is classified as available-for-sale. The estimated fair value of the portfolio fluctuates due to changes in market interest rates and other factors. Changes in estimated fair value are recorded in stockholders equity as a component of comprehensive income. Securities are monitored to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary. Management evaluates the investment portfolio on a quarterly basis to determine the collectability of amounts due per the contractual terms of the investment security. Once a decline in value is determined to be other than temporary, the value of the security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized. At December 31, 2007 there were no securities with other than temporary impairment.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Mortgage Corporation carries all derivative instruments at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” as amended (“Statement 133”), provides specific accounting provisions for derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting. The Mortgage Corporation has not elected to apply hedge accounting to its derivative instruments as provided in Statement 133.
See Notes 1, 10 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on derivatives.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Summary
The Corporation completed its eighth year of operation and recorded net income of $3.7 million. Earnings in 2007 were impacted by an increase in expenses of $2.9 million associated with loans repurchased by our Mortgage Corporation and a $1.8 million increase in the Bank’s allowance for loan losses as a result of growth in loans held for investment. As a result of the volatility in the mortgage industry, we have eliminated the wholesale mortgage operations, revised our product offerings and strengthened our underwriting guidelines. These actions are expected to cause a reduction in mortgage origination volume and improve the future prospects for a profitable mortgage operation.
During 2007, we opened two new banking offices, one in Leesburg, Virginia and the other in Manassas, Virginia. Both of these offices are in two of the fastest growing areas of Northern Virginia. Total assets at December 31, 2007 were $622.4 million compared to $644.8 million in 2006. The decrease in total assets is primarily due to a $31.6 million decrease in investment securities and a $26.2 million decrease in loans held for sale, partially offset by an increase in loans held for investment of approximately $44.0 million.
The following discussions by major categories explain the changes in financial condition.

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Investment Securities
The Corporation’s securities portfolio is comprised of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Government Agency securities, municipal securities, CRA mutual fund, mortgage backed securities, FRB and FHLB stock. The investment portfolio is used to provide liquidity and as a tool for managing interest sensitivity in the balance sheet, while generating a reasonable return. At December 31, 2007 the estimated fair value of the securities portfolio totaled $73.6 million, down from $105.2 million, in 2006. The decrease is due to maturities in the investment portfolio that were not reinvested. All securities were classified as available for sale. The Financial Accounting Standards Board(“FASB”) requires that securities classified as available for sale be accounted for at fair market value. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded directly to a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Corporation’s securities classified as available for sale had an unrealized gain net of deferred taxes of $230.0 thousand on December 31, 2007. The following tables presents the types, amounts and maturity distribution of the securities portfolio.
Investment Securities Available for Sale
(In Thousands)
                         
    December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
Investment Securities Available for Sale:
                       
US Treasury
  $ 1,013     $ 996     $ 1,602  
US Government agency
    61,720       91,609       75,260  
Mortgage backed
    799       1,040       1,393  
Tax exempt municipals
    2,891       2,888       2,840  
Taxable municipals
    1,099       1,275       1,466  
Mutual fund
    1,479       1,468       1,471  
Restricted stock
    4,557       5,887       3,739  
 
                 
Total Securities
  $ 73,558     $ 105,163     $ 87,771  
 
                 
Maturity Schedule of Investment Securities Available for Sale 2007
(In Thousands)
                                                         
                    After One Year     After Five Years        
    Within     But Within     But Within        
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Total  
    Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount     Yield     Amount  
Investment Securities Available for Sale (1)
                                                       
US Treasury
  $           $ 1,013       4.50 %   $           $ 1,013  
US Government agency
    38,879       4.42 %     997       4.05 %     21,844       5.78 %     61,720  
Mortgage backed
                799       5.34 %                 799  
Tax exempt municipals
                            2,891       5.50 %     2,891  
Taxable municipals
                1,099       4.30 %                 1,099  
 
                                         
Total
  $ 38,879       4.42 %   $ 3,908       3.29 %   $ 24,735       5.75 %   $ 67,522  
 
                                         
 
(1)   Excludes CRA Mutual Fund, FRB Stock and FHLB Stock
Loans
Loans held for investment totaled $477.6 at December 31, 2007 up from $433.6 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $44.0 million. The Bank concentrates on providing banking services to small to medium sized businesses and professionals in our market area. Our loan officers maintain a professional relationship with our clients and are responsive to their financial needs. They are directly involved in the community and it is this involvement and commitment that leads to referrals and continued growth.

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Commercial loans increased by approximately $13.0 million from last year. Loans secured by commercial real estate increased $39.9 million, a 24.9% increase over 2006. The growth in commercial real estate loans reflects our commitment to local owner occupied commercial financing. Real estate construction loans decreased $13.5 million, a 19.7% decrease over last year. This loan category is comprised of construction and land development loans. Competition for loans in this somewhat cyclical category is very high. Residential real estate loans increased $4.1 million in 2007. Consumer loans totaled $1.0 million in 2007 and $555 thousand in 2006. The Bank offers a complete line of consumer lending products, primarily as a service to the affiliates of our commercial and professional clients. The Bank does not actively market its consumer products at this time, which accounts for the nominal amount of consumer loans.
Loans held for sale totaled $39.1 million at December 31, 2007 compared to $65.3 million at December 31, 2006, a decrease of $26.2 million. The decrease in loans held for sale is due to a decrease in loans originated during the month of December, 2007. Loan origination volume increased $21.0 million from 2006 to $1.070 billion in 2007. The increase in loan originations occurred during the first half of 2007 prior to the downturn in the housing industry. The following tables present the major classifications and maturity distribution of loans held for investment at December 31:
Composition of Loan Portfolio
                                                                                 
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
            Percentage             Percentage             Percentage             Percentage             Percentage  
    Amount     of Total     Amount     of Total     Amount     of Total     Amount     of Total     Amount     of Total  
                                    (In Thousands)                                  
Commercial
  $ 64,860       13.58 %   $ 51,825       11.95 %   $ 38,516       10.42 %   $ 48,427       16.55 %   $ 31,759       16.78 %
Commercial real estate
    199,894       41.85       159,996       36.90       137,423       37.17       96,939       33.13       69,128       36.51  
Real estate construction
    55,074       11.53       68,570       15.81       37,054       10.02       33,073       11.30       13,766       7.27  
Residential real estate
    156,731       32.82       152,648       35.21       156,185       42.24       113,432       38.77       73,846       39.01  
Consumer
    1,039       0.22       555       0.13       555       0.15       723       0.25       821       0.43  
 
                                                           
 
                                                                               
Total loans
  $ 477,598       100.00 %   $ 433,594       100.00 %   $ 369,733       100.00 %   $ 292,594       100.00 %   $ 189,320       100.00 %
 
                                                           
                                         
Loan Maturity Distribution at December 31, 2007
 
    Three Months or     Over Three Months     Over One Year     Over        
    Less     Through One Year     Through Five Years     Five Years     Total  
    (In Thousands)  
Commercial
  $ 9,357     $ 18,383     $ 32,413     $ 4,707     $ 64,860  
Commercial real estate
    20,229       43,095       126,818       9,752       199,894  
Real estate construction
    3,022       9,426       42,626             55,074  
Residential real estate
    31,489       33,175       76,649       15,418       156,731  
Consumer
    89       30       920             1,039  
 
                                       
 
                             
Total
  $ 64,186     $ 104,109     $ 279,426     $ 29,877     $ 477,598  
 
                             
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan loss totaled approximately $7.5 million at December 31, 2007, up from $5.5 million in 2006. The level of the allowance for loan losses is determined by an ongoing detailed analysis of risk and loss potential within the portfolio as a whole. Although actual loan losses have been insignificant, our senior credit management, with nearly 150 years in collective experience in managing similar portfolios in our marketplace, concluded the amount of our reserve and the methodology applied to arrive at the amount of the reserve is justified and appropriate. Outside of our own analysis, our reserve adequacy and methodology are reviewed

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on a regular basis by an internal audit program, and bank regulators and such reviews have not resulted in any material adjustment to the reserve.
The overall allowance for loan losses is equivalent to approximately 1.56% of total loans held for investment. The schedule below, Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses, reflects the pro rata allocation by the different loan types. The methodology as to how the allowance was derived is a combination of specific allocations and percentage allocations of the unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses, as discussed below. The Bank has developed a comprehensive risk weighting system based on individual loan characteristics that enables the Bank to allocate the composition of the allowance for loan losses by types of loans.
The methodology as to how the allowance was derived is detailed below. Unallocated amounts included in the allowance for loan losses have been applied to the loan classifications on a percentage basis.
Adequacy of the reserve is assessed, and appropriate expense and charge-offs are taken, no less frequently than at the close of each fiscal quarter end. The methodology by which we systematically determine the amount of our reserve is set forth by the Board of Directors in our Credit Policy. Under this Policy, our Chief Credit Officer is charged with ensuring that each loan is individually evaluated and the portfolio characteristics are evaluated to arrive at an appropriate aggregate reserve. The results of the analysis are documented, reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors no less than quarterly. The following elements are considered in this analysis: loss estimates on specific problem credits (the “Specific Reserve”), individual loan risk ratings, lending staff changes, loan review and board oversight, loan policies and procedures, portfolio trends with respect to volume, delinquency, composition/concentrations of credit, risk rating migration, levels of classified credit, off-balance sheet credit exposure, any other factors considered relevant from time to time (the “General Reserve”) and, finally, an “Unallocated Reserve” to cover any unforeseen factors not considered above in the appropriate magnitude. Each of the reserve components, General, Specific and Unallocated are discussed in further detail below.
With respect to the General Reserve, all loans are graded or “Risk Rated” individually for loss potential at the time of origination and as warranted thereafter, but no less frequently than quarterly. Loss potential factors are applied based upon a blend of the following criteria: our own direct experience at this bank; our collective management experience in administering similar loan portfolios in the market for nearly 150 years; and peer data contained in statistical releases issued by both the Comptroller and the FDIC. Although looking only at peer data and the bank’s historically low write-offs would suggest a lower loan loss allowance, our management’s experience with similar portfolios in the same market combined with the fact that our portfolio is relatively unseasoned, justify a conservative approach in contemplating external statistical resources. Accordingly, management’s collective experience at this bank and other banks is the most heavily weighted criterion, and the weighting is subjective and varies by loan type, amount, collateral, structure, and repayment terms. Prevailing economic conditions generally and within each individual borrower’s business sector are considered, as well as any changes in the borrower’s own financial position and, in the case of commercial loans, management structure and business operations.
When deterioration develops in an individual credit, the loan is placed on a “Watch List” and the loan is monitored more closely. All loans on the watch list are evaluated for specific loss potential based upon either an evaluation of the liquidated value of the collateral or cash flow deficiencies. If management believes that, with respect to a specific loan, an impaired source of repayment, collateral impairment or a change in a debtor’s financial condition presents a heightened risk of non-performance of a particular loan, a portion of the reserve may be specifically allocated to that individual loan. The aggregation of this loan by loan loss analysis comprises the “Specific Reserve”.
The Unallocated Reserve is maintained to absorb risk factors outside of the General and Specific Allocations. Maximum and minimum target limits, currently 0.00%-0.15% of total loans, are established by us on a quarterly basis for the Unallocated Reserve.
In addition to the reserves discussed above, the Mortgage Corporation maintains a separate reserve in other liabilities for LHFS and potential early default penalties. At December 31, 2007 the balance in this reserve totaled approximately $119 thousand.
The following tables present an analysis of the allowance for loan losses, for the periods indicated.

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Allowance for Loan Losses
                                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (In Thousands)  
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 5,452     $ 5,215     $ 4,019     $ 2,565     $ 2,048  
 
                                       
Provision for loan losses
    2,588       232       1,196       1,462       526  
 
                                       
Charge-offs:
                                       
Commerical
                      8       11  
Real estate
    580                          
Consumer
                             
 
                             
Total charge-offs
    580                   8       11  
Recoveries:
                                       
Commerical
                            2  
Real estate
                             
Consumer
    2       5                    
 
                             
Total recoveries
    2       5                   2  
 
                             
Net charge-offs
    (578 )     5             (8 )     (9 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Balance, end of period
  $ 7,462     $ 5,452     $ 5,215     $ 4,019     $ 2,565  
 
                             
Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses
                                                                                 
    Year Ended December 31  
            Percentage             Percentage             Percentage             Percentage             Percentage  
    2007     of total     2006     of total     2005     of total     2004     of total     2003     of total  
    ( In Thousands)  
Commercial
  $ 1,341       17.97 %   $ 802       14.71 %   $ 1,546       29.64 %   $ 1,475       36.70 %   $ 508       19.81 %
Commercial real estate
    3,487       46.73       2,296       42.11       1,896       36.36       1,235       30.73       1,054       41.09  
Real estate construction
    929       12.45       1,055       19.35       499       9.58       438       10.90       220       8.58  
Residential real estate
    1,695       22.72       1,293       23.72       1,267       24.30       862       21.45       772       30.10  
Consumer
    10       0.13       6       0.11       6       0.12       9       0.22       11       0.42  
 
                                                           
Total
  $ 7,462       100.00 %   $ 5,452       100.00 %   $ 5,215       100.00 %   $ 4,019       100.00 %   $ 2,565       100.00 %
 
                                                           

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Non-performing Assets And Past Due
The following table presents information with respect to non-performing assets and 90 day delinquencies for the years indicated.
Nonperforming Assets and Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or More
                                         
    December 31,  
(In Thousands)   2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
Non-accrual loans:
                                       
Commercial
  $ 187     $     $ 1,311     $ 1,615     $ 228  
Residential real estate
    1,474       360             543       598  
 
                             
Total non-accrual loans
    1,661       360       1,311       2,158       826  
 
                                       
Restructured loans
                             
 
                                       
Other real estate owned (“OREO”)
    1,041                          
 
                                       
 
                             
Total non-performing assets
  $ 2,702     $ 360     $ 1,311     $ 2,158     $ 826  
 
                             
 
                                       
Ratio of non-performing assets to:
                                       
Total loans plus OREO
    0.56 %     0.08 %     0.35 %     0.74 %     0.44 %
 
                                       
Total assets
    0.43 %     0.06 %     0.24 %     0.51 %     0.32 %
 
                                       
Accruing past due loans:
                                       
90 or more days past due
  $     $ 914     $     $     $  
Non-performing assets, which consist of non-accrual loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”) totaled $2.7 million as of December 31, 2007, an increase of $2.3 million compared to December 31, 2006.
Non-accrual loans totaled $1.7 million as of December 31, 2007 and consisted of four residential mortgage loans and one commercial loan.
When a loan is placed on non-accrual, unpaid interest is reversed against interest income. Subsequent receipts on non-accrual loans are recorded as a reduction of principal and interest income is recorded only after principal recovery is reasonably assured.
The loss potential for each loan has been evaluated and in management’s opinion the risk of loss is adequately reserved against. Management actively works with the borrowers to maximize the potential for repayment and reports on the status to the Board of Directors, no less than on a monthly basis.
Deposits
Deposits totaled $473.4 million at December 31, 2007 and were comprised of non-interest bearing demand deposits in the amount of $59.4 million, savings and interest bearing deposits in the amount of $142.8 million and time deposits in the amount of $271.2 million. Total deposits increased $34.5 million over December 31, 2006, an increase of 7.9%. Non-interest bearing demand deposits totaled $79.2 million at year end 2006. Our non-interest bearing demand deposits are predominately commercial and subject to wide fluctuations which accounts for the decline in this category at year end. Average deposits for 2007 totaled $445.0 million compared to $423.8 in 2006, an increase of $21.2 million. The increase in average deposits is primarily due to the expansion of our customer base. We offer a full line of competitive deposit products that have varying rates and terms. Our deposits are primarily from our local market. Professional loan officers are responsible for marketing both loans and deposits. Our primary focus with respect to core deposit growth is upon the business deposits in our market. We plan to strengthen our sales staff by adding personnel, and we continue to use direct marketing and traditional media advertising. The opening of our new offices in Leesburg and Manassas are

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expected to contribute to the growth in deposits in 2008. Our customer service focus is mainly on our business and professional customers, which usually generate more referrals for additional new business than do retail account holders.
Time deposits represent 57.3% of total deposits, up from 54.5% of total deposits on December 31, 2006. Time deposits increased by 13.3% over December 31, 2006 due to higher, more competitive interest rates. Savings and interest bearing deposits represent 30.2% of total deposits as compared to 27.4% on December 31, 2006. Non-interest bearing demand deposits represent 12.6% of total deposits, down from 18.0% in 2006. This decrease is largely due to temporary balance fluctuations in commercial accounts.
Brokered or “wholesale” deposits included in time deposits totaled $92.6 million at December 31, 2007 and represented 19.6% of total deposits compared to $64.6 million and 14.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2006. Wholesale depositors are outside of the target market and place their deposit with us solely due to the interest rate paid. Together with other funding sources, we use these types of deposits for specific funding requirements and to fund the short term cash needs associated with the LHFS program discussed under “Loans” as well as to carry long term investments such as “Mortgage Loans Held for Investment” and our real estate.
The daily average balances and weighted average rates paid on deposits for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 are presented below.
Average Deposits and Average Rates Paid
(In Thousands)
                                                                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    Average     Income /     Yield /     Average     Income /     Yield /     Average     Income /     Yield /  
    Balance     Expense     Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate  
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 9,507     $ 199       2.09 %   $ 10,691     $ 224       2.10 %   $ 10,630     $ 200       1.88 %
Money market deposit accounts
    111,344       4,888       4.39 %     118,548       4,859       4.10 %     130,147       4,255       3.27 %
Savings accounts
    4,989       231       4.63 %     2,147       88       4.10 %     450       4       0.89 %
Time deposits
    256,805       12,808       4.99 %     230,896       10,605       4.59 %     129,314       4,559       3.53 %
 
                                                     
Total interest-bearing deposits
    382,645       18,126       4.74 %     362,282       15,776       4.35 %     270,541       9,018       3.33 %
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
    62,354                       61,506                       66,862                  
 
                                                                 
Total deposits
  $ 444,999                     $ 423,788                     $ 337,403                  
 
                                                                 
The table below presents the maturity distribution of time deposits at December 31, 2007.
Certificate of Deposit Maturity Distribution
                                 
    December 31, 2007  
    Three months     Over three     Over        
    or less     through twelve months     twelve months     Total  
    (In Thousands)  
Less than $100,000
  $ 43,127     $ 65,578     $ 60,253     $ 168,958  
Greater than or equal to $100,000
    36,576       50,059       15,590       102,225  
 
                       
 
  $ 79,703     $ 115,637     $ 75,843     $ 271,183  
 
                       
Borrowings
Borrowed funds consist of advances from the FHLB, subordinated debentures (trust preferred), securities sold under agreement to repurchase, U.S. Treasury demand notes, federal funds purchased and commercial paper. At December 31, 2007 borrowed funds totaled $87.4 million, compared to $137.8 million at December 31, 2006. Short term borrowingsat December 31, 2007 decreased $43.3 million from December 31, 2006. This decrease is due in part to the $26.2 million decrease in loans held for sale and the $31.6

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million decrease in securities available for sale. The Corporation redeemed $4.1 million in subordinated debentures on September 30, 2007. The following table provides a break down of all borrowed funds.
Borrowed Funds Distribution
                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
At Period End
                       
FHLB advances
  $ 15,500     $ 45,000     $ 36,000  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    14,814       14,541       977  
Commercial paper
    9,454       20,599       11,219  
US Treasury demand note
    1,907              
FHLB long term borrowings
    39,524       42,572       21,786  
Subordinated debentures
    6,186       10,311       10,311  
Fed funds purchased
          4,811        
 
                 
Total at period end
  $ 87,385       137,834     $ 80,293  
 
                 
 
                       
Average Balances
                       
FHLB advances
  $ 60,224     $ 61,066     $ 43,375  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    11,695       4,644       925  
Commercial paper
    15,679       17,586       8,520  
US Treasury demand note
    234              
FHLB long term borrowings
    41,932       23,722       24,028  
Subordinated debentures
    9,237       10,311       10,311  
Fed funds purchased
    716       419        
 
                 
Total average balance
  $ 139,717     $ 117,748     $ 87,159  
 
                 
 
                       
Average rate paid on all borrowed funds
    5.14 %     5.02 %     4.02 %
 
                 
Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity decreased $4.3 million during 2007, due in part, to the repurchase of 1,245,624 shares at a weighted average price of $7.62. Banking regulators have defined minimum regulatory capital ratios that the Corporation and the Bank are required to maintain. These risk based capital guidelines take into consideration risk factors, as defined by the banking regulators, associated with various categories of assets, both on and off the balance sheet. Both the Corporation and Bank are classified as well capitalized, which is the highest rating. The table below presents an analysis of risk based capital, and outlines the regulatory components of capital and risk based capital ratios.

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Risk Based Capital Analysis
                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Tier 1 Capital:
                       
Common stock
  $ 9,052     $ 9,867     $ 6,644  
Capital surplus
    21,833       29,316       9,099  
Retained earnings
    26,832       23,620       16,227  
Subordinated debt (trust preferred debenture)
    6,000       10,000       10,000  
 
                 
Total Tier 1 capital
    63,717       72,803       41,970  
 
                       
Subordinated debt not included in Tier I
                311  
Allowance for loan losses
    6,436       5,688       4,874  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Risk Based Capital
  $ 70,153     $ 78,491     $ 47,155  
 
                 
 
                       
Risk weighted assets
  $ 513,598     $ 484,987     $ 389,381  
 
                 
 
                       
Quarterly average assets
  $ 632,752     $ 631,378     $ 552,292  
 
                 
 
                       
Capital Ratios:
                       
Tier 1 risk based capital ratio
    12.41 %     15.01 %     10.78 %
Total risk based capital ratio
    13.66 %     16.18 %     12.11 %
Leverage ratio
    10.07 %     11.53 %     7.60 %
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Financial results for 2007 were directly impacted by the downturn in the residential housing market. As property values declined and interest rates increased, defaults on residential mortgages rose to record numbers. While we have never been a sub-prime lender our mortgage subsidiary repurchased approximately $6 million in mortgage loans as a result of early payment defaults. The expenses associated with the repurchase of these loans and the subsequent liquidation of the properties impacted earnings by approximately $2.9 million. The other significant factor impacting income was an increase in the Bank’s allowance for loan losses of $1.8 million due to the $44.0 million growth in loans held for investment. Net income totaled $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a decrease of $3.9 million from $7.6 million in 2006. Return on average assets was .57%, a decrease from 1.29% for the year ended December 31, 2006. Return on average equity decreased to 5.84% from 17.15% in 2006. Diluted earnings per share for 2007 was $.31 compared to $.72 in 2006.
Net income totaled $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, an increase of $1.7 million over $5.9 million in 2005. Return on average assets remained unchanged from 2005 at 1.29%. Return on average equity decreased to 17.15% in 2006, from 20.63% in 2005 as a result of the increase in capital. Diluted earnings per share for 2006 were $.72 compared to $.63 in 2005. The increase in net income was due to a 30.1% increase in average earning assets.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income, the principal source of Bank earnings, is the amount of income generated by earning assets (primarily loans and investment securities) less the interest expense incurred on interest bearing liabilities (primarily deposits) used to fund earning assets. During 2007 our net interest margin decreased 3 basis points from 3.21% in 2006 to 3.18%. The weighted average yield on earning assets increased .15%, while the weighted average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities increased .32% contributing to the decrease in net interest margin and reflecting the competition for deposits. The table below, Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest Bearing Liabilities summarizes the major components of net interest income for the past three years and also provides yields, rates and average balances.

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Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis increased from $18.3 million in 2006 to $20.2 million in 2007. Net interest income depends upon the volume of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and the associated rates. Average interest earning assets increased $64.4 million to $633.9 million, up from $569.5 million in 2006. See Volume and Rate analysis for changes in earning assets and interest bearing liabilities.
Interest expense totaled $25.3 million in 2007, an increase of $3.6 million over 2006. Interest bearing deposits averaged $382.6 million in 2007 compared to $362.3 million in 2006. Borrowed funds averaged $139.7 million, up from $117.7 million in 2006. The increase in deposits and borrowings funded the growth in earning assets. The average cost of interest bearing liabilities was 4.8% in 2007 compared to 4.5% in 2006.
Net interest income increased in 2006 to $18.3 million compared to $15.3 million in 2005. Average interest earning assets increased $131.8 million to $569.5 million in 2006, up from $437.7 million in 2005.
During 2006 net interest margin decreased 28 basis points from 3.49% in 2005 to 3.21%. The weighted average yield on earning assets increased .67%, and the weighted average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities increased 1.02%. Net interest income increased 19.5% in 2006 up from $15.3 million in 2005 to $18.3 million.
Interest expense totaled $21.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately $9.2 million over 2005. Total interest bearing deposits averaged $362.3 million in 2006 compared to $270.5 million in 2005. Borrowed funds averaged $117.7 million, up from $87.2 million in 2005. The increase in deposits and borrowings funded the growth in earning assets. The average cost of interest bearing liabilities was 4.5% in 2006 compared to 3.5% in 2005.

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Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities*
                                                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    Average     Income /     Yield /     Average     Income /     Yield /     Average     Income /     Yield /  
    Balance     Expense     Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate     Balance     Expense     Rate  
                            (In Thousands)                                  
Assets:
                                                                       
Interest earning assets:
                                                                       
Securities
  $ 94,331     $ 4,324       4.58 %   $ 107,165     $ 4,687       4.37 %   $ 64,862     $ 2,489       3.84 %
Loans(3)
    522,122       40,303       7.72 %     454,146       34,899       7.68 %     364,126       25,043       6.88 %
Interest bearing deposits & federal funds sold
    17,474       846       4.84 %     8,193       400       4.88 %     8,739       279       3.19 %
         
Total interest earning assets
    633,927       45,473       7.17 %     569,504       39,986       7.02 %     437,727       27,811       6.35 %
Non-interest earning assets:
                                                                       
Cash and due from banks
    6,784                       10,546                       10,579                  
Premises, land and equipment
    9,710                       9,616                       9,260                  
Other assets
    5,333                       5,531                       4,118                  
Less: allowance for loan losses
    (6,170 )                     (5,363 )                     (4,433 )                
 
                                                                 
Total non-interest earning assets
    15,657                       20,330                       19,524                  
 
                                                                 
Total Assets
  $ 649,584                     $ 589,834                     $ 457,251                  
 
                                                                 
 
                                                                       
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                                                       
Interest bearing liabilities:
                                                                       
Interest bearing demand deposits
  $ 9,507     $ 199       2.09 %   $ 10,691     $ 224       2.10 %   $ 10,630     $ 200       1.88 %
Money market deposit accounts
    111,344       4,888       4.39 %     118,548       4,859       4.10 %     130,147       4,255       3.27 %
Savings accounts
    4,989       231       4.63 %     2,147       88       4.10 %     450       4       0.89 %
Time deposits
    256,805       12,808       4.99 %     230,896       10,605       4.59 %     129,314       4,559       3.53 %
         
Total interest-bearing deposits
    382,645       18,126       4.74 %     362,282       15,776       4.35 %     270,541       9,018       3.33 %
FHLB Advances
    60,224       3,197       5.31 %     61,066       3,161       5.18 %     43,375       1,610       3.71 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    11,695       516       4.41 %     4,643       166       3.58 %     925       19       2.05 %
Other short-term borrowings
    16,628       641       3.85 %     18,005       738       4.10 %     8,520       250       2.93 %
Long-term borrowings
    41,932       2,018       4.81 %     23,722       962       4.06 %     24,028       917       3.82 %
Subordinated Debentures
    9,237       806       8.73 %     10,311       880       8.53 %     10,311       706       6.85 %
         
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    522,361       25,304       4.84 %     480,029       21,683       4.52 %     357,700       12,520       3.50 %
         
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
                                                                       
Demand deposits
    62,354                       61,506                       66,862                  
Other liabilities
    1,526                       4,029                       4,103                  
 
                                                                 
Total liabilities
    586,241                       545,564                       428,665                  
Shareholders’ Equity
    63,343                       44,270                       28,586                  
 
                                                                 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
  $ 649,584                     $ 589,834                     $ 457,251                  
 
                                                                 
 
                                                                       
Interest Spread(1)
                    2.33 %                     2.50 %                     2.85 %
 
                                                                 
 
                                                                       
Net Interest Margin(2)*
          $ 20,169       3.18 %           $ 18,303       3.21 %           $ 15,291       3.49 %
                                     
 
(1)   Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest bearing liabilities.
 
(2)   Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.
 
(3)   Loans placed on non-accrual status are included in loan balances
 
*   Note: Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using 34% tax rate.

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Volume and Rate Analysis*
                                                                         
    Years Ended December 31  
    2007 compared to 2006     2006 compared to 2005     2005 compared to 2004  
    Change Due To:     Change Due To:     Change Due To:  
    Increase /                     Increase /                     Increase /              
    (Decrease)     Volume     Rate     (Decrease)     Volume     Rate     (Decrease)     Volume     Rate  
    (In Thousands)  
Interest Earning Assets:
                                                                       
Investments
  $ (363 )   $ (584 )   $ 221     $ 2,197     $ 1,814     $ 383     $ 1,584     $ 1,511     $ 73  
Loans
    5,404       5,226       178       9,856       6,713       3,143       7,815       4,897       2,918  
Interest bearing deposits
    431       434       (3 )     121       (18 )     139       187       35       152  
Federal funds sold
    15       16       (1 )     1       1                          
             
 
                                                                       
Total Increase in Interest Income
    5,487       5,092       395       12,175       8,510       3,665       9,586       6,443       3,143  
 
                                                                       
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
                                                                       
Interest bearing demand deposits
    (25 )     (24 )     (1 )     24             24       107       18       89  
Money market deposit accounts
    29       (304 )     333       604       (406 )     1,009       3,417       2,709       709  
Savings accounts
    143       130       13       84       43       41                    
Time deposits
    2,203       1,240       963       6,046       4,376       1,669       1,139       662       478  
             
Total interest-bearing deposits
    2,350       1,042       1,308       6,758       4,013       2,743       4,663       3,389       1,276  
FHLB Advances
    36       (42 )     78       1,551       785       766       948       (19 )     967  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    350       304       46       147       124       23       (6 )     (20 )     14  
Other short-term borrowings
    (97 )     (54 )     (43 )     488       359       129       129       109       20  
Long-term borrowings
    1,056       851       205       45       (12 )     57       63       260       (197 )
Trust Preferred
    (74 )     (95 )     21       173       1       172       192             192  
             
 
                                                                       
Total Increase in Interest Expense
    3,621       2,006       1,615       9,162       5,270       3,890       5,989       3,719       2,272  
 
                                                                       
             
Increase in Net Interest Income
  $ 1,866       3,086     $ (1,220 )   $ 3,013       3,240     $ (225 )   $ 3,597     $ 2,724     $ 871  
             
 
*   Note: Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using 34% tax rate.
Provision for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses charged to operating expense in 2007 was $2.6 million, up from $232 thousand in 2006. The increase in the provision for loan losses is due in part to the increase in loans held for investment and the continuous credit risk assessment of the portfolio. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb inherent losses in the loan portfolio based on the evaluation as of December 31, 2007.
The provision for loan losses charged to operating expense in 2006 was $232 thousand down from $1.2 million in 2005. The decrease in the provision for loan losses is due to the reallocation of $811 thousand in specific reserves relating to non performing loans that were upgraded to performing loan status in 2006.

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Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income consists of revenue generated from a broad range of financial services and activities. The Mortgage Corporation provides the most significant contributions towards non-interest income. Total non-interest income was $27.7 million in 2007 compared to $27.6 million in 2006. Gains on the sale of loans totaled $20.2 million in 2007 compared to $19.8 million in 2006. Mortgage broker fees amounted to $3.9 million in 2007 down from $5.3 million in 2006. Other income, comprised primarily of miscellaneous loan fees, totaled $3.2 million in 2007 compared to $2.2 million in 2006.
The volume of our Mortgage Corporation is subject to many cyclical risks against which we actively manage. Volume and the accompanying non-interest income are subject to the risks associated with the general interest rate environment as well as the new home and resale activity of the residential real estate market in the communities we serve.
Total non-interest income was $27.6 million in 2006, down $3.4 million from $31.0 million in 2005 primarily due to a decrease in gains on the sale of loans originated by the Mortgage Corporation. Gains on the sale of loans totaled $19.8 million in 2006 compared to $22.6 million in 2005. This decrease is due to a general compression of margins available in the market place as well as an increase in wholesale loan originations which generally have lower margins than retail loan originations. Mortgage broker fees amounted to $5.3 million in 2006 down, from $5.6 million in 2005, as fewer loans were brokered.
Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense totaled $39.9 million in 2007 up $5.7 million from $34.2 million in 2006. Occupancy expense increased $668 thousand primarily as a result of rent increases and the addition of two new banking offices. Other operating expense accounted for approximately $4.9 million of the total increase. Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements details the changes in other operating expense.
Non-interest expense totaled $34.2 million in 2006 down $1.6 million from $35.8 million in 2005. Salaries and benefits totaled $19.4 million, a decrease of $1.1 million from $20.5 million in 2005. The decrease in salaries and benefits is due to a decrease in commissions at the Mortgage Corporation. Other operating expense decreased approximately $500 thousand from $13.4 million in 2005 to $12.9 in 2006.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense totaled approximately $1.6 million compared to $3.9 million in 2006. Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements show the components of federal income tax.

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Quarterly Results (unaudited)
The following is a summary of the results of operations for each quarter of 2007 and 2006.
                                         
    First     Second     Third     Fourth     Total  
    Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     YTD  
    (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)  
2007
                                       
Total interest income
  $ 11,173     $ 11,517     $ 11,699     $ 11,037     $ 45,426  
Total interest expense
    6,117       6,587       6,633       5,967       25,304  
Net interest income
    5,056       4,930       5,066       5,070       20,122  
Provision for loan losses
    291       465       942       890       2,588  
Net interest income after provision for loan
    4,765       4,465       4,124       4,180       17,534  
Total noninterest income
    8,161       7,920       6,117       5,509       27,707  
Total noninterest expense
    10,967       10,096       10,020       8,866       39,949  
Income tax expense
    633       782       (23 )     198       1,590  
 
                             
Net income
  $ 1,326     $ 1,507     $ 244     $ 625     $ 3,702  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings Per Share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.11     $ 0.13     $ 0.02     $ 0.06     $ 0.32  
Diluted
    0.11       0.12       0.02       0.06       0.31  
                                         
    First     Second     Third     Fourth     Total  
    Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     YTD  
    (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)  
2006
                                       
Total interest income
  $ 8,645     $ 9,776     $ 10,570     $ 10,947     $ 39,938  
Total interest expense
    4,548       5,371       5,740       6,023       21,682  
Net interest income
    4,097       4,405       4,830       4,924       18,256  
Provision for loan losses
    124       49             59       232  
Net interest income after provision for loan
    3,973       4,356       4,830       4,865       18,024  
Total noninterest income
    6,231       6,486       7,252       7,664       27,633  
Total noninterest expense
    7,744       8,065       9,286       9,117       34,212  
Income tax expense
    837       971       895       1,150       3,853  
 
                             
Net income
  $ 1,623     $ 1,806     $ 1,901     $ 2,262     $ 7,592  
 
                             
 
                                       
Earnings Per Share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.20     $ 0.22     $ 0.19     $ 0.20     $ 0.81  
Diluted
    0.17       0.19       0.17       0.19       0.72  
Liquidity Management
Liquidity is the ability of the Corporation to convert assets into cash or cash equivalents without significant loss and to raise additional funds by increasing liabilities. Liquidity management involves maintaining the Corporation’s ability to meet the daily cash flow requirements of both depositors and borrowers.
Asset and liability management functions not only serve to assure adequate liquidity in order to meet the needs of the Corporation’s customers, but also to maintain an appropriate balance between interest sensitive assets and interest sensitive liabilities so that the Corporation can earn an appropriate return for its shareholders.

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The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily through loan principal repayments and maturities of investment securities. Other short-term investments such as Federal Funds sold and maturing interest bearing deposits with other banks are additional sources of liquidity funding. At December 31, 2007, overnight interest bearing balances totaled $13.3 million and securities available for sale net of restricted stock totaled $69.0 million.
The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity through various interest bearing and non-interest bearing deposit accounts, Federal Funds purchased, securities sold under agreement to repurchase and other short-term borrowings. At December 31, 2007, the Corporation had a line of credit with the FHLB totaling $193.1 million and outstanding variable rate loans of $15.5 million, and an additional $39.5 million in term loans at fixed rates ranging from 2.70% to 5.21% leaving $138.1 million available on the line. In addition to the line of credit at the FHLB and its mortgage subsidiary also issue repurchase agreements and commercial paper. As of December 31, 2007, outstanding repurchase agreements totaled $14.8 million and commercial paper issued amounted to $9.5 million. The interest rate on these instruments is variable and subject to change daily. The Bank also maintains Federal Funds lines of credit with its correspondent banks and, at December 31, 2007, these lines amounted to $22.6 million. The Corporation also has $6.2 million in subordinated debentures to support the growth of the organization.
The Corporation funded the growth in interest earning assets through a combination of deposits, retention of earnings and borrowed funds. The Corporation expects its short and long term sources of liquidity and capital to remain adequate to support expected growth. The Bank relies on a variety of short and long term resources for liquidity from a variety of sources that substantially reduces reliance upon any single provider.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes the Corporation’s contractual obligations to make future payments (other than deposit obligations) as of December 31, 2007.
                                 
    Payments Due By Period  
    December 31, 2007  
    Less Than     1 - 3     More Than        
    1 Year     Years     3 Years     Total  
    (In Thousands)  
FHLB Advances
  $ 15,500     $     $     $ 15,500  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    14,814                   14,814  
FHLB long-term borrowings
          36,274       3,250       39,524  
Commercial paper
    9,454                       9,454  
US treasury demand notes
    1,907                   1,907  
Subordinated debentures
                6,186       6,186  
Leases
    432       919       249       1,600  
Other contractual commitments
    2,000                   2,000  
 
                       
Total
  $ 44,107     $ 37,193     $ 9,685     $ 90,985  
 
                       
Off Balance Sheet Items
During the ordinary course of business, the Bank issues commitments to extend credit and, at December 31, 2007, these commitments amounted to $16.8 million. These commitments do not necessarily represent cash requirements, since many commitments are expected to expire without being drawn on. At December 31, 2007 the Bank had approximately $115.0 million in unfunded lines and letters of credit. These lines of credit, if drawn upon, would be funded from routine cash flows.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 7A – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Corporation’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The Funds Management Committee is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position and establishes policies to monitor and coordinate the Corporation’s sources, uses and pricing of funds.
Interest Rate Sensitivity Management
The Corporation uses a simulation model to analyze, manage and formulate operating strategies that address net interest income sensitivity to movements in interest rates. The simulation model projects net interest income based on various interest rate scenarios over a twelve month period. The model is based on the actual maturity and re-pricing characteristics of rate sensitive assets and liabilities. The model incorporates certain assumptions which management believes to be reasonable regarding the impact of changing interest rates and the prepayment assumption of certain assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2007. The model assumes changes in interest rates without any management intervention to change the composition of the balance sheet. The table below reflects the outcome of these analyses at December 31, 2007. According to the model run for the period ended December 31, 2007 over a twelve month period, an immediate 100 basis points increase in interest rates would result in an increase in net interest income by 4.42%. An immediate 200 basis points decline in interest rates would result in a decrease in net interest income by 8.94%. While management carefully monitors the exposure to changes in interest rates and takes actions as warranted to decrease any adverse impact, there can be no assurance about the actual effect of interest rate changes on net interest income.
                     
    Rate Shock Analysis
    December 31, 2007
    Change in   Hypothetical   Hypothetical Percentage
    Federal Funds   Percentage Change   Change In Economic
    Target Rate   In Earnings   Value of Equity
 
    3.00 %     12.49 %   -17.89%
 
    2.00 %     8.13 %   -11.89%
 
    1.00 %     4.42 %   -5.72%
 
    -1.00 %     -4.57 %   5.63%
 
    -2.00 %     -8.94 %   11.55%
 
    -3.00 %     -13.09 %   18.96%
The Corporation’s net interest income and the fair value of its financial instruments are influenced by changes in the level of interest rates. The Corporation manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through policies established by its Funds Management Committee. The Funds Management Committee meets periodically and has responsibility for formulating and implementing strategies to improve balance sheet positioning and earnings and reviewing interest rate sensitivity.
The Mortgage Corporation is party to mortgage rate lock commitments to fund mortgage loans at interest rates previously agreed (locked) by both the Corporation and the borrower for specified periods of time. When the borrower locks their interest rate, the Corporation effectively extends a put option to the borrower, whereby the borrower is not obligated to enter into the loan agreement, but the Corporation must honor the interest rate for the specified time period. The Corporation is exposed to interest rate risk during the accumulation of interest rate lock commitments and loans prior to sale. The Corporation utilizes either a best efforts sell forward or a mandatory sell forward commitment to economically hedge the changes in fair value of the loan due to changes in market interest rates. Failure to effectively monitor, manage and hedge the interest rate risk associated with the mandatory commitments subjects the Corporation to potentially significant market risk.
Throughout the lock period the changes in the market value of interest rate lock commitments, best efforts and mandatory sell forward commitments are recorded as unrealized gains and losses and are included in the statement of operations in mortgage revenue. The Corporation’s management has made complex judgments in the recognition of gains and losses in connection with this activity. The Corporation utilizes a third party and its proprietary simulation model to assist in identifying and managing the risk associated with this activity.
Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices
A bank’s asset and liability structure is substantially different from that of a non financial company in that virtually all assets and liabilities of a bank are monetary in nature. The impact of inflation on financial results depends upon the Bank’s ability to react to changes in interest rates and, by such reaction, reduce the inflationary impact on performance. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction, or at the same magnitude, as the prices of other goods and services. Management seeks to manage the relationship between interest-sensitive assets and liabilities in order to protect against wide interest rate fluctuations, including those resulting from inflation.

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ITEM 8 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Access National Corporation
Reston, Virginia
We have audited Access National Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria).  Access National Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, Access National Corporation and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Access National Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, and our report dated March 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
  /S/
BDO Seidman LLP
Richmond, Virginia
March 13, 2008

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Access National Corporation
Reston, Virginia
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Access National Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Access National Corporation and subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Access National Corporation and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
  /S/
BDO Seidman LLP
Richmond, Virginia
March 13, 2008

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2007 and 2006
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
                 
    2007     2006  
Assets
               
 
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 6,238     $ 11,974  
Interest bearing deposits in other banks and federal funds sold
    13,266       15,391  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    73,558       105,163  
Loans held for sale
    39,144       65,320  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses 2007; $7,462; 2006; $5,452
    470,136       428,142  
Premises and equipment, net
    9,712       9,598  
Other assets
    10,322       9,194  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 622,376     $ 644,782  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
 
               
Liabilities
               
Deposits
               
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
  $ 59,415     $ 79,223  
Savings and interest bearing deposits
    142,820       120,309  
Time deposits
    271,183       239,400  
 
           
Total deposits
    473,418       438,932  
 
               
Short term borrowings
    41,676       84,951  
Long term borrowings
    39,524       42,572  
Subordinated debentures
    6,186       10,311  
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
    3,611       5,721  
 
           
Total liabilities
    564,415       582,487  
 
           
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Common stock, par value, $.835, authorized 60,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding, 10,840,730 in 2007 and 11,816,929 in 2006
    9,052       9,867  
Additional paid in capital
    21,833       29,316  
Retained earnings
    26,846       23,641  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
    230       (529 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    57,961       62,295  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 622,376     $ 644,782  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
Interest and Dividend Income
                       
Loans
  $ 40,303     $ 34,898     $ 25,043  
Interest-bearing deposits & federal funds sold
    830       399       279  
Securities
    4,293       4,641       2,471  
 
                 
Total interest and dividend income
    45,426       39,938       27,793  
 
                 
 
                       
Interest Expense
                       
Deposits
    18,125       15,776       9,018  
Short-term borrowings
    4,354       4,065       1,879  
Long-term borrowings
    2,018       962       917  
Trust preferred capital notes
    807       879       706  
 
                 
Total interest expense
    25,304       21,682       12,520  
 
                 
 
                       
Net interest income
    20,122       18,256       15,273  
Provision for loan losses
    2,588       232       1,196  
 
                 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    17,534       18,024       14,077  
 
                 
 
                       
Non-interest Income
                       
Service fees on deposit accounts
    365       359       260  
Gain on sale of loans
    20,241       19,813       22,616  
Mortgage broker fee income
    3,890       5,280       5,634  
Other income
    3,211       2,181       2,446  
 
                 
Total non-interest income
    27,707       27,633       30,956  
 
                 
 
Non-interest Expense
                       
Compensation and employee benefits
    19,578       19,404       20,537  
Occupancy
    1,419       751       712  
Furniture and equipment
    1,111       1,108       1,204  
Other
    17,841       12,949       13,377  
 
                 
Total non-interest expense
    39,949       34,212       35,830  
 
                 
 
                       
Income before income taxes
    5,292       11,445       9,203  
 
                       
Income taxes
    1,590       3,853       3,305  
 
                 
Net Income
  $ 3,702     $ 7,592     $ 5,898  
 
                 
 
Earnings per common share:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.32     $ 0.81     $ 0.75  
 
                 
Diluted
  $ 0.31     $ 0.72     $ 0.63  
 
                 
 
Average outstanding shares:
                       
Basic
    11,620,130       9,429,074       7,867,135  
Diluted
    11,866,468       10,541,873       9,423,087  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
                                         
                            Accumulated        
                            Other        
            Additional             Compre-        
    Common     Paid in     Retained     hensive        
    Stock     Capital     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Total  
Balance, December 31, 2004
  $ 6,608     $ 9,067     $ 10,330     $ (7 )   $ 25,998  
 
                                       
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                5,898             5,898  
Other comprehensive income, unrealized holdings losses arising during the period (net of tax, $401)
                      (778 )     (778 )
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                    5,120  
Stock options exercised (45,074 Shares)
    38       55                   93  
Repurchase of common stock (2,666 Shares)
    (2 )     (23 )                 (25 )
 
                             
 
Balance, December 31, 2005
    6,644       9,099       16,228       (785 )     31,186  
 
                                       
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                7,592             7,592  
Other comprehensive income, unrealized holdings gains arising during the period (net of tax, $132)
                      256       256  
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                    7,848  
Stock offering (2,300,000 Shares)
    1,920       18,063                   19,983  
Stock options & warrants exercised (1,462,286 shs)
    1,232       1,348                   2,580  
Dividend Reinvestment plan (103,449 Shares)
    77       805                   882  
Repurchase of common stock (7,362 Shares)
    (6 )     (45 )                 (51 )
Cash dividend
                (179 )           (179 )
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in earnings
          46                   46  
 
                                       
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2006
    9,867       29,316       23,641       (529 )     62,295  
 
                                       
Comprehensive income:
                                       
Net income
                3,702             3,702  
Other comprehensive income, unrealized holdings gains arising during the period (net of tax, $391)
                      759       759  
 
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                                    4,461  
Stock options exercised (178,320 Shares)
    149       151                   300  
Dividend Reinvestment plan (91,105 Shares)
    76       729                   805  
Repurchase of common stock under share repurchase program (1,245,624 Shares)
    (1,040 )     (8,462 )                 (9,502 )
Cash dividend
                (497 )           (497 )
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in earnings
          99                   99  
 
                             
Balance, December 31, 2007
  $ 9,052     $ 21,833     $ 26,846     $ 230     $ 57,961  
 
                             
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
                       
Net income
  $ 3,702     $ 7,592     $ 5,898  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Provision for loan losses — net of recoveries
    2,588       237       1,196  
Deferred tax benefit
    (1,106 )     (576 )     (908 )
Stock based compensation
    99       46        
Valuation allowance on derivatives
    68       (24 )     30  
Net amortization on securities
    (20 )     (5 )      
Depreciation and amortization
    839       846       697  
Loss on disposal of assets
    1       2       81  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Originations of loans held for sale
    (886,433 )     (807,549 )     (740,718 )
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
    912,609       787,248       731,944  
Increase in other assets
    (1,851 )     (1,921 )     (904 )
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
    (2,110 )     (221 )     3,627  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    28,386       (14,325 )     943  
 
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
                       
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available for sale
    66,612       21,591       25,523  
Purchases of securities available for sale
    (33,838 )     (38,590 )     (63,095 )
Net increase in loans
    (44,581 )     (63,862 )     (77,138 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    23             7  
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
    1,363              
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (970 )     (692 )     (1,793 )
 
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (11,391 )     (81,553 )     (116,496 )
 
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
                       
Net increase (decrease) in demand, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits
    2,704       (30,596 )     32,746  
Net increase in time deposits
    31,782       49,899       69,490  
Increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreement to repurchase
    273       13,564       (1,885 )
Net increase (decrease) in other short-term borrowings
    (43,548 )     24,191       12,002  
Net increase (decrease) in long term borrowings
    (7,173 )     19,786       (4,215 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    1,105       23,446       93  
Repurchase of common stock
    (9,502 )     (51 )     (25 )
Dividends paid
    (497 )     (179 )      
 
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (24,856 )     100,060       108,206  
 
                 
 
                       
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (7,861 )     4,182       (7,347 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents
                       
Beginning
    27,365       23,183       30,532  
 
                 
Ending
  $ 19,504     $ 27,365     $ 23,185  
 
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
                       
Cash payments for interest
  $ 25,285     $ 21,660     $ 12,553  
 
                 
Cash payments for income taxes
  $ 4,815     $ 3,532     $ 3,830  
 
                 
Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Investing Activities
                       
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
  $ 1,150     $ 388     $ (1,180 )
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations - The Corporation is a bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The holding company was formed on June 15, 2002. The Corporation owns all of the stock of its subsidiaries including The Bank, Access National Capital Trust I and Access National Capital Trust II. The Bank is an independent commercial bank chartered under federal laws as a national banking association. The Trust subsidiaries were formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable capital securities.
The Bank has two active wholly-owned subsidiaries: The Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage banking company and Access Real Estate a real estate company
Basis of Presentation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Access National Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Access National Bank, Access National Capital Trust I and Access National Capital Trust II. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation and its subsidiaries conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to predominant practices within the banking industry.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the fair values and impairments of financial instruments, the status of contingencies and the valuation of deferred tax assets.
Cash Flow Reporting - For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consists of cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits in other banks.
Concentrations and Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Corporation maintains deposits with other commercial banks in amounts that exceed federal deposit insurance coverage. The amount of deposits at these banks at December 31, 2007 and 2006 exceeded the insurance limits of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by approximately $13,217,000 and $15,342,000 respectively. Management regularly evaluates the credit risk associated with these transactions and believes that the Corporation is not exposed to any significant credit risks on cash and cash equivalents.
As a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank is required to maintain certain average reserve balances. Those balances include usable vault cash and amounts on deposit with the Federal Reserve. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the amount of daily average required balances were approximately $25,000 and $1,521,000 respectively.
Securities - Debt securities that management has both the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held to maturity” and are recorded at amortized cost. Securities not classified as held to maturity, including equity securities with readily determinable fair values, are classified as “available for sale” and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income. Restricted stock, such as Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock, is carried at cost.
Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Declines in the fair value of held to maturity and available for sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method. All securities were classified as available for sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Loans - The Corporation grants commercial, real estate, and consumer loans to customers in the community in and around Northern Virginia. The loan portfolio is well diversified and generally is collateralized by assets of the customers. The loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow or proceeds from the sale of selected assets of the borrowers. The ability of the Corporation’s debtors to honor their contracts is dependent upon the real estate and general economic conditions in the Corporation’s market area.
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances less the allowance for loan losses, and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the related loan yield using the interest method.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The accrual of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Consumer loans and other loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. In all cases, loans are placed on non-accrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.
All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on non-accrual or charged-off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all of the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
Loans Held for Sale – All one to four unit residential loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market do not qualify for hedging under SFAS No. 133 and are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value as determined by aggregate outstanding commitments from investors or current investor yield requirements. Net unrealized losses are recognized in a valuation allowance by charges to income. Substantially all loans originated by the Mortgage Corporation are held for sale to outside investors. The Bank does not retain the servicing upon the sale of these loans.
Allowance for Loan Losses - The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
The allowance represents an amount that, in management’s judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. Management’s judgment in determining the adequacy of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans while taking into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions which may affect a borrower’s ability to repay, overall portfolio quality, and review of specific potential losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.
The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as doubtful, substandard or special mention. For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained 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.
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Corporation 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. 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 for commercial and construction loans by either the present value of the 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.
Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Corporation does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures.
Derivative Financial Instruments – The Mortgage Corporation enters into commitments to fund residential mortgage loans with the intention of selling them in the secondary market. The company also enters into forward sales agreements for certain funded loans and loan commitments. The company records unfunded commitments intended for loans held for sale and forward sales agreements at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of other income. Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value in the aggregate.
For pipeline loans which are not pre-sold to an investor, the Mortgage Corporation manages the interest rate risk on rate lock commitments by entering into forward sale contracts of mortgage backed securities, whereby the Mortgage Corporation obtains the right to deliver securities to investors in the future at a specified price. Such contracts are accounted for as derivatives and are recorded

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
at fair value in derivative assets or liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded in other income.
The Corporation has determined these derivative financial instruments do not meet the hedging criteria required by FASB 133 and has not designated these derivative financial instruments as hedges. Accordingly, changes in fair value are recognized currently in income.
Premises and Equipment - Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Premises and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives; leasehold improvements are amortized over the lives of the respective leases or the estimated useful life of the leasehold improvement, whichever is less. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 39 years for office buildings and 3 to 15 years for furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Costs of maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred; improvements and betterments are capitalized. When items are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gains or losses are included in the determination of net income.
Real Estate Owned – Real estate properties acquired through loan foreclosures are recorded initially at fair value, less expected sales costs. Subsequent valuations are performed by management, and the carrying amount of a property is adjusted by a charge to expense to reflect any subsequent declines in estimated fair value. Fair value estimates are based on recent appraisals and current market conditions. Gains or losses on sales of real estate owned are recognized upon disposition. Real estate owned is included in other assets. At December 31, 2007 real estate owned totaled $1.0 million. At December 31, 2006 the Corporation had no real estate owned.
Income Taxes - Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the balance sheet method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various balance sheet assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Stock-Based Compensation Plans – Beginning January 1, 2006 the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 123R, which recognizes share-based compensation expense for stock option grants. Prior to 2006 the Corporation applied Accounting Principles Bulletin (“APB”) Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations to account for employee stock compensation plans, and accordingly, did not recognize compensation expense for stock options granted when the option price was greater than or equal to the underlying stock price on the date of grant. The Corporation transitioned to fair-value based accounting for stock-based compensation using the modified prospective application. Under the modified prospective application as it is applicable to the Corporation, SFAS 123R applies to all new option grants and to awards that are cancelled after January 1, 2006. Compensation cost for options outstanding on January 1, 2006 that were not fully vested will be recognized over the remaining vesting periods after the adoption of SFAS 123R. The following table illustrates the effect on net income if the fair-value-based method per SFAS 123R had been applied to all outstanding grants for the year ended December 2005.
Year Ended December 31
(In Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
         
    2005  
Net income, as reported
  $ 5,898  
Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects
    (285 )
 
     
Pro forma net income
  $ 5,613  
 
     
 
       
Earnings per share:
       
Basic — as reported
  $ 0.75  
 
     
Basic — pro forma
  $ 0.71  
 
     
Diluted — as reported
  $ 0.63  
 
     
Diluted — pro forma
  $ 0.60  
 
     
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Year Ended December 31
         
    2005
Expected life
  6.78 years  
Risk-free interest rate
    4.70 %
Volatility
    18.37 %
Dividend yield
     

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Earnings Per Share - Basic earnings per share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Common equivalent shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is antidilutive.
Advertising Costs – The Corporation follows the policy of charging the production costs of advertising to expense as incurred.
I Recent Accounting Pronouncements – In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement 109,” which provides guidance on the measurement, recognition, and disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, and disclosure. FIN 48 prescribes that a tax position should only be recognized if it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority. A tax position that meets this threshold is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not (greater than 50 percent) realized upon ultimate settlement. The cumulative effect of applying FIN 48 is to be reported as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. While the Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, it does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In addition, the Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Lastly, SFAS No. 157 requires additional disclosures for each interim and annual period separately for each major category of assets and liabilities. The Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management does not expect the adoption of this Statement to have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”. This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and
certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the Board’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The Corporation does not believe the adoption of this statement will have a material effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.
In November 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 109, “Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings” (“SAB 109”). SAB 109 expresses the current view of the SEC staff that the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan should be included in the measurement of all written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings.   SEC registrants are expected to apply this guidance on a prospective basis to derivative loan commitments issued or modified in the first quarter of 2008 and thereafter. The Corporation is currently analyzing the impact of this guidance, which relates to mortgage loans held for sale.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business Combinations,” (“SFAS 141(R)”) which replaces SFAS 141. SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer in a business combination recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any controlling interest; recognizes and measures goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. FAS 141(R) is effective for acquisitions by the Company taking place on or after January 1, 2009. Early adoption is prohibited. Accordingly, a calendar year-end company is required to record and disclose business combinations following existing accounting guidance until January 1, 2009. The Corporation will assess the impact of SFAS 141(R) if and when a future acquisition occurs.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling

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interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Before this statement, limited guidance existed for reporting non-controlling interests (minority interest). As a result, diversity in practice exists. In some cases minority interest is reported as a liability and in others it is reported in the mezzanine section between liabilities and equity. Specifically, SFAS 160 requires the recognition of a non-controlling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financials statements and separate from the parent’s equity. The amount of net income attributable to the non-controlling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. SFAS 160 clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. In addition, this statement requires that a parent recognize gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the non-controlling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. SFAS 160 also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its non-controlling interests. SFAS 160 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2009. Earlier adoption is prohibited.  The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 2. Securities
Amortized costs and fair values of the securities available for sale as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
                                 
    December 31, 2007  
            Gross     Gross        
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Estimated  
    Amortized Cost     Gains     (Losses)     Fair Value  
    (In Thousands)  
U.S. Treasury Notes
  $ 995     $ 18     $     $ 1,013  
U.S. Governmental Agencies
    61,365       417       (62 )     61,720  
Mortgage Backed Securities
    793       6             799  
Tax Exempt Municipals
    2,890       6       (5 )     2,891  
Taxable Municipals
    1,110             (11 )     1,099  
Mutual Fund
    1,500             (21 )     1,479  
Restricted Stock -
                               
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
    894                   894  
FHLB Stock
    3,663                   3,663  
 
                       
 
  $ 73,210     $ 447     $ (99 )   $ 73,558  
 
                       
                                 
    December 31, 2006  
            Gross     Gross        
            Unrealized     Unrealized     Estimated  
    Amortized Cost     Gains     (Losses)     Fair Value  
    (In Thousands)  
U.S. Treasury Notes
  $ 990     $ 6     $     $ 996  
U.S. Governmental Agencies
    92,352       5       (748 )     91,609  
Mortgage Backed Securities
    1,037       4       (1 )     1,040  
Tax Exempt Municipals
    2,893       5       (10 )     2,888  
Taxable Municipals
    1,305             (30 )     1,275  
Mutual Fund
    1,500             (32 )     1,468  
Restricted Stock -
                               
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
    873                   873  
FHLB Stock
    5,014                   5,014  
 
                       
 
  $ 105,964     $ 20     $ (821 )   $ 105,163  
 
                       

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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale as of December 31, 2007 by contractual maturities are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the securities may be called or prepaid without any penalties.
                 
    December 31, 2007  
            Estimated  
    Amortized     Fair  
    Cost     Value  
    (In Thousands)  
US Treasury & Agencies
               
Due in one year or less
  $ 38,867     $ 38,878  
Due after one through five years
    1,995       2,011  
Due after five through ten years
    21,498       21,844  
Municipals
               
Due after one through five years
    1,110       1,099  
Due after five through ten years
    2,890       2,891  
Mortgage Backed Securities:
               
Due after one through five years
    793       799  
Mutual Fund
    1,500       1,479  
Restricted Stock:
               
Federal Reserve Bank stock
    894       894  
FHLB stock
    3,663       3,663  
 
           
 
  $ 73,210     $ 73,558  
 
           
For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, there were no sales of securities available for sale.
The estimated fair value of securities pledged to secure public funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes amounted to $58,516,000 at December 31, 2007 and $48,950,000 at December 31, 2006.

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Investment securities available for sale that have an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are detailed below.
                                                 
    Securities in a loss     Securities in a loss        
    Position for less than     Position for 12 Months        
    12 Months     or Longer     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
December 31, 2007   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
                    (In Thousands)                  
Investment securities available for sale:
                                               
 
                                               
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
Mortgage Backed Securities
                                   
U.S. Government Agencies
                19,812       (62 )     19,812       (62 )
Municipals-Taxable
                1,100       (11 )     1,100       (11 )
Municipals-Tax Exempt
    457       (2 )     915       (3 )     1,372       (5 )
CRA Mutual Fund
                1,479       (21 )     1,479       (21 )
 
                                   
Total
  $ 457     $ (2 )   $ 23,306     $ (97 )   $ 23,763     $ (99 )
 
                                   
                                                 
    Securities in a loss     Securities in a loss        
    Position for less than     Position for 12 Months        
    12 Months     or Longer     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
December 31, 2006   Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
                    (In Thousands)                  
Investment securities available for sale:
                                               
 
                                               
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
Mortgage Backed Securities
                378       (1 )     378       (1 )
U.S. Government Agencies
    24,936       (64 )     56,668       (684 )     81,604       (748 )
Municipals-Taxable
                1,275       (30 )     1,275       (30 )
Municipals-Tax Exempt
    458       (1 )     1,408       (9 )     1,866       (10 )
CRA Mutual Fund
                1,468       (32 )     1,468       (32 )
 
                                   
Total
  $ 25,394     $ (65 )   $ 61,197     $ (756 )   $ 86,591     $ (821 )
 
                                   
Management does not believe that any individual unrealized loss as of December 31, 2007 is other than a temporary impairment. These unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates. The Corporation has the ability to hold these securities for a time necessary to recover the amortized cost or until maturity when full repayment would be received.

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Note 3. Loans
The composition of net loans is summarized as follows:
                 
    December 31  
    2007     2006  
    (In Thousands)  
Loans secured by real estate:
               
Construction and land development
  $ 55,074     $ 68,570  
Residential properties
    156,731       152,648  
Secured by commercial properties
    199,894       159,996  
Commercial and industrial loans
    64,860       51,825  
Consumer loans
    1,039       555  
 
           
Total loans
    477,598       433,594  
Less allowance for loan losses
    7,462       5,452  
 
           
Net loans
  $ 470,136     $ 428,142  
 
           
Note 4. Allowance for Loan Losses
Changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:
                         
    December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 5,452     $ 5,215     $ 4,019  
Provision charged to operating expense
    2,588       232       1,196  
Loan recoveries
    2       5        
Loan charge-offs
    (580 )            
 
                 
Balance at end of year
  $ 7,462     $ 5,452     $ 5,215  
 
                 
Non-accrual loans amounted to $1,660,736 at December 31, 2007 and $360,000 at December 31, 2006. If interest had been accrued, such income would have been approximately $90,723 and $17,000 respectively. There were no impaired loans for the above periods.

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Note 5. Premises and Equipment, Net
Premises and equipment, net, are summarized as follows:
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
            (In Thousands)  
Land
  $ 2,549     $ 2,549  
Premises
    6,460       6,162  
Leasehold improvements
    711       447  
Furniture & equipment
    2,975       2,772  
 
           
 
    12,695       11,930  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (2,983 )     (2,332 )
 
           
 
  $ 9,712     $ 9,598  
 
           
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $839,000, $846,000, and $697,000 respectively.

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Note 6. Deposits
The composition of deposits is summarized as follows at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
                                 
    2007     2006  
Type of Account   Amount     %     Amount     %  
            (In Thousands)                  
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 9,865       2.08 %   $ 11,498       2.62 %
Money market deposit accounts
    129,904       27.44 %     103,694       23.62 %
Savings accounts
    3,051       0.64 %     5,117       1.17 %
Time deposits
    271,183       57.28 %     239,400       54.54 %
 
                       
Total interest-bearing deposits
    414,003       87.45 %     359,709       81.95 %
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
    59,415       12.55 %     79,223       18.05 %
 
                       
Total deposits
  $ 473,418       100.00 %   $ 438,932       100.00 %
 
                       
The aggregate amount of time deposits with a minimum denomination of $100,000 was $102,225,000 and $157,565,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
At December 31, 2007, the scheduled maturities of time deposits were as follows:
         
Year   Amount  
    (In Thousands)  
2008
  $ 195,298  
2009
    44,150  
2010
    21,247  
2011
    3,419  
2012
    4,146  
Later years
    2,923  
 
     
 
  $ 271,183  
 
     
Brokered deposits totaled $92,639,000 and $64,587,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively.

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Short-term borrowings consist of the following at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
                 
    December 31  
    2007     2006  
    (In Thousands)  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  $ 14,814     $ 14,541  
Commercial paper arrangements
    9,455       20,599  
FHLB borrowings
    15,500       45,000  
Fed Funds Purchased
          4,811  
US Treasury demand note
    1,907        
 
           
Total
  $ 41,676     $ 84,951  
 
           
 
               
Weighted interest rate
    3.66 %     4.84 %
 
               
Average for the year ended December 31:
               
Outstanding
  $ 72,869     $ 83,715  
Interest rate
    5.91 %     4.86 %
 
               
Maximum month-end outstandings
  $ 139,991     $ 111,629  

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Short-term borrowings consist of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are secured transactions with customers and generally mature the day following the date sold. Short-term borrowings also include short-term advances from the FHLB, which are secured by mortgage-related loans and U.S. Government Agencies securities. The carrying value of the loans pledged as collateral for FHLB advances total $153,375,000 at December 31, 2007. In addition, the Corporation engaged in unsecured commercial paper arrangements with investors payable on demand. U.S. Treasury demand notes are included in short term borrowings and are secured by securities issued by U.S. Government agencies.
At December 31, 2007, the Corporation’s fixed-rate long-term debt with the FHLB totaled $39,524,000 and matures through 2014. The interest rate on the fixed-rate notes payable ranges from 3.33% to 5.21%.
The contractual maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2007 were as follows:
         
    Amount  
    (In Thousands)  
Due in 2009
  $ 19,667  
Due in 2010
    16,607  
Due in 2014
    3,250  
 
     
Total Due
  $ 39,524  
 
     
The Company has remaining lines of credit available with the FHLB which totaled $138,056,000 at December 31, 2007.
Access National Capital Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, was formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable Capital Securities. The principal asset of the Trust was $4.1 million of the Corporation’s junior subordinated debt securities with the like maturities and like interest rates to the Capital Securities. During September 2007, the corporation redeemed $4.1 million of trust preferred securities originally issued in 2002.
During 2003, Access National Capital Trust II, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which was formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable Capital Securities. On September 29, 2003, $6.2 million of trust preferred securities were issued. The securities have a LIBOR-indexed floating rate of interest. The interest rate at December 31, 2007 was 8.44%. Interest is payable quarterly. The securities have a mandatory redemption date of September 29, 2034 and are subject to varying call provisions beginning January 7, 2009. The principal asset of the Trust is $6.2 million of the Corporation’s junior subordinated debt securities with the like maturities and like interest rates to the Capital securities.
The Trust Preferred Securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital after its inclusion. The portion of the Trust Preferred Securities not considered as Tier 1 capital may be included in Tier 2 capital.
The obligations of the Corporation with respect to the issuance of the Capital Securities constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Corporation of the Trust’s obligations with respect to the Capital Securities.
Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Corporation may elect from time to time to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debt securities, which would result in a deferral of distribution payments on the related Capital Securities.

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Note 8. Income Taxes
Net deferred tax assets consisted of the following components as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:
                 
    2007     2006  
Deferred tax assets:
               
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 2,036     $ 1,424  
Securities available for sale
          273  
Deferred fees
    574       426  
Other
    482       937  
 
           
 
    3,092       3,060  
 
           
 
               
Deferred tax liability:
               
Depreciation
    93       135  
Securities available for sale
    118        
 
           
 
    211       135  
 
           
 
               
Net deferred tax assets included in other assets
  $ 2,881     $ 2,925  
 
           
The provision for income taxes charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 consisted of the following:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Current tax expense
  $ 2,696     $ 4,429     $ 4,213  
Deferred tax (benefit)
    (1,106 )     (576 )     (908 )
 
                 
 
  $ 1,590     $ 3,853     $ 3,305  
 
                 

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The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. Federal income tax rate to pretax income for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 as follows:
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Computed “expected” tax expense
  $ 1,799     $ 3,888     $ 3,078  
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
                       
State income taxes
    (180 )     12       150  
Other
    (29 )     (47 )     77  
 
                 
 
  $ 1,590     $ 3,853     $ 3,305  
 
                 
Note 9. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Corporation is committed under non-cancelable and month-to-month operating leases for its office locations. Rent expense associated with these operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 totaled $931,575, $253,000 and $160,000.
The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year.
         
Year   Amount  
    (In Thousands)  
2008
  $ 432  
2009
    378  
2010
    281  
2011
    260  
2012
    249  
 
     
 
  $ 1,600  
 
     
In the normal course of business, there are outstanding various commitments and contingent liabilities, which are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The Corporation does not anticipate any material loss as a result of these transactions. See Note 11 for additional information.

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Note 10. Derivatives
During 2007 and 2006, the Mortgage Corporation entered into interest rate lock commitments, which are commitments to originate loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding and the customers have locked into that interest rate. The Mortgage Corporation also has corresponding forward sales commitments related to these interest rate lock commitments, which are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in non-interest income. The market value of rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts is not readily ascertainable with precision because rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. The Mortgage Corporation determines the fair value of rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts by measuring the change in the value of the underlying asset while taking into consideration the probability that the rate lock commitments will close.
For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the derivative is recorded as a freestanding asset or liability with the change in value being recognized in current earnings during the period of change.
At December 31, 2007 and 2006 the Mortgage Corporation had open forward contracts with a notional value of $33,672,000 and $119,254,000 respectively. The fair value of these open forward contracts was $33,543,000 and $119,551,000 respectively.

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Note 11. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk
The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments consist primarily of commitments to extend credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the customer. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Corporation evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral, if any, deemed necessary by the Corporation upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral normally consists of real property, liquid assets or business assets. The Corporation had approximately $16,800,000 and $17,000,000 in outstanding commitments at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Corporation uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. The Corporation had approximately $93,388,000 and $83,700,000 in unfunded lines of credit whose contract amounts represent credit risk at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The Mortgage Corporation had locked rate commitments to originate mortgage loans amounting to approximately $30,089,000 and $76,567,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively. Loans held for sale totaled $39,144,000 and $65,320,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively. The Mortgage Corporation had entered into commitments on a best-effort basis to sell loans of approximately $9,765,000 at December 31, 2007 and $19,168,000 at December 31, 2006. The Mortgage Corporation had entered into forward loan sale commitments totaling $8,672,000 and $7,003,000 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The Mortgage Corporation does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligations.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Corporation to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. Essentially all letters of credit issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Corporation generally holds collateral supporting those commitments if deemed necessary. The Corporation had standby letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $4,879,000 and $4,592,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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Note 12. Related Party Transactions
The Corporation has had, and may be expected to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, principal officers, their immediate families and affiliated companies in which they are principal shareholders (commonly referred to as related parties), on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with others. These persons and firms were indebted to the Corporation for loans totaling $10,062,000 and $4,180,000 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During 2007, total principal additions were $6,795,000 and total principal payments were $2,964,000. The aggregate amount of deposits at December 31, 2007 and 2006 from directors and officers was $9,333,000 and $14,445,000 respectively.
Note 13. Stock Option Plan
The Corporation’s shareholders approved the Corporation’s 1999 Stock Option Plan (“the Stock Plan”) at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At December 31, 2007 there were 1,260,040 shares reserved under the Stock plan. The Stock Plan allows for incentive stock options to be granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value at the date of grant. Option expiration dates range from three to seven years from the date of grant.
Total compensation cost for share-based payment arrangements recognized in income during 2007 was $105,000. The total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for share-based compensation arrangements was $40,000 for 2007.
Cash received from option exercise under share based payment arrangements for 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $300,000, $759,000 and $40,000 respectively.
The fair value of options granted in 2007 is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Model with the following weighted-average assumptions; Expected life: 2.6 years; Risk-free interest rate: 4.56%; Volatility-33%; Dividend yield:1%.
Changes in the stock options outstanding under the Stock Plan are summarized as follows:

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    Year ended
    December 31, 2007
Expected life of options granted
    2.60  
Risk-free interest rate
    4.56 %
Expected volatility of stock
    33 %
Annual Expected dividend yield
    1 %
 
       
Fair Value of Granted Options
  $ 188,073  
Non-Vested Options
    108,170  
                                 
                    Weighted Avg.    
    Number of   Weighted Avg.   Remaining   Aggregate Intrinsic
    Options   Exercise Price   Contractual Term   Value
Outstanding at beginning of year
    815,244     $ 4.80       2.31     $ 4,176,393  
Granted
    80,900     $ 9.47       2.60     $  
Exercised
    178,320     $ 1.68                  
Lapsed or Canceled
    4,200     $ 11.23                  
 
                                               
Outstanding at December 31, 2007
    713,624     $ 6.07       1.99     $ 979,866  
 
                                               
Exercisable at December 31, 2007
    605,454     $ 5.61       1.91     $ 979,716  
 
                                               
                                                 
Options Outstanding   Options Exercisable
            Weighted-                   Weighted-    
            Average   Weighted           Average   Weighted
Range of           Remaining   Average           Remaining   Average
Exercise   Number   Contractual   Exercise   Number   Contractual   Exercise
Price   Outstanding   Life (in yrs)   Price   Exercisable   Life (in yrs)   Price
$1.85
    44,400       0.2     $ 1.85       44,400       0.2     $ 1.85  
2.84-3.45
    299,220       1.5       3.39       299,220       1.5       3.39  
5.98-6.94
    129,670       3.3       6.57       98,000       3.6       6.59  
7.36-7.54
    99,334       2.6       7.52       99,334       2.6       7.52  
14.05
    64,500       1.0       14.05       64,500       1.0       14.05  
$8.95-9.58
    76,500       2.6       9.58             0.0      
 
                                               
 
    713,624       1.994     $ 6.07       605,454       1.903     $ 5.61  
 
                                               

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Note 14. Capital Requirements
The Corporation (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory — possibly additional discretionary — actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Corporation’s and the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Corporation and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Corporation’s and the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Corporation’s and the Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Corporation and Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, that the Corporation and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
At December 31, 2007 the Corporation and Bank exceeded the minimum required ratios for “well capitalized” as defined by the federal banking regulators. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the institution’s category.

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The Corporation’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, in thousands, are presented in the table below:
                                                 
                                    Minimum
                                    To Be Well
                                    Capitalized Under
                    Minimum Capital   Prompt Corrective
    Actual   Requirement   Action Provisions
    Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio
    (In Thousands)
December 31, 2007:
                                               
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
                                               
Corporation
  $ 70,153       13.66 %   $ 41,088       8.00 %   $ 51,360       10.00 %
Bank
  $ 62,494       12.17 %   $ 41,068       8.00 %   $ 51,336       10.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
                                               
Corporation
  $ 63,717       12.41 %   $ 20,544       4.00 %   $ 30,816       6.00 %
Bank
  $ 56,051       10.92 %   $ 20,534       4.00 %   $ 30,801       6.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)
                                               
Corporation
  $ 63,717       10.07 %   $ 25,310       4.00 %   $ 31,638       5.00 %
Bank
  $ 56,051       8.87 %   $ 25,266       4.00 %   $ 31,583       5.00 %
December 31, 2006:
                                               
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)
                                               
Corporation
  $ 78,491       16.18 %   $ 38,799       8.00 %   $ 48,499       10.00 %
Bank
  $ 58,493       12.09 %   $ 38,705       8.00 %   $ 48,382       10.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)
                                               
Corporation
  $ 72,803       15.01 %   $ 19,399       4.00 %   $ 29,099       6.00 %
Bank
  $ 52,805       10.91 %   $ 19,353       4.00 %   $ 29,029       6.00 %
Note 15. Earnings Per Share
The following shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on weighted average number of shares of diluted potential common stock. Potential dilutive common stock has no effect on income available to common shareholders. All shares and per share amounts have been restated to reflect a 2 for 1 stock split declared in December 2005.

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    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    Net             Per Share     Net             Per Share     Net             Per Share  
    Income     Shares     Amount     Income     Shares     Amount     Income     Shares     Amount  
    (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)  
Earnings per share
                                                                       
Basic
  $ 3,702       11,620     $ 0.32     $ 7,592       9,429     $ 0.81     $ 5,898       7,867     $ 0.75  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                                                       
Stock options and warrants
            246                       1,113                       1,556          
Diluted
                  $ 0.31                     $ 0.72                     $ 0.63  
 
                                                     
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 3,702       11,866     $ 0.31     $ 7,592       10,542     $ 0.72     $ 5,898       9,423     $ 0.63  
 
                                                     
Note 16. Employee Benefits
The Corporation maintains a Defined Contribution 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, which authorizes a maximum voluntary salary deferral of up to IRS limitations. All full-time employees are eligible to participate after 6 months of employment. The Corporation reserves the right for an annual discretionary contribution to the account of each eligible employee based in part on the Corporation’s profitability for a given year, and on each participant’s yearly earnings. Approximately $367,000, $245,000, and $495,000 were charged to expense under the Plan for 2007, 2006, and 2005 respectively.

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Note 17. Other Expenses
The Corporation had the following other expenses as of December 31, 2007, 2006, 2005:
                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Advertising and promotional expense
  $ 3,921     $ 4,190     $ 3,969  
Investor fees
    891       663       864  
Broker premium
    3,443       2,688        
Other settlement fees
    251       164       295  
Management fees
    1,560       1,227       1,957  
Provision for LHFS
    1,750       (266 )     680  
Mortgage buy back expense
    409              
Business & franchise tax
    458       251       120  
Accounting and auditing service
    570       402       341  
Consulting fees
    405       416       323  
Early payoff and default penalties
    331       320       431  
Office Supplies-Stationary-Print
    150       162       184  
Telephone
    331       353       351  
Postage
    223       250       256  
Credit report expenses
    299       146       107  
Other office expenses
    152       178       519  
Other operating expenses
    179       169       91  
Data processing
    374       355       301  
Regulatory examinations
    159       112       106  
Other
    1,985       1,169       2,482  
 
                 
 
  $ 17,841     $ 12,949     $ 13,377  
 
                 
Note 18. Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Interest Rate Risk
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
Cash and Short-Term Investments
For those short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Securities
For securities, fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes.
Loans Held for Sale
Fair values are based on quoted market prices of similar loans sold on the secondary market.
Loan Receivables
For certain homogeneous categories of loans, such as some residential mortgages, and other consumer loans, fair value is estimated using the quoted market prices for securities backed by similar loans, adjusted for differences in loan characteristics. The fair value of other types of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

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Deposits and Borrowings
The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value of all other deposits and borrowings is determined using the discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was equal to the rate currently offered on similar products.
Accrued Interest
The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.
Off-Balance-Sheet Financial Instruments
The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present credit worthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of stand-by letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date.
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the majority of off-balance-sheet items is variable rate instruments or converts to variable rate instruments if drawn upon. Therefore, the fair value of these items is largely based on fees, which are nominal and immaterial.
                                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    Carrying     Fair     Carrying     Fair  
    Amount     Value     Amount     Value  
    (In Thousands)  
Financial assets:
                               
Cash and short-term investments
  $ 19,504     $ 19,504     $ 27,365     $ 27,365  
Securities available for sale
    73,210       73,558       105,965       105,163  
Loans, net of allowance
    509,280       506,056       493,462       496,363  
 
                       
Total Financial Assets
  $ 601,994     $ 599,118     $ 626,792     $ 628,891  
 
                       
 
                               
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
  $ 473,418     $ 475,674     $ 438,932     $ 435,823  
Short-term borrowings
    41,676       41,676       84,951       84,961  
Long-term borrowings
    39,524       42,777       42,572       42,657  
Subordinated debentures
    6,186       6,192       10,311       10,311  
 
                       
Total Financial Liabilities
  $ 560,804     $ 566,319     $ 576,766     $ 573,752  
 
                       

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The Corporation assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as part of its normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Corporation. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Corporation’s overall interest rate risk.
Note 19. Segment Reporting
Access National Corporation has two reportable segments: traditional commercial banking and a mortgage banking business. Revenues from commercial banking operations consist primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities and fees from deposit services. Mortgage banking operating revenues consist principally of interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale, gains on sales of loans in the secondary mortgage market and loan origination fee income.
The commercial bank segment provides the mortgage segment with the short term funds needed to originate mortgage loans through a warehouse line of credit and charges the mortgage banking segment interest based on a premium over their cost to borrow funds. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process.

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The following table presents segment information for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
                                         
2007   Commercial     Mortgage                     Consolidated  
(In Thousands)   Banking     Banking     Other     Eliminations     Totals  
Revenues:
                                       
Interest income
  $ 45,176     $ 3,594     $ 665     $ (4,009 )   $ 45,426  
Gain on sale of loans
          20,244             (3 )     20,241  
Other revenues
    1,452       7,256       1,081       (2,323 )     7,466  
 
                             
Total revenues
    46,628       31,094       1,746       (6,335 )     73,133  
 
                             
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Interest expense
    23,881       4,166       1,270       (4,013 )     25,304  
Salaries and employee benefits
    6,822       12,756                   19,578  
Other
    6,546       16,989       1,746       (2,322 )     22,959  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    37,249       33,911       3,016       (6,335 )     67,841  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income before income taxes
  $ 9,379     $ (2,817 )   $ (1,270 )   $     $ 5,292  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total assets
  $ 599,835     $ 46,184     $ 9,115     $ (32,758 )   $ 622,376  
 
                             
 
                                       
Capital expenditures
  $ 554     $ 111     $ 305     $     $ 970  
 
                             
                                         
2006   Commercial     Mortgage                     Consolidated  
(In Thousands)   Banking     Banking     Other     Eliminations     Totals  
Revenues:
                                       
Interest income
  $ 39,526     $ 3,972     $ 250     $ (3,810 )   $ 39,938  
Gain on sale of loans
          19,865             (52 )     19,813  
Other
    1,644       7,435       1,331       (2,590 )     7,820  
 
                               
Total operating income
    41,170       31,272       1,581       (6,452 )     67,571  
 
                             
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Interest expense
    20,092       4,053       1,352       (3,815 )     21,682  
Salaries and employee benefits
    6,371       13,033                   19,404  
Other
    4,120       12,123       1,434       (2,637 )     15,040  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    30,583       29,209       2,786       (6,452 )     56,126  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income before income taxes
  $ 10,587     $ 2,063     $ (1,205 )   $     $ 11,445  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total assets
  $ 591,973     $ 69,749     $ 9,876     $ (26,816 )   $ 644,782  
 
                             
 
                                       
Capital expenditures
  $ 248     $ 444     $     $     $ 692  
 
                             
                                         
2005   Commercial     Mortgage                     Consolidated  
(In Thousands)   Banking     Banking     Other     Eliminations     Totals  
Revenues:
                                       
Interest income
  $ 27,617     $ 3,085     $ 91     $ (3,000 )   $ 27,793  
Gain on sale of loans
          22,719             (103 )     22,616  
Other
    1,570       7,545       1,132       (1,907 )     8,340  
 
                             
Total operating income
    29,187       33,349       1,223       (5,010 )     58,749  
 
                             
 
                                       
Expenses:
                                       
Interest expense
    11,575       2,760       1,188       (3,003 )     12,520  
Salaries and employee benefits
    5,798       14,739                   20,537  
Other
    4,594       12,525       1,377       (2,007 )     16,489  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    21,967       30,024       2,565       (5,010 )     49,546  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income before income taxes
  $ 7,220     $ 3,325     $ (1,342 )   $     $ 9,203  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total assets
  $ 514,808     $ 48,883     $ 9,101     $ (35,743 )   $ 537,050  
 
                             
 
                                       
Capital expenditures
  $ 428     $ 121     $ 1,244     $     $ 1,793  
 
                             

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Note 20. Parent Only Statements
ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Parent Corporation Only)
Balance Sheets
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (In Thousands)  
Assets
               
Cash
  $ 2     $ 48  
Other investments
    7,280       19,339  
Investment in subsidiaries
    56,606       52,297  
Other assets
    725       1,182  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 64,613     $ 72,866  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
 
               
Liabilities
               
Subordinated debentures
  $ 6,186     $ 10,311  
Other liabilities
    466       261  
 
           
Total liabilities
    6,652       10,572  
 
           
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Common stock
    9,052       9,867  
Additional paid in capital
    21,833       29,317  
Retained earnings
    26,846       23,641  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
    230       (529 )
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    57,961       62,296  
 
           
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 64,613     $ 72,868  
 
           

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Parent Corporation Only)
Statements of Income
                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Income
                       
Dividends from subsidiaries
  $ 1,260     $ 1,005     $ 1,014  
Interest
    665       250       91  
 
                       
Other
    46       94       85  
 
                 
 
    1,971       1,349       1,190  
 
                       
Expenses
                       
Interest expense on subordinated debentures
    807       879       706  
Other expenses
    1,188       832       845  
 
                 
Total expenses
    1,995       1,711       1,551  
 
                 
Income before income taxes and undistributed income of subsidiaries
    (24 )     (362 )     (361 )
 
                 
Income tax (benefit)
    (487 )     (518 )     (525 )
 
                 
 
                       
Income before undistributed income of subsidiaries
    463       156       164  
Undistributed income of subsidiaries
    3,239       7,436       5,734  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 3,702     $ 7,592     $ 5,898  
 
                 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Parent Corporation Only)
Statements of Cash Flows
                         
    Year Ended December 31  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (In Thousands)  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
                       
Net income
  $ 3,702     $ 7,592     $ 5,898  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
                       
Undistributed income of subsidiaries
    (3,239 )     (7,436 )     (5,734 )
(Increase) decrease in other assets
    147       (592 )     1,142  
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
    205       (273 )     240  
Stock Based Compensation
    99       46        
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    914       (663 )     1,546  
 
                 
 
                       
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
                       
Increase in investment in subsidiaries
          (5,000 )     (3,500 )
(Increase) decrease in other investments
    12,059       (17,514 )     1,888  
 
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    12,059       (22,514 )     (1,612 )
 
                 
 
                       
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
                       
Repurchase of common stock
    (9,502 )     (51 )     (25 )
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
    1,105       23,446       92  
Repayments on subordinated debentures
    (4,125 )            
Dividends paid
    (497 )            
 
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (13,019 )     23,395       67  
 
                 
 
                       
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (46 )     38       1  
 
                       
Cash and Cash Equivalents
                       
Beginning
    48       10       9  
 
                 
 
                       
Ending
  $ 2     $ 48     $ 10  
 
                 

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ITEM 9 — CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Corporation maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that it submits or files under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As required, management, with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.
Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover every situation involving the failure of persons within the Corporation to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Corporation’s periodic and current reports.
The Corporation’s management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. No changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Report of Management’s Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Corporation’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act,.  The Corporation’s system of internal control over financial reporting has been designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation, of the Corporation’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
With the supervision and participation of its President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, management evaluated the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, using the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
No matter how well designed, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements.  Projection of the evaluation of effectiveness to future periods is subject to risks, including but not limited to (a) controls may become inadequate due to changes in conditions; (b) a deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures; and (c) the possibility of control circumvention or override, any of which may lead to misstatements due to undetected error or fraud.  Effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only a reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and reporting.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, and, based on this assessment, has concluded the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting is effective as of that date.
The Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm, BDO Seidman LLP, has audited the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report and has issued an attestation report on the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting which is included in “Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” herin..
ITEM 9B – OTHER INFORMATION
None.

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PART III
ITEM 10 – DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information contained under the captions “Election of Directors,” “Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors,” “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors,” “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the 2008 Proxy Statement that is required to be disclosed in this Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11 – EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information contained under the captions “Executive Compensation” in the 2008 Proxy Statement that is required to be disclosed in this Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12 – SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information contained under the captions “Security Ownership of Management “and “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” in the 2008 Proxy Statement that is required to be disclosed in this Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity Compensation Plan
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2007 with respect to compensation plans under which equity securities of the Corporation are authorized for issuance:
Equity Compensation Plan Information (1)
                         
                    (c)
                    Number of securities
    (a)           remaining available for
    Number of securities to   (b)   future issuance under
    be issued upon   Weighted-average   equity compensation plans
    exercise of   exercise price of   (excluding securities
    outstanding options,   outstanding options,   reflected
Plan category   warrants and rights   warrants and rights   in column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (2)
    713,624     $ 6.07       546,416  
 
                       
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
                 
 
                       
Total
    713,624     $ 6.07       546,416  
 
(1)   All share and dollar per share amounts have been adjusted to give effect to the 10-for-1 stock dividend distributed by the Corporation in April 2001, the 3-for-1 stock dividend distributed in June 2003, and the 2-for-1 stock dividend distributed in December 2005.
 
(2)   All shares relate to the Corporation’s 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended in 2003.
ITEM 13 – CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information regarding certain relationships between the Corporation and its directors and officers is contained under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors” in the 2008 Proxy

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Statement that is required to be disclosed in this Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14 – PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information under the captions “Audit and Non-Audit Fees” and “Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies” in the 2008 Proxy Statement that is required to be disclosed in this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV
ITEM 15 – EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)  Exhibit Index:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
3.1
  Articles of Incorporation of Access National Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed July 18, 2006)
 
   
3.2
  Bylaws of Access National Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K Filed October 24, 2007)
 
   
4
  Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.0 to Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2003)
 
   
 
  Certain instruments relating to trust preferred securities not being registered have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
 
   
10.1+
  Employment Letter Agreement between Access National Bank and Michael W. Clarke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-K filed March 31, 2005)
 
   
10.2+
  Employment Letter Agreement between Access National Bank and Robert C. Shoemaker (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-K filed March 31, 2005)
 
   
10.3+
  Employment Letter Agreement between Access National Bank and Charles Wimer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2003)
 
   
10.4+
  Employment Agreement between Access National Mortgage Corporation and Dean Hackemer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-K filed March 31, 2005)
 
   
10.4.1+
  Amendment #1 to Employment Agreement between Access National Mortgage Corporation and Dean Hackemer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2007)
 
   
10.5*+
  Schedule of Non-Employee Directors’ Annual Compensation
 
   
10.6*+
  Base Salaries for Named Executive Officers
 
   
10.7+
  Access National Bank 1999 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2003)
 
   
10.7.1+
  Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement for Employee under 1999 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5.1 to Form 8-K filed January 31, 2007)
 
   
10.7.2+
  Form of Incentive Stock Option for Employee-Director under 1999 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5.2 to Form 8-K filed January 31, 2007)
 
   
10.7.3+
  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Director under 1999 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5.3 to Form 8-K filed January 31, 2007)
 
   
10.8
  Lease agreement between Access National Bank and William and Blanca Spencer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2003)
 
   
10.9
  Lease agreement between Access National Mortgage Corporation and WJG, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Form 10-KSB filed March 31, 2003)
 
   
14
  Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to Form 10-KSB filed March 30, 2004)
 
   
21*
  Subsidiaries of Access National Corporation

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Exhibit No.   Description
23*
  Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP
 
   
24*
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this report)
 
   
31.1*
  CEO Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
 
   
31.2*
  CFO Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
 
   
32*
  CEO/CFO Certification Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350)
 
*   filed herewith
 
+   indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Access National Corporation
(Registrant)

 
 
Date: March 13, 2008  By:   /s/ Michael W. Clarke    
    Michael W. Clarke   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
Date: March 13, 2008  By:   /s/ Charles Wimer    
    Charles Wimer   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   

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SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael W. Clarke, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact as agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Form 10-K and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do fully and to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
Signature   Title   Date
 
       
/s/ J. Randolph Babbitt
 
         
J. Randolph Babbitt
  Director   March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ Michael W. Clarke
 
         
Michael W. Clarke
  President / Chief Executive Officer &
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
  March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ John W. Edgemond
 
         
John W. Edgemond IV
  Director   March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ James L. Jadlos
 
         
James L. Jadlos
  Director   March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ Thomas M. Kody
 
         
Thomas M. Kody
  Director   March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ Jacques Rebibo
 
         
Jacques Rebibo
  Chairman of the Board of Directors Director   March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ Robert C. Shoemaker
 
         
Robert C. Shoemaker
  Executive Vice President,
Chief Credit Officer & Director
  March 13, 2008
 
       
/s/ Charles Wimer
 
         
Charles Wimer
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
  March 13, 2008

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