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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(MARK ONE)

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

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                    to

 

Commission File Number:  000-50407

 

FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

20-0049496

(State of other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

9 North Market Street

Frederick, Maryland 21701

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

301.620.1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

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.  x Yes  o No

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

 

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

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.  There were 1,516,949 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 2012.

 

 

 



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FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income, Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

24

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

36

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

36

 

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

36

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

36

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

37

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

37

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

37

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

37

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

37

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

38

 

 

 

 

Signatures

39

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

2,527

 

$

1,680

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

1,105

 

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

30,744

 

24,063

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

33,271

 

26,848

 

Investment securities available-for-sale at fair value

 

41,619

 

36,423

 

Restricted stock

 

1,510

 

1,510

 

Loans

 

213,295

 

212,315

 

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 

(3,286

)

(3,216

)

Net loans

 

210,009

 

209,099

 

Bank premises and equipment

 

6,915

 

6,459

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

4,641

 

4,601

 

Foreclosed properties

 

3,391

 

3,491

 

Other assets

 

3,324

 

3,581

 

Total assets

 

$

304,680

 

$

292,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

$

45,985

 

$

43,030

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

212,984

 

203,457

 

Total deposits

 

258,969

 

246,487

 

Short-term borrowings

 

2,700

 

2,700

 

Long-term borrowings

 

10,000

 

10,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

6,186

 

Accrued interest and other liabilities

 

1,116

 

1,182

 

Total liabilities

 

278,971

 

266,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, per share par value $0.01; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,516,949 and 1,514,314 shares issued and outstanding

 

15

 

15

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

15,673

 

15,621

 

Retained earnings

 

9,312

 

9,018

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

709

 

803

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

25,709

 

25,457

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

304,680

 

$

292,012

 

 

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

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

March 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2011

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

2,978

 

$

3,128

 

Interest and dividends on investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest — taxable

 

155

 

160

 

Interest — tax exempt

 

95

 

86

 

Dividends

 

13

 

12

 

Other interest income

 

15

 

22

 

Total interest income

 

3,256

 

3,408

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

 

401

 

623

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

 

20

 

4

 

Interest on long-term borrowings

 

80

 

79

 

Interest on junior subordinated debentures

 

34

 

101

 

Total interest expense

 

535

 

807

 

Net interest income

 

2,721

 

2,601

 

Provision for loan losses

 

65

 

115

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

2,656

 

2,486

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Securities gains

 

 

3

 

Bank owned life insurance income

 

40

 

 

Service fees

 

77

 

79

 

Other operating income

 

85

 

48

 

Total noninterest income

 

202

 

130

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

1,303

 

1,222

 

Occupancy and equipment expenses

 

362

 

341

 

Other operating expenses

 

685

 

542

 

Total noninterest expense

 

2,350

 

2,105

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

508

 

511

 

Provision for income tax expense

 

138

 

175

 

Net income

 

$

370

 

$

336

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.23

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.22

 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,516,445

 

1,473,508

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,516,562

 

1,499,219

 

Dividends declared per share

 

$

0.05

 

$

 

 

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

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2011

 

Net income

 

$

370

 

$

336

 

Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of income tax benefits of $61 in 2012 and income taxes of $23 in 2011

 

(94

)

35

 

Reclassification adjustment for gains realized, net of income tax income taxes of $1 in 2011

 

 

(2

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

276

 

$

369

 

 

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

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Shares
Outstanding

 

Common
Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in

Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 (Loss)

 

Total
Shareholders’
Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2011

 

1,469,364

 

$

15

 

$

15,069

 

$

8,142

 

$

(31

)

$

23,195

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

336

 

33

 

369

 

Shares repurchased

 

(7,850

)

 

 

(105

)

 

 

 

 

(105

)

Shares issued under stock option transactions

 

15,240

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

 

 

153

 

Compensation expense from stock option transactions

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Balance, March 31, 2011

 

1,476,754

 

$

15

 

$

15,188

 

$

8,478

 

$

2

 

$

23,683

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

 

1,514,314

 

$

15

 

$

15,621

 

$

9,018

 

$

803

 

$

25,457

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

370

 

(94

)

276

 

Dividends paid on common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(76

)

 

 

(76

)

Shares issued under stock option transactions

 

2,635

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

Compensation expense from stock option transactions

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

 

1,516,949

 

$

15

 

$

15,673

 

$

9,312

 

$

709

 

$

25,709

 

 

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

 

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Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

370

 

$

336

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

93

 

73

 

Deferred income taxes (benefits)

 

124

 

(76

)

Provision for loan losses

 

65

 

115

 

Securities gains

 

 

(3

)

Net premium amortization on investment securities

 

106

 

81

 

Bank owned life insurance income

 

(40

)

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

19

 

47

 

Provision for foreclosed properties

 

100

 

 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

 

(3

)

(24

)

Decrease in accrued interest and other assets

 

136

 

186

 

(Decrease) increase in accrued interest and other liabilities

 

(4

)

30

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

966

 

765

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of investment securities available for sale

 

(7,844

)

(9,037

)

Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale

 

 

1,274

 

Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls investment securities available for sale

 

2,386

 

1,042

 

Net (increase) decrease in loans

 

(975

)

1,629

 

Purchases of bank premises and equipment

 

(549

)

(921

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(6,982

)

(6,013

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in NOW, money market accounts, savings accounts and noninterest-bearing deposits

 

12,978

 

3,857

 

Net decrease in time deposits

 

(496

)

(1,709

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

30

 

153

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(105

)

Dividends paid on common stock

 

(76

)

 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based awards

 

3

 

24

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

12,439

 

2,220

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

6,423

 

(3,028

)

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period

 

26,848

 

42,065

 

Cash and cash equivalents — end of period

 

$

33,271

 

$

39,037

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

540

 

$

809

 

Income taxes paid

 

$

 

$

92

 

 

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

 

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FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1.  General:

 

Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Bancorp”), the parent company for its wholly-owned subsidiary Frederick County Bank (the “Bank” and together with Bancorp, the “Company”), was organized in September 2003. The Bank was incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland in August 2000 and commenced banking operations in October 2001.  The Bank provides its customers with various banking services.  The Bank offers various loan and deposit products to its customers.  The Bank’s customers include individuals and commercial enterprises within its principal market area consisting of Frederick County, Maryland.  Additionally, the Bank maintains correspondent banking relationships and transacts daily federal funds sales on an unsecured basis with regional correspondent banks.  Note 4 discusses the types of securities the Bank purchases.  Note 5 discusses the types of lending in which the Bank engages.  The Bank does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry or customer.  The Bank has a direct subsidiary established to hold foreclosed properties known as FCB Hagerstown, LLC.  Bancorp also has a subsidiary trust, established to issue trust preferred securities, and one direct subsidiary established to hold foreclosed properties known as FCB Holdings, Inc..  See Note 7 for additional disclosures related to the subsidiary trust, which issued trust preferred securities.

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, the instructions for Form 10-Q, Regulation S-X, and general practices within the banking industry.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The results shown in this interim report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other period or for the full year ending December 31, 2012.

 

The preparation of financial statements 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.  These estimates and assumptions are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and could differ from actual results.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The FASB issued new guidance under ASU 2011-03, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) — Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.  This guidance is to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity.  This amendment removes from the assessment of effective control (1) the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee, and (2) the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to the criterion.  ASU 2011-03 will be effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011, and should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2011-03 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The FASB issued new guidance under ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) — Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  These amendments result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”).  Consequently, the amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements.  ASU 2011-04 will be effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, and should be applied prospectively.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2011-04 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (Topic 220).  This guidance requires companies to present comprehensive income in a single statement below net income or in a separate statement of comprehensive income immediately following the income statement.  The guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity, which was our previous presentation. This guidance does not change which items are reported in other comprehensive income or the requirement to report reclassifications of items from other comprehensive income to net income.  This guidance was effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and required retrospective application for all periods presented.

 

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The FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350).  This guidance is designed to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment.  The amendments in this guidance permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in topic 350.  The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent.  This guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2011-08 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

The FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220).  This guidance defers the effective date for amendments to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU No. 2011-05.  This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.

 

Note 2. Earnings Per Share:

 

Earnings per share (“EPS”) are disclosed as basic and diluted.  Basic EPS is generally computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, whereas diluted EPS essentially reflects the potential dilution in basic EPS that could occur if other contracts to issue common stock were exercised.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
 March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Net income

 

$

370

 

$

336

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.23

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.22

 

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,516,445

 

1,473,508

 

Effect of dilutive securities — stock options

 

117

 

25,711

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

1,516,562

 

1,499,219

 

Anti-dilutive securities outstanding

 

114,065

 

 

 

Note 3.  Stock-Based Compensation Plans:

 

The Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan (“2001 Plan”) and 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (“2011 Plan”) provide that 260,000 shares and 250,000 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock will be reserved for the award of incentive stock options (“ISO”) and non-incentive stock options (“NQSO”) to purchase shares of common stock, and under the 2011 Plan, shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units.  Each plan has been presented to and approved by the Company’s shareholders.  At March 31, 2012, there are 250,000 shares remaining that are reserved for future grants under the 2011 Plan, but no shares remaining under the 2001 Plan.   The exercise price per share shall not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date on which such options were granted, subject to adjustments for the effects of any stock splits or stock dividends, and may be exercised not later than ten years after the grant date.  No awards of stock-based compensation were made under the 2011 Plan during the three months ended March 31, 2012.  The Company recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange for a stock-based award based on the grant-date fair value of the award.  That cost is recognized over the vesting period of the award.  Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $19 thousand and $47 thousand, respectively.  As of March 31, 2012, there was $3 thousand remaining of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, which will be expensed in April 2012.

 

The following is a summary of stock option transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

 

 

Options Issued
and Outstanding

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

 

Balance at January 1, 2012

 

119,700

 

$

11.33

 

Exercised

 

2,635

 

11.35

 

Balance at March 31, 2012

 

117,065

 

$

11.33

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2012

 

70,545

 

$

11.32

 

 

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Note 4.  Investment Portfolio:

 

The following tables set forth certain information regarding the Company’s investment portfolio at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

Available-for-sale portfolio

 

March 31, 2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Average
Yield

 

State and political subdivisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

$

6,028

 

$

288

 

$

 

$

6,316

 

4.74

%

Due after ten years

 

6,111

 

406

 

 

6,517

 

5.43

%

 

 

12,139

 

694

 

 

12,833

 

 

 

Small business administration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after ten years

 

839

 

32

 

 

871

 

3.75

%

Residential mortgage-backed debt securities

 

27,171

 

505

 

61

 

27,615

 

2.69

%

Equity securities

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

%

 

 

$

40,449

 

$

1,231

 

$

61

 

$

41,619

 

3.41

%

 

December 31, 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair
Value

 

Average
Yield

 

State and political subdivisions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

$

6,038

 

$

399

 

$

 

$

6,437

 

4.74

%

Due after ten years

 

6,814

 

415

 

 

7,229

 

5.49

%

 

 

12,852

 

814

 

 

13,666

 

 

 

Small business administration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after ten years

 

889

 

35

 

 

924

 

3.69

%

Residential mortgage-backed debt securities

 

21,055

 

481

 

3

 

21,533

 

2.65

%

Equity securities

 

300

 

 

 

300

 

%

 

 

$

35,096

 

$

1,330

 

$

3

 

$

36,423

 

3.56

%

 

March  31, 2012

 

 

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for less
than 12 months

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for 12
months and greater

 

Total

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Residential mortgage-backed debt securities

 

$

6,183

 

$

61

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,183

 

$

61

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

 

$

6,183

 

$

61

 

$

 

$

 

$

6,183

 

$

61

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for less
than 12 months

 

Continuous unrealized
losses existing for 12
months and greater

 

Total

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Estimated
Fair

Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Residential mortgage-backed debt securities

 

$

1,351

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,351

 

$

3

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

 

$

1,351

 

$

3

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,351

 

$

3

 

 

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Management systematically evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis.  This analysis requires management to consider various factors, which include: (1) duration and magnitude of the decline in value; (2) the financial condition of the issuer or issuers; and (3) the structure of the security. An impairment loss is recognized in earnings only when: (1) we intend to sell the debt security; (2) it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) we do not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security.  In situations where we intend to sell or when it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell the security, the entire impairment loss must be recognized in earnings.  In all other situations, only the portion of the impairment loss representing the credit loss must be recognized in earnings, with the remaining portion being recognized in shareholders’ equity as a component of other comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes.  Credit loss is determined by calculating the present value of future cash flows of the security compared to the amortized cost of the security.  Realized gains or losses on the sale of investment and mortgage-backed securities are reported in earnings and determined using the amortized cost of the specific security sold.

 

Restricted Stock

 

The following table shows the amounts of restricted stock as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

 

$

890

 

$

890

 

Federal Reserve Bank

 

580

 

580

 

Atlantic Central Bankers Bank

 

40

 

40

 

 

 

$

1,510

 

$

1,510

 

 

Note 5.  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses:

 

Loans consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

% of

 

December 31,

 

% of

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

Loans

 

2011

 

Loans

 

Construction and land development

 

$

18,360

 

9

%

$

18,996

 

9

%

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial properties

 

130,347

 

61

%

131,329

 

62

%

Residential properties

 

35,986

 

17

%

35,863

 

17

%

Total real estate

 

166,333

 

78

%

167,192

 

79

%

Commercial and industrial

 

26,643

 

12

%

24,273

 

11

%

Consumer

 

1,959

 

1

%

1,854

 

1

%

 

 

213,295

 

100

%

212,315

 

100

%

Less allowance for loan losses

 

(3,286

)

 

 

(3,216

)

 

 

Net loans

 

$

210,009

 

 

 

$

209,099

 

 

 

 

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Allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

March 31, 2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Construction
and Land
Development

 

Commercial
Real Estate

 

Residential
Real Estate

 

Commercial
and
Industrial

 

Consumer

 

Total

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

326

 

$

2,064

 

$

460

 

$

351

 

$

15

 

$

3,216

 

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recoveries

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

Provisions

 

69

 

(22

)

47

 

(28

)

(1

)

65

 

Ending balance

 

$

395

 

$

2,042

 

$

507

 

$

328

 

$

14

 

$

3,286

 

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

169

 

$

81

 

$

109

 

$

 

$

 

$

359

 

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

226

 

$

1,961

 

$

398

 

$

328

 

$

14

 

$

2,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

18,360

 

$

130,347

 

$

35,986

 

$

26,643

 

$

1,959

 

$

213,295

 

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

4,017

 

$

10,026

 

$

2,711

 

$

4,024

 

$

16

 

$

20,794

 

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

14,343

 

$

120,321

 

$

33,275

 

$

22,619

 

$

1,943

 

$

192,501

 

 

Allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is summarized as follows:

 

March 31, 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Construction
and Land
Development

 

Commercial
Real Estate

 

Residential
Real Estate

 

Commercial
and
Industrial

 

Consumer

 

Total

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

273

 

$

2,546

 

$

432

 

$

455

 

$

12

 

$

3,718

 

Charge-offs

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Recoveries

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

Provisions

 

(63

)

243

 

(76

)

14

 

(3

)

115

 

Ending balance

 

$

209

 

$

2,789

 

$

356

 

$

479

 

$

9

 

$

3,842

 

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

155

 

$

1,213

 

$

11

 

$

206

 

$

 

$

1,585

 

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

54

 

$

1,576

 

$

345

 

$

273

 

$

9

 

$

2,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

13,892

 

$

130,988

 

$

35,598

 

$

25,708

 

$

1,580

 

$

207,766

 

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

2,198

 

$

12,454

 

$

1,566

 

$

4,171

 

$

20

 

$

20,409

 

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

11,694

 

$

118,534

 

$

34,032

 

$

21,537

 

$

1,560

 

$

187,357

 

 

Credit quality indicators as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

Internally assigned grade:

 

Pass — loans in this category have strong asset quality and liquidity along with a multi-year track record of profitability.

 

Special mention — loans in this category are currently protected but are potentially weak. The credit risk may be relatively minor, yet constitute an increased risk in light of the circumstances surrounding a specific loan.

 

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Substandard — loans in this category show signs of continuing negative financial trends and unprofitability and therefore, is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.

 

Doubtful — loans in this category contain weaknesses that make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.  The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage and strengthening of the asset, its classification as loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined.

 

Loss - loans classified in this category are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable loans is not warranted.  This classification does not mean that the loan has no recovery value, but that it is not practical to defer writing it off, even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.  Such credits should be recommended for charge-off.

 

Commercial credit exposure - Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade

 

March 31, 2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Construction
and Land
Development

 

Commercial
Real Estate

 

Commercial
and Industrial

 

Pass

 

$

12,809

 

$

116,800

 

$

19,724

 

Special mention

 

1,534

 

4,364

 

2,230

 

Substandard

 

4,017

 

9,183

 

4,689

 

Total

 

$

18,360

 

$

130,347

 

$

26,643

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Construction
and Land
Development

 

Commercial
Real Estate

 

Commercial
and Industrial

 

Pass

 

$

12,637

 

$

116,689

 

$

17,207

 

Special mention

 

2,087

 

5,434

 

1,129

 

Substandard

 

4,272

 

9,206

 

5,937

 

Total

 

$

18,996

 

$

131,329

 

$

24,273

 

 

Consumer credit exposure - Credit risk profile by internally assigned grade

 

March 31, 2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Residential
 Real Estate

 

Consumer

 

Pass

 

$

33,230

 

$

1,885

 

Special mention

 

710

 

 

Substandard

 

2,046

 

74

 

Total

 

$

35,986

 

$

1,959

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Residential
 Real Estate

 

Consumer

 

Pass

 

$

33,122

 

$

1,777

 

Special mention

 

714

 

 

Substandard

 

2,027

 

77

 

Total

 

$

35,863

 

$

1,854

 

 

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An age analysis of past due loans as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

March 31, 2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

30-59
Days
Past
Due

 

60-89 Days
Past Due

 

Greater
than
90 Days

 

Total
Past Due

 

Current

 

Total

 

Greater than
90 Days and
Still
Accruing

 

Construction and land development

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,049

 

$

1,049

 

$

17,311

 

$

18,360

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

1,534

 

1,476

 

601

 

3,611

 

129,736

 

130,347

 

 

Residential real estate

 

 

143

 

 

143

 

35,843

 

35,986

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

213

 

 

 

213

 

26,430

 

26,643

 

 

Consumer

 

16

 

1

 

 

17

 

1,942

 

1,959

 

 

Total

 

$

1,763

 

$

1,620

 

$

1,650

 

$

5,033

 

$

208,262

 

$

213,295

 

$

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

30-59
Days
Past
Due

 

60-89 Days
Past Due

 

Greater
than
90 Days

 

Total
Past Due

 

Current

 

Total

 

Greater than
90 Days and
Still
Accruing

 

Construction and land development

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,049

 

$

1,049

 

$

17,947

 

$

18,996

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

1,104

 

1,094

 

795

 

2,993

 

128,336

 

131,329

 

 

Residential real estate

 

364

 

49

 

148

 

561

 

35,302

 

35,863

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

116

 

 

32

 

148

 

24,125

 

24,273

 

 

Consumer

 

2

 

26

 

 

28

 

1,826

 

1,854

 

 

Total

 

$

1,586

 

$

1,169

 

$

2,024

 

$

4,779

 

$

207,536

 

$

212,315

 

$

 

 

The Company’s charge-off policy states after all collection efforts have been exhausted and the loan is deemed to be a loss, it will be charged to the Company’s established allowance for loan losses.  Consumer loans subject to the Uniform Retail Credit Classification are charged-off as follows: (a) closed end loans are charged-off no later than 120 days after becoming delinquent; (b) consumer loans to borrowers who subsequently declare bankruptcy, where the Company is an unsecured creditor, are charged-off within 60 days of receipt of the notification from the bankruptcy court; (c) fraudulent loans are charged-off within 90 days of discovery; and (d) death of a borrower will cause a charge-off to be incurred at such time an actual loss is determined.  All other types of loans are generally evaluated for loss potential at the 90th day past due threshold; and any loss is recognized no later than the 120th day past due threshold; each loss is evaluated on its specific facts regarding the appropriate timing to recognize the loss.

 

The Company has not recorded any partial charge-offs for any loans in 2012, but has recorded $563 thousand in partial charge-offs in prior years that are still in the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2012.

 

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Information on impaired loans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

For the three months
ended
March 31, 2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded
Investment

 

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

Related
Allowance

 

Average
Recorded
Investment

 

Interest
Income
Recognized

 

With no allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

3,012

 

$

3,012

 

$

 

$

2,761

 

$

52

 

Commercial real estate

 

9,337

 

9,900

 

 

9,277

 

143

 

Residential real estate

 

1,960

 

1,960

 

 

1,955

 

22

 

Commercial and industrial

 

4,024

 

4,024

 

 

4,594

 

58

 

Consumer

 

16

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

Total with no allowance

 

$

18,349

 

$

18,912

 

$

 

$

18,604

 

$

275

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

1,005

 

$

1,005

 

$

169

 

$

1,388

 

$

18

 

Commercial real estate

 

689

 

689

 

81

 

689

 

12

 

Residential real estate

 

751

 

751

 

109

 

471

 

11

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Total with an allowance

 

$

2,445

 

$

2,445

 

$

359

 

2,564

 

$

41

 

Grand total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

4,017

 

4,017

 

$

169

 

$

4,149

 

$

70

 

Commercial real estate

 

10,026

 

10,589

 

81

 

9,966

 

155

 

Residential real estate

 

2,711

 

2,711

 

109

 

2,426

 

33

 

Commercial and industrial

 

4,024

 

4,024

 

 

4,610

 

58

 

Consumer

 

16

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

Grand total

 

$

20,794

 

$

21,357

 

$

359

 

$

21,168

 

$

316

 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

For the three months
ended
March 31, 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded
Investment

 

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

Related
Allowance

 

Average
Recorded
Investment

 

Interest
Income
Recognized

 

With no allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

2,510

 

$

2,510

 

$

 

$

1,936

 

$

41

 

Commercial real estate

 

9,217

 

10,059

 

 

7,913

 

86

 

Residential real estate

 

1,950

 

1,950

 

 

707

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

5,163

 

5,163

 

 

3,968

 

40

 

Consumer

 

17

 

17

 

 

10

 

 

Total with no allowance

 

$

18,857

 

$

19,699

 

$

 

$

14,534

 

$

167

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

1,771

 

$

1 ,771

 

$

100

 

$

365

 

$

5

 

Commercial real estate

 

689

 

689

 

81

 

4,870

 

77

 

Residential real estate

 

191

 

191

 

46

 

517

 

8

 

Commercial and industrial

 

32

 

32

 

1

 

414

 

6

 

Total with an allowance

 

$

2,683

 

$

2,683

 

$

228

 

$

6,166

 

$

96

 

Grand total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

4,281

 

$

4,281

 

$

100

 

$

2,301

 

$

46

 

Commercial real estate

 

9,906

 

10,748

 

81

 

12,783

 

163

 

Residential real estate

 

2,141

 

2,141

 

46

 

1,224

 

8

 

Commercial and industrial

 

5,195

 

5,195

 

1

 

4,382

 

46

 

Consumer

 

17

 

17

 

 

10

 

 

Grand total

 

$

21,540

 

$

22,382

 

$

228

 

$

20,700

 

$

263

 

 

Information on performing and nonaccrual loans as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Impaired performing loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

2,968

 

$

3,232

 

Commercial real estate

 

7,153

 

7,022

 

Residential real estate

 

1,402

 

873

 

Commercial and industrial

 

3,756

 

4,875

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

2,087

 

2,089

 

Residential real estate

 

1,117

 

1,120

 

Commercial and industrial

 

268

 

288

 

Consumer

 

16

 

17

 

Total impaired performing loans

 

18,767

 

19,516

 

Impaired nonperforming loans (nonaccrual):

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

989

 

988

 

Commercial real estate

 

232

 

236

 

Residential real estate

 

192

 

148

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

32

 

Consumer

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

60

 

61

 

Commercial real estate

 

554

 

559

 

Residential real estate

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

Total impaired nonperforming loans (nonaccrual):

 

2,027

 

2,024

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

20,794

 

$

21,540

 

 

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Information on troubled debt restructurings for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2012

 

Three months ended March 31, 2011

 

 

 

Number
of
contracts

 

Pre-
modification
outstanding
recorded
investment

 

Post-
modification
outstanding
recorded
investment

 

Number of
contracts

 

Pre-
modification
outstanding
recorded
investment

 

Post-
modification
outstanding
recorded
investment

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Residential real estate

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Residential real estate

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

 

$

 

 

Note 6.   Deposits:

 

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s deposit base at the dates indicated.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

45,985

 

$

43,030

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

17,216

 

17,116

 

Money market accounts

 

80,549

 

72,074

 

Savings accounts

 

6,538

 

5,090

 

Certificates of deposit:

 

 

 

 

 

$100,000 or more

 

41,329

 

39,652

 

Less than $100,000

 

67,352

 

69,525

 

Total deposits

 

$

258,969

 

$

246,487

 

 

Note 7. Trust preferred securities/junior subordinated debentures and other long-term borrowings:

 

In December 2006, Bancorp completed the private placement of an aggregate of $6.00 million of trust preferred securities through FCBI Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”), a trust subsidiary organized under Connecticut law, of which Bancorp owns all of the common securities of $186 thousand. The principal asset of the Trust is a similar amount of Bancorp’s junior subordinated debentures. The interest rate on the junior subordinated debentures was a fixed rate of 6.5375% through December 15, 2011, and is adjusted quarterly thereafter to 163 basis points over three-month LIBOR.  On March 15, 2011, the most recent interest reset date, the interest rate was adjusted to 2.10365% for the period ending June 15, 2012. The junior subordinated debentures mature on December 15, 2036, and may be redeemed at par, at Bancorp’s option, on any interest payment date.  The obligations of Bancorp with respect to the Trust’s preferred securities constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by Bancorp of Trust’s obligations with respect to the trust preferred securities to the extent set forth in the related guarantee. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, Bancorp may elect from time to time to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, resulting in a deferral of distribution payments on the related trust preferred securities.  If the Company defers interest payments on the junior subordinated debentures, or otherwise is in default of the obligations, the Company would be prohibited from making dividend payments to its shareholders.

 

The trust preferred securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital, net of goodwill after its inclusion. The portion of the trust preferred securities not qualifying as Tier 1 capital may be included as part of total qualifying capital in Tier 2 capital, subject to limitation.

 

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At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had a total of $10.00 million in borrowings under its credit facility from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”).  This amount consists of two (2) $5.00 million borrowings with fixed interest rates of 3.29% and 3.05%, with a maturity of November 19, 2015.  Outstanding advances are secured by collateral consisting of a blanket lien on qualifying loans in the Bank’s residential mortgage loan portfolio and certain commercial real estate loans.

 

Note 8.  Noninterest Expense:

 

Noninterest expense consists of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries

 

$

1,052

 

$

971

 

Stock-based compensation

 

19

 

47

 

Bonus

 

20

 

 

Deferred Personnel Costs

 

(23

)

(26

)

Payroll Taxes

 

98

 

88

 

Employee Insurance

 

84

 

79

 

Other Employee Benefits

 

53

 

63

 

Depreciation

 

93

 

73

 

Rent

 

97

 

115

 

Utilities

 

36

 

27

 

Repairs and Maintenance

 

59

 

60

 

ATM Expense

 

25

 

22

 

Other Occupancy and Equipment Expenses

 

52

 

44

 

Postage and Supplies

 

19

 

20

 

Data Processing

 

105

 

99

 

Advertising and Promotion

 

110

 

70

 

Provision for foreclosed properties

 

100

 

 

FDIC insurance

 

60

 

94

 

Legal

 

17

 

20

 

Insurance

 

16

 

21

 

Consulting

 

14

 

10

 

Courier

 

4

 

4

 

Audit Fees

 

50

 

48

 

Other

 

190

 

156

 

 

 

$

2,350

 

$

2,105

 

 

Note 9.  401(k) Profit Sharing Plan:

 

The Company has a Section 401(k) profit sharing plan covering employees meeting certain eligibility requirements as to minimum age and years of service.  Employees may make voluntary contributions to the Plan through payroll deductions on a pre-tax basis.  The Company has the discretion to make matching contributions of 100% of the employee’s contributions up to 4% of the employee’s salary.  A participant’s account under the Plan, together with investment earnings thereon, is normally distributable, following retirement, death, disability or other termination of employment, in a single lump-sum payment.

 

The Company made matching contributions of $41 thousand and $48 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Note 10.  Shareholders’ Equity:

 

Capital:

 

The Company 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 - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company, once it exceeds $500 million in assets, and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Company’s and the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Company’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.

 

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Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  Management believes that the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject as of March 31, 2012.

 

As of March 31, 2012, the most recent notification from the regulatory agency categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  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 since that notification which management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

 

The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented in the following tables.

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum To Be Well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized Under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Capital

 

Prompt Corrective

 

 

 

Actual

 

Adequacy Purposes

 

Action Provisions

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

31,004

 

12.76

%

$

9,715

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

30,212

 

12.60

%

$

9,595

 

4.00

%

$

14,392

 

6.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

34,040

 

14.01

%

$

19,431

 

8.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

33,214

 

13.85

%

$

19,189

 

8.00

%

$

23,987

 

10.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Average Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

31,004

 

10.48

%

$

11,830

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

30,212

 

10.31

%

$

11,722

 

4.00

%

$

14,653

 

5.00

%

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum To Be Well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalized Under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Capital

 

Prompt Corrective

 

 

 

Actual

 

Adequacy Purposes

 

Action Provisions

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

30,654

 

12.69

%

$

9,662

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

29,897

 

12.53

%

$

9,541

 

4.00

%

$

14,312

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Risk-Weighted Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

33,676

 

13.94

%

$

19,323

 

8.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

32,882

 

13.79

%

$

19,083

 

8.00

%

$

23,853

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Average Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

$

30,654

 

10.51

%

$

11,671

 

4.00

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Bank

 

$

29,897

 

10.35

%

$

11,559

 

4.00

%

$

14,449

 

5.00

 

 

On June 26, 2007, the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 146,000 shares of its common stock, for an aggregate expenditure of not more than $4.5 million, through June 30, 2012, or earlier termination of the program by the Board of Directors.  Repurchases, if any, by the Company pursuant to this authorization are expected to enable the Company to repurchase its shares at an attractive price, and to provide a source of liquidity for the Company’s shares.  As of March 31, 2012, there have been 27,968 shares repurchased by the Company, for an aggregate expenditure totaling $342 thousand, at an average price of $12.22.

 

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Note 11.  Fair Value Measurements:

 

The Company follows the guidance issued by the FASB under ASC Topic 825 Financial Instruments regarding fair value measurements and disclosures topic. This guidance permits entities to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The election to use the fair value option is available when an entity first recognizes a financial asset or financial liability or upon entering into a Company commitment. Subsequent changes must be recorded in earnings. The Company has yet to apply the fair value option to any assets or liabilities. This guidance clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Under this guidance, fair value measurements are not adjusted for transaction costs. This guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under this guidance are described below.

 

Level 1

 

Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets.  Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.

 

 

 

Level 2

 

Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets.  Valuations are obtained from third party pricing services for identical or comparable assets or liabilities which use observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in active markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

 

 

Level 3

 

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include most U.S. government and agency securities, liquid mortgage products, active listed equities and most money market securities.  Such instruments are generally classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  As required by fair value measurement and disclosures guidance, the Company does not adjust the quoted price for such instruments.

 

The types of instruments valued based on quoted prices in markets that are not active, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency include most investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, less liquid mortgage products, less liquid equities, state, municipal and provincial obligations.  Such instruments are generally classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Level 3 is for positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, and such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence.  In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used.

 

Impaired loans are evaluated and valued at the time the loan is identified as impaired, at the lower of cost or market value.  Market value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and is classified at a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable.  The value of real estate collateral is determined based on appraisal by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company.  The value of business equipment, inventory and accounts receivable collateral is based on the net book value on the business’ financial statements and, if necessary, discounted based on management’s review and analysis.  Appraised and reported values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business.  Impaired loans are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.

 

There were no transfers of any assets or liabilities between levels 1, 2 and 3 in the current period.

 

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The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

Value

 

Quoted

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

(Fair

 

Prices

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Value)

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and political subdivisions

 

$

12,833

 

$

 

$

12,833

 

$

 

Small business administration

 

871

 

 

871

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed debt

 

27,615

 

 

27,615

 

 

Equity securities

 

300

 

 

300

 

 

Total

 

$

41,619

 

$

 

$

41,619

 

$

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

Value

 

Quoted

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

(Fair

 

Prices

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Value)

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State and political subdivisions

 

$

13,666

 

$

 

$

13,666

 

$

 

Small business administration

 

924

 

 

924

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed debt

 

21,533

 

 

21,533

 

 

Equity securities

 

300

 

 

300

 

 

Total

 

$

36,423

 

$

 

$

36,423

 

$

 

 

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for or disclosed at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

Value

 

Quoted

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

(Fair

 

Prices

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Value)

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Impaired loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

3,848

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,848

 

Commercial real estate

 

9,945

 

 

 

9,945

 

Residential real estate

 

2,602

 

 

 

2,602

 

Commercial and industrial

 

4,024

 

 

 

4,024

 

Consumer

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

20,435

 

$

 

$

 

$

20,435

 

Foreclosed properties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

2,995

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,995

 

Residential real estate

 

396

 

$

 

$

 

396

 

Total foreclosed properties

 

$

3,391

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,391

 

 

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December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

Value

 

Quoted

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

(Fair

 

Prices

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Value)

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Impaired loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

4,181

 

$

 

$

 

$

4,181

 

Commercial real estate

 

9,825

 

 

 

9,825

 

Residential real estate

 

2,095

 

 

 

2,095

 

Commercial and industrial

 

5,194

 

 

 

5,194

 

Consumer

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

21,312

 

$

 

$

 

$

21,312

 

Foreclosed properties:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

$

3,095

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,095

 

Residential real estate

 

396

 

$

 

$

 

396

 

Total foreclosed properties

 

$

3,491

 

$

 

$

 

3,491

 

 

Note 12.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

 

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Quoted
Prices
(Level1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

33,271

 

$

33,271

 

$

33,271

 

$

 

$

 

Investment securities available for sale

 

41,619

 

41,619

 

 

41,619

 

 

Restricted stock

 

1,510

 

1,510

 

 

1,510

 

 

Net loans

 

210,009

 

205,299

 

 

 

205,299

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

840

 

840

 

 

 

840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

258,969

 

$

270,674

 

 

 

$

270,674

 

Short-term borrowings

 

2,700

 

2,700

 

 

 

2,700

 

Long-term borrowings

 

10,000

 

10,764

 

 

 

10,764

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

6,186

 

 

 

6,186

 

Accrued interest payable

 

111

 

111

 

 

 

111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

26,848

 

$

26,848

 

$

26,848

 

$

 

$

 

Investment securities available for sale

 

36,423

 

36,423

 

 

36,423

 

 

Restricted stock

 

1,510

 

1,510

 

 

1,510

 

 

Net loans

 

209,099

 

206,182

 

 

 

206,182

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

858

 

858

 

 

 

858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

246,487

 

$

258,232

 

 

 

258,232

 

Short-term borrowings

 

2,700

 

2,700

 

 

 

2,700

 

Long-term borrowings

 

10,000

 

10,788

 

 

 

10,788

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

6,186

 

 

 

6,186

 

Accrued interest payable

 

116

 

116

 

 

 

116

 

 

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The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value disclosures for financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is estimated to approximate the carrying amounts.

 

Investment securities and restricted stock:

 

Fair values are based on quoted market prices for Level 1 and 2, except for certain restricted stocks where fair value equals par value because of certain redemption restrictions.

 

Loans:

 

Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  Each portfolio is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms by performing and non-performing categories.

 

The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting estimated cash flows using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.  The estimated cash flows do not anticipate prepayments.

 

Management has made estimates of fair value discount rates that it believes to be reasonable.  However, because there is no market for many of these financial instruments, management has no basis to determine whether the fair value presented for loans would be indicative of the value negotiated in an actual sale.

 

Deposits:

 

The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, NOW accounts and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (that is, their carrying amounts).  The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.  The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.  The fair value estimates do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market.

 

Short-term borrowings:

 

The fair value of short-term borrowings is determined using rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

 

Long-term borrowings:

 

The fair value of the long-term borrowings is determined using rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

 

Junior subordinated debentures:

 

The junior subordinated debentures are unsecured obligations of the Company and are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness of the Company.  The Company has entered into a guarantee, which together with its obligations under the junior subordinated debentures and the declaration of trust governing the Trust provides a full and unconditional guarantee of the Trust’s preferred securities.  The fair value of junior subordinated debentures is determined using rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.  See Note 7 for additional disclosures.

 

Accrued Interest:

 

The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to Frederick County Bancorp, Inc.’s (“Bancorp”) and Frederick County Bank’s (the “Bank” and together with Bancorp, the “Company”) beliefs, expectations, anticipations and plans regarding, among other things, general economic trends, interest rates, product expansions and other matters.  Such forward-looking statements are identified by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “likely”, “unlikely”, “continue”, or similar terms and are subject to numerous uncertainties, such as federal monetary policy, inflation, employment, profitability and consumer confidence levels, both nationally and in the Company’s market area, the health of the real estate and construction market in the Company’s market area, the Company’s ability to develop and market new products and to enter new markets, competitive challenges in the Company’s market, legislative and regulatory changes, changes in accounting principles or the application thereof and other factors, and as such, there can be no assurance that future events will develop in accordance with the forward-looking statements contained herein.  Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on any such forward-looking statement.  In addition, the Company’s past results of operations do not necessarily indicate its future results.

 

General

 

The following paragraphs provide an overview of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.  This discussion is intended to assist the readers in their analysis of the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto.

 

Bancorp, the parent company for the Bank, its wholly-owned subsidiary, was organized in September 2003. The Bank was incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland in August 2000 and commenced banking operations in October 2001.  The Bank provides its customers with various banking services, from four banking offices in the City of Frederick and one in Walkersville, Maryland.  The Bank offers various loan and deposit products to its customers.  The Bank’s customers include individuals and commercial enterprises within its principal market area consisting of Frederick County, Maryland.  Additionally, the Bank maintains correspondent banking relationships and transacts daily federal funds sales on an unsecured basis with regional correspondent banks.  Note 4 discusses the types of securities the Bank purchases.  Note 5 discusses the types of lending in which the Bank engages.  The Bank does not have any significant concentrations to any one industry or customer.  Bancorp also has a subsidiary trust, established to issue trust preferred securities, and two subsidiaries established to hold foreclosed properties.  The two subsidiaries established to hold foreclosed properties are known as FCB Holdings, Inc. (a direct subsidiary of Bancorp) and FCB Hagerstown, LLC (an indirect subsidiary of Bancorp).  See Note 7 for additional disclosures related to the subsidiary trust, which issued trust preferred securities.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and follow general practices within the industry in which it operates.  Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  These estimates, assumptions, and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments.  Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions, and judgments and as such have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported.  Estimates, assumptions, and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event.  Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility.  The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available. The estimates used in management’s assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses require that management make assumptions about matters that are uncertain at the time of estimation.  Differences in these assumptions and differences between the estimated and actual losses could have a material effect.  For discussions related to the critical accounting policies of the Company, refer to the sections in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis entitled “Income Taxes,” “Allowance for Loan Losses” and “Investment Portfolio.”

 

Loans

 

Loans increased by $980 thousand, or 0.46%, from December 31, 2011, to a balance of $213.30 million as of March 31, 2012, and by $5.53 million, or 2.66% from March 31, 2011.  Management continues to be cautious about the economy, but has adopted a strategy to increase loans and the overall balance sheet at a modestly higher pace than has been taken over the past several years.

 

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Deposits

 

Deposits increased by $12.48 million, or 5.06%, from December 31, 2011 to a balance of $258.97 million as of March 31, 2012, and by $8.20 million, or 3.27% from March 31, 2011.  The balance of certificates of deposit decreased to $108.68 million as of March 31, 2012 from $109.18 million as of December 31, 2011, while noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased by $2.96 million from $43.03 million, NOW and savings accounts also increased to $23.75 million from $22.21 million, and money market accounts increased to $80.55 million from $72.07 million, between the same periods.  As a result of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd Frank”), since July 21, 2011 banks are no longer prohibited from paying interest on demand deposit accounts, including those from businesses.  At this time, there has been little impact from the elimination of this prohibition on the Bank’s interest expense, allocation of deposits, deposit pricing, loan pricing, net interest margin, ability to compete, ability to establish and maintain customer relationships, or profitability.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

Net income was $370 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as compared to $336 thousand of net income for the same period in 2011.  The increase in earnings for this quarter in 2012 is primarily related to a decrease in the provision for income taxes due to higher levels of tax-exempt income in the current year.  Net interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 increased (on a tax-equivalent basis) to $2.80 million from $2.68 million for the same period in 2011.  Basic earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $0.24 and $0.23, respectively, and were based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding of 1,516,455 and 1,473,508, respectively.  Diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $0.24 and $0.22, respectively, and were based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding of 1,516,562 and 1,499,219, respectively.

 

The Company experienced an annualized return on average assets of 0.50% and 0.47% for the three-months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Additionally, the Company experienced an annualized return on average shareholders’ equity of 5.71% and 5.70% for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differential

 

The following tables show average balances of asset and liability categories, interest income and interest expense, and average yields and rates for the periods indicated.

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Average
daily
balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
rate

 

Average
daily
balance

 

Interest
Income/
Expense

 

Average
Yield/
rate

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

$

573

 

$

 

%

$

1,125

 

$

 

%

Interest bearing deposits in other banks

 

25,419

 

15

 

0.24

 

36,002

 

22

 

0.25

 

Investment securities (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

28,948

 

168

 

2.33

 

25,295

 

172

 

2.76

 

Tax-exempt (2)

 

10,762

 

144

 

5.37

 

8,745

 

130

 

6.03

 

Loans (3)

 

212,753

 

3,009

 

5.67

 

207,149

 

3,160

 

6.19

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

278,455

 

3,336

 

4.81

 

278,316

 

3,484

 

5.08

 

Noninterest-earning assets

 

17,294

 

 

 

 

 

7,802

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

295,749

 

 

 

 

 

$

286,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

$

16,131

 

$

8

 

0.20

%

$

14,114

 

$

10

 

0.29

%

Savings accounts

 

5,366

 

1

 

0.07

 

4,836

 

1

 

0.08

 

Money market accounts

 

76,314

 

89

 

0.47

 

72,436

 

144

 

0.81

 

Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more

 

39,882

 

127

 

1.28

 

46,977

 

196

 

1.69

 

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000

 

68,257

 

176

 

1.03

 

67,835

 

272

 

1.63

 

Short-term borrowings

 

2,700

 

20

 

2.97

 

300

 

4

 

5.41

 

Long-term borrowings

 

10,000

 

80

 

3.21

 

10,000

 

79

 

3.20

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

34

 

2.20

 

6,186

 

101

 

6.62

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

224,836

 

535

 

0.95

 

222,684

 

807

 

1.47

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

43,999

 

 

 

 

 

39,181

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

983

 

 

 

 

 

685

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

269,818

 

 

 

 

 

262,550

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

25,931

 

 

 

 

 

23,568

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

295,749

 

 

 

 

 

$

286,118

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

2,801

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,677

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

3.86

%

 

 

 

 

3.61

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

4.03

%

 

 

 

 

3.90

%

 


(1)          Yields on securities available-for-sale have been calculated on the basis of historical cost and do not give effect to changes in the fair value of those securities, which is reflected as a component of shareholders’ equity.

(2)   Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 34%.  Taxable-equivalent adjustments of $49 thousand in 2012 and $44 thousand in 2011 are included in the calculation of the tax-exempt investment interest income.

(3)          Presented on a taxable-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 34%.  Taxable-equivalent adjustments of $31 thousand in 2012 and $32 thousand in 2011 are included in the calculation of the loan interest income.  Net loan origination income in interest income totaled $9 thousand in 2012 and expense of $13 thousand in 2011.

 

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Rate/Volume Analysis

 

The following table indicates the changes in interest income and interest expense that are attributable to changes in average volume and average rates, in comparison with the same period in the preceding year on a fully taxable equivalent basis.  The change in interest due to the combined rate-volume variance has been allocated entirely to the change in rate.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 compared to 2011

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Increase (decrease)
Due to

 

Net
increase

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

(decrease)

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on federal funds sold

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

(7

)

 

(7

)

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

25

 

(29

)

(4

)

Tax-exempt

 

30

 

(16

)

14

 

Loans

 

87

 

(238

)

(151

)

Total interest income

 

135

 

(283

)

(148

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

 

(2

)

(2

)

Money market accounts

 

8

 

(63

)

(55

)

Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more

 

(30

)

(39

)

(69

)

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000

 

2

 

(98

)

(96

)

Short-term borrowings

 

32

 

(16

)

16

 

Long-term borrowings

 

 

1

 

1

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

 

(67

)

(67

)

Total interest expense

 

12

 

(284

)

(272

)

Net interest income

 

$

123

 

$

1

 

$

124

 

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is generated from the Company’s lending and investment activities, and is the most significant component of the Company’s earnings.  Net interest income is the difference between interest and rate-related fee income on earning assets (primarily loans and investment securities) and the interest paid on the funds (primarily deposits) supporting them.  The Company primarily utilizes deposits to fund loans and investments, with a small amount of additional funding from junior subordinated debentures and minimal short-term and long-term borrowings.  In future periods, the Company may utilize a higher level of short-term and long-term borrowings, including borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank, federal funds lines with correspondent banks and repurchase agreements, to fund operations, depending on economic conditions, deposit availability and pricing, interest rates and other factors.

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

Net interest income (on a taxable-equivalent basis) was $2.80 million in 2012 and $2.68 million in 2011.  The change in net interest income was primarily driven by lower rates paid on certificates of deposit, money market accounts and junior subordinated debentures, which was partially offset by the lower yields earned on loans.  Average earning assets increased by $139 thousand, or 0.05%, since March 31, 2011.  The yield on earning assets in 2012 decreased by 27 basis points to 4.81% from 5.08% in 2011.  The decrease of 52 basis points in the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities primarily is the result of the lower rates paid on certificates of deposit and money market accounts, along with lower rates paid on the junior subordinated debentures.  The Company’s net interest margin was 4.03% and 3.90%, and the net interest spread was 3.86% and 3.61%, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

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Interest expense decreased 33.71% from $807 thousand in 2011 to $535 thousand in 2012 due to the reduced rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities, which decreased to 0.95% in 2012 from 1.47% in 2011 primarily as a result in declines in rates on certificates of deposit and money market accounts.  The net interest margin is not expected to improve substantially through the re-pricing of the certificates of deposit portfolio since the majority are priced at current market interest rates.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income was $202 thousand and $130 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  There were no gains on sale of securities for the three months ended March 31, 2012, while there were only $3 thousand for the same period in 2011.  The bank owned life insurance purchased in May 2011 generated $40 thousand of income for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense amounted to $2.35 million and $2.11 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The primary increase in noninterest expense for the three-month periods in 2012 compared to 2011 relates to an increase in foreclosure expenses of $100 thousand, $81 thousand in salaries expense and $40 thousand for advertising.

 

Income Taxes

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred an income tax expense of $138 thousand compared to $175 thousand during the same period in 2011.  The effective tax rates for the three-month periods in 2012 and 2011 were 27.17% and 34.25%, respectively.  The decrease in income tax expense in 2012 is due to the larger proportion of tax-exempt income, which includes income from municipal securities and bank owned life insurance, to taxable income.

 

Market Risk, Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

Asset/liability management involves the funding and investment strategies necessary to maintain an appropriate balance between interest sensitive assets and liabilities.  It also involves providing adequate liquidity while sustaining stable growth in net interest income.  Regular review and analysis of deposit and loan trends, cash flows in various categories of loans, and monitoring of interest spread relationships are vital to this process.

 

The conduct of our banking business requires that we maintain adequate liquidity to meet changes in the composition and volume of assets and liabilities due to seasonal, cyclical or other reasons.  Liquidity describes the ability of the Company to meet financial obligations that arise during the normal course of business.  Liquidity is primarily needed to meet the borrowing and deposit withdrawal requirements of the customers of the Company, as well as for meeting current and future planned expenditures.  This liquidity is typically provided by the funds received through customer deposits, investment maturities, loan repayments, borrowings, and income.  Management considers the current liquidity position to be adequate to meet the needs of the Company and its customers.

 

The Company seeks to limit the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations by managing the balance between interest sensitive assets and liabilities.  Managing to mitigate interest rate risk is, however, not an exact science.  Not only does the interval until repricing of interest rates on assets and liabilities change from day to day as the assets and liabilities change, but for some assets and liabilities, contractual maturity and the actual maturity experienced are not the same.  Similarly, NOW and money market accounts, by contract, may be withdrawn in their entirety upon demand and savings deposits may be withdrawn on seven days notice.  While these contracts are extremely short, it is the Company’s belief that these accounts turn over at the rate of five percent (5%) per year. The Company therefore treats them as having maturities staggered over all periods.  If all of the Company’s NOW, money market, and savings accounts were treated as repricing in one year or less, the cumulative gap at one year or less would be $(107.90) million.

 

Interest rate sensitivity is an important factor in the management of the composition and maturity configurations of the Company’s earning assets and funding sources.  An Asset/Liability Committee manages the interest rate sensitivity position in order to maintain an appropriate balance between the maturity and repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities that is consistent with the Company’s liquidity analysis, growth, and capital adequacy goals.  It is the objective of the Asset/Liability Committee to maximize net interest margins during periods of both volatile and stable interest rates, to attain earnings growth, and to maintain sufficient liquidity to satisfy depositors’ requirements and meet credit needs of customers.

 

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The table below, “Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap Analysis,” summarizes, as of March 31, 2012, the anticipated maturities or repricing of the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the Company’s interest rate sensitivity gap (interest-earning assets less interest-bearing liabilities), the Company’s cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap, and the Company’s cumulative interest sensitivity gap ratio (cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap divided by total assets).  A negative gap for any time period means that more interest-bearing liabilities will reprice or mature during that time period than interest-earning assets.  During periods of rising interest rates, a negative gap position would generally decrease earnings, and during periods of declining interest rates, a negative gap position would generally increase earnings.  The converse would be true for a positive gap position.  Therefore, a positive gap for any time period means that more interest-earning assets will reprice or mature during that time period than interest-bearing liabilities.  During periods of rising interest rates, a positive gap position would generally increase earnings, and during periods of declining interest rates, a positive gap position would generally decrease earnings.

 

It is important to note that the following table represents the static gap position for interest sensitive assets and liabilities at March 31, 2012.  The table does not give effect to prepayments or extensions of loans as a result of changes in general market interest rates.  Moreover, while the table does indicate the opportunities to reprice assets and liabilities within certain time frames, it does not account for timing differences that occur during periods of repricing.  For example, changes to deposit rates tend to lag in a rising rate environment and lead in a falling rate environment, although this will not always be the case.  Nor does it account for the effects of competition on pricing of deposits and loans.  For example, under current market conditions, market rates paid on deposits may not be able to adjust by the full amount of downward adjustments in the federal funds target rate, while rates on loans will tend to adjust by the full amount, subject to certain limitations.  In response to the weak economic climate, the Company has maintained a higher level of liquidity over the past year, mostly in interest-bearing deposits in other banks with the majority being held at the Federal Reserve.

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap Analysis
March 31, 2012

 

 

 

Expected Repricing or Maturity Date

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Within
One Year

 

One to
Three Years

 

Three to
Five Years

 

After
Five Years

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

$30,744

 

$—

 

$—

 

$—

 

$30,744

 

Investment securities(1)

 

951

 

7,572

 

13,908

 

18,888

 

41,319

 

Loans

 

82,272

 

55,318

 

55,747

 

19,958

 

213,295

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

113,967

 

62,890

 

69,655

 

38,846

 

285,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings and NOW accounts

 

1,188

 

2,375

 

2,375

 

17,816

 

23,754

 

Money Market accounts

 

4,036

 

8,072

 

8,072

 

60,369

 

80,549

 

Certificates of deposit

 

57,900

 

32,388

 

18,393

 

 

108,681

 

Short-term borrowings

 

2,700

 

 

 

 

2,700

 

Long-term borrowings

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,000

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

6,186

 

 

 

 

6,186

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

72,010

 

42,835

 

38,840

 

78,185

 

231,870

 

Interest rate sensitivity gap

 

$41,957

 

$20,055

 

$30,815

 

$(39,339

)

$53,488

 

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap

 

$41,957

 

$62,012

 

$92,827

 

$53,488

 

 

 

Cumulative gap ratio as a percentage of total assets

 

13.77

%

20.35

%

30.47

%

17.56

%

 

 

 


(1) Excludes equity securities.

 

In addition to the Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap Analysis, the Company also uses an earnings simulation model on a quarterly basis to closely monitor interest sensitivity and to expose its balance sheet and income statement to different scenarios.  The model is based on current Company data and adjusted by assumptions as to growth patterns, noninterest income and noninterest expense and interest rate sensitivity, based on historical data, for both assets and liabilities projected for a one-year period.  The model is then subjected to a “shock test” assuming a sudden prime interest rate increase of 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis points or a decrease for the same amounts, but not below zero.  The results show that with a rise in the prime interest rate the Company’s net interest income would increase by 0.33% for 100 basis points, but decrease by 1.25%, 2.83% and 3.96% for 200, 300 and 400 basis points, respectively.  A decrease in the prime interest rate of 100 basis points or more was not considered to be feasible since this would infer that the federal funds interest rate would fall below zero.

 

Certain shortcomings are inherent in this method of analysis.  For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or repricing periods, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates.  Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates.  Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgage loans, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the loan.  Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels could deviate significantly from those assumed.  Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of a significant interest rate increase.

 

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Critical Accounting Policy:

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The Company makes provisions for loan losses in amounts deemed necessary to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an appropriate level.  The Company’s provision for loan losses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $65 thousand and $115 thousand, respectively.  The provision for loan losses is determined based upon Management’s estimate of the amount required to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses reflective of the risks in the Company’s loan portfolio.  At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses was $3.29 million and $3.22 million, respectively.  The change in the allowance from December 31, 2011 reflects the provision of $65 thousand plus recoveries of $5 thousand, which included no charge-offs, as compared to a provision of $115 thousand plus net recoveries of $9 thousand, consisting of $1 thousand in charge-offs and $10 thousand in recoveries in the same period of 2011.  The $10 thousand of recoveries in 2011 is as a result of one (1) commercial and industrial loan relationship.

 

The Company prepares a quarterly analysis of the allowance for loan losses, with the objective of quantifying portfolio risk into a dollar amount of inherent losses.  The determination of the allowance for loan losses is based on eight qualitative factors and one quantitative factor for each category and type of loan along with any specific allowance for adversely classified loans within each category.  Each factor is assigned a percentage weight and that total weight is applied to each loan category.  Factors are different for each category.  Qualitative factors include: levels and trends in delinquencies and nonaccrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of any changes in lending policies, the experience, ability and depth of management; national and local economic trends and conditions; concentrations of credit; quality of the Company’s loan review system; and regulatory requirements.  The total allowance required thus changes as the percentage weight assigned to each factor increased or decreased due to the particular circumstances, as the various types and categories of loans change as a percentage of total loans and as specific allowances are required due to increases in adversely classified loans.

 

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings.  The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Contingencies Topic, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimable; and (ii) ASC Receivables Topic, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the loan balance and either the value of collateral, or the present value of future cash flows, or the loan’s value as observable in the secondary market.  A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Impaired loans are any loans that have been classified by internal measurements as substandard or worse.  Factors considered by Management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the projected potential cash flow of the borrower.  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 borrower, including the length of the delay, the reason for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  The provision for loan losses included in the statements of operations serves to maintain the allowance at a level Management considers adequate.

 

The Company’s allowance for loan losses has three basic components: the specific allowance, the formula allowance and the pooled allowance.  Each of these components is determined based upon estimates that can and do change when the actual events occur.  As a result of the uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, Management’s estimate of loan losses and the related allowance could change in the near term.

 

The specific allowance component is used to individually establish an allowance for loans identified as impaired.  When impairment is identified, a specific reserve may be established based on the Company’s calculation of the estimated loss embedded in the individual loan.  Impaired loans are any loans that have been classified by internal measurements as substandard or worse.  Impairment testing includes consideration of the borrower’s overall financial condition, resources and payment record, support available from financial guarantors and the fair market value of collateral. These factors are combined to estimate the probability and severity of inherent losses.  Large groups of smaller balance, homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify individual consumer and residential mortgage loans for impairment.

 

The formula allowance component is used for estimating the loss on internally risk rated loans meeting the Company’s internal criteria for classification as special mention are segregated from performing loans within the portfolio. These internally classified loans are then grouped by loan type (commercial, commercial real estate, commercial construction, residential real estate, residential construction or installment).  Each loan type is assigned an allowance factor based on Management’s estimate of the associated risk, complexity and size of the individual loans within the particular loan category. Classified loans are assigned a higher allowance factor than non-classified loans due to Management’s concerns regarding collectability or Management’s knowledge of particular elements surrounding the borrower. Allowance factors increase with the worsening of the internal risk rating.

 

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The pooled formula component is used to estimate the losses inherent in the pools of non-classified loans.  These loans are then also segregated by loan type and allowance factors are assigned by Management based on delinquencies, loss history, trends in volume and terms of loans, effects of changes in lending policy, the experience and depth of Management, national and local economic trends, concentrations of credit, quality of loan review system and the effect of external factors (i.e. competition and regulatory requirements).  The allowance factors assigned differ by loan type.

 

Allowance factors and overall size of the allowance may change from period to period based on Management’s assessment of the above-described factors and the relative weights given to each factor.  In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the allowance for loan losses.  These agencies may require the Bank to make additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments of collectibility based on information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate at March 31, 2012.  There can be no assurance, however, that additional provisions for loan losses will not be required in the future, including as a result of changes in the economic assumptions underlying Management’s estimates and judgments, adverse developments in the economy, on a national basis or in the Company’s market area, or changes in the circumstances of particular borrowers.

 

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the real estate loan portfolio constituted 87% of the total loan portfolio.  While this exceeds the 10% threshold for determining a concentration of credit risk within an industry, we do not consider this to be a concentration with adverse risk characteristics given the diversity of borrowers within the real estate portfolio and other sources of repayment.  An industry for this purpose is defined as a group of counterparties that are engaged in similar activities and have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions.  Additionally, the loan portfolio does not include concentrations of credit risk in residential loan products that permit the deferral of principal payments that are smaller than normal interest accruals (negative amortization); loans with high loan-to-value ratios; or loans, such as option adjustable-rate mortgages, that may expose the borrower to future increases in repayments that are in excess of increases that would result solely from increases in market interest rates.  However, the Company does have interest only home equity lines of credit with outstanding balances of $11.04 million of at March 31, 2012.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

March 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2011

 

Average total loans outstanding during period

 

$

212,753

 

$

207,149

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

3,216

 

$

3,718

 

Recoveries — commercial and industrial

 

5

 

10

 

Total recoveries

 

5

 

10

 

Charge-offs — construction and land development

 

 

(1

)

Total charge-offs

 

 

(1

)

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

 

5

 

9

 

Provision charged to operating expenses

 

65

 

115

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

3,286

 

$

3,842

 

Ratios of net charge-offs to average loans

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

 

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The allocation of the allowance, presented in the following table, is based primarily on the factors discussed above in evaluating the adequacy of the allowance as a whole.  Since all of those factors are subject to change, the allocation is not necessarily indicative of the category of recognized loan losses, and does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb losses in any category.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses
(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

% of
Loans

 

2011

 

% of
Loans

 

Construction and land development

 

$

395

 

8

%

$

326

 

9

%

Real estate - mortgage loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

2,042

 

62

%

2,064

 

62

%

Residential real estate

 

507

 

17

%

460

 

17

%

Total mortgage loans

 

2,549

 

79

%

2,524

 

79

%

Commercial and industrial

 

328

 

12

%

351

 

11

%

Consumer

 

14

 

1

%

15

 

1

%

 

 

$

3,286

 

100

%

$

3,216

 

100

%

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Nonperforming loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

1,049

 

$

1,049

 

Commercial real estate

 

786

 

795

 

Residential real estate

 

192

 

148

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

32

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

2,027

 

2,024

 

Loans 90 days past due and still accruing

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

2,027

 

2,024

 

Foreclosed properties:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreclosed properties — commercial real estate

 

2,995

 

3,095

 

Foreclosed properties — residential real estate

 

396

 

396

 

Total foreclosed properties

 

3,391

 

3,491

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

5,418

 

$

5,515

 

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

1.78

%

1.89

%

 

There were no other interest-bearing assets at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011 classified as past due 90 days or more and still accruing, problem assets, and no non-impaired loans which were currently performing in accordance with their terms, but as to which information known to Management caused it to have serious doubts about the ability of the borrower to comply with the loan as currently written.

 

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Information concerning the Company’s recorded investment in impaired loans is as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Impaired loans with no allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

3,012

 

$

2,510

 

Commercial real estate

 

9,337

 

9,217

 

Residential real estate

 

1,960

 

1,950

 

Commercial and industrial

 

4,024

 

5,163

 

Consumer

 

16

 

17

 

Total impaired loans with no allowance

 

$

18,349

 

$

18,857

 

Impaired loans with allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

1,005

 

$

1,771

 

Commercial real estate

 

689

 

689

 

Residential real estate

 

751

 

191

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

32

 

Total impaired loans with allowance

 

$

2,445

 

$

2,683

 

Specific allocation of allowance

 

$

359

 

$

228

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

 

Impaired performing loans:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

2,968

 

$

3,232

 

Commercial real estate

 

7,153

 

7,022

 

Residential real estate

 

1,402

 

873

 

Commercial and industrial

 

3,756

 

4,875

 

Consumer

 

 

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

2,087

 

2,089

 

Residential real estate

 

1,117

 

1,120

 

Commercial and industrial

 

268

 

288

 

Consumer

 

16

 

17

 

Total impaired performing loans

 

$

18,767

 

$

19,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired nonperforming loans (nonaccrual):

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

989

 

$

988

 

Commercial real estate

 

232

 

236

 

Residential real estate

 

192

 

148

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

32

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

60

 

61

 

Commercial real estate

 

554

 

559

 

Residential real estate

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

 

Total impaired nonperforming loans

 

$

2,027

 

$

2,024

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

20,794

 

$

21,540

 

 

At March 31, 2012, there were $18.35 million of impaired loans with no specific reserves that consisted of four (4) construction and land development loans in the aggregate amount to $3.01 million, eighteen (18) commercial real estate loans in the aggregate amount of $9.34 million, ten (10) residential real estate loans in the amount of $1.96 million, twelve (12) commercial and industrial loans totaling $4.02 million and one (1) consumer loan in the amount of $16 thousand.  By comparison, at December 31, 2011 there were $18.86 million of impaired loans which required no specific reserves consisting of four (4) construction and land development loans in the aggregate amount to $2.51 million, fifteen (15) commercial real estate loans in the aggregate amount of $9.22 million, eight (8) residential real estate loans for $1.95 million, ten (10) commercial and industrial loans totaling $5.16 million and one (1) consumer loan for $17 thousand.  In addition at March 31, 2012, there were $2.45 million of impaired loans, which required specific reserves totaling $359 thousand, that consisted of three (3) construction and land development loans for $1.01 million thousand, four (4) commercial real estate loans in the aggregate amount of $689 million and three (3) residential real estate loan for $751 thousand, compared to $2.68 million of impaired loans, which required specific reserves totaling $228 thousand, that consisted of four (4) construction and land development loans for $1.77 million, four (4) commercial real estate loans in the aggregate amount of $689 thousand, one (1) residential real estate loan for $191 thousand and one (1) commercial and industrial loan totaling $32 thousand at December 31, 2011.  All of the impaired loan relationships discussed are in different types of businesses.

 

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There are no loans that had a specific allowance as of December 31, 2011 that are still in the Company’s loan portfolio as of March 31, 2012 where the specific allowance has been reduced or eliminated.

 

Loans are placed into a nonaccruing status and classified as nonperforming when the principal or interest has been in default for a period of 90 days or more unless the obligation is well secured and in the process of collection.  A debt is “well secured” if it is secured by (i) pledges of real or personal property, including securities, that have a realizable value sufficient to discharge the debt, (including accrued interest), in full, or (ii) the guarantee of a financially responsible party.   A debt is “in the process of collection” if collection on the debt is proceeding in due course either through legal action, including judgment enforcement procedure, or, in appropriate circumstances, through collection efforts not involving legal action which are reasonably expected to result in repayment of the debt or in its restoration to a current status.

 

Loans classified as substandard or worse are considered for impairment testing.  A substandard loan shows signs of continuing negative financial trends and unprofitability and therefore, is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  The borrower on such loans typically exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: financial ratios and profitability margins are well below industry average; a negative cash flow position exists; debt service capacity is insufficient to the service debt and an improvement in the cash flow position is unlikely within the next twelve months; secondary and tertiary means of debt repayment are weak.  Loans classified as substandard are characterized by the probability that the Bank will not collect amounts due according to the contractual terms or sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Loss potential, while existing with respect to the aggregate amount of substandard (or worse) loans, does not have to exist in any individual assets classified as substandard.  Such credits are also evaluated for nonaccrual status.

 

Impaired loans include loans that have been classified as substandard or worse.  However, certain of such loans have been paying as agreed and have remained current, with some financial issues related to cash flow that has caused some concern as to the ability of the borrower to perform in accordance with the current loan terms, but it has not been extreme enough to require the loan be put into a nonaccruing status.

 

The Company does not have a formal modification program such as the Making Home Affordable Program, but instead uses a system whereby loans are modified on a case-by-case basis, based upon an analysis of the individual borrower’s situation and the causes of the weakness in the individual loan.  To date, loan modifications have primarily involved commercial real estate mortgages and commercial and industrial loans and have included reducing the interest rate on the loan to a level that is in line with current market rates for similar type loans, converting to an interest only period, usually six to twelve months, or re-amortizing the loan.  During the first three months of 2012, the Company has not made any concessions on any residential mortgage loans.

 

Troubled debt restructured loans, which are included in the total of impaired loans, amounted to $4.10 million as of March 31, 2012.  These included loans converted to interest only periods for six to twelve months in the amount of $1.80 million, reduced interest rates on loans in the amount of $954 thousand, and loans that have been re-amortized in the amount of $1.35 million.  These loans have specific reserves of $63 thousand based on the collateral value.

 

As noted above the Company does not have a formal modification program and it does not have any loans as of March 31, 2012 that had been modified and then subsequently re-defaulted.

 

Loans classified as non-performing are nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due.  The Company does not have any loans 90 days or more past due that are still in an accruing status. If a loan has been modified and it is current as to principal and interest for a period of at least six months then it is classified as a performing loan, otherwise it is considered to be a non-performing loan.

 

The Company’s charge-off policy states after all collection efforts have been exhausted and the loan is deemed to be a loss, it will be charged to the Company’s established allowance for loan losses.  Consumer loans subject to the Uniform Retail Credit Classification are charged-off as follows (a) closed end loans are charged-off no later than 120 days after becoming delinquent, (b) consumer loans to borrowers who subsequently declare bankruptcy, where the Company is an unsecured creditor, are charged-off within 60 days of receipt of the notification from the bankruptcy court, (c) fraudulent loans are charged-off within 90 days of discovery and (d) death of a borrower will cause a charge-off to be incurred at such time an actual loss is determined.  All other types of loans are generally evaluated for loss potential at the 90th day past due threshold, and any loss is recognized no later than the 120th day past due threshold; each loss is evaluated on its specific facts regarding the appropriate timing to recognize the loss.

 

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The Company has not recorded any partial charge-offs for any loans in 2012, but has recorded $563 thousand in partial charge-offs in prior years that are still in the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2012.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company 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 include commitments to extend credit, including unused portions of lines of credit, and standby letters of credit.  The Company has also entered into long-term lease obligations for some of its premises and equipment, the terms of which generally include options to renew.  The above instruments and obligations involve, to varying degrees, elements of off-balance sheet risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition.  With the exception of these instruments and the Company’s obligations relating to its trust preferred securities, the Company does not have any off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit were as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Contractual
Amount

 

Financial instruments whose notional or contract amounts represent credit risk: 

 

 

 

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

28,509

 

Standby letters of credit

 

 

2,045

 

Total

 

$

30,554

 

 

See Note 9 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for additional information regarding the Company’s long-term lease obligations.

 

Capital Resources

 

The ability of the Company to grow is dependent on the availability of capital with which to meet regulatory capital requirements, discussed below.  To the extent the Company is successful it may need to acquire additional capital through the sale of additional common stock, other qualifying equity instruments, subordinated debt or other qualifying capital instruments.  There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available to the Company on a timely basis or on attractive terms.  On December 15, 2006, the Company completed the issuance of $6.00 million of trust preferred securities that can be recognized as capital for regulatory purposes.  The interest rate on the trust preferred securities and underlying subordinated debentures was a fixed rate of 6.5375% through December 15, 2011, and is adjusted quarterly to 163 basis points over three-month LIBOR.  On March 15, 2011, the most recent interest reset date, the interest rate was adjusted to 2.10365% for the period ending June 15, 2012.  The Company has an unsecured revolving line of credit borrowing arrangement with an unaffiliated financial institution in the amount of $4.00 million with no outstanding balance as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.  This facility matures on July 22, 2012, has a floating interest rate equal to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, subject to a minimum rate of 3.75%, and requires monthly interest payments only.  The purpose of this facility is to provide capital to the Bank, as needed.  The Company also has an unsecured borrowing arrangement with an unaffiliated third party in the amount of $2.7 million as of March 31, 2012.  This facility was initiated on July 12, 2011 and matures on July 12, 2012, at a fixed rate of 3.00%, and requires quarterly interest payments only. The Bank expects to have these credit facilities renewed, but there can be no assurance.

 

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.  The Company will be subject to such requirements when its assets exceed $500 million, it has publicly issued debt or it engages in certain highly leveraged activities.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory - and possibly additional discretionary - actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

 

Significant further growth of the Company may be limited because the current level of capital will not support rapid short term growth while meeting regulatory capital expectations.  Loan portfolio growth will need to be funded primarily by increases in deposits as the Company has limited amounts of on-balance sheets assets deployable into loans.  Growth will depend upon Company earnings and/or the raising of additional capital.

 

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Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and Tier 1 capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  Management believes that the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject as of March 31, 2012 and that the Company would meet such requirements if applicable.  See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for a table depicting compliance with regulatory capital requirements.

 

As of March 31, 2012, the most recent notification from the regulatory agency categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  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 in Note 10.  There are no conditions or events since that notification which management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

 

On June 26, 2007, the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 146,000 shares of its common stock, for an aggregate expenditure of not more than $4.5 million, through March 31, 2012, or earlier termination of the program by the Board of Directors.  Repurchases, if any, by the Company pursuant to this authorization are expected to enable the Company to repurchase its shares at an attractive price, and to provide a source of liquidity for the Company’s shares.  As of March 31, 2012, there have been 27,968 shares repurchased by the Company, for an aggregate expenditure totaling $342 thousand, at an average price of $12.22 per share.

 

Inflation

 

The effect of changing prices on financial institutions is typically different than on non-banking companies since virtually all of a Company’s assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. In particular, interest rates are significantly affected by inflation, but neither the timing nor magnitude of the changes are directly related to price level indices; therefore, the Company can best counter inflation over the long term by managing net interest income and controlling net increases in noninterest income and expenses.

 

Item 3.                    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

See “Market Risk, Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity” at Page 27.

 

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of the last day of the period covered by this report, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.  There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Act of 1934) during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II — Other Information

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.  From time to time the Company is a participant in various legal proceedings incidental to its business.  In the opinion of management, the liabilities (if any) resulting from such legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the financial position of the Company.

 

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors.  Not Applicable.

 

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

(a)   Sales of Unregistered Securities.  None

 

(b)   Use of Proceeds.  Not Applicable.

 

(c)   Registrant Purchases of Securities

 

The following table provides information on the Company’s purchases of its common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

Period

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased

 

Average Price Paid
per Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs(1)

 

Maximum Number of
Shares that may yet be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

 

January 1-31, 2012

 

0

 

N/A

 

0

 

0

 

February 1-29, 2012

 

0

 

N/A

 

0

 

0

 

March 1-31, 2012

 

0

 

N/A

 

0

 

118,032

(2)

 


(1)          On June 26, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that authorizes the repurchase of up to 146,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock, subject to a maximum expenditure of $4.5 million.  Repurchases under the program may be made on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions from time to time until June 30, 2012, or earlier termination of the program by the Board.

 

(2)          Subject to a maximum expenditure of $4.5 million.  Number of shares indicated is the remaining number of shares authorized for repurchase as of the end of the indicated period.

 

Item 3.             Defaults upon Senior Securities.  None

 

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.  None

 

Item 5.             Other Information  None

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibits

 

 

 

3(a)

 

Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended(1)

3(b)

 

Bylaws of the Company(2)

4(a)

 

Indenture, dated as of December 15, 2006 between Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee(3)

4(b)

 

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as December 15, 2006 between Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and Martin S. Lapera and William R. Talley, Jr. as Administrators(3)

4(c)

 

Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006 between Frederick County Bancorp, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Guarantee Trustee(3)

10(a)

 

2001 Stock Option Plan(4)

10(b)

 

Employment Agreement between the Bank and Martin S. Lapera(5)

10(c)

 

Employment Agreement between the Bank and William R. Talley, Jr. (6)

10(f)

 

2002 Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended(7)

10(g)

 

Amendment No. 1 to the 2002 Executive and Director Deferred Compensation Plan(7)

10(h)

 

Promissory Note with Atlantic Central Bankers Bank (8)

10(i)

 

Amendment to Loan Documents, filed herein

10(j)

 

2011 Stock Incentive Plan(10)

11

 

Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Income — Please refer to Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein

21

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

31(a)

 

Certification of Martin S. Lapera, President and Chief Executive Officer

31(b)

 

Certification of William R. Talley, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

32(a)

 

Certification of Martin S. Lapera, President and Chief Executive Officer

32(b)

 

Certification of William R. Talley, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

101

 

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011and (iv) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


(1)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(2)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(3)          Not filed in accordance with the provision of Item 601(b)(4)(v) of Regulation SK.  The Company agrees to provide a copy of these documents to the Commission upon request.

(4)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-111761).

(5)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009.

(6)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2009.

(7)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(8)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(9)          Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(10)    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit of the same number to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

FREDERICK COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2012

By:

/s/ Martin S. Lapera

 

 

Martin S. Lapera

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2012

By:

/s/ William R. Talley, Jr.

 

 

William R. Talley, Jr.

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

  and Chief Operating Officer

 

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