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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

 

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**FORM 10-Q**

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011.

 

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:  000-25020

 

 

**HERITAGE OAKS BANCORP**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

| **California**                  |   | **77-0388249**      |
|---------------------------------|--------|---------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction of |   | (I.R.S. Employer    |
| incorporation or organization)  |   | Identification No.) |

 

**545 12th Street,**

**Paso Robles, California 93446**

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

**(805) 369-5200**

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

**Not Applicable**

(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 twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

YES x     NO o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

YES o     NO o

 

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

 

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).

 

YES o      NO x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  As of April 29, 2011 there were 25,081,819 shares outstanding of the Registrant’s common stock.

 

 

 

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**Heritage Oaks Bancorp**

**FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2011**

 

**INDEX**

 
| ** **    | ** **    | ** **                                                                                                                             | **Page** |
|---------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
| Part I.  |          | Financial   Information                                                                                                                |     |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 1.  | Financial Statements   (unaudited)                                                                                                     |     |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          |          | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at   March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010                                  | 4        |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          |          | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for   the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010   (unaudited) | 5        |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          |          | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for   the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010 (unaudited)   | 6        |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          |          | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   (unaudited)                                                                     | 7        |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 2.  | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of   Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                           | 34       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 3.  | Quantitative   and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                           | 64       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 4.  | Controls and   Procedures                                                                                                              | 67       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
| Part II. |          | Other Information                                                                                                                      |     |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 1        | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                      | 67       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 1A. | Risk Factors                                                                                                                           | 68       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 2        | Unregistered   Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                                 | 68       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 3        | Defaults   upon Senior Securities                                                                                                      | 68       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 4        | (Removed and   Reserved)                                                                                                               | 68       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 5.       | Other Information                                                                                                                      | 68       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          | Item 6.  | Exhibits                                                                                                                               | 69       |
|          |          |                                                                                                                                   |     |
|          |          | Signature                                                                                                                              | 70       |

 

 

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**Part I.  Financial Information**

 

**Item 1. Financial Statements**

 

The financial statements and the notes thereto begin on next page.

 

 

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**Heritage Oaks Bancorp**

**and Subsidiaries**

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                                           | ** ** | **March 31,**        | ** ** | **December 31,** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------|
| *(dollars in thousands except per share data) *                                                                                                                   | ** ** | **2011**                  | ** ** | **2010**              | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                                                                                                           | ** ** | (unaudited)               | ** ** | ** **            | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                                                                                                                                                                           |       |                      | ** ** | ** **            | ** ** |
| Cash and due from   banks                                                                                                                                                                            |       | $                         | 19,145     |                  | $          | 15,187 |   |
| Interest bearing   due from banks                                                                                                                                                                    |       | 27,719                    |       | 4,264                 |       |
| Federal funds sold                                                                                                                                                                                   |       | -     |       | 3,500                 |       |
| Total cash and   cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                    |       | 46,864                    |       | 22,951                |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Interest bearing   deposits with other banks                                                                                                                                                         |       | 119                       |       | 119                   |       |
| Securities   available for sale                                                                                                                                                                      |       | 203,210                   |       | 223,857               |       |
| Federal Home Loan   Bank stock, at cost                                                                                                                                                              |       | 4,974                     |       | 5,180                 |       |
| Loans held for   sale                                                                                                                                                                                |       | 4,115                     |       | 11,008                |       |
| Gross loans                                                                                                                                                                                          |       | 667,831                   |       | 677,303               |       |
| Net deferred loan   fees                                                                                                                                                                             |       | (1,420                    | )          | (1,613                | )          |
| Allowance for loan   losses                                                                                                                                                                          |       | (24,367                   | )          | (24,940               | )          |
| Net loans                                                                                                                                                                                            |       | 642,044                   |       | 650,750               |       |
| Property, premises   and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                              |       | 6,228                     |       | 6,376                 |       |
| Deferred tax   assets                                                                                                                                                                                |       | 20,605                    |       | 21,163                |       |
| Bank owned life   insurance                                                                                                                                                                          |       | 13,972                    |       | 13,843                |       |
| Goodwill                                                                                                                                                                                             |       | 11,049                    |       | 11,049                |       |
| Core deposit   intangible                                                                                                                                                                            |       | 1,962                     |       | 2,127                 |       |
| Other real estate   owned                                                                                                                                                                            |       | 6,085                     |       | 6,668                 |       |
| Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                         |       | 9,634                     |       | 7,521                 |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Total assets                                                                                                                                                                                         |       | $                         | 970,861    |                  | $          | 982,612 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| **Liabilities**                                                                                                                                                                                      |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Deposits                                                                                                                                                                                             |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Demand,   non-interest bearing                                                                                                                                                                       |       | $                         | 193,283    |                  | $          | 182,658 |   |
| Savings, NOW, and   money market deposits                                                                                                                                                            |       | 367,975                   |       | 384,202               |       |
| Time deposits of   $100 or more                                                                                                                                                                      |       | 110,292                   |       | 117,842               |       |
| Time deposits   under $100                                                                                                                                                                           |       | 114,778                   |       | 113,504               |       |
| Total deposits                                                                                                                                                                                       |       | 786,328                   |       | 798,206               |       |
| Short term FHLB   borrowing                                                                                                                                                                          |       | 23,500                    |       | 38,500                |       |
| Long term FHLB borrowing                                                                                                                                                                             |       | 21,500                    |       | 6,500                 |       |
| Junior   subordinated debentures                                                                                                                                                                     |       | 8,248                     |       | 8,248                 |       |
| Other liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                    |       | 9,462                     |       | 9,902                 |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Total liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                    |       | 849,038                   |       | 861,356               |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Commitments and   contingencies                                                                                                                                                                      |       |                      |       |                  |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| **Stockholders’   Equity**                                                                                                                                                                      |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Preferred stock,   5,000,000 shares authorized:                                                                                                                                                      |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Series A   senior preferred stock; $1,000 per share stated value issued and outstanding:   21,000 shares as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010                                   |       | 19,883                    |       | 19,792                |       |
| Series C   preferred stock, $3.25 per share stated value; issued and outstanding:   1,189,538 shares as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010                                       |       | 3,604                     |       | 3,604                 |       |
| Common stock, no   par value; authorized: 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 25,081,819   shares and 25,082,344 shares as of March 31, 2011 and December 31,   2010, respectively |       | 101,140                   |       | 101,140               |       |
| Additional paid in   capital                                                                                                                                                                         |       | 6,803                     |       | 7,002                 |       |
| Accumulated   deficit                                                                                                                                                                                |       | (9,004                    | )          | (9,161                | )          |
| Accumulated other   comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $421 and $783 as of March 31,   2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively                                                     |       | (603                      | )          | (1,121                | )          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Total   stockholders’ equity                                                                                                                                                                    |       | 121,823                   |       | 121,256               |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       |                      |       |                  |       |
| Total liabilities   and stockholders’ equity                                                                                                                                                    |       | $                         | 970,861    |                  | $          | 982,612 |   |

 

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

 

 

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**Heritage Oaks Bancorp**

**and Subsidiaries**

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 
| ** **                                                                         | ** ** | **For the three months ended** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                         | ** ** | **March 31,**                                 | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands except per share data) * | ** ** | **2011**                                           | ** ** | **2010** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                         | ** ** | (unaudited)                                        |       | (unaudited) |   |
| **Interest Income**                                                           | ** ** |                                               |       |   |   |
| Interest and fees   on loans                                                       |       | $                                                  | 10,534     |   | $ | 11,141 |   |
| Interest on   investment securities                                                |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| Mortgage backed   securities                                                       |       | 995                                                |       | 1,019 |   |
| State and   municipal securities                                                   |       | 515                                                |       | 257 |   |
| Interest on   balances due from banks                                              |       | 9                                                  |       | 28 |   |
| Interest on   federal funds sold                                                   |       | 1                                                  |       | 1 |   |
| Interest on other   securities                                                     |       | 58                                                 |       | 4 |   |
| Total interest   income                                                            |       | 12,112                                             |       | 12,450 |   |
| **Interest   Expense**                                                             |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| Interest on savings,   NOW and money market deposits                               |       | 425                                                |       | 1,082 |   |
| Interest on time   deposits in denominations of $100 or more                       |       | 439                                                |       | 576 |   |
| Interest on time   deposits under $100                                             |       | 409                                                |       | 613 |   |
| Other borrowings                                                                   |       | 117                                                |       | 232 |   |
| Total interest   expense                                                           |       | 1,390                                              |       | 2,503 |   |
| Net interest income   before provision for loan losses                             |       | 10,722                                             |       | 9,947 |   |
| Provision for loan   losses                                                        |       | 1,985                                              |       | 5,200 |   |
| Net interest   income after provision for loan losses                              |       | 8,737                                              |       | 4,747 |   |
| **Non   Interest Income**                                                          |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| Fees and service   charges                                                         |       | 570                                                |       | 625 |   |
| Mortgage gain on   sale and origination fees                                       |       | 615                                                |       | 527 |   |
| Debit/credit card   transaction fee income                                         |       | 333                                                |       | 259 |   |
| Earnings on bank   owned life insurance                                            |       | 148                                                |       | 151 |   |
| Bancard merchant   fee income                                                      |       | 47                                                 |       | 36 |   |
| Gain on sale of   investment securities                                            |       | 73                                                 |       | -     |   |
| Loss on sale of   foreclosed assets                                                |       | (27                                                | )          | -     |   |
| Other                                                                              |       | 133                                                |       | 175 |   |
| Total non interest   income                                                        |       | 1,892                                              |       | 1,773 |   |
| **Non   Interest Expense**                                                         |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| Salaries and   employee benefits                                                   |       | 4,551                                              |       | 4,565 |   |
| Equipment                                                                          |       | 452                                                |       | 328 |   |
| Occupancy                                                                          |       | 944                                                |       | 933 |   |
| Promotional                                                                        |       | 172                                                |       | 179 |   |
| Data processing                                                                    |       | 734                                                |       | 655 |   |
| OREO related costs                                                                 |       | 99                                                 |       | 83 |   |
| Write-downs of   foreclosed assets                                                 |       | 733                                                |       | 210 |   |
| Regulatory   assessment costs                                                      |       | 715                                                |       | 612 |   |
| Audit and tax   advisory costs                                                     |       | 163                                                |       | 143 |   |
| Directors fees                                                                     |       | 103                                                |       | 128 |   |
| Outside services                                                                   |       | 347                                                |       | 403 |   |
| Telephone /   communications costs                                                 |       | 84                                                 |       | 82 |   |
| Amortization of   intangible assets                                                |       | 165                                                |       | 129 |   |
| Stationery and   supplies                                                          |       | 112                                                |       | 122 |   |
| Provision for   unfunded loan commitments                                          |       | 30                                                 |       | -     |   |
| Other general   operating costs                                                    |       | 461                                                |       | 481 |   |
| Total non interest   expense                                                       |       | 9,865                                              |       | 9,053 |   |
| Income / (loss)   before provision / (benefit) for income taxes                    |       | 764                                                |       | (2,533 | ) |
| Provision /   (benefit) for income taxes                                           |       | 242                                                |       | (1,194 | ) |
| Net income /   (loss)                                                              |       | 522                                                |       | (1,339 | ) |
| Dividends and   accretion on preferred stock                                       |       | 365                                                |       | 351 |   |
| Net income /   (loss) available to common shareholders                             |       | $                                                  | 157        |   | $ | (1,690 | ) |
|                                                                               |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| **Earnings   / (Loss) Per Common Share**                                           | ** ** | ** **                                         |       |   |   |
| Basic                                                                              |       | $                                                  | 0.01       |   | $ | (0.22 | ) |
| Diluted                                                                            |       | $                                                  | 0.01       |   | $ | (0.22 | ) |

 

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

 

 

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**Heritage Oaks Bancorp**

**and Subsidiaries**

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 
|                                                                                 | ** ** | **For the three   months** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|
|                                                                                 | ** ** | **ended   March 31,** | ** ** |
| *(dollars   in thousands)*                                                           | ** ** | **2011**                   | ** ** | **2010** | ** ** |
|                                                                                 |       | (unaudited)                |       | (unaudited) |   |
| **Cash   flows from operating activities:**                                          |       |                       |       |   |   |
| Net income /   (loss)                                                                |       | $                          | 522        |   | $ | (1,339 | ) |
| Adjustments to   reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  |       |                       |       |   |   |
| Depreciation and   amortization                                                      |       | 331                        |       | 319 |   |
| Provision for loan   losses                                                          |       | 1,985                      |       | 5,200 |   |
| Provision for   unfunded loan commitments                                            |       | 30                         |       | -     |   |
| Amortization of   premiums / discounts on investment securities, net                 |       | 947                        |       | 183 |   |
| Amortization of   intangible assets                                                  |       | 165                        |       | 129 |   |
| Share-based   compensation expense                                                   |       | 76                         |       | 99 |   |
| Gain on sale of   available for sale securities                                      |       | (73                        | )          | -     |   |
| Origination of   loans held for sale                                                 |       | (31,453                    | )          | (29,686 | ) |
| Proceeds from sale   of loans held for sale                                          |       | 38,346                     |       | 31,358 |   |
| Net increase in   bank owned life insurance                                          |       | (129                       | )          | (135 | ) |
| Decrease /   (increase) in deferred tax asset                                        |       | 196                        |       | (1,515 | ) |
| Loss on sale of   foreclosed collateral                                              |       | 27                         |       | -     |   |
| Write-downs on   other real estate owned                                             |       | 733                        |       | 205 |   |
| (Increase) /   decrease in other assets                                              |       | (3,434                     | )          | 1,430 |   |
| (Decrease) /   increase in other liabilities                                         |       | (744                       | )          | 417 |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **NET   CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES**                                      |       | 7,525                      |       | 6,665 |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Cash   flows from investing activities:**                                          |       |                       |       |   |   |
| Purchase of   securities, available for sale                                         |       | (33,265                    | )          | (10,492 | ) |
| Sale of available   for sale securities                                              |       | 42,857                     |       | -     |   |
| Maturities and   calls of available for sale securities                              |       | 448                        |       | 3 |   |
| Proceeds from   principal reductions and maturities of available for sale securities |       | 10,613                     |       | 4,105 |   |
| Redemption of   Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                         |       | 206                        |       | -     |   |
| Decrease in loans,   net                                                             |       | 5,743                      |       | 4,300 |   |
| Allowance for loan   and lease loss recoveries                                       |       | 978                        |       | 497 |   |
| Purchase of   property, premises and equipment, net                                  |       | (183                       | )          | (36 | ) |
| Proceeds from sale   of foreclosed collateral                                        |       | 1,144                      |       | -     |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **NET   CASH PROVIDED BY / (USED) IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES**                          |       | 28,541                     |       | (1,623 | ) |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Cash   flows from financing activities:**                                          |       |                       |       |   |   |
| (Decrease) /   increase in deposits, net                                             |       | (11,878                    | )          | 19,951 |   |
| Proceeds from   Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing                                     |       | 100,000                    |       | 35,000 |   |
| Repayments of Federal   Home Loan Bank borrowing                                     |       | (100,000                   | )          | (35,000 | ) |
| Decrease in   secured borrowings                                                     |       | -      |       | 2,479 |   |
| Proceeds from   exercise of stock options                                            |       | -      |       | 42 |   |
| Preferred stock   dividends paid                                                     |       | -      |       | (262 | ) |
| Proceeds from   issuance of preferred stock and common stock warrants, net           |       | -      |       | 52,335 |   |
| Tax impact of   share based compensation expense                                     |       | (275                       | )          | -     |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **NET   CASH (USED) IN / PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES**                          |       | (12,153                    | )          | 74,545 |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Net   increase in cash and cash equivalents**                                      | ** ** | 23,913                     |       | 79,587 |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Cash   and cash equivalents, beginning of period**                                 | ** ** | 22,951                     |       | 40,738 |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Cash   and cash equivalents, end of period**                                       |       | $                          | 46,864     |   | $ | 120,325 |   |
| **Supplemental   Cash Flow Disclosures:**                                            |       |                       |       |   |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Cash   Flow information**                                                          |       |                       |       |   |   |
| Interest paid                                                                        |       | $                          | 1,348      |   | $ | 2,547 |   |
| Income taxes paid                                                                    |       | $                          | 2,545      |   | $ | -     |   |
|                                                                                 |       |                       |       |   |   |
| **Non-Cash   Flow Information**                                                      |       |                       |       |   |   |
| Change in other   valuation allowance for investment securities                      |       | $                          | 880        |   | $ | 1,007 |   |
| Loans transferred   to foreclosed collateral                                         |       | $                          | 1,675      |   | $ | -     |   |
| Preferred stock   dividends accrued not paid                                         |       | $                          | 274        |   | $ | -     |   |
| Accretion of   preferred stock discount                                              |       | $                          | 91         |   | $ | 89 |   |

 

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

 

 

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**Heritage Oaks Bancorp**

**And Subsidiaries**

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

**Note 1.  Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements**

 

***Description of Business***

 

Heritage Oaks Bancorp is a California corporation organized in 1994 to act as a holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank.  Heritage Oaks Bank conducts commercial banking business in branch offices serving San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.  As such, the Company operations are concentrated in one business segment and are concentrated to a single geographic region.

 

***Basis of Presentation***

 

The accompanying un-audited condensed consolidated financial statements of Heritage Oaks Bancorp and subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for annual financial statements are not included herein. In the opinion of Management, all adjustments (which consist solely of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods presented have been included. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2011, file number 000-25020.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Heritage Oaks Bancorp and its wholly-owned financial subsidiary, Heritage Oaks Bank.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. Heritage Oaks Capital Trust II, which was formed solely for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities, is an unconsolidated subsidiary as the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the trust. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 may have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in 2011.

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires Management to make estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date on which these financial statements in this Form 10-Q were filed with the SEC. Events or transactions that provided evidence about conditions that did not exist at March 31, 2011, but arose before the financial statements were issued have not been recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended March 31, 2011.  Based on all currently available information, the Company is not aware of any such events.  Events or transactions that were deemed to be of a material nature and provide evidence about conditions that did exist at March 31, 2011 have been recognized in these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

**Note 2.  Investment Securities**

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, investment securities are classified in three categories and accounted for as follows: debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are measured at amortized cost; debt and equity securities bought and held principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities and are measured at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses included in earnings; debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity or trading securities are deemed as available-for-sale and are measured at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, reported in a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Any gains and losses on sales of investments are computed on a specific identification basis.  Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted using the interest method over the lives of the related securities.

 

          

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The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair values of the Company’s investment securities, all of which are reported as available for sale at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
| *(dollars   in thousands)*                | ** ** | ** **    | ** ** | **Gross**      | ** ** | **Gross**           | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|---------------------|------------|------------|------------|
|                                      | ** ** | **Amortized** | ** ** | **Unrealized** | ** ** | **Unrealized**      | ** ** | **Fair**   | ** ** |
| **As   of March 31, 2011**           | ** ** | **Cost**      | ** ** | **Gains**      | ** ** | **Losses**          | ** ** | **Value**  | ** ** |
| Obligations of   U.S. government agencies |       | $             | 6,412      |           | $          | -    |       | $          | (232       | ) | $ | 6,180 |   |
| Mortgage-backed   securities              |       |          |       |           |       |                |       |       |       |
| Agency                                    |       | 146,888       |       | 618            |       | (727                | )          | 146,779    |       |
| Non-agency                                |       | 4,874         |       | 504            |       | (425                | )          | 4,953      |       |
| State and   municipal securities          |       | 46,060        |       | 326            |       | (1,088              | )          | 45,298     |       |
|                                      |       |          |       |           |       |                |       |       |       |
| Total                                     |       | $             | 204,234    |           | $          | 1,448               |       | $          | (2,472     | ) | $ | 203,210 |   |
|                                      |       |          |       |           |       |                |       |       |       |
| **As   of December 31, 2010**        | ** ** | ** **    | ** ** | ** **     | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Obligations of   U.S. government agencies |       | $             | 6,684      |           | $          | -    |       | $          | (248       | ) | $ | 6,436 |   |
| Mortgage-backed   securities              |       |          |       |           |       |                |       |       |       |
| Agency                                    |       | 159,448       |       | 1,653          |       | (484                | )          | 160,617    |       |
| Non-agency                                |       | 10,170        |       | 233            |       | (1,344              | )          | 9,059      |       |
| State and   municipal securities          |       | 49,459        |       | 242            |       | (1,956              | )          | 47,745     |       |
|                                      |       |          |       |           |       |                |       |       |       |
| Total                                     |       | $             | 225,761    |           | $          | 2,128               |       | $          | (4,032     | ) | $ | 223,857 |   |

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company purchased approximately $33.3 million in investment securities.  Sales of investments during the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled approximately $42.9 million.  In connection with these sales, the Company recognized an aggregate pre-tax gain of $0.1 million.  There were no sales of investment securities during the first three months of 2010.  Principal pay-downs on mortgage related securities totaled approximately $10.6 million and $4.1 million during the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

***Other than Temporary Impairment***

 

Management periodically evaluates investments in the portfolio for other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) and more specifically when conditions warrant such an evaluation.  When evaluating whether impairment is other than temporary, Management considers, among other things, the following: (1) the length of time the security has been in an unrealized loss position, (2) the extent to which the security’s fair value is less than its cost, (3) the financial condition of the issuer, (4) any adverse changes in ratings issued by various rating agencies, (5) the intent and ability of the Company to hold such securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and (6) in the case of mortgage related securities, credit enhancements, loan-to-values, credit scores, delinquency and default rates, cash flows and the extent to which those cash flows are within Management’s initial expectations based on pre-purchase analyses.

 

U.S. GAAP states that OTTI is considered to have occurred if: (1) the Company intends to sell the related securities; (2) it is “more likely than not” the Company will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of expected future cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the securities. If the Company is not required to or does not intend to sell the security, it must still evaluate the expected future cash flows to be received to determine if a credit loss has occurred.  In the event that a credit loss has occurred, only the amount of impairment related to the credit loss is recognized in earnings.  OTTI amounts related to all other factors, such as market conditions, are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

During the month of March 2011, the Company sold one of the three securities on which OTTI had previously been recognized.  The Company realized a loss of approximately $0.5 million on the sale of the security.

 

As of March 31, 2011, the Company continues to hold two securities in which OTTI losses had been recognized.  These two securities had an aggregate recorded fair value of $0.6 million ($1.1 million historical cost) at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The aggregate OTTI recorded on these two securities as of both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was approximately $0.5 million, comprised of $0.1 million of OTTI associated with credit risk and $0.4 million associated with OTTI for all other factors.  No OTTI adjustments were recorded during the first quarter 2011.  Although the Company continues to have the ability and intent to hold these securities for the foreseeable future, the results of the analysis performed on these securities indicated that the present value of the expected future cash flows was not sufficient to recover their entire amortized cost basis, thus indicating a credit loss had occurred. The Company will continue to engage an independent third party to review these securities on a quarterly basis for the foreseeable future.

 

 

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The Company’s evaluations of Whole Loan Private Label Mortgage Backed Securities (“PMBS”), with the assistance of an independent third party, compile relevant collateral details and performance statistics on a security-by-security basis.  These evaluations also include assumptions about prepayment rates, future delinquencies, and loss severities based on the underlying collateral characteristics and vintage.  Additionally, evaluations include consideration of actual recent collateral performance, the structuring of the security (including the Company’s position within that structure) and expectations of relevant market and economic data as of the end of the reporting period.  Assumptions made concerning the items listed above allow the Company to then derive an estimate for the net present value of each security’s expected future cash flows.  This amount is then compared to the amortized cost of each security to determine the amount of any possible credit loss.

 

As of March 31, 2011, net unrealized gains on PMBS within the Company’s investment portfolio totaled $0.1 million compared to net unrealized losses of $1.1 million reported at December 31, 2010 and were attributable to market interest rate volatility, a significant widening of interest rate spreads relating to the continued uncertainty in financial markets and due to sales of PMBS with unrealized loss positions, rather than to credit risk.  Current characteristics of each security owned, such as delinquency rates, foreclosure levels, credit enhancements, and projected losses, are reviewed periodically by Management.  Accordingly, it is expected that these securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment. Because the Company does not have the intent to sell these investments and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these investments before anticipated recovery of fair value, which may be at maturity, the Company did not consider these investments to be other than temporarily impaired as of March 31, 2011.  However, it is possible that the underlying loan collateral of these securities will perform worse than is currently expected, which could lead to adverse changes in cash flows on these securities and future OTTI losses.  Events that could trigger material unrecoverable declines in fair values, and therefore potential OTTI losses for these securities in the future include, but are not limited to: further significantly weakened economic conditions; deterioration of credit metrics; significantly higher levels of default; loss in value on the underlying collateral; deteriorating credit enhancement; and further uncertainty and illiquidity in the financial markets.

 

As of March 31, 2011, the Company believes that unrealized losses on all other mortgage related securities such as agency securities, including those issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are not attributable to credit quality, but rather fluctuations in market prices for these types of investments.  Additionally, these securities have maturity dates that range from 1 to 30 years and have contractual cash flows guaranteed by agencies of the U.S. Government.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company does not believe unrealized losses related to these securities are other than temporary.

 

The following table provides a roll forward of the OTTI balances against the investment securities for both credit loss and all other factor components, as of March 31, 2011.  The beginning balance represents OTTI, which occurred on debt securities in prior periods.  Additions represent the first time a debt security was impaired or when subsequent impairments have occurred on securities for which OTTI losses have been previously recognized.  As previously discussed, the Company did not record any additional OTTI on the two investment securities in OTTI status that it continues to hold as of March 31, 2011 but it did sell one security, for which a total of $0.9 million of previously recorded OTTI had been recognized.  The following table provides additional information related to the OTTI losses the Company recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2011:

 
|                                           |       |               | ** ** | **OTTI Related** |       |      |       |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------------|------------|-----------|------------|
|                                           | ** ** | **OTTI Related**   | ** ** | **to All Other** | ** ** | **Total** | ** ** |
| *(dollars   in thousands)*                     | ** ** | **to Credit Loss** | ** ** | **Factors**      | ** ** | **OTTI**  | ** ** |
| Balance, beginning   of the period             |       | $                  | 534        |             | $          | 943       |       | $ | 1,477 |   |
| Less: losses   related to OTTI securities sold |       | (425               | )          | (518             | )          | (943      | )          |
|                                           |       |               |       |             |       |      |       |
| Balance, end of   the period                   |       | $                  | 109        |             | $          | 425       |       | $ | 534 |   |

 

The following table provides additional information related to the OTTI losses the Company recognized during the year ended December 31, 2010:

 
|                                                                        |       |               | ** ** | **OTTI Related** |       |      |       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|------------------|------------|-----------|------------|
|                                                                        | ** ** | **OTTI Related**   | ** ** | **to All Other** | ** ** | **Total** | ** ** |
| *(dollar   amounts in thousands)*                                           | ** ** | **to Credit Loss** | ** ** | **Factors**      | ** ** | **OTTI**  | ** ** |
| Balance, beginning   of the period                                          |       | $                  | 372        |             | $          | 1,584     |       | $ | 1,956 |   |
| Additional charges   on securities for which OTTI was previously recognized |       | 207                |       | (571             | )          | (364      | )          |
| Less: losses   related to OTTI securities sold                              |       | (45                | )          | (70              | )          | (115      | )          |
|                                                                        |       |               |       |             |       |      |       |
| Balance, end of   the period                                                |       | $                  | 534        |             | $          | 943       |       | $ | 1,477 |   |

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of investment securities in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
|                                      | ** ** | **Securities In A   Loss Position** | ** ** | ** **                  | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|
|                                      | ** ** | **Less Than Twelve   Months**       | ** ** | **Twelve Months or   More** | ** ** | **Total**           | ** ** |
| *(dollars   in thousands)*                | ** ** | **Fair**                            | ** ** | **Unrealized**              | ** ** | **Fair**            | ** ** | **Unrealized** | ** ** | **Fair** | ** ** | **Unrealized** | ** ** |
| **As   of March 31, 2011**           | ** ** | **Value**                           | ** ** | **Loss**                    | ** ** | **Value**           | ** ** | **Loss** | ** ** | **Value** | ** ** | **Loss** | ** ** |
| Obligations of   U.S. government agencies |       | $                                   | 6,087      |                        | $          | (230                | )          | $ | 93 |   | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 6,180 |   | $ | (232 | ) |
| Mortgage-backed   securities              |       |                                |       |                        |       |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Agency                                    |       | 75,456                              |       | (727                        | )          | -    |       | -    |   | 75,456 |   | (727 | ) |
| Non-agency                                |       | -                    |       | -            |       | 584                 |       | (425 | ) | 584 |   | (425 | ) |
| State and   municipal securities          |       | 30,517                              |       | (1,073                      | )          | 142                 |       | (15 | ) | 30,659 |   | (1,088 | ) |
|                                      |       |                                |       |                        |       |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                                     |       | $                                   | 112,060    |                        | $          | (2,030              | )          | $ | 819 |   | $ | (442 | ) | $ | 112,879 |   | $ | (2,472 | ) |
|                                      |       |                                |       |                        |       |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **As   of December 31, 2010**        | ** ** | ** **                          | ** ** | ** **                  | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Obligations of   U.S. government agencies |       | $                                   | 6,339      |                        | $          | (245                | )          | $ | 96 |   | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 6,435 |   | $ | (248 | ) |
| Mortgage backed   securities              |       |                                |       |                        |       |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Agency                                    |       | 56,164                              |       | (469                        | )          | 2,094               |       | (15 | ) | 58,258 |   | (484 | ) |
| Non-agency                                |       | -                    |       | -            |       | 4,780               |       | (1,344 | ) | 4,780 |   | (1,344 | ) |
| State and   municipal securities          |       | 38,731                              |       | (1,936                      | )          | 136                 |       | (20 | ) | 38,867 |   | (1,956 | ) |
|                                      |       |                                |       |                        |       |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                                     |       | $                                   | 101,234    |                        | $          | (2,650              | )          | $ | 7,106 |   | $ | (1,382 | ) | $ | 108,340 |   | $ | (4,032 | ) |

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company owned five PMBS with a remaining principal balance of approximately $4.8 million.  PMBS do not carry a government guarantee (explicit or implicit) and require much more detailed due diligence in the form of pre and post purchase analysis.  All PMBS bonds were rated AAA by one or more of the major rating agencies at the time of purchase.  Due to the severe and prolonged downturn in the economy, PMBS bonds along with other asset classes have seen deterioration in price, credit quality, and liquidity.  Rating agencies have been reassessing all ratings associated with bonds starting with lower tranche or subordinate pieces (which have increased loss exposure), then moving on to senior and super senior bonds, which are what the Company owns with the exception of one mezzanine bond (subordinate).  At March 31, 2011, one bond with an aggregate fair value of $0.3 million is deemed to be non-investment grade. This bond is in a senior tranche position of its respective bond structures, meaning the Company has priority in cash flows and has subordinate tranches below its position providing credit support.

 

The Company continues to perform regular extensive analyses, quarterly, on PMBS bonds in the portfolio, including but not limited to updates on: credit enhancements; loan-to-values; credit scores; delinquency rates; and default rates. These investment securities continue to demonstrate cash flows as expected, based on pre-purchase analyses.  As of March 31, 2011, Management does not believe that losses on PMBS in the portfolio, other than those previously discussed, are other than temporary.

 

 

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**Note 3.  Loans**

 

The following table provides a summary of outstanding loan balances as of March 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010:

** **
|                                     | ** ** | **March 31,**        | ** ** | **December 31,**     | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|
| *(dollars in thousands)*                 | ** ** | **2011**                  | ** ** | **2010**                  | ** ** |
| **Real Estate Secured**                  |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Multi-family   residential               |       | $                         | 16,380     |                      | $          | 17,637 |   |
| Residential   1 to 4 family              |       | 21,674                    |       | 21,804                    |       |
| Home equity   lines of credit            |       | 31,413                    |       | 30,801                    |       |
| Commercial                               |       | 352,471                   |       | 348,583                   |       |
| Farmland                                 |       | 12,670                    |       | 15,136                    |       |
| **Commercial**                           |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Commercial   and industrial              |       | 141,516                   |       | 145,811                   |       |
| Agriculture                              |       | 15,278                    |       | 15,168                    |       |
| Other                                    |       | 126                       |       | 153                       |       |
| **Construction**                         |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Single   family residential              |       | 10,940                    |       | 11,525                    |       |
| Single   family residential - Spec.      |       | 898                       |       | 2,391                     |       |
| Tract                                    |       | -     |       | -     |       |
| Multi-family                             |       | 1,728                     |       | 2,218                     |       |
| Hospitality                              |       | -     |       | -     |       |
| Commercial                               |       | 26,755                    |       | 27,785                    |       |
| Land                                     |       | 28,716                    |       | 30,685                    |       |
| Installment   loans to individuals       |       | 7,070                     |       | 7,392                     |       |
| All other   loans (including overdrafts) |       | 196                       |       | 214                       |       |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Total   loans, gross                     |       | 667,831                   |       | 677,303                   |       |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Deferred   loan fees                     |       | 1,420                     |       | 1,613                     |       |
| Allowance   for loan losses              |       | 24,367                    |       | 24,940                    |       |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Total   loans, net                       |       | $                         | 642,044    |                      | $          | 650,750 |   |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |
| Loans held   for sale                    |       | $                         | 4,115      |                      | $          | 11,008 |   |

 

***Concentration of Credit Risk***

 

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, $503.6 million and $508.6 million, respectively, of the Company’s loan portfolio were collateralized by various forms of real estate.  Such loans are generally made to borrowers located in the counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.  The Company attempts to reduce its concentration of credit risk by making loans which are diversified by project type.  While Management believes that the collateral presently securing this portfolio is adequate, there can be no assurances that further deterioration in the California real estate market would not expose the Company to significantly greater credit risk.

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company was contingently liable for letters of credit accommodations made to its customers totaling approximately $15.9 million and un-disbursed loan commitments in the approximate amount of $144.9 million, exclusive of letters of credit. The Company makes commitments to extend credit in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses, and may require payment of a fee.  Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total outstanding commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Letters of credit written are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as those involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company currently anticipates no losses as a result of such transactions.

 

 

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***Impaired Loans***

 

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s investment in impaired loans as of March 31, 2011:

 
|                                         | ** ** | ** **                | ** **                | **Unpaid**                | ** ** | **Impaired Loans**        | ** ** | **Specific**              | ** **                | **Average**               | ** ** | **Interest**              | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|
|                                         | ** ** | **Recorded**              | ** **                | **Principal**             | ** ** | **With Specific**         | ** ** | **Without Specific**      | ** **                | **Allowance for**         | ** ** | **Recorded**              | ** ** | **Income** | ** ** |
| *(dollar   amounts in thousands)*            | ** ** | **Investment**            | ** **                | **Balance**               | ** ** | **Allowance**             | ** ** | **Allowance**             | ** **                | **Impaired Loans**        | ** ** | **Investment**            | ** ** | **Recognized** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                    |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                   |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $ | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                  |       | 373                       |                      | 521                       |       | -     |       | 373                       |                      | -     |       | 561                       |       | -     |   |
| Home equity lines   of credit                |       | 689                       |                      | 700                       |       | -     |       | 689                       |                      | -     |       | 854                       |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | 14,428                    |                      | 18,302                    |       | 3,748                     |       | 10,680                    |                      | 1,056                     |       | 16,375                    |       | -     |   |
| Farmland                                     |       | 875                       |                      | 948                       |       | -     |       | 875                       |                      | -     |       | 1,751                     |       | -     |   |
| **Commercial**                               |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                  |       | 3,148                     |                      | 4,378                     |       | 1,461                     |       | 1,687                     |                      | 572                       |       | 4,503                     |       | -     |   |
| Agriculture                                  |       | 241                       |                      | 385                       |       | -     |       | 241                       |                      | -     |       | 244                       |       | -     |   |
| Other                                        |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
| **Construction**                             |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Single family   residential                  |       | 1,293                     |                      | 1,311                     |       | 937                       |       | 356                       |                      | 417                       |       | 1,302                     |       | -     |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.          |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | 625                       |       | -     |   |
| Tract                                        |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
| Multi-family                                 |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | 240                       |       | -     |   |
| Hospitality                                  |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
| **Land**                                     |       | 4,068                     |                      | 5,523                     |       | 1,748                     |       | 2,320                     |                      | 95                        |       | 3,720                     |       | -     |   |
| **Installment   loans to individuals**       |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | 185                       |       | -     |   |
| **All   other loans (including overdrafts)** |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
|                                         |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| **Totals**                                   |       | $                         | 25,115                    |                      | $          | 32,068                    |       | $                         | 7,894                     |                      | $          | 17,221                    |       | $ | 2,140 |   | $ | 30,360 |   | $ | -     |   |

 

The following table summarizes impaired loan balances as of December 31, 2010:

 
|                                         | ** ** | ** **                | ** **                | **Unpaid**                | ** ** | **Impaired Loans**        | ** ** | **Specific**              | ** **                | **Average**               | ** ** | **Interest**              | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|
|                                         | ** ** | **Recorded**              | ** **                | **Principal**             | ** ** | **With Specific**         | ** ** | **Without Specific**      | ** **                | **Allowance for**         | ** ** | **Recorded**              | ** ** | **Income** | ** ** |
| *(dollar   amounts in thousands)*            | ** ** | **Investment**            | ** **                | **Balance**               | ** ** | **Allowance**             | ** ** | **Allowance**             | ** **                | **Impaired Loans**        | ** ** | **Investment**            | ** ** | **Recognized** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                    |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                   |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $ | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                  |       | 748                       |                      | 896                       |       | -     |       | 748                       |                      | -     |       | 988                       |       | -     |   |
| Home equity lines   of credit                |       | 1,019                     |                      | 1,019                     |       | -     |       | 1,019                     |                      | -     |       | 508                       |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | 18,322                    |                      | 20,539                    |       | 4,706                     |       | 13,616                    |                      | 1,085                     |       | 18,890                    |       | 67 |   |
| Farmland                                     |       | 2,626                     |                      | 2,773                     |       | -     |       | 2,626                     |                      | -     |       | 2,745                     |       | -     |   |
| **Commercial**                               |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                  |       | 5,858                     |                      | 6,474                     |       | 903                       |       | 4,955                     |                      | 461                       |       | 8,010                     |       | 150 |   |
| Agriculture                                  |       | 246                       |                      | 384                       |       | -     |       | 246                       |                      | -     |       | 1,294                     |       | -     |   |
| Other                                        |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
| **Construction**                             |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Single family   residential                  |       | 1,311                     |                      | 1,310                     |       | 952                       |       | 359                       |                      | 476                       |       | 945                       |       | -     |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.          |       | 1,250                     |                      | 1,250                     |       | -     |       | 1,250                     |                      | -     |       | 1,108                     |       | -     |   |
| Tract                                        |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | 311                       |       | -     |   |
| Multi-family                                 |       | 479                       |                      | 896                       |       | -     |       | 479                       |                      | -     |       | 481                       |       | -     |   |
| Hospitality                                  |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | -     |                      | 100                       |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | 245                       |       | -     |   |
| **Land**                                     |       | 3,371                     |                      | 3,771                     |       | 1,478                     |       | 1,893                     |                      | 235                       |       | 6,935                     |       | -     |   |
| **Installment   loans to individuals**       |       | 370                       |                      | 502                       |       | -     |       | 370                       |                      | -     |       | 396                       |       | 17 |   |
| **All   other loans (including overdrafts)** |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |   |
|                                         |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |   |   |
| **Totals**                                   |       | $                         | 35,600                    |                      | $          | 39,913                    |       | $                         | 8,039                     |                      | $          | 27,561                    |       | $ | 2,257 |   | $ | 42,855 |   | $ | 234 |   |

 

The Company considers a loan to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

 

 

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The Company classifies non-accruing loans, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing, and loans recently classified as troubled debt restructurings as impaired loans.  When loans are placed on non-accrual status, all accrued but uncollected interest is reversed from earnings.  Once on non-accrual status, payments received on such loans are generally applied as a reduction of the loan principal balance.  Interest on such loans is only recognized on a cash basis, and is generally not recognized on specific impaired loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote.  Loans may be returned to accruing status if the Company believes that all remaining principal and interest is fully collectible and there has been at least six months of sustained repayment performance since the loan was placed on non-accrual.  The Company did not record income from the receipt of cash payments related to non-accruing loans during the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.  Interest income recognized on impaired loans in the table above, if any, represents interest the Company recognized on performing troubled debt restructurings.

 

The provisions of U.S. GAAP permit the valuation allowances reported in the table above to be determined on a loan-by-loan basis or by aggregating loans with similar risk characteristics.  Because the loans currently identified as impaired have unique risk characteristics, valuation allowances the Company recorded were determined on a loan-by-loan basis.  It should be noted that a significant portion of the Company’s impaired loans were carried at fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, resulting in large part from the charge-off of loan balances following the receipt of appraisal information on the underlying collateral.

 

Total forgone interest related to impaired loans, which includes (1) the initial accrued interest reversal when a loan is transferred to non-accrual status and (2) interest lost prospectively for the period of time a loan is on non-accrual status. In addition to foregone interest of $0.6 million for both the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company also had lost interest related to rate concessions on certain TDRs of $25 thousand and $42 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company was not committed to lend any additional funds to borrowers whose obligations to the Company were classified as TDRs.

 

***Credit Quality and Credit Risk Management***

 

The Company manages credit risk not only through extensive risk analyses performed prior to a loan’s funding, but through the ongoing monitoring of loans within the portfolio, and more specifically certain types of loans that generally involve a greater degree of risk, such as commercial real estate, commercial lines of credit, and construction/land loans.  The Company monitors loans in the portfolio with the assistance of a semi-annual independent loan review.  These reviews generally not only focus on problem loans, but also pass credits within certain pools of loans that may be expected to experience stress due to economic conditions.

 

This process allows the Company to validate credit ratings, underwriting structure, and the Company’s estimated exposure in the current economic environment as well as enhance communications with borrowers where necessary in an effort to mitigate potential future losses.

 

The Company has a credit committee, chaired by the Chief Credit Officer and is comprised of other senior level credit officers.  The credit committee establishes the Company’s desire for funding certain types of credit and regularly reviews the Company’s position with respect to credit quality pursuant to the Company’s lending policy.  The Company’s lending policy is established by the Chief Credit Officer and is reviewed annually by the Board of Directors for approval.  The lending policy establishes underwriting criteria, sets portfolio concentration limits, provides criteria for the proper risk grading of loans, requires internal reviews of all pass graded credits meeting certain criteria, and contains requirements concerning the identification of and regular monitoring of problem loans.

 

The policy also provides that analyses shall be conducted on all significant problem loans at least quarterly, in order for the Company to properly estimate its potential exposure to loss associated with such credits in a timely manner.  The policy also provides that a detailed listing of all problem loans be provided to the Company’s credit committee on a regular basis.  Additionally, the Company maintains a subset of pass list loans designated as “watch” loans, that for any of a variety of reasons, Management believes require additional regular review.  Pass graded loans which are designated as watch credits are more heavily scrutinized than other pass rated credits in the portfolio, so that any potential weaknesses that may develop in such credits are more quickly identified, thereby serving to mitigate potential losses.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s lending policy, all loans in the portfolio are assigned a risk rating, which allows Management, among other things, to identify the risk associated with each credit in the portfolio, and to provide a basis for estimating credit losses inherent in the portfolio.  Risk grades are generally assigned based on information concerning the borrower, and the strength of the collateral.  Risk grades are reviewed regularly by the Company’s credit committee, and are scrutinized by independent loan reviews performed semi-annually, as well as by regulatory agencies during scheduled examinations.  The Company grades all loans as either: (i) pass, (ii) special mention, (iii) substandard, and (iv) doubtful.

 

 

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The following provides brief definitions for credit ratings assigned to loans in the portfolio:

 
| · | ** ** | **Pass**– strong credit   quality with adequate collateral or secondary source of repayment and little   existing or known weaknesses, however may include credits with exposure to   certain factors that may adversely impact the credit if they   materialize.  Such factors may be credit / relationship specific or   general to an entire industry.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| · | ** ** | **Special Mention –**credits that have potential weaknesses that deserve   Management’s close attention. If notcorrected, these potential weaknesses may   result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the credit at some   future date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| · | ** ** | **Substandard –**credits that have a defined weakness or weaknesses which   may jeopardize the orderly liquidation of the loan through cash flows, making   it likely that repayment may have to come from some other source, such as the   liquidation of collateral. The Company is more likely to incur losses on   substandard credits if the weakness or weaknesses identified in the credit   are not corrected.                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| · | ** ** | **Doubtful**– credits that possess the characteristics of a   substandard credit, but because of certain existing deficiencies related to   the credit, full collection is highly questionable. The probability of   incurring some loss on such credits is high, but because of certain important   and reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage of   strengthening the credit, charge-off is deferred until such time the Company   becomes reasonably certain that certain pending factors related to the credit   will no longer provide some form of benefit. |

 

The Company has a Special Assets department whose primary responsibility is to manage the workout and recovery operations with respect to problem assets.  When a loan is downgraded to substandard status or below, it becomes the responsibility of the Special Assets department.  The objective of the Special Assets department is to then work with the borrower to bring resolution to the weaknesses identified in the credit, or if necessary, provide the Company with a strategy for exiting the relationship, such as the repossession and subsequent liquidation of collateral.  All non-accruing loans are placed under the supervision of the Special Assets department.

 

Loans typically move to non-accruing status from the Company’s substandard risk grade.  When a loan is first classified as substandard, the Company obtains updated appraisal information on the underlying collateral. Once the updated appraisal is obtained and analyzed by Management, a valuation allowance, if necessary, is established against such loan or a loss is recognized by a charge to the allowance for loan losses, if Management believes that the full amount of the Company’s recorded investment in the loan is no longer collectable.  Therefore, at the time a loan moves into non-accruing status, a valuation allowance typically has already been established or balances deemed uncollectable on such loan have been charged-off.  If upon a loan’s migration to non-accruing status, the appraisals obtained while the loan was classified as substandard are deemed to be out dated, the Company typically orders new appraisals on underlying collateral in order to have the most current indication of fair value.  If a complete appraisal is expected to take a significant amount of time to complete, the Company may also rely on a broker’s price opinion or other meaningful market data, such as comparable sales, in order to derive its best estimate of a property’s fair value, while waiting for an appraisal at the time of the decision to classify the loan as substandard and/or non-accruing.  Once a loan is placed on non-accruing status an analysis of the underlying collateral is performed at least quarterly, and corresponding changes in any related valuation allowance are made or balances deemed to be fully uncollectable are charged-off.

 

The Company typically moves to charge-off loan balances when, based on various evidence, it believes those balances are no longer collectable.  Such evidence may include updated information related to a borrower’s financial condition or updated information related to collateral securing such loans.  Such loans are monitored internally on a regular basis by the Special Assets department, which is responsible for obtaining updated periodic appraisal information for collateral securing problem loans.  If a loan’s credit quality deteriorates to the point that collection of principal through traditional means is believed by Management to be doubtful, and the value of collateral securing the obligation is sufficient, the Company generally takes steps to protect and liquidate the collateral.  Any loss resulting from the difference between the Company’s recorded investment in the loan and the fair market value of the collateral obtained through repossession is recognized by a charge to the allowance for loan losses.

 

 

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The following table stratifies the loan portfolio by the Company’s internal risk grading system as well as certain other information concerning the credit quality of the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2011:

 
|                                         | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | **Credit Risk Grades** | ** ** | **Days Past Due**   | ** ** | ** **          | ** **          | ** **          | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------|
|                                         | ** ** | **Total Gross**     | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Special**         | ** ** | ** **          | ** **          | ** **          | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **90+ and Still** | ** ** | **Non-** | ** ** | **Accruing** | ** ** |
| *(dollar   amounts in thousands)*            | ** ** | **Loans**           | ** ** | **Pass**               | ** ** | **Mention**         | ** ** | **Substandard**     | ** **          | **Doubtful**        | ** ** | **30-59** | ** ** | **60-89** | ** ** | **Accruing** | ** ** | **Accruing** | ** ** | **TDR** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                    |       |                |       |                   | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **          |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                   |       | $                   | 16,380     |                   | $          | 16,380              |       | $                   | -    |                | $          | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                  |       | 21,674              |       | 17,987                 |       | -    |       | 3,687               |                | -    |       | 153 |   | 719 |   | -    |   | 531 |   | -    |   |
| Home equity lines   of credit                |       | 31,413              |       | 29,326                 |       | 92                  |       | 1,995               |                | -    |       | 105 |   | 200 |   | -    |   | 1,074 |   | -    |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | 352,471             |       | 280,312                |       | 26,593              |       | 45,566              |                | -    |       | 94 |   | -    |   | -    |   | 14,376 |   | -    |   |
| Farmland                                     |       | 12,670              |       | 8,886                  |       | -    |       | 3,784               |                | -    |       | -    |   | 226 |   | -    |   | 875 |   | -    |   |
| **Commercial**                               |       |                |       |                   |       |                |       |                |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                  |       | 141,516             |       | 126,772                |       | 1,894               |       | 11,659              |                | 1,191               |       | 800 |   | 97 |   | -    |   | 4,477 |   | -    |   |
| Agriculture                                  |       | 15,278              |       | 12,991                 |       | 1,745               |       | 542                 |                | -    |       | 10 |   | -    |   | -    |   | 404 |   | -    |   |
| Other                                        |       | 126                 |       | 126                    |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| **Construction**                             |       |                |       |                   |       |                |       |                |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Single family   residential                  |       | 10,940              |       | 8,831                  |       | 816                 |       | 1,293               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 1,293 |   | -    |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.          |       | 898                 |       | -       |       | 898                 |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| Tract                                        |       | -    |       | -       |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| Multi-family                                 |       | 1,728               |       | -       |       | 1,728               |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| Hospitality                                  |       | -    |       | -       |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | 26,755              |       | 26,259                 |       | 496                 |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| **Land**                                     |       | 28,716              |       | 16,634                 |       | 7,375               |       | 4,707               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 4,061 |   | -    |   |
| **Installment   loans to individuals**       |       | 7,070               |       | 6,682                  |       | 6                   |       | 382                 |                | -    |       | 2 |   | 23 |   | -    |   | 76 |   | -    |   |
| **All   other loans (including overdrafts)** |       | 196                 |       | 190                    |       | -    |       | 6                   |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
|                                         |       |                |       |                   |       |                |       |                |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Totals**                                   |       | $                   | 667,831    |                   | $          | 551,376             |       | $                   | 41,643              |                | $          | 73,621 |   | $ | 1,191 |   | $ | 1,164 |   | $ | 1,265 |   | $ | -    |   | $ | 27,167 |   | $ | -    |   |

 

The following table stratifies the loan portfolio by the Company’s internal risk grading system as well as certain other information concerning the credit quality of the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2010:

 
|                                         | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | **Credit Risk Grades** | ** ** | **Days Past Due**   | ** ** | ** **          | ** **          | ** **          | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------|
|                                         | ** ** | **Total Gross**     | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | **Special**         | ** ** | ** **          | ** **          | ** **          | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **90+ and Still** | ** ** | **Non-** | ** ** | **Accruing** | ** ** |
| *(dollar   amounts in thousands)*            | ** ** | **Loans**           | ** ** | **Pass**               | ** ** | **Mention**         | ** ** | **Substandard**     | ** **          | **Doubtful**        | ** ** | **30-59** | ** ** | **60-89** | ** ** | **Accruing** | ** ** | **Accruing** | ** ** | **TDR** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                    |       |                |       |                   | ** ** | ** **          | ** ** | ** **          |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                   |       | $                   | 17,637     |                   | $          | 17,637              |       | $                   | -    |                | $          | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   | $ | -    |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                  |       | 21,804              |       | 20,054                 |       | 282                 |       | 1,468               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 748 |   | -    |   |
| Home equity lines   of credit                |       | 30,801              |       | 29,575                 |       | 89                  |       | 1,137               |                | -    |       | 40 |   | 24 |   | -    |   | 1,019 |   | -    |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | 348,583             |       | 266,232                |       | 33,786              |       | 47,000              |                | 1,565               |       | 1,212 |   | -    |   | -    |   | 17,752 |   | 570 |   |
| Farmland                                     |       | 15,136              |       | 8,980                  |       | 2,693               |       | 3,463               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 2,626 |   | -    |   |
| **Commercial**                               |       |                |       |                   |       |                |       |                |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                  |       | 145,811             |       | 131,594                |       | 2,166               |       | 10,835              |                | 1,216               |       | 284 |   | 26 |   | -    |   | 3,921 |   | 1,937 |   |
| Agriculture                                  |       | 15,168              |       | 12,062                 |       | 2,555               |       | 551                 |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 246 |   | -    |   |
| Other                                        |       | 153                 |       | 153                    |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| **Construction**                             |       |                |       |                   |       |                |       |                |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Single family   residential                  |       | 11,525              |       | 9,399                  |       | 816                 |       | 1,310               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 1,311 |   | -    |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.          |       | 2,391               |       | -       |       | 1,141               |       | 1,250               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 1,250 |   | -    |   |
| Tract                                        |       | -    |       | -       |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| Multi-family                                 |       | 2,218               |       | -       |       | 1,739               |       | -    |                | 479                 |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 479 |   | -    |   |
| Hospitality                                  |       | -    |       | -       |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| Commercial                                   |       | 27,785              |       | 27,287                 |       | 498                 |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
| **Land**                                     |       | 30,685              |       | 16,618                 |       | 9,213               |       | 4,854               |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | 3,371 |   | -    |   |
| **Installment   loans to individuals**       |       | 7,392               |       | 7,009                  |       | 8                   |       | 375                 |                | -    |       | 10 |   | -    |   | -    |   | 96 |   | 274 |   |
| **All   other loans (including overdrafts)** |       | 214                 |       | 214                    |       | -    |       | -    |                | -    |       | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   | -    |   |
|                                         |       |                |       |                   |       |                |       |                |                |                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Totals**                                   |       | $                   | 677,303    |                   | $          | 546,814             |       | $                   | 54,986              |                | $          | 72,243 |   | $ | 3,260 |   | $ | 1,546 |   | $ | 50 |   | $ | -    |   | $ | 32,819 |   | $ | 2,781 |   |

 

 

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**Note 4.  Allowance for Loan Losses**

 

The Company has established an allowance for loan losses to account for probable incurred losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the date of the balance sheet.  The allowance is comprised of three components: specific credit allocation, general portfolio allocation, and a subjectively determined allocation.  The specific credit allocation is assigned to loans that have been individually evaluated for impairment, such as loans placed on non-accrual status and any other loan which Management has identified as impaired.  The general portfolio allocation is determined by collectively evaluating pools of loans for impairment.  The subjectively determined allocation is determined through judgments the Company makes regarding certain qualitative factors that may impact the credit quality of various segments of the loan portfolio.

 

***Specific Credit Allocation***

 

The specific credit allocation of the allowance is determined through the measurement of impairment on certain loans that have been identified during each reporting period as impaired.  A loan is considered impaired when, based on certain information and events surrounding a borrower, it is determined that the likelihood of the Company receiving all scheduled payments, including interest, when due is remote.  Once a loan is classified as impaired, the Company places the loan under the supervision of its Special Assets department.  The Special Assets department is responsible for performing comprehensive analyses of impaired loans, including obtaining updated financial information regarding the borrower, obtaining updated appraisals on any collateral securing such loans and ultimately determining the extent to which such loans are impaired.  Once the amount of impairment on specific impaired loans has been determined, the Company establishes a corresponding valuation allowance which then becomes a component of the Company’s specific credit allocation in the allowance for loan losses.

 

***General Portfolio Allocation***

 

The general portfolio allocation of the allowance is determined by pooling performing loans by collateral type and purpose, such as the stratification presented in Note 3.  These loans are then further segmented by an internal loan grading system that classifies loans as: pass, special mention, substandard and doubtful.  Estimated loss rates are then applied to each segment according to loan grade to determine the amount of the general portfolio allocation.  Estimated loss rates are determined through an analysis of historical loss rates for each segment of the loan portfolio, based on the Company’s prior experience with such loans.

 

The qualitatively determined allocation of the allowance is determined by estimates the Company makes in regard to certain internal and external factors that may have either a positive or negative impact on the overall credit quality of the loan portfolio.  Internal factors include trends in credit quality of the loan portfolio, the existence and the effects of concentrations, the composition and volume of the loan portfolio and the quality of loan review as well as any other factor determined by Management to have an impact on the credit quality of the loan portfolio.  External factors include local state and national economic and business conditions.  While Management regularly reviews the estimated impact these internal and external factors are expected to have on the loan portfolio, there can be no assurance that an adverse change in any one or combination of these factors will not be in excess of Management’s expectations.

 

The determination of the amount of the allowance and any corresponding increase or decrease in the level of provisions for loan losses is based on Management’s best estimate of the current credit quality of the loan portfolio and any probable inherent losses as of the balance sheet date.  The nature of the process in which Management determines the appropriate level of the allowance involves the exercise of considerable judgment and the use of estimates.  While Management utilizes its best judgment and all available information in determining the adequacy of the allowance, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including but not limited to, the performance of the loan portfolio, changes in current and future economic conditions and the view of regulatory agencies regarding the level of classified assets.  Continued weakness in economic conditions and any other factor that may adversely affect credit quality, result in higher levels of past due and non-accruing loans, defaults, and additional loan charge-offs, which may require additional provisions for loan losses in future periods and a higher balance in the Company’s allowance for loan losses.

 

 

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Each segment of loans in the portfolio possess varying degrees of risk, based on, among other things, the type of loan being made, the purpose of the loan, the type of collateral securing the loan, and the sensitivity the borrower has to changes in certain external factors such as economic conditions.  The following provides a summary of the risks associated with various segments of the Company’s loan portfolio, which are factors Management regularly considers when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance:

 

·  **Real estate secured –**consist primarily of loans secured by commercial real estate, multi-family, farmland, and 1-4 family residential properties.  Also included in this segment are equity lines of credit secured by real estate.  As the majority of this segment is comprised of commercial real estate loans, risks associated with this segment lie primarily within that loan type.  Adverse economic conditions may result in a decline in business activity and increased vacancy rates for commercial properties.  These factors, in conjunction with a decline in real estate prices, may expose the Company to the potential for losses if a borrower cannot continue to service the loan with operating revenues, and the value of the property has declined to a level such that it no longer fully covers the Company’s recorded investment in the loan.

 

·  **Commercial****and Industrial –** consist primarily of commercial and industrial loans (business lines of credit), agriculture loans, and other commercial purpose loans.  Repayment of commercial and industrial loans is generally provided from the cash flows of the related business to which the loan was made.  Adverse changes in economic conditions may result in a decline in business activity, which can impact a borrower’s ability to continue to make scheduled payments.  The risk of repayment of agriculture loans arises largely from factors beyond the control of the Company or the related borrower, such as commodity prices and weather conditions.

 

·  **Construction / Land segments** – although construction and land loans generally possess a higher inherent risk of loss than other portfolio segments, improvements in the mix, collateral and nature of loans in this segment have resulted in an improvement in the risk profile.  Risk arises from the necessity to complete projects within specified cost and time limits.  Trends in the construction industry may also impact the credit quality of these loans, as demand drives construction activity.  In addition, trends in real estate values significantly impact the credit quality of these loans, as property values determine the economic viability of future construction projects.

 

·  **Installment** – the installment loan portfolio is comprised primarily of a large number of small loans with scheduled amortization over a specific period. The majority of installment loans are made for consumer and business purchases.  Weakened economic conditions may result in an increased level of delinquencies within this segment, as economic pressures may impact the capacity of such borrowers to repay their obligations.

 

The following table summarizes the allocation of the allowance as well as the activity in the allowance attributed to various segments in the loan portfolio as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **Real Estate** | ** ** | ** **     | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **All Other**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|----------------|------------|------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|---------------------------|
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)*                           | ** ** | **Secured**          | ** ** | **Commercial** | ** ** | **Construction** | ** ** | **Land**   | ** ** | **Installment** | ** ** | **Loans**                 | ** ** | **Total**  | ** **                |
| Balance,   December 31, 2010                                        |       | $                    | 11,885     |           | $          | 9,507            |       | $          | 1,353      |            | $          | 2,000                     |       | $          | 166                       |   | $ | 29 |   | $ | 24,940 |   |
| Charge-offs                                                              |       | (1,577               | )          | (975           | )          | (291             | )          | (674       | )          | (19             | )          | -     |       | (3,536     | )                         |
| Recoveries                                                               |       | 9                    |       | 825            |       | 23               |       | 114        |       | 7               |       | -     |       | 978        |                      |
| Provisions for   loan losses                                             |       | 1,623                |       | 439            |       | (87              | )          | (26        | )          | 41              |       | (5                        | )          | 1,985      |                      |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Balance,   March 31, 2011                                           |       | $                    | 11,940     |           | $          | 9,796            |       | $          | 998        |            | $          | 1,414                     |       | $          | 195                       |   | $ | 24 |   | $ | 24,367 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Amount of   allowance attributed to:                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Specifically   evaluated impaired loans                                  |       | $                    | 1,056      |           | $          | 572              |       | $          | 417        |            | $          | 95                        |       | $          | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 2,140 |   |
| General portfolio   allocation                                           |       | $                    | 10,884     |           | $          | 9,224            |       | $          | 581        |            | $          | 1,319                     |       | $          | 195                       |   | $ | 24 |   | $ | 22,227 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Loans individually   evaluated for impairment                            |       | $                    | 16,315     |           | $          | 3,387            |       | $          | 1,293      |            | $          | 4,061                     |       | $          | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 25,056 |   |
| Specific reserves   to total loans individually evaluated for impairment |       | 6.47%                |       | 16.89%         |       | 32.25%           |       | 2.34%      |       | 0.00%           |       | 0.00%                     |       | 8.54%      |                      |
| Loans collectively   evaluated for impairment                            |       | $                    | 418,293    |           | $          | 153,533          |       | $          | 39,028     |            | $          | 24,655                    |       | $          | 7,070                     |   | $ | 196 |   | $ | 642,775 |   |
| General reserves   to total loans collectively evaluated for impairment  |       | 2.60%                |       | 6.01%          |       | 1.49%            |       | 5.35%      |       | 2.76%           |       | 12.24%                    |       | 3.46%      |                      |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Total gross loans                                                        |       | $                    | 434,608    |           | $          | 156,920          |       | $          | 40,321     |            | $          | 28,716                    |       | $          | 7,070                     |   | $ | 196 |   | $ | 667,831 |   |
| Total allowance to   gross loans                                         |       | 2.75%                |       | 6.24%          |       | 2.48%            |       | 4.92%      |       | 2.76%           |       | 12.24%                    |       | 3.65%      |                      |

 

Total charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 included $2.3 million in charge-offs upon the transfer of certain loans to held for sale status during the period.

 

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The following table summarizes the allocation of the allowance as well as the activity in the allowance attributed to various segments in the loan portfolio as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010: 

 
| ** **                                                               | ** ** | **Real Estate** | ** ** | ** **     | ** ** | ** **       | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **All Other**        | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|----------------|------------|------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|---------------------------|
| **(dollar amounts in thousands)**                         | ** ** | **Secured**          | ** ** | **Commercial** | ** ** | **Construction** | ** ** | **Land**   | ** ** | **Installment** | ** ** | **Loans**                 | ** ** | **Total**  | ** **                |
| Balance,   December 31, 2009                                        |       | $                    | 6,851      |           | $          | 4,814            |       | $          | 1,007      |            | $          | 1,644                     |       | $          | 40                        |   | $ | 16 |   | $ | 14,372 |   |
| Charge-offs                                                              |       | (5,500               | )          | (13,738        | )          | (1,259           | )          | (2,985     | )          | (371            | )          | -     |       | (23,853    | )                         |
| Recoveries                                                               |       | 120                  |       | 1,436          |       | 10               |       | 1,311      |       | 13              |       | -     |       | 2,890      |                      |
| Provisions   for loan losses                                             |       | 10,414               |       | 16,995         |       | 1,595            |       | 2,030      |       | 484             |       | 13                        |       | 31,531     |                      |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Balance,   December 31, 2010                                        |       | $                    | 11,885     |           | $          | 9,507            |       | $          | 1,353      |            | $          | 2,000                     |       | $          | 166                       |   | $ | 29 |   | $ | 24,940 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Amount   of allowance attributed to:                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Specifically   evaluated impaired loans                                  |       | $                    | 1,085      |           | $          | 461              |       | $          | 476        |            | $          | 235                       |       | $          | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 2,257 |   |
| General   portfolio allocation                                           |       | $                    | 10,800     |           | $          | 9,046            |       | $          | 877        |            | $          | 1,765                     |       | $          | 166                       |   | $ | 29 |   | $ | 22,683 |   |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Loans   individually evaluated for impairment                            |       | $                    | 20,260     |           | $          | 2,503            |       | $          | 2,560      |            | $          | 3,372                     |       | $          | 94                        |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 28,789 |   |
| Specific   reserves to total loans individually evaluated for impairment |       | 5.36%                |       | 18.42%         |       | 18.59%           |       | 6.97%      |       | 0.00%           |       | 0.00%                     |       | 7.84%      |                      |
| Loans   collectively evaluated for impairment                            |       | $                    | 413,701    |           | $          | 158,629          |       | $          | 41,359     |            | $          | 27,313                    |       | $          | 7,298                     |   | $ | 214 |   | $ | 648,514 |   |
| General   reserves to total loans collectively evaluated for impairment  |       | 2.61%                |       | 5.70%          |       | 2.12%            |       | 6.46%      |       | 2.27%           |       | 13.55%                    |       | 3.50%      |                      |
|                                                                     |       |                 |       |           |       |             |       |       |       |            |       |                      |       |       |                      |
| Total   gross loans                                                      |       | $                    | 433,961    |           | $          | 161,132          |       | $          | 43,919     |            | $          | 30,685                    |       | $          | 7,392                     |   | $ | 214 |   | $ | 677,303 |   |
| Total   allowance to gross loans                                         |       | 2.74%                |       | 5.90%          |       | 3.08%            |       | 6.52%      |       | 2.25%           |       | 13.55%                    |       | 3.68%      |                      |

 

 

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For comparative purposes, the following table summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses for the prior period presented:

 
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **For the three   months ended** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **March 31,**                              | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*           | ** ** | **2010**                                        | ** ** |
| Balance at   beginning of period             |       | $                                               | 14,372     |   |
| Provisions for   loan losses                 |       | 5,200                                           |       |
| Loans charged-off:                           |       |                                            |       |
| Residential 1-4   family                     |       | -                           |       |
| Home equity line   of credit                 |       | -                           |       |
| Commercial real   estate                     |       | -                           |       |
| Farmland                                     |       | -                           |       |
| Commercial and   industrial                  |       | 949                                             |       |
| Agriculture                                  |       |                                            |       |
| Construction                                 |       | 463                                             |       |
| Land                                         |       | -                           |       |
| Installment loans   to individuals           |       | 98                                              |       |
| Total loan   charge-offs                     |       | 1,510                                           |       |
| Loan sale   charge-offs                      |       |                                            |       |
| Residential 1-4   family                     |       | -                           |       |
| Commercial real   estate                     |       | -                           |       |
| Commercial and   industrial                  |       | -                           |       |
| Construction                                 |       | -                           |       |
| Land                                         |       | -                           |       |
| Total loan sale   charge-offs                |       | -                           |       |
|                                         |       |                                            |       |
| Total charge-offs                            |       | 1,510                                           |       |
|                                         |       |                                            |       |
| Recoveries of   loans previously charged off |       | 497                                             |       |
|                                         |       |                                            |       |
| Balance at end of   period                   |       | $                                               | 18,559     |   |

 

 

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**Note 5.  Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”)**

 

The following table provides a summary of the change in the balance of OREO for the three months ended March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                          | ** ** | **Balance**               | ** **                | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** **                | **Balance**               | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
| ** **                          | ** ** | **December 31,**     | ** **                | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** **                | **March 31,**        | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*  | ** ** | **2010**                  | ** **                | **Additions**             | ** ** | **Disposals**             | ** ** | **Writedowns**            | ** **                | **2011**                  | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**           |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |
| Multi-family   residential          |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |   | $ | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family         |       | 160                       |                      | -     |       | (160                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Home equity line   of credit        |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Commercial                          |       | 3,953                     |                      | 1,585                     |       | -     |       | (688                      | )                         | 4,850                     |       |
| Farmland                            |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| **Commercial**                      |       |                      |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      |                      |       |
| Commercial and   industrial         |       | 464                       |                      | -     |       | (464                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Agriculture                         |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Other                               |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| **Construction**                    |       |                      |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      |                      |       |
| Single family   residential         |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Single family   residential - Spec. |       | 475                       |                      | -     |       | -     |       | (16                       | )                         | 459                       |       |
| Tract                               |       | 251                       |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | 251                       |       |
| Multi-family                        |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Hospitality                         |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Commercial                          |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Land                                |       | 1,365                     |                      | -     |       | (811                      | )          | (29                       | )                         | 525                       |       |
| Installment loans   to individuals  |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| All other loans                     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
|                                |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |
| Totals                              |       | $                         | 6,668                     |                      | $          | 1,585                     |       | $                         | (1,435                    | )                         | $          | (733 | ) | $ | 6,085 |   |

 

The following table provides a summary of the change in the balance of OREO for the year ended December 31, 2010:

 

 
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Beginning balance                              |       | $          | 946        |   |
| Additions                                      |       | 13,280     |       |
| Dispositions                                   |       | (3,906     | )          |
| Write-downs                                    |       | (3,652     | )          |
|                                           |       |       |       |
| Ending balance                                 |       | $          | 6,668      |   |

 

 

**Note 6.  Deferred Tax Assets**

 

U.S. GAAP requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established against their deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.  U.S. GAAP provides that a cumulative loss in recent years is significant negative evidence in considering whether deferred tax assets are realizable and also restricts the amount of evidence on projections of future taxable income to support the recovery of deferred tax assets.  As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had recorded a valuation allowance of $7.1 million against its deferred tax assets, which was recognized as a charge to income tax expense during 2010.

 

 

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The Company’s determination of the valuation allowance for a portion of its deferred tax assets was based on an analysis of cumulative pre-tax losses over a three year horizon, including those reported in 2010, a projection of future taxable income over a period of time the Company believed to be reasonably estimable (“the projection period”), and a detailed analysis to determine the amount of the deferred tax asset expected to be realized over the projection period.  The ultimate realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent on the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences reverse.  Given the Company was in a three year cumulative pre-tax loss position as of December 31, 2010, it became less likely the Company would generate enough future taxable income over the projection period in order for all of its deferred tax assets to be realized.

 

Companies are subject to a change in control test under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, that if met, would limit the annual utilization of pre-change in control net operating loss (“NOL”) carry-forwards as well as the ability to use certain unrealized built-in losses as tax deductions (as determined by Section 382 testing).  As a result of the Company’s March 2010 private placement, a change in control was deemed to have occurred under Section 382.  Under Section 382, the annual limitation on the Company’s ability to utilize such NOL carry forwards and built in losses will be equal to the product of the applicable long-term tax exempt rate and the sum of the values of the Company’s common stock and TARP preferred stock immediately before the change in control.  The Company’s ability to utilize deductions related to credit losses during the twelve month period following the change in control is also limited under Section 382, in conjunction with net operating loss carry-forwards, to the extent that such deductions reflect a net loss that was “built-in” to the Company’s assets immediately prior to the ownership change.  Furthermore, the Company is also limited on utilization of deductions other than credit losses (e.g. loss on sale of securities) to the extent those losses were determined to be “built in” at the Section 382 change in control date for the five-year period following such date.  Limitations placed on the Company’s ability to deduct certain significant items for tax purposes further supported the Company’s position that a portion of its deferred tax assets would not be realized as of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

 

The deferred tax assets for which there is no valuation allowance relate to amounts that are expected to be realized through subsequent reversals of existing taxable temporary differences over the projection period.  The accounting for deferred taxes is based on an estimate of future results.  Differences between anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have an impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.  The Company’s deferred tax assets will be analyzed quarterly for changes affecting realizability and the valuation allowance may be adjusted in future periods accordingly.  The Company will analyze changes in near-term market conditions and consider both positive and negative evidence as well as other factors which may impact future operating results in making any decision to adjust the valuation allowance in future periods. As of March 31, 2011, this assessment did not yield any differences that warranted an adjustment to the valuation allowance.

 

 

**Note 7.  Earnings / (Loss) Per Share**

 

Basic earnings / (loss) per common share are computed by dividing net income / (loss) applicable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period.  Diluted earnings / (loss) per common share are computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding over the reporting period, adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive common shares.  Potentially dilutive common shares are calculated using the Treasury Stock Method and include incremental shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options, other share-based compensation awards and any other security in which its conversion / exercise may result in the issuance of common stock, such as the warrant the Company issued to the U.S. Treasury during 2009 or the Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock the Company issued during 2010.  U.S. GAAP prohibits the computation of diluted loss per common share from assuming exercise or issuance of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect, which can occur when the Company reports a net loss.  As a result, any potential dilution associated with share-based compensation awards, the warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury, and the Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock were not included in the calculation of diluted loss per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2010, because the Company reported a net loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, common stock equivalents, primarily options, totaling approximately 341,000 shares and 429,000 shares, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings/(loss) per share, as their impact would be anti-dilutive.  The diluted earnings per share for the for the three months ended March 31, 2011 also excludes the impact of approximately 612,000 shares potentially issuable under the warrant issued as part of the Preferred Share issuance (see Note 11).

 

 

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The following table sets forth the number of shares used in the calculation of both basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:

 
| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **For the three months ending,** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **March 31, 2011**                         | ** ** | **March 31, 2010** |
| ** **                                                                                                               | ** ** | **Net**                                              | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Net** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands except per share data)*                                             | ** ** | **Income**                                           | ** ** | ** ** | **Shares** | ** ** | **Loss** | ** ** | ** ** | **Shares** | ** ** |
| Net income /   (loss)                                                                                                    |       | $                                                    | 522 |   |   |   |   | $ | (1,339 | ) |   |   |   |
| Dividends and   accretion on preferred stock                                                                             |       | 365                                                  |   |   |   |   | 351 |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                     |       |                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net income /   (loss) applicable to common shareholders                                                                  |       | $                                                    | 157 |   |   |   |   | $ | (1,690 | ) |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                     |       |                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted average shares   outstanding                                                                                    |       |                                                 |   |   | 25,035,012 |   |   |   |   | 7,717,194 |   |
|                                                                                                                     |       |                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic income /   (loss) per common share                                                                                 |       | $                                                    | 0.01 |   |   |   |   | $ | (0.22 | ) |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                     |       |                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Dilutive effect of   share-based compensation awards, common stock warrants, and convertible   perpetual preferred stock |       |                                                 |   |   | 1,216,596 |   |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                                                                                                     |       |                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted average   diluted shares outstanding                                                                            |       |                                                 |   |   | 26,251,608 |   |   |   |   | 7,717,194 |   |
|                                                                                                                     |       |                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Diluted income /   (loss) per common share                                                                               |       | $                                                    | 0.01 |   |   |   |   | $ | (0.22 | ) |   |   |   |

 

 

**Note 8.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements**

 

***Recent Accounting Guidance Adopted***

 

On July 21, 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB*”*) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-20, “*Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses*.” The new disclosures require significantly more information about credit quality in a financial institution’s loan portfolio. This statement addresses only disclosures and does not change recognition or measurement of the allowance for loan losses. The provisions under this statement were effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, *Improving Disclosure about Fair Value Measurements*. This standard requires new disclosures on the amount and reason for transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 recurring fair value measurements. The standard also requires disclosure of activities (i.e., on a gross basis), including purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements, in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value recurring measurements. The standard clarifies existing disclosure requirements on levels of disaggregation and disclosures about inputs and valuation techniques. The new disclosures regarding Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and clarification of existing disclosures are effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2009. The disclosures about the reconciliation of information in Level 3 recurring fair value measurements are required for periods beginning after December 15, 2010. Adoption of this standard did not have a significant impact on our quarterly disclosures.

 

***Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Effective***

 

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-02, *Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring*. The new standard provides clarification on what types of loan modifications constitute a troubled debt restructuring. The new standard provides that in evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist: (*a*) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (*b*) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of ASU No. 2011-02 in its first interim period beginning on or after June 15, 2011, which must be applied retrospectively to any restructurings that occurred during the year of adoption.  The Company is currently assessing the potential effect, if any, on its financial statements.

 

 

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**Note 9.  Share-Based Compensation Plans**

 

As of March 31, 2011, the Company had two share-based employee compensation plans, which are more fully described in Note 15, of the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  These plans include the “1997 Stock Option Plan” and the “2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan.”  Share-based compensation expense for all share-based compensation awards granted after January 1, 2006, is based on the grant-date fair value.  For all awards except stock option awards, the grant date fair value is the fair market value per share as of the grant date.  For stock option awards, the grant date fair value is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  For all awards, the Company recognizes these compensation costs only for those shares expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, for which we use the related vesting term.  The Company estimates forfeiture rates based on historical employee option exercise and employee termination experience.

 

The share-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, and accordingly has been adjusted by the amount of estimated forfeitures.  U.S. GAAP requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

 

The following table provides a summary of the expenses the Company has recognized related to share-based compensation for the periods indicated below:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **For the three months ended** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **March 31,**                                 | ** ** |
| * (dollars in thousands)*       | ** ** | **2011**                                           | ** ** | **2010** | ** ** |
| ** Share-based   compensation expense:**  | ** ** | ** **                                         | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Stock option   expense                         |       | $                                                  | 59         |   | $ | 47 |   |
| Restricted stock   expense                     |       | 17                                                 |       | 52 |   |
|                                           |       |                                               |       |   |   |
|  Total   expense                          |       | $                                                  | 76         |   | $ | 99 |   |
|                                           |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| ** Unrecognized   compensation expense:** |       |                                               |       |   |   |
| Stock option   expense                         |       | $                                                  | 519        |   | $ | 203 |   |
| Restricted stock   expense                     |       | 74                                                 |       | 186 |   |
|                                           |       |                                               |       |   |   |
|  Total   unrecognized expense             |       | $                                                  | 593        |   | $ | 389 |   |

 

 

At March 31, 2011, there was a total of $0.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock option awards. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.

 

The Company grants restricted share awards periodically for the benefit of employees. These restricted shares generally “cliff vest” after five years of issuance. Recipients of restricted shares have the right to vote all shares subject to such grant, and receive all dividends with respect to such shares, whether or not the shares have vested. Recipients do not pay any cash consideration for the shares.  The total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted share awards at March 31, 2011 was $0.1 million. That expense is expected to be recognized over the next 2.3 years.

 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the following table represents the total pretax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the first quarter of 2011 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on March 31, 2011).  The aggregate pretax intrinsic value is subject to change based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock. There was no aggregate intrinsic value associated with options that were exercised during 2011, as no options were exercised.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable as well as options granted, exercised, and forfeited during the year to date period ended March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                                   | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | **Average**         | ** ** | ** **               | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------|------------|--------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                   | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | **Weighted**              | ** ** | **Remaining**       | ** ** | **Total**                | ** ** |
| ** **                                   | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | **Average**               | ** ** | **Contractual**     | ** ** | **Intrinsic**            | ** ** |
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Number of**        | ** ** | **Exercise**              | ** ** | **Term**            | ** ** | **Value**                | ** ** |
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Shares**                | ** ** | **Price**                 | ** ** | **(in years)** | ** ** | **(in 000’s)** | ** ** |
|                                         |       |                      |       |                      |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|  Options   outstanding, January 1, 2011 |       | 740,537                   |       | $                         | 6.53       |                |       |                     |       |   |   |
|  Granted                                |       | 35,171                    |       | 3.65                      |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|  Exercised                              |       | -     |       | -     |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|  Expired                                |       | (100,076                  | )          | 10.84                     |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|  Forfeited                              |       | (6,241                    | )          | 3.61                      |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|                                         |       |                      |       |                      |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|  Options   outstanding, March 31, 2011  |       | 669,391                   |       | $                         | 5.78       |                |       | 7.08                     |       | $ | 124 |   |
|                                         |       |                      |       |                      |       |                |       |                     |       |   |
|  Exercisable at   March 31, 2011        |       | 280,318                   |       | $                         | 9.16       |                |       | 3.88                     |       | $ | -      |   |

 

The following table presents the assumptions used in the calculation of the weighted average fair value of options granted during the first three months of 2011:

 
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **2011** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|----------|------------|
|  Expected volatility                    |       | 50.64%   |       |
|  Expected term (years)                  |       | 7        |       |
|  Dividend yield                         |       | 0.00%    |       |
|  Risk free rate                         |       | 2.79%    |       |
|                                         |       |     |       |
|  Weighted-average grant date fair value |       | $        | 1.99       |   |
|                                              |            |          |            |  |

 

The Company did not grant any options during the three months ended March 31, 2010, as such there are no valuation assumptions for that period.

 

 

**Note 10.  Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities**

 

The Company determines the fair market values of certain financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established in U.S. GAAP which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value and describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.

 

The following provides a summary of the hierarchical levels used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 assets and liabilities may include debt and equity securities that are traded in an active exchange market and that are highly liquid and are actively traded in over the counter markets.

 

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in 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 2 assets and liabilities may include debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and other instruments whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency and non-agency mortgage-backed debt securities, corporate debt securities, derivative contracts, residential mortgage and loans held for sale.

 

 

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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. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category generally includes certain private equity investments, retained residual interests in securitizations, residential MSRs, asset-backed securities (“ABS”), highly structured or long-term derivative contracts and certain collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) where independent pricing information was not able to be obtained for a significant portion of the underlying assets.

 

***Fair Value Measurements***

 

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate fair value:

 

*Securities*

 

The fair value of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized exchanges or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities that relies on the security’s relationship to other benchmark quoted securities instead of relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities.

 

*Loans Held For Sale*

 

The fair value of loans held for sale is determined, when possible, using quoted secondary market prices. If no such quoted price exists, the fair value of the loan is determined using quoted prices for a similar asset or assets, adjusted for the specific attributes of that loan.

 

*Impaired Loans*

 

A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Impairment is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral or the discounted expected future cash flows.  The Company measures impairment on all non-accrual loans for which it has established specific reserves as part of the specific credit allocation component of the allowance for loan losses.  As such, the Company records impaired loans as non-recurring Level 2 when the fair value of the underlying collateral is based on an observable market price or current appraised value.  When current market prices are not available or the Company determines that the fair value of the underlying collateral is further impaired below appraised values, the Company records impaired loans as non-recurring Level 3.  At March 31, 2011, a significant majority of the Company’s impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of their underlying collateral based upon the most recent appraisal available to Management.

 

*Other Real Estate Owned and Foreclosed Collateral*

 

Other real estate owned and foreclosed collateral are adjusted to fair value, less any estimated costs to sell, at the time the loans are transferred into this category.  The fair value of these assets is based on independent appraisals, observable market prices for similar assets, or Management’s estimation of value.  When the fair value is based on independent appraisals or observable market prices for similar assets, the Company records other real estate owned or foreclosed collateral as non-recurring Level 2 assets.  When appraised values are not available, there is no observable market price for similar assets, or Management determines the fair value of the asset is further impaired below appraised values or observable market prices, the Company records other real estate owned or foreclosed collateral as non-recurring Level 3 assets.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of the financial instruments the Company measures at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Fair Value Measurements Using** | ** **                | ** **                 | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Quoted Prices in**                   | ** **                | **Significant Other** | ** ** | **Significant** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| ** **                                   | ** ** | **Active Markets for**                 | ** **                | **Observable**             | ** ** | **Unobservable** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*           | ** ** | **Identical Assets**                        | ** **                | **Inputs**                 | ** ** | **Inputs** | ** ** | **Assets At** | ** ** |
| **As of March 31, 2011** | ** ** | **(Level 1)**                               | ** **                | **(Level 2)**         | ** ** | **(Level 3)** | ** ** | **Fair Value** | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                   |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Obligations of   U.S. government agencies    |       | $                                                | -     |                       | $          | 6,180 |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 6,180 |   |
| Mortgage backed   securities                 |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Agency                                       |       | -                            |                      | 146,779                    |       | -     |   | 146,779 |   |
| Non-agency                                   |       | -                            |                      | 4,953                      |       | -     |   | 4,953 |   |
| State and   municipal securities             |       | -                            |                      | 45,014                     |       | 284 |   | 45,298 |   |
|                                         |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Total assets   measured on a recurring basis |       | $                                                | -     |                       | $          | 202,926 |   | $ | 284 |   | $ | 203,210 |   |
|                                         |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| **As   of December 31, 2010**                | ** ** | ** **                                       | ** **                | ** **                 | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                   |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Obligations of   U.S. government agencies    |       | $                                                | -     |                       | $          | 6,436 |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 6,436 |   |
| Mortgage backed securities                   |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Agency                                       |       | -                            |                      | 160,617                    |       | -     |   | 160,617 |   |
| Non-agency                                   |       | -                            |                      | 9,059                      |       | -     |   | 9,059 |   |
| State and   municipal securities             |       | -                            |                      | 47,462                     |       | 283 |   | 47,745 |   |
|                                         |       |                                             |                      |                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Total assets   measured on a recurring basis |       | $                                                | -     |                       | $          | 223,574 |   | $ | 283 |   | $ | 223,857 |   |

 

The following table provides a summary of the changes in balance sheet carrying values associated with Level 3 financial instruments during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:

 
| ** **                         | ** ** | ** **    | ** ** | ** **                             | ** ** | **Purchases,**          | ** ** | ** **         | ** **                | ** **  | ** ** |
|------------------------------------|------------|---------------|------------|----------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| ** **                         | ** ** | **Beginning** | ** ** | **Gains**                              | ** ** | **Issuances, and** | ** ** | **Sales and** | ** **                | **Ending**  | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)* | ** ** | **Balance**   | ** ** | **Included in OCI (1)** | ** ** | **Settlements**         | ** ** | **Maturities**     | ** **                | **Balance** | ** ** |
| ***March 31, 2011***               | ** ** | ** **    | ** ** | ** **                             | ** ** | ** **              | ** ** | ** **         | ** **                | ** **  | ** ** |
| State   and municipal securities   |       | $             | 283        |                                   | $          | 1                       |       | $                  | -     |        | $          | -     |   | $ | 284 |   |
| ***March 31, 2010***               |       |          |       |                                   |       |                    |       |               |                      |        |       |
| State   and municipal securities   |       | $             | 737        |                                   | $          | (3                      | )          | $                  | -     |        | $          | -     |   | $ | 734 |   |

 

**(1)** Realized or unrealized gains from the changes in values of Level 3 financial instruments represent gains from changes in values of financial instruments only for the period(s) in which the instruments were classified as Level 3.

 

The assets presented under Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy classified as obligations of state and political subdivisions represent available for sale investment securities in the form of certificates of participation where an active market for such securities is not currently available.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of assets the Company measures at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
|                                             | ** ** | **Fair Value Measurements Using** | ** **                | ** **                | ** **   | ** **                |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|
| ** **                                       | ** ** | **Quoted Prices in**              | ** **                | **Significant Other**     | ** **   | **Significant**           | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| ** **                                       | ** ** | **Active Markets for**            | ** **                | **Observable**            | ** **   | **Unobservable**          | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| *(dollars   in thousands)*                       | ** ** | **Identical Assets**              | ** **                | **Inputs**                | ** **   | **Inputs**                | ** ** | **Assets At** | ** ** | **Total** | ** ** |
| **As   of March 31, 2011**                  | ** ** | **(Level 1)**                     | ** **                | **(Level 2)**             | ** **   | **(Level 3)**             | ** ** | **Fair Value** | ** ** | **Gains / (Losses)** | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                       |       |                              |                      |                      |         |                      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impaired loans                                   |       |                              |                      |                      |         |                      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                      |       | $                                 | -     |                      | $            | -     |   | $ | 102 |   | $ | 102 |   | $ | -     |   |
| Commercial real   estate                         |       | -             | *** ***              | 6,274                     | *** *** | 1,827                     | *** *** | 8,101 | *** *** | (100 | ) |
| Commercial and   industrial                      |       | -             | *** ***              | 955                       | *** *** | 586                       | *** *** | 1,541 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Agriculture                                      |       | -             | *** ***              | 241                       | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 241 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Construction                                     |       | -             | *** ***              | -     | *** *** | 937                       | *** *** | 937 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Land                                             |       | -             | *** ***              | 340                       | *** *** | 2,892                     | *** *** | 3,232 | *** *** | (10 | ) |
| Loans held for   sale                            |       | -             | *** ***              | 4,115                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 4,115 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Other real estate   owned                        |       | -             | *** ***              | 5,258                     | *** *** | 827                       | *** *** | 6,085 | *** *** | (725 | ) |
| ** **                                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** **                | ** **                | ** **   | ** **                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Total assets   measured on a non-recurring basis |       | $                                 | -     |                      | $            | 17,183                    |   | $ | 7,171 |   | $ | 24,354 |   | $ | (835 | ) |
| ** **                                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** **                | ** **                | ** **   | ** **                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| **As   of December 31, 2010**               | ** ** | ** **                        | ** **                | ** **                | ** **   | ** **                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Assets**                                       |       |                              |                      |                      |         |                      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Impaired loans                                   |       |                              |                      |                      |         |                      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                      |       | $                                 | -     |                      | $            | 748                       |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 748 |   | (48 | ) |
| Home equity lines   of credit                    |       | -             | *** ***              | 1,019                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 1,019 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Commercial real   estate                         |       | -             | *** ***              | 17,237                    | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 17,237 | *** *** | (1,556 | ) |
| Farmland                                         |       | -             | *** ***              | 2,626                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 2,626 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Commercial and   industrial                      |       | -             | *** ***              | 5,397                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 5,397 | *** *** | (161 | ) |
| Agriculture                                      |       | -             | *** ***              | 246                       | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 246 | *** *** | (117 | ) |
| Construction                                     |       | -             | *** ***              | 2,564                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 2,564 | *** *** | (417 | ) |
| Land                                             |       | -             | *** ***              | 3,136                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 3,136 | *** *** | (304 | ) |
| Installment loans   to individuals               |       | -             | *** ***              | 370                       | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 370 | *** *** | (88 | ) |
| Loans held for   sale                            |       | -             | *** ***              | 11,008                    | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 11,008 | *** *** | -     | *** *** |
| Other real estate   owned                        |       | -             | *** ***              | 6,668                     | *** *** | -     | *** *** | 6,668 | *** *** | (3,447 | ) |
| ** **                                       | ** ** | ** **                        | ** **                | ** **                | ** **   | ** **                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Total assets   measured on a non-recurring basis |       | $                                 | -     |                      | $            | 51,019                    |   | $ | -     |   | $ | 51,019 |   | $ | (6,138 | ) |

 

***Fair Value of Financial Instruments***

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the asset or obligation could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than a forced or liquidation sale.  Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument.  These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the entire holdings or a particular financial instrument.  Because no market value exists for a significant portion of the financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors.  These estimates are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision.  Changes in assumptions could significantly affect these estimates.

 

Fair value estimates are based on financial instruments both on and off the balance sheet without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments.  Additionally, tax consequences related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a potential effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in many of the estimates.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of the estimated fair value of financial instruments at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
|                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31 ,   2011** | ** ** | **December 31,   2010** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|
|                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | **Carrying**               | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | **Carrying** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| *(dollars   in thousands)*                                                                  | ** ** | ** ** | **Amount**                 | ** ** | **Fair Value**               | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** | **Fair Value** | ** ** |
| Assets                                                                                      |       |       |                       |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |
| Cash and cash   equivalents                                                                 |       |       | $                          | 46,864     |                         | $          | 46,864 |   | $ | 22,951 |   | $ | 22,951 |   |
| Interest bearing   deposits                                                                 |       |       | 119                        |       | 119                          |       | 119 |   | 119 |   |
| Securities   available for sale                                                             |       |       | 203,210                    |       | 203,210                      |       | 224,966 |   | 224,966 |   |
| Federal Home Loan   Bank stock                                                              |       |       | 4,974                      |       | 4,974                        |       | 5,180 |   | 5,180 |   |
| Loans receivable,   net of deferred fees and costs                                          |       |       | 667,831                    |       | 669,227                      |       | 675,690 |   | 678,916 |   |
| Loans held for   sale                                                                       |       |       | 4,115                      |       | 4,115                        |       | 11,008 |   | 11,008 |   |
| Bank owned life   insurance                                                                 |       |       | 13,972                     |       | 13,972                       |       | 13,843 |   | 13,843 |   |
| Accrued interest   receivable                                                               |       |       | 3,797                      |       | 3,797                        |       | 3,986 |   | 3,986 |   |
|                                                                                        |       |       |                       |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |
| Liabilities                                                                                 |       |       |                       |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |
| Non-interest   bearing deposits                                                             |       |       | 193,283                    |       | 193,283                      |       | 182,658 |   | 182,658 |   |
| Interest bearing   deposits                                                                 |       |       | 593,045                    |       | 594,270                      |       | 615,548 |   | 617,296 |   |
| Federal Home Loan   Bank advances                                                           |       |       | 45,000                     |       | 45,060                       |       | 45,000 |   | 45,025 |   |
| Junior   subordinated debentures                                                            |       |       | 8,248                      |       | 7,723                        |       | 8,248 |   | 7,713 |   |
| Accrued interest   payable                                                                  |       |       | 465                        |       | 465                          |       | 423 |   | 423 |   |
|                                                                                        |       |       |                       |       |                         |       |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | **Notional**               | ** ** | **Cost to Cede**             | ** ** | **Notional** | ** ** | **Cost to Cede** | ** ** |
|                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | **Amount**                 | ** ** | **or Assume**                | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** | **or Assume** | ** ** |
| Off-balance sheet   instruments, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit |       |       | $                          | 160,839    |                         | $          | 1,608 |   | $ | 157,411 |   | $ | 1,574 |   |

 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair values of financial instruments:

 

*Cash and Cash Equivalents*

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximate the fair values of those assets due to the short-term nature of the assets.

 

*Interest Bearing Deposits at Other Financial Institutions*

 

The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for interest bearing deposits at other financial institutions approximates the fair value of these assets due to the short-term nature of the assets.

 

*Investments Including Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Mortgage-Backed Securities*

 

Fair values are based upon quoted market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are extrapolated from the quoted prices of similar instruments or through the use of other observable data supporting a valuation model.  Fair values for holdings of Federal Home Loan Bank stock is based on carrying amounts due to redemption provisions.

 

*Loans, Loans Held for Sale, and Accrued Interest Receivable*

 

For variable-rate loans that re-price frequently and with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying amounts.  The fair values for other loans (for example, fixed rate loans and loans that possess a rate variable other than daily) are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis, based on interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.  Loan fair value estimates include judgments regarding future expected loss experience and risk characteristics.

 

The fair value of loans held for sale is determined, when possible, using quoted secondary market prices.  If no such quoted price exists, the fair value of the loan is determined using quoted prices for a similar asset or assets, adjusted for the specific attributes of that loan.  The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.

 

 

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*Bank Owned Life Insurance*

 

Fair values are based on current cash surrender values at each reporting date provided by the underlying insurers.

 

*Federal Home Loan Bank Advances*

 

The fair value disclosed for FHLB advances is determined by discounting contractual cash flows at current market interest rates for similar instruments.

 

*Non-Interest Bearing Deposits*

 

The fair values disclosed for non-interest bearing deposits are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (that is, their carrying amounts).

 

*Interest Bearing Deposits and Accrued Interest Payable*

 

The fair values disclosed for interest bearing deposits (for example, interest-bearing checking accounts and passbook accounts) are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (that is, their carrying amounts).  The fair values for certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated contractual maturities on such time deposits.  The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value.

 

*Junior Subordinated Debentures*

 

The fair value disclosed for junior subordinated debentures is based on contractual cash flows at current market interest rates for similar instruments.

 

*Off-Balance Sheet Instruments*

 

Fair values of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are based upon fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreement and the counterparties’ credit standing.

 

 

**Note 11.  Preferred Stock**

 

***U.S Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”)***

 

Under its Amended Articles of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, having such voting powers, designations, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

On March 20, 2009, the Company issued 21,000 shares of Series A Senior Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury under the terms of the CPP for $21.0 million with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.  The preferred stock carries a coupon of 5% for five years and 9% thereafter.  Senior preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury is non-voting, cumulative, and perpetual and may be redeemed at 100% of their liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends following three years from the date of issue.  In addition, the Company issued a warrant to the U.S. Treasury to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to 15% of the preferred equity issuance or approximately $3.2 million (611,650 shares).  The warrant is exercisable immediately at a price of $5.15 per share, will expire after a period of 10 years from issuance and is transferable by the U.S. Treasury.  The warrant may be dilutive to earnings per common share during reporting periods in which the warrant is not anti-dilutive.

 

The U.S. Treasury may transfer a portion or portions of the warrant, and/or exercise the warrant at any time.  The U.S. Treasury has agreed not to exercise voting power with respect to any common shares issued to it upon exercise of the warrant.   At March 31, 2011, there had been no changes to the number of common shares covered by the warrant nor had the U.S. Treasury exercised any portion of the warrant.

 

 

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The proceeds received from the U.S. Treasury were allocated to the Series A Senior Preferred Stock and the warrant based on their relative fair values.  The fair value of the Series A Senior Preferred Stock was determined through a discounted future cash flow model at a discount rate of 10%.  The fair value of the warrant was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which includes assumptions regarding the Company’s dividend yield, stock price volatility, and the risk-free interest rate.  As a result the Company recorded the Series A Senior Preferred Stock and the warrant at approximately $19.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively.  The Company is accreting the discount on the Series A Senior Preferred Stock over a period of five years with corresponding charges to retained earnings.

 

Net income available to common shareholders will be impacted to the extent the Company charges retained earnings for the accretion of the discount on the Series A Senior Preferred Stock and any dividends accrued and paid from retained earnings on the Series A Senior Preferred Stock.  For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, dividends and accretion on the Series A Senior Preferred Stock totaled $0.4 million.  Additionally, the Company is subject to certain limitations during its participation in the CPP including:

 

·                  The requirement to obtain consent from the U.S. Treasury for any proposed increases in common stock dividends prior to the third anniversary date of the preferred equity issuance.

 

·                  The Series A Senior Preferred Stock cannot be redeemed for three years unless the Company obtains proceeds to replace the Series A Senior Preferred Stock through a qualified equity offering.

 

·                  The U.S. Treasury must consent to any buy back of our common stock.

 

The Company must adhere to restrictions placed on the amount and type of compensation paid to its executives while participating in the CPP, pursuant to section 111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as amended (“EESA”).

 

Beginning in the second quarter of 2010, the Company was required to defer dividend payments on its Series A Senior Preferred Stock to comply with the terms of the Written Agreement entered into between the Company and the Federal Reserve Company of San Francisco.  As a result, as of March 31, 2011, the Company has accrued for but has not paid approximately $1.2 million in dividends on its Series A Senior Preferred Stock.  If the Company fails to pay dividends on Series A Senior Preferred Stock for a total of six quarters, whether or not consecutive, the U.S. Treasury will have the right to elect two members of the Company’s Board of Directors, voting together with any other holders of preferred shares ranking *pari passu* with the Series A Senior Preferred Stock. These directors would serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until such time as the Company has paid in full all dividends not previously paid, at which time these directors’ terms of office would immediately terminate.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company has not paid dividends on Series A Preferred Stock for four consecutive quarters.

 

For more information concerning the Written Agreement, please refer to Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

***Private Placement and Preferred Stock Conversion***

 

On March 12, 2010 the Company announced that it completed a private placement of 52,088 shares of its Series B Mandatorily Convertible Adjustable Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and 1,189,538 shares of its Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”), raising gross proceeds of approximately $56.0 million. In addition, approximately $4.0 million was placed in escrow for a second closing of 4,072 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which then closed during the second quarter of 2010.  Total gross proceeds raised in the private placement were approximately $60.0 million and total costs associated with the capital raising efforts were approximately $4.0 million, which represent a reduction of the addition to equity from the private placement.

 

In June 2010, the Company received shareholder approval to convert all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock to common stock and as a result the Company issued 17,279,995 shares of common stock in June 2010.

 

 

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The Series B Preferred Stock was mandatorily convertible into common stock, upon the approval by shareholders of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.25 per common share.  As indicated above, shareholder approval occurred during the second quarter of 2010.  The conversion price of $3.25 per common share was less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on March 10, 2010, (the “commitment date”) the date the Company made a firm commitment to issue the Series B Preferred Stock.  The fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the commitment date was $3.45 per share.  Therefore, the Series B Preferred Stock was issued with a contingent beneficial conversion feature that had an intrinsic value equal to the $0.20 per share difference between the share price on the commitment date and the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock.  The intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature related to the entire Series B Preferred Stock issuance was $3.5 million.  The recognition of the beneficial conversion feature was contingent upon the approval of the Company’s shareholders of the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock to common stock and thus was recognized in June 2010 when such approval was received at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders.

 

Upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock the related beneficial conversion feature was recorded in conjunction with the establishment of a discount on the Series B Preferred Stock and a corresponding increase in additional paid in capital.  The immediate accretion of the entire Series B Preferred Stock discount occurred through a charge to retained earnings on June 11, 2010, the date the Company converted the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock to common stock.

 

Series C Preferred Stock is a non-voting class of stock substantially similar in priority to the common stock of the Company, except for a liquidation preference over the Company’s common stock.  The Series C Preferred Stock will convert to shares of common stock on a one share for one share basis if the original holder of such shares transfers them to an unaffiliated third party or otherwise makes a “Permissible Transfer”, as defined in the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock will not be redeemable by either the Company or by the holders.  Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights, including the right to elect any directors, other than the customary limited voting rights with respect to matters significantly and adversely affecting the rights and privileges of the Series C Preferred Stock.

 

As is the case with the Series B Preferred Stock, the fair market value of the Company’s common stock was higher than the conversion price of $3.25 per share of the Series C Preferred Stock on the date the Company made a firm commitment to issue the Series C Preferred Stock.  Therefore, the Series C Preferred Stock also has a contingent beneficial conversion feature associated with it.  However, since the conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock remains contingent upon the holder’s transfer of the securities to an unaffiliated third party with no specified date for its conversion to common stock, the Company will record the contingent beneficial conversion feature as an initial discount on Series C Preferred Stock and additional paid in capital, with a concurrent immediate accretion of the established discount and corresponding charge to retained earnings on the date the Series C Preferred Stock converts to common stock.  The amount of the contingent beneficial conversion feature is approximately $0.2 million and will be recorded as described upon the original holder’s transfer of Series C Preferred Stock to an unaffiliated third party.  Such transfer has not occurred as of March 31, 2011.

 

Two investors in the Company’s March 2010 private placement have Board observation rights, while one of the two investors also has Board nomination rights.

 

 

**Note 12.  Regulatory Order and Written Agreement**

 

On March 4, 2010, the FDIC and the DFI issued a Consent Order (the “Order”) to the Bank that requires, among other things, the Bank to increase its capital ratios, reduce its classified assets and increase Board oversight of Management. The Board and Management are aggressively responding to the Order to ensure full compliance and have taken actions necessary to comply with the Order within the required time frames. Such actions include the completion of the capital raise discussed above which, following a contribution of a portion of the proceeds to the Bank, brought the Bank into compliance with the capital requirements of the Order.  Additionally, a Written Agreement was entered into between the Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on March 4, 2010. Although the Company and Bank believe that the requirements of both the Order and the Written Agreement have been addressed, a recently completed examination did not alter any of the provisions of the Order or the Written Agreement.

 

Please also refer to the Company’s current reports filed on Form 8-K with the SEC on March 10, 2010 and March 8, 2010 and the Company’s Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements filed as part of its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC on March 10, 2011, for a more complete description of the provisions of the Order and Written Agreement, respectively.

 

 

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**Note 13.  Junior Subordinated Debentures**

 

On June 8, 2010, the Company repurchased $5.0 million in face amount trust preferred securities issued by Heritage Oaks Capital Trust III, and the related $5.2 million junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company. The repurchase resulted in a pre-tax gain of approximately $1.7 million, recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2010. The repurchase was made pursuant to the non-objection of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and approval of the United States Treasury Department.

 

In the second quarter of 2010 the Company elected to defer interest payments on $8.2 million junior subordinated debentures to comply with the terms of the Written Agreement entered into between the Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  As a result, the Company has accrued for but has not paid approximately $0.2 million in interest payments on these debentures, as of March 31, 2011, associated with payments due on these debentures since June 2010. For more information concerning the Written Agreement, please refer to Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of these condensed consolidated financial statements.  For such time as the Company continues to the deferral of interest, it will be prevented from, among other things, paying dividends on its preferred and common stock.

 

 

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**Forward Looking Statements**

 

**Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”), including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “expects”, and words of similar impact, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: the ongoing financial crisis in the United States, including the continuing downturn in the California real estate market, and the response of the federal and state government and our regulators thereto, general economic conditions in those areas in which the Company operates, demographic changes, competition, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in business strategy or development plans, changes in governmental regulation, credit quality, the impact of the recent capital raise to support the Company’s business, as well as economic, political and global changes arising from the war on terrorism, the Company’s ability to increase profitability, sustain growth, the Company’s beliefs as to the adequacy of its existing and anticipated allowance for loan losses, beliefs and expectations about, and requirements to comply with the terms of Consent Order and Written Agreement issued by regulatory authorities having oversight of the Company’s and Bank’s operations, and financial policies of the United States government. (Refer to the Company’s December 31, 2010 10-K, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors). The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.**

 

 

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

 

The following is an analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of the Company as of and for the three month periods ending March 31, 2011 and 2010.  The analysis should be read in connection with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

 

 

**The Company**

 

Heritage Oaks Bancorp (the “Company”) is a California corporation organized in 1994 to act as a holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank (“Bank”), a 15 branch bank serving San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.  In 1994, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of the Bank in a holding company formation transaction.

 

In October 2006, the Company formed Heritage Oaks Capital Trust II (“Trust II”). Trust II is a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a wholly-owned, non-financial, non-consolidated subsidiary of the Company.

 

In September 2007, the Company formed Heritage Oaks Capital Trust III (“Trust III”). Trust III is a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a wholly-owned, non-financial, non-consolidated subsidiary of the Company.  In June 2010 the Company re-purchased all the outstanding securities related to Trust III and dissolved Trust III in the fourth quarter of 2010.

 

On October 12, 2007, the Company acquired Business First National Bank (“Business First”).  Business First was merged with and into Heritage Oaks Bank.  In connection with the acquisition, two additional branches were added to the Bank’s network.  For additional information regarding this acquisition, please see Note 23 to the consolidated financial statements of the Company’s 2008 annual report, which was filed on Form 10-K.

 

Other than holding the shares of the Bank, the Company conducts no significant activities, although it is authorized, with the prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), the Company’s principal regulator, to engage in a variety of activities which are deemed closely related to the business of banking. The Company has also caused to be incorporated a subsidiary, CCMS Systems, Inc. which is currently inactive and has not been capitalized. The Company has no present plans to activate the proposed subsidiary.

 

 

**Where You Can Find More Information**

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Sections 13 and 15(d), periodic and current reports must be filed with the SEC. The Company electronically files the following reports with the SEC: Form 10-K (Annual Report), Form 10-Q (Quarterly Report), Form 8-K (Current Report), and Form DEF 14A (Proxy Statement). The Company may file additional forms. The SEC maintains an internet site, www.sec.gov, in which all forms filed electronically may be accessed. Additionally, all forms filed with the SEC and additional shareholder information is available free of charge on the Company’s website: www.heritageoaksbancorp.com.

 

The Company posts these reports to its website as soon as reasonably practicable after filing them with the SEC.  None of the information on or hyperlinked from the Company’s website is incorporated into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

**Executive Summary**

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company reported net income applicable to common shareholders of $157 thousand.  In the same period ended a year earlier, the Company reported a net loss applicable to common shareholders of approximately $1.7 million.  Net income per diluted common share was $0.01 for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the net loss per diluted common share of $0.22 for the first quarter of 2010.

 

 

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Operating results for the first quarter of 2011 were positively impacted by a lower level of loan loss provisioning and greater net-interest income and non-interest income as compared to the same period a year earlier.  Non-interest expense trended negatively during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to prior year, primarily due to greater other real estate owned (“OREO”) fair value write-downs and elevated regulatory and equipment costs.

 

Credit related cost in the first quarter of 2011, such as the provision for loan losses and OREO fair value write-downs, continue to negatively impact earnings, but on a holistic basis, much less so than in the prior year.  The Company recorded approximately 61.8% less in provision for loan losses during the first quarter of 2011 as compared with the same quarter a year earlier, as non-performing loan levels (as a percentage of total assets) declined from 4.80% at March 31, 2010 to 2.80% at March 31, 2011.  Conversely, as of March 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses represented 3.65% of total gross loans, up from the 2.57% reported a year earlier.

 

Non-interest expenses increased for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, as compared to the first quarter of 2010 by $0.8 million, primarily as a result of increases in OREO related write-downs and sales costs of $0.5 million and also due to increases of $0.1 million for both regulatory filing fees and equipment costs.

 

Liquidity continued to remain strong during the first quarter of 2011 despite an $11.9 million reduction in deposit balances over the quarter.  The Company reported a liquidity ratio, the ratio of liquid assets not pledged for collateral and other purposes to deposits and other liabilities, of 30.47% at March 31, 2011, down slightly compared to the 30.94% reported at March 31, 2010.

 

Comparative operating results for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 

·                  For the three months ended March 31, 2011, interest income totaled approximately $12.1 million, down $0.3 million as compared to the same three month period ended a year earlier.  The decrease in interest income is related primarily to a $0.6 million decline of interest income on loans driven by the $54.9 million decline in gross loans outstanding as compared to March 31, 2010 balances.  Contraction in the loan portfolio has led to an increase in the balances of lower yielding securities of $74.9 million as compared to prior year, partially offsetting the decline in interest income on loans by $0.2 million.  Total forgone interest for the first quarter, 2011 was $0.6 million, flat when compared to the first quarter, 2010 and negatively impacted the yield on the loan portfolio and earning assets by 36 and 27 basis points, respectively.  During the first quarter of 2011, the Bank also received payoff on a non-performing loan in an amount greater than full satisfaction of the unpaid principal balance, thereby representing a return of $83 thousand of interest income previously forgone when the loan was placed on non-accrual status.  This return of interest benefitted the yield on the loan portfolio and earning assets by 5 and 3 basis points, respectively.

 

·                  For the three months ended March 31, 2011, interest expense totaled approximately $1.4 million, representing a decrease of $1.1 million as compared to the first quarter, 2010.  Management’s continued focus on decreasing funding costs, which intensified in the latter part of 2010, contributed significantly to the year over year declines in funding costs.  The cost of interest bearing deposits declined 64 basis points from 1.50% to 0.86% for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 when compared to that reported for the same period a year earlier.

 

·                  Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled approximately $10.7 million, representing an increase of $0.8 million over the first quarter of 2010.  Year over year increases in net interest income can be attributed in large part to the decrease in deposit costs and offsetting reduction in interest income from the loan portfolio mentioned in the preceding paragraphs.  For more information related to net-interest income, please see “Net-Interest Income and Margin” of this Discussion and Analysis.

 

·                  Non-interest income totaled approximately $1.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, representing an increase of approximately $0.1 million when compared to the same period ended a year earlier.  The year over year increase in non-interest income can be attributed to greater mortgage gain on sale and origination fee income as well as increases in debit / credit card fee income and gain on securities sales.  For more information related to non-interest income, please see “Non-Interest Income” of this Discussion and Analysis.

 

·                  Non-interest expense totaled approximately $9.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, representing an increase of approximately $0.8 million as compared to the first quarter of 2010.  The year over year increase is primarily attributable to elevated write-downs on OREO which were $0.5 million greater in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period ended a year earlier.  Other year to date increases to non-interest expense were driven by increases in FDIC insurance premiums and equipment expenses.  For more information related to non-interest expenses, please see “Non-Interest Expenses” of this Discussion and Analysis.

 

 

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·                  The efficiency ratio was 78.49% for the first quarter of 2011, marginally increased compared to the 77.24% reported for the first quarter of 2010 as the incremental year-over year increases in net-interest income and non-interest income were nearly the same as the increase in non-interest expense; therefore at an incremental addition to the efficiency ratio near 100.00%.

 

The following provides a summary of significant year to date changes in components of the balance sheets as of March 31, 2011 compared to the prior year end:

 

·                  At March 31, 2011, gross loan balances were $667.8 million, $9.5 million or 1.4% lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.  Lending efforts during the first quarter of the year more than replaced normal portfolio declines from regular principal payments and pre-payments; nonetheless, year to date loan portfolio balances declined overall as compared to December 31, 2010 balances due to the sale of $6.4 million in classified loans, $3.5 million in gross charge-offs and the transfer of $1.6 million of classified loans to OREO.  See also “Loans” under “Financial Condition” of this Discussion and Analysis for additional information regarding the Company’s loan portfolio.

 

·                  March 31, 2011, total deposits were $786.3 million, $11.9 million or 1.5% less than that reported at December 31, 2010.  Core deposits (defined as exclusive of jumbo CDs) were approximately $676.0 million, $4.3 million, or 0.6% less than that reported at December 31, 2010.  Although total deposits and core deposits decreased as compared to December 31, 2010 balances, there was a favorable shift in the mix of the portfolio, as non-interest bearing demand deposits increased by $10.6 million while higher interest bearing accounts such as money market and time deposits decreased by $22.5 million.  See also “Deposits and Borrowed Funds” under “Financial Condition” of this Discussion and Analysis for information regarding the Company’s deposit liabilities.

 

·                  At March 31, 2011, borrowings from the FHLB were $45.0 million, unchanged from that reported at December 31, 2010.  The average rate paid on borrowings with the FHLB for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was 0.58% and 0.57%, respectively.  While the rate paid for FHLB borrowings is little different as compared to the same period end a year earlier, the Bank was able to extend the duration of such borrowings at a similar cost as reported for the first quarter of 2010 due to the historically low interest rate environment.  See also “Deposits and Borrowed Funds” under “Financial Condition” of this Discussion and Analysis for information regarding the Company’s FHLB borrowings.

 

·                  Investment securities totaled approximately $203.2 million, approximately $20.6 million less than that reported at December 31, 2010.  The year to date decrease in the portfolio can be attributed to the timing gap between first quarter 2011 securities sales and reinvestments and to a buildup in cash and equivalents in preparation to pay down $15 million of FHLB borrowing in the second quarter.  This pay down was done in April 2011 to take advantage of the new FDIC deposit insurance base rate structure, which charges financial institutions for excess leverage.  For additional information on the Company’s investment securities portfolio, please see “Investment Securities and Other Earning Assets” of this Discussion and Analysis.

 

·                  Federal Funds sold and interest bearing due from balances totaled approximately $46.8 million at March 31, 2011, representing an increase of approximately $23.9 million over that reported at December 31, 2010.  Increased balances within this category are attributable in large part to the previously discussed timing gap between securities sales and reinvestment.  The Bank also held $15 million of excess liquidity in cash at the end of the first quarter, 2011 with the specific purpose of paying down FHLB borrowings early in the second quarter, 2011.  See also “Investment Securities and Other Earning Assets” of this Discussion and Analysis for additional information regarding Federal Funds sold and interest bearing due from balances.

 

The following provides an overview of asset quality as of March 31, 2011:

 

·                  At March 31, 2011, the balance of non-performing loans was approximately $27.2 million or $5.7 million lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.  As of March 31, 2011 the balance of non-performing loans as a percentage of total gross loans was 4.07% compared to the 4.85% reported at December 31, 2010.  Contributing to the year to date decrease in non-performing loans was the return to performing status of $2.5 million, sale of $2.0 million of non-performing loans, receipt of approximately $1.5 million in principal payments, transfers to foreclosed collateral totaling $1.7 million and charge-offs of approximately $2.1 million.  These reductions were offset by approximately $4.2 million in balances that transferred to non-accruing status during the first three months of 2011.  Please see “Non-Performing Assets” of this Discussion and Analysis for a more complete discussion of the loans the Company has placed on non-accrual status.

 

 

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·                  At March 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses totaled approximately $24.4 million, representing 3.65% of total gross loans.  This compares to the $24.9 million or 3.68% of total gross loans reported at December 31, 2010.  Provisions for loan losses during the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled approximately $2.0 million.  Provisions for loan losses declined approximately $3.2 million, from the amount reported for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. See also “Provision for Loan Losses” of this Discussion and Analysis for a more complete discussion regarding loan loss provisions.

 

·                  Charge-offs during the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled approximately $3.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively.  Net charge-offs during the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled approximately $2.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively.  Net charge-offs to average gross loans were 0.38%, 0.36% and 0.14% for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively.  Please see “Allowance for Loan Losses” of this Discussion and Analysis for additional information related to the charge-offs.

 

·                  OREO balances totaled approximately $6.1 million at March 31, 2011, a decrease of approximately $0.6 million from that reported at December 31, 2010.  The Company transferred approximately $1.6 million to OREO in the first three months of 2011.  OREO dispositions totaled approximately $1.4 million and write-downs of OREO totaled $0.7 million in first three months of 2011.

 

 

**Recent Developments**

 

The Bank continues to operate under the Consent Order issued March 4, 2010 and believes it has addressed the terms of the Order, as discussed in Note 12 of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this form 10-Q. Compliance with the Order will continue to be determined by the FDIC and DFI by quarterly monitoring and through future examinations.

 

 

**Dividends and Stock Repurchases**

 

During the first three months of 2011, the Company was required to defer dividend payments on its Series A Senior Preferred Stock to comply with the terms of the Written Agreement entered into between the Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  See Note 11. Preferred Stock, of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this form 10-Q for additional information about dividends on the Company’s Series A Senior Preferred Stock.  For more information concerning the Written Agreement, please refer to Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q.

 

The Company paid no dividends on or made repurchases of its common stock during the first three months of 2011 or during the entire year of 2010.

 

 

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**Selected Financial Data**

 

The table below provides selected financial data that highlights the Company’s quarterly performance results:

 
| * *                                               | ** ** | **For the quarters   ended,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|------------|
| *(dollars in thousands except per share data)*         | ** ** | **03/31/11**                  | ** ** | **12/31/10** | ** ** | **09/30/10** | ** ** | **06/30/10** | ** ** | **03/31/10** | ** ** | **12/31/09** | ** ** | **09/30/09** | ** ** | **06/30/09** | ** ** |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Return on average   assets                             |       | 0.22%                         |       | 0.21% |   | -4.29% |   | -2.32% |   | -0.56% |   | -1.43% |   | -2.30% |   | 0.23% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Return on average   equity                             |       | 1.73%                         |       | 1.67% |   | -32.20% |   | -17.35% |   | -5.70% |   | -15.27% |   | -22.54% |   | 2.20% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Return on average   common equity                      |       | 0.65%                         |       | 0.10% |   | -40.70% |   | -55.46% |   | -10.93% |   | -22.05% |   | -31.14% |   | 1.44% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average equity to   average assets                     |       | 12.51%                        |       | 12.29% |   | 13.32% |   | 13.36% |   | 9.88% |   | 9.35% |   | 10.18% |   | 10.68% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average common   equity to average assets              |       | 10.00%                        |       | 9.94% |   | 10.88% |   | 6.91% |   | 6.57% |   | 7.14% |   | 7.87% |   | 8.26% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net interest   margin                                  |       | 4.73%                         |       | 4.58% |   | 4.56% |   | 4.69% |   | 4.43% |   | 4.81% |   | 4.34% |   | 4.91% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Efficiency ratio*                                      |       | 78.49%                        |       | 98.35% |   | 78.56% |   | 69.48% |   | 77.24% |   | 71.34% |   | 95.25% |   | 70.95% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average loans to   average deposits                    |       | 86.41%                        |       | 85.42% |   | 87.99% |   | 91.82% |   | 93.67% |   | 93.45% |   | 98.20% |   | 103.58% |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) /   income                                  |       | $                             | 522        |   | $ | 517 |   | $ | (10,903 | ) | $ | (5,835 | ) | $ | (1,339 | ) | $ | (3,416 | ) | $ | (5,242 | ) | $ | 507 |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net (loss) /   income available to common shareholders |       | $                             | 157        |   | $ | 26 |   | $ | (11,260 | ) | $ | (9,644 | ) | $ | (1,690 | ) | $ | (3,767 | ) | $ | (5,594 | ) | $ | 257 |   |
|                                                   |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings / (loss)   per common share:                  |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                  |       | $                             | 0.01       |   | $ | -   |   | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.48 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | 0.03 |   |
| Diluted                                                |       | $                             | 0.01       |   | $ | -   |   | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.48 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | 0.03 |   |
| Weighted average   outstanding shares:                 |       |                          |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                  |       | 25,035,012                    |       | 25,004,697 |   | 25,004,479 |   | 11,250,989 |   | 7,717,194 |   | 7,704,060 |   | 7,699,377 |   | 7,696,027 |   |
| Diluted                                                |       | 26,251,608                    |       | 26,247,491 |   | 25,004,479 |   | 11,250,989 |   | 7,717,194 |   | 7,704,060 |   | 7,699,377 |   | 7,866,962 |   |

 

* The efficiency ratio is defined as total non interest expense as a percent of the combined net interest income plus non interest income, exclusive of gains and losses and other than temporary impairment losses.

 

 

**Local Economy**

 

The economy in the Company’s primary market area (San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties) is based primarily on agriculture, tourism, light industry, oil and retail trade. Additionally, the local economy in San Luis Obispo County and to a lesser degree Santa Barbara County is dependent on the level of employment generated by state and local government agencies.  Services supporting these industries have also developed in the areas of medical, financial and educational services.  The population of San Luis Obispo County, the City of Santa Maria (in Northern Santa Barbara County), and the City of Santa Barbara totaled approximately 267,000, 85,000, and 86,000 respectively, according to the most recent economic data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.  The moderate climate allows a year round growing season in the local economy’s agricultural sector.  Vineyards and cattle ranches also contribute largely to the local economy.  The Central Coast’s leading agricultural industry is the production of wine grapes and the related production of premium quality wines. Vineyards in production have grown significantly over the past several years throughout the Company’s service area.  Further, access to numerous recreational activities and destinations including lakes, mountains and beaches, provide a relatively stable tourist industry from many areas including the Los Angeles/Orange County basin, the San Francisco Bay area and the San Joaquin Valley. The economy in the Company’s primary markets of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has not been immune to the current downturn in national and state economic conditions.  Weakened economic conditions have resulted in, among other things, increased unemployment, increased commercial and industrial vacancy rates, and lower occupancy rates in the hospitality industry within the Company’s primary markets.  However, the abundant tourism industry that has developed over the past decade in the Company’s market area, especially in the wine industry and coastal communities, has provided support for the local economy in previous economic downturns and has, to some degree, provided support in the current economic environment.

 

 

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The last three years have proven to be challenging not only on the national level, but within the state of California and more specifically the Company’s primary market area.  As the real estate market and general economic conditions have continued to wane throughout the last three years, the ability of borrowers to satisfy their obligations to the financial sector has languished.  Although the Company’s primary market area has historically witnessed a more stable level of economic activity, the weakened state of the real estate market in conjunction with a decline in economic activity in the Company’s primary market has negatively impacted the credit quality of the loan portfolio over the last three years.  Recent indications show the unemployment rate within California to be approximately 12.0%, which is down modestly from its recent highs.  Within the Company’s primary market area, recent indications show the unemployment rate within San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara major metropolitan areas continue to be below the state average, but are still in excess of the longer term average that we have experienced.

 

Real estate prices have fallen significantly in California and within the Company’s market area from the highs seen during 2006 and 2007.  Recent information provided by DataQuick Information Systems indicates that housing prices in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have declined in excess of 38% from the highs seen in 2006 and 2007.  Although prices in the Company’s market area remain well below the highs witnessed in 2006 and 2007, a lack of oversupply in the Company’s market relative to other areas of California, desirable climate, and close proximity to popular tourist destinations, for both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties have resulted in lower percentage declines in prices for the local real estate market, relative to other areas of California.

 

Looking forward into the remainder of 2011, Management anticipates there to be continued weakness in economic conditions on national, state and local levels compared to historical periods.  Many economic forecasts suggest unemployment levels, although not growing dramatically, will remain elevated for some time, which will undoubtedly place continued pressure on conditions within the Company’s primary market area.  Continued economic pressures may negatively impact the financial condition of borrowers to whom the Company has extended credit and as a result the Company may be required to make further significant provisions to the allowance for loan losses during 2011.  That said, Management has and will continue to be proactive in looking for signs of deterioration within the loan portfolio in an effort to manage credit quality and work with borrowers where possible to mitigate any further losses.

 

 

**Critical Accounting Policies**

 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are set forth in the 2010 Annual Report, Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements, which was filed on Form 10-K.

 

The following is a brief description of the Company’s current accounting policies involving significant Management valuation judgments.

 

***Loans and Interest on Loans***

 

Loans receivable that Management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances reduced by any charge-offs of specific valuation allowances and net of any deferred fees or costs on originated loans, or unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans.

 

Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are capitalized and recognized as an adjustment in yield over the life of the related loan.

 

Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as non-accruing loans.  The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when principal and/or interest is past due 90 days based on contractual terms of the loan and/or when, in the opinion of Management, there is reasonable doubt as to collectability unless such loans are well collateralized and in the process of collection.  When loans are placed on non-accrual status, all interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current period interest income.  Interest income generally is not recognized on specific non-accruing loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote.  Interest payments received on such loans are generally applied as a reduction to the loan principal balance, unless the likelihood of further loss is remote whereby cash interest payments may be recorded during the time the loan is on non-accrual status.  Interest accruals are resumed on such loans only when they are brought current with respect to interest and principal and when, in the judgment of Management, all remaining principal and interest is estimated to be fully collectible, there has been at least six months of sustained repayment performance since the loan was placed on non-accrual and/or Management believes, based on current information, that such loan is no longer impaired.

 

 

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The Company considers a loan to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Measurement of impairment is based on the expected future cash flows of an impaired loan which are discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate, or measured by reference to an observable market value, if one exists, or the fair value of the collateral for a collateral-dependent loan.  The Company selects the measurement method on a loan-by-loan basis except that collateral-dependent loans for which foreclosure is probable are measured at the fair value of the collateral.  The Company recognizes interest income on impaired loans based on its existing methods of recognizing interest income on non-accrual loans.  All loans are generally charged-off at such time that it is highly certain a loss has been realized.

 

***Allowance for Loan Losses***

 

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level which, in Management’s judgment, is adequate to absorb credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date.  The amount of the allowance is based on Management’s evaluation of the collectability of the loan portfolio, including the nature and volume of the portfolio, credit concentrations, trends in historical loss experience, the level of certain classified balances and specific impaired loans, and economic conditions and the related impact on specific borrowers and industry groups.  The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses, which are charged to earnings and reduced by charge-offs, net of recoveries.  Changes in the allowance relating to impaired loans are charged or credited to the provision for loan losses.  Because of uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, Management’s estimate of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio and the related allowance may change.

 

As mentioned, loans are considered impaired if, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  In certain instances the Company may work with the borrower to modify the terms of the loan agreement or otherwise restructure the loan in a way that would allow the borrower to continue to perform under the modified terms of the loan agreement.  Loans such as these are considered impaired and require the Company to measure the amount of impairment, if any, at the time the loan is restructured.  The measurement of impaired loans is generally based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest rate stipulated in the loan agreement, except that all collateral-dependent loans are measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral less the cost to sell such collateral.  In measuring the fair value of the collateral, Management uses assumptions and methodologies consistent with those that would be utilized by unrelated third parties.  Allowances for impaired loans are generally determined based on collateral values or the present value of estimated cash flows.

 

As mentioned, changes in the financial condition of individual borrowers, economic conditions, historical loss experience and the condition of the various markets in which collateral may be sold may all affect the required level of the allowance for loan losses and the associated provision for loan losses.

 

***Other Real Estate Owned***

 

Real estate and other property acquired in full or partial settlement of loan obligations is referred to as other real estate owned (“OREO”).  OREO is originally recorded in the Company’s financial statements at fair value less any estimated costs to sell.  When property is acquired through foreclosure or surrendered in lieu of foreclosure, the Company measures the fair value of the property acquired against its recorded investment in the loan.  If the fair value of the property at the time of acquisition is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the difference is charged to the allowance for loan losses.  Any subsequent fluctuations in the fair value of OREO are recorded against a valuation allowance for foreclosed assets, established through a charge to non-interest expense.  All related operating or maintenance costs are charged to non-interest expense as incurred. Any subsequent gains or losses on the sale of OREO are recorded in other income or expense as incurred.

 

***Appraisals for Collateral Dependent Loans***

 

Once a loan has been funded, the Company has a policy to perform an annual review of the borrower’s financial condition and of any real estate securing the loan.  This review includes, among other things, a physical inspection of the real estate securing the loan, an analysis of any related rent rolls, an analysis of all borrower and guarantor tax returns and financial statements.  This information is used internally by the Company to validate all covenants and the risk grade assigned to the loan.  If during the review process the Company learns of additional information that would suggest that the value of the collateral may be impaired from the original underwriting of the loan, or the most recent appraisal, an additional independent appraisal of the collateral is requested.  If based on the updated appraisal information it is determined the value of the collateral is impaired and the Company no longer expects to collect all previously determined amounts related to the loan as stipulated in the loan’s original agreement, the Company typically moves to establish a valuation allowance for such loans or charge-off such differences.

 

 

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Once a loan is deemed to be impaired and/or the loan was downgraded to substandard status, the loan becomes the responsibility of the Company’s Special Assets Department, which provides more diligent oversight of problem credits.  This oversight includes, among other things, a review of all previous appraisals of collateral securing such loans and determining in the Company’s best judgment if those appraisals still represent the current fair value of the loan.  Additional appraisals may be ordered at this time if deemed necessary.

 

***Securities Available for Sale***

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, securities  are classified in three categories and accounted for as follows:  debt and mortgage-backed securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are measured at amortized cost; debt and equity securities bought and held principally for the purpose of selling in the near term are classified as trading securities and are measured at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings; debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity or trading securities are deemed as available-for-sale and are measured at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of applicable taxes, reported in a separate component of stockholders’ equity.  The fair values of most securities that are designated available for sale are based on quoted market prices.  If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are extrapolated from the quoted prices of similar instruments or through the use of other observable data supporting a valuation model.  Gains or losses on sales of investment securities are determined on the specific identification method.  Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted using the interest method over the expected lives of the related securities.

 

Declines in the fair value of individual held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are other than temporary result in write-downs of individual securities to their fair value.  The related write-downs are included in earnings as realized losses. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, Management considers: (1) the length of time the security has been in an unrealized loss position, (2) the extent to which the security’s fair value is less than its cost, (3) the financial condition of the issuer, (4) any adverse changes in ratings issued by various rating agencies, (5) the intent and ability of the Company to hold such securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and (6) in the case of mortgage related securities, current cash flows, credit enhancements, loan-to-values, credit scores, delinquency and default rates.

 

***Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets***

 

As discussed in the 2010 Annual Report, Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements, which was filed on Form 10-K, the Company assesses goodwill and other intangible assets each year for impairment.  The Company’s assessment at December 31, 2010, pursuant to its Goodwill Impairment Testing Policy, was performed with the assistance of an independent third party and resulted in no impairment.

 

***Deferred Tax Assets***

 

Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effect of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the corresponding tax basis of assets and liabilities.  The Company uses an estimate of future earnings to support its position that the benefit of its deferred tax assets will be realized.  If future income should prove non-existent or less than the amount of the deferred tax assets within the tax years to which they may be applied, the asset may not be realized and a valuation allowance may be established and the Company’s net income will be reduced.  The Company performed an in depth analysis of its deferred tax assets to determine if the current carrying value would be realized in future periods, initially in the third quarter of 2010 and updated such during the fourth quarter of 2010.  Based on the Company’s analysis it determined that approximately $7.1 million of its deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” standard for realizability as of December 31, 2010.  Therefore the Company maintained a valuation allowance for this portion of its deferred tax assets.  On a go-forward basis the Company will analyze its deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance on a quarterly basis, first by determining if actual results are tracking to projections utilized in the December 31, 2010 analysis and will perform more in-depth analysis if: a) actual results are not tracking to projection amounts, thereby suggesting that additional valuation allowance increases may be in order, or b) at such a time that reversal of the valuation allowance may be in order.  Please see Note 6. Deferred Tax Assets of the consolidated financial statements, filed on this Form 10-Q for additional information related to its deferred tax assets and the related valuation allowance.

 

 

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**Results of Operations**

 

Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011, when compared to the same period ended a year earlier, improved by $1.9 million and were most significantly impacted by lower quarterly loan loss provision expense. Loan loss provision expense was $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2011 and $3.2 million lower than that reported in the first quarter of 2010.  Although net charge-offs for the first quarter, 2011 of $2.6 million were $1.6 million greater than those in the first quarter 2010, we were able to maintain a greater allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans as compared to the position a year earlier. At March 31, 2011, we reported a 3.65% allowance for loan losses to total gross loans as compared to just 2.57% a year earlier.  Furthermore, $2.3 million of current quarter charge-offs were recorded to adjust the values of classified loans transferred to held for sale status to their estimated sales prices.  These loans were subsequently sold prior to quarter-end at such market prices.  Adjusting for charge-offs related to loan sales, the first quarter reported $0.3 million in net charge-offs.  Please see “Provision for Loan Losses” of this Discussion and Analysis for additional information related to provision for loan losses.

 

First quarter, 2011 operating results as compared to the first quarter, 2010 were also positively impacted by increased net interest income and non-interest income of $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively.  These improvements were offset by elevated non-interest expense levels which were $0.8 million higher during the first quarter, 2011, than in the first quarter, 2010.  Please see “Net Interest Income and Margin”, “Non-Interest Income”, and “Non-Interest Expense” of this Discussion and Analysis for additional information related to these components of operating income.

 

**Net Interest Income and Margin**

 

Net interest income, the primary component of the net earnings of a financial institution, refers to the difference between the interest paid on deposits and borrowings, and the interest earned on loans and investments.  The net interest margin is the amount of net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.  Factors considered in the analysis of net interest income are the composition and volume of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the amount of non-interest bearing liabilities and non-accrual loans, and changes in market interest rates.

 

Forgone interest on non-accrual loans continues to be a significant strain on interest income though this trend is stabilizing due to a deceleration of inflow of new non-accrual loans.  Total forgone interest related to impaired loans, which includes (1) the initial accrued interest reversal when a loan is transferred to non-accrual status, and (2) interest lost prospectively for the period of time a loan is on non-accrual status and lost interest due to restructuring terms below original note terms or below current market-rate terms, was approximately $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Our earnings are highly influenced by changes in short term interest rates.  The nature of our balance sheet can be summarily described as of short duration and slightly net liability sensitive. The balance sheet consists of short duration assets because a large percentage of its interest sensitive assets and liabilities re-price immediately with changes in Federal Funds and Prime interest rates.  However, over the last three years interest rates have fallen to unprecedented levels and as a result a significant portion of loans in the Company’s loan portfolio are currently at their floors.

 

Given that current interest rates are considerably lower than most floors in the loan portfolio, the Company would need to see a notable rise in interest rates before the overall yield on the portfolio would begin to rise.  Additionally, as a result of promotions over the last two years designed to attract lower cost core deposits, the Company was able to significantly increase the level of floating rate liabilities in the form of money market and short term certificate accounts, bringing the balance sheet to its current slightly liability sensitive position, regarding interest rate sensitivity.  This situation was instrumental in mitigating substantial year over year declines in the net interest margin as a result of dramatic declines in the overnight Federal Funds and Prime rates during 2008, which are still in place as of March 31, 2011.  Given our current slightly liability sensitive position, an upward movement in interest rates will result in a reduction in net interest income until such time as interest rates related to the Company’s variable-rate priced loans move back above their floor rates.  At such time as the loan rates, for a substantial portion of the loan portfolio, move above their floors the Company should return to its more traditional net asset sensitivity profile, all other things being equal.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010, the net interest margin was 4.73%, 4.58%, and 4.43%, respectively.  This represents an increase of 15 basis points when compared to the prior quarter and 30 basis points when compared to that reported for the same period ended a year earlier.  Decreases in funding costs were the primary driver for the year over year increase in the net interest margin.  However, this was partially offset by a moderate decline in asset yields during first quarter 2011.

 

 

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The tables below set forth average balance sheet information, interest income and expense, average yields and rates and net interest income and margin for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.  The average balance of non-accruing loans has been included in loan totals:

 
| ** **                                         | ** ** | ** ** | **For the three months ending** | ** ** | ** ** | **For the three months ending** | ** ** |
|----------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                         | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31, 2011**                        | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31, 2010**                        | ** ** |
| ** **                                         | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                          | ** ** | ** ** | **Yield/**                                          | ** ** | **Income/** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Yield/** | ** ** | **Income/** | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*                 | ** ** | ** ** | **Balance**                                         | ** ** | ** ** | **Rate (4)**                                   | ** ** | **Expense** | ** ** | ** ** | **Balance** | ** ** | ** ** | **Rate (4)** | ** ** | **Expense** | ** ** |
| **Interest   Earning Assets:**                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                          | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                          |       |   | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Investments with   other banks                     |       |       | $                                                   | 119        |       |                                                | 1.10       | % | $ | -     |   |   | $ | 119 |   |   | 1.58 | % | $ | -     |   |
| Interest bearing   due from banks                  |       |       | 16,933                                              |       |       | 0.22                                                | %          | 9 |   |   | 48,884 |   |   | 0.23 | % | 28 |   |
| Federal funds sold                                 |       |       | 2,839                                               |       |       | 0.14                                                | %          | 1 |   |   | 2,475 |   |   | 0.16 | % | 1 |   |
| Investment   securities taxable                    |       |       | 182,999                                             |       |       | 2.64                                                | %          | 1,190 |   |   | 103,515 |   |   | 4.01 | % | 1,023 |   |
| Investment   securities non taxable                |       |       | 36,130                                              |       |       | 4.24                                                | %          | 378 |   |   | 22,960 |   |   | 4.54 | % | 257 |   |
| Loans (1) (2)                                 |       |       | 679,611                                             |       |       | 6.29                                                | %          | 10,534 |   |   | 732,248 |   |   | 6.17 | % | 11,141 |   |
| Total interest   earning assets                    |       |       | 918,631                                             |       |       | 5.35                                                | %          | 12,112 |   |   | 910,201 |   |   | 5.55 | % | 12,450 |   |
|                                               |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Allowance for   possible loan losses               |       |       | (25,375                                             | )          |       |                                                |       |   |   |   | (17,354 | ) |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other assets                                       |       |       | 86,429                                              |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   | 72,283 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total assets                                       |       |       | $                                                   | 979,685    |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   | $ | 965,130 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                               |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Interest   Bearing Liabilities:**                |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest bearing   demand                          |       |       | $                                                   | 63,802     |       |                                                | 0.22       | % | $ | 34 |   |   | $ | 80,211 |   |   | 1.08 | % | $ | 214 |   |
| Savings                                            |       |       | 28,583                                              |       |       | 0.17                                                | %          | 12 |   |   | 28,048 |   |   | 0.26 | % | 18 |   |
| Money market                                       |       |       | 281,581                                             |       |       | 0.55                                                | %          | 379 |   |   | 269,885 |   |   | 1.28 | % | 850 |   |
| Time deposits                                      |       |       | 228,693                                             |       |       | 1.50                                                | %          | 848 |   |   | 234,451 |   |   | 2.06 | % | 1,189 |   |
| Total interest   bearing deposits                  |       |       | 602,659                                             |       |       | 0.86                                                | %          | 1,273 |   |   | 612,595 |   |   | 1.50 | % | 2,271 |   |
| Other secured   borrowing                          |       |       | -                               |       |       | 0.00                                                | %          | -     |   |   | 966 |   |   | 4.62 | % | 11 |   |
| Federal Home Loan   Bank borrowing                 |       |       | 52,222                                              |       |       | 0.58                                                | %          | 75 |   |   | 65,000 |   |   | 0.57 | % | 92 |   |
| Junior   subordinated debentures                   |       |       | 8,248                                               |       |       | 2.07                                                | %          | 42 |   |   | 13,403 |   |   | 3.90 | % | 129 |   |
| Total borrowed   funds                             |       |       | 60,470                                              |       |       | 0.78                                                | %          | 117 |   |   | 79,369 |   |   | 1.19 | % | 232 |   |
| Total interest   bearing liabilities               |       |       | 663,129                                             |       |       | 0.85                                                | %          | 1,390 |   |   | 691,964 |   |   | 1.47 | % | 2,503 |   |
| Non interest   bearing demand                      |       |       | 183,880                                             |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   | 169,149 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total funding                                      |       |       | 847,009                                             |       |       | 0.67                                                | %          | 1,390 |   |   | 861,113 |   |   | 1.18 | % | 2,503 |   |
| Other liabilities                                  |       |       | 10,127                                              |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   | 8,667 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total liabilities                                  |       |       | $                                                   | 857,136    |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   | $ | 869,780 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                               |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Stockholders’   Equity:**                   |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total   stockholders’ equity                  |       |       | 122,549                                             |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   | 95,350 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total liabilities   and stock holder’s equity |       |       | $                                                   | 979,685    |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   | $ | 965,130 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                               |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net interest   income                              |       |       |                                                |       |       |                                                |       | $ | 10,722 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | $ | 9,947 |   |
| Net interest   margin (3)                          |       |       |                                                |       |       | 4.73                                                | %          |   |   |   |   |   |   | 4.43 | % |   |   |

 

(1) Nonaccrual loans have been included in total loans.

(2) Loan fees of $108 and $200 for the three months ending March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively have been included in interest income computation.

(3) Net interest margin has been calculated by dividing the net interest income by total average earning assets.

(4) Yield / Rate is annualized using actual number of days in period.

 

 

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The tables below set forth changes in average interest earning assets and their respective yields for the three month periods ending March 31, 2011 compared to that reported during the same period ended in 2010:

 
| * *                            | ** ** | **Average Balance**                            | ** ** | ** **   | ** ** | ** ** | ** **         | ** **     | **Average Yield**                              | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| * *                            | ** ** | **for the three months ending** | ** ** | ** **   | ** ** | ** ** | ** **         | ** **     | **for the three months ending** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| * *                            | ** ** | **March 31,**                                  | ** ** | **Variance** | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31,** | ** **     | ** **                                          | ** ** | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*  | ** ** | **2011**                                            | ** ** | **2010**     | ** ** | **dollar** | ** **         | **percentage** | ** **                                          | ** ** | **2011**   | ** ** | **2010**   | ** ** | ** ** | **Variance** | ** ** |
| Investments with   other banks      |       | $                                                   | 119        |         | $          | 119        |               | $              | -                               |       | 0.00       | %          |       | 1.10 | % | 1.58 | % |   | -0.48 | % |
| Interest bearing   due from banks   |       | 16,933                                              |       | 48,884       |       | (31,951    | )                  | -65.36         | %                                                   |       | 0.22       | %          | 0.23       | % |   | -0.01 | % |
| Federal funds sold                  |       | 2,839                                               |       | 2,475        |       | 364        |               | 14.71          | %                                                   |       | 0.14       | %          | 0.16       | % |   | -0.02 | % |
| Investment   securities taxable     |       | 182,999                                             |       | 103,515      |       | 79,484     |               | 76.79          | %                                                   |       | 2.64       | %          | 4.01       | % |   | -1.37 | % |
| Investment   securities non taxable |       | 36,130                                              |       | 22,960       |       | 13,170     |               | 57.36          | %                                                   |       | 4.24       | %          | 4.54       | % |   | -0.30 | % |
| Loans (1) (2)                  |       | 679,611                                             |       | 732,248      |       | (52,637    | )                  | -7.19          | %                                                   |       | 6.29       | %          | 6.17       | % |   | 0.12 | % |
|                                |       |                                                |       |         |       |       |               |           |                                                |       |       |       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Total interest   earning assets     |       | $                                                   | 918,631    |         | $          | 910,201    |               | $              | 8,430                                               |       | 0.93       | %          |       | 5.35 | % | 5.55 | % |   | -0.20 | % |

(1) Nonaccrual loans have been included in total loans.

(2) Loan fees of $108 and $200 for the three months ending March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively have been included in the interest income computation.

 

At March 31, 2011, average interest earning assets were $8.4 million higher than that reported over the same three month period ended a year earlier.  The primary driver behind the increase in average interest earning assets was growth in the Company’s securities portfolio, which increased by $92.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010.  Increases of average balances on the securities portfolio during the first quarter of 2011 offset the $52.6 million decrease in average loan balances, and $32.0 million decrease in interest bearing due from bank balances as compared to the same period ended a year earlier.

 

The yield on earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 5.35% compared to 5.55% for the same period ended a year earlier.  The year over year decline in the yield on earning assets can be attributed to several factors including the change of the mix of earning assets away from higher yielding loans to lower yielding investment securities, impact of interest reversals and forgone interest on non-accruing loans and lost interest due to TDR rate and term concessions.

 

The primary driver in the decline in yield on earning assets was the shift in asset mix away from loans to securities.  As previously mentioned, average loans declined by $52.6 million while average securities balances increased by $92.7 million during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010.  Compounding the decline in yield was a 121 basis point drop in securities yields from 4.11% in the first quarter of 2010 to 2.90% for the first quarter of 2011.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 the yield on the loan portfolio was 6.29% or 12 basis points higher than reported for the same period ended a year earlier.  The increase in quarterly yield on the loan portfolio for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same quarter a year earlier can be attributed primarily to the recovery of interest on a non-performing loan which we recovered 100% of the outstanding principal and interest.  Total forgone interest, which consists of initial interest reversals and ongoing lost interest attributable to loans transferred to non-accrual status and interest lost due to TDR rate concessions, was essentially unchanged at $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, and 2010.  Total forgone interest reduced the yield on the loan portfolio by 34 basis points for the first quarter 2011 and 32 basis points for the first quarter, 2010.

 

Although forgone interest was flat for the first quarters of 2011 and 2010, the components of forgone interest changed significantly, particularly with regard to initial interest reversals related to loans transferred to non-accrual status, which were $0.1 million for the first quarter of 2011, representing a decrease of $0.2 million or 75.9% as compared to the first quarter of 2010.  This is representative of the significant reduction in non-performing loans over the last year from $49.0 million at March 31, 2010 to $27.2 million at March 31, 2011 as well as the reduction of additions to non-accruing balances from $16.9 million to just $4.2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

 

 

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New loan originations have slowed due in part to a decline in loan demand and fewer loans that meet the Company’s underwriting criteria in the current economic environment.  As a result, in an effort to maximize the yield on interest earning assets in the absence of significant new loan originations, we have been investing excess liquidity primarily in shorter-termed, agency mortgage backed securities.  These purchases account for the majority of the year over year increase in the average balance of the investment portfolio and the decline in the overall yield of taxable investment securities as they currently yield considerably less than other investments in the portfolio.  These relatively short term investments have allowed the Company to maximize yields on excess liquidity while ensuring adequate cash flow to support potential loan growth in future periods.

 

To a lesser extent and more recently, we have also been selectively taking advantage of value opportunities in the taxable and tax-exempt municipal bond sector to both augment our interest rate risk profile and in order to increase the yield on our investment portfolio.

 

The tables below set forth changes in average interest bearing liabilities and their respective rates for the three month period ending March 31, 2011 compared to that reported during the same period ended in 2010:

 
| ** **                           | ** ** | **Average Balance**                            | ** ** | ** **   | ** ** | ** ** | ** **         | ** **     | **Average Rate**                               | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|------------|------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ** **                           | ** ** | **for the three months ending** | ** ** | ** **   | ** ** | ** ** | ** **         | ** **     | **for the three months ending** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| ** **                           | ** ** | **March 31,**                                  | ** ** | **Variance** | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31,** | ** **     | ** **                                          | ** ** | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*   | ** ** | **2011**                                            | ** ** | **2010**     | ** ** | **dollar** | ** **         | **percentage** | ** **                                          | ** ** | **2011**   | ** ** | **2010**   | ** ** | ** ** | **Variance** | ** ** |
| Interest bearing   demand            |       | $                                                   | 63,802     |         | $          | 80,211     |               | $              | (16,409                                             | )          | -20.46     | %          |       | 0.22 | % | 1.08 | % |   | -0.86 | % |
| Savings                              |       | 28,583                                              |       | 28,048       |       | 535        |               | 1.91           | %                                                   |       | 0.17       | %          | 0.26       | % |   | -0.09 | % |
| Money market                         |       | 281,581                                             |       | 269,885      |       | 11,696     |               | 4.33           | %                                                   |       | 0.55       | %          | 1.28       | % |   | -0.73 | % |
| Time deposits                        |       | 228,693                                             |       | 234,451      |       | (5,758     | )                  | -2.46          | %                                                   |       | 1.50       | %          | 2.06       | % |   | -0.56 | % |
| Other secured   borrowings           |       | -                               |       | 966          |       | (966       | )                  | -100.00        | %                                                   |       | 0.00       | %          | 4.62       | % |   | -4.62 | % |
| Federal Home Loan   Bank borrowing   |       | 52,222                                              |       | 65,000       |       | (12,778    | )                  | -19.66         | %                                                   |       | 0.58       | %          | 0.57       | % |   | 0.01 | % |
| Junior   subordinated debentures     |       | 8,248                                               |       | 13,403       |       | (5,155     | )                  | -38.46         | %                                                   |       | 2.07       | %          | 3.90       | % |   | -1.83 | % |
|                                 |       |                                                |       |         |       |       |               |           |                                                |       |       |       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Total interest   bearing liabilities |       | $                                                   | 663,129    |         | $          | 691,964    |               | $              | (28,835                                             | )          | -4.17      | %          |       | 0.85 | % | 1.47 | % |   | -0.62 | % |

 

At March 31, 2011, the average balance of interest bearing liabilities was $28.8 million lower than that reported over the same three month period ended a year earlier.  Year over year decreases in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities can be attributed in large part to lower interest bearing demand, and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.  We attribute the decrease in interest bearing liabilities in part to migration to other interest bearing account categories, such as money market as our customers search for better yield opportunity inside of our own product set.  Second, this decrease can be attributed to planned reductions in borrowings driven both by the need for less borrowed funds due to the large flow of funds into our deposit portfolio over 2009 and the earlier part of 2010, as well as the funds derived from our March 2010 capital raise.

 

The yield on interest bearing deposits declined by 64 basis points to 0.86% for the period ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same period ended a year earlier.  This significant decline is in part due to the historically low interest rate environment which existed throughout 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, but is also due to our efforts to systematically lower our cost of deposits throughout 2010 and particularly through the fourth quarter of 2010 and first quarter of 2011.  Such efforts have contributed to a moderate decline in interest bearing deposit accounts and, to a lesser extent time deposits however, the overall composition and cost of our deposit portfolio has greatly improved as a result of this strategy.

 

It is also noteworthy that while on a comparative basis, we have experienced a decline in interest bearing funds for the first quarter 2011 as compared to the same period a year earlier, conversely, our average non-interest bearing demand deposit balances have increased on a comparative basis by $14.8 million to $183.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 from $169.1 million for the same period ended a year earlier.  This increase in non-interest bearing demand balances has served to significantly augment our overall cost of funds, thereby decreasing such by 18 basis points as compared to the cost of our interest bearing liabilities alone.  Our total cost of funds for the period ended March 31, 2011 was 0.67%, a decrease of 51 basis points as compared to the same period ended a year earlier when our total cost of funds was 1.18%

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities was 0.85% and 1.47%, respectively, down 62 basis points year over year.  This decline can be attributed in large part to the deposit portfolio rate reductions previously discussed but also to decreases in higher cost funds such as time deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and junior subordinated debentures.

 

 

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The volume and rate variances table below sets forth the dollar difference in interest earned and paid for each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 over the same periods ended in 2010, and the amount of such change attributable to changes in average balances (volume) or changes in average yields and rates:

 
| ** **                              | ** ** | **For the three months ended** | ** **                |
|-----------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| ** **                              | ** ** | **March 31, 2011 over 2010**   | ** **                |
| *(dollars in thousands)*      | ** ** | **Volume**                                         | ** **                | **Rate** | ** ** | **Total** | ** ** |
| **Interest   Income:**                  |       |                                               |                      |   |   |   |   |
| Investments with   other banks          |       | $                                                  | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | -     |   |
| Interest bearing   due from banks       |       | (17                                                | )                         | (2 | ) | (19 | ) |
| Federal funds sold                      |       | -                                                  |                      | - |   | - |   |
| Investment   securities taxable         |       | 600                                                |                      | (433 | ) | 167 |   |
| Investment   securities non-taxable (1) |       | 211                                                |                      | (27 | ) | 184 |   |
| Taxable equivalent   adjustment (1)     |       | (72                                                | )                         | 9 |   | (63 | ) |
| Loans                                   |       | (814                                               | )                         | 207 |   | (607 | ) |
|                                    |       |                                               |                      |   |   |   |   |
| Net decrease                            |       | (92                                                | )                         | (246 | ) | (338 | ) |
|                                    |       |                                               |                      |   |   |   |   |
| **Interest   expense:**                 |       |                                               |                      |   |   |   |   |
| Savings, NOW,   money market            |       | (12                                                | )                         | (645 | ) | (657 | ) |
| Time deposits                           |       | (28                                                | )                         | (313 | ) | (341 | ) |
| Other secured   borrowings              |       | (5                                                 | )                         | (6 | ) | (11 | ) |
| Federal Home Loan   Bank borrowing      |       | (19                                                | )                         | 2 |   | (17 | ) |
| Junior   subordinated debentures        |       | (39                                                | )                         | (48 | ) | (87 | ) |
|                                    |       |                                               |                      |   |   |   |   |
| Net decrease                            |       | (103                                               | )                         | (1,010 | ) | (1,113 | ) |
|                                    |       |                                               |                      |   |   |   |   |
| Total net increase                      |       | $                                                  | 11                        |   | $ | 764 |   | $ | 775 |   |

 

(1) Adjusted to a fully taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34%.

 

**Non-Interest Income**

 

The table below set forth changes in non-interest income for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period ended in 2010:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **For the three months ended** | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **March 31,**                                 | ** ** | **Variances**             | ** ** |
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | **2011**                                           | ** ** | **2010**                  | ** ** | **dollar** | ** ** | **percentage** | ** ** |
| Fees and service charges                       |       | $                                                  | 570        |                      | $          | 625        |       | $ | (55 | ) | -8.8% |   |
| Mortgage gain on sale and origination fees     |       | 615                                                |       | 527                       |       | 88         |       | 16.7% |   |
| Debit/credit card transaction fee income       |       | 333                                                |       | 259                       |       | 74         |       | 28.6% |   |
| Earnings on bank owned life insurance          |       | 148                                                |       | 151                       |       | (3         | )          | -2.0% |   |
| Bancard merchant fee income                    |       | 47                                                 |       | 36                        |       | 11         |       | 30.6% |   |
| Gain on sale of investment securities          |       | 73                                                 |       | -     |       | 73         |       | N/A |   |
| Loss on sale of foreclosed assets              |       | (27                                                | )          | -     |       | (27        | )          | N/A |   |
| Other                                          |       | 133                                                |       | 175                       |       | (42        | )          | -24.0% |   |
|                                           |       |                                               |       |                      |       |       |       |   |   |
| Total                                          |       | $                                                  | 1,892      |                      | $          | 1,773      |       | $ | 119 |   | 6.7% |   |

 

Non-interest income totaled $1.9 million and $1.8 million for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and increased by $119 thousand when compared to the prior year.  The primary drivers which contributed to the increase of non-interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same period ended a year earlier were an increase in mortgage gain on sale and origination fees of $88 thousand or 16.7% and in debit/credit card transactions fee income of $74 thousand or 28.6%.  We have invested in the infrastructure and staffing levels of our mortgage business which lead to increased gain on sale and fee income as compared to the same period ended in the prior year Higher transaction/interchange income is attributable to a continued focus on debit card usage in conjunction with additional core relationships.  However, due to provisions in the “Dodd-Frank” bill we anticipate restrictions on interchange fee income that could dramatically reduce the amount of income we have historically generated from this line of business.

 

 

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Partially offsetting these quarterly increases is a decrease of $55 thousand in fee and service charges.  We attribute the decline in service charge income to better cash management practices of business clients in the current economic environment.  The Company also saw an increase in earnings on bank owned life insurance which can be attributed to additional policies the Company purchased in the second half of 2009 for certain executive officers.

** **

**Non-Interest Expenses**

 

The tables below set forth changes in non-interest expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period ended in 2010:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **For the three months ended** | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | **March 31,**                                 | ** ** | **Variances**             | ** ** |
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | **2011**                                           | ** ** | **2010**                  | ** ** | **dollar** | ** ** | **percentage** | ** ** |
| Salaries and employee benefits                 |       | $                                                  | 4,551      |                      | $          | 4,565      |       | $ | (14 | ) | -0.3% |   |
| Occupancy                                      |       | 944                                                |       | 933                       |       | 11         |       | 1.2% |   |
| Equipment                                      |       | 452                                                |       | 328                       |       | 124        |       | 37.8% |   |
| Promotional                                    |       | 172                                                |       | 179                       |       | (7         | )          | -3.9% |   |
| Data processing                                |       | 734                                                |       | 655                       |       | 79         |       | 12.1% |   |
| OREO related costs                             |       | 99                                                 |       | 83                        |       | 16         |       | 19.3% |   |
| Write-downs of foreclosed assets               |       | 733                                                |       | 210                       |       | 523        |       | 249.0% |   |
| Regulatory assessment costs                    |       | 715                                                |       | 612                       |       | 103        |       | 16.8% |   |
| Audit and tax advisory costs                   |       | 163                                                |       | 143                       |       | 20         |       | 14.0% |   |
| Director fees                                  |       | 103                                                |       | 128                       |       | (25        | )          | -19.5% |   |
| Outside services                               |       | 347                                                |       | 403                       |       | (56        | )          | -13.9% |   |
| Telephone / communications costs               |       | 84                                                 |       | 82                        |       | 2          |       | 2.4% |   |
| Amortization of intangible assets              |       | 165                                                |       | 129                       |       | 36         |       | 27.9% |   |
| Stationery and supplies                        |       | 112                                                |       | 122                       |       | (10        | )          | -8.2% |   |
| Provision for unfunded loan commitments        |       | 30                                                 |       | -     |       | 30         |       | 100.0% |   |
| Other general operating costs                  |       | 461                                                |       | 481                       |       | (20        | )          | -4.2% |   |
|                                           |       |                                               |       |                      |       |       |       |   |   |
| Total                                          |       | $                                                  | 9,865      |                      | $          | 9,053      |       | $ | 812 |   | 9.0% |   |

 

Below is a discussion of the more significant changes in the components of non-interest expense.

 

***Write-downs of Foreclosed Assets***

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, write-downs of foreclosed assets increased approximately $0.5 million from that reported in the same period a year earlier.  The increase in write-downs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was primarily a result of new market data on certain OREO assets held for sale, which suggested that further declines in value had occurred since the assets had been transferred into the OREO pool.

 

***Equipment Expense***

 

The $0.1 million increase within this category is primarily due to upgrades in certain software licenses and systems, as well as maintenance costs on the Company’s ATM network.

 

***Regulatory Fees***

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, regulatory fees totaled approximately $0.7 million.  This represents an increase of approximately $0.1 million over that reported for the same three month period a year ago.  Year over year increases within this category can be attributed in large part to higher FDIC insurance costs, due to the Bank’s current risk rating.  The Company currently anticipates regulatory assessment costs to trail down over the remainder of 2011, due to recent changes in the calculation for FDIC insurance, which went into effect in April of 2011.

 

 

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**Provision for Income Taxes**

 

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded an income tax expense of approximately $0.2 million.  This compares to $1.2 million of income tax benefit the Company recorded for the same period ended in 2010.  The year over year variances for both the first quarter 2011 can be attributed to the Company’s return to profitability in the first quarter of 2011.  The Company’s effective tax rate was 31.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The effective tax rate for the same period ended a year earlier was (47.1%).

 

U.S. GAAP requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established against their deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  The results of the Company’s 2010 analysis concerning the realizability of its deferred tax assets indicated it was more likely than not the Company would not be able to realize approximately $7.1 million of its deferred tax assets and thus a corresponding valuation allowance was established.  Please see Note 6. Deferred Tax Assets of the consolidated financial statements, filed on this Form 10-Q for additional information concerning the Company’s deferred tax assets.

 

The deferred tax asset will be analyzed quarterly for changes affecting realizability and the valuation allowance may be adjusted in future periods accordingly.  The analysis for the first quarter of 2011 did not identify any adjustments to the required valuation allowance.

 

**Provision for Loan Losses**

 

An allowance for loan losses has been established by Management in order to provide for those loans that may not be repaid in their entirety for a variety of reasons.  The allowance is maintained at a level considered by Management to be adequate to provide for probable incurred losses.  The allowance is increased by provisions charged to earnings and is reduced by charge-offs, net of recoveries.  The provision for loan losses is based upon Management’s analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which includes, among other things, an analysis of past loan loss experience and Management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio under current economic conditions.

 

The Company recognizes that credit losses will be experienced and the risk of loss will vary with, among other things: general economic conditions; the type of loan being made; the creditworthiness of the borrower over the term of the loan and in the case of a collateralized loan, the quality of the collateral for such loan.  The allowance for loan losses represents the Company’s best estimate of the allowance necessary to provide for probable estimable losses in the portfolio as of the balance sheet date. In making this determination, the Company analyzes the ultimate collectability of loans in the portfolio by incorporating feedback provided by internal loan staff, Management’s findings from internal loan reviews, findings from an independent semi-annual loan review function, and information provided by examinations performed by regulatory agencies.  The Company makes monthly evaluations as to the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and makes adjustments to the related provision for loan losses accordingly.

 

The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates, and ultimate losses will vary from current estimates.  These estimates are reviewed monthly by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Loan Committee, and as adjustments, either positive or negative, become necessary, a corresponding increase or decrease is made in the provision for loan losses.  The methodology used to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and any resulting provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is consistent with prior periods.

 

The Company’s provision for loan losses was $2.0 million in the first quarter of 2011.  This represents a decrease of $3.2 million as compared to the amounts reported for the same period a year earlier.  The Company believes that the decrease in provisions for loan losses can be attributed a deceleration in the amount of required provisions due to efforts taken to date to identify and address potential credit issues, enhanced procedures around the issuance of new credit over the last couple of years and signs that the local economy may be stabilizing after a few years negative trends. As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s allowance for loan losses represented 3.65% of total gross loans and 90% of loans identified as non-performing.

 

**Financial Condition**

 

At March 31, 2011, total assets were approximately $970.9 million.  This represents a decrease of approximately $11.8 million or 1.2% over that reported at December 31, 2010.  The decrease in total assets is primarily attributable to the sale of $6.4 million of classified loans and a $6.9 million reduction of loans held for sale.  Declines in the investment portfolio were substantially offset by increases in cash and cash equivalents.

 

 

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At March 31, 2011, total deposits were approximately $786.3 million or approximately $11.9 million lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.  The decline in deposits was mostly tied to declines in interest bearing deposits, partially offset by increases in non-interest bearing deposits.  The Company believes this net decline can be attributed to customers who are looking for higher yields moving out of the traditionally more conservative investment vehicles offered by the bank, into higher risk/higher yield investments outside the bank, such as the stock market.

 

**Loans**

 

***Summary of Market Condition***

 

The current recessive economic conditions resulted in a decline in loan demand, which largely contributed to contraction in the loan portfolio during 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. Economic pressures have also resulted in an overall decline in business activity, which has impacted some borrowers to whom the Company has extended credit. Although the Company believes that it may be starting to see some signs of stabilization in the local economy in which it operates, the Company realizes that a renewed decline in the national, state and local economies may further impact such borrowers, as well as the values of real estate within our market footprint used to secure certain loans. As such, Management continues to closely monitor credit within the Company’s commercial and commercial real estate segments of the loan portfolio for additional signs of deterioration. The Bank employs stringent lending standards and remains very selective with regard to loan originations, including commercial real estate, real estate construction, land and commercial loans that it chooses to originate, in an effort to effectively manage risk in this difficult credit environment. The Company has devoted considerable resources to monitoring credit in order to take appropriate steps when and if necessary to mitigate any material adverse impacts on the Company.

 

***Credit Quality***

 

The Company’s primary business is the extension of credit to individuals and businesses and safekeeping of customers’ deposits. The Company’s policies concerning the extension of credit require risk analyses including an extensive evaluation of the purpose for the loan request and the borrower’s ability and willingness to repay the Bank as agreed. The Company also considers other factors when evaluating whether or not to extend new credit to a potential borrower. These factors include the current level of diversification in the loan portfolio and the impact that funding a new loan will have on that diversification, legal lending limit constraints, current concentrations of credit and any regulatory limitations concerning the extension of certain types of credit.

 

The credit quality of the loan portfolio is impacted by numerous factors including the economic environment in the markets the Company operates, which can have a direct impact on the value of real estate securing collateral dependent loans. Weak economic conditions have also impacted certain borrowers the Company has extended credit to, making it difficult for those borrowers to continue to make timely repayment on their loans. An inability of certain borrowers to continue to perform under the original terms of their respective loan agreements in conjunction with declines in real estate collateral values may result in increases in provisions for loan losses that have an adverse impact on the Company’s operating results.

 

See also Note 3. Loans, of the condensed consolidated financial statements, filed on this Form 10-Q, for a more detailed discussion concerning credit quality, including the Company’s related policy.

 

***Summary of Loan Portfolio***

 

At March 31, 2011, total gross loan balances were $667.8 million.  This represents a decline of approximately $9.5 million or 1.4% from the $677.3 million reported at December 31, 2010.  The current quarter decline in total gross loans was most significantly impacted by $6.4 million in loan sales, coupled with net pay downs of loans, charge-offs and transfers to foreclosed collateral associated with the work through of certain problem credits, contributed to the year to date decline in loan balances.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of year to date variances in the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2011:

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| ** **                               | ** ** | **March 31,**        | ** ** | **December 31,**     | ** ** | ** ** | **Variance**              | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|
| **(dollars in thousands)**     | ** ** | **2011**                  | ** ** | **2010**                  | ** ** | ** ** | **dollar**                | ** ** | **percentage** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential               |       | $                         | 16,380     |                      | $          | 17,637     |                      |       | $ | (1,257 | ) | -7.13% |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family              |       | 21,674                    |       | 21,804                    |       |       | (130                      | )          | -0.60% |   |
| Home equity line   of credit             |       | 31,413                    |       | 30,801                    |       |       | 612                       |       | 1.99% |   |
| Commercial                               |       | 352,471                   |       | 348,583                   |       |       | 3,888                     |       | 1.12% |   |
| Farmland                                 |       | 12,670                    |       | 15,136                    |       |       | (2,466                    | )          | -16.29% |   |
| **Commercial**                           |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial              |       | 141,516                   |       | 145,811                   |       |       | (4,295                    | )          | -2.95% |   |
| Agriculture                              |       | 15,278                    |       | 15,168                    |       |       | 110                       |       | 0.73% |   |
| Other                                    |       | 126                       |       | 153                       |       |       | (27                       | )          | -17.65% |   |
| **Construction**                         |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Single family   residential              |       | 10,940                    |       | 11,525                    |       |       | (585                      | )          | -5.08% |   |
| Single family residential   - Spec.      |       | 898                       |       | 2,391                     |       |       | (1,493                    | )          | -62.44% |   |
| Tract                                    |       | -     |       | -     |       |       | -     |       | 0.00% |   |
| Multi-family                             |       | 1,728                     |       | 2,218                     |       |       | (490                      | )          | -22.09% |   |
| Hospitality                              |       | -     |       | -     |       |       | -     |       | 0.00% |   |
| Commercial                               |       | 26,755                    |       | 27,785                    |       |       | (1,030                    | )          | -3.71% |   |
| Land                                     |       | 28,716                    |       | 30,685                    |       |       | (1,969                    | )          | -6.42% |   |
| Installment loans   to individuals       |       | 7,070                     |       | 7,392                     |       |       | (322                      | )          | -4.36% |   |
| All other loans   (including overdrafts) |       | 196                       |       | 214                       |       |       | (18                       | )          | -8.41% |   |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Total loans, gross                       |       | 667,831                   |       | 677,303                   |       |       | (9,472                    | )          | -1.40% |   |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Deferred loan fees                       |       | 1,420                     |       | 1,613                     |       |       | (193                      | )          | -11.97% |   |
| Reserve for   possible loan losses       |       | 24,367                    |       | 24,940                    |       |       | (573                      | )          | -2.30% |   |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Total loans, net                         |       | $                         | 642,044    |                      | $          | 650,750    |                      |       | $ | (8,706 | ) | -1.34% |   |
|                                     |       |                      |       |                      |       |       |                      |       |   |   |
| Loans held for   sale                    |       | $                         | 4,115      |                      | $          | 11,008     |                      |       | $ | (6,893 | ) | -62.62% |   |

 

***Real Estate Secured***

 

The following table provides a break-down of the real estate secured segment of the Company’s loan portfolio as of March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31, 2011** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Percent of Bank** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Single**             | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | **Undisbursed** | ** ** | **Total Bank**           | ** ** | **Percent**     | ** ** | **Total Risk**    | ** ** | **Number** | ** ** | **Largest** | ** ** |
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | ** ** | **Balance**                  | ** ** | **Commitment**  | ** ** | **Exposure**                  | ** ** | **Composition** | ** ** | **Based Capital** | ** ** | **of Loans** | ** ** | **Loan** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                      | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Retail                                         |       |       | $                            | 39,314     |            | $          | 1,808                         |       | $               | 41,122     |                   | 9.0%       |   | 36.5%   |   | 56 |   | $ | 5,000 |   |
| Professional                                   |       |       | 70,976                       |       | 161             |       | 71,137                        |       | 15.5%           |       | 63.2%        |       | 91 |   | 10,000 |   |
| Hospitality                                    |       |       | 101,166                      |       | 335             |       | 101,501                       |       | 22.1%           |       | 90.2%        |       | 48 |   | 10,692 |   |
| Multi-family                                   |       |       | 16,380                       |       | -               |       | 16,380                        |       | 3.6%            |       | 14.6%        |       | 21 |   | 3,128 |   |
| Home equity lines   of credit                  |       |       | 31,413                       |       | 20,659          |       | 52,072                        |       | 11.3%           |       | 46.3%        |       | 330 |   | 1,340 |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                    |       |       | 21,674                       |       | 366             |       | 22,040                        |       | 4.8%            |       | 19.6%        |       | 64 |   | 2,400 |   |
| Farmland                                       |       |       | 12,670                       |       | 271             |       | 12,941                        |       | 2.8%            |       | 11.5%        |       | 21 |   | 2,693 |   |
| Healthcare /   medical                         |       |       | 16,771                       |       | -               |       | 16,771                        |       | 3.7%            |       | 14.9%        |       | 31 |   | 2,155 |   |
| Restaurants /   hospitality                    |       |       | 6,907                        |       | -               |       | 6,907                         |       | 1.5%            |       | 6.1%         |       | 13 |   | 2,541 |   |
| Commercial                                     |       |       | 103,286                      |       | 536             |       | 103,822                       |       | 22.6%           |       | 92.2%        |       | 126 |   | 5,500 |   |
| Other                                          |       |       | 14,051                       |       | 172             |       | 14,223                        |       | 3.1%            |       | 12.6%        |       | 25 |   | 2,100 |   |
|                                           |       |       |                         |       |            |       |                          |       |            |       |                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Total real estate   secured                    |       |       | $                            | 434,608    |            | $          | 24,308                        |       | $               | 458,916    |                   | 100.0%     |   | 407.7%   |   | 826 |   | $ | 47,549 |   |

 

As of March 31, 2011, real estate secured balances represented approximately $434.6 million or 65.1% of total gross loans.

 

 

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When compared to that reported at December 31, 2010, this represents an increase of approximately $0.6 million or 0.1%.  The primary factor behind the year to date increase can be attributed to the increase in the commercial component of the real estate secured segment due to new loans issued, net of pay downs, during the quarter totaling $9.3 million, which were partially offset by a $3.6 million reduction due to loans sold (part of the total $6.4 million in loan sales) completed during the quarter, $1.6 million of loans transferred to OREO during the quarter and $0.3 million in loan charge-offs on non-performing loans.  The increase in secured commercial loans was partially offset by declines in farmland loans due to the pay-off of a large credit, and in residential 1-4 loans due in part to the sale of a $0.2 million loan, (part of the total $6.4 million in loan sales), while the balance of the quarterly change was due to pay downs, net of new loans issued during the quarter.

 

At March 31, 2011, real estate secured balances, including undisbursed commitments, represented 408% of the Bank’s total risk-based capital, compared to the 412% reported at December 31, 2010. The decline in this ratio can be attributed to the level of risk free capital increasing at a disproportionally higher rate than the increase seen in the real estate secured loan segment.

 

At March 31, 2011, approximately $168.9 million or 38.9% of the real estate secured segment of the loan portfolio was considered owner occupied.

 

The Company has generally seen an increase in the capitalization rates (the rate at which a stream of cash flows is discounted to find their present value when valuing commercial properties) in our primary market area for the last three years. This increasing trend in capitalization rates would indicate that we are seeing pressure on commercial real estate prices within our market, primarily resulting from weakened economic conditions.

 

In September 2004, the Company issued an $11.7 million irrevocable standby letter of credit to guarantee the payment of taxable variable rate demand bonds that has since been reduced to $11.4 million.  The primary purpose of the bond issue was to refinance existing debt and provide funds for capital improvement and expansion of an assisted living facility.  The project is 100% complete and substantially leased.  The letter of credit was renewed in September 2010 and will expire in September 2011.  The letter of credit has not been funded as of March 31, 2011.

 

***Commercial***

 

The following table provides a break-down of the commercial and industrial segment of the Company’s commercial loan portfolio as of March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31, 2011** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Percent of Bank** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Single**             | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | **Undisbursed** | ** ** | **Total Bank**           | ** ** | **Percent**     | ** ** | **Total Risk**    | ** ** | **Number** | ** ** | **Largest** | ** ** |
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | ** ** | **Balance**                  | ** ** | **Commitment**  | ** ** | **Exposure**                  | ** ** | **Composition** | ** ** | **Based Capital** | ** ** | **of Loans** | ** ** | **Loan** | ** ** |
| **Commercial   and Industrial**                | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Agriculture                                    |       |       | $                            | 1,292      |            | $          | 4,701                         |       | $               | 5,993      |                   | 2.8%       |   | 5.3%   |   | 40 |   | $ | 2,000 |   |
| Oil gas and   utilities                        |       |       | 2,283                        |       | 935             |       | 3,218                         |       | 1.5%            |       | 2.9%         |       | 10 |   | 1,161 |   |
| Construction                                   |       |       | 20,836                       |       | 20,878          |       | 41,714                        |       | 19.6%           |       | 37.1%        |       | 168 |   | 5,438 |   |
| Manufacturing                                  |       |       | 10,265                       |       | 9,185           |       | 19,450                        |       | 9.1%            |       | 17.3%        |       | 88 |   | 1,675 |   |
| Wholesale and   retail                         |       |       | 13,507                       |       | 4,276           |       | 17,783                        |       | 8.4%            |       | 15.8%        |       | 122 |   | 1,148 |   |
| Transportation and   warehousing               |       |       | 2,154                        |       | 570             |       | 2,724                         |       | 1.3%            |       | 2.4%         |       | 31 |   | 596 |   |
| Media and   information services               |       |       | 6,153                        |       | 1,450           |       | 7,603                         |       | 3.6%            |       | 6.8%         |       | 29 |   | 4,500 |   |
| Financial services                             |       |       | 7,462                        |       | 2,755           |       | 10,217                        |       | 4.8%            |       | 9.1%         |       | 49 |   | 1,500 |   |
| Real estate /   rental and leasing             |       |       | 18,063                       |       | 8,796           |       | 26,859                        |       | 12.6%           |       | 23.9%        |       | 106 |   | 3,500 |   |
| Professional   services                        |       |       | 19,837                       |       | 7,957           |       | 27,794                        |       | 13.1%           |       | 24.7%        |       | 168 |   | 2,925 |   |
| Healthcare /   medical                         |       |       | 13,161                       |       | 6,748           |       | 19,909                        |       | 9.4%            |       | 17.7%        |       | 109 |   | 11,355 |   |
| Restaurants /   hospitality                    |       |       | 23,078                       |       | 2,084           |       | 25,162                        |       | 11.8%           |       | 22.4%        |       | 121 |   | 6,000 |   |
| All other                                      |       |       | 3,425                        |       | 893             |       | 4,318                         |       | 2.0%            |       | 3.8%         |       | 76 |   | 1,200 |   |
|                                           |       |       |                         |       |            |       |                          |       |            |       |                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                    |       |       | $                            | 141,516    |            | $          | 71,228                        |       | $               | 212,744    |                   | 100.0%     |   | 189.2%   |   | 1,117 |   | $ | 42,998 |   |

 

 

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At March 31, 2011, commercial and industrial loans represented approximately $141.5 million or 21.2% of total gross loan balances.  This represents a decline of approximately $4.3 million or 3.0%.  The year to date decline can be attributed to pay-downs and payoffs, net of new advances, across all loan types within the segment , which totaled $3.3 million in the first three months of 2011, as well as charge-offs totaling approximately $1.0 million during the first three months of 2011.  As a result of these factors, the ratio of total commercial and industrial loan balances, including undisbursed commitments to risk-based capital, declined from 195.1% at December 31, 2010 to 189.2% at March 31, 2011. The Company’s credit exposure within the C&I segment remains diverse with respect to the industries that credit has been extended to.

 

***Agriculture***

 

At March 31, 2011, agriculture balances totaled approximately $15.3 million or 2.3% of total gross loan balances, which represents an approximate $0.1 million increase when compared to that reported at December 31, 2010.  At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, agriculture balances represented 13.6% of the Bank’s total risk-based capital.

 

***Construction***

 

The following table provides a break-down of the construction segment of the Company’s loan portfolio as of March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31, 2011** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **          | **Percent of Bank** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Single**             | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | **Undisbursed** | ** ** | **Total Bank** | ** **                    | ** ** | **Percent**     | ** ** | **Total Risk**    | ** ** | **Number** | ** ** | **Largest** | ** ** |
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | ** ** | **Balance**                  | ** ** | **Commitment**  | ** ** | **Exposure**        | ** **                    | ** ** | **Composition** | ** ** | **Based Capital** | ** ** | **of Loans** | ** ** | **Loan** | ** ** |
| **Construction**                               | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **          | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Single family   residential                    |       |       | $                            | 10,940     |            | $          | 6,253               |                          | $          | 17,193          |       |                   | 34.4%      |   | 15.3%   |   | 17 |   | $ | 3,450 |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.            |       |       | 898                          |       | 102             |       | 1,000               |                          |       | 2.0%            |       | 0.9%         |       | 1 |   | 1,750 |   |
| Multi-family                                   |       |       | 1,728                        |       | -               |       | 1,728               |                          |       | 3.5%            |       | 1.5%         |       | 2 |   | 1,751 |   |
| Commercial                                     |       |       | 26,755                       |       | 3,375           |       | 30,130              |                          |       | 60.1%           |       | 26.8%        |       | 9 |   | 7,600 |   |
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **          | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Total construction                             |       |       | $                            | 40,321     |            | $          | 9,730               |                          | $          | 50,051          |       |                   | 100.0%     |   | 44.5%   |   | 29 |   | $ | 14,551 |   |

 

At March 31, 2011, construction balances represented approximately $40.3 million or 6.0% of total gross loan balances, a decrease of $3.6 million or 8.2% from that reported at December 31, 2010. This decline is being impacted by the transfer of loans into other categories upon the completion of projects, primarily $2.2 million transferred to real estate secured residential, upon completion of the underlying project without a corresponding inflow of new construction lending, as well the $1.2 million residential – spec. real estate construction loan, which was sold as part of the total $6.4 million in loan sales and pay downs, net of new funds advanced on construction loans of $0.3 million.  As a result of these factors, the ratio of total construction loan balances, including undisbursed commitments, to risk-based capital declined from 48.1% at December 31, 2010 to 44.5% at March 31, 2011.

 

Construction loans are typically granted for a one year period and then, refinanced into permanent loans with varying maturities.

 

***Land***

 

The following table provides a break-down of the land segment of the Company’s loan portfolio as of March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31, 2011** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **          | **Percent of Bank** | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | **Single**             | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | **Undisbursed** | ** ** | **Total Bank** | ** **                    | ** ** | **Percent**     | ** ** | **Total Risk**    | ** ** | **Number** | ** ** | **Largest** | ** ** |
| *(dollar amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | ** ** | **Balance**                  | ** ** | **Commitment**  | ** ** | **Exposure**        | ** **                    | ** ** | **Composition** | ** ** | **Based Capital** | ** ** | **of Loans** | ** ** | **Loan** | ** ** |
| **Land**                                       | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **          | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Single family   residential                    |       |       | $                            | 5,565      |            | $          | 152                 |                          | $          | 5,717           |       |                   | 19.4%      |   | 5.1%   |   | 31 |   | $ | 1,000 |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.            |       |       | 338                          |       | -               |       | 338                 |                          |       | 1.1%            |       | 0.3%         |       | 3 |   | 267 |   |
| Tract                                          |       |       | 13,767                       |       | -               |       | 13,767              |                          |       | 46.8%           |       | 12.2%        |       | 9 |   | 10,673 |   |
| Commercial                                     |       |       | 8,154                        |       | 581             |       | 8,735               |                          |       | 29.7%           |       | 7.8%         |       | 16 |   | 1,500 |   |
| Hospitality                                    |       |       | 892                          |       | -               |       | 892                 |                          |       | 3.0%            |       | 0.8%         |       | 2 |   | 644 |   |
| ** **                                     | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                   | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **          | ** **                    | ** ** | ** **      | ** ** | ** **             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Total land                                     |       |       | $                            | 28,716     |            | $          | 733                 |                          | $          | 29,449          |       |                   | 100.0%     |   | 26.2%   |   | 61 |   | $ | 14,084 |   |

 

 

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At March 31, 2011, land balances represented approximately $28.7 million or 4.3% of total gross loan balances, a decline of $2.0 million or 6.4% from the corresponding balance reported at December 31, 2010.  The decline in land loans is due to primarily to the sale of a $1.3 million loan as part of the overall $6.4 million in loan sales completed during the quarter.  As a result of these factors, the ratio of total land loan balances, including undisbursed commitments, to risk-based capital declined from 28.9% at December 31, 2010 to 26.2% at March 31, 2011.

 

***Installment***

 

At March 31, 2011, the installment loan balances were approximately $7.1 million compared to the $7.4 million reported at December 31, 2010.  Installment loans include revolving credit plans, consumer loans, as well as credit card balances obtained in the acquisition of Business First.

 

***Loans Held for Sale***

 

Loans held for sale consist of mortgage originations that have already been sold pursuant to correspondent mortgage loan agreements. There is no interest rate risk associated with these loans as the commitments are in place at the time the Company funds them. Settlement from the correspondents is typically within 30 to 45 days.  At March 31, 2011, mortgage correspondent loans (loans held for sale) totaled approximately $4.1 million, $6.9 million less than that reported at December 31, 2010.

 

***Foreign Loans***

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company had no foreign loans outstanding.

 

**Allowance for Loan Losses**

 

The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses at a level considered by Management to be adequate to provide for probable losses as of the balance sheet date. The allowance is comprised of three components: specific credit allocation, general portfolio allocation and subjectively determined allocation. The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses charged to earnings and decreased by loan charge-offs, net of recovered balances. Please see Note 4. Allowance for Loan Losses, of the condensed consolidated financial statements, filed on this Form 10-Q for a detailed discussion concerning the Company’s methodology for determining an adequate allowance. Please also see Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the consolidated financial statements, filed as part of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, for additional discussion concerning the allowance for loan losses, loan charge-offs, and credit risk management.

 

The determination of the amount of the allowance and any corresponding increase or decrease in the level of provisions for loan losses is based on Management’s best estimate of the current credit quality of the loan portfolio and any probable inherent losses as of the balance sheet date. The nature of the process in which Management determines the appropriate level of the allowance involves the exercise of considerable judgment. While Management utilizes its best judgment and all available information in determining the adequacy of the allowance, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including but not limited to, the performance of the loan portfolio, changes in current and future economic conditions and the view of regulatory agencies regarding the level of classified assets. Continued weakness in economic conditions and any other factor that may adversely affect credit quality result in higher levels of past due and nonaccruing loans, defaults and additional loan charge-offs which may require additional provisions for loan losses in future periods and increased allowance for loan losses.

 

For reporting purposes, the Company allocates the allowance for loan losses across product types within the loan portfolio. However, substantially all of the allowance is available to absorb all credit losses without restriction, unless specific reserves have been established.

 

 

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The following table provides a summary of the allowance for loan losses and its allocation to each major loan category of the loan portfolio as well as the percentage that each major category’s allowance represents as a percentage of the gross loan balances in the category as of March 31, 2011, March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2010.

 
| ** **                                      | ** ** | ** ** | **March 31,**        | ** ** | ** **       | **December 31,** | ** **    |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
| ** **                                      | ** ** | ** ** | **2011**                  | ** ** | **2010**         | ** **            | ** **    | **2010** | ** ** |
| ** **                                      | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | **Percent**      | ** **            | ** **    | ** ** | **Percent** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **Percent** | ** ** |
| ** **                                      | ** ** | ** ** | **Amount**                | ** ** | **of Loan** | ** **            | **Amount**    | ** ** | **of Loan** | ** ** | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** | **of Loan** | ** ** |
| *(dollars amounts in thousands)* | ** ** | ** ** | **Allocated**             | ** ** | **Segment**      | ** **            | **Allocated** | ** ** | **Segment** | ** ** | ** ** | **Allocated** | ** ** | **Segment** | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**                       |       |       |                      |       |             |                  |          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                      |       |       | $                         | 97         |             | 0.6%                  |          | $ | 119 |   | 0.6% |   |   | $ | 118 |   | 0.7% |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                     |       |       | 1,316                     |       | 6.1%             |                  | 560           |   | 2.2% |   |   | 447 |   | 2.1% |   |
| Home equity line   of credit                    |       |       | 292                       |       | 0.9%             |                  | 174           |   | 0.6% |   |   | 219 |   | 0.7% |   |
| Commercial                                      |       |       | 9,918                     |       | 2.8%             |                  | 6,274         |   | 1.9% |   |   | 10,862 |   | 3.1% |   |
| Farmland                                        |       |       | 317                       |       | 2.5%             |                  | 850           |   | 6.6% |   |   | 239 |   | 1.6% |   |
| **Commercial**                                  |       |       |                      |       |             |                  |          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                     |       |       | 9,382                     |       | 6.6%             |                  | 5,576         |   | 3.7% |   |   | 9,024 |   | 6.2% |   |
| Agriculture                                     |       |       | 414                       |       | 2.7%             |                  | 1,681         |   | 8.6% |   |   | 482 |   | 3.2% |   |
| Other                                           |       |       | -     |       | 0.0%             |                  | 1             |   | 0.4% |   |   | 1 |   | 0.7% |   |
| **Construction**                                |       |       |                      |       |             |                  |          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Single family   residential                     |       |       | 560                       |       | 5.1%             |                  | 270           |   | 1.7% |   |   | 632 |   | 5.5% |   |
| Single family   residential - Spec.             |       |       | 49                        |       | 5.5%             |                  | 49            |   | 1.5% |   |   | 75 |   | 3.1% |   |
| Tract                                           |       |       | -     |       |             |                  | 71            |   | 5.7% |   |   | -     |   |   |   |
| Multi-family                                    |       |       | 97                        |       | 5.6%             |                  | 15            |   | 0.8% |   |   | 349 |   | 15.7% |   |
| Hospitality                                     |       |       | -     |       |             |                  | 99            |   | 0.8% |   |   | -     |   |   |   |
| Commercial                                      |       |       | 292                       |       | 1.1%             |                  | 567           |   | 1.8% |   |   | 297 |   | 1.1% |   |
| Land                                            |       |       | 1,414                     |       | 4.9%             |                  | 2,198         |   | 4.3% |   |   | 2,000 |   | 6.5% |   |
| Installment loans   to individuals              |       |       | 195                       |       | 2.8%             |                  | 43            |   | 0.5% |   |   | 166 |   | 2.2% |   |
| All other loans   (including overdrafts)        |       |       | 24                        |       | 12.2%            |                  | 12            |   | 3.2% |   |   | 29 |   | 13.6% |   |
|                                            |       |       |                      |       |             |                  |          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total allowance   for loan losses               |       |       | $                         | 24,367     |             | 3.6%                  |          | $ | 18,559 |   | 2.6% |   |   | $ | 24,940 |   | 3.7% |   |

 

The allowance for loan losses increased in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the corresponding period in 2010 by $5.8 million due in large part to incremental allowances established during the last three quarters of 2010. These incremental allowances were driven by continued weakness in the local economy, which contributed to elevated levels of non-performing loans, primarily in commercial lending (both real estate secured and general commercial lending).  During the first quarter of 2011, the Company has experienced some stabilization in the market, and a reduced level of new transfers of loans to non-performing status which has resulted in a nominal decline in the allowance.

 

The allowance actions taken in the last three quarters of 2010, noted in the preceding paragraph, were targeted in three main segments: real estate secured, commercial and industrial, and land. The allocation of the allowance for loan losses to the real estate secured segment of the loan portfolio has increased due in large part to higher balances of classified real estate loans, an increase in specific credit reserves within this segment, increased levels of credit losses and the continued weakness in local state and economic conditions.  Contributing further to the increase in the allocation to the real estate secured segment of the portfolio was an increase in watch list credits within this segment, specifically within commercial real estate.  Increases in the allocation to commercial and industrial balances can be attributed in large part to higher credit losses within this segment in conjunction with the continued weakened state of economic conditions. A reduction in the allocation to the land segment of the loan portfolio can be attributed in part to lower levels of classified balances within this segment as well as the charge-off of specific reserves within this segment.

 

Continued weakness in economic conditions and any further deterioration in the credit quality of the segments mentioned above may result in further significant provisions for loan losses and increases in the allocation of the allowance to those categories.

 

At March 31, 2011, the balance of classified loans was approximately $74.8 million.  This compares to the $75.5 million in classified loan balances reported at December 31, 2010.  Although the balance of classified loans has declined nominally compared to that reported at December 31, 2010, classified balances remain at elevated levels when compared to historical periods.

 

 

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This elevated level of classified loans has resulted in the retention of higher required balances in the general portfolio allocation under the Company’s methodology for determining an appropriate level for the allowance for loan losses.  In addition, elevated charge-offs in the last couple of years have also contributed significantly to the retention of higher required balances of the general portfolio allocation of the allowance.  Finally, continued weakened economic conditions, as well as the continued pressure economic conditions have placed on real estate values, resulted in higher required balances of the subjectively determined allocation of the allowance.

 

Loans charged-off during the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled approximately $3.5 million.  This compares to charge-offs of approximately $1.5 million reported for the corresponding period last year.  The increase in charge-offs in the first three months of 2011 is substantially all due to $2.3 million in charge-offs related to loans sold during the period.

 

Net charge-offs to average loans for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were 0.38%.  This compares to the 0.14% reported for the corresponding period in 2010.  At March 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses represented 3.65% of total gross loans compared to the 3.68% reported at December 31, 2010.

 

As of March 31, 2011 Management believes the allowance for loan losses was sufficient to cover current estimable losses in the Company’s loan portfolio.

 

The following table provides an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:

 
| ** **                                          | ** ** | ** ** | **For the three months** | ** ** |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                          | ** ** | ** ** | **ended March 31,**           | ** ** |
| *(dollars amounts in thousands)*     | ** ** | ** ** | **2011**                                | ** ** | **2010** | ** ** |
| Balance, beginning   of period                      |       |       | $                                       | 24,940     |   | $ | 14,372 |   |
| **Charge-offs:**                                    |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Real Estate   Secured                               |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                          |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                         |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Home equity line   of credit                        |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                          |       |       | 286                                     |       | -     |   |
| Farmland                                            |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                          |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                         |       |       | 963                                     |       | 949 |   |
| Agriculture                                         |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Other                                               |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Construction                                        |       |       | -                   |       | 463 |   |
| Land                                                |       |       | 9                                       |       | -     |   |
| Installment loans   to individuals                  |       |       | 19                                      |       | 98 |   |
| All other loans                                     |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Total loan   charge-offs                            |       |       | 1,277                                   |       | 1,510 |   |
| Loan sale   charge-offs                             |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Real Estate   Secured                               |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                         |       |       | 3                                       |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                          |       |       | 1,288                                   |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                          |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                         |       |       | 12                                      |       | -     |   |
| Construction                                        |       |       | 291                                     |       | -     |   |
| Land                                                |       |       | 665                                     |       | -     |   |
| Total loan sale   charge-offs                       |       |       | 2,259                                   |       | -     |   |
| Total charge-offs                                   |       |       | 3,536                                   |       | 1,510 |   |
| **Recoveries:**                                     |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Real Estate   Secured                               |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Multi-family   residential                          |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family                         |       |       | 9                                       |       | -     |   |
| Home equity line   of credit                        |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                          |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Farmland                                            |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Commercial                                          |       |       |                                    |       |   |   |
| Commercial and   industrial                         |       |       | 825                                     |       | 54 |   |
| Agriculture                                         |       |       | -                   |       | 9 |   |
| Other                                               |       |       | -                   |       | -     |   |
| Construction                                        |       |       | 23                                      |       | -     |   |
| Land                                                |       |       | 114                                     |       | 433 |   |
| Installment loans   to individuals                  |       |       | 7                                       |       | -     |   |
| All other loans                                     |       |       | -                   |       | 1 |   |
| Total recoveries                                    |       |       | 978                                     |       | 497 |   |
| Net charge-offs                                     |       |       | 2,558                                   |       | 1,013 |   |
| Provisions for   loan losses                        |       |       | 1,985                                   |       | 5,200 |   |
| Balance, end of   period                            |       |       | $                                       | 24,367     |   | $ | 18,559 |   |
| Gross loans, end   of period                        |       |       | $                                       | 667,831    |   | $ | 722,743 |   |
| Net charge-offs to   average loans                  |       |       | 0.38%                                   |       | 0.14% |   |
| Allowance for loan   losses to total gross loans    |       |       | 3.65%                                   |       | 2.57% |   |
| Non-performing   loans to allowance for loan losses |       |       | 111.49%                                 |       | 263.93% |   |

 

 

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**Non-Performing Assets**

 

Non-performing assets comprise loans placed on non-accrual, loans that are 90 days or more past due and still accruing, and foreclosed assets (OREO and other assets owned). Generally, the Company places loans on non-accruing status when (1) the full and timely collection of all amounts due become uncertain, (2) a loan becomes 90 days or more past due (unless well-secured and in the process of collection) or (3) any portion of outstanding principal has been charged-off.  See also Note 3. Loans of the consolidated financial statements, filed on this Form 10-Q, for additional discussion concerning non-performing loans, as well as discussion concerning credit quality.

 

The following table provides a summary of non-accruing loans and foreclosed assets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
| ** **                                                         | ** ** | **March 31,** | ** **                | **December 31,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------|
| *(dollars in thousands)*                                 | ** ** | **2011**           | ** **                | **2010**              | ** ** |
| ** **                                                         | ** ** | ** **         | ** **                | ** **            | ** ** |
| Loans delinquent   90 days or more and still accruing              |       | $                  | -     |                  | $          | -     |   |
|                                                               |       |               |                      |                  |       |
| Non-Accruing Loans                                                 |       |               |                      |                  |       |
| Residential 1-4   family                                           |       | $                  | 531                       |                  | $          | 748 |   |
| Home equity lines   of credit                                      |       | 1,074              |                      | 1,019                 |       |
| Commercial real   estate                                           |       | 14,376             |                      | 17,752                |       |
| Farmland                                                           |       | 875                |                      | 2,626                 |       |
| Commercial and   industrial                                        |       | 4,477              |                      | 3,921                 |       |
| Agriculture                                                        |       | 404                |                      | 246                   |       |
| Construction                                                       |       | 1,293              |                      | 3,040                 |       |
| Land                                                               |       | 4,061              |                      | 3,371                 |       |
| Installment                                                        |       | 76                 |                      | 96                    |       |
|                                                               |       |               |                      |                  |       |
| Total non-accruing   loans                                         |       | $                  | 27,167                    |                  | $          | 32,819 |   |
| ** **                                                         | ** ** | ** **         | ** **                | ** **            | ** ** |
| Other real estate   owned                                          |       | $                  | 6,085                     |                  | $          | 6,668 |   |
|                                                               |       |               |                      |                  |       |
| Other repossessed   assets                                         |       | $                  | 92                        |                  | $          | -     |   |
|                                                               |       |               |                      |                  |       |
| Total   non-performing assets                                      |       | $                  | 33,344                    |                  | $          | 39,487 |   |
|                                                               |       |               |                      |                  |       |
| Ratio of allowance   for loan losses to total gross loans          |       | 3.65%              |                      | 3.68%                 |       |
| Ratio of allowance   for loan losses to total non-performing loans |       | 89.69%             |                      | 75.99%                |       |
| Ratio of   non-performing loans to total gross loans               |       | 4.07%              |                      | 4.85%                 |       |
| Ratio of   non-performing assets to total assets                   |       | 3.43%              |                      | 4.02%                 |       |

 

At March 31, 2011, the balance of non-accruing loans was approximately $27.2 million or $5.7 million lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.  Year to date changes in non-accruing balances can be attributed in part to Management’s work-through of problem credits during 2011. While a significant portion of these balances were charged-off, the Company saw approximately $2.5 million in balances return to accruing status following the Company’s efforts to work with certain borrowers to bring resolution to problem credits.  Additionally, the Company transferred approximately $1.7 million to foreclosed collateral status and has been actively marketing such assets for eventual sale.  The Company also received approximately $1.5 million in principal payments on non-accruing loans during the first three months of 2011.

 

Non-performing assets totaled approximately $33.3 million at March 31, 2011, approximately $6.2 million lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.

 

 

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The following table reconciles the change in total non-accruing balances for the three months ended March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                          | ** ** | **Balance**               | ** **                | **Additions to**     | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | **Transfers**             | ** **                | **Returns to**       | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                  | ** **                | **Balance**               | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
| ** **                          | ** ** | **December 31,**     | ** **                | **Non-Accruing**          | ** ** | **Net**                   | ** ** | **to Foreclosed**    | ** **                | **Preforming**            | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | **Transferred to**     | ** **                | **March 31,**        | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*  | ** ** | **2010**                  | ** **                | **Balances**              | ** ** | **Paydowns**              | ** ** | **Collateral**            | ** **                | **Status**                | ** ** | **Charge-offs**           | ** ** | **Held for Sale** | ** **                | **2011**                  | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**           |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                        |                      |                      |       |
| Multi-family   residential          |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $                           | -     |                      | $          | -     |   | $ | -     |   | $ | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family         |       | 748                       |                      | 12                        |       | (7                        | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | (3                        | )          | (219                        | )                         | 531                       |       |
| Home equity line   of credit        |       | 1,019                     |                      | 64                        |       | (9                        | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | 1,074                     |       |
| Commercial                          |       | 17,752                    |                      | 917                       |       | (287                      | )          | (1,585                    | )                         | (821                      | )          | (802                      | )          | (798                        | )                         | 14,376                    |       |
| Farmland                            |       | 2,626                     |                      | -     |       | (56                       | )          | -     |                      | (1,695                    | )          | -     |       | -       |                      | 875                       |       |
| **Commercial**                      |       | -                         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| Commercial and   industrial         |       | 3,921                     |                      | 2,106                     |       | (527                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | (984                      | )          | (39                         | )                         | 4,477                     |       |
| Agriculture                         |       | 246                       |                      | 164                       |       | (6                        | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | 404                       |       |
| Other                               |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| **Construction**                    |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| Single family   residential         |       | 1,311                     |                      | -     |       | (18                       | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | 1,293                     |       |
| Single family   residential - Spec. |       | 1,250                     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | (291                      | )          | (959                        | )                         | -     |       |
| Tract                               |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| Multi-family                        |       | 479                       |                      | -     |       | (479                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| Hospitality                         |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| Commercial                          |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
| Land                                |       | 3,371                     |                      | 838                       |       | (138                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       | (10                       | )          | -       |                      | 4,061                     |       |
| Installment loans   to individuals  |       | 96                        |                      | 85                        |       | (4                        | )          | (92                       | )                         | -     |       | (9                        | )          | -       |                      | 76                        |       |
| All other loans                     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -       |                      | -     |       |
|                                |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                        |                      |                      |       |
| Totals                              |       | $                         | 32,819                    |                      | $          | 4,186                     |       | $                         | (1,531                    | )                         | $          | (1,677                    | )          | $                           | (2,516                    | )                         | $          | (2,099 | ) | $ | (2,015 | ) | $ | 27,167 |   |

 

***Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”)***

 

The following table provides a summary for the year to date change in the balance of OREO as of March 31, 2011:

*** ***
| ** **                          | ** ** | **Balance**                   | ** **                | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** **                | **Balance**               | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|
| ** **                          | ** ** | **December 31,**         | ** **                | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** ** | ** **                | ** **                | **March 31,**        | ** ** |
| *(dollars in thousands)*  | ** ** | **2010**                      | ** **                | **Additions**             | ** ** | **Disposals**             | ** ** | **Writedowns**            | ** **                | **2011**                  | ** ** |
| **Real   Estate Secured**           |       |                          |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |
| Multi-family   residential          |       | $                             | -     |                      | $          | -     |       | $                         | -     |                      | $          | -     |   | $ | -     |   |
| Residential 1 to 4   family         |       | 160                           |                      | -     |       | (160                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Home equity line   of credit        |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Commercial                          |       | 3,953                         |                      | 1,585                     |       | -     |       | (688                      | )                         | 4,850                     |       |
| Farmland                            |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| **Commercial**                      |       | -         |                      | -     |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |
| Commercial and   industrial         |       | 464                           |                      | -     |       | (464                      | )          | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Agriculture                         |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Other                               | ** ** | **-    ** |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| **Construction**                    |       |                          |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |
| Single family   residential         |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Single family   residential - Spec. |       | 475                           |                      | -     |       | -     |       | (16                       | )                         | 459                       |       |
| Tract                               |       | 251                           |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | 251                       |       |
| Multi-family                        |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Hospitality                         |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Commercial                          |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| Land                                |       | 1,365                         |                      | -     |       | (811                      | )          | (29                       | )                         | 525                       |       |
| Installment loans   to individuals  |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
| All other loans                     |       | -         |                      | -     |       | -     |       | -     |                      | -     |       |
|                                |       |                          |                      |                      |       |                      |       |                      |                      |                      |       |
| Totals                              |       | $                             | 6,668                     |                      | $          | 1,585                     |       | $                         | (1,435                    | )                         | $          | (733 | ) | $ | 6,085 |   |

 

At March 31, 2011, OREO balances totaled approximately $6.1 million, approximately $0.6 million lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.  This decline in OREO, reflected disposal and write-down activity related to OREO outpacing new additions to the OREO pool. Although additions to OREO are initially recorded at their fair value, based on appraisal information obtained at the time of the transfer, ongoing evaluation of market data while the assets are being marketed for sale does from time to time indicate that further erosion in value has occurred, which leads to further write-downs to the fair value of the OREO assets.

 

 

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**Total Cash and Cash Equivalents**

 

Total cash and cash equivalents were $46.9 million and $23.0 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. This line item will vary depending on cash letters from the previous night, the amount of readily liquid assets needed based on hand to prepare for known events such as the repayment of borrowings, and actual cash on hand in the branches.  The year to date increase is attributable to a combination of the December 2010 balance being lower than normal due to the pay down of various Company obligations prior to the end of the year and the March balance being slightly higher than normal as funds were being accumulated to prepare for the pay down of $15.0 million of FHLB borrowings in April 2011.

** **

**Investment Securities and Other Earning Assets**

 

Other earning assets are comprised of Interest Bearing Due from Federal Reserve, Federal Funds Sold (funds the Company lends on a short-term basis to other banks), investments in securities and short-term interest bearing deposits at other financial institutions.  These assets are maintained for liquidity needs of the Company, collateralization of public deposits, and diversification of the earning asset mix.

 

The table below summarizes the year to date change in the balances of other earning assets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
| ** **                                       | ** ** | **March 31,** | ** **  | **December 31,** | ** ** | ** **  | **Variance** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|-------------|-----------------------|------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
| *(dollars in thousands)*               | ** ** | **2011**           | ** **  | **2010**              | ** ** | ** **  | **dollar**   | ** ** | **percentage** | ** ** |
| Federal Home Loan Bank stock |       | $                  |  4,974 |                  | $          |  5,180 |         |       | $ |  (206 | ) | -3.98% |   |
| Securities   available for sale                  |       | 203,210            |        | 224,966               |       |        | (21,756      | )          | -9.67% |   |
| Interest bearing   due from banks                |       | 27,719             |        | 4,264                 |       |        | 23,455       |       | 550.07% |   |
| Federal funds sold                               |       | -                  |        | 3,500                 |       |        | (3,500       | )          | -100.00% |   |
| Interest bearing   deposits with other banks     |       | 119                |        | 119                   |       |        | -            |       | 0.00% |   |
|                                             |       |               |        |                  |       |        |         |       |   |   |
| Total other   earning assets                     |       | $                  | 236,022     |                  | $          | 238,029     |         |       | $ | (2,007 | ) | -0.84% |   |

 

***Investment Securities***

 

The Company manages its securities portfolio to provide a source of both liquidity and earnings.  The Company has an Asset/Liability Committee that develops current investment policies based upon its operating needs and market circumstance.  The Company’s investment policy is formally reviewed and approved annually by the Board of Directors.  The Asset/Liability Committee of the Company is responsible for reporting and monitoring compliance with the investment policy.  Reports are provided to the Bank’s Board of Directors on a regular basis.

 

At March 31, 2011, the balance of the investment portfolio was approximately $203.2 million or $21.8 million lower than that reported at December 31, 2010.  The change in the balance of the portfolio can be attributed in large part to net sales and maturities of investment securities in the first quarter of 2011, which resulted in sales proceeds remaining in Interest Bearing Due from Banks at the end of the first quarter of 2011 for the availability to repay of $15.0 million of FHLB borrowings in April 2011. The Company made securities purchases during the first quarter of 2011 in the aggregate amount $33.3 million, which were more than offset by and proceeds from the sale, call and maturity of investments totaling approximately $53.9 million.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded a net pre-tax gain of approximately $0.1 million on the sale of various investment securities.

 

Securities available for sale are carried at fair value, with related unrealized net gains or losses, net of deferred income taxes, recorded as an adjustment to equity capital.  At March 31, 2011, the securities portfolio had net unrealized losses, net of taxes of approximately $0.6 million, a decrease in the level of unrealized loss of approximately $0.5 million from that reported at December 31, 2010.  Changes in the fair value of the investment portfolio in the last three years can be attributed in part to extreme market turbulence, stemming in part from continued weakened economic conditions and uncertain market conditions and the volatility in interest rates.

 

During the last three years, the credit markets came under significant stress as investor and consumer confidence in the U.S. financial system became significantly destabilized.  As a result, many financial institutions in severe need of liquidity were forced to de-leverage for a variety of reasons, selling significant portions of their investment holdings which in turn placed considerable pressure on the values of many classes of investment securities.  In particular, mortgage related securities came under substantial pressure and the Company’s portfolio was not immune to this.

 

 

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Although substantially all of the Company’s mortgage related securities are considered “investment grade,” overall lack of confidence in the housing market, the inability of many consumers to meet their mortgage related obligations, and the strong need for liquidity during the last two years have, among other things, been influential in placing pressure on the prices of these types of securities.

 

As more fully discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, at March 31, 2011, the Company owned five Whole Loan Private Label Mortgage Backed Securities (“PMBS”) with a remaining principal balance of approximately $4.8 million.  PMBS do not carry a government guarantee (explicit or implicit) and require much more detailed due diligence in the form of pre and post purchase analysis.  All PMBS bonds were rated AAA by one or more of the major rating agencies at the time of purchase.  Due to the severe and prolonged downturn in the economy PMBS bonds along with other asset classes have seen deterioration in price, credit quality, and liquidity.  At March 31, 2011, one bond with an aggregate fair value of approximately $0.3 million remained below investment grade.  This bond is in senior or super senior tranche position of its respective deal, meaning the Company has priority in cash flows and has subordinate tranches below its position providing credit support.

 

As more fully disclosed in Note 2. Investments, of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q, during the fourth quarter of 2009 the Company performed an analysis, with the assistance of an independent third party, on several PMBS in the investment portfolio for other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”), including those mentioned in the previous paragraph.  Based on that analysis, the Company determined four securities to be other than temporarily impaired.  As a result, the Company realized approximately $372 thousand in aggregate pre-tax losses related to these securities during the fourth quarter of 2009.  During the second quarter of 2010 the Company sold one of the four securities mentioned above in an effort to take advantage of current, more favorable, market pricing.  The Company recognized a loss of approximately $150 thousand on the sale of this security.  During the first quarter of 2011 the Company sold an additional security on which OTTI had been previously recognized, which resulted in a loss of approximately $0.5 million.  The losses recognized on the sale of these securities were due to changes in market pricing.

 

The Company continues to perform regular extensive analyses on PMBS bonds in the portfolio including but not limited to updates on: credit enhancements, loan-to-values, credit scores, delinquency rates and default rates.  These investment securities continue to demonstrate cash flows as expected, based on pre-purchase analyses.  As of March 31, 2011, Management does not believe that losses on PMBS in the portfolio, other than those previously discussed, are other than temporary.

 

The majority of the Company’s mortgage securities were issued by: The Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”), The Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), and The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”).  These securities carry the guarantee of the issuing agencies.  At March 31, 2011, approximately $146.9 million or 96.8% of the Company’s mortgage related securities were issued by a government agency such as those listed above.

 

All fixed and adjustable rate mortgage pools contain a certain amount of risk related to the uncertainty of prepayments of the underlying mortgages.  Interest rate changes have a direct impact upon prepayment rates.  The Company uses computer simulation models to test the average life, duration, market volatility and yield volatility of adjustable rate mortgage pools under various interest rate assumptions to monitor volatility.  Stress tests are performed quarterly.

 

***Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) Stock***

 

As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, the Company is required to hold a specified amount of FHLB capital stock based on the level of borrowings the Company has obtained from the FHLB.  As such, the amount of FHLB stock the Company carries can vary from one period to another based on among other things the current liquidity needs of the Company.  At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company held approximately $5.0 million and $5.2 million in FHLB stock, respectively.  The year to date decline in the balance of FHLB stock can be attributed to redemptions of approximately $0.2 million during the first quarters of 2011.

 

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**Deposits and Borrowed Funds**

 

The following table provides a summary for the year to date change in various categories of deposit balances as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
| ** **                    | ** ** | **March 31,** | ** ** | **December 31,** | ** ** | **Variance** |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------------|------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
| *(dollars   in thousands)*    | ** ** | **2011**      | ** ** | **2010**         | ** ** | **dollar**   | ** ** | **percentage** | ** ** |
| Non-interest   bearing demand |       | $             | 193,283    |             | $          | 182,658      |   | $ | 10,625 |   | 5.82 | % |
| Interest bearing   demand     |       | 64,918        |       | 67,938           |       | (3,020       | ) | -4.45 | % |
| Savings                       |       | 28,368        |       | 29,144           |       | (776         | ) | -2.66 | % |
| Money market                  |       | 274,689       |       | 287,120          |       | (12,431      | ) | -4.33 | % |
| Time deposits                 |       | 225,070       |       | 231,346          |       | (6,276       | ) | -2.71 | % |
|                          |       |          |       |             |       |         |   |   |   |
| Total deposits                |       | $             | 786,328    |             | $          | 798,206      |   | $ | (11,878 | ) | -1.49 | % |

 

***Deposits***

 

As indicated in the table above total deposit balances at March 31, 2011 were approximately $786.3 million.  This represents a decrease of approximately $11.9 million when compared to that reported at December 31, 2010.  The decline in core deposits is mostly being driven by declines in the various interest bearing account types, which the Company believes is due to depositors moving their investments into higher risk/higher return investment vehicles outside of the traditional offerings provided by the Company, due to the continued depressed rates of return on traditional bank passbook, money market and time deposit offerings.

 

During the first three months of 2011, the Company saw core deposit balances (non-interest and interest bearing demand, savings, money market and time certificate accounts with balances less than $100 thousand) decrease approximately $4.3 million from that reported at December 31, 2010.

 

***Borrowed Funds***

 

The Company has a variety of sources from which it may obtain secondary funding.  These sources include, among others, the FHLB and credit lines established with correspondent banks.  Borrowings are obtained for a variety of reasons which include, but are not limited to, funding loan growth and the purchase of investments in the absence of core deposits and to provide additional liquidity to meet the demands of depositors.

 

At March 31, 2011, borrowings obtained from the FHLB comprised the majority of borrowed funds. The following table provides a summary of FHLB borrowings the Company had outstanding as of March 31, 2011:

 
| **Amount**   | ** **   | **Interest** | ** ** | **Maturity**     | ** ** |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------------|------------|
| **Borrowed** | ** **   | **Rate**     | ** ** | **Advance Type** | ** ** | **Date** | ** ** |
| $            |  20,000 |         | 0.14%      |             | Variable   |   | Open |   |
| 3,500        |         | 0.46%        |       | Fixed            |       | 12/12/2011 |   |
| 3,500        |         | 0.85%        |       | Fixed            |       | 12/10/2012 |   |
| 3,000        |         | 1.28%        |       | Fixed            |       | 12/10/2013 |   |
| 2,500        |         | 1.37%        |       | Fixed            |       | 1/13/2014 |   |
| 2,500        |         | 1.37%        |       | Fixed            |       | 2/3/2014 |   |
| 2,500        |         | 1.50%        |       | Fixed            |       | 2/24/2014 |   |
| 2,500        |         | 1.92%        |       | Fixed            |       | 1/13/2015 |   |
| 2,500        |         | 1.90%        |       | Fixed            |       | 2/2/2015 |   |
| 2,500        |         | 2.02%        |       | Fixed            |       | 2/24/2015 |   |
|         |         |         |       |             |       |   |   |
| $            |  45,000 |         | 0.81%      |             |       |   |   |   |

 

The balance of FHLB borrowing as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $45.0 million. In April 2011, the Company paid down $15.0 million of the balance outstanding as of March 31, 2011.

 

 

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On September 17, 2004, the Company issued a Letter of Credit in the amount of approximately $11.7 million, which has since been reduced to $11.4 million, to a customer to support the primary financing of a senior care facility.  The Letter of Credit was issued pursuant to a Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement between the Company and the FHLB.  It is collateralized by a blanket lien with the FHLB that includes all qualifying loans on the Company’s balance sheet.  The letter of credit was renewed in September 2010 and will expire in September 2011.  The letter of credit was undrawn as of March 31, 2011.

 

**Capital**

 

At March 31, 2011, the balance of stockholders’ equity was approximately $121.8 million.  This represents an increase of approximately $0.5 million over that reported at December 31, 2010.  The year to date change is attributed to increases in equity due to net income for the quarter of $0.5 million; a decline in the balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the amount of $0.5 million and the impact of year to date share-based compensation expense in the amount of $0.1 million.  These increases were partially offset by dividends accrued on Series A Senior Preferred stock in the amount of $0.3 million and the reversal of previously recognized tax benefits totaling $0.3 million related to stock-based compensation due to the current value of the Company’s stock relative to the value when the stock instruments were issued to the employees.

 

***Private Placement and Preferred Stock Conversion***

 

On March 12, 2010 the Company completed a private placement of 52,088 shares of its Series B Mandatorily Convertible Adjustable Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and 1,189,538 shares of its Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, raising gross proceeds of approximately $56.0 million.  In addition, approximately $4.0 million was placed in escrow for a second closing of 4,072 shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  The second closing was later completed in the second quarter of 2010. Following the receipt of shareholder approval at the Company’s June 2010 annual meeting, the Company converted to common stock all Series B Preferred shares issued in its private placement.  The total number of common shares issued in the conversion was 17,279,995. For additional information regarding the Company’s private placement, please see Note 11. Preferred Stock, of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q.

 

***U.S. Treasury CPP Series A Senior Preferred Stock***

 

On March 20, 2009, the Company issued $21.0 million in Series A Senior Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury as part of its participation in the CPP. Pursuant to an interim rule issued by the Federal Reserve Board, effective October 17, 2008, all $21.0 million of preferred stock the Company issued under the CPP qualifies as Tier I Capital.  Under the terms of the CPP, the Company is required to pay dividends on the Senior Preferred Stock in an amount equal to 5% per annum for five years and 9% per annum thereafter.  Dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly.  In the second quarter of 2010, the Company notified the U.S. Treasury that pursuant to a Written Agreement entered into between the Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Company was required to defer dividend payments on its Senior Preferred Stock.  If the Company fails to pay dividends on Series A Senior Preferred Stock for a total of six quarters, whether or not consecutive, the U.S. Treasury will have the right to elect two members of the Company’s Board of Directors, voting together with any other holders of preferred shares ranking *pari passu* with the Series A Senior Preferred Stock. These directors would serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until such time as the Company has paid in full all dividends not previously paid, at which time these directors’ terms of office would immediately terminate.

 

Pursuant to the terms outlined under the CPP, the Company issued a warrant to the U.S. Treasury in an amount equal to 15% of the preferred issuance or approximately $3.2 million (611,650 shares).  The warrant is exercisable immediately for a period of ten years at a price equal to the average closing price of the Company’s common stock over the twenty day period ending the day prior to the Company’s preliminary approval to participate in the CPP ($5.15 per share).

 

For additional information regarding the Company’s Series A Senior Preferred Stock and its participation in the CPP, see Note 11 of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q.

 

***Dividends***

 

As mentioned above, the Company, pursuant to a Written Agreement between it and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco was required to defer dividends payments on the Senior Preferred Stock issued to the U.S. Treasury under the CPP.  For more information concerning the Written Agreement, please refer to Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of the consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q. The Company has not paid any dividends since the first quarter of 2010.  As a result, it has accrued a total of four quarterly dividend payments totaling $1.2 million.

 

 

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***Trust Preferred Securities***

 

On October 27, 2006 the Company issued $8.2 million of Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt Securities to Heritage Oaks Capital Trust II (“Trust II”), a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware.  The debt securities issued to Trust II are subordinated to effectively all borrowings of the Company.  The debt can be redeemed at par if certain events occur that impact the tax treatment, regulatory treatment or the capital treatment of the issuance.  Upon the issuance of the debt securities, the Company purchased a 3.1% minority interest in Trust II, totaling $248 thousand.  The balance of the equity of Trust II is comprised of mandatory redeemable preferred securities and is included in other assets.  The Company used the proceeds from the issuance for general corporate purposes, which included, but not limited: capital contributions to the Bank, investments, payment of dividends, and repurchases of the Company’s common stock. Interest associated with the securities issued to Trust II is payable quarterly and varies at 3-month LIBOR plus 1.72%.

 

The following table provides a summary of the securities the Company has issued to Trust II as of March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                       | ** ** | **Amount** | ** ** | **Current** | ** ** | **Issue** | ** ** | **Scheduled** | ** ** | **Call** | ** ** | ** **                       | ** ** |
|----------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-------------|------------|-----------|------------|---------------|------------|----------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| *(dollars in thousands)*         | ** ** | **Issued** | ** ** | **Rate**    | ** ** | **Date**  | ** ** | **Maturity**  | ** ** | **Date** | ** ** | **Rate Type**                    | ** ** |
| Heritage   Oaks Capital Trust II |       | $8,248     |       | 2.02        | %          | 27-Oct-06 |       | Aug-37        |       | Nov-11   |       | Variable   3-month LIBOR + 1.72% |       |

 

The Company has the right under the indenture to defer interest payments for a period not to exceed twenty consecutive quarterly periods (each an “Extension Period”) provided that no extension period may extend beyond the maturity of the debt securities.  If the Company elects to defer interest payments pursuant to terms of the agreements, then the Company may not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to any of the Company’s capital stock, or (ii) make any payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt securities of the Company that rank pari passu with or junior in interest to the Debt Securities, other than, among other items, a dividend in the form of stock, warrants, options or other rights in the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or junior to such stock.  The prohibition on payment of dividends and payments on pari passu or junior debt also applies in the case of an event of default under the agreement.

 

Pursuant to U.S. GAAP, the Company is not allowed to consolidate Trust II into the Company’s financial statements.  On February 28, 2005, the Federal Reserve Board issued a rule which provides that, notwithstanding the deconsolidation of such trusts, junior subordinated debentures, such as those issued by the Company, may continue to constitute up to 25% of a bank holding company’s Tier I capital, subject to certain limitations which were to become effective on March 31, 2009.  However, on March 17, 2009, the Federal Reserve Board issued a ruling to delay the effective date of limitations on trust preferred securities until March 31, 2011.  At March 31, 2011, the Company included $8.0 million of the net junior subordinated debt in its Tier I Capital for regulatory capital purposes.

 

At March 31, 2011, the Company had sufficient cash to service the $8.2 million in junior subordinated debenture interest payments and other obligations, such as the payment of dividends on the preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury, for approximately 5.7 years without dividends from subsidiaries.  However, beginning in the second quarter of 2010, the Company, in order to comply with the terms of the Written Agreement entered into with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, was required to defer interest payments on its trust preferred securities. As of March 31, 2011, the Company had deferred four quarterly interest payments totaling $0.2 million.  For more information concerning the Written Agreement, please refer to Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of the condensed consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q.

 

***Regulatory Capital Requirements***

 

Capital ratios for commercial banks in the United States are generally calculated using three different formulas.  These calculations are referred to as the “Leverage Ratio” and two “risk-based” calculations known as: “Tier One Risk Based Capital Ratio” and the “Total Risk Based Capital Ratio.”  These standards were developed through joint efforts of Banking authorities from different countries around the world.  The standards essentially take into account that different types of assets have different levels of risk associated with them and the off-balance sheet exposures of banks when assessing capital adequacy.

 

The Leverage Ratio calculation simply divides common stockholders’ equity (reduced by intangible assets and other disallowed assets a Company may have) by the total assets.  In the Tier One Risk Based Capital Ratio, the numerator is the same as the leverage ratio, but the denominator is the total “risk-weighted assets.”  Risk weighted assets are determined by segregating all the assets and off balance sheet exposures into different risk categories and weighting them by a percentage ranging from 0% (lowest risk) to 100% (highest risk).  The Total Risk Based Capital Ratio again uses “risk-weighted assets” in the denominator, but expands the numerator to include other capital items besides equity such as a limited amount of the loan loss reserve, long-term capital debt, preferred stock and other instruments.

 

 

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The minimum regulatory capital ratios are as set forth in the table below. However, on February 26, 2010, the Bank stipulated to the issuance of an Order that was issued March 4, 2010, by the FDIC and DFI that requires higher levels of Tier I Leverage and Total Risk Based ratios.  Under the Order the Bank must maintain a Tier I Leverage ratio of 10.0% and a Total Risk-Based Capital ratio of 11.5%.  While the Bank is subject to the Consent Order, it will be considered adequately capitalized as long as it maintains these minimum capital ratios. See also Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of the consolidated financial statements for additional information related to the Consent Oder as they pertain to these requirements.

 

The following table provides a summary of Company and Bank regulatory capital ratios at March 31, 2011 and 2010:

 
| ** **                                       | ** ** | **Regulatory Standard** | ** ** | **Consent Order** | ** ** | **March 31, 2011** | ** ** | **March 31, 2010** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|
| ** **                                       | ** ** | **Adequately**          | ** ** | **Well**          | ** ** | **Prescribed**     | ** ** | **Heritage Oaks**  | ** ** | **Heritage Oaks** | ** ** |
| **Ratio**                                        | ** ** | **Capitalized**         | ** ** | **Capitalized**   | ** ** | **Ratios**         | ** ** | **Bancorp**        | ** ** | **Bank** | ** ** | **Bancorp** | ** ** | **Bank** | ** ** |
| Leverage ratio                                   |       | 4.00%                   |       | 5.00%             |       | 10.00%             |       | 11.15%             |       | 10.83% |   | 7.71% |   | 12.61% |   |
| Tier I capital to risk weighted assets           |       | 4.00%                   |       | 6.00%             |       | N/A                |       | 14.37%             |       | 13.93% |   | 9.24% |   | 15.07% |   |
| Total risk based capital to risk weighted assets |       | 8.00%                   |       | 10.00%            |       | 11.50%             |       | 15.65%             |       | 15.20% |   | 17.16% |   | 16.34% |   |

 

Regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2011 fully reflect the $60.0 million in gross proceeds the Company raised through the issuance of Series B and Series C Preferred Stock in a private placement during the first six months of 2010. Following the receipt of shareholder approval at the Company’s June 2010 annual meeting, the Company converted to common stock all Series B Preferred shares issued in its private placement.  The conversion of preferred to common stock is fully reflected in the capital ratios above. Following the receipt of proceeds from the private placement, the Company down-streamed $48.0 million to the Bank as Tier I capital.  These regulatory ratios also fully reflect the issuance of $21.0 million in Series A Senior Preferred Stock to the U.S. Treasury as part of the Company’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s CPP.

 

**Liquidity**

 

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the continuous availability of funds to meet the demands of depositors, investors and borrowers.  Asset liquidity is primarily derived from loan payments and the maturity of other earning assets.  Liquidity from liabilities is obtained primarily from the receipt of new deposits.  The Company’s Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”) is responsible for managing the on and off-balance sheet commitments to meet the needs of customers while achieving the Company’s financial objectives.  ALCO meets regularly to assess the projected funding requirements by reviewing historical funding patterns, current and forecasted economic conditions and individual customer funding needs.  Deposits generated from the Company’s customers serve as the primary source of liquidity.  The Company has credit arrangements with correspondent banks that serve as a secondary liquidity source.  At March 31, 2011, these credit lines totaled $15.0 million and the Company had no borrowings against those lines.  As previously mentioned the Company is a member of the FHLB and has collateralized borrowing capacities remaining of approximately $105.3 million at March 31, 2011.  Additionally, the Company has established and tested a borrowing facility with the Federal Reserve.  The amount of available credit is determined by the collateral provided by the Company at the time of a transaction. Due to the Consent Order, the Bank is limited in its pricing of deposits to a maximum of 75 basis points above the national average rate for similar deposit products.  Although this may impact our ability to compete for more rate sensitive deposits, we expect to continue to reduce our need to utilize rate sensitive deposits. In addition, the Bank cannot accept, renew or rollover any brokered deposits unless it has applied and been granted a waiver of this prohibition by the FDIC.  The Bank has not accepted or renewed brokered deposits since May 2009.

 

The Company manages liquidity by maintaining a majority of the investment portfolio in Interest Bearing Due from Federal Reserve and other liquid investments.  Most of these investments include obligations of state and political subdivisions (municipal bonds) and mortgage related securities that provide a relatively steady stream of cash flows.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company believes investments in the portfolio can be liquidated at their current fair values in the event they are needed to provide liquidity.  The ratio of liquid assets not pledged for collateral and other purposes to deposits and other liabilities was 30.5% at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  At March 31, 2011, the Company was within its internal guideline for liquidity.  As of March 31, 2011, the fair market value of the Company’s investment portfolio was approximately $203.2 million, of which approximately $10.1 million was pledged to secure public deposits and other purposes. The ratio of gross loans to deposits (“LTD”), another key liquidity ratio, was 84.9% at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 both of which are and were within the Company’s policy guidelines.

 

 

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**Inflation**

 

The assets and liabilities of a financial institution are primarily monetary in nature.  As such they represent obligations to pay or receive fixed and determinable amounts of money that are not affected by future changes in prices.  Generally, the impact of inflation on a financial institution is reflected by fluctuations in interest rates, the ability of customers to repay their obligations and upward pressure on operating expenses.  Although inflationary pressures are not considered to be of any particular hindrance in the current economic environment, they may however have an impact on the Company’s future earnings in the event those pressures do become more prevalent.

 

**Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements**

 

Off-balance sheet arrangements are any contractual arrangement to which an unconsolidated entity is a party, under which the Company has: (1) any obligation under a guarantee contract; (2) a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to that entity for such assets; (3) any obligation under certain derivative instruments; or (4) any obligation under a material variable interest held by the Company in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to the Company, or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with the Company.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into off-balance sheet arrangements consisting of commitments to extend credit, commercial letters of credit, and standby letters of credit.  Such financial instruments are recorded in the financial statements when they are funded or related fees are incurred or received.  For a more detailed discussion of these financial instruments, refer to Note 11 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K.

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to various operating leases.  For a more detailed discussion of these financial instruments, refer to Note 11 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of Part II of the Company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K.

 

In connection with the $8.2 million in debt securities discussed under “*Capital*,” the Company issued the full and unconditional payment guarantee of certain accrued distributions.

 

**Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk**

 

As a financial institution, the Company’s primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Fluctuations in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of interest income and interest expense recorded on a large portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities, and the market value of all interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, other than those which possess a short term to maturity. Virtually all of the Company’s interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities are located at the banking subsidiary level. Thus, virtually all of the Company’s interest rate risk exposure lies at the banking subsidiary level other than $8.2 million in subordinated debentures issued by the Company’s subsidiary grantor trust. As a result, all significant interest rate risk procedures are performed at the banking subsidiary level. The subsidiary Company’s real estate loan portfolio, concentrated primarily within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, California, are subject to risks associated with the local economy.

 

The fundamental objective of the Company’s management of its assets and liabilities is to maximize the Company’s economic value while maintaining adequate liquidity and an exposure to interest rate risk deemed by Management to be acceptable. Management believes an acceptable degree of exposure to interest rate risk results from the management of assets and liabilities through maturities, pricing and mix to attempt to neutralize the potential impact of changes in market interest rates. The Company’s profitability is dependent to a large extent upon its net interest income, which is the difference between its interest income on interest earning assets, such as loans and investments, and its interest expense on interest bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that its interest earning assets re-price differently than its interest bearing liabilities. The Company manages its mix of assets and liabilities with the goals of limiting its exposure to interest rate risk, ensuring adequate liquidity, and coordinating its sources and uses of funds.

 

The Company seeks to control interest rate risk exposure in a manner that will allow for adequate levels of earnings and capital over a range of possible interest rate environments. The Company has adopted formal policies and practices to monitor and manage interest rate risk exposure.  Management believes historically it has effectively managed the effect of changes in interest rates on its operating results and believes that it can continue to manage the short-term effect of interest rate changes under various interest rate scenarios.

 

 

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Management employs the use of an Asset and Liability Management software that is used to measure the Company’s exposure to future changes in interest rates. This model measures the expected cash flows and re-pricing of each financial asset/liability separately in measuring the Company’s interest rate sensitivity.  Based on the results of this model, Management believes the Company’s balance sheet is slightly “liability sensitive.”  This means that until such time as a substantial portion of the Company’s variable rate loan portfolio returns to rates above their floor levels, the Company would expect (all other things being equal) to experience a contraction in its net interest income if rates rise and conversely to experience expansion in net interest income, if rates fall.  The level of potential or expected contraction indicated by the tables below is considered acceptable by Management and is compliant with the Company’s ALCO policies.  Management will continue to perform this analysis each quarter to further validate the expected results against actual data.

 

The hypothetical impacts of sudden interest rate movements applied to the Company’s asset and liability balances are modeled monthly. The results of these models indicate how much of the Company’s net interest income is “at risk” from various rate changes over a one year horizon. This exercise is valuable in identifying risk exposures. Management believes the results for the Company’s March 31, 2011 balances indicate that the net interest income at risk over a one year time horizon for a 1% and 2% rate increase and decrease is acceptable and within policy guidelines at this time.

 

The results in the table below indicate the change in net interest income the Company would expect to see as of March 31, 2011, if interest rates were to change in the amounts set forth:

 
| ** **                  | **Rate Shock Scenarios** |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| *(dollars in thousands)*    | ** **               | **-200bp** | ** ** | **-100bp** | ** ** | **Base** | ** ** | **+100bp** | ** ** | **+200bp** | ** ** |
|                        |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net   interest income (NII) |                     | $ | 42,190 |   | $ | 44,335 |   | $ | 43,482 |   | $ | 42,328 |   | $ | 41,636 |   |
|                        |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| $ Change from base     |                     | $ | (1,292) |   | $ | 853 |   | $ | -     |   | $ | (1,154) |   | $ | (1,846) |   |
|                        |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| %   Change from base        |                     | -2.97% |   | 1.96% |   | 0.00% |   | -2.65% |   | -4.25% |   |

 

It is important to note that the above table is a summary of several forecasts and actual results may vary. The forecasts are based on estimates and assumptions of Management that may turn out to be different and may change over time. Factors affecting these estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to 1) competitor behavior, 2) economic conditions both locally and nationally, 3) actions taken by the Federal Reserve Board, 4) customer behavior and 5) Management’s responses. Changes that vary significantly from the assumptions and estimates may have significant effects on the Company’s net interest income; therefore, the results of this analysis should not be relied upon as indicative of actual future results.

 

The following table shows Management’s estimates of how the loan portfolio is segregated between variable-daily, variable at various time lines, fixed rate loans and estimates of re-pricing opportunities for the entire loan portfolio at March 31, 2011:

 
| *(dollars in thousands)*    | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | ** **     | ** ** |
|-----------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| ** **                  | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Rate Type**               | ** ** | **Balance** | ** ** | **Total**      | ** ** |
| Variable   - daily          |       | $           | 232,870    |           | 34.9       | % |
| Variable   other than daily |       | 310,757     |       | 46.5           | %          |
| Fixed   rate                |       | 124,204     |       | 18.6           | %          |
|                        |       |        |       |           |       |
| Total   gross loans         |       | $           | 667,831    |           | 100.0      | % |

 

The table above identifies approximately 34.9% of the loan portfolio that will re-price immediately in a changing rate environment.  At March 31, 2011, approximately $543.6 million or 81.4% of the Company’s loan portfolio is considered variable.

 

 

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The following table shows the repricing categories of the Company’s loan portfolio at March 31, 2011:

 
| *(dollars in thousands)* | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | ** **     | ** ** |
|--------------------------|------------|-------------|------------|----------------|------------|
| ** **               | ** ** | ** **  | ** ** | **Percent of** | ** ** |
| **Re-Pricing**           | ** ** | **Balance** | ** ** | **Total**      | ** ** |
| <   1 Year            |       | $           | 364,407    |           | 54.6       | % |
| 1-3   Years              |       | 208,018     |       | 31.1           | %          |
| 3-5   Years              |       | 69,857      |       | 10.5           | %          |
| >   5 Years           |       | 25,549      |       | 3.8            | %          |
|                     |       |        |       |           |       |
| Total   gross loans      |       | $           | 667,831    |           | 100.0      | % |

 

The following table provides a summary of the loans the Company can expect to see adjust above floor rates as of March 31, 2011:

 
| ** **                           | ** ** | **Move in Prime Rate (bps)** |
|--------------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|
| *(dollars in thousands)*             | ** ** | **+200**                     | ** ** | **+250** | ** ** | **+300** | ** ** | **+350** | ** ** |
| Variable   daily                     |       | $                            | 3,045 |   | $ | 17,641 |   | $ | 64,757 |   | $ | 121,860 |   |
| Variable   other than daily          |       | -        |   | 10,988 |   | 62,069 |   | 180,286 |   |
|                                 |       |                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cumulative   total variable at floor |       | $                            | 3,045 |   | $ | 28,629 |   | $ | 126,826 |   | $ | 302,146 |   |

 

Given the significant decline in Prime rate over the last two years, many loans in the portfolio possess floors significantly higher than the current Prime rate.  Therefore, the Company will need to see rates increase significantly before the majority of loans in the portfolio start to come off their floors.

 

 

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**Item 4.  Controls and Procedures**

 

***Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting***

 

It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. For example, controls can be circumvented by a person’s individual acts, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the control. Because a cost-effective control system can only provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

***Disclosure Controls and Procedures***

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosure. In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, as of March 31, 2011 of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that as of March 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

***Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

 

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting in the quarter ended March 31, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

**Part II.  Other Information**

 

**Item 1.  Legal Proceedings**

 

The Bank is party to the following litigation:

 

Alpert, et al v. Cuesta Title Company, et al.  San Luis Obispo County Sup. Ct. Case no. CV 098220.  Plaintiffs have sued a title company, title insurer, Hurst Financial and related individuals on a variety of claims related to Hurst Financial’s lending practices.  The Bank, which made a commercial loan to a developer which also borrowed from Hurst Financial, is named in two causes of action alleging (1) negligence and (2) aiding and abetting Hurst Financial’s allegedly illegal lending practices.  The Bank did not lend to any of the plaintiffs or to Hurst Financial, nor did the Bank have any contact whatsoever with the plaintiffs in relation to their transactions with Hurst Financial.  The Bank has foreclosed upon and now owns one of the properties Hurst Financial purportedly financed for the developer using funds raised from the plaintiffs.  The Bank believes the action against it is without merit.  The matter has been tendered to the Bank’s insurance carrier, and the Bank is actively defending the case.  The Bank has successfully demurred to the cause of action for negligence.  As such, the Bank anticipates a favorable outcome to the case and does not expect the litigation to have any significant financial impact to the Bank.

 

Gardality v. Heritage Oaks Bank, et al.  San Diego County Sup. Ct. Case no. 37-2010-00055218-CU-NC. Plaintiff sued the Bank and 157 other defendants.  The pleading indicates the plaintiff’s claim is connected to funds he borrowed from Estate Financial, Inc. (“EFI”) as the developer of a real estate project.  EFI was a customer of the Bank and is now a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding.  The complaint was poorly written and legally deficient to the point where it is impossible to determine the nature or validity of the claim.  The Bank had no contact with the plaintiff prior to service of the complaint and believes that plaintiff’s action against it is without merit.  The matter has been tendered to the Bank’s insurance carrier and the Bank is actively defending the case.

 

 

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The plaintiff dismissed the defective complaint against the Bank at the Bank’s request, and had not filed a new complaint as of 12/31/10.  However, on February 3, 2011, the Bank learned that Mr. Gardality filed a cross-complaint in San Luis Obispo County with similar allegations. The Bank has appeared in that matter and is challenging the sufficiency of the pleadings. The Bank currently anticipates a favorable outcome to the matter and does not expect the litigation to have any material financial impact to the Bank.

 

Except as indicated above, neither the Company nor the Bank is involved in any legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business.  The majority of such proceedings have been initiated by the Bank in the process of collecting on delinquent loans.  To the extent any such matters are defense matters, they are each covered by one or more policies of insurance carried by the Bank and do not carry an exposure to loss in excess of the coverage available. Such routine legal proceedings, in the aggregate, are believed by Management to be immaterial to the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of March 31, 2011.

 

 

**Item 1A.  Risk Factors**

 

During the period covered by this report there were no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K in response to Item A to Part I of Form 10-K.

 

 

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

 

***Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities***

 

None.

 

 

***Purchases of Equity Securities***

 

None.

 

 

**Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities**

 

(a)         None.

 

(b)         In the second quarter of 2010 the Company was required to defer dividend payments on its Series A Senior Preferred Stock issued to the U.S. Treasury under the CPP in order to comply with the terms of the Written Agreement entered into between the Company and the Federal Reserve Company of San Francisco.  For more information concerning the Written Agreement, please refer to Note 12. Regulatory Order and Written Agreement of the consolidated financial statements filed on this Form 10-Q.  As of March 31, 2011, the Company has deferred four dividend payments on its Series A Senior Preferred Stock totaling approximately $1.2 million.

 

 

**Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved)**

 

None.

 

 

**Item 5.  Other Information**

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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**Item 6.  Exhibits**

 

*(a) Exhibits:*

 

Exhibit (31.1)                Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit (31.2)                Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit (32.1)                Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

Exhibit (32.2)                Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

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**Signatures**

 

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

 

Heritage Oaks Bancorp

 

Date: May 6, 2011

 

 

| /s/   Lawrence P. Ward          | /s/   Thomas J. Tolda                          |
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Lawrence   P. Ward              | Thomas   J. Tolda,                             |
| Chief   Executive Officer       | Executive   Vice President and Chief Financial |
| (Principle   Executive Officer) | And   Principal Accounting Officer             |

 

 

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