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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A

 

Amendment No. 1

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

 

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 No. 0-12870.

 

FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

23-2288763

(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

9 North High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380

(Address of principal executive office)

(Zip code)

 

(484) 881-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer  o

 

Smaller reporting company  o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of Common Stock of the registrant as of November 9, 2009 was 6,303,731.

 

 

 



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

First Chester County Corporation (the “Corporation”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to its Quarterly Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 (this “Amendment”) to amend and restate the Corporation’s unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 13, 2009 (the “Original Filing”).

 

As reported in the Original Filing, management identified a material weakness in the Corporation’s internal controls related to the design and implementation of policies to promptly identify problem loans and to quantify the elements of risk in problem loans.  The Bank’s policies and procedures were not systematically applied, which caused a failure in the identification of problem loans on a timely basis and a failure to accurately estimate the risk in the portfolio; this in turn caused a failure to accurately determine the appropriate Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses at June 30, 2009.  Management also discovered a monitoring weakness that contributed to the characterization of the status of certain loans to be classified as fully performing, when in fact these loans were not.  As a result of the June 30, 2009 Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses shortfall of $3.5 million, amounts originally recorded as Provision for Loan and Lease Losses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were restated to the three month period ended June 30, 2009.  This restatement created a material misstatement in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as well as related footnote disclosures as reported in the Original Filing.

 

Management concluded that the Provision for Loan and Lease Losses for the three months ended September 30, 2009 should decrease $3.5 million and increase $56,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2009, management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the Corporation’s process to review the valuation of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale.  Mortgage Loans Held for Sale represent mortgage loans originated by the Corporation and held until sold to secondary market investors. Upon the closing of a residential mortgage loan originated by the Corporation, the mortgage loan is typically warehoused for a period of time and then sold into the secondary market. While in this warehouse phase, mortgage loans held for sale are recorded at fair value under the fair value option with changes in fair value recognized through earnings.  An error was identified in the Corporation’s process to properly identify a certain population of loans held for sale prior to sending the loan details to the Corporation’s third party valuation firm.  As such, the Corporation erroneously excluded from the population to be fair valued, loans which were identified for sale but for which the Corporation was awaiting the consideration from the counterparty to complete the sales transaction.   These particular loans were correctly classified as loans held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2009; however the unrealized gain associated with these loans was not reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and the Statement of Operations. This error resulted in an understatement in the carrying amount of loans held for sale at September 30, 2009, as well as an understatement  net income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009.  As a result of the material weakness noted above, the Corporation underreported in the Original Filing net gains from mortgage banking by $1.5 million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.   Mortgage Loans Held for Sale reported on the September 30, 2009 Consolidated Balance Sheet were understated $2.7 million in the Original Filing.

 

As of the date of this Amendment, management is continuing their ongoing efforts to correct, revise and test the processes surrounding the material weaknesses described above.  Additional changes will be implemented as determined necessary.

 

The decision to restate the third quarter financial statements was approved by the Board of Directors of First Chester County Corporation on March 18, 2010.

 

The information in this Amendment has been updated to give effect to the restatement.  The Corporation has not modified nor updated the information in the Original Filing, except as necessary to reflect the effects of the restatement described above.  This Amendment continues to speak as of the dates described herein, and the Corporation has not updated the disclosures contained in the Original Filing to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to such dates.  Information not affected by the restatement is unchanged and reflects the disclosures made at the time of the Original Filing.  Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s subsequent filings with the SEC, as information in such filings may update or supersede certain information contained in this Amendment.

 

Based on the foregoing, only the following items have been amended:

 

·                   Part I – Financial Information

·                   Item 1 – Financial Statement

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

·                   Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

·                   Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

 



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For the convenience of the reader, this Form 10-Q/A sets forth the initial Form 10-Q in its entirety, although the Corporation is only amending those portions affected by the restatement described above.

 

In addition, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new, currently-dated certifications of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed herewith.

 



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INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

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Part I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 -

Financial Statements

 

1

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2009 (unaudited and restated) and December 31, 2008

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 (restated) and 2008 (unaudited)

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 (restated) and 2008 (unaudited)

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 (restated) and 2008 (unaudited)

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited and restated)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2 -

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

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3 -

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4 -

Controls & Procedures

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

Part II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 -

Legal Proceedings

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A -

Risk Factors

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2 -

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3 -

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4 -

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5 -

Other Information

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6 -

Exhibits

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

48

 



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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements.”  These forward-looking statements are made in good faith pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. References to “we,” “our” and the “Corporation” refer to First Chester County Corporation, together in each case with our consolidated subsidiaries unless the context suggests otherwise.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, including as a result of risks discussed in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Unaudited – Restated)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

19,107

 

$

24,939

 

Federal funds sold and other overnight investments

 

2,347

 

4,884

 

Interest bearing deposits

 

1,497

 

65,327

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

22,951

 

95,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value

 

89,866

 

114,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

190,201

 

90,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases

 

957,502

 

940,083

 

Less: allowance for loan and lease losses

 

(23,490

)

(10,335

)

Net loans and leases

 

934,012

 

929,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

23,142

 

22,076

 

Net deferred tax asset

 

10,854

 

8,585

 

Due from mortgage investors

 

 

9,036

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

1,437

 

1,398

 

Goodwill

 

8,079

 

5,906

 

Other real estate owned

 

3,062

 

1,872

 

Other assets

 

24,809

 

20,883

 

Total assets

 

$

1,308,413

 

$

1,300,178

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing

 

$

153,299

 

$

146,248

 

Interest-bearing (including certificates of deposit over $100 of $173,135 and $100,018 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively)

 

832,815

 

868,944

 

Total deposits

 

986,114

 

1,015,192

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

 

202,123

 

171,170

 

Subordinated debentures

 

20,795

 

15,465

 

Other liabilities

 

16,271

 

13,034

 

Total liabilities

 

1,225,303

 

1,214,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies — See Note 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $1.00; authorized 25,000,000 shares; Outstanding, 6,331,975 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008

 

6,332

 

6,332

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

23,515

 

24,708

 

Retained earnings

 

52,321

 

57,899

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(523

)

(3,292

)

Treasury stock, at cost: 24,200 shares and 92,931 shares at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

 

(374

)

(1,815

)

Total First Chester County Corporation stockholders’ equity

 

81,271

 

83,832

 

Non-controlling interests

 

1,839

 

1,485

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

83,110

 

85,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,308,413

 

$

1,300,178

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

( UNAUDITED )

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands - except per share)

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases, including fees

 

$

13,565

 

$

12,418

 

$

40,136

 

$

36,836

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

2,866

 

3

 

7,805

 

9

 

Investment securities

 

764

 

1,255

 

2,991

 

3,836

 

Federal funds sold and deposits in banks

 

5

 

200

 

50

 

1,068

 

Total interest income

 

17,200

 

13,876

 

50,982

 

41,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

3,512

 

3,647

 

11,866

 

12,099

 

Subordinated debt

 

295

 

209

 

721

 

683

 

Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

1,559

 

1,470

 

4,712

 

4,390

 

Total interest expense

 

5,366

 

5,326

 

17,299

 

17,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

11,834

 

8,550

 

33,683

 

24,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

11,222

 

290

 

17,693

 

950

 

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

 

612

 

8,260

 

15,990

 

23,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth management and advisory services

 

965

 

994

 

2,931

 

3,069

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

669

 

657

 

1,960

 

1,853

 

Gains on sales of investment securities, net

 

1

 

89

 

1

 

273

 

Operating lease rental income

 

314

 

328

 

999

 

967

 

Net gains (losses) on fixed assets and OREO

 

162

 

(123

)

279

 

(33

)

Loan fees and other

 

738

 

118

 

3,574

 

298

 

Net gain from mortgage banking activities

 

11,735

 

33

 

37,172

 

197

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

13

 

46

 

39

 

203

 

Asset impairment

 

(1,576

)

(1,267

)

(1,576

)

(1,267

)

Other

 

521

 

452

 

1,574

 

1,395

 

Total non-interest income

 

13,542

 

1,327

 

46,953

 

6,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

14,948

 

4,847

 

42,718

 

13,845

 

Occupancy, equipment and data processing

 

3,207

 

1,434

 

8,877

 

4,342

 

Depreciation expense on operating leases

 

259

 

273

 

828

 

799

 

FDIC deposit insurance

 

422

 

136

 

1,897

 

347

 

Bank shares tax

 

207

 

207

 

674

 

592

 

Professional services

 

2,039

 

449

 

4,962

 

1,368

 

Marketing

 

337

 

171

 

1,161

 

704

 

Other real estate expense

 

35

 

12

 

142

 

16

 

Other

 

1,923

 

1,103

 

5,580

 

3,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest expense

 

23,377

 

8,632

 

66,839

 

25,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(9,223

)

955

 

(3,896

)

5,498

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME TAXES

 

(3,273

)

148

 

(2,073

)

1,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income including noncontrolling interests

 

$

(5,950

)

$

807

 

$

(1,823

)

$

4,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: Net income from non-controlling interests

 

494

 

 

1,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET (LOSS) INCOME FOR FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION

 

$

(6,444

)

$

807

 

$

(3,186

)

$

4,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income per share (Basic)

 

$

(1.02

)

$

0.16

 

$

(0.51

)

$

0.80

 

Net (loss) income per share (Diluted)

 

$

(1.02

)

$

0.16

 

$

(0.51

)

$

0.80

 

Dividends declared

 

$

0.140

 

$

0.140

 

$

0.420

 

$

0.420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

6,306,889

 

5,188,562

 

6,272,682

 

5,184,173

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

6,306,899

 

5,197,787

 

6,272,682

 

5,200,200

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

( UNAUDITED )

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2009
(Restated)

 

2008

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net(loss) income

 

$

(3,186

)

$

4,169

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

2,728

 

1,848

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

17,693

 

950

 

Amortization of investment security premiums and accretion of discounts, net

 

300

 

250

 

Amortization of deferred loan fees

 

(728

)

(570

)

Losses on sales of investment securities available for sale, net

 

(1

)

(273

)

Net (gain) loss from on fixed assets and OREO

 

(279

)

33

 

Net gain from mortgage banking activities

 

(37,172

)

(197

)

Proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale

 

1,897,596

 

12,038

 

Origination of mortgage loans held for sale

 

(1,950,649

)

(12,303

)

Net cash paid for the settlement of derivative contracts

 

(277

)

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

147

 

132

 

Loss on investment securities

 

1,576

 

850

 

Increase in other assets

 

(15,540

)

(824

)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

 

2,369

 

(1,645

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(85,423

)

4,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in loans

 

(24,587

)

(64,589

)

Proceeds from the sale of portfolio loans

 

3,479

 

 

Proceeds from sales of investment securities available-for-sale

 

33,641

 

21,414

 

Proceeds from maturities prepayments and calls of investment securities available-for-sale

 

10,048

 

11,877

 

Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale

 

(16,649

)

(42,557

)

Purchase of BOLI (Bank Owned Life Insurance)

 

 

(10,000

)

Proceeds from the sale of OREO

 

5,060

 

 

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

(3,794

)

(3,752

)

Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment

 

114

 

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

7,312

 

(87,488

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Change in subsidiary’s shares from non-controlling interest

 

354

 

 

Increase in short term Federal Home Loan Bank and other short term borrowings

 

49,700

 

 

Increase in long term Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

58,300

 

111,500

 

Repayment of long term Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings

 

(77,047

)

(78,300

)

Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures

 

5,330

 

 

Net(decrease) increase in deposits

 

(29,077

)

56,621

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(1,759

)

(2,179

)

Net treasury stock transactions

 

111

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

5,912

 

87,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

(72,199

)

4,638

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

95,150

 

53,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

22,951

 

$

57,998

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

( UNAUDITED )

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Non-
Controlling

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

Comprehensive

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Shares

 

Par Value

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income/(loss)

 

Stock

 

Interest

 

Equity

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance January 1, 2008

 

5,279,815

 

$

5,280

 

$

11,113

 

$

55,347

 

$

(1,207

)

$

(2,554

)

 

$

67,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

4,169

 

 

 

 

4,169

 

4,169

 

Cash dividends declared

 

 

 

 

(2,179

)

 

 

 

(2,179

)

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses on investment securities Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

(2,775

)

 

 

(2,775

)

(2,775

)

Treasury stock transactions

 

 

 

(719

)

 

 

746

 

 

27

 

 

Stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance September 30, 2008

 

5,279,815

 

$

5,280

 

$

10,526

 

$

57,337

 

$

(3,982

)

$

(1,808

)

 

$

67,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance January 1, 2009

 

6,331,975

 

$

6,332

 

$

24,708

 

$

57,899

 

$

(3,292

)

$

(1,815

)

$

1,485

 

$

85,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative effect adjustment under FASB no. 156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

Balance January 1, 2009, as adjusted

 

6,331,975

 

6,332

 

24,708

 

58,139

 

(3,292

)

(1,815

)

1,485

 

85,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in subsidiary shares from non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,009

)

(1,009

)

 

 

Net income (loss) (restated)

 

 

 

 

(3,186

)

 

 

1,363

 

(1,823

)

(1,823

)

Cash dividends declared

 

 

 

 

(2,632

)

 

 

 

(2,632

)

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains on investment securities available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

2,769

 

 

 

2,769

 

2,769

 

Treasury stock transactions

 

 

 

(1,330

)

 

 

1,441

 

 

111

 

 

Stock based Compensation

 

 

 

147

 

 

 

 

 

147

 

 

Stock based Compensation Tax Benefit

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

Total comprehensive loss (restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance September 30, 2009 (restated)

 

6,331,975

 

$

6,332

 

$

23,515

 

$

52,321

 

$

(523

)

$

(374

)

$

1,839

 

$

83,110

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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1.             SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, AS RESTATED

 

Basis of presentation

 

The foregoing unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information.  In the opinion of Management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the interim period presented have been included.  These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (our “2008 Annual Report”).

 

The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  Information regarding risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from our prior performance may be found in Part I, Item 1A of our 2008 Annual Report.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First Chester County Corporation (the “Corporation”) and First National Bank of Chester County (the “Bank”).  All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Corporation completed its acquisition of American Home Bank (“AHB”) on December 31, 2008, and, accordingly, the December 31, 2008 and the September 30, 2009 consolidated balance sheets reflect the addition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this acquisition. The results of operations presented in the consolidated income statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 include the results of operations from AHB.

 

As a result of the acquisition of AHB’s operations, the Corporation reports the following new lines in the income statement:

 

·                   Loan fees and other consist mainly of fees earned at the inception of a loan as well as fees earned on the servicing of loan portfolios not owned by the Bank. Loan fees and other also includes gains and losses on the Bank’s mortgage servicing rights.

 

·                   Net gain from mortgage banking activities consists of unrealized gains and losses on interest rate lock commitments, loans held for sale, and forward sale commitments combined with realized gains and losses on the actual sale of the loan and the settlement of forward sale commitments.

 

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements

 

During the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation determined that the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) was understated.  This has resulted in a material misstatement of net income(loss) as of and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009.

 

As previously disclosed, management identified a material weakness in the Corporation’s internal controls related to the design and implementation of policies to promptly identify problem loans and to quantify the elements of risk in problem loans.  The weakness caused a failure to accurately identify problem loans on a timely basis and a failure to accurately estimate the risk in the portfolio.  This caused a failure to accurately determine the appropriate Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and the Provision for Loan and Lease Losses during the second quarter ending June 30, 2009.  As a result of a June 30, 2009 Allowance shortfall, amounts recorded as Provision for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were reclassed to the three month period ended June 30, 2009.  The Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Provision for Loan and Lease Losses were increased from amounts previously reported due to this weakness.

 

In addition, during the preparation of our consolidated financial for the year ended December 31, 2009, the Corporation identified an error in its accounting for the fair value adjustment to its loans held for sale portfolio, resulting in an adjustment to net income for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2009 related to the Corporation’s process for establishing the fair value of loans held for sale (primarily the residential loan portfolio).  The Corporation erroneously excluded from the population to be valued, loans which were identified for sale to a third party but for which the Corporation was awaiting the final approval and agreement from the counterparty to complete the transaction.  The

 

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Corporation’s policy is to continue to record the loans in this portfolio-segment as loans held for sale until the criteria for sale are met and to record loans held for sale at fair value.

 

As a result of these errors, the Company’s Board of Directors, in consultation with management and its Audit Committee, determined that the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 could no longer be relied upon. Accordingly, we have restated our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 to record the adjustments for the corrections of these errors.  As a result of the restatement, the following financial statement line items were adjusted (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

September 30, 2009

 

 

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

Statement of Financial Condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

187,521

 

2,680

 

190,201

 

Allowance for possible loan losses

 

(23,434

)

(56

)

(23,490

)

Net loans and leases

 

934,068

 

(56

)

934,012

 

Net deferred tax asset

 

11,746

 

(892

)

10,854

 

Total Assets

 

1,306,681

 

1,732

 

1,308,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

50,589

 

1,732

 

52,321

 

Total First Chester County Corporation Stockholders’ equity

 

79,539

 

1,732

 

81,271

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

81,378

 

1,732

 

83,110

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

1,306,681

 

1,732

 

1,308,413

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September
30, 2009

 

Nine Months Ended September
30, 2009

 

 

 

As
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As
Restated

 

As
Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As
Restated

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

14,678

 

(3,456

)

11,222

 

17,637

 

56

 

17,693

 

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

 

(2,844

)

3,456

 

612

 

16,046

 

(56

)

15,990

 

Net gains from mortgage banking activities

 

10,231

 

1,504

 

11,735

 

34,492

 

2,680

 

37,172

 

Total non-interest income

 

12,038

 

1,504

 

13,542

 

44,273

 

2,680

 

46,953

 

Loss before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes

 

(14,183

)

4,960

 

(9,223

)

(6,520

)

2,624

 

(3,896

)

Income Taxes

 

(4,960

)

1,687

 

(3,273

)

(2,965

)

892

 

(2,073

)

Net Loss

 

(9,223

)

3,273

 

(5,950

)

(3,555

)

1,732

 

(1,823

)

Net loss attributable to First Chester County Corporation

 

(9,717

)

3,273

 

(6,444

)

(4,918

)

1,732

 

(3,186

)

Net (loss) income per share (Basic)

 

(1.54

)

0.52

 

(1.02

)

(0.78

)

0.27

 

(0.51

)

Net (loss) income per share (Diluted)

 

(1.54

)

0.52

 

(1.02

)

(0.78

)

0.27

 

(0.51

)

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

 

 

 

As Reported

 

Adjustment

 

As Restated

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(4,918

)

1,732

 

(3,186

)

Provision for loan losses

 

17,637

 

56

 

17,693

 

Net gain from mortgage banking activities

 

(34,492

)

(2,680

)

(37,172

)

Increase in other assets (DTA)

 

(16,432

)

892

 

(15,540

)

 

Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In August 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-05, “Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value” (“ASU 2009-5”). ASU 2009-5 provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure — Overall” for the fair value measurement of liabilities. It provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for identical liabilities is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using quoted prices of identical liabilities when traded as an asset, quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as an asset, or other valuation techniques that are consistent with the principles of Topic 820. ASU 2009-5 is effective for interim reporting periods beginning after August 2009. Although we are still evaluating the impact that ASU 2009-5 will have, we do not expect that the guidance will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” (“SFAS No. 168”). The standard, which replaces Statement No. 162, establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) which will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles recognized by the FASB. SFAS No. 168 is effective for interim and annual financial periods ending after September 15, 2009. We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 168 for the three and nine months ended September 2009. The adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),” (“SFAS No. 167”). This Statement amends Interpretation 46(R) to replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on, among other things, identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The statement also requires additional disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement in variable interest entities. SFAS No. 167 has not been superseded by the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and therefore is still authoritative. SFAS No. 167 is effective for interim and annual financial periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Although we have not yet determined the impact that SFAS No. 167 will have, we do not expect that the statement will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140,” (“SFAS No. 166”). This statement clarifies existing and establishes new requirements and objectives for transactions to qualify for “sale accounting” treatment. SFAS No. 166 has not been superseded by the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and therefore is still authoritative. SFAS No. 166 is effective for interim and annual financial periods beginning after November 15, 2009. Although we have not yet determined the impact that SFAS No. 166 will have, we do not expect that the statement will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2009, the FASB issued guidance on accounting and disclosure for subsequent events. This guidance has been incorporated into the FASB Codification under accounting standard codification (“ASC”) 855 — “Subsequent Events.” ASC 855 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The guidance under ASC 855 is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted the provisions of ASC 855 in June 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. We added the subsequent events disclosure that is required by this statement to our consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance on other-than temporary impairment for investment securities.  This guidance has been incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 320-10 — “Investments — Debts and Equity Securities.”

 

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ASC 320-10 amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for investments and changes some of the investment financial statement disclosure requirements. ASC 320-10 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted the other-than temporary impairment guidance of ASC 320-10 in June 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. In accordance with the requirements of ASC 320-10 we analyzed the other than temporary impairment charge that the Corporation took in the third quarter of 2008 and concluded that the charge taken was entirely due to an other than temporary credit loss as opposed to other factors. Accordingly, no adjustment was made to the other than temporary charge taken in the third quarter of 2008.  We added the investment disclosures that are required by this guidance to Footnote 3 of these consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance on interim disclosure about the fair value of financial instruments. This guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 825-10 — “Financial Instruments.” The guidance expands disclosures for fair value of financial instruments by requiring certain fair value disclosures for interim periods that were previously only required annually. The interim fair value disclosure requirements of ASC 825-10 are effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted the interim reporting requirements of ASC 825-10 in June 2009. The adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements. We added the required fair market value disclosure that is required by this statement to Footnote 10 of these consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased as well as guidance on identifying transactions that are not orderly. This new guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 820-10 — “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” and provides guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with previously existing fair value guidance when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased.  ASC 820-10 also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted the new guidance of ASC 820-10 in June 2009.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2009, the FASB issued amendments to previously issued impairment guidance on purchased beneficial interests and beneficial interests that continue to be held by a transferor in securitized financial assets. The new guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 325-40 — “Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.” The purpose of this guidance was to achieve a more consistent evaluation of whether there is an OTTI for the debt securities under the scope of debt securities that fall within the scope of ASC 325-40 and the debt securities not within the scope of ASC 325-40 that would fall under the scope of 320-10, “Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008. We adopted the new provisions of ASC 325-40 as of January 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In September 2008, the FASB issued guidance that amended previously issued guidance concerning derivatives and hedging activities as well as disclosure requirements for guarantees. This new guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 850-10 — “Derivatives and Hedging” and requires disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in a hybrid instrument. The guidance also requires an additional disclosure about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee.  The new guidance is effective for annual or interim reporting periods ending after November 15, 2008. We adopted the new provisions of ASC 850-10 as of January 1, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2008, the FASB issued guidance on determining whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities. This new guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 260-10 — “Earnings Per Share” and addressed whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the calculation of earnings per share (EPS). The new guidance of ASC 260-10 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 with prior period EPS data adjusted retrospectively to conform to its provisions. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued new requirements for disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities. This new guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 815-10 — “Derivatives and Hedging” and amends the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The new disclosure requirements

 

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are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.  The adoption of these requirements did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2008, the FASB amended previously issued accounting guidance for new fair value requirements by delaying the effective date of new accounting guidance issued under FAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. FAS 157 was superseded by FASB Codification ASC 820-10. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued new guidance on accounting for business combinations that replaced SFAS 141, “Business Combinations.”  The new guidance was incorporated into the FASB Codification under ASC 805 — “Business Combinations” and retains the fundamental requirements of SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which SFAS 141 called the “purchase method”) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination.  This guidance also establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer: a) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; b) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and c) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The new guidance will apply prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  We adopted the provisions of ASC 805 as of January 1, 2009. The adoption of FASB ASC 805 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued new guidance on accounting and presenting non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. The new guidance was incorporated in the FASB Codification under ASC 810-10 — “Consolidation” and amends previously existing guidance by establishing accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.  It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements.  The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We adopted the new provisions of ASC 810-10 on January 1, 2009 and accordingly, changed the way in which we report minority interest in our balance sheet and income statement. We now include minority interest in the equity section of the balance sheet and present net income attributable to non-controlling interests above net income in the income statement.

 

2.             ACQUISITION

 

On December 31, 2008, the Corporation completed its acquisition of AHB. This acquisition was intended to diversify the Bank’s products, services, and sources of income as well as to expand the Bank’s geographic footprint. As a result of the merger, each outstanding share of AHB common stock was converted into the right to receive either $11.00 in cash or 0.70 shares of FCCC common stock, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. Pursuant to the allocation procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, 1,052,160 shares of First Chester County Corporation (“FCCC”) common stock were issuable to the holders of 90% of AHB’s outstanding common stock and $1.8 million was payable to the holders of 10% of AHB’s outstanding common stock. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each AHB option to purchase shares of AHB common stock at the effective time of the Merger converted into an option to purchase such number of shares of FCCC common stock equal to the number of shares of the AHB option multiplied by 0.7000, rounded down to the nearest whole share, at an exercise price equal to the exercise price of the AHB option at the effective time of the Merger divided by 0.7000, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Each outstanding AHB warrant at the effective time of the Merger was cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in the amount equal to the difference between the AHB warrant strike price and $11.00.

 

The AHB merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.”  The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the merger date. In accordance with SFAS No. 141, certain deal costs and other cash paid are capitalized as part of the total purchase price. Goodwill resulted from the acquisition.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 the goodwill from the AHB acquisition was adjusted to reflect adjustments to the purchase price allocation. The following shows the prior and current balance of goodwill:

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Goodwill
Balance

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2008

 

$

5,906

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment to consideration paid (A)

 

1,600

 

 

 

 

 

Other adjustments (B)

 

573

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2009

 

$

8,079

 

 


(A)            During the first quarter of 2009, the Corporation recorded a $1.6 million purchase accounting adjustment related to additional consideration identified for the acquisition. This amount relates to the lump sum payments to former executive officers of AHB in connection with the finalization of the AHB Management Incentive Plan (as described in the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2009). The full amount of this additional consideration was allocated to goodwill.

 

(B)              Other adjustments relate to amounts recorded in the second quarter of 2009 to updated acquisition date valuation estimates of certain assets and liabilities including other real estate owned, deferred rent, expense accruals and deferred tax assets.

 

3.             INVESTMENT SECURITIES

 

The Corporation’s investment portfolio consists of the following categories of securities:

 

·                   US Treasury - Consists of debt securities issued by the US Government.

 

·                   US Government Agency Notes - Consists of debt instruments issued by US Government agencies such as the Federal Home Loan Bank and Freddie Mac.

 

·                   US Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities - Consists of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations “CMOs” issued by US government agencies such as GNMA, FNMA and Freddie Mac. The GNMA pass-through securities or the underlying GNMA securities backing the CMOs are guaranteed by the US Government, while the FNMA and Freddie Mac pass-through securities or the underlying FNMA and Freddie Mac securities backing the CMOs are guaranteed by the respective US Government agency.

 

·                   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - Residential — Consists of private label CMOs backed by non-government agency residential mortgage pools.

 

·                   Collateralized Mortgage Obligations - Commercial — Consists of private label CMOs backed by non-government agency commercial mortgage pools.

 

·                   State and Municipal— Consists of securities issued by state, city or local governments.

 

·                   Corporate Debt Securities — Consists of corporate debt securities.

 

·                   Bank equity securities — Consists of equity securities of banks, bank holding companies or bank trust preferred securities.

 

·                   Other Equity Securities — Consists primarily of equity securities of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Home Loan Bank.

 

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The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair market value of the Corporation’s available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are summarized as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

As of September 30, 2009

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury

 

$

5,004

 

$

17

 

$

 

$

5,021

 

US Government agency notes

 

6,372

 

11

 

(7

)

6,376

 

US Government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

47,780

 

1,561

 

 

49,341

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - Residential

 

1,340

 

1

 

(252

)

1,089

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - Commercial

 

1,004

 

 

(411

)

593

 

State and municipal

 

5,840

 

56

 

 

5,896

 

Corporate debt securities

 

11,212

 

 

(1,791

)

9,421

 

Bank equity securities

 

1,210

 

50

 

(27

)

1,233

 

Other equity securities

 

10,896

 

 

 

10,896

 

 

 

$

90,658

 

$

1,696

 

$

(2,488

)

$

89,866

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

As of December 31, 2008

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government agency notes

 

$

8,300

 

$

134

 

$

 

$

8,434

 

US Government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

56,033

 

984

 

(102

)

56,915

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - Residential

 

1,630

 

 

(426

)

1,204

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - Commercial

 

1,004

 

 

(594

)

410

 

State and municipal

 

10,327

 

74

 

 

10,401

 

Corporate debt securities

 

28,455

 

 

(4,052

)

24,403

 

Bank equity securities

 

2,811

 

50

 

(892

)

1,969

 

Other equity securities

 

10,848

 

 

 

10,848

 

 

 

$

119,408

 

$

1,242

 

$

(6,066

)

$

114,584

 

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities classified as available-for-sale at September 30, 2009, by contractual maturity, are shown in the following table.  Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

1,075

 

$

1,081

 

Due after one year through five years

 

18,491

 

17,276

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

7,872

 

7,776

 

Due after ten years

 

990

 

581

 

 

 

28,428

 

26,714

 

Mortgage-backed securities and CMOs

 

50,124

 

51,023

 

Bank equity and other equity securities

 

12,106

 

12,129

 

 

 

$

90,658

 

$

89,866

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of investment securities available for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $33.6 million and $866,000, respectively. Proceeds from the sale of investment securities available for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $8.2 million and $21.4 million, respectively.  Gross gains from the sale of investment securities for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 were $1,000 and $392,000, respectively.  Gross losses for the same period in 2009 were $0 and $391,000, respectively.  Gross gains from the sales of investment securities for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 were $89,000 and $370,000, respectively.  Gross losses for the same period were $0 and $97,000, respectively.  These securities were sold at fair values which approximated the Corporation’s amortized cost.  The Corporation uses the specific identification method to determine the cost of the securities sold. The principal amount of investment securities pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law was $77.7 million at September 30, 2009 and $89.0 million at December 31, 2008. There were no securities held from a single issuer that represented more than 10% of stockholders’ equity.

 

The table below indicates the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2009.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or longer

 

Total

 

Description of

 

Number of

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Securities

 

Securities

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

US Government agency notes

 

1

 

$

2,307

 

$

(7

)

$

 

$

 

$

2,307

 

$

(7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations — Residential

 

3

 

7

 

 

765

 

(252

)

772

 

(252

)

Collateralized mortgage obligations — Commercial

 

1

 

 

 

593

 

(411

)

593

 

(411

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

8

 

 

 

9,421

 

(1,791

)

9,421

 

(1,791

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank equity securities

 

2

 

3

 

(1

)

225

 

(26

)

228

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired investment securities

 

15

 

$

2,317

 

$

(8

)

$

11,004

 

$

(2,480

)

$

13,321

 

$

(2,488

)

 

The table below indicates the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2008.

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or longer

 

Total

 

Description of

 

Number of

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

Securities

 

Securities

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Losses

 

US Government agency mortgage-backed securities

 

6

 

$

6,253

 

$

(100

)

$

536

 

$

(2

)

$

6,789

 

$

(102

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations — Residential

 

3

 

429

 

(402

)

767

 

(24

)

1,196

 

(426

)

Collateralized mortgage obligations — Commercial

 

1

 

 

 

409

 

(594

)

409

 

(594

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

21

 

17,176

 

(1,575

)

7,227

 

(2,477

)

24,403

 

(4,052

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank equity securities

 

5

 

 

 

1,620

 

(892

)

1,620

 

(892

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired investment securities

 

36

 

$

23,858

 

$

(2,077

)

$

10,559

 

$

(3,989

)

$

34,417

 

$

(6,066

)

 

Other than Temporary Impairment

 

Management recorded a $1.6 million charge to earnings in the third quarter of 2009 for an other than temporary impairment  (“OTTI”) on four bank equity securities held in the Corporation’s available for sale investment portfolio. The 2008 consolidated statement of income included an $850,000 non-cash pretax other than temporary impairment loss on a $1.0 million Lehman Brothers note held in the Bank’s available for sale investment portfolio. This security has since matured and the remaining $150,000 carrying value is carried as a receivable in the Corporation’s Other Asset line of the Balance Sheet.  Management believes that there are no additional securities that were other than temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

 

Management uses a multi-factor approach to determine whether a security is other than temporarily impaired. This approach is applied to each individual security. The approach incorporates ideas and concepts outlined in relevant accounting guidance and include such factors as:

 

·                   The length of time and the extent to which the market value has been less than cost;

·                   The financial condition of the security issuer as well as near and long-term prospect for the issuer;

·                   The rating of the security;

·                   Historic volatility and movement in the fair market value of the security; and

·                   Adverse conditions relative to the security, issue or industry.

 

Management also consults with an outside investment advisor in addressing whether securities in a loss position are other than temporarily impaired. Specific conclusions for each category of securities with an unrealized loss position are summarized below:

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMO”) — Residential and Commercial

 

There are a total of four private label CMO securities that had unrealized loss positions at September 30, 2009. Three of the securities had a AAA rating from S&P and one had an AA rating from S&P. All contractual cash flows have been received on these securities. All of these issuances have subordinated tranches supporting principal. In addition, we conducted due diligence of publicly available information regarding these securities and no material information came to our attention that would indicate an inability to recover our basis in these securities. The depreciation on two of the securities accounted for 99% of the total depreciation within this category. For these securities, we reviewed and considered information about the underlying collateral as well as loss and prepayment stress test information performed by professional investment advisors. This information indicated likelihood that subordinate tranches of the CMO provide sufficient protection to the Bank’s senior tranches such that management can conclude that the probability of suffering a principal loss is unlikely. Because the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, it does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2009.

 

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Corporate Debt Securities

 

There are a total of eight securities in this category that had unrealized loss positions at September 30, 2009. All of these securities are obligations of well-known, established companies or subsidiaries thereof. All contractual cash flows have been received on these securities. Depreciation on six of the securities accounted for 98% of the total depreciation in this category. For these six securities Management reviewed rating agency information and noted that five of the six securities had investment grade ratings from Moody’s. We reviewed current news and filings as well as the length and duration of the depreciation and concluded that there was no information that would indicate a going concern or other issue that would impair our ability to recover our cost basis. Management performed additional analysis on the security that was not investment grade, which included reviewing analysis from our third party investment advisor as well as current news and filings. The conclusion drawn from this information was that there was no information that indicated a going concern or other issue that would impair our ability to recover our cost basis. Because the Corporation does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that the Corporation will be required to sell the securities before recovery of its amortized cost basis, it does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2009.

 

Bank Equity Securities

 

The Corporation recorded a $1.6 million other than temporary impairment charge on four securities in this category in the third quarter of 2009. The securities are publically traded stock of well-known, established bank holding companies. During the quarter, Management concluded that the impairment on the securities is other than temporary mainly due to continued deterioration of the financial condition of these companies and Management’s conclusion that the Corporation may no longer have the intent to hold these securities until anticipated recovery. The $1.6 million loss is presented on the Asset impairment line of the income statement.

 

4.             LOANS AND LEASES, AS RESTATED

 

The following charts present information about major loan classifications as well as impaired loans and lease balances as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

 

September 30, 2009

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Loan
Balance

 

Impaired
Loan
Balance

 

Number of
Impaired
Loans

 

Specific
Allowance
on
Impaired
Loans

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Commercial loans

 

$

346,174

 

$

18,356

 

28

 

$

2,957

 

Real estate — commercial

 

298,495

 

9,673

 

9

 

4,298

 

Real estate — commercial construction

 

66,255

 

2,300

 

2

 

85

 

Real estate — residential

 

79,793

 

1,004

 

3

 

250

 

Real estate — residential construction

 

40,604

 

4,086

 

12

 

1,725

 

Consumer loans

 

123,447

 

1,542

 

28

 

283

 

Lease financing receivables

 

2,734

 

350

 

6

 

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

957,502

 

$

37,311

 

88

 

$

9,717

 

 

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December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired

 

Number of

 

on

 

 

 

Loan

 

Loan

 

Impaired

 

Impaired

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

 

Balance

 

Loans

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial loans

 

$

327,472

 

$

3,632

 

20

 

$

285

 

Real estate — commercial

 

280,549

 

1,650

 

2

 

126

 

Real estate — commercial construction

 

69,057

 

 

 

 

Real estate — residential

 

87,413

 

3,876

 

13

 

350

 

Real estate — residential construction

 

45,466

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans

 

125,318

 

1,166

 

30

 

95

 

Lease financing receivables

 

4,808

 

190

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

940,083

 

$

10,514

 

69

 

$

856

 

 

The following chart presents changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2009
(Restated)

 

2008

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

10,335

 

$

7,817

 

Provision charged to operating expenses

 

17,693

 

950

 

Recoveries

 

339

 

233

 

Loans charged-off

 

(4,549

)

(423

)

Allowance adjustment — Other

 

(328

)

60

 

Balance at end of year

 

$

23,490

 

$

8,637

 

 

5.             OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

 

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) represents property owned by the Bank following default by the borrowers. OREO property acquired through foreclosure is initially transferred at fair value based on an appraised value less estimated cost to dispose. Adjustments are subsequently made to mark the property below this amount if circumstances warrant.  Losses arising from foreclosure transactions are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Costs to maintain real estate owned and any subsequent gains or losses are included in the Corporation’s results of operations. The following table summarizes properties held as OREO as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,
2009

 

Number of
properties

 

December 31,
2008

 

Number of
properties

 

Land

 

$

50

 

1

 

$

 

 

Residential Construction

 

280

 

1

 

 

 

Residential 1-4 family

 

2,732

 

10

 

1,872

 

9

 

Total

 

$

3,062

 

12

 

$

1,872

 

9

 

 

6.             BORROWINGS

 

In April 2009, the Corporation completed the placement of $5,175,000 aggregate liquidation amount of fixed rate trust preferred securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”), through a newly formed subsidiary, First Chester County Capital Trust IV, a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”). In connection with the sale of the Trust Preferred

 

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Securities, the Corporation issued $5,330,000 of junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (the “Debentures”) to the Trust. The Trust Preferred Securities and the Debentures have a 30 year maturity, and carry a fixed rate of interest of 12%. The Corporation has retained the right to redeem the Trust Preferred Securities at par (plus accrued but unpaid interest) on any interest payment date on or after April 28, 2014.

 

During 2009, the Bank began borrowing from the Federal Reserve. The balance of these overnight borrowings was $51.7 million at September 30, 2009, compared to $0 at December 31, 2008. The rate paid on these borrowings is 0.50%.

 

7.             DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

The Bank, as part of its mortgage banking activities, originates fixed-rate 1-4 unit residential loans for sale in the secondary market.  At the time of origination, Management identifies loans that are expected to be sold in the near future.  These warehoused loans have been classified as mortgage loans held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet.  These loans expose the Bank to variability in their fair value due to changes in interest rates.  If interest rates increase, the value of the loans decreases.  Conversely, if interest rates decrease, the value of the loans increases.

 

The Bank enters into rate lock commitments to extend credit to borrowers at a specified interest rate upon the ultimate funding of the loan.  These rate lock commitments are generally 30 days for a permanent loan and can range up to 360 days for a construction loan.  Unfunded loans for which commitments have been entered into are called “pipeline loans.”  Some of these rate lock commitments will ultimately expire without being completed.  To the extent that a loan is ultimately granted and the borrower ultimately accepts the terms of the loan, these rate lock commitments expose the Bank to variability in their fair value due to changes in interest rates.  If interest rates increase, the value of these rate lock commitments decreases.  Conversely, if interest rates decrease, the value of these rate lock commitments increases.

 

Loan commitments relate to the origination of mortgage loans that will be held for sale and are accounted for as derivative instruments.  Such commitments are recorded at fair value as derivative assets or liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded in the Net gain from mortgage activities line of the income statement.

 

To mitigate the effect of this interest rate risk on both the held for sale loans and interest rate lock commitments, the Bank enters into offsetting derivative contracts, primarily forward loan sale commitments. These forward sales commitments lock in the price for the sale of specific loans or loans to be funded under specific interest rate lock commitments or for a generic group of loans with similar characteristics.  Mandatory forward sales commitments are agreements to sell a certain notional amount of loans at a specified future time period at a specified price.  The Bank incurs a penalty for failure to follow through with the commitment.  Best efforts forward sales commitments also result in direct or indirect financial penalties for failure to follow through if the related loans close.  The fair value of forward loan sales commitments that hedge warehouse loans and interest rate lock commitments, as well as interest rate lock commitments themselves, are summarized as follows at September 30, 2009.  The fair values of all of these items are recorded on the balance sheet within other assets and other liabilities as these items are financial derivatives.

 

Although the purpose of these derivative instruments is to economically hedge certain risks, there are no hedge designations under FASB ASC 815-10 (“Statement No. 133”).

 

The fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments under FASB ASC 815-10 at September 30, 2009 are presented in the following table:

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet

 

Fair

 

Notional

 

Sheet

 

Fair

 

Notional

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Location

 

Value

 

Value

 

Location

 

Value

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory forward sales commitments

 

Other assets

 

$

 

$

 

Other Liabilities

 

$

903

 

$

52,250

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

Other assets

 

2,411

 

126,598

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

 

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The fair value of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments under FASB ASC 815-10 at December 31, 2008 are presented in the following table:

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet

 

Fair

 

Notional

 

Sheet

 

Fair

 

Notional

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Location

 

Value

 

Value

 

Location

 

Value

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory forward sales commitments

 

Other assets

 

$

 

$

 

Other Liabilities

 

$

583

 

$

30,250

 

Best efforts forward sales commitments

 

Other assets

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

 

35

 

84,282

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

Other assets

 

412

 

23,064

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

 

 

8.             EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE, AS RESTATED

 

Three Months ended September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands)

 

Shares (1)

 

Per Share

 

 

 

(numerator)

 

(denominator)

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

Basic loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 

$

(6,444

)

6,306,889

 

$

(1.02

)

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options to purchase common stock

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 

$

(6,444

)

6,306,889

 

$

(1.02

)

 


(1)           234,109 anti-dilutive weighted average shares have been excluded from this computation because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands)

 

Shares (1)

 

Per Share

 

 

 

(numerator)

 

(denominator)

 

Amount

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

Basic loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 

$

(3,186

)

6,272,682

 

$

(0.51

)

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options to purchase common stock

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to common stockholders

 

$

(3,186

)

6,272,682

 

$

(0.51

)

 


(1)           234,109 anti-dilutive weighted shares have been excluded from this computation because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

Three Months ended September 30, 2008

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands)

 

Shares (1)

 

Per Share

 

 

 

(numerator)

 

(denominator)

 

Amount

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

807

 

5,188,562

 

$

0.16

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options to purchase common stock

 

 

9,225

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

807

 

5,197,787

 

$

0.16

 

 

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(1)           58,768 anti-dilutive weighted average shares have been excluded from this computation because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2008

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands)

 

Shares (1)

 

Per Share

 

 

 

(numerator)

 

(denominator)

 

Amount

 

Basic earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

4,169

 

5,184,173

 

$

0.80

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options to purchase common stock

 

 

16,027

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 

$

4,169

 

5,200,200

 

$

0.80

 

 


(1)           62,665 anti-dilutive weighted shares have been excluded from this computation because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

9.          COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) , AS RESTATED

 

Components of comprehensive income (loss) are presented in the following chart:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) arising in period

 

$

4,425

 

$

(1,519

)

$

5,771

 

$

(3,627

)

Reclassification adjustment

 

(1,575

)

(761

)

(1,575

)

(577

)

Net unrealized gain (loss)

 

2,850

 

(2,280

)

4,196

 

(4,204

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before taxes

 

2,850

 

(2,280

)

4,196

 

(4,204

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(969

)

775

 

(1,427

)

1,429

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

1,881

 

(1,505

)

2,769

 

(2,775

)

Net (loss) income including non-controlling interests

 

(5,950

)

807

 

(1,823

)

4,169

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

(4,069

)

(698

)

946

 

1,394

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(494

)

 

(1,363

)

 

Comprehensive (loss) income for First Chester County Corporation

 

$

(4,563

)

$

(698

)

$

(417

)

$

1,394

 

 

10.        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, AS RESTATED

 

FASB ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. FASB ASC 820-10 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. FASB ASC 820-10 clarifies proper fair value determination in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. The Corporation considered the requirements of FASB ASC 820-10 when estimating fair value.

 

FASB ASC 825-10 — Financial Instruments permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. The Corporation elected to account for loans held for sale under this election option.

 

FASB ASC 820-10 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

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·                   Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

 

·                   Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

·                   Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

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

 

Securities : Investment securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. Level 1 securities include those traded on nationally recognized securities exchanges, U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, and money market funds. Level 2 securities include mortgage-backed securities issued by government sponsored entities, municipal bonds and corporate debt securities. Securities classified as Level 3 include asset-backed securities in less liquid markets.

 

Loans held for sale : The fair value of loans held for sale is estimated by utilizing either: (i) the value of securities backed by similar mortgage loans, adjusted for certain factors to approximate the value of a whole mortgage loan, including the value attributable to mortgage servicing and credit risk, (ii) current commitments to purchase loans or (iii) recent observable market trades for similar loans, adjusted for credit risk and other individual loan characteristics.  As such, the Corporation classifies loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 2.

 

Loans and leases : The Corporation does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment in accordance with FASB ASC 310. The fair value of impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral value, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, liquidation value and discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans. At September 30, 2009, substantially all of the impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of the collateral. In accordance with FASB ASC 820-10 impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Corporation records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 3.

 

Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) : OREO is adjusted to fair value upon transfer of the loans to foreclosed assets. Subsequently, OREO is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value. Fair value is based upon independent market prices, appraised values of the collateral or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. The Corporation records the foreclosed asset as nonrecurring Level 3.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) : To determine the fair value of MSRs, the Bank uses an independent third party to estimate the present value of estimated future net servicing income. This valuation method incorporates an assumption that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, which include estimates of the cost to service, the discount rate, custodial earnings rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds, and default rates and losses. The fair value of servicing rights was determined using discount rates ranging from 8.0% to 10.4%, prepayment speeds ranging from 6.6% to 49.1% depending on the stratification of the specific right, and a weighted average default rate of 16.5%. The Corporation records the MSR as a recurring Level 3.

 

Derivative instruments : The fair value of interest rate lock commitments and forward sales commitments are estimated using a process similar to mortgage loans held for sale. Interest rate lock commitments are recorded as a recurring Level 3. Loan commitments and best efforts commitments are assigned a probability that the related loan will be funded and

 

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the commitment will be exercised. The Bank relies on historical “pull-through” percentages in establishing probability. Forward sale commitments are recorded as a recurring Level 2.

 

The table below presents the balance of assets and liabilities at September 30, 2009, measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

Dollars in thousands

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment securities available for sale

 

$

1,113

 

$

88,753

 

$

 

$

89,866

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

190,201

 

 

190,201

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

 

 

614

 

614

 

Interest rate lock commitments

 

 

 

2,411

 

2,411

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Forward Sales Commitments

 

 

903

 

 

903

 

 

The aggregate unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans held for sale is $190.2 million.

 

The table below presents the balance of assets and liabilities at September 30, 2009, measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

 

Dollars in thousands

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Impaired loans & leases

 

$

 

$

 

$

27,594

 

$

27,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OREO

 

 

 

3,062

 

3,062

 

 

The table below presents the rollforward of assets that are valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009:

 

Dollars in thousands

 

 

 

Mortgage
Servicing
Rights

 

Interest Rate
lock
Commitments

 

Loans

 

OREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

239

 

$

412

 

$

9,658

 

$

1,872

 

Net transferred into (out of) level 3

 

321

 

1,999

 

26,502

 

1,190

 

Net unrealized gains (losses)

 

54

 

 

(8,566

)

 

Ending Balance

 

$

614

 

$

2,411

 

$

27,594

 

$

3,062

 

 

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The estimated fair values and carrying amounts of the balance sheet are summarized as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30, 2009

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Carrying

 

Estimated

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

22,951

 

$

22,951

 

$

95,150

 

$

95,150

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

 

89,866

 

89,866

 

114,584

 

114,584

 

Loans held for sale

 

187,521

 

190,201

 

90,940

 

90,940

 

Gross loans and leases

 

1,028,522

 

957,502

 

1,042,799

 

940,083

 

Due from mortgage investors

 

 

 

9,036

 

9,036

 

Mortgage servicing rights

 

614

 

614

 

239

 

239

 

Derivative instruments

 

2,411

 

2,411

 

412

 

412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits with no stated maturities

 

539,461

 

591,484

 

524,737

 

563,501

 

Deposits with stated maturities

 

392,819

 

394,630

 

451,691

 

451,691

 

FHLB and other borrowings

 

199,378

 

202,123

 

167,766

 

171,170

 

Subordinated debentures

 

20,795

 

20,795

 

15,465

 

15,465

 

Derivative instruments

 

903

 

903

 

618

 

618

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-Balance-Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments to extend credit and outstanding letters of credit

 

238,812

 

 

244,033

 

 

 

11.        SEGMENT REPORTING, AS RESTATED

 

The Corporation has determined that it has two operating and reporting segments: Community Banking and Mortgage Banking.

 

The Corporation’s Community Banking segment consists of commercial lending, commercial construction lending, commercial deposits, retail banking, as well as wealth management. The Community Banking segment is managed as a single strategic unit, which generates revenue from a variety of products and services provided by the Corporation. For example, construction and commercial lending is dependent upon the ability of the Corporation to fund itself with retail deposits and other borrowings and to manage interest rate and credit risk. This situation is also similar for consumer lending.

 

The Corporation’s Mortgage Banking segment operates under the trade name, “American Home Bank, a division of First National Bank of Chester County,” referred to herein as the “AHB Division”. Its principal activities include providing mortgages and associated products to customers and selling most of those mortgages into the secondary market on a servicing released basis. The AHB Division retains the servicing on a portion of the loans that it sells.  The AHB Division also holds some residential mortgage and residential construction loans for investment. The AHB Division was formed on December 31, 2008 following the acquisition of American Home Bank, National Association.

 

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Reportable segment-specific information and reconciliation to consolidated financial information is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

As of and for the three months ended September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Community
Banking

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Total assets

 

$

979,079

 

$

329,334

 

$

1,308,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

8,870

 

$

2,964

 

$

11,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

 

$

973

 

$

12,569

 

$

13,542

 

Total non-interest expense

 

$

9,964

 

$

13,413

 

$

23,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(6,484

)

$

40

 

$

(6,444

)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009

 

 

 

Community
Banking

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Total assets

 

$

979,079

 

$

329,334

 

$

1,308,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

25,780

 

$

7,903

 

$

33,683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-interest income

 

$

6,092

 

$

40,861

 

$

46,953

 

Total non-interest expense

 

$

29,452

 

$

37,387

 

$

66,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(8,255

)

$

5,069

 

$

(3,186

)

 

Prior to the acquisition of American Home Bank at December 31, 2008, the Corporation’s operations consisted of the Community Banking segment. Accordingly, comparative information for 2008 is not applicable.

 

12.        ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

At September 30, 2009, the Corporation had one stock based compensation plan, pursuant to which, shares of the Corporation’s common stock could be issued, subject to certain restrictions. The plan, adopted in 2005, allows the Corporation to grant up to 150,000 shares of restricted stock to employees. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation granted 54,650 shares valued at $11.35 per share at the grant date. These shares, or a portion thereof will vest on the third anniversary of the grant subject to certain employment and company performance requirements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Corporation granted 34,500 shares valued at $17.80 per share at the grant date. These shares, or a portion thereof will vest on the third anniversary of the grant subject to certain employment and company performance requirements. These restricted stock grants are also subject to accelerated vesting of all or a portion of the shares upon the occurrence of certain events, as described more fully in our Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. A summary of the Corporation’s unvested restricted shares is as follows:

 

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

 

 

 

Shares

 

Grant Date
Fair
Value

 

Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
of Unvested Shares

 

Unvested at January 1, 2009

 

44,075

 

$

18.74

 

 

 

Granted

 

54,650

 

$

11.35

 

 

 

Vested

 

6,400

 

$

21.05

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

6,000

 

$

14.58

 

 

 

Unvested at September 30, 2009

 

86,325

 

$

14.18

 

$

861.5

 

 

The Corporation recorded approximately $147,000 and $132,000 of restricted stock expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

The Corporation’s ability to issue stock options under the Corporation’s 1995 Stock Option Plan has expired. However, outstanding stock options remain in effect according to their terms. Aggregated information regarding the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan as well as options assumed in connection with the AHB acquisition as of September 30, 2009 is presented below.

 

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

 

Options

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (years)

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2009

 

298,034

 

$

15.43

 

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

(63,925

)

$

14.09

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2009

 

234,109

 

$

15.80

 

3.56

 

$

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2009

 

234,109

 

$

15.80

 

3.56

 

$

 

 

There were no options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  The total intrinsic value (market value on date of exercise less grant price) of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $0.

 

13.        CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, and federal funds sold and overnight investments.  Generally, federal funds and overnight investments are purchased and sold for one-day periods.  Cash paid for interest for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $17.5 million and $17.7 million, respectively.  Cash paid for income taxes for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $2.8 million and $2.3 million, respectively. Loans transferred to OREO were $6.2 million and approximately $427,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

14.        COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Reserve for Unfunded Commitments

 

The Corporation maintains a reserve for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit which is reported in other liabilities in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition consistent with ASC 825-10. As of the balance sheet date, the Corporation records estimated losses inherent with unfunded loan commitments in accordance with ASC 450-20, and estimated future obligations under letters of credit in accordance with ASC 460-10. The methodology used to determine the adequacy of this reserve is integrated in the Corporation’s process for establishing the allowance for loan losses and considers the probability of future losses and obligations that may be incurred under these off-balance sheet agreements.  The reserve for unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit as of

 

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September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was approximately $652,000 and $445,000, respectively. Management believes this reserve level is sufficient to absorb estimated probable losses related to these commitments.

 

Loan Recourse

 

The Corporation sells its residential mortgage loans on a non-recourse basis. The Corporation also provides representations and warranties to purchasers and insurers of the loans sold. In the event of a breach of these representations and warranties, the Corporation may be required to repurchase a mortgage loan or indemnify the purchaser, and any subsequent loss on the mortgage loan may be borne by the Corporation. If there is no breach of a representation and warranty provision, the Corporation has no obligation to repurchase the loan or indemnify the investor against loss. The unpaid principal balance of the loans sold by the Corporation represents the maximum potential exposure related to representations and warranty provisions; however, the Corporation cannot estimate its maximum exposure because it does not service all of the loans for which it has provided a representation or warranty. As of September 30, 2009, the Corporation had a liability of $780,000 included in Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, for probable losses related to the Corporation’s recourse exposure.

 

15.        REGULATORY MATTERS

 

On October 20, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Bank entered into an informal Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) on October 16, 2009, with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”).  An MOU with regulatory authorities is an informal action that is not published or publicly available and that is used when circumstances warrant a milder form of action than a formal supervisory action, such as a formal written agreement or order. Among other things, under the MOU, the Bank has agreed to address the following matters:

 

·                   Develop a comprehensive three-year capital plan;

 

·                   Take action to protect criticized assets and adopt and implement a program to eliminate the basis of criticism of such assets;

 

·                   Establish an effective program that provides for early problem loan identification and a formal plan to proactively manage those assets;

 

·                   Review the adequacy of the Bank’s information technology activities and Bank Secrecy Act compliance and approve written programs of policies and procedures to provide for compliance; and

 

·                   Establish a Compliance Committee of the Board to monitor and coordinate the Bank’s adherence to the provisions of the MOU.

 

The Board of Directors and management have already initiated corrective actions to comply with the provisions of the MOU.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the OCC has also required the Bank to increase its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio to not less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to not less than 10% and its total risk-based capital ratio to not less than 12% by December 31, 2009.

 

The Company has also received notice from the Federal Reserve, the primary regulator of the Corporation, that the Federal Reserve must approve any dividends to be paid by the Corporation in advance of the declaration or payment.

 

16.        SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Corporation evaluated its September 30, 2009 financial statements for subsequent events through November 13, 2009.  The Corporation is not aware of any subsequent events which would require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements other than those discussed below.

 

The Bank is currently undergoing a restructuring, which includes the previously announced appointment of John A. Featherman, III as President, James M. Deitch as Chief Operating Officer and Sheryl S. Vittitoe as Chief Financial

 

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Officer.  The restructuring will also include the termination of certain Bank employees, including employees from its AHB Division by year-end.  The Bank expects to incur a charge of approximately $1.0 million in the fourth quarter for severance liability connected with this restructuring.  The Bank also intends to reorganize its two current divisions into four divisions: Commercial, Consumer, Wealth Management and Administration. The Bank is closing three branches as part of the restructuring; the Bank expects to incur a charge of approximately $1.1 million in the fourth quarter related to branch closure expenses, including estimated lease liabilities and write-off of certain leasehold improvements and fixed assets related to the branch closures.  The Bank is also closing 13 mortgage loan production offices related to Vision Mortgage Division of AHB related to the restructuring, and will close an additional six mortgage loan production offices operated as AHB production branches.  The Bank will incur approximately $60,000 in charges related to severance, lease obligations and the write off of leasehold improvements, and fixed assets related to such closures.

 

The Corporation borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 million during the second and third quarters of 2009 on an unsecured, short-term basis from two shareholders, with interest payable in each case at 12% per annum. On October 20, 2009, the Corporation received a demand for payment of $3.0 million principal amount of such borrowings in accordance with terms of the loans, with the demand payable on November 20, 2009. The other $1.0 million principal amount of unsecured loan originally matured on November 24, 2009, but has been extended by the lender to May 24, 2010. The Corporation is currently attempting to negotiate to extend the maturity of the $3 million due on November 20, 2009. If the Corporation is unable to extend the loans, the Bank may need to dividend to the Corporation some or all of such funds. Under its informal MOU with the OCC, the Bank is required to obtain supervisory approval to dividend any funds to the Corporation. Any such dividend to the Corporation will directly affect the Bank’s capital and in turn, its fourth quarter regulatory capital ratios.

 

17.        RECLASSIFICATIONS

 

Certain 2008 numbers have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on net income or earnings per share.

 

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

 

This discussion is intended to further your understanding of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of First Chester County Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We strive to remain a leader in meeting the financial service needs of the local community and to provide quality service to the individuals and businesses in our market areas.  Historically, we have been a community-oriented provider of traditional banking products and services to business organizations and individuals, including products such as residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer loans and a variety of deposit products.  We meet the needs of our local community through a community-based and service-oriented approach to banking.

 

The Corporation completed its acquisition of AHB on December 31, 2008, and, accordingly, the December 31, 2008 and the September 30, 2009 consolidated balance sheets reflect the addition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in this acquisition. The results of operations presented in the consolidated income statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 include the results of operations from AHB; however, the consolidated income statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 does not include the results of AHB.

 

The Corporation reported a net loss of $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $807,000 of net income for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $1.02 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.16 for the same period in 2008. Cash dividends declared for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were $0.14 per share compared to $0.14 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

The Corporation reported a net loss of $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $4.2 million of net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Diluted loss per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $0.51 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.80 for the same period in 2008.  Cash dividends declared for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $0.42 per share compared to $0.42 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

The decrease in net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was due primarily to an increase in the provision for loan and lease losses combined with a $1.6 million other than temporary impairment charge on the four equity securities in the Bank’s available for sale investment portfolio. The decrease in net income was also caused by an increase in non-interest expense. The increase in the provision was driven by the ongoing impact from recessionary economic conditions while the increase in non-interest expense was due mainly to the addition of AHB’s operations as well as an increase in FDIC insurance expense. Offsetting these impacts were increases in non-interest income, mainly attributable to the net gains from the mortgage banking activities of the AHB Division, combined with an increase in net interest income due mainly to the higher average interest-earning assets from the acquisition of AHB.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES

 

The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation conform with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and general practices within the financial services industry.  The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. For a discussion of significant accounting policies please refer to the footnotes to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements included in this Report and in our 2008 Annual Report.

 

Investment Securities

 

In accordance with FASB ASC 320-10, the Corporation evaluates the individual securities making up the investment portfolio for other than temporary impairment on a quarterly basis. If a security is deemed to be other than temporarily impaired, the impairment is recorded in non-interest income in the period in which it is recognized. Evaluating whether a security is other than temporarily impaired involves a high degree of judgment. Factors considered by management in determining whether a security is other than temporarily impaired include current and forecasted market conditions for that security as well as our ability and intent to hold the security until recovery.

 

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

The Corporation considers that the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting policies.  The balance in the allowance for loan losses is determined based on Management’s review and evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio in relation to past loss experience, the size and composition of the portfolio, current economic events and conditions, and other pertinent factors, including Management’s assumptions as to future delinquencies, recoveries and losses. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change.  To the extent actual outcomes differ from Management’s estimates, additional provisions for loan and lease losses may be required that would adversely impact earnings in future periods.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill was recorded as a result of the AHB acquisition. Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of liabilities assumed over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination. The goodwill acquired in the American Home Bank acquisition was all attributable to the Mortgage Banking segment. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  FASB ASC 350-10 outlines a two-step goodwill impairment test.  Significant judgment is applied when goodwill is assessed for impairment.  Step one, which is used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.  If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired and step two is therefore unnecessary.  If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its implied fair value, the second step is performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any.  An implied loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

 

The Corporation’s annual impairment testing for goodwill was completed as of September 30, 2009. As part of its step one procedures to identify goodwill impairment, management compared the fair value of the Mortgage Banking segment to the carrying amount of its net assets, including goodwill. In performing step one, the Corporation estimated the fair value of the Mortgage Banking segment through a discounted economic value analysis based on internal forecasts, recent financials and the projected outlook for the industry. No indication or determination of goodwill impairment at that date was evident. Management will continue to monitor events that could impact this conclusion in future periods.

 

Income Taxes

 

Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities.  Deferred tax assets are subject to Management’s judgment based upon available evidence that future realization is more likely than not.  If Management determines that the Corporation may be unable to realize all or part of the net deferred tax assets in the future, a direct charge to income tax expense may be required to reduce the recorded value of the net deferred tax asset to the expected realizable amount.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

FASB ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. FASB ASC 820-10 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. FASB ASC 820-10 clarifies proper fair value determination in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. The Corporation considered the requirements of FASB ASC 820-10 when estimating fair value.  See Footnote 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on Fair Value Measurement.

 

ACQUISITION

 

Effective December 31, 2008, the Corporation completed its acquisition of AHB. The mortgage banking business of AHB is now operating as a division of the Bank under the trade name, “American Home Bank, a Division of First National Bank of Chester County.” The Bank’s mortgage-banking activities include providing mortgages to customers and selling most of those mortgages into the secondary market on a servicing released basis. The Bank retains the servicing on a portion of the loans that it sells. The sourcing of mortgage loans is conducted through a direct, retail delivery channel comprised of retail loan offices, affiliated business arrangements with builders and realtors, and a wholesale lending operation. The wholesale operation sources loans through relationships with unrelated mortgage brokers.

 

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Corporation has determined that it has two operating and reporting segments: Community Banking and Mortgage Banking.

 

The Corporation’s Community Banking segment consists of commercial, commercial construction, retail banking and wealth management. The Community Banking segment is managed as a single strategic unit, which generates revenue from a variety of products and services provided by the Corporation. For example, construction and commercial lending is dependent upon the ability of the Corporation to fund itself with retail deposits and other borrowings and to manage interest rate and credit risk. This situation is also similar for consumer lending.

 

The Corporation’s Mortgage Banking segment operates under the trade name, “American Home Bank, a division of First National Bank of Chester County,” referred to herein as (the “AHB Division”). Its principal activities include providing residential mortgages and associated products to customers and selling most of those mortgages into the secondary market on a servicing released basis. The AHB Division retains the servicing on a portion of the loans that it sells. The AHB Division also holds some residential mortgage and construction loans. The AHB Division was formed on December 31, 2008 following the acquisition of American Home Bank, National Association.

 

A summary of segment performance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 is presented in Note 11 to the Corporation’s Financial Statements.

 

The results presented in the Net Interest Income, Interest Income, Interest Expense and Provision for Loan and Lease Losses sections present information for both the loans held in the Community Banking segment as well as the Mortgage Banking segment. Factors driving net interest income and the provision for loan and lease losses are similar for the loans held in each of these segments, with the exception of loans held for sale, which are not reserved for in the allowance for loan and lease losses, as they are carried at fair market value. Specific discussion is made below where factors driving the specific components of non-interest income and expense for the operating segments differ from the consolidated Corporation.

 

SELECTED RATIOS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Return on Average Assets

 

(1.90

)%

0.32

%

(0.32

)%

0.57

%

Return on Average Equity

 

(28.43

)%

4.65

%

(4.80

)%

8.03

%

Dividend Payout Ratio

 

(13.70

)%

89.96

%

(82.61

)%

52.27

%

Book Value Per Share

 

$

13.18

 

$

12.98

 

$

13.18

 

$

12.98

 

 

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The following table provides detail regarding the Corporation’s average balances with corresponding interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) and interest expense as well as yield and cost information for the periods presented.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate%

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate%

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in banks and other overnight investments

 

$

4,552

 

$

5

 

0.50

%

$

32,732

 

$

200

 

2.43

%

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

81,339

 

711

 

3.47

%

95,261

 

1,157

 

4.83

%

Tax-exempt (1)

 

6,522

 

78

 

4.72

%

12,180

 

142

 

4.63

%

Total investment securities

 

87,861

 

789

 

3.56

%

107,441

 

1,299

 

4.81

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

236,970

 

2,866

 

4.80

%

377

 

3

 

3.17

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

929,161

 

13,313

 

5.68

%

779,718

 

12,187

 

6.22

%

Tax-exempt (1)

 

20,102

 

373

 

7.35

%

18,477

 

340

 

7.33

%

Total loans and leases

 

949,263

 

13,686

 

5.72

%

798,195

 

12,527

 

6.24

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

1,278,646

 

17,346

 

5.38

%

938,745

 

14,029

 

5.95

%

Non-interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

(12,383

)

 

 

 

 

(8,507

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

17,010

 

 

 

 

 

22,003

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

59,184

 

 

 

 

 

41,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,342,457

 

 

 

 

 

$

993,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW, and money market Deposits

 

$

448,763

 

$

941

 

0.83

%

$

405,983

 

$

1,646

 

1.61

%

Certificates of deposit and other time

 

409,779

 

2,571

 

2.49

%

222,231

 

2,001

 

3.58

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

858,542

 

3,512

 

1.62

%

628,214

 

3,647

 

2.31

%

Subordinated debt

 

20,795

 

295

 

5.63

%

15,465

 

209

 

5.38

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

 

202,854

 

1,559

 

3.05

%

151,521

 

1,470

 

3.86

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,082,191

 

5,366

 

1.97

%

795,200

 

5,326

 

2.66

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

152,047

 

 

 

 

 

119,885

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

18,301

 

 

 

 

 

9,325

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,252,539

 

 

 

 

 

924,410

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

89,918

 

 

 

 

 

69,403

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,342,457

 

 

 

 

 

$

993,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

11,980

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,703

 

 

 

Net yield on interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

3.72

%

 

 

 

 

3.69

%

 


(1)        The indicated income and annual rate are presented on a taxable equivalent basis using the federal marginal rate of 34% adjusted for the TEFRA 20% interest expense disallowance for 2009 and 2008.

 

(2)        Non-accruing loans are included in the average balance.

 

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The following table provides detail regarding the Corporation’s average balances with corresponding interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) and interest expense as well as yield and cost information for the periods presented.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate%

 

Balance

 

Interest

 

Rate%

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in banks and other overnight investments

 

$

15,615

 

$

50

 

0.43

%

$

45,773

 

$

1,068

 

3.12

%

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

90,219

 

2,798

 

4.15

%

97,234

 

3,515

 

4.83

%

Tax-exempt (1)

 

7,879

 

282

 

4.78

%

13,078

 

463

 

4.73

%

Total investment securities

 

98,098

 

3,080

 

4.20

%

110,312

 

3,978

 

4.82

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

 

218,619

 

7,805

 

4.77

%

568

 

9

 

2.12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

924,397

 

39,375

 

5.70

%

753,950

 

36,134

 

6.40

%

Tax-exempt (1)

 

20,454

 

1,126

 

7.36

%

18,983

 

1,029

 

7.24

%

Total loans and leases

 

944,851

 

40,501

 

5.73

%

772,933

 

37,163

 

6.42

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

 

1,277,183

 

51,436

 

5.38

%

929,586

 

42,218

 

6.07

%

Non-interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

(11,403

)

 

 

 

 

(8,122

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

18,563

 

 

 

 

 

20,375

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

55,785

 

 

 

 

 

38,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,340,128

 

 

 

 

 

$

980,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW, and money market Deposits

 

$

437,111

 

$

3,187

 

0.97

%

$

391,067

 

$

5,287

 

1.81

%

Certificates of deposit and other time

 

428,945

 

8,679

 

2.71

%

226,362

 

6,812

 

4.02

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

866,056

 

11,866

 

1.83

%

617,429

 

12,099

 

2.62

%

Subordinated debt

 

18,585

 

721

 

5.18

%

15,465

 

683

 

5.90

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

 

201,852

 

4,712

 

3.12

%

150,129

 

4,390

 

3.91

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

1,086,493

 

17,299

 

2.13

%

783,023

 

17,172

 

2.93

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

 

148,424

 

 

 

 

 

118,776

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

16,555

 

 

 

 

 

9,577

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,251,472

 

 

 

 

 

911,376

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

88,656

 

 

 

 

 

69,260

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,340,128

 

 

 

 

 

$

980,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

$

34,137

 

 

 

 

 

$

25,046

 

 

 

Net yield on interest-earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

3.57

%

 

 

 

 

3.60

%

 


(1)     The indicated income and annual rate are presented on a taxable equivalent basis using the federal marginal rate of 34% adjusted for the TEFRA 20% interest expense disallowance for 2009 and 2008.

 

(2)     Non-accruing loans are included in the average balance.

 

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NET INTEREST INCOME

 

Net interest income is the difference between interest income earned on interest-earning assets and interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 was $12.0 million, an increase of 37.7% from $8.7 million for the same period in 2008.  Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 was $34.1 million, an increase of 36.3% from $25.0 million for the same period in 2008.  The net yield on interest-earning assets, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.72% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, compared to 3.69% for the same period in 2008, an increase of 3 basis points (one basis point is equal to 1/100 of a percent).  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, the net yield on interest earning assets decreased 3 basis points to 3.57% from 3.60% during the same period in 2008.

 

The yield earned on average interest-earning assets was 5.38% for the three month period ended September 30, 2009, compared to 5.95% for the same period in 2008, a decrease of 57 basis points. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, the yield earned on interest earning assets decreased 69 basis points to 5.38% from 6.07% during the same period in 2008.

 

Average interest-earning assets increased approximately $339.9 million or 36.2% to $1.3 billion for the three-months ended September 30, 2009 from $938.7 million in the same period last year.  The increase in average interest-earning assets for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 was the result of a $236.6 million increase in Loans held for sale combined with a 18.9% or $151.1 million increase in average total Loans and leases. These increases were partially offset by an 18.2% or $19.6 million decrease in average investment securities and an 86.1% or $28.2 million decrease in the average Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits in banks balance.

 

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, average interest-earning assets increased approximately $347.6 million or 37.4% to $1.3 billion from $929.6 million in the same period last year.  The increase in average interest-earning assets for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 was the result of a $218.1 million increase in Loans held for sale combined with a 22.2% or $171.9 million increase in average total Loans and leases. These increases were partially offset by an 11.1% or $12.2 million decrease in average investment securities and a 65.9% or $30.2 million decrease in the average Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits in banks balance.

 

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased approximately $287.0 million or 36.1% to $1.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2009, from $795.2 million in the same period in 2008.  The increase in average interest-bearing liabilities for the three-month period was the result of a $230.3 million or 36.7% increase in interest-bearing deposits, combined with a $51.3 million or 33.9% increase in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and other borrowings and a $5.3 million or 34.5% increase in subordinated debentures.

 

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, average interest-bearing liabilities increased approximately $303.5 million or 38.8% to $1.1 billion from $783.0 million in the same period in 2008.  The increase in average interest-bearing liabilities for the nine month period was the result of a $248.6 million or 40.3% increase in interest-bearing deposits, combined with a $51.7 million or 34.5% increase in FHLB advances and other borrowings and a $3.1 million or 20.2% increase in subordinated debentures.

 

INTEREST INCOME

 

Interest income on federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in banks for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 decreased 97.5% and 95.3% to approximately $5,000 and $50,000, respectively, when compared to the same periods in 2008.  The decrease in interest income on federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in banks for the three and nine month periods is primarily the result of a $28.2 million and $30.2 million decrease in the average federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits at banks balances from the same periods in 2008 combined with a 193 and 269 basis point decrease on the rates earned on these assets. The decrease in these balances occurred as available liquidity was utilized to fund the increase in loans held for sale. The decrease in rate was primarily a result of Federal Reserve actions to reduce market interest rates coupled with Management’s decision to invest available cash in more secure, but lower yielding, overnight investment alternatives.

 

On a tax equivalent basis, interest income on investment securities decreased by 39.3% or approximately $510,000 to $789,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 from $1.3 million for the same period in 2008.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, interest income on investment securities decreased 22.6% or approximately $898,000 to $3.1 million from $4.0 million when compared to the same period in 2008.  The decreases for the three and nine month periods were the result of a 125 and 62 basis point decrease in the yield earned on investment securities, respectively.

 

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This was combined with $19.6 million and $12.2 million decreases in average total investment security balances for the three and nine month periods, respectively. The decrease in investment security balances reflects Management’s decision to reduce the Bank’s exposure to corporate bonds.

 

Interest income on loans held for sale increased to $2.9 million during the three month period ended September 30, 2009.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, interest income on loans held for sale increased to $7.8 million.  These increases were due to a significant increase in the average loans held for sale balance.  Average loans held for sale for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2009 were $236.6 million and $218.1 million as compared to approximately $377,000 and $568,000 for the same periods in 2008. This increase was due to increased volume in residential mortgage loan originations resulting from the AHB acquisition. $89.5 million of loans held for sale were acquired at December 31, 2008 through the acquisition. The increase in the average balance during 2009 as compared to the December 31, 2008 level was attributable to an increase in residential mortgage origination volume throughout 2009. The increase in origination volume was caused by the refinancing boom driven by low interest rates.

 

Interest income on loans, on a tax equivalent basis, generated by the Corporation’s loan portfolio increased 9.3% or $1.2 million to $13.7 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 compared to $12.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, interest income on loans, on a tax equivalent basis increased 9.0% or $3.3 million when compared to the same period in 2008.  These increases in interest income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 were primarily due to a $151.1 million or 18.9% increase in average loans outstanding for the three month period and a $171.9 million or 22.2% increase in average loans outstanding for the nine month period as compared to the same periods in 2008. These increases in average loan balances were primarily due to the AHB acquisition. $110.9 million of loans were acquired at December 31, 2008 through the acquisition. The impact from the increase in average loan balances was partially offset by a decrease in the tax equivalent yield earned on average loans outstanding, which decreased by 52 and 69 basis points to 5.72% and 5.73% for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 from 6.24% and 6.42% for the same periods in 2008. This rate decrease is the result of Federal Reserve actions to reduce market interest rates.

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

Interest expense on deposit accounts decreased by approximately $135,000 or 3.7% to $3.5 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 from $3.6 million for the same period in 2008.  Interest expense on deposit accounts decreased approximately $233,000 or 1.9% to $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.  The decreases for the three and nine month periods were primarily due to a decrease in the average interest rates paid on interest-bearing deposits. The average rate paid for the three month period in 2009 was 1.62%, a 69 basis point decrease from 2.31% in 2008. The average rate paid for the nine month period in 2009 was 1.83%, an 79 basis point decrease from 2.62% in 2008. These rate decreases were primarily the result of Federal Reserve actions to reduce market interest rates. The impact from rate decreases was partially offset by increases in average interest-bearing deposit balances. These balances increased $230.3 million for the three month period to $858.5 million in 2009 from $628.2 million in 2008. These balances increased $248.6 million for the nine month period to $866.1 million in 2009 from $617.4 million in 2008.  The increase in average interest bearing deposit balances was primarily due to the AHB acquisition. $186.7 million of interest bearing deposit balances were acquired at December 31, 2008 through the acquisition. The increase was also due to stronger consumer demand for traditional interest-bearing deposit products.

 

Interest expense on subordinated debentures increased approximately $86,000 to approximately $295,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 from approximately $209,000 for the same period in 2008.  This increase was mainly due to an increase in the average balance of subordinated debentures caused by the issuance of a $5.3 million junior subordinated debenture in April 2009. This new issuance carries a 12% fixed interest rate which is currently higher than the average rate paid on our other subordinated debentures. The rates paid on other subordinated debenture issuances are primarily based on three month LIBOR. The total average rate paid on subordinated debentures for the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased 25 basis points from 5.38% in 2008 to 5.63% in 2009 primarily due to the higher rate on the new issuance partially offset by a decrease in the 3 month LIBOR between the two periods. Interest expense on subordinated debentures increased approximately $38,000 to approximately $721,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 from approximately $683,000 for the same period in 2008. The decrease for the nine month period is primarily due to a 72 basis point decrease in the average interest rate paid on these debentures. The rate decrease was mainly due to a decrease in the 3 month LIBOR between the two periods, partially offset by the higher rate on the April 2009 new issuance.

 

Interest expense on FHLB and other borrowings increased by approximately $89,000 or 6.1% to $1.6 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009 from $1.5 million for the same period in 2008. Interest expense on FHLB and other borrowings for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased approximately $322,000 or 7.3% to $4.7 million from $4.4 million in 2008. These increases in interest expense were primarily due to increases in the average balances of these funding sources in 2009 as compared to 2008. The average balance of FHLB and other borrowings for the three months

 

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ended September 30, 2009 increased by 33.9% or $51.3 million between the two periods. Average balances of these funding sources for the nine month period increased 34.5% or $51.7 million between the two periods.  The increase in average FHLB and other borrowings was partially due to the AHB acquisition. $36.6 million of FHLB and other borrowings balances were acquired at December 31, 2008 through the acquisition. The increase in these borrowings from December 31, 2008 through September 30, 2009 was also due to an increase in borrowings from the FHLB and Federal Reserve to fund the increase in loans held for sale.

 

FHLB and other borrowings are a favorable alternative to deposits to support asset growth. The impact from the average balance increase was partially offset by a decrease in the average rate paid on these borrowings. The average rate paid was 3.05% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 81 basis points from 3.86% during the same period in 2008. The average rate paid on these borrowings was 3.12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 79 basis points from 3.91% during the same period in 2008. The lower average rate paid was primarily a result of Federal Reserve actions to reduce market interest rates.

 

PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES, AS RESTATED

 

The allowance for loan and lease losses is an amount that Management believes will be adequate to absorb probable loan losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible and is established based on Management’s evaluation of the collectability of loans.  These evaluations take into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, adequacy of collateral, review of specific problem loans, and current economic conditions that may affect our borrowers’ ability to pay.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation recorded $11.2 million and $17.7 million in provision for loan and lease losses, respectively, as compared to $290,000 and $950,000 for the same period in 2008. The increase in the provision for loan losses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 can be attributed to uncertainty in the economic environment, increased trends in delinquency, non-accruals, and other impaired loans, as well as depreciated values of collateral supporting such loans.  Charge-offs also continued to increase due to diminished operating cash flows of our borrowers.  The percentage of non-performing loans to gross loans was 3.66% at September 30, 2009 compared to 1.21% at December 31, 2008 and 0.40% at September 30, 2008. The allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of gross loans and leases at September 30, 2009 was 2.45% compared to 1.10% at December 31, 2008 and 1.07% at September 30, 2008. Net charge-offs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $3.1 million and $4.2 million compared to $111,000 and $190,000 for the same periods in 2008.

 

Additional information about the material weakness in internal control surrounding the Allowance for Loan and Leases losses identified by Management and our remediation plan is provided in Item 4, “Controls and Procedures.”

 

The following chart presents an analysis of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

15,528

 

$

8,433

 

$

10,335

 

$

7,817

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision charged to operating expense

 

11,222

 

290

 

17,693

 

950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recoveries of loans previously charged-off

 

90

 

36

 

339

 

233

 

Loans charged-off

 

(3,183

)

(147

)

(4,549

)

(423

)

Net loan charge-offs

 

(3,093

)

(111

)

(4,210

)

(190

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance other adjustment (1)

 

(167

)

25

 

(328

)

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

23,490

 

$

8,637

 

$

23,490

 

$

8,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period-end loans outstanding

 

$

957,502

 

$

808,621

 

$

957,502

 

$

808,621

 

Average loans outstanding

 

$

949,263

 

$

798,195

 

$

944,851

 

$

772,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of period-end loans outstanding

 

2.45

%

1.07

%

2.45

%

1.07

%

Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding

 

0.33

%

0.01

%

0.45

%

0.02

%

 

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(1)    The “Allowance other adjustment” represents the reclassification of an allowance for probable losses on unfunded loans and unused lines of credit.  These loans and lines of credit, although unfunded, have been committed to by the Corporation.

 

Non-performing loans and leases include those on non-accrual status, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, troubled debt restructurings and other loans deemed impaired.  The Corporation’s policy is to write down all non-performing loans to net realizable value.  Non-performing loans are generally collateralized and are in the process of collection.  Non-accrual loans reduce the Corporation’s earnings because interest income is not earned on such assets. The non-accrual loan and lease balance at September 30, 2009 was $15.8 million as compared to $10.5 million at December 31, 2008 and $3.1 million at September 30, 2008. Non-accrual loans and leases have increased during 2009 over 2008 because of the effects of a recessionary economy.

 

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) represents property owned by the Bank following default by the borrowers. OREO property acquired through foreclosure is initially transferred at fair value based on an appraised value less estimated cost to dispose. Adjustments are subsequently made to mark the property below this amount if circumstances warrant.  Losses arising from foreclosure transactions are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Costs to maintain real estate owned and any subsequent gains or losses are included in the Corporation’s results of operations. The total OREO balance at September 30, 2009 was $3.1 million as compared to $1.9 million at December 31, 2008 and approximately $346,000 at September 30, 2008. OREO balances have increased during 2009 over 2008 because of increased foreclosure activity, stemming from the recessionary economic conditions.

 

The following chart presents detailed information regarding non-performing loans and leases and OREO:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

Past due over 90 days and still accruing

 

$

 

$

209

 

$

870

 

Non-accrual loans and leases (1)

 

15,787

 

3,057

 

10,514

 

Restructured and other impaired loans

 

21,524

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans and leases

 

37,311

 

3,266

 

11,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned

 

3,062

 

346

 

1,872

 

Total non-performing assets

 

$

40,373

 

$

3,612

 

$

13,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases

 

3.90

%

0.40

%

1.21

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of non-performing loans and leases

 

62.96

%

264.43

%

90.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets as a percentage of total loans and other real estate owned

 

4.20

%

0.45

%

1.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of non-performing assets

 

58.18

%

239.12

%

77.96

%

 


(1)    Generally, the Bank places a loan or lease in non-accrual status when principal or interest has been in default for a period of 90 days or more unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection.

 

The Corporation identifies a loan as impaired when it is probable that interest and principal will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. With the exception of troubled debt restructurings, the accrual of interest is discontinued on impaired loans and no income is recognized until all recorded amounts of interest and principal are recovered in full.

 

The Corporation examines loans individually when it is probable that we will be unable to collect all contractual interest and principal payments according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement and assess for impairment. The average recorded balance of impaired loans was $17.1 million and $2.2 million at September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Interest income recognized during the time within the period that the loans were impaired was $258,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. There was no interest income recorded on impaired loans for the same period ending September 30, 2008 as all impaired loans were also non-accrual.

 

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Included in the September 30, 2009 non-performing loans and leases were $21.5 million of restructured and other impaired loans.  Included in this balance was $5.8 million of loans to one commercial relationship for which the original loan terms have been modified due to the borrower’s financial difficulties.  As of September 30, 2009 these loans were performing under the re-negotiated terms and are not classified as non-accrual.  These loans are classified as commercial real estate and the Corporation has allocated a specific reserve of $2.7 million at September 30, 2009.  Also included in restructured and other impaired are two loans to one commercial relationship that total $8.1 million and five loans to another commercial relationship that total $4.0 with a specific reserves of $2.0 million and $0.0 respectively. The loans are currently performing but have been evaluated by management and deemed impaired.  Management continues to closely monitor these relationships.

 

As a recurring part of its portfolio management program, the Corporation has identified approximately $60.0 million in potential problem loans at September 30, 2009.  Potential problem loans are loans that are currently performing, but where the borrower’s operating performance or other relevant factors could result in potential credit problems, and are typically classified by our loan rating system as “substandard.” At September 30, 2009, potential problem loans primarily consisted of commercial loans and commercial real estate. There can be no assurance that additional loans will not become nonperforming, require restructuring, or require increased provision for loan losses.

 

The following charts present additional information about impaired loans and lease balances as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:

 

September 30, 2009

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Loan
Balance

 

Impaired
Loan
Balance

 

Number of
Impaired
Loans

 

Specific
Allowance
on
Impaired
Loans

 

 

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

Commercial loans

 

$

346,174

 

$

18,356

 

28

 

$

2,957

 

Real estate — commercial

 

298,495

 

9,673

 

9

 

4,298

 

Real estate — commercial construction

 

66,255

 

2,300

 

2

 

85

 

Real estate — residential

 

79,793

 

1,004

 

3

 

250

 

Real estate — residential construction

 

40,604

 

4,086

 

12

 

1,725

 

Consumer loans

 

123,447

 

1,542

 

28

 

283

 

Lease financing receivables

 

2,734

 

350

 

6

 

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

957,502

 

$

37,311

 

88

 

$

9,717

 

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired

 

Number of

 

Specific

 

 

 

Loan

 

Loan

 

Impaired

 

Allowance

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Balance

 

Balance

 

Loans

 

on Impaired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial loans

 

$

327,472

 

$

3,632

 

20

 

$

285

 

Real estate — commercial

 

280,549

 

1,650

 

2

 

126

 

Real estate — commercial construction

 

69,057

 

 

 

 

Real estate — residential

 

87,413

 

3,876

 

13

 

350

 

Real estate — residential construction

 

45,466

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans

 

125,318

 

1,166

 

30

 

95

 

Lease financing receivables

 

4,808

 

190

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

 

$

940,083

 

$

10,514

 

69

 

$

856

 

 

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NON-INTEREST INCOME. AS RESTATED

 

Total non-interest income increased $12.2 million to $13.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $1.3 million for the same period in 2008.  Total non-interest income increased $40.0 million to $47.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $7.0 million for the same period in 2008.

 

Of these increases in non interest income, net gain from mortgage banking activity accounted for $11.7 million and $37.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Net gain from mortgage banking activities relates to the Mortgage Banking segment and consists of unrealized gains and losses on interest rate lock commitments, loans held for sale, and forward sale commitments combined with realized gains and losses on the actual sale of the loan and the settlement of forward sale commitments. The increase in the net gain from mortgage banking activities from the same periods in 2008 was primarily from the addition of the AHB’s residential mortgage operations.

 

The distinguishing activity within the Mortgage Banking segment is the origination and sale of residential mortgage and construction loans. This activity drives the net gain on mortgage banking activity line of the income statement. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, this line was positively impacted by the actions of the Federal Reserve to reduce market rates.  These actions resulted in mortgage interest rates declining, beginning in December 2008.  The decline in rates was advantageous to consumers, leading many borrowers to refinance their existing mortgage loan.  The increase in refinance activity reduced the negative impact from weak new and existing home sale sectors.  The Mortgage Banking segment originated $1.95 billion of loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 with refinance activity accounting for 64%, or $1.25 billion of the total.  Loans for the purchase of new or existing homes totaled $645 million, or 33% of total originations, while loans to individual borrowers for construction of single-family residences were $52 million, or 3% of total originations.

 

Loan fees and other was approximately $738,000 and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to approximately $118,000 and $298,000 during the same period in 2008. Loan fees and other primarily relate to the Mortgage Banking segment and consist mainly of fees earned at the inception of a loan as well as fees earned on the servicing of residential loan portfolios not owned by the Bank. Loan fees and other also includes gains and losses on the Bank’s mortgage servicing rights. The increase in loan servicing fees was due to the addition of the AHB division’s mortgage operations.

 

During the third quarter of 2009, the Corporation recorded a $1.6 million other than temporary impairment charge on four banking securities in the third quarter of 2009. The securities are publically traded stock of well-known, established bank holding companies. During the quarter, Management concluded that the impairment on the securities is other than temporary mainly due to continued deterioration of the financial condition of these companies and Management’s conclusion that the Corporation may no longer have the intent to hold these securities until anticipated recovery.

 

Asset impairment of $1.3 million in 2008 related to the write-down of certain securities in 2008. In the third quarter of 2008, the Corporation recorded an approximately $850,000 pre-tax other than temporary impairment loss on a $1.0 million Lehman Brothers note held in the Bank’s investment portfolio. In the third quarter of 2008, the Corporation also recorded a pretax loss of approximately $417,000 on a $13.9 million overnight investment in the Reserve Primary Fund. The Reserve Primary Fund was a short term overnight money market fund designed to maintain a constant $1.00 per share value. The Bank typically used this type of fund to invest excess overnight cash. During the third quarter of 2008, the Fund’s value fell below $1.00 per share due to underlying Lehman Brothers commercial paper in the fund. The Fund is currently in process of liquidation. The Bank wrote its $13.9 million investment down to $13.5 million in the third quarter of 2008 and subsequently received $12.5 million over the remainder of 2008 and 2009. The Bank fully expects to realize the remaining $1.0 million.

 

Wealth management and advisory services revenue remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to 2008 but decreased approximately $138,000 or 4.5% to $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $3.1 million during the same period in 2008. Wealth management and advisory services revenue is based largely on the market value of assets under management.  The decrease in wealth management and advisory services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to a decrease in the average market value of these assets between the two periods. The decline in market value was driven by a decline in the market values of the underlying securities within the assets under management.

 

The Corporation recognized a net gain of approximately $1,000 on sales of investment securities during the three month period ended September 30, 2009, compared with a net gain of approximately $89,000 during the same period in 2008.  The Corporation recognized a net gain of approximately $1,000 on sales of investment securities during the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, compared with a net gain of approximately $273,000 during the same period in 2008.  These net gains and losses were taken as a result of normal portfolio management.

 

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Gains on fixed assets and OREO increased approximately $285,000 and $312,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to 2008. These increases were due primarily to an approximately $114,000 gain from the sale of operating lease equipment in the third quarter of 2009 combined with an approximately $169,000 loss recorded in the third quarter of 2008 from the write-down to fair market value of two OREO properties.

 

Other non-interest income increased 15.3% or approximately $69,000 to $521,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009.  Other non-interest income increased approximately $179,000 or 12.8% to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to same period in 2008.  The increase for the three and nine month periods are primarily due to increases in various fee income earned from the AHB operations.

 

Wealth management and advisory services revenue, service charges on deposit accounts, gains and losses on investment securities, operating lease rental income, gains on the sale of fixed assets and OREO and nearly all of other non-interest income are included within the results of the community banking segment. Nearly all of loan servicing fees and other and all of net gain from mortgage banking activities are included within the mortgage banking segment.

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

Total non-interest expense increased $14.7 million to $23.4 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, compared to $8.6 million during the same period in 2008.  Total non-interest expense increased $41.8 million to $66.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, from $25.1 million during the same period in 2008.

 

Salaries and employee benefits increased $10.1 million to $14.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Salaries and employee benefits increased $28.9 million to $42.7 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. The higher salary and benefits expense was primarily due to the addition of the AHB operations at December 31, 2008.

 

Salaries and related expenses allocable to the Mortgage Banking segment consist of commissions paid to employees involved in the loan origination process, as well as compensation, payroll taxes and benefits paid to employees in the mortgage production operations and allocations for overhead.

 

Salaries directly attributable to the Mortgage Banking segment totaled $8.5 million for the quarter and $24.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Of these amounts, variable compensation, that is compensation paid to loan originators, accounted for $5.4 million, or 64% of the total for the three months ended and $16.6 million or 67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This variable compensation amounts to 0.85% of total originations, a rate typical in the mortgage banking industry.

 

Net occupancy, equipment and data processing expense increased $1.8 million or 123.6% to $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the same period in 2008.  Net occupancy, equipment and data processing expense increased $4.5 million or 104.4% to $8.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the same period in 2008.  Approximately $1.4 million and $3.6 million of these increases were due to the addition of AHB’s operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Occupancy, equipment and data processing expense from AHB’s operations include the operations of administrative facilities as well as two branches combined with IT systems operations. The increase was also attributable to the opening of the new Jennersville grocery store branch as well as the opening of the new One North High Street administrative complex in the first quarter of 2009. The year to date 2009 expense also includes approximately $187,000 of merger-related IT system conversion expense recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

 

FDIC insurance premiums increased approximately $286,000 or 210.3% to approximately $422,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, from approximately $136,000 during the same period in 2008.  FDIC insurance premiums increased $1.6 million or 446.7% to $1.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, from approximately $347,000 during the same period in 2008.  In 2008 and 2009, the FDIC adopted rules that increased FDIC premiums significantly for all banks for assessment periods beginning in the first quarter of 2009. In addition, the FDIC instituted a special assessment for all banks for the second quarter of 2009. FDIC Deposit Insurance expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 includes approximately $673,000 for this special assessment, recorded in the second quarter of 2009. The increased premium as well as the special assessment will cause the Bank’s 2009 FDIC premiums and assessment expense to increase significantly over 2008.

 

Professional services expense increased $1.6 million to $2.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 from $449,000 for the same period in 2008.  Professional services expense increased $3.6 million or 262.7% to $5.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 from $1.4 million for the same period in 2008.  Approximately

 

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$1.0 million and $2.8 million of the increase in professional fees are due to increased legal, consulting and audit fees from the addition of AHB’s operations. The balance of the increase was due to increased legal, audit and consulting fees related to the integration of AHB, as well as other company initiatives.

 

Marketing expense increased approximately $166,000 or 97.1% to approximately $337,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009, from approximately $171,000 for the same period in 2008.  Marketing expense increased approximately $457,000 or 64.9% to $1.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, from approximately $704,000 for the same period in 2008. The increases for the three and nine month periods were primarily due to the addition of AHB’s operations.

 

Total other non-interest expense increased approximately $820,000 or 74.3% to $1.9 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009, from $1.1 million for the same period in 2008.  Total other non-interest expense increased $2.5 million or 81.7% to $5.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 from $3.1 million for the same period in 2008. Most of the increases are due to the addition of AHB’s operations.

 

INCOME TAXES, AS RESTATED

 

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was a $3.3 million benefit compared to approximately $148,000 of expense for same period in 2008. Income tax expense was a $2.1 million benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a $1.3 million expense for the same periods in 2008. Income tax expense is negative for the three and nine month periods in 2009 because of a net operating loss combined with the effect of permanent tax benefit items.

 

LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

 

Liquidity Management

 

The objective of liquidity management is to ensure the availability of sufficient cash flows to meet all financial commitments and to capitalize on opportunities for business expansion.  Liquidity management addresses the Corporation’s ability to meet deposit withdrawals either on demand or at contractual maturity, to repay borrowings as they mature and to make new loans and investments as opportunities arise.  Liquidity is managed on a daily basis enabling Management to monitor changes in liquidity and to react accordingly to fluctuations in market conditions.  The primary sources of liquidity for the Corporation are funding available from the growth of the existing deposit base, new deposits, FHLB, Federal Reserve and cash flow from the investment and loan portfolios.  The Corporation considers funds from such sources to comprise its “core” funding sources because of the historical stability of such sources of funds.  Additional liquidity comes from the Corporation’s non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts and credit facilities.  Other deposit sources include a tiered savings product and certificates of deposit in excess of $100,000. Details of core deposits, non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts, and other deposit sources are highlighted in the following table:

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009

 

For the Year Ended
December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Average

 

Effective

 

Average

 

Effective

 

 

 

Balance

 

Yield

 

Balance

 

Yield

 

DEPOSIT TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW Accounts

 

$

188,693

 

0.83

%

$

179,512

 

1.64

%

Money Market

 

159,486

 

1.21

%

117,393

 

2.46

%

Statement Savings

 

41,026

 

0.58

%

40,300

 

0.70

%

Other Savings

 

1,844

 

0.97

%

2,802

 

1.50

%

Tiered Savings

 

46,062

 

1.09

%

48,915

 

1.30

%

Total NOW Savings, and Money Market

 

437,111

 

0.97

%

388,922

 

1.75

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDs Less than $100,000

 

290,260

 

2.64

%

162,650

 

3.73

%

CDs Greater than $100,000

 

138,685

 

2.84

%

74,822

 

3.90

%

Total CDs

 

428,945

 

2.71

%

237,472

 

3.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Interest Bearing Deposits

 

866,056

 

 

 

626,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Interest Bearing Demand Deposits

 

148,424

 

 

 

120,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deposits

 

$

1,014,480

 

 

 

$

747,335

 

 

 

 

The Bank maintains several credit facilities with the FHLB as well as the Federal Reserve and other Banking institutions.  During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, average FHLB advances and other borrowings were $202.9 million and $201.9 million, respectively, and consisted of term advances with a variety of maturities.  The average interest rate paid on these advances was 3.05% during the third quarter of 2009.  The Bank currently has a maximum borrowing capacity with FHLB of approximately $340.0 million.  FHLB advances are collateralized by a pledge on the Bank’s portfolio of unencumbered investment securities, certain mortgage loans, and a lien on the Bank’s FHLB stock. The Bank also has $245.9 million of borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve borrowings are collateralized by a pledge on certain mortgage loans and a lien on the Bank’s Federal Reserve stock.

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

The goal of interest rate sensitivity management is to avoid fluctuating net interest margins, and to enhance consistent growth of net interest income through periods of changing interest rates.  Such sensitivity is measured as the difference in the volume of assets and liabilities in the existing portfolio that are subject to repricing in a future time period.  The Corporation’s net interest rate sensitivity gap within one year is a negative $289.3 million or 22.1% of total assets at September 30, 2009, compared with a negative $292.9 million or 22.5% of total assets at December 31, 2008.  The Corporation’s gap position is one tool used to evaluate interest rate risk and the stability of net interest margins.  Another tool that management uses to evaluate interest rate risk is a computer simulation model that assesses the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income under various interest rate forecasts and scenarios.  Management has set acceptable limits of risk within its Asset

 

Liability Committee (“ALCO”) policy and monitors the results of the simulations against these limits quarterly.  As of the most recent quarter-end, all results are within policy limits and indicate an acceptable level of interest rate risk. Management monitors interest rate risk as a regular part of corporate operations with the intention of maintaining a stable net interest margin. The following table presents our interest rate sensitivity analysis as of September 30, 2009:

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Two

 

Over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within

 

through

 

five

 

Non-rate

 

 

 

 

 

one year

 

five years

 

years

 

sensitive

 

Total

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

(Restated)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold and overnight investments

 

$

2,347

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,347

 

Investment securities

 

58,706

 

14,858

 

4,173

 

12,129

 

89,866

 

Interest bearing deposits in banks

 

1,497

 

 

 

 

1,497

 

Loans held for sale

 

190,201

 

 

 

 

190,201

 

Net loans and leases

 

396,012

 

402,514

 

158,976

 

(23,490

)

934,012

 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

 

 

19,107

 

19,107

 

Premises and equipment

 

 

 

 

23,142

 

23,142

 

Other assets

 

 

 

 

48,241

 

48,241

 

Total assets

 

$

648,763

 

$

417,372

 

$

163,149

 

$

79,129

 

$

1,308,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing deposits

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

153,299

 

$

153,299

 

Interest bearing deposits

 

791,799

 

33,809

 

7,208

 

 

832,816

 

FHLB advances and other Borrowings

 

128,107

 

74,016

 

 

 

202,123

 

Subordinated debentures

 

15,465

 

 

5,330

 

 

20,795

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

16,270

 

16,270

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

83,110

 

83,110

 

Total liabilities & capital

 

$

935,371

 

$

107,825

 

$

12,538

 

$

252,679

 

$

1,308,413

 

Net interest rate sensitivity gap

 

$

(286,608

)

$

309,547

 

$

150,611

 

$

(173,550

)

 

 

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap

 

$

(286,608

)

$

20,259

 

$

150,611

 

$

 

 

 

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap divided by total assets

 

(21.9

)%

1.6

%

11.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

BRANCHING, TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL PROJECTS

 

During the first quarter of 2009, the Bank completed renovations on a new office building located at One North High Street in West Chester, PA. The building, along with and adjacent to our main branch and existing facility at Nine North High Street will serve as the Corporation’s headquarters.  During the first quarter of 2009, the Bank also opened a new grocery store branch in Jennersville, PA. Technological improvements, including enhanced security over customer information, a more proactive disaster recovery system and an improved infrastructure to support more internet banking products are also expected in the future. We are continuously looking for appropriate opportunities to expand our branch system and invest in technology to better serve our customers.

 

CAPITAL ADEQUACY

 

The Corporation is subject to Risk-Based Capital Guidelines adopted by the Federal Reserve Board for bank holding companies.  The Bank is also subject to similar capital requirements adopted by the OCC. Under these requirements, the regulatory agencies have set minimum thresholds for Tier I Capital, Total Capital, and Leverage ratios.  At September 30, 2009, both the Corporation’s and the Bank’s capital exceeded all minimum regulatory requirements, and the Bank was considered “well capitalized” as defined in the regulations issued pursuant to the FDIC Improvement Act of 1992. Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the OCC is requiring the Bank to increase its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio to not less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to not less than 10% and its total risk-based capital ratio to not less than 12% by December 31, 2009.

 

In April 2009, the Corporation completed the placement of $5,175,000 aggregate liquidation amount of fixed rate trust preferred securities (the “Trust Preferred Securities”), through a newly formed subsidiary, First Chester County Capital Trust IV, a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”). In connection with the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities, the Corporation issued $5,330,000 of junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures (the “Debentures”) to the Trust. The Trust Preferred Securities and the Debentures have a 30 year maturity, and carry a fixed rate of interest of 12.0%. The Corporation has retained the right to redeem the Trust Preferred Securities at par (plus accrued but unpaid interest) on any interest payment date on or after April 28, 2014.

 

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The Corporation’s trust preferred subsidiaries are deconsolidated in accordance with GAAP and the related securities qualify as Tier 1 capital under federal regulatory guidelines.  These instruments are subject to a 25% capital limitation under risk-based capital guidelines developed by the Federal Reserve Board. In March 2005, the Federal Reserve Board amended its risk-based capital standards to expressly allow the continued limited inclusion of outstanding and prospective issuances of trust preferred securities in a bank holding company’s Tier 1 capital, subject to tightened quantitative limits. The Federal Reserve’s amended rule was to become effective March 31, 2009, and would have limited trust preferred securities and other restricted core capital elements to 25% of all core capital elements, net of goodwill less any associated deferred tax liability.  On March 16, 2009, the Federal Reserve Board extended for two years the ability of bank holding companies to include restricted core capital elements as Tier 1 capital up to 25% of all core capital elements, including goodwill. The portion that exceeds the 25% capital limitation qualifies as Tier 2, or supplementary capital of the Corporation. At September 30, 2009, the entire $20.8 million in trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Well

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

Capitalized”

 

 

 

As of September 30,

 

December 31,

 

Requirements

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2008

 

(1)

 

 

 

(Restated)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage Ratio

 

7.15

%

8.66

%

9.87

%

N/A

 

Tier I Capital Ratio

 

9.12

%

10.04

%

9.14

%

N/A

 

Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio

 

10.39

%

11.10

%

10.15

%

N/A

 

Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leverage Ratio

 

7.34

%

8.03

%

9.95

%

5.00

%

Tier I Capital Ratio

 

9.37

%

9.31

%

9.40

%

6.00

%

Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio

 

10.63

%

10.38

%

10.42

%

10.00

%

 


(1)           Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the OCC required the Bank to increase its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio to not less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to not less than 10% and its total risk-based capital ratio to not less than 12% by December 31, 2009.

 

REGULATORY MATTERS

 

On October 16, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Bank entered into an MOU with the OCC.  An MOU with regulatory authorities is an informal action that is not published or publicly available and that is used when circumstances warrant a milder form of action than a formal supervisory action, such as a formal written agreement or order. Among other things, under the MOU, the Bank has agreed to address the following matters:

 

·                   Develop a comprehensive three-year capital plan;

 

·                   Take action to protect criticized assets and adopt and implement a program to eliminate the basis of criticism of such assets;

 

·                   Establish an effective program that provides for early problem loan identification and a formal plan to proactively manage those assets;

 

·                   Review the adequacy of the Bank’s information technology activities and Bank Secrecy Act compliance and approve written programs of policies and procedures to provide for compliance; and

 

·                   Establish a Compliance Committee of the Board to monitor and coordinate the Bank’s adherence to the provisions of the MOU.

 

The Board of Directors and management have already initiated corrective actions to comply with the provisions of the MOU.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the OCC has also required the Bank to increase its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio to not less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to not less than 10% and its total risk-based capital ratio to not less than 12% by December 31, 2009.

 

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The Company has also received notice from the Federal Reserve, the primary regulator of the Corporation, that the Federal Reserve must approve any dividends to be paid by the Corporation in advance of the declaration or payment of the dividend.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

There have been no material changes in the Corporation’s assessment of its sensitivity to market risk since its presentation in the 2008 Annual Report. Please refer to Item 7A of the Corporation’s 2008 Annual Report for more information.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of September 30, 2009, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of Management, including our President and CEO, Chief Operating Officer and our Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation and the identification of material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting as described below, management has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Except for the material weaknesses in our internal controls previously disclosed in our Form 10-Q/A for the periods ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, respectively, and the related remediation efforts described below, there have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, those controls.

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

During the preparation of the Corporation’s for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, management identified a material weakness in the Corporation’s internal controls related to the design and implementation of policies to promptly identify problem loans and to quantify the elements of risk in problem loans.  The Bank’s policies and procedures were not systematically applied, which caused a failure in the identification of problem loans on a timely basis and a failure to accurately estimate the risk in the portfolio; this in turn caused a failure to accurately determine the appropriate Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses at June 30, 2009.  Management also discovered a monitoring weakness that contributed to the characterization of the status of certain loans to be classified as fully performing, when in fact these loans were not.   Management concluded that the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and the Provision for Loans and Lease Losses as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 should be increased by $3.5 million.

 

Mark-to-Market Accounting of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

 

Subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2009, management identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the Corporation’s process to review the valuation of mortgage loans held for sale.  Mortgage loans held for sale represent mortgage loans originated by the Corporation and held until sold to secondary market investors. Upon the closing of a residential mortgage loan originated by the Corporation, the mortgage loan is typically warehoused for a period of time and then sold into the secondary market. While in this warehouse phase, mortgage loans held for sale are recorded at fair value under the fair value option with changes in fair value recognized through earnings.  An error was identified in the Corporation’s process to properly identify a certain population of loans held for sale prior to sending the loan details to the Corporation’s third party valuation firm.  As such, at March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2009, the Corporation erroneously excluded from the population to be fair valued, loans which were identified for sale but for which the Corporation was awaiting the consideration from the counterparty to complete the sales transaction.   These particular loans were correctly classified as loans held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Original Filings; however the unrealized gains(losses) associated with these loans was not reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Statement of Operations. This error resulted in an understatement in the carrying amount of loans held for sale for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2009, as well as an understatement of net income for each quarter. As a result of this material weakness, the Bank increased net gains from mortgage banking by $1.2 million, $14 thousand and $2.7 million for the quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2009, respectively.

 

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Remediation of Material Weaknesses

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

During the fourth quarter 2009 and subsequent to year-end, management began taking steps to remediate the material weakness surrounding the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses. The following steps have been completed as of the time of this filing:

 

·                   hired a seasoned Credit Administration and Credit Policy Officer to oversee, manage and train lending personnel;

·                   engaged an independent third party to perform the quarterly loan review process, which includes 100% coverage of criticized and classified assets;

·                   approved and implemented separation of lending and credit administration functions to increase internal controls and improve segregation of duties;

·                   conducted risk recognition training to improve criticized asset management and to ensure proper evaluation of ongoing credit ratings;

·                   improved processes for identifying impaired loans and the determination of the amount of impairment in accordance with OCC guidelines;

·                   approved and implemented change of lending authorities to ensure better oversight of lenders and to increase oversight on criticized assets;

·                   approved and implemented Board of Director approval for all new credit advances for criticized assets of $1,000,000 or greater;

·                   transferred responsibilities for management and oversight of the Loan Quality Committee, Loan Committee, Delinquency Committee and Classified Asset Committee to a separate Credit Administration and Credit Policy Officer; and

·                   the Loan Review Committee shall continue to review the Loan Quality Status Reports on a quarterly basis.

 

Further, management continues to review existing policies, procedures and practices for compliance with risk rating, accountability and timeliness regarding credit administration, risk recognition, credit management and credit assessment.

 

Mark-to-Market Accounting of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2009, and immediately following management’s identification of the material weakness surrounding the mark-to-market accounting of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale, management began to enhance existing processes that when fully implemented will ensure the portfolio of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale is complete prior to delivery to the third party valuation firm.  At each month-end a reconciliation will be performed to ensure the loans held for sale included in file sent to the third party valuation firm reconciles to the Corporation’s internal subledger.  This internal subledger of loans held for sale will be reconciled to the Corporation’s general ledger.  These reconciliations will be reviewed by management monthly to ensure timely completion and that reconciling items, if any are appropriately addressed.

 

As of the date of this Amendment, management continues their ongoing efforts to correct and revise the existing processes surrounding the material weaknesses described above.  Additional changes will be implemented as determined necessary.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.                     Legal Proceedings

 

There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which the Corporation, or any of its subsidiaries, is a party or of which any of their respective property is the subject.

 

Item 1A.                  Risk Factors

 

For a summary of risk factors relevant to our operations, see Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  There are no material changes in the risk factors relevant to our operations, except as discussed below.

 

We presently are subject to, and in the future may become subject to, regulatory enforcement actions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, operations, financial condition, results of operations or the value of our common stock.

 

Under federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to the safety and soundness of insured depository institutions, various state regulators (for state chartered banks), the Federal Reserve (for bank holding companies), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (for national banks) and separately the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as the insurer of bank deposits, have the authority to compel or restrict certain actions on our part if they determine that we have insufficient capital or are otherwise operating in a manner that may be deemed to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices. Under this authority, our bank regulators can require us to enter into informal or formal enforcement orders, including board resolutions, memoranda of understanding, written agreements and consent or cease and desist orders, pursuant to which we would be required to take identified corrective actions to address cited concerns and to refrain from taking certain actions.

 

In October 2009, the members of the Board of Directors of the Bank entered into an MOU with the OCC to address certain issues that arose in the Bank’s most recent regulatory examination. The issues required to be addressed by management include, among other matters, to improve our loan portfolio and credit risk management and related policies and procedures, address liquidity management and current and future capital requirements, and strengthen enterprise risk management and Bank Secrecy Act practices. In November 2009, the OCC also required the Bank to increase its Tier 1 leverage capital ratio to not less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio to not less than 10% and its total risk-based capital ratio to not less than 12% by December 31, 2009.

 

If we are unable to comply with the terms of the MOU, or if we are unable to comply with the terms of any future regulatory orders to which we may become subject, then we could become subject to additional, heightened supervisory actions and orders, possibly including cease and desist orders, prompt corrective actions and/or other regulatory enforcement actions. If our regulators were to take such additional supervisory actions, then we could, among other things, become subject to significant restrictions on our ability to develop any new business, as well as restrictions on our existing business. The terms of any such supervisory action could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating flexibility, financial condition and the value of our common stock.

 

We are required to maintain capital to meet regulatory requirements, and if we fail to maintain sufficient capital, whether due to losses, an inability to raise additional capital or otherwise, our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, as well as our regulatory requirements, would be adversely affected.

 

Both we and the Bank must meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity. The OCC recently required that the Bank achieve a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of not less than 8%, its Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of not less than 10% and its total risk-based capital ratio of not less than 12% by December 31, 2009, which are higher than the stated minimum capital ratios. Our ability to raise additional capital, when and if needed, will depend on conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, including investor perceptions regarding the banking industry and market conditions, and governmental activities, many of which are outside our control, and on our financial condition and performance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that we will be able to raise additional capital if needed or on terms acceptable to us. If we fail to meet these capital and other regulatory requirements we may be subject to further enforcement actions pursuant to which we would be required to take identified corrective actions to address cited concerns and to refrain from taking certain actions.  These actions may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.

 

Our failure to remain “well capitalized” for bank regulatory purposes could affect customer confidence, our ability to grow, our costs of funds and FDIC insurance costs, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock, our ability to make

 

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distributions on our trust preferred securities, our ability to make acquisitions, our interest rates and our business, results of operation and financial conditions, generally.

 

We depend primarily on dividends from the Bank for cash revenues, but those dividends are subject to restrictions under the MOU and bank regulations.

 

Our ability to satisfy our obligations and pay cash dividends to our shareholders is primarily dependent on the earnings of and dividends from the Bank. However, payment of dividends by the Bank is limited by our MOU with the OCC and by dividend restrictions and capital requirements imposed by bank regulations. Under the MOU, the Bank is required to request supervisory approval to dividend any funds to us. We currently have $3.0 million of unsecured short-term borrowings which are due to be paid on November 20, 2009. In the event the Bank is not permitted by the OCC to dividend funds to us in connection with this debt repayment, we may be in default under the terms of the loans. More generally, in the event the Bank is unable to pay dividends to us, we may not be able to service our debt, pay our obligations or pay dividends on our common stock.

 

Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting were determined not to be effective as of September 30, 2009, as evidenced by material weaknesses that existed in our internal controls. Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not be effective in future periods, as a result of newly identified material weaknesses in internal controls.

 

Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and appropriate financial reporting. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process, under the supervision of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of  our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. As disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting identified material weaknesses as discussed in Item 4. Controls and Procedures . A material weakness is a deficiency in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Corporation’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. See Item 4. Controls and Procedures of this Form 10-Q for the remediation status of the material weaknesses identified. However, there can be no assurance that additional material weaknesses will not be identified in the future. We are committed to continuing to improve our internal control processes and we will continue to diligently and vigorously review our financial reporting controls and procedures. As we continue to evaluate and improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine to take additional measures to address internal control deficiencies or determine to modify certain of the remediation measures described herein. We will continue to be at an increased risk that our financial statements could contain errors that will be undetected, and we will continue to incur significant expense and management burdens associated with the additional procedures required to prepare our consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

The Corporation announced on November 16, 2007, a program to repurchase up to $10.0 million of the Corporation’s Common Stock. This program expires in November 2009. This program replaced a previous program that expired in October 2007. No purchases have been made under the program during the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

There were no sales by the Corporation of unregistered securities during the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

Item 3.     Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation was held on September 1, 2009 (the “Meeting”).  Notice of the Meeting was mailed to shareholders of record on or about August 6, 2009, together with proxy solicitation materials prepared in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated there under.

 

There were two matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting.

 

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1.      To amend the Corporation’s By-Laws to permit the issuance of uncertificated shares (“Proposal One”)

 

2.      To amend the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws to permit the Board of Directors the flexibility, if needed, to amend the By-Laws (“Proposal Two”).

 

There was no solicitation in opposition to either of the matters submitted to vote.  Both of the matters were passed.  The number of votes cast for or against as well as the number of abstentions for each of the matters were as follows:

 

Nominee

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal One

 

4,655,462

 

170,115

 

33,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal Two

 

3,958,263

 

867,973

 

32,475

 

 

There was no other business that came before the meeting or matters incident to the conduct of the Meeting.

 

Item 5.          Other Information

 

The Bank is currently undergoing a restructuring, which includes the previously announced appointment of John A. Featherman, III as President, James M. Deitch as Chief Operating Officer and Sheryl S. Vittitoe as Chief Financial Officer. The restructuring will also include the termination of certain Bank employees, including employees from its AHB Division by yearend. The Bank expects to incur a charge of approximately $1.0 million in the fourth quarter for severance liability connected with this restructuring. The Bank also intends to reorganize its two current divisions into four divisions: Commercial, Consumer, Wealth Management and Administration. The Bank is closing three branches as part of the restructuring; the Bank expects to incur a charge of approximately $1.1 million in the fourth quarter related to branch closure expenses, including estimated lease liabilities and write-off of certain leasehold improvements and fixed assets related to the branch closures. The Bank is also closing 13 mortgage loan production offices related to Vision Mortgage Division of AHB related to the restructuring, and will close an additional six mortgage loan production offices operated as AHB production branches. The Bank will incur approximately $60,000 in charges related to severance, lease obligations and the write off of leasehold improvements, and fixed assets related to such closures.

 

The Corporation borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 million during the second and third quarters of 2009 on an unsecured, short-term basis from two shareholders, with interest payable in each case at 12% per annum. On October 20, 2009, the Corporation received a demand for payment of $3.0 million principal amount of such borrowings in accordance with terms of the loans, with the demand payable on November 20, 2009. The other $1.0 million principal amount of unsecured loan originally matured on November 24, 2009, but has been extended by the lender to May 24, 2010. The Corporation is currently attempting to negotiate to extend the maturity of the $3 million due on November 20, 2009. If the Corporation is unable to extend the loans, the Bank may need to dividend to the Corporation some or all of such funds. Under its informal MOU with the OCC, the Bank is required to obtain supervisory approval to dividend any funds to the Corporation. Any such dividend to the Corporation will directly affect the Bank’s capital and in turn, its fourth quarter regulatory capital ratios.

 

Item 6.          Exhibits

 

The following exhibits, which are furnished with this Quarterly Report or incorporated herein by reference, are filed as part of this Quarterly Report.

 

3.1

 

Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed May 14, 2004.)

3.2

 

Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (incorporation herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Corporation’s Form 8-A, filed October 22, 2009.)

3.3

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Corporation’s Form 8-A, filed October 22, 2009.)

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 


*Filed herewith.

 

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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 on July 26, 2010.

 

FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION

 

 

/s/ John A. Featherman, III

 

John A. Featherman, III

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

/s/ Eric A. Segal

 

Eric A. Segal

 

Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit

3.1

 

Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed May 14, 2004.)

3.2

 

Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (incorporation herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Corporation’s Form 8-A, filed October 22, 2009.)

3.3

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Corporation’s Form 8-A, filed October 22, 2009.)

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 


*Filed herewith.

 

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