PFF BANCORP INC
10-Q, 2000-11-14
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

or

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

For the transition period from                 to

Commission File Number 0-27404

PFF BANCORP, INC.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

95-4561623

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

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

350 South Garey Avenue, Pomona, California 91766
(Address of principal executive offices)

(909) 623-2323
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 .

The registrant had 13,359,179 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding as of November 10, 2000.

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Form 10-Q
Index

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

PAGE

     

Item 1

Financial statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000

 


1

 

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999


2

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for the three and six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999


3

 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the six months ended September 30, 2000


4

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999


5

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2

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


11

Item 3

Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

22

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

23

Item 2

Changes in Securities

23

Item 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

23

Item 4

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

23

Item 5

Other Information

23

Item 6

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

24

SIGNATURES

   

 

PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Item 1. Financial Statements.

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

September 30,
2000

March 31,
2000

Assets

   

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 50,269

$ 35,131

Loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value (net of valuation allowance)


998


7,362

Investment securities held-to-maturity (estimated fair value of $726 at September 30, 2000 and $719 at March 31, 2000)

702

701

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value

89,477

87,810

Mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale, at fair value

332,780

381,277

Collateralized mortgage obligations available-for-sale, at fair value

83,628

85,653

Trading securities, at fair value

3,589

4,318

Investments in real estate

558

4,928

Loans receivable, net

2,336,535

2,326,702

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock, at cost

46,280

44,550

Accrued interest receivable

18,850

18,584

Real estate acquired through foreclosure, net

875

1,466

Property and equipment, net

22,252

22,374

Prepaid expenses and other assets

14,860

13,167

Total assets

$ 3,001,653

$ 3,034,023

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

Deposits

$ 1,934,243

$ 1,906,534

FHLB advances and other borrowings

794,000

884,000

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

32,748

21,658

Total liabilities

2,760,991

2,812,192

Commitments and contingencies

-

-

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued


-


-

Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 59,000,000 shares; issued 20,052,386 and 20,012,972; outstanding 13,353,919 and 13,314,505 at September 30 and March 31, 2000, respectively



200



200

Additional paid-in capital

132,265

131,370

Retained earnings, substantially restricted

126,478

113,521

Unearned stock-based compensation

(11,128)

(13,303)

Treasury stock (6,698,467 at September 30 and March 31, 2000)

(67)

(67)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(7,086)

(9,890)

Total stockholders' equity

240,662

221,831

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 3,001,653

$ 3,034,023

                   See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months
Ended
  September 30,

For the Six Months
 Ended
September 30,

 

2000

1999

2000

1999

         

Interest income:

       

Mortgage loans

$ 42,360

$ 37,457

$ 84,764

$ 73,452

Non-mortgage loans

7,007

4,136

13,384

7,770

Mortgage-backed securities

5,684

7,086

11,748

14,834

Collateralized mortgage obligations

1,648

1,435

3,264

2,930

Investment securities and deposits

2,770

2,417

6,007

4,886

Total interest income

59,469

52,531

119,167

103,872

Interest expense:

       

Interest on deposits

23,763

19,394

46,070

38,689

Interest on borrowings

12,540

10,890

25,810

21,709

Total interest expense

36,303

30,284

71,880

60,398

Net interest income

23,166

22,247

47,287

43,474

Provision for loan losses

1,251

1,000

2,502

2,000

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

21,915

21,247

44,785

41,474

Non-interest income:

       

Deposit and related fees

2,266

2,308

4,545

4,720

Loan and servicing fees

801

685

1,764

1,463

Trust fees

525

517

1,092

1,037

Gain on sales of assets, net

365

45

345

98

Gain(loss) on trading securities, net

123

(142)

(247)

128

Other non-interest income

47

139

247

357

Total non-interest income

4,127

3,552

7,746

7,803

Non-interest expense:

       

General and administrative:

       

Compensation and benefits

7,497

7,424

14,755

14,384

Occupancy and equipment

2,911

2,949

5,772

5,757

Marketing and professional services

1,313

1,257

2,402

2,405

Other non-interest expense

2,149

2,199

4,443

4,467

Total general and administrative

13,870

13,829

27,372

27,013

Foreclosed real estate operations, net

7

(186)

(12)

(156)

Total non-interest expense

13,877

13,643

27,360

26,857

Earnings before income taxes

12,165

11,156

25,171

22,420

Income taxes

5,088

4,840

10,727

9,700

Net earnings

$ 7,077

$ 6,316

$ 14,444

$ 12,720

         

Basic earnings per share

$ 0.61

$ 0.52

$ 1.24

$ 1.03

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share calculation


11,665,742


12,129,514


11,637,584


12,337,345

Diluted earnings per share

$ 0.55

$ 0.47

$ 1.14

$ 0.95

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share calculation


12,877,091


13,299,542


12,656,412


13,422,902

       See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

For the Three Months
Ended
September 30,

For the Six Months
Ended
September 30,

 

2000

1999

2000

1999

         

Net earnings

$ 7,077

$ 6,316

$ 14,444

$ 12,720

         

Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of income taxes

       

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale:

       

U.S. Treasury and agency securities and other investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value


899


(1,971)


933


(2,040)

Collateralized mortgage obligations available-for-sale, at fair value


181


-


184


-

Mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale, at fair value

1,336

(1,569)

1,687

(4,147)

Reclassification of realized (gains)losses included in earnings

-

2

-

62

         

Other comprehensive earnings (losses)

2,416

(3,538)

2,804

(6,125)

Comprehensive earnings

$ 9,493

$ 2,778

$ 17,248

$ 6,595

   See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 



Number of
Shares



Common
Stock


Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Retained
Earnings,
Substantially
Restricted


Unearned
Stock-based
Compensation



Treasury
Stock

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Earnings(Loss)




Total

                 

Balance at March 31, 2000

13,314,505

$ 200

$ 131,370

$ 113,521

$ (13,303)

$ (67)

$ (9,890)

$ 221,831

                 

Net earnings

-

-

-

14,444

-

-

-

14,444

Amortization of shares under stock-based compensation plans


-


-


560


-


2,175


-


-


2,735

Stock options exercised

39,414

-

335

-

-

-

-

335

Dividends

-

-

-

(1,487)

-

-

-

(1,487)

Changes in unrealized losses on securities available for sale, net


-


-


-


-


-


-


2,804


2,804

Balance at September 30, 2000

13,353,919

$ 200

$ 132,265

$ 126,478

$ (11,128)

$ (67)

$ (7,086)

$ 240,662

  See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended
September 30,

 

2000

1999

     

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

Net earnings

$ 14,444

$ 12,720

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

   

Amortization of premiums net of discount accretion on loans and securities


827


1,336

Amortization of deferred loan origination fees

(91)

217

Loan fees collected

143

(1,545)

Dividends on FHLB stock

(1,730)

(1,262)

Provisions for losses on loans

2,502

2,000

Gains on sales of loans, mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale, real estate and property and equipment


(366)


(491)

Proceeds from sale of trading securities

495

200

(Gains) losses on trading securities

247

(128)

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

1,823

1,876

Loans originated for sale

(8,763)

(25,568)

Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale

15,223

20,537

Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation

2,735

2,491

Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

9,336

2,824

Increase in:

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

(266)

(341)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(1,693)

(2,051)

Net cash provided by operating activities

34,866

12,815

     

Cash flows from investing activities:

   

Loans originated for investment

(536,011)

(578,892)

Increase in construction loans in process

6,289

34,931

Purchases of loans held for investment

(256)

(50)

Principal payments on loans

516,812

392,771

Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity

-

336

Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale


50,053


91,339

Principal payments on collateralized mortgage obligations available-for-sale


2,305


13,410

Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale

-

(28,066)

Redemption of FHLB stock

-

10,188

     
 

(Continued)

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended
September 30,

 

2000

1999

Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale

$           -

$ 7,647

Proceeds from sale of investment securities available-for-sale

-

6,126

Proceeds from sale of real estate

1,710

5,314

Investment in or proceeds from real estate held for investment

4,514

108

Purchases of property and equipment

(1,701)

(689)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

43,715

(45,527)

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

Proceeds from FHLB advances

367,800

235,000

Repayment of FHLB advances

(457,800)

(215,000)

Net change in deposits

27,709

13,051

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

335

313

Cash dividends

(1,487)

(772)

Purchase of treasury stock

-

(28,773)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(63,443)

3,819

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

15,138

(28,893)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

35,131

63,790

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 50,269

$ 34,897

Supplemental information:

   

Interest paid, including interest credited

$ 69,921

$ 61,453

Income taxes paid

7,500

8,100

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

   

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities

   

available-for-sale

4,838

(10,561)

Net transfers from loans receivable to real estate acquired through foreclosure


1,131


2,696

                  See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

     

(1)  Basis of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PFF Bancorp, Inc. (the "Bancorp") and its subsidiary PFF Bank & Trust (collectively, "the Company"). The Company's business is conducted primarily through PFF Bank & Trust and its subsidiary, Pomona Financial Services, Inc (collectively, "the Bank"). Pomona Financial Services, Inc. includes the accounts of Diversified Services, Inc. and PFF Financial Services, Inc. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting principally of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation.

The results of operations for the six months ended September 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending March 31, 2001.

(2) New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives), and for hedging activities. It requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair value. If certain conditions are met, a derivative may be specifically designated as (a) a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment, (b) a hedge of the exposure to variable cash flows of a forecasted transaction, or (c) a hedge of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation, an unrecognized firm commitment, an available-for-sale security, or a foreign-currency-denominated forecasted transaction.

Under SFAS No. 133, an entity that elects to apply hedge accounting is required to establish at the inception of the hedge the method it will use for assessing the effectiveness of the hedging derivative and the measurement approach of determining the ineffective aspect of the hedge. Those methods must be consistent with the entity's approach to managing risk.

This statement was to be effective for all quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999 however, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137 which has delayed the implementation by one year. In June 2000, SFAS No. 133 was further amended by SFAS No. 138. SFAS No. 138 addresses a limited number of issues causing implementation difficulties for numerous entities that apply SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 138 also amends SFAS No. 133 for the decisions reached by the Derivatives Implementation Group Process. Management does not expect any impact from implementation of SFAS No. 133.

In September 2000, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 ("SFAS No. 140") to replace SFAS No. 125, "Accounting for transfer and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities". SFAS No. 140 provides the accounting and reporting guidance for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. SFAS No. 140 will be the authoritative accounting literature for : (1) securitization transactions involving financial assets; (2) sales of financial assets (including loan participations); (3) factoring transactions, (4) wash sales; (5) servicing assets and liabilities; (6) collateralized borrowing arrangements; (7) securities lending transactions; (8) repurchase agreements; and (9) extinguishment of liabilities. Management plans to implement the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 140 in 2000 and is currently evaluating the impact of implementation of SFAS No. 140 on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

In March 2000, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 44 "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation an interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25" ("FIN 44"). This interpretation clarifies the definition of an employee for purposes of applying Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25"), the criteria for determining whether a plan qualifies as a noncompensatory plan, the accounting consequence of various modifications to the terms of a previously fixed stock option or award, and the accounting for an exchange of stock compensation awards in a business combination. This interpretation is effective July 1, 2000, but certain conclusions in this interpretation cover specific events that occur after either December 15, 1998 or January 12, 2000. Management plans to implement the disclosure requirements of FIN 44 in 2000 and is currently evaluating the impact of implementation of FIN 44 on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

(3) Earnings per share

Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted from issuance of common stock that then shared in earnings.

The following table is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for net earnings for PFF Bancorp, Inc.

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

 

2000(1)

 

1999(2)

 

Earnings
(Numerator)

Shares
(Denominator)

Per-Share
Amount

 

Earnings
(Numerator)

Shares
(Denominator)

Per-Share
Amount

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

               

Net Earnings

$ 7,077

     

$ 6,316

   
               

Basic EPS

             

Earnings available to common stockholders

7,077

11,665,742

$ 0.61

 

6,316

12,129,514

$ 0.52

               

Effect of Dilutive Securities

             

Options and Stock Awards

-

1,211,349

   

-

1,170,028

 
               

Diluted EPS

             

Earnings available to common stockholders and assumed conversions


$ 7,077


12,877,091


$ 0.55

 


$ 6,316


13,299,542


$ 0.47

 

(1)  Options to purchase 10,094 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $20.93 per share were outstanding during the three month period ending September 30, 2000 but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares. The options, which expire between October 22, 2002 and November 23, 2004, were still outstanding at September 30, 2000.

(2)  Options to purchase 7,482 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $20.60 per share were outstanding during the three month period ending September 30, 1999 but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares. The options, which expire between October 22, 2002 and April 22, 2003 were still outstanding at September 30, 1999.

 

For the six Months Ended September 30,

 

2000(1)

 

1999(2)

 

Earnings
(Numerator)

Shares
(Denominator)

Per-Share
Amount

 

Earnings
(Numerator)

Shares
(Denominator)

Per-Share
Amount

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

               

Net Earnings

$ 14,444

     

$ 12,720

   
               

Basic EPS

             

Earnings available to common stockholders

14,444

11,637,584

$ 1.24

 

12,720

12,337,345

$ 1.03

               

Effect of Dilutive Securities

             

Options and Stock Awards

-

1,018,828

   

-

1,085,557

 
               

Diluted EPS

             

Earnings available to common stockholders and assumed conversions


$ 14,444


12,656,412


$ 1.14

 


$ 12,720


13,422,902


$ 0.95

 

(1)  Options to purchase 20,548 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $19.55 per share were outstanding during the six month period ending September 30, 2000 but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares. The options, which expire between October 22, 2002 and November 23, 2004, were still outstanding at September 30, 2000.

(2)  Options to purchase 7,482 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $20.60 per share were outstanding during the six month period ending September 30, 1999 but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares. The options, which expire between October 22, 2002 and April 22, 2003, were still outstanding at September 30, 1999.

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operation

Average Balance Sheets

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include fees that are considered adjustments to yields.

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

2000

1999

 


Average
Balance



Interest

Average
Yield/
Cost


Average
Balance



Interest

Average
Yield/
Cost

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

$ 26,626

$ 361

5.39%

$ 24,340

$ 301

4.91%

Investment securities, net

95,504

1,673

6.97

95,401

1,506

6.28

Loans receivable, net

2,315,181

49,367

8.53

2,105,193

41,593

7.90

Mortgage-backed securities, net

346,620

5,684

6.56

447,074

7,086

6.34

Collateralized mortgage obligations, net

86,990

1,648

7.58

92,455

1,435

6.21

FHLB stock

46,070

736

6.36

42,309

610

5.72

Total interest-earning assets

2,916,991

59,469

8.15

2,806,772

52,531

7.49

Non-interest-earning assets

66,855

 

 

103,871

 

 

Total assets

$2,983,846

 

 

$2,910,643

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings accounts

$ 131,882

725

2.19

$ 144,640

815

2.24

Money market accounts

379,152

4,653

4.88

422,885

4,569

4.29

NOW and other demand deposit accounts

234,273

466

0.79

211,213

342

0.64

Certificate accounts

1,171,812

17,919

6.08

1,077,519

13,668

5.03

Total

1,917,119

23,763

4.93

1,856,257

19,394

4.15

FHLB advances

789,132

12,537

6.32

788,496

10,882

5.48

Other

3,470

3

0.03

2,944

8

1.08

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,709,721

36,303

5.33

2,647,697

30,284

4.54

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

39,084

 

 

43,162

 

 

Total liabilities

2,748,805

 

 

2,690,859

 

 

Stockholders' equity

235,041

 

 

219,784

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$2,983,846

 

 

$2,910,643

 

 

Net interest income

 

$ 23,166

 

 

$ 22,247

 

Net interest spread

 

 

2.82

 

 

2.95

Effective interest spread

 

 

3.18

 

 

3.17

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

107.65%

 

 

106.01%

 

 

 

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Operation
Continued

Average Balance Sheets

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include fees that are considered adjustments to yields.

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

2000

1999

 


Average
Balance



Interest

Average
Yield/
Cost


Average
Balance



Interest

Average
Yield/
Cost

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

$ 23,984

$ 701

5.85%

$ 45,696

$ 1,042

4.55%

Investment securities, net

95,455

3,351

7.02

87,231

2,666

6.11

Loans receivable, net

2,324,262

98,148

8.45

2,065,048

81,222

7.87

Mortgage-backed securities, net

359,990

11,748

6.53

468,789

14,834

6.33

Collateralized mortgage obligations, net

87,532

3,264

7.46

95,952

2,930

6.11

FHLB stock

45,635

1,955

8.57

44,372

1,178

5.30

Total interest-earning assets

2,936,858

119,167

8.12

2,807,088

103,872

7.40

Non-interest-earning assets

66,546

 

 

110,837

 

 

Total assets

$3,003,404

 

 

$2,917,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings accounts

$ 132,847

1,458

2.20

$ 144,797

1,631

2.25

Money market accounts

377,267

9,183

4.87

413,630

9,020

4.35

NOW and other demand deposit accounts

230,131

836

0.73

208,984

681

0.65

Certificate accounts

1,167,724

34,593

5.92

1,084,827

27,357

5.03

Total

1,907,969

46,070

4.83

1,852,238

38,689

4.17

FHLB advances

826,527

25,804

6.24

791,048

21,689

5.47

Other

2,999

6

0.40

2,341

20

1.70

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,737,495

71,880

5.25

2,645,627

60,398

4.55

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

35,684

 

 

48,039

 

 

Total liabilities

2,773,179

 

 

2,693,666

 

 

Stockholders' equity

230,225

 

 

224,259

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$3,003,404

 

 

$2,917,925

 

 

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

 

$ 47,287

 

 

$ 43,474

 

Net interest spread

 

 

2.87

 

 

2.85

Effective interest spread

 

 

3.22

 

 

3.10

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

107.28%

 

 

106.10%

 

 

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Company's interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) changes attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); (iii) changes attributable to changes in rate/volume (change in rate multiplied by change in volume); and (iv) the net change.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2000
Compared to
Three Months Ended September 30, 1999

Six Months Ended September 30, 2000
Compared to
Six Months Ended September 30, 1999

 

Increase (Decrease)
Due to

Increase (Decrease)
Due to

 


Volume


Rate

Rate/
Volume


Net


Volume


Rate

Rate/
Volume


Net

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                 

Interest-earning assets:

               

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments


$ 28


30


2


60


$ (494)


296


(143)


(341)

Investment securities, net

2

165

-

167

256

346

33

635

Loans receivable, net

4,149

3,296

329

7,774

10,195

5,980

751

16,926

Mortgage-backed securities, net

(1,592)

245

(55)

(1,402)

(3,443)

465

(108)

(3,086)

Collateralized mortgage obligations, net


(85)


317


(19)


213


(253)


698


(61)


384

FHLB stock

54

68

4

126

33

725

19

777

Total interest-earning assets

2,556

4,121

261

6,938

6,294

8,510

491

15,295

                 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

               

Savings accounts

(72)

(19)

1

(90)

(134)

(40)

1

(173)

Money market accounts

(472)

629

(73)

84

(791)

1,072

(118)

163

NOW and other demand deposit Accounts


37


80


7


124


69


80


6


155

Certificate accounts

1,192

2,853

206

4,251

2,085

4,854

297

7,236

FHLB advances

9

1,665

(19)

1,655

970

3,061

84

4,115

Other

1

(5)

(1)

(5)

6

(15)

(5)

(14)

Total interest-bearing liabilities

695

5,203

121

6,019

2,205

9,012

265

11,482

Change in net interest income

$1,861

(1,082)

140

919

$ 4,089

(502)

226

3,813

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, or in the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "may," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify certain of such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause future results to vary from current expectations include, but are not limited to, the following: changes in economic conditions (both generally and more specifically in the markets in which the Company operates); changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines and in government legislation and regulation (which change from time to time and over which the Company has no control); other factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products and services, and other risks detailed in this Form 10-Q and in the Company's other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999

General

The Company recorded net earnings of $7.1 million or $0.55 per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to net earnings of $6.3 million or $0.47 per diluted share for the comparable period of 1999.

Net interest income was $23.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $22.2 million for the comparable period of 1999. The increase in net interest income was attributable to a $110.2 million increase in average interest-earning assets partially offset by a 13 basis point decrease in net interest spread from 2.95% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to 2.82% for the comparable period of 2000.

Provision for loan losses was $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $1.0 million for the comparable period of 1999.

Total non-interest income was $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $3.6 million for the comparable period of 1999. Total non-interest expense was $13.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $13.6 million for the comparable period of 1999.

Interest Income

Interest income was $59.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $52.5 million for the comparable period of 1999. The $6.9 million increase in interest income was attributable to a 66 basis point increase in average yield on interest-earning assets, coupled with the $110.2 million increase in average interest-earning assets. The increase in average interest earning assets was due to a $210.0 million increase in the average balance of loans receivable, net from $2.11 billion for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $2.32 billion for the comparable period of 2000. The average aggregate balance of investment securities, mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") and collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMO's") (collectively, "securities") decreased $105.8 million from $634.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $529.1 million for the comparable period of 2000 reflecting the Company's strategy of redeploying earnings assets from securities into loans receivable.

The average yield on loans receivable, net increased 63 basis points from 7.90% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to 8.53% for the comparable period of 2000. The increase in the average yield on loans receivable, net was attributable principally to a $241.9 million increase in the aggregate disbursed balance of construction, commercial business, commercial real estate and consumer loans (the Four-C's) from $601.5 million or 28 percent of loans receivable, net at September 30, 1999 to $843.4 million or 36 percent of loans receivable, net at September 30, 2000. Originations of the Four-C's continues to be an area of focus for the Bank with such loans accounting for 92% and 61% of total loan originations for the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. An increase in the general level of interest rates also contributed to the increase in loan yields. Management expects that the strong level of originations of the Four-C's will continue and with it, the Bank should continue to achieve continued strengthening of its yield on average interest-earning assets as the proportion of total interest-earning assets comprised by the Four-C's increase.

The average yield on securities was 6.80% for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to 6.31% for the comparable period of 1999. The increase in the average yield on securities reflects the impact of an increase in the general level of interest rates. The one-year Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) and one month London Inter Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) averaged approximately 6.12% and 6.54% respectively for the three months ended September 30 2000 compared to approximately 5.16% and 5.30%, respectively for the comparable period of 1999. Amortization of premiums net of accretion of discounts was $225,000 (17 basis points) for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $382,000 (24 basis points) for the comparable period of 1999.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $36.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $30.3 million for the comparable period of 1999. The $6.0 million increase in interest expense was attributable to a 79 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities coupled with a $62.0 million increase in average interest-bearing liabilities from $2.65 billion for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $2.71 billion for the comparable period of 2000. The 79 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities reflects a 78 basis point increase in the average cost of deposits, a 84 basis point increase in the cost of FHLB advances and a slight increase in the proportion of total interest-bearing liabilities comprised by certificates of deposits (C.D.'s) and FHLB advances from 71% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to 72% for the comparable period of 2000 as C.D.'s and FHLB advances were utilized to fund the strong level of loan growth.

The increase in the average cost of deposits from 4.15% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to 4.93% for the comparable period of 2000 reflects an increase in the general level of interest rates. The average balances of money market, savings and NOW accounts (collectively, "core deposits") decreased $33.4 million from $778.7 million or 42% of average total deposits for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $745.3 million or 39% of average total deposits for the comparable period 2000. The average balance of total deposits increased $60.9 million from $1.86 billion for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $1.92 billion for the comparable period of 2000. The average cost of core deposits was 3.12% for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to 6.08% for C.D.'s.

The average cost of FHLB advances increased from 5.48% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to 6.32% for the comparable period of 2000 reflecting an increase in the general level of interest rates coupled with the Bank's utilization of putable fixed rate FHLB advances. Under the putable advance program, in exchange for a favorable interest rate on the borrowing, the Bank grants to the FHLB an option to "put" the advance back to the Bank at specified "put" dates prior to maturity but after the conclusion of a specified lock out period. Under the putable advance program, the Bank obtains funds below the cost of non-putable FHLB advances of comparable final maturity. In exchange for this favorable funding rate, the Bank is exposed to the risk that the advance is put back to the Bank following an increase in the general level of interest rates causing the Bank to initiate a borrowing at a less advantageous cost. Between September 30, 1999 and September 30, 2000 $230.0 million of putable FHLB advances with a weighted average interest rate of 5.45% were put back to the Bank. Of the $230.0 million put back, $115.0 million was "rolled" into non-putable advances at a weighted average interest rate of 6.55% percent. The Bank has not initiated any new putable borrowings since May 27,1998. At September 30, 2000 the Bank's putable borrowings totaled $185.0 million.

The future behavior of the Bank's funding costs will be impacted to a significant degree by the general level and direction of interest rates as well as competitive forces within the Bank's geographic market. Based upon current interest rate and market conditions, management expects a degree of continued bias to the Bank's funding costs over the next one to two quarters that is directionally consistent with, but lesser in magnitude than, that experienced for the three months ended September 30, 2000. Thereafter, subject to market conditions, management expects a significant reduction in the upward bias to the Bank's funding costs.

Provision for Loan Losses

Provision for loan losses was $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 1999 compared to $1.3 million for the comparable period of 2000. See "Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000".

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $3.6 million for the comparable period of 1999. Excluding trading securities activity, core non-interest income was $4.0 million or, on an annualized basis, .54% of average assets for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $3.7 million or, on annualized basis, .51% of average assets for the comparable period of 1999. Deposit and related fees decreased $42,000 between three months ended September 30, 1999 and 2000. The primary reason for the decrease in deposit and related fees was due to a reduction in non-deposit income from $346,000 for the three months September 30, 1999 compared to $277,000 for the comparable period of 2000 due to lower sales volume in the current period compared to 1999. The increase in trust fees from $517,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1999 to $525,000 for the comparable period of 2000 reflects growth in assets under custody or management from $250.2 million at September 30, 1999 to $279.6 million at September 30, 2000.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $13.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $13.6 million for the comparable period of 1999. General and administrative expense was $13.9 million, or an annualized basis 1.86% of average assets for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $13.8 million or, 1.90% of average assets for the comparable period in 1999. Compensation and benefits expense was $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $7.4 million for the comparable period in 1999. Included in compensation and benefits expense are non-cash charges associated with the amortization of shares under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 1996 Incentive Plan of $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $1.4 million for the comparable period of 1999.

Foreclosed real estate operations, net includes income of $186,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1999 comprised of gains on sale of 1-4 family residences.

Income Taxes

Income taxes were $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $4.8 million for the comparable period of 1999. The effective tax rate was 41.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to 43.4% for the comparable period of 1999.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999

General

The Company recorded net earnings of $14.4 million or $1.14 per diluted share for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to net earnings of $12.7 million or $0.95 per diluted share for the comparable period of 1999.

Net interest income was $47.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $43.5 million for the comparable period of 1999. The increase in net interest income was attributable to $129.8 million increase in average interest earning-assets coupled with a 2 basis point increase in net interest spread from 2.85% for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to 2.87% for the comparable period of 2000.

Provision for loan losses was $2.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $2.0 million for the comparable period of 1999.

Total non-interest income was $7.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $7.8 million for the comparable period of 1999. Total non-interest expense was $27.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $26.9 million for the comparable period of 1999.

Interest Income

Interest income was $119.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $103.9 million for the comparable period of 1999. The $15.3 million increase in interest income was attributable to a 72 basis point increase in average yield on interest-earning assets, coupled with a $129.8 million increase in average interest-earning assets. The increase in average interest earnings assets was due to a $259.2 million increase in the average balance of loans receivable from $2.07 billion for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $2.32 billion for the comparable period of 2000. The average aggregate balance of securities decreased $109.0 million from $652.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $543.0 million for the comparable period of 2000 reflecting the Company's strategy of redeploying earnings assets from securities into loans receivable. During April 2000 the Bank received a $329,000 special dividend from the FHLB of San Francisco. This special dividend increased the average yield on interest-earning assets for the six months ended September 30, 2000 by 3 basis points.

The average yield on loans receivable, net increased 58 basis points from 7.87% for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to 8.45% for the comparable period of 2000. The increase in the average yield on loans receivable, net was attributable principally to a $241.9 million increase in the aggregate disbursed balance of the Four-C's from $601.5 million or 28 percent of loans receivable, net at September 30, 1999 to $843.4 million or 36 percent of loans receivable, net at September 30, 2000. Originations of the Four-C's accounted for 92% and 57% of total loan originations for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. An increase in the general level of interest rates also contributed to the increase in loan yields.

The average yield on securities was 6.77% for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to 6.27% for the comparable period of 1999. The increase in the average yield on securities reflects the impact of an increase in the general level of interest rates. The one year CMT and one month LIBOR averaged approximately 6.17% and 6.47% respectively for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to approximately 4.99% and 5.09% respectively for the comparable period of 1999. Amortization of premium, net of accretion of discounts was $457,000 (17 basis points) for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $884,000 (27 basis points) for the comparable period of 1999.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $71.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $60.4 million for the comparable period of 1999. The $11.5 million increase in interest expense was attributable to a 70 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities coupled with a $91.9 million increase in the balance of average interest-bearing liabilities from $2.65 billion for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $2.74 billion for the comparable period of 2000. The 70 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities reflects a 66 basis point increase in the average cost of deposits, a 77 basis point increase in the cost of FHLB advances, and an increase in the proportion of total interest-bearing liabilities comprised by C.D.'s and FHLB advances from 71% for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to 73% for the comparable period of 2000.

The increase in the average cost of deposits from 4.17% for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to 4.83% for the comparable period of 2000 reflects an increase in the general level of interest rates. The average balances of core deposits decreased $27.2 million from $767.4 million or 41% of average total deposits for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $740.2 million or 39% of average total deposits for the comparable period of 2000. The average balance of total deposits increased $55.7 million from $1.85 billion for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $1.91 billion for the comparable period of 2000. The change in deposit balances are net of $45.9 million of deposits (including $12.6 million of core deposits) sold in October 1999. The average cost of core deposits was 3.10% for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to 5.92% for C.D.'s.

The average cost of FHLB advances increased from 5.47% for the six months ended September 30, 1999, to 6.24% for the comparable period of 2000 reflecting the impact of the maturity or puts of advances coupled with an increase in the general level of interest rates.

Provision for Loan Losses

Provision for loan losses was $2.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $2.0 million for the comparable period of 1999. See "Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000."

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $7.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $7.8 million for the comparable period of 1999. Deposit and related fees decreased $175,000 from $4.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $4.5 million for the comparable period of 2000. The decrease in deposit and related fees reflects the decrease in income from the sale of non-deposit investments from $799,000 for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $600,000 for the comparable period of 2000. Trust fees increased from $1.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 1999 to $1.1 million for the comparable period of 2000

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $27.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $26.9 million for the comparable period of 1999. General and administrative expense was $27.4 million or, 1.82% of average assets for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $27.0 or, 1.85% for the comparable period in 1999. Compensation and benefits expense was $14.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $14.4 million for the comparable period in 1999. Included in compensation and benefits expense are non-cash charges associated with the amortization of shares under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 1996 Incentive Plan of $2.7 million and $2.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income taxes were $10.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $9.7 million for the comparable period of 1999. The effective tax rate was 42.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to 43.3% for the comparable period of 1999.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000

Total assets decreased $32.4 million from $3.03 billion at March 31, 2000 to $3.00 billion at September 30, 2000. Loans receivable, net increased $9.8 million from $2.33 billion at March 31, 2000 to $2.34 billion at September 30, 2000. Securities decreased $48.9 million from $555.4 million at March 31, 2000 to $506.6 million at September 30, 2000 reflecting the strategy discussed above of utilizing paydowns on securities to fund loan growth. The $9.8 million increase in loans receivable, net included a $106.9 million increase in the aggregate disbursed balance of the Four C's and a $102.6 million decrease in 1-4 family residential mortgages

Loan originations for the six months ended September 30, 2000 were $544.8 million, compared to $604.5 million for the comparable period of 1999. Loan principal payoffs and paydowns were $516.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000, compared to $392.8 million for the comparable period of 1999. Non-accrual loans increased from $5.4 million or 0.21% of gross loans at March 31, 2000 to $6.9 million or 0.27% of gross loans at September 30, 2000. Approximately $1.8 million, or 27 percent, of the non-accrual loans at September 30, 2000 is represented by Four-C's loan types. The 27 percent is well below 36 percent, which is the proportion of total loans receivable, net comprised by the aggregate disbursed balance of the Four-C's. Non-performing assets, which includes non-accrual loans, and foreclosed real estate, net of specific allowances, increased from $6.9 million or 0.23% of total assets at March 31, 2000 to $7.7 million or 0.26% of total assets at September 30, 2000.

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at an amount management considers adequate to cover losses on loans receivable which are deemed probable and estimable. The allowance is based upon a number of factors, including current economic conditions, actual loss experience, industry trends and the composition of the loan portfolio by type. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank's allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Bank to make additional provisions for loan losses based upon information available at the time of the review. At September 30, 2000, the Bank's allowance for loan losses was $29.3 million or 1.14% of gross loans and 427.34% of non-accrual loans compared to $27.8 million or 1.09% of gross loans and 512.96% of non-accrual loans at March 31, 2000. The Bank will continue to monitor and modify its allowance for loan losses as economic conditions, loss experience, changes in portfolio composition and other factors dictate. The following table sets forth activity in the Bank's allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended September 30, 2000.

 

Six Months Ended September 30,

 

2000

1999

Beginning balance

$ 27,838

26,160

Provision for loan losses

2,502

2,000

Charge-offs

(1,057)

(1,680)

Recoveries

16

55

Ending balance

$ 29,299

26,535

Total liabilities decreased $51.2 million to $2.76 billion at September 30, 2000 from $2.81 billion at March 31, 2000. Deposits increased $27.7 million from $1.91 billion at March 31, 2000 to $1.93 billion at September 30, 2000. Core deposits increased $13.6 million from $739.2 million at March 31, 2000 to $752.7 million at September 30, 2000. FHLB advances were paid down by a net $90.0 million from $884.0 at March 31, 2000 to $794.0 million at September 30, 2000 utilizing the cash flows arising from the planned net reduction in 1-4 family residential mortgages coupled with paydowns of securities and deposit inflows provided.

Total stockholders' equity was $240.7 million at September 30, 2000 compared to $221.8 million at March 31, 2000. The $18.8 million increase in total stockholders' equity is comprised principally of a $13.0 million increase in retained earnings, substantially restricted, a $2.2 million increase in unearned stock-based compensation and a $2.8 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The $13.0 million increase in retained earnings, substantially restricted reflects the $14.4 million of net earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2000 partially offset by quarterly cash dividends of $0.06 per common share paid on June 30 and September 30, 2000. The $2.2 million increase in unearned stock-based compensation reflects the amortization of shares under the Company's ESOP ($907,000) and 1996 Incentive Plan ($1.3 million).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, FHLB advances and other borrowings, proceeds from the maturation of securities and, to a lesser extent, proceeds from the sale of loans and securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage and security prepayments are greatly influenced by the general level of interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Bank has maintained the required minimum levels of liquid assets as defined by OTS regulations. This requirement, which may be varied at the direction of the OTS depending upon economic conditions and deposit flows, is based upon a percentage of deposits and short-term borrowings. Effective with the quarter ended December 31, 1997 the required ratio is 4%. Prior to that the requirement was 5%. The Bank's average liquidity ratio was 4.77% for the six months ended September 30, 2000. Management attempts to maintain a liquidity ratio no higher than approximately 1% above the regulatory requirement. This reflects management's strategy of investing excess liquidity in higher yielding interest-earning assets, such as loans or other investments, depending on market conditions. The Bank invests in corporate securities when the yields thereon are more attractive than U.S. government and federal agency securities of similar maturity. While corporate securities are not backed by any government agency, the maturity structure and credit quality of all corporate securities owned by the Bank meet the minimum standards set forth by the OTS for regulatory liquidity-qualifying investments. The Bank invests in callable debt issued by Federal agencies of the U.S. government when the yields thereon to call date(s) and maturity exceed the yields on comparable term and credit quality non-callable investments by amounts which management deems sufficient to compensate the Bank for the call options inherent in the securities. The Bancorp has invested and will from time to time continue to invest in "non-rated" corporate debt and equity securities. Investments held at the Bancorp are not subject to the OTS regulatory restrictions applicable to the Bank.

The Company's cash flows are comprised of three primary classifications: cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities were $34.9 million and $12.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities consisted primarily of disbursements for loan originations and purchases of mortgage-backed and other investment securities, offset by principal collections on loans and proceeds from maturation of investments and paydowns on mortgage-backed securities. Principal payments on loans were $516.8 million and $392.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Loans originated and purchased were $545.0 million and $604.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Disbursements for purchases of mortgage-backed and other investment securities were zero and $28.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Proceeds from the maturation of investment securities, paydowns of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations were $52.4 million and $112.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities consisted primarily of net activity in deposit accounts and FHLB advances and other borrowings. The net increases in deposits were $27.7 million and $13.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. FHLB advances decreased $90.0 million and increased $20.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.

At September 30, 2000, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with a tangible capital level of $219.9 million, or 7.36% of adjusted total assets, which is above the required level of $44.8 million, or 1.5%; core capital of $219.9 million, or 7.36 % of adjusted total assets, which is above the required level of $119.6 million, or 4.0%, and total risk-based capital of $245.7 million, or 11.76% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the required level of $167.1 million, or 8%.

The Company's most liquid assets are cash and short-term investments. The levels of these assets are dependent on the Company's operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At September 30, 2000 cash and short-term investments totaled $50.3 million. The Company has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises, including the utilization of reverse repurchase agreements and FHLB advances. At September 30, 2000, the Bank has $794.0 million of FHLB advances outstanding. Other sources of liquidity include investment securities maturing within one year.

The Company currently has no material contractual obligations or commitments for capital expenditures. At September 30, 2000, the Bank had outstanding commitments to originate and purchase loans of $273.1 million and zero, respectively, compared to $387.1 million and zero, respectively, at September 30, 2000 and 1999. At September 30, 2000, and 1999 the Company had no outstanding commitments to purchase mortgage-backed securities and other investment securities. The Company anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet these commitments. Certificate accounts that are scheduled to mature in less than one year from September 30, 2000 totaled $1.05 billion. The Bank expects that a substantial portion of the maturing certificate accounts will be retained by the Bank at maturity.

Segment Reporting

The Company, through the branch network of the Bank, provides a broad range of financial services to individuals and companies located primarily in Southern California. These services include demand, time, and savings deposits; real estate, business and consumer lending; ATM processing; cash management; and trust services. While the Company's chief decision makers monitor the revenue streams of the various Company products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Company-wide basis. Accordingly, all of the Company's banking operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable operating segment.

Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Readers should refer to the qualitative disclosures (consisting primarily of interest rate risk) in the Company's March 31, 2000 Form 10-K, as there has been no significant changes in these disclosures during the six months ended September 30, 2000.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company and subsidiary have been named as defendants in various lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. The outcome of the lawsuits cannot be predicted, but the Company intends to vigorously defend the actions and is of the opinion that the lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Item 2. Changes in Securities

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

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

 

Election of Directors of the Company for three year terms:

Number of Votes For

Number of Votes Withheld

 
         
 

Jil H. Stark

10,355,497

285,135

 
         

 

 

Number of Votes For

Number of Votes Against

Number of Votes Abstaining

 

Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors


10,508,953


5,507


126,172

Item 5. Other Information

None

Item 6. Reports on Form 8-K.

    1. Exhibit 3(I) - Certificate of Incorporation of PFF Bancorp, Inc. *
    2. Exhibit 3(ii) - Bylaws of PFF Bancorp, Inc. *

      Exhibit 27.0 - Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith)

    3. Reports on form 8-K

None

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*Incorporated herein by reference to Form S-1, Registration Statement, as amended, filed on December 8, 1995, SEC Registration Number 33-94860.

PFF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 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.

PFF BANCORP, INC.

 

DATED: November 10, 2000                     BY:/s/ LARRY M. RINEHART
                                                                          Larry M. Rinehart
                                                                          President, Chief Executive Officer
                                                                          and Director

DATED: November 10, 2000                     BY:/s/ GREGORY C. TALBOTT
                                                                         Gregory C. Talbott
                                                                         Executive Vice President, Chief
                                                                         Financial Officer and Treasurer



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