SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-KSB
(Mark One):
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] For the fiscal year ended: September 30, 1996,
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED] For the transition period from to .
Commission File No. 0-21113
AFSALA Bancorp, Inc.
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(Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter)
Delaware 14-1793890
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
161 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York 12010
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(518) 842-5700
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(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
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(Title of Class)
Check whether the issuer: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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 [ ].
Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item
405 of Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be
contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB
or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [X]
State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $9,553,554
As of December 2, 1996, there were issued and outstanding 1,454,750 shares
of the registrant's Common Stock.
Registrant's voting stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol "AFED." The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the average bid and ask price of the
registrant's Common Stock on December 2, 1996, was $15,248,652 ($12 per share
based on 1,270,721 shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates).
Transition Small Business Disclosure Format (check one)
YES [ ] NO [X]
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
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General
AFSALA Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") is a Delaware
corporation organized in June 1996 at the direction of Amsterdam Federal Bank
(the "Bank") to acquire all of the capital stock that the Bank issued upon the
Bank's conversion from the mutual to stock form of ownership (the "Conversion")
on September 30, 1996. The Company is not an operating company and has not
engaged in any significant business to date. As such, references herein to the
Bank include the Company unless the context otherwise indicates.
The Company is a unitary savings and loan holding company which, under
existing laws, generally is not restricted in the types of business activities
in which it may engage, provided that the Bank retains a specified amount of its
assets in housing-related investments. The Company does not employ any persons
other than officers, but utilizes the support staff of the Bank from time to
time.
The Bank attracts deposits from the general public and uses such deposits
primarily to originate loans secured by first mortgages on one- to four-family
residences in its market areas. The Bank has recently increased its emphasis on
originating home equity loans. The Bank also originates consumer loans,
consisting of personal loans, home improvement loans, and passbook loans, and to
a much lesser extent, the Bank originates commercial real estate loans and other
commercial loans. Although the total loan portfolio still consists of a small
amount of education loans, the Bank ceased making such loans in June 1994.
The principal sources of funds for the Bank's lending activities are
deposits, the repayment and maturity of loans and sale, maturity, and call of
securities, and Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances. The principal source
of income is interest on loans and the principal expense is interest paid on
deposits.
The Bank is subject to examination and comprehensive regulation by the
Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") and its deposits have been federally
insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") and its predecessor,
the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation ("FSLIC"), since 1937. The
Bank is a member of and owns capital stock in the FHLB of New York, which is one
of the 12 regional banks in the FHLB System.
Market Area and Competition
The Bank operates four offices and an operations center. The main office,
the operations center, and one branch office are located in Amsterdam, New York,
in Montgomery County. One branch office which was opened in October 1994, is in
a Shop N Save Supermarket located in Gloversville, New York, in Fulton County,
and one branch office, which was opened in May 1995, is in a Shop N Save
Supermarket located in Oneonta, New York, in Otsego County. Based on the Bank's
branch locations and deposit activity, the Bank has two market areas. Both
market areas are defined by existing boundaries. One market area consists of the
Cities of Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, and the Towns of Amsterdam,
Johnstown, Florida, Mohawk, Broadalbin, Mayfield, and Perth. The other market
area consists of the City of Oneonta and Town of Oneonta.
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Economic growth in the Bank's market areas remains dependent upon the
local economy. The deposit and loan activity of the Bank is significantly
affected by economic conditions in its market areas. The economies of the Bank's
market areas have remained stagnant for several years. The largest employers in
the Bank's market areas are smaller sized manufacturers. Trade, service, and
government related industries are other employers. Because there are no major
employers in these market areas, many residents commute to Schenectady County or
the state capitol for employment. The Bank has been able to increase its market
share in originating first mortgage loans on residential property within its
primary market areas, even though total first mortgage loan originations in the
Bank's market areas have been declining. The Bank has also increased its market
share of deposits and consumer loans for at least the last five years.
The Bank has been able to maintain its position in mortgage loan
originations, market share, and deposit accounts throughout its market areas by
virtue of its local presence, competitive pricing, and referrals from existing
customers. The Bank is one of many financial institutions serving its market
areas.
The competition for deposits comes from other insured financial
institutions such as commercial banks, thrift institutions, credit unions, and
multi-state regional banks in the Bank's market areas. Competition for funds
also includes a number of insurance products sold by local agents and investment
products such as mutual funds and other securities sold by local and regional
brokers. Loan competition varies depending upon market conditions and comes from
other insured financial institutions such as commercial banks, thrift
institutions, credit unions, and multi-state regional banks, and mortgage
bankers, many of whom have far greater resources than the Bank.
Lending Activities
General. The Bank's loan portfolio predominantly consists of mortgage
loans secured by one- to four-family residences. The Bank has recently begun to
emphasize home equity loans secured by first and second mortgage loans on one-
to four-family residences. The Bank also originates consumer loans, consisting
of personal loans, home improvement loans, and passbook loans. To a lesser
extent, the Bank originates commercial real estate loans and other commercial
loans. Although the loan portfolio still consists of a small amount of education
loans, the Bank ceased making such loans in June 1994.
At September 30, 1996, loans secured by first mortgages on one- to
four-family residences totalled $44.0 million, or 61.44%, of the Bank's total
loan portfolio. Prior to 1988, the Bank purchased loans, however, it is the
current practice of the Bank not to purchase loans. Other than educational loans
which were recently sold, the Bank does not sell loans, and the Bank is
primarily a portfolio lender. For its mortgage loan portfolio, the Bank
originates fixed rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans. At September 30, 1996,
adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans totalled approximately 34.86% of the
Bank's residential mortgage loans.
Loan originations are generally obtained from existing customers, members
of the local community, and referrals from real estate brokers, lawyers,
accountants, and current and past customers within the Bank's lending area. The
Bank also advertises on an extensive basis in the local print media and
periodically advertises on radio and television. Mortgage loans originated by
the Bank in its portfolio generally include due-on-sale clauses that provide the
Bank with the contractual right to deem the loan immediately due and payable in
the event that the borrower transfers ownership of the property without the
Bank's consent.
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Analysis of Loan Portfolio. The following table sets forth information
concerning the composition of the Bank's loan portfolio in dollar amounts and in
percentages of the total loan portfolio as of the dates indicated.
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September 30,
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1996 1995
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$ % $ %
(Dollars in Thousands)
Type of Loans:
Real Estate Loans:
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Residential.................... $43,966 61.44% $44,608 67.46%
Commercial..................... 3,015 4.21 2,796 4.23
Home equity ................... 14,666 20.50 9,771 14.78
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Total real estate loans..... 61,647 86.15 57,175 86.47
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Consumer Loans:
Personal secured(1)............ 3,943 5.51 2,842 4.30
Personal unsecured............. 432 0.60 407 0.62
Education...................... 91 0.13 307 0.46
Home improvement............... 1,560 2.18 1,259 1.90
Passbook....................... 779 1.09 834 1.26
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Total consumer loans........ 6,805 9.51 5,649 8.54
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Commercial Loans................. 3,104 4.34 3,301 4.99
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Total loans................. 71,556 100.00% 66,125 100.00%
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Less:
Allowance for loan losses...... 879 678
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Total loans receivable, net. $70,677 $65,447
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(1) Includes loans secured by, among other things, automobiles, boats, and
mobile homes.
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Loan Maturity Tables. The following table sets forth the estimated
maturity of the Bank's loan portfolio at September 30, 1996. The table does not
include the effects of possible prepayments or scheduled repayments. All
mortgage loans are shown as maturing based on contractual maturities.
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At September 30, 1996
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Residential Commercial Commercial Consumer
Real Estate(1) Real Estate Loans Loans Total
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(In thousands)
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Non-performing ................ $ 624 $ -- $ -- $ 158 $ 782
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Amounts Due:
Within 1 year ................. $ 368 $ -- $ 1,321 $ 1,814 $ 3,503
1 to 5 years .................. 5,160 141 668 2,329 8,298
More than 5 years ............. 53,103 2,874 1,115 2,663 59,755
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Total due after one year....... 58,263 3,015 1,783 4,992 68,053
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Total amount due .............. $58,631 $ 3,015 $ 3,104 $ 6,806 71,556
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Less:
Allowance for loan loss ............................................... 879
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Loans receivable, net ............................................... $70,677
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(1) Includes home equity loans.
The following table sets forth the dollar amount of all loans
contractually due after September 30, 1997, and shows the amount of such loans
which have pre-determined interest rates and which have floating or adjustable
interest rates.
At September 30, 1996
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Fixed Rates Adjustable Rates Total
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(In Thousands)
Residential real estate(1) $37,903 $20,360 $58,263
Commercial real estate.. 2,706 309 3,015
Commercial loans........ 1,783 -- 1,783
Consumer loans.......... 4,946 46 4,992
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Total................. $47,338 $20,715 $68,053
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(1) Includes home equity loans.
One- to Four-Family Residential Loans. The Bank's primary lending activity
consists of the origination of one- to four-family residential mortgage loans
secured by property located in the Bank's primary market areas. The Bank
generally originates owner-occupied one- to four-family residential mortgage
loans in amounts up to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value or selling price
of the mortgaged property without requiring mortgage insurance. The Bank will
originate a mortgage loan in an amount up to 95% of the lesser of the appraised
value or selling price of a mortgaged property, however, mortgage insurance is
required for the amount in excess of 80% of such value. Non-owner- occupied
residential mortgage loans are originated up to 75% of the lesser of the
appraised value or
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selling price of the property on a fixed rate basis only. The Bank, on a very
limited basis, also originates construction permanent loans on one- to
four-family residences. The Bank retains all mortgage loans that it originates.
Adjustable-rate mortgage loans, which can adjust annually or every three or five
years over the life of the loan depending on the terms of the loan, can have
maturities of up to 30 years. Fixed rate loans can have maturities of up to 15
or 20 years depending on the terms of the loan. The Bank also originates a fixed
rate 8 year balloon loan with principal and interest payments calculated using a
30 year amortization.
For all adjustable-rate mortgage loans, the Bank requires the borrower to
qualify at the fully indexed rate after the first adjustment. The Bank's
adjustable-rate mortgage loans provide for periodic interest rate adjustments of
plus or minus 1% to 2% per year with a maximum adjustment over the term of the
loan as set forth in the loan agreement and usually ranges from 4% to 6.5% above
the initial interest rate depending on the terms of the loan. Adjustable-rate
mortgage loans typically reprice every year, although some adjust every three or
five years, and provide for terms of up to 30 years with most loans having terms
of between 15 and 30 years. The Bank offers adjustable-rate loans with initial
interest rates set below the fully indexed rate.
The Bank offers adjustable-rate mortgage loans indexed to the one year
U.S. Treasury bill rate. Interest rates charged on mortgage loans are
competitively priced based on market conditions and the Bank's cost of funds.
Generally, the Bank's standard underwriting guidelines for mortgage loans
conform to the Federal National Mortgage Corporation ("FNMA") and the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") guidelines and most of the Bank's loans
can be sold in the secondary market. However, it is the current policy of the
Bank to remain a portfolio lender.
Commercial Loans. The Bank originates a limited amount of commercial real
estate and other commercial loans. Commercial real estate loans consist of loans
made for the purpose of purchasing the commercial real estate used as collateral
and includes loans secured by mixed residential and commercial use property,
professional office buildings, and restaurants. Commercial loans, other than
commercial real estate loans, consist of, among other things, commercial lines
of credit, commercial vehicle loans, and working capital loans and are typically
secured by residential or commercial property, receivables or inventory, or some
other form of collateral. The Bank requires a personal guarantee from the
principal of the commercial enterprise on all commercial loans. Loans secured by
commercial property may be originated in amounts up to 75% of the appraised
value for a maximum term of 15 years.
Home Equity Loans. The Bank originates home equity loans secured by first
and second mortgages on residential real estate. The loans are originated as
fixed rate loans with terms of 3 to 15 years. The loans are generally subject to
an 80% combined loan-to-value ratio, including any other outstanding mortgages
or liens. However, the Bank may occasionally permit a higher loan-to-value ratio
based on other factors, such as the strength and credit history of the applicant
and the terms of the loan. The Bank has recently begun to emphasize these loans
as a means of supplementing its mortgage loan origination volume.
Consumer Loans. The Bank offers consumer loans in order to provide a wider
range of financial services to its customers. Federal savings associations are
permitted to make secured and unsecured consumer loans up to 35% of their
assets. In addition, savings associations have lending authority above the 35%
limitation for certain consumer loans, such as home equity, home improvement,
mobile home, and savings account or passbook loans. The Bank originates secured
and unsecured consumer loans, consisting of personal loans, home improvement
loans, and passbook loans.
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Loan Underwriting Risks. Adjustable-rate mortgage loans decrease the risks
associated with changes in interest rates by periodically repricing, but involve
other risks because as interest rates increase, the underlying payments by the
borrower increase, thus increasing the potential for default. At the same time,
the marketability of the underlying collateral may be adversely affected by
higher interest rates. Upward adjustment of the contractual interest rate is
also limited by the maximum periodic interest rate adjustment permitted by the
adjustable-rate mortgage loan documents, and, therefore is potentially limited
in effectiveness during periods of rapidly rising interest rates. These risks
have not had an adverse effect on the Bank.
While commercial real estate and consumer or other loans provide benefits
to the Bank's asset/liability management program by reducing the Bank's exposure
to interest rate changes, due to their generally shorter terms, and producing
higher yields, such loans may entail significant additional credit risks
compared to owner-occupied residential mortgage lending. However, the Bank
believes that the higher yields and shorter terms compensate the Bank for the
increased credit risk associated with such loans. In addition, home equity loans
provide certain benefits compared to longer term, fixed rate, one- to
four-family residential loans; home equity loans provide reduced interest rate
risk due to their shorter terms and provide higher yields. However, these
benefits may not compensate for the increased credit risk that results from not
holding the first lien on the underlying collateral for home equity loans.
Commercial lending entails significant additional risks when compared with
one- to four-family residential lending. For example, commercial loans typically
involve larger loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers,
the payment experience on such loans typically is dependent on the successful
operation of the project and these risks can be significantly impacted by the
cash flow of the borrowers and supply and demand conditions in the market for
commercial office, retail, and warehouse space. In periods of decreasing cash
flows, the commercial borrower may permit a lapse in general maintenance of the
property causing the value of the underlying collateral to deteriorate.
In addition, due to the type and nature of the collateral, and, in some
cases the absence of collateral, consumer lending generally involves more credit
risk when compared with one- to four-family residential lending. Consumer
lending collections are typically dependent on the borrower's continuing
financial stability, and thus, are more likely to be adversely effected by job
loss, divorce, illness, and personal bankruptcy. In most cases, any repossessed
collateral for a defaulted consumer loan will not provide an adequate source of
repayment of the outstanding loan balance. The remaining deficiency often does
not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower and is
usually turned over to a collection agency.
Loan Approval Authority and Underwriting. The Bank has established various
lending limits for its officers and maintains a Management Loan Committee and an
Executive Loan Committee. A report of all mortgage loans originated is presented
to the Board of Directors monthly. Upon receipt of a completed loan application
from a prospective borrower, a credit report is generally ordered, income and
certain other information is verified and, if necessary, additional financial
information is requested. An appraisal from an independent licensed fee
appraiser of the real estate intended to be used as security for a proposed loan
is obtained. For construction/permanent loans, funds advanced during the
construction phase are held in a loan-in-process account and disbursed based
upon various stages of completion in accordance with the results of inspection
reports that are based upon physical inspection of the construction by a loan
officer. For real estate loans, each title is reviewed by the attorney for the
Bank to determine the necessity for title insurance. Historically, the Bank has
not required title insurance except in those instances where the attorney has
seen a need for title insurance. Borrowers must also obtain fire and casualty
insurance (for loans on property located in a flood zone, flood insurance is
required) prior to the closing of the loan. The Bank is named as mortgagee/loss
payee of this insurance.
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Loan Commitments. The Bank issues written commitments to prospective
borrowers on all approved mortgage loans which generally expire within 60 days
of the date of issuance. The Bank charges no commitment fees or points to lock
in rates or to secure commitments. In some instances, after a review of the
rate, terms, and circumstances, commitments may be renewed or extended beyond
the 60 day limit. At September 30, 1996, the Bank had $1.0 million of
outstanding commitments on residential mortgage loans and $333,000 in
undisbursed funds related to construction loans. Management believes that less
than 5% of loan commitments expire. Furthermore, at September 30, 1996, the Bank
had $224,000 in unused personal lines of credit and $106,000 in standby letters
of credit.
Loans to One Borrower. Regulations limit loans-to-one borrower or
affiliated group of borrowers in an amount equal to 15% of unimpaired capital
and unimpaired surplus of the Bank. The Bank is authorized to lend up to an
additional 10% of unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus if the loan is fully
secured by readily marketable collateral. The Bank's maximum loan-to-one
borrower limit as set by the Board of Directors is 10% of unimpaired capital and
surplus.
At September 30, 1996, the Bank's largest lending relationship was
comprised of loans secured by commercial and residential properties aggregating
approximately $624,000 located in the Bank's market areas. The second largest
lending relationship consisted of a residential loan with a balance of
approximately $528,000 at September 30, 1996, secured by real estate located in
the Bank's market areas. The third largest lending relationship consisted of
loans secured by publicly traded securities and residential properties
aggregating approximately $484,000 at September 30, 1996 located in the Bank's
market areas. At September 30, 1996, all of these loans were performing in
accordance with their terms.
Loan Delinquencies. Loans are reviewed on a monthly basis and are placed
on non-accrual status when considered doubtful of collection by management.
Generally, loans past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest and, in
the opinion of management, are not adequately secured to ensure the collection
of the entire outstanding balance of the loan including accrued interest are
placed on non-accrual status. Interest accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is
placed on non-accrual status is charged against interest income. Subsequent cash
payments, if any, are generally applied to reduce the outstanding principal
balance.
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Non-Performing Assets. The following table sets forth information
regarding non-accrual loans, accruing loans which are past due 90 days or more
as to principal or interest payments, and foreclosed assets. As of the dates
indicated, the Bank had no loans categorized as troubled debt restructuring.
At September 30,
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1996 1995
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(Dollars in Thousands)
Non-accruing loans:
Residential real estate(1) ........................... $ 624 $ 487
Commercial real estate ............................... 0 0
Consumer and commercial loans ........................ 92 31
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Total ............................................. $ 716 $ 518
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Accruing loans past due 90 days or more:
Residential real estate(1) ........................... $ 0 $
Commercial real estate ............................... 0 0
Consumer and commercial loans ........................ 66 79
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Total ............................................. $ 66 $ 79
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Total non-performing loans ............................. $ 782 $ 597
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Foreclosed assets:
Residential real estate(1) ........................... 0 0
Commercial real estate ............................... 0 0
Consumer and commercial .............................. 0 0
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Total ............................................. 0 0
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Total non-performing assets ............................ $ 782 $ 597
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Allowance for loan losses .............................. $ 879 $ 678
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Coverage of non-performing loans(2) .................... 112.40% 113.57%
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Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets... 0.51% 0.47%
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(1) Includes home equity loans.
(2) Calculated as the period end allowance for loan losses as a percentage of
the period end non-performing loans.
Interest income that would have been recorded on loans accounted for on a
non-accrual basis under the original terms of such loans was $33,000 and $17,000
for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively and $29,000 and
$27,000 was collected and included in the Bank's interest income from
non-accrual loans for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995.
Other Loans of Concern. As of September 30, 1996, there was one loan not
included in the table above where known information about possible credit
problems of the borrower caused management to have doubts as to the ability of
the borrower to comply with the present loan repayment terms. This loan has been
considered by management in conjunction with the analysis of the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses. This loan had an outstanding balance of approximately
$244,000 as of September 30, 1996. The proceeds from this loan were used to
purchase a commercial enterprise, as well as purchase equipment for use in
connection with such enterprise. In May 1995, the borrower filed for bankruptcy
as a result of financial difficulties associated with another property owned by
the borrower for which the Bank provided no financing. The borrower has made
timely loan payments since the bankruptcy filing and at September 30, 1996, the
loan was current.
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Classified Assets. OTS regulations provide for a classification system for
problem assets of insured institutions. Under this classification system,
problem assets of insured institutions are classified as "substandard,"
"doubtful," or "loss." An asset is considered substandard if it is inadequately
protected by the current equity and paying capacity of the obligor or of the
collateral pledged, if any. Substandard assets include those characterized by
the "distinct possibility" that the insured institution will sustain "some loss"
if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as doubtful have all of
the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added
characteristic that the weaknesses present make "collection or liquidation in
full," on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, "highly
questionable and improbable." Assets classified as loss are those considered
"uncollectible" and of such little value that their continuance as assets
without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted. Assets
may be designated "special mention" because of potential weakness that does not
currently warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories.
When an insured institution classifies problem assets as either
substandard or doubtful, it may establish general allowances for loan losses in
an amount deemed prudent by management. General allowances represent loss
allowances which have been established to recognize the inherent risk associated
with lending activities, but which, unlike specific allowances, have not been
allocated to particular problem assets. When an insured institution classifies
problem assets as loss, it is required either to establish a specific allowance
for losses equal to 100% of that portion of the asset so classified or to charge
off such amount. An institution's determination as to the classification of its
assets and the amount of its valuation allowances is subject to review by the
OTS, which may order the establishment of additional general or specific loss
allowances. A portion of general loss allowances established to cover possible
losses related to assets classified as substandard or doubtful may be included
in determining an institution's regulatory capital, while specific valuation
allowances for loan losses generally do not qualify as regulatory capital.
In accordance with its classification of assets policy, the Bank regularly
reviews the problem assets in its portfolio to determine whether any assets
require classification in accordance with applicable regulations. On the basis
of management's review of its assets, at September 30, 1996, the Bank had
classified $632,000 of loans as substandard, $334,000 of loans as doubtful, and
none as loss.
Foreclosed Real Estate. Real estate acquired by the Bank as a result of
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as real estate owned
until it is sold. When property is acquired, it is recorded at the fair value at
the date of foreclosure less estimated costs of disposition.
The Bank records loans as in-substance foreclosures if the Bank has taken
possession of the collateral regardless of whether formal foreclosure
proceedings have been instituted. In-substance foreclosures are accounted for as
real estate acquired through foreclosure, however, title to the collateral has
not been acquired by the Bank. There may be significant other expenses incurred
such as legal and other servicing costs involved with in substance foreclosures
and foreclosed real estate. The Bank had no foreclosed real estate or in
substance foreclosed properties at September 30, 1996 and 1995.
Allowances for Loan Losses. Management regularly performs an analysis to
identify the inherent risk of loss in its loan portfolio. This analysis includes
evaluation of concentrations of credit, past loss experience, current economic
conditions, amount and composition of the loan portfolio (including loans being
specifically monitored by management), estimated fair value of underlying
collateral, loan commitments outstanding, delinquencies, and other factors.
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The Bank will continue to monitor its allowance for loan losses and make
future additions to the allowance through the provision for loan losses as
economic conditions dictate. Although the Bank maintains its allowance for loan
losses at a level that it considers to be adequate to provide for the inherent
risk of loss in its loan portfolio, there can be no assurance that future losses
will not exceed estimated amounts or that additional provisions for loan losses
will not be required in future periods. In addition, the Bank's determination as
to the amount of its allowance for loan losses is subject to review by the OTS,
as part of its examination process, which may result in the establishment of an
additional allowance based upon the judgment of the OTS after a review of the
information available at the time of the OTS examination.
Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses. The following table sets forth
information with respect to the Bank's allowance for loan losses at the dates
indicated:
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Year Ended September 30,
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1996 1995
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(Dollars in Thousands)
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Total loans outstanding (end of period) .................... $ 71,556 $ 66,125
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Average total loans outstanding (period to date) ........... $ 68,878 $ 63,000
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Allowance for loan loss at beginning of period ............. 678 625
Loan charge-offs:
Residential real estate(1) ............................... (11) (5)
Commercial real estate ................................... 0 (104)
Consumer and commercial loans ............................ (18) (3)
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Total charge-offs ..................................... (29) (112)
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Total recoveries ........................................... 0 0
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Loan charge-offs, net of recoveries ........................ (29) (112)
Provision charged to operations ............................ 230 165
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Allowance for loan losses at end of period ................. $ 879 $ 678
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Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to average loans
outstanding during the period ............................ 0.04% 0.18%
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Provision as a percentage of average loans ................. 0.33% 0.26%
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Allowance as a percentage of total loans (end of period).... 1.23% 1.03%
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(1) Includes home equity loans.
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Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses. The following table sets
forth the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by category as prepared by
the Bank. In management's opinion, the allocation has, at best, a limited
utility. It is based on management's assessment as of a given point in time of
the risk characteristics of each of the component parts of the total loan
portfolio and is subject to changes as and when the risk factors of each such
component part change. The allocation is not indicative of either the specific
amounts or the loan categories in which future charge-offs may be taken, nor
should it be taken as an indicator of future loss trends. In addition, by
presenting the allocation, management does not mean to imply that the allocation
is exact or that the allowance has been precisely determined from the
allocation. The allocation of the allowance to each category is not necessarily
indicative of future loss in any particular category and does not restrict the
use of the allowance to absorb losses in any category.
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September 30,
1996 1995
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Percent of Percent of
Amount of Loans in Each Amount of Loans in Each
Loan Loss Category to Loan Loss Category to
Allowance Total Loans Allowance Total Loans
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(Dollars in Thousands)
Allocation of allowance for loan
losses(1):
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Residential real estate(2)..... $201 81.94% $124 82.24%
Commercial real estate......... 23 4.21 34 4.23
Consumer and commercial loans . 232 13.85 195 13.53
Unallocated.................... 423 0.00 325 0.00
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Total..................... $879 100.00% $678 100.00%
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(1) Percentages represent loans to gross loans in each category.
(2) Includes home equity loans.
Investment Activities
General. The Bank is required under federal regulations to maintain a
minimum amount of liquid assets which may be invested in specified short term
securities and certain other investments. See " Regulation of the Bank - Federal
Home Loan Bank System." The Bank has maintained a liquidity portfolio in excess
of regulatory requirements. Liquidity levels may be increased or decreased
depending upon the yields on investment alternatives and upon management's
judgment as to the attractiveness of the yields then available in relation to
other opportunities and its expectation of future yield levels, as well as
management's projections as to the short term demand for funds to be used in the
Bank's loan origination and other activities. The Bank classifies its
investments as securities available for sale or investments securities held to
maturity in accordance with SFAS No. 115. At September 30, 1996, the Bank's
investment portfolio policy allowed investments in instruments such as U.S.
Treasury obligations, U.S. federal agency or federally sponsored agency
obligations, municipal obligations, mortgage-backed securities, banker's
acceptances, certificates of deposit, federal funds, including FHLB overnight
and term deposits (up to six months), as well as investment grade corporate
bonds, commercial paper and the mortgage derivative products described below.
The Board of Directors may authorize additional investments.
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The Bank's securities available for sale and investment securities held to
maturity portfolios at September 30, 1996 did not contain securities of any
issuer with an aggregate book value in excess of 10% of the Bank's equity,
excluding those issued by the United States Government or its agencies.
Mortgage-Backed Securities. To supplement lending activities, the Bank has
invested in residential mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities
can serve as collateral for borrowings and, through repayments, as a source of
liquidity. Mortgage-backed securities represent a participation interest in a
pool of single-family or other type of mortgages, the principal and interest
payments on which are passed from the mortgage originators, through
intermediaries (generally quasi-governmental agencies) that pool and repackage
the participation interests in the form of securities, to investors such as the
Bank. Such quasi-governmental agencies, which guarantee the payment of principal
and interest to investors, primarily include FHLMC, Government National Mortgage
Association ("GNMA"), and FNMA.
The Bank's mortgage-backed securities, other than collateralized mortgage
obligations ("CMOs"), are classified as investment securities held to maturity
at September 30, 1996 and were all issued by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA and
represented participating interests in direct pass-through pools of long-term
mortgage loans originated and serviced by the issuers of the securities.
Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities due to scheduled
repayments and because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
Mortgage-backed securities typically are issued with stated principal
amounts and the securities are backed by pools of mortgages that have loans with
interest rates that are within a range and have varying maturities. The
underlying pool of mortgages can be composed of either fixed rate or
adjustable-rate mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are generally
referred to as mortgage participation certificates or pass-through certificates.
As a result, the interest rate risk characteristics of the underlying pool of
mortgages (i.e., fixed rate or adjustable-rate), as well as prepayment risk, are
passed on to the certificate holder. The life of a mortgage-backed pass-through
security is equal to the life of the underlying mortgages. Mortgage-backed
securities issued by FHLMC, FNMA, and GNMA make up a majority of the
pass-through certificates market.
The Bank also invests in CMOs, a type of mortgage-backed security, and as
of September 30, 1996 maintains CMOs classified as securities available for
sale. Substantially all of the Bank's CMOs were issued by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA.
CMOs have been developed in response to investor concerns regarding the
uncertainty of cash flows associated with the prepayment option of the
underlying mortgagor and are typically issued by government agencies, government
sponsored enterprises, and special purpose entities established by financial
institutions and other similar institutions. Some CMO instruments are most like
traditional debt instruments because they have stated principal amounts and
traditionally defined interest rate terms. Purchasers of certain other CMO
instruments are entitle to the excess, if any, of the issuer's cash inflows,
including reinvestment earnings, over the cash outflows for debt servicing and
administrative expenses. CMOs may include instruments designated as residual
interests, which represent an equity ownership interest in the underlying
collateral, subject to the first lien of the investors in the other classes of
the CMO and may be riskier than many regular CMO interests. At September 30,
1996, all of the Bank's CMOs consisted of regular interests and did not include
any residual interests or interest-only or principal only securities. The
securities are backed by mortgages on one- to four-family residential real
estate and have contractual maturities up to 30 years in the case of adjustable
rate and 15 years in the case of fixed rate mortgage-backed securities.
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At September 30, 1996, the Bank held CMOs in its securities available for
sale portfolio with a fair value of $3.4 million resulting in a net unrealized
loss of approximately $64,000. The Bank held mortgage-backed securities in its
investment securities held to maturity portfolio with an amortized cost of $12.2
million at September 30, 1996. The average yield on CMOs available for sale and
mortgage-backed securities held to maturity at September 30, 1996 was 6.19% and
6.96%, respectively.
Securities Portfolio. The following table sets forth the carrying value of
the Bank's securities at the dates indicated. At September 30, 1996, the
approximate fair value of the Bank's securities available for sale was $17.1
million resulting in a net unrealized loss of $28,000, net of taxes.
At September 30,
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1996 1995
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(In Thousands)
Securities available for sale, at fair value:
U.S. Government and agency securities .................. $ 8,779 $ 2,004
States and political subdivisions ...................... 4,993 559
Collateralized mortgage obligations .................... 3,360 0
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Total securities available for sale ................. $17,132 $ 2,563
Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost:
U.S. Government and agency securities .................. $22,787 $25,213
States and political subdivisions ...................... -- 6,077
Mortgage-backed securities ............................. 12,172 12,348
Collateralized mortgage obligations .................... -- 3,049
Other .................................................. 41 36
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Total investment securities held to maturity......... $35,000 $46,723
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The following table sets forth information regarding the scheduled
maturities, carrying values, approximate fair values, and weighted average
yields for the Bank's securities portfolio at September 30, 1996 by contractual
maturity. The following table does not take into consideration the effects of
scheduled repayments or the effects of possible prepayments.
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<CAPTION>
At September 30, 1996
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Less than 1 to Over 5 to Over 10 Total
1 year 5 years 10 years years Securities
------------------ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- -------------------------
Amortized Average Amortized Average Amortized Average Amortized Average Amortized Average Fair
Cost Yield Cost Yield Cost Yield Cost Yield Cost Yield Value
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(Dollars in Thousands)
Securities available for
sale:
U.S. Government and
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
agencies securities...... $5,254 6.13% $ 3,009 5.93% $ 500 8.00% $ -- -- % $ 8,763 6.17% $ 8,779
States and political
subdivisions ............ 1,777 4.37 3,210 4.10 -- -- -- -- 4,987 4.20 4,993
Collateralized mortgage
obligations ............. -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,424 6.19 3,424 6.19 3,360
Total securities
available for sale .... $7,031 5.69% $ 6,219 4.99% $ 500 8.00% $ 3,424 6.19% $17,174 5.60 $17,132
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Investment securities held to
maturity:
U.S. Government and
agencies securities...... $1,000 4.88% $15,025 5.91% $5,262 7.16% $ 1,500 7.75% $22,787 6.27% $22,515
Mortgaged-backed
securities .............. 357 9.06 497 5.93 1,363 7.76 9,955 6.83 12,172 6.96 12,207
Other ..................... -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 -- 41 -- 41
------ ---- ------- ---- ------ ---- ------- ---- ------- ---- -------
Total investment
securities held to
maturity ............. $1,357 5.98% $15,522 5.91 $6,625 7.28% $11,496 6.93% $35,000 6.51% $34,763
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Sources of Funds
General. Deposits are the major source of the Bank's funds for lending and
other investment purposes. The Bank also derives funds from the (1) amortization
and prepayment of loans, (2) sales, maturities, and calls of securities, and (3)
operations. Scheduled loan principal repayments are a relatively stable source
of funds, while deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments are
significantly influenced by general interest rates and market conditions. The
Bank may also borrow funds from the FHLB as a source of funds.
Deposits. Consumer and commercial deposits are attracted principally from
within the Bank's primary market areas through the offering of a selection of
deposit instruments including savings accounts, NOW accounts, money market
accounts, and time deposits or certificate of deposit accounts. Deposit account
terms vary according to the minimum balance required, the time period the funds
must remain on deposit, and the interest rate, among other factors.
The interest rates paid by the Bank on deposits are set weekly at the
direction of the asset/liability management committee. The Bank determines the
interest rate to offer the public on new and maturing accounts by reviewing the
market interest rates offered by competitors, the Bank's need for funds, and the
current cost of money. The Bank reviews, weekly, the interest rates being
offered by other financial institutions within its market areas.
Regular savings, money market, and NOW accounts constituted $55.4 million,
or 43.8%, of the Bank's deposit portfolio at September 30, 1996. Non-interest
bearing deposits constituted $7.2 million or 5.7% of the Bank's deposit
portfolio at September 30, 1996. Time deposits constituted $63.8 million or
50.5% of the deposit portfolio of which $6.8 million or 5.4% of the deposit
portfolio were time deposits with balances of $100,000 or more. As of September
30, 1996, the Bank had no brokered deposits.
Time Deposits. The following table indicates the amount of the Bank's time
deposits of $100,000 or more by time remaining until maturity as of September
30, 1996.
Amount of
Maturity Period Time Deposits
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(In Thousands)
Within three months........... $2,269
Three through six months...... 679
Six through twelve months..... 1,624
Over twelve months............ 2,197
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Total.................... $6,769
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Borrowings. The Bank may obtain advances from the FHLB of New York to
supplement its supply of lendable funds. Advances from the FHLB of New York are
typically secured by a pledge of the Bank's stock in the FHLB of New York and a
portion of the Bank's first mortgage loans. Each FHLB borrowing has its own
interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, and range of maturities. The
Bank, if the need arises, may also access the Federal Reserve Bank discount
window to supplement its supply of lendable funds and to meet deposit withdrawal
requirements. At September 30, 1996, the Bank had $1.8 million in fixed rate
long-term borrowings outstanding from the FHLB of New York. At September 30,
1996, the Bank had no other borrowings outstanding.
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Subsidiary Activity
The Company has one wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank, which is organized
under the laws of the United States and conducts business as Amsterdam Federal
Bank. The Bank is permitted to invest up to 2% of its assets in the capital
stock of, or secured or unsecured loans to, subsidiary corporations, with an
additional investment of 1% of assets when such additional investment is
utilized primarily for community development purposes. At September 30, 1996,
the Bank had one wholly-owned subsidiary, AFS Service Corp., organized under the
laws of New York. AFS Service Corp. was formed in October 1995 to act as an
agent for the sale of Savings Bank Life Insurance. The Bank's investment in its
subsidiary totalled $1,000 at September 30, 1996. As of September 30, 1996, AFS
Service Corp. had not conducted any business.
Personnel
The Company has no employees other than officers. At September 30, 1996,
the Bank had 35 full-time and 12 part-time employees. None of the Bank's
employees are represented by a collective bargaining group.
Regulation
Set forth below is a brief description of certain laws which related to
the regulation of the Company and the Bank. The description does not purport to
be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable laws and
regulations.
Company Regulation
General. The Company is a unitary savings and loan holding company subject
to regulatory oversight by the OTS. As such, the Company is required to register
and file reports with the OTS and is subject to regulation and examination by
the OTS. In addition, the OTS has enforcement authority over the Company and its
non-savings association subsidiaries, should such subsidiaries be formed, which
also permits the OTS to restrict or prohibit activities that are determined to
be a serious risk to the subsidiary savings association. This regulation and
oversight is intended primarily for the protection of the depositors of the Bank
and not for the benefit of stockholders of the Company.
Qualified Thrift Lender Test. As a unitary savings and loan holding
company, the Company generally is not subject to activity restrictions, provided
the Bank satisfies the Qualified Thrift Lender ("QTL") test or meets the
definition of a domestic building and loan association pursuant to section 7701
of the Internal Revenue Service of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). If the Company
acquires control of another savings association as a separate subsidiary, it
would become a multiple savings and loan holding company, and the activities of
the Company and any of its subsidiaries (other than the Bank or any other
SAIF-insured savings association) would become subject to restrictions
applicable to bank holding companies unless the other associations each also
qualify as a QTL or meet the definition of a domestic building and loan
association and were acquired in a supervisory acquisition. See "- Regulation of
the Bank - Qualified Thrift Lender Test."
Federal Securities Law. The Company is subject to filing and reporting
requirements by virtue of having its common stock registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Furthermore, company stock held by persons who
are affiliates (generally officers, directors, and principal stockholders) of
the Company may not be resold without registration or unless sold in accordance
with
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certain resale restrictions. If the Company meets specified current public
information requirements, each affiliate of the Company is able to sell in the
public market, without registration, a limited number of shares in any
three-month period.
Regulation of the Bank
General. As a federally chartered, SAIF-insured savings association, the
Bank is subject to extensive regulation by the OTS and the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). Lending activities and other investments must
comply with various federal statutory and regulatory requirements. The Bank is
also subject to certain reserve requirements promulgated by the Federal Reserve
Board.
Insurance of Deposit Accounts. The Bank's deposit accounts are insured by
the SAIF to a maximum of $100,000 for each insured member (as defined by law and
regulation). Insurance of deposits may be terminated by the FDIC upon a finding
that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe
or unsound condition to continue operations or has violated any applicable law,
regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC or the institution's
primary regulator.
The FDIC charges an annual assessment for the insurance of deposits based
on the risk a particular institution poses to its deposit insurance fund. Under
this system as of September 30, 1996, SAIF members paid within a range of 23
cents to 31 cents per $100 of domestic deposits, depending upon the
institution's risk classification. This risk classification is based on an
institution's capital group and supervisory subgroup assignment. Pursuant to the
Economic Growth and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (the "Act"), the FDIC
imposed a one-time special assessment on SAIF members to capitalize the SAIF at
the designated reserve level of 1.25% as of September 30, 1996. Based on the
Bank's deposits as of March 31, 1995, the date for measuring the amount of the
special assessment pursuant to the Act, the assessment for the Bank totalled
approximately $702,000. The FDIC is expected to lower the range of premiums for
deposit insurance to a level necessary to maintain the SAIF at its required
reserve level. At September 30, 1996, a revised range of premiums had not been
determined.
Pursuant to the Act, the Bank will pay, in addition to its normal deposit
insurance premium as a member of the SAIF, an amount equal to approximately 6.4
basis points toward the retirement of the Financing Corporation bonds ("Fico
Bonds") issued in the 1980s to assist in the recovery of the savings and loan
industry. Members of the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF"), by contrast, will pay, in
addition to their normal deposit insurance premium, approximately 1.3 basis
points. Based on total deposits as of September 30, 1996, had the Act been in
effect, the Bank's Fico Bond premium would have been approximately $82,000 in
addition to its normal deposit insurance premium. Beginning no later than
January 1, 2000, the rate paid to retire the Fico Bonds will be equal for
members of the BIF and the SAIF. The Act also provides for the merging of the
BIF and the SAIF by January 1, 1999 provided there are no financial institutions
still chartered as savings associations at that time. Should the insurance funds
be merged before January 1, 2000, the rate paid by all members of this new fund
to retire the Fico Bonds would be equal.
Regulatory Capital Requirements. OTS capital regulations require savings
institutions to meet three capital standards: (1) tangible capital equal to 1.5%
of total adjusted assets, (2) a leverage ratio (core capital) equal to at least
3% of total adjusted assets, and (3) a risk-based capital requirement equal to
8.0% of total risk-weighted assets. The Bank's regulatory capital exceeded all
minimum regulatory capital requirements applicable to it as of September 30,
1996.
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Savings associations with a greater than "normal" level of interest rate
exposure may, in the future, be subject to a deduction from capital for an
interest rate risk ("IRR") component for purposes of calculating their
risk-based capital requirement.
Dividend and Other Capital Distribution Limitations. OTS regulations
require the Bank to give the OTS 30 days advance notice of any proposed
declaration of dividends to the Company, and the OTS has the authority under its
supervisory powers to prohibit the payment of dividends to the Company.
OTS regulations impose limitations upon all capital distributions by
savings institutions, such as cash dividends, payments to repurchase or
otherwise acquire its shares, payments to shareholders of another institution in
a cash-out merger and other distributions charged against capital. The rule
establishes three tiers of institutions, based primarily on an institution's
capital level. An institution that exceeds all fully phased-in capital
requirements before and after a proposed capital distribution ("Tier 1
institution") and has not been advised by the OTS that it is in need of more
than the normal supervision can, after prior notice but without the approval of
the OTS, make capital distributions during a calendar year equal to the greater
of (i) 100% of its net income to date during the calendar year plus the amount
that would reduce by one-half its "surplus capital ratio" (the excess capital
over its fully phased-in capital requirements) at the beginning of the calendar
year, or (ii) 75% of its net income over the most recent four quarter period.
Any additional capital distributions require prior regulatory approval. At
September 30, 1996, the Bank was a Tier 1 institution. In the event the Bank's
capital fell below its fully phased-in requirement or the OTS notified it that
it was in need of more than normal supervision, the Bank's ability to make
capital distributions could be restricted. In addition, the OTS could prohibit a
proposed capital distribution by any institution, which would otherwise be
permitted by the regulation, if the OTS determines that such distribution would
constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.
In addition, the Bank may not declare or pay a cash dividend on its
capital stock if the effect thereof would be to reduce the regulatory capital of
the Bank below the amount required for the liquidation account established in
connection with the Conversion.
Qualified Thrift Lender Test. Savings institutions must meet either the
QTL test pursuant to OTS regulations or the definition of a domestic building
and loan association in section 7701 of the Code. If the Bank maintains an
appropriate level of certain specified investments (primarily residential
mortgages and related investments, including certain mortgage-related
securities) and otherwise qualifies as a QTL or a domestic building and loan
association, it will continue to enjoy full borrowing privileges from the FHLB
of New York. The required percentage of investments under the QTL test is 65% of
portfolio assets while the Code requires investments of 60% of portfolio assets.
An association must be in compliance with the QTL test or definition of domestic
building and loan association on a monthly basis in nine out of every 12 months.
As of September 30, 1996, the Bank was in compliance with its QTL requirement
and met the definition of a domestic building and loan association. There can be
no assurance that the Bank will continue to meet the QTL requirements or the
definition of a domestic building and loan association in future periods.
Liquidity Requirements. All savings associations are required to maintain
an average daily balance of liquid assets equal to a certain percentage of the
sum of its average daily balance of net withdrawable deposit accounts and
borrowings payable in one year or less. The liquidity requirement may vary from
time to time (between 4% and 10%) depending upon economic conditions and savings
flows of all savings associations.
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Federal Home Loan Bank System. The Bank is a member of the FHLB of New
York, which is one of 12 regional FHLBs that administers the home financing
credit function of savings associations. Each FHLB serves as a reserve or
central bank for its members within its assigned region. It is funded primarily
from proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the FHLB
System. It makes loans to members (i.e., advances) in accordance with policies
and procedures established by the Board of Directors of the FHLB.
Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve Board requires all depository
institutions to maintain non-interest bearing reserves at specified levels
against their transaction accounts (primarily checking, NOW, and Super NOW
checking accounts) and non-personal time deposits. The balances maintained to
meet the reserve requirements imposed by the Federal Reserve Board may be used
to satisfy the liquidity requirements that are imposed by the OTS. At September
30, 1996, the Bank was in compliance with these requirements.
Item 2. Description of Property
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(a) Properties.
The Company owns no real property but utilizes the offices of the Bank.
The Bank operates from its main office and three branch offices. The Bank has
also leased space in the Amsterdam Riverfront Center. A majority of this space
is used as an operations center and houses the loan servicing, accounting,
bookkeeping, and proof departments, marketing and business development, and
branch operations. The remaining space is expected to be used as a small branch
office with an ATM.
(b) Investment Policies.
See "Item 1. Business" above for a general description of the Bank's
investment policies and any regulatory or Board of Directors' percentage of
assets limitations regarding certain investments.
(1) Investments in Real Estate or Interests in Real Estate. See "Item 1.
Business - Lending Activities," "Item 1. Business - Regulation of the Bank," and
"Item 2. Description of Property. (a) Properties" above.
(2) Investments in Real Estate Mortgages. See "Item 1. Business - Lending
Activities" and "Item 1. Business - Regulation of the Bank."
(3) Investments in Securities of or Interests in Persons Primarily Engaged
in Real Estate Activities. See "Item 1. Business - Lending Activities," "Item 1.
Business - Regulation of the Bank," and "Item 1. Business - Subsidiary
Activity."
(c) Description of Real Estate and Operating Data.
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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The Company and the Bank, from time to time, are parties to ordinary
routine litigation, which arises in the normal course of business, such as
claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which the
Bank holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real
property loans, and other issues incident to the business of the Company and the
Bank. No claims or
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lawsuits were pending or threatened at September 30, 1996 that would be
considered material to the financial position of the Bank and the Company.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth
quarter of the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.
PART II
Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
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Matters
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The Conversion occurred on September 30, 1996 and no common stock of the
Company was publicly traded on or prior to that date. Accordingly, there is no
common stock price information available for the past two fiscal years. The
common stock of the Company has been traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the trading symbol of "AFED" since it commenced trading on October 1, 1996.
The number of shareholders of record of common stock is approximately 589.
This does not reflect the number of persons or entities who held stock in
nominee or "street" name through various brokerage firms. On December 2, 1996,
there were 1,454,750 shares outstanding. The Company's ability to pay dividends
to stockholders is dependent upon the dividends it receives from the Bank. The
Bank may not declare or pay a cash dividend on any of its stock if the effect
thereof would cause the Bank's regulatory capital to be reduced below (1) the
amount required for the liquidation account established in connection with the
Conversion, or (2) the regulatory capital requirements imposed by the OTS. The
Company did not pay any dividends during the fiscal years ended September 30,
1995 and 1996.
Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
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of Operations
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
The Company has only recently been formed and, accordingly, has no
results of operations at this time. As a result, the following discussion
principally reflects the operations of the Bank. The Bank's results of
operations are primarily dependent on its net interest income, which is the
difference between the interest income earned on its assets, primarily loans and
investments, and the interest expense on its liabilities, primarily deposits and
borrowings. Net interest income may be affected significantly by general
economic and competitive conditions and policies of regulatory agencies,
particularly those with respect to market interest rates. The results of
operations are also significantly influenced by the level of non-interest
expenses, such as employee salaries and benefits, other income, such as
loan-related fees and fees on deposit-related services, and the Bank's provision
for loan losses.
The Bank has been, and intends to continue to be, a community-oriented
financial institution offering a variety of financial services. Management's
strategy has been to try to achieve a high loan to asset ratio and a high
proportion of lower-costing, non-time deposit accounts in the deposit portfolio.
At September 30, 1996, the Bank's loans receivable, net, to assets ratio was
46.0%. At September 30, 1996, $62.6 million or 49.5% of total deposits were in
non-time deposit accounts.
On September 30, 1996, the Company completed its initial public
offering, selling 1,454,750 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share to
depositors and employees of the Bank. Net proceeds from the sale of stock, after
deducting conversion expenses of approximately $942,000, were $13.6 million. The
Company utilized approximately $6.8 million of the net proceeds to acquire all
the capital stock of the Bank.
Asset/Liability Management
The Bank's net interest income is sensitive to changes in interest
rates, as the rates paid on its interest-bearing liabilities generally change
faster than the rates earned on its interest-earning assets. As a result, net
interest income will frequently decline in periods of rising interest rates and
increase in periods of decreasing interest rates.
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To mitigate the impact of changing interest rates on its net interest
income, the Bank manages its interest rate sensitivity and asset/liability
products through its asset/liability management committee. The asset/liability
management committee meets weekly to determine the rates of interest for loans
and deposits and consists of the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Vice
President and Chief Lending Officer, and the Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer. Rates on deposits are primarily based on the Bank's need for funds and
on a review of rates offered by other financial institutions in the Bank's
market areas. Interest rates on loans are primarily based on the interest rates
offered by other financial institutions in the Bank's primary market areas as
well as the Bank's cost of funds.
In an effort to reduce interest rate risk and protect itself from the
negative effects of rapid or prolonged changes in interest rates, the Bank has
instituted certain asset and liability management measures, including (i)
originating, for its portfolio, a large base of adjustable-rate residential
mortgage loans, which, at September 30, 1996, totaled 28.56% of total loans, of
which 94.62% reprice annually, and (ii) maintaining substantial levels of
interest bearing deposits, federal funds, and securities with one to five year
terms to maturity.
The Committee manages the interest rate sensitivity of the Bank through
the determination and adjustment of asset/liability composition and pricing
strategies. The Committee then monitors the impact of the interest rate risk and
earnings consequences of such strategies for consistency with the Bank's
liquidity needs, growth, and capital adequacy. The Bank's principal strategy is
to reduce the interest rate sensitivity of its interest earning assets and to
match, as closely as possible, the maturities of interest earning assets with
interest bearing liabilities.
Net Portfolio Value
In order to encourage savings associations to reduce their interest rate
risk, the OTS adopted a rule incorporating an interest rate risk ("IRR")
component into the risk-based capital rules. The IRR component is a dollar
amount that will be deducted from total capital for the purpose of calculating
an institution's risk-based capital requirement and is measured in terms of the
sensitivity of its net portfolio value ("NPV") to changes in interest rates. NPV
is the difference between incoming and outgoing discounted cash flows from
assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet contracts. An institution's IRR is
measured as the change to its NPV as a result of a hypothetical 200 basis point
("bp") change in market interest rates. A resulting change in NPV of more than
2% of the estimated present value of total assets ("PV") will require the
institution to deduct from its capital 50% of that excess change. The rules
provide that the OTS will calculate the IRR component quarterly for each
institution. The Bank, based on asset size and risk-based capital, has been
informed by the OTS that it is exempt from this rule. Nevertheless, the
following table presents the Bank's NPV at September 30, 1996, as calculated by
the OTS, based on quarterly information voluntarily provided to the OTS by the
Bank.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NPV as % of PV
Net Portfolio Value of Assets
-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Change NPV
in Rates $Amount $Change(1) %Change(2) Ratio(3) Change(4)
-------- ------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
+400 bp 13,750 (4,661) (25)% 9.08% -254 bp
+300 bp 15,170 (3,241) (18) 9.89 -173 bp
+200 bp 16,497 (1,914) (10) 10.62 -100 bp
+100 bp 17,605 (807) (4) 11.21 -41 bp
0 bp 18,412 11.62
-100 bp 18,929 517 3 11.86 24 bp
-200 bp 19,262 850 5 12.00 37 bp
-300 bp 20,405 1,993 11 12.57 94 bp
-400 bp 21,923 3,511 19 13.32 170 bp
</TABLE>
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(1) Represents the excess (deficiency) of the estimated NPV assuming the
indicated change in interest rates minus the estimated NPV assuming no
change in interest rates.
(2) Calculated as the amount of change in the estimated NPV dividend by the
estimated NPV assuming no change in interest rates.
(3) Calculated as the estimated NPV divided by present value of total assets.
(4) Calculated as the excess (deficiency) of the NPV ratio assuming the
indicated change in interest rates over the estimated NPV ratio assuming no
change in interest rates.
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Although the OTS has informed the Bank that it is not subject to the IRR
component discussed above, the Bank is still subject to interest rate risk and,
as can be seen above, changes in interest rates may reduce the Bank's NPV. The
OTS has the authority to require otherwise exempt institutions to comply with
the rule concerning interest rate risk.
At September 30, 1996, a change in interest rates of a positive 200
basis points would have resulted in a 100 basis point decrease in NPV as a
percentage of the present value of the Bank's total assets. A change in interest
rates of a negative 200 basis points would have resulted in a 37 basis point
increase in the NPV as a percentage of the present value of the Bank's total
assets. Utilizing the OTS IRR measurement described above, the Bank, at
September 30, 1996, would have been considered by the OTS to have been subject
to "normal" IRR and no additional amount would be required to be deducted from
risk-based capital.
Certain assumptions utilized by the OTS in assessing the interest rate
risk of savings associations were employed in preparing the previous table.
These assumptions related to interest rates, loan prepayment rates, deposit
decay rates, and the market values of certain assets under the various interest
rate scenarios. It was also assumed that delinquency rates will not change as a
result of changes in interest rates although there can be no assurance that this
will be the case. Even if interest rates change in the designated amounts, there
can be no assurance that the Bank's assets and liabilities would perform as set
forth above.
Certain shortcomings are inherent in the preceding NPV tables since the
data reflect hypothetical changes in NPV based upon assumptions used by the OTS
to evaluate the Bank as well as other institutions. Based on the above, net
interest income should increase with an instantaneous 100 basis point increase
in interest rates while net interest income should decline with instantaneous
declines in interest rates. However, the experience of the Bank has been that
net interest income declines with increases in interest rates and that net
interest income increases with decreases in interest rates. Generally, during
periods of increasing interest rates, the Bank's interest rate sensitive
liabilities would reprice faster than its interest rate sensitive assets causing
a decline in the Bank's interest rate spread and margin. This would result from
an increase in the Bank's cost of funds that would not be immediately offset by
an increase in its yield on earning assets. An increase in the cost of funds
without an equivalent increase in the yield on earning assets would tend to
reduce net interest income. The Bank's net interest rate spread decreased for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996 from the fiscal year ended September
30, 1995 from 2.78% to 2.69%, respectively.
In times of decreasing interest rates, fixed rate assets could increase
in value and the lag in repricing of interest rate sensitive assets could be
expected to have a positive effect on the Bank's net interest income.
Average Balance Sheet, Interest Rates, and Yield
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company's
average balance sheet and reflects the average yield on assets and average cost
of liabilities. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense
by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the years
presented. Average balances are derived from daily balances, however, some
balances are derived from month-end balances where management does not believe
the use of month-end balances has caused any material difference in the
information presented. There have been no tax equivalent adjustments made to the
yields.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended September 30,
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1996 1995 1994
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Interest Average Interest Average Interest Average
Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/ Average Income/ Yield/
Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate Balance Expense Rate
------- ------- ---- ------- ------- ---- ------- ------- ----
(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Federal funds sold $ 6,543 334 5.10%$ $ 4,103 229 5.58% $ 2,826 94 3.33%
Term deposits with Federal
Home Loan Bank of New York 2,369 131 5.53 508 30 5.91 3,376 118 3.50
Securities available for sale 14,486 931 6.43 2,457 118 4.80 -- -- --
Investment securities
held to maturity 34,888 1,996 5.72 44,028 2,460 5.59 42,394 2,141 5.05
Federal Home Loan Bank of
New York stock, at cost 566 37 6.54 543 42 7.73 530 45 8.49
Loans receivable, net (1) 68,127 5,736 8.42 62,303 5,162 8.29 54,955 4,488 8.17
-------- ------- ------ -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------
Total interest-
earning assets 126,979 9,165 7.22 113,942 8,041 7.06 104,081 6,886 6.62
------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------
Non-interest earning assets 6,384 5,813 5,617
--------- -------- --------
Total assets $ 133,363 $119,755 $109,698
========= ======== ========
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts 35,560 1,067 3.00 36,313 1,089 3.00 41,484 1,244 3.00
NOW accounts 9,871 224 2.27 8,458 193 2.28 7,624 164 2.15
Money market accounts 6,681 257 3.85 5,237 157 3.00 5,964 189 3.17
Time deposit accounts 62,919 3,624 5.76 52,795 2,904 5.50 38,274 1,819 4.75
Escrow accounts 440 9 2.05 562 10 1.78 565 9 1.59
Federal Home Loan Bank of
New York long term borrowings 2,047 144 7.03 2,534 176 6.95 2,494 167 6.70
Total interest-
bearing liabilities 117,518 5,325 4.53 105,899 4,529 4.28 96,405 3,592 3.73
----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ----
Non-interest bearing deposits 6,640 5,459 5,475
Other non-interest
bearing liabilities 924 800 844
Equity 8,281 7,597 6,974
--------- -------- --------
Total liabilities
and equity $ 133,363 $119,755 $109,698
========= ======== ========
Net interest income $ 3,840 $ 3,512 $ 3,294
======= ======== ========
Interest rate spread 2.69% 2.78 % 2.89%
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Net interest margin 3.02% 3.08 % 3.16%
===== ====== ====
Ratio of average interest-
earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities 108.05% 107.59% 107.96%
====== ======
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(1) Calculated net of allowance for loan losses. Includes non-accrual loans.
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Rate/Volume Analysis
The table below sets forth certain information regarding changes in interest
income and interest expense of the Company for the periods indicated. For each
category of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities,
information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume
(changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rates (changes in
rate multiplied by old volume). Increases and decreases due to both rate and
volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the
change due to volume and the change due to rate.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended September 30, Year Ended September 30,
------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
1996 vs. 1995 1995 vs. 1994
------------------------------------ --------------------------------------
Increase (Decrease) Increase (Decrease)
Due to Due to
----------------------- -----------------------
Total Total
Increase Increase
Volume Rate (Decrease) Volume Rate (Decrease)
------ ---- ---------- ------ ---- ----------
Interest income:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Federal funds sold .................. $ 125,945 (20,623) 105,322 53,797 81,185 134,982
Term deposits with Federal Home
Loan Bank of New York ............. 103,208 (1,779) 101,429 (138,478) 49,788 (88,690)
Securities available for sale ....... 760,373 52,316 812,689 118,080 0 118,080
Investment securities ............... (521,749) 57,838 (463,911) 84,839 234,418 319,257
Federal Home Loan Bank of
New York stock, at cost ........... 1,749 (6,560) (4,811) 1,082 (4,485) (3,403)
Loans receivable, net ............... 489,221 84,259 573,480 608,018 66,702 674,720
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total interest-earnings assets 958,747 165,451 1,124,198 727,338 427,608 1,154,946
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Interest expense:
Savings accounts .................... (22,185) 406 (21,779) (155,117) 487 (154,630)
NOW accounts ........................ 32,039 (774) 31,265 18,612 10,067 28,679
Money market accounts ............... 49,240 50,775 100,015 (22,162) (10,011) (32,173)
Time deposit accounts ............... 568,600 151,548 720,148 766,923 317,964 1,084,887
Escrow accounts ..................... (2,456) 1,384 (1,072) (54) 1,281 1,227
Federal Home Loan Bank of
New York long term borrowings ..... (34,133) 2,016 (32,117) 2,737 5,691 8,428
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total interest-bearing
liabilities ................ 591,105 205,355 796,460 610,939 325,479 936,418
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net change in net interest income ....... $ 367,642 (39,904) 327,738 116,399 102,129 218,528
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
Financial Condition
Total assets increased by $25.7 million or 20.1% to $153.7 million at
September 30, 1996 from $128.0 million at September 30, 1995, primarily due to
an increase in net loans receivable of $5.2 million or 8.0%, an increase of
$15.9 million in federal funds sold and an increase of $1.5 million in term
deposits with the FHLB. The increase in federal funds sold and term deposits
with the FHLB was primarily due to proceeds from the initial public offering of
the Company, which was effective as of September 30, 1996, as well as the
investment of the proceeds from the growth in deposits, discussed below, in
federal funds sold rather than longer-term securities to increase the Bank's
liquidity position. The increase in net loans receivable was due to improved
loan activity, primarily home equity loans, due primarily to the opening of two
supermarket branches in October 1994 and May 1995.
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The Company's deposits increased by $10.4 million or 9.0% to $126.5
million at September 30, 1996. This increase was primarily due to increased
deposits obtained as a result of the opening of the two supermarket branches
noted above.
The Company's securities available for sale increased $14.6 million to
$17.1 million at September 30, 1996 as the Bank reassessed its securities
classifications under SFAS No. 115. As of December 31, 1995, the Bank
reclassified securities with an amortized cost of $16.6 million from the held to
maturity classification to the available for sale classification. See "Liquidity
and Capital Resources" and note 1(f) of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements. The Company's investment securities held to maturity decreased by
$11.7 million to $35.0 million at September 30, 1996, primarily because of this
same securities reclassification.
Accrued expenses and other liabilities increased by $3.3 million to $4.4
million at September 30, 1996 from $1.2 at September 30, 1995. This increase
primarily relates to outstanding cashier checks issued on September 30, 1996 to
refund the over-subscriptions related to the Company's initial public offering.
Cashier checks are drawn upon deposit accounts at the Bank and are classified as
accrued expenses and other liabilities until ultimately paid through the Bank's
Federal Reserve correspondent account.
The Company's equity increased by $12.7 million or 160.2% to $20.6 million
at September 30, 1996 from $7.9 million at September 30, 1995. The increase was
primarily the result of the initial public offering mentioned above, as well as
earnings for the year ended September 30, 1996. Equity at September 30, 1996 was
also effected by the Company's ESOP's borrowings from the Company, the proceeds
from which were used to purchase shares of the Company's common stock offered in
its initial public offering noted above, as well as an approximately $28,000 net
unrealized loss on securities available for sale.
Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995.
Net Income. Net income decreased by $397,000 or 65.2% for the year ended
September 30, 1996 to $211,000 from $608,000 for the year ended September 30,
1995. Net income for the year ended September 30, 1996 was reduced primarily as
a result of increased non-interest expenses and provision for loan losses,
offset in part by an increase in net interest income and non-interest income.
Non-interest expenses increased by $993,000 or 36.4% to $3.7 million for the
year ended September 30, 1996 as compared to $2.7 million for the year ended
September 30, 1995. This increase was primarily due to the special one-time
assessment levied by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on all
institutions with Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF) insured deposits to
contribute to the recapitalization of the SAIF. On September 30, 1996, the Bank
accrued approximately $702,000 for the special assessment. The increase in
non-interest expenses was also due to the additional operating costs associated
with the two supermarket branches opened in October 1994 and May 1995. The
provision for loan losses increased $65,000 or 39.4% to $230,000 for the year
ended September 30, 1996, primarily due to the loan growth noted above, as well
as increases in non-performing loans. Net interest income increased $328,000 or
9.3% for the year ended September 30, 1996 to $3.8 million from $3.5 million for
the year ended September 30, 1995. Non-interest income increased $113,000 or
41.0% to $388,000 for the year ended September 30, 1996 as compared to $275,000
for the year ended September 30, 1995. This increase was primarily the result of
an increase in the number of deposit accounts, as well as general increases to
the Bank's deposit account service fees.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased by approximately
$328,000 or 9.3% to $3.8 million for the year ended September 30, 1996. The
increase was primarily due to an increase of $13.0 million or 11.4% in the
average balance of interest earning assets, offset by an increase in the average
balance of total interest-bearing liabilities of $11.6 million or 11.0% and a
decrease in the interest rate spread from 2.78% for the year ended September 30,
1995 to 2.69% for the year ended September 30, 1996.
Interest earning assets primarily consist of loans receivable, federal
funds sold, securities (securities available for sale combined with investment
securities held to maturity), and interest bearing deposits in the FHLB of New
York. Interest bearing liabilities primarily consist of interest bearing
deposits and other borrowings from the FHLB of New York.
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The interest rate spread, which is the difference between the yield on
average interest earning assets and the percentage cost of average interest
bearing liabilities, declined to 2.69% for the year ended September 30, 1996
from 2.78% for the year ended September 30, 1995. The decline in the interest
rate spread is primarily the result of increases in the cost of interest bearing
liabilities being greater than increases in the yields on interest earning
assets during these periods. In addition, the disparity in insurance premiums
between SAIF and BIF member financial institutions has allowed BIF members to
reduce rates on loans and pay increased rates on deposits, putting competitive
pressure on the Bank to do likewise. This disparity has been significantly
reduced as a result of the Economic Growth and Paperwork Reduction Act,
discussed below.
Interest and Dividend Income. Interest and dividend income increased by
approximately $1.1 million or 14.0% to $9.2 million for the year ended September
30, 1996 from $8.0 million for the year ended September 30, 1995. The increase
was largely the result of an increase of $13.0 million or 11.4% in the average
balance of interest earning assets to $127.0 million for the year ended
September 30, 1996 as compared to $113.9 million for the year ended September
30, 1995. The increase in the average balance of interest earning assets
consisted primarily of an increase in the average balance of loans outstanding
of approximately $5.8 million or 9.3%, an increase in the average balance of
total securities (both securities available for sale and investment securities
held to maturity) of $2.9 million or 6.2%, and an increase in the average
balance of federal funds sold of $2.4 million or 5.9%. Also adding to the
increase in interest and dividend income was a 16 basis point increase in the
average yield on all interest earning assets.
Interest income on investment securities held to maturity decreased by
$464,000 or 18.9% to $2.0 million for the year ended September 30, 1996 from
$2.5 million for the year ended September 30, 1995. The decrease in interest
income on investment securities held to maturity is primarily due to a decrease
of $9.1 million or 20.8% in the average balance of investment securities held to
maturity for the year ended September 30, 1996 reflecting the reclassification
in December 1995 previously discussed, partially offset by a 13 basis point
increase in the average yield on investment securities held to maturity.
Interest income on securities available for sale increased $813,000 to $931,000
for the year ended September 30, 1996 from $118,000 for the year ended September
30, 1995. This increase is primarily the result of an increase in the average
balance of securities available for sale of $12.0 million due to the December
1995 reclassification previously discussed, combined with a 163 basis point
increase in the average yield on these securities.
Interest and fees on loans increased $573,000 or 11.1% to $5.7 million
for the year ended September 30, 1996 from $5.2 million for the year ended
September 30, 1995. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in the
average balance of loans receivable of $5.8 million combined with a 13 basis
point increase in the average yield on loans receivable.
The yield on the average balance of interest earning assets was 7.22%
and 7.06% for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
Interest Expense. Interest on deposits and escrow accounts increased by
approximately $829,000 or 19.0% to $5.2 million for the year ended September 30,
1996 from $4.4 million for the year ended September 30, 1995. The increase in
interest on deposit accounts and escrow accounts was substantially due to the
increase in interest expense related to time deposit accounts. The interest
expense on average time deposit accounts was $3.6 million for the year ended
September 30, 1996, compared to $2.9 million for the year ended September 30,
1995. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $10.1 million or 19.2% in
the average balance of time deposit accounts along with a 26 basis point
increase in the rate paid on these deposits in fiscal 1996 as compared to fiscal
1995. Time deposits increased as a result of the opening of the two supermarket
branches previously discussed. In addition, the 1996 interest expense on savings
accounts decreased by $22,000 or 2.0% to $1.07 million from $1.09 million in
fiscal 1995. This decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $753,000 or 2.1%
in the average balance of savings accounts in fiscal 1996 as compared to fiscal
1995. Offsetting this decrease was the Company's receipt of stock subscriptions
related to its initial public offering. The stock subscription proceeds, which
averaged approximately $332,000 in fiscal 1996, earned interest at the Company's
savings account rate and were classified with savings accounts. As noted above,
over-subscriptions related to the Company's initial public offering were
refunded to subscribers on September 30, 1996.
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Interest on long term borrowings, which is a less significant portion of
interest expense, decreased by $32,000 or 18.3% to $144,000 for the year ended
September 30, 1996 when compared to the year ended September 30, 1995, as the
average amount of borrowing outstanding decreased by $487,000 or 19.2% partially
offset by an increase in the rate paid by the Company of 8 basis points. The
Company uses FHLB advances as a funding source and generally uses long term
borrowings to supplement deposits which are the Company's primary source of
funds.
Provision for Loan Losses. The Company's management continually monitors
and adjusts its allowance for loan losses based upon its analysis of the loan
portfolio. The allowance is increased by a charge to the provision for loan
losses, the amount of which depends upon an analysis of the changing risks
inherent in the Bank's loan portfolio. The Bank has historically experienced a
limited amount of loan charge-offs. However, there can be no assurance that
additions to the allowance for loan losses will not be required in future
periods or that actual losses will not exceed estimated amounts. The Company's
ratio of non-performing loans to total assets was 0.51% and 0.47% at September
30, 1996 and September 30, 1995, respectively. The provision for loan losses for
the year ended September 30, 1996 increased $65,000 to $230,000 from $165,000
for the year ended September 30, 1995. The increase was primarily due to the
growth in the loan portfolio discussed above, as well as an increase in
non-performing loans.
Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income increased to $388,000 during
the year ended September 30, 1996 from $275,000 for the year ended September 30,
1995. The increase in non-interest income is primarily attributable to increased
service charges on deposit accounts of $121,000 for the year ended September 30,
1996 when compared to the year ended September 30, 1995. The increase in service
charges on deposit accounts is primarily the result of an increase in the number
of deposit accounts, as well as general increases to the Company's deposit
account service fees.
Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $993,000 or 36.4%
to $3.7 million for the year ended September 30, 1996 from $2.7 million for the
year ended September 30, 1995. The increase in compensation and benefits expense
of $123,000 or 11.0% was caused by the additional expense associated with the
supermarket branch in May 1995 discussed above, as well as general cost of
living and merit raises to employees. Occupancy and equipment expenses also
increased by $103,000 or 26.8% due to the new supermarket branch.
FDIC deposit insurance premiums also increased by $732,000 or 311.1% due
primarily to the SAIF one-time special assessment. The FDIC charges an annual
assessment for the insurance of deposits based on the risk a particular
institution poses to its deposit insurance fund. Under this system as of and for
the year ended September 30, 1996, SAIF members paid within a range of 23 cents
to 31 cents per $100 of domestic deposits, depending upon the institution's risk
classification. This risk classification is based on an institution's capital
group and supervisory subgroup assignment. Pursuant to the Economic Growth and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (the "Act"), the FDIC imposed a one-time special
assessment on SAIF members to capitalize the SAIF at the designated reserve
level of 1.25% as of September 30, 1996. Based on the Bank's deposits as of
March 31, 1995, the date for measuring the amount of the special assessment
pursuant to the Act, the assessment for the Bank totaled approximately $702,000.
The FDIC is expected to lower the range of premiums for deposit insurance to a
level necessary to maintain the SAIF at its required reserve level. At September
30, 1996, a revised range of premiums had not been determined.
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Data processing fees increased by $34,000 or 14.3% due primarily to the
opening of the supermarket branch in May 1995. These increases were partially
offset by decreases of $25,000 or 36.1% in advertising expenses and $23,000 or
23.9% in supplies.
Management believes that compensation and benefits expenses will
increase in future periods as a result of the costs related to the Company's new
ESOP. Furthermore, the Company expects that certain operating expenses will
increase as a result of the costs associated with being a public company.
Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes decreased by
approximately $221,000 or 77.8% to $63,000 for the year ended September 30, 1996
from $284,000 for the year ended September 30, 1995. The decrease was primarily
the result of the decrease in income before income tax expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Bank is required by OTS regulations to maintain, for each calendar
month, a daily average balance of cash and eligible liquid investments of not
less than 5% of the average daily balance of its net withdrawable savings and
borrowings (due in one year or less) during the preceding calendar month. This
liquidity requirement may be changed from time to time by the OTS to any amount
within the range of 4% to 10%. The Bank's average liquidity ratio was 47.02% and
35.89% at September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company's sources of liquidity include cash flows from operations,
principal and interest payments and prepayments on loans, maturities and
prepayments of securities, deposit inflows, and borrowings from the FHLB of New
York. During fiscal 1996 and 1995, the primary source of funds was cash flows
from deposit growth. During fiscal 1996 and 1995, the Company also had
significant cash flows from the proceeds from the maturity and call of
securities. On September 30, 1996, the Company also had significant cash flows
from its initial public offering on that date.
Cash flow from net deposit growth was $10.4 million and $14.1 million
for fiscal years ending September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Cash flow
from the proceeds from the sale, maturity, and call of securities (securities
available for sale and investment securities held to maturity combined) was
$15.0 million and $5.0 million for fiscal years ending September 30, 1996 and
1995, respectively.
In addition, from time-to-time the Company borrows funds from the FHLB
of New York to supplement its cash flows. At September 30, 1996, the Company had
outstanding borrowings from the FHLB of $1.8 million. See note 10 of the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements.
At the beginning of fiscal 1995, the Company implemented SFAS No. 115,
"Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," and
identified the securities in the portfolio as either "held to maturity" or
"available for sale."
SFAS No. 115 requires classification of investments into three
categories. Debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability
to hold to maturity must be reported at amortized cost. Debt and marketable
equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of
selling them in the near term are considered trading securities and must be
reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings.
All other debt and marketable equity securities must be considered available for
sale and must be reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses
reported as a separate component of total stockholders' equity (net of tax
effects). The Company does not hold any trading securities.
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In November 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
released its Special Report, "A Guide to the Implementation of Statement 115 on
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." In accordance
with the Special Report, the Company was permitted to reassess the
appropriateness of the classifications of all its securities held at the time.
At December 31, 1995, the Company reclassified securities with an amortized cost
of $16.6 million and an approximate fair value of $16.6 million from securities
held to maturity to securities available for sale.
As of September 30, 1996, the Company had $17.1 million of securities
classified as available for sale and $35.0 million of investment securities
classified as held to maturity. The stockholders' equity of the Company at
September 30, 1996 was reduced by $28,000 which represents the net unrealized
loss, net of tax, on securities classified as available for sale. See notes 1, 3
and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Bank is subject to federal regulations that impose certain minimum
capital requirements. At September 30, 1996, the Bank had total risk-based
capital of $14.6 million compared to its requirements of $5.1 million, an excess
of $9.5 million. Each of the Bank's tangible and core capital was $13.8 million
at September 30, 1996, compared to the requirements of $2.3 million for tangible
capital and $4.6 million for core capital. See note 16 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Liquidity may be adversely affected by unexpected deposit outflows,
excessive interest rates paid by competitors, adverse publicity relating to the
savings and loan industry, and similar matters. Management monitors projected
liquidity needs and determines the level desirable, based in part on the
Company's commitments to make loans and management's assessment of the Company's
ability to generate funds.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments. In December
1991, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 107. The Statement requires the disclosure of
the fair value of financial instruments in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements. The Company adopted this Statement as of September 30,
1996.
Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan. In May 1993, FASB issued
SFAS No. 114. SFAS No. 114 addresses the accounting by creditors for impairment
of a loan by specifying how allowances for credit losses related to certain
loans should be determined. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current
information and events, it is probable that a creditor will be unable to collect
all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. SFAS
No. 114 generally requires creditors to account for impaired loans, except those
loans that are accounted for at fair value or at the lower of cost or fair
value, at the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the
loan's effective interest rate. The Statement also addresses the accounting by
creditors for loans that are restructured in a troubled debt restructuring
involving a modification of terms of a receivable including those involving a
receipt of assets in partial satisfaction of a receivable. In October 1994, FASB
amended certain provisions of SFAS No. 114 by the issuance of SFAS No. 118
"Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan - Income Recognition and
Disclosures." SFAS No. 118 amends SFAS No. 114 by eliminating provisions
describing how a creditor should report income on an impaired loan and
increasing disclosure requirements as to information on recorded investments in
certain impaired loans and how a creditor recognizes related interest income.
The Company adopted these Statements as of October 1, 1995. The adoption of SFAS
No. 114 and the amendment by SFAS No. 118 did not have a material effect on the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Asset and for Long-Lived
Assets to be Disposed of. In March 1995, FASB issued SFAS No. 121, which will
become effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995. This
Statement requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles
to be held and used by an entity be reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not
be recoverable. Recoverability is evaluated based upon the estimated future cash
flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition.
If expected cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an
impairment loss is recognized. Additionally, this Statement requires that
long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be disposed of be
reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
However, based on existing conditions, and a preliminary review, management
believes that the impact of adopting this Statement will not be material to the
Company's consolidated financial statements.
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Accounting for Mortgage Servicing Rights. In May 1995, FASB issued SFAS
No. 122, which will become effective, on a prospective basis, for fiscal years
beginning after December 31, 1995. This Statement requires mortgage banking
enterprises to recognize as separate assets rights to service mortgage loans,
however those servicing rights are acquired. When mortgage loans, acquired
either through a purchase transaction or by origination, are sold or securitized
with servicing rights retained, an allocation of the total cost of the mortgage
loans should be made between the mortgage servicing rights and the loans based
on their relative fair values. In subsequent periods, all mortgage servicing
rights capitalized must be periodically evaluated for impairment based on the
fair value of those rights, and any impairments recognized through a valuation
allowance. However, based on existing conditions, and a preliminary review,
management believes that the impact of adopting this Statement will not be
material to the Company's consolidated financial statements. Effective January
1, 1997, this Statement will be superseded by SFAS No. 125, which is discussed
below.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. In October 1995, FASB issued SFAS
No. 123. SFAS No. 123 defines a "fair value based method" of accounting for an
employee stock option whereby compensation cost is measured at the grant date
based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period. FASB
encouraged all entities to adopt the fair value based method, however, it will
allow entities to continue the use of the "intrinsic value based method"
prescribed by Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25. Under the
intrinsic value based method, compensation cost is the excess of the market
price of the stock at the grant date over the amount an employee must pay to
acquire the stock. However, most stock option plans have no intrinsic value at
the grant date and, as such, no compensation cost is recognized under APB
Opinion No. 25. Entities electing to continue use of the accounting treatment of
APB Opinion No. 25 must make certain pro forma disclosures as if the fair value
based method had been applied. The accounting requirements of SFAS No. 123 are
effective for transactions entered into in fiscal years beginning after December
15, 1995. Pro forma disclosures must include the effects of all awards granted
in fiscal years beginnings after December 15, 1994. The Company expects to
continue to use the "intrinsic value based method" as prescribed by APB Opinion
No. 25. Accordingly, the impact of adopting this Statement will not be material
to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Accounting for Transfers of Servicing of Financial Assets and
Extinguishment of Liabilities. In June 1996, FASB issued SFAS No. 125, which
provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of
financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities based on consistent
application of a financial-components approach that focuses on control. SFAS No.
125 extends the "available for sale" and "trading" approach of SFAS No. 115 to
non-security financial assets that can be contractually prepaid or otherwise
settled in such a way that the holder of the asset would not recover
substantially all of its recorded investment. In addition, SFAS No. 125 amends
SFAS No. 115 to prevent a security from being classified as held to maturity if
the security can be prepaid or settled in such a manner that the holder of the
security would not recover substantially all of its recorded investment. The
extension of the SFAS No. 115 approach to certain non-security financial assets
and the amendment to SFAS No. 115 are effective for financial assets held on or
acquired after January 1, 1997. Effective January 1, 1997, SFAS No. 125 will
supersede SFAS No. 122, which is discussed above. SFAS No. 125 is effective for
transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities
occurring after December 31, 1996. Management believes the adoption of SFAS No.
125 will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
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In December 1994, the Accounting Standards Division of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA") approved SOP 94-6,
Disclosure of Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties. SOP 94-6 requires
additional disclosure in financial statements about the risk and uncertainties
existing as of the date of those financial statements in the following areas:
nature of operations, use of estimates in the preparation of financial
statements, certain significant estimates, current vulnerability due to certain
concentrations. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years ending after December 15, 1995. The Company adopted this standard
as of September 30, 1996. The adoption of SOP 94-6 did not have a material
impact on the financial position of the Company.
In November 1993, the AICPA issued SOP 93-6, Employers' Accounting for
Employee Stock Ownership Plan. SOP 93-6 addresses accounting for shares of stock
issued to employees by an employee stock ownership plan. SOP 93-6 requires that
the employer record compensation expense in an amount equal to the fair value of
shares committed to be released from the ESOP to employees. SOP 93-6 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1993 and relates to
shares purchased by an ESOP after December 31, 1992. Management has determined
that, assuming the Common Stock appreciates over time, the adoption of SOP 93-6
will likely increase compensation expense relative to the ESOP, as compared with
prior guidance that required recognition of compensation expense based on the
cost of the shares acquired by the ESOP. The amount of any such increase,
however, cannot be determined at this time because the expense will be based on
the fair value of the shares committed to be released to employees, which amount
is not determinable.
Effect of Inflation and Changing Prices
The Company's consolidated financial statements and related data
presented herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, which require the measurement of financial position and
operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in
the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. Unlike
industrial companies, virtually all of the assets and liabilities of a financial
institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a more
significant impact on a financial institution's performance than the effects of
general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same
direction or with the same magnitude as the prices of goods and services.
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA
Set forth below are summaries of historical financial and other data regarding
the Company. This information is derived in part from, and should be read in
conjunction with, the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.
Selected Financial Data
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the financial
position of the Company at the dates indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At September 30
----------------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Total assets $153,677 127,962 113,882 105,038 93,578
Loans receivable, net 70,677 65,447 58,623 52,813 51,274
Securities available for sale, at fair value:
Collateralized mortgage obligations 3,361 0 0 0 0
Other securities 13,771 2,563 0 0 0
Investment securities held to maturity:
Mortgage-backed securities 12,172 12,348 12,711 15,118 18,979
Collateralized mortgage obligations 0 3,049 3,166 3,245 6,584
Other securities 22,828 31,326 30,223 21,478 8,823
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 565 566 509 572 572
Deposits 126,460 116,073 102,016 94,672 84,591
Federal Home Loan Bank of New
York long term borrowings 1,816 2,303 2,791 2,728 2,122
Total equity 20,591 7,914 7,302 6,646 5,955
</TABLE>
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Summary of Operations
The following table summarizes the Company's results of operations for each of
the years indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Years Ended September 30
-----------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Interest and dividend income $9,165 8,041 6,886 6,764 7,109
Interest expense 5,325 4,528 3,592 3,741 4,589
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net interest income 3,840 3,513 3,294 3,023 2,520
------
Provision for loan losses 230 165 293 217 116
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 3,610 3,348 3,001 2,806 2,404
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Non-interest income 388 275 221 187 141
Non-interest expense 3,724 2,731 2,245 1,938 1,684
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Income before income tax expense 274 892 977 1,055 861
Income tax expense 63 284 321 364 291
------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Net income $ 211 608 656 691 570
====== ====== ====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
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Key Operating Ratios
The table below sets forth certain performance and financial ratios of the
Company for the years indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
At or For the Years Ended September 30
--------------------------------------------
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
(Dollars in Thousands)
Performance Ratios:
Return on average assets
(net income divided by average
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
total assets) 0.16% 0.51% 0.60% 0.69% 0.64%
Return on average equity (net
income divided by average equity) 2.55 8.00 9.41 10.97 10.05
Net interest rate spread 2.69 2.78 2.89 2.74 2.87
Net interest margin 3.02 3.08 3.17 3.19 2.99
Yield on average earning
assets for the period ended 7.22 7.06 6.62 7.13 8.44
Rate on average interest-
bearing liabilities 4.53 4.28 3.73 4.39 5.58
Average interest-earning
assets to average interest-
bearing liabilities 108.05 107.59 107.96 111.41 102.27
Efficiency ratio (1) 88.03 72.15 63.58 60.00 62.94
Expense ratio (2) 2.79 2.28 2.01 1.91 1.89
Asset Quality Ratios:
Non-performing loans to total assets 0.51 0.47 0.64 1.01 0.89
Non-performing loans to total loans 1.09 0.90 1.23 2.00 1.61
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 112.40 113.57 85.62 39.04 37.58
Allowance for loan losses to total loans receivable 1.23 1.02 1.05 0.78 0.61
Non-performing assets to total assets, at period end 0.51 0.47 0.64 1.08 0.89
Capital Ratios:
Equity to total assets at period end 13.40 6.18 6.41 6.33 6.36
Average equity to average total assets 6.21 6.34 6.36 6.29 6.39
</TABLE>
- ------------------------
(1) Total non-interest expense, excluding other real estate owned expense, as a
percentage of net interest income and total non-interest income, excluding
net gain (loss) on securities transactions.
(2) Total non-interest expense, excluding other real estate owned expense, as a
percentage of average total assets.
Time Deposits. The following table indicates the amount of the Bank's time
deposits of $100,000 or more by time remaining until maturity as of September
30, 1996.
Amount of
Maturity Period Time Deposits
--------------- -------------
Within three months $ 2,269
Three through six months 679
Six through twelve months 1,624
Over twelve months 2,197
---------
Total $ 6,769
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Item 7. Financial Statements
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Financial statements begin on the next page.
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Independent Auditors' Report
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
AFSALA Bancorp, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AFSALA Bancorp,
Inc. and subsidiary (the Company) as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the
related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AFSALA Bancorp, Inc.
and subsidiary as of September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in note 1 and note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, as
of October 1, 1995, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114
"Accounting by Creditors For Impairment of a Loan," and Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 118, "Accounting by Creditors For Impairment of a Loan
- - Income Recognition and Disclosures," which prescribe recognition criteria for
loan impairment and measurement methods for certain impaired loans and loans
whose terms are modified in a troubled debt restructuring subsequent to the
adoption of these statements. As discussed in note 1 to the consolidated
financial statements, as of October 1, 1994, the Company adopted the provisions
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities," which changed its method of accounting for certain investments in
debt and equity securities.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
November 15, 1996
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 1996 and 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
---- ----
Assets
<S> <C> <C>
Cash and due from banks $ 4,816,392 4,823,328
Federal funds sold 19,200,000 3,350,000
Term deposits with the Federal Home Loan Bank 3,000,000 1,500,000
------------ -----------
Total cash and cash equivalents 27,016,392 9,673,328
------------ -----------
Securities available for sale, at approximate fair value 17,131,802 2,563,266
Investment securities held to maturity
(approximate fair value of $34,763,256 in 1996
and $46,892,622 in 1995) 34,999,930 46,722,683
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost 565,300 566,200
Loans receivable, net 70,677,291 65,447,528
Accrued interest receivable 1,156,466 1,130,654
Premises and equipment, net 1,703,491 1,613,668
Other assets 426,015 244,510
------------ -----------
Total assets $ 153,676,687 127,961,837
============ ===========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits 126,460,081 116,072,579
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York long term borrowings 1,815,625 2,303,125
Escrow accounts 365,187 500,523
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 4,444,922 1,171,481
------------ -----------
Total liabilities 133,085,815 120,047,708
------------ -----------
Commitments and contingent liabilities (note 13)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value; authorized
500,000 shares; none issued -- --
Common stock, $0.10 par value; authorized 3,000,000
shares; 1,454,750 shares issued and outstanding
at September 30, 1996 145,475 --
Additional paid-in capital 13,460,381 --
Retained earnings, substantially restricted 8,120,864 7,909,546
Common stock acquired by ESOP (110,780 shares) (1,107,800) --
Net unrealized (loss) gain on securities available
for sale, net of tax (28,048) 4,583
------------ -----------
Total stockholders' equity 20,590,872 7,914,129
------------ -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 153,676,687 127,961,837
============ ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
---- ----
Interest and dividend income:
<S> <C> <C>
Interest and fees on loans $5,736,071 5,162,593
Interest on Federal funds sold 333,960 228,638
Interest on FHLB term deposits 131,247 29,817
Interest on securities available for sale 930,770 118,080
Interest on investment securities 1,996,499 2,460,410
Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 36,972 41,783
---------- ----------
Total interest and dividend income 9,165,519 8,041,321
---------- ----------
Interest expense:
Deposits and escrow accounts 5,181,414 4,352,837
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York long term borrowings 143,647 175,764
---------- ----------
Total interest expense 5,325,061 4,528,601
---------- ----------
Net interest income 3,840,458 3,512,720
---------- ----------
Provision for loan losses 230,000 165,000
---------- ----------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 3,610,458 3,347,720
---------- ----------
Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts 365,658 244,410
Net loss on security transactions -- (3,151)
Other 22,377 33,943
---------- ----------
Total non-interest income 388,035 275,202
---------- ----------
Non-interest expenses:
Compensation and benefits 1,245,908 1,122,778
Occupancy and equipment 488,971 385,591
FDIC deposit insurance premium 967,467 235,360
Data processing fees 268,295 234,713
Professional service fees 111,500 90,971
Advertising 44,552 69,760
Supplies 71,651 94,165
Other 525,731 497,777
---------- ----------
Total non-interest expenses 3,724,075 2,731,115
---------- ----------
Income before income tax expense 274,418 891,807
Income tax expense 63,100 283,882
---------- ----------
Net income $ 211,318 607,925
========== ==========
Net income per share N/A N/A
========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net unrealized
Common gain (loss) on
Additional stock securities
Shares Common paid-in Retained acquired available for
Issued stock capital earnings by ESOP sale, net of tax Total
------ ------ ---------- -------- -------- ---------------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at September 30, 1994 - $ - - 7,301,621 - - 7,301,621
Net income - - - 607,925 - - 607,925
Net unrealized gain on securities
available for sale, net of tax - - - - - 4,583 4,583
--------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- ----------
Balance at September 30, 1995 - - - 7,909,546 - 4,583 7,914,129
Net income - - - 211,318 - 211,318
Common stock issued 1,454,750 $ 145,475 13,460,381 - - - 13,605,856
Acquisition of common stock by
ESOP (110,780 shares) - - - - (1,107,800) - (1,107,800)
Change in net unrealized gain on
securities available for sale,
net of tax - - - - - (32,631) (32,631)
--------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------- ----------
Balance at September 30, 1996 1,454,750 $ 145,475 13,460,381 8,120,864 (1,107,800) (28,048) 20,590,872
========= ======== ========== ========= ========== ======= ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
---- ----
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents:
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S> <C> <C>
Net income $ 211,318 607,925
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 166,705 145,594
Provision for loan losses 230,000 165,000
Deferred tax benefit (21,715) (55,756)
Net loss on security transactions -- 3,151
Increase in accrued interest receivable (25,812) (258,096)
Increase in other assets (181,505) (10,659)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities 3,311,968 (2,667)
----------- ------------
Total adjustments 3,479,641 (13,433)
----------- ------------
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,690,959 594,492
----------- ------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale -- 314,268
Proceeds from the maturity and call of securities available for sale 4,484,510 1,015,725
Purchases of securities available for sale (2,500,000) (783,519)
Proceeds from the maturity and call of investment securities 10,501,537 3,640,075
Purchases of investment securities (15,381,273) (7,368,924)
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock -- (57,400)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 900 --
Net loans made to customers (5,485,197) (6,989,761)
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned 25,434 --
Capital expenditures (256,528) (450,818)
----------- ------------
Net cash used in investing activities (8,610,617) (10,680,354)
----------- ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in deposits 10,387,502 14,056,210
Net decrease in escrow accounts (135,336) (45,311)
Repayments on long term borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank (487,500) (487,500)
Net proceeds from common stock issued in stock conversion 13,605,856 --
Acquisition of common stock by ESOP (1,107,800) --
------------ ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities 22,262,722 13,523,399
----------- ------------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 17,343,064 3,437,537
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 9,673,328 6,235,791
----------- ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year $ 27,016,392 9,673,328
=========== ============
</TABLE>
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued
Years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1996 1995
---- ----
Additional Disclosures Relative to Cash Flows:
<S> <C> <C>
Interest paid $ 5,321,830 4,518,515
============ =========
Taxes paid $ 205,460 327,569
============ =========
Supplemental schedules of non-cash investing and financing
activities:
Transfer of loans to real estate owned $ 25,434 --
============ =========
Investment securities transferred to securities available
for sale upon the adoption of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 115, fair value of securities transferred
$3,065,404 $ -- 3,105,947
============ =========
Investment securities held to maturity transferred to
securities available for sale in accordance with the
FASB "Special Report," fair value of securities
transferred $16,604,244 $ 16,602,489 --
============ =========
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities
available for sale, net of tax $ (32,631) (31,341)
============ =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 1996 and 1995
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
AFSALA Bancorp, Inc. (the Holding Company or the Company) was incorporated
under Delaware law in June, 1996 as a holding company to purchase 100% of
the common stock of Amsterdam Federal Bank (the Bank). The Bank converted
from a mutual form to a stock form institution, and the Holding Company
completed its initial public offering on September 30, 1996, at which
time the Holding Company purchased all of the outstanding stock of the
Bank. To date, the principal operations of AFSALA Bancorp, Inc. have been
those of the Bank.
The following is a description of the more significant policies which the
Company follows in preparing and presenting its consolidated financial
statements:
(a) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of the Holding Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank. All
significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in
consolidation. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company
conform in all material respects to generally accepted accounting
principles and to general practice within the thrift industry. The
Company utilizes the accrual method of accounting for financial
reporting purposes.
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(b) Business
A substantial portion of the Company's assets are loans secured by real
estate located in Montgomery and neighboring counties in New York
State. Accordingly, the ultimate collectibility of a substantial
portion of the Company's loan portfolio is dependent upon market
conditions in these market areas. In addition, other real estate
owned, if any, is also generally located in Montgomery and
neighboring counties in New York State.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant
change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance
for loan losses and the valuation of other real estate owned, if any,
acquired in connection with foreclosures or in-substance
foreclosures. In connection with the determination of the allowance
for loan losses and the valuation of other real estate owned, if any,
management obtains independent appraisals for properties.
Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate.
While management uses available information to recognize losses on
loans, future additions to the allowance for loan losses may be
necessary based on changes in economic conditions. In addition,
various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination
process, periodically review the Company's allowance for loan losses.
Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the
allowance for loan losses based on their judgments about information
available to them at the time of their examination which may not be
currently available to management.
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(c) Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the
Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with
original maturities of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
(d) Cash Reserve Requirements
The Bank is required to maintain certain cash reserves and other
deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank. The amount of this
reserve requirement, included in cash and due from banks, was
approximately $767 thousand and $770 thousand at September 30,
1996 and 1995, respectively.
(e) Securities Available for Sale, Investment Securities Held to Maturity,
and Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities" (SFAS No. 115), on October 1, 1994. Management
determines the appropriate classification of securities,
including mortgage-backed securities, at the time of purchase. If
management has the positive intent and ability to hold debt
securities to maturity, they are classified as investment
securities held to maturity and are stated at amortized cost. If
securities are purchased for the purpose of selling them in the
near term, they are classified as trading securities and are
reported at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses
reflected in current earnings. All other debt and equity
securities are classified as securities available for sale and
are reported at fair value, with net unrealized gains or losses
reported as a separate component of equity, net of estimated
income taxes. The Company does not maintain a trading portfolio.
Realized gains and losses on the sale of securities are based on the
net proceeds and the amortized cost of the securities sold, using
the specific identification method. The cost of securities is
adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount,
which is calculated on an effective interest method.
Mortgage-backed securities, which are guaranteed by the Government
National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), or the Federal National Mortgage
Association ("FNMA"), represent participating interests in direct
pass-through pools of long-term first mortgage loans originated
and serviced by the issuers of the securities.
Unrealized losses on securities are charged to earnings when the
decline in fair value of a security is determined to be other
than temporary.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 115, all debt securities, including
mortgage-backed securities, were carried at amortized cost and
adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount,
which was calculated on an effective interest method. Marketable
equity securities, if any, were carried at the lower of aggregate
cost or fair value, with any unrealized losses reflected in
equity. Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 115 on October 1, 1994, the
Company transferred $3,105,947 of securities to the available for
sale classification. At the time of transfer, these securities
had a fair value of $3,065,404.
Non-marketable equity securities, such as Federal Home Loan Bank of
New York Stock, are stated at cost. The investment in Federal
Home Bank of New York stock is required for membership. This
investment is pledged to secure Federal Home Loan Bank of New
York long term borrowings.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(f) Reclassification of Investment Securities
In November 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
released its Special Report, "A Guide to Implementation of
Statement 115 on Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
Equity Securities." The Special Report contained, among other
things, a unique provision that allowed entities to, as of one
date either concurrent with the initial adoption of the Special
Report (November 15, 1995), but no later than December 31, 1995,
reassess the appropriateness of the classifications of all
securities held at that time. In accordance with the FASB's
Special Report, the Company reclassified securities with an
amortized cost of $16,602,489 and an approximate fair value of
$16,604,244 from investment securities held to maturity to
securities available for sale as of December 31, 1995.
(g) Loans Receivable
Loans receivable are stated at the unpaid principal amount, net of the
allowance for loan losses. Interest income on loans is not
recognized when considered doubtful of collection by management.
Loans considered doubtful of collection by management are placed
on a non-accrual status for the recording of interest. Generally,
loans past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest are
considered to be in non-accrual status except for those loans
which, in management's judgment, are adequately secured and for
which collection is probable. Previously accrued income that has
not been collected is generally reversed from current income.
Fees received from and costs incurred for loan originations are
recorded to interest income on loans as received or incurred.
Based upon management's analysis, recording loan origination fees
and costs on the cash basis does not have a material impact on
the Company's consolidated financial statements.
(h) Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is replenished through a provision for
loan losses charged to operations. Loans are charged against the
allowance for loan losses when management believes that
collectibility of the principal is unlikely. The allowance for
loan losses is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by
management based on an evaluation of the known and inherent risks
in the portfolio, past loan loss exposure, estimated value of
underlying collateral, and current and prospective economic
conditions that may affect borrowers' ability to pay.
(i) Loan Impairment
On May 31, 1993, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114, "Accounting
by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan" (SFAS No. 114). SFAS No.
114 was amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 118, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan -
Income Recognition and Disclosures," (SFAS No. 118). These
Statements were adopted by the Company on October 1, 1995 and
prescribe recognition criteria for loan impairment, generally
related to commercial oriented loans, and measurement methods for
impaired loans and all loans whose terms are modified in trouble
debt restructurings subsequent to the adoption of these
Statements. A loan is considered impaired when it is probable
that the borrower will not repay the loan according to the
original contractual terms of the loan agreement. Under these new
Statements the allowance for loan losses related to impaired
loans is based on discounted cash flows using the loan's initial
effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral less
estimated costs to sell for certain loans where repayment of the
loan is expected to be provided solely by the underlying
collateral (collateral dependent loans).
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Other real estate owned, if any, includes both formally foreclosed and
insubstance foreclosed real properties. In accordance with SFAS
No. 114, a loan is classified as an insubstance foreclosure when
the Company has taken possession of the collateral regardless of
whether formal foreclosure proceedings have taken place.
There was no other real estate owned or in substance foreclosed
properties at September 30, 1996 or 1995.
(j) Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the
terms of the related leases or the useful lives of the assets.
(k) Employee Benefit Plans
The Company has a defined contribution 401(k) plan covering all full
time employees meeting age and service requirements. In addition,
the Company has a supplemental employee retirement plan for
certain executive officers.
The Company also has an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) which
was established to provide substantially all employees of the
Company the opportunity to also become stockholders. The Company
accounts for the ESOP in accordance with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position No. 93-6,
"Employers' Accounting for Stock Ownership Plans."
(l) Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (SFAS No. 109),
"Accounting for Income Taxes." SFAS No. 109 requires that
deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for the future
tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to
apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS
No. 109, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that
includes the enactment date. The Company's policy is that
deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if,
based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than
not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(m) Financial Instruments
In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to certain
financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk, such as
commitments to extend credit, unused lines of credit, and standby
letters of credit. The Company's policy is to record such
instruments when funded.
(n) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In December 1991, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 107 (SFAS No. 107), "Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments." SFAS No. 107 requires certain
disclosures about fair value for all financial instruments,
whether recognized or not recognized in the consolidated balance
sheet, and is effective for the Company's fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996 consolidated financial statements.
(o) Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share will be computed based on the weighted average
number of shares outstanding, less unallocated employee stock
ownership plan shares, during the period. Earnings per share are
not presented for periods prior to the initial stock offering as
the Bank was a mutual thrift at the time and no stock was
outstanding. As the conversion of the Bank to stock form was
effective as of September 30, 1996, earnings per share is not
applicable for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995.
(p) Cashier Checks
The Company's cashier checks (including teller's checks, loan
disbursement checks, expense checks and money orders), are drawn
upon deposit accounts at the Bank and are ultimately paid through
the Bank's Federal Reserve correspondent account. Cashier checks
are classified as accrued expenses and other liabilities on the
consolidated balance sheets.
(q) Transfers of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities
In June 1996, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 125 (SFAS No.
125), which provides accounting and reporting standards for
transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishment of
liabilities based on consistent application of a
financial-components approach that focuses on control. SFAS No.
125 amends SFAS No. 115 to prevent a security from being
classified as held to maturity if the security can be prepaid or
settled in such a manner that the holder of the security would
not recover substantially all of its recorded investment. The
extension of the SFAS No. 115 approach to certain non-security
financial assets and the amendment to SFAS No. 115 are effective
for financial assets held on or acquired after January 1, 1997.
Effective January 1, 1997, SFAS No. 125 will supersede SFAS No.
122. SFAS No. 125 is effective for transfers and servicing of
financial assets and extinguishment of liabilities occurring
after December 31, 1996. Management believes the adoption of SFAS
No. 125 will not have a material impact on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(r) Reclassifications
Amounts in the prior period's financial statements are reclassified
whenever necessary to conform to the current period's
presentation.
(2) Conversion to Stock Ownership
On September 30, 1996, the Holding Company sold 1,454,750 shares of
common stock at $10.00 per share to depositors, employees of the Bank,
and employee benefit plans of the Bank. Net proceeds from the sale of
stock of the Holding Company, after deducting conversion expenses of
approximately $942 thousand, were approximately $13.6 million and are
reflected as common stock and additional paid-in capital in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The Company utilized
approximately $6.8 million of the net proceeds to acquire all of the
capital stock of the Bank.
As part of the conversion, the Bank established a liquidation account for
the benefit of eligible depositors who continue to maintain their
deposit accounts in the Bank after conversion. In the unlikely event
of a complete liquidation of the Bank, each eligible depositor will be
entitled to receive a liquidation distribution from the liquidation
account, in the proportionate amount of the then current adjusted
balance for deposit accounts held, before distribution may be made
with respect to the Bank's capital stock. The Bank may not declare or
pay a cash dividend to the Holding Company on, or repurchase any of,
its capital stock if the effect thereof would cause the retained
earnings of the Bank to be reduced below the amount required for the
liquidation account. Except for such restrictions, the existence of
the liquidation account does not restrict the use or application of
retained earnings.
The Bank's capital exceeds all of the fully phased-in capital regulatory
requirements. The Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") regulations
provide that an institution that exceeds all fully phased-in capital
requirements before and after a proposed capital distribution could,
after prior notice but without the approval by the OTS, make capital
distribution during the calendar year of up to 100% of its net income
to date during the calendar year plus the amount that would reduce by
one-half its "surplus capital ratio" (the excess capital over its
fully phased-in capital requirements) at the beginning of the calendar
year. Any additional capital distributions would require prior
regulatory approval.
Unlike the Bank, the Holding Company is not subject to these regulatory
restrictions on the payment of dividends to its stockholders.
(3) Securities Available for Sale
The amortized cost and approximate fair value of securities available for
sale at September 30, 1996 and 1995 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1996
-----------------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
--------- ----------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Government and agency securities $ 8,762,717 27,436 11,470 8,778,683
States and political subdivisions 4,987,667 22,640 17,707 4,992,600
Collateralized mortgage obligations 3,423,917 30,808 94,206 3,360,519
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total securities available for sale $17,174,301 80,884 123,383 17,131,802
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1995
---------------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Government and agency securities $2,002,078 4,020 1,720 2,004,378
States and political subdivisions 554,244 4,644 -- 558,888
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total securities available for sale $2,556,322 8,664 1,720 2,563,266
========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
The amortized cost and approximate fair value of securities available for
sale at September 30, 1996 and 1995, by contractual maturity, are
shown below (collateralized mortgage obligations are included by final
contractual maturity). Expected maturities will differ from
contractual maturities because certain issuers may have the right to
call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment
penalties.
September 30, 1996
------------------------
Amortized Approximate
Cost Fair Value
---------- -----------
Due within one year $ 7,030,632 7,053,744
Due one year to five years 6,219,752 6,213,009
Due five years to ten years 500,000 504,530
Due after ten years 3,423,917 3,360,519
---------- ---------
Total securities available for sale $ 17,174,301 17,131,802
========== ==========
Substantially all of the collateralized mortgage obligations at September
30, 1996 consist of Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA),
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), and Government
National Mortgage Association (GNMA) securities.
Therewere no sales of securities available for sale during the year ended
September 30, 1996. Proceeds from the sale of securities available for
sale were approximately $314 thousand during the year ended September
30, 1995, which resulted in gross realized losses of approximately $3
thousand with no gross realized gains.
(4) Investment Securities Held to Maturity
The amortized cost and approximate fair value of investment securities
held to maturity at September 30, 1996 and 1995 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1996
----------------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
--------- ---------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Government and agency securities $22,786,722 25,823 297,575 22,514,970
Mortgage-backed securities 12,172,235 128,219 93,141 12,207,313
Other 40,973 -- -- 40,973
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total investment securities held to maturity $34,999,930 154,042 390,716 34,763,256
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1995
------------------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Approximate
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
----------- ---------- ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Government and agency securities $25,212,733 91,892 208,082 25,096,543
Mortgage-backed securities 12,347,680 210,937 13,909 12,544,708
States and political subdivisions 6,076,897 127,535 23,904 6,180,528
Collateralized mortgage obligations 3,049,399 16,253 30,783 3,034,869
Other 35,974 -- -- 35,974
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total investment securities held to maturity $46,722,683 446,617 276,678 46,892,622
=========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
The amortized cost and approximate fair value of investment securities
held to maturity at September 30, 1996 and 1995, by contractual
maturity, are shown below (mortgage-backed securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations are included by final contractual
maturity). Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities
because certain issuers may have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
September 30, 1996
--------------------------
Amortized Approximate
Cost Fair Value
--------- -----------
Due within one year $ 1,356,955 1,359,080
Due one year to five years 15,522,024 15,345,804
Due five years to ten years 6,624,874 6,547,679
Due after ten years 11,496,077 11,510,693
---------- ----------
Total $ 34,999,930 34,763,256
========== ==========
Substantially all of the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized
mortgage obligations at September 30, 1996, consist of Federal
National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC), and Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) securities.
There were no sales of nvestment securities held to maturity during the
years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(5) Loans Receivable, Net
A summary of loans receivable at September 30, 1996 and 1995 is as
follows:
1996 1995
---- ----
Loans secured by real estate:
Conventional one-to-four family mortgages $42,912,395 43,076,165
Commercial 3,015,220 2,796,597
Home equity 14,665,911 9,770,549
FHA insured 386,048 526,354
VA guaranteed 667,225 1,005,639
---------- ----------
61,646,799 57,175,304
---------- ----------
Other loans:
Personal secured 3,942,824 2,842,050
Personal unsecured 432,707 406,630
Commercial 3,103,577 3,300,957
Home improvement 1,560,032 1,258,587
Passbook 779,494 834,285
Education 91,321 307,396
---------- ----------
9,909,955 8,949,905
---------- ----------
71,556,754 66,125,209
Less: Allowance for loan losses (879,463) (677,681)
---------- ----------
Loans receivable, net $70,677,291 65,447,528
========== ==========
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Certain conventional mortgage loans held in the Company's loan portfolio
are used to secure Federal Home Loan Bank of New York long term
borrowings.
A summary of the allowance for loan losses is as follows:
1996 1995
---- ----
Balance at beginning of year $ 677,681 624,855
Provision for loan losses 230,000 165,000
Charge-offs (28,218) (112,174)
Recoveries - -
-------- --------
Balance at end of year $ 879,463 677,681
======== ========
The following table sets forth information with regard to non-performing
loans:
1996 1995
---- ----
Loans in non-accrual status $ 716,461 518,247
Loans contractually past due 90 days
or more and still accruing interest 65,953 78,656
-------- --------
Total non-performing loans $ 782,414 596,903
======== ========
There were no troubled debt restructurings at September 30, 1996 or 1995.
Accumulated interest on non-accrual loans, as shown above, of approximately
$33 thousand and $17 thousand was not recognized in interest income
during the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
Approximately $29 thousand and $27 thousand of interest on non-accrual
loans, as shown above, was collected and recognized as interest income
during the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
Certain directors and executive officers of the Company are customers of
and have other transactions with the Company in the ordinary course of
business. Loans to these parties were made in the ordinary course of
business at the Company's normal credit terms, including interest rate
and collateralization. The aggregate of such loans totaled
approximately $301 thousand and $328 thousand at September 30, 1996
and 1995, respectively. Total advances to the directors and executive
officers during the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 were $0
and $31 thousand, respectively. Total payments made on these loans
were approximately $27 thousand and $169 thousand for the years ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
As of September 30, 1996, the recorded investment in loans that are
considered to be impaired under SFAS No. 114 totaled $40,275, for
which the related allowance for loan loss was $4,028. During the year
ended September 30, 1996, the average balance of impaired loans was
$40,275. No interest income was collected on the impaired loans during
the year ended September 30, 1996.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(6) Accrued Interest Receivable
A summary of accrued interest receivable as of September 30, 1996 and
1995 is as follows:
1996 1995
---- ----
Term deposits with the Federal Home Loan Bank $ 43,900 7,690
Securities available for sale 186,706 37,394
Investment securities held to maturity 432,787 617,944
Loans receivable 493,073 467,626
--------- ---------
Total accrued interest receivable $1,156,466 1,130,654
========== =========
(7) Premises and Equipment, Net
Premises and equipment at September 30, 1996 and 1995 are summarized by
major classification as follows: 1996 1995
---- -----
Land and land improvements $ 388,044 388,044
Office buildings 1,128,801 1,128,801
Leasehold improvements 370,511 226,845
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 929,751 816,889
---------- ---------
Total 2,817,107 2,560,579
Less accumulated depreciation (1,113,616) (946,911)
---------- ---------
Premises and equipment, net $ 1,703,491 1,613,668
========= =========
Depreciation included in occupancy and equipment expense amounted to
approximately $167 thousand and $146 thousand, for the years ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
(8) Deposits
Deposit account balances at September 30, 1996 and 1995 are summarized as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Stated
rate 1996 1995
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Savings accounts 3.00% $ 36,916,478 34,468,922
N.O.W. accounts 2.25 - 2.75 10,779,847 8,953,569
Money market
accounts 2.75 - 4.87 7,728,854 5,436,649
Time deposit accounts:
3.00 - 3.99 -- 666,824
4.00 - 4.99 14,505,461 4,811,456
5.00 - 5.99 30,823,393 27,768,045
6.00 - 6.99 15,491,537 23,679,666
7.00 - 7.99 3,012,883 3,884,362
8.00 - 8.99 -- 320,095
----------- ----------
Total time deposit accounts 63,833,274 61,130,448
----------- ----------
Non-interest bearing
accounts 7,201,628 6,082,991
----------- ----------
Total deposits $126,460,081 116,072,579
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The approximate amount of contractual maturities of time deposit accounts
for the years subsequent to September 30, 1996 are as follows:
Years ended September 30,
-------------------------
1997 $ 40,907,072
1998 14,586,538
1999 2,478,666
2000 4,616,328
2001 1,244,670
----------
$ 63,833,274
At September 30, 1996 and 1995, the aggregate amount of time deposit
accounts with balances equal to or in excess of $100 thousand was
approximately $6.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively. Deposits in
excess of $100 thousand are not Federally insured.
Interest expense on deposits and escrow accounts for the years ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995, is summarized as follows:
1996 1995
---- ----
Savings accounts $ 1,057,512 1,089,256
N.O.W. accounts 223,737 192,471
Money market accounts 256,736 156,722
Time deposits 3,634,103 2,903,991
Escrow accounts 9,326 10,397
---------- ---------
Total $ 5,181,414 4,352,837
========== =========
Weighted average interest rate at
end of period 4.11% 4.30%
========== =========
(9) Income Taxes
The following is a summary of the components of income tax expense for the
years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995:
1996 1995
---- ----
Current tax expense:
Federal $ 71,181 287,572
State 13,634 52,066
Deferred tax benefit (21,715) (55,756)
-------- --------
Income tax expense $ 63,100 283,882
======== ========
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Income tax expense for financial reporting purposes is less than the amount
computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 34% to
income before taxes for the reasons noted in the table below:
1996 1995
---- ----
Expense at statutory federal tax rate $ 93,302 303,214
Tax-exempt income (49,137) (81,193)
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit 16,708 56,064
Effect of graduated tax rates (2,438) -
Other, net 4,665 5,797
--------- --------
Income tax expense $ 63,100 283,882
========= ========
Effective tax rate 23.0% 31.8%
========== =========
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30,
1996 and 1995 are as follows:
1996 1995
---- ----
Deferred tax assets:
Differences in reporting the provision
for loan losses and loan charge-offs $ 334,539 296,011
Other 34,516 12,503
--------- ---------
Total gross deferred tax assets 369,055 308,514
Less valuation allowance (200,000) (200,000)
--------- ---------
Net deferred tax assets 169,055 108,514
--------- ---------
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation (26,986) (12,718)
Prepaid expenses (24,558) -
Total deferred tax liabilities (51,544) (12,718)
Net deferred tax asset at end of year 117,511 95,796
Net deferred tax asset at beginning
of year 95,796 40,040
Deferred tax benefit for the year (21,715) (55,756)
========= =========
In addition to the deferred tax amounts described above, the Company also
had a deferred tax asset of approximately $14.5 thousand at September
30, 1996 related to the net unrealized loss on securities available
for sale and a deferred tax liability of approximately $2 thousand at
September 30, 1995 related to the net unrealized gain on securities
available for sale.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of October 1, 1994 was
$200 thousand. There was no change in the total valuation allowance
for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995. In maintaining the
valuation allowance, the Company takes into consideration the nature
and timing of the deferred tax asset items as well as the amount of
available open tax carrybacks. The Company has fully reserved its New
York State deferred tax asset, which is a significant component of
deferred tax assets, due to the lack of carryback and carryforward
provisions available in New York State. Any changes in the deferred
tax asset valuation allowance is based upon the Company's continuing
evaluation of the level of such allowance and the realizability of the
temporary differences creating the deferred tax asset.
As a thrift institution the Bank is allowed a special bad debt deduction
which has not been subject to deferred taxes through December 31, 1987
in accordance with SFAS No. 109. Accordingly, no deferred tax
liability has been recorded for the tax bad debt reserve at December
31, 1987. This reserve, along with the "supplemental" reserve was
approximately $2.5 million at December 31, 1987, will not be subject
to tax as long as the Bank doesn't (i) redeem stock or have excess
distributions to stockholders or (ii) fail to maintain a specified
qualifying assets ratio or meet other thrift definition tests for New
York State tax purposes.
(10) Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Long Term Borrowings
The long term borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York are
secured by conventional mortgage loans held in the Company's loan
portfolio as well as Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock. The
rates on the various advances ranged from 5.07% to 10.30% and 4.50% to
10.30% at September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. The weighted
average rate on the borrowings was 6.83% and 6.64% at September 30,
1996 and 1995, respectively. The following table sets forth the
maturities of the term advances at September 30, 1996:
Years ended September 30,
1997 $ 400,000
1998 350,000
1999 337,500
2000 321,875
2001 181,250
2002-2004 225,000
---------
$1,815,625
=========
(11) Retained Earnings
As a qualifying thrift institution, the Bank has been eligible to claim
special Federal tax deductions substantially in excess of actual loss
experience as a tax bad debt reserve. Such reserve, aggregating
approximately $2.5 million at December 31, 1995, is included within
stockholders' equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Federal tax law restricts the use of such reserves to charges for bad
debts. If this reserve is charged for amounts other than bad debts,
taxable income of an identical amount is created. Since ineligible
charges to the reserve are not anticipated, no provision has been made
for Federal income taxes thereon.
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(12) Related Party Transactions
The law firm of a Director of the Company provides the majority of the
Company's legal services. The Company expensed approximately $62
thousand and $57 thousand, in fees to this law firm for legal services
for the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company leases certain branch facilities and office space from an
entity controlled by a member of the Board of Directors. The leases
expire in February 2001. The terms of the leases provide for increased
payments each year ranging in total from $20 thousand in the first
year to $30 thousand in the last year. Management believes the terms
of these leases to be consistent with normal market terms.
See also note 5.
(13) Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Off-Balance Sheet Financing and Concentrations of Credit
The Company is a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance
sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing
needs of its customers. These financial instruments consist of
commitments to extend credit, unused personal lines of credit, and
standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying
degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized on
the consolidated balance sheet. The contract amounts of these
instruments reflect the extent of involvement by the Company.
The Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by
the other party to the commitment to extend credit is represented by
the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Company uses
the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for
on-balance-sheet instruments.
Unless otherwise noted, the Company does not require collateral or other
security to support off-balance-sheet financial instruments with
credit risk.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long
as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination
clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the
commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn upon, the
total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash
requirements. The Company evaluates each customer's creditworthiness
on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral, if any, required by
the Company upon the extension of credit is based on management's
credit evaluation of the customer. Mortgage and construction loan
commitments are secured by a first or second lien on real estate.
Collateral on extensions of credit for commercial loans varies but may
include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment,
and income producing commercial property.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company
to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those
guarantees are primarily issued to support borrowing arrangements. The
credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is
essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to
customers.
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Contract amounts of financial instruments that represent credit risk as of
September 30, 1996 and 1995, at fixed and variable interest rates are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1996
-----------------------------
Fixed Variable Total
----- -------- -----
Commitments outstanding:
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Residential mortgages $ 386,700 629,000 1,015,700
Unadvanced portion of construction loans 208,584 124,018 332,602
--------- --------- ---------
595,284 753,018 1,348,302
--------- --------- ---------
Unused lines and standby letters of credit:
Personal lines of credit 224,263 -- 224,263
Standby letters of credit -- 106,000 106,000
--------- --------- ---------
224,263 106,000 330,263
--------- --------- ---------
$ 819,547 859,018 1,678,565
========= ========= =========
September 30, 1995
------------------------------
Fixed Variable Total
----- -------- -----
Commitments outstanding:
Residential mortgages $ 260,500 -- 260,500
Unadvanced portion of construction loans 572,051 -- 572,051
--------- --------- ---------
832,551 -- 832,551
--------- --------- ---------
Unused lines and standby letters of credit:
Personal lines of credit 114,409 -- 114,409
Standby letters of credit -- 57,000 57,000
--------- --------- ---------
114,409 57,000 171,409
--------- --------- ---------
$ 946,960 57,000 1,003,960
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
The range of interest rates on fixed rate residential mortgage and
unadvanced construction loan commitments was 7.625% to 8.625% at
September 30, 1996. The interest rate on unused personal lines of
credit was 15.00% at September 30, 1996.
Commitments on residential mortgage loans generally expire within 60 days
of the date of issuance. Funds for construction loans are advanced
during the construction phase based upon various stages of completion
in accordance with the results of inspection reports. All funds for
construction loans are generally advanced within 180 days.
The Company does not engage in investments in futures contracts, forwards,
swaps, or option contracts or other derivative investments with
similar characteristics.
The Company grants residential, consumer, and commercial loans in
Montgomery and neighboring counties in New York State. Accordingly, a
substantial portion of its debtors' ability to honor their contracts
is dependent upon the economy of this region.
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Lease Commitments
The Company leases certain branch facilities and office space under
noncancelable operating leases. Total expenses under these leases for
the years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, were $97 thousand and $51
thousand, respectively.
A summary of the future minimum commitments required under noncancelable
operating leases as of September 30, 1996 are as follows:
Years ending September 30,
--------------------------
1997 $ 105,762
1998 109,337
1999 112,362
2000 54,499
2001 12,375
Thereafter -
-------
$ 394,335
=======
Legal Proceedings
The Company is, from time to time, a defendant in legal proceedings
relating to the conduct of its business. In the best judgment of
management, the financial position of the Company will not be affected
materially by the outcome of any pending legal proceedings.
(14) Employee Benefit Plans
The Company's defined 401(k) contribution plan covers all full time
employees meeting age and service requirements. The Company matches
participant contributions up to a maximum of 4.5%. Costs associated
with this plan were $35 thousand and $31 thousand, for the years ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
The Company also has a supplemental employee retirement plan (SERP) for
certain executive officers. The expense associated with this plan was
approximately $21 thousand of each of the years ended September 30,
1996 and 1995. The SERP is funded annually.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
As part of the conversion discussed in note 2, an employee stock ownership
plan (ESOP) was established to provide substantially all employees of
the Company the opportunity to also become stockholders. The ESOP
borrowed $1,107,800 from the Company and used the funds to purchase
110,780 shares of the common stock of the Company issued in the
conversion. The loan will be repaid principally from the Company's
discretionary contributions to the ESOP over a period of ten years. At
September 30, 1996, the loan had an outstanding balance of $1,107,800
and an interest rate of 8.0%. Both the loan obligation and the
unearned compensation are reduced by the amount of loan repayments
made by the ESOP. Shares purchased with the loan proceeds are held in
a suspense account for allocation among participants as the loan is
repaid. Contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the
suspense account are allocated among participants on the basis of
compensation in the year of allocation.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
The Company accounts for the ESOP in accordance with the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Statement of Position No.
93-6 "Employers' Accounting For Stock Ownership Plans" (SOP 93-6).
Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as common
stock acquired by ESOP in stockholders' equity. As shares are released
from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the
average market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding
for earnings per share computations. Unallocated ESOP shares are not
included in the earnings per share computations. The Company had no
compensation expense under the ESOP during the year ended September
30, 1996.
The ESOP shares as of September 30, 1996 were as follows:
Allocated shares -
Shares released for allocation -
Unallocated shares 110,780
----------
110,780
==========
Market value of unallocated shares
at September 30, 1996 $ 1,107,780
==========
(15) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
SFAS No. 107, "Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments"
requires the Company to disclose estimated fair values for its
financial instruments. SFAS No. 107 defined fair value of financial
instruments as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged
in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a
forced or liquidation sale. SFAS No. 107 defines a financial
instrument as cash, evidence of ownership interest in an entity, or a
contract that imposes on one entity a contractual obligation to
deliver cash or another financial instrument to a second entity or to
exchange other financial instruments on potentially unfavorable terms
with a second entity and conveys to that second entity a contractual
right to receive cash or another financial instrument from the first
entity or to exchange other financial instruments on potentially
favorable terms with the first entity.
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on
relevant market information and information about the financial
instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount
that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's
entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no ready
market exists for a significant portion of the Company's financial
instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding
future expected net cash flows, current economic conditions, risk
characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors.
These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and
matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined
with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the
estimates.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Fair value estimates are based on existing on-and off-balance sheet
financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of
anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities
that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and
liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities
include the deferred tax assets and liabilities and premises and
equipment. In addition, tax ramifications related to the realization
of the unrealized gains and losses, which can have a significant
effect on fair value estimates, have not been considered in the
estimates of fair value under SFAS No. 107.
In addition, there are significant intangible assets that SFAS No. 107
does not recognize, such as the value of "core deposits," the
Company's branch network, and other items generally referred to as
"goodwill."
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair
values of the Company's financial instruments at September 30, 1996:
September 30, 1996
-----------------------
Carrying Estimated
Amount Fair Value
-------- ----------
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,016 27,016
Securities available for sale 17,132 17,132
Investment securities held to maturity 35,000 34,763
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 565 565
Loans 71,556 71,631
Less: Allowance for loan losses (879) -
Loans receivable, net 70,677 71,631
Accrued interest receivable 1,156 1,156
---------- ---------
Total financial assets $ 151,546 152,263
========== =========
Savings, N.O.W, money market and non-
interest bearing accounts 62,627 62,627
Time deposit accounts 63,833 64,232
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York long
term borrowings 1,816 1,842
Escrow accounts 365 365
Accrued interest payable 19 19
---------- ---------
Total financial liabilities $ 128,660 129,085
========== =========
Financial Instruments with Carrying Amount Equal to Fair Value
The carrying amount of cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, term
deposits with the Federal Home Loan Bank (collectively defined as
"cash and cash equivalents"), accrued interest receivable, escrow
accounts, and accrued interest payable is considered to be equal to
fair value as a result of their short-term nature.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
Securities Available for Sale, Investment Securities Held to Maturity and
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock
Securities available for sale and investment securities held to maturity
are financial instruments which are usually traded in broad markets.
Fair values are based upon bid quotations received from either
quotation services or securities dealers. The estimated fair value of
stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is assumed to be its
cost given the lack of a public market available for this investment.
Loans
Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial
characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as one-to
four-family, commercial real estate, consumer and commercial loans.
Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate
interest terms and by performing and nonperforming categories.
The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting scheduled
cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market
discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent
in the loan. The estimate of maturity is based on the contractual term
of the loans to maturity, adjusted for estimated prepayments.
Fair value for nonperforming loans is based on recent external appraisals
and discounting of cash flows. Estimated cash flows are discounted
using a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the estimated
cash flows. Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows, and
discount rates are judgmentally determined using available market
information and specific borrower information.
Deposit Liabilities
UnderSFAS No. 107, the fair value of deposits with no stated maturity,
such as savings deposits, N.O.W deposits, money market deposits, and
non-interest bearing deposits, must be stated at the amount payable on
demand as of September 30, 1996. The fair value of time deposits is
based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount
rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of
similar remaining maturities. The fair value estimate of deposit
liabilities in the foregoing table does not include the benefit that
results from the low cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities
compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market.
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Long Term Borrowings
Fair value is estimated by discounting scheduled cash flows based on
current rates available to the Company for similar types of borrowing
arrangements.
Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit
The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees
currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into
account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present
creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan
commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current
level of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of
commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is based on
fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the cost to
terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the
counterparties. Fees such as these are not a major part of the
Company's business and in the Company's business territory are not
currently a normal business practice.
(Continued)
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(16) Regulatory Capital Requirements
OTS capital regulations require savings institutions to maintain minimum
levels of regulatory capital. Under the regulations in effect at
September 30, 1996, the Bank was required to maintain a minimum ratio
of tangible capital to tangible assets of 1.5%; a minimum leverage
ratio of core (Tier 1) capital to total adjusted tangible assets of
3.0%; and a minimum ratio of total capital (core capital and
supplementary capital) to risk-weighted assets of 8.0%, of which 4.0%
must be core (Tier 1) capital.
Under its prompt corrective action regulations, the OTS is required to take
certain supervisory actions (and may take additional discretionary
actions) with respect to an undercapitalized institution. Such actions
could have a direct material effect on an institution's financial
statements. The regulations establish a framework for the
classification of savings institutions into five categories: well
capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly
undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized. Generally, an
institution is considered well capitalized if it has a core (Tier 1)
capital ratio of at least 5.0% (based on average total assets); a core
(Tier 1) risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.0%; and a total
risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%.
The foregoing capital ratios are based in part on specific quantitative
measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as
calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and
classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the OTS
about capital components, risk weightings and other factors.
Management believes that, as of September 30, 1996, the Bank meets all
capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. Further, the
most recent OTS notification categorized the Bank as a
well-capitalized institution under the prompt corrective action
regulations. There have been no conditions or events since that
notification that management believes have changed the Bank's capital
classification.
The following is a summary of the Bank's actual capital amounts and ratios
as of September 30, 1996, compared to the OTS minimum bank capital
adequacy requirements and the OTS requirements for classification as a
well-capitalized institution. Although the OTS capital regulations
apply at the Bank level only, the Company's consolidated capital
amounts and ratios are also presented. The OTS does not have a holding
company capital requirement.
(Continued)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OTS Bank Capital Requirements
-------------------------------------------
Minimum Capital For Classification
Actual Adequacy as Well Capitalized
-------------------- ------------------ -------------------
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
------ ----- ------ ------ ------ -----
(Dollars in thousands)
Tangible capital:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Bank only $ 13,816 8.99% $ 2,306 1.50%
Consolidated 20,619 13.41 N/A N/A
Core (Tier 1) capital:
Bank only 13,816 8.99 4,612 3.00 $ 6,635 5.00%
Consolidated 20,619 13.41 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Risk-based capital:
Core (Tier 1):
Bank only 13,816 21.68 3,824 6.00
Consolidated 20,619 32.35 N/A N/A
Total:
Bank only 14,573 22.86 5,099 8.00 6,374 10.00
Consolidated 21,376 33.54 N/A N/A N/A N/A
</TABLE>
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AFSALA BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued
(17) Parent Company Only Financial Statements The following information
presents the financial position of AFSALA Bancorp, Inc. (Parent
Company) at September 30, 1996. The results of its operations and cash
flows for the year then ended are not applicable as there was no
activity prior to its initial public offering on September 30, 1996.
Balance Sheet September 30, 1996
------------- ------------------
Assets:
Loan receivable from subsidiary bank $ 5,695,128
Loan receivable from ESOP 1,107,800
Investment in equity of bank subsidiary 13,787,944
----------
Total assets $ 20,590,872
==========
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value;
authorized 500,000 shares; none issued -
Common stock, $0.10 par value; authorized
3,000,000 shares; 1,454,750 shares issued
and outstanding at September 30, 1996 145,475
Additional paid-in capital 13,460,381
Retained earnings, substantially restricted 8,120,864
Common stock acquired by ESOP (110,780 shares) (1,107,800)
Net unrealized loss on securities available
for sale, net of tax (28,048)
----------
Total stockholders' equity $ 20,590,872
==========
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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial Disclosure
- --------------------
Previously reported in a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-06399)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 1996 and amended
on August 1, 1996.
PART III
Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
- --------------------------------------
The following table sets forth information with respect to each nominee
for director and director continuing in office as well as all directors and
executive officers as a group.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares of
Current Common Stock
Director Term Beneficially Percent of
Name Age(1) Position Since(2) Expires owned(1)(3) Class
- ------------------- --------- ------------------ ----------- -------- ------------- --------
NOMINEES FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE IN 2000
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John M. Lisicki 50 President, Chief 1984 1997 10,063 --(5)
Executive Officer,
and Director
Dr. Daniel J. Greco 68 Director 1980 1997 6,500(4) --(5)
DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
Dr. Ronald S. Tecler 57 Director 1994 1998 15,000(4) 1.0%
John A. Tesiero, Jr. 69 Director 1994 1998 15,000 1.0%
John A. Kosinski, Jr. 69 Director 1959 1999 10,090 --(5)
Joseph G. Opalka 56 Director 1975 1999 7,500(4) --(5)
Florence B. Opiela 81 Director 1984 1999 2,500 --(5)
All directors and
executive officers as 73,249(4) 5.0%
a group (9 persons)
</TABLE>
- ---------------------------------------
(1) At September 30, 1996.
(2) Refers to the year the individual first became a director of the Company or
the Bank. All directors of the Bank became directors of the Company upon
its formation.
(3) Includes shares of Common Stock held directly as well as by spouses or
minor children, in trust, and other indirect ownership, over which shares
the individuals effectively exercise sole or shared voting and investment
power, unless otherwise indicated.
(4) Excludes 110,780 shares of Common Stock held under the ESOP for which
individuals serve as members of the ESOP Committee or Trustee Committee.
Such individuals disclaim beneficial ownership with respect to such shares
held in a fiduciary capacity. See "Item 10. Executive Compensation -
Benefits - Employee Stock Ownership Plan."
(5) Less than 1.0%.
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The following individuals are non-director executive officers of the
Company and hold the offices in the Company set forth below opposite their
names.
Name Age (1) Positions Held With the Company
- ---- ------- -------------------------------
James J. Alescio 35 Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Benjamin W. Ziskin 38 Vice President
- -------------------------
(1) At September 30, 1996.
Biographical Information
The business experience of each director and executive officer of the Bank
is set forth below. All directors and executive officers have held their present
positions for a minimum of five years unless otherwise stated.
John M. Lisicki has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Bank since 1978 and of the Company since its formation. Mr. Lisicki is the
Chairman of the Board of Amsterdam Memorial Hospital, a former President and a
board member of Industries for Amsterdam, Inc., the president and a board member
of Foundation Liberty Enterprises, a board member and former Vice President of
the Amsterdam Free Library, a board member of the Sarah J. Sanford Home for
Elderly Women, and a former board member of the Hospice Foundation.
Dr. Daniel J. Greco has been a director of the Bank since 1980 and a
director of the Company since its formation. Dr. Greco is a former school
teacher and the retired superintendent of the Greater Amsterdam School District.
Dr. Greco serves on the Board of Directors of the Amsterdam Memorial Hospital
and Industries for Amsterdam and is active in the Rotary Club, the Elks Club,
and the Boy Scouts of America.
Dr. Ronald S. Tecler has been a director of the Bank since 1994 and of the
Company since its formation. Dr. Tecler is the majority stockholder of a
professional corporation engaged in the practice of dentistry in Amsterdam, New
York and has practiced dentistry since 1971. Dr. Tecler is the Chairman of the
Board of the Amsterdam Urban Renewal Agency, a board member of Industries for
Amsterdam, Inc., the Vice President of the Twin Rivers Boy Scout Council, and is
active in the Amsterdam Rotary Club and the St. Mary's Hospital at Amsterdam
Foundation.
John A. Tesiero, Jr. has been a director of the Bank since 1994 and of the
Company since its formation. Mr. Tesiero is the sole owner of Cranesville Block
Co., Inc., a construction supply business supplying ready mix concrete, concrete
block, sand, gravel, and stone, located in Amsterdam, New York.
John A. Kosinski, Jr., has been a director of the Bank since 1959 and of
the Company since its formation. Mr. Kosinski is an attorney in Amsterdam, New
York and has practiced law since 1953. Mr. Kosinski serves as counsel for the
Bank. Mr. Kosinski is a Director Emeritus of the St. Mary's Hospital at
Amsterdam Foundation and is active in the Liberty House, the Elks Club, the
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, the Montgomery County Economic
Development Corp., the American and Montgomery County Bar Associations, and the
New York Trial Association.
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Joseph G. Opalka has been a director of the Bank since 1975 and of the
Company since its formation. Mr. Opalka is a certified public accountant and the
sole owner of Joseph G. Opalka C.P.A., a public accounting firm. Mr. Opalka also
serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Schenectady County Community College
and from 1969 to 1993 was the Vice President of Finance for Amsterdam Printing &
Litho Corp., a mail order company. Mr. Opalka serves as a director of
Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc. and is active in the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public
Accountants.
Florence B. Opiela has been a director of the Bank since 1984 and of the
Company since its formation. Ms. Opiela is a retired Executive Vice President of
the Bank. Ms. Opiela is a member of the St. Mary's Hospital volunteers, St.
Mary's Hospital Auxiliary, Inc., and St. Stanislaus Rosary Auxiliary. Ms. Opiela
is also active in the Amsterdam Free Library and the Walter-Elwood Museum.
James J. Alescio served as the Assistant Treasurer of the Bank from 1984
to 1987 and was appointed Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank in
1993 and of the Company upon its formation. From 1987 to 1993, Mr. Alescio was a
senior accountant with John G. Gilooly, C.P.A.'s, an independent public
accounting firm. Mr. Alescio in a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Benjamin W. Ziskin served as the Treasurer of the Bank from 1985 to 1993
and was appointed Vice President of the Bank in 1989 and of the Company upon its
formation. Mr. Ziskin is a board member and past Treasurer of the Capital
District League of Savings Institutions, a board member and President of the
Montgomery Transitional Services, a board member and Secretary of the Amsterdam
Housing Authority, a past President and Treasurer of the Montgomery County Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, and a past board member of The Amsterdam City Center and
the St. Mary's Hospital at Amsterdam Foundation.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act.
The officers and directors of the Company and beneficial owners of greater than
10% of the Common Stock ("10% beneficial owners") are required to file reports
on Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
disclosing changes in beneficial ownership of the Common Stock. Based on the
Company's review of such ownership reports, to Company's knowledge, no officer,
director, or 10% beneficial owner of the Company failed to file such ownership
reports on a timely basis for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.
Item 10. Executive Compensation
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Director Compensation
Members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not compensated for
service on the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors of the Bank
received fees of $1,000 per month during the fiscal year ended September 30,
1996 for attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors of the Bank. No
additional fees are paid to board members for attendance at committee meetings.
The Bank paid a total of $84,000 in director fees for the year ended September
30, 1996.
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Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table. The following table sets forth the cash and
non-cash compensation awarded to or earned by the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. All compensation was paid by the Bank. No other
executive officer of the Company had a salary and bonus during the year ended
September 30, 1996 that exceeded $100,000 for services rendered in all
capacities to the Company.
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<CAPTION>
Annual Compensation
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Name and Principal Other Annual All Other
Position Year(1) Salary(2) Bonus Compensation(3) Compensation(4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John M. Lisicki 1996 $ 127,000 $ -- $ 19,105 $ 6,479
President and Chief
Executive Officer 1995 110,452 3,000 18,390 5,522
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(1) The Company first issued Common Stock registered under ss. 12(g) of the
1934 Act effective September 30, 1996; therefore, less than 3 years of
compensation data is presented.
(2) Includes board of director's fees.
(3) Consists of the accrual of $17,355 and $16,640 of salary under the
Supplemental Retirement Plan for the fiscal years ended September 30, 1996
and 1995, respectively. See "- Supplemental Retirement Plan." Also,
includes the value of automobile use during the fiscal years ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995.
(4) Includes Bank contribution of $1,188 and $1,008 to term life insurance and
matching contribution of $5,291 and $4,514 to the 401(k) Plan for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
Employment and Severance Agreements. In February 1996, the Bank entered
into employment agreements with John M. Lisicki, President and Chief Executive
Officer and certain other officers of the Bank. Mr. Lisicki's salary under the
employment agreement was based on his then current salary, $115,000. Mr.
Lisicki's employment agreement is for a term of three years. The agreements are
terminable by the Bank for "just cause" as defined in the agreements. If the
Bank terminates the employee without just cause, the employee will be entitled
to a continuation of the employee's salary from the date of termination through
the remaining term of the agreement. Mr. Lisicki's employment agreement contains
a provision stating that in the event of the termination of employment in
connection with any future change in control of the Bank, as defined in the
agreement, Mr. Lisicki will be paid in a lump sum an amount equal to 2.99 times
Mr. Lisicki's five year average annual cash compensation. In addition, the Bank
has entered into severance agreements with three key employees, which provide a
severance payment upon termination without just cause in the event of a change
in control, as defined in the agreements. If such payments were made under the
agreements to the above officers and key employees at September 30, 1996, such
payments would equal approximately $686,000. The aggregate payments that would
be made to such individuals would be an expense to the Bank, thereby reducing
net income and the Bank's capital by that amount, adjusted as appropriate for
income tax effects. The agreements may be renewed annually by the Board of
Directors upon a determination of satisfactory performance within the Board's
sole discretion.
Supplemental Retirement Plan. The Bank has adopted a supplemental
retirement plan ("SERP") for the benefit of John M. Lisicki, President and one
other officer of the Bank in connection with the termination of a defined
benefit retirement plan in fiscal 1994. The purpose of the SERP is to furnish
the participants with supplemental post-retirement benefits in addition to those
which will be provided under the Bank's 401(k) Plan. After an analysis of the
retirement benefits provided to all employees, the Bank determined that most
employees would benefit more from a 401(k) savings plan than the defined
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benefit retirement plan. The SERP was adopted to compensate Mr. Lisicki and the
other officer so that when the benefits under the SERP are added to the benefits
under the 401(k) Plan, the retirement benefits are approximately equal to the
retirement benefits these same officers would have received under the terminated
defined benefit retirement plan. The targeted level of retirement benefits under
the SERP are calculated as 60% of the Mr. Lisicki's final average compensation
(as defined in the SERP), as adjusted to take into account certain other
retirement benefits. Annually, a sum equal to 16.99% of Mr. Lisicki's annual
salary is expensed by the Bank for the benefit of Mr. Lisicki. The SERP provides
that the Bank can pay the benefits under the SERP either as a single lump sum
payment, by purchasing a straight life or joint and survivor annuity, or in
monthly installments over five, ten, or fifteen years. Payments under the SERP
will be accrued for financial reporting purposes based upon the yearly credit by
the Bank to the account of the officer. Upon receipt of payment of benefits, the
participant will recognize taxable ordinary income in the amount of such
payments received and the Bank will be entitled to recognize a tax-deductible
compensation expense at that time for tax return purposes. Benefits under the
SERP are immediately payable upon death or disability of the participant, or
upon involuntary termination of the participant prior to the officer obtaining
the age of 55 or obtaining 20 years of credited service under the SERP. For the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, expenses associated with the SERP totaled
approximately $21,000.
Benefits
Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The Bank has established an employee stock
ownership plan, the ESOP, for the exclusive benefit of participating employees.
Participating employees are employees who have completed one year of service
with the Bank and have attained the age 21. The Bank will submit to the IRS an
application for a letter of determination as to the tax-qualified status of the
ESOP. Although no assurances can be given, the Bank expects that the ESOP will
receive a favorable letter of determination from the IRS.
The ESOP is funded by tax-deductible contributions made by the Bank in
cash or the Common Stock. Benefits may be paid either in shares of the Common
Stock or in cash. The ESOP borrowed funds from the Company with which it
acquired 110,780 shares. The loan is for a term of ten years at an annual
interest rate equal to the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal.
Shares of Common Stock are held in a suspense account for allocation among
participants as the loan is repaid. The Bank anticipates contributing
approximately $110,780 annually to the ESOP to meet principal obligations under
the ESOP loan.
The Board of Directors has appointed non-employee directors to the ESOP
Committee to administer the ESOP and to serve as the initial ESOP Trustees. The
Board of Directors or the ESOP Committee may instruct the ESOP Trustees
regarding investments of funds contributed to the ESOP. The ESOP Trustees must
vote all allocated shares held in the ESOP in accordance with the instructions
of the participating employees. Unallocated shares and allocated shares for
which no timely direction is received will be voted by the ESOP Trustees as
directed by the Board of Directors or the ESOP Committee, subject to the
Trustees' fiduciary duties. As of September 30, 1996, no shares had been
allocated under the ESOP.
401(k) Savings Plan. The Bank sponsors a tax-qualified defined
contribution savings plan ("401(k) Plan") for the benefit of its employees.
Employees become eligible to participate under the 401(k) Plan after reaching
age 21 and completing one year of service.
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Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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(a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
Persons and groups owning in excess of 5% of the Common Stock are required
to file certain reports regarding such ownership pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"). The following table sets
forth, as of September 30, 1996, persons or groups who own more than 5% of the
Common Stock. Other than as noted below, management knows of no person or group
that owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at September
30, 1996.
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<CAPTION>
Percent of Shares of
Amount and Nature of Common Stock
Name of Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership Outstanding
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<S> <C> <C>
Amsterdam Federal Bank Employee Stock 110,780 7.6%
Ownership Plan
161 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York
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(b) Security Ownership of Management
Security ownership of the directors and named executive officers is
included herein in response to Item 9.
(c) Management of the Corporation knows of no arrangements, including
any pledge by any person of securities of the Corporation, the
operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in
control of the Registrant.
Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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Director John A. Kosinski, Jr., is an attorney in Amsterdam, New York, and
performs legal work for the Bank, consisting of mortgage title reviews and
closings on loans. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, Mr. Kosinski
collected fees of $62,000 from the Bank, in connection with this legal work,
which fees were in excess of 5% of the total gross revenues of Mr. Kosinski's
firm.
Director Tesiero is a principal and substantial owner of the Amsterdam
Riverfront Center (the "Center"). The Bank has recently entered into two leases
with the Center to lease space to house portions of the Bank's operations and
possibly a small branch office with an ATM. The leases are for a term of five
years with an option to renew the leases for another five years. The leases with
the Center are at a rent that was equivalent to the market rate at the time the
leases were entered into and the Bank will pay approximately $125,000 in lease
payments over five years for the use of approximately 7,000 square feet. The
spaces leased by the Bank make up two of the 64 spaces available in the Center.
The Bank had no "interlocking" relationships existing on or after
September 30, 1996 in which (i) any executive officer is a member of the Board
of Directors/Trustees of another entity, one of whose executive officers is a
member of the Bank's Board of Directors, or where (ii) any executive officer is
a member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive
officers is a member of the Bank's Board of Directors.
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The Bank, like many financial institutions, has followed a policy of
granting various types of loans to officers and directors. Such loans a) have
been made in the ordinary course of business, b) were made on substantially the
same terms and conditions, including interest rates and collateral, as those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with the Bank's other
customers, and c) do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or
present other unfavorable features. All loans by the Bank to its directors and
executive officers are subject to OTS regulations restricting loans and other
transactions with affiliated persons of the Bank.
Item 13. Exhibits, List and Reports on Form 8-K
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(a) The following documents are filed as a part of this report:
1. The following consolidated financial statements and the report of
independent accountants of the Registrant included under Item 7 are incorporated
herein by reference.
Report of Independent Auditors
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1996 and 1995.
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended September 30, 1996
and 1995.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the Years
Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 30,
1996 and 1995.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. Financial Statement Schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related
instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
3. The following exhibits are included in this Report or incorporated
herein by reference:
(a) List of Exhibits:
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of AFSALA Bancorp, Inc.*
3.2 Bylaws of AFSALA Bancorp, Inc.*
10.1 Employment contract with John M. Lisicki
10.2. Supplemental Retirement Benefit Agreement with John M.
Lisicki*
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant**
27 Financial Data Schedule
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(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
None.
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* Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333- 06399) declared effective by the SEC on August 9,
1996.
** See information provided herein at "Item 1. Business - Subsidiary
Activity."
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AFSALA BANCORP, INC.
Dated: December 24, 1996 By: /s/ John M. Lisicki
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John M. Lisicki
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Duly
Authorized Representative)
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ John M. Lisicki By:
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John M. Lisicki Dr. Daniel J. Greco
President, Chief Executive Officer Director
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
Date: December 24, 1996 Date: December ____, 1996
By: /s/ Dr. Ronald S. Tecler By:
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Dr. Ronald S. Tecler John A. Tesiero, Jr.
Director Director
Date: December 24, 1996 Date: December ____, 1996
By: /s/ Joseph G. Opalka By:
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Joseph G. Opalka Florence B. Opiela
Director Director
Date: December 24, 1996 Date: December ____, 1996
By: /s/ James J. Alescio By: /s/ John A. Kosinski, Jr.
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James J. Alescio John A. Kosinski, Jr.
Treasurer and Chief Financial Director
Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
Date: December 24, 1996 Date: December 24, 1996
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 20th day of February, 1996 ("Effective
Date"), by and between Amsterdam Federal Savings and Loan Association (the
"Association") and John M. Lisicki (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has heretofore been employed by the Association as
President & Chief Executive Officer and is experienced in all phases of the
business of the Association; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire by this writing to set forth the continuing
employment relationship of the Association and the Employee.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows:
1. Employment. The Employee is employed in the capacity as the President &
Chief Executive Officer of the Association. The Employee shall render such
administrative and management services to the Association and any parent or
HOLDING COMPANY or subsidiary as are currently rendered and as are customarily
performed by persons situated in a similar executive capacity. The Employee
shall also promote, by entertainment or otherwise, as and to the extent
permitted by law, the business of the Association and Parent. The Employee's
other duties shall be such as the Board of Directors for the Association may
from time to time reasonably direct, including normal duties as an officer of
the Association.
2. Base Compensation. The Association agrees to pay the Employee during
the term of this Agreement a salary at the rate of $115,000 per annum, payable
in cash not less frequently than monthly; provided, that the rate of such salary
shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors not less often than annually, and
Employee shall be entitled to receive annually an increase at such percentage or
in such an amount as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may decide at
such time.
3. Discretionary Bonus. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in
an equitable manner with all other senior management employees of the
Association in discretionary bonuses that may be authorized and declared by the
Board of Directors to its senior management employees from time to time. No
other compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a substitute
for the Employee's right to participate in such discretionary bonuses when and
as declared by the Board of Directors.
Further, the Employee shall be entitled to receive the benefit of a
Deferred Compensation Agreement previously entered into between Employee and
Association, dated November 26, 1993, under the terms outlined in that
agreement.
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4. (a) The Employee shall be entitled to participate in any plan of the
Association relating to pension, profit-sharing, or other retirement benefits
and medical coverage or reimbursement plans that the Association may adopt for
the benefit of its employees. Additionally, Employee's dependent family shall be
eligible to participate in medical and dental insurance plans sponsored by the
Association or Parent with the cost of such premiums paid by the Association.
(b) Employee Benefits; Expenses. The Employee shall be eligible to
participate in any fringe benefits which may be or may become applicable to the
Association's senior management employees, including by example, participation
in any stock option or incentive plans adopted by the Board of directors of
Association or Parent, club memberships, a reasonable expense account, use of a
company owned automobile, and any other benefits which are commensurate with the
responsibilities and functions to be performed by the Employee under this
Agreement. The Association shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses which Employee shall incur in connection with his service
for the Association.
5. Term. The term of employment of Employee under this Agreement shall be
for the period commencing of the Effective Date and ending thirty-six (36)
months (not to exceed thirty-six (36) months) thereafter. Additionally, on each
annual anniversary date from the Effective Date, the term of employment under
this Agreement shall be extended for an additional one year period beyond the
then effective expiration date upon a determination and resolution of the Board
of Directors that the performance of the Employee has met the requirements and
standards of the Board, and that the term of such Agreement shall be extended.
6. Loyalty; Noncompetition.
(a) The Employee shall devote his full time and attention to the
performance of this employment under this Agreement. During the term of
Employee's employment under this Agreement, the Employee shall not engage in any
business or activity contrary to the business or interests of the Association or
Parent.
(b) Nothing contained in this Paragraph 6 shall be deemed to prevent or
limit the right of Employee to invest in the capital stock or other securities
of any business dissimilar from that of the Association or parent, or, solely as
a passive or minority investor, in any business.
7. Standards. The Employee shall perform his duties under this Agreement in
accordance with such reasonable standards expected of employees with comparable
positions in comparable organization and as may be established from time to time
by the Board of Directors.
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8. Vacation and Sick Leave. At such reasonable times as the Board of
Directors shall in its discretion permit, the Employee shall be entitled,
without loss of pay, to absent himself voluntarily from the performance of his
employment under this Agreement, with all such voluntary absences to count as
vacation time; provided that:
(a) The Employee shall be entitled to annual vacation leave in accordance
with the policies as are periodically established by the Board of Directors for
senior management employees of the Association, which in the case of Employee
shall be a minimum of four weeks.
(b) The Employee shall not be entitled to receive any additional
compensation from the Association on account of his failure to take vacation
leave and Employee shall not be entitled to accumulate unused vacation from one
fiscal year to the next, except in either case to the extent authorized by the
Board of Directors for senior management employees of the Association.
(c) In addition to the aforesaid paid vacations, the Employee shall be
entitled without loss of pay, to absent himself voluntarily from the performance
of his employment with the Association for such additional periods of time and
for such valid and legitimate reasons as the Board of Directors in its
discretion may determine. Further, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to
grant to the Employee a leave or leaves of absence with or without pay at such
time or times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors in
its discretion may determine.
(d) In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to an annual sick leave
benefit as established by the Board of Directors for senior management employees
of the Association. In the event that any sick leave benefit shall not have been
used during any year, such leave shall accrue to subsequent years only to the
extent authorized by the Board of Directors for employees of the Association.
9. Termination and Termination Pay.
The Employee's employment under this Agreement shall be terminated upon
any of the following occurrences:
(a) The death of the Employee during the term of this Agreement, in which
event the Employee's estate shall be entitled to receive the compensation due
the Employee through the last day of the calendar month in which Employee's
death shall have occurred, and for three months thereafter.
(b) The Board of Directors may terminate the Employee's employment at any
time, but any termination by the Board of
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Directors other than termination for Just Cause, shall not prejudice the
Employee's right to compensation or other benefits under the Agreement. The
Employee shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits for any
period after termination for Just Cause. Termination for "Just Cause" shall
include termination because of the Employee's personal dishonesty, incompetence,
willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit,
intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule
or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final
cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of the Agreement.
(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 12 herein, in the event
Employee's employment under this Agreement is terminated by the Board of
Directors without Just Cause, the Association shall be obligated to continue to
pay the Employee the salary provided pursuant to Section 2 herein, up to the
date of termination of the term (including any renewal term) of this Agreement
and the cost of Employee obtaining all health, life, disability, and other
benefits which the Employee would be eligible to participate in through such
date based upon the benefit levels substantially equal to those being provided
Employee at the date of termination of employment.
(d) If the Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from
participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by an order issued
under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA")
(12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Association under this
Agreement shall terminate, as of the effective date of the order, but the vested
rights of the parties shall not be affected.
(e) If the Association is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of
FDIA) all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of
default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the
contracting parties.
(f) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to
the extent determined that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the
continued operation of the Association: (i) by the Director of the Office of
Thrift Supervision ("Director of OTS"), or his or her designee, at the time that
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or the Resolution Trust
Corporation enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of
the Association under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of FDIA; or (ii)
by the Director of the OTS, or his or her designee, at the time that the
Director of the OTS, or his or her designee approves a supervisory merger to
resolve problems related to operation of the Association or when the Association
is determined by the Director of the OTS to be in an unsafe or unsound
condition. Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however, shall
not be affected by such action.
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(g) The voluntary termination by the Employee during the term of this
Agreement with the delivery of no less than 60 days written notice to the Board
of Directors, other than pursuant to Section 12(b), in which case the Employee
shall be entitled to receive only the compensation, vested rights, and all
employee benefits up to the date of such termination.
(h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any payments made to
the Employee pursuant to the Agreement, or otherwise, shall be subject to and
conditioned upon compliance with 12 USC ss.1828(k) and any regulations
promulgated thereunder.
10. Suspension of Employment . If the Employee is suspended and/or
temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Association's
affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the FDIA (12
U.S.C. 1818(e)(3) and (g)(1)), the Association's obligations under the Agreement
shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate
proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Association shall,
(i) pay the Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while its contract
obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate any of its obligations which were
suspended.
11. Disability. If the Employee shall become disabled or incapacitated to
the extent that he is unable to perform his duties hereunder, by reason of
medically determinable physical or mental impairment, as determined by a doctor
engaged by the Board of Directors, Employee shall nevertheless continue to
receive the compensation and benefits provided under the terms of this Agreement
as follows: 100% of such compensation and benefits for a period of 12 months,
but not exceeding the remaining term of the Agreement, and 65% thereafter for
the remainder of the term of the Agreement. Such benefits noted herein shall be
reduced by any benefits otherwise provided to the Employee during such period
under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in effect for Association
employees. Thereafter, Employee shall be eligible to receive benefits provided
by the Association under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in
effect for Association employees. Upon returning to active full-time employment,
the Employee's full compensation as set forth in the Agreement shall be
reinstated as of the date of commencement of such activities. In the event that
the Employee returns to active employment on other than a full-time basis, then
his compensation (as set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement) shall be
reduced in proportion to the time spent in said employment, or as shall
otherwise be agreed to by the parties.
12. Change in Control.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in the event of
the involuntary termination of Employee's employment under this Agreement,
absent Just Cause, in connection with, or
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within twelve (12) months after, any change in control of the Association or
Parent, Employee shall be paid an amount equal to the product of 2.99 times the
Employee's "base amount" as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Said sum shall be paid, at the option of Employee, either in one (1)
lump sum within thirty (30) days of such termination discounted to the present
value of such payment using as the discount rate the "prime rate" as published
in the Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition as of the date of such payment, or in
periodic payments over the next 36 months or the remaining term of this
Agreement whichever is less, as if Employee's employment had not been
terminated, and such payments shall be in lieu of any other future payments
which the Employee would be otherwise entitled to receive under Section 9 of
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, all sums payable hereunder shall
be reduced in such manner and to such extent so that no such payments made
hereunder when aggregated with all other payments to be made to the Employee by
the Association or the Parent shall be deemed an "excess parachute payment" in
accordance with Section 280G of the Code and be subject to the excise tax
provided at Section 4999(a) of the Code. The term "control" shall refer to the
ownership, holding or power to vote more than 25% of the Parent's or
Association's voting stock, the control of the election of a majority of the
Parent's or Association's directors, or the exercise of a controlling influence
over the management or policies of the Parent or Association by any person or by
persons acting as a group within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. The term "person" means an individual other than the
Employee, or a corporation, partnership, trust, association, joint venture,
pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization or any other
form of entity not specifically listed herein.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
Employee may voluntary terminate his employment under this Agreement within
twelve (12) months following a change in control of the Association or Parent,
and Employee shall thereupon be entitled to receive the payment described in
Section 12(a) of this Agreement, upon the occurrence, or within ninety (90) days
thereafter, of any of the following events, which have not been consented to in
advance by the Employee in writing: (i) if Employee would be required to move
his personal residence or perform his principal executive functions more than
thirty-five (35) miles from the Employee's primary office as of the signing of
this Agreement; (ii) if in the organizational structure of the Association or
Parent, Employee would be required to report to a person or persons other than
the Board of the Association or Parent; (iii) if the Association or Parent
should fail to maintain Employee's base compensation in effect as of the date of
the Change in Control and the existing employee benefits plans, including
material fringe benefit, stock option and retirement plans; (iv) if Employee
would be assigned duties and responsibilities other than those normally
associated with his position as referenced at Section 1, herein;
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(v) if Employee would not be elected or reelected to the Board of Directors of
the Association; or (vi) if Employee's responsibilities or authority have in any
way been materially diminished or reduced.
(c) Arbitration. Any controvery or claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the rules then in effect of the district office of the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") nearest to the home office of the Association,
and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction hereof, except to the extent that the parties may otherwise reach a
mutual settlement of such issue. The Association shall incur the cost of all
fees and expenses associated with filing a request for arbitration with the AAA,
whether such filing is made on behalf of the Association or the Employee, and
the costs and administrative fees associated with employing the arbitrator and
related administrative expenses assessed by the AAA. The Association shall
reimburse Employee for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's
fees, arising from such dispute, proceedings or actions, notwithstanding the
ultimate outcome thereof, following the delivery of the decision of the
arbitrator or upon delivery of other legal judgment or settlement of the matter.
Such reimbursement shall be paid within ten (10) days of Employee furnishing to
the Association or Parent evidence, which may be in the form, among other
things, of a canceled check or receipt, of any costs or expenses incurred by the
Employee. Any such request for reimbursement by Employee shall be made no more
frequently than at sixty (60) day intervals.
13. Successors and Assigns.
(a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any
corporate or other successor of the Association or Parent which shall acquire,
directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of the Association or Parent.
(b) Since the Association is contracting for the unique and personal
skills of the Employee, the Employee shall be precluded from assigning or
delegating his rights or duties hereunder without first obtaining the written
consent of the Association.
14. Amendments. No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be
binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and signed by both
parties, except as herein otherwise specifically provided.
15. Applicable Law. This agreement shall be governed by all respects
whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance or otherwise, by the
laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that Federal law shall be
deemed to apply.
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16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with any understanding or
modifications thereof as agreed to in writing by the parties, shall constitute
the entire agreement between the parties hereto.
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