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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended...................................MARCH 31, 1999
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 0R 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from....................to............................
Commission file number...................................................0-18046
FIRST FEDERAL CAPITAL CORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
WISCONSIN 39-1651288
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS employer
incorporation or organization) identification)
605 STATE STREET
LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54601
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (608) 784-8000
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period as the Registrant has
been subject to such requirements), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class: COMMON STOCK--$.10 PAR VALUE Outstanding as of May 7, 1999: 18,138,885
(EXCLUDES 1,802,745 SHARES HELD AS TREASURY STOCK)
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FORM 10-Q TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
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Item 1--Financial Statements ...........................................................2
Item 2--Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.....................................................................10
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1--Legal Proceedings..............................................................19
Item 2--Changes in Securities..........................................................19
Item 3--Defaults Upon Senior Securites.................................................19
Item 4--Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders..............................19
Item 5--Other Information..............................................................19
Item 6--Exhibits and Reports on Form 8 K...............................................19
SIGNATURES..........................................................................................20
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
March 31, 1999, and December 31, 1998
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MARCH 31 DECEMBER 31
1999 1998
ASSETS (UNAUDITED)
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Cash and due from banks $30,245,422 $43,642,705
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 33,857,787 96,549,775
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 939,538
Mortgage-backed and related securities:
Available for sale, at fair value 223,431,462 204,108,879
Held for investment, at cost (fair value of $137,180,561 and $102,908,423, 137,665,523 102,500,238
respectively)
Loans held for sale 24,739,911 72,002,437
Loans held for investment, net 1,264,115,293 1,177,525,727
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 12,485,500 12,485,500
Accrued interest receivable, net 14,952,078 13,888,538
Office properties and equipment 25,170,253 25,082,582
Mortgage servicing rights, net 21,906,973 21,103,459
Intangible assets 13,229,867 13,485,366
Other assets 2,082,739 4,128,510
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Total assets $1,804,822,346 $1,786,503,716
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Deposit liabilities $1,431,738,589 $1,460,135,660
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings 236,960,905 189,777,984
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 3,030,503 1,762,190
Accrued interest payable 2,022,165 1,947,823
Other liabilities 11,542,871 10,195,412
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Total liabilities 1,685,295,033 1,663,819,069
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Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding
Common stock, $.10 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 19,941,630 shares 1,994,163 1,994,163
issued and outstanding, including 1,836,658 and 1,580,795 shares of treasury
stock, respectively
Additional paid-in capital 34,540,065 34,540,065
Retained earnings 98,391,434 97,291,806
Treasury stock, at cost (16,470,424) (12,722,834)
Unearned restricted stock (1,090,145) (1,256,266)
Non-owner adjustments to equity, net 2,162,220 2,837,713
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Total stockholders' equity 119,527,313 122,684,647
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,804,822,346 $1,786,503,716
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
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1999 1998
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
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Interest on loans $23,916,351 $25,783,220
Interest on mortgage-backed and related securities 5,676,254 2,616,810
Interest and dividends on investments 1,139,994 1,231,613
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Total interest income 30,732,599 29,631,643
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Interest on deposit liabilities 15,675,191 13,768,513
Interest on FHLB advances and other borrowings 2,828,248 3,949,700
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Total interest expense 18,503,439 17,718,213
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Net interest income 12,229,160 11,913,430
Provision for loan losses 155,520 53,188
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 12,073,640 11,860,242
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Retail banking fees and service charges 4,155,784 3,252,340
Premiums and commissions on annuity and insurance sales 765,783 353,216
Loan servicing fees (8,959) (1,165,502)
Gain on sales of loans 3,590,213 3,820,023
Other income 566,021 555,616
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Total non-interest income 9,068,842 6,815,693
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Compensation and employee benefits 7,607,669 5,689,498
Occupancy and equipment 1,957,765 1,704,119
ATM and debit card expense 634,739 513,192
Advertising and marketing 540,706 489,339
Amortization of intangibles 257,944 123,188
Other expenses 2,438,477 2,382,829
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Total non interest expense 13,437,300 10,902,165
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Income before income taxes 7,705,182 7,773,770
Income tax expense 2,694,199 2,974,877
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Net income $5,010,983 $4,798,893
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PER SHARE INFORMATION
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Diluted earnings per share $0.26 $0.24
Basic earnings per share 0.27 0.26
Dividends paid per share 0.07 0.06
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
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COMMON
STOCK AND
ADDITIONAL UNEARNED NON OWNER
PAID-IN RETAINED TREASURY RESTRICTED ADJUSTMENTS
UNAUDITED CAPITAL EARNINGS STOCK STOCK TO EQUITY TOTAL
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Balance at December 31, 1997 $36,534,228 $84,548,291 ($10,845,168) ($211,006) ($664,999) $109,361,346
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Net income 4,798,893 4,798,893
Securities valuation
adjustment, net of income
taxes 142,977 142,977
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Net income and non-owner
adjustments to equity 4,941,870
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Dividends paid (1,108,072) (1,108,072)
Exercise of stock options (523,187) 633,371 110,184
Restricted stock award 385,036 626,464 (1,011,500)
Purchase of treasury stock (160,000) (160,000)
Amortization of restricted 171,393 171,393
stock
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Balance at March 31, 1998 $36,534,228 $88,100,961 ($9,745,333) ($1,051,113) ($522,022) $113,316,721
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UNAUDITED
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Balance at December 31, 1998 $36,534,228 $97,291,806 ($12,722,834) ($1,256,266) $2,837,713 $122,684,647
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Net income 5,010,983 5,010,983
Securities valuation
adjustment, net of
taxes (675,493) (675,493)
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Net income and non-owner
adjustments to equity 4,335,490
Dividends paid (1,270,187) (1,270,187)
Exercise of stock options (2,641,168) 4,218,065 1,576,897
Purchase of treasury stock (7,965,655) (7,965,655)
Amortization of restricted 166,121 166,121
stock
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Balance at March 31, 1999 $36,534,228 $98,391,434 ($16,470,424) ($1,090,145) $2,162,220 $119,527,313
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31
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1999 1998
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $5,010,983 $4,798,893
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operations:
Provision for loan and real estate losses, net 153,086 252,441
Net loan costs deferred (190,684) (347,978)
Amortization (inculding mortgage servicing rights) 2,368,720 2,802,347
Depreciation 627,216 618,109
Gains on sales of loans and other investments (3,590,213) (3,820,023)
Increase in accrued interest receivable (1,063,540) (394,204)
Increase in accrued interest payable 74,342 32,961
Increase in current and deferred income taxes 2,215,822 2,520,755
Other accruals and prepaids, net 305,555 (546,934)
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Net cash provided by operations before loan originations and sales 5,911,287 5,916,367
Loans originated for sale (110,922,991) (215,030,683)
Sales of loans originated for sale 149,862,364 174,592,789
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Net cash provided (used) by operations 44,850,660 (34,521,527)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Decrease (increase) in interest-bearing deposits with banks 62,691,988 (51,994,627)
Purchases of investment securities (941,254)
Maturities of investment securities 10,864,439
Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale (49,313,154)
Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities held for investment (51,163,258)
Principal payments on mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale 29,134,300 3,134,716
Principal payments on mortgage-backed and related securities held for investment 15,979,209 6,594,945
Loans originated for investment (162,597,319) (112,678,168)
Loans purchased for investment (56,423,879)
Loan principal repayments 123,984,322 105,408,005
Sales of loans originated for investment 17,436,109 43,057,590
Sales of real estate 455,000 3,024,983
Additions to office properties and equipment (735,067) (974,519)
Purchases of mortgage servicing rights (454,774)
Other, net 1,109,635 (2,113,450)
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Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (70,383,368) 3,869,140
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase (decrease) in deposit liabilities (28,397,071) 60,431,261
long-term advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 42,000,000 75,000,000
Repayment of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances (4,915,000) (16,580,000)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings 4,400,000 (81,300,000)
Increase (decrease) in other borrowings 5,697,921 (11,001,903)
Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 1,268,313 1,360,227
Proceeds from sale of common stock 564,208 110,184
Purchase of treasury stock (7,965,655) (160,000)
Dividends paid (1,270,187) (1,108,072)
Other, net 752,896 2,087,897
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Net cash provided by financing activities 12,135,425 28,839,594
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Net decrease in cash and due from banks (13,397,283) (1,812,793)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period 43,642,705 29,939,484
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Cash and due from banks at end of period $30,245,422 $28,126,691
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest and dividends received on loans and investments $29,669,059 $29,237,439
Interest paid on deposits and borrowings 18,429,097 17,685,252
Income taxes paid 391,000 425,000
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1--PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and balances
of First Federal Capital Corp (the "Corporation"), First Federal Savings Bank La
Crosse-Madison (the "Bank"), and the Bank's wholly-owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
NOTE 2--BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are
unaudited and do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete
presentation of financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. However, in the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have
been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31,
1999, may not necessarily be indicative of the results which may be expected for
the entire year ending December 31, 1999.
Certain 1998 balances have been reclassified to conform with the 1999
presentation.
NOTE 3--CONTINGENCIES
The Corporation and its subsidiaries are also engaged in various
routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business which in
the aggregate are believed by management to be immaterial to the consolidated
financial condition of the Corporation.
NOTE 4--SEGMENT INFORMATION
DIVISIONS AND PROFIT CENTERS The Bank has six operating divisions: (i)
executive, (ii) finance and administration, (iii) human resources, (iv)
residential lending, (v) commercial real estate lending, and (vi) retail
banking. Each division is headed by an executive officer that reports directly
to the president of the Bank. The last three divisions contain the Bank's profit
centers for segment reporting purposes. These divisions are primarily involved
in the delivery of financial products and services to the Bank's deposit and
loan customers. The remaining divisions consist principally of support
departments.
Residential lending is divided into two profit centers for segment
reporting purposes: (i) a mortgage banking profit center that is responsible for
loan origination, sales of loans in the secondary market, and servicing of
residential loans, and (ii) a residential loan portfolio that consists of loans
held by the Bank for investment purposes (loans held for sale are included in
the mortgage banking profit center). Commercial real estate lending is a single
profit center for segment reporting purposes. It consists of the Bank's
portfolio of multi-family and commercial mortgage loans, as well as functions
related to the origination and servicing of such loans. Retail banking is
divided into two profit centers for segment reporting purposes: (i) a consumer
lending portfolio, which consists of the Bank's second mortgage, automobile, and
other consumer installment loans, as well as functions related to the
origination and servicing of such loans and (ii) an education loan portfolio,
which also includes functions related to the origination and servicing of the
loans. The Bank's retail branch network, which delivers checking, savings, and
other deposit-related products and services to customers, is also part of retail
banking, but is considered a support department for segment reporting purposes,
as more fully described in a subsequent paragraph. Finally, the Bank's
investment and mortgage related securities portfolio is considered a profit
center for segment reporting purposes. Personnel in finance and administration
manage this portfolio.
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MEASUREMENT OF SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) Management evaluates the after-tax
performance of the Bank's profit centers as if each center were a separate
entity--each with its own earning assets, actual and/or allocated non earning
assets, and allocated funding resources. Each profit center has its own interest
income, non-interest income, and non-interest expense as captured by the Bank's
accounting systems. Interest expense is allocated to each profit center
according to its use of the Bank's funding sources, which consist primarily of
deposit liabilities, FHLB advances, and equity. In general, all funding sources
are allocated proportionately to each profit center. However, in certain
instances specific liabilities may be matched against specific assets of profit
centers.
The net cost of operating the Bank's support departments is allocated
to the Bank's profit centers and to the retail banking network using a variety
of methods deemed appropriate by management. In general, these net costs are
included in the non-interest expense of each profit center, to include the
retail banking network. In addition, certain allocations of revenues and
expenses are made between profit centers when they perform services for each
other.
The Bank's retail branch network is considered a support department
center for segment reporting purposes. Retail banking fees and revenues are
deducted from the non-interest expense of operating the network (to include an
allocation of net costs from the Bank's other support departments) to arrive at
net cost for the branch network. This net cost is then allocated to each profit
center based on its use of deposit liabilities to fund its operations. This
amount is reported as "net cost to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities" and
is included as an adjustment to the net interest income of each profit center.
For segment reporting purposes, management makes certain non GAAP
adjustments and reclassifications to the earnings, assets, and equity of the
Bank that, in management's judgement, more fairly reflect the performance and/or
financial condition of certain of the Bank's profit centers. Following is a
description of the more significant adjustments:
INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE Interest income is credited to the
mortgage banking profit center for implied earnings on non-interest-bearing
liabilities such as custodial and escrow accounts. The offsetting interest
expense is charged to each profit center according to their use of these funding
sources, as previously described. Fee income from customers that make their
monthly loan payments late ("late charges") is reclassified from interest income
to non-interest income in the mortgage banking profit center.
LOAN ORIGINATION FEES AND COSTS In accordance with GAAP,
origination fees earned on residential loans held for investment are deferred
and amortized over the expected life of the loans, as are the direct costs to
originate the loans. In general, these deferrals and their subsequent
amortization are disregarded for segment reporting purposes. As a result, the
mortgage banking cost center receives revenue for loans that it originates for
the portfolio of residential loans held for investment, as well as a full charge
for the costs to originate the loans. These fees and costs are in addition to
the fees it receives and the costs it incurs on loans originated for sale in the
secondary market, which are included in current earnings under GAAP.
MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS In accordance with GAAP, mortgage
servicing rights are not recorded on residential loans held for investment.
However, for segment reporting purposes, the mortgage banking profit center
receives an income allocation for the origination of such loans, which
represents the estimated value of the mortgage servicing rights. This allocation
is in addition to the gain from mortgage servicing rights that is recorded on
loans sold in the secondary market, as permitted under GAAP. The amortization of
the mortgage servicing rights created by this allocation is charged back to the
mortgage banking profit center over the estimated life of the loans.
LOAN SERVICING FEES In accordance with GAAP, loan servicing
fee income is not recorded on loans held for investment. However, for segment
reporting purposes, the mortgage banking profit center receives an income
allocation for the services it performs for the Bank's residential, commercial
real estate, and consumer loan portfolios. This allocation is in addition to the
service fee income that the profit center receives on loans serviced for
third-parties, as recorded in the Bank's Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The aforementioned loan portfolios are charged with the offsetting servicing
cost.
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PROVISION FOR LOAN AND REAL ESTATE LOSSES For segment
reporting purposes, the Bank disregards provisions for loan and real estate
losses recorded under GAAP. Rather, actual charge-off (recovery) activity is
charged (credited) to each profit center in the period it occurs.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS The amortization of goodwill and certain
other intangible assets is disregarded for segment reporting purposes.
INCOME TAXES In general, a standard income tax rate of
approximately 41% is used for segment reporting purposes. However, the income
tax benefit associated with assets held in Nevada by FCHI, the Bank's
wholly owned investment subsidiary, is allocated to the profit centers that own
such assets. This results in a lower effective income tax rate, or even a
negative rate, for such profit centers. During the three months ended March 31,
1998, the investment and mortgage-related securities profit center was the only
segment that held assets in Nevada. During the three months ended March 31,
1999, this segment, as well as the residential loan portfolio, held assets in
Nevada.
NON GAAP ADJUSTMENTS TO ASSETS AND EQUITY Allowances for
losses on loans and real estate and security valuation allowances are added to
and/or excluded from assets of the profit centers. In addition, an estimated
value for mortgage servicing rights not recorded under GAAP is estimated and
added to the assets of the mortgage banking profit center. For each of these
adjustments, a corresponding amount is added to or excluded from equity prior to
the proportionate allocation of equity to the profit centers, as previously
described. The amount added to or excluded from equity is net of the estimated
income tax effect.
SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION The following
tables contain profit (loss) statements for each of the Bank's reportable
segments for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998. In addition to the
after-tax performance of profit centers, management of the Bank closely monitors
the net cost to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities (as defined elsewhere
in this footnote). The net cost to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities was
1.31% and 1.33% of average deposit liabilities outstanding during the three
months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
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SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) STATEMENTS MORTGAGE COMMERCIAL
THREE MOS. ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 BANKING RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE CONSUMER EDUCATION
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Interest income $866,580 $7,995,873 $6,732,687 $4,591,718 $3,590,125
Interest expense 919,720 5,065,557 3,702,396 2,510,355 1,830,085
Net cost to acquire and maintain
deposit liabilities 166,410 957,808 1,042,169 706,800 581,481
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Net interest income (expense)
before charge-offs (219,550) 1,972,508 1,988,122 1,374,563 1,178,559
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) - 26,708 - 113,315 8,063
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Net interest income (expense) (219,550) 1,945,800 1,988,122 1,261,248 1,170,496
Non-interest income 4,474,336 - 47,874 211,266 3,096
Non-interest expense 3,183,471 386,541 254,972 442,848 203,116
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Profit (loss) before taxes 1,071,315 1,559,259 1,781,024 1,029,666 970,476
Income tax expense (benefit) 434,311 507,046 722,027 417,427 393,431
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Segment profit (loss) $637,004 $1,052,213 $1,058,997 $612,239 $577,045
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BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Dollars in thousands
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Average assets $84,303 $479,577 $351,932 $238,620 $196,312
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Total assets at end of period $61,517 $537,165 $355,268 $241,553 $194,704
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LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT
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SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) STATEMENTS MORTGAGE COMMERCIAL
THREE MOS. ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 BANKING RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE CONSUMER EDUCATION
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Interest income $1,353,037 $10,482,895 $6,066,310 $4,424,336 $3,301,357
Interest expense 1,298,979 6,286,360 3,229,322 2,405,890 1,821,270
Net cost to acquire and maintain
deposit liabilities 116,817 1,259,074 845,889 630,634 514,361
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Net interest income (expense)
before charge-offs (62,759) 2,937,461 1,991,099 1,387,812 965,726
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) - (10,993) 203,379 68,185 5,869
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Net interest income (expense) (62,759) 2,948,454 1,787,720 1,319,627 959,857
Non-interest income 4,778,631 - 13,586 191,597 5,362
Non-interest expense 2,911,570 623,399 501,816 440,977 193,517
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Profit (loss) before taxes 1,804,302 2,325,055 1,299,490 1,070,247 771,702
Income tax expense (benefit) 731,464 942,577 526,813 433,878 312,848
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Segment profit (loss) $1,072,838 $1,382,478 $772,677 $636,369 $458,854
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BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Dollars in thousands
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Average assets $109,079 $556,617 $286,225 $213,250 $173,932
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Total assets at end of period $101,971 $553,821 $289,666 $212,284 $174,582
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INVESTMENT SUPPORT
SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) STATEMENTS & MORTGAGE OTHER DEPARTMENT NON-GAAP
THREE MOS. ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 SECURITIES SEGMENTS SECURITIES ADJUSTMENTS CONSOLIDATED
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Interest income $6,802,505 - - $153,111 (1) $30,732,599
Interest expense 4,819,233 $60,894 - (404,801) (1) 18,503,439
Net cost to acquire and maintain
deposit liabilities 1,167,648 789 (4,623,105) - -
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Net interest income (expense)
before charge-offs 815,624 (61,683) 4,623,105 557,912 12,229,160
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) - - - 7,434 (2) 155,520
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Net interest income (expense) 815,624 (61,683) 4,623,105 550,478 12,073,640
Non-interest income - 11,068 4,695,761 (374,559) (3) 9,068,842
Non-interest expense 47,403 94,679 9,318,866 (494,596) (3) 13,437,300
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Profit (loss) before taxes 768,221 (145,294) - 670,515 7,705,182
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,591 (42,650) - 261,016 2,694,199
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Segment profit (loss) $766,630 ($102,644) - $409,499 $5,010,983
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BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Dollars in thousands
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Average assets $450,651 $257 - ($6,774) (4) $1,794,878
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Total assets at end of period $419,958 $348 - ($5,691) (4) $1,804,822
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INVESTMENT SUPPORT
SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) STATEMENTS MORTGAGE OTHER DEPARTMENT NON-GAAP
THREE MOS. ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 SECURITIES SEGMENTS SECURITIES ADJUSTMENTS CONSOLIDATED
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Interest income $3,866,637 - - $137,071 (1) $29,631,643
Interest expense 3,179,312 $33,797 - (536,717) (1) 17,718,213
Net cost to acquire and maintain
deposit liabilities 432,368 2,152 (3,801,295) - -
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Net interest income (expense)
before charge-offs 254,957 (35,949) 3,801,295 673,788 11,913,430
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) - - - (213,252) (2) 53,188
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Net interest income (expense) 254,957 (35,949) 3,801,295 887,040 11,860,242
Non-interest income - (81,118) 3,165,607 (1,257,972) (3) 6,815,693
Non-interest expense 38,788 68,267 6,966,902 (843,071) (3) 10,902,165
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Profit (loss) before taxes 216,169 (185,334) - 472,139 7,773,770
Income tax expense (benefit) (47,650) (71,523) - 146,470 2,974,877
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Segment profit (loss) $263,819 ($113,811) - $325,669 $4,798,893
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BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Dollars in thousands
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Average assets $263,764 $728 - ($13,633) (4) $1,589,962
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Total assets at end of period $256,895 $725 - ($9,649) (4) $1,580,295
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(1) Consists principally of interest income and expense adjustments related to
late charges and implied earnings on custodial and escrow accounts.
(2) In general, the Corporation records actual loan and real estate charge-off
(recovery) activity against each profit center for segment reporting
purposes.
(3) Consists principally of non-GAAP adjustments related to loan origination
fees and costs, mortgage servicing rights, and loan servicing fees. The
offsets for the adjustments described in (1), above, are also include in
non-interest income.
(4) Consists of allowances for loss on loans and real estate and security
valuation allowances that are disregarded for segment reporting purposes.
Also includes mortgage servicing rights that are not recorded under GAAP,
but are recorded for segment reporting purposes.
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ITEM 2--MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The discussion in this report includes certain forward-looking
statements based on current management's expectations. Examples of factors which
could cause future results to differ from management's expectations include, but
are not limited to, the following: general economic and competitive conditions;
legislative and regulatory initiatives; monetary and fiscal policies of the
federal government; general market rates of interest; interest rates on
competing investments; interest rates on funding sources; consumer demand for
deposit and loan products and services; consumer demand for other financial
services; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; and changes in the
quality or composition of the Corporation's loan and investment portfolios.
Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and that actual results may differ materially from
management's current expectations.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW The Corporation's net income for the three months ended March
31, 1999 and 1998, was $5.0 million or $0.26 per diluted share and $4.8 million
or $0.24 per diluted share, respectively. These amounts represented a return on
average assets of 1.12% and 1.21%, respectively, and a return on average equity
of 16.62% and 17.15%, respectively.
The increase in net income from 1998 to 1999 was primarily attributable
to a $1.2 million improvement in loan servicing fees and a $903,000 increase in
retail banking fees. Also contributing, however, were a $413,000 increase in
premiums and commissions on annuity and insurance sales, a $316,000 increase in
net interest income, and a $281,000 decline in income taxes. These favorable
developments were offset by a $1.9 million increase in compensation and employee
benefits, a $254,000 increase in occupancy and equipment expense, and a $230,000
decline in gain on sales of loans.
The following paragraphs discuss the aforementioned changes in greater
detail along with other changes in the components of net income during the three
month periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.
NET INTEREST INCOME Net interest income increased by $316,000 or 2.7%
during the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the same period in
the previous year. Net income in the most recent period was favorably impacted
by a $182.6 million or 12.1% increase in the Corporation's average
interest-earning assets. The principal source of this growth was in consumer
loans and commercial real estate loans. Although mortgage backed and related
securities and overnight investments also increased substantially between the
periods, these increases were primarily the result of the Corporation's
securitization of adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans into MBSs in the
second quarter of 1998 and the temporary investment of proceeds from loan sales,
respectively. Asset growth between the periods was principally funded by
increases in deposit liabilities, including non interest bearing deposits. Refer
to "Financial Condition" for additional discussion.
The Corporation's interest rate spread decreased from 2.66% during the
three months ended March 31, 1998, to 2.46% during the same period in 1999,
offsetting the increase in net interest income caused by growth in
interest-earning assets. Management attributes this decrease to a declining
interest rate environment during most of 1998, which has resulted in a
relatively flat yield curve. This type of interest rate environment has an
unfavorable impact on the Corporation's interest rate spread because of the
tendency of the Corporation's assets to price off a longer end of the yield
curve than its liabilities. If this interest rate environment persists in the
future, the Corporation may experience further declines in its interest rate
spread.
The table on the following page sets forth information regarding the
average balances of the Corporation's assets, liabilities, and equity, as well
as the interest earned or paid and the average yield or cost of each. The
information is based on daily average balances during the three months ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998.
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Dollars in thousands THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
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AVERAGE YIELD/ AVERAGE YIELD/
BALANCE INTEREST COST BALANCE INTEREST COST
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Interest-earning assets:
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Single-family mortgage loans $504,824 $8,971 7.11% $607,374 $11,946 7.87%
Commercial real estate loans 333,440 6,737 8.08 272,881 6,071 8.90
Consumer loans 410,349 8,209 8.11 368,326 7,766 8.43
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Total loans 1,248,614 23,916 7.70 1,248,581 25,783 8.26
Mortgage-backed and related securities 343,729 5,676 6.61 168,952 2,617 6.20
Investment securities 1,007 12 4.67 13,259 198 5.97
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 80,829 936 4.63 57,350 773 5.39
Other earning assets 12,486 192 6.16 15,968 261 6.53
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Total interest-earning assets 1,686,665 30,733 7.32 1,504,110 29,632 7.88
Non-interest-earning assets:
Office properties and equipment 25,089 24,386
Other assets 83,124 61,466
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Total assets $1,794,878 $1,589,962
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
Regular savings accounts $105,880 $504 1.90% $89,454 $445 1.99%
Checking accounts 67,785 163 0.96 53,806 130 0.97
Money market accounts 171,947 1,643 3.82 143,821 1,551 4.31
Certificates of deposit 955,347 13,365 5.60 779,476 11,643 5.97
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Total deposits 1,300,958 15,675 4.82 1,066,557 13,769 5.16
FHLB advances 215,163 2,757 5.12 284,032 3,877 5.46
Other borrowings 7,399 72 3.87 7,703 72 3.74
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,523,519 18,503 4.86 1,358,292 17,718 5.22
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits 132,343 106,167
Other liabilities 18,436 13,606
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Total liabilities 1,674,298 1,478,065
Stockholders' equity 120,580 111,897
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,794,878 $1,589,962
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Net interest income $12,230 $11,913
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Interest rate spread 2.46% 2.66%
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Net interest income as a percent of average
earning assets 2.90% 3.17%
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Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities 110.71% 110.74%
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The current interest rate environment has had a significant impact on
the ability of the Corporation to internally grow its interest-earning assets. A
low interest rate or flat yield curve environment tends to increase customer
preference for fixed-rate mortgage loans, as opposed to adjustable-rate loans.
In addition, such environment encourages borrowers to refinance their existing
adjustable-rate loans into fixed-rate loans to "lock-in" a lower long-term rate.
Given the Corporation's policy of selling these types of loans in the secondary
market, its internally originated portfolio of adjustable-rate residential
mortgage loans has declined substantially since December of 1997. Although some
of this decline was offset by internal growth in consumer and commercial real
estate loans, in the third and fourth quarters of 1998 and the first quarter of
1999 the Corporation purchased adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans from
third-party originators to maintain growth in its interest-earning assets (refer
to "Financial Condition" for additional discussion). If the current interest
rate environment persists, management believes it will continue to be a
challenge for the Corporation to internally grow its interest-earning assets.
The Corporation will continue to explore alternatives to maintain
growth in its interest-earning assets in the near term. These alternatives
include, but are not limited to, the purchase of additional adjustable-rate
residential mortgage loans from third-party originators, the purchase of
mortgage-backed and related securities, and the retention of certain fixed-rate
loans that are currently sold by the Corporation in the secondary market. It is
anticipated that such assets would be funded by growth in deposit liabilities or
increased borrowings from the
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FHLB. However, there are many considerations involved in such decisions and
there can be no assurances that the Corporation will elect to continue any of
these strategies to increase its interest-earnings assets.
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES In general, provisions for loan losses
recorded during the periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, approximated the
Corporation's actual charge-off activity during such periods. Management of the
Corporation expects the provision for the remainder of 1999 to also approximate
actual charge-off activity, although there can be no assurances.
As of March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, the Corporation's allowance
for loan losses was $7.7 million and $7.6 million, respectively, or 0.61% and
0.66% of loans held for investment, respectively. Although management believes
that the Corporation's present level of allowance for loan losses is adequate,
there can be no assurance that future adjustments to the allowance will not be
necessary, which could adversely affect the Corporation's results of operations.
For additional discussion, refer to "Financial Condition--Non-Performing
Assets".
NON-INTEREST INCOME Non-interest income for the three months ended
March 31, 1999 and 1998, was $9.1 million and $6.8 million, respectively. The
following paragraphs discuss the principal components of non-interest income and
the primary reasons for their changes from 1998 to 1999.
Retail banking fees and service charges increased by $903,000 or 27.8%
during the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the same period in
the previous year. This increase was due in part to 25.7% growth since December
31, 1997, in the number of checking accounts serviced by the Corporation.
Approximately 50% of this growth came from retail banking offices opened or
acquired in 1998 and 1999 (refer to "Results of Operations--Non-Interest
Expense" for additional discussion).
Premiums and commissions on annuity and insurance sales increased by
$413,000 or over 100% during the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared
to the same period in the previous year. The Corporation's current sources of
commission revenues are primarily from sales of tax-deferred annuity contracts
and credit life and disability insurance policies on consumer and mortgage
loans. Most of the increase in the most recent quarter was attributable to
increased sales of tax deferred annuity contracts.
Loan servicing fees improved by $1.2 million from $(1.1) million during
the three months ended March 31, 1998, to $(9,000) during the same period in
1999. The improvement in 1999 was the result of a slight rise in interest rates
during the most recent period, which reduced the impact of loan prepayments on
the Corporation's mortgage servicing rights relative to the same period in the
previous year. The Corporation recorded $1.0 million in losses on its mortgage
servicing rights in the most recent quarter over-and-above that which management
considered to be "normal" periodic amortization. This compared to $2.0 million
in such losses in the first quarter of 1998. Subsequent to March 31, 1999,
interest rates have remained at low levels. If this environment continues, or if
interest rates decline further, the Corporation may be required to record
additional losses on the carrying value of its mortgage servicing rights.
Excluding the effects of the aforementioned losses, but net of "normal"
periodic amortization of MSRs, loan servicing fees would have increased by
$163,000 or 19.5% during the three months ended March 31, 1999, compared to the
same period in the previous year. This increase was attributable to a $415.2
million or 27.7% increase in mortgage loans serviced for others since March 31,
1998. This growth was due in part to the securitization of $222.3 million of the
Corporation's adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans into MBSs during the
second quarter of 1998. The principal balance related to these securities was
included in the amount reported as loans serviced for others even though the
securities were retained by the Corporation. Also contributing to this growth
was an interest rate environment that encouraged borrowers to convert
single-family adjustable-rate mortgage loans, which the Corporation generally
retains in portfolio, to fixed-rate mortgage loans. Upon conversion, such loans
are generally sold in the secondary market and the Corporation retains the
servicing.
Subsequent to March 31, 1999, interest rates have remained at low
levels. If this interest rate environment persists, or if interest rates decline
further, the Corporation will most likely continue to record large losses on its
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mortgage servicing rights related to faster than anticipated prepayment
activity. Such losses, however, would most likely continue to be offset by high
levels of gains on sales of mortgage loans, as described in the following
paragraph. It should be noted, however, that further declines in interest rates
may also expose the Corporation to unfavorable mark-to-market adjustments
against its portfolio of mortgage servicing rights--primarily because of the
potential for increases in market expectations for future prepayments. Although
management believes that most of the Corporation's loans that prepay are
replaced by a new loan to the same customer or even a different customer (thus
preserving the future servicing cash flow), GAAP requires mark-to-market losses
resulting from increases in market expectations for future prepayments to be
recorded in the current period. However, the offsetting gain on the sale of the
new loan, if any, cannot be recorded until the customer actually prepays the old
loan and the new loan is sold in the secondary market. Management will continue
to closely monitor the carrying value of its mortgage servicing rights and will
record mark-to-market adjustments as appropriate.
Gains on sales of mortgage loans decreased by $230,000 from $3.8
million during the three months ended March 31, 1998, to $3.6 million during the
same period in 1999. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $50.4 million
or 23.1% decrease in the Corporation's mortgage loan sales. This decrease was
due to slightly higher interest rates during the most recent quarter that slowed
loan originations and sales relative to the same quarter in the previous year.
Although slightly higher, interest rates are still at relatively low levels
historically. If this environment continues, or if interest rates decline
further, the Corporation is likely to experience high levels of refinance
activity, as well as increased conversions by borrowers of their adjustable-rate
loans into fixed-rate loans. Such activity is expected to result in relatively
high levels of gains on sales of mortgage loans, although there can be no
assurances. To a certain extent, such gains are expected to be offset by
declines in the carrying value of the Corporation's mortgage servicing rights,
as described in the previous paragraph.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE Non-interest expense for the three-month periods
ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, was $13.4 million and $10.9 million,
respectively. Non-interest expense as a percent of average assets during these
periods was 3.00% and 2.69%, respectively. The following paragraphs discuss the
principal components of non-interest expense and the primary reasons for their
changes from 1998 to 1999.
Compensation and employee benefits increased by $1.9 million or
approximately 33% during the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to
the same period in the previous year. In general, this increase was due to
normal annual merit increases and to general growth in the number of banking
facilities operated by the Corporation. Since December 31, 1997, the Corporation
has opened eleven retail banking facilities and one loan production office.
During the remainder of 1999, the Corporation intends to open three additional
retail banking facilities, although there can be no assurances.
As of March 31, 1999, the Corporation had 798 full-time equivalent
employees. This compares to 808 and 718 as of December 31, 1998, and March 31,
1998, respectively.
Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $254,000 or 14.9% during
the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the same period in the
previous year. This increase was primarily attributable to general growth in the
number of banking facilities operated by the Corporation, as previously
described, as well as increases in the number of full-time equivalent employees
and in the number of customers served by the Corporation.
ATM and debit card transaction costs increased by $122,000 or 23.7%
during the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the same period in
the previous year. This increase corresponds to an increase in the number of
checking accounts serviced by the Corporation, as previously described, as well
as an increase the number of ATMs operated by the Corporation.
Advertising and marketing expenses increased by $51,000 or 10.5% during
the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to the same period in the
previous year. This increase is not unreasonable in light of the Corporation's
expansion into four new communities in Wisconsin and one in Illinois during
1998.
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Amortization of intangible assets increased by $135,000 or
approximately 110% during the three months ended March 31, 1999, as compared to
the same period in the previous year. This increase was due to the Corporation's
acquisition of $76.9 million in deposit liabilities from another financial
institution during the fourth quarter of 1998. The Corporation paid a premium of
$8.0 million for the deposits and certain other assets.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE Income tax expense for the three months ended March
31, 1999 and 1998, was $2.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, or 35.0% and
38.3% of pretax income, respectively. The Corporation's effective tax rate
declined because a greater share of its taxable earnings were in the State of
Nevada during the most recent period as compared to the same period in 1998 (the
State of Nevada currently imposes no corporate income tax). During the second
and fourth quarters of 1998 and the first quarter of 1999, the Corporation
substantially increased its investment in its wholly-owned Nevada subsidiary,
First Cap Holdings, Inc. ("FCHI"), which resulted in a lower effective income
tax rate for the Corporation as-a-whole.
Although the taxable income of FCHI is not currently subject to
taxation in the State of Wisconsin, legislation was recently introduced in
Wisconsin which would require consolidated state income tax returns for taxable
years beginning after December 31, 1999. This legislation would result in the
taxable income of FCHI being subject to taxation in the State of Wisconsin. If
the Corporation were required to file a consolidated state income tax return in
Wisconsin for the 1999 tax year, the Corporation's consolidated income tax
expense for the three months ended March 31, 1999, would have been approximately
$500,000 higher, which would have reduced diluted and basic earnings per share
by $0.03 and $0.02 per share, respectively. At this time, management of the
Corporation is unable to estimate whether this legislation, as proposed, will
become law.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OVERVIEW The Corporation's total assets increased by $18.3 million or
1.0% during the three months ended March 31, 1999. This increase was primarily
the result of an $86.6 million or 7.4% increase in loans held for investment and
a $54.5 million or 17.8% aggregate increase in mortgage-backed and related
securities. These increases were funded by the proceeds from a $62.7 million or
approximately 65% decrease in overnight investments, a $47.3 million or
approximately 65% decrease in loans held for sale, and a $47.2 million or
approximately 25% increase in advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Chicago ("FHLB") and other borrowings. Proceeds from these sources were also
used to cover a $28.4 million or 1.9% decrease in deposit liabilities.
OVERNIGHT INVESTMENTS Interest-bearing deposits with banks, which
consist of overnight investments at the FHLB and fed funds sold, decreased by
$62.7 million from $96.5 million at December 31, 1998, to $33.9 million at March
31, 1999. The large amount of overnight investments at December 31, 1998, was
caused by the temporary investment of proceeds from loan sales. These proceeds
were reinvested in loans held for investment and mortgage-backed and related
securities during the three months ended March 31, 1999.
MORTGAGE-BACKED AND RELATED SECURITIES The Corporation's aggregate
investment in its mortgage-backed and related securities portfolios increased by
$54.5 million or 17.8% during the three months ended March 31, 1999. This
increase was the result of the Corporation's purchase of $100.5 million in
collateralized mortgage obligations during the period. This development was
offset in part by the repayment of $45.1 million in mortgage-backed and related
securities.
LOANS HELD FOR SALE The Corporation's loans held for sale decreased by
$47.3 million or approximately 65% during the three months ended March 31, 1999.
This decrease was caused by a slightly higher interest rate environment in the
most recent quarter, which slowed consumer demand for fixed-rate mortgage loans
and reduced the number of conversions by borrowers of adjustable-rate loans into
fixed-rate loans. Both of these categories of loans are classified as "held for
sale" until the date of sale, which typically occurs within 30 to 60 days of
origination and/or conversion.
LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT The Corporation's loans held for investment
increased by $86.6 million or 7.4% during the three months ended March 31, 1999.
During this period, the Corporation purchased $56.4 million
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in adjustable-rate mortgage loans originated by third-party financial
institutions. These loans were purchased to maintain growth in the Corporation's
level of earning assets. The current interest rate environment has had a
significant impact on the ability of the Corporation to maintain its
internally-originated portfolio of loans held for investment. This situation has
developed because a low interest rate environment tends to increase customer
preference for fixed-rate mortgage loans, as opposed to adjustable-rate loans.
In addition, a low interest rate environment encourages borrowers to refinance
their existing adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans into fixed-rate loans
to "lock-in" a lower long-term rate. Given the Corporation's policy of selling
these types of loans in the secondary market, its internally-originated
portfolio of adjustable-rate residential loans has declined substantially over
the past year or so. Although some of this decline has been offset by internal
growth in commercial real estate, consumer, and education loans, the Corporation
has elected to purchase adjustable-rate mortgage loans from third-party
financial institutions in an effort to maintain growth in its earning assets.
These loans have been subjected to substantially the same underwriting process
as the Corporation's own loans. The loans are located throughout the U.S., with
no single state making up a significant portion of the overall principal. The
loans have adjustable-rates that reset annually at an average margin of
approximately 250 basis points above the one-year U.S. Treasury bill. Most of
the loans have fixed interest rates for terms of three to seven years before
their first adjustment date. The loans have been purchased by FCHI, the
Corporation's wholly-owned investment subsidiary in Nevada.
The Corporation will continue to explore alternatives to maintain
growth in its interest-earning assets in the near term. These alternatives
include, but are not limited to, the purchase of additional adjustable-rate
residential mortgage loans from third-party financial institutions, the purchase
of mortgage-backed and related securities, and the retention of certain
fixed-rate loans that are currently sold by the Corporation in the secondary
market. It is anticipated that such assets would be funded by growth in deposit
liabilities or increased borrowings from the FHLB. However, there are many
considerations involved in such decisions and there can be no assurances that
the Corporation will elect to continue any of these strategies to increase its
interest-earnings assets.
DEPOSIT LIABILITIES The Corporation's deposit liabilities declined by
$28.4 million or 1.9% during the three months ended March 31, 1999. Most of this
decline occurred in the Corporation's certificates of deposit, a significant
portion of which matured during the most recent quarter. Because the interest
rate environment during the most recent quarter was 50 to 100 basis points lower
than it was when the CDs were initially sold, it seems reasonable that the
Corporation experienced a modest outflow of CDs during the quarter.
FHLB ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS The Corporation's FHLB advances and
other borrowings increased by $47.2 million or approximately 25% during the
three months ended March 31, 1999. Additional advances were drawn during the
period to fund growth in the Corporation's loans held for investment and
mortgage-backed and related securities, as well as to cover the aforementioned
decline in deposit liabilities.
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS The Corporation's non-performing assets
(consisting of non-accrual loans, real estate acquired through foreclosure or
deed-in-lieu thereof, and real estate in judgement) amounted to $2.2 million or
0.12% of total assets at March 31, 1999, compared to $2.4 million or 0.13% of
total assets at December 31, 1998.
In addition to non-performing assets, at March 31, 1999, management was
closely monitoring $6.5 million in assets which it had classified as doubtful,
substandard, or special mention, but which were performing in accordance with
their terms. This compares to $6.4 million in such assets at December 31, 1998.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Bank is required under applicable federal regulations to maintain
specified levels of qualifying types of U.S government, federal agency, and
other mortgage-related and investment securities of not less than 4% of net
withdrawable accounts and short-term borrowings. The Bank was in full compliance
with these regulations during the three months ended March 31, 1999.
The Corporation's stockholder's equity ratio as of March 31, 1999, was
6.62% of total assets. The Corporation's objective is to maintain its
stockholders' equity ratio in a range of approximately 6.5% to 7.0%, which is
consistent with return on asset and return on equity goals of at least 1% and
15%, respectively. The Bank is also
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required to maintain specified amounts of capital pursuant to regulations
promulgated by the OTS and the FDIC. The Bank's objective is to maintain its
regulatory capital in an amount sufficient to be classified in the highest
regulatory capital category (i.e., as a "well capitalized" institution). At
March 31, 1999, the Bank's regulatory capital exceeded all regulatory minimum
requirements as well as the minimum amount required to be classified as a "well
capitalized" institution.
The Corporation paid cash dividends of $1.3 million and $1.1 million
during the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. These
amounts equated to dividend payout ratios of 25.3% and 23.1% of the net income
in such periods, respectively. It is the Corporation's objective to maintain its
dividend payout ratio in a range of 25% to 35% of net income. However, the
Corporation's dividend policy and/or dividend payout ratio will be impacted by
considerations such as the level of stockholders' equity in relation to the
Corporation's stated goal, as previously described, regulatory capital
requirements for the Bank, as previously described, and certain dividend
restrictions in effect for the Bank. Furthermore, unanticipated or non-recurring
fluctuations in earnings may impact the Corporation's ability to pay dividends
and/or maintain a given dividend payout ratio.
On April 20, 1999, the Corporation's Board of Directors declared a
regular quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share payable on June 3, 1999, to
shareholders of record on May 13, 1999.
During the three months ended March 31, 1999, the Corporation
repurchased 519,152 shares of common stock at a cost of $8.0 million under its
1997 stock repurchase plan (the "1997 Plan"). On April 20, 1999, the
Corporation's Board of Directors approved a new plan to repurchase up to 905,248
of the Corporation's outstanding common stock (the "1999 Plan"). The shares may
be repurchased form time to time in open-market transactions during the next
twelve months as, in the opinion of management, market conditions warrant. The
repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and will be available for
general corporate purposes.
During the three months ended March 31, 1999, the Corporation reissued
263,289 shares of common stock out of its inventory of treasury stock with a
cost basis of $4.2 million. In general, these shares were issued upon the
exercise of stock options by employees and directors of the Corporation.
ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
The Corporation manages the exposure of its operations to changes in
interest rates ("interest rate risk") by monitoring its ratios of
interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities within one- and
three-year maturities and/or repricing dates (i.e., its one- and three-year
"funding gaps"). Management has sought to control the Corporation's funding
gaps, thereby limiting the affects of changes in interest rates on its future
earnings, by selling substantially all of its long-term, fixed-rate,
single-family mortgage loan production, investing in adjustable-rate
single-family mortgage loans, investing in consumer and education loans, which
generally have shorter terms to maturity and/or floating rates of interest, and
investing in multi-family residential and commercial real estate loans, which
also tend to have shorter terms to maturity and/or floating rates of interest.
The Corporation also invests from time-to-time in short- and medium-term
fixed-rate CMOs and MBSs. As a result of this strategy, the Corporation's
exposure to interest rate risk is significantly impacted by its funding of the
aforementioned asset groups with deposit liabilities and FHLB advances that tend
to have average terms to maturity of less than one year or carry floating rates
of interest.
In general, it is management's goal to maintain the Corporation's
one-year funding gap in a range between 0% and -25% and its three-year funding
gap in a range between +5% and -5%. Management believes this strategy takes
advantage of the fact that market yield curves tend to be upward sloping, which
increases the spread between the Corporation's earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities. Furthermore, management of the Corporation does
not believe that this strategy exposes the Corporation to unacceptable levels of
interest rate risk as evidenced by the fact that the Corporation's three-year
funding gap is generally maintained in a narrow band around zero, which implies
that the Corporation is exposed to little interest rate risk over a three-year
horizon.
Although management believes that its asset/liability management
strategies reduce the potential effects of changes in interest rates on the
Corporation's operations, material and prolonged increases in interest rates may
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adversely affect the Corporation's operations because the Corporation's
interest-bearing liabilities which mature or reprice within one year are greater
than the Corporation's interest-earning assets which mature or reprice within
the same period. Alternatively, material and prolonged decreases in interest
rates may benefit the Corporation's operations.
As of March 31, 1999, the Corporation was in compliance with its
internal management polices with respect to exposure to interest rate risk.
Furthermore, there was no material change in its interest rate risk exposure
since December 31, 1998.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
Potential software and hardware failures arising from calculations that
use the year 2000 represent a significant risk exposure to the Corporation. If
not corrected, software and hardware failures caused by the year 2000 could
result in a major system failure and/or miscalculations, which could result in a
material loss to the Corporation--the probability or amount of which cannot be
estimated at this time. Accordingly, management has implemented an on-going
program designed to ensure that the Corporation's information systems will not
be adversely impacted by the year 2000.
The Corporation's program to resolve the year 2000 issue involves the
following four phases: assessment, remediation, testing, and implementation. The
Corporation has completed the assessment phase and has found that the year 2000
issue affects all of its significant information systems. With respect to
remediation, the Corporation was substantially complete as of March 31, 1999.
For all practical purposes, the testing and implementation of most software
programs occurs simultaneously. The Corporation estimates that these phases were
90% complete as of March 31, 1999, and that it will be substantially complete by
June 30, 1999. These estimates include systems purchased from and maintained by
third-party software and hardware vendors.
The Corporation's information systems interface directly with those of
certain third-party transaction processors, to include the Federal Reserve Bank
of Minneapolis. With respect to the year 2000 issue, the Corporation's
information systems are highly dependent on the state of readiness of these
third-party transaction processors, as well as the communication systems over
which the data is exchanged. The Corporation expects to complete the testing and
implementation phases that relate to interface programs with third-party
transaction processors by June 30, 1999. The Corporation is unable, however, to
provide any assurances with respect to year 2000 readiness on the part of public
providers of communication services and other utilities.
The Corporation continues to develop contingency plans to deal with
communication and other utility failures that may occur as a result of the year
2000 issue. It also continues to develop plans to temporarily accumulate data
related to customer transactions should its own information systems or those of
third parties fail. A portion of such contingency plans includes the manual
processing of certain types of customer transactions. In addition, it includes
plans to temporarily honor certain obligations of reputable third parties, such
as recurring deposits from the federal government, that could be disrupted by
the year 2000 and which could have a significant impact on the Corporation's
customers if not honored. However, there can be no assurances that the
Corporation will honor the obligations of third parties. The Corporation's
current contingency plans were approved by its Board of Directors on March 23,
1999.
The Corporation has been using in-house personnel to identify and
correct year 2000 issues, as well as cooperating with third-party software and
hardware vendors. As of March 31, 1999, the Corporation estimates that it has
spent approximately $350,000 in direct, incremental costs related to the year
2000 issue. This amount includes additional compensation costs to retain
essential personnel, hire additional personnel, and purchase new software--it
does not include opportunity costs. The Corporation is unable to estimate
additional future costs of the year 2000 issue at this time, but does not
believe such will be material to its financial condition or results of
operations.
Although management does not believe that the arrival of the year 2000
will pose significant operational problems to the Corporation, there can be no
assurances that it will be successful in preventing failures caused by
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this issue. There can also be no assurances that such failures will not result
in a material loss to the Corporation. Such losses may include loss of customer
goodwill, waivers of customer transaction fees and interest, errors in honoring
obligations of third parties, fraudulent transactions, or other sources of loss
not know at this time. As previously mentioned, the Corporation is unable to
estimate the probability or the amount of future loss at this time, if any.
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PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Refer to Note 3 of the Corporation's Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 2--CHANGES IN SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 3--DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4--SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 21,
1999. The following matters were voted upon at that meeting:
1. The election of four nominees for the Board of Directors, who will
serve for a three-year term, was voted upon by the Corporation's shareholders.
The nominees, all of whom were elected, are set forth in the table below. The
Inspector of Election certified the following vote tabulations:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld
------- --------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
John F. Leinfelder 14,608,931 640,574
David C. Meban 14,605,726 643,779
Dale A Nordeen 14,607,165 642,340
Thomas W. Schini 14,609,704 639,801
</TABLE>
2. Approval of an amendment to the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Corporation's
common stock from 20,000,000 to 100,000,000 shares:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Vote
--------- ------------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
13,030,815 1,908,882 158,779 2,999,996
</TABLE>
3. Ratification of the appointment by the Board of Directors of Ernst
and Young LLP as the Corporation's independent auditors for the year ending
December 31, 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Votes For Votes Against Abstain Non-Vote
--------- ------------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
15,190,316 27,887 31,302 2,848,967
</TABLE>
ITEM 5--OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6--EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST FEDERAL CAPITAL CORP
/s/ Thomas W. Schini May 7, 1999
Thomas W. Schini
President, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer
(duly authorized officer)
/s/ Jack C. Rusch May 7, 1999
Jack C. Rusch
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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