C & F FINANCIAL CORP
10-Q, 1999-05-13
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549


(Mark One)                          FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999


[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from____________________________to__________________

Commission file number     000-23423

                            C&F Financial Corporation
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Exact name of small business issuer as
                            specified in its charter)


         Virginia                                          54-1680165
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of organization)                         Identification No.)


 Eighth and Main Streets           West Point VA                       23181
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

(Issuer's telephone number)          (804) 843-2360


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(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  Exchange  Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. [x] Yes [ ] No


                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

     Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 3,646,976 as of
May 12, 1999.


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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS



Part I - Financial Information
                                                                            Page

Item 1.     Financial Statements

         Consolidated Balance Sheets -
            March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998..............................1

         Consolidated Statements of Income -
            Three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998........................2

         Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
            Three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 .......................3

         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
            Three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998........................5

         Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...........................6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis ................................8

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk..........13


Part II - Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings ..................................................14

Item 2.  Changes in Securities ..............................................14

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.....................................14

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ................14

Item 5.  Other Information ..................................................14

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K....................................14

Signatures...................................................................15




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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             (Dollars in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


ASSETS                                                March 31, 1999     December 31, 1998
- ------                                                --------------     -----------------
                                                        (Unaudited)
<S>                                                      <C>                <C>


Cash and due from banks                                  $  9,460             $  8,140
Interest -bearing deposits in other banks                  27,598                  333
                                                         --------             --------
    Total cash and cash equivalents                        37,058                8,473
Available for sale securities at fair value, amortized
 cost of $20,699 and $21,481, respectively                 20,752               21,888
Held to maturity securities at amortized cost,
   fair value of $39,880 and $40,865,
   respectively                                            37,984               38,810
Loans held for sale, net                                   26,565               66,993
Loans, net                                                171,495              169,918
Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                1,706                1,706
Corporate premises and equipment,
      net of accumulated depreciation                       6,612                6,466
Accrued interest receivable                                 1,741                2,374
Other assets                                                4,353                4,235
                                                         --------             --------
    Total assets                                         $308,266             $320,863
                                                         ========             ========


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------

Deposits
  Non-interest-bearing demand deposits                   $ 42,223             $ 40,908
  Savings and interest-bearing demand deposits            107,133              101,631
  Time deposits                                           108,531              109,134
                                                         --------             --------
    Total deposits                                        257,887              251,673
Borrowings                                                 11,791               24,661
Accrued interest payable                                      713                  598
Other liabilities                                           4,446                7,284
                                                         --------             --------
    Total liabilities                                     274,837              284,216
                                                         --------             --------

Shareholders' Equity
  Preferred stock ($1.00 par value,
     3,000,000 shares authorized)                              --                   --
  Common stock ($1.00 par value, 8,000,000
     shares authorized, 3,633,688 and 3,866,888
     shares issued and outstanding at March 31,
     1999 and December 31, 1998, respectively)              3,634                3,867
  Additional paid-in capital                                    8                  476
  Retained earnings                                        29,466               31,739
  Accumulated other comprehensive,
    net of tax of $165 and $291, respectively                 321                  565
                                                         --------             --------
    Total shareholders' equity                             33,429               36,647
                                                         --------             --------

    Total liabilities and
    shareholders' equity                                 $308,266             $320,863
                                                         ========             ========
</TABLE>



The  Company's  notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  consolidated  financial
statements.



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                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)
             (In thousands of dollars, except for per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                 ----------------------------

Interest Income                                                     1999              1998
                                                                    ----              ----
<S>                                                               <C>                 <C>

   Interest and fees on loans                                 $    5,004          $    4,006
   Interest on other market investments                              230                  10
   Interest on investment securities
      U.S. Treasury Securities                                        49                  49
      U.S. Government agencies and corporations                      163                 637
      Tax-exempt obligations of states and political
          subdivisions                                               529                 508
      Corporate bonds and other                                      115                 104
                                                              ----------          ----------
      Total interest income                                        6,090               5,314

Interest Expense
   Savings and interest-bearing deposits                             699                 683
   Certificates of deposit, $100,000 or more                         222                 200
   Other time deposits                                             1,137               1,110
   Short-term borrowings and other                                   182                 196
                                                              ----------          ----------
      Total interest expense                                       2,240               2,189
                                                              ----------          ----------

Net interest income                                                3,850               3,125

Provision for loan losses                                            175                  75
                                                              ----------          ----------

Net interest income after provision for loan losses                3,675               3,050

Other Operating Income
   Gain on sale of loans                                           2,164               1,277
   Service charges on deposit accounts                               269                 261
   Other service charges and fees                                    485                 365
   Other income                                                      260                 236
                                                              ----------          ----------
      Total other operating income                                 3,178               2,139

Other Operating Expenses
   Salaries and employee benefits                                  2,260               1,797
   Occupancy expenses                                                476                 490
   Goodwill amortization                                              69                  69
   Other expenses                                                  1,003                 880
                                                              ----------          ----------
      Total other operating expenses                               3,808               3,236
                                                              ----------          ----------


Income before income taxes                                         3,045               1,953
Income tax expense                                                   899                 518
                                                              ----------          ----------
Net Income                                                    $    2,146          $    1,435
                                                              ==========          ==========


Per Share Data
Net Income - assuming dilution                                $      .56          $      .37
Cash Dividends Paid and Declared                              $      .12          $      .10
Weighted average number of shares and
   common stock equivalents outstanding                        3,861,910           3,894,892
</TABLE>


The  Company's  notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  consolidated  financial
statements.



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                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (Unaudited)
                        (Amounts in thousands of dollars)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                               Accumulated
                                        Additional                               Other
                              Common      Paid-In  Comprehensive   Retained   Comprehensive
                               Stock      Capital      Income      Earnings       Income        Total
                              -------   ---------- -------------   --------   -------------     ------
<S>                           <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>        <C>              <C>



  Balance January 1, 1998     $  1,916     $   118                 $  29,236      $   530     $  31,800

  Comprehensive Income
   Net income                                          $1,435          1,435                      1,435
   Other comprehensive
     income, net of tax
      Unrealized gain on
      securities, net of
      reclassification
      adjustment(1)                                      (100)                       (100)         (100)
                                                       -------


  Comprehensive income                                 $1,335
                                                       ======

  Stock options exercised           11         176                                                  187

  Cash dividends                                                        (385)                      (385)
                              ---------     -------                ---------      --------    ---------
  Balance March 31, 1998      $  1,927     $   294                 $  30,286      $   430     $  32,937
                              =========     =======                =========      ========    =========

</TABLE>
- --------------------
(1)There were no reclassification adjustments for the three months ended March
   31, 1998.






The Company's notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial
statements.

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                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (Unaudited)
                        (Amounts in thousands of dollars)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                Accumulated
                                           Additional                             Other
                               Common       Paid-In   Comprehensive  Retained  Comprehensive
                               Stock        Capital      Income      Earnings     Income      Total
                              --------     ----------  -------------  -------  -------------  -----
<S>                            <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>



  Balance January 1, 1999     $  3,867       $   476              $  31,739   $   565     $  36,647

  Comprehensive Income
   Net income                                           $2,146        2,146                   2,146
   Other comprehensive
     income, net of tax
      Unrealized gain on
      securities, net of
      reclassification
      adjustment(1)                                       (244)                  (244)         (244)
                                                        --------
  Comprehensive income                                  $1,902
                                                        ========

  Stock options exercised            2            14                                             16

  Repurchase of
   common stock                   (235)         (482)                (3,971)                 (4,688)

  Cash dividends                                                       (448)                   (448)
                              ---------     --------              ----------  ------      -----------
  Balance March 31, 1999      $  3,634       $     8              $  29,466   $   321     $  33,429
                              =========     ========              ==========  ======      ===========
</TABLE>




- ----------------------------

(1)There were no reclassification adjustments for the three months ended March 
   31, 1999.




The  Company's  notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  consolidated  financial
statements.

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                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS ON CASH FLOWS
                                  (Unaudited)
                       (Amounts in thousands of dollars)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                     ----------------------------
                                                                       1999               1998
                                                                       ----               -----
<S>                                                                    <C>                 <C>

Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                      $   2,146              $1,435
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
      Depreciation                                                       224                 248
      Amortization of goodwill                                            69                  69
      Provision for loan losses                                          175                  75
      Accretion of discounts and amortization of
         premiums on investment securities, net                          (12)                (10)
   Proceeds from sale of loans                                       156,892              85,144
      Origination of loans held for sale                            (116,464)           (104,092)
      Change in other assets and liabilities:
      Accrued interest receivable                                        633                 (73)
      Other assets                                                      (120)               (249)
        Accrued interest payable                                         115                 103
        Other liabilities                                             (2,779)                774
                                                                   ---------           ---------
      Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities             40,879             (16,576)
                                                                   ---------           ---------


Cash flows from investing activities:
   Proceeds from maturities of investments
      held to maturity                                                   819               3,306
   Proceeds from sales and maturities of
      investments available for sale                                   9,685               3,000
   Purchase of investment securities                                      --              (1,954)
   Purchase of investments available for sale                         (8,900)            (10,354)
   Net increase in customer loans                                     (1,752)             (3,149)
   Purchase of corporate premises and equipment                         (370)               (210)
   Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock                               --                (291)
                                                                   ---------           ---------   
      Net cash used in investing activities                             (518)             (9,652)
                                                                   ---------           ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Net increase in demand,
      interest-bearing demand and savings deposits                     8,215               4,377
   Net (increase) decrease in time deposits                           (2,001)              1,988
   Net (increase) decrease in other borrowings                       (12,870)             17,971
   Repurchase of common stock                                         (4,688)                 --
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                16                 187
   Cash dividends                                                       (448)               (385)
                                                                   ---------           ---------
   Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities               (11,776)             24,138
                                                                   ---------           ---------


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                  28,585              (2,090)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                       8,473               8,871
                                                                   ---------           ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         $  37,058           $   6,781
                                                                   =========           =========


Supplemental disclosure
   Interest paid                                                   $   2,125           $   2,086
   Income taxes paid                                               $      84           $      79

</TABLE>

The  Company's  notes  are  an  integral  part  of  the  consolidated  financial
statements.

<PAGE>


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1

     The  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements have been
prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not
include  all of  the  disclosures  and  notes  required  by  generally  accepted
accounting principles. In the opinion of C&F Financial Corporation's management,
all  adjustments,  consisting only of normal  recurring  accruals,  necessary to
present  fairly the  financial  position  as of March 31,  1999,  the results of
operations  for the three months  ended March 31, 1999 and 1998,  and cash flows
for the three months  ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 have been made.  The results
of  operations  for the interim  periods are not  necessarily  indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year.
     These consolidated  financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and notes thereto  included in the C&F
Financial Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C&F Financial
Corporation ("the Company") and its subsidiary,  Citizens and Farmers Bank ("the
Bank"),  with all  significant  intercompany  transactions  and  accounts  being
eliminated in consolidation.

Note 2

     Net income per share assuming  dilution has been calculated on the basis of
the  weighted  average  number  of  shares of  common  stock  and  common  stock
equivalents  outstanding for the applicable periods.  Weighted average number of
shares of common stock and common stock  equivalents was 3,861,910 and 3,894,892
for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Note 3

     During March of 1999 the Company  repurchased  235,000 shares of its common
stock from six  shareholders  at prices  between  $19.88 and $20.00 per share in
privately negotiated transactions.

Note 4

     During April of 1999 Citizens and Farmers Bank announced that it has signed
a contract to purchase a piece of land in Williamsburg,  Virginia. The site will
house the Bank's tenth office,  the third in the James City  County/Williamsburg
market. The Bank plans to open this office by late 1999.

     Also, the Company announced the formation of a bank in Hanover County which
will be operated as a division of Citizens  and Farmers  Bank.  The first branch
will be  located in the  Mechanicsville  area of  Hanover  County.  Two to three
additional  locations  are  anticipated  in the next two to  three  years.  This
Hanover  bank will have a President  and a local board of  directors  with local
decision making responsibilities.

Note 5

     The Company operates in a decentralized  fashion in two principal  business
activities,  retail banking and mortgage  banking.  Revenues from retail banking
operations  consist  primarily  of  interest  earned  on  loans  and  investment
securities.  Mortgage  banking  operating  revenues  consist  mainly of interest
earned on mortgage loans held for sale, gains on sales of loans in the secondary
mortgage  market,  and loan  origination  fee income.  The  Company  also has an
investment  company and a title company  subsidiary  which derive  revenues from
brokerage  and title  insurance  services,  respectively.  The  results of these
subsidiaries  are not  significant  to the  Company  as a whole  and  have  been
included in "Other." The following  table presents  segment  information for the
periods ended March 31, 1999 and 1998.



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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            Period Ended March 31, 1999
                                    Retail         Mortgage
                                    Banking        Banking        Other       Eliminations  Consolidated
                                   --------      ---------      --------      ------------  ------------
<S>                                <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>           <C>

Revenues:
Interest income                     $  5,927      $    578      $     --      $   (415)      $  6,090
Gain on sale of loans                     --         2,164            --            --          2,164
Other                                    441           394           179            --          1,014
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------      --------
Total operating income                 6,367         3,136           179          (415)         9,267
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------      --------
Expenses:
Interest expense                       2,240           415            --          (415)         2,240
Salaries and employee benefits         1,152         1,039            69            --
                                                                                                2,260
Other                                  1,025           662            36            --          1,723
                                   ---------     ---------     --------      ---------        --------
Total operating expenses               4,417         2,116           105          (415)         6,223
                                   ---------     ---------     --------      ---------        --------
Income before income taxes             1,951         1,020            74            --          3,045
                                   ---------     ---------     --------      ---------       --------

Total assets                         305,814        26,150            44       (23,742)       308,266
Capital expenditures                $    300      $     70      $     --      $     --       $    370

</TABLE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Period Ended March 31, 1998
                                     Retail        Mortgage
                                     Banking       Banking        Other      Eliminations   Consolidated
                                    --------      ---------     --------     ------------   ------------
<S>                                  <C>              <C>        <C>             <C>              <C>

Revenues:
Interest income                     $  5,254      $    408     $      --      $   (348)      $  5,314
Gain on sale of loans                     --         1,277            --            --          1,277
Other                                    404           301           157            --            862
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------       --------
Total operating income                 5,658         1,986           157          (348)         7,453
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------       --------
Expenses:
Interest expense                       2,189           348            --          (348)         2,189
Salaries and employee benefits         1,081           663            53            --          1,797
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------       --------
Other                                    977           509            28            --          1,514
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------       --------
Total operating expenses               4,247         1,520            81          (348)         5,500
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------       --------
Income before income taxes             1,411           466            76            --          1,953
                                    --------      ---------     --------      ---------       --------

Total assets                         300,729        43,462            15       (39,747)       304,459
Capital expenditures                $    186      $     24      $     --      $     --       $    210
</TABLE>





The retail banking segment  provides the mortgage banking segment with the funds
needed to  originate  mortgage  loans  through a  warehouse  line of credit  and
charges the  mortgage  banking  segment  interest at the daily FHLB advance rate
plus 50 basis points.  These  transactions are eliminated to reach  consolidated
totals.  Certain corporate overhead costs incurred by the retail banking segment
are not allocated to the mortgage banking and other segments.



<PAGE>



ITEM 2. -  MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS OF  FINANCIAL  CONDITION  AND
            RESULTS OF OPERATION

      The following  discussion  supplements and provides  information about the
major components of the results of operations and financial condition, liquidity
and  capital  resources  of C&F  Financial  Corporation  (the  "Company").  This
discussion  and analysis  should be read in  conjunction  with the  Consolidated
Financial Statements, and supplemental financial data.

Overview

      Net  income  for the three  months  ended  March 31,  1999 was  $2,146,000
compared to $1,435,000  for the same period of 1998.  Earnings per diluted share
was $.56 for the three months ended March 31, 1999  compared to $.37 per diluted
share for the same period of 1998. Included in earnings for the first quarter of
1999 is $370,000 in interest income (after taxes) resulting from the payoff of a
non-accrual  loan which has been on the Bank's books for the past several years.
Excluding this interest  income,  both net income and earnings per share for the
first quarter of 1999 increased 24% over the first quarter of 1998.
      As seen in the segment information in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements,  the increase in income was mainly attributed to increased income at
C&F Mortgage  Corporation  (Mortgage Banking),  a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Bank.  Excluding the one-time  interest income mentioned  above,  retail banking
income was down slightly.
      Profitability,  as measured by the Company's  annualized return on average
assets  (ROA),  increased to 2.32% for the three months ended March 31, 1999, up
from 2.03% for the same period of 1998.  Another key  indicator of  performance,
the  annualized  return on average equity (ROE) for the three months ended March
31, 1999 was 23.75%,  compared  to 17.65% for the three  months  ended March 31,
1998.  Excluding the one-time  interest income  mentioned above, ROA and ROE wsa
2.32% and 19.66%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 1999.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income

      Net interest  income for the three months ended March 31, 1999,  excluding
the one-time  interest income of  approximately  $560,000 before taxes, was $3.3
million, an increase of $165,000,  or 5%, from $3.1 million for the three months
ended March 31,  1998.  The  increase in net  interest  income is a result of an
increase in the average balance of interest earning assets to $289.1 million for
the three  months ended March 31, 1999  compared to $264.3  million for the same
period in 1998.
      The increase in average  earning assets is a result of the increase in the
average  balance  of loans and  interest  deposits  in other  banks  offset by a
decrease in the average balance of investment securities. The average balance of
loans increased 15%. This was a result of an 11% increase in the average balance
of loans held in the Bank's  loan  portfolio  and a 41%  increase in the average
balance of loans held for sale by C&F Mortgage Corporation.  The increase in the
average  balance of loans held in the Bank's loan  portfolio  is a result of the
Bank's  ongoing  effort to increase  its  emphasis on  commercial  and  consumer
lending.  The increase in the average balance of loans held for sale is a result
of increased  production at C&F Mortgage  Corporation.  Loan originations at C&F
Mortgage  Corporation  increased to $116,464,000 for the quarter ended March 31,
1999 compared to  $104,092,000  for the first  quarter of 1998.  The increase in
production at C&F Mortgage is a result of overall  growth and the lower interest
rate environment.

<PAGE>

      As a result of the lower interest rate environment experienced during 1998
and the first quarter of 1999, numerous  investment  securities have been called
decreasing the average  balance of the investment  securities  portfolio by 28%.
The cash resulting from the decrease in the investment  securities portfolio has
been reinvested in loans when possible and in interest  bearing deposit accounts
in other  institutions  such as the Federal Home Loan Bank  (FHLB).  The average
balance of interest bearing deposits in other banks has increased to $19,859,000
for the first  quarter of 1999  compared  to $638,000  for the first  quarter of
1998. It is the  Company's  intention to invest these excess funds in loans when
possible and other investment securities when yields become more attractive.
      The increase in the average balance of interest  earning assets was offset
by a decrease in the  Company's  interest  rate  spread on a taxable  equivalent
basis,  excluding the one-time interest income mentioned above, to 4.11% for the
three months ended March 31, 1999 from 4.33% for the same period in 1998,  and a
decrease in the Company's net interest margin on a taxable  equivalent  basis to
4.98% for the first three months of 1999 from 5.17% for the same period in 1998.
The  decrease in the  interest  margin is a result of a decrease in the yield on
interest  earning  assets to 8.07% for the first  quarter of 1999 from 8.48% for
the same period in 1998. The decrease in the yield on interest earning assets is
a result of the lower interest rate  environment  and excess funds being held in
interest  bearing deposits of other banks which has  significantly  lower yields
than loans and investment securities.
      The  decrease  in the  yield on  interest  earning  assets  is offset by a
decrease in the cost of funds to 3.97% for the first  quarter of 1999 from 4.15%
for the same period in 1998.  This  decrease  is a result of the  overall  lower
interest rate environment.

Non-Interest Income

      Non-interest  income  increased  $1,039,000,  or 49%, for the three months
ended March 31, 1999 from the same period of 1998. The majority of this increase
was a result  of a  $887,000  increase  in the gain on sale of loans  due to the
increase in volume of loans sold by C&F Mortgage Corporation.  Loans sold during
the first quarter of 1999 amounted to  $156,892,000  compared to $85,144,000 for
the first quarter of 1998.

Non-Interest Expense

      Non-interest  expense  increased  $572,000,  or 18%,  for the three  month
period  ended  March 31,  1999 from the same  period in 1998.  This  increase is
mainly attributable to increased  production at C&F Mortgage Corporation and the
overall growth in the Company.

Year 2000 Issue

      The Y2K  issue  involves  the risk that  computer  programs  and  computer
systems may not be able to perform without  interruption  into the year 2000. If
computer  systems do not  correctly  recognize the date change from December 31,
1999 to January 1, 2000, computer applications that rely on the date field could
fail or create erroneous  results.  Such erroneous  results could affect interst
payments  or due dates  and  could  cause the  temporary  inability  to  process
transactions and to engage in ordinary business  activities.  The failure of the
Company, its suppliers,  and its borrowers to address the Y2K issue could have a
material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  financial  condition,  results  of
operations, or liquidity.
      In 1997, the Company initiated a review and assessment of all hardware and
software to confirm that it will  function  properly in the year 2000.  Based on
this  assessment,  we believe  the  Company's  mainframe  hardware  and  banking
software are currently Y2K  compliant.  However,  testing is required to confirm
this.  Testing began in the first quarter of 1998 and will continue  through the
second quarter of 1999.  For certain other  systems,  the Company has determined
that it will  have to  replace  or modify  certain  pieces  of  hardware  and/or
software  so that the  systems  will  properly  function  in the year 2000.  For
systems that the Company relies on third-party vendors,  these vendors have been
contacted  and have  indicated  that the hardware  and/or  software  will be Y2K
compliant.

<PAGE>

      The Company has also initiated formal  communications with all significant
loan and  deposit  customers  to  determine  the extent to which the  Company is
vulnerable to those  third-parties'  failure to remedy their own Y2K issue.  The
Company believes that exposure to customers' not being Y2K compliant is minimal.
      The Company  plans to complete  the  majority of the Year 2000  project by
June 30,  1999.  To date,  the  Company  has  expensed  $150,000  related to the
assessment  of and efforts in  connection  with the Year 2000  issue.  Remaining
expenditures  are  not  expected  to have a  material  effect  on the  Company's
consolidated financial statements.
      The Company continues to assess its risk from other environmental  factors
over which it has little direct control,  such as electrical  power supply,  and
voice and data  transmission.  Because of the nature of these external  factors,
the  Company is not  actively  engaged in any  repair,  replacement,  or testing
efforts for these  services.  Based on its current  assessments  and remediation
plans,  which  are  based  in part on  certain  representations  of  third-party
services,  the Company  does not expect that it will  experience  a  significant
disruption of its  operations  as a result of the change in the new  millennium.
Although the Company has no reason to conclude  that a failure  will occur,  the
most likely  worst-case Y2K scenario would entail a disruption or failure of the
Company's power suppliers' or voice and data transmission  suppliers' capability
to  provide  power to data  transmission  services  to a  computer  system  or a
facility.  If such a failure  were to  occur,  the  Company  would  implement  a
contingency  plan as described  below.  While it is  impossible  to quantify the
impact of such a scenario,  the most likely  worst-case  scenario  would  entail
diminishment of service levels, some customer inconvenience,  and additional, as
yet not understood,  costs associated with the implementation of the contingency
plan.
      For the computer  systems and facilities that it has determined to be most
critical, the Company expects to complete development, testing, and adoption and
testing of business contingency plans by June 30, 1999. These plans will conform
to recently issued  guidelines from the FFIEC on business  contingency  planning
for Y2K readiness.  Contingency plans will include, among other actions,  manual
workarounds  and   identification  of  resource   requirements  and  alternative
solutions for resuming critical business processes in the event of a Y2K-related
failure.  While the Company  will have  contingency  plans in place to address a
temporary  disruption  in these  services,  there can be no  assurance  that any
disruption or failure will be only  temporary,  that the  Company's  contingency
plans will function as anticipated, or that the results of operations, financial
condition,  or liquidity  of the Company  will not be adversely  affected in the
event of a prolonged disruption or failure.
      Additionally, there can be no assurance that the FFIEC or other federal or
state  regulators  will not  issue  new  regulatory  requirements  that  require
additional work by the Company and, if issued, that new regulatory  requirements
will not increase the cost or delay the completion of the Company's Y2K project.
      The  costs  of the  project  and the date on which  the  Company  plans to
complete the Y2K modifications  are based on management's best estimates,  which
were derived  utilizing  numerous  assumptions  of future  events  including the
continued availability of certain resources, third-party modification plans, and
other factors.  However,  there can be no guarantee that these estimates will be
achieved,  and actual results could differ materially from those plans. Specific
factors that might cause such material  differences include, but are not limited
to,  the  availability  of  personnel  trained  in this  area,  the  ability  of
third-party  vendors to correct  their  software  and  hardware,  the ability of
significant   customers  to  remedy   their  Year  2000   issues,   and  similar
uncertainties.



<PAGE>


Income Taxes

      Applicable  income  taxes on earnings  for the first three  months of 1999
amounted to $899,000  resulting  in an effective  tax rate of 29.5%  compared to
$518,000,  or 26.5%,  for the same period in 1998. The increase in the effective
tax rate is a result  of the  increase  in  earnings  subject  to a 34% tax rate
versus earnings subject to no taxes such as certain loans to  municipalities  or
investment obligations of state and political subdivisions.

Asset Quality-Allowance /Provision For Loan Losses

      The Company had $175,000 in  provision  expense for the first three months
of 1999  compared  to $75,000  for the same  period in 1998.  Loans  charged off
amounted to $300 for the three  months  ended March 31, 1999 and $35,000 for the
same  period of 1998.  Recoveries  amounted to $16,000 and $25,000 for the three
months  ended  March 31, 1999 and 1998,  respectively.  The  allowance  for loan
losses was $3.0  million  and $2.8  million at March 31, 1999 and  December  31,
1998,  respectively.  The allowance  approximates 1.69% and 1.60% of total loans
outstanding  at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998,  respectively.  Management
feels that the reserve is adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans, which
may become uncollectible.

Nonperforming Assets

      Total non-performing  assets,  which consist of the Company's  non-accrual
loans was $540,000 at March 31, 1999 compared to $463,000 at December 31, 1998.


FINANCIAL CONDITION

Summary

      At March 31, 1999, the Company had total assets of $308.3 million compared
to $320.9 million at December 31, 1998.

Interest-Bearing Deposits in Other Banks

      At March 31, 1999,  interest-bearing  deposits in other banks  amounted to
$27,598,000 compared to $333,000 at December 31, 1998. This increase is a result
of excess funds  resulting from an approximate  $40.4 million  decrease in loans
held for sale offset by an approximate $12.9 decrease in other borrowings.

Loan Portfolio

      At March 31, 1999,  loans held for sale amounted to $26.6 million compared
to $67.0 million at December 31, 1998. The decrease in the balance from December
31, 1998 is a result of a decrease in  originations  from  $154,000,000  for the
fourth  quarter  of 1998 to  $116,000,000  for the first  quarter  of 1999.  The
decrease  in  originations  for the  first  quarter  of 1999 is a  result  of an
increase  in  interest  rates for the first  quarter of 1999 as  compared to the
fourth quarter of 1998.


<PAGE>

      The following  table sets forth the  composition of the Company's loans in
dollar  amounts and as a percentage of the Company's  total gross loans held for
investment at the dates indicated:

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                                       March 31, 1999                 December 31, 1998
                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
                                   Amount         Percent          Amount          Percent
                                 --------        --------         --------        --------
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Real estate - mortgage           $  84,269              48%       $  86,311             50%
Real estate - construction           3,893               2            5,359              3
Commercial, financial and

  agricultural                      67,055              39           62,885             36
Equity lines                         8,667               5            8,580              5
Consumer                            10,563               6            9,544              6
                                 ---------       ---------        ---------      ---------
Total loans                        174,447             100%         172,679            100%
                                                 =========                       =========
Less unearned discount                  (1)                              (1)
Less allowance for possible
   loan losses                      (2,951)                          (2,760)
                                 ---------                        ---------
Total loans, net                 $ 171,495                        $ 169,918
                                 =========                        =========

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Investment Securities

      At March 31, 1999,  total investment  securities were $58,736,000  million
compared to  $60,698,000  at December 31, 1998.  Securities  of U.S.  Government
agencies  and  corporations  represent  17% of the total  securities  portfolio,
obligations  of  state  and  political  subdivisions  were  73%,  U.S.  Treasury
securities were 2%, and preferred stocks were 8% at March 31, 1999.

Deposits

      Deposits  totaled  $257.9  million at March 31, 1999 compared to $251.7 at
December 31, 1998.  Non-interest bearing deposits totaled $42.2 million at March
31, 1999 compared to $40.9 million at December 31, 1998.

Liquidity

      At March 31, 1999, cash,  securities  classified as available for sale and
interest-bearing deposits were 20.2% of total earning assets. Asset liquidity is
also provided by managing the investment maturities.
      Additional  sources of  liquidity  available  to the  Company  include its
subsidiary  bank's  capacity to borrow  additional  funds through an established
federal funds line with a regional correspondent bank and through an established
line with the Federal Home Loan Bank.

Capital Resources

    The  Company's  Tier I capital ratio was 13.2% at March 31, 1999 compared to
12.5% at December  31, 1998.  The total  risk-based  capital  ratio was 14.5% at
March 31, 1999  compared  to 13.4% at December  31,  1998.  These  ratios are in
excess of the mandated minimum requirements.  The increase in the Tier I capital
ratio and the total risked based capital ratio was a result of current quarter's
earnings and the reduction of  risk-weighted  assets offset by the repurchase of
235,000 shares of common stock at prices between $19.88 and $20.00 per share and
the first quarter  dividend.  The reduction in risk weighted  assets is due to a
decline in the  recourse  exposure  which  results  from loans being sold by C&F
Mortgage Corporation.

<PAGE>

    Shareholders'  equity was $33.4  million at the end of the first  quarter of
1999 compared to $36.7 million at December 31, 1998. The leverage ratio consists
of Tier I capital divided by quarterly  average  assets.  At March 31, 1999, the
Company's  leverage ratio was 10.5% compared to 11.5% at December 31, 1998. Each
of these exceeds the required  minimum leverage ratio of 3%. The decrease in the
leverage ratio is a result of the repurchase of common stock mentioned above and
current quarter dividends offset by current quarter's earnings.

New Accounting Pronouncements

    There have been no  significant  pronouncements  since the December 31, 1998
Form 10 K was filed.

Effects of Inflation

    The  effect  of  changing  prices in  financial  institutions  is  typically
different from other industries because the Company's assets and liabilities are
monetary in nature. Interest rates are significantly impacted by inflation,  but
neither the timing nor the  magnitude  of the changes  are  directly  related to
price level indices.  Impacts of inflation on interest rates, loan demands,  and
deposits are reflected in the consolidated financial statements.

Safe Harbor  Statement  Under the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
1995

    The statements contained in this report that are not historical facts may be
forward-looking  statements.  The  forward-looking  statements  are  subject  to
certain  risks and  uncertainties  which  could cause  actual  results to differ
materially from historical results or those  anticipated.  Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these  forward-looking  statements,  which may be
estimates or speak only as of the dates the statements were made.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

    There have been no significant changes from the quantitative and qualitative
disclosures made in the December 31, 1998 Form 10 K.



<PAGE>



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

      There are no material pending legal  proceedings to which the Company is a
party or of which property of the Company is subject.


ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES - Inapplicable


ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES - Inapplicable


ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

      C&F Financial  Corporation's Annual Shareholders Meeting was held on April
20, 1999.

(a) J. P. Causey Jr. and William E.  O'Connell  Jr. were  elected as Class III
    Directors to the Board of Directors until the 2002 Annual Meeting of
    Shareholders.

(b) The Company's Amended and Restated 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock
    Compensation Plan was approved.

(c) Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. was appointed as independent auditors of the
    Company for 1999.


ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION - Inapplicable


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)   Exhibits

         Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

         None.
<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

      In accordance  with the  requirements  of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.



                            C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  (Registrant)




Date           May 12, 1999         /s/ Larry G. Dillon
               ------------         ---------------------------------------
                                    Larry G. Dillon, Chairman and President



Date           May 12, 1999        /s/ Thomas F. Cherry
               ------------         ------------------------------------------
                                    Thomas F. Cherry, Chief Accounting Officer




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