US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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10-Q
(Mark One)
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED
September 30, 1999
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OR
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR TRANSITION PERIOD
FROM TO
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Commission file number 0-25286
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 91-1661954
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2828 Colby Avenue
Everett, Washington 98201
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(425) 339-5500
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by a 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 twelve months (or for such shorter periods that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past ninety days. Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding as of September 30, 1999
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Common Stock ($.01 par value) 5,469,671
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
for the Quarter Ended September 30, 1999
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INDEX
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PART I -- Financial Information:
Item 1 -- Financial Statements:
-- Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets...................... 3
-- Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations............ 4
-- Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income............ 5
-- Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows............ 6
-- Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................. 8
Item 2 -- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations .................................... 9
Item 3 -- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk................................................... 13
PART II Other Information............................................ 16
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS September 30, June 30,
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1999 1999
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(unaudited)
Cash on hand and in banks $ 11,406 9,804
Interest-earning deposits in other institutions 114 350
Securities available for sale 72,522 72,719
Loans available for sale, net 9,091 22,428
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
(market value of $1,421 and $1,699) 1,446 1,738
Loans, net 491,255 433,308
Premises and equipment, at cost, net 9,469 9,433
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 6,430 7,306
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 601,733 557,086
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Deposits $ 359,640 361,786
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 177,236 141,996
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 21,696 5,951
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes
and insurance 2,391 1,947
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 5,116 10,743
Deferred income tax 451 424
TOTAL LIABILITIES 566,530 522,847
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 500,000 shares
authorized; no shares issued or outstanding -- --
Common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares
authorized; 5,469,671 and 5,454,302 shares
issued and outstanding 55 55
Additional paid-in capital 4,830 4,790
Retained earnings, substantially restricted 32,126 31,150
Cumulative comprehensive income, net (1,808) (1,756)
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 35,203 34,239
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 601,733 557,086
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three months ended
September 30, September 30,
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1999 1998
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Interest income:
Loans $ 9,828 8,422
Mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity 20 52
Securities available for sale 990 372
FHLB stock dividends 144 104
Interest-earning deposits 34 70
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Total interest income 11,016 9,020
Interest expense:
Deposits 4,210 4,023
Borrowings 2,129 1,222
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Total interest expense 6,339 5,245
Net interest income 4,677 3,775
Provision for loan losses 210 150
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 4,467 3,625
Other income:
Gain on sale of loans 123 228
Service charges 315 255
Gain on sale of securities available-for-sale 0 4
Other 48 49
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Total other income 486 536
Other expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits 1,909 1,476
Occupancy 696 435
Federal deposit insurance premiums 52 46
Advertising 117 107
Data processing 89 143
Other 613 616
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Total other expenses 3,476 2,823
Income before income taxes 1,477 1,338
Federal income taxes 501 455
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Net income $ 976 883
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Earnings per share, basic $ 0.18 0.16
Earnings per share, diluted 0.16 0.15
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic 5,469,671 5,385,636
Diluted 5,959,798 5,933,545
See notes to consolidated financial statements
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
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1999 1998
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Net Income $ 883 976
Increase (decrease) in unrealized
Gains (losses) on securities
available for sale, net of tax
of $65 and $(27). 134 (52)
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Comprehensive Income $1,017 897
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
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1999 1998
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $ 976 883
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization of
premises and equipment 337 173
Amortization of retained servicing rights 61 107
Provision for losses on:
Loans 210 150
Mortgage servicing rights -- 94
Additions to mortgage servicing rights (56) (187)
Deferred loan fees, net of amortization 175 (170)
Net change in loans available for sale 13,337 (6,032)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividend
received (144) (104)
Net change in accrued interest receivable
and other assets over principal and
interest payable on loans serviced for
others and accrued expenses and other
liabilities (4,321) (2,688)
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Total adjustments 9,599 (8,661)
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Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities 10,574 (7,778)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Loans originated, net of principal repayments (58,331) (2,170)
Principal repayments on securities held-to
maturity 292 1,051
Principal repayments on securities available-
for-sale 1,560 2,204
Purchases of securities available for sale 0 (14,933)
Proceeds from sales of securities available
for sale 0 3,003
Purchases of premises and equipment (373) (394)
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Net cash used in investing activities (58,445) (11,235)
Subtotal, carried forward (47,870) (19,013)
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands, unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
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1999 1998
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Subtotal, brought forward $ (48,871) (19,013)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 40 181
Net increase (decrease) in deposits (2,146) 6,136
Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank
advances 35,240 21,990
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold
under agreements to repurchase 15,745 (12,646)
Net decrease in advance payments by
borrowers for taxes and insurance 444 1,127
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Net cash provided by financing
activities 49,324 16,788
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 1,453 (2,225)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period 10,153 11,967
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 11,520 9,742
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow infor-
mation cash paid during the period for:
Interest $ 6,156 5,237
Federal income taxes 500 200
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Supplemental schedule of noncash investing
activities:
Mortgage loans securitized into mortgage
backed securities and held-for-trading
and sold 1,407 5,035
Net mortgage loans transferred to real
estate owned -- 363
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 1999
(unaudited)
1. Presentation of Financial Information
The accompanying financial information is unaudited and has been prepared
from the books and records of Cascade Financial Corporation, ("Cascade" or the
"Corporation"). The Corporation's sole subsidiary is Cascade Bank, (the
"Bank"). In the opinion of management, the financial information reflects all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair
presentation of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows
of the Corporation pursuant to the requirements of the SEC for interim
reporting.
Certain information and footnote disclosures included in the
Corporation's financial statements for the year ended June 30, 1999, have been
condensed or omitted from this report. Accordingly, these statements should
be read with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Corporation's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
2. Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business there are various commitments to fund
mortgage loans. Management does not anticipate any material loss as a result
of these commitments.
Periodically there have been various claims and lawsuits against the
Corporation or the Bank, such as claims to enforce liens, condemnation
proceedings on properties in which the Bank holds security interests, claims
involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues
incidental to the Corporation's and the Bank's business. In the opinion of
management no significant loss is expected from any of such pending lawsuits.
3. Financial Statement Reclassification
Certain amounts in the financial statements for fiscal 1999 have been
reclassified to conform with the financial statement classification for fiscal
2000.
4. New Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities", was issued in June 1998 and establishes accounting and reporting
standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments
embedded in other contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives) and for
hedging activities. SFAS No. 133 is effective for all quarters of fiscal
years beginning after June 15, 2000. Management is reviewing this statement
and does not expect that application of this statement will have a material
effect on the results of operations or the financial position of the
Corporation.
SFAS No. 134, "Accounting for Mortgage-Backed Securities Retained after
the Securitization of mortgage Loans Held for Sale by a Mortgage Banking
Enterprise", was issued in October 1998. SFAS No. 134 requires that the
security be classified either trading,
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available for sale or held to maturity according to the Corporation's intent,
unless the Corporation has already committed to sell the security before or
during the securitization process. The Corporation has adopted this statement
and has not had a material effect on the results of operations or financial
condition.
Item 2 -- Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This section contains forward-looking statements that have been prepared
on the basis on the Corporation's best judgments and currently available
information. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Corporation. In
addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with
respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to
changes. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that many of these strategies
will be implemented, or if implemented, achieve the amounts described or
within the time periods currently estimated.
CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION
Total assets increased 8% to $601.7 million at September 30, 1999,
compared with $557.1 million at June 30, 1999. Loans, net increased 10% or by
$44.6 million. Deposits decreased by $2.0 million due to heavy competition in
the local market. Deposit outflows and increases in assets were funded by a
$35.2 million increase in FHLB-Seattle advances, and a $15.7 million increase
in securities sold under agreements to repurchase. Management anticipates
slower asset growth over the next several quarters as portfolio targets have
been reached in several loan categories. Business banking and construction
lending are the two principal portfolios that are targeted for continued
growth. Management has also increased the offering rates on deposits to
increase deposit inflows and meet the competitive situations.
Asset Quality
Nonperforming loans totaled $795,000 and $1.2 million at September 30,
1999 and June 30, 1999, respectively. Assets classified as substandard
totaled $3.3 million and $2.1 million respectively at September 30, 1999 and
June 30, 1999.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of the Three months Ended September 30, 1999 and 1998
General
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 1999 increased 11% to
$976,000 compared with $883,000 in 1998. The principal reason for the
increase in the three months earnings was an increase of $902,000 in net
interest income offset by a $653,000 increase in other expenses.
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Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased 24% or $902,000 to $4.7 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1999, compared to the quarter ended September
30, 1998. The Bank's net interest margin increased 14 basis points for
quarter ended September 30, 1999, to 3.47%, as compared to the quarter ended
September 30, 1998. Average interest earning assets increased $100.8 million
to $539.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. Average loans
increased 20% or $79.8 million and average securities increased $36.9 million
during the quarter ended September 30, 1999 as compared to the quarter ended
September 30, 1998. The increase in average loans coupled with a decrease of
23 basis points in the Bank's cost of funds, which decreased to 4.87% for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999, were the primary factors leading to the
increase in net interest margin.
Cascade is focusing on adding commercial businesses, nonconforming
one-to-four family loans, home equity lines of credit, and one-to-four family
construction loans to its portfolio. Nonconforming loans generally include
loans where the borrower has a debt level or other financial consideration
that makes the loan unsaleable to government agencies such as FHLMC and FNMA.
Management believes these products provide the best returns for Cascade and
can be underwritten conservatively to ensure low delinquency, absent
unforeseen changes in local or national economic conditions. Additionally,
these loan types typically have less refinance activity than conforming loans.
This should help to lower Cascade's overall origination and servicing costs in
the future.
Provision for Loan Losses
Cascade's provision for loan losses was $210,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 1999 compared with $150,000 in 1998. At September 30,
1999 and June 30, 1999, the Bank's loan loss allowance totaled $4.5 million
and $4.3 million, respectively and the loan loss allowance as a percent of net
loans outstanding was 0.88% and 0.93% respectively for those periods. The
Corporation monitors its allowance for loan losses as economic conditions
dictate. Although the Corporation maintains its allowance at levels that it
considers to be adequate to provide for potential losses, there can be no
assurance that such losses will not exceed the estimated amounts. Due to
favorable economic conditions in the Puget Sound region, management expects
continued good credit performance and low charge-offs. The provision rate
maintained the loan loss allowance at levels consistent with the Corporation's
internal analysis. However, no assurance can be given that the Corporation
will not sustain loan losses that are sizable in relation to the amount
reserved or that subsequent evaluation of the loan portfolio, in light of the
factors then prevailing, will not require significant increases in the
allowance for loan losses.
The Corporation's strategic plan is to originate additional commercial
loans and other higher risk loan products that may necessitate increasing the
Corporation's allowance for loan losses in future years. (Management expects
to record additional provisions for losses on loans in future years as
portfolios increase and diversify).
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Other Income
Other income decreased 9% or $50,000 during the quarter ended September
30, 1999 to $486,000 as compared with the $536,000 recorded in the three
months ended September 30, 1998. This decrease was the result of a decrease
in gains from the sales of loans of $105,000. Increasing market interest
rates has decreased production of loans for sale thereby decreasing gains
from sales. It is anticipated mortgage-banking operations will be under
pressure for at least the next several quarters as the trend for interest
rates is higher and housing related activities are declining. Other service
fees and charges increased $60,000 as business and consumer deposit account
balances increase.
Other Expenses
Other expenses increased by 23% or $653,000 to $3.5 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1999 compared with $2.8 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1998. This increase is due primarily to increases
in salaries and employee benefits of $433,000 and occupancy related expenses
of $261,000. Offsetting these increases were decreases in data processing
expenses of $54,000. Management is reviewing all business units to reduce
expenses during the next several quarters.
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Segment Results
For the three months ended
September 30, 1998
Adminis-
Income tration
Business Residential Construction Property Consumer Treasury Total
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Condensed Income Statement
Net Interest after
provision for loan losses $629 1,181 328 734 646 107 3,625
Other income 68 22 184 10 201 51 536
Direct Expense 220 200 126 56 474 6 1,082
Allocated Overhead 144 757 172 320 158 190 1,741
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Income before Income Tax 333 246 214 368 215 (38) 1,338
Federal Income Taxes 113 84 73 125 73 (13) 455
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Net Income 220 162 141 243 142 (25) 883
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For the three months ended
September 30,1999
Adminis-
Income tration
Business Residential Construction Property Consumer Treasury Total
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Condensed Income Statement
Net Interest after
provision for loan losses $908 1,327 375 1,109 480 268 4,467
Other income 8 111 28 22 234 83 486
Direct Expense 223 807 40 120 471 78 1,739
Allocated Overhead 178 605 158 388 141 267 1,737
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Income before Income Tax 515 26 205 623 102 6 1,477
Federal Income Taxes 175 9 70 212 35 1 501
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Net Income 340 17 135 411 67 5 976
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Liquidity and Sources of Funds
Cascade maintains liquidity balances in FHLB deposits and short-term
securities at levels in accordance with regulatory guidelines. The Bank held
average liquid assets of $27.3 million in September 1999, which was in excess
of the required liquidity level of $17.4 million.
Loan commitments outstanding at September 30, 1999, were $17.5 million
and will be funded through sales of loans, existing liquidity balances,
FHLB-Seattle advances, and other borrowings. Outstanding commitments to sell
loans totaled $10.2 million at September 30, 1999.
At September 30, 1999, the Bank had an unused line of credit from the
FHLB-Seattle of $33.4 million. The Bank's credit line with the FHLB-Seattle
is 35% of total assets or up to $211 million. The Bank also had $21.7 of
reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, an increase of $15.7 million from
June 30, 1999.
Capital Resources
Cascade Bank is in full compliance with all capital requirements
established by the OTS at September 30, 1999. Cascade's regulatory capital,
capital requirements, and related excess capital amounts as of September 30,
1999 are presented in the following table:
Core capital Amount Percentage
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Tier 1 (Core) capital $ 36,779 6.11%
Less: Minimum requirement 24,072 4.00
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Excess $ 12,707 2.11%
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Risk-based capital Amount Percentage
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Risk-based capital $ 40,809 10.25%
Less: Minimum requirement(1) 31,845 8.00
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Excess $ 8,964 2.25%
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(1) Based on risk-weighted assets.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991
("FDICIA") was signed into law on December 19, 1991. Among other things, the
FDICIA provides the OTS, effective December 19, 1992, with broad powers to
take "prompt corrective action" to resolve problems of insured depository
institutions. The actions the OTS can take depend upon whether the
institution in question is "well capitalized", "adequately capitalized",
"undercapitalized", "significantly undercapitalized" or "critically
undercapitalized". The OTS has advised the Corporation that at September 30,
1999, Cascade Bank is a "well capitalized" institution.
The OTS has incorporated an interest rate risk component into its
regulatory capital rule. Under the rule, savings associations with "above
normal" interest rate risk exposure would be subject to a deduction from total
capital for purposes of calculating their risk-based capital requirements. A
savings association's interest rate risk is measured by the decline in the net
portfolio value of its assets (i.e., the difference between incoming and
outgoing discounted cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet
contracts) that would result from a hypothetical 200 basis point increase or
decrease in market interest rates divided by the estimated economic value of
the association's assets, as calculated in accordance with guidelines set
forth
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by the OTS. A savings association whose measured interest rate risk exposure
exceeds 2% must deduct an interest rate component in calculating its total
capital under the risk-based capital rule. The interest rate risk component
is an amount equal to one-half of the difference between the association's
measured interest rate risk and 2%, multiplied by the estimated economic value
of the association's assets. That dollar amount is deducted from an
association's total capital in calculating compliance with its risk-based
capital requirement. Under the rule, there is a two-quarter lag between the
reporting date of an institution's financial data and the effective date for
the new capital requirement based on that data. The rule also provides that
the Director of the OTS may waive or defer an association's interest rate risk
component on a case-by-case basis. Under certain circumstances, a savings
association may request an adjustment to its interest rate risk component if
it believes that the OTS-calculated interest rate risk component overstates
its interest rate risk exposure. In addition, certain "well-capitalized"
institutions may obtain authorization to use their own interest rate risk
model to calculate their interest rate risk component in lieu of the
OTS-calculated amount. The OTS has postponed the date that the component will
first be deducted from an institution's total capital.
Management currently does not believe the final rule will materially
adversely increase Cascade's regulatory capital requirement nor materially
adversely effect the current business strategy when, or if it is implemented.
Item 3 -- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
Cascade, like other financial institutions, is subject to fluctuations in
interest rates because its interest-bearing liabilities reprice on different
terms than its interest-earning assets. During periods of interest rate
declines this position has a generally favorable impact on net interest
income, while increases in interest rates have a generally adverse impact on
net interest income.
Cascade uses a simulation model to measure its interest rate risk and the
effects on net interest income resulting from changes in market interest
rates. Based on this model (which includes a number of significant
assumptions and estimates), a 200 basis point increase in general interest
rates would reduce Cascade's annual net interest income by 4% at June 30,
1999. Cascade manages interest rate risk by retaining in its portfolio
permanent and construction adjustable rate loans with repricing periods that
generally do not exceed seven years. Principally all new fifteen and thirty
year fixed rate loans are sold. Cascade extends the maturity of its
liabilities by offering deposit products to long-term, less rate sensitive
customers, and by periodically obtaining longer term Federal Home Loan
Bank-Seattle ("FHLB") advances. Cascade also uses interest rate swap and
interest rate cap agreements to effectively extend the repricing of short-term
deposit accounts.
Cascade uses mandatory and optional forward commitments from investment
banking firms to mitigate the interest rate risk from its mortgage banking
operation.
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YEAR 2000 DISCLOSURE
Year 2000 Project
This section contains forward-looking statements that have been prepared
on the basis of management's best judgments and currently available
information and constitutes a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure within the
meaning of the Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998. These
forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business,
third-party and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are
beyond the Corporation's control. In addition, these forward-looking
statements are based on current assessments and remediation plans, which are
based on certain representations of third-party service providers and are
subject to change. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the
Corporation's results of operations will not be adversely affected by
difficulties or delays in the Corporation's or in third parties' Year 2000
readiness efforts.
State of Readiness
Cascade Bank is committed to providing continuous, secure, quality
banking operations and services as it transitions to the twenty-first century.
Cascade has established a Year 2000 team (the "Team") which is comprised of
employees from all significant operational areas of the Bank. This Team is
managed by a senior officer and provides regular status reports to executive
management and the Board of Directors. Examiners from the OTS have also
reviewed the Bank's Year 2000 progress and project plans.
The Year 2000 problem impacts both information technology ("IT") and
non-IT. IT includes computer hardware and software, whereas non-IT typically
includes embedded technology, such as microcontrollers, automated teller
machines ("ATMs") and elevators. With this in mind, the Team performed an
assessment of its Year 2000 exposure and created a business readiness report
in terms of the Bank's critical business processes (both IT and non-IT),
hardware and software inventories, significant borrowers, funding sources and
significant business partners. This assessment was followed with a technical
review of the automated systems of the Bank. The report provides a Year 2000
project plan with testing schedules, budget estimates and contingency plans.
The Team identified certain systems as "mission critical" and the project plan
called for all mission critical Year 2000 testing be completed by December 31,
1998. Testing for non-mission critical systems is on-going and testing for
these systems continues into 1999.
The majority of software systems used by Cascade Bank are standard
vendor-supplied solutions under maintenance contracts. These solutions have
either been certified by the vendors as year 2000 compliant, are being
modified for Year 2000 compliance by the vendor, or are being replaced by the
Bank with Year 2000 compliant systems.
Mission critical software testing was substantially completed in 1998.
Hardware testing for mission critical systems was completed in February 1999.
Testing of the software and hardware for ATM and debit card systems was
completed in April 1999. On May 7, 1999, the Bank was notified its ATM and
debit card third party processor had not completed all Year 2000 testing as
proscribed by the Federal Banking Regulators. This processor handles many
other financial institutions as well as the Bank. The processor had until
June 30, 1999 to meet its
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testing requirements. On June 30, 1999, the processor certified its
compliance. Management is continuing discussions with the ATM provider,
reviewing follow up certification material and is in consultation with the
Federal Banking Regulators on this issue. The Corporation continues to assess
the readiness of all its third-party service providers, though it is currently
unable to predict their final readiness. The Corporation has established
contingency plans for the service providers it deems most critical and will
continue monitoring to determine whether to implement specific contingency
plans.
Costs to address Year 2000 issues
The Team anticipated the Bank would need to spend approximately $250,000
to upgrade computer equipment, test software, purchase software upgrades, and
hire additional temporary staff for Year 2000 issues. As of September 30,
1999, the Bank has expensed approximately $270,000. The Bank added one
additional employee to work on Year 2000 projects and does not anticipate
adding additional employees. These expenses have been funded through normal
cash flows from operations. There may be costs associated with resolving the
ATM-debit card processor issue. These costs, if incurred, would not be
material in any single reporting period. Management will take whatever steps
necessary to enforce its contractual rights.
Risks associated with the Year 2000
The nature of the Year 2000 problem makes it difficult, if not
impossible, to determine what the exact risks will be to the Bank. There are
numerous issues beyond the Bank's control, such as electric power and
telephone communications. The Bank interacts with many customers, vendors and
third party service providers, who in turn interact with many of the same.
Due to the interdependence of computer systems today, it is simply impossible
for any one party to eliminate the risk related to the Year 2000 problem. If
the computer systems of a third party on which Cascade Bank relies are not
converted by the Year 2000, there may be significant costs incurred by the
Bank. The Bank has been in contact with its large loan customers, to ensure
they are aware of the Year 2000 problem and are in the process of addressing
the issues. In the event that these loan customers are unable to operate due
to a Year 2000 problem, there may be a loss of revenue for Cascade Bank.
Contingency Plans
The Team has created a worst case scenario contingency plan for each of
its mission critical systems. The Team is currently in the stage of
implementing these plans and testing has began and continue throughout the
balance of 1999.
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
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The Corporation and the Bank have certain litigation and negotiations in
progress resulting from activities arising from normal operations. In the
opinion of management, none of these matters is likely to have a materially
adverse effect on the Corporation's financial position.
Item 2. Changes in Securities.
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Not applicable
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.
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Not applicable
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Not applicable
Item 5. Other information.
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Not applicable
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
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Not applicable
Signatures
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
November 12, 1999 /s/ Russell E. Rosendal
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By: Russell E. Rosendal
Executive Vice President
(Chief Financial Officer)
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