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Form 10-Q for ORIENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC


17-Nov-2008

Quarterly Report


ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
FOR THE QUARTERS AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
(In thousands, except per share data)

                                          Quarter ended September 30,                                         Nine-months ended September 30,
EARNINGS DATA:                            2008                    2007               Variance %                2008                      2007                Variance %
Interest income                      $        84,744          $      74,926                 13.1 %       $        252,003          $        207,226                 21.6 %
Interest expense                              56,703                 55,276                  2.6 %                170,468                   156,498                  8.9 %

Net interest income                           28,041                 19,650                 42.7 %                 81,535                    50,728                 60.7 %
Provision for loan losses                      1,950                  1,614                 20.8 %                  5,580                     4,064                 37.3 %

Net interest income after
provision for loan losses                     26,091                 18,036                 44.7 %                 75,955                    46,664                 62.8 %
Non-interest income (loss)                   (57,016 )                7,134               -899.2 %                (41,652 )                  30,060               -238.6 %
Non-interest expenses                         18,197                 16,522                 10.1 %                 54,007                    49,827                  8.4 %

Income (loss) before taxes                   (49,122 )                8,648               -668.0 %                (19,704 )                  26,897               -173.3 %
Income tax expense (benefit)                  (4,226 )                  196              -2256.1 %                 (6,083 )                   1,007               -704.1 %

Net Income (loss)                            (44,896 )                8,452               -631.2 %                (13,621 )                  25,890               -152.6 %
Less: dividends on preferred
stock                                         (1,200 )               (1,200 )                  -                   (3,601 )                  (3,601 )                  -

Income (loss) available to
common shareholders                  $       (46,096 )        $       7,252               -735.6 %       $        (17,222 )        $         22,289               -177.3 %

PER SHARE DATA:

Basic                                $         (1.90 )        $        0.30               -733.3 %       $          (0.71 )        $           0.91               -178.0 %

Diluted                              $         (1.89 )        $        0.30               -730.0 %       $          (0.71 )        $           0.91               -178.0 %


Average common shares
outstanding                                   24,292                 24,230                  0.3 %                 24,249                    24,396                 -0.6 %
Average potential common
share-options                                     82                     31                164.5 %                    100                       110                 -9.1 %

Average shares and shares
equivalents                                   24,374                 24,261                  0.5 %                 24,349                    24,506                 -0.6 %


Book value per common share                                                                              $           7.16          $          11.35                -36.9 %

Market price at end of period                                                                            $          17.86          $          11.36                 57.2 %

Equity-to-assets ratio                                                                                               4.09 %                    5.84 %              -30.0 %

Cash dividends declared per
common share                         $          0.14          $        0.14                    -         $           0.42          $           0.42                    -

Cash dividends declared on
common share                         $         3,402          $       3,377                  0.7 %       $         10,206          $         10,235                 -0.3 %


Return on average assets (ROA)                 -2.99 %                 0.59 %             -606.8 %                  -0.30 %                    0.66 %             -145.5 %

Return on average common
equity (ROE)                                  -88.58 %                11.17 %             -893.0 %                  -8.97 %                   11.20 %             -180.1 %

Efficiency ratio                               53.03 %                62.65 %              -15.4 %                  53.07 %                   70.47 %              -24.7 %

Expense ratio                                   0.80 %                 0.73 %                9.6 %                   0.76 %                    0.80 %               -5.0 %

Interest rate spread                            1.63 %                 1.19 %               37.0 %                   1.56 %                    1.10 %               41.8 %

Interest rate margin                            1.88 %                 1.46 %               28.8 %                   1.82 %                    1.36 %               33.8 %

Number of financial centers                                                                                            23                        24                 -4.2 %

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                                                            September 30,          December 31,
PERIOD END BALANCES AND CAPITAL RATIOS:                         2008                   2007              Variance %
(In thousands)
Investments and loans
Investment securities                                      $     4,520,514        $    4,585,610                -1.4 %
Loans (including loans held-for-sale), net                       1,219,838             1,179,566                 3.4 %
Securities sold but not yet delivered                                4,857                     -               100.0 %

                                                           $     5,745,209        $    5,765,176                -0.3 %


Deposits and Borrowings
Deposits                                                   $     1,517,789        $    1,246,420                21.8 %
Repurchase agreements                                            3,770,755             3,861,411                -2.3 %
Other borrowings                                                   358,833               395,441                -9.3 %
Securities purchased but not yet received                                -               111,431              -100.0 %

                                                           $     5,647,377        $    5,614,703                 0.6 %


Stockholders' equity
Preferred equity                                           $        68,000        $       68,000                   -
Common equity                                                      174,018               291,461               -40.3 %

                                                           $       242,018        $      359,461               -32.7 %


Capital ratios
Leverage capital                                                      5.98 %                6.69 %             -10.6 %

Tier 1 risk-based capital                                            15.93 %               18.59 %             -14.3 %

Total risk-based capital                                             16.49 %               19.06 %             -13.5 %


Trust assets managed                                       $     1,839,702        $    1,962,226                -6.2 %
Broker-dealer assets gathered                                    1,236,760             1,281,168                -3.5 %

Assets managed                                                   3,076,462             3,243,394                -5.1 %
Assets owned                                                     5,914,666             5,999,855                -1.4 %

Total financial assets managed and owned                   $     8,991,128        $    9,243,249                -2.7 %

OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Introduction
The Group's diversified mix of businesses and products generates both the interest income traditionally associated with a banking institution and non-interest income traditionally associated with a financial services institution (generated by such businesses as securities brokerage, fiduciary services, investment banking, insurance and pension administration). Although all of these businesses, to varying degrees, are affected by interest rate and financial markets fluctuations and other external factors, the Group's commitment is to continue producing a balanced and growing revenue stream. During the third quarter of 2008, the Group reported an other -than-temporary impairment of $55.8 million, net of tax ($2.29 per diluted share); a net of tax loss of $4.14 million ($0.17 per diluted share), in connection with equity index option agreements in which performance by the counterparty (Lehman Brothers Finance S.A.) is uncertain; and an income tax benefit of $500,000 ($0.02 per share), for the reassessment of the valuation allowance for the Group's deferred tax asset.
Excluding these items, the Company had income available to common shareholders of $13.4 million, equal to $0.55 per share (diluted), an increase of 83.6% over the year ago quarter's $7.3 million, equal to $0.30 per diluted share. The securities subject to an other-than-temporary impairment are an ALT A Hybrid ARM collateralized mortgage obligation purchased in late 2006 (the "ALT A CMO") and certain collateralized debt obligations purchased in mid 2007 (the "impaired CDOs").
Impairment charges of $38.9 million were recorded with respect to the ALT A CMO, representing the difference between the amortized cost of $159.0 million and the estimated fair value of $120.1 million, both at September 30, 2008. The aggregate fair value of the impaired CDOs has been estimated at $40.1 million at September 30, 2008, a difference of $19.9 million from its aggregate principal balance of $60.0 million. Although no loss is projected on the

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impaired CDOs as a result of a recently achieved optimization of the investment structure, the Group has determined that the entire amount of the unrealized loss on these securities constituted an other-than-temporary impairment at September 30, 2008, requiring a $19.9 million charge against operations, net of the anticipated tax effect of $3.0 million.
A substantial portion of the charges may be recovered and applied to earnings through the remaining life of these securities. This will result in a prospective increase to NII and NIM, to the extent these securities continue to perform as anticipated.
Income Available (Loss) to Common Shareholders For the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, the Group recorded a loss to common shareholders of $46.1 million and $17.2 million, respectively, compared to income of $7.3 million and $22.3 million, respectively, in the comparable year-ago quarter and nine-month period. Losses per basic and fully diluted common share were $1.90 and $1.89, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to income of $0.30 per basic and fully diluted common share in the same year-ago quarter, and losses of $0.71 per basic and fully diluted common share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, compared to income of $0.91 in the year ago period. Return on Average Assets and Common Equity Return on average common equity (ROE) for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, was (88.58%) and (8.97%), respectively, compared to 11.17% and 11.20%, for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Return on average assets (ROA) for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, was (2.99%) and (0.30%), respectively, compared to 0.59% and 0.66%, for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
Net Interest Income after Provision for Loan Losses Net interest income after provision for loan losses increased 44.7% for the quarter and 62.8% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, totaling $26.1 million and $76.0 million, respectively, compared with $18.0 million and $46.7 million for the same periods last year. The increase of 13.1% and 21.6% in interest income for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, totaling $84.7 million and $252.0 million, respectively, compared with $74.9 million and $207.2 million, respectively, for the same periods last year, was mainly due to higher volumes of investment securities and higher average yields. Interest expense increased by 2.6% and 8.9% for the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, as compared to same periods last year, primarily due to higher average balances in the deposits and borrowings portfolios. Net interest margin for the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, was 1.88% and 1.82%, respectively, compared to 1.46% and 1.36%, respectively, for the same periods last year. Non-Interest Income (Loss)
Total non-interest losses, including the aforementioned other-than-temporary impairment non-cash loss and charges in connection with derivative transactions under equity index option agreements in which performance by the counterparty is uncertain, were $57.0 million and $41.7 million, respectively, for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, compared to income of $7.1 million and $30.1 million for the same periods last year. Total banking and financial services revenues amounted to $6.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of 6.7% from the $6.7 million recorded for the same period a year ago, and amounted to $20.2 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, an increase of 1.3% from the $20.0 million for the same period a year ago.
Securities, derivatives and trading activities revenues for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 amounted to a loss of $63.3 million and $61.9 million, respectively, compared to a gain of $412,000 and $10.0 million, respectively, for the same periods a year-ago. Results for the nine months of 2008 include an interest-rate swap contract that the Group entered in January 2008 to manage the Group's interest rate risk exposure with a notional amount of $500 million, which was subsequently terminated resulting in a loss to the Group of approximately $7.9 million. Also, during the third quarter of 2008, the Group charged $4.9 million as a loss in connection with equity index option agreements, and recorded an other-than-temporary I non-cash loss of $58.8 million. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, gains of $8.5 million were recognized and reflected as "Derivatives" in the unaudited consolidated statements of operations. There were no outstanding interest-rate swap contracts at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

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Non-Interest Expenses
Non-interest expenses totaled $18.2 million and $54.0 million, respectively, for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, compared to $16.5 million and $49.8 million, respectively, in the year ago periods. The efficiency ratio improved to 53.03% from 62.65% in the year ago quarter, and to 53.07% from 70.47% for the nine month period. Income Taxes
The Group recorded an income tax benefit of $4.2 million and $6.1 million, respectively, for the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, compared to an expense of $196,000 and $1.0 million for the respective periods ended September 30, 2007, mainly due to the deferred tax effect related to the other than temporary impairment and derivative transaction losses recorded in the third quarter of 2008, and the expiration of certain tax contingencies, the reassessment of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Group's Financial Assets
The Group's total financial assets include owned assets and the assets managed by the trust division, the securities broker-dealer subsidiary, and the private pension plan administration subsidiary. At September 30, 2008, total financial assets reached $8.991 billion, compared to $9.243 billion at December 31, 2007, a 2.7% decrease. When compared to December 31, 2007, there was a 1.4% decrease in assets owned at September 30, 2008, while assets managed by the trust division and the broker-dealer subsidiary decreased by only 5.1% to $3,076 billion in September 2008, from $3.243 billion in December 2007, despite 2008's sharp decline in the stock and bond markets. Owned assets are approximately 95% owned by the Group's banking subsidiary and its IBE subsidiary.
The Group's trust division offers various types of individual retirement accounts ("IRA") and manages 401(K) and Keogh retirement plans and custodian and corporate trust accounts, while Caribbean Pension Consultants, Inc. ("CPC") manages the administration of private pension plans. At September 30, 2008, total assets managed by the Group's trust division and CPC amounted to $1.840 billion, compared to $1.962 billion at December 31, 2007. The Group's broker-dealer subsidiary offers a wide array of investment alternatives to its client base, such as tax-advantaged fixed income securities, mutual funds, stocks, bonds and money management wrap-fee programs. At September 30, 2008, total assets gathered by the broker-dealer from its customer investment accounts decreased to $1.237 billion, compared to $1.281 billion at December 31, 2007. Interest Earning Assets
The investment portfolio amounted to $4.521 billion at September 30, 2008, a 1.4% decrease compared to $4.586 billion at December 31, 2007, while the loan portfolio increased 3.4% to $1.220 billion at September 30, 2008, compared to $1.180 billion at December 31, 2007.
The mortgage loan portfolio totaled $1.031 billion at September 30, 2008, a 1.3% increase from $1.017 billion at September 30, 2007, and an increase of 2.7%, from $1.003 million at December 31, 2007. Mortgage loan production (excluding purchases) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, totaled $176.2 million, which represents a 57.7% increase compared to the same period last year.
Interest Bearing Liabilities
Total deposits amounted to $1.518 billion at September 30, 2008, an increase of 21.8% compared to $1.246 billion at December 31, 2007, primarily due to increased wholesale certificates of deposit that are used as a more economical and flexible alternative for replacing higher cost deposits and short-term repurchase agreements.
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' equity at September 30, 2008, was $242.0 million, compared to $359.5 million at December 31, 2007, reflecting decreased mark-to-market valuation on the available-for-sale investment securities portfolio and lower retained earnings as a result of the loss recorded for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
The Group's capital ratios remain above regulatory capital requirements, with risk-based capital ratios significantly above regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. At September 30, 2008, Tier 1 Leverage Capital Ratio was 5.98% (1.5 times the minimum of 4.00%), Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 15.93% (4.0 times the minimum of 4.00%), and Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 16.49% (2.1 times the minimum of 8.00%).

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TABLE 1 - QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME AND CHANGES DUE TO
VOLUME/RATE
FOR THE QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007
   (In thousands)

                                             Interest                                           Average rate                                          Average balance
                                                               Variance                                           Variance                                                    Variance
                             2008              2007              in %             2008             2007            in BPS               2008                 2007               in %

A - TAX EQUIVALENT
SPREAD

Interest-earning
assets                   $  84,744          $ 74,926              13.1 %          5.67 %           5.59 %               8          $ 5,980,562          $ 5,358,037              11.6 %
Tax equivalent
adjustment                  27,951            20,902              33.7 %          1.87 %           1.56 %              31                    -                    -                 -

Interest-earning
assets - tax
equivalent                 112,695            95,828              17.6 %          7.54 %           7.15 %              39            5,980,562            5,358,037              11.6 %
Interest-bearing
liabilities                 56,703            55,276               2.6 %          4.04 %           4.40 %             (36 )          5,612,134            5,027,622              11.6 %

Tax equivalent net
interest income /
spread                   $  55,992          $ 40,552              38.1 %          3.50 %           2.75 %              75          $   368,428          $   330,415              11.5 %

Tax equivalent
interest rate
margin                                                                            3.74 %           3.03 %              71

B - NORMAL SPREAD

Interest-earning
assets:
Investments:
Investment
securities               $  64,478          $ 52,175              23.6 %          5.47 %           5.17 %              30          $ 4,717,589          $ 4,036,594              16.9 %
Investment
management fees                  -                80            -100.0 %             -             0.01 %              (1 )                  -                    -                 -

Total investment
securities                  64,478            52,255              23.4 %          5.47 %           5.18 %              29            4,717,589            4,036,594              16.9 %
Trading securities               2                 4             -50.0 %          1.54 %           1.20 %              34                  518                1,337             -61.3 %
Money market
investments                    293               968             -69.7 %          3.07 %           5.84 %            (277 )             38,137               66,346             -42.5 %

                            64,773            53,227              21.7 %          5.45 %           5.19 %              26            4,756,244            4,104,277              15.9 %


Loans:
Mortgage                    16,706            17,389              -3.9 %          6.48 %           6.64 %             (16 )          1,030,894            1,048,265              -1.7 %
Commercial                   2,663             3,491             -23.7 %          6.29 %           7.96 %            (167 )            169,297              175,449              -3.5 %
Consumer                       602               819             -26.5 %          9.98 %          10.90 %             (92 )             24,127               30,046             -19.7 %

                            19,971            21,699              -8.0 %          6.52 %           6.92 %             (40 )          1,224,318            1,253,760              -2.3 %


                            84,744            74,926              13.1 %          5.67 %           5.59 %               8            5,980,562            5,358,037              11.6 %

Interest-bearing
liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest
bearing deposits                 -                 -                 -               -                -                 -               35,638               35,322               0.9 %
Now accounts                   912               203             349.3 %          2.40 %           1.23 %             117              152,314               66,045             130.6 %
Savings                      2,298             3,673             -37.4 %          2.92 %           4.40 %            (148 )            315,124              333,652              -5.6 %
Certificates of
deposit                      8,992             9,685              -7.2 %          3.87 %           4.67 %             (80 )            930,053              829,263              12.2 %

                            12,202            13,561             -10.0 %          3.41 %           4.29 %             (88 )          1,433,129            1,264,282              13.4 %


Borrowings:
Repurchase
agreements                  40,456            37,431               8.1 %          4.27 %           4.39 %             (12 )          3,787,608            3,412,662              11.0 %
Financing fees                   -               (25 )          -100.0 %             -                -                 -                    -                    -                 -

Total repurchase
agreements                  40,456            37,406               8.2 %          4.27 %           4.38 %             (11 )          3,787,608            3,412,662              11.0 %
FHLB advances                3,323             3,255               2.1 %          4.19 %           4.46 %             (27 )            317,184              291,667               8.7 %
Subordinated
capital notes                  540               770             -29.8 %          5.99 %           8.80 %            (281 )             36,083               35,000               3.1 %
Term notes                       -                 7            -100.0 %             -             2.63 %            (263 )                  -                1,050            -100.0 %
Other borrowings               182               277             -34.4 %          1.91 %           4.83 %            (292 )             38,130               22,961              66.1 %

                            44,501            41,715               6.7 %          4.26 %           4.43 %             (17 )          4,179,005            3,763,340              11.0 %

                            56,703            55,276               2.6 %          4.04 %           4.40 %             (36 )          5,612,134            5,027,622              11.6 %


Net interest income
/ spread                 $  28,041          $ 19,650              42.7 %          1.63 %           1.19 %              44


Interest rate
margin                                                                            1.88 %           1.46 %              42

Excess of average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities $ 368,428 $ 330,415 11.5 %

Average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities ratio 106.56 % 106.57 %

      C. Changes in net interest income due to:    Volume        Rate        Total

      Interest Income:
      Investments                                 $ 8,454     $  3,092     $ 11,546
      Loans                                          (510 )     (1,218 )     (1,728 )

                                                    7,944        1,874        9,818


      Interest Expense:
      Deposits                                      1,811       (3,169 )     (1,358 )
      Repurchase agreements                         4,110       (1,061 )      3,049
      Other borrowings                                500         (764 )       (264 )
. . .
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