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13-Aug-2009
Quarterly Report
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Form 10-Q") contains statements which constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-Q and include statements regarding the intent, belief, outlook, estimate or expectations of the Corporation (as defined in the notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements), its directors or its officers primarily with respect to future events and the future financial performance of the Corporation. Readers of this Form 10-Q are cautioned that any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future events or performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors. The accompanying information contained in this Form 10-Q identifies important factors that could cause such differences. These factors include changes in interest rates; loss of deposits and loan demand to other financial institutions; substantial changes in financial markets; changes in real estate values and the real estate market; regulatory changes; or turmoil and governmental intervention in the financial services industry.
EFFECT OF CURRENT EVENTS
The global and U.S. economies are experiencing significantly reduced business activity as a result of, among other factors, disruptions in the financial system during the past year. Dramatic declines in the housing market during the past year, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures and unemployment, have resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by financial institutions, including government-sponsored entities and major commercial and investment banks. These write-downs, initially of mortgage-backed securities but spreading to credit default swaps and other derivative securities, have caused many financial institutions to seek additional capital, to merge with larger and stronger institutions and, in some cases, to fail.
Reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets generally and the strength of counterparties, many lenders and institutional investors have reduced, and in some cases, ceased to provide funding to borrowers, including other financial institutions. The availability of credit, confidence in the financial sector, and level of volatility in the financial markets have been significantly adversely affected as a result. The volatility and disruption in the capital and credit markets has reached unprecedented levels. In some cases, the markets have produced downward pressure on stock prices and credit capacity for certain issuers without regard to those issuers' underlying financial strength.
In response to the financial crises affecting the banking system and financial markets and going concern threats to investment banks and other financial institutions, the government has responded with a number of new and amended regulatory provisions. Many of these provisions directly or indirectly impact the Corporation, including the EESA, TARP and the related CPP program, and changes to the federal deposit insurance program.
It is not clear at this time what impact the EESA, the TARP CPP, the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, ARRA and other liquidity and funding initiatives, whether previously announced or that may be initiated in the future, will have on the financial markets and the other difficulties described above, including the extreme levels of volatility and limited credit availability currently being experienced, or on the U.S. banking and financial industries and the broader U.S. and global economies. Further adverse effects could have an adverse effect on the Corporation and its business.
The level of turmoil in the financial services industry will present unusual risks and challenges for the Corporation, as described below:
The Current Economic Environment Poses Challenges For Us and Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We are operating in a challenging and uncertain economic environment, including generally uncertain national conditions and local conditions in our markets. The capital and credit markets have been experiencing volatility and disruption for more than 12 months. The volatility and disruption has reached unprecedented levels. The risks associated with our business become more acute in periods of a slowing economy or slow growth. Financial institutions continue to be affected by sharp declines in the real estate market and constrained financial markets. While we are taking steps to decrease and limit our exposure to problem loans, we nonetheless retain direct exposure to the residential and commercial real estate markets, and we are affected by these events.
Our loan portfolio includes commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage
loans, and construction and land development loans. Continued declines in real
estate values, home sales volumes and financial stress on borrowers as a result
of the uncertain economic environment, including job losses, could have an
adverse effect on our borrowers or their customers, which could adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a possible
national economic recession or further deterioration in local economic
conditions in our markets could drive losses beyond that which is provided for
in our allowance for loan losses and result in the following other consequences:
increases in loan delinquencies, problem assets and foreclosures may increase;
demand for our products and services may decline; deposits may decrease, which
would adversely impact our liquidity position; and collateral for our loans,
especially real estate, may decline in value, in turn reducing customers'
borrowing power, and reducing the value of assets and collateral associated with
our existing loans.
Impact of Recent and Future Legislation. Congress and the Treasury Department have adopted legislation and taken actions to address the disruptions in the financial system and declines in the housing market. See Note 8, Economic Recovery Programs, to the Corporation's Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, included in this Form 10-Q and incorporated herein. It is not clear at this time what impact EESA, TARP, ARRA and other liquidity and funding initiatives of the Treasury and other bank regulatory agencies that have been previously announced, and any additional programs that may be initiated in the future, will have on the financial markets and the financial services industry. The extreme levels of volatility and limited credit availability currently being experienced could continue to affect the U.S. banking industry and the broader U.S. and global economies, which will have an effect on all financial institutions, including the Corporation. The actual impact that EESA, ARRA and related measures undertaken to alleviate the credit crisis will have on the financial markets is unknown. The failure of such measures to help stabilize the financial markets, and a continuation or worsening of current financial market conditions, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, access to credit or the trading price of our common stock. Finally, there can be no assurance regarding the specific impact that such measures may have on us and no assurance whether or to what extent we will be able to benefit from such programs.
In addition to the legislation mentioned above, federal and state governments could pass additional legislation responsive to current credit conditions. As an example, the Bank could experience higher credit losses because of federal or state legislation or regulatory action that reduces the amount the Bank's borrowers are otherwise contractually required to pay under existing loan contracts. Also, the Bank could experience higher credit losses because of federal or state legislation or regulatory action that limits its ability to foreclose on property or other collateral or makes foreclosure less economically feasible.
On June 17, 2009, the Obama Administration published a comprehensive regulatory reform plan that is intended to modernize and protect the integrity of the United States financial system. The President's plan contains several elements that would have a direct effect on the Corporation and the Bank. Under the reform plan, the federal thrift charter and the Office of Thrift Supervision would be eliminated and all companies that control an insured depository institution must register as a bank holding company. Draft legislation would require the Bank to become a national bank or adopt a state charter. Registration of the Corporation as a bank holding company would represent a significant change, as there currently exist significant differences between savings and loan holding company and bank holding company supervision and regulation. For example, the Federal Reserve imposes leverage and risk-based capital requirements on bank holding companies whereas the Office of Thrift Supervision does not impose any capital requirements on savings and loan holding companies. If implemented, the foregoing regulatory reforms may have a material impact on our operations. However, at this time, we cannot determine the likelihood that the proposed regulatory reform will be adopted in the form proposed by the Obama Administration or the specific impact that any adopted legislation will have on the Corporation or the Bank.
Additional Increases in Insurance Premiums. The FDIC insures the Bank's deposits up to certain limits. The FDIC charges us premiums to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund. The Bank elected to participate in the FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, which will increase its insurance premiums by 85 basis points per annum with respect to the Bank's deposits. Current economic conditions have increased expectations for bank failures. The FDIC takes control of failed banks and ensures payment of deposits up to insured limits using the resources of the Deposit Insurance Fund. The FDIC has designated the Deposit Insurance Fund long-term target reserve ratio at 1.25 percent of insured deposits. Due to recent bank failures, the FDIC insurance fund reserve ratio has fallen below 1.15 percent, the statutory minimum. The FDIC has developed a restoration plan that will uniformly increase insurance assessments by 7 basis points (annualized) effective January 1, 2009. Effective April 1, 2009, the plan also has made changes to the deposit insurance assessment system resulting in increases in the assessment range for insured institutions. Further increases in premium assessments would increase the Corporation's expenses. Also, the FDIC has announced a 5 basis point special assessment payable in September 2009, as well as the possibility of additional special assessments of up to 5 basis points each quarter of this year after June 2009, as necessary.
Increased assessment rates and special assessments have had a material impact on the Corporation's results of operations.
The Soundness of Other Financial Institutions Could Adversely Affect Us. Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, investment banks, mutual and hedge funds, and other institutional clients. Many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default by our counterparty or client. In addition, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the loan or derivative exposure due us. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our results of operations or earnings.
Future Reduction in Liquidity in the Banking System. The Federal Reserve Bank has been providing vast amounts of liquidity in to the banking system to compensate for weaknesses in short-term borrowing markets and other capital markets. A reduction in the Federal Reserve's activities or capacity could reduce liquidity in the markets, thereby increasing funding costs to the Bank or reducing the availability of funds to the Bank to finance its existing operations.
Difficult Market Conditions Have Adversely Affected Our Industry. We are particularly exposed to downturns in the U.S. housing market. Dramatic declines in the housing market over the past year, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures, unemployment and under-employment, have negatively impacted the credit performance of mortgage loans and securities and resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by financial institutions, including government-sponsored entities, major commercial and investment banks, and regional financial institutions. Reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets generally and the strength of counterparties, many lenders and institutional investors have reduced or ceased providing funding to borrowers, including to other financial institutions. This market turmoil and tightening of credit have led to an increased level of commercial and consumer delinquencies, lack of consumer confidence, increased market volatility and widespread reduction of business activity generally. The resulting economic pressure on consumers and lack of confidence in the financial markets could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We do not expect that the difficult conditions in the financial markets are likely to improve in the near future. A worsening of these conditions would likely exacerbate the adverse effects of these difficult market conditions on the financial institutions industry. In particular, we may face the following risks in connection with these events:
· We expect to face increased regulation of our industry. Compliance with such regulation may increase our costs and limit our ability to pursue business opportunities.
· Our ability to assess the creditworthiness of our customers may be impaired if the models and approach we use to select, manage and underwrite our customers become less predictive of future behaviors.
· The process we use to estimate losses inherent in our credit exposure requires difficult, subjective and complex judgments, including forecasts of economic conditions and how these economic predictions might impair the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans, which may no longer be capable of accurate estimation which may, in turn, impact the reliability of the process.
· Our ability to borrow from other financial institutions on favorable terms or at all could be adversely affected by further disruptions in the capital markets or other events, including actions by rating agencies and deteriorating investor expectations.
· Competition in our industry could intensify as a result of the increasing consolidation of financial services companies in connection with current market conditions.
· We may be required to pay significantly higher deposit insurance premiums because market developments have significantly depleted the insurance fund of the FDIC and reduced the ratio of reserves to insured deposits.
Concentrations of Real Estate Loans Could Subject the Corporation to Increased Risks in the Event of a Real Estate Recession or Natural Disaster. A significant portion of the Corporation's loan portfolio is secured by real estate. The real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of default by the borrower and may deteriorate in value during the time the credit is extended. A weakening of the real estate market in our primary market area could result in an increase in the number of borrowers who default on their loans and a reduction in the value of the collateral securing their loans, which in turn could have an adverse effect on our profitability and asset quality. If we are required to liquidate the collateral securing a loan to satisfy the debt during a period of reduced real estate values, our earnings and capital could be adversely affected. Historically, Indiana and Kentucky have experienced, on occasion, significant natural disasters, including tornadoes and floods. The availability of insurance for losses for such catastrophes is limited. Our operations could also be interrupted by such natural disasters. Acts of nature, including tornadoes and floods, which may cause uninsured damage and other loss of value to real estate that secures our loans or interruption in our business operations, may also negatively impact our operating results or financial condition.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements presented on pages 65 through 68
of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2008
contains a summary of the Corporation's significant accounting policies. Certain
of these policies are important to the portrayal of the Corporation's financial
condition, since they require management to make difficult, complex or
subjective judgments, some of which may relate to matters that are inherently
uncertain. Management believes that its critical accounting policies include
determining the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of mortgage
servicing rights.
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
The allowance for loan losses is a significant estimate that can and does change based on management's assumptions about specific borrowers and current general economic and business conditions, among other factors. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses on at least a quarterly basis. The evaluation by management includes consideration of past loss experience, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, the current condition and amount of loans outstanding, identified problem loans and the probability of collecting all amounts due.
The allowance for loan losses represents management's estimate of probable losses inherent in the Corporation's loan portfolios. In determining the appropriate amount of the allowance for loan losses, management makes numerous assumptions, estimates and assessments.
The Corporation's strategy for credit risk management includes conservative, centralized credit policies, and uniform underwriting criteria for all loans as well as an overall credit limit for each customer significantly below legal lending limits. The strategy also emphasizes diversification on a geographic, industry and customer level, regular credit quality reviews and quarterly management reviews of large credit exposures and loans experiencing deterioration of credit quality.
The Corporation's allowance consists of three components: probable losses estimated from individual reviews of specific loans, probable losses estimated from historical loss rates, and probable losses resulting from economic or other deterioration above and beyond what is reflected in the first two components of the allowance.
Larger commercial loans that exhibit probable or observed credit weaknesses are subject to individual review. Where appropriate, reserves are allocated to individual loans based on management's estimate of the borrower's ability to repay the loan given the availability of collateral, other sources of cash flow and legal options available to the Corporation. Included in the review of individual loans are those that are impaired as provided in SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan. Any allowances for impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or fair value of the underlying collateral. The Corporation evaluates the collectibility of both principal and interest when assessing the need for a loss accrual. Historical loss rates are applied to other commercial loans not subject to specific reserve allocations.
Homogenous loans, such as consumer installment and residential mortgage loans are not individually risk graded. Rather, standard credit scoring systems are used to assess credit risks. Reserves are established for each pool of loans based on the expected net charge-offs for one year. Loss rates are based on the average net charge-off history by loan category.
Historical loss rates for loans may be adjusted for significant factors that, in management's judgment, reflect the impact of any current conditions on loss recognition. Factors which management considers in the analysis include the effects of the national and local economies, trends in the nature and volume of loans (delinquencies, charge-offs and non-accrual loans), changes in mix, asset quality trends, risk management and loan administration, changes in the internal lending policies and credit standards, collection practices and examination results from bank regulatory agencies and the Corporation's internal loan review. The portion of the allowance that is related to certain qualitative factors not specifically related to any one loan type is considered the unallocated portion of the reserve.
Allowances on individual loans and historical loss rates are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as necessary based on changing borrower and/or collateral conditions and actual collection and charge-off experience.
The Corporation's primary market area for lending is Clark, Floyd and Jefferson counties in southeastern Indiana and portions of northeastern Kentucky adjacent to that market. When evaluating the adequacy of allowance, consideration is given to this regional geographic concentration and the closely associated effect changing economic conditions have on the Corporation's customers.
The Corporation has not substantively changed any aspect to its overall approach in the determination of the allowance for loan losses. There have been no material changes in assumptions or estimation techniques as compared to prior periods that impacted the determination of the current period allowance.
VALUATION OF MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS
The Corporation recognizes the rights to service mortgage loans as separate assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The total cost of loans, when sold, is allocated between loans and mortgage servicing rights based on the relative fair values of each. Mortgage servicing rights are subsequently carried at the lower of the initial carrying value, adjusted for amortization, or fair value. Mortgage servicing rights are evaluated for impairment based on the fair value of those rights. Factors included in the calculation of fair value of the mortgage servicing rights include, estimating the present value of future net cash flows, market loan prepayment speeds for similar loans, discount rates, servicing costs, and other economic factors. Servicing rights are amortized over the estimated period of net servicing revenue. It is likely that these economic factors will change over the life of the mortgage servicing rights, resulting in different valuations of the mortgage servicing rights. The differing valuations will affect the carrying value of the mortgage servicing rights on the consolidated balance sheet as well as the income recorded from loan servicing in the consolidated income statement. As of June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, mortgage servicing rights had carrying values of $510,000 and $240,000 respectively.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
At June 30, 2009, the Corporation's consolidated assets totaled $387.6 million, an increase of $15.3 million, or 4.1% from December 31, 2008. New deposits during the period totaled $21.3 million, the majority of which came from local taxing authorities and a single depositor in the public sector. While a portion of these deposits were invested in short term callable bonds, the more significant portion remained liquid in deposits held by the Bank at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. As a result, as of June 30, 2009 the Corporation's investment portfolio increased $16.4 million, or 31.4% over the total at December 31, 2008 and cash and cash equivalents increased $9.2 million, or 91.7%, over the December 31, 2008 level.
The Corporation experienced a slight decrease in the loan portfolio of $8.7 million year-to-date, due primarily to the refinancing of conventional Bank owned 1-4 family mortgages which were then sold into the secondary market. Sales to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) during the first six months were approximately $34 million, more than four times the sales generated during the comparable period in 2008. Profit from these sales contributed significantly to the overall profit of the Corporation. Other lending remained stable or dropped slightly during the period.
Other changes for the period included a 47.5% increase in non-earning "other assets," primarily due to a $730,000 tax asset booked in connection with the June 30, 2009 net loss and a $237,000 increase in mortgage servicing rights, a direct result of sales of loans to Freddie Mac.
The Corporation's consolidated allowance for loan losses totaled $4.7 million at June 30, 2009 as compared to the total at December 31, 2008 of $2.4 million as the Corporation increased specific reserve levels for potential losses on delinquent loans. These levels represented 1.68%, and .82% of total loans, respectively. As the national and local economy worsened, the Corporation aggressively managed delinquencies, with overall delinquencies 30 or more days past due as of June 30, 2009 at 4.66%, compared to 1.36% at the same date in 2008 and 1.07% at December 31, 2008. Non-performing loans (defined as loans delinquent greater than 90 days and loans on non-accrual status) as of June 30, 2009 were $9.9 million, compared to $2.0 million at the same date in 2008 and $1.0 million at December 31, 2008. Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans were 3.56%, .75% and .36%, respectively for those periods. While the Corporation experienced increased delinquencies in commercial and mortgage lending during the first half of 2009, the increases in non-performing loans were primarily due to the addition of two troubled relationships of approximately $4.9 million and $1.6 million. The larger relationship was previously discussed in the Corporation's 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Management is working with the borrower and legal representatives to attempt a workout of this situation, but based on an estimate of potential losses, the Corporation placed a $2.1 million specific reserve on the relationship as of June 30, 2009. For the period ended June 30, 2009 the allowance for loan losses was funded at a level in line with current and estimated losses. Appropriate and documented specific loss reserves have been established as necessary. In connection with the decline in the local economy during the first half of 2009 and the increase in non-performing loans, the Corporation established higher levels of provision expense. The provision for loan losses increased to $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to $400,000 for the same period in 2008. Net charge offs for the six month period ended June 30, 2009 were $100,000 as compared to $441,000 for the same period in 2008.
Although management believes that its allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2009, was adequate based upon the available facts and circumstances, there can be no assurance that additions to such allowance will not be necessary in future periods, which could negatively affect the Corporation's results of operations. Management is diligent in the monitoring of delinquent loans and in the analysis of the factors affecting the allowance.
Deposits totaled $269.0 million at June 30, 2009, an increase of $21.2 million, or 8.6%, compared to total deposits at December 31, 2008. During the six-month period, transactional deposit accounts increased by 3.4%, or $724,000, while . . .
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