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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 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 June 30, 2006

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 000-24051

 


UNITED PANAM FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

California   94-3211687
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

3990 Westerly Place, Suite 200
Newport Beach, CA
  92660
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(949) 224-1917

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  ¨            Accelerated filer  x            Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ¨    No  x

At July 28, 2006, there were 17,779,937 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 



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UNITED PANAM FINANCIAL CORP.

FORM 10-Q

June 30, 2006

INDEX

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements   
   Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005    1
   Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005    2
   Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005    3
   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005    4
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005    5
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    6

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    14

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    28

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures    28

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings    29

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors    29

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    29

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities    29

Item 4.

   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    29

Item 5.

   Other Information    29

Item 6.

   Exhibits    29


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

 

      June 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 
(Dollars in thousands)    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 7,151     $ 8,199  

Short term investments

     8,440       13,096  
                

Cash and cash equivalents

     15,591       21,295  

Restricted cash

     65,124       53,058  

Loans

     729,992       633,656  

Allowance for loan losses

     (30,652 )     (29,110 )
                

Loans, net

     699,340       604,546  

Premises and equipment, net

     4,690       3,881  

Interest receivable

     7,854       7,213  

Deferred tax assets

     12,956       12,956  

Other assets

     21,138       10,905  

Assets of discontinued operations

     —         495,318  
                

Total assets

   $ 826,693     $ 1,209,172  
                

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Warehouse line of credit

   $ 18,548     $ 54,009  

Securitization notes payable

     617,044       521,613  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     8,924       8,806  

Junior subordinated debentures

     10,310       10,310  

Liabilities of discontinued operations

     —         459,519  
                

Total liabilities

     654,826       1,054,257  
                

Preferred stock (no par value):

    

Authorized, 2,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

     —         —    

Common stock (no par value):

    

Authorized, 30,000,000 shares; 17,778,930 and 17,120,250 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

     78,886       76,054  

Retained earnings

     92,981       80,182  

Unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net

     —         (1,321 )
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     171,867       154,915  
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 826,693     $ 1,209,172  
                

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)    2006    2005    2006     2005

Interest Income

          

Loans

   $ 47,615    $ 37,819    $ 91,071     $ 71,547

Short term investments

     2      44      23       90
                            

Total interest income

     47,617      37,863      91,094       71,637
                            

Interest Expense

          

Securitization notes payable

     5,695      4,336      11,632       7,234

Warehouse line of credit

     2,488      1,015      3,882       2,390

Junior subordinated debentures

     205      156      396       299
                            

Total interest expense

     8,388      5,507      15,910       9,923
                            

Net interest income

     39,229      32,356      75,184       61,714

Provision for loan losses

     9,741      6,845      16,539       12,558
                            

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     29,488      25,511      58,645       49,156
                            

Non-interest Income

          

Loan related charges and fees

     737      950      1,496       1,958

Other income

     155      145      807       189
                            

Total non-interest income

     892      1,095      2,303       2,147
                            

Non-interest Expense

          

Compensation and benefits

     12,470      9,756      24,694       19,289

Occupancy

     1,787      1,381      3,464       2,742

Other

     4,761      4,452      10,139       9,565
                            

Total non-interest expense

     19,018      15,589      38,297       31,596
                            

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     11,362      11,017      22,651       19,707

Income taxes

     4,652      4,484      9,168       8,032
                            

Income from continuing operations

     6,710      6,533      13,483       11,675

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —        505      (684 )     1,655
                            

Net income

   $ 6,710    $ 7,038    $ 12,799     $ 13,330
                            

Earnings (loss) per share-basic:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.38    $ 0.39    $ 0.77     $ 0.70

Discontinued operations

     —        0.03      (0.04 )     0.10
                            

Net income

   $ 0.38    $ 0.42    $ 0.73     $ 0.80
                            

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

     17,797      16,798      17,479       16,668
                            

Earnings (loss) per share-diluted:

          

Continuing operations

   $ 0.35    $ 0.35    $ 0.71     $ 0.63

Discontinued operations

     —        0.03      (0.04 )     0.09
                            

Net income

   $ 0.35    $ 0.38    $ 0.67     $ 0.72
                            

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

     19,283      18,705      19,119       18,528
                            

See notes to consolidated financial statements. Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 included stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123(R) of $304,000 and $651,000 net of tax, respectively. There was no stock-based compensation expense recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 because the Company did not adopt the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123. The notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements include the pro forma impact to net income for stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 of $267,000 and $525,000 net of tax, respectively. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
of Shares
   Common
Stock
    Retained
Earnings
    Unrealized
Gain (Loss) On
Securities, Net
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance, December 31, 2004

   16,525,358    $ 70,332     $ 53,517     $ 404     $ 124,253  

Net income

   —        —         13,330       —         13,330  

Exercise of stock options, net

   432,336      747       —         —         747  

Tax effect of exercised stock options

   —        3,623       —         —         3,623  

Change in unrealized gain on securities, net

   —        —         —         17       17  

Other

   —        —         (2 )     —         (2 )
                                     

Balance, June 30, 2005

   16,957,694    $ 74,702     $ 66,845     $ 421     $ 141,968  
                                     

Balance, December 31, 2005

   17,120,250    $ 76,054     $ 80,182     $ (1,321 )   $ 154,915  

Net income

   —        —         12,799       —         12,799  

Exercise of stock options, net

   658,680      (9,389 )     —         —         (9,389 )

Tax effect of exercised stock options

   —        11,128       —         —         11,128  

Stock-based compensation expense

   —        1,093       —         —         1,093  

Loss on disposition of securities, net

   —        —         —         1,321       1,321  
                                     

Balance, June 30, 2006

   17,778,930    $ 78,886     $ 92,981     $ —       $ 171,867  
                                     

Supplemental Information

On June 27, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program which authorizes the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or in private transactions in accordance with the provisions of applicable state and federal law, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2006. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(In thousands)    2006    2005     2006    2005  

Net income

   $ 6,710    $ 7,038     $ 12,799    $ 13,330  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

          

Unrealized gain on securities

     —        179       —        29  

Tax effect of unrealized gain on securities

     —        (73 )     —        (12 )
                              

Comprehensive income

   $ 6,710    $ 7,144     $ 12,799    $ 13,347  
                              

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)    2006     2005  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Income from continuing operations

   $ 13,483     $ 11,675  

Reconciliation of income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Provision for loan losses

     16,539       12,558  

Accretion of discount on loans

     (11,436 )     (9,047 )

Depreciation and amortization

     886       731  

Stock-based compensation

     1,093       —    

Tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     (442 )     —    

Increase in accrued interest receivable

     (641 )     (725 )

(Increase) decrease in other assets

     (11,326 )     4,281  

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     118       (2,271 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

     8,274       17,202  

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

     (684 )     1,655  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     7,590       18,857  
                

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

    

Purchases, net of repayments, of loans

     (99,897 )     (89,295 )

Change in assets of discontinued operations

     496,639       429,868  

Purchase of premises and equipment

     (1,695 )     (787 )

Proceeds from redemption of FHLB stock

     —         11,903  
                

Net cash provided by investing activities

     395,047       351,689  
                

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Change in liabilities of discontinued operations

     (459,519 )     (409,551 )

Proceeds from warehouse line of credit

     215,613       189,878  

Repayment of warehouse line of credit

     (251,074 )     (200,990 )

Proceeds from securitization

     242,000       195,000  

Payments on securitization notes payable

     (146,569 )     (121,692 )

Increase in restricted cash

     (12,066 )     (12,287 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     2,832       4,370  

Tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     442       —    
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (408,341 )     (355,272 )
                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (5,704 )     15,274  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     21,295       4,237  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 15,591     $ 19,511  
                

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Payments Made for:

    

Interest

   $ 12,001     $ 16,821  
                

Income taxes

   $ 8,782     $ 798  
                

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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United PanAm Financial Corp. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

United PanAm Financial Corp. (“UPFC” or the “Company”) was incorporated in California on April 9, 1998 for the purpose of reincorporating its business in California, through the merger of United PanAm Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation, into UPFC. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to UPFC include the previous Delaware corporation. UPFC was originally organized as a holding company for PAFI, Inc. (“PAFI”) and Pan American Bank, FSB (the “Bank”) to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Pan American Federal Savings Bank.

On April 22, 2005, PAFI was merged with and into UPFC, and United Auto Credit Corp. (“UACC”) became a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of UPFC. Prior to its dissolution on February 11, 2005, the Bank was a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PAFI, and UACC was a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank.

On September 2, 2005, BVG West Corp. (“BVG”) was merged with and into UPFC Sub I, Inc., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of UPFC. In this merger, the former stockholders of BVG received the same number of shares of our common stock which BVG owned prior to the merger, based on percentages that such stockholders indirectly owned such shares through BVG immediately prior to the effective time of the merger. UPFC’s total outstanding shares did not change as a result of the merger, nor did the underlying beneficial ownership of those shares.

At June 30, 2006, UACC was a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of UPFC, and UPFC Auto Receivables Corporation (“UARC”) and UPFC Funding Corporation (“UFC”) were direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of UACC. UARC is an entity whose business is limited to the purchase of automobile contracts from UACC in connection with the securitization of such contracts and UFC is an entity whose business is limited to the purchase of such contracts from UACC in connection with warehouse funding of such contracts.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of UPFC and UACC. Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (all adjustments are of normal recurring nature) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented in this Form 10-Q have been included. Operating results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of financial results for the full year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements relate to the allowance for loan losses.

Certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with financial statement presentation in 2006.

 

3. Discontinued Operations

In July 2004, the Bank adopted a plan of voluntary dissolution (the “Plan”) to dissolve and ultimately exit its federal thrift charter. The Office of Thrift Supervision (the “OTS”) conditionally approved the Plan in August 2004, subject to the Bank satisfying certain conditions imposed by the OTS.

 

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In September 2004, the Company sold its three retail bank branches (with total deposits of $223.4 million) and its brokered deposit portfolio (with deposits of $184.3 million). In February 2005, the Company sold its remaining internet originated deposits. The Company recognized a gain on sale of the three retail branches and the brokered deposit portfolio of $2.7 million after tax. The normal net operating costs and interest expense on deposits of the Bank have not been reclassified as discontinued operations from prior periods because the associated loans funded by these deposits are not discontinued and the cost of the replacement funds from the securitization and the warehouse line are very similar to the net cost of deposits including operating costs.

On March 7, 2005, the Company received confirmation that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) terminated the insured status of the Bank effective February 7, 2005. On March 8, 2005, the Company received confirmation from the OTS that the Bank’s federal charter was cancelled effective February 11, 2005. In connection with the Plan and as required by the OTS as a condition to the cancellation of the Bank’s federal charter, the Company has irrevocably guaranteed all remaining obligations of the Bank. The remaining obligations that the Company guaranteed were attributable primarily to insured deposits, which were effectively sold on February 11, 2005. As of June 30, 2006, there have been no claims relating to the obligations of the Bank, and management believes that there will be no material claims relating to such obligations in the future.

In connection with the dissolution of the Bank, and in order to concentrate the Company’s efforts on its non-prime automobile finance business, the Company sold its portfolio of insurance premium finance loans to Classic Plan Premium Financing, Inc. in November 2004 at a nominal premium over par.

On March 30, 2006, the Company discontinued its operations related to its investment segment and sold its investment securities portfolio to focus solely on its automobile finance business and to provide additional transparency to the public regarding the actual returns of its automobile finance operations. The Company had historically invested in AAA-rated, United States Government Agency securities primarily to satisfy the Qualified Thrift Lender test that required the Bank to hold at least 60% of its assets in mortgage-related securities. Since the dissolution of the Bank in February 2005, the Company had maintained its investment securities portfolio to generate a reasonable rate of return on the Company’s equity capital. Prior to the completion of this sale, the Company’s investment securities portfolio consisted of $276.0 million in investment securities, and was financed with $262.1 million of repurchase agreements. The Company satisfied these repurchase agreements with the proceeds of this sale.

The following amounts have been segregated from continuing operations and reflected as discontinued operations.

 

(Dollars in Thousands)    June 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005

Assets of discontinued operations

   $ —       $ 495,318

Liabilities of discontinued operations

   $ —       $ 459,519
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     2006     2006

Revenue

   $ —       $ 4,168

Expense

   $ —       $ 3,320

Income from discontinued operations (after applicable income taxes of $0, $343, respectively)

   $ —       $ 505
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2006     2005

Revenue

   $ 4,782     $ 10,356

Expense

   $ 5,922     $ 7,566

(Loss) income from discontinued operations (after applicable income (tax benefits) taxes of $(456), $1,135, respectively)

   $ (684 )   $ 1,655

 

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4. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock options, stock awards, and shared performance stock awards.

Components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,

  

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(In thousands, except per share amounts)    2006    2005    2006     2005

Earnings per share—basic:

          

Income from continuing operations

   $ 6,710    $ 6,533    $ 13,483     $ 11,675

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —        505      (684 )     1,655
                            

Net income

   $ 6,710    $ 7,038    $ 12,799     $ 13,330
                            

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     17,797      16,798      17,479       16,668
                            

Per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.38    $ 0.39    $ 0.77     $ 0.70

Per share from discontinued operations

     —        0.03      (0.04 )     0.10
                            

Per share

   $ 0.38    $ 0.42    $ 0.73     $ 0.80
                            

Earnings per share—diluted:

          

Income from continuing operations

   $ 6,710    $ 6,533    $ 13,483     $ 11,675

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —        505      (684 )     1,655
                            

Net income

   $ 6,710    $ 7,038    $ 12,799     $ 13,330
                            

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     17,797      16,798      17,479       16,668

Add: Dilutive effect of stock options

     1,486      1,907      1,640       1,860
                            

Common stock and common stock equivalents

     19,283      18,705      19,119       18,528
                            

Per share from continuing operations

   $ 0.35    $ 0.35    $ 0.71     $ 0.63

Per share from discontinued operations

     —        0.03      (0.04 )     0.09
                            

Per share

   $ 0.35    $ 0.38    $ 0.67     $ 0.72
                            

For the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, 349,706 and 110,500 average shares and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, 230,174 and 204,250 average shares attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise prices of the stock options were greater than or equal to the average price of the common shares, and therefore their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

5. Share Repurchase Program

On June 27, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program and authorized the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or in private transactions in accordance with the provisions of applicable state and federal law, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

 

6. Stock-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions (including the cost of all employee stock options) be recognized in the financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the estimated fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. SFAS No. 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. SFAS No. 123(R) replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB Opinion” ) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. In

 

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March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB No. 107”) relating to SFAS No. 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB No. 107 in its adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006, the first day of the Company’s 2006 fiscal year. The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123(R) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $515,000 and $1,093,000, respectively. There was no stock-based compensation expense recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.

SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company accounted for stock-based awards to employees and directors using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25 as allowed under SFAS No. 123. Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based compensation expense had been recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations, because the exercise price of the Company’s stock options granted equaled the fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest during the period. Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 included compensation expense for share-based payment awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of December 31, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the pro forma provisions of SFAS No. 123 and compensation expense for the share-based payment awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2005 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R). As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. In the Company’s pro forma information required under SFAS No. 123 for the periods prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.

On November 10, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards. The Company has elected to adopt the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R). The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation, and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding upon adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense, net of tax, under SFAS No. 123(R) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 (there was no share-based compensation expense recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005).

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
     2006     2005    2006     2005
     (Dollars in thousands)

Stock-based compensation expense

   $ (515 )   $ —      $ (1,093 )   $ —  

Tax benefit

     211       —        442       —  
                             

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

   $ (304 )   $ —      $ (651 )   $ —  
                             

 

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The table below reflects net income and diluted net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with the pro forma information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2006     2005     2006     2005  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net income – as reported for prior period (1)

     N/A     $ 7,038       N/A     $ 13,330  

Stock-based compensation expense

   $ (515 )     (450 )   $ (1,093 )     (886 )

Tax benefit

     211       183       442       361  
                                

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax (2)

     (304 )     (267 )     (651 )     (525 )

Net income, including the effect of stock-based compensation

expense (3)

   $ 6,710     $ 6,771     $ 12,799     $ 12,805  
                                

Diluted net income per share – as reported for prior period (1)

     N/A     $ 0.38       N/A     $ 0.72  
                                

Diluted net income per share, including the effect of stock-based

compensation expense (3)

   $ 0.35     $ 0.36     $ 0.67     $ 0.69  

 

(1) Net income and net income per share prior to January 1, 2006 did not include stock-based compensation expense under SFAS No. 123 because the Company did not adopt the recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123.

 

(2) Stock-based compensation expense prior to January 1, 2006 is calculated based on the pro forma application of SFAS No. 123.

 

(3) Net income and net income per share prior to January 1, 2006 represents pro forma information based on SFAS No. 123. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 stock-based compensation expense is already included in net income.

The fair value of options under the Company’s Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: no dividend yield; volatility was the actual 12 month volatility on the date of grant; risk-free interest rate equivalent to the appropriate US Treasury constant maturity treasury rate on the date of grant and expected lives of three to five years depending on final maturity of the options.

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Six Months
Ended
 
     June 30, 2006  

Expected dividends

   $ —       $ —    

Expected volatility

     32.31 %     32.31 %

Risk-free interest rate

     4.95 %     4.73 %

Expected life (in years)

     5 years       5 years  

At June 30, 2006, there was $7.4 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to share based compensation, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 5.74 years. A summary of option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 is as follows.

 

     Shares    

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

Balance, December 31, 2005

   4,574,390     $ 10.07

Granted

   495,000       29.46

Canceled or expired

   (84,400 )     20.21

Exercised

   (1,087,523 )     3.37
        

Balance, June 30, 2006

   3,897,467       14.18
        

 

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At June 30, 2006, options exercisable to purchase 2,933,667 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Plan were outstanding as follows.

 

Range of Exercise Prices

   Number of
Shares
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
   Number of Shares
Exercisable
   Exercisable
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

$0.0000 to $3.1650

   16,469    $ 2.35    3.69    16,469    $ 2.35

$3.1651 to $6.3300

   704,648      4.25    4.12    696,048      4.23

$6.3301 to $9.4950

   116,300      7.06    5.08    82,400      6.91

$9.4951 to $12.6600

   1,403,500      10.20    4.92    1,375,700      10.20

$12.6601 to $15.8250

   336,750      14.91    4.27    313,550      14.89

$15.8251 to $18.9900

   172,400      17.42    6.88    89,100      17.72

$18.9901 to $22.1550

   401,200      20.03    5.56    278,100      20.01

$22.1551 to $25.3200

   87,000      23.10    9.21    16,600      23.14

$25.3201 to $28.4850

   208,200      26.78    9.09    54,600      26.22

$28.4851 to $31.6500

   451,000      29.87    9.68    11,100      29.34
                            
   3,897,467    $ 14.18    5.74    2,933,667    $ 10.75
                            

At June 30, 2006, 153,910 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants or issuances under the Plan.

 

7. Allowance for Loan Losses

Our policy is to charge-off accounts at the earlier of (i) the end of the month in which the collateral has been repossessed and sold, or (ii) the date the account is delinquent in excess of 120 days. Loans over 30 days delinquent are considered nonaccrual loans.

The allowance for credit losses is established through provisions for losses recorded in income as necessary to provide for estimated contract losses in the next 12 months (net of remaining unearned income) at each reporting date. We account for such contracts by static pool, stratified into three-month buckets, so that the credit risk in each individual static pool could be evaluated independently, on a periodic basis, in order to estimate the future losses within each pool.

We modified our underwriting approach in early 2003. Since the second quarter of 2003, the improvement in overall underwriting of loans has shown a gradual reduction in loss rate by pool as a percentage of the long term historical curve. Since the model also took into account losses from prior to 2003, the overall historical loss rate was tracking higher than the post-2003 losses. As a result of the incurrence of post-2003 losses at approximately 87% of the historical loss curve, there is a difference between actual losses taken and the estimated reserve for new pools with 12 months or less of historical data since the historical curve is used to estimate the required reserve for new pools. Starting in the first quarter of 2006, we started to use quarterly pool data points instead of six months pool data points to derive the historical curve in order to better estimate future losses, to be more responsive to changes in the portfolio as a result of the new underwriting guide line and to correspond to securitization reporting. Additionally, losses on new pools are estimated using a factor that accounts for the impact of the Company’s improved underwriting policies. The impact due to the change in accounting estimate described above was a reduction in provision for loan losses of $1.7 million before tax (or $1.0 million after tax).

 

8. Recent Accounting Developments

In February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. FAS 123(R)-4, Classification of Options and Similar Instruments Issued as Employee Compensation That Allow for Cash Settlement upon the Occurrence of a Contingent Event. FAS 123 (R)-4 concludes that a cash settlement feature that can be exercised only upon the occurrence of a contingent event that is outside the employee’s control does not become a liability until it becomes probable that the event will occur. An option or similar instrument that is classified as equity, but subsequently becomes a liability because the contingent cash settlement event is probable of occurring, shall be accounted for similar to modification from an equity to liability award. To the extent that the liability exceeds the amount previously recognized in equity, the excess is recognized as compensation cost. The total recognized compensation cost for an award with a contingent cash settlement feature shall at least equal the fair value of the award at the grant date. This FSP is applicable only for options or similar instruments issued as part of employee compensation arrangements. The guidance in this FSP shall be applied upon initial adoption of Statement SFAS No. 123(R). As of June 30, 2006, this pronouncement had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In March 2006, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. FAS 156 requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value and requires additional disclosures and separate presentation in the statement of financial position of the carrying amounts of servicing assets and servicing liabilities that an entity elects to subsequently measure at fair value to address concerns about comparability that may result from the use of elective measurement methods. The provisions of FAS 156 are effective as of the beginning of our first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Management believes the adoption of this pronouncement will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statement.

Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.

 

9. Restricted Cash

Restricted cash relates to $24.8 million of deposits held as collateral for securitized obligations and warehouse liabilities at June 30, 2006 compared with $19.9 million at December 31, 2005. Additionally, $40.3 million relates to cash that is in process of being applied to the pay down of securitized obligations and warehouse liabilities compared with $33.2 million at December 31, 2005.

 

10. Loans

Loans are summarized as follows:

 

     June 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Loans

   $ 771,006     $ 669,597  

Unearned finance charges

     (3,045 )     (3,435 )

Unearned discounts

     (37,969 )     (32,506 )

Allowance for loan losses

     (30,652 )     (29,110 )
                

Total loans, net

   $ 699,340     $ 604,546  
                

Contractual weighted average interest rate

     22.70 %     22.72 %
                

The activity in the allowance for loan losses consists of the following:

 

     At or For the
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2006
    At or For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
       2005     2004  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 29,110     $ 25,593     $ 24,982  

Provision for loan losses

     16,539       31,166       25,516  

Charge-offs

     (16,494 )     (30,063 )     (26,386 )

Recoveries

     1,497       2,414       1,481  
                        

Net charge-offs

     (14,997 )     (27,649 )     (24,905 )
                        

Balance at end of period

   $ 30,652     $ 29,110     $ 25,593  
                        

The total allowance for loan losses was $30.7 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $29.1 million at December 31, 2005, representing 4.20% of loans, less unearned discount, at June 30, 2006 and 4.59% at December 31, 2005. Additionally, unearned discounts on loans totaled $38.0 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $32.5 million at December 31, 2005, representing 4.94% of loans at June 30, 2006 and 4.88% at December 31, 2005.

 

11. Borrowings

Securitizations

We completed our first securitization in the third quarter of 2004, our second securitization in the second quarter of 2005, our third securitization in the fourth quarter of 2005 and our fourth securitization in the second quarter of 2006. These securitizations are structured as on-balance-sheet transactions, recorded as secured financings. Regular contract

 

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securitizations are an integral part of our business plan going forward in order to increase our liquidity and reduce risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. We have developed a securitization program that involves selling interests in pools of our automobile contracts to investors through the public issuance of AAA/Aaa rated asset-backed securities. Upon the issuance of securitization notes payable, we retain the right to receive over time excess cash flows from the underlying pool of securitized automobile contracts.

In our securitizations to date, we transferred automobile contracts we purchased from new and used automobile dealers to a newly formed owner trust for each transaction, which trust then issued the securitization notes payable. The net proceeds of our first securitization were used to replace the Bank’s deposit liabilities and the net proceeds of our subsequent securitization transactions were used to fund our operations. At the time of securitization of our automobile contracts, we are required to pledge assets equal to a specific percentage of the securitization pool to support the securitization transaction. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a restricted account known as a spread account and additional receivables delivered to the trusts, which create overcollateralization. The securitization transaction documents require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase over time until a specific level is attained. Excess cash flow generated by the trusts are added to the spread account or used to pay down outstanding debt of the trusts, increasing the level of overcollateralization until the required percentage level of assets has been reached. Once the required percentage level of assets is reached and maintained, excess cash flows generated by the trusts are released to us as distribution from the trusts. Additionally, as the principal balance level of the securitization pool declines, the amount of pledged assets needed to maintain the required percentage level is reduced, thereby permitting additional excess cash to be released to us as distribution from the trusts.

To improve the achievable securitization advance rate from the sale of securitized automobile contracts, we have arranged for credit enhancement to improve the credit rating on the asset-backed securities issued. This credit enhancement for our securitizations has been in the form of financial guaranty insurance policies insuring the payment of principal and interest due on the asset-backed securities. Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance insurers provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency and net charge-offs as a percentage of automobile contract outstanding) in a trust’s pool of automobile contract exceed certain targets, the over collateralization and spread account levels would be increased. Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance insurers also contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any trust whose securities are insured were to exceed these additional levels, provisions of the agreements permit our financial guaranty insurance providers to terminate our servicing right to the automobile contracts sold to that trust.

The table below provides information about the outstanding trust assets, not including the assets related to the warehouse line of credit and liabilities as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

     June 30,
2006
   December 31,
2005
     (Dollars in thousands)

Loans pledged as collateral, net

   $ 680,354    $ 582,080

Restricted cash

   $ 61,825    $ 49,318
             

Total assets

   $ 742,179    $ 631,398

Total liabilities

   $ 617,044    $ 521,613

The following table lists each of our securitizations as of June 30, 2006.

 

Issue
Number
  

Maturity Date(1)

   Original
Balance
  

Remaining

Balance at
June 30,

2006

  

Original

Weighted

Average

APR

   

Original

Weighted

Average
Securitization

Rate

    Gross Interest
Rate spread
 
(Dollars in thousands)  
2004A    September 2010    $ 420,000    $ 113,904    22.75 %   2.62 %   20.13 %
2005A    December 2010    $ 195,000    $ 100,149    22.80 %   3.93 %   18.87 %
2005B    August 2011    $ 225,000    $ 160,991    22.73 %   4.78 %   17.95 %
2006A    May 2012    $ 242,000    $ 242,000    22.75 %   5.43 %   17.32 %
                       
   Total    $ 1,082,000    $ 617,044       
                       

 

(1) Contractual maturity of the last maturity class of notes issued by the related securitization owner trust.

 

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Warehouse Facility

As of June 30, 2006 we were party to one $250 million warehouse facility, which we use to fund our automobile finance operations to purchase automobile contracts pending securitization. Under the terms of the facility, our indirect subsidiary, UFC, may obtain advances on a revolving basis by issuing notes to the participating lenders and pledging for each advance a portfolio of automobile contracts. UFC purchases the automobile contracts from UACC and UACC services the automobile contracts, which are held by a custodian. We have provided an absolute and unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of the full and punctual payment and performance, of all liabilities, agreements and other obligations of UACC and UFC under the warehouse facility. Whether we may obtain further advances under the facility depends on, among other things, the performance of the automobile contracts that are pledged under the facility and whether we comply with certain financial covenants contained in the sale and servicing agreement. We were in compliance with the terms of such financial covenants as of June 30, 2006. The principal and interest collected on the automobile contracts pledged is used to pay the principal and interest due each month on the notes to the participating lenders and any excess cash is released to UFC. The performance, timing and amount of cash flows from automobile contracts varies based on a number of factors, including:

 

    the yields received on automobile contracts;

 

    the rates and amounts of loan delinquencies, defaults and net credit losses; and

 

    how quickly and at what price repossessed vehicles can be resold.

 

12. Trust Preferred Securities

On July 31, 2003, the Company issued trust preferred securities of $10.0 million through a subsidiary UPFC Trust I. The Trust issuer is a “100% owned finance subsidiary” of the Company and the Company “fully and unconditionally” guaranteed the securities. The Company will pay interest on these funds at a rate equal to the three month LIBOR plus 3.05%, variable quarterly, and the rate was 8.12% as of June 30, 2006. The final maturity of these securities is 30 years, however, they can be called at par any time after July 31, 2008 at the option of the Company.

 

13. Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

FASB Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46”), was issued in January 2003. FIN 46 requires that if an entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the variable interest entity should be included in the consolidated financial statements of the entity. FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46(R)”), was issued in December 2003. FIN 46(R) provides guidance when an enterprise should consolidate another entity if that entity is not controlled based on traditional voting interests or is thinly capitalized. The assets, liabilities and results of operations of our trusts associated with securitizations and trust preferred securities have been included in our consolidated financial statements.

 

14. Redemption of the Preferred Stock of AirTime Technologies Inc.

In connection with the discontinuation of the Company’s operations related to WorldCash Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the Company recorded a charge of $500,000 in both 2000 and 2001 to write off the preferred stock of AirTime Technologies, Inc. owned by the Company through WorldCash Technologies, Inc. In March 2006, an agreement was reached to merge AirTime Technologies, Inc. with InComm Holdings Inc. As part of the agreement, the preferred stock owned by the Company through WorldCash Technologies, Inc. was redeemed for $520,000 in the first quarter of 2006.

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition and is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our financial statements, the accompanying notes to the financial statements, and the other information included or incorporated by reference herein.

Overview

We are a specialty finance company engaged in non-prime automobile finance. We provide financing to borrowers who typically have limited or impaired credit histories that restrict their ability to obtain loans through traditional sources. Financing arms of automobile manufacturers generally do not make these loans to non-prime borrowers, nor do many other traditional automotive lenders. Non-prime borrowers generally pay higher interest rates and loan fees than do prime borrowers. We conduct our automobile finance business through our direct wholly-owned subsidiary UACC. We purchase and hold for investment non-prime automobile installment sales contracts, or automobile contracts, originated by independent and franchised automobile dealers.

 

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We fund our business through warehouse financing and periodic securitizations. We have a warehouse line of credit with Deutsche Bank to fund our ongoing operations. This facility was originally $200 million, and was increased to $250 million in the first quarter of 2005. In September 2004, we closed our first securitization composed of a $420 million offering of automobile receivable backed securities. In April 2005, we closed our second securitization composed of a $195 million offering of automobile receivable backed securities. In November 2005, we closed our third securitization composed of a $225 million offering of automobile receivable backed securities. In June 2006, we closed our fourth securitization composed of a $242 million offering of automobile receivable backed securities. We plan to price a new securitization approximately every six months.

Our business strategy includes controlled expansion through a national retail branch network and branches are generally located in proximity to dealers and borrowers. The branch manager of each branch is responsible for underwriting and purchasing automobile contracts and providing focused servicing and collections. The branch network is closely managed and supervised by our regional managers and divisional vice presidents. We believe that our branch network operations enable branch managers to develop strong relationships with our primary customers, the automobile dealers. Through our branches, we provide a high level of service to the dealers by providing consistent credit decisions, typically same-day funding and frequent management contact. We believe that this branch network and management structure also enhances our risk management and collection functions.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have established various accounting policies, which govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Our accounting policies are integral to understanding the results reported. Certain accounting policies are described in detail in Note 4 to our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Certain accounting policies require us to make significant estimates and assumptions, which have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities, and we consider these to be critical accounting policies. The estimates and assumptions we use are based on historical experience and other factors, which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material impact on the carrying value of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet dates and our results of operations for the reporting periods. The following is a brief description of our current accounting policies involving significant management valuation judgments.

Securitization Transactions

The transfer of our automobile contracts to the securitization trust is treated as a secured financing under GAAP. For GAAP purposes, the contracts are retained on the balance sheet with the securities issued to finance the contracts recorded as securitization notes payable. We record interest income on the securitized contracts and interest expense on the notes issued through the securitization transactions.

As servicer of these contracts, we remit funds collected from the borrowers on behalf of the trustee to the trustee and direct the trustee how the funds should be invested until the distribution dates. We have retained an interest in the securitized contracts, and have the ability to receive future cash flows as a result of that retained interest.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Our loan loss allowances are monitored by management based on a variety of factors including an assessment of the credit risk inherent in the portfolio, prior loss experience, the levels and trends of nonperforming loans, current and prospective economic conditions and other factors. Management also undertakes a review of various quantitative and qualitative analyses. Quantitative analyses include the review of charge-off trends by loan type, analysis of cumulative losses and evaluation of credit loss experienced by credit tier and geographic location. Other quantitative analyses include the concentration of any credit tier, the level of nonperformance and the percentage of delinquency. Qualitative analysis includes trends in charge-offs over various time periods and at various statistical midpoints and high points, the severity of depreciated values of repossession and trends in the economy generally or in specific geographic locations.

We modified our underwriting approach in early 2003. Since the second quarter of 2003, the improvement in overall underwriting of loans has shown a gradual reduction in loss rate by pool as a percentage of the long term historical curve. Since the model also took into account losses from prior to 2003, the overall historical loss rate was tracking higher than the post-2003 losses. As a result of the incurrence of post-2003 losses at approximately 87% of the historical loss curve, there is a significant difference between actual losses taken and the estimated reserve for new pools with 12 months or less of historical data since the historical curve is used to estimate the required reserve for new pools. Starting in the first quarter of

 

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2006, we started to use quarterly pool data points instead of six months pool data points to derive the historical curve in order to better estimate future losses, to be more responsive to changes in the portfolio as a result of the new underwriting guideline and to correspond to securitization reporting. Additionally, losses on new pools are estimated using a factor that accounts for the impact of the Company’s improved underwriting policies. The impact due to the change in accounting estimate described above was a reduction in provision for loan losses of $1.7 million before tax (or $1.0 million after tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

Despite these analyses, we recognize that establishing an allowance is an estimate, which is inherently uncertain and depends on the outcome of future events. Our operating results and financial condition are sensitive to changes in our estimate for loan losses and the estimate’s underlying assumptions. Our operating results and financial condition are immediately impacted as changes in estimates for calculating loan loss reserves immediately pass through our income statement as an addition or reduction in provision expense. Management updates our loan loss estimates quarterly to reflect current net charge-offs.

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The automobile contracts purchased and held by us are written at fixed interest rates and, accordingly, have interest rate risk while such contracts are funded with warehouse borrowings because the warehouse borrowings accrue interest at a variable rate. Prior to closing our first securitization, while we were shifting the funding source of our automobile finance business to the public capital markets through securitizations and warehouse facilities, we entered into forward agreements in order to reduce the interest rate risk exposure on our securitization notes payable. The market value of these forward agreements was designed to respond inversely to changes in interest rates. Because of this inverse relationship, we were able to effectively lock in a gross interest rate spread for our automobile contracts held in portfolio prior to the sale of the securitization notes payable. Losses related to these agreements were recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Operations during 2004 because the derivative transactions did not meet the accounting requirements to qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, we did not amortize them over the life of the automotive contracts.

We are not currently utilizing interest rate hedging instruments because we plan to enter into a new securitization every six months and therefore will only fund the acquisition of approximately six months of automobile contracts at variable interest rates with our warehouse facility prior to locking a gross interest rate spread through the sale of securitization notes payable at fixed interest rates.

Stock-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions (including the cost of all employee stock options) be recognized in the financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the estimated fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. SFAS No. 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans. SFAS No. 123(R) replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB Opinion” ) No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB No. 107”) relating to SFAS No. 123(R). The Company has applied the provisions of SAB No. 107 in its adoption of SFAS No. 123(R).

The Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method, which requires the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006, the first day of the Company’s 2006 fiscal year. The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 reflect the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective transition method, the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of SFAS No. 123(R). Stock-based compensation expense recognized under SFAS No. 123(R) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $515,000 and $1,093,000, respectively. There was no stock-based compensation expense recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.

Discontinued Operations

On March 30, 2006, the Company discontinued its operations related to its investment segment and sold its investment securities portfolio to focus solely on its automobile finance business and to provide additional transparency to the public regarding the actual returns of its automobile finance operations. The Company had historically invested in AAA-rated, United States Government Agency securities primarily to satisfy the Qualified Thrift Lender test that required the Bank to hold at least 60% of its assets in mortgage-related securities. Since the dissolution of the Bank in February 2005, the Company had maintained its investment securities portfolio to generate a reasonable rate of return on the Company’s equity

 

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capital. Prior to the completion of this sale, the Company’s investment securities portfolio consisted of $276.0 million in investment securities, and was financed with $262.1 million of repurchase agreements. The Company satisfied these repurchase agreements with the proceeds of this sale and has recorded an after-tax loss of $0.7 million from the discontinuation of its investment segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

General

For the three months ended June 30, 2006, our net income decreased $0.3 million to $6.7 million from $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005.

The decrease in net income was due primarily to a $3.4 million increase in non-interest expense, a $2.9 million increase in provision for loan losses, a $0.2 million increase in income taxes, a $0.2 million decrease in non-interest income and a $0.5 million decrease in income from discontinued operations, net of tax, partially offset by a $6.9 million increase in net interest income. Net interest income was favorably impacted by the continued expansion and growth of our automobile finance business. The increase in the provision for loan losses was due primarily to a $130.4 million increase in average loans.

Automobile contracts purchased increased $26.0 million to $148.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $122.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005, as a result of the growth of our automobile finance business.

Interest Income

Interest income increased to $47.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $37.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 due primarily to a $130.4 million increase in average loans. The increase in average loans principally resulted from the purchase of additional automobile contracts in existing and new markets consistent with the planned growth of these operations.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased to $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 due to a 122 basis point increase in average interest rate on securitization notes payable and a $104.9 million increase in average balance of warehouse borrowings, partially offset by 121 basis point decrease in average interest rate on warehouse borrowings and a $0.5 million decrease in average balance of securitization notes payable. Securitization notes payable had an average balance of $447.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $448.5 million for the same period in 2005 due to payments on automobile contracts backing the securitized borrowings, partially offset by the completion of a $195.0 million securitization in April 2005, a $225.0 million securitization in November 2005 and a $242.0 million securitization in June 2006. Warehouse borrowings had an average balance of $159.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $54.5 million for the same period in 2005 because of funding of new automobile contracts partially offset by the two securitizations in 2005 and one securitization in 2006.

 

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Average Balance Sheets

The following table sets forth information relating to our operations for the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The yields and costs are derived by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities for the periods shown. The yields and costs include fees, which are considered adjustments to yields.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,  
     2006     2005  
(Dollars in thousands)    Average
Balance(1)
   Interest    Average
Yield/
Cost
    Average
Balance(1)
   Interest    Average
Yield/
Cost
 

Assets

                

Interest earning assets

                

Securities and short term investments(5)

   $ 70,527    $ 2    0.02 %   $ 498,312    $ 3,874    3.12 %

Loans, net(2)

     676,499      47,615    28.23 %     546,138      38,614    28.36 %
                                

Total interest earning assets

     747,026    $ 47,617    25.57 %     1,044,450    $ 42,488    16.32 %
                        

Non-interest earning assets

     47,180           40,221      
                        

Total assets

   $ 794,206         $ 1,084,670      
                        

Liabilities and Equity

                

Interest bearing liabilities

                

Warehouse line of credit

     159,352      2,488    6.26 %     54,512      1,015    7.47 %

Securitization notes payable

     447,936      5,695    5.10 %     448,485      4,336    3.88 %

Repurchase agreements(5)

     —        —      0.00 %     426,562      3,320    3.12 %

Junior subordinated debentures

     10,310      205    7.98 %     10,310      156    6.07 %
                                

Total interest bearing liabilities

     617,598    $ 8,388    5.45 %     939,869    $ 8,827    3.77 %
                        

Non-interest bearing liabilities

     8,305           6,545      
                        

Total liabilities

     625,903           946,414      

Equity

     168,303           138,256      
                        

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 794,206         $ 1,084,670      
                        

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

      $ 39,229         $ 33,661   
                        

Net interest rate spread(3)

         20.12 %         12.55 %

Net interest margin(4)

         21.06 %         12.93 %

Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities

         121 %         111 %

 

(1) Average balances computed on a month-end basis.

 

(2) Net of unearned finance charges, unearned discounts and allowance for losses; includes non-performing loans.

 

(3) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest earning assets and the cost of interest bearing liabilities.

 

(4) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

 

(5) Included in discontinued operations.

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $6.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in the provision for loan losses was due primarily to a $130.4 million increase in average loans.

The total allowance for loan losses was $30.7 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $26.4 million at June 30, 2005, representing 4.20% of loans less unearned discounts at June 30, 2006 and 4.50% at June 30, 2005. Additionally, unearned discounts on loans totaled $38.0 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $30.3 million at June 30, 2005, representing 4.94%

 

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of loans at June 30, 2006 compared with 4.91% at June 30, 2005. The increase in allowance for loan losses and unearned discounts on loans was primarily due to a $151.8 million increase in loans outstanding, which increased to $768.0 million at June 30, 2006 from $616.2 million at June 30, 2005.

A provision for loan losses is charged to operations based on our regular evaluation of loans held for investments and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. While management believes it has adequately provided for losses and does not expect any material loss on its loans in excess of allowances already recorded, no assurance can be given that economic or other market conditions or other circumstances will not result in increased losses in the loan portfolio. For further information, see “—Critical Accounting Policies.”

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans were 3.94% for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared with 3.68% for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was due to an increase in net charge-offs.

For further information, see “—Critical Accounting Policies.”

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income decreased to $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. This decrease was primarily the result of a $0.2 million decrease in loan related charges and fees.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense increased $3.4 million to $19.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $15.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by our overall continued branch expansion and investment in corporate accounting, human resources, training and information technology to support continued branch expansion. During the last 12 months, we continued with the planned expansion of our automobile finance operations, resulting in an increase to 770 employees in 119 branches and 95 employees at the corporate office for a total of 865 employees as of June 30, 2006, from 641 employees in 97 branches and 71 employees at the corporate office for a total of 712 employees as of June 30, 2005.

Income Taxes

Income taxes from continuing operations increased $0.2 million to $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $4.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. This increase occurred primarily as a result of a $0.3 million increase in taxable income from continuing operations before income taxes.

Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

On March 30, 2006, the Company discontinued its operations related to its investment segment and sold its investment securities portfolio to focus solely on its automobile finance business and to provide additional transparency to the public regarding the actual returns of its automobile finance operations. Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

General

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, our net income decreased $0.5 million to $12.8 million from $13.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

The decrease in net income was due primarily to a $6.7 million increase in non-interest expense, a $4.0 million increase in provision for loan losses, a $1.1 million increase in income taxes and a $2.4 million increase in loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, partially offset by a $13.5 million increase in net interest income and a $0.2 million increase in non-interest income. Net interest income was favorably impacted by the continued expansion and growth of our automobile finance business. The increase in the provision for loan losses was due primarily to a $130.6 million increase in average loans, partially offset by a reduction in provision for loan losses of $1.7 million before tax (or $1.0 million after tax) due to a change in accounting estimate described above in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Automobile contracts purchased increased $51.2 million to $294.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $243.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, as a result of the growth of our automobile finance business.

 

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Interest Income

Interest income increased to $91.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $71.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 due primarily to a $130.6 million increase in average loans. The increase in average loans principally resulted from the purchase of additional automobile contracts in existing and new markets consistent with the planned growth of these operations.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased to $15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $9.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 due to a 125 basis point increase in average interest rate on securitization notes payable, a 133 basis point increase in average interest rate on warehouse borrowings, a $80.7 million increase in average balance of securitization notes payable, and a $27.3 million increase in average balance of warehouse borrowings. Securitization notes payable had an average balance of $465.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $384.8 million for the same period in 2005 due to the completion of a $195.0 million securitization in April 2005, a $225.0 million securitization in November 2005 and a $242.0 million securitization in June 2006, partially offset by payments on automobile contracts backing the securitized borrowings. Warehouse borrowings had an average balance of $125.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $97.8 million for the same period in 2005 because of funding of new automobile contracts partially offset by the two securitizations in 2005 and one securitization in 2006.

 

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Average Balance Sheets

The following table sets forth information relating to our operations for the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. The yields and costs are derived by dividing annualized income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities for the periods shown. The yields and costs include fees, which are considered adjustments to yields.

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2006     2005  
(Dollars in thousands)    Average
Balance(1)
   Interest    Average
Yield/
Cost
    Average
Balance(1)
   Interest    Average
Yield/
Cost
 

Assets

                

Interest earning assets

                

Securities and short term investments(5)

   $ 229,014    $ 4,806    4.23 %   $ 549,087    $ 8,281    3.04 %

Loans, net(2)

     650,929      91,071    28.21 %     520,299      73,280    28.4 %
                                

Total interest earning assets

     879,943    $ 95,877    21.97 %     1,069,386    $ 81,561    15.38 %
                        

Non-interest earning assets

     46,007           64,975      
                        

Total assets

   $ 925,950         $ 1,134,361      
                        

Liabilities and Equity

                

Interest bearing liabilities

                

Warehouse line of credit

     125,055      3,882    6.26 %     97,759      2,390    4.93 %

Securitization notes payable

     465,548      11,632    5.04 %     384,810      7,234    3.79 %

Repurchase agreements(5)

     153,606      4,243    5.57 %     487,285      6,867    2.84 %

Junior subordinated debentures

     10,310      396    7.75 %     10,310      299    5.85 %
                                

Total interest bearing liabilities

     754,519    $ 20,153    5.39 %     980,164    $ 16,790    3.45 %
                        

Non-interest bearing liabilities

     7,777           20,452      
                        

Total liabilities

     762,296           1,000,616      

Equity

     163,654           133,745      
                        

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 925,950         $ 1,134,361      
                        

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

      $ 75,724         $ 64,771   
                        

Net interest rate spread(3)

         16.58 %         11.93 %

Net interest margin(4)

         17.35 %         12.21 %

Ratio of interest earning assets to interest bearing liabilities

         117 %         109 %

(1) Average balances computed on a month-end basis.

 

(2) Net of unearned finance charges, unearned discounts and allowance for losses; includes non-performing loans.

 

(3) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest earning assets and the cost of interest bearing liabilities.

 

(4) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

 

(5) Included in discontinued operations.

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $16.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $12.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase in the provision for loan losses was due primarily to a $130.6 million increase in average loans, partially offset by a reduction in provision for loan losses of $1.7 million before tax (or $1.0 million after tax) due to a change in accounting estimate described above in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The total allowance for loan losses was $30.7 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $26.4 million at June 30, 2005, representing 4.20% of loans less unearned discounts at June 30, 2006 and 4.50% at June 30, 2005. Additionally, unearned

 

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discounts on loans totaled $38.0 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $30.3 million at June 30, 2005, representing 4.94% of loans at June 30, 2006 compared with 4.91% at June 30, 2005. The increase in allowance for loan losses and unearned discounts on loans was due primarily to a $151.8 million increase in loans outstanding, which increased to $768.0 million at June 30, 2006 from $616.2 million at June 30, 2005.

A provision for loan losses is charged to operations based on our regular evaluation of loans held for investments and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. While management believes it has adequately provided for losses and does not expect any material loss on its loans in excess of allowances already recorded, no assurance can be given that economic or other market conditions or other circumstances will not result in increased losses in the loan portfolio. For further information, see “—Critical Accounting Policies.”

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans were 4.23% for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared with 4.17% for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was due to an increase in net charge-offs.

For further information, see “—Critical Accounting Policies.”

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income increased to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. This increase was primarily the result of the redemption of the preferred stock of AirTime Technologies, Inc. held by WorldCash Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. In March 2006, an agreement was reached to merge AirTime Technologies, Inc. with InComm Holdings Inc. As part of the agreement, the preferred stock owned by the Company through WorldCash Technologies, Inc. was redeemed for $520,000.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense increased $6.7 million to $38.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $31.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase was driven primarily by our overall continued branch expansion and investment in corporate accounting, human resources, training and information technology to support continued branch expansion. During the last 12 months, we continued with the planned expansion of our automobile finance operations, resulting in an increase to 770 employees in 119 branches and 95 employees at the corporate office for a total of 865 employees as of June 30, 2006, from 641 employees in 97 branches and 71 employees at the corporate office for a total of 712 employees as of June 30, 2005.

Income Taxes

Income taxes before discontinued operations increased $1.2 million to $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. This increase occurred primarily as a result of a $1.8 million increase in taxable income from continuing operations before income taxes.

(Loss) Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

On March 30, 2006, the Company discontinued its operations related to its investment segment and sold its investment securities portfolio to focus solely on its automobile finance business and to provide additional transparency to the public regarding the actual returns of its automobile finance operations. Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005.

Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

Total assets decreased $382.5 million, to $826.7 million at June 30, 2006, from $1,209.2 million at December 31, 2005. The decrease resulted primarily from a $495.3 million decrease in assets of discontinued operations to zero at June 30, 2006 from $495.3 million at December 31, 2005, partially offset by a $94.8 million increase in loans. The increase in loans principally resulted from the purchase of additional automobile contracts in existing and new markets consistent with the planned growth of these operations.

Warehouse line of credit borrowing decreased to $18.5 million as of June 30, 2006 from $54.0 million as of December 31, 2005 due to the completion of a $242.0 million securitization in June 2006.

 

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Securitization notes payable increased to $617.0 million at June 30, 2006 from $ 521.6 million at December 31, 2005 due to completion of a $242.0 million securitization in June 2006, offset by payments on the automobile contracts backing the securitized borrowings.

Liabilities of discontinued operations decreased to zero at June 30, 2006 from $459.5 million at December 31, 2005.

Shareholders’ equity increased to $171.9 million at June 30, 2006 from $154.9 million at December 31, 2005, primarily as a result of net income of $12.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and $1.7 million additional capital obtained as of result of stock options exercised.

Management of Interest Rate Risk

The principal objective of our interest rate risk management program is to evaluate the interest rate risk inherent in our business activities, determine the level of appropriate risk given our operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements and performance objectives and manage the risk consistent with guidelines approved by our Board of Directors. Through such management, we seek to reduce the exposure of our operations to changes in interest rates.

Our profits depend, in part, on the difference, or “spread,” between the effective rate of interest received on the loans which we originate and the interest rates paid on our financing facilities, which can be adversely affected by movements in interest rates.

The automobile contracts purchased and held by us are written at fixed interest rates and, accordingly, have interest rate risk while such contracts are funded with warehouse borrowings because the warehouse borrowings accrue interest at a variable rate. Prior to closing our first securitization, while we were shifting the funding source of our automobile finance business to the public capital markets through securitizations and warehouse facilities, we entered into forward agreements in order to reduce the interest rate risk exposure on our securitization notes payable. The market value of these forward agreements was designed to respond inversely to changes in interest rate. Because of this inverse relationship, we were able to effectively lock in a gross interest rate spread for our automobile contracts held in portfolio prior to the sale of the securitization notes payable. Losses related to these agreements were recorded on our Consolidated Statements of Operations during 2004 because the derivative transactions did not meet the accounting requirements to qualify for hedge accounting. Accordingly, we did not amortize them over the life of the automotive contracts.

We are not currently utilizing interest rate hedging instruments because we plan to enter into a new securitization every six months and therefore will only fund the acquisition of approximately six months of automobile contracts at variable interest rates with our warehouse facility prior to locking a gross interest rate spread through the sale of securitization notes payable at fixed interest rates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

We require substantial cash and capital resources to operate our business. Our primary funding sources are warehouse credit lines, securitizations and retained earnings.

Our primary uses of cash include:

 

    acquisition of automobile contracts;

 

    interest expense;

 

    operating expenses; and

 

    securitization costs.

The capital resources available to us include:

 

    interest income on automobile contracts;

 

    servicing fees that we earn under our securitizations;

 

    releases of excess cash from the spread accounts relating to the securitizations;

 

    securitization proceeds;

 

    borrowings under our credit facilities; and

 

    releases of excess cash from our warehouse facilities.

 

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Management believes that the resources available to us will provide the needed capital to fund purchases of automobile contracts, investments in our branch network and servicing capabilities and ongoing operations.

Securitizations

We completed our first securitization in the third quarter of 2004, our second securitization in the second quarter of 2005, our third securitization in the fourth quarter of 2005 and our fourth securitization in the second quarter of 2006. These securitizations are structured as on-balance-sheet transactions, recorded as secured financings. Regular contract securitizations are an integral part of our business plan going forward in order to increase our liquidity and reduce risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. We have developed a securitization program that involves selling interests in pools of our automobile contracts to investors through the public issuance of AAA/Aaa rated asset-backed securities. Upon the issuance of securitization notes payable, we retain the right to receive over time excess cash flows from the underlying pool of securitized automobile contracts.

In our securitizations to date, we transferred automobile contracts we purchased from new and used automobile dealers to a newly formed owner trust for each transaction, which trust then issued the securitization notes payable. The net proceeds of our first securitization were used to replace the Bank’s deposit liabilities and the net proceeds of our subsequent securitization transactions were used to fund our operations. At the time of securitization of our automobile contracts, we are required to pledge assets equal to a specific percentage of the securitization pool to support the securitization transaction. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a restricted account known as a spread account and additional receivables delivered to the trusts, which create over-collateralization. The securitization transaction documents require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase over time until a specific level is attained. Excess cash flow generated by the trusts are added to the spread account or used to pay down outstanding debt of the trusts, increasing the level of over-collateralization until the required percentage level of assets has been reached. Once the required percentage level of assets is reached and maintained, excess cash flows generated by the trusts are released to us as distribution from the trusts. Additionally, as the principal balance level of the securitization pool declines, the amount of pledged assets needed to maintain the required percentage level is reduced, thereby permitting additional excess cash to be released to us as distribution from the trusts.

To improve the achievable securitization advance rate from the sale of securitized automobile contracts, we have arranged for credit enhancement to improve the credit rating on the asset-backed securities issued. This credit enhancement for our securitizations has been in the form of financial guaranty insurance policies insuring the payment of principal and interest due on the asset-backed securities. Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance insurers provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency and net charge-offs as a percentage of automobile contract outstanding) in a trust’s pool of automobile contracts exceed certain targets, the over-collateralization and spread account levels would be increased. Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance insurers also contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any trust whose securities are insured were to exceed these additional levels, provisions of the agreements permit our financial guaranty insurance providers to terminate our servicing right to the automobile contracts sold to that trust.

Warehouse Facility

As of June 30, 2006 we were party to one $250 million warehouse facility, which we use to fund our automobile finance operations to purchase automobile contracts pending securitization. Under the terms of the facility, our indirect subsidiary, UFC, may obtain advances on a revolving basis by issuing notes to the participating lenders and pledging for each advance a portfolio of automobile contracts. UFC purchases the automobile contracts from UACC and UACC services the automobile contracts, which are held by a custodian. We have provided an absolute and unconditional and irrevocable guaranty of the full and punctual payment and performance, of all liabilities, agreements and other obligations of UACC and UFC under the warehouse facility. Whether we may obtain further advances under the facility depends on, among other things, the performance of the automobile contracts that are pledged under the facility and whether we comply with certain financial covenants contained in the sale and servicing agreement. We were in compliance with the terms of such financial covenants as of June 30, 2006. The principal and interest collected on the automobile contracts pledged is used to pay the principal and interest due each month on the notes to the participating lenders and any excess cash is released to UFC. The performance, timing and amount of cash flows from automobile contracts varies based on a number of factors, including:

 

    the yields received on automobile contracts;

 

    the rates and amounts of loan delinquencies, defaults and net credit losses; and

 

    how quickly and at what price repossessed vehicles can be resold.

 

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Other Sources of Funds

The collection of principal and interest from automobile contracts purchased and securitized and the release of cash from the securitization spread accounts are other sources of significant funds for us. Pursuant to the securitization documents, we receive cash released from a spread account for a securitization transaction once the spread account reaches a predetermined funding level. The amount released from a spread account over time represents the return of the initial deposits to such spread account as well as the release of the excess spread on the securitized automobile contracts in the related securitization transaction.

Share Repurchase Program

On June 27, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program and authorized the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or in private transactions in accordance with the provisions of applicable state and federal law, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2006.

Subordinated Debentures

In 2003, we issued junior subordinated debentures in the amount of $10.3 million to a subsidiary trust, UPFC Trust I, to enhance our liquidity. UPFC Trust I in turn issued $10.0 million of company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities.

Aggregate Contractual Obligations

The following table provides the amounts due under specified obligations for the periods indicated as of June 30, 2006.

 

    

Less than

1 Years

  

1 Year

to 3 Years

   4 Years
to 5 Years
   More Than
5 Years
   Total
     (Dollars in thousands)

Warehouse line of credit

   $ 18,548    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 18,548

Securitization notes payable

     276,722      289,052      51,270      —        617,044

Operating lease obligations

     4,479      6,774      3,557      289      15,099

Junior subordinated debentures

     —        —        —        10,310      10,310
                                  

Total

   $ 299,749    $ 295,826    $ 54,827    $ 10,599    $ 661,001
                                  

The obligations are categorized by their contractual due dates, except securitization borrowings that are categorized by the expected repayment dates. We may, at our option, prepay the junior subordinated debentures prior to their maturity date. Furthermore, the actual payment of certain current liabilities may be deferred into future periods.

Lending Activities

Summary of Loan Portfolio

At June 30, 2006, our net loan portfolio, net of unearned finance charges and allowance for loan losses, consisted of $669.3 million, representing 81.0% of our total assets. The following table sets forth the composition of our loan portfolio at the dates indicated.

 

     June 30,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loans

   $ 771,006     $ 669,597  

Unearned finance charges

     (3,045 )     (3,435 )

Unearned discounts

     (37,969 )     (32,506 )

Allowance for loan losses

     (30,652 )     (29,110 )
                

Total loans, net

   $ 669,340     $ 604,546  
                

 

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Loan Maturities

The following table sets forth the dollar amount of automobile contracts maturing in our automobile contracts portfolio at June 30, 2006 based on final maturity. Automobile contract balances are reflected before unearned discounts and allowance for loan losses but include unearned finance charges.

 

     One
Year or
Less
   More Than
1 Year to
3 Years
   More Than
3 Years to
5 Years
   More Than
5 Years to
10 Years
   Total
Loans
     (Dollars in thousands)

Total loans

   $ 15,382    $ 240,155    $ 509,323    $ 3,101    $ 767,961
                                  

All loans are fixed rate loans.

Classified Assets and Allowance for Loan Losses

Our policy is to maintain an allowance for loan losses to absorb inherent losses that may be realized on our portfolio. These allowances are general valuation allowances for estimates for probable losses not specifically identified. The total allowance for loan losses was $30.7 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $29.1 million at December 31, 2005, representing 4.20% of loans less unearned discounts at June 30, 2006 and 4.59% at December 31, 2005. Additionally, unearned discounts on loans totaled $38.0 million at June 30, 2006 compared with $32.5 million at December 31, 2005, representing 4.94% of loans at June 30, 2006 compared with 4.88% at December 31, 2005.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The following is a summary of the changes in our consolidated allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated.

 

     At or For the
Six Months
Ended June 30, 2006
    At or For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2005     2004  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 29,110     $ 25,593     $ 24,982  

Provision for loan losses

     16,539       31,166       25,516  

Charge-offs

     (16,494 )     (30,063 )     (26,386 )

Recoveries

     1,497       2,414       1,481  
                        

Net charge-offs

     (14,997 )     (27,649 )     (24,905 )
                        

Balance at end of period

   $ 30,652     $ 29,110     $ 25,593  
                        

Annualized net charge-offs to average loans

     4.23 %     4.51 %     5.24 %

Ending allowance to period end loans net of unearned discounts

     4.20 %     4.59 %     5.13 %

The allowance for loan losses increased from $29.1 million at December 31, 2005 to $30.7 million at June 30, 2006 due primarily to increase in loans outstanding, offset by a change in accounting estimate of $1.7 million resulting from continued improvement in the quality of the Company’s loan portfolio and reduction in losses.

 

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Cumulative Losses

The following table reflects our cumulative losses (i.e., net charge-offs as a percentage of the original net contract balances) for contract pools (defined as the total dollar amount of net contracts purchased in a three-month period) purchased from April 2003 through March 2006. Contract pools subsequent to March 2006 were not included in this table because the loan pools were not seasoned enough to provide a meaningful comparison with prior periods.

 

Number of

Months

Outstanding

  

Apr.2003

Jun.2003

   

Jul. 2003

Sept. 2003

   

Oct. 2003

Dec. 2003

   

Jan. 2004

Mar. 2004

   

Apr. 2004

Jun. 2004

   

Jul. 2004

Sept. 2004

   

Oct. 2004

Dec. 2004

   

Jan. 2005

Mar. 2005

   

Apr. 2005

Jun. 2005

   

Jul. 2005

Sept. 2005

   

Oct. 2005

Dec. 2005

   

Jan. 2006

Mar. 2006

 

1

     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %

4

     0.07 %     0.05 %     0.11 %     0.02 %     0.04 %     0.08 %     0.05 %     0.03 %     0.06 %     0.12 %     0.05 %     0.02 %

7

     0.61 %     0.56 %     0.48 %     0.37 %     0.45 %     0.65 %     0.49 %     0.40 %     0.64 %     0.59 %     0.47 %  

10

     1.79 %     1.41 %     1.20 %     1.37 %     1.33 %     1.29 %     1.19 %     1.35 %     1.63 %     1.36 %    

13

     2.76 %     2.26 %     2.13 %     2.44 %     2.13 %     2.21 %     2.41 %     2.48 %     2.57 %      

16

     3.65 %     3.50 %     3.29 %     3.20 %     2.88 %     3.12 %     3.56 %     3.32 %        

19

     4.62 %     4.48 %     4.06 %     3.96 %     3.87 %     4.20 %     4.44 %          

22

     5.66 %     5.19 %     4.78 %     4.87 %     4.77 %     4.95 %            

25

     6.42 %     5.83 %     5.53 %     5.63 %     5.35 %              

28

     7.04 %     6.55 %     6.07 %     6.16 %                

31

     7.67 %     7.14 %     6.42 %                  

34

     8.06 %     7.54 %                    

37

     8.41 %                      

Original Pool ($000)

   $ 73,291     $ 72,002     $ 68,791     $ 94,369     $ 91,147     $ 89,688     $ 86,697     $ 118,883     $ 120,502     $ 112,487     $ 101,482     $ 142,873  
                                                                                                

Remaining Pool ($000)

   $ 10,430     $ 12,245     $ 14,905     $ 25,806     $ 30,169     $ 35,222     $ 40,008     $ 67,006     $ 76,643     $ 82,958     $ 83,053     $ 130,718  
                                                                                                

Remaining Pool (%)

     14.23 %     17.01 %     21.67 %     27.35 %     33.10 %     39.27 %     46.15 %     56.36 %     63.60 %     73.75 %     81.84 %     91.49 %
                                                                                                

Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans

The following table sets forth the remaining balances of all loans that were more than 30 days delinquent at June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

Loan Delinquencies

   June 30,
2006
   % of Total
Loans
    December 31,
2005
   % of Total
Loans
    December 31,
2004
   % of Total
Loans
 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

30 to 59 days

   $ 4,129    0.54 %   $ 3,697    0.55 %   $ 2,522    0.48 %

60 to 89 days

     1,496    0.19 %     1,548    0.23 %     856    0.16 %

90+ days

     696    0.09 %     802    0.12 %     416    0.08 %
                                       

Total

   $ 6,321    0.82 %   $ 6,047    0.90 %   $ 3,794    0.72 %
                                       

Our policy is to charge off loans delinquent in excess of 120 days.

The following table sets forth the aggregate amount of nonaccrual loans (net of unearned discounts, premiums and unearned finance charges) at June 30, 2006, December 31, 2005 and 2004. Loans over 30 days delinquent are considered nonaccrual loans.

 

     June 30,
2006
    December 31,  
     2005     2004  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Nonaccrual loans

      

Total nonaccrual loans

   $ 10,657     $ 9,838     $ 7,169  
                        

Non accrual loans as a percentage of total loans

     1.39 %     1.48 %     1.36 %

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans net of unearned discounts

     4.20 %     4.59 %     5.13 %

 

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Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as some statements by the Company in periodic press releases and some oral statements by Company officials to securities analysts and shareholders during presentations about the Company are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or the Act. Statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or which include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “hopes,” “assumes,” “may,” “project,” “will” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future Company actions, which may be provided by management are also forward-looking statements as defined in the Act. Forward-looking statements are based upon expectations and projections about future events and are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties about, among other things, the Company and economic and market factors. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. The principal factors that could cause the Company’s actual performance and future events and actions to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our recent shift of the funding source of our business, our dependence on securitizations, our need for substantial liquidity to run our business, loans we made to credit-impaired borrowers, reliance on operational systems and controls and key employees, competitive pressure we face, changes in the interest rate environment, rapid growth of our businesses, general economic conditions, and other factors or conditions described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company’s past performance or past or present economic conditions are not indicative of future performance or conditions. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to projections over time unless required by federal securities law.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Management of Interest Rate Risk.”

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2006.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Not applicable

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

On June 27, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program and authorized the Company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or in private transactions in accordance with the provisions of applicable state and federal law, including, without limitation, Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable

 

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

The Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on June 22, 2006. At this meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders:

 

Proposal 1:   Election of three (3) directors to serve terms of two years; and
Proposal 2:   Ratification of the selection of Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2006.

Proposal 1. At this meeting, each of the following directors was elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2008, or until election of his successor, or until he resigns:

 

     Votes For    Votes Withheld

Giles H. Bateman

   16,507,138    40,163

Ron R. Duncanson

   16,055,334    491,967

Mitchell G. Lynn

   16,124,664    422,637

Other directors continuing to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2007, or until election of their successors, or until they resign, are Guillermo Bron, Luis Maizel and Ray Thousand.

Proposal 2. At this meeting, the ratification of Grobstein, Horwath & Company LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2006 was approved by the Company’s shareholders (with 16,536,238 votes cast for, 9,688 votes cast against, and 1,375 votes abstaining).

 

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

10.1    Employment Agreement dated April 18, 2006 by and between United PanAm Financial Corp. and Ray C. Thousand (1)
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.

 

(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2006, and incorporated herein by this reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

    United PanAm Financial Corp.
Date:   July 31, 2006    

By:

  /S/    RAY THOUSAND        
       

Ray Thousand

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

  July 31, 2006    

By:

  /s/    ARASH KHAZEI        
       

Arash Khazei

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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