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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
 
or
 
o   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 2-99779
National Consumer Cooperative Bank
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
(NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK)
 
     
United States of America
(12 U.S.C. Section 3001 et. seq.)
  52-1157795
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1725 Eye Street N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20006
(Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (202) 336-7700
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act:  o Yes     þ No
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act:  o Yes     þ No
 
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 of the past 90 days. Yes  þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer: Large accelerated filer  o  Accelerated filer  o  Non-accelerated filer  þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Act):  o Yes     þ No
 
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the place at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: the registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity is not traded on any market.
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock at December 31, 2006: Class B 1,627,361 and Class C 244,938 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None


 

 
INDEX
 
                 
  Business   1
  Risk Factors   5
  Properties   10
  Legal Proceedings   11
  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   11
 
  Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities   11
  Selected Financial Data   12
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   13
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   31
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   39
  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants, on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   83
  Controls and Procedures   83
  Other Information   83
 
  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance   84
  Executive Compensation   89
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters   107
  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence   107
  Principal Accountant Fees and Services   109
 
  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules   109
 EX-14
 EX-23.1
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32
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PART 1
 
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
 
GENERAL
 
The National Consumer Cooperative Bank, which does business as NCB, is a financial institution organized under the laws of the United States. NCB (sometimes referred to herein as “bank”) principally provides financial services to eligible cooperative enterprises or enterprises controlled by eligible cooperatives. A cooperative enterprise is an organization which is owned by its members and which is engaged in producing or furnishing goods, services, or facilities for the benefit of its members or voting stockholders who are the ultimate consumers or primary producers of such goods, services, or facilities. NCB is structured as a cooperative institution whose voting stock can only be owned by its members or those eligible to become its members.
 
In the legislation chartering NCB (the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act or the “Act”), Congress stated its finding that cooperatives have proven to be an effective means of minimizing the impact of inflation and economic hardship on members/owners by narrowing producer-to-consumer margins and price spreads, broadening ownership and control of economic organizations to a larger base of consumers, raising the quality of goods and services available in the marketplace and strengthening the nation’s economy as a whole. To further the development of cooperative businesses, Congress specifically directed NCB (1) to encourage the development of new and existing cooperatives eligible for its assistance by providing specialized credit and technical assistance; (2) to maintain broad-based control of NCB by its voting shareholders; (3) to encourage a broad-based ownership, control and active participation by members in eligible cooperatives; (4) to assist in improving the quality and availability of goods and services to consumers; and (5) to encourage ownership of its equity securities by cooperatives and others.
 
The Act also provided for the formation of NCB Capital Impact, previously named NCB Development Corporation, a related entity, which is a non-profit organization without capital stock organized under the laws of the District of Columbia pursuant to the Act. NCB Capital Impact provides loans and technical support to cooperative enterprises. Consistent with the Act, NCB may make deductible, voluntary contributions to NCB Capital Impact.
 
NCB fulfills its statutory obligations in two fashions. First, NCB makes loans and offers other financing services, which afford cooperative businesses substantially the same financing opportunities currently available for traditional enterprises. Second, NCB provides financial and other assistance to NCB Capital Impact.
 
The Act was passed on August 20, 1978, and NCB commenced lending operations on March 21, 1980. In 1981, Congress amended the Act (the “Act Amendments”) to convert the Class A Preferred stock of NCB previously held by the United States to Class A notes as of December 31, 1981 (the “Final Government Equity Redemption Date”). NCB maintains its executive offices at 1725 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20006. The telephone number of its executive offices is (202) 336-7700. As explained in more detail in “Item 2, Properties” below, NCB expects to vacate its offices at 1725 Eye Street in April 2007 and move certain operational activities to Arlington, Virginia and its executive offices to 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. NCB also maintains regional offices in Hartford, Connecticut, New York City, New York and Oakland, California. NCB, FSB maintains its principal office in Hillsboro, Ohio and non-retail branches in New York City and Washington, D.C.
 
When used in this report, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “seeks” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including: competition within each of NCB’s businesses, the effects of international, national and regional economic conditions, and the availability of capital and other risks described from time to time in NCB’s filings with the Commission. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. NCB also undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances.


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LOAN REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTIONS AND POLICIES
 
Eligibility Requirements
 
Cooperatives, cooperative-like organizations, and legally chartered entities primarily owned and controlled by cooperatives are eligible to borrow from NCB under Section 108 of the Act if they are operated on a cooperative basis and are engaged in producing or furnishing goods, services or facilities primarily for the benefit of their members or voting stockholders who are the ultimate consumers of such goods, services or facilities. In addition, to be eligible to borrow from NCB the borrower must, among other things, (1) be controlled by its members or voting stockholders on a democratic basis; (2) agree not to pay dividends on voting stock or membership capital in excess of such percentage per annum as may be approved by NCB; (3) provide that its net savings shall be allocated or distributed to all members or patrons, in proportion to their patronage, or retain such savings for the actual or potential expansion of its services or the reduction of its charges to the patrons; and (4) make membership available on a voluntary basis, without any social, political, racial or religious discrimination and without any discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or marital status to all persons who can make use of its services and are willing to accept the responsibilities of membership. NCB may also purchase obligations issued by members of eligible cooperatives. NCB maintains member finance programs for members of distribution and purchasing cooperatives primarily in the food, franchise and hardware industries. In addition, organizations applying for loans must comply with other technical and financial requirements that are customary for similar loans from financial institutions.
 
NCB, both directly and acting through its principal subsidiary NCB, FSB, also makes certain loans under the general lending authority and incidental powers provisions of Section 102 of the Act to entities and individuals other than eligible cooperatives, when NCB determines such loans to be incidental to and beneficial to lending programs designed for eligible cooperatives.
 
Lending Authorities
 
The Board of Directors establishes its policies governing the lending operations in compliance with the Act and management carries out the policies. Management in turn adopts and implements guidelines and procedures consistent with stated Board directives. The Board of Directors and management regularly review the lending policies and guidelines in order to make needed changes and amendments.
 
Management may approve individual credit exposures of up to 75% of the single borrower-lending limit, which is equal to 15% of NCB’s capital (using the definition of capital for national banks as set forth by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) without prior approval of the Board. The President may delegate authorities up to this limit to such committees and individual officers, as he may deem appropriate.
 
All loan approvals require at least two signatures and the Bank’s senior management approves credit commitments that exceed individual lending authority.
 
Cooperatives of Primary Producers
 
As provided by Section 105 of the Act the total dollar value of loans to cooperatives that produce, market and furnish goods, services and facilities on behalf of their members as primary producers (typically agricultural cooperatives) may not exceed 10% of the gross assets of NCB.
 
Interest Rates
 
NCB seeks to price its loans to yield a reasonable risk adjusted return on its portfolio in order to build and maintain its financial viability and to encourage the development of new and existing cooperatives. In addition, to ensure that NCB will have access to additional sources of capital in order to sustain its growth, NCB seeks to maintain a portfolio that is competitively priced and of sound quality.


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Interest Rates for Real Estate Loans
 
NCB takes the following factors into consideration in pricing its real estate loans: prevailing market conditions, loan-to-value ratios, lien position, borrower payment history, reserves, occupancy level and cash flow. NCB fixes rates based on a basis point spread over U.S. Treasury securities with yields adjusted to constant maturity of one, three, five or ten years. Interest rates may be fixed at the time of commitment for a period generally not exceeding 30 days. For cooperative multifamily loans, the rate lock commitments can extend 12 months or longer, but there is generally little to no fall out prior to closing.
 
Interest Rates on Commercial Loans
 
NCB makes commercial loans at fixed and variable interest rates. Loan pricing is based on prevailing market conditions, income and portfolio diversification objectives and the overall assessment of risk of the transaction. Typically, commercial loan repayment schedules are structured by NCB with flat monthly principal reduction plus interest on the outstanding balance.
 
Fees
 
NCB typically assesses fees to cover the costs to NCB of its consideration of and handling of loan transactions, and to compensate NCB for setting aside funds for future draws under a commitment. The fees paid to outside vendors such as appraisers, environmental consultants and legal counsel retained by NCB for loan transactions are typically charged to the borrower.
 
Underwriting
 
When evaluating credit requests, NCB seeks to determine whether a prospective borrower has and will have sound management, sufficient cash flow to service debt, assets in excess of liabilities and a continuing demand for its products, services or use of its facilities, so that the requested loan will be repaid in accordance with its terms.
 
NCB evaluates repayment ability based upon an analysis of a borrower’s historical cash flow and conservative projections of future cash flows from operations. This analysis focuses on determining the predictability of future cash flows as a primary source of repayment.
 
Security
 
Loans made by NCB are generally secured by specific collateral. If collateral security is required, the value of the collateral must be reasonably sufficient to protect NCB from loss, in the event that the primary sources of repayment of financing from the normal operation of the cooperative, or refinancing, prove to be inadequate for debt repayment. Collateral security alone is not a sufficient basis for NCB to extend credit. Unsecured loans normally are made only to borrowers with strong financial conditions, operating results and demonstrated repayment ability.
 
Loans Benefiting Low-Income Persons
 
Under the Act, the Board of Directors must use its best efforts to insure that at the end of each fiscal year at least 35% of NCB’s outstanding loans are to (1) cooperatives whose members are predominantly low-income persons, as defined by NCB, and (2) other cooperatives that propose to undertake to provide specialized goods, services, or facilities to serve the needs of predominantly low-income persons. NCB defines a “low-income person,” for these purposes, as an individual whose family’s income does not exceed 80% of the median family income, adjusted for family size for the area where the cooperative is located, as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. During 2006, NCB and NCB Capital Impact either directly funded or arranged the funding of over $470 million to borrowers meeting the low-income definition.
 
Loans to Cooperatives for Residential Purposes
 
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purposes if, after giving effect to such loan, the aggregate amount of all loans outstanding for such purpose would exceed 30 per centum of the gross assets of the Bank.”
 
To date, the 30% limitation on loans to housing cooperatives for such purposes has not restricted NCB’s ability to provide financial services to housing cooperatives. NCB has been able to maintain its position in the cooperative real estate market without increased real estate portfolio exposure by selling or securitizing real estate loans to secondary market purchasers of such loans. The preponderance of NCB real estate origination volume in recent years has been predicated upon sale to secondary market purchasers. There can, however, be no assurance that NCB’s future lending to housing cooperatives for residential purposes will not be impaired by the statutory limit. As of December 31, 2006, approximately 6.6% of the total assets consisted of loans that are subject to the limitation.
 
OPERATIONS OF SUBSIDIARIES
 
NCB also attempts to fulfill its statutory mission by providing financing opportunities to cooperatives through several subsidiaries.
 
NCB Financial Corporation (“NCBFC”) is a Delaware chartered, wholly-owned, unitary savings and loan holding company subsidiary of NCB whose sole subsidiary is NCB, FSB.
 
NCB, FSB, previously known as NCB Savings Bank, FSB (“NCB, FSB”), is a federally chartered, federally insured savings bank located in Hillsboro, Ohio, with retail branches in Ohio and non-retail branches in New York City and Washington, D.C.
 
NCB Financial Advisors, Inc. (“NCBFA”), is a Delaware chartered wholly-owned subsidiary of NCB that provides independent, fee-based financial consulting services to the non-profit community.
 
COMPETITION
 
Congress created and capitalized NCB because it found that existing financial institutions were not making adequate financial services available to cooperative, not-for-profit business enterprises. However, NCB experiences considerable competition in lending to the most credit-worthy cooperative enterprises.
 
REGULATION
 
NCB is organized under the laws of the United States. The Farm Credit Administration examines NCB periodically, but that agency has no regulatory or enforcement powers over NCB. In addition, the Government Accountability Office is authorized to audit NCB. Reports of such examinations and audits are to be forwarded to Congress, which has the sole authority to amend or revoke NCB’s charter. The Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) regulates NCB, FSB. As a savings and loan holding company, NCB is subject to limited regulatory and enforcement powers of and examination by the OTS pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 1467a.
 
In connection with the insurance of deposit accounts, NCB, FSB, a federally insured savings bank, is required to maintain minimum amounts of regulatory capital. If NCB, FSB fails to meet its minimum required capital, the appropriate regulatory authorities may take such actions, as they deem appropriate, to protect the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF), NCB, FSB, and its depositors and investors. Such actions may include various operating restrictions, limitations on liability growth, limitations on deposit account interest rates, and investment restrictions. NCB, FSB is also subject to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”).
 
The USA Patriot Act of 2001 and its related regulations require insured depository institutions, broker-dealers, and certain other financial institutions to have policies, procedures, and controls to detect, prevent, and report money laundering and terrorist financing. The statute and its regulations also provide for information sharing, subject to conditions, between federal law enforcement agencies and financial institutions, as well as among financial institutions, for counter-terrorism purposes. Federal banking regulators are required, when reviewing bank holding company acquisition and bank merger applications, to take into account the effectiveness of the anti-money laundering activities of the applicants.


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TAXES
 
The Act provides that NCB shall be treated as a cooperative within the meaning of Section 1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. As such and pursuant to the provisions of Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code and the Act, NCB, in determining its taxable income for federal income tax purposes, is allowed a deduction for an amount equal to any patronage dividends in the form of cash, Class B or Class C stock, or allocated surplus that are distributed or set aside by NCB during the applicable tax period. To date, NCB has followed the policy of distributing or setting aside such patronage dividends during the applicable tax period, which has reduced NCB’s federal income tax liability.
 
NCB has determined that under the Internal Revenue Code as amended by the Act, all income generated by NCB and its subsidiaries, with the exception of certain income of NCB, FSB, qualifies as patronage income under the Internal Revenue Code, with the consequence that NCB is able to issue tax deductible patronage dividends with respect to all such income.
 
Section 109 of the Act, as amended, provides that NCB, including its franchise, capital, reserves, surplus, mortgages or other security holding and income, is exempt from taxation by any state, county, municipality or local taxing authority, except that any real property held by NCB is subject to any state, county, municipal or local taxation to the same extent according to its value as other real property is taxed.
 
NCB’s subsidiaries are subject to state income and franchise taxes.
 
FURTHER INFORMATION
 
We make available free of charge on our internet website our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and, if applicable, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports have been electronically filed or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These filings can be accessed on our website at www.ncb.coop. These filings are also accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The public may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
 
Like other financial companies, we are subject to a number of risks, many of which are outside of our direct control, though efforts are made to manage those risks while optimizing returns. Among the risks assumed are: (1) credit risk, which is the risk that loan and lease customers or other counterparties will be unable to perform their contractual obligations, (2) market risk, which is the risk that changes in market rates and prices will adversely affect our financial condition or results of operation, (3) liquidity risk, which is the risk that NCB will have insufficient cash or access to cash to meet its operating needs, and (4) operational risk, which is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or external events.
 
In addition to the other information included in this report, readers should carefully consider that the following important factors, among others, could materially impact our business, future results of operations, and future cash flows.
 
(1) Credit Risk
 
Defaults in the repayment of loans may negatively impact our business.
 
A borrower’s default on its obligations under one or more of our loans may result in lost principal and interest income and increased operating expenses as a result of the allocation of management time and resources to the foreclosure and collection or restructuring of the loan.
 
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estate or other assets, if any, which secure the loan through foreclosure or other similar available remedies. In such cases, the amount owed under the defaulted loan often exceeds the value of the assets acquired.
 
Our decisions regarding credit risk could be inaccurate and our allowance for loan losses may be inadequate, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.
 
Management periodically makes a determination of an allowance for loan losses based on available information, including the quality of our loan portfolios, certain economic conditions, the value of the underlying collateral and the level of non-accruing loans. Provisions to this allowance result in an expense for the period. If, as a result of general economic conditions or an increase in defaulted loans, management determines that additional increases in the allowance for loan losses are necessary, NCB will incur additional expenses. Bank regulatory agencies periodically review certain allowances for loan losses and the values they attribute to real estate acquired through foreclosure or other similar remedies. Such regulatory agencies may require NCB to adjust their determination of the value for these items. These adjustments could negatively impact our results of operations or financial condition.
 
In addition, NCB is engaged in making non-mortgage loans to commercial customers as well as making real estate loans and loans to individuals. Non-mortgage loans are generally considered not as safe as those loans secured by real estate.
 
NCB makes non-mortgage loans to small to medium-sized commercial customers primarily in the hardware, grocery, franchise, Employee Stock Option Plan (“ESOP”) and Alaska and Native American markets. These loans are secured by furniture, fixtures, and equipment (“FFE”), inventory, and other collateral generally not considered as secure as real estate in the event of liquidation. Should market conditions or other factors impair the cashflow and operations of our small to medium-sized commercial customers, NCB could face an increase in delinquencies, increased provision requirements and/or losses that may adversely impact financial performance.
 
(2) Market risk
 
We may not be able to attract and retain banking customers at current levels.
 
Competition in the banking industry coupled with our relatively small size may limit the ability of NCB to attract and retain real estate, commercial and retail banking customers.
 
In particular, NCB’s competitors include several major financial companies whose greater resources may afford them a marketplace advantage by enabling them to maintain numerous banking locations and mount extensive promotional and advertising campaigns. Additionally, banks and other financial institutions with larger capitalization and financial intermediaries have larger lending limits and are thereby able to serve the credit and investment needs of larger customers. Areas of competition include interest rates for loans and deposits, efforts to obtain deposits and range and quality of services provided. NCB also faces competition from out-of-state financial intermediaries which have opened low-end production offices or which solicit deposits in their respective market areas.
 
Because NCB maintains smaller staff and has fewer financial and other resources than the larger institutions with which it competes, it may be limited in its ability to attract customers. In addition, some of NCB’s current commercial banking customers may seek alternative banking sources as they develop needs for credit facilities larger than NCB can accommodate.
 
If NCB is unable to attract and retain banking customers, it may be unable to continue its loan growth and its results of operations and financial condition may otherwise be negatively impacted.
 
NCB’s lines of business may be less diversified than its competitors.
 
NCB derives a significant amount of its earnings from blanket and share loan financing to housing cooperatives and then from members thereof. To the extent that cooperatives become a less favorable form of housing, become economically disadvantaged, or are negatively impacted by changing market conditions, NCB may be unable to attract and/or retain such banking customers and thereby may be unable to continue its loan growth and its results of operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted.


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A downturn in real estate markets, particularly in New York City, could negatively impact our banking business.
 
The real estate portfolio contains a concentration of loans in the New York City area; however, the majority of loans are to financially sound housing cooperatives with low loan-to-value ratios.
 
With a loan concentration in the New York City area, a decline in local economic conditions could adversely affect the values of our real estate collateral and our operating performance. Consequently, a decline in local economic conditions in the New York City area may have a greater effect on our earnings and capital than on the earnings and capital of larger financial institutions whose real estate loan portfolios are geographically diverse.
 
In addition to considering the financial strength and cash flow characteristics of borrowers, we often secure loans with real estate collateral. The real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of default by the borrower and may deteriorate in value during the time the credit is extended. If we are required to liquidate the collateral securing a loan to satisfy the debt during a period of reduced real estate values in the New York City area, our earnings and capital could be adversely affected.
 
A significant amount of NCB’s commercial and residential mortgage loans are secured by property in the New York City area. Consequently, NCB’s ability to continue to originate real estate loans may be impaired by adverse changes in local and regional economic conditions in the New York City area real estate markets, or by acts of nature, including earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding and terrorist acts. Due to the concentration of real estate collateral, these events could have a material adverse impact on the ability of the borrowers of NCB to repay their loans and affect the value of the collateral securing these loans.
 
Fluctuations in interest rates may negatively impact our business.
 
Fluctuations in interest rates may negatively impact the business of NCB. A principal source of income from operations is net interest income, which is equal to the difference between the interest income received on interest bearing assets (usually loans and investment securities) and the interest expense incurred in connection with interest bearing liabilities (usually deposits and borrowings). These rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental and regulatory authorities. The net interest income can be affected significantly by changes in market interest rates. Changes in relative interest rates may reduce the net interest income as the difference between interest income and interest expense decreases. As a result, we have adopted asset and liability management policies to manage the impact of changing interest rates on potential loans, investments and funding sources. However, even with these policies in place, fluctuations in interest rates can impact our results of operations or financial condition. An increase in interest rates could also have a negative impact on the results of operations by reducing the ability of borrowers to repay their current loan obligations, which could not only result in increased loan defaults, foreclosures and write-offs, but also necessitate further increases to allowances for loan losses. Decreases in interest rates, in certain circumstances, may lead to higher levels of loan prepayments, which may also have an adverse impact on our net interest income.
 
We engage in derivative transactions, which expose us to credit and market risk.
 
NCB is exposed to credit and market risk as a result of its use of derivative instruments. NCB maintains a risk management strategy that includes the use of derivative instruments to mitigate the risk to earnings caused by interest rate volatility. Use of derivative instruments is a component of NCB’s overall risk management strategy in accordance with a formal policy that is monitored by management.
 
The derivative instruments utilized include interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties based upon a notional principal amount and maturity date. Interest rate futures generally involve exchange-traded contracts to buy or sell U.S. Treasury bonds or notes in the future at specified prices. Forward loan sales commitments lock in the prices at which loans will be sold to investors.
 
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therefore recorded at fair value through income. Once a commitment becomes a loan, the derivative associated with the commitment is designated as a hedge of the loan and is generally kept in place until such loan is committed for sale.
 
If the fair value of the derivative contract is positive, the counter party owes NCB and a repayment risk exists. If the fair value of the derivative contract is negative, NCB owes the counter party, so there is no repayment risk. NCB minimizes repayment risk by entering into transactions with financially stable counter parties that are specified by policy and reviewed periodically by management. When NCB has multiple derivative transactions with a single counter party, the net mark-to-market exposure represents the netting of positive and negative exposures with that counter party. The net mark-to-market exposure with a counter party is a measure of credit risk when there is a legally enforceable master netting agreement between NCB and the counter party. NCB uses master netting agreements with the majority of its counter parties.
 
Market risk is the adverse effect that a change in interest rates or comparative currency values has on the fair value of a financial instrument or expected cash flows. NCB manages the market risk associated with the interest rate hedge contracts by establishing formal policy limits concerning the types and degree of risk that may be undertaken. Compliance with this policy is monitored by management and reported to the Board of Directors.
 
A decrease in the gains recorded from the sale of loans
 
Another important source of income for NCB are gains recorded from the sale of multi-family cooperative and Commercial Real Estate loans. The gains are influenced by many variables, including changes in interest rates and the demand of investors to purchase securities backed by loans. NCB could be negatively impacted by market changes. During 2006, NCB experienced a decline in the percentage gain on sale relative to the unpaid principal balance of the loans sold as a result of greater competition in the market place.
 
(3) Liquidity risk
 
An inability to borrow funds may negatively impact NCB’s business, such as meeting the cash flow requirements of its depositors and borrowers or meeting the operating cash needs to fund corporate expansion and other activities.
 
Prepayments of loans may negatively impact our business.
 
Customers with adjustable rate loans generally may prepay the principal amount of their outstanding loans at any time. The speed at which such prepayments occur, as well as the size of such prepayments, are within such customers’ discretion. If customers prepay the principal amount of their loans, and we are unable to lend those funds to other borrowers or invest the funds at the same or higher interest rates, our interest income will be reduced. A significant reduction in interest income could have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
 
Our cost of funds for banking operations may increase as a result of general economic conditions, interest rates and competitive pressures.
 
NCB’s cost of funds for banking operations may increase as a result of general economic conditions, interest rates and competitive pressures. NCB has traditionally obtained funds through the capital markets but more recently from deposits and through borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank. As a general matter, deposits are a cheaper source of funds than borrowings, because interest rates paid for deposits are typically less than interest rates charged for borrowings. Historically and in comparison to commercial banking averages, NCB has had a higher percentage of its time deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more. Within the banking industry, the amounts of such deposits are generally considered more likely to fluctuate than deposits of smaller denominations. If, as a result of general economic conditions, market interest rates, competitive pressures or otherwise, the value of deposits at NCB decreases relative to its overall banking operations, NCB may have to rely more heavily on borrowings as a source of funds in the future.
 
(4) Operational risk
 
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NCB operates in a highly regulated environment and we are subject to supervision and examination by federal and state regulatory agencies. The Farm Credit Administration examines NCB periodically, but that agency has no regulatory or enforcement powers over NCB. In addition, the Government Accountability Office is authorized to audit NCB. Reports of such examinations and audits are to be forwarded to Congress, which has the sole authority to amend or revoke NCB’s charter. NCB, FSB as a federal savings association is subject to regulation and supervision by the OTS.
 
Federal and state laws and regulations govern numerous matters including changes in the ownership or control of federal savings associations and of their holding companies, maintenance of adequate capital and the financial condition of a financial institution, permissible types, amounts and terms of extension of credit and investments, permissible non-banking activities, the level of reserves against deposits and restrictions on dividend payments. The OTS possesses cease and desist powers to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of law by bank and savings associations subject to its regulation. These and other restrictions limit the manner in which we may conduct business and obtain financing.
 
Furthermore, NCB’s business is affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve. Changes in monetary or legislative policies may affect the interest rates NCB must offer to attract deposits and the interest rates it must charge on loans, as well as the manner in which NCB offers deposits and makes loans. These monetary policies have had, and are expected to continue to have, significant effects on the operating results of depository institutions generally.
 
We are subject to regulatory capital adequacy guidelines, and if we fail to meet these guidelines our financial condition would be adversely affected.
 
Under regulatory capital adequacy guidelines and other regulatory requirements, NCB’s subsidiary, NCB, FSB, must meet guidelines that include quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items, subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. If NCB fails to meet these minimum capital guidelines and other regulatory requirements, its financial condition would be materially and adversely affected. In the future, the regulatory accords on international banking institutions to be reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision may require NCB to meet additional capital adequacy measures. NCB cannot predict the final form of, or the effects of, the regulatory accords. NCB’s failure to maintain the status of “well-capitalized” under its regulatory framework could affect the confidence of its customers and banking relationships, thus compromising its competitive position. In addition, failure to maintain the status of “well-capitalized” under NCB’s regulatory framework, or “well-managed” under regulatory examination procedures, could compromise NCB’s status as a bank holding company and related eligibility for a streamlined review process for acquisition proposals. NCB’s failure to maintain the status of “well-capitalized” under its regulatory framework could also impact NCB, FSB’s ability to expand its retail branching network and its ability to comply with its servicing agreements.
 
We rely heavily on technology, and technology can be subject to interruption and instability
 
We rely on technology to conduct much of our activity. Our technological operations are vulnerable to disruptions from human error, natural disasters, power loss, computer viruses, spam attacks, unauthorized access and other similar events. Disruptions to or instability of our technology or external technology that allows our customers to use our products and services could harm our business and our reputation. In addition, technology systems, whether they be our own proprietary systems or the systems of third parties on whom we rely to conduct portions of our operations, are potentially vulnerable to security breaches and unauthorized usage. An actual or perceived breach of the security of our technology could harm our business and our reputation.
 
Environmental liability associated with commercial real estate lending could result in losses.
 
In the course of its business, NCB may acquire, through foreclosure, properties securing loans it has originated or purchased which are in default. Particularly in commercial real estate lending, there is a risk that hazardous substances could be discovered on these properties. In this event, NCB might be required to remove these substances from the affected properties at our sole cost and expense. The cost of this removal could substantially exceed the value of affected properties. We may not have adequate remedies against the prior owner or other


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responsible parties and could find it difficult or impossible to sell the affected properties. These events could have a material adverse effect on NCB’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Changes in accounting standards could impact reported earnings.
 
The accounting standard setters, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the SEC, Public Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and other regulatory bodies, periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of the NCB’s consolidated financial statements. These changes can be hard to predict and can materially impact how NCB records and reports its financial condition and results of operations.
 
NCB is exposed to reputation, legal and compliance risk.
 
NCB is exposed to many types of operational risks, including reputation risk, legal and compliance risk, the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, unauthorized transactions by employees or operational errors, including clerical or record keeping errors or those resulting from faulty or disabled computer or telecommunications systems. Negative public opinion can result from NCB’s actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices and corporate governance and from actions taken by government regulators and community organizations in response to those activities. Negative public opinion can adversely affect NCB’s ability to attract and keep customers and can expose it to litigation and regulatory action. Given the volume of transactions at NCB, certain errors may be repeated or compounded before they are discovered and successfully rectified. NCB’s necessary dependence upon automated systems to record and process its transaction volume may further increase the risk that technical system flaws or employee tampering or manipulation of those systems will result in losses that are difficult to detect. NCB may also be subject to disruptions of its operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond its control (for example, computer viruses or electrical or telecommunications outages), which may give rise to disruption of service to customers and to financial loss or liability. NCB is further exposed to the risk that its external vendors may be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations (or will be subject to the same risk of fraud or operational errors by their respective employees as is NCB) and to the risk that the NCB’s (or its vendors’) business continuity and data security systems prove to be inadequate.
 
Failure to retain key employees could negatively impact our business.
 
Certain members of the executive management team, together with other key managers, are important to implement NCB’s growth strategy. The failure to retain such people or replace them in the event of departure with people of equal or greater skills could have a material adverse impact on our business, profitability or financial condition.
 
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
 
NCB leases space for its Washington, D.C. operations center and headquarters and for three principal regional offices located in Hartford, Connecticut, New York City, New York and Oakland, California. NCB also maintains a Disaster Recovery facility in Silver Spring, Maryland. NCB, FSB maintains its principal offices in Hillsboro, Ohio with retail branches in Ohio and non-retail branches at NCB offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. NCB’s headquarters is 48,700 square feet in size and regional offices range from 2,900 to 9,746 square feet.
 
In January 2006 NCB entered into a lease for office space in Arlington, Virginia. The Arlington, Virginia lease provides for a term of 15 years and 8 months, commencing on January 1, 2006, with a rent commencement date of September 1, 2006. It provides for initial rentable office space of approximately 75,870 square feet on two floors of the Crystal Park I office building located at 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. NCB’s operations center will be moved to Arlington, Virginia when NCB vacates its offices at 1725 Eye Street, which is expected to occur in April 2007.
 
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Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. NCB’s headquarters will be moved to 601 Pennsylvania Avenue when NCB vacates its office at 1725 Eye Street, which is expected to occur in April 2007.
 
The rental expense for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 was $3.9 million for all offices combined.
 
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
In the normal course of business we are involved in various types of dispute, which may lead to litigation or other legal proceedings. NCB has determined that pending legal proceedings will not have a material impact on NCB’s financial condition or future operations.
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
NCB did not submit any matters to a vote of its security holders during 2006.
 
PART II
 
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS AND ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
NCB currently has two classes of stock outstanding, the rights of which are summarized as follows:
 
Class B Stock — The Act permits Class B stock to be held by eligible borrowers of NCB and NCB, FSB and requires each borrower under Section 108 of the Act to hold Class B stock at the time the loan is made at a par value equal to 1% of its loan amount. The Act prohibits NCB from paying dividends on Class B stock. There are two series of Class B stock. Class B-1 stock is Class B stock purchased for cash at par value on or after June 29, 1984, while Class B-2 stock is all other Class B stock. Class B stock is transferable to another eligible holder only with the approval of NCB. NCB does not permit any transfers of Class B-2 stock and only permits transfers of Class B-1 Stock, at the stock’s $100 par value and only as are required to permit new borrowers to obtain their required holdings of Class B stock. In each instance, NCB specifies which holder(s) are permitted to transfer their stock to the new borrower, based upon which Class B stockholders with holdings of such stock beyond that required to support their loans have held such stock for the longest time. NCB also repurchased, at par value, any shares of Class B stock that it was required to repurchase from holders by the terms of the contracts under which such stock was originally sold by NCB. No such stock remains outstanding. Class B stock has voting rights, but such voting rights are limited in accordance with the weighted voting system described in Item 10.
 
Class C Stock — The Act permits Class C stock to be held only by cooperatives eligible to borrow from NCB. The Act allows NCB to pay dividends on Class C stock, but so long as any Class A notes are outstanding, limits dividends on Class C stock (or any other NCB stock) to the interest rate payable on such notes, which was 4.88% in 2006. In 1994, NCB adopted a policy under which annual cash dividends on Class C stock of up to 2% of NCB’s net income may be declared. The policy does not provide any specific method to determine the amount, if any, of such dividend. Whether any such dividends will be declared and if so, in what amount, rests within the discretion of NCB’s Board of Directors. On May 4, 2006, the Board declared a cash dividend of $2.19 per Class C share payable on or before June 30, 2006 to holders of record as of March 31, 2006. In 2005, a cash dividend of $1.97 per Class C share was paid. In 1996, the Board approved a dividend de minimis provision which states that Class C stock dividends shall not be distributed to a stockholder until such time as the cumulative amount of the dividend payable to the stockholder is equal to, or exceeds, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) unless specifically requested by the stockholder. Class C stock is transferable to another eligible holder only with the approval of NCB. Class C stock has voting rights, but such voting rights are limited in accordance with the weighted voting system described in Item 10.
 
There is no established public trading market for any class of NCB’s common equity and it is unlikely that any such market will develop in view of the restrictions on the transfer of NCB’s stock as discussed above. Holders of Class B stock may use such stock to meet the Class B stock ownership requirements established in the Act for


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borrowers from NCB and may be permitted by NCB, within the limits set forth above, to transfer Class B stock to another borrower from NCB.
 
As of December 31, 2006, there were 2,360 holders of Class B stock and 458 holders of Class C stock.
 
Under the Act, NCB must make annual patronage dividends to its patrons, which are those cooperatives from whose loans or other business NCB derived interest or other income during the year with respect to which a patronage dividend is declared. NCB allocates its patronage dividends among its patrons generally in proportion to the amount of income derived during the year from each patron. NCB stockholders, as such, are not automatically entitled to patronage dividends. They are entitled to patronage dividends only in the years when they have patronized NCB and the amount of their patronage does not depend on the amount of their stockholding. Under NCB’s patronage dividend policy, patronage dividends may be paid only from taxable income and only in the form of cash, Class B or Class C stock, or allocated surplus.
 
Under NCB’s current patronage dividend policy that became effective in 1995, as amended, NCB makes the non-cash portion of the dividend in the form of Class B stock until a patron has holdings of Class B or Class C stock of 12.5% of its loan amount and thereafter in Class C stock. Under the current patronage dividend policy, NCB generally intends to pay a minimum of 35% of the patronage dividend in cash to those patrons with stock holdings of up to 5% or less of their loan amount and up to 55% to those patrons with stock holding of 10% or more of their loan amount. There can, however, be no assurance that a cash patronage dividend of any amount will be declared for any year.
 
The chart below shows the number of shares of stock issued by NCB during the past three years.
 
                         
    2006   2005   2004
 
Class B Stock Issued
    158,732       167,423       159,303  
Class C Stock Issued
    14,972       8,968       9,358  
 
In 2007, NCB plans to distribute a patronage dividend for the year ended December 31, 2006 of approximately $17.4 million of which $7.1 million will be distributed in cash and $10.3 million will be distributed in Class B or Class C stock.
 
Item 6.
 
Selected Financial Data
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                         
For the Years Ended December 31,   2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
   
Profitability
                                       
Total interest income
  $ 118,454     $ 96,479     $ 72,442     $ 64,946     $ 73,284  
Total interest expense
    72,096       52,337       35,122       30,782       42,043  
Net interest income
    46,358       44,142       37,320       34,164       31,241  
Net yield on interest earning assets
    2.68 %     2.76 %     2.60 %     2.68 %     2.70 %
Non-interest income
    33,651       37,203       33,134       52,652       34,930  
Non-interest expense
    55,503       53,086       44,142       49,012       45,607  
Net income
    19,425       25,647       22,555       32,819       17,488  
Ratios
                                       
Return on average assets
    1.1 %     1.5 %     1.5 %     2.5 %     1.5 %
Return on average members’ equity
    8.7 %     12.0 %     11.2 %     17.5 %     10.3 %
Efficiency
    69.4 %     65.3 %     62.7 %     56.5 %     68.9 %
 


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At December 31,   2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
   
Supplemental Data
                                       
Loans held for sale
  $ 242,847     $ 232,024     $ 303,289     $ 238,564     $ 258,221  
Loans and lease financing
    1,380,738       1,263,703       1,114,658       890,174       751,829  
Total assets
    1,829,477       1,694,567       1,612,870       1,398,247       1,239,677  
Subordinated debt
    120,676       123,117       125,583       128,000       188,096  
Junior subordinated debt
    50,647       50,614       50,580       50,547       -  
Total borrowings
    743,769       679,654       748,307       655,209       631,602  
Members’ equity
    227,838       219,008       205,490       192,758       175,477  
Loans serviced for others
    4,682,056       4,086,526       3,471,926       3,129,566       2,900,000  
Headcount
    306       280       266       246       236  
Average members’ equity as a percentage of
                                       
Average total assets
    12.8 %     12.9 %     13.7 %     14.4 %     14.1 %
Average total loans and lease financing
    14.3 %     14.7 %     16.1 %     17.5 %     16.5 %
Net average loans and lease financing to average total assets
    88.2 %     86.3 %     83.8 %     81.0 %     83.6 %
Net average earning assets to average total assets
    97.3 %     95.0 %     96.7 %     96.6 %     94.2 %
Credit Quality
                                       
Allowance for loan losses
    19,480       20,193       16,991       17,098       14,581  
Allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding
    1.2 %     1.4 %     1.2 %     1.5 %     1.4 %
Provision for loan losses
    3,667       470       2,511       2,535       1,283  
Provision for loan losses to average loans outstanding, excluding loans held for sale
    0.3 %     0.0 %     0.2 %     0.3 %     0.2 %
Non-accrual loans
    21,600       14,200       17,758       1,686       5,440  
Real estate owned
    193       10       29       74       -  
Non-performing assets
    21,793       14,210       17,787       1,760       5,440  
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets
    1.2 %     0.8 %     1.1 %     0.1 %     0.4 %
 
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The purpose of this analysis is to provide the reader with information relevant to understanding and assessing NCB’s results of operations for each of the past three years and financial condition for each of the past two years. In order to fully appreciate this analysis, the reader is encouraged to review the consolidated financial statements and statistical data presented in this document.
 
Introduction
 
NCB primarily provides financial services to eligible cooperatives or organizations controlled by eligible cooperatives throughout the United States. A cooperative is an organization which is owned by its members and which is engaged in producing or furnishing goods, services, or facilities for the benefit of its members or voting stockholders who are the ultimate consumers or primary producers of such goods, services, or facilities. NCB is structured as a cooperative, of which the voting stock can only be owned by its members or those eligible to become its members.

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In the Act, Congress stated its finding that cooperatives have proven to be an effective means of minimizing the impact of inflation and economic hardship on members/owners by narrowing producer-to-consumer margins and price spreads, broadening ownership and control of economic organizations to a larger base of consumers, raising the quality of goods and services available in the marketplace and strengthening the nation’s economy as a whole. To further the development of cooperative businesses, Congress specifically directed NCB (1) to encourage the development of new and existing cooperatives eligible for its assistance by providing specialized credit and technical assistance; (2) to maintain broad-based control of NCB by its voting shareholders; (3) to encourage a broad-based ownership, control and active participation by members in eligible cooperatives; (4) to assist in improving the quality and availability of goods and services to consumers; and (5) to encourage ownership of its equity securities by cooperatives and others.
 
NCB’s profitability is affected by the net interest income and non-interest income generated on earning assets, consumer usage patterns, credit quality, and operating efficiency. NCB’s revenues consist primarily of interest income on commercial, real estate and consumer loans, securities and non-interest income consisting of servicing income on loans sold, fees and gains on the sale of loans. Loan sale transactions qualifying as sales under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) remove the loan receivables from the consolidated balance sheet. However, NCB continues to service the vast majority of the related accounts. NCB generates earnings from its managed loan portfolio that includes both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet loans.
 
NCB’s primary expenses are the costs of funding assets, provision for loan losses, operating expenses (including salaries and benefits), marketing expenses and income taxes.
 
Highlights-2006 Financial Performance
 
  •   Portfolio loan growth of 9.3%
 
  •   Deposit growth of 9.4%
 
  •   Net interest margin 2.68% vs. 2.76% year-over-year due to the flat yield curve.
 
  •   Solid credit quality - Non-performing assets of 1.2% of total assets.
 
2006 and 2005 Financial Summary
 
NCB’s net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $19.4 million. This was a 24.3% or $6.2 million decrease compared with $25.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The primary factors affecting the decrease in the net income were a $3.2 million increase in the provision for loan losses, a $3.6 million decrease in non-interest income and a $2.4 million increase in non-interest expense partially offset by a $2.2 million increase in net interest income.
 
Total assets increased 8.0% or $135.0 million to $1.83 billion at December 31, 2006 from $1.69 billion at December 31, 2005. This was driven by a $160.2 million increase in residential real estate loan and lease financing.
 
The return on average total assets was 1.1% and 1.5% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the return on average members’ equity was 8.7% and 12.0%, respectively.
 
Net Interest Income
 
The largest source of revenue is net interest income, which is the difference between interest income on earning assets (primarily loans and securities) and interest expense on funding sources (including interest bearing deposits and borrowings). Earning asset balances and related funding, as well as changes in the levels of interest rates, impact net interest income. The difference between the average yield on earning assets and the average rate paid for interest-bearing liabilities is the net interest spread. Non-interest bearing sources of funds, such as demand deposits and shareholders’ equity, also support earning assets. The impact of non-interest bearing sources of funds is captured in net interest margin, which is calculated as net interest income divided by average earning assets.


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Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $2.3 million or 5.0% to $46.4 million compared with $44.1 million for 2005.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2006, interest income increased 22.8% or $22.0 million, to $118.5 million compared with $96.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. The total average earning balances increased by $133.7 million and aggregate yields increased from 6.04% in 2005 to 6.84% in 2006. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in average real estate loan balances as well as an increase in average yields on commercial loan and lease balances.
 
Interest income from real estate loans increased $15.0 million or 30.2%. An increase in average balances of $95.2 million or 10.5% contributed $5.7 million of the increase while an increase in the yield from 5.45% in 2005 to 6.43% in 2006 contributed $9.3 million. Commercial loans and lease interest income increased $5.0 million or 13.0%. Average balances increased by $23.1 million, contributing $1.7 million to the increase. The increase in the yield from 7.13% in 2005 to 7.73% in 2006 contributed $3.3 million to the year-over-year increase. Interest income from investment securities and cash equivalents increased $2.1 million. An $18.7 million or 17.4% increase in average balances contributed $1.0 million to the increase while the increase in the yield from 4.75% in 2005 to 5.68% in 2006 contributed $1.1 million to the year-over-year increase.
 
Other interest income, consisting only of excess yield, is generated from the Non-Certificated Interest-Only Receivables held by NCB. Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 99-20: Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets (“EITF 99-20”) provides specific guidance on the treatment of this excess yield. Under paragraph 11 of EITF 99-20 NCB recognizes the excess of all cash flows attributable to the beneficial interest estimated at the transaction date over the initial investment (the accretable yield) as interest income over the life of the beneficial interest using the effective yield method. Thus, based on the terms in each Interest-Only Receivable, NCB is entitled to a cash interest payment. This is offset by the amortization of the Interest-Only Receivable. Non-Certificated Interest-Only Receivables are recorded in the same manner as available-for-sale investment securities in accordance with paragraph 14 of SFAS 140. Excess yield was $3.0 million and $3.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, a decrease of $0.1 million. A $3.3 million decrease in the average balance contributed $0.3 million to the decrease while an increase in the yield from 8.40% in 2005 to 8.88% in 2006 offset the decrease by $0.2 million.
 
Interest expense increased $19.8 million or 37.8% from $52.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared to $72.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Interest expense on deposits increased $9.2 million or 43.9%. Average deposit balances grew by $56.1 million or 8.3% from 2005 to 2006, accounting for $2.0 million of the increase. Additionally, average deposits cost increased by 103 basis points from 3.13% to 4.16%, accounting for $7.2 million of the increase. The growth of deposits remains a key component of NCB’s funding capability.
 
Interest expense on short-term borrowings increased by $5.8 million or 46.6%. The average balance on short-term borrowings decreased by $10.7 million, which was primarily driven by the termination of the commercial paper program during 2006. However, the average cost of short-term borrowings increased from 3.86% to 5.85%, accounting for $6.3 million of the increase. Included in short-term borrowing interest expense was the write off of $0.5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs relating to the termination of a revolving credit facility. Interest expense on long-term debt, other borrowings and subordinated debt increased $4.7 million or 25.0%. The average balance increased by $26.1 million or 7.5%, accounting for $1.7 million of the increase. In addition, the average cost of borrowing increased 88 basis points from 5.35% in 2005 to 6.23% in 2006, contributing $3.0 million to the increase.
 
NCB recorded, as an offset to interest income, $0.2 million, $3.4 million and $6.1 million associated with its swap contracts relating to the hedging of loans and loan commitments for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. In addition and over the same respective periods, NCB recorded as interest expense $0.5 million, $1.0 million and $2.5 million relating to the hedging of fixed-rate liabilities.
 
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erm Federal funds rate increased to an average of 4.97% in 2006 from 3.22% in 2005. The interest rates on floating rate loans and many shorter term liabilities tend to move in synchronization with short term market interest rates.
 
See Table 1 and Table 2 for detailed information of the changes in interest income and interest expense for 2006 and 2005.
 
Table 1
Changes in Net Interest Income
For the Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                 
    2006 Compared to 2005     2005 Compared to 2004  
    Change in
    Change in
    Increase
    Change in
    Change in
    Increase
 
    average
    average
    (Decrease)
    average
    average
    (Decrease)
 
    volume     rate     Net*     volume     rate     Net*  
 
Interest Income
                                               
Real estate loans
  $ 5,654     $ 9,334     $ 14,988     $ 9,923     $ 6,379     $ 16,302  
Commercial loans and leases
    1,714       3,330       5,044       688       7,061       7,749  
                                                 
Total loans and lease financing
    7,368       12,664       20,032       10,611       13,440       24,051  
Investment securities and cash equivalents
    974       1,083       2,057       (1,663 )     2,138       475  
Other interest income
    (282 )     168       (114 )     (266 )     (223 )     (489 )
                                                 
Total interest income
    8,060       13,915       21,975       8,682       15,355       24,037  
                                                 
Interest Expense
                                               
Deposits
    2,044       7,185       9,229       3,576       4,308       7,884  
Short-term borrowings
    (518 )     6,360       5,842       1,552       4,833       6,385  
Long-term debt, other borrowings and subordinated debt
    1,654       3,034       4,688       (758 )     3,704       2,946  
                                                 
Total interest expense
    3,180       16,579       19,759       4,370       12,845       17,215  
                                                 
Net interest income
  $ 4,880     $ (2,664 )   $ 2,216     $ 4,312     $ 2,510     $ 6,822  
                                                 
* Changes in interest income and interest expense due to changes in rate and volume have been allocated to “change in average volume” and “change in average rate” in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts in each.


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Table 2
Rate Related Assets and Liabilities
For the years ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    Average
    Income/
    Average
    Average
    Income/
    Average
    Average
    Income/
    Average
 
    Balance*     Expense     Rate/Yield     Balance*     Expense     Rate/Yield     Balance*     Expense     Rate/Yield  
 
Assets
Interest earning assets Real estate loans
  $ 1,005,553     $ 64,616       6.43 %   $ 910,351     $ 49,628       5.45 %   $ 714,208     $ 33,326       4.67 %
Commercial loans and leases
    565,537       43,712       7.73 %     542,466       38,668       7.13 %     531,828       30,919       5.81 %
                                                                         
Total loans and lease financing
    1,571,090       108,328       6.90 %     1,452,817       88,296       6.08 %     1,246,036       64,245       5.16 %
Investment securities and cash eqivalents
    125,907       7,147       5.68 %     107,223       5,090       4.75 %     149,719       4,615       3.08 %
Other interest income
    33,562       2,979       8.88 %     36,821       3,093       8.40 %     39,877       3,582       8.98 %
                                                                         
Total interest earning assets
    1,730,559       118,454       6.84 %     1,596,861       96,479       6.04 %     1,435,632       72,442       5.05 %
                                                                         
Allowance for loan losses
    (19,815 )                     (19,962 )                     (16,765 )                
Non-interest earning assets
                                                                       
Cash
    18,234                       23,489                       17,537                  
Other
    28,934                       59,276                       30,187                  
                                                                         
Total non-interest earning assets
    47,168                       82,765                       47,724                  
                                                                         
Total assets
  $ 1,757,912                     $ 1,659,664                     $ 1,466,591                  
                                                                         
 
Liabilities and members’ equity
Interest bearing liabilities
                                                                       
Deposits
  $ 728,352     $ 30,265       4.16 %   $ 672,240     $ 21,036       3.13 %   $ 565,804     $ 13,152       2.32 %
Short-term borrowings
    314,098       18,380       5.85 %     324,759       12,538       3.86 %     273,921       6,153       2.25 %
Long-term debt, other borrowings and subordinated debt
    376,699       23,451       6.23 %     350,576       18,763       5.35 %     366,239       15,817       4.32 %
                                                                         
Total interest bearing liabilities
    1,419,149       72,096       5.08 %     1,347,575       52,337       3.88 %     1,205,964       35,122       2.91 %
                                                                         
Other liabilities
    114,608                       98,024                       59,990                  
Members’ equity
    224,155                       214,065                       200,637                  
                                                                         
Total liabilities and members’ equity
  $ 1,757,912                     $ 1,659,664                     $ 1,466,591                  
                                                                         
Net interest earning assets
  $ 311,410                     $ 249,286                     $ 229,668                  
Net interest revenues and spread
          $ 46,358       1.76 %           $ 44,142       2.16 %           $ 37,320       2.14 %
Net yield on interest earning assets
                    2.68 %                     2.76 %                     2.60 %
 
* Average loan balances include non-accrual loans.
 
Credit Quality
 
To manage credit risk over a wide geographic area and lending in multiple industries, NCB uses a team-based approval process, which relies upon the expertise of lending teams familiar with particular segments of the


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industry in which we lend. Senior management approves those credit facilities exceeding delegated lending authority for each team in an attempt to ensure the quality of lending decisions. In order to keep abreast of economic events and market conditions throughout the United States, various lending teams regularly perform financial analysis of the industries and regions.
 
An inevitable aspect of the lending or risk assumption process is the fact that losses will be incurred. The extent to which losses occur depends on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio. NCB emphasizes continuous credit risk management. Specific procedures have been established that seek to eliminate undue credit risk. They include a multilevel approval process, credit underwriting separate and apart from the approval process, and an ongoing assessment of the credit condition of the portfolio. In addition, a risk rating system is designed to classify each loan according to the risks unique to each credit facility.
 
Loans with risk characteristics that make their full and timely payment uncertain are assigned to the Risk Management Department. The Risk Management Department determines, on a case-by-case basis, the best course of action to restore a credit to an acceptable risk rating or to minimize potential losses to NCB.
 
The allowance for loan losses is increased by the provision for loan losses and decreased by the amount of charge-offs, net of recoveries. The allowance for loan losses is determined based on risk ratings, current and future economic conditions, concentrations, diversification, portfolio size, collateral and guarantee support and level of non-performing and delinquent credits, among other relevant factors.
 
The consolidated allowance calculation on a loan-by-loan basis at December 31, 2006 was $19.5 million, which represents a decrease of $0.7 million from December 31, 2005. The decrease is due to net charge-offs of $4.4 million and provisions of $3.7 million. The allowance for loan losses was 1.2% and 1.4% of total loans and lease financing and was 1.4% and 1.6% of loans and lease financing, excluding loans held for sale, at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The allowance for loan losses was 0.89 and 1.42 times the non-performing assets at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
During the second quarter of 2006, NCB refined the allowance for loan loss calculation for its single-family loan portfolio. The loan loss allowance was adjusted to reduce the allocation for those single-family loans with satisfactory ratings from 50 basis points to 10 basis points of the loan balance. This change in estimate was a direct result of NCB’s loan loss history for these types of loans due to its conservative underwriting.
 
During the second quarter of 2006, NCB also refined the methodology employed to calculate the allowance for loan loss for commercial and commercial real estate loans. The refinement results in the use of more current information to estimate the expected loss for each loan.
 
Included within the provision for loan losses for the year ended 2006 is $2.4 million related to the reclassification of a provision for unfunded commitments. The reclassification was the result of a letter of credit that was drawn on during the third quarter of 2006. Simultaneously, $2.4 million of the loan balance relating to the draw on the letter of credit was charged-off.
 
Also during 2006, NCB increased the reserve allocation on all substandard small business loans from 20% of the unguaranteed or under-collateralized portions of the loans for 2005 to 100% of the unguaranteed or under-collateralized portions of the loans for 2006.
 
The net effect of the preceding changes in estimates, in addition to other charge-offs during the year, resulted in a charge of $3.7 million to the allowance for loan losses for the year ended 2006 compared to a $0.5 million charge for 2005.
 
The increase in impaired assets from 2005 to 2006 was primarily due to the draw on a $6.9 million letter of credit to a senior living facility and the immediate resulting charge-off of $2.4 million of the loan and the addition of two loans to grocery retailers totaling $9.0 million into non-accrual status, offset by $4.5 million of loan payments on non-accrual loans by three grocery retailers and $1.7 million of charge-offs related to those same grocery retailers for the remaining balances of their loans.


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Table 3
SUMMARY OF ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
For the Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                         
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 20,193     $ 16,991     $ 17,098     $ 14,581     $ 22,240  
                                         
Charge-offs
                                       
Commercial and consumer
    (4,689 )     (498 )     (4,711 )     (1,693 )     (8,013 )
Real Estate
    (32 )     (9 )     -       (855 )     -  
                                         
Total charge-offs
    (4,721 )     (507 )     (4,711 )     (2,548 )     (8,013 )
                                         
Recoveries
                                       
Commercial and consumer
    341       2,681       2,092       2,434       674  
Real Estate
    -       558       1       96       65  
                                         
Total Recoveries
    341       3,239       2,093       2,530       739  
                                         
Net recoveries (charge-offs)
    (4,380 )     2,732       (2,618 )     (18 )     (7,274 )
                                         
Provision for loan losses
    3,667       470       2,511       2,535       1,283  
                                         
Reclassified to reserve for unfunded commitments and lines of credit     -       -       -       -       (1,668 )
                                         
Balance at end of year
  $ 19,480     $ 20,193     $ 16,991     $ 17,098     $ 14,581  
                                         
 
Risk rating adjustments, placement of credits on non-accrual status, adjustments in specific reserve requirements, charge-offs of loans and minimal recoveries of loans generated a net incremental decrease of $0.7 million in allowance for loan loss requirements from 2005 to 2006. The decrease of the allowance for loan losses from $20.2 million in 2005 to $19.5 million in 2006 was the result of charge-offs totaling $4.7 million, including $2.4 million related to a loan in the healthcare sector and $1.7 million related to loans in the grocery sector. Partially offsetting these charge-offs were $0.3 million in recoveries and $3.7 million in net provisions. The provision for the year ended December 31, 2006 includes $2.7 million and $0.9 million due to downgrades to loans in the grocery sector and the funding of a letter of credit in the healthcare sector, respectively.
 
Net charge offs or net recoveries were 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.0% and 0.7% of the average loan and lease financing balance for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.


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Table 4
ALLOCATION OF ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
At December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                                                 
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
          Percent of
          Percent of
          Percent of
          Percent of
          Percent of
 
    Amount     Total     Amount     Total     Amount     Total     Amount     Total     Amount     Total  
 
Loan and lease financing
                                                                               
Commercial and consumer
  $ 532,356       38.6 %   $ 574,123       45.4 %   $ 529,165       47.5 %   $ 440,359       49.5 %   $ 411,907       54.8 %
Real estate
    847,746       61.4 %     684,951       54.2 %     569,521       51.1 %     407,718       45.8 %     279,134       37.1 %
Lease financing
    636       0.0 %     4,629       0.4 %     15,972       1.4 %     42,097       4.7 %     60,788       8.1 %
                                                                                 
Total loans and lease financing
  $ 1,380,738       100.0 %   $ 1,263,703       100.0 %   $ 1,114,658       100.0 %   $ 890,174       100.0 %   $ 751,829       100.0 %
                                                                                 
Allocation of allowance for loan losses Commercial and consumer
  $ 14,430       74.1 %   $ 14,780       73.2 %   $ 11,023       64.9 %   $ 11,340       66.3 %   $ 9,813       67.3 %
Real estate
    5,050       25.9 %     5,413       26.8 %     5,968       35.1 %     5,113       29.9 %     2,866       19.7 %
Unallocated
    -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %     645       3.8 %     1,902       13.0 %
                                                                                 
Total allowance for loan losses
  $ 19,480       100.0 %   $ 20,193       100.0 %   $ 16,991       100.0 %   $ 17,098       100.0 %   $ 14,581       100.0 %
                                                                                 
 
Total impaired assets (non-accruing and foreclosed real estate owned) increased to $21.8 million at December 31, 2006 from $14.2 million at December 31, 2005. The increase of $7.6 million was primarily due to the draw on a $6.9 million letter of credit to a senior living facility and the immediate resulting charge-off of $2.4 million of the loan and the addition of two loans to grocery retailers totaling $9.0 million into non-accrual status, offset by $4.5 million of loan payments on non-accrual loans by three grocery retailers and $1.7 million of charge-offs related to those same grocery retailers for the remaining balances of their loans. Management has allocated specific reserves to impaired loans totaling $6.4 million and $2.8 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The specific allowance includes $5.5 million related to four grocery retailers and $0.9 million related to a retirement community loan. NCB had $193 thousand of foreclosed real estate at December 31, 2006 and $10 thousand at December 31, 2005. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, impaired assets as a percentage of total capital were 9.6% and 6.5%, respectively.
 
Table 5
IMPAIRED ASSETS
At December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                         
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
 
Real estate owned
  $ 193     $ 10     $ 29     $ 74     $ -  
Non-accruing loans
    21,600       14,200       17,758       1,686       5,440  
                                         
Total
  $ 21,793     $ 14,210     $ 17,787     $ 1,760     $ 5,440  
                                         
Percentage of loans and lease financing outstanding
    1.58 %     1.12 %     1.60 %     0.20 %     0.72 %
                                         
 
NCB bases credit decisions on the cash flows of its customers and views collateral as a secondary source of repayment.
 
The real estate portfolio contains a concentration of loans in the New York City area; however, the majority of loans are to seasoned housing cooperatives with low loan-to-value ratios. NCB also has minimal credit exposure to highly leveraged transactions, commercial real estate and construction loans. NCB has no foreign loan exposure.


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Non-interest Income
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                 
    Non-interest income for the
 
    years ended December 31  
    2006     2005  
 
Gain on sale of loans
  $ 20,705     $ 26,377  
(Loss) on sale of investments available-for-sale
    (29 )     (13 )
Servicing fees
    4,537       4,202  
Letter of credit fees
    3,513       3,454  
Prepayment fees
    1,312       208  
Other
    3,613       2,975  
                 
Total non-interest income
  $ 33,651     $ 37,203  
                 
 
Total non-interest income decreased $3.5 million or 9.5% from $37.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $33.7 million in 2006. The decrease was primarily driven by a $5.7 million decrease in gain on loan sales from $26.4 million in 2005 to $20.7 million in 2006. The percentage gain, as a percent of sold principal balance of commercial real estate loans, declined from 3.22% in 2005 to 2.43% in 2006 due to increased competition in the commercial mortgage market. Based on current market conditions, NCB does not anticipate the percentage gain of commercial real estate principal sold reverting back to the levels experienced in 2005.
 
The following table shows the unpaid principal balance of loans sold for the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Commercial real estate (CRE) loans:
               
CRE loans for securitization
  $ 593,474     $ 563,802  
Other CRE loan sales
    216,098       251,090  
                 
Total commercial real estate
    809,572       814,892  
Auto loans
    179,281       58,718  
Single family residential and cooperative loans
    78,176       80,243  
SBA loans
    13,674       7,701  
                 
Total
  $ 1,080,703     $ 961,554  
                 
 
The auto loan sales represent sale, at par, of participations in auto loans. NCB purchases and sells these notes purchased within a 30-day cycle. The primary economic benefit to NCB of this program is the net interest income it earns while these notes are on the balance sheet for this 30-day period. The program was established in the second quarter of 2005, thus explaining the significant year-over-year increase.
 
The net SFAS 133 adjustment, which is included in Gain on Sale of Loans, was a gain of $0.8 million and a loss of $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2006, the gain on undesignated derivatives of $0.2 million was comprised of a $0.1 million gain related to the change in value of rate lock commitments and a $0.1 million gain related to the change in value of undesignated interest rate swaps and forward loan sales commitments hedging the rate lock commitments. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the net gain on undesignated derivatives of $0.2 million was comprised of a $2.0 million loss related to the change in value of rate lock commitments net of a $2.2 million gain related to the change in value of undesignated interest rate swaps and forward loan sales commitments hedging the rate lock commitments.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2006 the net hedge ineffectiveness was a net gain of $0.1 million compared to net loss of $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005.


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Other non-interest income includes commercial and real estate loan fees, cash management service fees, dividends on FHLB stock and other miscellaneous income NCB earns. Other non-interest income increased $0.6 million from $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 to $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
In total, non-interest income amounted to 42.1% of total net revenue (net interest income plus non-interest income) for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared with 45.7% for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
Non-interest Expense
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                 
    Non-interest expense for the
 
    years ended December 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Compensation and employee benefits
  $ 31,038     $ 29,001  
Occupancy and equipment
    8,700       5,861  
Contractual services
    6,086       6,399  
Corporate development
    3,132       2,942  
Information systems
    2,884       2,702  
Travel and entertainment
    1,554       1,596  
Contribution to NCB Capital Impact
    -       750  
(Credit) provision for unfunded commitments
    (1,077 )     791  
Other
    3,186       3,044  
                 
Total non-interest expense
  $ 55,503     $ 53,086  
                 
 
Non-interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased 4.6% or $2.4 million to $55.5 million compared with $53.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in compensation and employee benefits, a $2.8 million increase in occupancy and equipment, netted with a decrease of $1.9 million in the provision for unfunded commitments. Non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets was 3.2% for 2006 and 2005.
 
Compensation and employee benefits, increased 7.0% or $2.0 million to $31.0 million compared to $29.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This was largely driven by a $1.3 million increase in base salary adjustments for the year in addition to a $0.7 million decrease in the FAS 91 loan origination cost deferral for the year ended December 31, 2006 compared to 2005. FAS 91 requires companies to defer certain costs relating to the origination of loan proceeds. For NCB, the principal deferral is salary expense. Although headcount increased to 306 from 280 year-over-year, the timing and salary levels of those employees accounting for the increase did not significantly increase compensation and employee benefits.
 
The decrease or credit to the provision for unfunded commitments of $1.9 million resulted primarily from a $2.4 million reclassification from the provision for unfunded commitments to the provision for loan losses for a draw on a letter of credit, netted with additional provisions recorded during 2006.
 
Occupancy and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased $2.8 million or 48.4% to $8.7 million compared with $5.9 million for the corresponding prior year period. $1.4 million of the increase resulted from the acceleration of depreciation relating to fixed assets at NCB’s current 1725 Eye Street, Washington, D.C. headquarters (“1725 Eye Street”) in addition to rent expense incurred for the new office space in Arlington, Virginia (as discussed below).
 
In January 2006, NCB entered into a lease for office space in Arlington, Virginia. The Arlington, Virginia lease agreement provided NCB with the option to have the Landlord assume the economic obligation for the remaining 1725 Eye Street lease term. In August 2006, NCB exercised this option. Effective with the date NCB vacates the 1725 Eye Street office, the Landlord will obtain control over the current office space, including the rights to all furniture and fixtures. NCB will not receive consideration for the value of the furniture and fixtures.


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Therefore, NCB accelerated the amortization and depreciation of its furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements over the remaining service period resulting in the recognition of $1.4 million of expense for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
Under the provisions of the Act, NCB makes tax deductible, voluntary contributions to NCB Capital Impact. These contributions are discretionary and are based upon the approval of NCB’s Board of Directors. NCB did not make a contribution to NCB Capital Impact for the year ended December 31, 2006. NCB made a contribution of $0.8 million to NCB Capital Impact in the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
Income Taxes
 
Under the terms of the Act, NCB is exempt from most state and local taxes. In addition, under provisions of the Act and Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code, NCB substantially reduces its Federal tax liability through the issuance of annual patronage dividends. The federal income tax provision is determined on the basis of non-member income generated by NCB, FSB, and the reserves set aside for dividends on Class C stock. NCB’s subsidiaries are also subject to varying levels of state taxation. Note 22 “Income Taxes” to the consolidated financial statements contains additional discussions of NCB’s tax status.
 
2005 and 2004 Financial Summary
 
The net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $25.6 million. This was a 13.7% or $3.0 million increase compared with $22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The primary factors affecting the increase in the net income were a $6.8 million increase in net interest income, a $2.0 million decrease in the provision for loan losses and a $4.1 million increase in non-interest income. The increase from these factors was offset by an $8.9 million increase in non-interest expense. The tax provision also increased by $0.9 million.
 
Total assets increased 5.1% or $0.1 billion to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2005 from $1.6 billion at December 31, 2004. The increase in assets was the result of a $149.0 million increase in loan and lease financing primarily due to an increase in cooperative single family loan originations netted with a $71.3 million decrease in loans held for sale due to increased loan sale activity in 2005 from 2004.
 
The return on average total assets was 1.5% for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the return on average members’ equity was 12.0% and 11.2%, respectively.
 
Net Interest Income
 
Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased $6.8 million or 18.3% to $44.1 million compared with $37.3 million for 2004.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2005, interest income increased 33.2% or $24.1 million, to $96.5 million compared with $72.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The total average earning balances increased by $161.2 million and aggregate yields increased from 5.05% in 2004 to 6.04% in 2005. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in average real estate loan balances as well as an increase in average yields on commercial loan and lease balances.
 
Interest income from real estate loans increased $16.3 million or 48.9%. An increase in average balances of $196.1 million or 27.5% contributed $9.9 million of the increase while an increase in the yield from 4.67% in 2004 to 5.45% in 2005 contributed $6.4 million. Commercial loans and lease interest income increased $7.7 million or 25.1%. Average balances increased by $10.6 million, contributing $0.7 million to the increase. The increase in the yield from 5.81% in 2004 to 7.13% in 2005 contributed $7.0 million to the year over year increase. Interest income from investment securities and cash equivalents increased $0.5 million. A $42.5 million or 28.4% decrease in average balances was more than offset by a $2.1 million increase due to a change in yields from 3.08% in 2004 to 4.75% in 2005.
 
Interest expense increased $17.2 million or 49.0% from $35.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to $52.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Interest expense on deposits increased


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$7.9 million or 59.9%. Average deposit balances grew by $106.4 million or 18.8% from 2004 to 2005, accounting for $3.6 million of the increase. Additionally, average deposit cost increased from 2.32% to 3.13%, accounting for $4.3 million of the increase. Interest expense on short-term borrowings increased by $6.4 million or 103.8%. The average balance on short-term borrowings increased by $50.8 million, which was primarily driven by higher Federal Home Loan Bank advances, and accounted for $1.6 million of the increase. In addition, the average cost of short-term borrowings increased from 2.25% to 3.86%, accounting for $4.8 million of the increase. Interest expense on long-term debt, other borrowings and subordinated debt increased $2.9 million due to an increase in average rate to 5.35% from 4.32% for 2005 and 2004, respectively, which contributed $3.7 million to the increase, offset by a $0.8 million decrease due to a decrease in average balances.
 
See Table 1 and Table 2 for detailed information of the fluctuations in interest income and interest expense for 2005 and 2004.
 
Non-Interest Income
 
Total non-interest income increased $4.1 million or 12.3% from $33.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 to $37.2 million in 2005. The increase was primarily driven by a $8.0 million increase in gain on loan sales due to increased loan sale activity, offset by a $3.5 million decrease in gain on sale of investments available for sale and a $1.0 million decrease in loan fee income.
 
Gains on sales of loans and investment securities of $26.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, represented 70.9% of non-interest income, and increased $4.6 million from $21.8 million in 2004. The increase resulted primarily from enhanced investor spreads as well as a 38.9% increase in loan sale volume in 2005. The increase in loan sale volume excludes $80.9 million of mortgage-backed securities sold during 2004. If the mortgage-backed security transactions were included in 2004 loan sales, the increase loan sale volume from 2004 to 2005 would have been 24.4%.
 
The net SFAS 133 adjustment, which is included in Gain on Sale of Loans, was a loss of $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the net gain on undesignated derivatives of $0.2 million was comprised of a $2.0 million loss related to the change in value of rate lock commitments net of a $2.2 million gain related to the change in value of the undesignated interest rate swaps and forward loan sales commitments hedging the rate lock commitments. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the net loss on undesignated derivatives of $0.6 million was composed of a $0.9 million loss related to the change in value of rate lock commitments net of a $0.3 million gain related to the change in value of undesignated interest rate swaps and forward loan sales commitments hedging the rate lock commitments.
 
Letter of credit fees decreased by $0.4 million or 9.6% from 2004 to 2005 principally reflecting lower average issuance fees.
 
In total, non-interest income amounted to 45.7% of total net revenue (net interest income plus non-interest income) for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared with 47.0% in 2004.
 
Non-Interest Expense
 
Non-interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased 20.3% or $8.9 million to $53.0 million compared with $44.1 million for the corresponding prior year. Compensation and employee benefits expense increased 22.0% or $5.2 million from $23.8 million in 2004 to $29.0 million in 2005.
 
Contractual services increased 27.8% or $1.4 million to $6.4 million in 2005 from $5.0 million in 2004. The increase was primarily due to an increase in audit fees and consulting costs to support the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulatory compliance.
 
NCB made a contribution of $0.8 million and $0.5 million to NCB Capital Impact in 2005 and 2004, respectively. Non-interest expense, inclusive of NCB Capital Impact contributions, as a percentage of average assets was 3.2% and 3.0% in 2005 and 2004, respectively.


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2006 and 2005 Fourth Quarter Results
 
Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2006 decreased $0.1 million from $5.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. For the three months ended December 31, 2006, net interest income increased 3.5% or $0.4 million to $11.9 million compared with $11.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005.
 
For the three months ended December 31, 2006, interest income increased 19.6% or $5.1 million to $31.0 million compared with $25.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005. The increase was primarily due to a $3.7 million increase in real estate loan interest income and a $0.7 million increase in commercial loan interest income both resulting from increased loan volume during the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. For the three months ended December 31, 2006, interest expense increased $4.7 million or 32.5% from $14.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to $19.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. The increase in interest expense resulted primarily from a $2.4 million increase in deposit interest expense resulting from an increase in deposit balances, a $1.1 million increase in long-term borrowing interest expense and a $1.2 million increase in short-term borrowing interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005.
 
For the three months ended December 31, 2006, total non-interest income increased $1.0 million or 13.3% to $8.1 million compared to $7.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005. This increase resulted primarily from a $0.8 million increase in gain on sale of loans during the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005.
 
Non-interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 2006 increased 0.6% or $0.1 million to $14.7 million compared with $14.6 million for the same period in 2005. Most activity within non-interest expense remained constant quarter to quarter.
 
For the three months ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, a tax expense of $0.3 million and $0.6 million was recognized, respectively.
 
Table 6
CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
For the Three Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                                 
    2006     2005  
    Dec. 31     Sept. 30     June 30     Mar. 31     Dec. 31     Sept. 30     June 30     Mar. 31  
 
Interest income
  $ 30,975     $ 30,402     $ 29,111     $ 27,966     $ 25,894     $ 25,070     $ 24,486     $ 21,029  
Interest expense
    19,066       18,772       17,727       16,530       14,385       14,072       12,885       10,995  
                                                                 
Net interest income
    11,909       11,630       11,384       11,436       11,509       10,998       11,601       10,034  
Provision for loan losses
    (168 )     5,276       (1,428 )     (13 )     (1,875 )     1,595       (417 )     1,167  
                                                                 
Income after provision for loan losses
    12,077       6,354       12,812       11,449       13,384       9,403       12,018       8,867  
Non-interest income
    8,093       9,290       8,439       7,829       7,146       8,817       9,344       11,896  
                                                                 
Net revenue
    20,170       15,644       21,251       19,278       20,530       18,220       21,362       20,763  
Non-interest expense
    14,667       12,661       14,598       13,577       14,579       13,494       12,402       12,611  
                                                                 
Income before income taxes
    5,503       2,983       6,653       5,701       5,951       4,726       8,960       8,152  
Provision for income taxes
    297       (49 )     661       505       609       235       621       677  
                                                                 
Net income
  $ 5,206     $ 3,032     $ 5,992     $ 5,196     $ 5,342     $ 4,491     $ 8,339     $ 7,475  
                                                                 
 
Sources and Uses of Funds
 
NCB’s principal sources of cash are debt borrowings through the capital market, deposits from customers, loan sales and interest on loans. The principal uses of cash are loan fundings and purchases of investment securities.


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Principal Sources of Cash
 
Borrowings
 
One of NCB’s sources of funds is debt borrowings. NCB maintains credit facilities provided by a consortium of banks. During the second quarter of 2006, NCB terminated its previous revolving credit agreement and entered into a new credit agreement on May 1, 2006. Included in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 is $0.5 million of deferred costs related to the previous revolving line of credit. The new revolving credit agreement has a total facility of $350.0 million and matures on April 29, 2011. As of December 31, 2006, $156.0 million was outstanding under the new revolving line of credit. NCB also has letter of credit availability under the revolver of which $5.0 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2006. Therefore, as of December 31, 2006, $189.0 million was available under this facility. At December 31, 2005, no balance was outstanding on the previous revolving line of credit. Additionally, the commercial paper program was terminated on June 30, 2006. At December 31, 2005 there were $132.2 million of commercial paper borrowings outstanding.
 
NCB, FSB is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio (FHLB) and it has a pledge agreement with FHLB requiring advances to be secured by eligible mortgages with a principal balance of 125% to 300% of such advances. NCB, FSB had $97.3 million in available unused committed borrowing capacity with the FHLB as of December 31, 2006. At December 31, 2006, there were $249.5 million outstanding advances from the FHLB, of which $50.0 million were long-term, compared to $181.6 million at December 31, 2005, none of which were long-term. NCB also has letter of credit availability under the FHLB of which $8.6 million and $6.7 million was outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
NCB had $20.0 million of bid lines (borrowing facilities in which no commitment fee is paid and where the other party is not committed to lend to NCB) available of which none was outstanding at December 31, 2006. There were no bid lines outstanding at December 31, 2005.
 
At December 31, 2006 and 2005, under its Medium Term Note Program, NCB had authority to issue up to $151.0 million and $176.0 million of medium term notes, respectively inclusive of the outstanding balances. The $25.0 million reduction relates to the pay down of the same amount of Medium Term Notes during 2006. As of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, NCB had $15.0 million and $40.0 million of medium term notes outstanding under this program, respectively.
 
In addition, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, NCB had $155.0 million of privately placed debt issued to various institutional investors outstanding, resulting in $10.0 million remaining capacity of private placement issuances under an Uncommitted Master Shelf Agreement with an institutional investor for 2006 and 2005.
 
At both December 31, 2006 and 2005, NCB had authority to issue up to $50.0 million in preferred stock or subordinated debt. There was no preferred stock or subordinated debt under this authority outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
Loan Sales and Securitization
 
NCB’s business model relies heavily upon selling commercial real estate loans that we originate.
 
During 2006, NCB sold $1.1 billion of loans compared with $961.6 million during 2005. NCB’s liquidity could be negatively impacted if its sales channels were disrupted.
 
Deposits
 
Deposits held by NCB, FSB increased 9.4% to $806.5 million at December 31, 2006 from $736.9 million at December 31, 2005 driven by growth in certificates of deposit. The weighted average rates on deposits at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were 4.3% and 3.5%, respectively. Deposits consist of both non-maturity deposits having no contractual terms or maturity dates and certificates of deposit with contractual terms. Non-maturity deposits may be interest-bearing or non-interest bearing. Non-maturity deposits totaled $260.9 million and comprised 32.4% of total deposits at December 31, 2006 compared to $246.1 million and 33.4% of total deposits at December 31, 2005. Certificates of deposit totaled $545.5 million and $490.9 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The average maturity of the certificates of deposit at December 31, 2006 was 20.2 months


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compared with 25.1 months at December 31, 2005. Deposits were 53.4% and 53.0% of interest bearing liabilities in 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Principal Uses of Cash
 
Loans and Leases
 
NCB sells commercial real estate and residential real estate loans. When NCB sells loans, it generally retains the mortgage servicing rights and, depending on the nature of the sale, may also retain interest-only securities.
 
During 2006 and 2005, NCB sold loans through securitized transactions and retained interest-only receivables, which are considered retained interests in the securitization transactions. The net proceeds from NCB’s 2006 sale of loans through securitized transactions were $601.6 million and generated a total of $5.5 million in retained interests. The proceeds from NCB’s 2005 sales of loans through securitized transactions were $586.8 million and generated a total of $7.0 million in retained interests.
 
During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, NCB also sold loans through non-securitized transactions. The net proceeds from the sale of these loans were $310.8 million and generated a total of $4.4 million in retained interests for the year ended December 31, 2006. The net proceeds from the sale of these loans were $402.8 million and generated a total of $5.5 million in retained interests for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
NCB does not retain the servicing rights on auto loan sales, which generated net proceeds of $179.3 million for 2006.
 
In total, NCB generated a gain on the sale of loans of $20.7 million and $26.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Loans and leases outstanding, including loans held for sale, increased 8.5% to $1.6 billion at December 31, 2006 from $1.5 billion at December 31, 2005.
 
The commercial loan and lease portfolio decreased 7.9% to $533.0 million at December 31, 2006 compared with $578.7 million at December 31, 2005 due principally to a decrease in commercial loan and lease portfolio loan originations.
 
The real estate portfolio increased 23.8% to $847.7 million at December 31, 2006 from $685.0 million at December 31, 2005 due to an increase in portfolio real estate loan originations during 2006. The real estate portfolio is substantially composed of multifamily cooperative mortgages, single-family mortgages and cooperative single-family loans.
 
NCB’s commercial portfolio has a concentration in the food retailing and distribution industry. The loan types include lines of credit, revolving credits, and term loans. These loans are typically collateralized with general business assets (e.g., inventory, receivables, fixed assets, and leasehold interests). The loans will be repaid from cash flows generated by the borrower’s operating activities. NCB’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties to the loan is the carrying amounts of the loans less the realizable value of collateral.
 
The commercial and real estate loan portfolio and loans held for sale are diversified both in terms of industry and geography. The following is the distribution of the loans outstanding at December 31:
 
                                 
    Commercial Loans     Real estate Loans  
    2006     2005     2006     2005  
 
By Region:
                               
Northeast
    21.8 %     22.0 %     44.2 %     46.8 %
Southeast
    32.2 %     23.4 %     20.9 %     15.9 %
Central
    14.4 %     16.1 %     12.0 %     12.3 %
West
    31.6 %     38.5 %     22.9 %     25.0 %
                                 
      100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
                                 


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    Percentage of Total Loan
 
    Portfolio  
    2006     2005  
 
By Borrower Type
               
Real estate
               
Residential
    53.8 %     52.9 %
Commercial
    14.5 %     7.7 %
Commercial
               
Food retailing and distribution
    8.1 %     11.5 %
Community Association
    5.1 %     6.6 %
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
    4.9 %     3.8 %
Franchisee
    3.6 %     3.0 %
Hardware
    2.9 %     2.9 %
Healthcare
    1.3 %     0.9 %
Non-Profit
    1.2 %     0.8 %
Other
    4.6 %     9.9 %
                 
      100.0 %     100.0 %
                 
 
NCB originates multi-family cooperative mortgages to predominantly owner-occupied housing cooperatives. A significant portion of NCB’s mortgage loans is secured by real estate in New York City due to the city’s extensive cooperative market. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were $412.4 million and $350.0 million of real estate loans secured by real estate in New York City, respectively, representing 25% and 23% of total loans and leases outstanding, respectively. The collateral for real estate loans consists of first mortgage liens on the land and improvements of cooperatively owned, multi-family residential properties and property leases. Furthermore, the real estate portfolio includes loans secured by second mortgage liens. In addition, certain unsecured lines of credit have been issued to Real Estate cooperative borrowers. The loans are repaid from operations of the real estate cooperative. NCB’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by other parties to the loans is the carrying amounts of the loans less the value of the collateral.
 
See Table 7 for the maturity schedule of loans.
 
Table 7
MATURITY SCHEDULE OF LOANS
As of December 31, 2006
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                 
    One Year or
    One to Five
    Over Five
       
    Less     Years     Years     Total  
 
Consumer loans
  $ 1,306     $ 8,176     $ 1,225     $ 10,707  
Commercial loans
    68,619       179,621       273,409       521,649  
Real estate loans:
                               
Residential
    18,254       71,135       611,922       701,311  
Commercial
    22,436       37,093       86,906       146,435  
Lease financing
    86       550       -       636  
                                 
Total loans and leases
  $ 110,701     $ 296,575     $ 973,462     $ 1,380,738  
                                 
Fixed interest rate loans
  $ 33,077     $ 105,870     $ 197,986     $ 336,933  
Variable interest rate loans
    77,624       190,705       775,476       1,043,805  
                                 
Total Loans
  $ 110,701     $ 296,575     $ 973,462     $ 1,380,738  
                                 


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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investment Securities
 
Cash, cash equivalents, and investment securities increased 1.0% or $1.4 million to $135.1 million at December 31, 2006 compared with $133.7 million at December 31, 2005. NCB held $1.4 million and $1.2 million of mortgage-backed securities at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Cash, cash equivalents, and investment securities represent 7.4% of interest earning assets at December 31, 2006 compared with 7.9% at December 31, 2005.
 
Cash Provided by Operating Activities. NCB’s net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $21.9 million against $96.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This $74.2 million decrease in cash provided was primarily due to the net effect of the increase in the origination and purchases of loans held for sale and the offsetting increase in proceeds from loans held for sale of $74.7 million.
 
Cash Used in Investing Activities. NCB’s net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $134.9 million compared to $156.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This $21.2 million decrease in cash used was primarily due to a $14.2 million decrease in the originations of loans, netted with principal payments.
 
Cash Provided by Financing Activities. NCB’s net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $117.8 million against $55.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 primarily due a $123.4 million change in cash from the proceeds from short-term debt, offset by a $62.0 million year-over-year decline in cash from deposits.
 
Asset and Liability Management
 
Asset and liability management is the structuring of interest rate sensitivities of an entity’s assets and liabilities in order to manage the impact of changes in market interest rates on net interest income. NCB’s liquidity and internal rate of return are managed by the Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”), composed of senior officers of NCB, which meets monthly. The fundamental role of the ALCO is to devise and implement business strategies designed to enhance earnings and the economic value of equity while simultaneously maintaining a prudent level of exposure to interest rate risk. The ALCO devises balance sheet strategies for managing loans, investments, deposits, borrowed funds and off-balance sheet transactions to achieve desired financial performance. The committee also develops strategies for pricing various products and services as well as ensuring compliance with related Board policies and established regulatory requirements.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity is the ability to meet financial obligations either through the sale or maturity of existing assets or through the raising of additional funds. Maintaining adequate liquidity therefore requires careful coordination of the maturity of assets and liabilities.
 
Maintaining near-cash and short-term investments that can be converted to cash at little or no cost generally provides our asset liquidity. We manage liquidity and capital resources in order to provide funding for various types of loans, including commercial, real estate and consumer loans, and debt service on borrowings. The major sources of funds are loan sale proceeds, deposits from customers, repayments of loan originations and advances from the FHLB and other borrowings. The principal uses of cash are loan originations and purchases of investment securities. Additionally, NCB maintains a $350.0 million revolving line of credit under which $189.0 was available at December 31, 2006.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2006, one of NCB’s principal sources of funds was from loan sale proceeds. NCB sold $1.1 billion and $961.6 million of loans, resulting in a net gain of $20.7 million and $26.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Loan sale proceeds include commercial real estate loan sales for securitization and other commercial real estate loan sales, auto loan sales, single-family residential and cooperative loan sales and SBA loans sales. Commercial real estate loan sales for securitization were the majority of the loan sale proceeds comprising $601.6 million or 55.1% and $586.8 million or 59.3% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.


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Total deposits, another principal source of funds, increased to $806.5 million from $736.9 million at December 31, 2005. The majority of deposits are in the form of certificates of deposit, which accounted for $545.5 million or 67.6% and $490.9 million or 66.6% of our deposits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The aggregate amount of certificates of deposit with a minimum denomination of $100 thousand was $398.0 million and $335.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Interest-bearing demand deposits accounted for $214.8 million or 26.6% and $212.5 million or 28.8% of our total deposits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The average rate paid on NCB’s certificates of deposit was 4.60% and 3.99% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The average rate paid on the interest-bearing demand deposits was 4.28% and 2.80% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2006, our principal use of funds was loans originated for the purpose of selling in the near future. During 2006, NCB originated $899.4 million of loans held for sale, net of principal collections.
 
NCB utilized particular sources of funds based on comparative costs and availability. NCB generally manages the pricing of deposits to maintain a steady to increasing deposit portfolio in the aggregate. Based on warehouse funding requirements, NCB uses the borrowing facility available from the FHLB. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the FHLB facility was $249.5 million as compared to $181.6 million as of December 31, 2005.
 
As of December 31, 2006, there was $47.8 million of cash and equivalents, which was an increase of $4.8 million from December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2006, NCB also had $5.4 million of cash that was in a restricted cash account as a result of a recourse obligation as discussed in Note 7.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
NCB has various financial obligations, including contractual obligations that may require future cash payments. Further discussion of the nature of each obligation is included in Notes 13 through 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The following table presents, as of December 31, 2006, significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations to third parties by payment date (dollars in thousands):
 
                                         
          One to
                   
    One Year or
    Three
    Three to
    Over Five
       
    Less     Years     Five Years     Years     Total  
 
Deposits without a stated maturity
  $ 260,913     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 260,913  
Certificates of deposit
    271,013       174,259       78,648       21,620       545,540  
Short-term borrowings
    354,673       -       -       -       354,673  
Long-term debt
            122,864       79,981       14,928       217,773  
Subordinated debt
    2,441       4,882       28,871       84,482       120,676  
Junior subordinated debt
    -       -       -       50,647       50,647  
Operating leases
    6,062       12,333       10,402       35,574       64,371  
                                         
Total
  $ 895,102     $ 314,338     $ 197,902     $ 207,251     $ 1,614,593  
                                         
 
Commitments, Contingent Liabilities, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
Discussion of NCB’s commitments, contingent liabilities and off-Balance sheet arrangements is included in Note 24 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Commitments to extend credit do not necessarily represent future cash requirements, as these commitments may expire without being drawn on based upon NCB’s historical experience.


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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
NCB’s principal market risk exposure is to interest rates.
 
NCB’s asset and liability management process manages NCB’s interest rate risk by structuring the balance sheet and derivative portfolios to maximize net interest income while maintaining an acceptable level of risk to changes in market interest rates. The achievement of this goal requires a balance between profitability, liquidity, and interest rate risk.
 
Interest rate risk is managed by the “ALCO” in accordance with policies approved by NCB’s Board of Directors. The ALCO formulates strategies designed to ensure appropriate level of interest rate risk. In determining the appropriate level of interest rate risk, the ALCO considers the impact on earnings and capital of the current outlook on interest rates, potential changes in interest rates and liquidity, business strategies, and other factors. The ALCO meets regularly to review, among other things, the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses, purchase and sale activity, warehouse loans and commitments to originate loans (“mortgage pipeline”), and the maturities of investments and borrowings. Additionally, the ALCO reviews liquidity, cash flow flexibility, maturities of deposits, and consumer and commercial deposit activity.
 
To effectively measure and manage interest rate risk, NCB uses simulation analyses to determine the impact on net interest income of various interest rate scenarios, balance sheet trends, and strategies. From these simulations, interest rate risk is quantified and appropriate strategies are developed and implemented. Additionally, duration and market value sensitivity measures are utilized to provide additional insights concerning the interest rate risk management process. Executive management and NCB’s Board of Directors review the overall interest rate
 
risk position and strategies on an ongoing basis. NCB has traditionally managed its business to maintain limited exposure to changes in interest rates.
 
NCB hedges a portion of its interest rate risk by entering into certain financial instruments including interest rate swaps, caps, floors, financial options, financial futures contracts, and forward delivery contracts. A hedge is a transaction to reduce risk by creating a relationship whereby changes in the value of the hedged asset or liability are offset in whole or in part by changes in the value of the financial instrument used for hedging. The impact of all hedging relationships is included in the following analysis.
 
The following tables present an analysis of the sensitivity of NCB’s net interest income and economic value of portfolio equity (market value of assets, less liabilities and derivative instruments.) The interest rate scenarios presented in the table include interest rates at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 as adjusted for instantaneous parallel rate changes upward and downward of up to 200 basis points.
 
Net interest income was reasonably well insulated against the impact of changes in market interest rates at both December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The impact of changing market interest rates is nonlinear due to the existence of customer options, primarily loan prepayments options, embedded in the balance sheet. These embedded options, together with the nearly equally balanced responses to higher and lower interest rate changes, result in lower prospective net interest income in both higher and lower interest rate scenarios at December 31, 2006.


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Since there are limitations inherent in any methodology used to estimate the exposure to changes in market interest rates, this analysis is not intended to be a forecast of the actual effect of a change in market interest rates. The net interest income variability reflects NCB’s interest sensitivity gap (defined below) and other factors.
 
                     
2006  
            Change In
 
Change In
          Economic Value
 
Interest
    Change In Net
    of Portfolio
 
Rates     Interest Income     Equity  
 
  +200       -1.4 %     -8.5 %
  +100       -0.5 %     -4.2 %
  -100       -0.1 %     2.9 %
  -200       -1.3 %     4.1 %
 
                     
2005  
            Change In
 
Change In
          Economic Value
 
Interest
    Change In Net
    of Portfolio
 
Rates     Interest Income     Equity  
 
  +200       2.0 %     -6.3 %
  +100       1.2 %     -2.8 %
  -100       -1.6 %     1.5 %
  -200       -3.6 %     3.1 %
 
Key assumptions used in the sensitivity analysis of net interest income and economic value of portfolio equity include the following:
 
  1.  Balance sheet balances for various asset and liability classes are held constant for the net interest income simulations.
 
  2.  Prepayment assumptions are predicated on an analysis of historical prepayment behavior and management expectations.
 
  3.  Spread relationships between various interest rate indices and interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities estimated based on the analysis of historical relationships and management expectations.
 
The interest rate sensitivity gap (“gap”) is defined as the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within a given time period. During a period of rising interest rates, a positive gap (where the amount of assets maturing and repricing within one year exceeds liabilities maturing or repricing within one year) would tend to have a positive impact on net interest income while a negative gap would tend to have a detrimental impact. During a period of declining interest rates, a negative gap would tend to have a positive impact on net interest income while a positive gap would tend to have a detrimental impact. NCB’s one-year cumulative gap analysis at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were positive $37.5 million or 2.05% of assets and positive $75.2 million or 4.43% of assets, respectively. These rather small positive gaps are consistent with the simulation results that show limited changes in net interest income in response to changes in market interest rates,
 
While the gap position is a useful tool in measuring interest rate risk, it is difficult to predict the effect of changing interest rates solely on that measure, without accounting for alterations in the maturity or repricing characteristics of the balance sheet that occur during changes in market interest rates. For example, the gap position reflects only the prepayment assumptions pertaining to the current rate environment. Assets tend to prepay more rapidly during periods of declining interest rates than during periods of rising interest rates. Because of this and other risk factors not contemplated by the gap position, an institution could have a matched gap position in the current rate environment and still have its net interest income exposed to interest rate risk.


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The tables 8 and 9 set forth the expected maturity and repricing characteristics of NCB’s consolidated assets, liabilities and derivative contracts at December 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
Table 8
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
At December 31, 2006
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                         
                                  Over 12
       
    Interest -
    Interest -
    Interest -
    Interest -
    Interest -
    Months and
       
    sensitivity 30
    sensitivity 3
    sensitivity 6
    sensitivity 12
    sensitivity
    Non-Interest
       
     days      month      month     month     Total     Sensitive     Total  
 
Interest-earning assets
                                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 53,154     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 53,154     $ -     $ 53,154  
Investment securities
    5,186       2,716       6,706       12,783       27,391       59,964       87,355  
Loans and leases*
    181,136       403,637       71,803       104,369       760,945       843,160       1,604,105  
Other assets - net
    1,228       440       657       1,347       3,672       81,191       84,863  
                                                         
Total
    240,704       406,793       79,166       118,499       845,162       984,315       1,829,477  
                                                         
Interest-bearing liabilities
                                                       
Deposits
  $ 181,376     $ 91,303     $ 65,630     $ 89,529     $ 427,838     $ 339,019     $ 766,857  
Short-term borrowings
    354,673       -       -       -       354,673       -       354,673  
Long-term debt
    -       -       -       -       -       217,773       217,773  
Subordinated debt
    -       39,310       -       18,218       57,528       63,148       120,676  
Jr. Subordinated debt
    50,647       -       -       -       50,647       -       50,647  
                                                         
Total
    586,696       130,613       65,630       107,747       890,686       619,940       1,510,626  
                                                         
Other
                                                       
Other non-interest bearing, net
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 318,851     $ 318,851  
Effect of interest rate swap and financial futures
    (39,574 )     (43,404 )     -       -       (82,978 )     82,978       -  
                                                         
Total liabilities & members’ equity, net of derivatives
  $ 547,122     $ 87,209     $ 65,630     $ 107,747     $ 807,708     $ 1,021,769     $ 1,829,477  
                                                         
Repricing differences
  $ (306,418 )   $ 319,584     $ 13,536     $ 10,752     $ 37,454                  
                                                         
Cumulative gap
  $ (306,418 )   $ 13,166     $ 26,702     $ 37,454                          
                                                         
Cumulative gap as  % of total assets
    -16.75 %     0.72 %     1.46 %     2.05 %                        
                                                         
 
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Table 9
INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
At December 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                         
                                  Over 12
       
                                  Months
       
    Interest -
    Interest -
    Interest -
    Interest-
    Interest -
    and Non-
       
    sensitivity 30
    sensitivity 3
    sensitivity 6
    sensitivity 12
    sensitivity
    Interest
       
     days      month      month     month     Total     Sensitive     Total  
 
Interest-earning assets
                                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 11,835     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 11,835     $ 36,317     $ 48,152  
Investment securities
    8,273       10,362       4,834       5,917       29,386       61,337       90,723  
Loans and leases*
    136,687       453,800       70,805       105,786       767,078       708,456       1,475,534  
Other assets - net
    16,094       385       585       1,200       18,264       61,894       80,158  
                                                         
Total
    172,889       464,547       76,224       112,903       826,563       868,004       1,694,567  
                                                         
Interest-bearing liabilities Deposits
  $ 178,660     $ 68,208     $ 41,248     $ 78,905       367,021     $ 344,436     $ 711,457  
Short-term borrowings
    288,271       24,611       -       -       312,882       -       312,882  
Long-term debt
    -       20,000       5,000       55,000       80,000       113,041       193,041  
Subordinated debt
    -       39,310       -       27,564       66,874       56,243       123,117  
Jr. Subordinated debt
    50,614       -       -       -       50,614       -       50,614  
                                                         
Total
    517,545       152,129       46,248       161,469       877,391       513,720       1,391,111  
                                                         
Other
                                                       
Other non-interest bearing, net
    -       -       -       -       -       303,456       303,456  
Effect of interest rate swap and financial futures
    (14,722 )     (71,258 )     -       (40,000 )     (125,980 )     125,980       -  
                                                         
Total liabilities & members’ equity, net of derivatives
  $ 502,823     $ 80,871     $ 46,248     $ 121,469     $ 751,411     $ 943,156     $ 1,694,567  
                                                         
Repricing differences
  $ (329,934 )   $ 383,676     $ 29,976     $ (8,566 )   $ 75,152                  
                                                         
Cumulative gap
  $ (329,934 )   $ 53,742     $ 83,718     $ 75,152                          
                                                         
Cumulative gap as  % of total assets
    -19.47 %     3.17 %     4.94 %     4.43 %                        
                                                         
 
Includes loans held for sale, net allowance for loan losses.
 
Table 8 indicates that on December 31, 2006 NCB had gaps (as a percentage of total assets) of positive 2.05% and 1.46% at the one year and six month time horizons, respectively. Table 9 indicates that on December 31, 2005, NCB had a positive gap (as a percentage of total assets) of 4.43% and 4.94% at the one year and six month time horizons, respectively.
 
Capital
 
The company’s strong capital position should support growth and continuing access to financial markets and should allow for greater flexibility during difficult economic periods. The average equity to average assets was 12.8% at December 31, 2006 compared with 12.9% at December 31, 2005. The Act limits NCB’s outstanding debt to ten times its capital and surplus (including the subordinated debt). As of December 31, 2006, NCB, FSB maintained capital levels well in excess of regulatory requirements.


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Patronage Policy
 
Each year, NCB, in accordance with the Act, declares patronage dividends approximately equal to its taxable net income thereby substantially reducing its Federal income tax. In September 2006, NCB distributed $29.4 million to its active member-borrowers. Of this total, approximately $12.0 million was distributed in cash. The actual patronage distributed was $6.5 million greater than the recorded estimate at December 31, 2005 due to the difference between book income and taxable income.
 
New Accounting Standards
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155
 
In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 155”), which provides the following: 1) permits fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, 2) clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” 3) establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, 4) clarifies that concentrations of credit in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives, and 5) amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities; a replacement of FASB Statement 125” to eliminate the prohibition of a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for NCB beginning January 1, 2007. Adoption of SFAS 155 is not expected to have a material impact on NCB.
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156
 
In March 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets (“SFAS 156”), which provides the following: 1) revised guidance on when a servicing asset and servicing liability should be recognized, 2) requires all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable, 3) permits an entity to elect to measure servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value each reporting date and report changes in fair value in earnings in the period in which the changes occur, 4) upon initial adoption, permits a one-time reclassification of available-for-sale securities to trading securities for securities which are identified as offsetting the entity’s exposure to changes in the fair value of servicing assets or liabilities that a servicer elects to subsequently measure at fair value, and 5) requires separate presentation of servicing assets and servicing liabilities subsequently measured at fair value in the statement of financial position and additional footnote disclosures. Statement No. 156 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Earlier adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year, provided the entity has not yet issued financial statements, including interim financial statements for any period of that fiscal year. NCB plans to adopt this statement on January 1, 2007 and does not expect it to have a material impact on its financial results.
 
FASB Staff Position FASB Interpretation No. 48
 
In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), which will be effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting for interim periods, disclosure and transition. NCB is still evaluating the impact on the results of operations from the application of this guidance and at this point does not believe that it will have a material impact on its financial statements.


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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. Additionally, it establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is encouraged, provided that the reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year, including financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal year. NCB does not expect the adoption of FAS 157 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
 
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108
 
NCB has adopted SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (SAB 108), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108 states that registrants must quantify the impact of correcting all misstatements, including both the carryover (iron curtain method) and reversing (rollover method) effects of prior-year misstatements on the current-year financial statements, and by evaluating the misstatements quantified under each method in light of quantitative and qualitative factors. In adopting the requirements of SAB 108, NCB concluded that no material misstatements existed at December 31, 2006.
 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. SFAS No. 159 provides entities with an option to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value — with changes in fair value reported in earnings — and requires additional disclosures related to an entity’s election to use fair value reporting. It also requires entities to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the entity has elected to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. NCB is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 159 may have on its future financial statements.
 
Other
 
NCB transfers commercial mortgage loans to trusts that issue various classes of securities backed by the commercial loans to investors. Those trusts are designed to be qualifying special purpose entities (QSPE) as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 (FAS 140), “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.” NCB has previously analyzed the governing pooling and servicing agreements for the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) trusts to which it transfers loans, and believes that their terms are consistent with the criteria in FAS 140 for QSPE status. Regulators and standard setters have had discussions with industry participants and accounting firms regarding whether certain provisions that are common in CMBS structures satisfy the stringent QSPE criteria in FAS 140. As a result the FASB added this issue to its agenda in December 2005. At a July, 2006 meeting, FASB combined this project with a wider project on the Transfers of Financial Assets. If future guidance results in a determination that the CMBS trusts are not QSPEs, NCB’s transfers may be required to be accounted for as collateralized borrowings instead of as sales. Also, if such future guidance is issued, we cannot predict what the transition provisions for implementing such guidance will be.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of known and inherent losses in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies,” which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of having occurred and reasonably estimable and (ii) SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,”


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which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the balance of loans which are impaired.
 
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information, it is probable NCB will be unable to collect all amounts due under the contractual terms of the loan. Impairment is measured based upon the present value of future cash flows discounted for at the loan’s effective interest rate; or, the fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs, if the loan is collateral-dependent.
 
Specific reserves are established for impaired loans based upon the above criteria.
 
General reserves are calculated on a loan-by-loan basis based upon the probability of the default and the loss in the event of default for each risk rating, based on historical experience.
 
The unallocated allowance captures losses that are attributable to various economic events, industry or geographic sectors whose impact on the portfolio have occurred but have yet to be recognized in either the general or specific reserves. In determining the unallocated allowance NCB considers the recent loan loss experience, trends in credit quality and concentration and specific industry conditions within portfolio segments.
 
All loans are evaluated individually based upon risk rating assigned to the loan. A risk rating system is designed to classify each loan according to the risk unique to the credit facility. The expected loss for each risk rating is determined using historical loss factors and collateral position of the credit facility.
 
NCB charges off loans, i.e. reduces the loan balance, when the loans are deemed to be uncollectible at which time the allowance for loan losses is reduced.
 
Servicing Assets and Interest-Only Receivables
 
SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” (SFAS No. 140) requires that entities that acquire servicing assets through either purchase or origination of loans and sell or securitize those loans with servicing assets retained must allocate the total cost of the loans to the servicing assets and the loans (without the servicing assets) based on their relative fair value.
 
Servicing assets, stated net of accumulated amortization, are amortized in proportion to the remaining net servicing revenues estimated to be generated by the underlying loans. Furthermore, servicing assets are assessed for impairment based on lower of cost or fair value. In addition, mortgage-servicing assets must be stratified based on one or more predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans and impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for each impaired stratum.
 
Interest-only receivables are created when loans are sold and a portion of the interest retained by NCB does not depend on the servicing work being performed. The interest-only receivables are amortized to interest income using the interest method. Interest-only receivables that are certificated have been included as investment securities consistent with SFAS No. 115. Interest-only receivables that are not certificated are included as other assets.
 
Substantially all interest-only receivables pertain to cooperative multifamily loans made to cooperative housing corporations. These mortgages are typically structured with prepayment lockouts followed by prepayment penalties, yield maintenance provisions, or defeasance through maturity. In calculating interest-only receivables, NCB discounts the cash flows through the lockout or defeasance period. Cash flows beyond the lockout or defeasance period are included in the fair value of the interest-only receivable only to the extent that NCB is entitled to receive the prepayment or yield maintenance penalty.
 
Gains or losses on sales and securitizations depend, in part, on the previous carrying amount of the loans involved in the transfer and are allocated between the loans sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair value at the date of sale. Since quoted market prices are generally not available, NCB usually estimates fair value of these interest-only receivables by determining the present value of future expected cash flows using modeling techniques that incorporate management’s best estimates of key variables, including credit losses, prepayment speeds, prepayment lockouts and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Gains on sales and securitizations are reported in non-interest income.


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The fair value of the interest-only receivables is determined using discounted future expected cash flows at various discount rates. In an effort to maximize the value of interest-only receivables, most cooperative mortgages have very strict prepayment restrictions. The most common prepayment protection is a lockout period, followed by either a fixed percentage penalty, or some form of yield maintenance. For loans that do not have prepayment options, the related interest-only receivable is adjusted at the time of prepayment.
 
The original discount rate varies for each loan sale transaction. The discounted rate of future expected cash flows is equal to a spread over the benchmark index at which the respective loans were priced. For quarterly valuations, the index is adjusted to reflect market conditions. An appropriate spread determined by Management is added to the index to determine the current discount rate.
 
The weighted average life of each interest-only receivable will vary based on the average life of the underlying collateral.
 
Interest-only receivables that are subject to prepayment risk such that NCB may not recover substantially all of its investment are recorded at fair value with subsequent adjustments reflected in other comprehensive income or in earnings if the fair value of the interest-only receivable has declined below its carrying amount and such decline has been determined to be other than temporary.
 
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
 
Effective January 1, 2001, NCB adopted SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (SFAS 133) as amended.
 
NCB maintains a risk management strategy that includes the use of derivative instruments to reduce unplanned earnings fluctuations caused by interest rate volatility. Use of derivative instruments is a component of NCB’s overall risk management strategy in accordance with a formal policy that is monitored by management, which has delegated authority over the interest rate risk management function.
 
The derivative instruments utilized include interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties based upon a notional principal amount and maturity date. Interest rate futures generally involve exchange-traded contracts to buy or sell U.S. Treasury bonds or notes in the future at specified prices. Forward loan sales commitments lock in the prices at which loans will be sold to investors.
 
NCB uses interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments to offset changes in fair value associated with loan commitments prior to funding the related or underlying loan. During the commitment period, the loan commitments and related interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments are accounted for as derivatives and therefore recorded at fair value through income. Once funded the loan generally becomes the hedged item in a fair value hedging relationship.
 
NCB is exposed to credit and market risk as a result of its use of derivative instruments. If the fair value of the derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes NCB and a repayment risk exists. If the fair value of the derivative contract is negative, NCB owes the counterparty, so there is no repayment risk. NCB minimizes repayment risk by entering into transactions with financially stable counterparties that are specified by policy and reviewed periodically by management. When NCB has multiple derivative transactions with a single counterparty, the net mark-to-market exposure represents the netting of positive and negative exposures with that counterparty. The net mark-to-market exposure with a counterparty is a measure of credit risk when there is a legally enforceable master netting agreement between NCB and the counterparty. NCB uses master netting agreements with the majority of its counterparties.
 
Market risk is the adverse effect that a change in interest rates, credit risk or comparative currency values has on the fair value of a financial instrument or expected cash flows. NCB manages the market risk associated with the interest rate hedge contracts by establishing formal policy limits concerning the types and degree of risk that may be undertaken. Compliance with this policy is monitored by management and reported to the Board of Directors.


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All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. When a derivative contract is entered into, NCB determines whether or not it qualifies as an accounting hedge pursuant to provisions of FAS 133. NCB documents the relationships between the hedging instruments and the hedged items to link all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. NCB assesses, both at inception and on an on-going basis, the effectiveness of all hedges in offsetting changes in fair values of hedged items. If the derivative contract qualifies as an accounting hedge, NCB designates the derivative as a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability. At December 31, 2006 and 2005 NCB had not entered into any cash flow hedges.
 
For all relationships that qualify as a fair value hedge, gain or loss on the derivative instrument as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, is recognized in current earnings during the period of the change in fair values.
 
NCB discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when (1) the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in fair value of a hedged item; or (2) the derivative matures or is sold, terminated or exercised.
 
When hedge accounting is discontinued because the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair value hedge, it will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value and the hedged asset or liability will no longer be adjusted to reflect changes in fair value attributed to the hedged risk. In all other situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued, the derivative will be carried at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Act provides that NCB shall be treated as a cooperative and subject to the provisions of Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code. Under Subchapter T and the Act, NCB issues its member-borrowers patronage dividends, which are tax deductible to NCB thereby reducing its taxable income. NCB has determined that all income generated by NCB and its subsidiaries, with the exception of certain income of NCB, FSB, qualifies as patronage income under the Internal Revenue Code as amended by the Act with respect to NCB, with the consequence that NCB is able to issue tax deductible patronage dividends with respect to all such income. The Act also provides that NCB is exempt from state and local taxes with the exception of real estate taxes. Certain NCB subsidiaries, however, are subject to federal and state income taxes.
 
NCB provides for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The asset and liability approach of SFAS No. 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of the existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
 
ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
NCB’s financial statements and notes thereto are set forth beginning on the following page. NCB is not subject to any of the requirements for supplementary financial information contained in Item 302 of Regulation S-K.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and
Members of NCB:
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NCB and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in members’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of NCB and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/s/  KPMG LLP
 
McLean, Virginia
March 30, 2007


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NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2006 and 2005
 
                 
    2006     2005  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 47,756     $ 43,001  
Restricted cash
    5,398       5,151  
Investment securities
               
Available-for-sale (amortized cost of $86,035 and $89,620)
    85,708       89,083  
Held-to-maturity (fair value of $1,910 and $1,669)
    1,647       1,640  
Loans held for sale
    242,847       232,024  
Loans and lease financing
    1,380,738       1,263,703  
Less: Allowance for loan losses
    (19,480 )     (20,193 )
                 
Net loans and lease financing
    1,361,258       1,243,510  
Other assets
    84,863       80,158  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,829,477     $ 1,694,567  
                 
                 
Liabilities and Members’ Equity
               
Liabilities
               
Deposits
  $ 806,453       736,930  
Patronage dividends payable in cash
    7,118       9,518  
Other liabilities
    44,299       49,457  
Borrowings
               
Short-term
    354,673       312,882  
Long-term
               
Current
          80,000  
Non-current
    217,773       113,041  
Subordinated debt
               
Current
    2,500       2,500  
Non-current
    118,176       120,617  
Junior subordinated debt
    50,647       50,614  
                 
Total borrowings
    743,769       679,654  
                 
Total liabilities
    1,601,639       1,475,559  
                 
Members’ equity
               
Common stock
    187,230       170,868  
Retained earnings
               
Allocated
    10,328       13,307  
Unallocated
    29,388       33,423  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    892       1,410  
                 
Total members’ equity
    227,838       219,008  
                 
Total liabilities and members’ equity
  $ 1,829,477     $ 1,694,567  
                 
 
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NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Interest income
                       
Loans and lease financing
  $ 108,328     $ 88,296     $ 64,245  
Investment securities
    7,147       5,090       4,615  
Other interest income
    2,979       3,093       3,582  
                         
Total interest income
    118,454       96,479       72,442  
                         
Interest expense
                       
Deposits
    30,265       21,036       13,152  
Short-term borrowings
    18,380       12,538       6,153  
Long-term debt, other borrowings and subordinated debt
    23,451       18,763       15,817  
                         
Total interest expense
    72,096       52,337       35,122  
                         
Net interest income
    46,358       44,142       37,320  
Provision for loan losses
    3,667       470       2,511  
                         
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    42,691       43,672       34,809  
                         
Non-interest income
                       
Gain on sale of loans
    20,705       26,377       18,346  
(Loss) gain on sale of investments available-for-sale
    (29 )     (13 )     3,470  
Servicing fees
    4,537       4,202       3,975  
Letter of credit fees
    3,513       3,454       3,821  
Prepayment fees
    1,312       208       559  
Other
    3,613       2,975       2,963  
                         
Total non-interest income
    33,651       37,203       33,134  
                         
Non-interest expense
                       
Compensation and employee benefits
    31,038       29,001       23,777  
Occupancy and equipment
    8,700       5,861       5,195  
Contractual services
    6,086       6,399       5,006  
Corporate development
    3,132       2,942       1,756  
Information systems
    2,884       2,702       2,570  
Travel and entertainment
    1,554       1,596       1,569  
Contribution to NCB Capital Impact
          750       500  
(Credit) provision for unfunded commitments
    (1,077 )     791       724  
Other
    3,186       3,044       3,045  
                         
Total non-interest expense
    55,503       53,086       44,142  
                         
Income before income taxes
    20,839       27,789       23,801  
Provision for income taxes
    1,414       2,142       1,246  
                         
Net income
  $ 19,425     $ 25,647     $ 22,555  
                         
Distribution of net income
                       
Patronage dividends
  $ 17,446     $ 22,825     $ 21,207  
Retained earnings
    1,979       2,822       1,348  
                         
    $ 19,425     $ 25,647     $ 22,555  
                         
 
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NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Net income
  $ 19,425     $ 25,647     $ 22,555  
Other comprehensive income
                       
Unrealized holding loss before tax on available-for-sale investment securities and non-certificated interest-only receivables
    (525 )     (2,163 )     (468 )
Tax effect
    7       10       13  
                         
Comprehensive income
  $ 18,907     $ 23,494     $ 22,100  
                         
 
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NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY
For the Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005. and 2004
 
                                         
                      Accumulated
       
          Retained
    Retained
    Other
    Total
 
    Common
    Earnings
    Earnings
    Comprehensive
    Members’
 
    Stock     Allocated     Unallocated     Income     Equity  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Balance, December 31, 2003
  $ 149,947     $ 16,733     $ 22,060     $ 4,018     $ 192,758  
Net income
                22,555             22,555  
Adjustment to prior year dividends
    24       (24 )     73             73  
Cancellation of stock
    (6,362 )     (121 )     5,877             (606 )
Other dividends paid
                (246 )           (246 )
2003 patronage dividends distributed in stock
    16,866       (16,866 )                  
2004 patronage dividends
                                       
To be distributed in cash
                (8,589 )           (8,589 )
Retained in form of equity
          12,618       (12,618 )            
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale investment securities and non-certificated interest-only receivables, net of taxes
                      (455 )     (455 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2004
    160,475       12,340       29,112       3,563       205,490  
                                         
Net income
                25,647             25,647  
Adjustment to prior year dividends
    96       (162 )     57             (9 )
Cancellation of stock
    (1,881 )           1,881              
Other dividends paid
                (449 )           (449 )
2004 patronage dividends distributed in stock
    12,178       (12,178 )                  
2005 patronage dividends
                                       
To be distributed in cash
                (9,518 )           (9,518 )
Retained in form of equity
          13,307       (13,307 )            
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale investment securities and non-certificated interest-only receivables, net of taxes
                      (2,153 )     (2,153 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2005
    170,868       13,307       33,423       1,410       219,008  
                                         
Net income
                19,425             19,425  
Adjustment to prior year dividends
          4,003       (6,402 )           (2,399 )
Cancellation of stock
    (1,008 )     60       900             (48 )
Other dividends paid
                (512 )           (512 )
2005 patronage dividends distributed in stock
    17,370       (17,370 )                  
2006 patronage dividends
                                       
To be distributed in cash
                (7,118 )           (7,118 )
Retained in form of equity
          10,328       (10,328 )            
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale investment securities and non-certificated interest-only receivables, net of taxes
                      (518 )     (518 )
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2006
  $ 187,230     $ 10,328     $ 29,388     $ 892     $ 227,838  
                                         
 
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NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
Net income
  $ 19,425     $ 25,647     $ 22,555  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
                       
Provision for loan losses
    3,667       470       2,511  
(Credit) provision for losses on unfunded commitments
    (1,077 )     791       724  
Amortization of interest-only-receivables and servicing rights
    10,260       10,200       9,070  
Depreciation and amortization, other
    6,349       1,768       3,681  
Gain on sale of loans
    (20,705 )     (26,377 )     (18,346 )
Loss (gain) on sale of investment securities available-for-sale
    29       13       (3,470 )
Purchase of loans-held-for-sale
    (179,493 )     (59,887 )      
Loans originated for sale, net of principal collections
    (899,423 )     (842,329 )     (717,111 )
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
    1,091,690       989,646       625,806  
Increase in other assets
    (3,460 )     (9,345 )     (2,800 )
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities
    (5,381 )     5,491       (19,665 )
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    21,881       96,088       (97,045 )
                         
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash
    (248 )     (154 )     4,028  
Purchase of investment securities
                       
Available-for-sale
    (107,770 )     (59,430 )     (116,083 )
Held-to-maturity
    (17 )           (1,470 )
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities
                       
Available-for-sale
    107,034       43,754       107,337  
Held-to-maturity
    9       99       52  
Proceeds from the sale of investment securities
                       
Available-for-sale
    2,725       7,285       81,207  
Net increase in loans and lease financing
    (131,580 )     (145,789 )     (155,851 )
Purchases of portfolio loans
                (33,186 )
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (5,036 )     (1,895 )     (946 )
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (134,883 )     (156,130 )     (114,912 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Net increase in deposits
    69,421       131,438       118,706  
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
    39,318       (84,099 )     148,153  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings
    105,000       50,000        
Repayment of long-term borrowings
    (80,000 )     (30,000 )     (50,000 )
Repayment of subordinated borrowings
    (2,500 )     (2,500 )      
Incurrence of financial costs
    (1,053 )     (20 )     (859 )
Patronage dividend paid
    (11,917 )     (8,715 )     (11,382 )
Other dividend paid
    (512 )     (449 )     (246 )
                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    117,757       55,655       204,372  
                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    4,755       (4,387 )     (7,585 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    43,001       47,388       54,973  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 47,756     $ 43,001     $ 47,388  
                         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                       
Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale investment securities and non-certificated interest-only receivables, net of tax
  $ (518 )   $ (2,153 )   $ (455 )
Loans transferred to other real estate owned
  $ 193     $ 10     $ 29  
Warehouse loans transferred to portfolio
  $ 10,092     $     $ 11,097  
Transfer of grocery loans from warehouse to portfolio upon termination of the grocery loan conduit program with Rabobank International.
  $     $     $ 23,826  
Common stock cancelled and loan losses recovered against allowance for loan losses
  $ 48     $     $ 606  
Supplemental information:
                       
Interest paid
  $ 71,315     $ 52,596     $ 41,963  
Income taxes paid
  $ 1,636     $ 1,763     $ 1,080  


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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
 
1.      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Organization
 
National Consumer Cooperative Bank, doing business as NCB, is a U.S. Government-chartered corporation organized under the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act (the “Act”). NCB provides loans and financial services primarily to cooperatives. NCB Financial Corporation (“NCBFC”), a wholly owned subsidiary, is the holding company of NCB, FSB, a federally-chartered thrift institution. NCB, FSB provides a broad range of financial services to cooperative and non-cooperative customers. NCB Financial Advisors, Inc., previously known as EOS Financial Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, provides independent, fee-based financial consulting services to the nonprofit community, including educational institutions, museums, membership groups and community-based organizations.
 
The 1981 amendments to the Act also provided for the formation of NCB Development Corporation, now NCB Capital Impact, a related entity, which is a non-profit organization without capital stock organized under the laws of the District of Columbia pursuant to the Act. NCB Capital Impact provides loans and technical support to cooperative enterprises. NCB Capital Impact’s bylaws provide for a majority of the nine to fifteen members of the Board of Directors to be appointed by the members of NCB Capital Impact, who comprise the members of NCB’s Board, with a majority of directors to be appointed from among the members of the NCB Board. Consistent with the Act, NCB makes deductible, voluntary contributions to NCB Capital Impact.
 
Borrowers from NCB under section 108 of the Act are required to own Class B stock in NCB. Stock owned by a borrower may be cancelled by NCB, at NCB’s sole discretion, in case of certain events, including default.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NCB and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements of NCB do not include the assets, liabilities or results of operations of NCB Capital Impact or NCB Capital Trust I (“Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust formed by NCB in 2003 in connection with the issuance of trust preferred securities.
 
In December 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46R (“FIN 46R”), which revised FIN 46. FIN 46R clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 “Consolidated Financial Statements” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. Due to the adoption of FIN 46R, NCB does not consolidate its investment in the Trust.
 
NCB has a 50% interest in NCB Community Works, LLC (“CCW”). The remaining 50% interest is held by an unconsolidated affiliate, NCB Capital Impact, which at all times has the power to appoint an officer or employee to be Chair of the Board of Managers. Under Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 (As Amended), NCB’s interest in CCW does not amount to a controlling financial interest and thus CCW is not consolidated. Furthermore, NCB has concluded that CCW is not a variable interest entity since it does not meet conditions (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 5 of FIN 46R.
 
Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


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Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
For purposes of the statements of cash flow, cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, overnight investments and time deposits. Although generally cash equivalents have maturities of ninety days or less, time deposits with maturities greater than ninety days have been included in cash equivalents.
 
Investments
 
Securities are accounted for under SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (SFAS No. 115). SFAS No. 115 requires, among other things, for NCB to classify and account for debt and equity securities as follows:
 
Securities that will be held for indefinite periods of time, including those that may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates and related changes in the security’s prepayment risk, needs for liquidity and changes in the availability and the yield of alternative investments are classified as available-for-sale. These assets are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are determined on an aggregate basis, excluded from earnings and reported as other comprehensive income. Gains and losses on the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined using the adjusted cost of the specific security sold and are included in earnings.
 
Held-to-maturity securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are reported at amortized cost.
 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
 
Effective January 1, 2001, NCB adopted SFAS No. 133 “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (SFAS 133) as amended.
 
NCB maintains a risk management strategy that includes the use of derivative instruments to reduce unplanned earnings fluctuations caused by interest rate volatility. Use of derivative instruments is a component of NCB’s overall risk management strategy in accordance with a formal policy that is monitored by management, which has delegated authority over the interest rate risk management function.
 
The derivative instruments utilized include interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties based upon a notional principal amount and maturity date. Interest rate futures generally involve exchange-traded contracts to buy or sell U.S. Treasury bonds or notes in the future at specified prices. Forward loan sales commitments lock in the prices at which loans will be sold to investors.
 
NCB uses interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments to offset changes in fair value associated with loan commitments prior to funding the related or underlying loan. During the commitment period, the loan commitments and related interest rate swaps, futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments are accounted for as derivatives and therefore recorded at fair value through income. Once funded, the loans are generally designated as the hedged item in a fair value hedging relationship.
 
NCB is exposed to credit and market risk as a result of its use of derivative instruments. If the fair value of the derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes NCB and a repayment risk exists. If the fair value of the derivative contract is negative, NCB owes the counterparty, so there is no repayment risk. NCB minimizes repayment risk by entering into transactions with financially stable counterparties that are specified by policy and reviewed periodically by management. When NCB has multiple derivative transactions with a single counterparty, the net mark-to-market exposure represents the netting of positive and negative exposures with that counterparty. The net mark-to-market exposure with a counterparty is a measure of credit risk when there is a legally enforceable master netting agreement between NCB and the counterparty. NCB uses master netting agreements with the majority of its counterparties.


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Market risk is the adverse effect that a change in interest rates or comparative currency values has on the fair value of a financial instrument or expected cash flows. NCB manages the market risk associated with the interest rate hedge contracts by establishing formal policy limits concerning the types and degree of risk that may be undertaken. Compliance with this policy is monitored by management and reported to the Board of Directors.
 
Accounting for Derivatives
 
All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. When a derivative contract is entered into, NCB determines whether or not it qualifies as a hedge. If the derivative contract qualifies as a hedge, NCB designates the derivative as a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability. At December 31, 2006 and 2005 NCB had not entered into any cash flow hedges.
 
For all derivative instruments the gain or loss on the derivative instrument as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk is recognized in current earnings during the period of the change in fair values.
 
When entering into hedging transactions, NCB documents the relationships between the hedging instruments and the hedged items to link all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. NCB assesses, both at inception and on an on-going basis, the effectiveness of all hedges in offsetting changes in fair values of hedged items.
 
NCB discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when (1) the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in fair value of a hedged item; or (2) the derivative matures or is sold, terminated or exercised.
 
When hedge accounting is discontinued because the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair value hedge, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value and the hedged asset or liability will no longer be adjusted to reflect changes in fair value attributable to the hedged risk. In all other situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued, the derivative will be carried at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
 
Loans and Lease Financing
 
Loans are carried at their principal amounts outstanding, except for loans held for sale, which are carried at the lower of cost or market as determined on an individual basis. NCB determines whether a loan would qualify as held for sale at the time the loan is originated. Interest income is calculated in accordance with the terms of each individual loan and lease. NCB typically discontinues the accrual of interest on loans when principal or interest are ninety days or more in arrears or sooner when there is reasonable doubt as to collectibility. Loans may be reinstated to accrual status when all payments are brought current and, in the opinion of management, collection of the remaining balance can be reasonably expected.
 
When loans are sold, the gain or loss is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income as the proceeds less the book value of the loan, including unamortized fees and direct origination costs.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of known and inherent losses in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 5 “Accounting for Contingencies,” which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of having occurred and reasonably estimable and (ii) SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan,” which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the balance of loans which are impaired.
 
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value of future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; or, the fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs, if the loan is collateral-dependent.
 
Specific reserves are established for impaired loans based upon the above criteria or other criticized loans based upon established regulatory standards.
 
General reserves are calculated on a loan-by-loan basis based upon the probability of default and the expected loss in the event of default for each risk rating, based on historical experience.
 
The unallocated allowance captures losses that are attributable to various economic events, industry or geographic sectors whose impact on the portfolio have occurred but have yet to be recognized in either the general or specific reserves. In determining the unallocated allowance, NCB considers the recent loan loss experience, trends in credit quality and concentration and specific industry conditions within portfolio segments.
 
All loans are evaluated individually based upon risk rating assigned to the loan. A risk rating system is designed to classify each loan according to the risk unique to the credit facility. The expected loss for each risk rating is determined using historical loss factors and collateral position of the credit facility.
 
NCB charges off loans, i.e. reduces the loan balance, when the loans are deemed to be uncollectable at which time the allowance for loan losses is reduced.
 
Loan-Origination Fees, Commitment Fees, and Related Costs
 
Loan fees received and direct origination costs are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 91, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases.” Loan fees and certain direct loan origination costs are deferred, and the net fee or cost is recognized as an adjustment to interest income over the contractual life of the loans or, with respect to loans held for sale, as an adjustment to gain on sale of loans. The remaining unamortized fees on paid off loans are recognized as interest income. If a commitment is exercised during the commitment period, the remaining net fee or cost at the time of exercise is recognized over the life of the loan as an adjustment of yield.
 
Loan Sales and Securitizations
 
NCB’s recognition of gain or loss on the sale or securitization of loans is accounted for in accordance with SFAS 140. SFAS 140 requires that a transfer of financial assets in which NCB surrenders control over the assets be accounted for as a sale to the extent that consideration other than beneficial interests in the transferred assets is received in exchange. The carrying value of the assets sold is allocated between the assets sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair values.
 
SFAS 140 requires, for certain transactions, a “true sale” analysis of the treatment of the transfer under state law if the company was a debtor under the bankruptcy code. The “true sale” analysis includes several legal factors including the nature and level of recourse to the transferor and the nature of retained servicing rights. The “true sale” analysis is not absolute and unconditional but rather contains provisions that make the transferor “bankruptcy remote”. Once the legal isolation of financial assets has been met and is satisfied under SFAS 140, other factors concerning the nature of the extent of the transferor’s control over the transferred financial assets are taken into account in order to determine if the de-recognition of financial assets is warranted, including whether the special purpose entity (“SPE”) has complied with rules concerning qualifying special purpose entities.
 
NCB obtains a legal opinion regarding the legal isolation of the transferred financial assets as part of the securitization process. The “true sale” opinion provides reasonable assurance that the transferred assets would not be characterized as property of the transferor in the event of insolvency and also states the transferor would not be required to substantively consolidate the assets and liabilities of the purchaser SPE with those of the transferor upon such event.


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The securitization process involves the sale of loans to a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity which then sells the loans to a separate, transaction-specific trust in exchange for considerations generated by the sale of the securities issued by the securitization trust. The securitization trust issues and sells debt securities to third party investors that are secured by payments on the loans. NCB has no obligation to provide credit support to either the third party investors or the securitization trust. Neither the third party investors nor the securitization trust generally have recourse to NCB’s assets or NCB and have no ability to require NCB to repurchase their securities other than through enforcement of the standard representations and warranties. NCB does make certain representations and warranties concerning the loans, such as lien status, and if NCB is found to have breached a representation and warranty, NCB may be required to repurchase the loan from the securitization trust. NCB does not guarantee any securities issued by the securitization trust.
 
Servicing Assets and Interest-Only Receivables
 
SFAS No. 140 requires that entities that acquire servicing assets through either purchase or origination of loans and sell or securitize those loans with servicing assets retained must allocate the total cost of the loans to the servicing assets and the loans (without the servicing assets) based on their relative fair value.
 
Servicing assets, stated net of accumulated amortization, are amortized in proportion to the remaining net servicing revenues estimated by the underlying loans. Servicing assets are assessed for impairment based on lower of cost or fair value. In addition, mortgage-servicing assets must be stratified based on one or more predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans and impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for each impaired stratum.
 
Interest-only strips are created when loans are sold and a portion of the interest retained by NCB does not depend on the servicing work being performed.
 
Substantially all interest-only receivables pertain to cooperative multifamily loans made to cooperative housing corporations. These mortgages are typically structured with prepayment lockouts followed by prepayment penalties, yield maintenance provisions, or defeasance through maturity. In calculating interest-only receivables, NCB discounts the cash flows through the lockout or defeasance period. Cash flows beyond the lockout period are included in the fair value of the interest-only receivable only to the extent that NCB is entitled to receive the prepayment or yield maintenance penalty.
 
Interest-only receivables that are certificated have been included as investment securities consistent with SFAS No. 115. Interest-only receivables that are not certificated are included as other assets.
 
Gains or losses on sales and securitizations depend, in part, on the previous carrying amount of the loans involved in the transfer and are allocated between the loans sold and the retained interests based on their relative fair value at the date of sale. Since quoted market prices are generally not available, NCB usually estimates fair value of these interest-only receivables by determining the present value of future expected cash flows using modeling techniques that incorporate management’s best estimates of key variables, including credit losses, prepayment speeds, prepayment lockouts and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. Gains on sales and securitizations are reported in non-interest income.
 
The fair value of the interest-only receivables is determined using discounted future expected cash flows at various discount rates. In an effort to maximize the value of interest-only receivables, most cooperative mortgages have very strict prepayment restrictions. The most common prepayment protection is a lockout period, followed by either a fixed percentage penalty, or some form of yield maintenance. For loans that do not have prepayment options, the related interest-only receivable is adjusted at the time of prepayment.
 
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valuations, the index is adjusted to reflect market conditions. An appropriate spread determined by management is added to the index to determine the current discount rate.
 
The weighted average life of each interest-only receivable will vary with the mortgage terms that back the transaction.
 
Interest-only receivables that are subject to prepayment risk such that NCB may not recover substantially all of its investment are recorded at fair value with subsequent adjustments reflected in other comprehensive income or in earnings if the fair value of the interest-only receivable has declined below its carrying amount and such decline has been determined to be other than temporary.
 
Other Assets
 
Premises and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and include equipment owned under lease financing arrangements. Buildings and building improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their useful lives. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. Furnishings are depreciated using an accelerated method of depreciation and are depreciated over a range of five to seven years, depending on the type of furnishing. Equipment and software are depreciated using an accelerated method of depreciation over three years.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Act provides that NCB shall be treated as a cooperative and subject to the provisions of Subchapter T of the Internal Revenue Code. Under Subchapter T and the Act, NCB issues its member-borrowers patronage dividends, which are tax deductible to NCB thereby reducing its taxable income. NCB has determined that all income generated by NCB and its subsidiaries, with the exception of certain income of NCB, FSB, qualifies as patronage income under the Internal Revenue Code as amended by the Act with respect to NCB, with the consequence that NCB is able to issue tax deductible patronage dividends with respect to all such income. The Act also provides that NCB is exempt from state and local taxes with the exception of real estate taxes. Certain NCB subsidiaries, however, are subject to federal and state income taxes.
 
NCB provides for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. The asset and liability approach of SFAS No. 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of the existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
 
Reclassifications
 
Prior year amounts have been reclassified, where necessary, to conform to the 2006 presentation. None of the reclassified amounts were material to the financial statements.
 
2.   CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
The composition of cash and cash equivalents at December 31 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Cash
  $ 24,747     $ 36,067  
Cash equivalents
    23,009       6,934  
                 
Total
  $ 47,756     $ 43,001  
                 
 
There was restricted cash of $5.4 million and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, which relates to a recourse obligation under an agreement with Fannie Mae as discussed in Note 7.


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3.   INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
The composition of available-for-sale investment securities at December 31 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2006  
          Gross
    Gross
       
    Amortized
    Unrealized
    Unrealized
       
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
 
Interest-only certificated receivables
  $ 39,891     $ 545     $ (486 )   $ 39,950  
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
    37,526       12       (257 )     37,281  
Corporate notes
    5,659       8       (33 )     5,634  
Mutual funds
    1,503             (124 )     1,379  
Mortgage-backed securities
    1,406       7       (36 )     1,377  
Equity securities
    50       37             87  
                                 
Total
  $ 86,035     $ 609     $ (936 )   $ 85,708  
                                 
 
                                 
    2005  
          Gross
    Gross
       
    Amortized
    Unrealized
    Unrealized
       
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
 
Interest-only certificated receivables
  $ 41,931     $ 486     $ (390 )   $ 42,027  
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
    40,760       1       (478 )     40,283  
Corporate notes
    4,163             (36 )     4,127  
Mutual funds
    1,446             (124 )     1,322  
Mortgage-backed securities
    1,270             (29 )     1,241  
Equity securities
    50       33             83  
                                 
Total
  $ 89,620     $ 520     $ (1,057 )   $ 89,083  
                                 
 
The fair value of investment securities could change from period to period due to factors such as a change in the general level of interest rates, a deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer or in the business conditions of the issuer. NCB does not consider the unrealized losses at December 31, 2006 on its investment securities to be other-than-temporary in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue Number 03-01, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments,” as detailed below.
 
Interest-only certificated receivables
 
The unrealized losses on NCB’s interest-only certificated receivables were caused by interest rate increases. The certificated interest-only strips were created when NCB securitized loans and the portion retained by NCB did not depend on the servicing work being performed. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality and because NCB has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, NCB does not consider the certificated interest-only strips to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006.
 
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations, Corporate notes, Mutual funds and Mortgage-backed securities
 
At December 31, 2006, NCB held U.S. treasury and agency obligations guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and its agencies; therefore, NCB considers the loss on these items as interest-rate related. At December 31, 2006, NCB held mortgage-backed securities, issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and considers the loss on those items to be interest-rate related. At December 31, 2006, NCB held investment-grade


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corporate notes and given the current credit ratings of these companies, NCB considers the loss on the notes to be interest-rate related. NCB considers the loss on the mutual funds to be interest-rate related. Additionally, NCB has the ability and intent to hold the corporate notes, mutual funds and mortgage-backed securities until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, and thus concludes that individually, and as a group, the losses are not other-than-temporary.
 
Interest-only certificated receivables substantially pertain to cooperative multifamily loans to cooperative housing corporations.
 
The following tables present the fair value of available-for-sale investment securities with unrealized losses and the related unrealized loss amounts. The tables also disclose whether these securities have had unrealized losses for less than 12 consecutive months or for 12 consecutive months or longer at December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                 
    2006  
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
    Fair
    Unrealized
    Fair
    Unrealized
    Fair
    Unrealized
 
    Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
 
Interest-only certificated receivables
  $ 7,374     $ (41 )   $ 21,004     $ (445 )   $ 28,378     $ (486 )
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
    14,342       (26 )     16,433       (231 )     30,775       (257 )
Corporate notes
    1,693       (10 )     2,881       (23 )     4,574       (33 )
Mutual funds
                1,379       (124 )     1,379       (124 )
Mortgage-backed securities
                552       (36 )     552       (36 )
                                                 
Total
  $ 23,409     $ (77 )   $ 42,249     $ (859 )   $ 65,658     $ (936 )
                                                 
 
                                                 
    2005  
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
    Fair
    Unrealized
    Fair
    Unrealized
    Fair
    Unrealized
 
    Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
 
Interest-only certificated receivables
  $ 23,990     $ (389 )   $ 19     $ (1 )   $ 24,009     $ (390 )
U.S. Treasury and agency obligations
    7,122       (85 )     24,176       (393 )     31,298       (478 )
Corporate notes
    1,964       (13 )     1,162       (23 )     3,126       (36 )
Mutual funds
                1,322       (124 )     1,322       (124 )
Mortgage-backed securities
                1,227       (29 )     1,227       (29 )
                                                 
Total
  $ 33,076     $ (487 )   $ 27,906     $ (570 )   $ 60,982     $ (1,057 )
                                                 
 
The maturities of available-for-sale U.S. Treasury and agency obligations and corporate note investment securities at December 31 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006  
          Weighted
       
    Amortized
    Average
    Fair
 
    Cost     Yield     Value  
 
Within 1 year
  $ 21,261       4.27 %   $ 21,184  
After 1 year through 5 years
    21,924       4.36 %     21,731  
                         
Total
  $ 43,185       4.31 %   $ 42,915  
                         
 


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    2005  
          Weighted
       
    Amortized
    Average
    Fair
 
    Cost     Yield     Value  
 
Within 1 year
  $ 25,615       3.10 %   $ 25,465  
After 1 year through 5 years
    19,308       3.38 %     18,945  
                         
Total
  $ 44,923       3.22 %   $ 44,410  
                         

 
Mutual funds, equity securities, mortgage-backed securities, and interest-only receivables are excluded from the maturity table. Mutual funds do not have contractual maturities. Mortgage-backed securities and interest-only receivables have contractual maturities, which differ from actual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Interest-only certificated receivables pertain to cooperative multifamily loans to cooperative housing corporations.
 
During 2006 there were $2.7 million of available-for-sale securities sold and during 2005 there were $7.3 million of available-for-sale securities sold. NCB held one callable security maturing April 30, 2007. NCB held no callable investment securities at December 31, 2005 and 2004.
 
The composition of held-to-maturity investment securities at December 31 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2006  
          Gross
    Gross
       
    Amortized
    Unrealized
    Unrealized
       
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
 
Mortgage-backed securities
  $ 1,178     $ 254     $     $ 1,432  
Corporate debt securities and other
    469       9             478  
                                 
Total
  $ 1,647     $ 263     $     $ 1,910  
                                 
 
                                 
    2005  
          Gross
    Gross
       
    Amortized
    Unrealized
    Unrealized
       
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Fair Value  
 
Mortgage-backed securities
  $ 1,178     $ 20     $     $ 1,198  
Corporate debt securities and other
    462       9             471  
                                 
Total
  $ 1,640     $ 29     $     $ 1,669  
                                 
 
The maturities of security held-to-maturity investments at December 31 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006  
          Weighted
       
    Amortized
    Average
    Fair
 
    Cost     Yield     Value  
 
Within 1 year
  $       0.00 %   $  
After 1 year through 5 years
    468       11.11 %     478  
Over 10 years
    1,179       8.25 %     1,432  
                         
Total
  $ 1,647       9.05 %   $ 1,910  
                         
 

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    2005  
          Weighted
       
    Amortized
    Average
    Fair
 
    Cost     Yield     Value  
 
Within 1 year
  $       0.00 %   $  
After 1 year through 5 years
    462       7.05 %     471  
Over 10 years
    1,178       8.06 %     1,198  
                         
Total
  $ 1,640       7.78 %   $ 1,669  
                         

 
Mortgage-backed securities have contractual maturities, which differ from actual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations.
 
4.   LOAN SERVICING
 
Loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Changes in portfolio of loans serviced for others were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 4,086,526     $ 3,471,926  
Additions
    901,422       902,836  
Loan payments and payoffs
    (305,892 )     (288,236 )
                 
Balance at December 31
  $ 4,682,056     $ 4,086,526  
                 
 
See Note 28 for an analysis of Mortgage Servicing Rights related to the above portfolio of loans serviced for others.
 
5.   LOANS AND LEASE FINANCING
 
Loans and leases outstanding by category are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Consumer loans
  $ 10,707     $ 24,959  
Commercial loans
    521,649       549,164  
Real estate loans:
               
Residential
    701,311       541,076  
Commercial
    146,435       143,875  
Lease financing
    636       4,629  
                 
Total
  $ 1,380,738     $ 1,263,703  
                 
 
The largest geographic concentration of commercial loans portfolio and loans held for sale was in the Southeast region and amounted to 32.2% of the total at December 31, 2006. The region with the largest concentration of commercial loans portfolio and loans held for sale at December 31, 2005 was the West region (the largest component of which is California) amounting to 38.5%. The largest borrower type for our commercial loans portfolio and loans held for sale was food retailing and distribution at 8.1% at December 31, 2006. No other borrower type exceeds 5.1% at December 31, 2006. Real estate residential loans portfolio and loans held for sale have a geographical concentration of 44.2% at December 31, 2006 in the Northeastern United States (primarily New York City) compared to 46.8% at December 31, 2005.

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6.   LOANS HELD FOR SALE

 
Loans held for sale by category at December 31, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Consumer
  $ 1,382     $ 1,169  
Commercial loans
    10,026       11,908  
Real estate loans:
               
Residential
    180,862       156,384  
Commercial
    50,577       62,563  
                 
Total
  $ 242,847     $ 232,024  
                 
 
Activity related to loans held for sale for the years ended December 31, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 232,024     $ 303,289  
Originations
    899,423       842,329  
Purchases
    179,493       59,887  
Sales*
    (1,070,477 )     (965,877 )
Change in valuation
    2,384       (7,604 )
                 
Balance at December 31
  $ 242,847     $ 232,024  
                 
 
 
* Includes write-off of unamortized deferred fees and costs.
 
7.   RECEIVABLES SOLD WITH RECOURSE
 
In September 1998, NCB entered into a Credit Support and Collateral Pledge Agreement (the Agreement) with Fannie Mae in connection with NCB’s sale of conventional multifamily and multifamily cooperative mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Fannie Mae’s issuance of Guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Securities backed by the loans sold by NCB. Under the Agreement, NCB agreed to be responsible for certain losses related to the loans sold to Fannie Mae and to provide collateral in the form of letters of credit to be held by a trustee to secure the obligation for such losses. The Agreement allows for reductions in the initial obligation as either losses are paid by NCB or when the obligation as adjusted for any losses paid exceeds 12% of the unpaid principal balance of the covered loans.
 
The Letter of Credit maintained under the Agreement (as subsequently amended for additional sales) was approximately $12.4 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The unpaid principal balance of the loans covered by the Agreement was $268.1 million as of December 31, 2006 compared with $274.6 million as of December 31, 2005. Since the inception of the Agreement, NCB has not been required to reimburse Fannie Mae for any losses.
 
In January 2003, NCB purchased from NCB Development Corporation (now NCB Capital Impact) the recourse obligation under an agreement with Fannie Mae covering loans sold by NCB to Fannie Mae. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005 the unpaid principal balance of loans subject to this recourse obligation was $100.4 million and $103.1 million, respectfully. As collateral for the associated recourse, NCB was required to deposit $4.9 million in a restricted cash account with a designated custodian.
 
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repurchase any of the covered loans or give NCB the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets other than through a clean up call.
 
8.   IMPAIRED ASSETS
 
Impaired assets, composed of non-accrual loans, totaled $21.6 million and $14.2 million at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. The average balance of impaired loans was $18.3 million, $13.4 million, and $11.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. The interest income that was earned, but not recognized (including the subsequent recognition of interest on loans released from non-accrual status) on impaired loans was $2.3 million, $1.0 million and $1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2006 NCB had a specific allowance of $6.4 million related to $19.1 million of impaired loans and a general allowance of $0.3 million related to $2.5 million of impaired loans. At December 31, 2005 NCB had a specific allowance of $2.8 million related to $8.8 million of impaired loans and a general allowance of $2.1 million related to $5.4 million of impaired loans. Reserves at December 31, 2006 were deemed to be adequate to cover the estimated loss exposure related to the above loans.
 
As of December 31, 2006, there were not any commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were impaired.
 
Real estate owned was $193.1 thousand at December 31, 2006 and $10 thousand at December 31, 2005.
 
9.   ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS
 
The following is a summary of the components of the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Specific Allowance on Impaired Loans
  $ 6,443     $ 2,809     $ 1,920  
General Allowance on Impaired Loans
    325       2,082       288  
General Allowance
    12,712       15,302       14,783  
                         
Total Allowance for Loan Losses
  $ 19,480     $ 20,193     $ 16,991  
                         
 
The following is a summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses during the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 20,193     $ 16,991     $ 17,098  
                         
Charge-offs
                       
Commercial
    (4,689 )     (498 )     (4,711 )
Real Estate
    (32 )     (9 )      
                         
Total charge-offs
    (4,721 )     (507 )     (4,711 )
                         
Recoveries
                       
Commercial
    341       2,681       2,092  
Real Estate
          558       1  
                         
Total Recoveries
    341       3,239       2,093  
                         
Net (charge-offs)/recoveries
    (4,380 )     2,732       (2,618 )
                         
Provision for loan losses
    3,667       470       2,511  
                         
Balance at December 31
  $ 19,480     $ 20,193     $ 16,991  
                         


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Although loans and leases increased by $117.0 million from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006, the allowance for loan losses decreased principally due to the reduction in the loan loss allowance for satisfactory rated single-family loans from 50 basis points to 10 basis points of the loan balance. This change in the allowance was a direct result of NCB’s loan loss history for these types of loans due to its conservative underwriting.
 
Included within the provision for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 is $2.4 million related to the reclassification of a provision for unfunded commitments. The reclassification was the result of a letter of credit that was drawn on during the third quarter of 2006. Simultaneously, $2.4 million of the loan balance relating to the draw of the letter of credit was charged-off and is reflected in the $4.7 million of commercial charge-offs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006.
 
The following is a summary of the activity in the reserve for losses on unfunded commitments, which is included in other liabilities, during the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 2,605     $ 1,814     $ 1,090  
(Credit) provision for losses on unfunded commitments
    (1,077 )     791       724  
                         
Balance at December 31
  $ 1,528     $ 2,605     $ 1,814  
                         
 
The $1.1 million credit for losses on unfunded commitments in 2006 includes the $2.4 million reclassification to the provision for loan losses (as discussed above) offset by other provisions for losses on unfunded commitments during 2006.
 
10.   TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
 
Section 103 of the Act, as amended, requires that holders of Classes B and C stock elect twelve of the fifteen members of NCB’s Board of Directors and that they have actual cooperative experience. NCB voting stock is, by law, owned only by borrowers and entities eligible to borrow. The election rules require that candidates for the Board of Directors have experience as a director or senior officer of a cooperative organization that currently holds Class B or Class C stock. Therefore, it is not unusual for Board members to be directors or employees of NCB borrowers. NCB therefore has conflict of interest policies, which require, among other things, that a Board member be disassociated from decisions, which pose a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest. Loan requests from cooperatives with which members of the board may be affiliated are subject to the same eligibility and credit criteria, as well as the same loan terms and conditions, as all other loan requests.
 
In addition, NCB through its subsidiary, NCB, FSB, enters into transactions in the normal course of business with its directors, officers, employees, and their immediate family members.
 
For the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, activity related to loans and leases, including loans held for sale, to cooperatives affiliated with NCB’s Board of Directors and to officers, employees, and their immediate family members is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    January 1, 2006     Additions     Deductions     December 31, 2006  
 
Outstanding balances
  $ 118,224     $ 48,703     $ 71,434     $ 95,493  
                                 
 
* Included in the total for deductions is $5.9 million in loans to a director whose term ended in 2006.
 
                                 
    January 1, 2005     Additions     Deductions     December 31, 2005  
 
Outstanding balances
  $ 119,386     $ 54,742     $ 55,904     $ 118,224  
                                 
 
* The majority of the activity is related to cooperatives affiliated with NCB’s Board of Directors.


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During 2006, 2005, and 2004, NCB recorded interest income of $6.8 million, $5.8 million, and $6.3 million, respectively, on loans to related parties.
 
11.   PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
 
Premises and equipment are included in other assets and consist of the following as of December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Furniture and equipment
  $ 5,368     $ 4,609  
Leasehold improvements
    4,402       3,790  
Premises
    2,140       1,699  
Other
    3,653       476  
                 
Total premises and equipment
    15,563       10,574  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
    (8,247 )     (5,361 )
                 
Total premises and equipment, net
  $ 7,316     $ 5,213  
                 
 
Depreciation of premises and equipment included in non-interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 totaled $2.9 million, $1.6 million, and $1.5 million, respectively. During 2006 NCB added $2.0 million of new assets and had disposals of $50.0 thousand, which included equipment of $19.0 thousand and leasehold improvements of $31.0 thousand.
 
The $3.2 million increase in Other relates to the build-out of NCB’s new operations center in Arlington, Virginia. Within the $2.9 million change in accumulated depreciation is $1.4 million which relates to the acceleration of depreciation expense of the fixed assets of NCB’s current Washington, D.C. office space.
 
12.   OTHER ASSETS
 
At December 31, 2006 and 2005, other assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Non-certificated interest-only receivables
  $ 33,053     $ 35,671  
Accrued interest receivables
    10,044       8,167  
Mortgage servicing rights
    9,362       5,803  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    8,421       7,728  
Premises and equipment
    7,316       5,213  
Valuation of letters of credit
    6,914       7,939  
Prepaid assets
    2,397       1,223  
Equity method investments
    2,391       2,135  
Derivative assets
    2,210       4,035  
Other
    2,755       2,244  
                 
Total other assets
  $ 84,863     $ 80,158  
                 


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13.   LEASES

 
Minimum future rental payments on premises and office equipment under non-cancelable operating leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2006 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
         
    Amount  
 
2007
  $ 6,062  
2008
    6,141  
2009
    6,192  
2010
    6,220  
2011
    4,182  
2012 and thereafter
    35,574  
         
Total payments
  $ 64,371  
         
 
Rental expense on premises and office equipment in 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $3.9 million, $2.6 million, and $2.3 million, respectively. Included in 2006 rental expense was $0.8 million of expense related to the lease for office space in Arlington, Virginia where the majority of NCB’s operational activities are planning to move in April 2007. Reflected in the above amounts are both the existing rental payments for NCB’s current headquarters, the new operations center in Arlington, Virginia and the new headquarters in Washington, D.C. Only the economic obligation, not the contractual obligation was assumed on the existing Washington, D.C. headquarters.
 
During 2002, NCB deferred incentives received in connection with the headquarters lease for office space. These incentives are being amortized over the 15-year life of the lease. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the unamortized lease incentives totaled $3.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively. Only upon termination of the current headquarters lease would NCB recognize the unamortized portion of the deferred lease incentives.
 
14.   DEPOSITS
 
Deposits as of December 31 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2006
    Average
    2005
    Average
 
    Balance     Rate Paid     Balance     Rate Paid  
 
Non-interest bearing demand deposits
  $ 39,596           $ 25,926        
Interest-bearing demand deposits
    214,824       4.28%       212,524       2.80%  
Savings deposits
    6,493       1.24%       7,601       1.08%  
Certificates of deposit
    545,540       4.60%       490,879       3.99%  
                                 
Total deposits
  $ 806,453             $ 736,930          
                                 
 
The aggregate amount of certificates of deposit with a minimum denomination of $100,000 was $398.0 million and $335.2 million at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
At December 31, the scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit with a minimum denomination of $100,000 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Within 3 months
  $ 77,901     $ 75,170  
Over 3 months through 6 months
    34,974       17,406  
Over 6 months through 12 months
    53,124       38,934  
Over 12 months
    231,524       203,707  
                 
Total certificates of deposit
  $ 397,523     $ 335,217  
                 


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Deposit interest expense for the years ended December 31, is summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 7,985     $ 5,718     $ 3,148  
Savings deposits
    88       89       88  
Certificates of deposit
    22,192       15,229       9,916  
                         
Total deposit interest expense
  $ 30,265     $ 21,036     $ 13,152  
                         
 
The remaining contractual maturities of certificates of deposit at December 31 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006  
    Less than
    $100,000
       
    $100,000     and Greater     Total  
 
2007
  $ 105,013     $ 166,000     $ 271,013  
2008
    31,678       90,065       121,743  
2009
    6,648       45,869       52,517  
2010
    3,440       34,217       37,657  
2011
    1,133       39,858       40,991  
2012 and thereafter*
    105       21,514       21,619  
                         
Total
  $ 148,017     $ 397,523     $ 545,540  
                         
 
                         
    2005  
    Less than
    $100,000
       
    $100,000     and Greater     Total  
 
2006
  $ 85,089     $ 131,510     $ 216,599  
2007
    50,024       39,513       89,537  
2008
    14,615       52,926       67,541  
2009
    3,010       41,510       44,520  
2010
    2,768       33,383       36,151  
2011 and thereafter*
    156       36,375       36,531  
                         
Total
  $ 155,662     $ 335,217     $ 490,879  
                         
 
 
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15.   SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

 
The carrying amounts and weighted average rates for short-term borrowings as of December 31 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2006     2005  
          Weighted
          Weighted
 
          Average
          Average
 
    Outstanding     Rate     Outstanding     Rate  
 
Lines of Credit
  $ 156,000       5.91 %   $        
Commercial paper
                131,798       4.44 %
FHLB advances
    199,500       5.18 %     181,600       3.13 %
Debt issuance costs
    (827 )             (516 )        
                                 
Total short-term borrowings
  $ 354,673       5.50 %   $ 312,882       3.77 %
                                 
 
The average and maximum balance outstanding for short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2006 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2006     2005  
    Average
    Maximum
    Average
    Maximum
 
    Balance
    Balance
    Balance
    Balance
 
    Outstanding     Outstanding     Outstanding     Outstanding  
 
Lines of Credit
  $ 91,723     $ 159,027     $ 23,286     $ 45,282  
Commercial paper
    57,468       167,121       138,800       149,754  
FHLB advances
    164,907       270,900       160,235       248,000  
 
Revolving Credit Facilities
 
At December 31, 2006, NCB had a $350.0 million committed revolving line of credit of which $156.0 million was outstanding. This line of credit matures on April 29, 2011. NCB also has letter of credit availability under the revolver of which $5.0 million was outstanding as of December 31, 2006. Therefore, as of December 31, 2006, $189.0 million was available under the revolving line of credit facility. In addition, NCB had $20.0 million of uncommitted bid lines (borrowing facilities in which no commitment fee is paid and where the other party is not committed to lend to NCB) available at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. None of the bid lines were outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
 
Interest expense from borrowings under the revolving line of credit facilities was $6.2 million, $1.1 million and $1.4 million, in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
Borrowing rates under the revolving credit facility are based on the prime rate, federal funds rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and vary with the amount of borrowings outstanding. In addition, a change in agency ratings could also impact borrowing rates. As of December 31, 2006, commitment fees paid for the line of credit were 0.25% of the commitment balance through May 1, 2006, upon which time the commitment fees were 0.20% of the unused commitment balance. Total commitment fees paid for revolving credit facilities were $0.6 million, $0.9 million, and $0.9 million, in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. All borrowings under the facility, which are outstanding at expiration of the facility, are due at that time.
 
At December 31, 2006, NCB has several restrictive covenants under the revolving line of credit agreements which are detailed in an exhibit to the 2006 10-K.
 
Other Short-term Borrowings
 
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balance of 125% - 300% of such advances. The FHLB facility was $355.5 million at December 31, 2006 and $287.1 million at December 31, 2005. Outstanding advances at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were $249.5 million and $181.6 million, respectively, of which $50.0 million were long-term advances for 2006. Interest expense on advances for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $9.7 million, $5.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of which $1.4 million was for long-term advances at December 31, 2006. Interest expense on commercial paper borrowings for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $2.8 million, $4.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
 
In an effort to reduce NCB’s cost of funds, NCB developed a program under which it borrows, on a short-term basis, from certain customers. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were no short-term borrowings outstanding under this program. At December 31, 2006 there was no commercial paper balance outstanding. At December 31, 2005, the commercial paper outstanding balance totaled $131.8 million.
 
16.   LONG-TERM DEBT
 
The carrying amounts for long-term debt as of December 31, 2006 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2006     2005  
 
Prudential Long-Term Private Placements
               
6.99% fixed rate debt due December 2006
  $     $ 55,000  
5.62% fixed rate debt due December 2009
    55,000        
5.60% fixed rate debt due December 2010
    50,000       50,000  
                 
Total Prudential Long-Term Private Placements
    105,000       105,000  
                 
Other Long-Term Private Placements
               
5.52% fixed rate debt due January 2009
    50,000       50,000  
                 
Total Long-Term Private Placement Notes
    50,000       50,000  
                 
Medium Term Notes
               
6.96% fixed rate debt due May 2006
          5,000  
3 month LIBOR plus 155 bps floating rate debt due June 2006
          20,000  
5.67% fixed rate debt due May 2013, callable May 2007
    15,000       15,000  
                 
Total Medium Term Notes
    15,000       40,000  
                 
FHLB Long-Term Advances
               
5.62% fixed rate due June 2009
    20,000        
5.80% fixed rate due June 2011
    10,000        
5.63 fixed rate due July 2011
    20,000        
                 
Total FHLB Long-Term Advances
    50,000        
                 
SFAS No. 133 valuation
    (1,835 )     (1,471 )
Debt issuance costs
    (392 )     (488 )
                 
Total Long Term Debt
  $ 217,773     $ 193,041  
                 
 
As of December 31, 2006, none of the long-term debt has priority over the other, none of the long-term debt is convertible and there are no contingencies on the payments of principal and interest.
 
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1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006. An additional $55.0 million was issued in 2001 at a fixed rate of 6.99% and matured in December 2006. NCB issued $50.0 million in December 2005 at a fixed rate of 5.60% and this tranche will mature in December 2010. In December 2006, NCB issued $55.0 million at a fixed rate of 5.62% that will mature in December 2009. All of these notes require semi-annual payments of interest only.
 
NCB entered into an agreement with various insurance agencies in January 2003 to issue $50.0 million in private placement note debt. The debt was issued at a fixed rate of 5.52% and matures in January 2009. All of these notes require semi-annual payments of interest only.
 
NCB has a shelf agreement in which it can issue Medium Term Notes through various agents. These notes can be issued with either a fixed or floating rate with any maturity within the shelf agreement. NCB issued $5.0 million of these notes through Wachovia Securities, Inc. in May 2001 at a fixed rate of 6.96% and matured in May 2006. In June 2001, NCB issued $20.0 million in floating rate notes through Wachovia Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. that matured in June 2006 and were based on the 3-month LIBOR rate that reset every 3-months. Finally, in May 2003 NCB issued $15.0 million of fixed rate notes through Wachovia Securities, Inc. with a fixed rate of 5.67% with a semi-annual call and maturing in May 2013. The $15.0 million fixed rate notes require semi-annual payments of interest only.
 
At December 31, 2006 NCB had entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements, which have a combined notional amount of $100.0 million. The effect of the agreements is to convert $100.0 million of the long-term debt from a weighted average fixed rate of 5.60% to a floating rate based on the three-month LIBOR rate plus a spread, which repriced throughout the year. At December 31, 2006, the weighted average three-month LIBOR on the swaps was 5.37% with an effective weighted average spread of 1.09%.
 
At December 31, 2006, the notional amount by maturity date is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
Notional Amount     Maturity Date   Libor Index  
 
$ 65,000     2009     Three month  
  20,000     2010     Three month  
  15,000     2013     Three month *
                 
$ 100,000              
                 
 
 
* Next call date is May 2007
 
At December 31, 2005 NCB had entered into a series of interest rate swap agreements, which have a combined notional amount of $100.0 million. The effect of the agreements is to convert $100.0 million of the long-term debt from a weighted average fixed rate of 6.15% to a floating rate based on the three-month LIBOR rate plus a spread, which repriced throughout the year. At December 31, 2005, the weighted average three-month LIBOR on the swaps was 4.39% with an effective weighted average spread of 1.49%.
 
At December 31, 2005, the notional amount by maturity date is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
Notional Amount     Maturity Date   Libor Index  
 
$ 55,000     2006     Three month  
  25,000     2009     Three month  
  20,000     2010     Three month  
                 
$ 100,000              
                 


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17.   SUBORDINATED DEBT

 
On December 31, 1981, NCB issued unsecured subordinated debt to the U.S. Treasury (“Treasury”) in the amount of $184.3 million as provided in the Act, as amended, in the form of Class A notes in full redemption of the Class A Preferred stock previously owned by the Government.
 
In November 2003 NCB entered into a definitive Amended and Restated Financing Agreement (the “Amended Financing Agreement”), with the Treasury relating to repayment of and interest payable on the Class A notes maturing in 2020 that were originally issued by NCB to Treasury on December 31, 1981.
 
In December 2003, NCB, pursuant to the Amended Financing Agreement, made a $53.6 million payment to Treasury to prepay its 91-day renewing Class A note. Also on that date, NCB replaced the remaining three Class A notes outstanding, in the aggregate amount of $129.0 million, by issuing, five new replacement Class A notes of renewing maturities.
 
At maturity, each note is replaced with a reissued note for the same term, with an interest rate based upon the yield on Treasury securities of comparable maturities, as of the date of repricing, plus 100 basis points, subject to the final maturity date of October 31, 2020, on which date all remaining balances under the notes are due.
 
During 2006, $2.5 million of the subordinated debt was paid down pursuant to the amended financing agreement. During 2007, pursuant to the same agreement, $2.5 million of the subordinated debt will be paid down from the tranche repricing on December 15, 2007. The interest payments for each tranche are determined in accordance with the following schedule, which also includes the carrying amounts of the subordinated debt at December 31, (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
2006  
          Next Repricing
    Carrying
 
Index
  Index Rate     Date     Amount  
 
91 - day Treasury rate
    4.96 %     15-Mar-07     $ 39,310  
2 - year Treasury rate
    4.37 %     15-Dec-07       18,218  
3 - year Treasury rate
    4.63 %     15-Dec-09       25,064  
7 - year Treasury rate
    3.79 %     15-Dec-10       32,847  
10 - year Treasury rate
    4.28 %     15-Dec-13       6,050  
                         
                      121,489  
Debt issuance costs
                    (813 )
                         
Total
                  $ 120,676  
                         
 
                         
2005  
          Next Repricing
    Carrying
 
Index
  Index Rate     Date     Amount  
 
91 - day Treasury rate
    3.90 %     15-Mar-06     $ 39,310  
2 - year Treasury rate
    4.37 %     15-Dec-07       18,218  
3 - year Treasury rate
    2.41 %     15-Dec-06       27,564  
7 - year Treasury rate
    3.79 %     15-Dec-10       32,847  
10 - year Treasury rate
    4.28 %     15-Dec-13       6,050  
                         
                      123,989  
Debt issuance costs
                    (872 )
                         
Total
                  $ 123,117  
                         


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The following table shows, pursuant to the Amended Financing Agreement, the amortization schedule of the five Class A notes as of December 31, 2006 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
Debt Amortization  
    Beginning
          Periodic
       
Year
  Balance     Annual Amortization     Amortization     Ending Balance  
 
2006
  $ 123,989     $ 2,500     $     $ 121,489  
2007
    121,489       2,500             118,989  
2008
    118,989       2,500             116,489  
2009
    116,489       2,500             113,989  
2010
    113,989             23,989       90,000  
2011
    90,000       5,000             85,000  
2012
    85,000       5,500             79,500  
2013
    79,500       6,050             73,450  
2014
    73,450       6,655             66,795  
2015
    66,795       7,321             59,474  
2016
    59,474       8,053             51,421  
2017
    51,421       8,858             42,563  
2018
    42,563       9,744             32,819  
2019
    32,819       10,718             22,101  
2020
    22,101             22,101        
                                 
Total
          $ 77,899     $ 46,090          
                                 
 
The Class A notes and all related payments are subordinate to any secured and unsecured notes and debentures thereafter issued by NCB, but the notes and subordinated debt issued by NCB that by its terms are junior to the Class A notes have first preference with respect to NCB’s assets over all classes of stock issued by NCB. NCB currently cannot pay any dividend on any class of stock at a rate greater than the statutory interest rate payable on the Class A notes (See Note 23).
 
The Act also states that the amount of NCB borrowings, which may be outstanding at any time, shall not exceed 10 times the paid-in capital and surplus that, as defined by the Act, includes the subordinated debt.
 
18.   JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT
 
In December 2003, NCB sold $50.0 million of trust preferred securities through a statutory business trust, NCB Capital Trust I (“Trust”). NCB owns all of the common securities of this Delaware trust. The Trust has no independent assets or operations and exists for the sole purpose of issuing preferred securities and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount of junior subordinated debentures issued by NCB. The junior subordinated debentures, which are the sole assets of the Trust, are unsecured obligations of NCB, and are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future senior and subordinated indebtedness and certain other financial obligations of NCB. This debt is based on the 3-month LIBOR rate plus 290 bps and the rate resets every 3 months.


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The following is a schedule of outstanding Junior Subordinated debt at December 31, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
                Carrying
 
          Maturity
    Amount
 
Index
  Index Rate     Date     2006  
 
3-month LIBOR
    5.37%       07-Jan-34     $ 51,547  
Debt issuance costs
                    (900 )
                         
                    $ 50,647  
                         
                         
                         
                Carrying
 
                Amount
 
                2005  
 
3-month LIBOR
    4.15%       07-Jan-34     $ 51,547  
Debt issuance costs
                    (933 )
                         
                    $ 50,614  
                         
 
19.   COMMON STOCK AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY
 
NCB’s common stock consists of Class B stock owned by its borrowers and Class C stock owned by entities eligible to borrow from NCB. During 2005 the one share of Class D stock outstanding was converted to Class C stock.
 
The following relates to common stock at December 31:
 
                                 
    2006     2005  
    Class B     Class C     Class B     Class C  
 
Par value per share
  $ 100     $ 100     $ 100     $ 100  
Shares authorized
    1,800,000       300,000       1,700,000       300,000  
Shares issued and outstanding
    1,627,361       244,938       1,474,838       233,839  
 
The changes in Class B and C common stock are described below (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    Class B     Class C     Total  
 
Balance, December 31, 2003
  $ 127,156     $ 22,791     $ 149,947  
2003 patronage dividends distributed in common stock
    15,930       936       16,866  
Cancellation of stock
    (5,394 )     (968 )     (6,362 )
Adjustment to prior year dividends
    24             24  
                         
Balance, December 31, 2004
    137,716       22,759       160,475  
2004 patronage dividends distributed in common stock
    11,281       897       12,178  
Cancellation of stock
    (1,575 )     (306 )     (1,881 )
Adjustment to prior year dividends
    62       34       96  
                         
Balance, December 31, 2005
    147,484       23,384       170,868  
2005 patronage dividends distributed in common stock
    15,873       1,497       17,370  
Cancellation of stock
    (621 )     (387 )     (1,008 )
                         
Balance, December 31, 2006
  $ 162,736     $ 24,494     $ 187,230  
                         


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Members’ equity currently includes the two classes of common stock, allocated and unallocated retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive income. Allocated retained earnings have been designated for patronage dividend distribution, whereas unallocated retained earnings have not been designated for patronage dividend distribution.
 
20.   REGULATORY CAPITAL AND RETAINED EARNINGS OF NCB, FSB
 
In connection with the insurance of deposit accounts, NCB, FSB, a federally chartered, federally insured savings bank, is required to maintain minimum amounts of regulatory capital. If NCB, FSB fails to meet its minimum required capital, the appropriate regulatory authorities may take such actions, as they deem appropriate, to protect the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF), NCB, FSB, and its depositors and investors. Such actions may include various operating restrictions, limitations on liability growth, limitations on deposit account interest rates and investment restrictions.
 
NCB, FSB’s capital exceeded the minimum capital requirements at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The following table summarizes NCB, FSB’s capital and pro-forma minimum capital requirements (ratios and dollars) at December 31, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                 
                To be Well Capitalized
 
          For Capital Adequacy
    Under Prompt Corrective
 
    Actual     Purposes     Action Provisions  
    Amount     Ratio     Amount     Ratio     Amount     Ratio  
 
As of December 31, 2006:
                                               
Tangible Capital (to tangible assets)
  $ 130,128       10.74 %   $ 18,173       1.50 %     N/A       N/A  
Total Risk-Based Capital (to-risk-weighted assets)
    134,892       14.09 %     76,599       8.00 %   $ 95,749       10.00 %
Tier I Risk-Based Capital (to-risk-weighted assets)
    129,619       13.54 %     N/A       N/A       57,450       6.00 %
Core Capital (to adjusted tangible assets)
    130,128       10.74 %     48,462       4.00 %     60,577       5.00 %
As of December 31, 2005:
                                               
Tangible Capital (to tangible assets)
  $ 96,430       9.32 %   $ 15,527       1.50 %     N/A       N/A  
Total Risk-Based Capital (to-risk-weighted assets)
    103,624       12.17 %     68,134       8.00 %   $ 85,168       10.00 %
Tier I Risk-Based Capital (to-risk-weighted assets)
    95,864       11.26 %     N/A       N/A       51,101       6.00 %
Core Capital (to adjusted tangible assets)
    96,430       9.32 %     41,405       4.00 %     51,756       5.00 %
 
The Office of Thrift Supervision regulations impose limitations upon all capital distributions by a savings institution, including cash dividends. NCB, FSB must provide prior notice to the Office of Thrift Supervision of the capital distribution if, like NCB, FSB, it is a subsidiary of a holding company. If NCB, FSB’s capital were ever to fall below its regulatory requirements or the Office of Thrift Supervision notified it that it was in need of increased supervision, its ability to make capital distributions could be restricted. In addition, the Office of Thrift Supervision could prohibit a proposed capital distribution that would otherwise be permitted by the regulation, if the agency determines that such distribution would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. At December 31, 2006, no such limitations or restrictions existed.


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21.   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

 
Substantially all employees are covered by a non-contributory, defined contribution retirement plan. NCB contributes 6% of each employee’s salary after one year of employment. Total expense for the retirement plan for 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $0.9 million, $0.9 million, and $0.8 million, respectively.
 
NCB maintains an employee thrift plan organized under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k) and contributes up to 6% of each participant’s salary. Participants receive vesting credit (non-forfeitable rights to the money in their 401(k) account) based on their number of years of employment with NCB. Contributions and expenses for 2006, 2005, and 2004 were $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
 
Participant matching contributions and earnings for the defined contribution retirement plan and the thrift plan are vested in accordance with the following schedule:
 
         
Years of Service
  Vesting  
 
less than 2 years
    0%  
2
    20%  
3
    50%  
4
    70%  
5
    85%  
6
    100%  
 
22.   INCOME TAXES
 
Each year under the Act, NCB must declare tax-deductible patronage dividends in the form of cash, stock, or allocated surplus, which effectively reduce NCB’s federal income tax liability. In 2007, NCB is required to make patronage dividend payouts of approximately $17.4 million of 2006 earnings. The anticipated cash portion of the 2006 patronage dividend is included in patronage dividends payable at December 31, 2006. The estimated stock portion of the patronage dividend of 2006 earnings to be distributed has been added to allocated retained earnings at December 31, 2006. Patrons of NCB receiving such patronage dividends consent to include them in their taxable income.
 
The provision for income tax expense for the years ended December 31, consists of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Current tax expense
                       
Federal
  $ 495     $ 884     $ 326  
State and local
    869       1,148       748  
                         
Total current
    1,364       2,032       1,074  
                         
Deferred tax (benefit) provision
                       
Federal
    (197 )     (16 )     (81 )
State and local
    247       126       253  
                         
Total deferred
    50       110       172  
                         
Provision for income tax expense
  $ 1,414     $ 2,142     $ 1,246  
                         


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The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to pretax income as a result of the following differences for the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Statutory U.S. tax rate
  $ 7,085     $ 9,229     $ 8,092  
Patronage dividends
    (6,982 )     (8,342 )     (7,546 )
State and local taxes
    1,115       1,273       1,001  
Other
    196       (18 )     (301 )
                         
Provision for income tax expense
  $ 1,414     $ 2,142     $ 1,246  
                         
 
Deferred tax assets net of liabilities, included in other assets, are composed of the following at December 31, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Allowance for loan losses
  $ 356     $ 393  
Deferred commitment fees
    288       318  
Mark to market adjustments
    333       269  
Other
    107       83  
                 
Gross deferred tax assets
    1,084       1,063  
                 
Mortgage servicing rights
    (300 )     (300 )
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends
    (573 )     (490 )
Premises and equipment
          (12 )
                 
Gross deferred tax liabilities
    (873 )     (802 )
                 
Net deferred tax asset
  $ 211     $ 261  
                 
 
Management has concluded that it is more likely than not that all deferred tax assets will be realized based on NCB’s history of earnings and management’s expectations that NCB will generate sufficient taxable income in future years to offset the reversal of temporary differences.
 
23.   INCOME AVAILABLE FOR DIVIDENDS ON STOCK
 
Under existing senior debt agreements, the aggregate amount of cash dividends on Class C stock, together with patronage dividends payable in cash, is limited to the sum of $15,000,000 plus 50% of NCB’s consolidated adjusted net income accumulation (or minus 100% of NCB’s consolidated adjusted net income in the case of a deficit) from January 1, 1992 through the end of the most current fiscal year ended. If the aggregate amount of cash dividends and patronage dividends payable in cash exceeds the limitation previously described, total patronage dividends payable in cash and cash dividends payable on any calendar year may not exceed 20% of NCB’s taxable income for such calendar year. At December 31, 2006, NCB was not limited by the restrictions detailed above and thus the amount available for dividends on stock was approximately $125.7 million.
 
Notwithstanding the above restriction, NCB is prohibited by law from paying dividends on its Class C stock at a rate greater than the statutory interest rate payable on the subordinated Class A notes. Those rates for 2006, 2005, and 2004 are 4.88%, 4.03% and 3.40%, respectively. Consequently, the amounts available for payment on the Class C stock for 2006, 2005, and 2004 are $1.2 million, $0.9 million, and $0.8 million, respectively. In addition, under the Act and its bylaws, NCB may not pay dividends on its Class B stock.


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24.   FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

 
NCB is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. These financial instruments may include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the notional amount recognized in the balance sheets. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the exposure that NCB has in particular classes of financial instruments. Unless noted otherwise, NCB does not require collateral or other security to support off-balance sheet financial instruments.
 
NCB’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties to the commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit issued is represented by the contract or notional amounts of those instruments. NCB uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. For interest rate swap transactions, forward commitments, and financial futures contracts, the contract or notional amounts do not represent exposure to credit loss.
 
In the normal course of business, NCB makes loan commitments to extend credit to customers as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.
 
Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. NCB evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by NCB upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory; property, plant and equipment, and residential and income-producing commercial properties.
 
NCB also makes rate lock commitments to extend credit to borrowers for the origination of cooperative multifamily loans to cooperative housing corporations, cooperative single-family loans, and single-family residential loans. In the case of cooperative single-family loans and single-family residential loans, rate lock commitments generally extend for a 30-day period. Some of these commitments will expire due to the purchase of the commitments not being completed within 30 days. For cooperative multifamily loans, the rate lock commitments can extend for 12 months or longer, but there is generally little to no fall out prior to closing.
 
Standby letters of credit can be either financial or performance-based. Financial standby letters of credit obligate NCB to disburse funds to a third party if the customer fails to repay an outstanding loan or debt instrument. Performance letters of credit obligate NCB to disburse funds if the customer fails to perform a contractual obligation, including obligations of a non-financial nature.
 
Issuance fees associated with the standby letters of credit range from 0.5% to 3.5% of the commitment amount. The standby letters of credit mature throughout 2007 to 2016.
 
The contract or commitment amounts and the respective estimated fair value of NCB’s commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit at December 31, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    Contract or
    Estimated
 
    Commitment Amounts     Fair Value  
    2006     2005     2006     2005  
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
                               
Undrawn commitments to extend credit
  $ 809,869     $ 748,988     $ 4,049     $ 3,745  
Rate lock commitments to extend credit:
                               
Single family
  $ 5,153     $ 4,687     $ 11     $ 37  
Commercial real estate
  $ 107,306     $ 115,790     $ (632 )   $ 46  
Standby letters of credit
  $ 219,456     $ 242,830     $ 5,837     $ 9,709  


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In November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 45 (“FIN 45”), “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantors, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others: an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5, 57 and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34.” In accordance with FIN 45, a liability of $6.8 million was recorded in Other liabilities and a correlating asset of $6.9 million was recorded in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006. The corresponding amount at December 31, 2005 was $7.9 million for both the asset and liability.
 
NCB reserved $1.5 million and $2.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 to cover its loss exposure to unfunded commitments.
 
25.   DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
NCB uses derivative financial instruments in the normal course of business for the purpose of reducing its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These instruments include interest rate swaps, financial futures contracts, and forward loan sales commitments. Existing NCB policies prohibit the use of derivative financial instruments for any purpose other than managing interest rate risk for NCB or any of its customers.
 
NCB enters into interest rate swaps and futures contracts and forward loan sales commitments to offset changes in fair value associated with fixed rate warehouse loans, rate lock commitments and debt due to changes in benchmark interest rates. Some of these interest rate swaps and futures contracts are designated derivatives hedging commitments in a fair value hedging relationship.
 
Operating results related to the activities entered into to hedge (both economically and for accounting purposes) changes in fair value attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates related to warehouse loans, rate lock commitments, designated and undesignated derivatives and other non-hedging derivatives are summarized below and included in the caption entitled “Gain On Sale of Loans” in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Unrealized (loss) gain on designated derivatives recognized(1)
  $ (1,987 )   $ 5,452  
Increase (decrease) in value of warehouse loans(2)
    2,065       (5,898 )
                 
Net hedge ineffectiveness(3)
    78       (446 )
                 
Unrealized gain (loss) on undesignated loan commitments recognized(4)
    94       (2,039 )
Gain on undesignated derivatives recognized(5)
    119       2,273  
                 
Net gain on undesignated derivatives
    213       234  
                 
Unrealized gain (loss) on non-hedging derivatives(6)
    484       (128 )
                 
Net SFAS 133 adjustment
  $ 775     $ (340 )
                 
 
 
(1) Includes the results of derivatives, which are designated and accounted for as hedges. It quantifies the change in value of the swap over the period presented.
 
(2) Quantifies the change in value of the loans (i.e. resulting from the change in the benchmark rate over the period presented).
 
(3) Summarizes the net ineffectiveness that results from the extent to which the change in value of the hedged item is not offset by the change in value of the derivative.
 
(4) Quantifies the change in value of the loan commitment from the date the borrower entered into the loan commitment or from the beginning of the period whichever is later.
 
(5) Quantifies the change in value of the swap or forward sales commitment over the period presented.
 
(6) Represents the changes in value of other derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting.


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Interest rate swaps are executed to manage the interest rate risk associated with specific assets or liabilities. An interest rate swap agreement commits each party to make periodic interest payments to the other based on an agreed-upon fixed rate or floating rate index. There are no exchanges of principal amounts. Entering into an interest rate swap agreement involves the risk of default by counter parties and interest rate risk resulting from unmatched positions. The amounts potentially subject to credit risk are significantly smaller than the notional amounts of the agreements. NCB is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by its counter parties in the aggregate amount of $0.2 million at December 31, 2006. NCB does not anticipate nonperformance by any of its counter parties. Income or expense from interest rate swaps is treated as an adjustment to interest expense/income on the hedged asset or liability.
 
Financial futures are contracts for delayed delivery of specific securities at a specified future date and at a specified price or yield. NCB purchases/sells these contracts to economically hedge the interest rate risk associated with originating mortgage loans that will be held for sale. NCB has minimal credit risk exposure on these financial instruments since changes in market value of financial futures are settled in cash on the following business day, and payment is guaranteed by the clearinghouse. For the periods presented, futures contracts have served as economic hedges. These futures contracts have not been designated as accounting hedges under FAS 133, as amended.
 
Forward loan sales commitments lock in the prices at which commercial real estate, single-family residential loans and cooperative single-family loans will be sold to investors. Management limits the variability of a major portion of the change in fair value of these loans held for sale by employing forward loan sale commitments to minimize the interest rate and pricing risks associated with the origination and sale of such warehoused loans. Forward loan sale commitments are also used to economically hedge rate lock commitments to extend credit to borrowers for generally a 30-day period for the origination of single-family residential and cooperative single-family loans. NCB also participates in a cash window program with Fannie Mae to sell forward sale commercial real estate loans. Some of these rate lock commitments will ultimately expire without being completed. To the extent that a loan is ultimately granted and the borrower ultimately accepts the terms of the loan, these rate lock commitments expose NCB to variability in their fair value due to changes in interest rates. To mitigate the effect of this interest rate risk, NCB enters into offsetting forward loan sale commitments. Both the rate lock commitments and the forward loan sale commitments are undesignated derivatives, and accordingly are marked to market through earnings.
 
The contract or notional amounts and the respective estimated fair value of NCB’s financial futures contracts, interest rate swaps and forward sales commitments at December 31, were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    Notional Amounts     Fair Value  
    2006     2005     2006     2005  
 
Financial futures contracts
  $ 17,500     $ 22,200     $ 295     $ (189 )
Interest rate swap agreements
  $ 376,784     $ 391,191     $ (3,049 )   $ (1,043 )
Forward sales commitments
Cooperative single family
  $ 13,025     $ 12,920     $ 23     $ (38 )
Cooperative multifamily
  $ 26,500     $ 43,000     $ (188 )   $ (176 )
 
26.   FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
SFAS No. 107, “Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available for identical or comparable instruments, fair values are based on estimates using the present value of estimated cash flows using a discount rate commensurate with the risks involved or other valuation techniques. The resultant fair values are affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates as to the amounts and timing of future cash flows. In


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that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, accordingly, the fair values may not represent actual values of the financial instruments that could have been realized as of year-end or that will be realized in the future.
 
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
 
Cash and cash equivalents — The carrying amount approximates fair value.
 
Restricted Cash — The carrying amount approximates fair value.
 
Investments — Fair values are based on quoted market prices for identical or comparable securities.
 
Non-certificated interest-only receivables — The fair value of interest-only receivables is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current market investor pass-through rates for similar securities.
 
Servicing Assets — The fair value of servicing assets is based on discounted future net cash flows received for servicing mortgages at current market rates offered by purchasers of mortgage servicing rights.
 
Loans and lease financing — The fair market value of adjustable rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows assuming that the loans mature on the next repricing date using the rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit quality and the same stated maturities. The fair value of fixed rate commercial and other loans and leases, excluding loans held for sale, is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit quality and for the same remaining maturities.
 
Loans held-for-sale and rate lock commitments — The fair values are based on commitments on hand from investors or prevailing market rates. The fair value of loans held for sale is based on market prices for similar loans sold in the secondary market adjusted for differences in loan characteristics. The contract amount and fair value of the rate lock commitments are the same.
 
Interest rate swap agreements — The fair value of interest rate swaps is the estimated amount that NCB would receive or pay to terminate the swap agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the current creditworthiness of the swap counter parties.
 
Financial futures and forward contracts — The fair value of interest rate futures is based on the closing price of the Chicago Board of Trade at December 31, 2006 and 2005. The fair value of forward commitments is based on current market prices for similar contracts.
 
Accrued interest receivable and accrued interest payable — The carrying value of accrued interest payable is deemed to approximate fair value.
 
Deposit liabilities — The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is determined using estimates of the value of the customer relationship provided by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates of deposits of similar remaining maturities.
 
Short-term and other borrowings — The carrying amounts approximate fair value.
 
Long-term debt — The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current borrowing rates at which similar types of borrowing arrangements with the same remaining maturities could be obtained by NCB.
 
Subordinated debt — The fair value of subordinated debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current borrowing rates at which similar types of borrowing arrangements with the same remaining maturities could be obtained by NCB.


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Junior subordinated debt — The carrying amount is deemed to approximate fair value due to the fact that this is a floating-rate debt that reprices quarterly.
 
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees written — The fair value of commitments is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counter parties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and committed rates. The fair value of guarantees and letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the customers at the reporting date.
 
The estimated fair values of NCB’s financial instruments as of December 31 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2006     2005  
    Carrying
          Carrying
       
    Amount     Fair Value     Amount     Fair Value  
 
Financial Assets:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 47,756     $ 47,756     $ 43,001     $ 43,001  
Restricted cash
    5,398       5,398       5,151       5,151  
Investment securities
                               
Available-for-sale
    85,708       85,708       89,083       89,083  
Held-to-maturity
    1,647       1,910       1,640       1,669  
Non-certificated interest-only receivables
    33,053       33,053       35,671       35,671  
Servicing assets
    9,362       12,059       5,803       7,623  
Loans held for sale
    242,847       250,038       232,024       235,525  
Loans and lease financing, net
    1,361,258       1,356,599       1,243,510       1,227,432  
Interest rate swap agreements
    (3,049 )     (3,049 )     (1,043 )     (1,043 )
Financial futures
    295       295       (189 )     (189 )
Forward sale commitments
    (165 )     (165 )     (214 )     (214 )
Accrued interest receivables
    10,044       10,044       8,167       8,167  
Financial Liabilities:
                               
Deposits
    806,453       787,101       736,930       719,264  
Short-term borrowings
    354,673       354,673       312,882       312,882  
Long-term debt
    217,773       216,691       193,041       190,220  
Subordinated debt
    120,676       118,883       123,117       121,132  
Junior subordinated debt
    50,647       50,647       50,614       50,614  
Accrued interest payable
    3,971       3,971       3,190       3,190  
 
                                 
    Contract or
          Contract or
       
    Commitment
    Estimated
    Commitment
    Estimated
 
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments:
  Amounts     Fair Value     Amounts     Fair Value  
 
Undrawn commitments to extend credit
  $ 810,759     $ 3,851     $ 711,217     $ 3,556  
Standby letters of credit
  $ 219,456     $ 5,837     $ 242,830     $ 9,709  
Rate lock commitments to extend credit
  $ 112,459     $ (621 )   $ 120,477     $ 83  


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27.   SEGMENT REPORTING

 
NCB’s reportable segments are strategic business units that provide diverse products and services within the financial services industry. NCB has five reportable segments: Commercial Lending, Real Estate Lending, Warehouse Lending, Retail and Consumer Lending, and Other. The Commercial Lending segment provides financial services to cooperative and member-owned businesses. The Real Estate Lending segment originates and services multi-family cooperative real estate loans nationally, with a concentration in New York City. The Warehouse Lending segment originates commercial real estate loans for sale in the secondary market. The Retail and Consumer Lending segment provides traditional banking services such as lending and deposit gathering to retail, corporate and commercial customers. The Other segment consists of NCB’s unallocated administrative income and expense, and net interest income from investments and corporate debt after allocations to segments. NCB evaluates segment performance based on earnings before taxes. The accounting policies of the segments are substantially the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
 
The following is the segment reporting for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                 
          Real
          Retail and
             
    Commercial
    Estate
    Warehouse
    Consumer
          NCB
 
2006
  Lending     Lending     Lending     Lending     Other     Consolidated  
 
Net interest income:
                                               
Interest income
  $ 37,484     $ 27,861     $ 21,176     $ 27,525     $ 4,408     $ 118,454  
Interest expense
    21,754       13,935       16,698       16,226       3,483       72,096  
                                                 
Net interest income
    15,730       13,926       4,478       11,299       925       46,358  
Provision for loan losses
    4,799       (337 )     479       (1,274 )           3,667  
Non-interest income
    4,338       3,526       22,855       1,709       1,223       33,651  
Non-interest expense:
                                               
Direct expense
    6,206       3,981       10,782       4,813       14,874       40,656  
Overhead and support
    4,765       3,276       2,914       3,892             14,847  
                                                 
Total non-interest expense
    10,971       7,257       13,696       8,705       14,874       55,503  
                                                 
Income (loss) before taxes
  $ 4,298     $ 10,532     $ 13,158     $ 5,577     $ (12,726 )   $ 20,839  
                                                 
Total average assets
  $ 472,553     $ 321,095     $ 353,341     $ 480,083     $ 130,840     $ 1,757,912  
                                                 
Total assets
  $ 456,178     $ 433,875     $ 329,793     $ 484,263     $ 125,368     $ 1,829,477  
                                                 
 


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          Real
          Retail
             
    Commercial
    Estate
    Warehouse
    Consumer
          NCB
 
2005
  Lending     Lending     Lending     Lending     Other     Consolidated  
 
Net interest income:
                                               
Interest income
  $ 38,204     $ 18,984     $ 15,800     $ 20,904     $ 2,587     $ 96,479  
Interest expense
    20,186       8,069       11,766       10,218       2,098       52,337  
                                                 
Net interest income
    18,018       10,915       4,034       10,686       489       44,142  
Provision for loan losses
    (825 )     317             978             470  
Non-interest income
    6,135       3,182       25,019       2,867             37,203  
Non-interest expense:
                                               
Direct expense
    7,205       2,552       5,333       5,052       16,375       36,517  
Overhead and support
    4,630       1,948       4,822       5,169             16,569  
                                                 
Total non-interest expense
    11,835       4,500       10,155       10,221       16,375       53,086  
                                                 
Income (loss) before taxes
  $ 13,143     $ 9,280     $ 18,898     $ 2,354     $ (15,886 )   $ 27,789  
                                                 
Total average assets
  $ 490,628     $ 252,531     $ 310,614     $ 402,065     $ 203,826     $ 1,659,664  
                                                 
Total assets
  $ 546,429     $ 285,513     $ 220,734     $ 478,650     $ 163,241     $ 1,694,567  
                                                 

 
                                                 
          Real
          Retail
             
    Commercial
    Estate
    Warehouse
    Consumer
          NCB
 
2004
  Lending     Lending     Lending     Lending     Other     Consolidated  
 
Net interest income:
                                               
Interest income
  $ 28,768     $ 13,840     $ 12,777     $ 14,947     $ 2,110     $ 72,442  
Interest expense
    17,172       6,110       4,347       6,915       578       35,122  
                                                 
Net interest income
    11,596       7,730       8,430       8,032       1,532       37,320  
Provision for loan losses
    1,860       87             564             2,511  
Non-interest income
    8,268       1,520       19,731       2,984       631       33,134  
Non-interest expense:
                                               
Direct expense
    8,864       6,479       3,317       4,041       11,399       34,100  
Overhead and support
    3,643       1,880       1,790       2,729             10,042  
                                                 
Total non-interest expense
    12,507       8,359       5,107       6,770       11,399       44,142  
                                                 
Income (loss) before taxes
  $ 5,497     $ 804     $ 23,054     $ 3,682     $ (9,236 )   $ 23,801  
                                                 
Total average assets
  $ 497,098     $ 221,916     $ 263,747     $ 276,598     $ 207,232     $ 1,466,591  
                                                 
Total assets
  $ 535,774     $ 253,516     $ 276,357     $ 348,602     $ 198,621     $ 1,612,870  
                                                 
 
28.   LOAN SALES AND SECURITIZATIONS
 
NCB sells commercial real estate and residential real estate loans. When NCB sells loans, it generally retains the mortgage servicing rights and, depending on the nature of the sale, may also retain interest-only securities.
 
During 2006 and 2005, NCB sold loans through securitized transactions and retained interest-only receivables, which are considered retained interests in the securitization transactions. The net proceeds from NCB’s 2006 sale of loans through securitized transactions were $601.6 million and generated a total of $5.5 million in

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

retained interests. The proceeds from NCB’s 2005 sales of loans through securitized transactions were $586.8 million and generated a total of $7.0 million in retained interests.
 
During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, NCB also sold loans through non-securitized transactions. The net proceeds from the sale of these loans were $310.8 million and generated a total of $4.4 million in retained interests for the year ended December 31, 2006. The net proceeds from the sale of these loans were $402.8 million and generated a total of $5.5 million in retained interests for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
NCB does not retain the servicing rights on auto loan sales, which generated net proceeds of $179.3 million for 2006.
 
In total, NCB generated a gain on the sale of loans of $20.7 million and $26.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
During 2006 and 2005, NCB did not sell any mortgage-backed securities.
 
See Note 4 — Loan Servicing for a presentation of loan balances that NCB services.
 
Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”)
 
MSRs arise from contractual agreements between NCB and investors (or their agents) related to securities and loans. MSRs represent assets when the benefits of servicing are expected to be more than adequate compensation for NCB’s servicing of the related loans. Under these contracts, NCB performs loan servicing functions in exchange for fees and other remuneration. The servicing functions typically performed include: collecting and remitting loan payments, responding to borrower inquiries, accounting for principal and interest, holding custodial (impound) funds for payment of property taxes and insurance premiums, counseling delinquent mortgagors, supervising foreclosures and property dispositions, and generally administering the loans. For performing these functions, NCB receives a servicing fee generally ranging from 0.06% to 0.39% annually on the remaining outstanding principal balances of the loans. The servicing fees are collected from the monthly payments made by the borrowers. In addition, NCB generally receives other remuneration consisting of float benefits derived from collecting and remitting mortgage payments, as well as rights to various mortgagor-contracted fees such as late charges and prepayment penalties. In addition, NCB generally has the right to solicit the borrowers for other products and services.
 
Per paragraph 63 of FAS 140, MSRs are periodically tested for impairment. The impairment test is segmented into the risk tranches, which are stratified, based upon the predominant risk characteristics of the loans.
 
Activity related to MSRs for the years ended December 31, was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    Mortgage Servicing Rights  
    2006     2005  
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 5,803     $ 3,099  
Additions
    4,397       3,452  
Amortization
    (838 )     (748 )
                 
Balance at December 31
  $ 9,362     $ 5,803  
                 
 
NCB services three types of loans; cooperative single-family loans, cooperative multifamily loans and commercial real estate loans. At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the MSR balance relating to the servicing of cooperative single-family loans was $2.4 million and $2.0 million respectively. At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the MSR balance relating to the servicing of cooperative multifamily loans and commercial real estate loans was $7.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively. To date, no principal losses relating to an NCB originated cooperative blanket or commercial real estate loan originated for sale has ever occurred.


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Changes in the valuation allowance for MSRs for the years ended December 31 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Balance at January 1
  $     $     $  
Impairment
                69  
Reversal of Impairment
                (69 )
                         
Balance at December 31,
  $     $     $  
                         
 
Considerable judgment is required to determine the fair values of NCB’s retained interests because these assets are generally not actively traded in stand-alone markets.
 
NCB’s MSR valuation process combines the use of sophisticated discounted cash flow models to arrive at an estimate of fair value at the time of the loan sale and each subsequent balance sheet date. The key assumptions used in the valuation of MSRs are mortgage prepayment speeds, the discount rate of residual cash flows and the earnings rate of P&I float, escrows and replacement reserves. These variables can and generally will change from quarter to quarter as market conditions and projected interest rates change. Multiple models are required to reflect the nature of the MSR of the different types of loans that NCB services.
 
Key economic assumptions used in determining the fair value of MSRs at the time of securitization for the years ended December 31 were as follows:
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Weighted-average life of underlying loans (in years)
    7.8       7.8       5.1  
Weighted-average annual prepayment speed
    9.2 %     6.9 %     17.6 %
Residual cash flow discount rate (annual)
    10.9 %     10.6 %     10.4 %
Earnings rate P&I float, escrows and replacement reserves
    5.3 %     4.2 %     3.8 %
 
Key economic assumptions used in measuring the period-end fair value of the Company’s MSRs at December 31, and the effect on the fair value of those MSRs from adverse changes in those assumptions, were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Fair value of mortgage servicing rights
  $ 12,059     $ 7,623  
Weighted-average remaining life of underlying loans (in years)
    7.2       6.4  
Weighted-average annual prepayment speed
    7.8 %     7.1 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
  $ (190 )   $ (270 )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
  $ (365 )   $ (431 )
Residual cash flows discount rate (annual)
    10.8 %     10.6 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
  $ (477 )   $ (389 )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
  $ (923 )   $ (662 )
Earnings Rate of P&I float, escrow and replacement
    5.2 %     4.4 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
  $ (476 )   $ (389 )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
  $ (953 )   $ (682 )


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Interest-Only receivables
 
Activity related to interest-only receivables for the years ended December 31 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    Certificated
 
    Interest-Only
 
    Receivables  
    2006     2005  
 
Balance at January 1 at fair value
  $ 42,027     $ 42,063  
Additions
    3,006       5,069  
Reclass
          898  
Amortization
    (5,041 )     (5,007 )
Change in valuation allowance
    (37 )     (961 )
Writedown of asset due to prepayment
    (5 )     (35 )
                 
Balance at December 31 at fair value
  $ 39,950     $ 42,027  
                 
 
                 
    Non-certificated Interest-Only Receivables  
    2006     2005  
 
Balance at January 1 at fair value
  $ 35,671     $ 37,833  
Additions
    2,487       4,115  
Reclass
    4       (898 )
Amortization
    (4,091 )     (3,973 )
Change in valuation allowance
    (730 )     (969 )
Writedown of asset due to prepayment
    (288 )     (437 )
                 
Balance at December 31 at fair value
  $ 33,053     $ 35,671  
                 
 
The prepayment that triggered the write-down of the interest-only receivables in 2006 and 2005 also triggered the payment of prepayment fees of $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the years ending December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, offsetting the writedown of the interest only receivables.
 
For interest-only receivables, NCB estimates fair value both at initial recognition and on an ongoing basis through the use of discounted cash flow models. The key assumption used in the valuation of its interest-only receivables is the discount rate.
 
Key economic assumptions used in determining the fair value of interest-only receivables at the time of securitization as of December 31 were as follows:
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Weighted-average life (in years)
    9.2       9.3       9.0  
Weighted-average annual discount rate
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Key economic assumptions used in subsequently measuring the fair value of NCB’s other retained interests at December 31 and the effect on the fair value of those other retained interests from adverse changes in those assumptions are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Fair value of other retained interest
  $ 73,003     $ 77,698  
Weighted-average life (in years)
    6.8       7.4  
Weighted average annual discount rate
    6.25 %     5.93 %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change
  $ (1,529 )   $ (1,679 )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change
  $ (3,007 )   $ (3,300 )
 
At December 31, 2006 and 2005 the total principal amount outstanding of the underlying loans of the interest-only receivables was $3.9 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively. At December 31, 2006 there was $3.6 million, or 0.1%, of delinquent loans. At December 31, 2005 there was $7.6 million, or 0.2%, of delinquent loans.
 
All of the sensitivities above are hypothetical and should be used with caution. The effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated independently without changing any other assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another factor, which might compound or counteract the sensitivities.
 
The following table summarizes the cash flows received from loan sale activity and retained interests for the years ended December 31, (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Net proceeds from loans sold through securitization
  $ 601,516     $ 586,796  
Net proceeds from auto loan sales
  $ 179,281     $ 58,718  
Net proceeds from other loan sales
  $ 310,893     $ 344,132  
Servicing fees received
  $ 5,375     $ 4,883  
Cash flows received on interest-only receivables
  $ 14,563     $ 14,562  
 
29.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In February 2007, a $7.6 million loan in non-accrual status paid off in full. Interest income of $1.1 million was recognized as a result of the payoff and the allowance for loan loss requirement was reduced by $2.0 million.
 
30.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
None
 
ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
The NCB’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the NCB’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2006 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the NCB’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the NCB’s disclosure controls and procedures are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the NCB can meet its obligations to disclose in a timely manner material information required to be included in the NCB’s reports under the Exchange Act.
 
There has been no change in NCB’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during NCB’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, NCB’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
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The directors and executive officers of NCB and the positions held by each are as follows:
 
                             
        Year First
       
        Elected or
  End of
   
   
Position
 
Appointed
 
Term
 
Age
 
Stephanie McHenry
  Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Director   2001   2007   44
William F. Casey, Jr. 
  Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Director   2002   2008   62
Charles E. Snyder
  President and Chief Executive Officer   1983     53
Allan J. Baum
  Director   2004   2007   50
Roger Collins
  Director   2005   2008   58
Irma Cota
  Director   2003   2007   53
Rafael Cuellar*
  Director   2002   2005   37
Steven Cunningham
  Director   2005   2008   65
William Hampel
  Director   2004   2007   55
Grady B. Hedgespeth
  Director   2003   2009   51
H. Jeffrey Leonard
  Director   2002   2008   52
Rosemary Mahoney
  Director   2003   2009   46
Richard A. Parkinson
  Director   2003   2009   57
Alfred A. Plamann*
  Director   2003   2006   64
Steven A. Brookner
  Executive Managing Director, NCB; Chief Executive Officer, NCB, FSB   1997     43
Charles H. Hackman
  Managing Director, Chief Credit Officer, NCB; President, NCB Financial Corporation   1984     61
Mark W. Hiltz
  Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer   1982     58
Richard L. Reed
  Executive Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, NCB; Chief Financial Officer, NCB Financial Corporation and NCB, FSB   1985     48
Patrick N. Connealy
  Managing Director, Corporate Banking Group   1986     50
Kathleen M. Luzik
  Managing Director, NCB; Chief Operating Officer, NCB, FSB   1991     43
 
 
* Presidentially appointed Directors who will serve until their successors are appointed and confirmed.
 
Stephanie McHenry is President of Cleveland Banking Region, ShoreBank. Prior to the merger of ShoreBank affiliated institutions, she was President and Chief Operating Officer of ShoreBank in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining ShoreBank Ms. McHenry was director of Minority Business Development of Greater Cleveland Growth Association and Executive Director of Northern Ohio Minority Business Council since 1998.
 
William F. Casey, Jr., has been the President of the Co-operative Central Bank since April 2000. At the Co-operative Central Bank, he also held the positions of Financial Vice President from 1980 to 1990, Financial Vice President and Treasurer from 1990 to 1992 and Executive Vice President and Treasurer from 1992 to 2000. He has also been President of BIF Services, LLC since August of 2005.
 
Charles E. Snyder was named President and Chief Executive Officer of NCB in January 1992. He had been Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NCB from 1983 to December 1991.
 
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Mr. Baum holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
 
Roger Collins, of Springdale, Arkansas, is a director of both NCB, FSB and NCB. Mr. Collins is President and CEO of Harps Food Stores, Inc., a regional grocery chain located in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. He currently serves on the board of directors of Associated Wholesale Grocers. Mr. Collins has a B.S. in economics from Rice University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
 
Irma Cota is Chief Executive Officer of North County Health, formerly President of California Primary Care Association and immediate past President of the San Diego Council of Community Clinics. Ms. Cota holds a masters degree in public health from San Diego State University. Having over thirty years of experience specializing in health/medical, Ms. Cota has extensive experience in working with non-profit boards of directors, currently serving on the Alliance Health Care Foundation Board.
 
Rafael E. Cuellar, a Presidential Appointee to the Board, has been President and Chief Financial Officer of ECO & Sons, Inc. from 1996 to 2005. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of ShopRite Passaic in Clifton, New Jersey. Prior to that, he was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy for nine years. Mr. Cuellar has served on the Board of Directors of the Bergen County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, the North Jersey Regional Chamber of Commerce and the William Paterson University Foundation, et. al.
 
Steven F. Cunningham is President and Chief Executive Officer of IMARK Group, Inc., a purchasing cooperative of independently owned electrical suppliers and equipment wholesalers. He currently serves as President and Director of Elite Distributors Insurance Co., located in Grand Cayman. He also serves as a director of Mutual Services Cooperative and is currently chair of the National Cooperative Business Association’s Board of Directors. Mr. Cunningham has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
 
William F. Hampel is Senior Vice President for Research and Policy Analysis and Chief Economist of Credit Union National Association. Mr. Hampel holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from University of Dallas and a Ph.D in economics from Iowa State University. Mr. Hampel was a member of the board of CUNA Credit Union from 1991 to 2004 serving as secretary, treasurer, vice president, and chair. Mr. Hampel is also a member of CUNA’s regulatory and legislative advocacy team.
 
Grady B. Hedgespeth is a consultant and was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Seedco. Prior to that, he was President and Executive Director of ICA Group, a national nonprofit economic development intermediary in Brookline, Massachusetts. Prior to his position at ICA, Mr. Hedgespeth designed and established BankBoston Development Company (now Fleet Development Ventures), the nation’s first bank-owned urban investment bank.
 
H. Jeffrey Leonard has been President, founding shareholder and Director of Global Environmental Fund Management Corporation (GEF Management) since 1989. He is also the President of Global Environment Fund since 1989, and is the Chairman of the Board of Beacon House Community Ministry since 1994. Prior to the founding of GEF Management, he served as Vice President at World Wildlife Fund and Conservation Foundation.
 
Rosemary K. Mahoney is Board Chair and Consultant of Main Street Cooperative Group, LLC. Ms. Mahoney is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Cooperative Business Association.
 
Richard A. Parkinson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Food Stores, Inc., in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Parkinson also served as a member of the executive committee of the Board for Associated Food Stores.
 
Alfred A. Plamann, of La Canada, California, is a director of both NCB, FSB and NCB. Mr. Plamann is President and CEO of Unified Western Grocers, formerly known as Certified Grocers of California, Ltd. in Commerce, California. Mr. Plamann was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Certified Grocers from 1989 to 1993. He has served in an executive capacity with Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) and has served on the board of directors of several of Unified’s subsidiaries. Additionally, he has served on the board of directors of the National American Wholesale Grocers Association (NAWGA) and the California Grocer’s Association (CGA), and is a member of the board of directors of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the Greater Los Angeles Area of the Chamber of Commerce and the board of the Weingart Center, a homeless shelter in Los Angeles. He holds a B.S. in


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accounting and real estate from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
 
Steven A. Brookner is the Chief Executive Officer of NCB, FSB since November 2001 and Executive Managing Director at NCB responsible for overseeing the real estate originations, capital markets, servicing and investor reporting functions of NCB. From 1997 through September 1998, he was a Managing Director responsible for strategic initiatives and new product development. Previously, he was a partner of Hamilton Securities Group for one year and Co-founder and Principal of BNC & Associates, a financial and management consulting firm, for five years.
 
Charles H. Hackman is a Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer of NCB and NCB, FSB. He was formerly Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1992 to 1994. He was Corporate Vice President, Credit Policy, of NCB from 1984 to 1992. He is President of NCB Financial Corporation and was President of NCB Capital Corporation.
 
Mark W. Hiltz is a Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of NCB. He was a Corporate Vice President and Manager of Special Assets from 1994 to 1998 and a Senior Vice President of the Special Assets Department from 1986 to 1994. Previously he was Vice President of Loan Administration from 1983 to 1986 and General Auditor from 1982 to 1983.
 
Richard L. Reed is Executive Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of NCB. He was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1994. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Treasurer from 1992 to 1994. He was Vice President, Treasury from 1989 to 1992.
 
Patrick N. Connealy is a Managing Director and the head of the Corporate Banking Group of NCB. Prior to joining NCB in 1986, he worked as a supervisory officer with the Farm Credit Administration in Washington, DC, and as assistant vice president and loan officer for the Farm Credit Bank of Omaha.
 
Kathleen M. Luzik is a Managing Director of NCB, and Chief Operating Officer of NCB, FSB. Ms. Luzik joined NCB in 1991, and has held positions as a real estate underwriter and lender, business development officer, vice president of secondary marketing, and managing director of real estate loan servicing. In 1999, she was named managing director of NCB’s Real Estate Group where she was responsible for all operational activities of the Real Estate Group, overseeing the National Real Estate and Master Servicing Teams. Prior to joining NCB, Ms. Luzik was a financial analyst for the Patrician Financial Company.
 
Non-Incumbent Nominees for Directorships
 
Stuart M. Saft
James D. Megson
Walden Swanson
Gail U. Ment
 
Stuart M. Saft is currently a partner and chair of the Real Estate Department at Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman & Herz, LLP, a law firm representing several hundred cooperatives. He has served as a director of NCB from 2002 to 2005 and chair of the NCB board in 2004. He currently serves as chair of the board of the NCB Financial Corporation. He served on the Board of the Park 86 Apartment Corporation for 20 years, 13 of which he served as the President. Mr. Saft also served 17 years as chairman of the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums.
 
James D. Megson is the Executive Director of the Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF), a non-profit community development financial institution that provides debt and equity financing for worker-cooperatives and consumer cooperatives. Mr. Megson, formerly the treasurer of the Cooperative Development Foundation, continues to serve on it’s board as well as two other not-for-profit cooperative development organizations. In addition, he has held directorships in a number of companies and currently serves on the boards of three employee-owned firms.
 
Walden Swanson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Coop Metrics. Mr. Swanson was the CEO of Community Consulting Group Cooperative, Inc. (CCG) as well as manager of Wheatsville Food Co-op in Austin, Texas from 1976-1978. He served on the board of National Cooperative Business Association from 1984-1990 and on the board of NCB from 2002 to 2005.


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Gail U. Ment is the President and CEO of Emtec Metal Products and has owned the company since 1994. In 2000, in conjunction with Ment Brothers Iron Works, she established an employee stock ownership plan in her company. Ms. Ment is the President and Treasurer of the 126 Park Street Condominium Association.
 
Incumbent Nominees for Directorships
 
William F. Hampel
Irma Cota
 
COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
The Act provides that the Board of Directors of NCB shall consist of 15 persons serving three-year terms. An officer of NCB may not also serve as a director. The President of the United States is authorized to appoint three directors with the advice and consent of the Senate. No director may be elected to more than two consecutive full terms. After expiration of the term of a director, he or she may continue to serve until a successor has been elected or has been appointed and qualified. Of the Presidential appointees, one must be selected from among proprietors of small business concerns that are manufacturers or retailers; one must be selected from among the officers of the agencies and departments of the United States; and one must be selected from among persons having extensive experience representing low-income cooperatives eligible to borrow from NCB. Rafael E. Cuellar is the Presidential appointee from among proprietors of small business concerns. Alfred A. Plamann is the Presidential appointee from among persons representing low-income cooperatives. The presidential appointee from among the officers of the agencies and departments of the United States is currently vacant.
 
The holders of Class B and Class C stock elect the remaining 12 directors. Under the bylaws of NCB, each stockholder-elected director must have at least three years experience as a director or senior officer of the class of cooperatives that he or she represents. The five classes of cooperatives are: (a) housing, (b) consumer goods, (c) low-income cooperatives, (d) consumer services, and (e) all other eligible cooperatives. At all times each class must have at least one, but not more than three, directors representing it on the Board.
 
On February 8, 2007, the President of the United States nominated the following individuals to three-year terms on the NCB Board of Directors. The nominees are subject to Senate confirmation:
 
Nguyen Van Hanh (Low Income Cooperative Representative) — California
 
Dr. Hanh has been appointed, subject to Senate confirmation. Dr. Hanh is an adjunct faculty member of California State University, Sacramento. He served as the Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 2001 to 2006. He was the founder and president of Bach Viet Association, Inc., a non-profit organization that assisted refugees from Vietnam and Russia.
 
Janis Herschkowitz (Small Business Representative) — Pennsylvania
 
Ms. Herschkowitz has been appointed, subject to Senate confirmation. Ms. Herschkowitz has been the President and CEO of PRL, Inc. of Cornwall, Pennsylvania since 1988. PRL, Inc. operates a foundry that casts and machines pump and valve components primarily for military, nuclear power, and petro-chemical clients.
 
David George Nason (Officer of a Department of the United States Representative) — Rhode Island
 
Mr. Nason has been appointed, subject to Senate confirmation, as the Assistant Secretary for Domestic Finance — Financial Institutions, U. S Department of the Treasury. He has been the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 2005. Prior to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Mr. Nason was employed at the Securities & Exchange Commission where he served as counsel to Commissioner Paul S. Atkins.
 
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
 
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such as Audit/Risk Management, Mission Banking/Low Income, Executive/Compensation, Nominating and Strategic Planning Committees.
 
The Audit/Risk Management Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its statutory and fiduciary responsibilities. It is responsible for overseeing all examinations and audits, monitoring all accounting and financial reporting practices, determining that there are adequate administrative and internal accounting controls and assuring that NCB, its subsidiaries and affiliate are operating within prescribed policies and procedures and in conformance with the applicable conflict of interest policies. The members of the committee are William F. Casey, Jr. (Chair), Stephanie McHenry, William F. Hampel, Richard A. Parkinson, Allan Baum and Roger B. Collins. The Board of Directors has determined that William F. Casey, Jr., is an “audit committee financial expert” and is “independent,” as those terms are defined in applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Item 407) under Regulation S-K).
 
The Mission Banking/Low Income Committee is responsible for evaluating NCB’s best efforts to achieve 35 percent of loans outstanding to low income cooperatives in accordance with established policies and for recommending to management ways in which NCB can further leverage its resources to have maximum impact on low income communities. The Committee is also responsible for collaborating with NCB Development Corporation to establish a plan for the creation and implementation of a development banking strategy that integrates and focuses resources across NCB and NCB Capital Impact, resulting in a range of development banking financial services that can be delivered to low income communities and other community development financial institutions. The members of the committee are H. Jeffrey Leonard (Chair), Irma Cota, Grady B. Hedgespeth, Rosemary K. Mahoney, Alfred A. Plamann, Andrew Reicher and Steven F. Cunningham.
 
The Executive/Compensation Committee exercises all powers of the Board of Directors when failure to act until the next regular meeting will adversely affect the best interests of NCB, authorizes actions on fast moving issues when authority is granted by the entire Board, reviews and approves loans in excess of management authority and loan policy exceptions, serves as the appeal authority for loan turndowns, recommends nominees to the Board to fill unexpired terms of previously elected board members and reviews and recommends for board approval the consolidated annual budget. The members are Stephanie McHenry (Chair), William F. Casey, Jr., H. Jeffrey Leonard, Richard A. Parkinson and Irma Cota.
 
The Committee is also responsible for assuring that the senior executives are compensated effectively in a manner consistent with the stated compensation strategy of NCB. The Committee also communicates to the members the compensation policies and the reasoning behind such policies, and recommends to the Board retainer and meeting fees for the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board. They also review NCB’s compensation strategy for executive council and matters relating to management succession. The Committee reviews NCB’s employee benefit programs.
 
The Nominating Committee annually oversees the election for NCB directors. The committee periodically drafts election rules on behalf of the Board of Directors and reviews modifications and election materials. The Committee reviews the eligibility of nominees taking into consideration financial experience, size of constituency, organization represented, leadership and ability. The members of the committee are Rosemary Mahoney (Chair) and all members not running for election.
 
The Strategic Planning Committee monitors and reviews all NCB-related entities’ planning activities delegated to them by the Board. The members of the committee are Stephanie McHenry (Chair) and the full Board of Directors.
 
CODE OF ETHICS
 
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ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
 
Overview
 
NCB’s executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain, motivate and reward talented executives, including named executive officers (“NEOs”), who contribute to NCB’s growth and success. These objectives also guide NCB in establishing all of its compensation programs. As a result, the executive compensation program for NCB’s NEOs has the same overall structure as NCB’s other compensation programs.
 
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
 
NCB’s philosophy is that as employees, including its NEOs, progress to higher levels at NCB, an increasing proportion of their pay should be linked to NCB’s success. In keeping with that philosophy, NCB bases compensation packages on a number of factors: the level of job responsibility, individual performance, company performance and marketplace considerations. NCB’s executive compensation program rewards NEOs for sustained financial and operating performance and leadership excellence. In this way, the programs serve as a mechanism to build loyalty among NCB’s executives, including the NEOs, align their interests with NCB’s Strategic Plan and encourage them to remain at NCB for long and productive careers.
 
Implementing NCB’s Philosophy and Objectives
 
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has delegated the authority and responsibility to establish and administer NCB’s executive compensation to the Executive/Compensation Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee determines the overall compensation goals, how to implement them and who administers them, including delegating authority to the CEO and involving management to help design performance incentive compensation.
 
Benchmarking
 
NCB strives to provide competitive overall compensation for its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other NEOs and to achieve an appropriate mix between base salary, incentive compensation and other benefits. To further these goals, the Committee every other year engages independent executive compensation consultants to review CEO and other NEO compensation packages. Annually, the Committee reconsiders whether to retain an independent consultant or to rely on previously provided information. The Committee and the CEO each use these reviews as a reference to inform their judgment in setting total CEO and other NEO compensation, respectively, in line with company objectives and in a manner that is competitive with comparable organizations in the banking and financial services industry with assets of at least $2 billion and an employee population under 500. To determine significant changes in individual CEO and NEO compensation, NCB considers significant changes to a NEO’s responsibility and significant changes in the relevant market. To further its goal of fostering executive commitment and long-term service, NCB seeks to compensate NEOs with total compensation packages within the 50th to 75th percentile range of the relevant market data.
 
Compensation Decisions
 
Under its delegated authority, the Committee determines and administers the CEO’s compensation package, which is approved by the Board. After reviewing market data and reports from the independent consultants, the Committee meets with the CEO to discuss and determine his annual compensation package and individual performance objectives for the year. The Committee sets the CEO’s overall compensation package and reports its decision to the Board. At the end of the year, the entire Board of Directors conducts a performance evaluation of the CEO in light of the agreed upon objectives, his contribution to NCB performance, and other leadership accomplishments. The Committee takes the Board’s evaluation into consideration when it determines the CEO’s award under the LTIP (as defined below), and the Committee recommends to the Board an award under the STIP (as defined below) along with any other changes to the CEO’s compensation.


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The Committee delegates responsibility to the CEO to evaluate and determine compensation packages for the other NEOs. The other NEOs, along with the other executives, each write a “Max Plan,” which consists of individual goals and objectives linked to the wider NCB performance goals. The executives, including the other NEOs, present them to the CEO for approval. At the end of the year, the CEO carefully evaluates each of the other NEO’s performance by reference to individual Max Plans and assesses each individual’s achievement of agreed upon objectives, contribution to NCB performance and other leadership accomplishments. After evaluation, the CEO approves merit increases in base salary for the upcoming year and incentive compensation awards for the executives, including the other NEOs. For both the CEO and the other NEOs, past compensation is not a factor in determining incentive plan awards.
 
Components of 2006 Executive Compensation
 
The elements of NCB’s executive compensation programs are:
 
  •  base salary;
 
  •  short-term incentive compensation;
 
  •  long-term incentive compensation;
 
  •  core employee benefits;
 
  •  retirement benefits; and
 
  •  perquisites and other personal benefits.
 
In 2006, NCB distributed compensation between base salary, cash incentive awards and other benefits. For the CEO these elements were paid approximately in the following percentages: 30% for base salary, 56% for incentive compensation and 14% for other benefits. The other NEOs were paid in the following approximate percentages: 45% for base salary, 51% for incentive compensation and 4% for other benefits.
 
Base Salary
 
NCB provides its employees, including its NEOs, a base salary for services performed each year. To attract, retain and motivate its employees, NCB sets base salaries at approximately the median of the market, but they vary depending on the scope of responsibilities, skill set, long-term performance and the period of time performing those responsibilities. Typically, NCB reviews base salary levels annually as part of each individual’s performance review and also upon any change in job responsibilities.
 
The annual salary review for the CEO and other NEOs takes into account the following factors:
 
  •  individual performance;
 
  •  market value of the NEO’s responsibility and skill set; and
 
  •  contribution to NCB.
 
After review, the Committee recommends merit increases for the CEO based on individual performance and may recommend adjustments to base salary. The CEO, in turn, may approve merit increases or other adjustments to the base salaries of other NEOs based on the individual performance and other factors.
 
Performance-Based Incentive Compensation
 
NCB believes incentive compensation should represent a significant portion of executive compensation to align the interests of NCB executives, including NEOs, with the NCB Strategic Plan and reflect the fact that the performance of high-level executives impacts NCB’s success and growth. As a result, NCB has two non-equity cash incentive plans for its NEOs: the Executive Management Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “STIP”) and the Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP,” collectively with the STIP, the “Incentive Plans”). In furtherance of NCB’s philosophy to reward financial operating success and to encourage long-term commitment, the Incentive Plans


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compensate NEOs for performance success by reference to specific company short-term and long-term performance goals, and to individual achievements with respect to the STIP only.
 
Executive Management Short-Term Incentive Plan
 
The STIP is an annual cash incentive program for certain NCB executives, including the NEOs. Each year, the Committee reviews the plan objectives, specific performance goals established for each objective, weights assigned to each of them and potential awards under the STIP. Thereafter, the Committee recommends the plan to the Board for any action and approval. Consistent with NCB’s overall compensation philosophy, the objectives in the STIP parallel those of the performance plans for teams and individuals throughout NCB, including the NEOs. Performance under the plan is reviewed by management quarterly and communicated to STIP participants to motivate them to achieve the performance goals.
 
STIP for 2006
 
In 2006, to be eligible for a STIP award, plan objectives must be accomplished in a manner sufficient to earn a minimum of 50 points. Each objective is weighted to reflect the particular objective’s importance to the NCB Strategic Plan. Within each objective, the specific performance goals are weighted according to their relative importance in achieving the objective. Points are awarded based on those weights.
 
For the 2006 STIP, the six broad objective categories and cumulative point values associated with them are:
 
     
Objectives
  Weight
 
• Profitably Grow Core Assets
  30 Points
• Strengthen Enterprise Risk Management
  20 Points
• Develop New Products, Markets, and Businesses
  15 Points
• Successfully Implement Mission Banking Strategy
  10 Points
• Create Awareness and Develop a Strategy to Manage Brand
  10 Points
• Leadership
  15 Points
 
Awards increase as a percentage of “Adjusted Base Salary” for each increment of 15 points above 50 points up to 90 points. The term “Adjusted Base Salary” means the salary calculated as if any increase in base salary effective February 1 of the STIP year applied retroactively since January 1 of that same year. Management reports its performance against each objective to the Board and recommends, based on that performance, that each participant be eligible for an incentive payment equal to a certain percentage of his Adjusted Base Salary. The potential maximum percentage of Adjusted Base Salary awarded for the points earned is based on a schedule set forth in the plan. The Committee then recommends the actual award for the CEO, and the CEO determines actual awards for the other NEOs, each within their discretion up to the maximum percentage available for the points earned.
 
Under the 2006 STIP, cash awards for points were calculated as a percentage of a NEO’s Adjusted Base Salary, as follows:
 
                     
        Incentive Award as a Percentage of
 
        Year End 2006
 
        Adjusted Base Salary  
Points
      Others     CEO  
 
50 - 64.9
  Up to     15%       20%  
65 - 79.9
  Up to     25%       30%  
80 - 89.9
  Up to     30%       40%  
90 and over
  Up to     35%       45%  
 
In addition, if pretax net income exceeds the budget, the CEO (or the Committee with respect to the CEO) has discretion to increase the above listed percentages of Adjusted Base Salary awarded (the “Add-on”). The maximum Add-on award is 5% of Adjusted Base Salary for the CEO and 7.5% of Adjusted Base Salary for each other executive, including NEOs. For each 1% that pretax net income exceeds the budget, 1% of Adjusted Base


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Salary is added to the award up to a maximum total STIP award of 50% of Adjusted Base Salary for the CEO and 42.5% of Adjusted Base Salary for other executives, including NEOs.
 
The Committee determines the STIP award (if any) for the CEO and submits a report of its determination to the Board. The CEO, as authorized by the Committee, determines the STIP awards (if any) for the other executives, including all of the other NEOs. The actual amounts awarded for the 2006 STIP award are reported in the Summary Compensation Table and explained in the notes to it.
 
STIP for 2007
 
The 2007 STIP has the same basic structure and award potential as the 2006 STIP, except the minimum number of points required to achieve an award increased from 50 to 55 points. In addition, for 2007, consistent with the Critical Few Objectives in NCB’s 2007 to 2009 Strategic Plan, NCB modified the performance objectives.
 
For the 2007 STIP, the objective performance categories and cumulative point values associated with them are:
 
     
Objectives
  Weight
 
• Grow Core Profitability
  55 Points
• Develop New Products, Markets, and Businesses
  10 Points
• Successfully Implement Mission Banking Strategy
  15 Points
• Successfully Implement Human Resources Strategy
  10 Points
• Successfully Implement Information Management Strategy
  10 Points
 
Other than these modifications, neither the Board nor the Committee made changes to the 2006 STIP for the 2007 STIP. Awards made under the 2007 STIP will be made (if any) in 2008.
 
Executive Management Long-Term Incentive Plan
 
In 1999, in furtherance of motivating and retaining executives for the long-term, NCB established the LTIP to provide long-term incentive awards for NCB’s executives, including NEOs, consistent with NCB’s long-term strategic plan. The LTIP sets forth company-wide performance goals for a three year period and establishes award levels proportionally to the stated performance goals.
 
In 1999, the Board delegated to the Committee the authority and responsibility to administer the LTIP and approve the participants, the measurement period, potential awards and the performance goals. Pursuant to that authority, the Committee reviews and approves LTIP awards (if any) for the CEO based on approved performance goals specified in the plan. In addition, the Committee delegated its authority to the CEO to administer the LTIP with respect to the other executives, including the other NEOs. Pursuant to that authority, the CEO determines the other executives’ awards, including the NEO awards, by reference to approved performance goals specified in the plan.
 
Each LTIP has a three year performance period and executives, including NEOs, receive awards, if earned, based on achievement of NCB strategic long-term performance goals but only at the end of the entire period. Awards vest at the end of the three year period and are based on a percentage of a NEO’s “Aggregate Base Salary,” which is the sum of the NEO’s base salary in years one and two of the applicable plan period. Awards, if earned, are payable more frequently than every three years; they are payable every other year because a new LTIP period commences at the beginning of the third year of the immediately preceding three year LTIP period. This structure encourages long-term commitment because executives, including NEOs, only receive long-term incentive compensation, if at all, every other year based on NCB’s previous three years of performance.
 
If employment terminates before an award vests due to cause or involuntary termination, then it is forfeited. In the event of death, disability or retirement before the end of a LTIP three year period, the NEO or the NEO’s beneficiary is entitled to a prorated award (if any) based upon the number of months that the NEO was employed during the plan period. If a change in control occurs, awards vest at the target performance level as of the date of the change in control, unless NCB’s actual performance exceeds the target level on such date, in which case, any awards vest at the superior performance level.


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2003 to 2005 LTIP
 
In January 2003, the Committee approved the LTIP for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005. Consistent with the terms of the LTIP, awards vested at the end of the three year period and were not paid until 2006. The 2003 to 2005 LTIP provided for award opportunities as a percentage of Aggregate Base Salary at threshold, target and superior levels as follows:
 
Annualized Award Opportunity at Select Performance
as % of Base Salary, including Low Income Market Development Adjustment
 
                         
    Threshold     Target     Superior  
 
CEO
    17%       50%       81.25%  
NEO
    12.75%       30%       56.25%  
 
The threshold levels for the CEO and the other NEOs are 20% and 15%, respectively, but when the low income market development adjustment is incorporated the threshold award level under the LTIP decreases to 17% for the CEO and 12.75% for the other NEOs. Similarly, the low income market development adjustment increases the superior level percentage under the plan from 65% to 81.25% for the CEO and from 45% to 56.25% for the other NEOs.
 
NCB determined the 2003 to 2005 LTIP award percentage by reference to three categories of performance goals weighted in accordance with NCB’s objectives under the 2003 to 2005 Strategic Plan. The performance measures were (1) value to customers: revenue from new customers and products; (2) financial strength: average return on equity (“ROE”); and (3) total financial transactions for customers. The performance goals used to compute the 2003 to 2005 LTIP awards are as follows:
 
                               
                  Goal
PERFORMANCE GOALS
                 
01/01/03 – 2/31/05
    Weight
    Awards
    Threshold     Target     Superior
Value to Customers: Revenue from new customers and products
    35%           20% of 2005 Revenues from post-2002 sources     30% of 2005 Revenues from
post-2002 source
    50% of 2005 Revenues from
post-2002 source
            CEO     7% of Base Salary     17.5% of Base Salary     22.75% of Base Salary
            NEOs     5.25% of Base Salary     10.5% of Base Salary     15.75% of Base Salary
Financial Strength: Average ROE over three years
    35%           8% Average ROE     9% Average ROE     11% Average ROE
            CEO     7% of Base Salary     17.5% of Base Salary     22.75% of Base Salary
            NEOs     5.25% of Base Salary     10.5% of Base Salary     15.75% of Base Salary
Total commitments and financial transactions arranged for customers including loans, leases, letters of credit, private placements, and deals closed by referral sources
    30%           $4 billion 2003
through 2005
    $4.5 billion 2003
through 2005
    $5.5 billion 2003
through 2005
            CEO     6% of Base Salary     15% of Base Salary     19.5% of Base Salary
            NEOs     4.5% of Base Salary     9% of Base Salary     13.5% of Base Salary
Total
    100%     CEO     20% of Base Salary     50% of Base Salary     65% of Base Salary
            NEOs     15% of Base Salary     30% of Base Salary     45% of Base Salary
Adjustment for Low Income Market Development
    −15% of Total
Award
    No Adjustment     +25% of Total Award
                               


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For this plan, success with respect to providing value to customers is weighted at 35%; financial strength at 35%; and total commitments at 30%. The applicable award depends on where NCB’s performance falls with respect to the established goals in each category of performance. If the performance level with respect to a performance goal achieved falls between any of two levels, then an award payment is adjusted, proportionately. In addition, the Committee in its discretion may decrease the award by 15% or increase it by 25% depending upon the level of low-income market development during the period.
 
In 2006, the Committee approved cash awards for plan performance at 75.5% of Aggregate Base Salary for the CEO and 50.5% of Aggregate Base Salary for the other NEOs. The Summary Compensation Table includes the award amounts for each NEO under the 2003 to 2005 LTIP because NCB paid these awards in 2006.
 
2005 to 2007 LTIP
 
In January 2005, the Committee approved the 2005 to 2007 LTIP for the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. For the 2005 to 2007 LTIP, the Committee used the 2005 to 2007 Strategic Plan to set the performance goals and set award opportunities at the same percentage of Aggregate Base Salary as the 2003 to 2005 LTIP. The performance goals for 2005 to 2007 are based on the same three broad categories with the same cumulative weights as the 2003 to 2005 LTIP, but the specific goals were changed. The performance goals used to compute potential LTIP awards are as follows:
 
                               
                  Goal
PERFORMANCE GOALS
                 
01/01/05 – 12/31/07
    Weight
    Awards
    Threshold     Target     Superior
Financial Strength: Average ROE over three years.
    35%           10% Average
ROE
    11% Average
ROE
    12% Average
ROE
            CEO     7% of Base
Salary
    17.5% of Base
Salary
    22.75% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     5.25% of Base
Salary
    10.5% of Base
Salary
    15.75% of Base
Salary
Value to Customers: Replicable Breakthrough Innovations that each generate at least $4 million of actual revenue over the 2005-2007 period (including NCB revenue). A Prospective Breakthrough Innovation has generated at least $2 million of actual revenue over the 2005-2007 period plus additional verifiable projected revenue of $2 million by its third year.
    35%           One
Breakthrough
Innovation
    One
Breakthrough
Innovation and
one Prospective
Breakthrough
Innovation
    Two
Breakthrough
Innovations
            CEO     7% of Base
Salary
    17.5% of Base
Salary
    22.75% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     5.25% of Base
Salary
    10.5% of Base
Salary
    15.75% of Base
Salary
Total commitments and financial transactions arranged for customers including loans, leases, letters of credit, private placements, and deals closed by referral sources
    30%           $4.5 billion
2005
through 2007
    $5 billion 2005
through 2007
    $6 billion 2005
through 2007
            CEO     6% of Base
Salary
    15% of Base
Salary
    19.5% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     4.5% of Base
Salary
    9% of Base
Salary
    13.5% of Base
Salary
 Total
    100%     CEO     20% of Base Salary     50% of Base
Salary
    65% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     15% of Base
Salary
    30% of Base
Salary
    45% of Base
Salary
Adjustment for Low Income Market Development
    −15% of Total
Award
    +0%     +25% of Total
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For this plan, success with respect to providing value to customers is weighted at 35%; financial strength at 35%; and total commitments at 30%. Based on the formula in the 2005 to 2007 LTIP table as of December 31, 2006, the estimated award level for the CEO is 46% of Aggregate Base Salary and for the executives, including the other NEOs, is 30% of Aggregate Base Salary. Pursuant to the plan, whether any awards are actually earned under the plan is subject to NCB’s actual performance for January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2007, which may only be determined after that time. Awards (if any) under this plan are not payable until 2008. Accordingly, the elements of the performance goals in the 2005 to 2007 LTIP have not been satisfied yet. In addition, under the plan no awards vest until the end of the performance period, and even then are subject to approval. Since the three year period is on-going and no awards have been earned as of December 31, 2006, no information is included in the Summary Compensation Table with respect to the 2005 to 2007 LTIP.
 
2007 to 2009 LTIP
 
In January 2007, the Committee approved the 2007 to 2009 LTIP for the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2009. The Committee used the 2007 to 2009 Strategic Plan to set the performance goals and will evaluate performance and pay awards (if any) in 2010.
 
For the 2007 to 2009 LTIP, the Committee set threshold and target percentages of Aggregate Base Salary at the same level as under the previous two LTIP periods, but increased the maximum percent of Aggregate Base Salary from 81.25% to 87.5% for the CEO and from 56.25% to 62.5% for the other executives, including the NEOs. These maximum thresholds are computed by multiplying the maximum percentage available (shown on the 2007 to 2009 LTIP table below as 70% for the CEO and 50% for the other NEOs) by 25% (the increase for a low income market development adjustment) and adding those two figures for the maximum percentage. The Committee


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designated (1) financial strength; (2) value to customers; and (3) deposit growth as the overall categories of performance goals and set performance goals and weights as detailed in the LTIP 2007 to 2009 plan table below:
 
                               
                  Goal
PERFORMANCE GOALS
                 
01/01/07 – 12/31/09
    Weight
    Awards
    Threshold     Target     Superior
Financial Strength: Average ROE at NCB, FSB over three years
    50%           13.5% Average
ROE
    15% Average
ROE
    16.5% Average
ROE
            CEO     10% of Base
Salary
    25% of Base
Salary
    35% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     7.5% of Base
Salary
    15% of Base
Salary
    25% of Base
Salary
Value to Customers: Total commitments and financial transactions arranged for customers including loans, leases, letters of credit, private placements, and deals closed by referral sources
    25%           $5.5 billion
2007 through
2009
    $6 billion
2007 through
2009
    $7 billion
2007
through 2009
            CEO     5% of Base
Salary
    12.5% of Base
Salary
    17.75% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     3.75% of Base
Salary
    7.5% of Base
Salary
    12.5% of Base
Salary
Deposit Growth: From the base levels at 12/31/06, increase deposits over three years with at least $50 million of total deposits in non-interest bearing DDA (excluding escrows for saleable real estate loans.)
    25%           75% Increase     125% Increase     150% Increase
            CEO     5% of Base
Salary
    12.5% of Base
Salary
    17.5% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     3.75% of Base
Salary
    7.5% of Base
Salary
    12.5% of Base
Salary
Total
    100%     CEO     20% of Base
Salary
    50% of Base
Salary
    70% of Base
Salary
            NEOs     15% of Base
Salary
    30% of Base
Salary
    50% of Base
Salary
Adjustment for Low Income Market Development
    −15% of Total
Award
    +0%     +25% of Total
Award
                               
 
Benefits
 
Core Employee Benefits
 
NCB offers core employee benefits to all of its employees, including its NEOs, to meet their needs in the event of illness or injury and to enhance productivity and job satisfaction with programs that focus on work/life balance. NCB provides life insurance coverage and accidental death and dismemberment insurance at three times annual salary up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for the CEO and $750,000 for the other NEOs. NCB also provides travel accident insurance, worker’s compensation and retirement insurance.
 
Through its consumer banking program, NCB provides all of its employees, including its NEOs, and directors the opportunity to earn an extra one percent interest on deposits, reduced fees on a variety of checking and savings accounts, a one percent lower interest rate than otherwise available for consumer loans and a one percent rebate up to $10,000 annually on mortgage loans.
 
In keeping with NCB’s goal of rewarding long-term commitment, NCB honors employees, including its NEOs, with cash service awards for every five years of service beginning on an employee’s fifth anniversary in varying amounts depending on the length of service. No NEO received a service award in 2006.


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Retirement Benefits
 
To facilitate employee retention, NCB provides employees, including NEOs, opportunities to save for retirement under the NCB Retirement and 401(k) Plan. Employees who participate select from a variety of options to invest their retirement savings. NCB balances the savings and retirement plans’ effectiveness as a compensation and retention tool with their cost.
 
Employees, including NEOs, may make pre-tax contributions qualified under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Each eligible employee, including the NEOs, may elect to contribute up to 60% of base salary or $15,000 (the limit prescribed by the IRC) for 2006. NCB matches employee contributions up to 6% of base salary (beginning one year after employment with NCB). (The one year service requirement was eliminated as of 2007.) With continuous service, NCB’s matching contributions vest incrementally after two years and fully vest after six years.
 
NCB also makes non-elective retirement contributions under NCB’s plan for all of its employees, including the NEOs, beginning one year after their employment with NCB. NCB contributes approximately 6% of each eligible employee’s base salary up to $220,000, as limited by IRC. Like NCB’s 401(k) matching contributions, retirement account contributions vest incrementally after two years and fully vest after six years with continuous service.
 
Prior to 2006, NCB maintained two separate plans. In 2006, the two plans were combined but separate accounts are still maintained for the 401(k) contributions and the non-elective retirement contributions. NCB’s Retirement and 401(k) Plan is a tax-qualified defined contribution plan; NCB does not have any tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans.
 
Deferred Compensation
 
NCB also has implemented an unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan to motivate and retain executives, including the NEOs, and directors by providing them with additional flexibility in structuring the timing of their compensation payments. NCB provides this benefit to allow NEOs to save for retirement in a tax-efficient manner at minimal cost to NCB. Because other similarly situated financial institutions provide deferred compensation plans, NCB believes that its Deferred Compensation Plan is an important recruitment and retention tool.
 
Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, NEOs may defer receipt of base salary and cash incentive compensation payments. Any amount deferred is credited with interest at a rate equal to the average yield on actively traded U.S. Treasury issues, adjusted to a constant maturity of one year plus one percent. The reported interest rate is determined in December of the prior year. The interest rate credited to these accounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan in 2006 was not “above market;” accordingly, earnings on deferred amounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan do not appear in the Summary Compensation Table. NCB does not pay compensation benefits deferred under the plan before the month following a NEO’s retirement, disability or termination.
 
Additionally, NCB entered into a deferred compensation agreement with NCB’s CEO, on November 4, 1994, in recognition of NCB’s improved financial condition and operating results during the period of his presidency beginning in January 1992. The CEO’s deferred compensation agreement also is an incentive for him to continue serving as NCB’s President. Under his deferred compensation agreement, the CEO may elect to defer an amount or percentage of his compensation. Interest is credited to the account on the last day of each quarter in an amount equal to 100 basis points above the yield on a five-year U.S. Treasury Note with a maturity date on or nearest to the date of such quarterly credit. Like the accounts under NCB’s Deferred Compensation Plan, the CEO’s account is unfunded. The interest rate credited under the CEO’s deferred compensation agreement in 2006 was “above market;” accordingly, those earnings on deferred amounts that were “above market” do appear in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
NCB does not pay compensation benefits deferred under the CEO’s compensation agreement earlier than three months after the date of the CEO’s retirement or other termination of employment. Accumulated amounts under the Deferred Compensation Plan and the CEO’s deferred compensation agreement are shown in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table and are discussed in further detail under the heading “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation.”


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Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
 
NCB provides its executives, including its NEOs, with perquisites and other personal benefits that are reasonable and consistent with its overall compensation program to better enable NCB to attract and retain superior employees for key positions. These benefits are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table in the “All Other Compensation” column. These benefits include monetary service awards, discretionary spot awards for individual achievement, premiums paid on life insurance policies, in some instances payments to defray income tax incurred with respect to those life insurance premiums, and a car allowance for the CEO. The Committee annually reviews the level of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to its executives to ensure that they are consistent with NCB’s compensation philosophy and objectives.
 
Post-Employment Benefits
 
NCB has a salary continuation program to assist eligible employees in transitioning to other employment. Employees, including NEOs, are eligible for the program with the approval of the applicable division head and the Managing Director of Human Resources. This program is an efficient and cost-saving way to provide extended protection and financial reassurance to NCB employees, including NEOs, and thereby facilitates NCB’s retention and productivity goals. It is competitive with the programs offered by comparable organizations.
 
To participate in the program employees must have at least 90 days of service at NCB. The amount of salary continuation available under the program increases with the length of service at NCB up to a maximum of one year for at least 25 years of service and is contingent on the employee executing a release. Eligible employees, including the NEOs, also may continue to receive medical insurance benefits and will receive payment for vacation accrued as of the date of termination. Salary continuation benefits cease in certain circumstances, including when the person dies, or continues employment with NCB or an acquiring entity in a non-comparable position. Other than the salary continuation program available to NCB employees generally, NCB does not have severance agreements with its NEOs, other than the CEO.
 
NCB has a severance agreement with the CEO to provide reasonable and conservatively competitive payments and benefits if NCB terminates him without cause. Termination for cause includes but is not limited to the CEO’s failure to perform substantial duties, gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
 
The CEO’s severance agreement also provides benefits in the event of the CEO’s voluntary termination without good cause on nine months’ prior written notice. In exchange for NCB’s agreement to pay severance under this agreement, the CEO must comply with non-competition and confidentiality provisions and provide limited consulting services to NCB for three years up to a maximum of 15 days per year on matters to which he devotes significant time while at NCB. For a more detailed description of these post-employment benefits, see the discussion under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”
 
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
 
The Executive/Compensation Committee of NCB has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussion, the Executive/Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in NCB’s annual report on Form 10-K.
 
Stephanie McHenry, Chair
William F. Casey, Jr.
H. Jeffrey Leonard
Irma Cota
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COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS
 
The Summary Compensation Table below summarizes the total compensation earned by each of NCB’s NEOs for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE — 2006
 
                                                 
                      Change in
             
                      Pension Value
             
                      and Nonqualified
             
                Non-Equity
    Deferred
             
                Incentive Plan
    Compensation
    All Other
       
          Salary
    Compensation
    Earnings
    Compensation
       
Name and Principal Position
  Year     ($)     ($)(1)     ($)     ($)(3)     Total  
 
Charles E. Snyder,
    2006     $ 490,129     $ 917,128     $ 1,376 (2)   $ 225,050     $ 1,633,683  
President & Chief Executive Officer
                                               
Richard L. Reed,
    2006     $ 284,236     $ 340,222     $ 0     $ 27,900     $ 653,395  
Executive Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
                                               
Steven A. Brookner,
    2006     $ 324,087     $ 405,605     $ 0     $ 125,900     $ 856,274  
Executive Managing Director of NCB and Chief Executive Officer of NCB, FSB
                                               
Charles H. Hackman,
    2006     $ 269,060     $ 355,277     $ 0     $ 27,900     $ 652,774  
Managing Director & Chief Credit Officer of NCB and NCB, FSB
                                               
Kathleen M. Luzik,
    2006     $ 254,182     $ 311,755     $ 0     $ 27,900     $ 594,358  
Managing Director of NCB and Chief Operating Officer of NCB, FSB
                                               
 
 
(1) The Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column reflects cash awards to the NEOs for performance in 2006 under the STIP and the 2003 to 2005 LTIP, each of which is discussed under the heading “Executive Management Short-Term Incentive Plan” and “Executive Management Long-Term Incentive Plan,” respectively, in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. The amounts awarded under each Incentive Plan are listed separately below in the Non-Equity Incentive Awards Table, as follows:
 
     Non-Equity Incentive Awards Table 2006:
 
                         
          Add-on 2006 STIP,
       
Name
  2006 STIP     Estimated     2003-2005 LTIP  
 
Charles E. Snyder
  $ 223,256     $ 24,806     $ 669,066  
Richard L. Reed
  $ 102,025     $ 16,616     $ 222,036  
Steven A. Brookner
  $ 119,438     $ 19,451     $ 266,716  
Charles H. Hackman
  $ 94,174     $ 15,337     $ 245,766  
Kathleen M. Luzik
  $ 91,287     $ 14,867     $ 205,601  
 
     STIP Awards 2006
 
The amount listed in the 2006 STIP column was earned in 2006 and paid in February 2007. NCB’s performance for 2006 earned 90 points of the 100 point maximum under the 2006 STIP. Based on that performance, NCB paid STIP awards at the maximum percentage rate available in the amount of 45% of the CEO’s Adjusted Base Salary and 35% of each of the other NEO’s Adjusted Base Salary. For 2006, the pretax net income did exceed the budget and as a result the CEO and other NEOs are eligible to receive Add-on


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awards in the estimated amount of 5.0% and 5.9% of Adjusted Base Salary, respectively. Those amounts are listed in the 2006 STIP Add-on column.
 
     2003 to 2005 LTIP Awards
 
NCB paid the 2003 to 2005 LTIP award (the “2006 LTIP Award”) in February 2006 for NCB’s performance over the three year period of January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2005 in proportion to the long-term performance goals achieved. Pursuant to the LTIP, the awards were based on the NEOs Aggregate Base Salary with a maximum award potential of 81.25% and 56.25% of that Aggregate Base Salary for the CEO and each NEO, respectively. Based on NCB’s performance, NCB paid an award equal to 75.53% and 50.53% of Aggregate Base Salary to the CEO and each NEO, respectively.
 
     Add-on 2006 STIP Award
 
The amount in this column includes an amount, which has not been paid yet, for the 2006 STIP. That amount is for the Add-on award, estimated at a rate of 5.0% of the CEO’s Adjusted Base Salary and 5.9% of the Adjusted Base Salary for the other NEOs for 2006.
 
(2) This amount is the “above market” interest earned on deferred compensation for 2006. The effective interest rate for 2006 was 5.9%, which was 0.26% above the applicable market.
 
(3) For each NEO, the amount shown in the “All Other Compensation” column is comprised of the following:
 
NCB’s contribution of $13,200 to the retirement contribution accounts of each NEO, which is further explained in the Compensation, Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Retirement Benefits.”
 
NCB’s matching contribution of $13,200 to the 401(k) contribution accounts of each NEO, which is further explained in the Compensation, Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Retirement Benefits.”
 
NCB’s insurance premium payments in the amount of $1,500 for each NEO.
 
The “All Other Compensation” column for Mr. Snyder and Mr. Brookner includes $183,900 and $98,000, respectively, to pay life insurance policy premiums and to defray income tax incurred with respect to those life insurance premiums; Mr. Snyder’s compensation also includes a $13,250 car allowance.
 
Narrative to the Summary Compensation Table
 
For 2006, each of the NEOs received cash compensation in the form of a base salary, non-equity incentive compensation, retirement and savings plans contributions, and some other personal benefits as described in the footnote (3) to the Summary Compensation Table. In addition, NCB’s NEOs participate in NCB’s core benefits programs as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Benefits.” NCB’s NEOs did not receive any payments during 2006 that would be characterized as “Bonus,” “Stock Awards” or “Option Awards,” and as a result, NCB has not included those columns in its Summary Compensation Table.
 
NCB has no written employment agreements with its NEOs, except the CEO. NCB has an agreement with its CEO, pursuant to which NCB agrees to continue to employ him and the CEO agrees to devote his time, attention, skills and efforts to the performance of his duties. If NCB terminates him without cause or if he resigns, in some circumstances, the agreement provides for post-employment benefits. The CEO’s post-employment benefits are described more fully under the heading “Post-Employment Benefits” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and under the heading “Potential Payments on Termination of Employment or Change in Control.”


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Grants of Plan-Based Awards — 2006
 
                             
                Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards  
    Grant
  Action
      Threshold
  Target
  Maximum
 
Name
  Date(1)   Date(2)   Plan(3)   Amount   Amount   Amount  
 
Charles E. Snyder
  1/1/2006   02/03/2006   STIP(4)   $0 to $134,786     $ 245,065  
Richard L. Reed
  1/1/2006   02/03/2006   STIP(4)   $0 to $56,847     $ 120,800  
Steven A. Brookner
  1/1/2006   02/03/2006   STIP(4)   $0 to 58,839     $ 137,737  
Charles H. Hackman
  1/1/2006   02/03/2006   STIP(4)   $0 to $53,812     $ 114,351  
Kathleen M. Luzik
  1/1/2006   02/03/2006   STIP(4)   $0 to $50,836     $ 180,027  
 
 
This table sets forth the range of potential awards available under NCB’s 2006 STIP, described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, under the heading “Performance-Based Incentive Compensation.” The STIP provides performance based cash awards. NCB has no equity incentive plans. The payments actually awarded under this plan are reflected in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
(1) The grant date is the date that begins the measurement period under the applicable Incentive Plan.
 
(2) The action date listed in this column is the date NCB adopted the plan setting forth the performance goals, with the weights attributable to each goal and the corresponding potential awards.
 
(3) This column indicates the plan applicable to the potential awards.
 
(4) Under the STIP, NCB determines the actual award by reference to the number of points earned by NCB for a one year period, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Short-Term Incentive Compensation for 2006.” The STIP only has a set maximum percentage of Adjusted Base Salary potentially available, but no stated target or minimum. In other words, even if NCB achieves performance sufficient to earn the minimum number of points required to earn an award under the plan, (in this case 50 points), whether any amount and how much is awarded under the plan up to a maximum percentage for 50 points is discretionary. Accordingly, to show the fact that the minimum number of points could result in varying percentages of Adjusted Base Salary available as an award or none at all, NCB has shown the threshold under the plan as the range of potential awards up to the maximum award for 50 points, plus the Add-on. In light of the structure of this plan, the “target” amount in the table is blank. Under the STIP, the threshold percentages ranged from 0% to 27.5% of Adjusted Base Salary (20% of Adjusted Base Salary plus an Add-on of 7.5% of Adjusted Base Salary) and from 0% to 20% (15% of Adjusted Base Salary plus an Add-on of 5% of Adjusted Base Salary), respectively for the CEO and the other NEOs. The maximum percentages were 50% and 42.5%, respectively for the CEO and the other NEOs.


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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
 
The Deferred Compensation Table below sets forth certain information with respect to non-tax qualified deferrals of compensation by NCB’s NEOs, none of whom deferred any compensation in 2006.
 
Deferred Compensation Table — 2006
 
                                 
                Aggregate
       
    Executive
    Aggregate
    Withdrawals/
       
    Contributions
    Earnings
    Distributions
    Aggregate Balance
 
    in 2006
    in 2006
    in 2006
    at 12/31/06
 
Name
  ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)  
 
Charles E. Snyder
  $ 0     $ 33,511 (1)   $ 0     $ 603,431  
Richard L. Reed
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Steven A. Brookner
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
Charles H. Hackman
  $ 0     $ 28,736     $ 0     $ 555,196  
Kathleen M. Luzik
  $ 0     $ 6,082     $ 0     $ 117,516  
 
 
(1) $1,376 of this amount was the “above market” interest earned. This amount is also reflected in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
Narrative to Deferred Compensation Table
 
Eligible participants, including NEOs, in the Deferred Compensation Plan may elect to defer up to 100% of incentive compensation payments and up to 25% of their base salary. To defer compensation under the plan, participants generally must submit an irrevocable election no later than December 15th of the year preceding the year in which the compensation to be deferred is to be earned.
 
NCB maintains unfunded individual accounts for each participant and credits each account with the amount deferred by the participant and interest at the rate of actively traded U.S. Treasury issues, adjusted to a constant maturity of one year, plus one percent. The reported interest rate is determined in December of the prior year. For 2006, the interest rate determined as of December 31, 2005 was 5.35%.
 
Benefits under the Deferred Compensation Plan will be paid no earlier than the beginning of the month following a NEO’s termination due to retirement, involuntary termination, disability, death or change in control, provided that the NEO’s service terminates within 24 months of such change of control, but participants, including NEOs, may defer receipt of any payment until age 66. However, a NEO may be allowed to access funds in his deferred compensation account earlier than the beginning of the first month following retirement or separation from NCB under certain circumstances upon a showing of financial hardship. Distributions are made in lump sum, or in semi-monthly or annual installments over a maximum of fifteen (15) years, generally, at the election of the participant. If a participant is terminated for cause, the plan requires a lump sum payment.
 
Under the CEO’s deferred compensation agreement, he may elect to defer some amount or percentage of his compensation. Interest is credited to his account on the last day of each quarter in an amount equal to 100 basis points plus the yield on a five-year U.S. Treasury Note with a maturity date on or nearest to the date of such quarterly credit. The aggregate interest rate in 2006 was above market, and the above market portion of the earnings equaled $1,376.
 
NCB does not pay compensation benefits deferred under the CEO’s deferred compensation agreement earlier than three months after the date of the CEO’s retirement or other termination of employment with NCB. At that time pursuant to the agreement, NCB makes annual payments on the anniversary of such termination date in equal amounts of $25,000 or 20% of the account balance. In the event of death prior to the date of final payment, the remaining balance is paid to his beneficiary on the earlier of the 60th day after his death or the next annual payment date after his death. Like the Deferred Compensation Plan, this account is unfunded.
 
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Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or Change of Control
 
The discussion and tables below describe potential payments and benefits to which each NEO would be entitled under certain circumstances (“Trigger Events”) if the NEO’s employment with NCB terminates. Trigger Events include: voluntary termination with good reason; voluntary termination without good reason; involuntary termination for cause; involuntary termination without cause; termination due to death, disability, or retirement; and termination due to change of control. The applicable Trigger Events under each agreement or program entitling the NEO to payments or benefits upon termination or change of control vary and are described in more detail below.
 
The payments and benefits discussed and shown in the tables below do not include payments and benefits to the extent they are provided on a non-discriminatory basis to salaried employees upon termination generally, including continued participation in health, dental or vision insurance; salary continuation for up to one year; payment of accrued vacation leave; and 401(k) and retirement plan benefits. The amounts shown on the tables in this section assume that the effective date of each Trigger Event is December 31, 2006, and reflect the estimated amounts earned and payable as of that date. The actual amounts to be paid can only be determined at the time any such event occurs.
 
Regular benefits under the NCB Retirement and 401(k) Plan
 
See “Retirement Benefits” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.
 
Deferred Compensation
 
Under the Deferred Compensation Plan applicable to the NEOs (except the CEO), in the event of voluntary termination, involuntary termination, termination due to death, disability, or retirement, or change of control where service to NCB terminates within 24 months after the occurrence of such change of control, the unfunded amount credited to each NEO is payable under the terms of the plan. Assuming a Trigger Event effective December 31, 2006, the amounts are payable beginning January 1, 2007. Amounts are payable either in a lump sum or semi-monthly or annual installments, not to exceed 15 years, as elected by the NEO or the NEO’s beneficiary. In the case of termination for cause, the amount is payable in a lump sum only.
 
Under the CEO’s deferred compensation agreement, if retirement or termination of employment occurred on December 31, 2006, then NCB would be obligated to make annual payments to the CEO or his beneficiary beginning on March 1, 2007 in the amount of $25,000. If the balance is less than $25,000 on the annual payment date, then the annual payment shall be a final payment in the amount of such balance.
 
The amounts payable under the Deferred Compensation Plan and the CEO’s deferred compensation agreement upon termination, death, disability, retirement or change of control where service to NCB terminates within 24 months after the occurrence of such change of control are shown in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table.
 
LTIP
 
The LTIP rewards performance over a three-year measurement period. The current three-year measurement period spans from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007 (“2005 to 2007 STIP”). In the event of death, disability or retirement, before the end of the three-year period, the award amount is prorated based on the number of months employed during the three-year measurement period.
 
To determine the award for termination due to death, disability or retirement occurring on December 31, 2006, the terms of the LTIP provide for the following assumptions: (1) that the NEO received the same base salary that he or she was receiving on the date of the applicable event, and (2) that NCB achieved the target level of performance without regard to the actual level achieved. For 2006, the awards available for meeting the target performance goals were 50% of Aggregate Base Salary and 30% of Aggregate Base Salary for the CEO and the other NEOs, respectively. The prorated amount for two-thirds of the period for each NEO is shown in the table below.


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For termination due to change of control, the NEOs are entitled to an award based on the rate for performance meeting target goals or the rate for actual performance estimated on the applicable date, if higher. The estimated performance as of December 31, 2006 was below the target rate, thus the applicable rate for termination due to a change in control is 50% of Aggregate Base Salary and 30% of Aggregate Base Salary for the CEO and the other NEOs, respectively. Unlike awards made for termination due to death, disability or retirement, payments for termination due to change of control are not subject to any prorating.
 
If employment terminated on December 31, 2006 due to cause or involuntary termination, then the LTIP award would be forfeited.
 
                 
    Termination Due to Death,
       
Name
  Disability or Retirement     Change in Control  
 
Charles E. Snyder
  $ 298,659     $ 447,989  
Richard L. Reed
  $ 113,300     $ 169,950  
Steven A. Brookner
  $ 133,250     $ 199,875  
Charles H. Hackman
  $ 105,557     $ 158,336  
Kathleen M. Luzik
  $ 100,464     $ 150,696  
 
STIP
 
In the event a NEO is terminated for cause or involuntarily terminated without cause, the STIP is forfeited. For all other Trigger Events, assuming the date of the Trigger Event is December 31, 2006 and NCB achieved 90 points based on performance under the 2006 STIP, the CEO and the other NEOs, within the discretion of the Committee and the CEO, respectively, are eligible for an award under the plan up to the maximum percentage of 2006 Adjusted Base Salary, including any applicable Add-on awards. The 2006 STIP for the CEO equaled 45% of Adjusted Base Salary and for the other NEOs equaled 35% of Adjusted Base Salary. These figures are shown below and are also included in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
         
    Termination Except for Involuntary
 
Name
  Termination With or Without Cause  
 
Charles E. Snyder
  $ 248,062  
Richard L. Reed
  $ 118,186  
Steven A. Brookner
  $ 138,889  
Charles H. Hackman
  $ 109,511  
Kathleen M. Luzik
  $ 106,154  
 
Life Insurance Proceeds
 
As reflected in the Summary Compensation Table in the “All Other Compensation” column and described in the notes to it, NCB pays premiums on life insurance policies for each of its NEOs and pays premiums for additional life insurance for Mr. Snyder and Mr. Brookner. The policies available for all NEOs have a face value of $1,000,000 and $750,000 for the CEO and the other NEOs, respectively. The supplemental policies for Mr. Snyder and Mr. Brookner have with a face value of $2,640,970 and $3,076,000, respectively. All ownership rights of the supplemental policies belong to Mr. Snyder and Mr. Brookner. In the event of death, the insurer, not NCB, would pay the face value of the deceased NEO’s policy or policies, as the case may be, to the designated beneficiary. Also, in the event of Mr. Snyder’s death, NCB would be entitled to a payment of $177,823 from the proceeds to reimburse it for the initial premium paid by NCB in 2002. Due to changes in federal tax laws and the enactment of Sarbarnes-Oxley, NCB now pays the premiums on behalf of Mr. Snyder and treats the entire premium payment as taxable compensation to him, as described in more detail above in the section titled “Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits.”
 
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for six months following termination under certain circumstances under his severance agreement, as described in more detail below in the section titled “Benefits Payable to the CEO under Severance Agreement.”
 
         
Name
  Termination Due to Death  
 
Charles E. Snyder
  $ 2,963,147 (1)
Richard L. Reed
  $ 250,000  
Steven A. Brookner
  $ 3,332,600 (1)
Charles H. Hackman
  $ 250,000  
Kathleen M. Luzik
  $ 250,000  
 
 
(1) These amounts are based upon the face value of Mr. Snyder’s and Mr. Brookner’s supplemental policies, less, in Mr. Snyder’s case, the amount payable to NCB to reimburse it for the initial premium. The policies are variable life insurance policies and the actual amount of the death benefit will vary depending on the earnings on the investment options selected by the NEO under the policy.
 
Benefits Payable to the CEO under Severance Agreement
 
NCB has no severance agreements with its NEOs, except its CEO. Under his severance agreement, the CEO receives cash payments and other employee benefits for any Trigger Event except termination for cause, change of control or the CEO’s voluntary termination without good reason. The severance agreement entitles him to receive continued salary payments in an amount that is the greater of (1) his base salary at the rate on the termination date, or (2) if within the 60 days prior to his termination his salary was reduced, his salary prior to such reduction, for eighteen (18) months following termination. Because regular salaried employees of NCB are entitled to salary continuation for up to one year, based on years of service, the amount shown in the table reflects the additional six months of base salary to which the CEO would be entitled under the severance agreement.
 
In addition to salary continuation, the CEO is entitled to other benefits. Many of these benefits are also available to regular salaried employees of NCB under its salary continuation program. Benefits to which the CEO would be entitled under the severance agreement not otherwise available to regular salaried NCB employees are: payment of accrued sick leave; an amount equal to the cost of NCB providing the NCB Retirement and 401(k) Plan benefits as though the CEO continued to be employed by NCB during the first six months following termination; premium payments for the CEO’s supplemental life insurance policy for six months following termination; and payment of additional disability buy-up insurance premiums for six months. As of December 31, 2006, the CEO had zero accrued sick leave. The estimated amounts payable for a Trigger Event except termination for cause, change of control or the CEO’s voluntary termination without good reason, for the remaining benefits are shown in the table below.
 
If both parties agree, the CEO may be paid in one lump-sum for the value of all of his severance benefits. If the CEO is terminated for a disability that renders him unable to perform his job, the benefits payable under the severance agreement are reduced by the amount of any disability benefits actually received under any other NCB employee disability benefits. If the CEO secures new employment during the eighteen month benefit period, then NCB’s obligation to pay benefits is terminated or reduced as follows: If the new position has a base salary plus bonus or incentive compensation (the “New Compensation”) equal to at least 90% of the CEO’s base salary plus an amount equal to his average incentive compensation for the five fiscal years preceding the termination year (the “Old Compensation”), then his severance benefit terminates. Otherwise, his severance benefit is reduced to an amount that combined with the New Compensation, equals 90% of his Old Compensation.
 
In exchange for severance benefits, the CEO must execute a mutual release under which the CEO releases NCB of any obligations arising from the CEO’s employment, with the exception of the CEO’s earned deferred compensation, and NCB releases the CEO of any claims it has or may have against the CEO. Payment of severance benefits is contingent on certain provisions for the three years beginning on termination, including the non-competition and confidentiality provisions pursuant to which the CEO may not (1) become a substantial owner, employee or agent of any NCB competitor, or (2) induce any officer of NCB or an affiliate to leave NCB or engage in a competitive business. Furthermore, during that period, the CEO must provide limited consulting services to NCB upon request up to a maximum of 15 days per year, on matters to which he devoted significant time while at


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NCB and thereafter, cooperate with any governmental investigation or any litigation arising out of matters to which he devoted significant amounts of time while at NCB.
 
If the CEO voluntarily terminates employment without good reason, but provides NCB at least nine months prior notice, then the CEO is entitled to a resignation allowance in the amount of one year’s salary payable in three equal annual payments beginning on the first anniversary of his resignation. However, because regular salaried employees of NCB are entitled to salary continuation for up to one year, based on years of service, the CEO receives no greater payments under this provision, as reflected in the table below.
 
                 
    Any Termination in
       
    Employment, Except
       
    Termination for Cause,
    Voluntary
 
    Change of Control or
    Termination
 
    Voluntary Termination
    Without Good
 
Name
  Without Good Reason     Reason  
 
Charles E. Snyder
               
Salary continuation
  $ 248,063     $ 0  
Accrued sick leave
  $ 0     $ 0  
Continued retirement payments
  $ 13,500     $ 0  
401(k) Pension
  $ 13,500     $ 0  
Premium payments for supplement life insurance policy
  $ 91,965     $ 0  
Premium payments for additional disability buy-up insurance
  $ 4,745     $ 0  
 
Director Compensation Table — 2006
 
                 
    Fees Earned or
       
Name
  Paid in Cash     Total  
 
Stephanie McHenry, Chairperson
  $ 33,625     $ 33,625  
William F. Casey, Jr., Vice Chairperson
  $ 25,625     $ 25,625  
Allan J. Baum
  $ 22,750     $ 22,750  
Roger Collins
  $ 23,250     $ 23,250  
Irma Cota
  $ 19,375     $ 19,375  
Rafael Cuellar
  $ 2,338     $ 2,338  
Steven Cunningham
  $ 21,250     $ 21,250  
William Hatepel
  $ 23,000     $ 23,000  
Grady B. Hedgespeth
  $ 20,000     $ 20,000  
H. Jeffrey Leonard
  $ 19,125     $ 19,125  
Rosemary Mahoney
  $ 21,250     $ 21,250  
Richard A. Parkinson
  $ 18,875     $ 18,875  
Alfred A. Plamann
  $ 3,057     $ 3,057  
Andrew Reicher
  $ 20,000     $ 20,000  
 
Narrative to Director Compensation Table
 
Members of NCB’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) receive cash compensation for their Board service as shown in the preceding table. Under the Act, directors who are appointed by the President of the United States from among proprietors of small business and from persons with experience in low-income cooperatives are entitled to (1) compensation at the daily equivalent of the compensation of a GS 18 civil servant which amounted in 2006 to $585 a day, and (2) travel expenses. Typically, these directors receive compensation for no more than nine days a year.
 
Directors elected by shareholders are entitled to (1) annual compensation of $13,000, (2) $1,000 for serving as the chair of each committee, except the annual compensation for the Audit Committee Chair is $3,000, (3) $1,000 for each board meeting attended, (4) $500 for each committee meeting attended up to two meetings only,


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(5) $250 for each conference call or webinar meeting attended and (6) travel expenses. The Chair of the Board is entitled to $8,000 in compensation in addition to the above amounts. Directors of subsidiary corporations are entitled to (1) $500 for each board meeting attended when not held in conjunction with NCB board meetings and (2) travel expenses. Chairs of affiliate/subsidiary boards are entitled to an additional compensation of $3,000 per year.
 
NCB directors do not receive stock or option awards or non-equity incentive plan compensation for their service as directors. They are entitled to participate in some of the benefit programs, which are generally available to all NCB employees. Directors may participate in NCB’s Deferred Compensation Plan under the same terms as the NEOs as described under the heading “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation.” None of the current NCB directors have elected to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan.
 
ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
Stock Ownership of Certain Stockholders and Management
 
Three of NCB’s stockholders own in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares of NCB’s Class B or Class C stock. The shareholders purchased a portion of this stock in connection with sizable loans made by NCB to them and received a portion of the stock as patronage dividends from NCB. NCB’s voting policy, however, does not allocate voting rights solely based on the number of shares of Class B or Class C stock held and prohibits any one stockholder from being allocated more than five percent of the votes allocated in connection with any stockholder action.
 
The following table shows those cooperatives that owned more than 5 percent of NCB’s Class B or Class C stock as of December 31, 2006.
 
                                 
    Class B Stock     Class C Stock  
          Percent of
          Percent of
 
Name of Shareholders
  Shares     Class     Shares     Class  
 
The Co-operative Central Bank
    30,500       1.87 %     29,512       12.05 %
Greenbelt Homes, Inc. 
    14,440       0.89 %     29,518       12.05 %
Group Health, Inc.*
    14,227       0.87 %     14,955       6.11 %
 
 
Included in Group Health, Inc. is Central Minnesota Group Health Plan’s (who is affiliated with Group Health, Inc.) 5,469 and 3,475 shares of Class B and Class C stock, respectively.
 
Because the Act restricts ownership of NCB’s Class B and Class C stock to eligible cooperatives, NCB’s officers and directors do not own any Class B or Class C stock, although cooperatives with which such officers and directors are affiliated may own such stock.
 
ITEM 13  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
Certain Transactions
 
In the ordinary course of business, NCB has made loans at prevailing interest rates and terms to directors and executive officers of NCB and to certain entities to which these individuals are related. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, loans to executive officers and directors of the company and its affiliates, including loans to their associates, totaled $68.2 million and $92.5 million, respectively. During 2006, loan additions were $38.5 million and loan repayments were $62.7 million. There were no related party loans that were impaired, non-accrual, past due, restructured or potential problems at December 31, 2006 or December 31, 2005.
 
NCB had a $5.0 million committed line of credit facility and a $7.5 million bid line with the Co-operative Central Bank of which Mr. Casey is the President and CEO. There was no outstanding balance as of December 31, 2006.


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NCB had a $3.6 million term loan with the Central Co-operative Bank ESOP Plan Trust, a member of the Central Co-operative Bank of which Mr. Casey is President and CEO. There was $2.3 million outstanding on the loan at December 31, 2006.
 
NCB entered into agreements with Grocers Capital Company (GCC) and United Resources, Inc. (URI), finance subsidiaries of Unified Western Grocers (UWG) of which Mr. Plamann is President and Chief Executive Officer, to purchase member loans originated by GCC and URI, and/or originate loans directly to members of UWG. The outstanding amount of the loans as of December 2006 was $46.1 million. NCB also had an $18.3 million revolving line of credit to GCC of which there was $6.7 million outstanding as of December 31, 2006. NCB also had letters of credit with members of UWG with exposure of $2.4 million as of December 31, 2006.
 
NCB had a letter of credit with IMARK Group, Inc. of which Mr. Cunningham is President and CEO. As of December 31, 2006, the exposure with the letter of credit was $2.1 million.
 
NCB had term loans with Harp’s Foodstores, Inc. of which Mr. Collins is President and CEO. As of December 31, 2006, the term loans had outstanding balances totaling $5.8 million.
 
NCB had a loan and line of credit with GEF Management Corporation (32% ESOP) of which H. Jeffrey Leonard is President and a minority shareholder. As of December 31, 2006, the ESOP term loan had a balance of $2.7 million and the $6.3 million revolving line of credit had $2.2 million outstanding. NCB also had a letter of credit with GEF Management Corporation with exposure of $0.1 million as of December 31, 2006.
 
NCB had a loan with Moreland Court TPC, LP. Shorebank, of which Stephanie McHenry is President of its Cleveland Banking Region, bought a participation in this loan from NCB. As of December 31, 2006, the balance of the loan was $9.6 million.
 
NCB believes that the foregoing transactions contain terms comparable to those obtainable in an arm’s length transaction. NCB has determined that these loans were made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present unfavorable features. The loans were made in accordance with NCB’s lending policies and regulatory requirements, properly approved and evaluated for disclosure in the financial statements.
 
Director Independence
 
Each director is considered by NCB to be an independent director. NCB uses the independence standards adopted by the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”). (NCB does not have any securities listed on NASDAQ, but SEC rules require that reporting companies such as NCB select independence standards of a national securities exchange or national securities association, such as NASDAQ). Most importantly, no director is an officer of, or employed by, NCB or any of its subsidiaries. Although some cooperatives associated with directors have loan relationships with NCB (described in the section above), no director has a relationship that, in the opinion of NCB’s Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment of the director in carrying out his or her responsibilities.
 
ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
NCB has paid or expects to pay the following fees to KPMG LLP for work performed in 2006 and 2005 (in thousands):
 
                 
    2006     2005  
 
Audit fees
  $ 502     $ 545  
Audit-related fees
    10       125  
Tax fees
           
All other fees
    48        
                 
Total fees
  $ 560     $ 670  
                 


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Audit fees include fees for services that would normally be provided by the accountant in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements and that generally only an independent accountant can provide. In addition to fees for an audit or review in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, this category contains fees for comfort letters, statutory audits, consents, and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC. Audit-related fees are assurance related services that are traditionally performed by the independent accountant, such as: employee benefit plan audits, due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions, internal control reviews, attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. Tax fees would relate to the review of corporate tax filings. No other fees have been incurred by NCB.
 
The audit committee has reviewed the fees paid to KPMG LLP. These policies and procedures involve annual pre-approval by the Audit Committee of the types of services to be provided by NCB’s independent auditor and fee limits for each type of service on both a per engagement and aggregate level. Additional service engagements that exceed these pre-approved limits must be submitted to the Audit Committee for further pre-approval.
 
 
Item 15(a)(1) The following financial statements are filed as a part of this report.
 
Financial Statements as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
 
     
Page #
   
 
40
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accountants
41
  Consolidated Balance Sheets
42
  Consolidated Statements of Income
43
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
44
  Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity
45-46
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
47-82
  Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Item 15(a)(2) Not applicable
 
Items 15(a)(3) and 15(b) The following exhibits are filed as a part of this report.
 
                 
Exhibit No.    
 
  (a)       3 .1   National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act, as amended through 1981
  (c)       3 .2   1989 Amendment to National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act
  (t)       3 .3   Bylaws of NCB
  (t)       4 .1   Election Rules of the NCB. For other instruments defining the rights of security holders, see Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2
  (h)       4 .11   Form of Indenture for Debt Securities
  (i)       4 .12   Form of Fixed Rate Medium-term Note
  (j)       4 .13   Form of Floating Rate Medium-term Note
  *(x)       10 .3   Deferred Compensation Agreement with Charles E. Snyder
  *(x)       10 .4   Severance Agreement with Charles E. Snyder
  (b)       10 .7   Subordination Agreement with Consumer Cooperative Development Corporation (now NCB Development Corporation)
  (l)       10 .8   Master Shelf Agreement with Prudential Insurance Co. of America et al. (June 1997)
  (o)       10 .12   Lease on Headquarters of NCB
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Exhibit No.    
 
  (m)       10 .23   Note Purchase Agreement with Prudential Insurance Company of America (Dec. 1999)
  (n)       10 .25   Note Purchase and Uncommitted Master Shelf Agreement with Prudential (Dec. 2001)
  (p)       10 .31   Split Dollar Agreement with Chief Executive Officer
  *(x)       10 .33   NCB Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan for 2004
  (t)       10 .34   $50 million Note Purchase Agreement (Jan. 2003)
  (w)       10 .37   Amended and Restated Financing Agreement with U.S. Treasury dated November 26, 2003
  (x)       10 .38   First Amendment to Master Shelf Agreement with Prudential dated December 28, 1999
  (x)       10 .40   First Amendment dated December 15, 2003 to Note Purchase Agreement
  (x)       10 .41   Second Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to Master Shelf Agreement with Prudential
  (x)       10 .42   First Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to Note Purchase Agreement with Prudential
  (x)       10 .43   First Amendment dated December 9, 2003 to Note Purchase and Uncommitted Master Shelf Agreement with Prudential
  (x)       10 .44   Purchase Agreement relating to Trust Preferred Securities dated December 15, 2003
  (x)       10 .45   Indenture related to Junior Subordinated Debt Securities dated December 17, 2003
  (x)       10 .46   Guarantee Agreement dated December 17, 2003
  *(x)       10 .47   Memorandum of Understanding with Respect to Tax Treatment of Employer Payments under Split Dollar Arrangement with CEO, dated December 30, 2003
  (ee)       10 .48   Blanket Agreement for Advances with Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
  (z)       10 .51   Second Amendment dated December 31, 2004 to Prudential Note Purchase and Uncommitted Master Shelf Agreement
  *(z)       10 .52   Memorandum of Understanding With Respect to Tax Treatment of Employer Payments Under Split-Dollar Agreement with Charles Snyder
  *(z)       10 .54   Agreement to Provide Supplemental Retirement Benefits for CEO of NCB, FSB
  (bb)       10 .55   Lease for 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202
  (dd)       10 .56   Credit Agreement among NCB, various banks and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent
  (cc)       13     2005 Annual Report
  (ff)       14     NCB Senior Financial Officers’ Code of Ethics
  (gg)       21 .1   List of Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the NCB
  (ff)       23 .1   Consent of KPMG LLP
  (n)       24 .11   Power of Attorney by Stephanie McHenry
  (t)       24 .16   Power of Attorney by Rafael E. Cuellar
  (t)       24 .17   Power of Attorney by William F. Casey, Jr.
  (t)       24 .18   Power of Attorney by H. Jeffery Leonard
  (x)       24 .19   Power of Attorney by Irma Cota
  (x)       24 .20   Power of Attorney by Grady B. Hedgespeth
  (x)       24 .21   Power of Attorney by Rosemary Mahoney
  (x)       24 .22   Power of Attorney by Richard A. Parkinson
  (x)       24 .23   Power of Attorney by Alfred A. Plamann
  (z)       24 .25   Power of Attorney by Allan J. Baum
  (z)       24 .26   Power of Attorney by William Hampel
  (aa)       24 .27   Power of Attorney of Roger Collins
  (aa)       24 .28   Power of Attorney of Steven Cunningham
  (ff)       31 .1   Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications
  (ff)       31 .2   Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications

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Exhibit No.    
 
  (ff)       32     Section 1350 Certifications
  (ff)       99 .1   Registrant’s 2005 Election Materials
 
 
Exhibits marked with an asterisk are management contracts or compensatory plans.
 
(a) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of Registration Statement No. 2-99779 (Filed August 20, 1985).
 
(b) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-99779 (Filed May 7, 1986).
 
(c) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(d) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 1992 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(e) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(f) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(g) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(h) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed as part of Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-17003 (Filed January 21, 1997).
 
(i) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed as part of Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-17003(Filed January 21, 1997).
 
(j) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the registrant’s report on Form 8-K filed February 11, 1997 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(k) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(l) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(m) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(n) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(o) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(p) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 17 filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(q) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 20 filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(r) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 28 filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(s) Incorporated by reference to exhibit 99 filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(t) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(u) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 (File No. 2-99779).

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(v) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(w) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s report on Form 8-K filed December 23, 2003 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(x) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(y) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 (File No. 2-99779).
 
(z) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (File No. 2-99779)
 
(aa) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s annual report Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005 (File No. 2-99779)
 
(bb) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s report on Form 8-K, January 30, 2006 (File No. 2-99779)
 
(cc) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2006 (File No. 2-99779)
 
(dd) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s report on Form 8-K filed May 5, 2006 (File No. 2-99779)
 
(ee) Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number filed as part of the registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006 (File No. 2-99779)
 
(ff) Filed herewith
 
(gg) Included in Part I of this report on Form 10-K
 
**********
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK
 
  By: 
/s/  Charles E. Snyder
Charles E. Snyder
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
DATE: March 30, 2007
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates noted:
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
*/s/ Stephanie McHenry
Stephanie McHenry
  Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ William F. Casey, Jr.
William F. Casey, Jr.
  Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Director   03/30/07
         
/s/ Charles E. Snyder
Charles E. Snyder
  President and Chief Executive Officer   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Allan J. Baum
Allan J. Baum
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Roger Collins
Roger Collins
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Irma Cota
Irma Cota
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Ralph E. Cuellar
Rafael Cuellar
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Steven Cunningham
Steven Cunningham
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ William Hampel
William Hampel
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Grady B. Hedgespeth
Grady B. Hedgespeth
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ H. Jeffrey Leonard
H. Jeffrey Leonard
  Director   03/30/07


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Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
*/s/ Rosemary Mahoney
Rosemary Mahoney
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Richard A. Parkinson
Richard A. Parkinson
  Director   03/30/07
         
*/s/ Alfred A. Plamann
Alfred A. Plamann
  Director   03/30/07
         
/s/ Richard L. Reed
Richard L. Reed
  Executive Managing Director,
Principal Financial Officer
  03/30/07
         
/s/ Dean Lawler
Dean Lawler
  Senior Vice President,
Principal Accounting Officer
  03/30/07
             
*By
  /s/ Richard L. Reed
Richard L. Reed
(Attorney-in-Fact)
       


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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(D) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS, WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED
SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT
 
With this report, the registrant is furnishing to the Commission for its information the registrant’s election materials for its 2007 annual meeting. The registrant has not yet distributed the 2006 annual report to stockholders and will furnish such report to the Commission when it is sent to security holders.
 
Exhibit Index
 
         
Ex. No.
 
Exhibit
 
  14     NCB Senior Financial Officers’ Code of Ethics
  23 .1   Consent of KPMG LLP
  31 .1   Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications
  31 .2   Rule 15d-14(a) Certifications
  32     Section 1350 Certifications
  99 .1   Registrant’s 2007 Election Materials


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EX-14 2 w32531exv14.htm EX-14 exv14
 

Exhibit 14
NCB Senior Financial Officers’ Code of Ethics
M. PROPER ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
(1) NCB has established internal accounting controls and records-keeping policies to meet both business and legal requirements. Employees are expected to comply with these controls and policies.
(2) The accounting business records of NCB must be complete, accurate and supported in reasonable detail. Underlying transactions must be accurate, properly authorized and timely recorded. They are subject to review and audit by the Chief Auditor, Loan Review, Regulatory Compliance, external auditors and examiners. Employees are expected to fully cooperate in a candid manner with such reviews and audits. Employees of NCB authorized to incur business expenses are responsible for the accurate and timely reporting of such expenses. All expenses must be in accordance with existing policies.
(3) These standards are applicable to all employees of NCB, but the full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable preparation, reporting and disclosure of NCB’s financial condition and results of operations are particularly the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Controller, and any other officer performing functions in the nature of a “senior financial officer” as that term may be defined in regulations issued under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. All senior financial officers are required, in performing their functions as financial officers,
(a) to act with honesty and integrity,
(b) to avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest,
(c) to prepare and provide information that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant and understandable,
(d) to comply with applicable rules and regulations of federal and state governments and other appropriate private and public regulatory bodies,
(e) to act in good faith, responsibly, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing their independent judgment to be subordinated,
(f) to proactively promote ethical behavior as responsible partners among peers,
(g) to respect the confidentiality of information except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose,
(h) to share knowledge and maintain skills important and relevant to the needs of NCB and its members,
(i) to achieve responsible use and control of all assets and resources of NCB to the best of their ability,
(j) to preserve records created or used in performance of their functions and use their reasonable best efforts to prevent destruction of such records by others, except pursuant to reasonable document retention policies not designed to hide wrongdoing, and
(k) to report in good faith to the Chair of the Audit Committee any violation of these provisions (a) through (j) of which they acquire notice or knowledge.
The provisions of this paragraph M(2) shall be known as the “NCB Senior Financial Officers’ Code of Ethics.”

 

EX-23.1 3 w32531exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 exv23w1
 

Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
National Consumer Cooperative Bank:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-90457 dated December 21, 1999 and Registration Statement No. 333-17003 dated January 24, 1997 of National Consumer Cooperative Bank and subsidiaries (the Company) of our report dated March 30, 2007, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in members’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, which report appears in the December 31, 2006 annual report on Form 10-K of the Company.
McLean, Virginia
March 30, 2007

 

EX-31.1 4 w32531exv31w1.htm EX-31.1 exv31w1
 

EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
     I, Charles E. Snyder, Chief Executive Officer of National Consumer Cooperative Bank, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of National Consumer Cooperative Bank;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 30, 2007
         
     
  /s/ Charles E. Snyder    
  Charles E. Snyder   
  Chief Executive Officer   
 

 

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EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
     I, Richard L. Reed, Chief Financial Officer of National Consumer Cooperative Bank, certify that:
  1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of National Consumer Cooperative Bank;
 
  2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
  a.   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  b.   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
  c.   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  a.   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
  b.   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 30, 2007
         
     
  /s/ Richard L. Reed    
  Richard L. Reed   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

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EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (“NCB”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of our knowledge;
(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of NCB.
     
/s/ Charles E. Snyder
   
 
   
Charles E. Snyder
   
President and
   
Chief Executive Officer
   
 
   
/s/ Richard L. Reed
   
 
   
Richard L. Reed
   
Executive Managing Director
   
and Chief Financial Officer
   
March 30, 2007

 

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Exhibit 99.1
March 5, 2007
Dear Stockholder:
RE: 2007 Board of Directors Election
I am pleased to present the official ballot and information needed for your company to cast its votes in the 2007 election of directors for the National Consumer Cooperative Bank. The board of directors has fixed December 31, 2006, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote in the 2007 election. The votes allocated to your company are shown on the ballot.
The stockholders will elect four candidates to fill the vacancies in the 12 stockholder-elected directorships. All directors are elected to serve three-year terms.
To be counted, the independent election teller must receive all ballots in the enclosed postage-paid, self-addressed envelope. The ballots must be delivered by regular mail before or on April 20, 2007. Hand-delivered ballots will not be accepted, nor will ballots received after April 20, 2007.
On behalf of the board of directors, I appreciate your participation, and encourage you to cast your ballot.
Very truly yours,
Stephanie McHenry
Chair, NCB Board of Directors

 


 

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held May 3, 2007
The 2007 annual meeting of the stockholders of National Consumer Cooperative Bank (NCB) will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 4:00 pm, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
The board of directors and management look forward to personally greeting those stockholders able to attend, and will respond to questions you may have concerning NCB.
Upon request, a copy of NCB’s 2006 Annual Report will be mailed to stockholders under separate cover.
Very truly yours,
Louise M. Grant
Corporate Secretary
National Cooperative Bank

 


 

2007 Board of Directors
Official Election Ballot
Place a “X” next to any four (4) candidates of your choice.
Irma Cota *
Low Income
William F. Hampel *
Consumer Services
James D. Megson
Low Income
Gail U. Ment
Other
Stuart M. Saft
Housing
Walden Swanson
Other
* incumbent
Ballot Instructions
    Members casting their vote by mail must use this original, Official Election Ballot form, no substitutes will be allowed.
 
    Votes should be cast by placing a “X” in the box next to the name of each selected candidate. In the event your selection needs to be changed, please cross out the incorrect selection by drawing a line through the candidate’s name.
 
    You may vote for four (4) of the six (6) candidates. Ballots indicating more than four (4) selections will not be counted.
 
    Ballots must be cast by an official of the cooperative stockholder in order to be counted.
 
    If you are casting this paper ballot, in order to be counted, the ballot must be received by the independent teller, Survey & Ballot Systems, P.O. Box 46430, Eden Prairie, MN 55344, no later than April 20, 2007. Please use the self-addressed envelope enclosed with this packet. Hand-delivered ballots will not be counted.
The undersigned officer of the cooperative casting this ballot acknowledges receipt of notification of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank annual meeting and certifies that he/she is authorized to cast ballots on behalf of the cooperative stockholder.
     
 
   
 
   
Signature of Authorized Representative
  Date

 


 

Election of Directors
The stockholders are casting ballots to elect four directors among the six candidates nominated to fill four vacancies on the board of National Cooperative Bank.
Nominees for election are qualified as representatives of five classes of cooperatives. The election rules require that the election be conducted in such a manner so as to ensure that each of the five cooperative classes shall be represented by at least one and no more than three directors.
Listed below, by class are all of the stockholder-elected directorships currently filled by incumbent directors who will continue to serve out their terms; and the number of directorships available in each class.
Stockholder-Elected Directorships
                                 
                    Incumbent     Available  
Class of Cooperative   Minimum     Maximum     Seats 2006     Seats 2006  
 
                               
Consumer Services
    1       3       1       2  
 
                               
Low Income
    1       3       1       2  
 
                               
Other
    1       3       2       1  
 
                               
Housing
    1       3       1       2  
 
                               
Consumer Goods
    1       3       3       0  
Under the election rules, the four nominees receiving the highest vote shall be elected, subject to the maximum and minimum limitations imposed on each class. Stockholders may vote for any four nominees.

 


 

Walden Swanson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Coop Metrics. Mr. Swanson was the CEO of Community Consulting Group Cooperative, Inc. (CCG) as well as manager of Wheatsville Food Co-op in Austin, Texas from 1976-1978. He served on the board of National Cooperative Business Association from 1984 to 1990 and the board of NCB from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Swanson received a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Texas, Austin.
Other
I am driven by cooperative values and firmly believe that cooperatives can effectively and efficiently deliver both financial and non-financial goals. My business background quietly tempers my unbounded enthusiasm for cooperative economics, but I’ll make no bones about it — I’m interested in cooperatives, and being on the NCB board, because I think cooperatives can help make the world a better place to live. I want “more and more people using more and more services, through more and more cooperatives.”
Additionally, I bring a perspective on issues honed by experience in many cooperative sectors (outlined below) and augmented by cooperative experience at the local, regional, national, and international levels.
Housing: board member, developer, and member
Worker: board chair, board member, manager, developer, member
Low Income: board chair, board member, developer
Wholesale: manager
Retail: board member, manager, developer, member
Manufacturing: manager
Service: board chair, manager, developer, member
Credit: board member, developer, member
Student: board member, member
William F. Hampel is a Senior Vice President for Research and Policy Analysis as well as a Chief Economist at Credit Union National Association, Inc. Mr. Hampel served on the NCB Board from 2004 to 2007 and on the board of directors of CUNA Credit Union from 1991-2004. He also served as the Investment Advisory Committee of U.S. Central Credit Union. Mr. Hampel holds a doctorate in Economics from Iowa State and a bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Dallas.
Incumbent
Consumer Services
I have worked as an economist for the Credit Union National Association for the past 28 years, with rising levels of responsibility. I currently direct the association’s policy analysis function, working closely with the legislative and regulatory advocacy teams. I also served on the board of directors of CUNA Credit Union, a cooperative with 45,000 members, for 12 years. I firmly believe in the value of cooperatives as a crucial component of the U.S. economic system and as a vital choice in the form of business organization.
In addition to my professional experience at CUNA, I also completed a nine-month sabbatical at Navy Federal Credit Union in 1990. While there, I studied the operation and governance of the nation’s largest credit union while performing a number of consulting projects. I served on the Investment Advisory Committee of US Central Credit Union in the 1970s. I have also participated in a number of consulting projects for developing credit union movements in Central and South America.
I was elected to the NCB board of directors in May 2004 and my first term is up in May 2007. As a practicing financial economist and credit union trade association executive for the past 28 years, I have been immersed in the very areas that are the focus of the NCB’s operations: finance and cooperatives. If re-elected, this experience and the knowledge I have gained in the process, would inform the execution of my duties as an NCB board member.

 


 

Stuart M. Saft is a partner and Chair of the Real Estate Department at Wolf, Haldenstein, Adler, Freeman, & Herz, LLP , a law firm representing several hundred cooperatives. He has served as a director of NCB from 2002 to 2005 and chair of the NCB board in 2004. He currently serves as chair of the board of the NCB Financial Corporation. He served on the Board of the Park 86 Apartment Corporation for 20 years, 13 of which he served as the President. Mr. Saft also served 17 years as Chairman of the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums. He holds a bachelors degree from Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY and a doctorate from Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY.
Housing
Housing Cooperatives are an important part of the NCB loan portfolio, and NCB has been a strong and consistent source of such loans and financial guidance in good times and in bad, taking on challenging situations and finding ways to provide funds to help buildings overcome difficult situations. I seek a seat on the board of NCB to continue to build this excellent relationship.
Having been involved in cooperative housing in New York for over 30 years, I would bring a broad background of information, ideas and relations to NCB. I am a pragmatic problem solver with extensive expertise in the area of cooperatives and financing. As board chair of the Council of New York Cooperatives, I have dealt with very diverse political, social and physical plant issues faced in housing cooperatives. As a former member of the NCB board, chair of its Audit Committee, vice chair and Chair, I also bring institutional memory which can help in planning for the future.
As someone who has advised many tenant groups in conversions and structured tenant- sponsored conversions, I also bring expertise in the growth areas of low-and moderate-income housing and senior housing, where NCB is already active. Moreover, my experience in working out problem loans could prove particularly helpful to NCB if the real estate market continues to soften or the national economy goes into recession. During the real estate crash in the 1990s, I worked with dozens of financially troubled cooperatives and structured workouts that have enabled them to survive and prosper without having to resort to foreclosure or bankruptcy.
I believe I have the perspective and experience to help steer a sound course if difficult times should arise, and the optimism, creativity and commitment to help make NCB thrive.
Irma Cota is the President and CEO of North County Health Services. She holds a master’s in public health from San Diego State University. She currently serves on both the NCB and NCB Capital Impact boards. She is past president of the California Primary Care Association and past president of the San Diego Council of Community Clinics. Ms. Cota is currently serving on the Alliance Healthcare Foundation Board. Her involvement extends into higher education as the President-Elect to the University Council of California State University at San Marcos.
Incumbent
Low Income
As a teenager, I worked as a farm worker along side my mother and sister to help with the family finances. Through this experience I was exposed to the free clinics that were set up by volunteers to help the farm worker. In 1969, at the age of 16, I began as a volunteer at one of the free clinics. What started as a past time gave me exposure to volunteer doctors, nurses and other public health advocates, resulting in a career path that changed my life. As the experience changed my life, it also helped shape my values and my desire to make a difference in the public health area.
As an administrator of a large health center corporation, I am dedicated to excellence in fiscal oversight, as well as quality of service. Toward this end, I led North County Health Services to achieve JCAHO accreditation. JCAHO accreditation is considered a gold standard in healthcare.

 


 

Over the years, I have learned that the national health economy affects healthcare insurance coverage and financial resource availability for healthcare delivery at the local level. Fiscal sustainability is key for the success of a health organization whose mission is to service the uninsured or marginally insured. With a constant growth of the uninsured in this nation, it becomes imperative that we operate in a fiscally sound manner. My work experience has provided an opportunity to develop a capacity to achieve substantial cost savings through innovative problem solving, working with management to improve business efficiencies and cost effectiveness through reengineering service delivery, as well as improvements in the revenue cycle.
My work history has also given me the opportunity to develop contract negotiation skills, as well as preparing for mergers and the purchase of medical group practices.
I am actively involved in developing healthcare policy and introducing legislation to further access to healthcare through my activities with the California Primary Care Association.
I am currently serving on the NCB Capital Impact board. With my personal background and experience in healthcare, policy development and collaborative work with community clinics throughout the state of California, as well as serving on the NCB board, I bring a unique perspective to mission banking.
Gail U. Ment is the President and CEO of Emtec Metal Products.
She has owned it since purchasing it in 1994. In 2000, in conjunction with Ment Brothers Iron Works, she established an employee stock ownership plan in her company. Ms. Ment has also been president and treasurer of the 126 Park Street Condominium Association for the past five years. She holds a bachelor’s in education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Other
I have admired NCB, its mission and its way of conducting business since I first became a client of the bank in 2001. The nature of cooperation means that all parties involved in a common mission undertake their roles to advance everyone’s interests in a mutually beneficial manner.
As a business woman and entrepreneur, I have had to manage business under the normal set of rules and relationships over a span of 18 years. I found the traditional adversarial relationship with my employees draining and unfulfilling. This led me to establish my employee stock ownership plan. The new relationship works in a way that the old rules do not. The interests of all the employees have become aligned so that we are all working toward the same goal rather than narrow self interest.
The major investment banks care about their clients only to the extent that they fit with the bank’s strategy and contribute to the bank’s bottom line. When their strategy changes, you can be shown the door. The NCB business model means something much deeper and better for their client. Cooperative lending supports the heath and development of client organizations.
I know first hand the benefits of employee stock and I know first hand why NCB is the best bank for companies that are instituting employee stock ownership plans. As a board member, I hope to bring this way of doing business to more businesses and hence expand our family of cooperative members.
James D. Megson is the Executive Director of the Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF), a non-profit community development financial institution that provides debt and equity financing for worker-cooperatives and consumer cooperatives. Prior to that, he served as executive director of the ICA Group, a non-profit cooperative economic development organization that helps create worker cooperatives and worker-owned businesses. Mr. Megson, formerly the treasurer of the Cooperative Development Foundation, continues to serve on it’s board as well as two other not-for-profit cooperative development organizations. In addition, he has held directorships in a number of companies and

 


 

currently serves on the boards of three employee-owned firms. He holds a master’s degree from Cornell University.
Low Income
My introduction to cooperatives came upon leaving college when I had the good fortune to work with an excellent cooperative developer in northern Cameroon where I helped create two credit unions and a consumer cooperative. I witnessed first-hand the positive impact cooperatives can have on the lives of people living at the very margins of society and became hooked on the cooperative model. Ever since, I have been a committed believer in the ability of cooperatives to improve the lives of low-income people.
In 1987, I became executive director of the ICA Group. Over the next 17 years, through the creation of cooperatives in inner-city and rural areas, cooperative buyouts of companies that were in danger of closing and the conversion of strong companies to worker-cooperatives, ICA developed more than 50 worker-cooperatives and employee-owned businesses that have saved and created more than 7,000 jobs. In creating these companies we worked with banks, community development financial institutions, NCB Capital Impact and foundations to find creative ways to capitalize cooperatives when members often did not have access to sufficient equity capital. For the last three years as the executive director of LEAF, a community development financial institution, I have been involved in solving these same financing challenges “from the other side of the table.” At LEAF and ICA I have been fortunate to work with a wonderful spectrum of cooperatives ranging from startup companies capitalized at a few hundred thousand dollars to conversions involving many millions of dollars.
I believe that my experience in developing and financing cooperatives will enable me to make a valuable contribution to the NCB board of directors. I have spent the majority of my working life trying to bring the benefits of cooperatives to a wider, more diverse, population. As a board member, I will work with the board and staff to continue to develop innovative financial products and services to increase the depth and breadth of NCB’s impact, particularly among residents of low-income communities.

 

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