10-Q 1 rvb_10q0930.htm FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 rvb_10q0930.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(MARK ONE)
 

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
 
OR
 
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: 0-21765
 
RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana
35-1984567
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
430 Clifty Drive
Madison, Indiana
47250
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(812) 273-4949
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
[None]
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
 
Yes  ý          No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer  o          Accelerated filer  o          Non-accelerated filer  ý
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes  o          No  ý
 
The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock, without par value, outstanding as of September 30, 2007 was 1,630,432.



FORM 10-Q
INDEX

 
 
Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
3
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
4
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
5
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
6
 
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
7
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
9
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
14
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
15
 
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
15
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
15
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
15
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
15
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
15
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
16
Item 5.
Other Information
16
Item 6.
Exhibits
16
SIGNATURES
17
EXHIBIT INDEX
 


2


 
 
 
RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet

   
September 30, 2007
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
 
Assets
           
Cash and due from banks
  $
5,101
    $
6,838
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits
   
2,782
     
4,736
 
Fed funds sold
   
0
     
234
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
7,883
     
11,808
 
Investment securities available for sale
   
63,520
     
65,150
 
Loans held for sale
   
228
     
0
 
Loans
   
254,791
     
244,063
 
Allowance for loan losses
    (2,019 )     (2,176 )
Net loans
   
252,772
     
241,887
 
Premises and equipment
   
7,672
     
7,813
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
4,550
     
4,400
 
Interest receivable
   
2,573
     
2,334
 
Cash surrender value life insurance
   
7,443
     
7,222
 
Other assets
   
1,386
     
1,635
 
Total assets
  $
348,027
    $
342,249
 
 
               
Liabilities
               
Deposits
               
Non-interest-bearing
  $
19,867
    $
19,340
 
Interest-bearing
   
203,050
     
200,898
 
Total deposits
   
222,917
     
220,238
 
Borrowings
   
97,217
     
95,217
 
Interest payable
   
718
     
705
 
Other liabilities
   
2,265
     
1,942
 
Total liabilities
   
323,117
     
318,102
 
 
               
Commitments and Contingencies
               
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Preferred stock, without par value
               
Authorized and unissued - 2,000,000 shares
               
Common stock, without par value
               
Authorized - 5,000,000 shares
               
Issued and outstanding - 1,630,432 and 1,620,431 shares
   
9,099
     
9,129
 
Retained earnings
   
15,994
     
15,346
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (183 )     (328 )
Total shareholders’ equity
   
24,910
     
24,147
 
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $
348,027
    $
342,249
 
 

3


Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income
(Unaudited)
 

   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
 
Interest Income
                       
Loans receivable
  $
12,862
     
11,659
     
4,418
     
3,962
 
Investment securities
   
1,960
     
1,880
     
672
     
669
 
Interest-earning deposits and other
   
413
     
362
     
165
     
76
 
Total interest income
   
15,235
     
13,901
     
5,255
     
4,707
 
 
                               
Interest Expense
                               
Deposits
   
5,684
     
5,083
     
1,976
     
1,811
 
Borrowings
   
3,484
     
2,973
     
1,176
     
1,023
 
Total interest expense
   
9,168
     
8,056
     
3,152
     
2,834
 
 
                               
Net Interest Income
   
6,067
     
5,845
     
2,103
     
1,873
 
Provision for loan losses
   
292
     
216
     
196
     
48
 
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses
   
5,775
     
5,629
     
1,907
     
1,825
 
 
                               
Other Income
                               
Net realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
    (22 )     (47 )    
0
      (47 )
Service fees and charges
   
1,570
     
1,500
     
538
     
538
 
Net gains on loan sales
   
85
     
109
     
40
     
54
 
Increase in cash value of life insurance
   
221
     
148
     
77
     
50
 
Trust Income
   
163
     
93
     
35
     
30
 
ATM/Merchant Income
   
126
     
48
     
59
     
18
 
Other income
   
105
     
22
     
34
     
2
 
Total other income
   
2,248
     
1,873
     
783
     
645
 
 
                               
Other Expenses
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
   
3,192
     
2,982
     
1,099
     
995
 
Net occupancy and equipment expenses
   
877
     
869
     
293
     
286
 
Data processing fees
   
149
     
125
     
47
     
40
 
Advertising
   
244
     
201
     
89
     
71
 
Legal and professional fees
   
300
     
145
     
97
     
46
 
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights
   
234
     
291
     
73
     
92
 
Other expenses
   
818
     
916
     
275
     
277
 
Total other expenses
   
5,814
     
5,529
     
1,973
     
1,807
 
Income Before Income Tax
   
2,209
     
1,973
     
717
     
663
 
Income tax expense
   
586
     
594
     
185
     
190
 
 
                               
Net Income
  $
1,623
     
1,379
     
532
     
473
 
 
                               
Basic earnings per share
  $
1.00
     
.86
     
.33
     
.29
 
Diluted earnings per share
   
.98
     
.84
     
.32
     
.29
 
Dividends per share
   
.60
     
.585
     
.20
     
.195
 
 
 
See notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

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RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
                         
 
Net income
  $
1,623
     
1,379
     
532
     
473
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
                               
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale
                               
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax expense (benefit) of ($74), $26, ($259), and ($183)
   
132
      (46 )    
462
     
325
 
 
Less: Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income, net of tax benefit of $9, $18, $0, and $18.
    (13 )     (28 )    
0
      (28 )
 
   
145
      (18 )    
462
     
353
 
 
Comprehensive income
  $
1,768
     
1,361
     
994
     
826
 
 

 
 

5


RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
   
(In Thousands)
 
Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $
1,623
     
1,379
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Provision for loan losses
   
292
     
216
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
444
     
481
 
Investment securities gains
   
22
     
47
 
Loans originated for sale in the secondary market
    (5,003 )     (3,643 )
Proceeds from sale of loans in the secondary market
   
4,813
     
3,628
 
Gain on sale of loans
    (85 )     (109 )
Amortization of net loan origination cost
   
93
     
110
 
Employee Stock Ownership Plan compensation
   
136
     
0
 
Net change in:
               
Interest receivable
    (239 )     (144 )
Interest payable
   
13
     
112
 
Other adjustments
   
281
      (377 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
2,390
     
1,700
 
                 
Investing Activities
               
Purchases of securities available for sale
    (14,341 )     (17,018 )
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale
   
8,917
     
6,012
 
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale
   
7,345
     
5,948
 
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    (150 )     (100 )
Net change in loans
    (11,435 )     (9,265 )
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (306 )     (234 )
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate
   
103
     
506
 
Other investing activities
    (1 )     (44 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (9,868 )     (14,195 )
                 
Financing Activities
               
Net change in
               
Non-interest bearing, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits
   
3,128
     
8,842
 
Certificates of deposit
    (449 )    
1,233
 
Short term borrowings
   
0
      (14,565 )
Proceeds from borrowings
   
25,000
     
29,000
 
Repayment of borrowings
    (23,000 )     (21,000 )
Cash dividends
    (973 )     (934 )
Excess tax benefit on stock options exercised
   
8
     
49
 
Stock options exercised
   
90
     
229
 
Purchase of common stock
    (183 )    
0
 
Acquisition of stock for stock benefit plans
    (107 )    
0
 
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
   
39
     
45
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
3,553
     
2,899
 
                 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (3,925 )     (9,596 )
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
   
11,808
     
17,730
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
  $
7,883
     
8,134
 
Additional Cash Flows and Supplementary Information
               
Interest paid
  $
9,155
     
7,944
 
Income tax paid
   
496
     
754
 
 
 
 

6


Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
 
River Valley Bancorp (the “Corporation” or the “Company”) is a unitary savings and loan holding company whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of River Valley Financial Bank (“River Valley” or the “Bank”). The Bank conducts a general banking business in southeastern Indiana which consists of attracting deposits from the general public and applying those funds to the origination of loans for consumer, residential and commercial purposes. River Valley’s profitability is significantly dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income generated from interest-earning assets (i.e. loans and investments) and the interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities (i.e. customer deposits and borrowed funds). Net interest income is affected by the relative amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest received or paid on these balances. The level of interest rates paid or received by the Bank can be significantly influenced by a number of competitive factors, such as governmental monetary policy, that are outside of management’s control.
 
 
NOTE 1:     BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements were prepared in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Corporation included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire year. The consolidated condensed balance sheet of the Corporation as of December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Corporation as of that date.
 
 
NOTE 2:     PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
 
The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and its subsidiary, the Bank. The Bank currently owns four subsidiaries. Madison First Service Corporation, which was incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana on July 3, 1973, currently holds land and cash but does not otherwise engage in significant business activities. RVFB Investments, Inc., RVFB Holdings, Inc., and RVFB Portfolio, LLC were established in Nevada the latter part of 2005. They hold and manage a significant portion of the Bank’s investment portfolio. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
 
NOTE 3:     EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
 
   
Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2007
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006
 
   
Income
   
Weighted Average Shares
   
Per Share Amount
   
Income
   
Weighted Average Shares
   
Per Share Amount
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
 
Basic earnings per share
                                   
Income available to common shareholders
  $
1,623
     
1,621,862
    $
1.00
    $
1,379
     
1,603,263
    $
.86
 
Effect of dilutive RRP awards and stock options
           
26,546
                     
41,339
         
Diluted earnings per share
                                               
Income available to common shareholders and assumed conversions
  $
1,623
     
1,648,408
    $
.98
    $
1,379
     
1,644,602
    $
.84
 
 

 
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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2007
   
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2006
 
   
Income
   
Weighted Average Shares
   
Per Share Amount
   
Income
   
Weighted Average Shares
   
Per Share Amount
 
   
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
 
Basic earnings per share
                                   
Income available to common shareholders
  $
532
     
1,629,132
    $
.33
    $
473
     
1,612,660
    $
.29
 
Effect of dilutive RRP awards and stock options
           
24,111
                     
35,613
         
Diluted earnings per share
                                               
Income available to common shareholders and assumed conversions
  $
532
     
1,653,243
    $
.32
    $
473
     
1,648,273
    $
.29
 
 
 
 
 
NOTE 4:     CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
 
The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal and Indiana jurisdictions.  With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local examinations by tax authorities for years before 2003.
 
The Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, on January 1, 2007.  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company did not identify any uncertain tax positions that it believes should be recognized in the financial statements.
 
 
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements.  This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy about the assumptions used to measure fair value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on financial condition or results of operations.
 
In September 2006, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) finalized Issue No. 06−5, Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance - Determining the Amount That Could Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85−4 (Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance).  This issue requires that a policyholder consider contractual terms of a life insurance policy in determining the amount that could be realized under the insurance contract.  It also requires that if the contract provides for a greater surrender value if all individual policies in a group are surrendered at the same time, that the surrender value be determined based on the assumption that policies will be surrendered on an individual basis.  Lastly, the issue discusses whether the cash surrender value should be discounted when the policyholder is contractually limited in its ability to surrender a policy.  This issue is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  Adoption of EITF No. 06-5 has not had a material impact on the financial condition of results of operations.

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On February 15, 2007, the FASB issued its Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.  FAS 159 permits entities to elect to report most financial assets and liabilities at their fair value with changes in fair value included in net income.  The fair value option may be applied on an instrument-by-instrument or instrument class-by-class basis.  The option is not available for deposits withdrawable on demand, pension plan assets and obligations, leases, instruments classified as stockholders’ equity, investments in consolidated subsidiaries and variable interest entities and certain insurance policies. The new standard is effective at the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008, and early application may be elected in certain circumstances.  The Company expects to first apply the new standard at the beginning of its 2008 fiscal year.  The Company does not expect that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have a material impact on financial condition or results of operations.
 
 
NOTE 6:     RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2006 consolidated condensed financial statements to conform to the September 30, 2007 presentation.
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) contains statements which constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-Q and include statements regarding the intent, belief, outlook, estimate or expectations of the Corporation (as defined in the notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements), its directors or its officers primarily with respect to future events and the future financial performance of the Corporation. Readers of this Form 10-Q are cautioned that any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future events or performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors. The accompanying information contained in this Form 10-Q identifies important factors that could cause such differences. These factors include changes in interest rates; loss of deposits and loan demand to other financial institutions; substantial changes in financial markets; changes in real estate values and the real estate market; or regulatory changes.
 
 
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The notes to the consolidated financial statements contain a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies presented on pages 55 through 58 of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2006. Certain of these policies are important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition, since they require management to make difficult, complex or subjective judgments, some of which may relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. Management believes that its critical accounting policies include determining the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of mortgage servicing rights.
 
 
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
The allowance for loan losses is a significant estimate that can and does change based on management’s assumptions about specific borrowers and current general economic and business conditions, among other factors. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses on at least a quarterly basis. The evaluation by management includes consideration of past loss experience, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, the current condition and amount of loans outstanding, identified problem loans and the probability of collecting all amounts due.
 
The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of probable losses inherent in the Corporation’s loan portfolios. In determining the appropriate amount of the allowance for loan losses, management makes numerous assumptions, estimates and assessments.

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The Corporation’s strategy for credit risk management includes conservative, centralized credit policies, and uniform underwriting criteria for all loans as well as an overall credit limit for each customer significantly below legal lending limits. The strategy also emphasizes diversification on a geographic, industry and customer level, regular credit quality reviews and quarterly management reviews of large credit exposures and loans experiencing deterioration of credit quality.
 
The Corporation’s allowance consists of three components: probable losses estimated from individual reviews of specific loans, probable losses estimated from historical loss rates, and probable losses resulting from economic or other deterioration above and beyond what is reflected in the first two components of the allowance.
 
Larger commercial loans that exhibit probable or observed credit weaknesses are subject to individual review. Where appropriate, reserves are allocated to individual loans based on management’s estimate of the borrower’s ability to repay the loan given the availability of collateral, other sources of cash flow and legal options available to the Corporation. Included in the review of individual loans are those that are impaired as provided in SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan. Any allowances for impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or fair value of the underlying collateral. The Corporation evaluates the collectibility of both principal and interest when assessing the need for a loss accrual. Historical loss rates are applied to other commercial loans not subject to specific reserve allocations.
 
 
Historical loss rates for commercial and consumer loans may be adjusted for significant factors that, in management’s judgment, reflect the impact of any current conditions on loss recognition. Factors which management considers in the analysis include the effects of the national and local economies, trends in the nature and volume of loans (delinquencies, charge-offs and non-accrual loans), changes in mix, credit score migration comparisons, asset quality trends, risk management and loan administration, changes in the internal lending policies and credit standards, collection practices and examination results from bank regulatory agencies and the Corporation’s internal loan review.
 
An unallocated reserve is maintained to recognize the imprecision in estimating and measuring loss when evaluating reserves for individual loans or pools of loans. Allowances on individual loans and historical loss rates are reviewed quarterly and adjusted as necessary based on changing borrower and/or collateral conditions and actual collection and charge-off experience.
 
The Corporation’s primary market area for lending is Clark, Floyd and Jefferson counties in southeastern Indiana and portions of northeastern Kentucky. When evaluating the adequacy of allowance, consideration is given to this regional geographic concentration and the closely associated effect changing economic conditions have on the Corporation’s customers.
 
The Corporation has not substantively changed any aspect to its overall approach in the determination of the allowance for loan losses. There have been no material changes in assumptions or estimation techniques as compared to prior periods that impacted the determination of the current period allowance.

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VALUATION OF MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS
 
The Company recognizes the rights to service mortgage loans as separate assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The total cost of loans when sold is allocated between loans and mortgage servicing rights based on the relative fair values of each. Mortgage servicing rights are subsequently carried at the lower of the initial carrying value, adjusted for amortization, or fair value. Mortgage servicing rights are evaluated for impairment based on the fair value of those rights. Factors included in the calculation of fair value of the mortgage servicing rights include, estimating the present value of future net cash flows, market loan prepayment speeds for similar loans, discount rates, servicing costs, and other economic factors. Servicing rights are amortized over the estimated period of net servicing revenue. It is likely that these economic factors will change over the life of the mortgage servicing rights, resulting in different valuations of the mortgage servicing rights. The differing valuations will affect the carrying value of the mortgage servicing rights on the consolidated balance sheet as well as the income recorded from loan servicing in the income statement. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, mortgage servicing rights had carrying values of $338,000 and $525,000, respectively.
 
 
FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
At September 30, 2007, the Corporation’s consolidated assets totaled $348.0 million, an increase of $5.8 million, or 1.7% from December 31, 2006.  The net increase was a result of $11.0 million in new loans added to the portfolio, a $3.9 million reduction in cash and cash equivalents, and a $1.6 million reduction in investment securities.  This activity was funded by increases in deposits and borrowings.
 
The Corporation’s consolidated allowance for loan losses totaled $2.0 million and $2.2 million on September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, which represented .79% and .89% of total loans. Non-performing loans (defined as loans delinquent greater than 90 days and loans on non-accrual status) totaled $1,948,000 and $1,114,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively. The increase in non-performing loans from December 31, 2006 to September 30, 2007 was primarily due to an increase in non-performing residential loans which are well collateralized.  Although management believes that its allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2007, was adequate based upon the available facts and circumstances, there can be no assurance that additions to such allowance will not be necessary in future periods, which could negatively affect the Corporation’s results of operations.
 
Deposits totaled $222.9 million at September 30, 2007, an increase of $2.7 million, or 1.2%, compared to total deposits at December 31, 2006. This change was due primarily to the late collection of tax revenues by local municipalities.
 
 
Shareholders’ equity totaled $24.9 million at September 30, 2007, an increase of $763,000, or 3.16% from the $24.1 million reported at December 31, 2006. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily due to net income of $1.6 million and a decrease in unrealized losses on securities available for sale of $145,000, offset by dividends of $975,000. The Bank is required to maintain minimum regulatory capital pursuant to federal regulations. At September 30, 2007, the Bank’s regulatory capital exceeded all applicable regulatory capital requirements.
 
 
COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
 
GENERAL
 
The Corporation’s net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, totaled $1,623,000, an increase of $244,000 or 17.7% from the $1,379,000 reported for the period ended September 30, 2006. The increase in income in the 2007 period was primarily attributable to increases in non-interest income and a modest increase in net interest income.

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NET INTEREST INCOME
 
Total interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased by $1.3 million, or 9.6%, to $15.2 million from the $13.9 million recorded for the same period in 2006.  The increase was a reflection of growth in the loan portfolio and modest increases in the yields on investments.
 
Total interest expense for the same period showed an increase of $1.1 million, or 13.8%, from $8.1 million at September 30, 2006 to $9.2 million at September 30, 2007.  Of this increase, $511,000 was attributable to increased costs for advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and $601,000 in the cost of deposits.
 
Net interest income showed a modest gain of $222,000, or 3.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 over the same period of 2006, $6.1 million and $5.8 million, respectively.  This gain reflects the effective management of the interest margin during somewhat difficult times.
 
 
PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS
 
A provision for losses on loans is charged to income to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level considered appropriate by management based upon historical experience, the volume and type of lending conducted by the Bank, the status of past due principal and interest payments, general economic conditions, particularly as such conditions relate to the Bank’s market area, and other factors related to the collectibility of the Bank’s loan portfolio. As a result of such analysis, management recorded a $292,000 provision for losses on loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $216,000 for the same period in 2006. The 2007 provision amount was predicated on the increase in the balance of the loan portfolio, coupled with an increase in the level of delinquent loans year-to-year fueled by a slowdown in the real estate market and the economy in general. While management believes that the allowance for losses on loans is adequate at September 30, 2007, based upon the available facts and circumstances, there can be no assurance that the loan loss allowance will be adequate to cover losses on non-performing assets in the future.
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
Other income increased by $375,000, during the nine months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. This change was due primarily to increases in income from trust department estate fees collected of approximately $70,000, increases in service fees primarily for overdrafts of $70,000, increased income of $78,000 for merchant interchange fees under a newly implemented ATM/Debit processing system, and $37,000 in revenue from the Bank’s new wealth management division.  Increased revenue relative to increases in the cash surrender values of bank owned life insurance also contributed approximately $73,000 to the overall increase in other income.  Whereas the other increases may be typical in future periods, trust fees collected in relation to estate administration cannot be predicted.
 
 
OTHER EXPENSE
 
Other expenses increased from $5.5 million at September 30, 2006 to $5.8 million at September 30, 2007, an increase of approximately 5.5% period to period. Period to period increases in personnel costs and professional expenses were offset by decreases in other managed expenses and a reduction in the amortization expense for mortgage servicing rights.  Specifically, professional fees increased primarily due to the Bank’s implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, and the expense for office supplies decreased by $26,000.
 
 
INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes totaled $586,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, comparable to the $594,000 for the same period in 2006.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 26.5% as compared to 30.1% for the same period in 2006.  The decrease was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income from cash surrender value life insurance and municipal investments.

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COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
 
GENERAL
 
The Corporation’s net income for the three months ended September 30, 2007, totaled $532,000, an increase of $59,000, or 12.6% from the $473,000 of net income reported in the comparable 2006 period.
 
 
NET INTEREST INCOME
 
Total interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 amounted to $5.3 million, an increase of $548,000, or 11.6%, from the comparable quarter in 2006, reflecting the effects of an increase in average interest-earning assets outstanding. Interest income on loans totaled $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $456,000, or 11.5%, from the comparable quarter in 2006.  The average yield on loans at September 30, 2007 was 7.05% compared to 6.91%, an increase of .14%, for the same date in 2006.
 
Interest expense on deposits experienced an increase of $165,000, or 9.1%, to a total of $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.  Interest expense on borrowings totaled $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $153,000, or 14.9%, over the comparable quarter in 2006. The increase resulted from an increase in the average borrowings outstanding from period to period. The average cost of deposits and borrowed money at September 30, 2007 was 3.82% compared to 3.70% for the same date in 2006, a change of .12%, slightly less than the changes in loan yields over the same period.
 
As a result of the foregoing offsetting changes in interest income and interest expense, net interest income increased by 12.3% from $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30,2006 to $2.1 million for the same period in 2007, a $230,000 increase period to period.
 
 
PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS
 
A provision for losses on loans is charged to earnings to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level considered appropriate by management based upon historical experience, the volume and type of lending conducted by the Bank, the status of past due principal and interest payments, general economic conditions, particularly as such conditions relate to the Bank’s market area, and other factors related to the collectibility of the Bank’s loan portfolio. As a result of such analysis, management recorded a $196,000 provision for losses on loans for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and $48,000 was recorded for the same period in 2006. This increase in provision expense reflects uncertainties in the real estate market and increases in non-performing loans period to period.  While management believes that the allowance for losses on loans is adequate at September 30, 2007, based upon the available facts and circumstances, there can be no assurance that the loan loss allowance will be adequate to cover losses on non-performing assets in the future.
 
 
OTHER INCOME
 
Other income increased by $138,000, or 21.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006, due primarily to increased value in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance, increased income for merchant interchange fees under a newly implemented ATM/Debit processing system, and income from the Bank’s wealth management division.
 
 
OTHER EXPENSE
 
Other expenses increased by $166,000, or 9.2%, during the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase was due to an increase in salaries/benefits due to the growth of the Bank, and professional fees incurred during the period for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation, offset by savings in data processing costs and office supplies.

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INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes totaled $185,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $190,000 for the same period in 2006.  The effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was 25.8% as compared to 28.7% for the same period in 2006.  The decrease was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income from cash surrender value life insurance and municipal investments.
 
 
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy information statements, and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission, including the Corporation. The address   is http://www.sec.gov .
 
As disclosed in the June 30, 2007 10-Q, on June 20, 2007 the Company’s Board of Directors announced their intent to establish a branch at the corner of Paoli Pike and Scottsville Road in Floyd Knobs, Indiana, to be opened mid-year 2008.
 
 
 
 
An important part of River Valley Financial Bank’s asset/liability management policy includes examining the interest rate sensitivity of the assets and liabilities and monitoring the expected effects of interest rate changes on its net portfolio value.
 
Presented below, as of June 30, 2007 and 2006, is an analysis performed by the OTS of River Valley’s interest rate risk as measured by changes in River Valley’s net portfolio value (“NPV”) for instantaneous and sustained parallel shifts in the yield curve, in 100 basis point increments, up 300 basis points and down 200 basis points.
 
Net Portfolio Value
 
 
 
NPV as % of PV of Assets
Changes In Rates
 
$ Amount 
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
NPV Ratio
 
Change
 
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+300
bp
 
$      44,673
 
 
$      (1,348
)
 
-3
%
 
13.22
%
 
+4
bp
+200
bp
 
 
45,319
   
(703
)
 
-2
%
 
13.27
%
 
+8
bp
+100
bp
 
 
45,823
   
(199)
 
 
0
%
 
13.27
%
 
+8
bp
0
bp
 
 
46,022
     
 
 
     
13.18
%
   
 
-100
bp
 
 
44,674
   
(1,348
)
 
-3
%
 
12.72
%
 
-47
bp
-200
bp
 
 
42,547
   
(3,475
)
 
-8
%
 
12.05
%
 
-113
bp
 
 
 
June 30, 2006
Net Portfolio Value
       
NPV as % of PV of Assets
Changes In Rates
 
$ Amount 
 
$ Change
 
% Change
 
NPV Ratio
 
Change
     
(Dollars in thousands)
                 
                                   
+300
bp
 
 
$      39,587
 
 
$      (1,849
)
 
-4
%
 
12.14
%
 
-18
bp
+200
bp
 
 
40,214
   
(1,222
)
 
-3
%
 
12.21
%
 
-11
bp
+100
bp
 
 
40,893
   
(544)
 
 
-1
%
 
12.28
%
 
-3
bp
0
bp
 
 
41,436
     
 
 
     
12.32
%
   
 
-100
bp
 
 
40,736
   
(700
)
 
-2
%
 
12.02
%
 
-29
bp
-200
bp
 
 
39,074
   
(2,362
)
 
-6
%
 
11.48
%
 
-84
bp
 


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Management believes at September 30, 2007 there have been no material changes in River Valley’s interest rate sensitive instruments which would cause a material change in the market risk exposures which affect the quantitative and qualitative risk disclosures as presented in Item 7., Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006.
 
 
 
A. Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Corporation’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Sections 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”), have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in those reports is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
B. Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the Corporation’s evaluation of controls that occurred during the Corporation’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
 
 
 
As previously reported in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, on April 27, 2007, Cecilia Means filed a putative class action complaint in the Marion County Superior Court, Marion County, Indiana, on behalf of herself and others who paid funds into a pre-need trust (the “Pre-Need Trust”) for burial services and merchandise from Grandview Memorial Gardens, against the Bank, a former trustee of the Pre-Need Trust; three other banks that serve or have served as trustees of the Pre-Need Trust; and the current and former owners of Grandview Memorial Gardens.  The complaint alleges that the Bank and other trustees did not properly account for funds placed in the Pre-Need Trust and did not properly verify the legitimacy of disbursements from the Pre-Need Trust in violation of certain state statutes and in breach of the trustees’ alleged fiduciary duties.  The complaint is not specific as to the amount of damages sought but states that the plaintiff believes that the Pre-Need Trust has an estimated $4 million in unfunded liabilities. The Bank believes that it has meritorious defenses to the allegations, and the Bank continues to vigorously defend against the litigation.
 
 
ITEM 1A.     RISK FACTORS
 
There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors disclosed in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
 
 
None.
 
 
 
None.

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None.
 
 
 
None.
 
 
 
 
 
31(1)
 
CEO Certification required by 17 C.F.R. Section 240.13a-14(a)
 
 
31(2)
 
CFO Certification required by 17 C.F.R. Section 240.13a-14(a)
 
 
32
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
RIVER VALLEY BANCORP
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 14, 2007
By:
/s/ Matthew P. Forrester
 
 
Matthew P. Forrester
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 14, 2007
By:
/s/ Vickie L. Grimes
 
 
Vickie L. Grimes
 
 
Vice President of Finance









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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Description
 
Location
 
31(1)
 
 
 
CEO Certification required by 17 C.F.R. Section 240.13a-14(a)
 
 
 
Attached
 
31(2)
 
 
 
CFO Certification required by 17 C.F.R. Section 240.13a-14(a)
 
 
 
Attached
 
32
 
 
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
Attached