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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark one)

 

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005

 

or

 

[    ] Transitional Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the transition period from                     to                     

 

Commission file number 0-21845

 

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware    93-1223879
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 1050     
Calabasas, CA    91302
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 

(818) 223-8084

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x  No      

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes x  No      

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes       No   x

 

Applicable only to corporate issuers:

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class


 

Outstanding at October 31, 2005


Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  21,306,110 shares

 



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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX

 

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION     
Item 1.    Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):     
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition    3
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations    4
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    5
     Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    7
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    15
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    27
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    29
PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION     
Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    30
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    30
Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities    30
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    30
Item 5.    Other Information    30
Item 6.    Exhibits    30
Signatures    31

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

    

September 30,

2005


   

December 31,

2004


 
ASSETS                 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 25,317     $ 15,526  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at fair value

     344,658       307,461  

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

     13,754       13,819  

Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $9,807 and $9,795)

     9,695       9,657  

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $7,104 and $7,277

     936,275       915,383  

Discounted loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $228 and $367

     1,808       1,587  

Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, at cost

     27,313       22,681  

Real estate owned, net

     62       1,769  

Leasehold improvements and equipment, net

     1,503       854  

Accrued interest receivable

     6,150       5,333  

Deferred tax asset, net

     36,992       37,412  

Goodwill, net

     3,054       3,054  

Other intangible assets, net

     —         129  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     3,811       3,449  
    


 


TOTAL

   $ 1,410,392     $ 1,338,114  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

LIABILITIES:

                

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   $ 4,928     $ 4,473  

Interest-bearing deposits

     569,657       537,487  

Repurchase agreements

     103,000       120,000  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     13,775       10,559  

FHLB advances

     525,837       474,837  

Junior subordinated notes payable to trust

     20,619       20,619  
    


 


Total liabilities

     1,237,816       1,167,975  
    


 


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)

                

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 0 and 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 and 90,000,000 shares authorized, 26,945,478 and 26,777,554 shares issued (including treasury shares of 5,639,368)

     269       268  

Additional paid-in capital

     165,417       164,740  

Treasury stock, 5,639,368 shares, at cost

     (15,224 )     (15,224 )

Retained earnings

     24,668       21,442  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (2,554 )     (1,087 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     172,576       170,139  
    


 


TOTAL

   $ 1,410,392     $ 1,338,114  
    


 


 

See notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
     2005

    2004

    2005

    2004

 

INTEREST INCOME:

                                

Loans

   $ 14,205     $ 11,824     $ 41,307     $ 32,876  

Mortgage-backed securities

     3,846       3,351       10,848       8,841  

Securities and federal funds sold

     438       288       1,217       863  
    


 


 


 


Total interest income

     18,489       15,463       53,372       42,580  
    


 


 


 


INTEREST EXPENSE:

                                

Deposits

     4,665       3,033       12,044       9,424  

Borrowings

     5,695       3,802       15,051       9,816  
    


 


 


 


Total interest expense

     10,360       6,835       27,095       19,240  
    


 


 


 


NET INTEREST INCOME

     8,129       8,628       26,277       23,340  

(RECAPTURE OF) PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS

     (48 )     338       (52 )     552  
    


 


 


 


NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER (RECAPTURE OF) PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS

     8,177       8,290       26,329       22,788  
    


 


 


 


OTHER INCOME:

                                

Loan related fees and charges

     2,401       143       3,264       664  

Deposit fees and charges

     16       78       52       273  

Gain (loss) on sales of loans, net

     13       7       (8 )     55  

Gain on sale of securities, net

     —         113       —         386  

Real estate owned, net

     —         —         192       70  

FHLB stock dividend income

     285       213       795       507  

Other income (loss), net

     522       (27 )     596       (1 )
    


 


 


 


Total other income

     3,237       527       4,891       1,954  
    


 


 


 


OTHER EXPENSES:

                                

Compensation and employee benefits

     1,911       1,594       5,675       4,988  

Professional fees

     718       857       2,346       2,484  

Occupancy

     235       203       746       605  

FDIC insurance premiums

     85       127       252       352  

Loan expenses

     76       13       272       114  

Data processing

     95       151       325       418  

Insurance

     171       290       518       636  

Depreciation

     92       75       238       261  

Amortization of intangibles

     —         65       129       194  

Directors expense

     149       93       419       473  

Other general and administrative expense

     407       282       1,098       1,089  
    


 


 


 


Total other expenses

     3,939       3,750       12,018       11,614  
    


 


 


 


INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION

     7,475       5,067       19,202       13,128  

INCOME TAX PROVISION

     3,053       2,103       8,019       5,515  
    


 


 


 


INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     4,422       2,964       11,183       7,613  
    


 


 


 


DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (NOTE 3):

                                

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS OF DISCONTINUED SEGMENT (INCLUDING GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF $18,516 IN 2004)

     —         —         —         19,000  

INCOME TAX PROVISION

     —         —         —         7,885  
    


 


 


 


INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     —         —         —         11,115  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME

   $ 4,422     $ 2,964     $ 11,183     $ 18,728  
    


 


 


 


Earnings per share – basic:

                                

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.21     $ 0.14     $ 0.53     $ 0.37  

Discontinued operations

     —         —         —         0.54  
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 0.21     $ 0.14     $ 0.53     $ 0.91  
    


 


 


 


Earnings per share – diluted:

                                

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.21     $ 0.14     $ 0.52     $ 0.36  

Discontinued operations

     —         —         —         0.52  
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 0.21     $ 0.14     $ 0.52     $ 0.88  
    


 


 


 


Weighted average number of shares – basic

     21,243,550       21,136,519       21,187,687       20,650,550  

Weighted average number of shares – diluted

     21,517,100       21,458,548       21,488,239       21,344,523  

 

See notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
     2005

    2004

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net income

   $ 11,183     $ 18,728  

Less: income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     —         (11,115 )
    


 


                  

Income from continuing operations

     11,183       7,613  

Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

(Recapture of) provision for estimated losses on loans

     (52 )     601  

Provision for losses on real estate owned

     10       18  

Change in valuation allowance for mortgage servicing rights

     —         257  

Depreciation and amortization

     367       455  

Deferred tax provision

     1,484       —    

Gain on sale of real estate owned

     (214 )     (97 )

Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment

     11       (1 )

Loss (gain) on sale of loans

     8       (55 )

Gain on sale of securities

     —         (386 )

Gain on extinguishment of investor participation liability

     (404 )     —    

Amortization of discounts and deferred fees

     1,947       2,178  

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

     —         1,740  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends

     (713 )     (443 )

Change in:

                

Servicer advance receivables

     —         (3,456 )

Service fees receivable

     —         182  

Accrued interest receivable

     (817 )     (1,142 )

Receivables from other loan servicers

     —         773  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (362 )     (1,105 )

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     2,566       3,958  

Net cash used in operations of discontinued segment

     —         6,697  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations

     15,014       17,787  
    


 


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Purchase of loans

     (105,425 )     (120,994 )

Loan repayments

     159,294       100,046  

Loan originations

     (75,494 )     (242,082 )

Purchase of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     (112,508 )     (238,407 )

Repayments of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     72,350       99,180  

Proceeds from sale of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     —         18,284  

Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale

     —         10,130  

Purchases of FHLB stock

     (3,919 )     (7,885 )

Proceeds from sale of real estate owned

     2,031       1,016  

Purchases of leasehold improvements and equipment

     (900 )     (665 )

Proceeds from sale of leasehold improvements and equipment

     2       7  

Net proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     —         48,709  

Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued segment

     —         (495 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations

     (64,569 )     (333,156 )
    


 


 

See notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
     2005

    2004

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net increase in deposits

   $ 32,625     $ 81,437  

Proceeds from FHLB advances

     286,000       440,800  

Repayments of FHLB advances

     (235,000 )     (241,300 )

(Decrease) increase in repurchase agreements

     (17,000 )     34,000  

Repayments of long-term financing

     —         (1,871 )

Issuance of common stock

     373       3,237  

Tax benefit from exercise of nonqualified stock options

     305       —    

Dividends on common stock

     (7,957 )     (5,284 )

Net cash provided by financing activities of discontinued segment

     —         (5,810 )
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations

     59,346       305,209  
    


 


NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     9,791       (10,160 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

                

Beginning of period

     15,526       18,739  
    


 


End of period

   $ 25,317     $ 8,579  
    


 


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION –

Cash paid during the period for:

                

Interest

   $ 25,512     $ 18,070  

Income taxes, net

     5,104       422  

NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Additions to real estate owned acquired in settlement of loans

     120       2,104  

NONCASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Extinguishment of investor participation liability

     650       —    

 

 

See notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. (“BHBC”) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies is set forth in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments, generally comprised of normal recurring accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements, have been included and all intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures 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 amounts and results could differ from those estimates. Certain reclassifications of 2004 amounts were made in order to conform to the 2005 presentation, none of which affected previously reported net income.

 

2. PER-SHARE DATA

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and potentially dilutive stock options outstanding during the period. Following is a reconciliation of the number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


     2005

   2004

   2005

   2004

     (Dollars in thousands, except share data)

Income from continuing operations

   $ 4,422    $ 2,964    $ 11,183    $ 7,613

Discontinued operations

     —        —        —        11,115
    

  

  

  

Net income

   $ 4,422    $ 2,964    $ 11,183    $ 18,728
    

  

  

  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic

     21,243,550      21,136,519      21,187,687      20,650,550

Net effect of dilutive stock options – based on treasury stock method

     273,550      322,029      300,552      693,973
    

  

  

  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted

     21,517,100      21,458,548      21,488,239      21,344,523
    

  

  

  

Earnings per share – basic:

                           

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.21    $ 0.14    $ 0.53    $ 0.37

Discontinued operations

     —        —        —        0.54
    

  

  

  

Net income

   $ 0.21    $ 0.14    $ 0.53    $ 0.91
    

  

  

  

Earnings per share – diluted:

                           

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.21    $ 0.14    $ 0.52    $ 0.36

Discontinued operations

     —        —        —        0.52
    

  

  

  

Net income

   $ 0.21    $ 0.14    $ 0.52    $ 0.88
    

  

  

  

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The Company has two stock-based employee compensation plans, the 1999 Equity Participation Plan and the 2002 Equity Participation Plan, pursuant to which stock options have been granted to its directors and certain employees. The Company accounts for these plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Had compensation expense for the Company’s Equity Participation Plans been determined based on the fair value at the grant date consistent with the methods of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, the Company’s net income and earnings per share for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 would have been reduced to the pro-forma amounts indicated below.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,


  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


         2005    

       2004    

   2005

   2004

     (Dollars in thousands, except share data)

Net income, as reported

   $ 4,422    $ 2,964    $ 11,183    $ 18,728

Less: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value-based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     62      123      208      367
    

  

  

  

Pro forma net income

   $ 4,360    $ 2,841    $ 10,975    $ 18,361
    

  

  

  

Earnings per share – basic:

                           

As reported

   $ 0.21    $ 0.14    $ 0.53    $ 0.91
    

  

  

  

Pro forma

   $ 0.21    $ 0.13    $ 0.52    $ 0.89
    

  

  

  

Earnings per share – diluted:

                           

As reported

   $ 0.21    $ 0.14    $ 0.52    $ 0.88
    

  

  

  

Pro forma

   $ 0.20    $ 0.13    $ 0.51    $ 0.86
    

  

  

  

 

3. SALE OF WILSHIRE CREDIT CORPORATION

 

On April 30, 2004, the Company completed the sale of its wholly owned mortgage servicing subsidiary, Wilshire Credit Corporation (“WCC”), to Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) for a pre-tax gain of $18.5 million. (This gain was subsequently adjusted to $18.0 million as of December 31, 2004.) Effective January 1, 2004, the Company began accounting for WCC as a disposal group held for sale in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Accordingly, WCC’s operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, and the Company’s gain on the sale of WCC, have been removed from the Company’s results from continuing operations on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and are presented separately under the caption “Discontinued operations.”

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the operating results for WCC for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The amounts reflect WCC’s results only for the four months prior to its sale on April 30, 2004.

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2004


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest income

   $ (10 )

Interest expense

     164  
    


Net interest expense

     (174 )

Provision for loan losses

     49  
    


Net interest expense after provision for loan losses

     (223 )

Servicing income

     11,754  

Other income

     699  

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     9,427  

Other expenses

     2,319  
    


Income before income taxes

     484  

Income tax provision

     201  
    


Net income

   $ 283  
    


 

4. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

 

At September 30, 2005, the Company’s bank subsidiary, First Bank of Beverly Hills (“FBBH,” or the “Bank”), had outstanding commitments to fund $17.2 million of loans. In addition, the Bank had unfunded commitments under lines of credit of $0.4 million.

 

The Company continues to incur legal expenses on behalf of former officers in connection with the events that gave rise to litigation arising from the financial collapse of Capital Consultants LLC (“CCL”) in 2000. Such expenses totaled $0.1 and $0.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for the corresponding 2004 periods (see Note 8 – “Legal Matters”).

 

5. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company files consolidated federal and state income tax returns with its eligible subsidiaries. The Company recorded income tax provisions from continuing operations of $3.1 million and $8.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared with $2.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively, for the corresponding 2004 periods. A portion of the Company’s 2005 income tax provision is not expected to be currently payable in cash, due to the utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards. The Company’s deferred tax provision (benefit) is determined on a quarterly basis pursuant to an evaluation of its net deferred tax asset. These deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the tax effect of future deductible or taxable amounts and are attributable to net operating loss carryforwards and also to other differences between amounts that have been recognized in the financial statements and amounts that have been recognized in the income tax returns. An effective tax rate of approximately 42% is applied to each attribute in determining the amount of the related deferred tax asset or liability. Decreases (increases) in the net deferred tax asset are recorded as a deferred tax provision (benefit) in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company’s net deferred tax asset was $37.0 million and $37.4 million, respectively, at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004. In accounting for the deferred tax asset, the Company applies SFAS No. 109,

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires, among other things, that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company has evaluated the positive and negative evidence regarding the future realization of the deferred tax assets and has recorded a valuation allowance of $6.8 million. The Company believes it is more likely than not that its net deferred tax asset of $37.0 million will be realized in future periods.

 

As of September 30, 2005, the Company had U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $96 million, and also had approximately $86 million in state net operating loss carryforwards. The federal carryforward period runs through 2024. However, in June 2002 the Company experienced a change in control as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. In general, a change in control is defined as a greater than 50% ownership shift as measured over the prior three-year period. As a result of the change in control, the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards that were generated prior to the change in control are subject to a limitation on the amount that may be used annually to offset taxable income. The Company has determined that the amount of this limitation is approximately $6 million per year and believes that its valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset provides adequately for this limitation.

 

6. OPERATING SEGMENTS

 

The Company reports segment data in accordance with the accounting principles discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. As discussed in Note 3, the Company completed the sale of WCC, which comprised the Company’s Loan Servicing segment, to Merrill Lynch effective April 30, 2004. Accordingly, the operating results of WCC are presented separately under the caption “Discontinued operations” in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

The operating segments differ in terms of regulatory environment, funding sources and asset acquisition strategies, as described below:

 

    Banking Operations—Through FBBH, the Company conducts a banking business focused primarily on specialty-niche products tailored to commercial and multi-family real estate lending, in addition to investments in primarily AAA-rated and government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) mortgage-backed securities. The primary sources of liquidity for the Bank’s loan purchases and originations are wholesale certificates of deposit, retail deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and repurchase agreements. On September 1, 2005, the Bank converted its charter from a federal charter to a state commercial bank charter and as a result is now regulated by the California Department of Financial Institutions and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

    Mortgage Investment Operations—The Company’s investment subsidiary, WFC Inc. (“WFC”), manages a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities and pools of performing, sub-performing and non-performing residential and commercial loans. Prior to September 30, 2005, WFC conducted certain of these activities with an institutional investor where such investments aligned the Company’s interests with those of the institutional investor. Effective September 30, 2005, WFC acquired a 100% interest in the returns generated by those portfolios and, as a result, no longer shares the net cash flows with the co-investor. WFC’s funding sources have consisted primarily of commercial bank financing and co-investors, with debt service repayment terms that generally parallel the cash flows of the underlying collateral.

 

    Holding Company and Miscellaneous OperationsThe Company’s Holding Company and Miscellaneous Operations consist of other operating revenues and expenses not directly attributable to the Company’s defined business segments. In addition, this segment includes interest expense on the $20.6 million of junior subordinated notes payable issued in July 2002 and eliminations of intercompany accounts and transactions.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Segment data for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

 
     Banking

   

Mortgage

Investments


   

Holding

Company and

Miscellaneous

Operations


    Total

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest income

   $ 18,247     $ 224     $ 18     $ 18,489  

Interest expense

     10,131       —         229       10,360  
    


 


 


 


Net interest income (expense)

     8,116       224       (211 )     8,129  

(Recapture of) provision for loan losses

     (91 )     43       —         (48 )
    


 


 


 


Net interest income (expense) after (recapture of) provision for loan losses

     8,207       181       (211 )     8,177  

Realized gains on sales

     —         13       —         13  

Other income

     2,692       532       —         3,224  

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     1,826       —         85       1,911  

Other expenses

     1,370       (1 )     659       2,028  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before taxes

     7,703       727       (955 )     7,475  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     3,141       303       (391 )     3,053  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 4,562     $ 424     $ (564 )   $ 4,422  
    


 


 


 


Total assets

   $ 1,373,301     $ 28,028     $ 9,063     $ 1,410,392  
    


 


 


 


     Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

 
     Banking

   

Mortgage

Investments


   

Holding

Company and

Miscellaneous

Operations


    Total

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest income

   $ 15,105     $ 356     $ 2     $ 15,463  

Interest expense

     6,553       —         282       6,835  
    


 


 


 


Net interest income (expense)

     8,552       356       (280 )     8,628  

Provision for loan losses

     338       —         —         338  
    


 


 


 


Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses

     8,214       356       (280 )     8,290  

Realized gains

     113       7       —         120  

Other income (loss)

     439       (35 )     3       407  

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     1,501       —         93       1,594  

Other expenses

     1,277       (32 )     911       2,156  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before taxes

     5,988       360       (1,281 )     5,067  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     2,485       149       (531 )     2,103  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 3,503     $ 211     $ (750 )   $ 2,964  
    


 


 


 


Total assets

   $ 1,278,742     $ 21,870     $ (489 )   $ 1,300,123  
    


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Segment data for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

 
     Banking

   

Mortgage

Investments


   

Holding

Company and

Miscellaneous

Operations


    Total

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest income

   $ 52,625     $ 692     $ 55     $ 53,372  

Interest expense

     26,179       —         916       27,095  
    


 


 


 


Net interest income (expense)

     26,446       692       (861 )     26,277  

(Recapture of) provision for loan losses

     (91 )     39       —         (52 )
    


 


 


 


Net interest income (expense) after (recapture of) provision for loan losses

     26,537       653       (861 )     26,329  

Realized losses

     —         (8 )     —         (8 )

Other income

     4,301       547       51       4,899  

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     5,437       —         238       5,675  

Other expenses

     4,193       55       2,095       6,343  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before taxes

     21,208       1,137       (3,143 )     19,202  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     8,869       477       (1,327 )     8,019  
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 12,339     $ 660     $ (1,816 )   $ 11,183  
    


 


 


 


Total assets

   $ 1,373,301     $ 28,028     $ 9,063     $ 1,410,392  
    


 


 


 


 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

     Banking

 

Loan

Servicing


 

Mortgage

Investments


   

Holding

Company and

Miscellaneous

Operations


    Total

     (Dollars in thousands)

Interest income

   $ 41,301   $ —     $ 1,250     $ 29     $ 42,580

Interest expense

     18,432     —       13       795       19,240
    

 

 


 


 

Net interest income (expense)

     22,869     —       1,237       (766 )     23,340

Provision for loan losses

     438     —       114       —         552
    

 

 


 


 

Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses

     22,431     —       1,123       (766 )     22,788

Realized gains

     386     —       55       —         441

Other income (loss)

     1,587     —       (77 )     3       1,513

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     4,514     —       —         474       4,988

Other expenses

     4,034     —       (2 )     2,594       6,626
    

 

 


 


 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

     15,856     —       1,103       (3,831 )     13,128

Income tax provision (benefit)

     6,580     —       458       (1,523 )     5,515
    

 

 


 


 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     9,276     —       645       (2,308 )     7,613

Discontinued operations:

                                  

Income from operations of discontinued segment

     —       484     —         —         484

Gain on sale of discontinued segment

     —       —       —         18,516       18,516

Income tax provision

     —       201     —         7,684       7,885
    

 

 


 


 

Income from discontinued operations

     —       283     —         10,832       11,115
    

 

 


 


 

Net income

   $ 9,276   $ 283   $ 645     $ 8,524     $ 18,728
    

 

 


 


 

Total assets

   $ 1,278,742   $ —     $ 21,870     $ (489 )   $ 1,300,123
    

 

 


 


 

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

In June 2000, the Bank acquired a branch location and recorded goodwill of $3.4 million and a core deposit intangible of $1.3 million. Through December 31, 2001, the goodwill was amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 15 years. In January 2002 the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and, as a result, no longer amortizes goodwill, but tests it at least annually for impairment. The Company continued to amortize the core deposit intangible over an estimated useful life of 5 years and had amortized it in full as of June 30, 2005.

 

Following is a summary of the Company’s goodwill and intangible assets:

 

     As of September 30, 2005

    As of December 31, 2004

 
    

Gross Carrying

Amount


  

Accumulated

Amortization


   

Gross Carrying

Amount


  

Accumulated

Amortization


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Goodwill

   $ 3,393    $ (339 )   $ 3,393    $ (339 )

Core deposit intangible

     1,294      (1,294 )     1,294      (1,165 )
    

  


 

  


Total

   $ 4,687    $ (1,633 )   $ 4,687    $ (1,504 )
    

  


 

  


 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $129,000 related to the core deposit intangible for the six months ended June 30, 2005. As of June 30, 2005, the core deposit intangible no longer had a carrying value.

 

There were no changes in the carrying value of goodwill during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The Company tested goodwill for impairment as of March 31, 2005 and determined that no impairment charge was required.

 

8. LEGAL MATTERS

 

In June 2004, a former officer of the Company, pursuant to a plea bargain, pleaded guilty to two felony counts in connection with certain criminal proceedings against him arising out of the financial collapse of CCL. As part of this plea bargain, the former officer agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $2.0 million. The former officer has made a claim against the Company for this amount, asserting that he is entitled to indemnification under Delaware law. The Company disagrees with this assertion and is contesting the claim. In addition, the Company is seeking to recover some of the legal expenses that it paid on behalf of the former officer in previous years.

 

In April 2005, the above-referenced former officer filed a counterclaim for indemnity against the Company for consequential damages and losses purportedly incurred by the former officer as a result of his guilty plea and subsequent incarceration. This counterclaim alleges various damages such as loss of reputation, emotional distress, and interference with the former officer’s professional and personal relationships. The amount of the indemnification sought by the former officer is expected to exceed $10 million. The Company disagrees with this assertion and plans to contest the counterclaim vigorously.

 

The Company is not currently able to quantify the impact, if any, that the outcome of the above actions may have on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

In June and July 2005, WCC made demands on the Company for reimbursement of certain costs purportedly incurred by WCC in connection with WCC’s performance under one of its loan servicing contracts. WCC further asserted that the Company is obligated to reimburse WCC for similar recurring costs it may incur through April

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

2008. The Company disagrees with this assertion. Accordingly, in July 2005 the Company filed a complaint for declaratory relief (the “Complaint”) against Merrill Lynch and WCC with the Superior Court of the State of California. The Complaint seeks, among other things, a declaration that the Company has no obligation to reimburse WCC for those costs, and that if such an obligation is found to exist, it is for a substantially lesser amount than that claimed by WCC. In September 2005, Merrill Lynch filed a cross-complaint against the Company alleging breach of contract. The Company is attempting to resolve this matter through discussions with Merrill Lynch and WCC and thus avoid the need for further litigation. The Company is not currently able to quantify the impact, if any, that the outcome of these actions may have on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

The Company is a defendant in other legal actions arising from transactions conducted in the ordinary course of business. Some of these claims involve individual borrowers demanding material amounts for alleged damages. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, and based on prior experience with consumer claims, believes the ultimate liability, if any, arising from such actions will not materially affect the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

 

9. CASH DIVIDENDS

 

The Company paid dividends totaling $2.7 million and $8.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Commencing in the second quarter of 2004, the Company has declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.125 per share, or $0.50 annually.

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. (“BHBC”) and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this filing. References in this filing to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to BHBC and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. (“BHBC”) is a financial holding company that conducts banking and lending operations in southern California and surrounding states through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Bank of Beverly Hills (“FBBH” or the “Bank”), and mortgage investment operations through its investment subsidiary, WFC Inc. (“WFC”). Our business strategy is focused on the growth and profitability of our bank subsidiary, FBBH, through (1) originations and purchases of commercial real estate and multi-family mortgage loans and (2) investments in primarily AAA-rated and government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) mortgage-backed securities. On September 1, 2005, the Bank converted its charter from a federal savings and loan charter to a California state commercial bank charter, and as a result its primary regulators are the California Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Management believes that a state bank charter is better aligned with the Bank’s strategic business plan, by providing FBBH with greater flexibility in its lending operations and increased opportunities for growth.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

For a discussion of our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates, see Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” of the Company’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. There were no changes to our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in the three months ended September 30, 2005.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS—THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

 

Our net income for the three months ended September 30, 2005 was $4.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, our net income was $11.2 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared with income from continuing operations of $7.6 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Total net income for the first nine months of 2004, including discontinued operations, was $18.7 million, or $0.88 per diluted share.

 

Our consolidated results for the first nine months of 2004 included a pre-tax gain of $18.5 million (subsequently adjusted to $18.0 million) on the sale of our former loan servicing subsidiary, Wilshire Credit Corporation (“WCC”). Our income from continuing operations, excluding the operating results of WCC and the gain on its sale, increased by 47%, from $7.6 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

Pre-tax income from continuing operations increased from $5.1 million for the third quarter of 2004 to $7.5 million for the third quarter of 2005, and from $13.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $19.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The income tax provision of $8.0 million for the first nine months of 2005 includes approximately $2.0 million that is not expected to be currently payable in cash due to the utilization of our net operating loss carryforward.

 

The increase in income for the third quarter of 2005 over the third quarter of 2004 reflects a $2.3 million increase in loan fees and charges, primarily as a result of early loan payoffs. In addition, we recorded $48,000 in

 

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loan loss recaptures during the quarter, compared with a provision for loan losses of $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2004. Partially offsetting these increases in income was a decline in net interest income of $0.5 million, reflecting accelerated premium amortization associated with loan prepayments combined with a narrowing of the net interest margin.

 

Our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 versus the comparable 2004 period reflect a $2.9 million increase in net interest income, a $2.9 million increase in other income, and $52,000 in loan loss recaptures compared with a loan loss provision of $0.6 million for the first nine months of 2004. These increases in income were partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in operating expenses.

 

Net Interest Income

 

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding the total amount of the Company’s income from interest-earning assets and the resulting average yields, the interest expense associated with interest-bearing liabilities and the resulting average rate, the net interest income, interest rate spread and net interest margin. The interest income and expense amounts in the tables below are consolidated, but reflect primarily the results of the Bank.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2005


    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2004


 
    

Average

Balance


    Interest

  

Annualized

Yield/Rate


   

Average

Balance


    Interest

  

Annualized

Yield/Rate


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest-Earning Assets:

                                          

Investment securities and other

   $ 42,817     $ 438    4.00 %   $ 29,475     $ 288    3.82 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     348,656       3,846    4.41 %     329,896       3,351    3.97 %

Loans(1)(2)(3)

     965,390       14,205    5.76 %     882,918       11,824    5.24 %
    


 

  

 


 

  

Total interest-earning assets

     1,356,863       18,489    5.41 %     1,242,289       15,463    4.87 %
            

  

         

  

Noninterest-earning cash

     1,953                    4,329               

Allowance for loan losses

     (7,391 )                  (35,418 )             

Other assets

     78,469                    54,364               
    


              


            

Total assets

   $ 1,429,894                  $ 1,265,564               
    


              


            

Interest-Bearing Liabilities:

                                          

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 565,433     $ 4,665    3.27 %   $ 578,648     $ 3,033    2.09 %

Repurchase agreements

     106,750       870    3.23 %     93,750       592    2.51 %

FHLB advances

     546,587       4,439    3.22 %     408,437       2,929    2.85 %

Other borrowings

     20,619       386    7.43 %     20,619       281    5.42 %
    


 

  

 


 

  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1,239,389       10,360    3.32 %     1,101,454       6,835    2.47 %
            

  

         

  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     4,460                    4,789               

Other liabilities

     13,478                    18,959               
    


              


            

Total liabilities

     1,257,327                    1,125,202               

Stockholders’ equity

     172,567                    140,362               
    


              


            

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,429,894                  $ 1,265,564               
    


              


            

Net interest income

           $ 8,129                  $ 8,628       
            

                

      

Net interest spread

                  2.09 %                  2.40 %
                   

                

Net interest margin

                  2.38 %                  2.76 %
                   

                


(1) It is the Company’s policy to discontinue the accrual of interest on loans that are over 90 days past due, or at any time when, in the judgment of management, the probability of collection of interest is deemed to be insufficient to warrant further accrual. Upon such a determination, those loans are placed on non-accrual status and deemed to be non-performing. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed by a charge to interest income.

 

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(2) Interest income on loans includes $43 in net amortization of deferred loan costs for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, and accretion of loan fees of $15 for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
(3) Interest on loans for the three months ended September 30, 2005 included $0.9 million in loan premium amortization triggered by early prepayments. This accelerated premium amortization reduced the net interest margin by approximately 26 basis points for the quarter.

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005


    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2004


 
    

Average

Balance


    Interest

  

Annualized

Yield/Rate


   

Average

Balance


    Interest

  

Annualized

Yield/Rate


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest-Earning Assets:

                                          

Investment securities and other

   $ 43,668     $ 1,217    3.68 %   $ 38,185     $ 863    2.97 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     333,718       10,848    4.33 %     294,114       8,841    3.95 %

Loans(1)(2)

     941,289       41,307    5.79 %     800,817       32,876    5.39 %
    


 

  

 


 

  

Total interest-earning assets

     1,318,675       53,372    5.34 %     1,133,116       42,580    4.94 %
            

  

         

  

Noninterest-earning cash

     2,213                    5,235               

Allowance for loan losses

     (8,645 )                  (37,473 )             

Other assets

     76,077                    72,212               
    


              


            

Total assets

   $ 1,388,320                  $ 1,173,090               
    


              


            

Interest-Bearing Liabilities:

                                          

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 549,622     $ 12,044    2.93 %   $ 569,376     $ 9,424    2.21 %

Repurchase agreements

     123,900       2,833    3.06 %     83,800       1,564    2.49 %

FHLB advances

     504,537       11,146    2.95 %     339,677       7,445    2.93 %

Other borrowings

     20,619       1,072    6.95 %     20,882       807    5.16 %
    


 

  

 


 

  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1,198,678       27,095    3.02 %     1,013,735       19,240    2.54 %
            

  

         

  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     4,364                    4,080               

Other liabilities

     13,469                    20,903               
    


              


            

Total liabilities

     1,216,511                    1,038,718               

Stockholders’ equity

     171,809                    134,372               
    


              


            

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,388,320                  $ 1,173,090               
    


              


            

Net interest income

           $ 26,277                  $ 23,340       
            

                

      

Net interest spread

                  2.32 %                  2.40 %
                   

                

Net interest margin

                  2.66 %                  2.75 %
                   

                


(1) Interest income on loans includes the accretion of loan fees of $112 and $54, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.
(2) Interest on loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 included $0.9 million in loan premium amortization in the third quarter of 2005. This accelerated premium amortization reduced the net interest margin by approximately 9 basis points for the nine-month period.

 

Net interest income was $8.1 million for the third quarter of 2005, compared with $8.6 million for the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, net interest income was $26.3 million, compared with $23.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

The net interest margin declined by 38 basis points, to 2.38% for the third quarter of 2005 from 2.76% for the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the net interest margin was 2.66%, compared with 2.76% for the corresponding 2004 period.

 

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The decrease in net interest income in the third quarter of 2005 as compared with the third quarter of 2004 was primarily attributable to a substantial increase in our cost of funds, reflecting the rise in market interest rates. As older and lower-costing deposits and borrowings matured, they were replaced with higher-costing funds. We anticipate that the net interest margin may narrow further in future periods if interest rates continue to rise and the yield curve continues to flatten. Net interest income for the quarter also was negatively impacted by $0.9 million in amortization of premiums on loans triggered by early repayments. This additional premium amortization reduced the interest margin by approximately 26 basis points for the quarter. (These early loan prepayments also caused a significant increase in the Bank’s income from Loan fees—see “Loan Fees and Charges.”)

 

The increase in net interest income from the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was due primarily to an increase in the average loan volume in 2005, which more than offset an increase in the cost of funds. The average balance of the interest-earning portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 exceeded $1.3 billion, an increase of nearly $200 million over the corresponding 2004 period. This increase in earning-asset volume reflects the Bank’s significant loan originations throughout 2004, utilizing primarily borrowings and, to a lesser extent, deposits as funding sources. As discussed further below, loan origination activity has declined throughout 2005.

 

Interest income on mortgage-backed securities was $3.8 million for the third quarter of 2005, compared with $3.4 million for the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, interest on mortgage-backed securities totaled $10.8 million, compared with $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase in 2005 reflects primarily an increase in yields due to rising market interest rates, which extended the expected lives of the securities and reduced the amortization of premiums. As a result, our yield on mortgage-backed securities increased by 44 basis points from the third quarter of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005, and by 38 basis points from the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to the corresponding 2005 period. To a lesser extent, the increase in interest income reflects an increase in the average investment balance, primarily as a result of the Bank’s purchases of $238.4 million of mortgage-backed securities in 2004.

 

Interest income on loans was $14.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $11.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, interest on loans totaled $41.3 million, compared with $32.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increases in the 2005 periods were due to (i) an increase in the average balance of loans, reflecting the Bank’s significant loan originations and purchases throughout 2004, the effects of which were realized in 2005 and (ii) increases in the weighted average yield on the loan portfolio of 52 basis points and 40 basis points, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 2005 over the corresponding 2004 periods due to increasing market interest rates. The increase in volume and higher yields more than offset the effects of the accelerated loan premium amortization described above. The Bank’s loan fundings have slowed throughout 2005, primarily due to the increase in interest rates, which reduced the number of refinancings, and also due to increasing competitiveness in loan pricing. Consequently, the Bank has focused on increasing its loan acquisition activity. In the first three quarters of 2005, the Bank purchased an aggregate of $105.4 million unpaid principal balance of multi-family and commercial loans, including one multi-family loan portfolio consisting of 109 loans with a total unpaid principal balance of $52.7 million. As of September 30, 2005, the Bank’s pipeline of loans in process totaled $120.5 million.

 

Interest expense on deposits was $4.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $3.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, interest on deposits totaled $12.0 million, compared with $9.4 million for the corresponding 2004 period. The increases in the 2005 periods were due to the higher market interest rates, which raised the cost of the Bank’s interest-bearing deposits by 118 basis points from the third quarter of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005, and by 72 basis points from the first nine months of 2004 to the first nine months of 2005. These increases in cost were partially offset by a decline in the Bank’s average volume of interest-bearing deposits from 2004 to 2005. Beginning in the second quarter of 2004, after receiving a deposit of $52 million from BHBC representing primarily the gross

 

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proceeds from the sale of WCC, the Bank increasingly utilized borrowing facilities as its primary funding source, and permitted the run-off of its higher-costing certificates of deposit.

 

Interest expense on borrowings, consisting of repurchase agreements, Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and subordinated debt, totaled $5.7 million for the third quarter of 2005, compared with $3.8 million for the third quarter of 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, interest expense on borrowings was $15.1 million, compared with $9.8 million for the first nine months of 2004. These increases were due primarily to a significant increase in the average balance of outstanding borrowings. As discussed above, in the latter half of 2004 the Bank began to utilize its debt facilities in lieu of certificates of deposit to finance its asset growth. The increase in interest on borrowings also reflects the recent increases in market interest rates, which raised the Bank’s average cost of repurchase agreements by 72 basis points from the third quarter of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005, and by 57 basis points from the first nine months of 2004 to the first nine months of 2005. Similarly, the Bank’s cost of FHLB advances increased by 37 basis points from the third quarter of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the cost of FHLB advances increased by only 2 basis points over the corresponding 2004 period, due to the maturity of some of the Bank’s higher-costing advances in late 2004 and early 2005.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

Provisions for losses on loans are charged to operations to maintain an allowance for losses on the loan portfolio at a level which the Company believes is adequate based on an evaluation of the inherent risks in the portfolio. Our evaluation is based on an analysis of the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, credit concentrations, current economic conditions and trends, the effects of interest rate changes on collateral values, and other relevant factors. The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to these factors is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because they are not identified with specific problem credits or portfolio components. Management currently intends to maintain an unallocated allowance in the range of 3% to 6% of the total estimated allowance for loan losses, due to the inherent risk associated with the imprecision in estimating the allowance.

 

Pursuant to the quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of our loan loss reserves, we recorded a provision of $43,000 on WFC’s portfolio of discounted loans in the third quarter of 2005. This provision was more than offset by the Bank’s recapture of $91,000 of loan losses previously taken. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we recorded net loan loss recaptures of $52,000. In 2004, we recorded provisions for loan losses of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30.

 

The credit quality of our assets is affected by many factors beyond our control, including local and national economic conditions, and the possible existence of facts which are not known to us which adversely affect the likelihood of repayment of various loans in our loan portfolio and realization of the collateral upon a default. Accordingly, we can give no assurance that we will not sustain loan losses materially in excess of the allowance for loan losses.

 

Gain on Sale of Securities

 

We realized a net gain of $0.1 million on sales of $10.3 million in mortgage-backed securities in the third quarter of 2004 and net gains totaling $0.4 million on sales of $28.0 million of mortgage-backed securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. There was no such sales activity in the first three quarters of 2005.

 

Net gains on sales of securities are generated primarily in declining interest rate environments. Accordingly, gains or losses from sales of securities may fluctuate significantly from period to period, and the results in any period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be attained in future periods.

 

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Loan Fees and Charges

 

Loan fees and charges increased significantly in 2005 as a result of early prepayments on loans. We recorded prepayment fees of $2.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared with $0.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The Bank’s third quarter 2005 activity included $1.8 million in fees pursuant to a single prepayment in August. This prepayment also triggered $0.6 million in amortization of loan premium, which reduced our net interest income as discussed earlier. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, loan fees and charges totaled $3.3 million, compared with $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

 

Other Expenses

 

The Company’s other operating expenses for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,


   Nine Months Ended
September 30,


         2005    

       2004    

   2005

   2004

     (Dollars in thousands)

Compensation and employee benefits

   $ 1,911    $ 1,594    $ 5,675    $ 4,988

Professional fees

     718      857      2,346      2,484

Occupancy

     235      203      746      605

FDIC insurance premiums

     85      127      252      352

Loan expenses

     76      13      272      114

Data processing

     95      151      325      418

Insurance

     171      290      518      636

Depreciation

     92      75      238      261

Amortization of intangibles

     —        65      129      194

Directors expense

     149      93      419      473

Other general and administrative expense

     407      282      1,098      1,089
    

  

  

  

Total other expenses

   $ 3,939    $ 3,750    $ 12,018    $ 11,614
    

  

  

  

 

Compensation and employee benefits expense increased by $0.3 million from the third quarter of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005, and by $0.7 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. These increases were due to higher staffing levels in 2005, primarily as a result of an increase in the Bank’s lending staff and the opening of the Bank’s new branch at its Calabasas offices. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in incentive compensation, as a result of a decline in loan fundings in 2005 as compared with 2004.

 

Our legal expenses (included in “Professional fees” in the table) increased by $0.1 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to the nine months ended September 30, 2005. This increase was due primarily to expenses related to various ongoing issues with respect to a former officer (see Note 8 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Other professional fees, particularly audit and consulting expenses, were higher in the 2004 periods primarily as a result of expenses related to the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.

 

Occupancy expense increased slightly from the 2004 periods to the 2005 periods as a result of the renewal of the lease at our Calabasas offices, which became effective on August 31, 2004. The decline in FDIC insurance premiums for the 2005 periods reflects an overall decline in the Bank’s deposit levels since mid-2004, as the Bank began to utilize borrowings as its primary funding source. Loan expenses increased from the 2004 periods to 2005, due in part to the larger loan portfolio in 2005 and also due to costs related to actual and contemplated loan purchases. The amortization expense shown above represents the amortization recorded on our core deposit

 

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intangible asset, which we acquired in connection with our purchase of a branch in June 2000. As of June 30, 2005, the core deposit intangible asset had been amortized in full and no longer had a book value (see Note 7 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Accordingly, we do not expect to incur such amortization expense in future periods. In most other expense categories, costs remained largely consistent from 2004 to 2005, reflecting our efforts to control overhead.

 

CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

At September 30, 2005, our total assets were $1.4 billion, an increase of $72.3 million, or 5.4%, over the total as of December 31, 2004. The following discussion summarizes the significant changes in our financial condition during the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

 

Mortgage-Backed and Other Securities Available for Sale

 

Our portfolio of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) available for sale increased by $37.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. This increase primarily reflects purchases of $112.5 million of AAA-rated MBS, partially offset by principal repayments of $72.3 million. As a result of recent increases in market interest rates, we recorded unrealized holding losses of $2.5 million in the first nine months of 2005, including $2.2 million in the third quarter.

 

The balance of our other investment securities available for sale (consisting of trust preferred securities and mutual funds) was substantially the same at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, reflecting minimal unrealized holding losses.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s holdings of mortgage-backed and other investment securities as of the dates indicated:

 

    

September 30,

2005


   December 31,
2004


     (Dollars in thousands)

Available for sale, at fair value:

             

AAA mortgage-backed securities

   $ 223,173    $ 166,339

GSE mortgage-backed securities

     108,433      140,777

Other mortgage-backed securities

     13,052      345

Trust preferred securities

     8,000      8,000

Mutual funds

     5,754      5,819
    

  

Total available for sale

     358,412      321,280

Held to maturity:

             

Agency securities (fair value of $9,807 and $9,795)

     9,695      9,657
    

  

Total investment securities

   $ 368,107    $ 330,937
    

  

 

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below as of September 30, 2005:

 

    

Amortized

Cost


  

Fair

Value


     (Dollars in thousands)

Due in five to ten years

   $ 14,375    $ 14,430

Due after ten years

     351,895      348,035

Mutual funds

     5,750      5,754
    

  

Total

   $ 372,020    $ 368,219
    

  

 

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The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:

 

     Less than 12 months

   12 months or more

   Total

    

Fair

Value


  

Unrealized

Losses


  

Fair

Value


  

Unrealized

Losses


  

Fair

Value


  

Unrealized

Losses


     (Dollars in thousands)

September 30, 2005

                                         

GSE mortgage-backed securities

   $ 66,039    $ 643    $ 34,967    $ 662    $ 101,006    $ 1,305

AAA-rated and other mortgage-backed securities

     140,517      1,563      59,615      1,594      200,132      3,157

Mutual funds

     1,924      76      —        —        1,924      76
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 208,480    $ 2,282    $ 94,582    $ 2,256    $ 303,062    $ 4,538
    

  

  

  

  

  

 

     Less than 12 months

   12 months or more

   Total

    

Fair

Value


  

Unrealized

Losses


  

Fair

Value


  

Unrealized

Losses


  

Fair

Value


  

Unrealized

Losses


     (Dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2004

                                         

GSE mortgage-backed securities

   $ 88,695    $ 745    $ —      $ —      $ 88,695    $ 745

AAA-rated and other mortgage-backed securities

     136,404      1,379      3,616      89      140,020      1,468

Mutual funds

     1,946      54      —        —        1,946      54
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 227,045    $ 2,178    $ 3,616    $ 89    $ 230,661    $ 2,267
    

  

  

  

  

  

 

Declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers, among other things, (i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (iii) our intent and ability to retain our investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

 

We have the ability and intent to hold the securities classified as held to maturity until they mature, at which time we expect to receive full value for the securities. Furthermore, as of September 30, 2005, we also had the ability and intent to hold the securities classified as available for sale for a period of time sufficient for a recovery of cost. The unrealized losses are largely due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach their maturity date or repricing date or if market yields for such investments decline. Management does not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit quality. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2005, management believes the impairments detailed in the table above are temporary, and no impairment loss has been realized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

 

Loans

 

Our portfolio of loans, net of discounts and allowances, increased by $20.9 million in the first nine months of 2005. This increase reflects loan purchases of $105.4 million and loan originations of $75.5 million, partially offset by repayments of $158.6 million. Our loan originations have declined substantially in 2005 as compared with 2004, primarily as a result of the increase in interest rates, which reduced the number and amount of refinancings, and also due to increasing competitiveness in loan pricing. As a result, we achieved our portfolio growth in 2005 primarily through loan purchases, including an acquisition in June 2005 of a multi-family loan portfolio consisting of 109 loans with an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $52.7 million.

 

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Following is a summary of our loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:

 

    

September 30,

2005


   

December 31,

2004


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Single-family residential

   $ 33,577     $ 44,569  

Multi-family residential

     429,313       412,074  

Commercial real estate

     475,800       462,961  

Consumer and other

     870       992  
    


 


Loan portfolio principal balance

     939,560       920,596  

Net premium and deferred fees

     3,819       2,064  

Allowance for loan losses

     (7,104 )     (7,277 )
    


 


Total loan portfolio, net

   $ 936,275     $ 915,383  
    


 


 

The following table summarizes the activity in our allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
         2005    

        2004    

        2005    

        2004    

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 7,230     $ 6,876     $ 7,277     $ 6,735  

(Recapture of) provision for loan losses

     (91 )     338       (91 )     438  

Charge-offs

     (148 )     (4 )     (181 )     (19 )

Recoveries

     120       3       122       73  

Amortization of fresh-start adjustment

     (7 )     (2 )     (23 )     (16 )
    


 


 


 


Balance, end of period

   $ 7,104     $ 7,211     $ 7,104     $ 7,211  
    


 


 


 


 

The following table sets forth the delinquency status of our loans as of the dates indicated:

 

    

September 30,

2005


   

December 31,

2004


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance of delinquent loans:

                

31-60 days

   $ 16     $ 2,364  

61-90 days

     1,906       902  

91 days or more (1)

     2,489       4,535  
    


 


Total delinquent loans

   $ 4,411     $ 7,801  
    


 


Delinquent loans as a percentage of total loan portfolio:

                

31-60 days

     0.0 %     0.2 %

61-90 days

     0.2       0.1  

91 days or more (1)

     0.3       0.5  
    


 


Total

     0.5 %     0.8 %
    


 



(1) All loans delinquent more than 90 days were on nonaccrual status.

 

Discounted Loans, net

 

Our discounted loans, net, consist of WFC’s portfolio of discounted loans. Prior to September 30, 2005, WFC conducted its loan investment and portfolio management operations with an institutional investor, which had participation interests in the returns generated by the assets serving as collateral for the loans. The carrying

 

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value of WFC’s discounted loans then was reported net of the co-investor’s interest. Effective September 30, 2005, WFC acquired a 100% interest in the returns generated by those portfolios, resulting in an increase in carrying value of $1.1 million. This increase was partially offset by $0.7 million in loan principal repayments during the year.

 

Real Estate Owned

 

Real estate owned decreased by $1.7 million in the first nine months of 2005. This decrease was due to our sales of four properties with an aggregate carrying value of $1.8 million for a net gain of $0.2 million, partially offset by acquisitions of $0.1 million in connection with new foreclosures.

 

Deposits

 

Deposits increased by $32.6 million during the first nine months of 2005, due primarily to an increase in brokered certificates of deposit and the opening of our new branch in Calabasas. The Bank’s cost of deposits has risen throughout 2005 as maturing balances were replaced with newer deposits at the prevailing market rates. The weighted-average interest cost of the Bank’s total deposit balance was 3.23% at September 30, 2005 compared with 2.06% at December 31, 2004. The Bank’s deposits at September 30, 2005 included a total of $21.1 million in balances held by BHBC and WFC. These deposits are eliminated in consolidation and not reflected in total deposits on our consolidated statements of financial condition.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

Repurchase agreements decreased by $17.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as a result of repayments of $50.0 million, partially offset by repurchase agreement renewals totaling $33.0 million. At September 30, 2005, we had total repurchase agreements of $103.0 million, bearing interest at a weighted-average rate of 3.29%, compared with the December 31, 2004 weighted-average rate of 2.74%. These borrowings are used primarily to finance the Bank’s lending and investment activities.

 

FHLB Advances

 

FHLB advances increased by $51.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as a result of $286.0 million in new advances, partially offset by maturities of $235.0 million. This increase occurred primarily in June 2005, as we obtained $155.0 million in new advances to fund loan acquisitions and also to replace maturing advances. In the third quarter, we reduced the outstanding borrowing balance by $25.0 million due to excess liquidity generated by loan payoffs and cash flow from the investment securities portfolio. As discussed above, we have utilized FHLB advances as the primary funding source for our asset acquisitions after receiving BHBC’s deposit of the proceeds from the sale of WCC. The FHLB has authorized a borrowing limit for the Bank’s total FHLB advances of 45% of the Bank’s total assets as of the previous quarter-end. The following table sets forth the Bank’s FHLB advances at the dates and for the periods indicated:

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

2005


   

Year Ended

December 31,

2004


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Average amount outstanding during the period

   $ 504,537     $ 361,249  

Maximum month-end balance outstanding during the period

     555,837       474,837  

Weighted average rate:

                

During the period

     2.95 %     2.95 %

At end of period

     3.28 %     2.75 %

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

Our consolidated stockholders’ equity increased by $2.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, to $172.6 million, or $8.01 book value per diluted share. This increase reflects our net

 

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income of $11.2 million, the issuance of $0.4 million in common stock upon the exercise of stock options, and a $0.3 million tax benefit from the exercise of non-qualified stock options. These increases were partially offset by cash dividends of $8.0 million on common stock and net after-tax unrealized losses of $1.5 million on our portfolio of available-for-sale securities.

 

Regulatory Capital Requirements

 

Bank holding companies such as BHBC and FDIC-insured banks such as FBBH are required to meet certain minimum regulatory capital requirements. At September 30, 2005, BHBC and FBBH met all applicable regulatory capital requirements and FBBH was “well capitalized,” as defined under applicable regulations.

 

The following table sets forth the regulatory standards for well capitalized and adequately capitalized institutions and capital ratios for BHBC and FBBH at September 30, 2005:

 

Regulatory Capital Ratios

 

                Amount Required

 
     Actual

   

For Capital Adequacy

Purposes


    To be Categorized as
“Well Capitalized”


 
     Amount

   Ratio

    Amount

   Ratio

    Amount

   Ratio

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

BHBC

                                       

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

(Risk-based capital)

   $ 165,490    17.4 %   $ 75,885    >  8.0 %     Not Applicable  

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

     138,199    14.6 %     37,942    >  4.0 %     Not Applicable  

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     138,199    9.9 %     55,770    >  4.0 %     Not Applicable  

FBBH

                                       

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

(Risk-based capital)

   $ 137,410    14.5 %   $ 75,902    >  8.0 %   $ 94,878    >10.0 %

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

     130,347    13.7 %     37,951    >  4.0 %     56,927    >  6.0 %

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     130,347    9.4 %     55,561    >  4.0 %     69,452    >  5.0 %

 

In addition to the requirements shown in the above table, FBBH is required by the DFI to maintain a ratio of tangible shareholder’s equity to total tangible assets of at least 8.0% for the first three years following the effective date of the charter conversion, or through September 1, 2008. As of September 30, 2005, the Bank was in compliance with the DFI’s requirement.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the measurement of an entity’s ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund investments, purchase pools of loans, and make payments for general business purposes.

 

The Bank’s sources of liquidity include wholesale and retail deposits, FHLB advances (up to 45% of the Bank’s total assets as of the previous quarter-end), repurchase agreements, whole loan and mortgage-backed securities sales, and net interest income. WFC’s sources of liquidity consist of net interest income and repayments on its portfolio of loans and mortgage-backed securities. Liquidity in the Bank’s and WFC’s operations is actively managed on a daily basis and periodically reviewed by the Company’s Board of Directors. This process is intended to ensure the maintenance of sufficient funds to meet the Company’s operating needs. Based on our current and expected asset size, capital levels, and organizational infrastructure, we believe there will be sufficient available liquidity to meet our operating needs.

 

At September 30, 2005, our cash balances totaled $25.3 million, compared with $15.5 million at December 31, 2004. The increase in cash was due primarily to increases in borrowings and deposits and repayments on loans and MBS, partially offset by purchases of loans and MBS and new loan originations.

 

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At September 30, 2005, the Bank had $469.8 million of certificates of deposit. Scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit during the 12 months ending September 30, 2006 and thereafter amounted to $309.2 million and $160.6 million, respectively. Wholesale deposits generally are more responsive to changes in interest rates than core deposits, and thus are more likely to be withdrawn by the investor upon maturity as changes in interest rates and other factors are perceived by investors to make other investments more attractive. Management continues its effort to reduce the Bank’s exposure to interest rate changes by utilizing funding sources whose repricing characteristics more closely match those of the Bank’s interest-earning assets.

 

The Company is party to various contractual financial obligations, including repayment of borrowings, operating lease payments and commitments to extend credit. The table below presents the Company’s future financial obligations outstanding as of September 30, 2005:

 

     Payments due within time period at September 30, 2005

     0-12 Months

   1-3 Years

   4-5 Years

   After 5 Years

   Total

     (Dollars in thousands)

Certificates of deposit

   $ 319,356    $ 165,228    $ 598    $ —      $ 485,182

Repurchase agreements

     64,946      40,761      —        —        105,707

Employment contracts

     69      —        —        —        69

Operating leases

     696      1,423      872      1,793      4,784

FHLB advances

     238,064      197,866      125,108      —        561,038

Junior subordinated notes payable to trust

     1,495      2,989      2,989      53,128      60,601
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 624,626    $ 408,267    $ 129,567    $ 54,921    $ 1,217,381
    

  

  

  

  

 

With the exception of the operating leases, the expected obligations presented above include anticipated interest accruals based on the current respective contractual terms. The amounts for the junior subordinated debentures are based on the assumption that the debentures will be repaid in full at maturity in July 2032. However, commencing July 12, 2007, the debentures may be repaid in full or in part at par.

 

The DFI regulations require each bank to maintain adequate liquidity to assure safe and sound operation. It is the Bank’s responsibility to establish a liquidity policy that sets minimum liquidity requirements. As of September 30, 2005, the Bank was in compliance with its liquidity policy.

 

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS—LOAN SERVICING

 

The Company previously conducted its Loan Servicing Operations through WCC, a loan servicing subsidiary which was formed pursuant to our June 10, 1999 reorganization. As discussed earlier, on April 30, 2004, we completed the sale of WCC to Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc. Results of operations for WCC for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 are shown in the table below. The amounts reflect WCC’s results for only the four-month period prior to its sale on April 30.

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2004


     (Dollars in thousands)

Servicing income

   $ 11,754

Other income

     689
    

Total revenues

     12,443
    

Interest expense

     164

Provision for loan losses

     49

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     9,427

Other expenses

     2,319
    

Total provision and expenses

     11,959
    

Income before taxes

   $ 484
    

 

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As a result of WCC’s sale, its results of operations have been removed from the Company’s results from continuing operations on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, and have been presented separately in a single caption as “Income from operations of discontinued segment” for the periods presented.

 

IMPORTANT FACTORS RELATING TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements so long as those statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such statements. All of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which are not identified as historical should be considered forward-looking. In connection with certain forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those that may be made in the future by or on behalf of the Company which are identified as forward-looking, the Company notes that there are various factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the condition of the real estate market, interest rates, regulatory matters, the availability of pools of loans at acceptable prices, and the availability and conditions of financing for loan pool acquisitions and other financial assets. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will be realized or that actual results will not be significantly higher or lower. Statements regarding policies and procedures are not intended, and should not be interpreted, to mean that such policies and procedures will not be amended, modified or repealed at any time in the future. The forward-looking statements have not been audited by, examined by or subjected to agreed-upon procedures by independent accountants, and no third party has independently verified or reviewed such statements. Readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should consider these facts in evaluating the information contained herein. The inclusion of the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will be achieved. In light of the foregoing, readers of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Managing risk is an essential part of successfully operating a financial services company. The most prominent risk exposures are credit quality, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity. Credit quality risk is the risk of not collecting interest and/or the principal balance of a loan or investment when it is due. Interest rate risk is the potential reduction of net interest income as the result of changes in interest rates. Rate movements can affect the repricing of assets and liabilities differently, as well as their market values, and also can affect the ability of the borrower to repay. Liquidity risk is the possible inability to fund obligations to depositors, investors and borrowers.

 

Asset and Liability Management

 

It is our objective to attempt to control risks associated with interest rate movements. In general, management’s strategy is to limit our exposure to earnings volatility and variations in the value of assets and liabilities as interest rates change over time. Our asset and liability management strategy is formulated and monitored by the Asset and Liability Committee (“ALCO”) which reviews, among other things, the sensitivity of our assets and liabilities to interest rate changes, the book and market values of assets and liabilities, unrealized gains and losses (including those attributable to hedging transactions), purchase activity, and maturities of investments and borrowings. ALCO establishes rate sensitivity tolerances (within regulatory guidelines) which are approved by our Board of Directors, and coordinates with our Board with respect to overall asset and liability composition.

 

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difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest payments on a specified principal amount (referred to as the “notional amount”) for a specified period without the exchange of the underlying principal amount.

 

We continually monitor the interest rate sensitivity of our portfolios of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities in conjunction with the current interest rate environment. When new pools of loans or securities are acquired, we will assess the incremental change in our sensitivity to interest rates, and determine accordingly whether or not to hedge.

 

In addition, ALCO also regularly reviews interest rate risk by forecasting the impact of alternative interest rate environments on the interest rate sensitivity of Net Portfolio Value (“NPV”), which is defined as the net present value of an institution’s existing assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments. ALCO further evaluates such impacts against the maximum tolerable change in interest income that is authorized by our Board of Directors.

 

The following table quantifies the potential changes in the Company’s net portfolio value at September 30, 2005, should interest rates increase or decrease by 100 to 300 basis points, assuming the yield curves of the rate shocks will be parallel to each other.

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity of Net Portfolio Value

 

     Net Portfolio Value

    NPV as % of Assets

     $ Amount

   $ Change

    % Change

    NPV Ratio

    Change

     (Dollars in thousands)            

Change in Rates

                               

+ 300bp

   $ 157,397    $ (27,079 )   (15 )%   11.80 %   (134) bp

+ 200bp

     165,248      (19,228 )   (10 )   12.19     (95) bp

+ 100bp

     174,233      (10,243 )   (6 )   12.63     (51) bp

0bp

     184,476      —       —       13.14     —        

- 100bp

     186,208      1,732     1     13.11     (3) bp

- 200bp

     184,003      (473 )   (0 )   12.83     (31) bp

- 300bp

     182,021      (2,455 )   (1 )   12.57     (57) bp

 

In determining net portfolio value, Management relies upon various assumptions, including, but not limited to, prepayment speeds on the Company’s assets and the discount rates to be used. We review our assumptions regularly and adjust them when it is deemed appropriate based on current and future expected market conditions.

 

Management believes that the assumptions (including prepayment assumptions) it uses to evaluate the vulnerability of our operations to changes in interest rates approximate actual experience and considers them reasonable. However, the interest rate sensitivity of our assets and liabilities and the estimated effects of changes in interest rates on NPV could vary substantially if different assumptions were used or actual experience differs from the historical experience on which they are based.

 

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Another tool used to identify and manage our interest rate risk profile is the static gap analysis. Interest sensitivity gap analysis measures the difference between the assets and liabilities repricing or maturing within specific time periods. The following table summarizes the scheduled maturities or repricing of the Bank’s assets and liabilities based on their contractual terms as of September 30, 2005.

 

    

Within

Twelve

Months


   

More Than

One Year to

Three Years


   

More Than

Three Years

to Five Years


   

Over Five

Years


    Total

     (Dollars in thousands)

Assets:

                                      

Cash and due from banks

   $ 25,317     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 25,317

Mortgage-backed and other investment securities

     26,469       74,426       178,880       87,995       367,770

Single-family residential loans

     18,981       2,715       37       11,844       33,577

Multi-family residential loans

     154,854       83,473       134,990       55,996       429,313

Commercial real estate loans

     147,473       109,132       168,792       50,403       475,800

Consumer and other loans

     —         594       23       253       870

Other assets (1)

     —         —         —         40,654       40,654
    


 


 


 


 

Total assets

     373,094       270,340       482,722       247,145       1,373,301
    


 


 


 


 

Liabilities:

                                      

Demand deposits

     —         —         —         4,927       4,927

NOW and money market accounts

     118,427       —         —         —         118,427

Savings accounts

     2,504       —         —         —         2,504

Certificates of deposit

     309,198       160,031       581       —         469,810

Repurchase agreements

     63,000       40,000       —         —         103,000

FHLB advances

     249,500       156,337       120,000       —         525,837

Other liabilities

     —         —         —         18,146       18,146
    


 


 


 


 

Total liabilities

     742,629       356,368       120,581       23,073       1,242,651
    


 


 


 


 

(Deficiency) excess of assets over liabilities

   $ (369,535 )   $ (86,028 )   $ 362,141     $ 224,072     $ 130,650
    


 


 


 


 

Cumulative (deficiency) excess

   $ (369,535 )   $ (455,563 )   $ (93,422 )   $ 130,650        
    


 


 


 


     

Cumulative (deficiency) excess as a percent of total assets

     (26.91 )%     (33.17 )%     (6.80 )%     9.51 %      
    


 


 


 


     

(1) Includes unamortized premium on loans and allowance for loan losses.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in internal controls

 

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. held its annual meeting of shareholders on August 25, 2005. A brief description of each matter voted on and the results of the shareholder voting are set forth below:

 

     For

   Withhold

1. Election of a Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting:

         

Howard Amster

   20,602,757    147,204

Larry B. Faigin

   20,598,704    151,257

Stephen P. Glennon

   20,628,159    121,802

Robert H. Kanner

   20,636,290    113,671

Kathleen L. Kellogg

   20,665,464    84,497

William D. King

   19,911,727    838,234

John J. Lannan

   20,602,759    147,202

2. Approval of a proposed amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock from 90,000,000 shares to 30,000,000 shares, and to cancel the authorization of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock:

     For

   Against

   Abstain

     15,966,950    84,047    10,601

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1    Certificate of Incorporation, as amended
31.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1    Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2    Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

        BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC.
Date: November 7, 2005       By:   /S/    LARRY B. FAIGIN        
               

Larry B. Faigin

Chief Executive Officer

         
            By:   /S/    TAKEO K. SASAKI        
               

Takeo K. Sasaki

Chief Financial Officer

 

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