10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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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 March 31, 2007

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 a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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

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

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 April 30, 2007

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   18,784,094 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

   6

Item 2.

  

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

   14

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   24

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   26

PART II.

   OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   27

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   27

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   27

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   27

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   27

Item 5.

  

Other Information

   27

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   27

Signatures

   28

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

    

March 31,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

 
ASSETS     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 16,329     $ 27,005  

Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at fair value

     457,716       460,893  

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

     7,619       8,920  

Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $9,838 and $9,735)

     9,771       9,759  

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $8,013 and $7,878

     1,072,443       1,040,726  

Discounted loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $81 and $99

     1,087       1,157  

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

     28,451       29,015  

Real estate owned, net

     640       653  

Leasehold improvements and equipment, net

     1,157       1,244  

Accrued interest receivable

     9,048       8,685  

Income taxes receivable

     1,396       —    

Deferred tax asset, net

     26,928       28,276  

Goodwill, net

     3,054       3,054  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     4,221       4,449  
                

TOTAL

   $ 1,639,860     $ 1,623,836  
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

LIABILITIES:

    

Deposits:

    

Noninterest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,172     $ 2,038  

Interest-bearing deposits

     763,694       848,852  
                

Total deposits

     764,866       850,890  

Short-term borrowings

     10,000       20,000  

Repurchase agreements

     40,000       40,000  

FHLB advances

     605,337       496,337  

Junior subordinated notes payable to trust

     46,393       46,393  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     16,134       14,778  
                

Total liabilities

     1,482,730       1,468,398  
                

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 27,173,462 and 27,107,534 shares issued (including 8,389,368 treasury shares)

     272       271  

Additional paid-in capital

     166,192       165,972  

Treasury stock, 8,389,368 shares, at cost

     (39,974 )     (39,974 )

Retained earnings

     32,095       31,800  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (1,455 )     (2,631 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     157,130       155,438  
                

TOTAL

   $ 1,639,860     $ 1,623,836  
                

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

March 31,

 
     2007     2006  

INTEREST INCOME:

    

Loans

   $ 18,993     $ 16,099  

Mortgage-backed securities

     5,999       3,776  

Securities and federal funds sold

     485       480  
                

Total interest income

     25,477       20,355  
                

INTEREST EXPENSE:

    

Deposits

     10,687       6,240  

Borrowings

     7,134       5,239  
                

Total interest expense

     17,821       11,479  
                

NET INTEREST INCOME

     7,656       8,876  

PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS

     185       40  
                

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOSSES ON LOANS

     7,471       8,836  
                

OTHER INCOME:

    

Real estate owned, net

     (101 )     (5 )

FHLB stock dividends

     406       352  

Other income, net

     220       11  
                

Total other income

     525       358  
                

OTHER EXPENSES:

    

Compensation and employee benefits

     1,809       2,013  

Professional fees

     707       1,642  

Occupancy

     147       246  

Loan expenses

     53       150  

Regulatory assessments

     55       20  

Data processing

     90       93  

Insurance

     165       172  

Depreciation

     93       89  

Directors expense

     112       90  

Other general and administrative expense

     202       329  
                

Total other expenses

     3,433       4,844  
                

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION

     4,563       4,350  

INCOME TAX PROVISION

     1,920       1,852  
                

NET INCOME

   $ 2,643     $ 2,498  
                

Earnings per share—basic

   $ 0.14     $ 0.12  

Earnings per share—diluted

   $ 0.14     $ 0.12  

Weighted average number of shares—basic

     18,733,014       21,327,950  

Weighted average number of shares—diluted

     18,797,028       21,554,188  

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)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2007     2006  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 2,643     $ 2,498  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Provision for losses on loans

     185       40  

Write-down of real estate owned

     13       7  

Depreciation and amortization

     93       89  

Stock-based compensation

     58       60  

Deferred tax provision

     497       (23 )

(Loss) gain on sale of assets

     (1 )     4  

(Accretion) amortization of discounts and deferred fees

     (36 )     439  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends

     (389 )     (324 )

Change in:

    

Accrued interest receivable

     (363 )     (382 )

Income taxes receivable

     (1,396 )     1,559  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     228       (142 )

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     1,354       195  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     2,886       4,020  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Purchase of loans

     (2,053 )     —    

Loan originations

     (95,450 )     (60,429 )

Loan repayments

     55,345       54,541  

Proceeds from sale of loans

     10,426       —    

Purchase of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     (15,084 )     —    

Repayments of mortgage-backed securities available for sale

     20,201       15,012  

Repayments of investment securities available for sale

     1,314       —    

Purchases of FHLB stock

     (195 )     —    

Proceeds from sale of FHLB stock

     1,148       —    

Proceeds from sale of real estate owned

     —         10  

Purchases of leasehold improvements and equipment

     (7 )     (35 )
                

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (24,355 )     9,099  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net (decrease) increase in deposits

     (86,024 )     79,383  

Decrease in short-term borrowings

     (10,000 )     —    

Decrease in repurchase agreements

     —         (23,000 )

Proceeds from FHLB advances

     174,000       135,000  

Repayments of FHLB advances

     (65,000 )     (203,000 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     165       17  

Tax benefit from exercise of nonqualified stock options

     —         15  

Dividends paid on common stock

     (2,348 )     (2,666 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     10,793       (14,251 )
                

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (10,676 )     (1,132 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

    

Beginning of period

     27,005       20,954  
                

End of period

   $ 16,329     $ 19,822  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION—

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 14,566     $ 11,856  

Income taxes, net

     4,456       315  

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 with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2006 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. There were no significant changes to any accounting policies during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

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 months ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.

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.

 

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 quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,
     2007    2006
     (Dollars in thousands, except
per-share data)

Net income

   $ 2,643    $ 2,498
             

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—basic

     18,733,014      21,327,950

Net effect of dilutive stock options—based on treasury stock method(1)

     64,014      226,238
             

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding—diluted

     18,797,028      21,554,188
             

Earnings per share—basic

   $ 0.14    $ 0.12
             

Earnings per share—diluted

   $ 0.14    $ 0.12
             

(1) Does not include a weighted average of 600,000 options and 586,667 options outstanding during the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, whose exercise would have had an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share.

 

3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Prior to 2006, the Company accounted for its stock option plans under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Interpretations (“APB 25”), as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS No. 123”).

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”). Under this standard, companies are no longer able to account for share-based compensation transactions using the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25. Instead, companies are required to account for such transactions using a fair-value method and recognize the expense in the consolidated statement of operations.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective transition method. Under this method, stock compensation cost recognized beginning January 1, 2006 includes (a) compensation cost for all previously granted stock options that were unvested as of January 1, 2006 and (b) compensation cost for all stock options granted on or subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Results for prior periods have not been restated.

In the first quarter of 2006, the adoption of SFAS No. 123R resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $60,184, deferred tax benefits of $22,848 and a net reduction in net income of $37,336. There was a negligible effect on basic and diluted earnings per share. For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the application of SFAS No. 123R resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $57,656, deferred tax benefits of $23,090 and a net reduction in net income of $34,566. There was a negligible effect on basic and diluted earnings per share.

The compensation expense and deferred tax benefits are reflected as adjustments to cash flows from operating activities on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows. For the periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded tax benefits from the exercise of non-qualified stock options of $14,663 and $0, respectively, which are included in cash flows from financing activities. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, such tax benefits were presented as adjustments to cash flows from operating activities.

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. All stock options have an exercise price that is equal to the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Options generally vest over a three-year period and have a maximum term of 10 years.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2007 is presented below:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Term
Years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Outstanding at beginning of period

   747,502     $ 8.98      

Granted

   —         —        

Exercised

   (65,928 )     2.77      

Forfeited

   (4,072 )     3.24      
              

Outstanding at end of period

   677,502       9.61    8.33    $ 375,975
              

Vested or expected to vest at end of period

   677,502       9.61    8.33    $ 375,975
              

Exercisable at end of period

   327,502       8.67    7.87    $ 375,975
              

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

In January 2006, the Company granted an option to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.50 per share. The weighted average fair value of this option grant was $1.13 per share. This fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions: expected volatility of 19%, risk-free interest rate of 4.30%, a dividend yield of 5% and an expected life of five years. There were no grants of stock options in the first quarter of 2007.

The volatility assumption was based on the historical weekly price data of BHBC’s common stock over the one-year period prior to the grant. The Company believes the volatility over this period is a reasonable predictor of future volatility. The Company did not believe the historical volatility over the most recent period equal to the expected life of the option (i.e., the 5-year period ended January 2006) was indicative of future volatility, because the price of the Company’s stock increased more than 800% during that period, and similar volatility is considered unlikely to recur over the following 5-year period. The risk-free interest rate was equal to the 5-year U. S. Treasury rate in effect on the date of the grant. The dividend yield was based on the most recent year and is considered a reasonable estimate of future dividend yields. The expected life of the option represents the period that the stock options are expected to be outstanding and is based on historical experience. The Company has assumed a forfeiture rate of 0% as all of these options were granted to its Chief Executive Officer.

The Company’s stock-based compensation for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 also includes costs related to stock options granted in 2003 that were unvested as of January 1, 2006. The fair value of stock options granted in 2003 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions: expected volatility of 16%, risk-free interest rate of 2.8%, no dividend yield (the Company did not pay any dividends until 2004) and an expected life of five years.

Additional information on the Company’s stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2007 is presented below:

 

Weighted average grant date fair value

   $ —  

Intrinsic value of options exercised

   $ 312,655

Fair value of shares vested

   $ 58,647

In the first quarter of 2007, the Company granted stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) to an executive officer. The SARs are settled in cash, and are classified as liabilities, and not equity instruments, per SFAS No. 123R. Consequently, the Company is required to remeasure the fair value of the liability at the end of each reporting period and record a corresponding adjustment to the related compensation expense. The weighted-average fair value of this grant of SARs was $0.51 per share. This fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions: expected volatility of 19%, dividend yield of 6.58%, risk-free interest rate of 4.54% and an expected life of four years.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

A summary of the Company’s SARs activity for the period indicated is presented below:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2007
     Share Units    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Outstanding at beginning of period

   216,000    $ 8.87

Granted

   30,000      7.80

Exercised

   —        —  

Forfeited

   —        —  
       

Outstanding at end of period

   246,000      8.74
       

Exercisable at end of period

   —        —  
       

At March 31, 2007, the Company had $395,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options. This cost is expected to be amortized over a weighted-average period of 1.75 years, ending in December 2008. The unrecognized compensation related to the SARs at March 31, 2007 was $62,000 and is expected to be amortized over the following 2.83 years, ending in January 2010. Because the SARs are classified as liabilities and not equity instruments per SFAS No. 123R, the Company is required to remeasure the fair value of the liability at the end of each subsequent reporting period and record a corresponding adjustment to the related compensation expense. Consequently, compensation cost related to the SARs may vary based on changes in the awards’ total estimated fair value.

 

4. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

At March 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding commitments to fund $143.5 million of loans. Loan commitments expose the Company to credit risk in excess of amounts reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The Company receives collateral to support loans and commitments to extend credit for which collateral is deemed necessary.

 

5. INCOME TAXES

The Company files consolidated federal and state income tax returns with its eligible subsidiaries. The Company recorded income tax provisions of $1.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. A portion of the Company’s income tax provision is not expected to be currently payable in cash, due to the utilization of the Company’s net operating loss carryforward. 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 primarily attributable to net operating loss carryforwards, in addition 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 $26.9 million and $28.3 million, respectively, at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The deferred tax asset is 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

 

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and negative evidence regarding the future realization of its deferred tax asset and has recorded a valuation allowance of $5.8 million. The Company believes it is more likely than not that its net deferred tax asset of $26.9 million will be realized in future periods.

As of March 31, 2007, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $81.5 million and also had state net operating loss carryforwards. The federal carryforward period runs through 2020. However, in June 2002, the Company experienced a change in control as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. 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 an annual limitation on the amount that may be used to offset taxable income. The Company has determined that the limitation on the amount that may be used annually to offset taxable income is approximately $6.0 million.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 is an interpretation of FASB SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The cumulative effect, if any, of applying FIN 48 is to be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 and there was no material effect on the financial statements. As a result, there was no cumulative effect recognized upon adoption of FIN 48. In addition, the Company does not have any unrecognized tax benefits as a result of uncertainty. It is the Company’s policy to record any penalties or interest arising from the application of federal or state income taxes as other expense. There were no penalties or interest paid during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and numerous state jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has completed its examinations of our federal income tax returns through the 2003 tax year. California and other state jurisdictions are subject to examinations for the tax years 2004 through 2006. Presently, there are no federal or state income tax examinations in process.

 

6. OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company’s two operating segments, as defined by the Company’s management, consist of its Banking Operations and its Holding Company and Other Operations. The Company’s operating segments are described in further detail as follows:

 

   

Banking Operations—Through its bank subsidiary, First Bank of Beverly Hills (“FBBH” or the “Bank”), the Company conducts a banking business focused primarily on products tailored to construction, commercial and multifamily real estate lending, in addition to investments in primarily AAA-rated and government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) mortgage-backed securities. The primary sources of funding for the Bank are deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances and repurchase agreements. The Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank and is regulated by the California Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).

 

   

Holding Company and Other Operations—The Company’s Holding Company and Other Operations consist of other operating revenues and expenses not attributable to its Banking Operations. This segment includes interest income on loans and other investments, the operations of its investment subsidiary, WFC Inc. (“WFC”), interest expense on $46.4 million of junior subordinated notes payable, general corporate expenses and eliminations of intercompany accounts and transactions.

 

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BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Segment data for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
     Banking   

Holding

Company and

Other

Operations

    Total
     (Dollars in thousands)

Interest income

   $ 24,790    $ 687     $ 25,477

Interest expense

     16,798      1,023       17,821
                     

Net interest income (expense)

     7,992      (336 )     7,656

Provision for loan losses

     173      12       185
                     

Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses

     7,819      (348 )     7,471

Other income

     344      181       525

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     1,653      156       1,809

Other expenses

     1,029      595       1,624
                     

Income (loss) before taxes

     5,481      (918 )     4,563

Income tax provision (benefit)

     2,304      (384 )     1,920
                     

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,177    $ (534 )   $ 2,643
                     

Goodwill

   $ 3,054    $ —       $ 3,054
                     

Total assets

   $ 1,579,418    $ 60,442     $ 1,639,860
                     

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
     Banking   

Holding

Company and

Other

Operations

    Total
     (Dollars in thousands)

Interest income

   $ 20,114    $ 241     $ 20,355

Interest expense

     11,170      309       11,479
                     

Net interest income (expense)

     8,944      (68 )     8,876

Provision for loan losses

     40      —         40
                     

Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses

     8,904      (68 )     8,836

Other income (loss)

     360      (2 )     358

Compensation and employee benefits expense

     1,781      232       2,013

Other expenses

     1,192      1,639       2,831
                     

Income (loss) before taxes

     6,291      (1,941 )     4,350

Income tax provision (benefit)

     2,674      (822 )     1,852
                     

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,617    $ (1,119 )   $ 2,498
                     

Goodwill

   $ 3,054    $ —       $ 3,054
                     

Total assets

   $ 1,351,208    $ 39,968     $ 1,391,176
                     

 

7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company has goodwill of $3.1 million as a result of a branch purchase in June 2000. Through December 31, 2001, the goodwill was amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 15 years.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

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 tested goodwill for impairment as of March 31, 2007 and determined that no impairment charge was required.

 

8. LEGAL MATTERS

The Company is involved in litigation with its former loan servicing subsidiary, Wilshire Credit Corporation (“WCC”), and WCC’s parent, Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”), which purchased WCC from the Company in April 2004. Beginning in June 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. Through March 31, 2007, WCC had claimed a total of $890,000 of such costs. WCC further asserted that the Company is obligated to reimburse WCC for similar recurring costs it may incur through April 2008. The Company disagrees with this assertion. As a result, in July 2005, the Company filed a complaint for declaratory relief against WCC and Merrill Lynch. 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. This litigation is expected to be resolved in 2007. 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 has contractually agreed to indemnify Merrill Lynch for claims asserted against WCC by third parties arising out of acts taken by WCC prior to its sale on April 30, 2004. The indemnity is for settlements of judgments paid and for defense costs, and is for amounts which, in the aggregate, exceed $2.0 million. Merrill Lynch has notified the Company of a number of claims that have been or are being asserted against WCC, and for which Merrill Lynch is seeking indemnity from the Company. As of March 31, 2007, the total payments and defense costs of such claims was $1.1 million. It is unknown at the present whether the total claims for which Merrill Lynch asserts the Company is responsible will surpass the $2.0 million threshold and whether this matter will evolve into a formal claim. As of March 31, 2007, the Company determined that it was probable that a liability had been incurred in connection with this litigation. The Company believed $100,000 was a reasonable estimate of its potential liability, and accrued this amount as of March 31, 2007.

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 similar litigation, 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 $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. Commencing in the second quarter of 2004, the Company has declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.125 per share, or $0.50 annually.

 

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140 (“SFAS No. 156”). SFAS No.156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

servicing contract if a) a transfer of the servicer’s assets meets the requirements for sale accounting b) a transfer of the servicer’s financial assets to a qualifying special-purpose entity in a guaranteed mortgage securitization in which the transferor retains all of the resulting securities and c) an acquisition or assumption of an obligation to service a financial asset does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its consolidated affiliates. Further, the SFAS No. 156 requires all separately recognized servicing asset and liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS No. 156 must be adopted as of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company adopted SFAS No. 156 and the adoption has had no material impact on the consolidated financial statements or results of operations of the Company.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) (“SFAS No. 158”). SFAS No. 158 requires an entity to recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a defined benefit pension or postretirement plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status, and to recognize changes in that funded status through other comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur. SFAS No. 158 will not change the amount of net periodic benefit expense recognized in an entity’s results of operations. SFAS No. 158 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 158 to have an impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”), which establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. It also requires entities to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. This new guidance does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including fair value measurement disclosures required by SFAS No. 157 and SFAS No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted subject to certain conditions including the adoption of SFAS No. 157 at the same time. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008. Management does not expect this guidance to have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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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, including First Bank of Beverly Hills (“FBBH” or the “Bank”), unless the context indicates otherwise.

OVERVIEW

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company that conducts primarily banking and lending operations in southern California and surrounding states through our bank subsidiary, First Bank of Beverly Hills. Our business strategy is focused on the growth and profitability of the Bank through (1) originations and purchases of construction, commercial real estate and multifamily mortgage loans and (2) investments in primarily AAA-rated and government-sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) mortgage-backed securities. The Bank is a California state chartered commercial bank, and its primary regulator is the California Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”). As an insured institution, the Bank continues to be regulated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).

Our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $2.6 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared with $2.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in net income was attributable to a $1.4 million decrease in other operating expenses, primarily legal fees. Our net interest income declined by $1.2 million, reflecting a significant increase in our cost of funds as a result of the continuing rise in market interest rates.

Out stockholders’ equity increased by $1.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007 to $157.1 million, or $8.35 book value per diluted share. This increase in equity was primarily due to net income of $2.6 million, net after-tax unrealized gains of $1.2 million on the Company’s portfolio of available-for-sale securities and a $0.2 million increase in paid-in capital relating to exercise of stock options. These increases were partially offset by cash dividends of $2.3 million.

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, 2006. There were no changes to our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in the three months ended March 31, 2007.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS—THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006

Net Interest Income

Our net interest income was $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This decrease was due primarily to a decline in our net interest margin. This margin decrease more than offset a $215.1 million increase in average interest earning assets in the 2007 period as compared with the 2006 period.

Our net interest margin was 2.01% for the first quarter of 2007, compared with 2.70% for the first quarter of 2006. The decline in the margin was primarily the result of increases in market interest rates during 2006. Our

 

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net interest margin tends to decrease as interest rates rise since our interest-bearing liabilities reprice more frequently than our interest-earning assets. In addition, the sale of our Beverly Hills branch in November 2006 increased our reliance on higher-costing certificates of deposits and borrowings as funding sources. As a result, our weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased by 119 basis points to 5.03% for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with 3.84% for the three months ended March 31, 2006. In contrast, the yield on our interest-earning assets increased by only 47 basis points from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007.

The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding the total amount of our income from interest-earning assets and the resulting weighted average yields, the interest expense associated with interest-bearing liabilities along with the resulting weighted average rates, in addition to 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 March 31, 2007     Three Months Ended March 31, 2006  
    

Average

Balance

    Interest   

Annualized

Yield/Rate

   

Average

Balance

    Interest   

Annualized

Yield/Rate

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest-Earning Assets:

              

Mortgage-backed securities

   $ 462,404     $ 5,999    5.19 %   $ 323,898     $ 3,776    4.66 %

Loans(1)(2)

     1,046,966       18,993    7.26 %     965,394       16,099    6.67 %

Federal funds and other investments

     38,483       485    5.04 %     43,490       480    4.41 %
                                          

Total interest-earning assets

     1,547,853       25,477    6.58 %     1,332,782       20,355    6.11 %
                      

Noninterest-earning cash

     642            1,247       

Allowance for loan losses

     (8,244 )          (7,287 )     

Other assets

     72,987            76,617       
                          

Total assets

   $ 1,613,238          $ 1,403,359       
                          

Interest-Bearing Liabilities:

              

Interest-bearing deposits:

              

Savings, NOW and money market accounts

   $ 13,643     $ 137    4.07 %   $ 66,855     $ 491    2.98 %

Certificates of deposit

     836,025       10,550    5.12 %     561,809       5,749    4.15 %
                                      

Total interest-bearing deposits

     849,668       10,687    5.10 %     628,664       6,240    4.03 %

Short-term borrowings

     7,126       129    7.24 %     —         —      —    

Repurchase agreements

     40,000       481    4.81 %     51,500       442    3.48 %

FHLB advances

     493,197       5,605    4.61 %     512,337       4,368    3.46 %

Junior subordinated notes payable

     46,393       919    8.03 %     20,619       429    8.44 %
                                      

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1,436,384       17,821    5.03 %     1,213,120       11,479    3.84 %
                      

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     1,241            4,922       

Other liabilities

     17,437            11,306       
                          

Total liabilities

     1,455,062            1,229,348       

Stockholders’ equity

     158,176            174,011       
                          

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,613,238          $ 1,403,359       
                          

Net interest income

     $ 7,656        $ 8,876   
                      

Net interest spread

        1.55 %        2.27 %

Net interest margin

        2.01 %        2.70 %

 

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(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.
(2) Interest income on loans includes the accretion of deferred loan fees of $389 and $220, respectively, for the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

Interest income on mortgage-backed securities was $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2007, compared with $3.8 million for the first quarter of 2006. The increase in the 2007 period reflects an increase of $138.5 million in the average investment balance from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007. This increase in average balance reflects our purchase of $197.6 million in mortgage-backed securities during the last three quarters of 2006 and the purchase of $15.1 million in the first quarter of 2007. The increase in interest income also reflects a 53-basis point increase in the average yield as the securities were purchased at higher market interest rates during 2006 and 2007. The rise in market interest rates also extended the expected lives of the securities and reduced the amortization of premiums.

Interest income on loans was $19.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $16.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. The increase in interest income was due to an $81.6 million increase in the average loan balance from the first quarter of 2006 to the 2007 period. Interest income was also increased due to a 59-basis point increase in yield, from 6.67% for the first quarter of 2006 to 7.26% for the first quarter of 2007. As of March 31, 2007, adjustable-rate loans (including loans with an initial fixed rate for 3 or 5 years which subsequently convert to adjustable-rate) composed approximately 88% of our total loans.

Interest expense on deposits was $10.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $6.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in the average cost of our interest-bearing deposits of 107 basis points from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007. The higher average cost of funds was largely due to the continuing increase in market interest rates during 2006, which raised the cost of deposits as maturing certificates of deposit (CDs) were replaced with higher-costing CDs. In addition, the proportion of CDs to total deposits increased to an average of 98.3% for the first quarter of 2007, as compared with an average of 88.7% for the corresponding 2006 period. The higher concentration in CDs resulted from our reliance on wholesale CDs as the primary funding source in 2006. We also utilized brokered CDs to replace the deposit balances sold with our Beverly Hills branch in the fourth quarter of 2006.

Interest expense on short-term borrowings was $129,000 for the first quarter of 2007, while there was no interest expense during the first quarter of 2006. The interest expense in the first quarter of 2007 was due to $7.1 million of average outstanding borrowings under a $20.0 million revolving line of credit agreement we obtained during the fourth quarter of 2006.

Interest expense on repurchase agreements and FHLB advances totaled $6.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase was due to higher market interest rates throughout 2006, which raised the cost of new borrowings. The cost of our repurchase agreements increased 133 basis points from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007, and the cost of our FHLB advances increased by 115 basis points over the same periods. The impact of the higher cost of funds more than offset a $30.6 million decline in the average balance of borrowings. The average balances of repurchase agreements and FHLB advances decreased by $11.5 million and $19.1 million, respectively, from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007.

Interest expense on our junior subordinated notes payable was $0.9 million for the first quarter of 2007, compared with $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2006. This increase reflects both higher average borrowing balances and higher rates in the 2007 periods. In May 2006 we issued $20.6 million in junior subordinated notes

 

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payable to fund our anticipated stock repurchase, and in December 2006 we issued an additional $5.2 million. This new debt increased the average liability balance for the first quarter of 2007 by $25.8 million over the average balance for the first quarter of 2006. These new notes and our earlier notes, issued in July 2002, bear interest at a premium over LIBOR, and therefore generate higher interest expense in periods of rising rates. Although market interest rates have increased over the prior year, the average cost of our junior subordinated notes payable decreased by 41 basis points from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007. This decrease in the average cost was due to the notes issued in 2006 bearing interest at an average of 160 basis points over LIBOR, while the notes issued in 2002 bear interest at 365 basis points over LIBOR.

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 that we believe 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. We currently intend 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.

We recorded a provision for loan losses of $185,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with a provision of $40,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

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.

Other Income

Our other income was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase in other income was due primarily to $200,000 received from a former officer pursuant to a settlement agreement in October 2006. This income was partially offset by $101,000 in other real estate owned expenses.

Other Expenses

Compensation and employee benefits expense totaled $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared with $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease in compensation was due primarily to a $151,000 decrease in incentive compensation to loan officers due to a reduction in the number of loans originated and to a change in the manner of determining incentive compensation for loan originations.

Our legal expenses (included in “Professional fees” in the statement of operations) for the first quarter of 2007 were $120,000, or a decrease of $1.0 million from the first quarter of 2006. Legal expenses in the 2006 period related primarily to various issues with respect to a former officer of the Company.

Occupancy expense was $147,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007, as compared with $246,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The reduction in expense was mainly due to the Beverly Hills branch that we sold in November 2006.

 

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CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

General

At March 31, 2007, our total assets were $1.6 billion, an increase of $16.0 million from the total as of December 31, 2006. We experienced a slight increase in our loan portfolio balance, and replaced maturing wholesale deposits with FHLB advances. The following discussion summarizes the significant changes in our financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Mortgage-Backed and Other Securities Available for Sale

Our portfolio of mortgage-backed securities available for sale decreased by $3.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007. This decrease was due primarily to purchases of securities of $15.1 million, offset by principal repayments of $20.2 million. Our purchases included $5.1 million in GSE mortgage-backed securities with a weighted-average yield of 5.65% and $10.0 million in AAA-rated mortgage-backed securities with a weighted-average yield of 6.05%.

In the first quarter of 2007, our mortgage-backed securities recovered approximately $2.0 million of their previously-recorded unrealized holding losses. This increase in market value was a result of the decline in longer-term treasury yields during the quarter.

The balance of our other investment securities available for sale (consisting of trust preferred securities and mutual funds) declined by $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007, primarily as a result of principal repayment on a trust preferred security.

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

 

    

March 31,

2007

   December 31,
2006
     (Dollars in thousands)

Available for sale, at fair value:

     

GSE mortgage-backed securities

   $ 232,095    $ 216,844

AAA mortgage-backed securities

     218,920      237,288

Other mortgage-backed securities

     6,701      6,762

Trust preferred securities

     1,915      3,228

Mutual funds

     5,704      5,691
             

Total available for sale

     465,335      469,813

Held to maturity:

     

Agency securities (fair value of $9,838 and $9,735)

     9,771      9,759
             

Total investment securities

   $ 475,106    $ 479,572
             

The amortized cost and fair value of our securities, by contractual maturity, are shown below as of March 31, 2007:

 

    

Amortized

Cost

  

Fair

Value

  

Weighted

Average

Yield

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Due in five to ten years

   $ 16,195    $ 16,149    4.93 %

Due after ten years

     455,252      453,320    5.69 %

Mutual funds

     5,750      5,704    4.57 %
                

Total

   $ 477,197    $ 475,173    5.65 %
                

 

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The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of our investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

 

     Less than 12 months    12 months or more    Total
  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

   (Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2007     

GSE mortgage-backed securities

   $ 54,987    $ 51    $ 67,763    $ 1,234    $ 122,750    $ 1,285

AAA and other mortgage-backed securities

     9,339      40      168,123      2,689      177,462      2,729

Mutual funds

     —        —        1,918      82      1,918      82

Agency securities

     —        —        —        —        —        —  
                                         

Total

   $ 64,326    $ 91    $ 237,804    $ 4,005    $ 302,130    $ 4,096
                                         

 

     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, 2006     

GSE mortgage-backed securities

   $ 18,509    $ 79    $ 72,595    $ 1,610    $ 91,104    $ 1,689

AAA and other mortgage-backed securities

     16,033      66      175,045      3,667      191,078      3,733

Mutual funds

     —        —        1,916      84      1,916      84

Agency securities

     9,735      24      —        —        9,735      24
                                         

Total

   $ 44,277    $ 169    $ 249,556    $ 5,361    $ 293,833    $ 5,530
                                         

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) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its 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 March 31, 2007, we also had the ability and intent to hold the securities classified as available for sale for a period of time sufficient for a full recovery of cost. The unrealized losses are 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 securities approach their maturity date or repricing date or if market yields for such investments decline. We do not believe any of the securities are impaired due to reasons of credit quality. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, we believe the impairments detailed in the table above are temporary, and as a result, no impairment loss has been realized in our consolidated statements of operations.

Loans

Our loan portfolio, net of discounts and allowances, increased by $31.7 million during the first three months of 2007. This increase was due to loan originations and purchases of $97.5 million, which exceed our loan repayments of $55.3 million. Loan fundings in the first quarter of 2007 included $38.9 million in commercial real estate loans, $28.2 million in construction loans, $14.4 million in multifamily loans, and $16.0 million in other loans. Due to our loans to one borrower limits, we sold loan participations of $10.4 million during the first quarter of 2007. At March 31, 2007, we had outstanding commitments to fund $143.5 million in new

 

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construction, commercial and multifamily loans. Our asset quality remains strong, as the unpaid principal balance of nonperforming loans represented only 0.14% of our total loans as of March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2007, one construction loan totaling $18.5 million was delinquent more than 30 days.

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

 

    

March 31,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Single-family residential

   $ 18,154     $ 18,797  

Multifamily residential

     357,632       356,992  

Commercial real estate

     567,489       569,840  

Construction

     117,698       98,869  

Other

     18,053       2,060  
                

Loan portfolio principal balance

     1,079,026       1,046,558  

Net premium and deferred fees

     1,430       2,046  

Allowance for loan losses

     (8,013 )     (7,878 )
                

Total loan portfolio, net

   $ 1,072,443     $ 1,040,726  
                

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

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2007             2006      
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 7,878     $ 7,080  

Provision for loan losses(1)

     137       40  

Charge-offs

     —         (19 )

Recoveries

     —         3  

Amortization of fresh-start adjustment

     (2 )     (4 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 8,013     $ 7,100  
                

(1) Excludes provision for losses on discounted loans of $48 for the first quarter of 2007.

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

 

    

March 31,

2007

   

December 31,

2006

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Balance of delinquent loans:

    

31 - 60 days

   $ 21,292     $ 1,583  

61 - 90 days

     —         2,528  

91 days or more(1)

     1,459       601  
                

Total delinquent loans

   $ 22,751     $ 4,712  
                

Delinquent loans as a percentage of total loan portfolio:

    

31 - 60 days

     2.0 %     0.2 %

61 - 90 days

     0.0       0.2  

91 days or more(1)

     0.1       0.1  
                

Total

     2.1 %     0.5 %
                

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

 

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Deposits

Deposits decreased by $86.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007, due to a significant decrease in wholesale CDs. Brokered CDs declined $73.7 million during the first quarter of 2007 as maturing CDs were replaced with new FHLB advances. The weighted average interest cost of our deposits was 4.89% at March 31, 2007, compared with 4.82% at December 31, 2006. This increase was due to both a reduction in money market deposits and the continued repricing of maturing CDs at market interest rates. These changes in the composition of deposits resulted in an increase in CDs as a percentage of total deposits from 96.7% at December 31, 2006 to 98.6% at March 31, 2007. Our deposits at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 included $1.3 million and $12.6 million, respectively, of balances held by BHBC and WFC. These deposits are eliminated in consolidation and are not reflected in total deposits on our consolidated statements of financial condition.

Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings decreased by $10.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2007. We have a $20.0 million revolving line of credit agreement with another financial institution that bears interest at the 3-month LIBOR rate, plus 1.65% (7.00% at March 31, 2007), adjusting quarterly. The proceeds from this debt facility are used for working capital purposes. The line of credit is due and payable in full in November 2007.

Repurchase Agreements

Total repurchase agreements did not change during the three months ended March 31, 2007. The weighted-average cost of our repurchase agreements was 4.81% at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. We did not enter into any new repurchase agreements during the first quarter of 2007, as our funding requirements were met with new wholesale CDs and FHLB advances.

FHLB Advances

FHLB advances increased by $109.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. This increase reflects $174.0 million in new advances, partially offset by $65.0 million in maturities. We utilized FHLB advances as our primary funding source in the first quarter of 2007 due to its lower funding cost as compared with brokered CDs. The FHLB has authorized a borrowing limit for total FHLB advances of 45% of the Bank’s total assets as of the previous quarter-end. As of March 31, 2007, we had FHLB borrowing availability of $99.7 million.

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 March 31, 2007, BHBC and FBBH met all applicable regulatory capital requirements and FBBH was “well capitalized,” as defined under applicable regulations.

 

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The following table sets forth the regulatory standards for well capitalized and adequately capitalized institutions and capital ratios for BHBC and FBBH at March 31, 2007.

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)

   $ 183,743    16.2 %   $ 90,682    ³ 8.0 %   Not Applicable   

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

     175,682    15.5 %     45,341    ³ 4.0 %   Not Applicable   

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     175,682    11.1 %     63,527    ³ 4.0 %   Not Applicable   

FBBH

               

Total capital to risk-weighted assets
(Risk-based capital)

   $ 149,980    13.6 %   $ 88,075    ³ 8.0 %   $110,094    ³ 10.0 %

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

     142,094    12.9 %     44,037    ³ 4.0 %   66,056    ³ 6.0 %

Tier 1 leverage ratio

     142,094    9.1 %     62,351    ³ 4.0 %   77,939    ³ 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 August 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2007, 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, originate loans, fund investments, purchase pools of loans, and make payments for general business purposes.

Our 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, repayments of loans and mortgage-backed securities, and net interest income. We manage our liquidity on a daily basis, and our Board of Directors periodically reviews our liquidity. This process is intended to ensure the maintenance of sufficient funds to meet our 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 March 31, 2007, we had $755.5 million of CDs. Scheduled maturities of CDs during the 12 months ending March 31, 2008 and thereafter amounted to $676.0 million and $79.5 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 our exposure to interest rate changes by utilizing funding sources whose repricing characteristics more closely match those of our interest-earning assets.

 

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We are party to various contractual financial obligations, including repayment of borrowings, operating lease payments and commitments to extend credit. The table below presents our future financial obligations, including anticipated interest payments, outstanding as of March 31, 2007:

 

     Payments due within time period at March 31, 2007
     0-12 Months    1-3 Years    4-5 Years    After 5 Years    Total
     (Dollars in thousands)

Certificates of deposit

   $ 694,589    $ 39,401    $ 48,431    $ —      $ 782,421

Short-term borrowings

     10,535      —        —        —        10,535

Repurchase agreements

     1,925      40,971      —        —        42,896

Employment contracts

     537      409      —        —        946

Operating leases

     451      882      892      1,124      3,349

FHLB advances

     212,686      355,449      90,686      —        658,821

Junior subordinated notes payable to trust

     3,648      7,296      7,296      127,773      146,013

Commitments to originate loans

     143,497      —        —        —        143,497
                                  

Total

   $ 1,067,868    $ 444,408    $ 147,305    $ 128,897    $ 1,788,478
                                  

With the exception of the operating leases and loan commitments, the expected obligations presented above include anticipated interest accruals based on the current respective contractual terms. The amounts for the three issuances of junior subordinated debentures are based on the assumption that the debentures will be repaid in full at their respective maturities in July 2032, June 2036 and March 2037. However, the debentures may be repaid in full or in part at par commencing in July 2007, June 2011 and March 2012, respectively.

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.

 

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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, our 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 Committees of the Company and of the Board of Directors (collectively, “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.

ALCO is authorized to utilize off-balance sheet financial techniques to assist in the management of interest rate risk. These techniques include interest rate swap agreements, pursuant to which the parties exchange the 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. At March 31, 2007, we were not a party to any swap agreement or other off-balance sheet financial instrument.

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 our NPV at March 31, 2007, 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

   $ 133,861    $ (34,979 )   (21 )%   8.62 %   (164 )bp

+ 200bp

     145,986      (22,854 )   (14 )   9.22     (104 )bp

+ 100bp

     157,806      (11,034 )   (7 )   9.77     (49 )bp

       0bp

     168,840      —       —       10.26     —    

- 100bp

     166,591      (2,249 )   (1 )   10.02     (24 )bp

- 200bp

     157,878      (10,962 )   (6 )   9.42     (84 )bp

- 300bp

     150,677      (18,163 )   (11 )   8.92     (134 )bp

 

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In determining net portfolio value, we rely upon various assumptions, including, but not limited to, prepayment speeds on our 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.

We believe that the assumptions (including prepayment assumptions) we use to evaluate the vulnerability of our operations to changes in interest rates approximate actual experience and consider 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.

Another tool we use 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 our assets and liabilities based on their contractual terms as of March 31, 2007.

 

    

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 cash equivalents

   $ 16,329     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 16,329

Mortgage-backed and other investment securities

     41,730       134,504       45,982       252,890       475,106

Single-family residential loans

     8,670       1,785       12       7,987       18,454

Multifamily residential loans

     123,124       137,114       68,999       28,395       357,632

Commercial real estate loans

     234,740       145,785       146,120       40,875       567,520

Construction loans

     110,198       7,500       —         —         117,698

Other loans

     17,887       84       132       841       18,944

Other assets(1)

     —         —         —         68,177       68,177
                                      

Total assets

     552,678       426,772       261,245       399,165       1,639,860
                                      

Liabilities:

          

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     —         —         —         1,172       1,172

Savings, NOW and money market accounts(2)

     8,192       —         —         —         8,192

Certificates of deposit

     676,032       33,968       45,502       —         755,502

Short-term borrowings

     10,000       —         —         —         10,000

Repurchase agreements

     —         40,000       —         —         40,000

FHLB advances

     190,337       330,000       85,000       —         605,337

Junior subordinated notes payable

     46,393       —         —         —         46,393

Other liabilities

     —         —         —         16,134       16,134
                                      

Total liabilities

     930,954       403,968       130,502       17,306       1,482,730
                                      

(Deficiency) excess of assets over liabilities

   $ (378,276 )   $ 22,804     $ 130,743     $ 381,859     $ 157,130
                                      

Cumulative (deficiency) excess

   $ (378,276 )   $ (355,472 )   $ (224,729 )   $ 157,130    
                                  

Cumulative (deficiency) excess as a percent of total assets

     (23.07 )%     (21.68 )%     (13.70 )%     9.58 %  
                                  

(1) Includes unamortized premium on loans and allowance for loan losses.
(2) Excludes $1.3 million of money market deposits held by BHBC and WFC. These deposits are eliminated in consolidation and are not reflected in the consolidated statement of financial condition.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures

We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s Exchange Act filings.

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 1A. Risk Factors.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

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: May 9, 2007    
  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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