SALES OF SUBSIDIARY AND BUSINESS UNITS

The Palisades Group Sale

On May 5, 2016, the Company completed the sale of all of its membership interests in The Palisades Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to an entity wholly owned by Stephen Kirch and Jack Macdowell the then-acting Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of The Palisades Group, respectively. As part of the sale, The Palisades Group issued to the Company a 10 percent, $5.0 million note due May 5, 2018 (the Note). The Company recognized a gain on sale of subsidiary of $3.7 million on its Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016.

The following table summarizes the calculation of the gain on sale of The Palisades Group:



	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2016
	(In thousands)
Consideration received (paid)
Liabilities forgiven by The Palisades Group	$	1,862
Liabilities assumed by the Company	(1,078		)
The Note	2,370
Aggregate fair value of consideration received	3,154
Less: net assets sold (carrying amount of The Palisades Group)	(540		)
Gain on sale of The Palisades Group	$	3,694

The Company estimated various potential future cash flow projection scenarios for The Palisades Group and established probability thresholds for each scenario to arrive at a probability-weighted cash flow expectation, which was then discounted to yield a fair value of the Note at sale date of $2.4 million.

On September 28, 2016, the Note was paid in full in cash prior to maturity and the Company recognized an additional gain of $2.8 million, which was included in Other Income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Commercial Equipment Finance Business Sale

On October 27, 2016, the Company sold its Commercial Equipment Finance business unit from its Commercial Banking segment to Hanmi Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corporation (Hanmi). As part of the transaction, Hanmi acquired $217.2 million of equipment leases diversified across the U.S. with concentrations in California, Georgia and Texas. An additional $25.4 million of equipment leases were transferred during December 2016. Hanmi retained most of the Company’s former Commercial Equipment Finance employees. The Company recorded a gain on sale of business unit of $2.6 million in its Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2016.

Banc Home Loans Sale

On March 30, 2017, the Company completed the sale of specific assets related to its Banc Home Loans division to Caliber Home Loans, Inc. (Caliber). The Banc Home Loans division represented the Company's Mortgage Banking segment, the activities of which related to originating, processing, underwriting, funding and selling residential mortgage loans. Assets sold to Caliber included mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) on certain conventional agency residential mortgage loans. The Banc Home Loans division, along with certain other mortgage banking related assets and liabilities that will be sold or settled separately within one year, is classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Consolidated Statements of Operations. Certain components of the Company’s Mortgage Banking segment including MSRs on certain conventional government SFR mortgage loans that were not sold as part of the Banc Home Loans sale, and the repurchase reserves related to previously sold loans, have been classified as continuing operations in the financial statements as they will continue to be part of the Company’s ongoing operations.

The specific assets acquired by Caliber include, among other things, the leases relating to the Company’s dedicated mortgage loan origination offices and rights to certain portions of the Company’s unlocked pipeline of residential mortgage loan applications. Caliber has assumed certain obligations and liabilities of the Company under the acquired leases, and with respect to the employment of transferred employees. The Company received a $25.0 million cash premium payment, in addition to the net book value of certain assets acquired by Caliber, totaling $2.5 million, upon closing of the transaction. The Company may receive up to an additional $5.0 million cash premium based on criteria tied to loan officer retention by Caliber. Additionally, the Company could receive an earn-out, payable quarterly, based on future performance over the 38 months following completion of the transaction. Caliber retains an option to buy out the future earn-out payable to the Company in exchange for cash consideration of $35.0 million, less the aggregate amount of all earn-out payments made prior to the date on which Caliber makes the payment of the buyout amount. Caliber also purchased the MSRs of $37.8 million on approximately $3.86 billion in unpaid balances of conventional agency mortgage loans, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. The transaction resulted in a net gain of disposal of $13.3 million.

The Banc Home Loans division originated conforming SFR mortgage loans and sold these loans in the secondary market. The amount of net revenue on mortgage banking activities was a function of mortgage loans originated for sale and the fair values of these loans and related derivatives. Net revenue on mortgage banking activities included mark to market pricing adjustments on loan commitments and forward sales contracts, and initial capitalized value of MSRs.

The following table summarizes the calculation of the net gain on disposal of discontinued operations:



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
Proceeds from the transaction	$	63,332
Compensation expense related to the transaction	(4,000		)
Other transaction costs	(3,703		)
Net cash proceeds	55,629
Book value of certain assets sold	(2,455		)
MSRs sold	(37,772		)
Goodwill	(2,100		)
Net gain on disposal	$	13,302

The following tables present the financial information of discontinued operations as of the dates or for the periods indicated:

Statements of Financial Condition of Discontinued Operations



	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Loans held-for-sale, carried at fair value ⁽¹⁾	$	420,449	$	406,338
Loans held-for-sale, carried at lower of cost or fair value	682		295
Servicing rights carried at fair value	—		37,681
Premises, equipment, and capital leases, net	—		2,700
Goodwill	—		2,100
Other assets	11,674		33,380
Assets of discontinued operations	$	432,805	$	482,494
LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other liabilities ⁽¹⁾	$	30,309	$	34,480
Liabilities of discontinued operations	$	30,309	$	34,480

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Includes $20.0 million and $16.5 million of GNMA loans, respectively, that are delinquent more than 90 days and subject to a repurchase option by the Company at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. As such, the Company is deemed to have regained control over those previously transferred assets and has re-recognized them with an offsetting liability recognized in Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the Statements of Financial Condition of Discontinued Operations, as a secured borrowing. Because the Company intends to exercise its option to repurchase and sell them within one year, they have been classified as part of discontinued operations.

Statements of Operations of Discontinued Operations



	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	3,266	$	3,178
Total interest income	3,266		3,178
Noninterest income
Net gain on disposal	13,302		—
Loan servicing income (loss)	1,551		(3,083		)
Net revenue on mortgage banking activities	29,434		33,684
Loan brokerage income	90		(27		)
All other income	424		192
Total noninterest income	44,801		30,766
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	24,375		23,714
Occupancy and equipment	2,357		2,799
Professional fees	102		309
Outside Service Fees	2,364		1,438
Data processing	464		508
Advertising	833		841
Restructuring expense	3,218		—
All other expenses	1,006		347
Total noninterest expense	34,719		29,956
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	13,348		3,988
Income tax expense	5,523		1,607
Income from discontinued operations	$	7,825	$	2,381

Statements of Cash Flows of Discontinued Operations



	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2017		2016
Net cash used in operating activities	(10,111	)	(56,100	)
Net cash provided by investing activities	55,629		—
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	45,518		(56,100	)