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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(X)    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2007

or

(    )    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For The Transition Period From              To             

Commission file number. 33-27404-NY

INTERVEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New York

   

13-3415815

 
 

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)  

 

   One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 400   
  

New York, New York 10020-2002

  
   (Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)   

 

  

(212) 218-2800

  
   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   

 

  

Not Applicable

  
   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)   

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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). Check one:

Large accelerated filer          Accelerated filer          Non-accelerated filer    X    .

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

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

 

Title of Each Class:    Shares Outstanding:
Common Stock, no par value per share    100 shares outstanding as of October 26, 2007

 



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INTERVEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2007

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         PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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    Item 1.

    

Financial Statements

  

Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2006

   2

Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

   3

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

   4

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

   5

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   6

Review by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   13

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   14

    Item 2.

     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    15

    Item 3.

    

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   24

    Item 4.

    

Controls and Procedures

   24

         PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

    Item 1.

    

Legal Proceedings

   25

    Item 1A.

    

Risk Factors

   25

    Item 2.

    

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   25

    Item 3.

    

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   25

    Item 4.

    

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   25

    Item 5.

    

Other Information

   25

    Item 6.

    

Exhibits

   25

Signature

   25

Certifications

   26

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

Intervest Mortgage Corporation and subsidiary (The Company) is making this statement in order to satisfy the “Safe Harbor” provision contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements contained in this report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are made based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and economic environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company, that could cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Condensed Balance Sheets

 

($ in thousands)

   
 
September 30,
2007
    
 
December 31,
2006
    (Unaudited)    (Audited)

ASSETS

    

Cash

  $ 1,195    $ 1,466

Short-term investments

    14,799      35,183

Total cash and cash equivalents

    15,994      36,649

Mortgage loans receivable (net of allowance for loan losses of $1,205 and $262, respectively)

    90,562      76,899

Accrued interest receivable

    383      499

Loan fees receivable

    571      578

Fixed assets, net

    28      40

Deferred debenture offering costs, net

    3,361      4,118

Other assets

    1,167      688

Total assets

  $ 112,066    $ 119,471

LIABILITIES

    

Mortgage escrow funds payable

  $ 1,246    $ 1,155

Subordinated debentures payable

    76,250      83,750

Debenture interest payable

    2,954      2,875

Other liabilities

    1,025      1,949

Total liabilities

  $ 81,475    $ 89,729

STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

    

Class A common stock (no par value, 200 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding)

  $ 2,100    $ 2,100

Class B common stock (no par value, 100 shares authorized, none issued)

       -

Additional paid-in-capital

    11,510      11,510

Retained earnings

    16,981      16,132

Total stockholder’s equity

  $ 30,591    $ 29,742

Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity

  $ 112,066    $ 119,471

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     Three-Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine-Months Ended
September 30,
($ in thousands)    2007     2006     2007    2006
 

REVENUES

         

Interest and fee income on mortgages

   $ 1,101     $ 2,548     $ 4,859    $ 7,744

Interest income on short-term investments

     319       323       1,191      735

Total interest and fee income

     1,420       2,871       6,050      8,479

Servicing agreement income – related party

     931       1,351       3,148      4,184

Gain on early repayment of mortgages

     71       77       456      162

Other income

     33       26       82      193

Total revenues

     2,455       4,325       9,736      13,018
 

EXPENSES

         

Interest on debentures

     1,366       1,611       4,232      4,593

Amortization of deferred debenture offering costs

     237       278       732      795

Provision for loan losses

     919       (8 )     943      48

Salaries and employee benefits

     490       1,354       1,455      2,308

General and administrative

     276       248       800      801

Total expenses

     3,288       3,483       8,162      8,545
 

(Loss) income before (benefit) income taxes

     (833 )     842       1,574      4,473

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

     (382 )     389       725      2,067

Net loss income

   $ (451 )   $ 453     $ 849    $ 2,406

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine-months Ended
September 30,
($ in thousands)    2007    2006

CLASS A COMMON STOCK

             

Balance at beginning and end of period

   $ 2,100    $ 2,100

ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL

             

Balance at beginning and end of period

     11,510      11,510

RETAINED EARNINGS

     

Balance at beginning of period

     16,132      13,006

Net income for the period

     849      2,406

Balance at end of period

     16,981      15,412
               

Total stockholder’s equity at end of period

   $ 30,591    $ 29,022

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine-months Ended
September 30,
 
($ in thousands)    2007     2006  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 849     $ 2,406  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     16       21  

Provision for loan losses

     943       48  

Amortization of deferred debenture offering costs

     732       795  

Amortization of premiums, fees and discounts, net

     (445 )     (888 )

Gain on early repayment of mortgage loans receivable

     (456 )     (162 )

Net increase in mortgage escrow funds payable

     91       198  

Net increase (decrease) in debenture interest payable

     79       (719 )

Net change in all other assets and liabilities

     (437 )     1,187  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,372       2,886  

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Principal repayments of mortgage loans receivable

     26,931       49,545  

Originations of mortgage loans receivable

     (41,455 )     (55,469 )

Purchases of fixed assets, net

     (3 )     (1 )

Net cash used in investing activities

     (14,527 )     (5,925 )

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from issuance of debentures, net of offering costs

     -       14,778  

Principal repayments of debentures

     (7,500 )     (6,000 )

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (7,500 )     8,778  

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (20,655 )     5,739  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     36,649       27,893  
    

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 15,994     $ 33,632  

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 4,153     $ 5,312  

Income taxes

     2,083       2,382  

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 1 - General

The condensed financial statements of Intervest Mortgage Corporation in this report have not been audited except for the information derived from the 2006 audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto. The financial statements in this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Intervest Mortgage Corporation is hereafter referred to as the “Company”.

The condensed statements of income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 and the statements of changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the nine-months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 include the accounts of Intervest Mortgage Corporation and its former wholly owned subsidiary, Intervest Realty Servicing Corporation, which was dissolved in 2006. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation in 2006. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year’s presentation. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principals generally accepted in the United States of America.

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intervest Bancshares Corporation (the “Parent Company”). The chairman and secretary of the Company are directors of the Company and are also officers and directors of the Parent Company. The chairman of the Company is also a principal shareholder of the Parent Company.

Intervest Mortgage Corporation’s business focuses on the origination of first mortgage and junior mortgage loans secured by commercial and multifamily real estate properties. The Company also provides loan origination services to Intervest National Bank (“the Bank”), an affiliated entity. Intervest Mortgage Corporation funds its lending business through the issuance of subordinated debentures in public offerings. The principal office of the Company is located at One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 400, New York, New York 10020-2002, and its telephone number is 212-218-2800.

In the opinion of management, all material adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial condition and results of operations for the interim periods presented in this report have been made. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year or any other interim period. In preparing the condensed financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses.

Note 2 - Mortgage Loans Receivable

Mortgage loans receivable are summarized as follows:

 

     At September 30, 2007     At December 31, 2006  
($ in thousands)    # of loans    Amount     # of loans    Amount  

Residential multifamily mortgage loans

   28    $ 61,539     22    $ 37,839  

Commercial real estate mortgage loans

   24      29,183     31      37,593  

Land development and other land loans

   2      1,640     3      2,406  

Mortgage loans receivable

   54      92,362     56      77,838  

Deferred loan fees and unamortized discount

          (595 )          (677 )

Mortgage loans receivable, net of fees and discount

        91,767          77,161  

Allowance for mortgage loan losses

          (1,205 )          (262 )

Mortgage loans receivable, net

        $ 90,562          $ 76,899  

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 2 – Mortgage Loans Receivable, Continued

 

The following table shows scheduled contractual principal repayments of the mortgage loans receivable portfolio at September 30, 2007:

 

($ in thousands)      

For the three-months ending December 31, 2007

   $ 21,855

For the year ending December 31, 2008

     30,492

For the year ending December 31, 2009

     23,161

For the year ending December 31, 2010

     2,091

For the year ending December 31, 2011

     1,440

Thereafter

     13,323
     $ 92,362

Nonaccrual loans increased to $26,711,000 (29% of the Company’s portfolio) at September 30, 2007, from $2,299,000 at December 31, 2006 and are summarized as follows:

($ in thousands)

 

Property Type    City    State  

At September 30, 2007

Principal Balance

  

At December 31, 2006

Principal Balance

   Notes  
Commercial real estate    St. Augustine    Florida   $ 6,034    $ -    (1 )
Multifamily real estate    New York    New York     4,387      -    (2 )
Multifamily real estate    New York    New York     4,119      -    (2 )
Multifamily real estate    New York    New York     4,178      -    (2 )
Multifamily real estate    New York    New York     4,445      -    (2 )
Multifamily real estate    New York    New York     1,249      -    (2 )
Commercial real estate    Brooklyn    New York     2,299      2,299    (3 )
              $ 26,711    $ 2,299       

(1) This loan was placed on nonaccrual status in July 2007. The amount represents a participation of $6,034,000 in a $15,087,000 loan with Intervest National Bank. This loan matured on April 1, 2007. The borrower has stopped making payments of principal and interest since the date of maturity. The loan is secured by a waterfront hotel, restaurant and marina resort. Foreclosure proceedings concerning this loan were instituted, but have been stayed by the filing against the debtor of an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding and a trustee in bankruptcy has been appointed.

(2) These loans were placed on nonaccrual status in August 2007. These five loans (totaling $18,378,000) are to one borrower. The principals of the borrowers are experiencing legal difficulties in connection with activities alleged by independent third parties to be fraudulent with respect to the placing of unauthorized and unrecorded mortgages on these and other properties. The loans held by the Company are not current as to the payments due. One loan in the amount of $4,387,000 matured on June 1, 2007. On July 30, 2007, the independent third parties filed for an involuntary bankruptcy against the borrowers. On August 2, 2007, all these loans were placed on nonaccrual status due to the uncertainty of the timing of future payments that has resulted from the involuntary bankruptcy filing.

(3) Amount was placed on nonaccrual status in October, 2006. Foreclosure proceedings are in process.

Although the Company presently believes that the estimated fair value of each of the underlying properties exceeds the Company’s recorded investment in each of the aforementioned nonaccrual loans, there can be no assurance that the Company will not incur loan chargeoffs or significant expenses with respect to the ultimate collection of these loans.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 2 - Mortgage Loans Receivable, Continued

 

These loans are considered impaired under the criteria of SFAS No.114. The Company’s recorded investment in these loans was $26,763,000 and $2,329,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company believes that a specific valuation allowance for impaired loans is not required at any time since the Company believes that the estimated fair value of the underlying property exceeds the Company’s recorded investment.

Interest income that was not recorded on the nonaccrual loans under their contractual terms for the quarters and nine-months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 were $707,000, $814,000, $0 and $3,000 respectively. The average balance of nonaccrual (impaired) loans for the quarters and the nine-months ended September 30, 2007 were $20,585,000 and $8,394,000, compared to $119,000 and $159,000 for the same periods ended September 30, 2006.

There were no loans past due ninety days and still accruing interest at September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006.

 

Note 3 - Allowance for Mortgage Loan Losses

Activity in the allowance for mortgage loan losses for the periods indicated is summarized as follows:

 

     Three-Months
Ended September 30,
    Nine-months
Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)    2007    2006     2007    2006

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 286    $ 306     $ 262    $ 250

Provision charged to operations

     919      (8 )     943      48

Balance at end of period

   $ 1,205    $ 298     $ 1,205    $ 298

The allowance for mortgage loan losses increased by $919,000.00 in the third quarter of 2007 and $943,000.00 in the first nine months of 2007. As discussed in footnote 2 above, the Company experienced a significant increase in nonaccrual loans in the third quarter of 2007. Each individual nonaccrual loan was analyzed by management and it was determined that no specific reserves were needed, based upon the Company’s belief that the underlying collateral of each loan exceeds the recorded investment of the loan. However, due to management’s evaluations of the weakness in the loan portfolio as demonstrated by the increase in nonaccrual loans, the allowance for loan loss was increased in accordance with the guidelines of our current policies and procedures.

Note 4 - Deferred Debenture Offering Costs

Deferred debenture offering costs are summarized as follows:

 

($ in thousands)    At September 30,
2007
    At December 31,
2006
 

Deferred debenture offering costs

   $ 6,025     $ 6,775  

Less accumulated amortization

     (2,664 )     (2,657 )

Deferred debenture offering costs, net

   $ 3,361     $ 4,118  

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


 

Note 5 - Subordinated Debentures Payable

The following table summarizes debentures payable.

 

($ in thousands)   

At September 30,

2007

  

At December 31,

2006

Series 01/17/02 – interest at 7 3/4% fixed

 

- due October 1, 2009

   $ 2,250    $ 2,250

Series 08/05/02 – interest at 7 1/2% fixed

 

- due January 1, 2008

     -      3,000

Series 08/05/02 – interest at 7 3/4% fixed

 

- due January 1, 2010

     3,000      3,000

Series 01/21/03 – interest at 7% fixed

 

- due July 1, 2008

     3,000      3,000

Series 01/21/03 – interest at 7 1/4% fixed

 

- due July 1, 2010

     3,000      3,000

Series 07/25/03 – interest at 6 3/4% fixed

 

- due October 1, 2008

     3,000      3,000

Series 07/25/03 – interest at 7% fixed

 

- due October 1, 2010

     3,000      3,000

Series 11/28/03 – interest at 6 1/4% fixed

 

- due April 1, 2007

     -      2,000

Series 11/28/03 – interest at 6 1/2% fixed

 

- due April 1, 2009

     3,500      3,500

Series 11/28/03 – interest at 6 3/4% fixed

 

- due April 1, 2011

     4,500      4,500

Series 06/07/04 – interest at 6 1/4% fixed

 

- due January 1, 2008

     -      2,500

Series 06/07/04 – interest at 6 1/2% fixed

 

- due January 1, 2010

     4,000      4,000

Series 06/07/04 – interest at 6 3/4% fixed

 

- due January 1, 2012

     5,000      5,000

Series 03/21/05 – interest at 6 1/4% fixed

 

- due April 1, 2009

     3,000      3,000

Series 03/21/05 – interest at 6 1/2% fixed

 

- due April 1, 2011

     4,500      4,500

Series 03/21/05 – interest at 7% fixed

 

- due April 1, 2013

     6,500      6,500

Series 08/12/05 – interest at 6 1/4% fixed

 

- due October 1, 2009

     2,000      2,000

Series 08/12/05 – interest at 6 1/2% fixed

 

- due October 1, 2011

     4,000      4,000

Series 08/12/05 – interest at 7% fixed

 

- due October 1, 2013

     6,000      6,000

Series 06/12/06 – interest at 6 1/2% fixed

 

- due July 1, 2010

     2,000      2,000

Series 06/12/06 – interest at 6 3/4 fixed

 

- due July 1, 2012

     4,000      4,000

Series 06/12/06 – interest at 7% fixed

 

- due July 1, 2014

     10,000      10,000
         $ 76,250    $ 83,750

 

  -  

On February 1, 2007, the Company’s Series 11/28/03 debentures due April 1, 2007 were repaid for $2,000,000 of principal and $94,000 of accrued interest.

 

  -  

On August 1, 2007, the Company’s Series 8/5/02 debentures due January 1, 2008 were repaid for $3,000,000 of principal and $263,000 of accrued interest.

 

  -  

On August 1, 2007, the Company’s Series 6/7/04 debentures due January 1, 2008 were repaid for $2,500,000 of principal and $108,000 of accrued interest.

Interest is paid quarterly on the Company’s debentures except for the following series, all of which accrue and compound interest quarterly, with such interest due and payable at maturity: $80,000 of Series 1/17/02; $570,000 of Series 8/05/02; $1,340,000 of Series 11/28/03; $1,440,000 of Series 6/7/04; $1,920,000 of Series 3/21/05; $1,820,000 of Series 8/12/05; and $2,280,000 of Series 6/12/06.

The holders of series 1/17/02 through series 8/12/05 debentures can require the Company, on a first come basis during a specified time, to repurchase the debentures for face amount plus accrued interest once each year (beginning January 1, 2008 for Series 6/7/04, April 1, 2009 for Series 3/21/05 and October 1, 2009 for Series 8/12/05) provided; however, in no calendar year will the Company be required to purchase more than $100,000 in principal amount of each maturity, in each series of debentures, on a non-cumulative basis.

The Company’s debentures may be redeemed at its option at any time, in whole or in part. These redemptions would be for face value, except for Series 6/12/06, which would be redeemed at a premium of 1% if it occurred prior to January 1, 2008. All the debentures are unsecured and subordinate to all present and future senior indebtedness, as defined in the indenture related to each debenture.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 5 - Subordinated Debentures Payable, Continued

 

Scheduled contractual maturities of debentures and the related accrued interest as of September 30, 2007 are summarized as follows:

 

($ in thousands)

   Principal    Accrued Interest

For the three-months ending December 31, 2007

   $ -    $ 1,144

For the year ending December 31, 2008

     6,000      -

For the year ending December 31, 2009

     10,750      297

For the year ending December 31, 2010

     15,000      475

For the year ending December 31, 2011

     13,000      442

Thereafter

     31,500      596
     $ 76,250    $ 2,954

Note 6 - Related Party Transactions

From time to time, the Company participates with Intervest National Bank (another wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Company) in certain mortgage loans receivable. The Company had a $6,034,000 and $6,537,000 participation outstanding with Intervest National Bank at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

The Company has a servicing agreement with Intervest National Bank whereby the Company provides the Bank with origination services which include: the identification of potential properties and borrowers; the inspection of properties constituting collateral for such loans; the negotiation of the terms and conditions of such loans in accordance with the Intervest National Bank’s underwriting standards; preparing commitment letters and coordinating the loan closing process. This agreement renews each January 1 unless terminated by either party. The Company earned $931,000 and $3,148,000 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007, and $1,351,000 and $4,184,000 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 in connection with this servicing agreement. Servicing agreement income decreased in the first nine months of 2007 due to lower level of fees being generated by our affiliate.

Intervest Securities corporation, an affiliate that was dissolved in October 2006, received commissions and fees in connection with its participation as a selected dealer in the placement of subordinated debentures of the Company. There were no fees paid during the quarters and nine-months ended September 30, 2007. And fees of $50,000 during both the quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

The Company paid $2,000 and $9,000 for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $15,000 and $84,000 for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2006, for legal services rendered by a law firm, a partner of which is a director of the Company. The Company pays commissions and fees in connection with the placement of debentures to Sage, Rutty & Co., Inc, a broker/dealer, a principal of which is a director of the Company. The Company paid no commissions and fees during the quarters and nine-months ended September 30, 2007 and for both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company paid fees totaling $530,000.

The Company reimbursed the Parent Company $122,000 and $373,000 for the rent on the space the Company occupies for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively, and $116,000 and $353,000 for the same periods ended September 30, 2006. The Company will reimburse the Parent Company for the leased space it shares with affiliates as follows: $99,000 for the remaining three months of 2007; $428,000 in 2008; $438,000 in 2009; $438,000 in 2010; $444,000 in 2011 and $1,036,000 thereafter for the remainder of the lease term, through March 2014, for an aggregate amount of $2,883,000. The Parent Company’s lease contains operating escalation clauses related to taxes and operating costs based upon various criteria and is accounted for as an operating lease. The Company will pay its proportional share of any such additional expense. For the year ended December 31, 2006, contractual payments for base rent reimbursed to the Parent Company amounted to $394,000 while the fully escalated payments for base rent and escalation payments amount to $469,000. The lease expires in March 2014.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 6 - Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

The Company has a management agreement with the Parent Company, that is renewed annually, under which the Company incurs a management fee of $12,500 per month. The Parent Company provides services related to corporate finance and planning, intercompany administration, and acts as a liaison for the Company in various corporate matters. The Company paid $37,500 to the Parent Company for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $113,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The company has thirteen second mortgages totaling $6,690,000, eleven of which are loans where Intervest National Bank holds the first mortgage, while the Company holds the first mortgage for two of its own second mortgages.

Note 7 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements

SFAS 159 – Fair Value Accounting. In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS 159 allows companies to elect to follow fair value accounting for certain financial assets and liabilities in an effort to mitigate volatility in earnings without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 is applicable only to certain financial instruments and is effective beginning January 1, 2008. The fair value parameters that the Company uses are defined in note 14 of its form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 159 and its potential effect on its future financial statements.

Accounting for Pension Plans. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted SFAS No. 158, “Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” SFAS 158 requires recognition in the consolidated statement of financial condition of the over or underfunded status of postretirement plans, measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan assets and the benefit obligation. Currently, the Company does not offer any plans covered under this statement and therefore the adoption of this statement had no effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Fair Value Measurements. In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements required under other accounting pronouncements, but does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value. SFAS 157 is effective beginning January 1, 2008. The fair value parameters that the Company uses are defined in note 14 of its form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS 157 and its potential effect on its financial statements.

Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets.” SFAS 156 amends SFAS 140 with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities. SFAS 156 requires all separately-recognized servicing assets and liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, and permits companies to elect, on a class-by-class basis, to account for servicing assets and liabilities on either a lower of cost or market value basis or a fair value basis. The fair value parameters that the Company uses are defined in note 14 of its form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2006. The adoption of this statement did not have any effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold that a tax position must meet to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position would meet the minimum recognition threshold if (1) the enterprise determines it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position, and (2) the tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 7 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Continued

 

than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The adoption of this statement had no effect the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments”, which amends SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and SFAS No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. This statement also resolves issues addressed in SFAS 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets. SFAS 155 eliminates the exemption from applying SFAS 133 to interests in securitized financial assets so that similar instruments are accounted for similarly regardless of the form of the instruments. SFAS 155 also allows a preparer to elect fair value measurement at acquisition, at issuance, or when a previously recognized financial instrument is subject to a remeasurement (new basis) event, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, in case in which a derivative would otherwise have to be bifurcated. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued by the Company after December 31, 2006. The Company does not engage in trading or hedging activities, nor does it invest in interest rate derivatives or enter into interest rate swaps. The adoption of this statement did not affect the Company’s financial statements.

Accounting for Misstatements. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB 108”), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements”, providing guidance on quantifying financial statement misstatement and implementation (e.g., restatement or cumulative effect to assets, liabilities and retained earnings) when first applying this guidance. The adoption of this statement did not affect the Company’s financial statements.

 

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Intervest Mortgage Corporation

Review by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A., P.C., the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has made a limited review of the financial data as of September 30, 2007, and for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 presented in this document, in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

The report of Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A., P.C. furnished pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation S-X is included herein.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

Board of Directors and Stockholder

Intervest Mortgage Corporation

New York, New York:

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed balance sheet of Intervest Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2007, and the related statements of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 and the statements of changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the nine-months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and the related statements of income, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 16, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A., P.C.
Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A., P.C.
Tampa, Florida
October 26, 2007

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Intervest Mortgage Corporation’s business focuses on the origination of first mortgage and junior mortgage loans secured by multifamily and commercial real estate properties. It also provides loan origination services to its affiliate, Intervest National Bank. Intervest Mortgage Corporation funds its lending business through the issuance of subordinated debentures in public offerings. It currently has no subsidiaries. Intervest Mortgage Corporation is referred to as the “Company”. The principal office of the Company is located at One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 400, New York, New York 10020-2002, and its telephone number is 212-218-2800.

Intervest Bancshares Corporation (which is a financial holding company and hereafter referred to as the “Parent Company”) owns 100% of the capital stock of the Company. The Company’s chairman and secretary are also officers, and directors of the Parent Company. The Company’s chairman is also a principal shareholder of the Parent Company. In addition to Intervest Mortgage Corporation, the Parent Company also owns Intervest National Bank (a national bank with its headquarters and full-service banking office in Rockefeller Center, New York, and five full-service banking offices in Clearwater, Florida and one in South Pasadena, Florida).

The Company has a servicing agreement with Intervest National Bank to provide origination services which include: the identification of potential properties and borrowers; the inspection of properties constituting collateral for such loans; the negotiation of the terms and conditions of such loans in accordance with the Intervest National Bank’s underwriting standards; preparing commitment letters and coordinating the loan closing process. A significant portion of the Company’s income consists of servicing agreement income derived from Intervest National Bank.

The Company’s lending activities consist of mortgage loans on real estate properties that usually mature within approximately three years, including multifamily residential apartment buildings, office buildings, commercial properties and vacant land. The Company also may acquire or originate mortgage loans on other types of properties, and may resell mortgages to third parties. No mortgage loans have been resold to third parties during the past five years.

Many of the properties collateralizing the loans in the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio are subject to applicable rent control and rent stabilization statutes and regulations. In both cases, any increases in rent are subject to specific limitations. As such, properties constituting a significant portion of the Company’s mortgage portfolio are not as susceptible to fluctuations in valuation as other income-producing properties.

Many of the Company’s mortgage loans include provisions relating to prepayment and others prohibit prepayment of indebtedness entirely. When a mortgage loan is repaid prior to maturity, the Company may recognize prepayment income, which consists largely of the recognition of unearned fees associated with such loans at the time of payoff and the receipt of prepayment fees and interest in certain cases. The amount and timing of, as well as income from, loan prepayments, if any, cannot be predicted and can fluctuate significantly. Normally, the number of instances of prepayment of mortgage loans tends to increase during periods of declining interest rates and tends to decrease during periods of increasing interest rates.

The Company’s profitability is affected by its net interest income, which is the difference between interest income generated from its mortgage loans and the interest expense, inclusive of amortization of offering costs, incurred on its debentures. The Company’s profitability is also affected by its noninterest income and expenses, provision for loan losses and income tax expense. Noninterest income consists of fee income from providing mortgage loan origination services to Intervest National Bank, as well as loan service charges and prepayment income generated from the Company’s loan portfolio. Noninterest expense consists mainly of salaries and employee benefits expense, occupancy expenses, professional fees, insurance expense and other operating expenses.

 

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The Company’s profitability is significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Since the properties underlying the Company’s mortgages are concentrated in the New York City area, the economic conditions in that area also have an impact on the Company’s operations. Additionally, terrorist acts and armed conflicts, such as the war on terrorism, may have an adverse impact on economic conditions.

Critical Accounting Policies

An accounting policy is deemed to be “critical” if it is important to a company’s results of operations and financial condition, and requires significant judgment and estimates on the part of management in its application. The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain amounts reported in the financial statements and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. The Company believes that the estimates and assumptions used in connection with the amounts reported in its financial statements and related disclosures are reasonable and made in good faith. The Company believes that currently its only significant critical accounting policy relates to the determination of the allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate because it is highly susceptible to change from period to period requiring management to make assumptions about future loan charge-offs. The impact of a sudden large charge-off could deplete the allowance and potentially require increased provisions to replenish the allowance, which could negatively affect the Company’s earnings and financial position.

For a further discussion of this policy, as well as all of the Company’s significant accounting policies, see note 1 to the financial statement in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Total assets at September 30, 2007 decreased to $112,066,000, from $119,471,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease is primarily the result of the redemption of $7,500,000 of debentures, as discussed below.

Cash and cash equivalents amounted to $15,994,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $36,649,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease is primarily due to an increase in mortgage loans receivable of $13,663,000 and the redemption of $7,500,000 of debentures as discussed below. These decreases were partially offset by income for the first nine months of 2007 of $849,000.

Mortgage loans receivable, net of unearned income and allowance for mortgage loan losses, amounted to $90,562,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $76,899,000 at December 31, 2006. The increase was due to new mortgage loan originations during the period exceeding principal repayments of mortgage loans.

At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, nonaccrual loans were $26,711,000 and $2,299,000. Please see footnote 2 to the financial statements for a more complete discussion concerning nonaccrual loans.

The allowance for loan losses amounted to $1,205,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $262,000 at December 31, 2006. The increase in the allowance is primarily due to a provision for loan losses recorded in the third quarter of 2007 related to credit downgrades on $26,711,000 of nonaccrual loans outstanding at September 30, 2007. Each individual nonaccrual loan was analyzed by management and it was determined that no specific reserves were needed, based upon the Company’s belief that the underlying collateral of each loan exceeds the recorded investment of the loan. However, due to management’s evaluations of the weakness in the loan portfolio as demonstrated by the increase in nonaccrual loans, the allowance for loan loss was increased in accordance with the guidelines of our current policies and procedures.

Whenever the Company experiences payment problems with a loan, an internal review of that loan is performed by the Company’s senior lending officer to re-evaluate the internal credit rating that is assigned to the loan. This credit rating directly affects the computation of the allowance for loan losses. The estimated loss factors that the Company applies to its loans to calculate the allowance for loan losses increase as a loan’s credit rating decreases. Nonaccrual and/or problem loans are normally downgraded based on known facts and circumstances at the time of review, which

 

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in turn affects the level of the allowance for loan losses. The review includes the physical inspection of such properties, generally conducted every six months, and the monitoring of impositions and insurance premiums to preserve the Company’s security interest in the properties.

A more detailed discussion of the factors and estimates used in computing the allowance can be found under the caption “Critical Accounting Policies” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Accrued interest receivable was $383,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $499,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease in accrued interest at September 30, 2007 is primarily due to fact that interest is not being accrued for $26,711,000 of nonaccrual loans.

Loan fees receivable were $571,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $578,000 at December 31, 2006, despite an increase in loans outstanding. This decrease is due to current market conditions which have resulted in lower fees for loans issued in 2007.

Deferred subordinated debenture offering costs, net of accumulated amortization, decreased to $3,361,000 at September 30, 2007, from $4,118,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease was due to normal amortization of offering costs during the first nine months of 2007 as well as a decrease in subordinated debentures outstanding.

Other assets were $1,167,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $688,000 at December 31, 2006. The increase is primarily due to an increase in deferred taxes receivable relating to the tax effect of the increase in the allowance for loan losses.

Total liabilities at September 30, 2007 decreased to $81,475,000, from $89,729,000 at December 31, 2006, principally due to a decrease in debentures payable, resulting from: the $2,000,000 redemption of series 11/28/03 subordinated debentures in the first quarter of 2007, the $3,000,000 redemption of series 8/5/02 and the $2,500,000 redemption of series 6/7/04 subordinated debentures in the third quarter of 2007. Total liabilities also decreased due to tax payments made in the second quarter of 2007. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in debenture interest payable.

Mortgage escrow funds payable increased to $1,246,000 at September 30, 2007, compared to $1,155,000 at December 31, 2006 due to an increase in loans outstanding. Mortgage escrow funds payable represent advance payments made to the Company by the borrowers for taxes, insurance and other charges that are remitted by the Company to third parties.

Subordinated debentures outstanding decreased to $76,250,000 at September 30, 2007, from $83,750,000 at December 31, 2006. The decrease was due to the repayment prior to maturity as described above.

Subordinated debentures interest payable increased to $2,954,000 at September 30, 2007, from $2,875,000 at December 31, 2006, primarily due to the accrual of interest on subordinated debentures outstanding. This increase was partially offset by the payment of $94,000 of interest on the series 11/28/03 debentures on February 1, 2007, $83,000 of which was included in interest payable at December 31, 2006, the payment of $263,000 of interest on the series 8/5/02 debentures on August 1, 2007, $213,000 of which was included in interest payable at December 31, 2007 and the payment of $108,000 of interest on series 6/7/04 debentures on August 1, 2007, $78,000 of which was included in interest payable at December 31, 2006.

Other liabilities decreased to $1,025,000 at September 30, 2007, from $1,949,000 at December 31, 2006. This was primarily due to the fact that the Company does not currently have income taxes payable at September 30, 2007 compared to $890,000 of income tax payable at December 31, 2006.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

The Company’s net income decreased by $904,000 to a net loss of $451,000 in the third quarter of 2007, from $453,000 of net income for the third quarter of 2006. The decrease was primarily due to: a decrease of $1,451,000 in interest and fee income, a $919,000 provision for loans losses in the third quarter of 2007, versus a $8,000 credit in

 

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the third quarter of 2006, and a decrease of $420,000 in servicing agreement income. These decreases were partially offset by: a $864,000 decrease in salaries and employee benefits, a $382,000 tax credit compared to a $389,000 tax provision in the third quarter of 2006, and a $245,000 decrease in interest on debentures.

The following table provides information on average assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity; yields earned on interest-earning assets; and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. The yields and rates shown are based on a computation of income/expense (including any related fee income or expense) for each year divided by average interest-earning assets/interest-bearing liabilities during each year. Average balances are derived from daily balances. Net interest margin is computed by dividing net interest and dividend income by the average of total interest-earning assets during each period.

 

     For the Three-Months Ended September 30,   
     2007          2006  

($ in thousands)

    
 
Average
Balance
    
 
Interest
Inc./Exp.
 
 
  Annual
Yield/Rate
 
(2)
        
 
Average
Balance
    
 
Interest
Inc./Exp.
   Annual
Yield/Rate
 
(2)
Assets                   

Mortgage loans receivable (1)

   $ 83,752    $ 1,101     5.22 %      $ 92,441    $ 2,548    10.94 %

Short-term investments

     25,467      319     4.96            26,546      323    4.82  

Total interest-earning assets

     109,219    $ 1,420     5.16 %          118,987    $ 2,871    9.57 %

Noninterest-earning assets

     4,251                         4,848              

Total assets

   $ 113,470                       $ 123,835              
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                   

Debentures and accrued interest payable

   $ 80,293    $ 1,603     7.92 %      $ 93,001    $ 1,889    8.06 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

     2,222             1,792      

Stockholder’s equity

     30,955                         29,042              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 113,470                       $ 123,835              

Net interest income

          $ (183 )                     $ 982       

Net interest-earning assets/margin

   $ 28,926            -0.67 %        $ 25,986           3.27 %

Ratio of total interest-earning assets
to total interest-bearing liabilities

     1.36x                         1.28x              
  (1) Mortgage loans receivable include non-performing loans
  (2) Annualized yield/rate

Net interest income is a major source of the Company’s revenues and is influenced primarily by the amount, distribution and repricing characteristics of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as well as by the relative levels and movements of interest rates.

In the third quarter of 2007, interest expense exceeded interest income by $183,000, compared to income of $982,000 in the third quarter of 2006. The decrease in net interest income is primarily due to $26,711,000 of nonaccrual loans which had foregone interest of $508,000 and interest reversals of $199,000. In addition to the effect of nonaccrual loans, the 572 basis point decline in the yield on the Company’s mortgage portfolio was also due to new loans being added to the Company’s portfolio with lower interest rates than maturing loans. Many of the Company’s maturing loans had higher interest rates in 2006 due to the effect of interest rate increases over the two year period which ended in the first half of last year. These declines were partially offset by the effect of higher rate debentures being redeemed while lower rate debentures were issued.

Servicing agreement income decreased by $420,000 to $931,000 in the third quarter of 2007, from $1,351,000 in the same period of 2006 primarily due to a decrease in loan fees on mortgage loans originated by our affiliate, Intervest National Bank.

Gain on early repayment of mortgages was relatively unchanged at $71,000 in the third quarter of 2007, compared to $77,000 in the same period of 2006. Gain on early repayment of mortgages is mostly based on individual loans being paid off earlier than the stated maturity. When a mortgage loan is repaid prior to maturity, the Company may recognize prepayment income, which consists largely of the recognition of unearned fees associated with such loans at the time of payoff and the receipt of prepayment fees and interest in excess of the contract rate in certain cases.

 

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The Company recorded a $919,000 provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2007, compared to a $8,000 credit in the third quarter of 2006. The provision primarily resulted from the effect of credit downgrades on the $24,412,000 increase in nonaccrual loans during the third quarter.

Salaries and employee benefits decreased to $490,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 versus $1,354,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Third quarter 2006 salaries included a $926,000 one time charge for the accrual for the payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse of the Company’s former chairman. The Company had 17 and 18 full time employees at September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

General and administrative expense was relatively unchanged.

The Company recorded a credit for income taxes for the third quarter of 2007 amounting to $382,000, compared to a $389,000 provision in the third quarter of 2006. The credit for taxes in the third quarter of 2007 resulted from the pretax losses incurred by the Company. The credit/provision represented approximately 46% of pretax income for both periods. The Company files consolidated Federal, New York State and New York City income tax returns with its Parent Company.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Nine-months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

The Company’s net income decreased by $1,557,000 to $849,000 in the first nine-months of 2007, from $2,406,000 for the first nine-months of 2006. The decrease was primarily due to a $2,885,000 decrease in interest and fee income on mortgages, a $1,036,000 decrease in servicing agreement income, and a $895,000 increase in the provision for loan losses. These decreases in net income were partially offset by a $1,342,000 decrease in income tax expense, a $853,000 decrease in salary and employee benefits expenses, a $456,000 increase in interest on short term investments, a $361,000 decrease in debenture interest expense and a $294,000 increase in gain on early repayment of mortgages.

The following table provides information on average assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity; yields earned on interest-earning assets; and rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated. The yields and rates shown are based on a computation of income/expense (including any related fee income or expense) for each year divided by average interest-earning assets/interest-bearing liabilities during each year. Average balances are derived from daily balances. Net interest margin is computed by dividing net interest and dividend income by the average of total interest-earning assets during each period.

 

     For the Nine-months Ended September 30,  
     2007          2006  

($ in thousands)

    
 
Average
Balance
    
 
Interest
Inc./Exp.
   Annual
Yield/Rate(2)
 
 
        
 
Average
Balance
    
 
Interest
Inc./Exp.
   Annual
Yield/Rate(2)
 
 

Assets

                   

Mortgage loans receivable (1)

   $ 79,699    $ 4,859    8.15 %      $ 90,984    $ 7,744    11.38 %

Short-term investments

     32,227      1,191    4.94            22,355      735    4.40  

Total interest-earning assets

   $ 111,926    $ 6,050    7.23 %          113,339    $ 8,479    10.00 %

Noninterest-earning assets

     4,522                        4,500              

Total assets

   $ 116,448                      $ 117,839              

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                   

Debentures and accrued interest payable

   $ 82,915      4,964    8.00 %      $ 87,804      5,388    8.20 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

     2,928              2,027      

Stockholder’s equity

     30,605                        28,008              

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 116,448                      $ 117,839              

Net interest income

            1,086                        3,091       

Net interest-earning assets/margin

   $ 29,011           1.30 %        $ 25,535           3.65 %

Ratio of total interest-earning assets
to total interest-bearing liabilities

     1.35x                        1.29x              
  (1) Mortgage loans receivable include non-performing loans
  (2) Annualized yield/rate

 

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Net interest income is a major source of the Company’s revenues and is influenced primarily by the amount, distribution and repricing characteristics of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as well as by the relative levels and movements of interest rates.

Net interest income amounted to $1,086,000 in the first nine-months of 2007, compared to $3,091,000 in the first nine-months of 2006. The decrease in net interest income was due to a lower net interest margin. The decrease in the margin to 1.30% in the first nine-months of 2007, from 3.65% in the first nine-months of 2006 was primarily due to: a $11,285,000 decrease in the average balance of loans outstanding and the Company’s yield on interest-earning assets decreasing at a faster pace than its cost of funds and the effect on nonaccrual loans.

The Company’s yield on interest-earning assets decreased 277 basis points to 7.23% in the first nine-months of 2007. The decrease in the yield was due to higher rate loans being replaced by lower rate loans and the effect of an increase in nonaccrual loans. These decreases were partially offset by a $9,872,000 increase in lower yielding short-term investments and decrease in the amortization of deferred fees. The decrease in the amortization of deferred fees was the result of a lower level of fees being generated relating to the nine-months ended September 30, 2007 versus the same period of 2006, as well as a loan with a higher than usual origination fee that was amortized during the first nine-months of 2006. The yield on short-term investments increased primarily due to an increase in rates on commercial paper investments. The interest rate on debentures decreased 20 basis points to 8.00% in the first nine-months of 2007, mostly due to fixed rate debentures issued in the second half of 2006 having lower rates than the rates on older debentures that had been paid off in the first half of 2006.

Servicing agreement income decreased $1,036,000 to $3,148,000 in the first nine-months of 2007, from $4,184,000 in the same period of 2006, due to lower level of fees being generated by our affiliate, Intervest National Bank.

Gain on early repayment of mortgages increased by $294,000 to $456,000 in the first nine-months of 2007, from $162,000 in the same period of 2006. Gain on early repayment of mortgages is based on individual loans paying off earlier than the stated maturity.

Other income amounted to $82,000 in the first nine-months of 2007, compared to $193,000 in the first nine-months of 2006. The decrease is primarily due to increases in fees on expired loan commitments in the first nine months of 2006 which did not recur in the first nine months of 2007.

The Company recorded a $943,000 provision for loan losses in the first nine-months of 2007, compared to $48,000 in the first nine-months of 2006. The provision primarily resulted from the effect of credit downgrades on the $26,711,000 of nonaccrual loans during the third quarter of 2007.

Salaries and employee benefit expenses decreased to $1,455,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to $2,308,000 for the same period of 2006. The $853,000 decrease is due to a $926,000 one time charge in the third quarter of 2006 for the accrual for the payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse of the Company’s former chairman. The Company had 17 and 18 full time employees at September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.

The provision for income taxes for the first nine-month of 2007 amounted to $725,000, compared to $2,067,000 in the first nine-months of 2006. The decrease was resulted from the pretax losses incurred by the Company in the first nine months of 2007. The provision represented approximately 46% of pretax income for both periods. The Company files consolidated Federal, New York State and New York City income tax returns with its Parent Company.

Company Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company manages its liquidity position on a daily basis to assure that funds are available to meet its operations, lending commitments and the repayment of debentures. The Company’s principal sources of funds have consisted of borrowings (through the issuance of its subordinated debentures), mortgage repayments and cash flow generated from ongoing operations including servicing fee income from Intervest National Bank. From time to time, the Company

 

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also receives capital contributions from the Parent Company. For additional information about the cash flows from the Company’s operating, investing and financing activities, see the statements of cash flows included elsewhere in this report.

The Company has and expects to continue to rely on the issuance of its subordinated debentures in registered, best efforts offerings to the public as a source of funds to support its loan originations. In addition, service fee income the Company receives from Intervest National Bank comprises a significant percentage of the Company’s cash flow. The Company has a servicing agreement with Intervest National Bank, whereby the Company provides the Bank with mortgage loan origination services and receives a monthly fee that is based on loan origination volumes and fees earned by the Bank. The services include: the identification of potential properties and borrowers; the inspection of properties constituting collateral for such loans; the negotiation of the terms and conditions of such loans in accordance with the Bank’s underwriting standards; and coordinating the preparation of commitment letters and the loan closing process. The services are performed by the Company’s personnel and the related expenses are borne by the Company.

The Company’s lending business is dependent on its continuing ability to sell its debentures with interest rates that would result in a positive interest rate spread, which is the difference between yields earned on its loans and the rates paid on its debentures. As detailed in note 5 to the financial statements included elsewhere in this report, at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, $76,250,000 and $83,750,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s subordinated debentures were outstanding with fixed interest rates that range from 6.25% to 7.75% per annum and maturities that range from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2014. At February 1, 2007, the Company repaid debenture series 11/28/03 due April 1, 2007 for a total of $2,000,000 in principal and $94,000 in accrued interest. On August 1, 2007, the Company’s Series 8/5/02 debentures due January 1, 2008 were repaid for $3,000,000 of principal and $263,000 of accrued interest. On August 1, 2007, the Company’s Series 6/7/04 debentures due January 1, 2008 were repaid for $2,500,000 of principal and $108,000 of accrued interest. At the date of this report, the Company had no debentures or related accrued interest payable maturing by December 31, 2007 and $6,000,000 of debentures maturing in the second half of 2008.

At September 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $15,994,000 in cash and cash equivalents and outstanding commitments to lend of $3,233,000. In addition, approximately $21,855,000 of mortgages are scheduled to mature, including $10,421,000 of nonaccrual loans, in 2007 and an additional $30,492,000 are scheduled to mature in 2008, including $9,547,000 of nonaccrual loans. As a result, both current cash and the proceeds from repayment of maturing mortgages will be available in 2007 and 2008 for investment in new mortgages. The Company continues to experience market conditions which have made it more difficult to identify mortgage investment opportunities meeting the criteria and characteristics embodied in our lending practices.

While the Company continually assesses its liquidity position to assess the best uses of resources, the Company recognizes that the level of its outstanding loan commitments has always fluctuated with market conditions and is somewhat unpredictable. The Company continues to actively seek opportunities for mortgage investments and presently intends to preserve cash to allow the Company to meet changes in loan demand. The Company considers its current liquidity and sources of funds sufficient to satisfy the Company’s outstanding lending commitments and our maturing liabilities.

In the third quarter of 2007, the Company experienced a significant increase in nonaccrual loans. As of September 30, 2007, 29% ($26,711,000) of the mortgage loan portfolio was on nonaccrual status, which has adversely affected the Company’s net interest income and cash flows derived therefrom and placed a greater reliance on cash flows generated from the Company’s intercompany services provided to Intervest National Bank. If this level of nonperforming loans were to continue or increase for an extended period of time, the Company’s ability to issue new debentures, originate new loans and meet its operating cash flow requirements could be adversely impacted.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

Commitments to extend credit amounted to $3,233,000 at September 30, 2007, of which nearly all will either close or expire in 2007. The Company issues commitments to extend credit in the normal course of business, which may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend funds under specified conditions. Such commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of fees to the Company. Since some of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Asset and Liability Management

Interest rate risk arises from differences in the repricing of assets and liabilities within a given time period. The Company does not engage in trading or hedging activities and does not invest in interest-rate derivatives or enter into interest rate swaps.

The Company uses “gap analysis,” which measures the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that mature or reprice within a given time period, to monitor its interest rate sensitivity. An asset or liability is normally considered to be interest-rate sensitive if it will reprice or mature within one year or less. The interest-rate sensitivity gap is the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities scheduled to mature or reprice within a one-year time period. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest rate-sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest rate-sensitive liabilities. Conversely, a gap is considered negative when the opposite is true.

In a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income. In a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while a positive gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income. If the repricing of the Company’s assets and liabilities were equally flexible and moved concurrently, the impact of any increase or decrease in interest rates on net interest income would be minimal.

A simple interest rate gap analysis by itself may not be an accurate indicator of how net interest income will be affected by changes in interest rates for the following reasons. Income associated with interest-earning assets and costs associated with interest bearing liabilities may not be affected uniformly by changes in interest rates. In addition, the magnitude and duration of changes in interest rates may have a significant impact on net interest income. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods of repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities fluctuate in advance of changes in general market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. The ability of many borrowers to service their debts may also decrease in the event of an interest rate increase.

The Company has a “floor,” or minimum rate, on many of its floating-rate loans that is determined in relation to prevailing market rates on the date of origination. This floor only adjusts upwards in the event of increases in the loan’s interest rate. This feature reduces the effect on interest income of a falling rate environment because the interest rates on such loans do not reset downward. However, the Company may nonetheless experience loan prepayments, the amount of which cannot be predicted, and reinvestment risk associated with the resulting proceeds.

Notwithstanding all of the above, there can be no assurances that a sudden and substantial increase in interest rates may not adversely impact the Company’s earnings; to the extent that the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis.

The Company’s one-year interest rate sensitivity gap was a positive $54,228,000, or 48% of total assets at September 30, 2007, which was a decrease from a positive $96,914,000, or 81%, at December 31, 2006. Currently, the Company has significantly more fixed rate loans with various maturities compared to December 31, 2006, where the Company had significantly more adjustable loans that were subject to reset within one year.

 

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The following table summarizes information relating to the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as of September 30, 2007, that are scheduled to mature or reprice within the periods shown.

 

($ in thousands)

    

 

0-3

Months

    

 

4-12

Months

    

 

Over 1-4

Years

 

 

   

 

Over 4

Years

 

 

    Total

Floating-rate loans (1)

   $ 18,982    $ -    $ -     $ -     $ 18,982

Fixed-rate loans (1)

     9,353      15,238      15,198       6,880       46,669

Total loans

     28,335      15,238      15,198       6,880       65,651

Short-term investments

     14,799      -      -       -       14,799

Total rate-sensitive assets

   $ 43,134    $ 15,238    $ 15,198     $ 6,880     $ 80,450

Debentures payable (1)

   $ -    $ 3,000    $ 37,750     $ 35,500     $ 76,250

Accrued interest on debentures

     1,144      -      1,114       696       2,954

Total rate-sensitive liabilities

   $ 1,144    $ 3,000    $ 38,864     $ 36,196     $ 79,204
                                      

GAP (repricing differences)

   $ 41,990    $ 12,238    $ (23,666 )   $ (29,316 )   $ 1,246

Cumulative GAP

   $ 41,990    $ 54,228    $ 30,562     $ 1,246     $ 1,246

Cumulative GAP to total assets

     37.5%      48.4%      27.3%       1.1%       1.1%

Significant assumptions used in preparing the preceding gap table follow:

 

(1) Floating-rate loans that adjust at a specified time are included in the period in which their interest rates are next scheduled to adjust rather than in the period in which they mature. Fixed-rate loans and subordinated debentures payable are scheduled, including repayments, according to their contractual maturities. Deferred loan fees are excluded from this analysis. Non-performing loans and the effect of prepayments are excluded from this analysis.

Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002

The requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations require an annual management report on the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, including, among other matters, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and an attestation report by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm addressing these assessments.

Beginning with the Company’s annual report for the year ending December 31, 2007, the Company will be required to include in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a report of management’s assessment regarding the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with the above requirements. Since the Company’s Parent Company was required to include such a report in its Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and since the Company’s accounts are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Company, the Company’s management has reviewed its internal controls and believes that, as of September 30, 2007, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting, including safeguarding of assets.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The Company’s market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending and debenture-issuance activities. The Company has not engaged in and accordingly has no risk related to trading accounts, commodities, sub prime residential mortgages, interest rate hedges, development loans, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations or foreign exchange. The measurement of market risk associated with financial instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting on-and off-balance sheet transactions are aggregated, and the resulting net positions are identified. Disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2006, which reflect changes in market prices and rates, can be found in note 14 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Management actively monitors and manages the Company’s interest rate risk exposure. The primary objective in managing interest rate risk is to limit, within established guidelines, the adverse impact of changes in interest rates on the Company’s net interest income and capital. For a further discussion, see the section “Asset and Liability Management.”

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management evaluated, with the participation of its Principal Executive and Financial Officers, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Principal Executive and Financial Officers have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations, and are operating in an effective manner.

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent 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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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

Not Applicable

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

The Company’s business is affected by a number of factors, including but not limited to the impact of: interest rates; loan demand; loan concentrations; loan prepayments; dependence on brokers and other sources for new loan referrals, ability to raise funds for investment; competition; general or local economic conditions; credit risk and the related adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; terrorist acts; natural disasters; armed conflicts; environmental liabilities; regulatory supervision and regulation and costs thereof; dependence on a limited number of key personnel; and voting control held by a limited number of stockholders who are also executive officers and directors.

This Item 1A requires disclosure of any material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the Company’s remaining risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, where such factors are discussed on pages 8 through 14.

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

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

31.0

  -   Certification of the principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.1

  -   Certification of the principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.0

  -   Certification of the principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

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

INTERVEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

 

Date: October 26, 2007     By:    /s/ Lowell S. Dansker                                
       Lowell S. Dansker, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
    By:    /s/ John H. Hoffmann                                
       John H. Hoffmann, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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