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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, 2004
 
   
[   ]
  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: 000-49929

ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Virginia
  82-0545425

 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  Identification No.)

1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(703) 871-2100


(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

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

Yes [X]     No [  ]

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

Yes [  ]     No [X]

The number of shares outstanding of Access National Corporation’s common stock, par value $1.67, as of, November 8, 2004 was 3,950,613 shares.

 


 

ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q

INDEX

         
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003
  Page 3
Consolidated Statements of Income Three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
  Page 4
Consolidated Statements of Income Nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
  Page 5
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity Nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
  Page 6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
  Page 7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
  Page 8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  Page 20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
  Page 37
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
  Page 39
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
  Page 40
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  Page 40
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
  Page 40
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  Page 40
Item 5. Other Information
  Page 40
Item 6. Exhibits
  Page 40
Signatures
  Page 42

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except for Share Data)

                 
    September 30   December 31
    2004   2003
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 10,578     $ 5,808  
Interest bearing deposits in other banks
    10,753       286  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    22,554       23,178  
Federal Funds sold
    1,008        
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $3,148 and $2,565 respectively
    273,892       186,755  
Loans held for sale
    57,310       29,756  
Premises and equipment
    8,807       7,993  
Other assets
    5,037       3,303  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 389,939     $ 257,079  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits
               
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 91,125     $ 60,219  
Savings and interest-bearing deposits
    45,727       28,528  
Interest bearing deposits
    116,817       109,436  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total deposits
  $ 253,669     $ 198,183  
Other liabilities
               
Short-term borrowings
  $ 69,322     $ 11,056  
Long-term borrowings
    28,054       14,965  
Trust preferred capital notes
    10,000       10,000  
Other liabilities
    3,418       3,120  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total other liabilities
  $ 364,463     $ 237,324  
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, par value, $1.67; authorized, 30,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,950,613 shares in 2004 and 3,477,360 shares in 2003
    6,597       5,796  
Surplus
    9,211       6,856  
Retained earnings
    9,614       7,015  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    54       88  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
  $ 25,476     $ 19,755  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 389,939     $ 257,079  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In Thousands, Except For Share Data)
(unaudited)


                 
    Three   Three
    Months Ended   Months Ended
    September 30, 2004   September 30, 2003
INTEREST INCOME
               
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 4,517     $ 3,662  
Interest on federal funds sold & bank balances
    18       47  
Interest and dividends on investments
    218       33  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest income
  $ 4,753     $ 3,742  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Interest on deposits
  $ 1,047     $ 983  
Interest on other borrowings
    763       253  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense
  $ 1,810     $ 1,236  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
  $ 2,943     $ 2,506  
Provision for loan losses
    212       118  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
  $ 2,731     $ 2,388  
NON-INTEREST INCOME
               
Service charges and other fees
  $ 20     $ 81  
Gains on Sale of Loans
    5,596       4,496  
Broker Fees
    1,272       1,395  
Other Income
    745       2,912  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total non-interest income
  $ 7,633     $ 8,884  
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries and benefits
  $ 5,214     $ 5,983  
Occupancy and equipment
    654       625  
Other operating expense
    2,916       3,338  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total non-interest expense
  $ 8,784     $ 9,946  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Income before income tax
  $ 1,580     $ 1,326  
Income tax expense
    531       320  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 1,049     $ 1,006  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Earnings per common share, basic
  $ 0.27     $ 0.29  
Earnings per common share, diluted
  $ 0.22     $ 0.22  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
    3,950,613       3,484,500  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
    4,699,061       4,516,855  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In Thousands, Except For Share Data)
(unaudited)


                 
    Nine   Nine
    Months Ended   Months Ended
    September 30, 2004   September 30, 2003
INTEREST INCOME
               
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 11,998     $ 10,223  
Interest on federal funds sold & bank balances
    48       101  
Interest and dividends on investments
    606       243  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest income
  $ 12,652     $ 10,567  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Interest on deposits
  $ 2,876     $ 3,016  
Interest on other borrowings
    1,534       652  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total interest expense
  $ 4,410     $ 3,668  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net interest income
  $ 8,242     $ 6,899  
Provision for loan losses
    591       499  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
  $ 7,651     $ 6,400  
NON-INTEREST INCOME
               
Service charges and other fees
  $ 126     $ 206  
Gains on Sale of Loans
    15,836       20,113  
Broker Fees
    3,572       3,301  
Other Income
    1,140       3,181  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total non-interest income
  $ 20,674     $ 26,801  
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries and benefits
  $ 14,571     $ 16,545  
Occupancy and equipment
    1,846       1,519  
Other operating expense
    7,937       10,227  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total non-interest expense
  $ 24,354     $ 28,291  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Income before income tax
  $ 3,971     $ 4,910  
Income tax expense
    1,372       1,783  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 2,599     $ 3,127  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Earnings per common share, basic
  $ 0.70     $ 0.89  
Earnings per common share, diluted
  $ 0.57     $ 0.72  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
    3,687,695       3,498,667  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
    4,543,282       4,371,431  

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
(unaudited)

                                                 
                            Accumulated        
                            Other        
    Common           Retained   Comprehensive   Comprehensive    
    Stock   Surplus   Earnings   Income   Income   Total
Balance, December 31, 2003
  $ 5,796     $ 6,856     $ 7,015     $ 88     $     $ 19,755  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net income
                2,599             2,599       2,599  
Other comprehensive income, unrealized holdings losses arising during the period, net of tax $19
                      (34 )     (34 )     (34 )
 
                                   
 
         
 
                                  $ 2,565          
 
                                   
 
         
Common Stock issued for exercise of warrants, shares
    801       2,355                               3,156  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 
Balance, September 30, 2004
  $ 6,597     $ 9,211     $ 9,614     $ 54             $ 25,476  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 

ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
(unaudited)

                                                 
                            Accumulated        
                            Other        
    Common           Retained   Comprehensive   Comprehensive    
    Stock   Surplus   Earnings   Income   Income   Total
Balance, December 31, 2002
  $ 5,850     $ 7,148     $ 3,199     $ 94             $ 16,291  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Repurchase of common stock:
    (43 )     (212 )                           $ (255 )
Net income
                3,127             3,127       3,127  
Other comprehensive income, unrealized holdings losses arising during the period, net of tax, $7
                      (31 )     (31 )     (31 )
 
                                   
 
         
 
                                  $ 3,096          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance, September 30, 2003
  $ 5,807     $ 6,936     $ 6,326     $ 63             $ 19,132  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
(In Thousands)

                 
    September 30   September 30
    2004
  2003
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
               
Net income
  $ 2,599     $ 3,127  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Provision for loan losses
    591       499  
Net amortization (accretion) on securities
    63       207  
Depreciation and amortization
    392       214  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) decrease in loans held for sale
    (27,554 )     22,111  
(Increase) decrease in other assets
    (1,543 )     (1,038 )
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
    297       (747 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (25,155 )   $ 24,373  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available for sale
    19,872       10,143  
Proceeds from sale of security available for sale
          6,199  
Purchases of securities available for sale
    (19,536 )     (11,179 )
Increase in federal funds sold
    (1,008 )     19  
Net (increase) in loans
    (87,728 )     (37,029 )
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (1,205 )     (5,662 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash (used in) investing activities
    (89,605 )     (37,509 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Net increase in demand, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits
    48,105       15,826  
Net increase in time deposits
    7,381       36,614  
Increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreement to repurchase
    722       (1,867 )
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
    57,544       (23,762 )
Net increase in long term borrowings
    13,089       15,393  
Increase in trust preferred capital notes
          6,000  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    3,156        
Purchase of common stock
          (255 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    129,997       47,949  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    15,237       34,813  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
               
Beginning
    6,094       12,804  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Ending
    21,331       47,617  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
               
Cash payments for interest
    4,394       3,559  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash payments for income taxes
    977       3,347  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Investing Activities
               
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
    225       48  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS

     Access National Corporation (the “Corporation”) is a bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Corporation has three wholly owned subsidiaries, Access National Bank (the “Bank”), which is an independent commercial bank chartered under federal laws as a national banking association, Access Capital Trust I, and Access Capital Trust II. The Corporation does not have any significant operations and serves primarily as the parent company for the Bank. The Corporation has a strong capital base that can be used to engage in bank related businesses as provided under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended or down streamed to the Bank to support continued growth.

     The Corporation acquired all of the outstanding stock of the Bank in a statutory exchange transaction on June 15, 2002, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between the Corporation and the Bank.

     The Corporation formed Access Capital Trust I and Access Capital Trust II in 2002 and 2003 respectively for the purpose of issuing redeemable capital securities. On July 30, 2002 Access Capital Trust I, issued $4 million of trust preferred securities and on September 30, 2003, Access Capital Trust II issued $6 million of trust preferred securities. Trust preferred securities may be included in Tier 1 capital in an amount equal to 25% of Tier 1 capital and amounts in excess of 25% are includable as Tier 2 capital. As guarantor, the Corporation unconditionally guarantees payment of all distributions required to be paid on the Trust Preferred Securities.

     Access National Bank opened for business on December 1, 1999 and has four wholly-owned subsidiaries: Access National Mortgage Corporation and United First Mortgage Corporation (“UFM”), both Virginia corporations engaged in mortgage banking activities, Access National Leasing Corporation, a Virginia corporation engaged in commercial and industrial leasing services, and Access Real Estate LLC. Access National Leasing was acquired in exchange for 7,500 shares of Access National Bank stock in the second quarter of 2002. The 7,500 shares were subsequently repurchased in 2003. The leasing subsidiary presently has no employees and its affairs are managed as a part of the bank’s commercial lending department. Access Real Estate LLC is a limited liability corporation established in July, 2003 for the purpose of holding title to the Corporation’s headquarters building, located at 1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, Virginia.

     In August 2004, Access National Bank acquired all of the common stock of UFM at a cost of $250 thousand which resulted in recognizing $500 thousand in negative goodwill. A fair value assessment was obtained and the Bank subsequently recognized a gain of $500 thousand on the acquisition. The acquisition of UFM, gives the company a new location in the Richmond, Virginia market plus entry into the Fredericksburg and Staunton markets. The new locations will become branch offices of the Access National Mortgage Corporation. While these new locations will enhance the Mortgage Corporations origination opportunities, the acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on loan production or overhead.

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NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. All adjustments have been made, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments are all of a normal and recurring nature. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2004. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s audited financial statements and the notes thereto as of December 31, 2003, included in the Corporation’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.

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NOTE 3 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

Stock-Based Compensation Plans - The Corporation has a stock-based compensation plan. The Corporation accounts for the plan under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under this plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Corporation had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based compensation.

     STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

                 
    Nine Month Period Ended September 30,
    2004
  2003
    (In Thousands Except for Share Data)
Net Income, as reported
  $ 2,599     $ 3,127  
Total stock-based compensation determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of relaxed tax effects
  $ (210 )   $ (135 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Pro-forma Net Income
  $ 2,389     $ 2,992  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Earnings per Share:
               
Basic — as reported
  $ 0.70     $ 0.89  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Basic — pro forma
  $ 0.65     $ 0.86  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted — as reported
  $ 0.57     $ 0.72  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Diluted — pro forma
  $ 0.53     $ 0.68  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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NOTE 4 — SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair values of securities (in thousands) available for sale as of September 30, 2004 are as follows:

                                 
            Gross   Gross    
    Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Fair
    Cost
  Gains
  Losses
  Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ 1,627       30           $ 1,657  
U.S. Government Agencies
    13,478             (6 )     13,472  
Mortgage Backed Securities
    2,452       57             2,509  
Restricted Securities -
                               
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
    300                   300  
FHLB Stock
    4,616                   4,616  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Securities
  $ 22,473     $ 87     $ (6 )   $ 22,554  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities (in thousands) available for sale as of December 31, 2003 are as follows:

                                 
            Gross   Gross    
    Amortized   Unrealized   Unrealized   Fair
    Cost
  Gains
  Losses
  Value
U.S. Treasury Securities
  $ 1,639     $ 53     $     $ 1,692  
U.S. Government Agencies
    15,732       44             15,776  
Mortgage Backed Securities
    3,875       37             3,912  
Restricted Securities -
                               
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
    300                   300  
FHLB Stock
    1,498                   1,498  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Securities
  $ 23,044     $ 134     $     $ 23,178  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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NOTE 5 — LOANS

The Corporation’s loan portfolio (in thousands) is composed of the following:

                 
    September 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
Real Estate Construction
  $ 31,224     $ 13,766  
Residential
    80,647       53,325  
Non — Residential
    90,066       69,128  
Home Equity
    26,919       20,521  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Real Estate Mortgage
  $ 228,856     $ 156,740  
Lease Financing
    3,810       3,703  
Commercial
    43,797       28,056  
Consumer
    577       821  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Gross Loans
  $ 277,040     $ 189,320  
Less:
               
Allowance for Loan Losses
    (3,148 )     (2,565 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Net Loans
  $ 273,892     $ 186,755  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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NOTE 6 – SEGMENT REPORTING

Access National Corporation has two reportable segments: traditional commercial banking and a mortgage banking business. Revenues from commercial banking operations consist primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities and fees from deposit services. Mortgage banking operating revenues consist principally of interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale, gains on sales of loans in the secondary mortgage market and loan origination fee income.

The commercial bank segment provides the mortgage segment with the short term funds needed to originate mortgage loans through a warehouse line of credit and charges the mortgage banking segment interest based on a premium over their cost to borrow funds. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process.

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The following table presents segment information for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003:

                                 
2004   Commercial                   Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
  Banking
  Mortgage
  Elimination
  Totals
Revenues:
                               
Interest income
  $ 12,192     $ 1,428     $ (968 )   $ 12,652  
Gain on sale of loans
          15,964       (128 )     15,836  
Other
    2,045       3,595       (802 )     4,838  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating income
  $ 14,237     $ 20,987     $ (1,898 )   $ 33,326  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Expenses:
                               
Interest expense
  $ 4,674     $ 704     $ (968 )   $ 4,410  
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,007       11,564             14,571  
Other
    3,694       7,610       (930 )     10,374  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
  $ 11,375     $ 19,878     $ (1,898 )   $ 29,355  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
  $ 2,862     $ 1,109     $     $ 3,971  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 373,896     $ 89,282     $ (73,239 )   $ 389,939  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
2003   Commercial                   Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
  Banking
  Mortgage
  Elimination
  Totals
Revenues:
                               
Interest income
  $ 9,277     $ 3,160     $ (1,870 )   $ 10,567  
Gain on sale of loans
          20,113             20,113  
Other
    739       5,949             6,688  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating income
  $ 10,016     $ 29,222     $ (1,870 )   $ 37,368  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Expenses:
                               
Interest expense
  $ 3,738     $ 1,800     $ (1,870 )   $ 3,668  
Salaries and employee benefits
    2,279       14,266             16,545  
Other
    2,378       9,867             12,245  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
  $ 8,395     $ 25,933     $ (1,870 )   $ 32,458  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
  $ 1,621     $ 3,289     $     $ 4,910  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 259,568     $ 100,137     $ (69,060 )   $ 290,645  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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The following table presents segment information for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003:

                                 
2004   Commercial                   Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
  Banking
  Mortgage
  Elimination
  Totals
Revenues:
                               
Interest income
  $ 4,514     $ 619     $ (380 )   $ 4,753  
Gain on sale of loans
          5,605       (9 )     5,596  
Other
    1,180       1,291       (434 )     2,037  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating income
  $ 5,694     $ 7,515     $ (823 )   $ 12,386  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Expenses:
                               
Interest expense
  $ 1,832     $ 358     $ (380 )   $ 1,810  
Salaries and employee benefits
    1,051       4,163             5,214  
Other
    1,471       2,754       (443 )     3,782  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
  $ 4,354     $ 7,275     $ (823 )   $ 10,806  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
  $ 1,340     $ 240     $     $ 1,580  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 373,896     $ 89,282     $ (73,239 )   $ 389,939  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
2003   Commercial                   Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
  Banking
  Mortgage
  Elimination
  Totals
Revenues:
                               
Interest income
  $ 3,256     $ 1,238     $ (752 )   $ 3,742  
Gain on sale of loans
          4,496             4,496  
Other
    294       4,209       (115 )     4,388  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating income
  $ 3,550     $ 9,943     $ (867 )   $ 12,626  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Expenses:
                               
Interest expense
  $ 1,237     $ 751     $ (752 )   $ 1,236  
Salaries and employee benefits
    906       5,077             5,983  
Other
    799       3,397       (115 )     4,081  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
  $ 2,942     $ 9,225     $ (867 )   $ 11,300  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
  $ 608     $ 718     $     $ 1,326  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 259,568     $ 100,137     $ (69,060 )   $ 290,645  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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NOTE 7 – EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS):

The following tables show the calculation of both Basic and Diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 respectively. The numerator of both the Basic and Diluted EPS is equivalent to net income. The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the denominator for Diluted EPS is increased over the denominator used for Basic EPS by the effect of potentially dilutive common stock options and warrants utilizing the treasury stock method.

                 
    Three months   Three months
    Ended   Ended
    September 30, 2004
  September 30, 2003
    (In thousands except per share data)
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
               
Net Income
  $ 1,049     $ 1,006  
Weighted average shares outstanding
    3,950,613       3,484,500  
Basic Earnings per share
  $ 0.27     $ 0.29  
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
               
Net Income
  $ 1,049     $ 1,006  
Weighted average shares outstanding
    3,950,613       3,484,500  
Stock options and warrants
    748,448       1,032,355  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    4,699,061       4,516,855  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.22     $ 0.22  

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    Nine Months   Nine Months
    Ended   Ended
    September 30, 2004
  September 30, 2003
    (In thousands except per share data)
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
               
Net Income
  $ 2,599     $ 3,127  
Weighted average shares outstanding
    3,687,695       3,498,667  
Basic Earnings per share
  $ 0.70     $ 0.89  
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
               
Net Income
  $ 2,599     $ 3,127  
Weighted average shares outstanding
    3,687,695       3,498,667  
Stock options and warrants
    855,587       873,764  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    4,543,282       4,372,431  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.57     $ 0.72  

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NOTE 8. OTHER EXPENSES

The Corporation had the following other expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

                 
Other Expenses   September 30,   September 30,
(In Thousands)
  2004
  2003
Advertising and Promotional Expense
  $ 1,675     $ 3,087  
Investor Fees
    465       799  
Management Fees
    1,524       1,873  
Other
    4,273       4,468  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 7,937     $ 10,227  
 
   
 
     
 
 

NOTE 9. DERIVATIVES

     The Access National Mortgage Corporation (the “Mortgage Corporation”) enters into rate lock commitments to extend credit to borrowers for generally a 30 to 60 day period for the origination of loans. Unfunded loans for which commitments have been entered into are called “pipeline loans”. Some of these rate lock commitments will ultimately expire without being completed. To the extent that a loan is ultimately granted and the borrower ultimately accepts the terms of the loan, these rate lock commitments expose the Mortgage Corporation to variability in their fair value due to changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, the value of these rate lock commitments decreases. Conversely, if interest rates decrease, the value of these rate lock commitments increases.

     The Mortgage Corporation is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to those agreements. The Mortgage Corporation controls the credit risk of its financial contracts through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures, and does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligations.

     To mitigate the effect of this interest rate risk, the Mortgage Corporation enters into forward loan sale commitments for the portion of its pipeline that is not pre-sold to an investor. The contracts allow for cash settlement. The forward loan sale commitments lock in an interest rate and price for the sale of loans similar to the specific rate lock loan commitments classified as derivatives. Both the rate lock commitments and the forward loan sale commitments are undesignated derivatives, and accordingly are marked to market through earnings.

     The notional amount of undesignated forward loan sale commitments was $23.3 million on September 30, 2004 and $9.5 million at December 31, 2003. The notional amount of undesignated interest rate lock commitments was $29.7 million on September 30, 2004 and $9.7 million at December 31, 2003. The commitments expire in 2004.

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Risk management results related to the undesignated hedging of interest rate lock commitments with undesignated forward loan sale commitments are summarized below and are included in other income (in thousands):

                 
    September 30,
    2004
  2003
Unrealized Loss on undesignated forward loans sale commitments recognized to income
  $ (44 )   $  
Gain on undesignated interest rate lock commitments recognized to income
    41        
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ (3 )   $  

NOTE 10 – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On March 9, 2004, the SEC Staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105, “Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments” (“SAB 105”). SAB 105 clarifies existing accounting practices relating to the valuation of issued loan commitments, including interest rate lock commitments (“IRLC”), subject to SFAS No. 149 and Derivative Implementation Group Issue C13, “Scope Exceptions: When a Loan Commitment is included in the Scope of Statement 133.” Furthermore, SAB 105 disallows the inclusion of the values of a servicing component and other internally developed intangible assets in the initial and subsequent IRLC valuation. The provisions of SAB 105 were effective for loan commitments entered into after March 31, 2004. The Company has adopted the provisions of SAB 105. Since the provisions of SAB 105 affect only the timing of the recognition of mortgage banking income, management does not anticipate that this guidance will have a material adverse effect on either the Company’s consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.

     Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-1 “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” (“EITF 03-1”) was issued and is effective March 31, 2004. The EITF 03-1 provides guidance for determining the meaning of “other –than-temporarily impaired” and its application to certain debt and equity securities within the scope of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS No. 115”) and investments accounted for under the cost method. The guidance requires that investments which have declined in value due to credit concerns or solely due to changes in interest rates must be recorded as other-than-temporarily impaired unless the Company can assert and demonstrate its intention to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for a recovery of fair value up to or beyond the cost of the investment which might mean maturity. This issue also requires disclosures

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assessing the ability and intent to hold investments in instances in which an investor determines that an investment with a fair value less than cost is not other-than-temporarily impaired.

     On September 30, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board decided to delay the effective date for the measurement and recognition guidance contained in Issue 03-1. This delay does not suspend the requirement to recognize other-than-temporary impairments as required by existing authoritative literature. The disclosure guidance in Issue 03-1 was not delayed.

     EITF No. 03-16, “Accounting for Investments in Limited Liability Companies was ratified by the Board and is effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2004.APB Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting Investments in Common Stock,” prescribes the accounting for investments in common stock of corporations that are not consolidated. AICPA Accounting Interpretation 2, “Investments in Partnerships Ventures,” of Opinion 18, indicates that “many of the provisions of the Opinion would be appropriate in accounting” for partnerships. In EITF Abstracts, Topic No. D-46, “Accounting for Limited Partnership Investments,” the SEC staff clarified its view that investments of more than 3 to 5 percent are considered to be more than minor and, therefore, should be accounted for using the equity method. Limited liability companies (LLCs) have characteristics of both characteristics of both corporations and partnerships, but are dissimilar from both in certain respects. Due to those similarities and differences, diversity in practice exists with respect to accounting for non-controlling investments in LLCs. The consensus reached was that an LLC should be viewed as similar to a corporation or similar to a partnership for purposes of determining whether a non-controlling investment should be accounted for using the cost method or the equity method of accounting.

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

     The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide an overview of the significant factors affecting the financial condition and the results of operations of Access National Corporation and subsidiary (the “Corporation”) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004. The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with this discussion and analysis.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements. For this purpose, any statements contained herein, including documents incorporated by reference, that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include discussions as to our expectations, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives and future financial or other performance or assumptions concerning matters discussed in this document. Forward-looking statements often use words such as “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “ anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends” or other words of similar meaning. You can also identify them by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from historical results or those anticipated by

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such statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the economy of Northern Virginia, including governmental spending and real estate markets, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

     The Corporation’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The financial information contained within our statements is, to a significant extent, financial information that is based on measures of the financial effects of transactions and events that have already occurred. A variety of factors could affect the ultimate value that is obtained either when earning income, recognizing an expense, recovering an asset or relieving a liability. Actual losses could differ significantly from the historical factors that we monitor. Additionally, GAAP itself may change from one previously acceptable method to another method. Although the economics of our transactions would be the same, the timing of events that would impact our transactions could change.

Allowance for Loan Losses

     The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) SFAS 5 Accounting for Contingencies, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimatable and (ii) SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the loan balance.

     An allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based upon industry standards, known risk characteristics, management’s evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of loan activity. Such evaluation considers among other factors, the estimated market value of the underlying collateral, and current economic conditions. For further information about our practices with respect to allowance for loan losses, please see the subsection “Loans” below.

Derivative Financial Instruments – The Mortgage Corporation enters into commitments to originate mortgage loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding (rate lock

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commitments). Rate lock commitments on mortgage loans that are intended to be sold are considered to be derivatives. The period of time between issuance of a loan commitment and closing and sale of the loan generally ranges from 30 to 60 days.

     The Mortgage Corporation protects itself from changes in interest rates for a portion of its pipeline loans through the use of best efforts forward delivery commitments, whereby the Mortgage Corporation commits to sell a loan at the time the borrower commits to an interest rate with the intent that the buyer has assumed interest rate risk on the loan. These pipeline loans are considered pre-sold to an investor. As a result, the Mortgage Corporation is not exposed to losses nor will it realize significant gains related to its rate lock commitments due to changes in interest rates. The correlation between the rate lock commitments and the best efforts contracts is very high due to their similarity.

     The market value of rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts is not readily ascertainable with precision because rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. The Mortgage Corporation determines the fair value of rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts by measuring the change in the value of the underlying asset while taking into consideration the probability that the rate lock commitments will close. Because of the high correlation between rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts, no gain or loss occurs on these rate lock commitments.

     For pipeline loans which are not pre-sold to an investor, the Mortgage Corporation manages the interest rate risk on rate lock commitments by entering into forward loan sale contracts, whereby the Mortgage Corporation obtains the right to deliver residential loans to investors in the future at a specified yield. Such contracts are accounted for as derivatives and are recorded at fair value in derivative assets or liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded in other income.

     These derivative financial instruments do not meet the hedging criteria required by FASB 133 and are classified as trading activities with changes in fair value recorded in income.

FINANCIAL CONDITION (September 30, 2004 compared to December 31, 2003)

     The Corporation’s assets totaled $389.9 million at September 30, 2004, an increase of $132.9 million or 52% from year end 2003. The Corporation continues to experience strong growth in assets as loan demand remained strong at the Bank during the first nine months of 2004. Net loans held for investment, originated by the Bank, increased $87.1 million over year end. The growth in loans held for investment is the direct result of management’s strategy to attract experienced loan officers with contacts and a base of business. This strategy was employed during 2003 and is now showing direct positive results. Loans held for sale totaled $57.3 million, up $27.6 million from December 31, 2003. The mortgage market was down during the fourth quarter of 2003 due to rising interest rates and a seasonal decline in activity. Mortgage volumes moderately improved from the fourth quarter of 2003 during the first nine months of 2004, but they are still substantially below the levels of the first nine months of 2003. Management expects to continue its strategy of increasing the staff to support future growth in the Loans Held For Investment. The future balances in the Loans Held for Sale category will continue to

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experience volatility due to fluctuations of interest rates. The balances of this short term investment fluctuate daily as necessary to support loan origination and secondary market sales activities. Management does not view the Loan Held for Sale balance as a meaningful indicator of performance.

     Asset growth during the period was supported through a combination of deposit growth, short term borrowings and wholesale funding sources. Total Deposits increased $55.5 million from $198.2 million at December 31, 2003 to $253.7 million on September 30, 2004. Of this increase, Non-Interest Bearing accounts increased $30.9 million, Savings and Money Market accounts increased $17.2 million and Time Deposits increased $7.4 million. The increase in deposits is attributable to the new relationships generated by our growing commercial lending staff and the expansion into our second banking center located in Reston, Virginia. In July we opened our third banking office in the Vienna/Tyson’s Corner area of Fairfax County, Virginia.

     Short term borrowings increased $58.3 million and were used to meet short term funding needs. Management expects the expanding commercial lending staff and new banking centers to support future deposit growth necessary to fund loan growth. Management expects continued utilization of wholesale Certificates of Deposits and other borrowings as necessary to fund the Loans Held for Sale activity and growth in financial investments.

Securities

     The Corporation’s securities portfolio is comprised of U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. Government Agency securities, and mortgage backed securities. At September 30, 2004 the securities portfolio totaled $22.6 million and was classified as available for sale. The Financial Accounting Standards Board requires that securities classified as available for sale be accounted for at fair market value. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded directly to a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The Corporation’s securities classified as available for sale had an unrealized gain net of deferred taxes of $54 thousand on September, 30, 2004

Loans

     The loans held for investment portfolio constitutes the largest component of earning assets and is comprised of commercial loans, real estate loans, construction loans, and consumer loans. These lending activities provide access to credit to small businesses, professionals and consumers in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. All lending activities of the Access National Bank (the Bank), Access National Mortgage Corporation (the Mortgage Corporation) and the Access National Leasing Corporation (the Leasing Corporation) are subject to the regulations and supervision of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency.

     At September 30, 2004, loans held for investment increased $87.7 million from December 31, 2003 and totaled $277 million. The increase is a result of strong loan demand, expansion of the Bank’s loan officer staffing, and increased name recognition and acceptance of the Bank’s products and services within the marketplace. Management intends to continue to increase loan officer staffing and support in

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order to facilitate continued growth in the portfolio. The following is a summary of the Loan Portfolio Held for Investment.

Commercial Loans. Commercial Loans represent 15.8% of our held for investment portfolio. These loans are made to businesses or individuals within our target market for business purposes. Typically the loan proceeds are used to support working capital and the acquisition of fixed assets of an operating business. These loans are underwritten based upon our assessment of the obligor(s)’ ability to generate operating cash flow in the future necessary to repay the loan. To address the risks associated with the uncertainties of future cash flow, these loans are generally well secured by assets owned by the business or its principal shareholders and the principal shareholders are typically required to guarantee the loan.

Real Estate Construction Loans. Real Estate Construction Loans, also known as construction and land development loans, comprise 11.3% of our held for investment loan portfolio. These loans generally fall into one of three circumstances: first, loans to individuals that are ultimately used to acquire property and construct an owner occupied residence; second, loans to builders for the purpose of acquiring property and constructing homes for sale to consumers; and third, loans to developers for the purpose of acquiring land that is developed into finished lots for the ultimate construction of residential or commercial buildings. Loans of these types are generally secured by the subject property within limits established by the Board of Directors based upon an assessment of market conditions. These limits are up-dated from time to time. The loans typically carry recourse to principal owners. In addition to the repayment risk associated with loans to individuals and businesses, loans in this category carry construction completion risk. To address this additional risk, loans of this type are subject to additional administration procedures designed to verify and ensure progress of the project in accordance with allocated funding, project specifications and time frames.

Commercial Real Estate Loans. Also known as “Commercial Mortgages”, loans in this category represent 32.5% of our loan portfolio held for investment. These loans generally fall into one of three situations (in order of frequency): first, loans supporting an owner occupied commercial property; second, properties used by non-profit organizations such as churches or schools where repayment is dependent upon the cash flow of the non-profit organizations; and third, loans supporting a commercial property leased to third parties for investment. Commercial Real Estate Loans are secured by the subject property and, underwritten to policy standards. These policy standards, approved by the Board of Directors from time to time set forth, among other considerations, loan to value limits, cash flow coverage ratios, and the general creditworthiness of the obligors.

Residential Real Estate Loans. This category includes loans secured by first or second mortgages on one to four family residential properties and represent 29.1% of the portfolio. This portfolio increased over $27.3 million during the first nine months of 2004 and is comprised of predominately adjustable rate mortgages. Within the Residential Real Estate Loan portfolio, the following is a summary of the sub-components.

Home Equity Loans are extended to borrowers in our target market and comprised 9.7% of the total loans held for investment portfolio. Real estate equity is the largest component of consumer wealth in

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our marketplace. Once approved, this consumer finance tool allows the borrower to borrow against the equity in their home or investment property and use the proceeds for virtually any purpose. Home Equity Loans are most frequently secured by a second lien on residential property.

1-4 Family Residential First Trust Loans, or “First Mortgage Loans,” are used to acquire or refinance the primary financing on owner occupied and residential investment properties. Junior Trust Loans, or “Loans Secured by a Second Trust Loans,” are to consumers for use for a stated consumer purpose. Examples of consumer purposes are education, refinancing debt, or purchasing consumer goods. The loans are generally extended in a single disbursement and repaid over a specified period of time.

Loans in the Residential Real Estate portfolio are underwritten to standards within a traditional consumer framework that is periodically reviewed and up-dated by our management and Board of Directors. Factors considered within this framework include repayment source and capacity, value of the underlying property, credit history, savings pattern and stability. Our underwriting criteria comply with secondary market guidelines and loans are considered sale-able in the event the Corporation needed liquidity. Management expects to continue to grow the adjustable rate mortgage balances in this portfolio through new loans to bank customers and the purchase of loans from the Mortgage Corporation.

Consumer Loans. Consumer Loans make up less than 1% of our loan portfolio. Most loans are well secured with assets other than real estate, such as marketable securities or automobiles. Very few loans are unsecured. As a matter of operation, management discourages unsecured lending. Loans in this category are underwritten to standards within a traditional consumer framework that is periodically reviewed and up-dated by our management and Board of Directors. Factors considered within this framework include repayment capacity, collateral value, savings pattern, credit history and stability.

Loans Held for Sale (LHFS) Loans Held for Sale are originated by the Mortgage Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank. Loans of this type are residential mortgage loans underwritten in accordance with standards set forth by an institutional investor to whom we expect to sell the loan for a profit. Loan proceeds are used for the purchase or refinance of the property securing the loan. Loans are sold with the servicing released to the investor.

The LHFS loans are closed in our name and carried on our books as an investment until the loan is delivered to and purchased by an investor. Repayment risk of this activity is minimal since the loans are on the books for a short time period. Loans are sold without recourse and subject to industry standard representations and warranties. The risks associated with this activity center around borrower fraud and failure of our investors to purchase the loans. These risks are addressed by the on-going maintenance of an extensive quality control program, an internal audit and verification program, and a selective approval process for investors. To date we have been able to absorb the financial impact of these risks without material impact on our operating performance. LHFS loans are generally carried on our books for less than 30 days. The aggregate volume of LHFS on our balance sheet on any given day can be quite volatile and is not indicative of any performance measures. The total value simply reflects the dollar volume of loans that have recently been settled and are in transit for delivery to the investor. At September 30, 2004

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loans held for sale totaled $57.3 million compared to $29.8 million at year end 2003.

     The following table summarizes the Corporation’s loan portfolio (in thousands) as of September 30, 2004.

                 
    September 30   Percent of
    2004
  Total
Real Estate — Construction
  $ 31,224       11.27 %
Real Estate — Residential
    80,647       29.11 %
Real Estate — Non-Residential
    90,066       32.51 %
Home Equity
    26,919       9.72 %
Leases
    3,810       1.38 %
Commercial
    43,797       15.81 %
Consumer
    577       0.20 %
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
  $ 277,040       100 %
 
   
 
     
 
 

Allowance For Loan Losses

At September 30, 2004 the allowance for loan loss totaled $3.1 million. Actual loan losses have been insignificant since the Bank’s inception. Our senior credit management, with over 60 years in collective experience in managing similar portfolios in the Bank’s marketplace, concluded the amount of the reserve and the methodology applied to arrive at the amount of the reserve is justified and appropriate due to the lack of seasoning of the portfolio, the relatively large dollar amount of a relatively small number of loans, portfolio growth, staffing changes and trend analysis. Outside of management’s analysis, the reserve adequacy and methodology are reviewed on a regular basis by the Bank’s external auditors, internal audit program, and bank regulators and such reviews have not resulted in any material adjustment to the reserve amount or methodology. The overall allowance for loan losses is equivalent to 1.14% of total loans held for investment. The Bank has developed a comprehensive risk weighting system based on individual loan characteristics that enables the Bank to precisely allocate the composition of the allowance for loan losses by types of loans.

The allowance for loan losses increased $583 thousand during the first nine months 2004 or approximately 22.7%. Total loans increased $87.7 million or 46.3% during the first nine months of 2004,. The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2004 was 1.14 % of total loans compared to 1.35% at December 31, 2003. Net charge offs from inception through September 30, 2004 have totaled approximately $19 thousand. Since the Bank does not have any historical charge off experience with which to establish trends in loan losses by loan classifications, changes in the composition of the allowance for loan losses are due to volume and changes in individual risk ratings on new and existing loans.

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The loss risk of each loan within a particular classification, however, is not the same. The methodology for arriving at the allowance is not dictated by loan classification. The methodology as to how the allowance was derived is detailed below. Unallocated amounts included in the allowance for loan losses have been applied to the loan classifications on a percentage basis.

Adequacy of the reserve is assessed, and appropriate expense and charge offs are taken, no less frequently than at the close of each fiscal quarter end. The methodology by which we systematically determine the amount of our reserve is set forth by the Board of Directors in our credit policy. Under this policy, our Chief Credit Officer is charged with ensuring that each loan is individually evaluated and the portfolio characteristics are evaluated to arrive at an appropriate aggregate reserve. The results of the analysis are documented, reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors no less than quarterly. The following elements are considered in this analysis: loss estimates on specific problem credits (the “Scheduled Allocation”); individual loan risk ratings, lending staff changes, loan review and board oversight, loan policies and procedures, portfolio trends with respect to volume, delinquency, composition/concentrations of credit, risk rating migration, levels of classified credit, off-balance sheet credit exposure, any other factors considered relevant from time to time (“the General Reserve”) and, finally, an “Unallocated Reserve” to cover any unforeseen factors not considered above in the appropriate magnitude. Each of the reserve components, General, Scheduled and Unallocated are discussed in further detail below.

With respect to the “General Reserve”, all loans are graded or risk rated individually for loss potential at the time of origination and as warranted thereafter, but no less frequently than quarterly. Loss potential factors are applied based upon a blend of the following criteria: our own direct experience at the Bank; our collective management experience in administering similar loan portfolios at other banks in this market for over 60 years; and peer data contained in statistical releases issued by both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Although looking only at peer data and the Bank’s historically low write-offs would suggest a lower loan loss allowance, our management’s experience with similar portfolios in the same market, combined with the fact that our portfolio is relatively unseasoned, justify a conservative approach in contemplating external statistical resources. Accordingly, management’s collective experience at the Bank and other banks is the most heavily weighted criterion, and the weighting is subjective and varies by loan type, amount, collateral, structure, and repayment terms. Prevailing economic condition, both generally and within each individual borrower’s business sector, are considered, as well as any changes in the borrower’s own financial position and, in the case of commercial loans, management structure and business operations.

When deterioration develops in an individual credit, the loan is placed on a “Watch List” and the loan is monitored more closely and gives rise to a “Scheduled Allocation” of the loss reserve. All loans on the watch list are evaluated for specific loss potential based upon either an evaluation of the liquidated value of the collateral or cash flow deficiencies. If management believes that, with respect to a specific loan, an impaired source of repayment, collateral impairment or a change in a debtor’s financial condition presents a heightened risk of non-performance of a particular loan, a portion of the reserve may be specifically allocated to that individual loan.

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The “Unallocated Reserve” is maintained to absorb risk factors outside of the General and Specific Allocations. Maximum and minimum target limits are established by us on a quarterly basis for the Unallocated Reserve.

An analysis of the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses (in thousands) as of and for the period indicated is set forth in the following tables:

     Allowance for Loan Losses

         
Balance as of December 31, 2003
  $ 2,565  
Charge offs
    (8 )
Recoveries
       
Provision
    591  
 
   
 
 
Balance as of September 30, 2004
  $ 3,148  
 
   
 
 

Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses

                                                                 
    September 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
                    Allowance   Allocation of                   Allowance   Allocation of
    Amount
  Percentage
  for Loan Loss
  Loan Loss
  Amount
  Percentage
  for Loan Loss
  Loan Loss
Commercial
  $ 47,607       17.18 %     563       17.88 %   $ 31,759       16.78 %     508       19.80 %
Commercial real estate
    90,066       32.51 %     1,192       37.87 %     69,128       36.51 %     1,054       41.09 %
Real estate construction
    31,224       11.27 %     417       13.25 %     13,766       7.27 %     220       8.58 %
Residential real estate
    107,566       38.83 %     969       30.78 %     73,846       39.01 %     772       30.10 %
Consumer
    577       0.21 %     7       0.22 %     821       0.43 %     11       0.43 %
Total loans
  $ 277,040       100 %     3,148       100 %   $ 189,320       100 %     2,565       100 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Nonperforming Loans And Past Due Loans

     At September 30, 2004 there were three loans in non accrual status totaling $1.5 million. These loans are well secured by first trusts on residential real estate and no loss of principal or interest is anticipated. As of this same date, no accruing loans were past due more than 90 days.

Deposits

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     Deposits represent the primary funding source of the Corporation. At September 30, 2004, deposits totaled $253.7 compared to $198.2 million at December 31, 2003, an increase of $55.5 million. Of this increase, Non-Interest Bearing accounts increased $30.9 million, Savings and Money Market accounts increased $17.2 million and Time Deposits increased $7.4 million. The increase is largely a result of new relationships brought in by our commercial lending staff. Additionally, the Bank markets its deposit products on our web page and various other internet web pages. The Bank opened its second banking office in March. The Bank also opened its third banking office, which is located in the Tyson’s Corner area of Fairfax County, in July. Management expects these actions to result in continued growth of non-wholesale deposits. Management expects wholesale deposits and other borrowings to fluctuate as necessary to fund loans and other investments.

Capital Resources

     Total shareholders’ equity was $25.5 million, or 6.53% of total assets at September 30, 2004. A strong capital position is vital to the continued profitability of the Corporation. It also promotes depositor and investor confidence and provides a solid foundation for the future growth of the organization. Shareholder’s equity increased by $5.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The increase is due to the full retention of $2.6 million in earnings and $3.2 million from the issuance of 473,253 shares of common stock upon the exercise of warrants issued in connection with a common stock offering in the spring of 2002. Other comprehensive income representing unrealized gains on available for sale securities was $54 thousand.

     To date, the Corporation has not paid any cash dividends and does not anticipate doing so in the near term.

     Banking regulators have defined minimum regulatory capital rations that the Corporation and the Bank are required to maintain. These risk based capital guidelines take into consideration risk factors, as defined by the banking regulators, associated with various categories of assets, both on and off the balance sheet. Both the Corporation and Bank are classified as Well Capitalized, which is the highest rating. The Table below Risk Based Capital Analysis outlines the regulatory components of capital and risk based capital ratios.

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Risk Based Capital Analysis

                 
    September   December
    2004   2003
    (in thousands)
Tier 1 Capital:
               
Common stock
    6,597       5,796  
Capital surplus
    9,211       6,856  
Retained earnings
    9,614       7,015  
Less disallowed intangibles and goodwill
    (141 )      
Subordinated Debt (Trust Preferred Debenture)
    8,856       6,500  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total tier 1 capital
    34,137       26,167  
Tier 2 Capital:
               
Qualifying subordinated debt and redeemable preferred stock
    1,144       3,500  
Allowance for loan losses
    3,248       2,608  
 
   
 
     
 
 
 
    4,392       6,108  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total Risk Based Capital
    38,529       32,275  
Risk weighted assets
    305,295       208,622  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Quarterly average assets
    364,816       254,540  
 
   
 
     
 
 
                         
                    Regulatory
                    Minimum
Capital Ratios:
                       
Tier 1 risk based capital ratio
    11.18 %     12.54 %     4.00 %
Total risk based capital ratio
    12.62 %     15.47 %     8.00 %
Leverage ratio
    9.36 %     10.28 %     4.00 %

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

     Pretax income for the three months ended September 30, 2004 was $1.6 million compared to $1.3 million for the corresponding period of 2003. Net income after tax for the third quarter of 2004 totaled $1.0 million compared to $1.0 million for the same period in 2003. Year to date net income after tax for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004 totaled $2.6 million compared to $3.1 million for the first nine months of 2003. Net Income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2004

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reflects a $500 thousand one time gain from the UFM acquisition and $350 thousand in non-operating expenses related to the listing on the Nasdaq in July and management changes in the Mortgage company. The decline in income is primarily due to the Mortgage segment which experienced a decline in mortgage loan production. Loan production during the third quarter of 2004 amounted to $206.0 million compared to $353.5 million for the third quarter of 2003, a 41.7% decline. Mortgage loan production for the first nine months of 2004 amounted to $593.4 million, compared to $1,025.3 million for the same period in 2003. The decline in mortgage loan production is due to a combination of interest rate movements and a decline in the number of requests to refinance. To offset the impact of the decline in refinancing, the Mortgage Corporation is focusing on increasing its market share of purchase financing by increasing the number of experienced loan officers and offering additional products.

     Third quarter income before taxes in 2004 from the Banking segment was $1.3 million versus $608 thousand for the three month period ended September 30, 2003. Income before tax for the nine month period ended September 30 for the Banking segment was $2.9 million compared to $1.6 million for the first nine months of 2003. Income from the banking segment increased by $1.2 million over the same period last year. This increase in income is attributable to a focus on commercial lending, increased name recognition and the addition of experienced professional loan officers all of which expanded our base of business. Earnings were impacted by increased personnel costs associated with an increase in the commercial lending staff and expenses associated with the addition of our two new banking centers. It is expected that income at the Banking segment will continue to improve as new loan officers and the new banking centers increase our base of business and market share.

     Basic earnings per common share for the third quarter of 2004 amounted to $.27 per share, down from $.29 per share in 2003. The decrease is due to the increase in shares outstanding in 2004 due to the exercise of 473,253 warrants. Diluted earnings per share for the third quarter were unaffected by the warrant exercises and remained unchanged from 2003 at $.22 per share. Basic earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 were $.70 and diluted earnings per share year to date were $.57, down from $.89 and $.72 respectively for the first nine months of 2003. The decline in earnings per share is due in part to 473,253 new shares issued upon the exercise of warrants. This share issuance brought in approximately $3.2 million in new capital.

     Interest and fees on loans increased $1.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 over the same period of 2003 reflecting the $87.7 million increase in loans held for investment. Non –interest income totaled $20.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 compared to $26.8 million for the same period of 2003, a decrease of $6.1 million. The $6.1 million decline is due to the decrease in gains on the sale of loans.

Net Interest Income

     Net interest income, the principal source of Bank earnings, is the amount of income generated by earning assets (primarily loans and investment securities) less the interest expense incurred on interest bearing liabilities (primarily deposits used to fund earning assets). Management of the Bank strives to maximize net interest income through prudent balance sheet administration and maintaining appropriate

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risk levels as determined by management.

     The composition of the consolidated earnings has seen a significant change over the last one year as a result of the strategies employed by the management in the banking segment and the effects of the general market conditions on the mortgage segment. In the three months ended September 30, 2004 the banking segment accounted for 84.8% of the consolidated earnings while the mortgage segment accounted for 15.2%. This compared to 45.8% and 54.2% respectively for the two segments for the same period in 2003. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2004 the banking segment accounted for 72% of the consolidated earnings while the mortgage segment contributed 28%. The earnings composition for the same period in 2003 was 33% and 67% by the banking and mortgage segments respectively. The above trend is a reflection of the managements’ strategy of utilizing strong mortgage earnings in 2003 towards the expansion of the banking staff and infrastructure designed to improve future earnings contribution by the bank. Management intends to continue with this strategy causing the banking segment to contribute the majority of future earnings.

Net interest income increased in the third quarter of 2004 to $2.9 million compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2003. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, net interest income totaled $8.2 million, up from $6.9 million for the same period in 2003. Net interest income depends upon the volume of earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and the associated rates. Average interest earning assets for the first nine months of 2004 increased $46.9 million to $305.2 million compared to $258.3 million in 2003. The increase is primarily due to the growth in the average loans, which increased $44.7 million. The yield on earning assets increased from 5.46% in 2003 to 5.53% in 2004, reflecting the current rate environment. Irrespective of the future interest rate environment, we expect net interest income to continue to increase as a result of our plans to grow the volumes of loans held for investment and core Bank deposits. We plan to accomplish this through continued expansion of our lending staff and client service capabilities serving local depositors.

     Total interest bearing deposits averaged $145.4 million in the first nine months of 2004 compared to $141.9 million in the same period in 2003. Borrowed funds averaged $85.4 million in the first nine months of 2004 compared to $36.7 million in the same period in 2003. The increase in deposits and borrowings funded the growth in earning assets. The average cost of interest bearing liabilities was 2.55% in the first nine months of 2004 compared to 2.74% in the same period in 2003. The reduced cost of interest bearing liabilities reflects changes in the composition of interest bearing liabilities.

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Volume and Rate Analysis
(in thousands)

                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30,
    2004 compared to 2003
    Change Due To:
    Increase /        
    (Decrease)
  Volume
  Rate
Interest Earning Assets:
                       
Investments
    363       170       193  
Loans
    1,775       1,987       (212 )
Interest bearing deposits
    (53 )     (56 )     3  
Federal funds sold
                 
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Increase (Decrease) in Interest Income
    2,085       2,101       (16 )
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
                       
Interest-bearing demand deposits
    13       20       (7 )
Money market deposit accounts
    112       134       (22 )
Time deposits
    (265 )     (253 )     (12 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    (140 )     (99 )     (41 )
FHLB Advances
    602       403       199  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
                       
Other short-term borrowings
    51       94       (43 )
Trust Preferred
    229       216       13  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total Increase in Interest Expense
    742       614       128  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Interest Income
    1,343       1,487       (144 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

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Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
(in thousands)

                                                 
    Period Ended September 30,
    2004
  2003
    Average   Income /   Yield /   Average   Income /   Yield /
    Balance
  Expense
  Rate
  Balance
  Expense
  Rate
Assets:
                                               
Interest earning assets:
                                               
Securities
  $ 22,742     $ 606       3.55 %   $ 13,379     $ 243       2.42 %
Loans
    276,454       11,998       5.79 %     231,792       10,223       5.88 %
Interest bearing deposits
    6,089       48       1.05 %     13,125       101       1.03 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest earning assets
    305,285       12,652       5.53 %     258,296       10,567       5.45 %
Non-interest earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    7,299                       5,275                  
Premises and equipment
    7,940                       672                  
Other assets
    1,373                       4,577                  
Less: allowance for loan losses
    (2,825 )                     (2,299 )                
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total non-interest earning assets
    13,787                       8,225                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total Assets
  $ 319,072                     $ 266,521                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                               
Interest bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 8,413     $ 65       1.03 %   $ 6,080     $ 52       1.14 %
Money market deposit and savings accounts
    30,602       319       1.39 %     18,442       207       1.50 %
Time deposits
    106,342       2,492       3.12 %     117,338       2,757       3.13 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    145,357       2,876       2.64 %     141,860       3,016       2.83 %
FHLB Advances
    64,139       1,074       2.23 %     27,655       472       2.28 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Other short-term borrowings
    11,077       90       1.08 %     4,908       39       1.06 %
Trust Preferred Debenture
    10,000       370       4.93 %     4,141       141       4.54 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    230,573       4,410       2.55 %     178,564       3,668       2.74 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Non-interest bearing liabilities:
                                               
Demand deposits
  $ 66,499                     $ 64,636                  
Other liabilities
    3,134                       4,954                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total liabilities
    300,206                       248,154                  
Shareholders’ Equity
    18,866                       18,367                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
  $ 319,072                     $ 266,521                  
 
   
 
                     
 
                 
Interest Spread
  $               2.98 %   $               2.72 %
 
                   
 
                     
 
 
Net Interest Margin
          $ 8,242       3.60 %           $ 6,899       3.56 %
 
           
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
(1) Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest bearing liabilities.
 
(2) Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

Non-Interest Income Non-interest income totaled $7.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 compared to $8.9 million in the same period of 2003. Gains on loans held for sale decreased approximately $1.1 million or 18.8% in the three months ended September 30, 2004. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2004, non-interest income totaled $20.7 million compared to $26.8 million in 2003, a decrease of $6.1 million reflecting the decreased volume in mortgage loans during 2004. Future levels of non-interest income depend primarily on the mortgage loan origination volume.

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Non-Interest Expense For the three month period ended September 30, 2004, non-interest expense totaled $8.8 million compared to $9.9 million for the same period in 2003, a decrease of approximately 12%. Year to date, non-interest expense totaled $24.4 million at September 30, 2004 compared to $28.3 million at September 30, 2003, a decrease of $3.9 million. The majority of the decreases in expenses are attributable to a drop in mortgage loan origination because a substantial portion of the Mortgage Banking salaries, benefits and other operating expense is variable with loan origination volume.

Liquidity Management

     Liquidity is the ability of the Corporation to convert assets into cash or cash equivalents without significant loss and to raise additional funds by increasing liabilities. Liquidity management involves maintaining the Corporation’s ability to meet the daily cash flow requirements of both depositors and borrowers.

     Asset and liability management functions not only serve to assure adequate liquidity in order to meet the needs of the Corporation’s customers, but also to maintain an appropriate balance between interest sensitive assets and interest sensitive liabilities so that the Corporation can earn an appropriate return for its shareholders.

     The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily through loan principal repayments and maturities of investment securities. Other short-term investments such as Federal Funds sold and maturing interest bearing deposits with other banks are additional sources of liquidity funding. At September 30, 2004, overnight interest bearing balances totaled $10.7 million and securities available for sale totaled $22.6 million.

     The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity through various interest bearing and non interest bearing deposit accounts, Federal Funds purchased, securities sold under agreement to repurchase and other short-term borrowings. At September 30, 2004 the Corporation had lines of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta totaling $150 million and outstanding loans of $80.0 million. The interest rates on these lines of credit are variable rates that are subject to change daily. Included in the $80.0 million in borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank are term notes in the amount of $28.1 million at a fixed rates of interest ranging from 2.7% to 4.97%.

     In addition to the lines of credit at the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Bank and Mortgage Corporation also issue repurchase agreements and commercial paper. As of September 30, 2004 outstanding repurchase agreements totaled $2.5 million and commercial paper issued amounted to $19.1 million. The interest rate on these instruments are variable and subject to change daily. The Bank also maintains Federal Funds lines of credit with its correspondent banks and, at September 30, 2004 these lines amounted to $16.6 million.

     The Corporation funded the growth in interest earning assets through a combination of non-interest bearing deposits, interest bearing deposits, retention of earnings and borrowed funds. The chart below shows the composition of borrowed funds. The Corporation expects its short and long term sources of liquidity and capital to remain adequate to support expected growth. The Bank relies on a

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variety of short and long term resources for liquidity from a variety of sources that substantially reduces reliance upon any single provider.

     Borrowed Funds Distribution
     (in thousands)

                 
    September 30,   December 31,
    2004
  2003
At Period End
               
FHLB Advances
  $ 51,963     $ 5,000  
FHLB Long Term Borrowings
    28,054       14,965  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    2,524       1,803  
Other short term borrowings
    14,835       4,253  
Trust Preferred Debentures
    10,000       10,000  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total at period end
  $ 107,376     $ 36,021  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Average Balances
               
FHLB Advances
  $ 49,650     $ 10,788  
FHLB Long Term Borrowings
    14,489       13,762  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    2,144       1,381  
Other Short term borrowings
    8,933       4,510  
Trust Preferred Debentures
    10,000       5,593  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total average balance
  $ 85,216     $ 36,034  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Average rate paid on all borrowed funds
    2.55 %     2.74 %
 
   
 
     
 
 

Interest Rate Sensitivity Management

     The Corporation’s net interest income and the fair value of its financial instruments are influenced by changes in the level of interest rates. The Corporation manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through policies established by its Asset/Liability Committee. The Asset Liability Committee meets periodically and has responsibility for formulating and implementing strategies to improve balance sheet positioning and earnings and reviewing interest rate sensitivity. The objective of the policy and process administered by this function is to define and contain the exposure to earnings and economic value of the Corporation under different interest rate scenarios. As of September 30, 2004 the Corporation is considered Asset Sensitive. This means that interest earning assets generally mature or re-price more frequently than corresponding liabilities. Generally, in a rising rate environment income will increase as a result of being asset sensitive. The following table, Interest Sensitivity Analysis, reflects the maturity or re-pricing of assets and liabilities.

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Interest Sensitivity Analysis
Use fair value

                                                                                 
    September 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
    Maturing or Repricing
  Maturing or Repricing
    Within   4 - 12   1 -5   Over           Within   4 - 12   1 -5   Over    
    3 Months
  Months
  Years
  5 Years
  Total
  3 Months
  Months
  Years
  5 Years
  Total
            (Dollars in thousands)                   (Dollars in thousands)        
Interest Earning Assets:
                                                                               
Securities
    1,001             17,564       3,989       22,554                   14,232       8,946       23,178  
Loans held for sale
    57,310                               57,310       29,756                         29,756  
Loans
    125,776       16,916       121,462       12,886       277,040       40,025       22,301       73,534       53,460       189,320  
Interest bearing deposits
    10,753                         10,753       286                         286  
Federal funds sold
    1,008                         1,008                                
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest earning assets
    195,848       16,916       139,026       16,875       368,665       70,067       22,301       87,766       62,406       242,540  
Interest bearing liabilities:
                                                                               
Interest-bearing demand deposits
    9,838                         9,838       7,047                         7,047  
Money market deposit accounts
    35,338                         35,338       20,981                         20,981  
Savings accounts
    551                         551       500                         500  
Time deposits & IRAs
    18,023       44,324       49,248       5,222       116,817       37,225       19,166       47,780       5,265       109,436  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing deposits
    63,750       44,324       49,248       5,222       162,544       65,753       19,166       47,780       5,265       137,964  
FHLB Advances
    51,963                               51,963       5,000                         5,000  
Sec sold under agreements to repurch
    2,524                         2,524       1,803                         1,803  
Other short-term borrowings
    14,835                         14,835       4,253                         4,253  
Long Term Borrowings
                19250       8,804       28,054                   10,500       4,465       14,965  
Trust Preferred Capital Notes
    10,000                         10,000       10,000                         10,000  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    143,072       44,324       68,498       14,026       269,920       86,809       19,166       58,280       9,730       173,985  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Period Gap
  $ 52,776     $ (27,408 )   $ 70,528     $ 2,849     $ 98,745     $ (16,742 )   $ 3,135     $ 29,486     $ 52,676     $ 68,555  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cumulative Gap
  $ 52,776     $ 25,368     $ 95,896     $ 98,745     $ 98,745     $ (16,742 )   $ (13,607 )   $ 15,879     $ 68,555     $ 68,555  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cumulative Gap / Total Earning Assets
    14.32 %     6.88 %     26.01 %     26.78 %     26.78 %     -6.90 %     -5.61 %     6.55 %     28.27 %     28.27 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Off-Balance Sheet Items

     In the ordinary course of business, the Bank issues commitments to extend credit and, at September 30, 2004, these commitments amounted to $12.5 million. These commitments do not necessarily represent cash requirements, since many commitments are expected to expire without being drawn on.

     At September 30, the Bank had approximately $34.7 million in unfunded lines of credit and letters of credit. These lines of credit, if drawn upon, would be funded from routine cash flows and short term borrowings. As the Corporation continues the planned expansion of the loan portfolio held for investment, the volume of commitments and unfunded lines of credit are expected to increase accordingly.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     The Corporation’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The Funds Management Committee is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position and establishes

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policies to monitor and coordinate the Corporation’s sources, uses and pricing of funds.

     The Corporation uses a simulation model to analyze net interest income sensitivity to movements in interest rates. The simulation model projects net interest income based on various interest rate scenarios over a twelve month period. The model is based on the actual maturity and re-pricing characteristics of rate sensitive assets and liabilities. The model incorporates certain assumptions which management believes to be reasonable regarding the impact of changing interest rates and the prepayment assumption of certain assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2004. The model assumes changes in interest rates without any management intervention to change the composition of the balance sheet. According to the model run for the period ended September 30, 2004 over a twelve month period, an immediate 100 basis points increase in interest rates would result in an increase in net interest income by 10.68%. An immediate 50 basis points decline in interest rates would result in a decrease in net interest income by 5.74%. While management carefully monitors the exposure to changes in interest rates and takes actions as warranted to decrease any adverse impact, there can be no assurance about the actual effect of interest rate changes on net interest income.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     As a result of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, issuers such as Access National Corporation that file periodic reports under the Exchange Act (the “Act”) are now required to include in those reports certain information concerning the issuer’s controls and procedures for complying with the disclosure requirements of the federal securities laws. These disclosure controls and procedures include, among other things, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports it files or submits under the Act, is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

     We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information related to the Corporation is available to or made known to our principal executive officers and principal financial officer on a regular basis, in particular during the periods in which our quarterly and annual reports are being prepared. As required, we evaluate the effectiveness of these disclosure controls and procedures on a quarterly basis, and have done so as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were operating effectively as designed as of the date of such evaluation.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover every situation involving the failure of persons within the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Corporation’s periodic reports.

Changes in Internal Controls

     The Corporation’s management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting and control of its assets to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. No changes in our internal controls over financial reporting occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     Neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries are party to any legal proceedings, nor are any legal proceedings threatened. From time to time the Bank may initiate legal actions against borrowers in connection with collecting defaulted loans. Such actions are not considered material by management unless otherwise disclosed.

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

     None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     None

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

     None

Item 5. Other information

     None

Item 6. Exhibits

     
Exhibit #
  Description
3.1
  Articles of Incorporation of Access National Corporation, as amended on March 26 and April 19, 2004. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-KSB/A, filed April 23, 2004.
 
   
3.2
  Bylaws of Access National Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K12G3 filed with the SEC on July 19, 2002.
 
   
4.0
  Form of Common Stock Certificate of Access National Bank. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
10.1*
  Employment Letter Agreement between Access National Bank and Michael W. Clarke. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.

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Exhibit #
  Description
10.2*
  Employment Letter Agreement between Access National Bank and Robert C. Shoemaker. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
10.3*
  Employment Letter Agreement between Access National Bank and Charles Wimer. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
10.4*
  Employment Agreement between Mortgage Investment Corporation (now Access National Mortgage Corporation) and Michael Rebibo. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
10.5
  Access National Bank 1999 Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
10.6
  Lease agreement between Access National Bank and William J. Spencer and Blanca C. Spencer. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
10.7
  Lease agreement between Access National Mortgage Corporation and WJG LLC. Incorporated by reference to Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003.
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).
 
   
32.1
  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

*   Management contract

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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.

ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
         
     
November 12, 2004  By:   /s/Michael W. Clarke    
    Michael W. Clarke   
    President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer) 
 
 
         
     
November 12, 2004  By:   /s/Charles Wimer    
    Charles Wimer, Executive Vice President   
    and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer) 
 

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