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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, 2002
[ ] 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...................................................0-18046
FIRST FEDERAL CAPITAL CORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
WISCONSIN 39-1651288
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS employer
incorporation or organization) identification)
605 STATE STREET
LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 54601
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (608) 784-8000
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period as the Registrant has
been subject to such requirements), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class: COMMON STOCK--$.10 PAR VALUE. Outstanding as of November 13, 2002:
19,694,636 (excludes 521,297 shares held as treasury stock).
FORM 10-Q TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
Item 1--Financial Statements ...................................................................2
Item 2--Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.............................................................................13
Item 3--Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.............................26
Item 4--Controls and Procedures................................................................
PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1--Legal Proceedings......................................................................27
Item 2--Changes in Securities..................................................................27
Item 3--Defaults Upon Senior Securities........................................................27
Item 4--Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders......................................27
Item 5--Other Information......................................................................27
Item 6--Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................................................27
SIGNATURES..................................................................................................28
CERTIFICATION...............................................................................................29
1
PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1--FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001
SEPTEMBER 30 DECEMBER 31
2002 2001
ASSETS (UNAUDITED)
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Cash and due from banks $89,286,671 $70,756,705
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 180,329,689 98,233,160
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value - 35,461,500
Mortgage-backed and related securities:
Available for sale, at fair value 264,898,636 305,979,912
Held for investment, at cost (fair value of $66,711,416 and $134,937,344,
respectively) 66,265,617 134,010,248
Loans held for sale 42,199,446 56,109,442
Loans held for investment, net 2,222,496,847 1,851,316,436
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 54,799,600 28,063,300
Accrued interest receivable, net 18,531,165 19,016,429
Office properties and equipment 35,639,567 30,653,310
Mortgage servicing rights, net 28,600,177 29,908,769
Intangible assets 43,971,307 24,946,280
Other assets 19,700,452 33,254,152
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Total assets $3,066,719,173 $2,717,709,643
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Deposit liabilities $2,390,292,098 $2,029,254,047
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 402,100,000 467,415,000
Other borrowings 15,264,823 32,311
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 10,502,385 1,640,142
Accrued interest payable 3,122,719 4,063,741
Other liabilities 46,261,613 22,906,699
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Total liabilities 2,867,543,640 2,525,311,940
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Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding - -
Common stock, $.10 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 20,215,933 and
20,200,829 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 2,021,593 2,020,083
Additional paid-in capital 46,577,431 46,607,845
Retained earnings 158,002,343 141,717,089
Treasury stock, at cost (524,297 and 0 shares, respectively) (10,433,081) -
Unearned restricted stock (45,833) (87,083)
Accumulated non-owner adjustments to equity, net 3,053,081 2,139,769
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Total stockholders' equity 199,175,533 192,397,703
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $3,066,719,173 $2,717,709,643
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
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2002 2001
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
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Interest on loans $35,204,713 $36,473,756
Interest on mortgage-backed and related securities 4,558,678 5,290,011
Interest and dividends on investments 1,319,105 627,612
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Total interest income 41,082,496 42,391,379
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Interest on deposit liabilities 14,190,609 20,910,626
Interest on FHLB advances and other borrowings 5,652,305 5,698,593
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Total interest expense 19,842,914 26,609,218
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Net interest income 21,239,582 15,782,160
Provision for loan losses 715,977 354,973
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 20,523,605 15,427,187
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Retail banking fees and service charges 8,016,700 6,522,534
Premiums and commissions 1,039,074 882,742
Loan servicing fees, net (8,313,844) (1,059,845)
Gain on sales of loans 14,800,406 3,996,677
Gain on sales of investments - 37,961
Other income 1,175,122 948,562
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Total non-interest income 16,717,457 11,328,631
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Compensation and employee benefits 13,848,432 9,978,015
Occupancy and equipment 2,792,370 1,985,681
Communications, postage, and office supplies 1,622,065 1,262,722
ATM and debit card transaction costs 1,047,163 847,627
Advertising and marketing 961,066 663,445
Amortization of intangibles 202,647 255,120
Other expenses 2,418,134 1,446,735
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Total non-interest expense 22,891,877 16,439,345
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Income before income taxes 14,349,186 10,316,473
Income tax expense 5,293,060 3,592,614
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Net income $9,056,126 $6,723,858
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PER SHARE INFORMATION
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Diluted earnings per share $0.45 $0.36
Basic earnings per share 0.46 0.36
Dividends paid per share 0.13 0.12
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER
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2002 2001
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
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Interest on loans $102,359,381 $108,095,217
Interest on mortgage-backed and related securities 15,680,678 17,897,279
Interest and dividends on investments 3,487,737 2,216,872
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Total interest income 121,527,796 128,209,367
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Interest on deposit liabilities 42,993,392 63,497,676
Interest on FHLB advances and all other borrowings 17,147,319 18,791,128
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Total interest expense 60,140,711 82,288,804
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Net interest income 61,387,086 45,920,563
Provision for loan losses 2,134,326 1,185,872
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 59,252,760 44,734,692
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Retail banking fees and service charges 21,852,650 18,649,077
Premiums and commissions 3,062,424 2,523,611
Loan servicing fees, net (8,905,828) (2,442,763)
Gain on sales of loans 23,756,983 12,266,457
Gain (loss) on sales of investments (166,264) 37,961
Other income 3,008,036 2,466,830
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Total non-interest income 42,608,001 33,501,174
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Compensation and employee benefits 38,904,875 29,219,947
Occupancy and equipment 7,849,837 6,693,624
Communications, postage, and office supplies 4,632,131 3,835,463
ATM and debit card transaction costs 2,924,376 2,428,369
Advertising and marketing 2,459,152 1,790,143
Amortization of intangibles 510,490 768,621
Other expenses 6,000,946 4,184,475
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Total non-interest expense 63,281,806 48,920,642
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Income before income taxes 38,578,955 29,315,224
Income tax expense 13,666,441 10,327,254
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Net income $24,912,514 $18,987,970
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PER SHARE INFORMATION
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Diluted earnings per share $1.23 $1.02
Basic earnings per share 1.25 1.03
Dividends paid per share 0.38 0.35
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
COMMON
STOCK AND ACCUMULATED
ADDITIONAL UNEARNED NON-OWNER
PAID-IN RETAINED TREASURY RESTRICTED ADJUSTMENTS
UNAUDITED CAPITAL EARNINGS STOCK STOCK TO EQUITY TOTAL
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Balance at June 30, 2001 $36,534,227 $129,874,986 ($14,186,223) ($114,583) $3,414,156 $155,522,563
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Net income 6,723,858 6,723,858
Securities valuation adjustment,
net of income taxes 713,021 713,021
Reclassification adjustment for
gain on securities included in
income, net of income taxes (24,675) (24,675)
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Net income and non-owner
adjustments to equity 7,412,204
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Dividends paid (2,210,705) (2,210,705)
Exercise of stock options (97,258) 221,448 124,190
Purchase of treasury stock (2,554,001) (2,554,001)
Amortization of restricted stock 141,450 13,750 155,200
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Balance at September 30, 2001 $36,534,227 $134,432,331 ($16,518,776) ($100,833) $4,102,502 $158,449,451
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UNAUDITED
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Balance at June 30, 2002 $48,599,024 $151,829,842 ($6,663,293) ($59,583) $3,851,952 $197,557,941
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Net income 9,056,126 9,056,126
Securities valuation adjustment,
net of income taxes (798,871) (798,871)
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Net income and non-owner
adjustments to equity 8,257,254
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Dividends paid (2,564,575) (2,564,575)
Exercise of stock options (481,083) 1,334,202 853,119
Purchase of treasury stock (5,103,990) (5,103,990)
Amortization of restricted stock 162,035 13,750 175,785
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Balance at September 30, 2002 $48,599,024 $158,002,343 ($10,433,081) ($45,833) $3,053,081 $199,175,533
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
COMMON
STOCK AND ACCUMULATED
ADDITIONAL UNEARNED NON-OWNER
PAID-IN RETAINED TREASURY RESTRICTED ADJUSTMENTS
UNAUDITED CAPITAL EARNINGS STOCK STOCK TO EQUITY TOTAL
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Balance at December 31, 2000 $36,534,227 $122,921,606 ($15,127,142) ($142,083) $2,362,887 $146,549,495
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Net income 18,987,970 18,987,970
Securities valuation adjustment,
net of income taxes 1,764,290 1,764,290
Reclassification adjustment for
gain on securities included in
income, net of income taxes (24,675) (24,675)
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Net income and non-owner
adjustments to equity 20,727,585
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Dividends paid (6,442,451) (6,442,451)
Exercise of stock options (1,548,844) 1,821,742 272,898
Purchase of treasury stock (3,213,376) (3,213,376)
Amortization of restricted stock 514,050 41,250 555,300
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Balance at September 30, 2001 $36,534,227 $134,432,331 ($16,518,776) ($100,833) $4,102,502 $158,449,451
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UNAUDITED
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Balance at December 31, 2001 $48,627,928 $141,717,089 - ($87,083) $2,139,769 $192,397,703
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Net income 24,912,514 24,912,514
Securities valuation adjustment,
net of income taxes 805,240 805,240
Reclassification adjustment for
loss on securities included in
income, net of income taxes 108,072 108,072
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Net income and non-owner
adjustments to equity 25,825,826
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Dividends paid (7,585,459) (7,585,459)
Exercise of stock options (28,904) (1,712,136) 3,337,025 1,595,985
Purchase of treasury stock (13,770,106) (13,770,106)
Amortization of restricted stock 670,335 41,250 711,585
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Balance at September 30, 2002 $48,599,024 $158,002,343 ($10,433,081) ($45,833) $3,053,081 $199,175,533
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
THREE MONTHS SEPTEMBER 30
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2002 2001
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $9,056,126 $6,723,858
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by
operations:
Provision for loan and real estate losses 703,898 435,043
Net loan costs deferred (1,301,588) (576,486)
Amortization (including mortgage servicing rights) 13,177,743 3,678,306
Depreciation 848,071 593,500
Gains on sales of loans and other investments (14,800,406) (4,034,638)
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable (608,126) 104,714
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable (583,875) 47,753
Increase in current and deferred income taxes 1,741,525 1,094,199
Other accruals and prepaids, net (2,616,052) 205,883
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Net cash provided by operations before loan originations and sales 5,617,316 8,272,132
Loans originated for sale (611,231,546) (266,742,400)
Sales of loans originated for sale or transferred from held for investment 623,318,366 259,945,509
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Net cash provided by operations 17,704,136 1,475,241
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in interest-bearing deposits with banks (18,549,364) (43,861,362)
Sales of mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale - 737,961
Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale - (80,623,473)
Principal payments on mortgage-backed and related securities available 74,190,946 40,570,662
for sale
Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities held for investment - (80,517,523)
Principal payments on mortgage-backed and related securities held for 28,013,963 9,390,111
investment
Loans originated for investment (300,426,182) (154,556,857)
Loans purchased for investment (298,674,142) -
Loan principal repayments 293,404,425 175,323,567
Sales of real estate 1,104,830 249,020
Additions to office properties and equipment (2,570,017) (1,559,089)
Other, net 387,068 (6,292,002)
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Net cash used by investing activities (223,118,473) (141,138,985)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in deposit liabilities 203,816,986 181,119,286
Purchased deposit liabilities 25,290,037 -
Long-term advances from Federal Home Loan Bank - 112,500,000
Repayment of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances (38,915,000) (34,245,000)
Decrease in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings - (99,580,000)
Decrease in federal funds purchased - (20,000,000)
Increase in other borrowings 3,997,906 238,086
Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 2,564,844 2,525,974
Purchase of treasury stock (5,103,990) (2,554,001)
Dividends paid (2,564,575) (2,210,705)
Other, net 18,155,118 3,644,367
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Net cash provided by financing activities 207,241,326 141,438,007
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Net increase in cash and due from banks 1,826,989 1,774,263
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period 87,459,682 48,147,157
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Cash and due from banks at end of period $89,286,671 $49,921,420
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest and dividends received on loans and investments $40,474,369 $42,496,092
Interest paid on deposits and borrowings 20,426,789 26,561,465
Income taxes paid 3,559,409 2,498,416
Income taxes refunded 7,875 -
Transfer of loans from held for investment to held for sale 23,575,461 28,358,672
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
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2002 2001
(UNAUDITED) (UNAUDITED)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $24,912,514 $18,987,970
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by
operations:
Provision for loan and real estate losses 2,086,096 1,246,551
Net loan costs deferred (2,571,988) (1,841,321)
Amortization (including mortgage servicing rights) 22,410,956 9,706,262
Depreciation 2,401,099 1,864,003
Gains on sales of loans and other investments (23,590,719) (12,304,418)
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable 934,846 (295,105)
Decrease in accrued interest payable (1,469,306) (1,544,047)
Increase in current and deferred income taxes 2,854,677 2,711,812
Other accruals and prepaids, net (3,834,293) 1,182,828
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Net cash provided by operations before loan originations and sales 24,133,882 19,714,535
Loans originated for sale (942,435,231) (707,520,309)
Sales of loans originated for sale or transferred from held for investment 1,046,448,438 778,013,460
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Net cash provided by operations 128,147,089 90,207,686
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Increase in interest-bearing deposits with banks (82,096,529) (51,715,070)
Maturities of investment securities - 100,000
Sales of investment securities 35,098,150 -
Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale (137,185,310) (80,623,473)
Principal payments on mortgage-backed and related securities available 178,707,734 121,707,256
for sale
Sales of mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale - 737,961
Purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities held for investment - (80,517,523)
Principal payments on mortgage-backed and related securities held for 67,070,875 24,065,650
investment
Loans originated for investment (775,477,847) (492,325,461)
Loans purchased for investment (302,835,253) (178,134,515)
Loan principal repayments 742,797,342 468,495,735
Sales of education loans - 1,384,322
Sales of real estate 2,515,463 1,684,253
Additions to office properties and equipment (6,487,108) (5,151,624)
Purchases of mortgage servicing rights - (1,100,197)
Purchase of net assets of Rochester banking offices (7,914,840) -
Other, net (13,966,780) (14,842,792)
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Net cash used by investing activities (299,774,103) (286,235,478)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in deposit liabilities 207,487,631 289,866,923
Purchased deposit liabilities 25,290,037 -
Long-term advances from Federal Home Loan Bank - 112,500,000
Repayment of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances (52,815,000) (43,245,000)
Decrease in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings (12,500,000) (23,045,000)
Decrease in securities sold under agreements to repurchase - (100,000,000)
Decrease in federal funds purchased - (20,000,000)
Increase (decrease) in other borrowings 15,232,512 (2,367,759)
Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 8,832,954 9,742,799
Purchase of treasury stock (13,770,106) (3,213,376)
Proceeds from sale of common stock - (140,452)
Dividends paid (7,585,459) (6,442,451)
Other, net 19,984,411 6,847,709
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Net cash provided by financing activities 190,156,980 220,503,393
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Net increase in cash and due from banks 18,529,966 24,475,601
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period 70,756,705 25,445,819
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Cash and due from banks at end of period $89,286,671 $49,921,420
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest and dividends received on loans and investments $122,462,642 $127,914,262
Interest paid on deposits and borrowings 61,610,017 83,832,851
Income taxes paid 11,433,734 7,615,441
Income taxes refunded 621,089 -
Transfer of loans from held for investment to held for sale 80,189,500 114,363,902
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Refer to accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1--PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and balances
of First Federal Capital Corp (the "Corporation"), First Federal Savings Bank La
Crosse-Madison (the "Bank"), and the Bank's wholly-owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
NOTE 2--BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are
unaudited and do not include information or footnotes necessary for a complete
presentation of financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). However, in
the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial
statements have been included. Operating results for the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2002, may not necessarily be indicative of the
results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2002.
Certain 2001 balances have been reclassified to conform to the 2002
presentation.
NOTE 3--EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic and diluted earnings per share data are based on the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted
earnings per share is further adjusted for potential common shares that were
dilutive and outstanding during the period. Potential common shares generally
consist of stock options outstanding under the Corporation's stock incentive
plans. The dilutive effect of potential common shares is computed using the
treasury stock method. All stock options are assumed to be 100% vested for
purposes of the earnings per share computations. The computation of earnings per
share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002, and
September 30, 2001, is as follows:
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
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2002 2001
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DILUTED BASIC DILUTED BASIC
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Net income $9,056,126 $9,056,126 $6,723,858 $6,723,858
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Average common shares, net of treasury shares 19,765,053 19,765,053 18,417,242 18,417,242
Potential common shares issued under stock options (treasury
stock method) 282,884 - 200,060 -
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Average common shares and potential common shares 20,047,937 19,765,053 18,617,302 18,417,242
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Earnings per share $0.45 $0.46 $0.36 $0.36
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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
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2002 2001
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DILUTED BASIC DILUTED BASIC
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Net income $24,912,514 $24,912,514 $18,987,970 $18,987,970
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Average common shares, net of treasury shares 19,958,830 19,958,830 18,392,797 18,392,797
Potential common shares issued under stock options (treasury
stock method) 280,780 - 185,826 -
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Average common shares and potential common shares 20,239,610 19,958,830 18,578,623 18,392,797
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Earnings per share $1.23 $1.25 $1.02 $1.03
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NOTE 4--CONTINGENCIES
The Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged in various routine
legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business, which considered
together are believed by management to be immaterial to the consolidated
financial condition of the Corporation.
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NOTE 5--SEGMENT INFORMATION
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS The Corporation tracks profitability in four major
areas: (i) residential lending, (ii) commercial real estate lending, (iii)
consumer lending, and (iv) investment and mortgage-related securities.
Residential lending is divided into two profit centers for segment reporting
purposes: (i) a mortgage banking profit center that is responsible for loan
origination, sales of loans in the secondary market, and servicing of
residential loans, and (ii) a residential loan portfolio that consists of loans
held by the Corporation for investment purposes (loans held for sale are
included in the mortgage banking profit center). This profit center also
includes mortgage-backed securities that are collateralized by loans that were
originated by the Corporation. Commercial real estate lending consists of the
Corporation's portfolio of multi-family and non-residential mortgage loans, as
well as functions related to the origination and servicing of such loans.
Consumer lending is divided into two profit centers for segment reporting
purposes: (i) a consumer lending portfolio, which consists of the Corporation's
second mortgage, automobile, and other consumer installment loans, as well as
functions related to the origination and servicing of such loans, and (ii) an
education loan portfolio, which also includes functions related to the
origination and servicing of the loans. Finally, the Corporation's investment
and mortgage-related securities portfolio is considered a profit center for
segment reporting purposes. As previously noted, however, mortgage-backed
securities collateralized by loans originated by the Corporation are included in
the residential loan profit center, rather than the investment and
mortgage-related securities portfolio.
The Corporation's extensive branch network, which delivers checking,
savings, certificates of deposit and other financial products and services to
customers, is considered a support department for segment reporting purposes, as
more fully described in a subsequent paragraph.
In October 2001, the Corporation completed the acquisition of American
Community Bankshares, Inc. ("ACB"). In addition, in April 2002 the Corporation
completed the acquisition of three bank offices in Rochester, Minnesota, from
another financial institution. These purchases included the customer loans and
deposits at those branches. In addition to offering products and services
similar to the Corporation's existing product lines, these institutions also
deliver commercial loan and deposit products and services to business customers.
This represents a new line of business for the Corporation and a new reportable
segment. The financial results of this new line of business have not been
separately reported in 2002 due to continuing efforts to develop the
departmental allocations of costs and revenues necessary to fairly present the
operating results of this line of business.
MEASUREMENT OF SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) Management evaluates the after-tax
performance of the Corporation's profit centers as if each center were a
separate entity--each with its own earning assets, actual and/or allocated
non-earning assets, and allocated funding resources. Each profit center has its
own interest income, non-interest income, and non-interest expense as captured
by the Corporation's accounting systems. Interest expense is allocated to each
profit center according to its use of the Corporation's funding sources, which
consist primarily of deposit liabilities, wholesale borrowings, and equity. In
general, all funding sources are allocated proportionately to each profit
center. However, in certain instances specific liabilities may be matched
against specific assets of profit centers.
The net cost of operating the Corporation's support departments is
allocated to the Corporation's profit centers and to the banking network using a
variety of methods deemed appropriate by management. In general, these net costs
are included in the non-interest expense of each profit center, to include the
branch network. In addition, certain allocations of revenues and expenses are
made between profit centers when they perform services for each other. Such
amounts, however, are not generally material in nature.
The Corporation's branch network is considered a support department
center for segment reporting purposes. Retail banking fees and revenues are
deducted from the non-interest expense of operating the network (to include an
allocation of net costs from the Corporation's other support departments) to
arrive at net costs for the branch network. This net cost is then allocated to
each profit center based on its use of deposit liabilities to fund its
operations. This amount is reported as "net cost to acquire and maintain deposit
liabilities" and is included as an adjustment to the net interest income of each
profit center.
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For segment reporting purposes, management makes certain non-GAAP
adjustments and reclassifications to the results of operations and financial
condition of the Corporation that, in management's judgement, more fairly
reflect the performance and/or financial condition of certain of the
Corporation's profit centers.
SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS) STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION The following
table summarizes the profit (loss) and average assets of each of the
Corporation's reportable segments for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001. In addition to the after-tax performance of profit
centers, management of the Corporation closely monitors the net cost to acquire
and maintain deposit liabilities, which consists principally of the net costs to
operate the Corporation's branch network, as previously described. The net cost
to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities was 1.28% and 1.09% of average
deposit liabilities outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2002
and 2001, respectively. The net cost for the nine month periods ending as of the
same dates was 1.32% and 1.22%, respectively.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
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PROFIT CENTER PROFIT (LOSS) AVERAGE ASSETS PROFIT (LOSS) AVERAGE ASSETS
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Mortgage banking $3,618,790 $82,099,507 $1,046,118 $80,365,167
Residential loans 2,135,370 894,055,344 2,063,665 999,553,906
Commercial real estate lending 2,560,350 591,516,761 1,384,226 529,441,862
Consumer lending 1,909,152 512,082,205 1,135,758 384,478,896
Education lending 318,143 209,784,568 603,046 210,922,171
Investment and mortgage-related securities 251,063 588,220,212 411,022 271,528,901
Other segments (361,140) 68,470,299 59,705 635,380
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Subtotal 10,431,728 2,946,228,896 6,703,540 2,476,926,283
Non-GAAP adjustments (1,375,602) (5,673,568) 20,318 (4,495,784)
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Net income/total average assets $9,056,126 $2,940,555,328 $6,723,858 $2,472,430,499
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PROFIT CENTER PROFIT (LOSS) AVERAGE ASSETS PROFIT (LOSS) AVERAGE ASSETS
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Mortgage banking $5,891,723 $81,801,345 $2,359,965 $81,225,125
Residential loans 6,058,193 848,725,122 5,572,809 971,217,548
Commercial real estate lending 7,325,269 576,235,406 3,507,946 513,934,195
Consumer lending 4,809,702 447,013,910 2,906,286 376,492,709
Education lending 1,791,356 213,658,367 2,202,772 212,686,890
Investment and mortgage-related securities 1,295,819 555,794,635 815,526 255,434,841
Other segments (544,249) 54,881,782 (132,305) 646,307
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Subtotal 26,627,811 2,778,110,565 17,232,999 2,411,637,615
Non-GAAP adjustments (1,715,297) (18,910,313) 1,754,971 (5,123,866)
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Net income/total average assets $24,912,514 $2,759,200,252 $18,987,970 $2,406,513,749
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NOTE 6--INTANGIBLE ASSETS
In June 2001 the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). Under the new rules, goodwill and intangible
assets deemed to have indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are subject
to annual impairment tests in accordance with the new statements. Other
identifiable intangible assets continue to be amortized over their useful lives,
which include core deposit intangibles. The Corporation adopted SFAS 142 in
January 2002. If SFAS 142 had been in effect during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2001, the Corporation's net income in such periods would
have been higher by approximately $165,000 and $496,000, respectively, or $0.01
and $0.02 per diluted share, respectively.
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The following table provides a summary of the Corporation's intangible
assets at the dates indicated:
SEPTEMBER 30 DECEMBER 31
2002 2001
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Goodwill:
Deductible for tax purposes $22,939,311 $6,276,631
Not deductible for tax purposes 15,607,127 15,607,127
Core deposit intangibles:
Deductible for tax purposes 2,943,240 217,174
Not deductible for tax purposes 1,556,342 1,828,517
Other intangibles, deductible for tax purposes 925,287 1,016,830
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Total $43,971,307 $24,946,280
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Management has evaluated the Corporation's intangible assets in
accordance with SFAS 142 and has determined that such assets are not impaired at
this time.
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ITEM 2--MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report includes certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
include words and phrases such as "will likely result", "are expected to", "will
continue", "is anticipated", "is estimated", "is projected", "intends to", or
similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's
current expectations. Examples of factors which could cause future results to
differ from management's expectations include, but are not limited to, the
following: general economic and competitive conditions; legislative and
regulatory initiatives; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government;
general market rates of interest; interest rates on competing investments;
interest rates on funding sources; consumer and business demand for deposit and
loan products and services; consumer and business demand for other financial
services; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; and changes in the
quality or composition of the Corporation's loan and investment portfolios.
Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and that actual results may differ materially from
management's current expectations. Furthermore, management of the Corporation
does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
QUARTER OVERVIEW The Corporation's net income for the three months
ended September 30, 2002, was $9.1 million or $0.45 per diluted share compared
to $6.7 million or $0.36 in the same period last year. These amounts represented
a return on average assets of 1.23% and 1.09%, respectively, and a return on
average equity of 17.87% and 16.55%, respectively.
The increase in net income from 2001 to 2002 was primarily attributable
to a $5.5 million increase in net interest income, a $3.5 million increase in
mortgage banking revenue (the combination of gain on sales of loans and loan
servicing fees), and a $1.5 million increase in retail banking fees. These
developments were partially offset by a $6.5 million increase in non-interest
expense and a $1.7 million increase in income tax expense.
NINE MONTH OVERVIEW The Corporation's net income for the nine months
ended September 30, 2002, was $24.9 million or $1.23 per diluted share compared
to $19.0 million and $1.02 in the same period last year. These amounts
represented a return on average assets of 1.20% and 1.05%, respectively, and a
return on average equity of 16.84% and 16.15%, respectively.
The increase in net income from 2001 to 2002 was primarily attributable
to a $15.5 million increase in net interest income, a $5.0 million increase in
mortgage banking revenue and a $3.2 million increase in retail banking fees.
These developments were offset in part by a $14.4 million increase in total
non-interest expense and a $948,000 increase in provision for loan losses. Also
contributing was a $3.3 million increase in income tax expense.
The following paragraphs discuss the aforementioned changes in more
detail along with other changes in the components of net income during the three
and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.
NET INTEREST INCOME Net interest income increased by $5.5 million and
by $15.5 million or nearly 35% during the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the
previous year. Net interest income was favorably impacted in both periods by an
increase in the Corporation's interest rate spread, which improved from 2.18%
during the third quarter of 2001, to 2.70% during the same quarter in 2002, and
from 2.14% during the nine month period ended September 30, 2001, to 2.78%
during the same period in 2002. Market interest rates declined dramatically in
2001 and into 2002, and have remained at historically low levels. During the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002, the Corporation
experienced a larger decline in the cost of its funding sources than it did in
the yield on its earning assets, due principally to the fact that
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over 60% of the Corporation's certificates of deposits matured during the first
nine months of the year. In recent months, however, the Corporation has
experienced a faster decline in the yield on its earning assets than it has in
its cost of funding sources. As a result, the Corporation's interest rate spread
declined from 3.00% in the second quarter of 2002 to 2.70% in the most recent
quarter. Management expects this trend to continue in the immediate future,
albeit at a more moderate pace, although there can be no assurances.
Also contributing to the improvement in the Corporation's net interest
income during both periods was an increase in average interest-earning assets
outstanding. Such assets increased by $406.9 million or 17.6% during the three
months ended September 30, 2002, and by $293.3 million or 12.9% during the nine
months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same periods in 2001. The
principal source of this growth occurred in the Corporation's overnight
investments, mortgage-related securities, commercial real estate loan, consumer
loan, and commercial business loan portfolios. Asset growth in both periods was
principally funded by increases in deposit liabilities, and to a lesser degree,
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances and stockholders' equity.
Net interest income in both periods also benefited from an increase in
average non-interest-bearing deposit liabilities, which was the principal reason
the Corporation's ratio of average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing
liabilities improved during both the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2002. Contributing to a lesser degree was a $40.2 million or 25%
increase in average stockholders' equity during the three month period ended
September 30, 2002, as well as a similar increase for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2002. The increase in non-interest-bearing deposits was due
in part to deposits acquired in the American Community Bankshares, Inc. ("ACB"),
Rochester, and Commercial Federal acquisitions (refer to "Other Matters" for
additional discussion). Also contributing was a substantial increase in
custodial accounts on mortgage loans serviced by the Corporation. The increase
in average stockholders' equity was principally caused by the issuance of stock
in connection with the Corporation's acquisition of ACB in the fourth quarter of
2001.
The following tables set forth information regarding the average
balances of the Corporation's assets, liabilities, and equity, as well as the
interest earned or paid and the average yield or cost of each. The information
is based on daily average balances during the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001.
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Dollars in thousands THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
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AVERAGE YIELD/ AVERAGE YIELD/
BALANCE INTEREST COST BALANCE INTEREST COST
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Interest-earning assets:
Single-family mortgage loans $820,919 $12,996 6.33% $870,334 $15,632 7.18%
Commercial real estate loans 554,265 10,398 7.50 502,181 9,988 7.96
Consumer loans 474,227 8,948 7.55 360,543 7,760 8.61
Education loans 200,095 2,062 4.12 200,527 3,093 6.17
Business loans 61,621 801 5.20 11 1 8.49
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Total loans 2,111,126 35,205 6.67 1,933,597 36,474 7.55
Mortgage-backed and related securities 400,829 4,559 4.55 328,224 5,290 6.45
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 157,813 637 1.61 28,336 242 3.41
Other earning assets 54,118 682 5.04 26,865 386 5.75
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Total interest-earning assets 2,723,886 41,082 6.03 2,317,022 42,391 7.32
Non-interest-earning assets:
Office properties and equipment 35,018 29,082
Other assets 181,652 126,326
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Total assets $2,940,555 $2,472,430
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
Regular savings accounts $165,982 $254 0.61% $115,860 $348 1.20%
Checking accounts 130,702 115 0.35 78,648 128 0.65
Money market accounts 238,757 762 1.28 183,689 1,379 3.00
Certificates of deposit 1,404,660 13,058 3.72 1,258,494 19,054 6.06
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Total interest-bearing deposits 1,940,101 14,191 2.93 1,636,690 20,911 5.11
FHLB advances 422,789 5,563 5.26 410,580 5,556 5.41
Other borrowings 19,062 89 1.87 22,230 143 2.57
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 2,381,952 19,843 3.33 2,069,500 26,609 5.14
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits 320,319 213,232
Other liabilities 35,569 27,172
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Total liabilities 2,737,840 2,309,904
Stockholders' equity 202,715 162,526
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $2,940,555 $2,472,430
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Net interest income $21,240 $15,782
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Interest rate spread 2.70% 2.18%
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Net interest income as a percent of
average earning assets 3.12% 2.72%
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Average interest-earning assets to
average interest-bearing liabilities 114.36% 111.96%
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AVERAGE YIELD/ AVERAGE YIELD/
BALANCE INTEREST COST BALANCE INTEREST COST
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Interest-earning assets:
Single-family mortgage loans $747,070 $36,493 6.51% $810,988 $44,653 7.34%
Commercial real estate loans 541,716 31,087 7.65 487,829 29,367 8.03
Consumer loans 420,794 24,515 7.77 353,409 22,866 8.63
Education loans 203,336 8,120 5.32 202,412 11,208 7.38
Business loans 49,245 2,145 5.81 23 1 8.70
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Total loans 1,962,162 102,359 6.96 1,854,661 108,095 7.77
Mortgage-backed and related securities 417,479 15,681 5.01 357,460 17,897 6.68
Investment securities 3,820 92 3.14 638 20 4.18
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 131,648 1,659 1.68 29,500 951 4.30
Other earning assets 46,415 1,736 4.99 25,996 1,246 6.39
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Total interest-earning assets 2,561,523 121,528 6.33 2,268,255 128,209 7.54
Non-interest-earning assets:
Office properties and equipment 32,819 28,058
Other assets 164,858 110,200
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Total assets $2,759,200 $2,406,514
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Interest-bearing liabilities:
Regular savings accounts $159,175 $1,025 0.86% $111,037 $1,149 1.38%
Checking accounts 112,747 409 0.48 76,431 433 0.75
Money market accounts 230,137 2,578 1.49 168,071 4,526 3.59
Certificates of deposit 1,306,975 38,981 3.98 1,228,512 57,387 6.23
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Total interest-bearing deposits 1,809,035 42,993 3.17 1,584,051 63,498 5.34
FHLB advances 441,328 17,007 5.14 382,837 16,106 5.61
Other borrowings 12,892 140 1.45 64,628 2,685 5.54
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 2,263,256 60,141 3.54 2,031,515 82,289 5.40
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits 268,474 192,185
Other liabilities 30,187 26,036
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Total liabilities 2,561,916 2,249,736
Stockholders' equity 197,284 156,778
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $2,759,200 $2,406,514
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Net interest income $61,387 $45,921
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Interest rate spread 2.78% 2.14%
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Net interest income as a percent of
average earning assets 3.20% 2.70%
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Average interest-earning assets to
average interest-bearing liabilities 113.18% 111.65%
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PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES Provision for loan losses was $716,000 and
$355,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001,
respectively. It was $2.1 million and $1.2 million during the nine month periods
ended as of the same dates, respectively. In the most recent quarter, the
Corporation recorded approximately $344,000 in provision for loan losses
over-and-above its actual net charge-off activity, and $947,000 for the nine
month period. These additional provisions were recorded to maintain the
Corporation's allowance for loan losses at a level deemed appropriate by
management. These additions were considered prudent in light of growth in the
Corporation's loans held for investment, an increased mix of higher-risk
commercial real estate, commercial business, and consumer loans, and current
levels of non-performing and classified assets. On an annualized basis, net
charge-offs were 0.07% and 0.08% of average loans outstanding during the three
and nine month periods in 2002, respectively. These amounts compared to 0.04%
and 0.05% during the same periods in 2001.
As of September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001, the Corporation's
allowance for loan losses was $10.9 million and $10.0 million, respectively, or
0.49% and 0.54% of loans held for investment, respectively. The allowance for
loan and real estate losses was 121% and 120% of non-performing assets as of the
same dates. Although management believes that the Corporation's present level of
allowance for loan losses is adequate, there can be no assurance that future
adjustments to the allowance will not be necessary, which could adversely affect
the Corporation's results of operations. For additional discussion, refer to
"Financial Condition--Non-Performing Assets".
NON-INTEREST INCOME Non-interest income for the three months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $16.7 million and $11.3 million, respectively.
These amounts represented 44% and 42% of the Corporation's total revenue during
such periods. The following paragraphs discuss the principal components of
non-interest income and the primary reasons for their changes from 2001 to 2002.
Retail banking fees and service charges increased by $1.5 million or
22.9% during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same
period in the previous year. Most of this improvement can be attributed to
growth in overdraft and other service fees caused by an increase in the number
of checking accounts serviced by the Corporation. As of September 30, 2002, the
Corporation had 195,000 checking accounts compared to 168,000 one year ago, an
increase of 16.1%. Also contributing to the increase in retail banking fees was
a $260,000 or nearly 30% increase in fees from customers' use of debit cards, as
well as a $206,000 or 18.6% increase in fees from customers' use of ATMs.
Premiums and commissions on annuity and insurance sales increased by
$156,000 or 17.7% during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared
to the same period in the previous year. The Corporation's principal sources of
premium and commission revenues are from sales of tax-deferred annuity
contracts, credit life and disability insurance policies, mortgage loan
insurance policies, and brokerage services. The increase was principally the
result of an increase in commissions from brokerage services.
Loan servicing fees decreased by $7.3 million from $(1.1) million
during the three months ended September 30, 2001, to $(8.3) million during the
same period in 2002. This development was caused principally by a declining
interest rate environment, which led to higher loan prepayment activity that
resulted in the recognition of higher levels of amortization, as well as
unfavorable mark-to-market adjustments in the Corporation's mortgage servicing
rights ("MSRs"). As of September 30, 2002, the Corporation's valuation allowance
for mark-to-market adjustments against its MSRs was $(3.4) million.
Excluding amortization of MSRs, as well as changes in the allowance for
losses on MSRs, gross loan servicing fees increased by $256,000 or 12.0% during
the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period in the
previous year. This increase can be attributed to a $446.4 million or almost 20%
increase in the average outstanding balance of loans serviced for others during
the three month period ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period
in the previous year. Contributing to the growth in loans serviced for others
was an interest rate environment in 2001 and 2002 that resulted in a change in
borrowers preference to fixed-rate loans, which the Corporation generally sells
in the secondary market. The Corporation retains the servicing of these loans.
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Management expects that interest rates will remain at historically low
levels in the near future. If this trend continues, the Corporation will most
likely be required to record higher levels of amortization on its MSRs as a
result of higher levels of loan prepayment activity. Such amortization, however,
will most likely be offset by higher levels of gains on sales of mortgage loans,
although there can be no assurances. It should be noted, however, that declines
in market interest rates may also expose the Corporation to unfavorable
mark-to-market adjustments against its portfolio of MSRs--primarily because of
increases in market expectations for future prepayments. Although management
believes that most of the Corporation's loans that prepay are replaced by a new
loan to the same customer or even a different customer (thus preserving the
future servicing cash flow), GAAP requires mark-to-market losses resulting from
increases in market expectations for future prepayments to be recorded in the
current period. However, the offsetting gain on the sale of the new loan, if
any, cannot be recorded until the customer actually prepays the old loan and the
new loan is sold in the secondary market.
Gains on sales of loans increased by $10.8 million from $4.0 million
during the three months ended September 30, 2001, to $14.8 million during the
same period in 2002. This increase was primarily attributable to a $363.4
million or nearly 140% increase in the Corporation's mortgage loan sales. The
increase in mortgage loan sales was due to a historically low interest rate
environment that contributed to increased originations of fixed-rate mortgage
loans, as well as increased conversions of adjustable-rate loans into fixed-rate
loans, both of which were generally sold in the secondary market. Also
contributing to the increase was a higher average gain on sales during the three
months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period in the previous
year. The improvement in the average gain was principally the result of wider
spreads in the secondary market and improved management of the mortgage loan
pipeline.
Market interest rates have remained at historically low levels through
recent months. Although there can be no assurances, management expects this
trend to continue in the near future which would in turn sustain high levels of
gains on loan sales in the fourth quarter. These gains, however, may be offset
to some degree by increased losses on mortgage servicing rights, as more fully
described in a previous paragraph.
Other non-interest income increased by $227,000 or almost 25% during
the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period in the
previous year. This increase was due principally to an increase in mortgage loan
origination fees and fees from customers' conversions of adjustable-rate
mortgage loans into fixed-rate mortgage loans due to the low interest rate
environment, as previously described.
Non-interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001 was $42.6 million and $33.5 million, respectively. These amounts
represented 41% and 42% of total revenues during such periods. Most of the
increase in 2002 was the result of a $5.0 million increase in mortgage banking
revenue (the combination of gain on sales of loans and loan servicing fees)
which improved from $9.8 million in 2001 to $14.9 million in 2002. Also
contributing was a $3.2 million increase in retail banking fees. The
explanations for these changes are substantially the same as those given in
previous paragraphs.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE Non-interest expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $22.9 million and $16.4 million, respectively,
which was 3.12% and 2.65% of average assets during such periods, respectively.
The following paragraphs discuss the principal components of non-interest
expense and the primary reasons for their changes from 2001 to 2002.
Compensation and employee benefits increased by $3.9 million or almost
40% during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same
period in the previous year. In general, this increase was due to normal annual
merit increases and to growth in the number of banking facilities operated by
the Corporation. Since September 30, 2001, the Corporation has opened fourteen
banking facilities and closed two. In October 2001, the Corporation obtained two
banking facilities as a result of its acquisition of ACB. In April 2002, the
Corporation completed the purchase of three banking facilities from another
financial institution in Rochester, Minnesota. In September 2002, the
Corporation completed the acquisition of four supermarket banking facilities
from another financial institution in various cities in Minnesota (refer to
"Other Matters" for further discussion). Finally, the Corporation has incurred
increased compensation costs as a result of the payment of higher commissions to
mortgage loan originators and salaries to employees hired to support the roll
out of the Corporation's business
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banking product line. The Corporation intends to expand its offering of business
banking products into at least two new markets in coming quarters. As of
September 30, 2002, the Corporation had 1,196 full-time equivalent employees.
This compares to 1,033 and 988 as of December 31, 2001, and September 30, 2001,
respectively.
Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $807,000 or over 40% and
communications, postage, and office supplies expense increased by $359,000 or
over 25% during the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the same
period in the previous year. These increases were primarily attributable to
growth in the number of banking facilities operated by the Corporation, as well
as increases in the number of full-time equivalent employees and in the number
of customers served by the Corporation.
ATM and debit card transaction costs increased by $200,000 or 23.5%
during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period
in the previous year. This increase can be attributed to increased use by the
Corporation's customers of ATM and debit card networks, as well as an increase
in the number of ATMs operated by the Corporation.
Advertising and marketing costs increased by $298,000 or nearly 45%
during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period
in the previous year. This increase can be attributed to growth in the number of
banking facilities operated by the Corporation, as previously described, as well
as an increase in the number of market areas served by the Corporation.
Amortization of intangible assets, which consists primarily of core
deposit intangibles and purchase accounting goodwill, decreased by $52,000 or
20.6% during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same
period in the previous year. The decrease was caused by the Corporation's
adoption of SFAS 142 in January 2002 (refer to Note 6 of the Corporation's
Consolidated Financial Statements, included herein under Part I, Item 1,
"Financial Statements"). This development was partially offset by increased
amortization of the core deposit intangibles recorded in connection with the
Corporation's ACB and Rochester acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2001 and
the second quarter of 2002, respectively.
Other non-interest expense increased by $971,000 during the three
months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the same period in the previous
year. This increase was caused by a variety of factors, the most significant of
which was the establishment of a $416,000 loss allowance for items in the
process of collection from customers. The provision was considered prudent by
management of the Corporation in light of recent increases in customer
overdrafts and fraudulent transactions. Also contributing to the increase in
other non-interest expense was increased costs related to servicing of loans for
the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and the FHLB. Under the terms
of the servicing agreements with these agencies, the Corporation is required to
pay a full month's interest when certain loans are repaid, regardless of the
actual date of the loan payoff. A declining interest rate environment and
increased prepayment activity in 2002 resulted in increased payment of loan
pay-off interest to FNMA and FHLB. Contributing to a lesser degree were
increased merger-related costs associated with the ACB and Rochester
transactions.
Non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001, was $63.3 million and $48.9 million, respectively, which was 3.06% and
2.71% of average assets during such periods, respectively. This increase was
primarily the result of a $9.7 million or over 30% increase in compensation and
employee benefits. Also contributing was a $1.9 million or more than 45%
increase in other non-interest expense, a $1.2 million or 17.3% increase in
occupancy and equipment expense, a $797,000 or 20.8% increase in communications,
postage, and office supplies, and a $669,000 or over 35% increase in advertising
and marketing. Contributing to a lesser degree was a $496,000 or 20.4% increase
in ATM and debit card transaction costs. The explanations for these changes are
substantially the same as those given in previous paragraphs for the three month
periods.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE Income tax expense for the three months ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $5.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively, or
36.9% and 34.8% of pretax income, respectively. Income tax expense for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $13.7 million and $10.3 million,
respectively, or 35.4% and 35.2% of pretax income, respectively. The
Corporation's effective tax rate has increased in recent
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periods due to a higher mix of taxable earnings in the State of Wisconsin
relative to the State of Nevada, where the Corporation has established a
wholly-owned investment subsidiary and which has no corporate state income tax.
SEGMENT INFORMATION The following paragraphs contain a discussion of
the financial performance of each of the Corporation's reportable segments
(hereafter referred to as "profit centers") for the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 2002 and 2001. Refer to the table in Note 5 of the
Corporation's Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, included herein under
Part I, Item I, "Financial Statements", for a summary of the after-tax profit
(loss) of each of the Corporation's profit centers.
MORTGAGE BANKING Profits from the Corporation's mortgage
banking activities were $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2002 compared to
$1.0 million in the same period last year. Year-to-date, profits were up $3.5
million or 150% compared to 2001. Loan origination volumes and loan servicing
fees are the principal drivers of performance in this profit center. In the
first nine months of 2002, the Corporation's mortgage banking operation
originated $1.3 billion in single-family residential loans compared to $907
million in the same period of the previous year. This improvement resulted in a
similar increase in the internal origination fees allocated to the mortgage
banking profit center.
In 2002, a slightly higher proportion of the Corporation's
loan originations were the result of an increase in refinance activity. In such
environments, a substantial portion of the internal revenue allocated to the
mortgage banking profit center for loan originations is offset by an increase in
internal charges for lost servicing value. This methodology for measuring
results in the mortgage banking profit center recognizes that during periods of
high refinance activity the Corporation incurs significant costs related to the
preservation of existing mortgage customer relationships, rather than the
creation of new customer relationships. As a result, periods of high refinance
activity generally result in lower earnings in the mortgage banking profit
center, despite a higher level of loan origination volumes. However, during the
first nine months of 2002, a substantial improvement in the average gain on sale
of mortgage loans offset increases in internal charges for lost servicing value.
The improvement in average gain was principally the result of wider spreads in
the secondary market and improved management of the mortgage loan pipeline.
RESIDENTIAL LOANS Profits from the Corporation's residential
loan portfolio increased by $72,000 or 3.5% and $485,000 or 8.7% during the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, compared to
the same periods in the previous year. The improvement in this profit center's
earnings occurred despite a $122.5 million or 12.6% decline in the average
assets assigned to the profit center in 2002. In 2001, the performance of this
profit center was impacted by a higher level of charge-offs of
internally-capitalized origination costs assigned to the loans in the portfolio.
This development was the result of increased prepayment activity in 2001 due to
a rapidly declining interest rate environment. Charge-offs of
internally-capitalized origination costs declined by $542,000 or 25.3% in 2002
compared to 2001 because of a reduction in the size of the Corporation's
originated residential loan portfolio. The decline in originated residential
loan balances was partially offset by purchases of adjustable rate mortgages
during 2002.
Also contributing to the improvement in the performance of
this profit center was an increase in its interest rate spread. This profit
center is funded by a mix of deposit liabilities and wholesale borrowings. The
Corporation's average cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined by 186 basis
points between the nine month period in 2001 and the same period in 2002. In
contrast, the yield on the profit center's single-family residential loans
declined by only 83 basis points between the periods.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING Profits from commercial real
estate lending increased by $1.2 million or 85% and by $3.8 million or 109%
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively, as
compared to the same periods in 2001. These improvements were principally the
result of a significant increase in the profit center's interest rate spread in
2002 compared to 2001. This profit center is primarily funded by deposit
liabilities and, to a lesser extent, by wholesale borrowings. The Corporation's
average cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined by 186 basis points
between 2002 and 2001. The yield on commercial real estate loans, however,
declined by only 38 basis points between these years.
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Also contributing to the increase in profits from commercial
real estate lending was a $62.3 million or 12.1% increase in the average assets
assigned to the profit center in 2002 compared to the previous year. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2002, this profit center originated $81.5
million in commercial real estate loans compared to $84.3 million in the same
period last year. Also contributing to growth in this profit center were the
commercial real estate loans obtained in the ACB and Rochester banking office
acquisitions.
CONSUMER LENDING Profits from the Corporation's consumer
lending activities increased by $773,000 or 68% and $1.9 million or 65% during
the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2002, respectively, as
compared to the same periods in the previous year. These increases were
primarily attributable to a substantial increase in the profit center's interest
rate spread in the most recent year, compared to the same timeframe in 2001.
Similar to commercial real estate loans, this profit center is principally
funded by deposit liabilities and, to a lesser extent, by wholesale borrowings.
The Corporation's average cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined by 186
basis points between the first nine months of 2002 and the same period in the
previous year. The yield on consumer loans, however, declined by only 86 basis
points between these same periods.
Also contributing to the increase in profits from consumer
lending was a $70.5 million or 18.7% increase in the average assets assigned to
the profit center since last year. During the nine months ended September 30,
2002, this profit center originated $333.7 million in consumer loans compared to
$199.1 million in the same period last year. Also contributing to growth in this
profit center were the consumer loans obtained in the ACB and Rochester banking
office acquisitions.
Finally, the performance of this profit center was adversely
impacted by a $526,000 or 83% increase in loan charge-off activity in the most
recent year compared to 2001.
EDUCATION LENDING Profits from education lending declined by
$285,000 or 47% and $411,000 or 18.7% during the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the
previous year. These declines were due in part to a decrease in the profit
center's interest rate spread in 2002 compared to 2001. Education loans carry a
floating rate of interest based on various three-month market indices. During
2002, the average yield on education loans has declined more than the average
cost of the funding sources for the profit center, which consist primarily of
money market demand accounts. This trend accelerated in the three months ending
September 30, 2002, due to the annual reset of the floor rate on education loans
that occurred in July 2002. Also contributing to the decline in earnings in this
profit center was a $62,000 increase in marketing expenditures between 2002 and
2001, as well as the fact that last year's profits included a $50,000 gain on
the sale of $1.4 million in education loans.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the average
assets assigned to this profit center were $213.7 million, a $1.0 million or
0.5% increase over the same period last year. Year-to-date, this profit center
has originated $35.7 million in loans in 2002 compared to $29.1 million in 2001.
INVESTMENT AND MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES Profits from the
Corporation's investment securities portfolio declined by $160,000 or 39% during
the three month period ending September 30, 2002 compared to the same period in
the previous year. This decline was due in part to accelerated prepayments of
higher yielding securities compared to the same period in 2001, as well as the
buildup of overnight investments in the profit center. On a year-to-date basis,
profits were $1.3 million in 2002 compared to $816,000 in 2001, an increase of
$480,000 or 59%. The year-to-date improvement was primarily volume related, as
the average assets assigned to the profit center increased by $300.4 million or
118% in the most recent year compared to the previous year. The impact of the
volume increase was partially offset by a change in investment mix toward more
liquid assets with lower interest rate spreads in 2002 compared to 2001. The
performance of this profit center in 2002 was adversely impacted by a $166,000
loss on the sale of certain investment securities, as described elsewhere in
this report.
OTHER SEGMENTS This profit center consists of the parent
holding company and certain of the Bank's wholly-owned subsidiaries. In
addition, in 2002 this profit center contains the preliminary results of the
Corporation's new line of business--commercial banking. The financial results of
this profit center have not been
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reported separately in 2002 due to continuing efforts to develop the
departmental allocations of costs and revenues necessary to fairly present the
operating results of this line of business.
NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS Non-GAAP adjustments were $(1.4) million
in the third quarter of 2002 compared to $20,000 in the third quarter of the
previous year. Year-to-date, these adjustments were $(1.7) million in 2002 and
were $1.8 million in 2002. The changes between these periods were due primarily
to an increase in loan origination fees on residential loans that are not
recognized under GAAP.
NET COST TO ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN DEPOSIT LIABILITIES In
addition to the after-tax performance of the aforementioned profit centers,
management of the Corporation closely monitors the net cost to acquire and
maintain deposit liabilities. The Corporation's profit centers are allocated a
share of the net cost to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities according to
their proportionate use of such deposits as a funding source. As such, changes
in the net cost to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities will impact most of
the Corporation's profit centers.
The net cost to acquire and maintain deposit liabilities was
1.28% and 1.09% of average deposit liabilities outstanding during the three
months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. On a year-to-date basis,
the net cost was 1.32% and 1.22%, respectively. The increase in net cost between
these periods was the result of a larger increase in the Corporation's net costs
of operating its branch network than its average deposit liabilities. As
discussed elsewhere in this report, the Corporation has incurred significant
costs in recent periods to expand its branch network, as well as its product
offerings.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OVERVIEW The Corporation's total assets increased by $349.0 million or
12.8% during the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This increase was
primarily the result of increases in overnight investments and loans held for
investment. These increases were primarily funded by increases in deposit
liabilities, as well as repayments and/or sales of mortgage-related securities
and investment securities. Also contributing to the increase in the
Corporation's total assets was the acquisition of three banking offices from
another financial institution in April and the acquisition of four supermarket
banking offices from another financial institution in September.
OVERNIGHT INVESTMENTS Interest-bearing deposits with banks, which
consist of overnight investments at the FHLB, short-term money market accounts,
and federal funds purchased, increased by $82.1 million or over 80% from $98.2
million at December 31, 2001, to $180.3 million at September 30, 2002. The large
amount of overnight investments at September 30, 2002, was caused by the
temporary investment of proceeds from loan sales and increases in deposit
liabilities. These investments will be used to pay down funding sources as they
mature or will be reinvested in other interest-earning assets.
INVESTMENT SECURITIES The Corporation's investment securities decreased
from $35.5 million at December 31, 2001, to zero at September 30, 2002. In
January 2002, the Corporation sold $35.5 million in callable securities issued
by various agencies of the U.S. government. Despite an accounting loss of
approximately $166,000 on the sale, the holding period return on these
securities was comparable to a money market yield, which was the Corporation's
minimum expectation when it purchased the securities.
MORTGAGE-BACKED AND RELATED SECURITIES The Corporation's aggregate
investment in its mortgage-backed and related securities portfolios decreased by
$108.8 million or almost 25% during the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
During this period, principal payments and premium amortization on the portfolio
offset the purchase of $137.2 million in collateralized mortgage obligations
("CMOs").
LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT The Corporation's loans held for investment
increased by $371.2 million or 20% during the nine months ended September 30,
2002. Most of this increase was the result of the Corporation's purchase of
approximately $297 million in single-family residential loans from two
third-party financial institutions. During 2001 and continuing into 2002, the
interest rate environment had a significant impact on the ability of the
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Corporation to maintain its internally-originated portfolio of loans held for
investment. This situation developed because low interest rates tend to increase
customer preference for fixed-rate mortgage loans, as opposed to adjustable-rate
loans. In addition, a low interest rate environment encourages borrowers to
refinance their existing adjustable-rate residential loans into fixed-rate loans
to "lock-in" a lower long-term rate. Given the Corporation's policy of selling
these types of loans in the secondary market, its internally-originated
portfolio of adjustable-rate residential loans declined in the most recent
period. Single-family residential loans purchased by the Corporation are
subjected to substantially the same underwriting process as the Corporation's
own loans. The servicing of these loans is retained by the sellers, for which
the Corporation pays a fee of approximately 38 basis points on the unpaid
principal balance. The loans are generally located throughout the U.S., with no
single state making up more than 30-40% of the overall principal. The loans have
adjustable-rates that reset annually at an average margin of approximately 275
basis points above the one-year U.S. Treasury bill. Most of the loans have fixed
interest rates for terms of five years before their first adjustment date. First
Capital Holdings, Inc., the Bank's wholly-owned investment subsidiary in Nevada,
purchased the loans.
Also contributing to the increase in the Corporation's loans held for
investment was $115.5 million of loans acquired in the Rochester and Commercial
Federal acquisitions.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK STOCK The Corporation's FHLB stock increased
$26.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2002. The Corporation
purchased additional shares of FHLB stock as an alternative to investment in
overnight deposits.
MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS The Corporation's mortgage servicing rights,
net of valuation allowances, were $28.6 million and $29.9 million as of
September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001, respectively. These amounts were
1.00% and 1.13% of the principal serviced for others, which amounted to $2.9
billion and $2.7 billion at September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001,
respectively. The valuation allowance for MSR losses was $3.4 million and $2.6
million at September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2001, respectively.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS The Corporation's intangible assets increased by
$19.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This increase was
the result of deposit-based intangibles and goodwill created in the Rochester
and Commercial Federal transactions.
DEPOSIT LIABILITIES The Corporation's deposit liabilities increased by
$361.0 million or 17.8% during the nine months ended September 30, 2002.
Management attributes much of this growth to recent volatility in other
financial markets, which has made traditional bank financial offerings more
attractive to consumers. Also contributing was aggressive pricing of
certificates of deposit by the Corporation in its market areas. The
Corporation's deposit liabilities were also impacted by an $86.7 million or over
80% increase in custodial deposit accounts during 2002. The Corporation
maintains borrowers' principal and interest payments in such accounts on a
temporary basis pending their remittance to the third-party owners of the loans.
Balances in these accounts increased substantially in 2002 due to significant
increases in loan prepayment activity. Also contributing to the increase in the
Corporation's deposit liabilities was the assumption of $153.6 million of
deposit liabilities in the Rochester and Commercial Federal acquisitions.
FHLB ADVANCES The Corporation's FHLB advances decreased by $65.3
million or 14.0% during the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This funding
source was replaced by increases in deposit liabilities, as previously
described.
OTHER LIABILITIES The Corporation's other liabilities increased by
$23.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2002. This increase was
due primarily to an increase in certain payables due to third-party investors in
mortgage loans serviced by the Corporation. It is typical for these payables to
increase during periods of low or declining interest rates.
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS The Corporation's non-performing assets
(consisting of non-accrual loans, real estate acquired through foreclosure or
deed-in-lieu thereof, and real estate in judgement) amounted to $9.2 million
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or 0.30% of total assets at September 30, 2002, compared to $8.5 million or
0.31% of total assets at December 31, 2001. The Corporation's allowance for loan
and real estate losses was 121% and 120% of non-performing assets as of the same
dates, respectively.
In addition to non-performing assets, at September 30, 2002, management
was closely monitoring $17.5 million in assets which it had classified as
doubtful or substandard, but which were performing in accordance with their
terms. This compares to $10.3 million in such assets at December 31, 2001. The
increase from 2001 was due primarily to the classification of $7.0 million in
commercial business loans during 2002, principally attributable to the ACB and
Rochester acquisitions. Although most of these loans were performing in
accordance with their terms, management of the Corporation deemed their
classification prudent after consideration of factors such as the absence of
current financial information, deteriorating operating results, declines in the
valuation of associated collateral, and/or weakening economic conditions.
Management does not expect to incur a significant loss on these loans at this
time, although there can be no assurances.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Corporation's primary sources of funds are deposits obtained
through its branch office network, borrowings from the FHLB and other sources,
amortization, maturity, and prepayment of outstanding loans and investments, and
sales of loans and other assets. During the 2002, the Corporation used these
sources of funds to fund loan commitments, purchase investment and
mortgage-related securities, and cover maturing liabilities and deposit
withdrawals. Management believes that the Corporation has adequate resources to
fund all of its obligations or commitments, that all of its obligations or
commitments will be funded by the required date, and that the Corporation can
adjust the rates it offers on certificates of deposit to retain such deposits in
changing interest rate environments.
The Corporation's stockholders' equity ratio as of September 30, 2002,
was 6.49% of total assets. The Corporation's long-term objective is to maintain
its stockholders' equity ratio at approximately 7.0%. The Corporation is below
its target range as of September 30, 2002, primarily as a result of significant
growth in its loans held for investment during the year, as well as significant
stock repurchases. The Corporation expects its equity ratio to return to its
target range during the next 12 to 24 months, although there can be no
assurances. The Corporation's tangible stockholders' equity ratio was 5.13% as
of September 30, 2002.
The Bank is also required to maintain specified amounts of capital
pursuant to regulations promulgated by the OTS and the FDIC. The Bank's
objective is to maintain its regulatory capital in an amount sufficient to be
classified in the highest regulatory capital category (i.e., as a "well
capitalized" institution). At September 30, 2002, the Bank's regulatory capital
exceeded all regulatory minimum requirements as well as the amount required to
be classified as a "well capitalized" institution.
The Corporation paid cash dividends of $7.6 million and $6.4 million
during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. These
amounts equated to dividend payout ratios of 30.4% and 33.9% of the net income
in such periods, respectively. It is the Corporation's objective to maintain its
dividend payout ratio in a range of 25% to 35% of net income. However, the
Corporation's dividend policy and/or dividend payout ratio will be impacted by
considerations such as the level of stockholders' equity in relation to the
Corporation's stated goal, as previously described, regulatory capital
requirements for the Bank, as previously described, and certain dividend
restrictions in effect for the Bank. Furthermore, unanticipated or non-recurring
fluctuations in earnings may impact the Corporation's ability to pay dividends
and/or maintain a given dividend payout ratio.
On October 22, 2002, the Corporation's Board of Directors declared a
regular quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share payable on December 5, 2002, to
shareholders of record on November 14, 2002.
During the nine month period ending September 30, 2002, the Corporation
repurchased 713,144 shares under its 2000 stock repurchase plan (the "2000
Plan") at a cost of $13.8 million. In April 2002, the Corporation's Board of
Directors extended the 2000 Plan for another twelve months and adopted another
stock repurchase plan (the "2002 Plan") that authorizes the repurchase of up to
1,001,678 shares or approximately 5% of outstanding
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common stock. Both the 2000 and 2002 Plans have a twelve month term and
authorize the Corporation to repurchase shares from time-to-time in open-market
transactions as, in the opinion of management, market conditions warrant. The
repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and will be available for
general corporate purposes.
During the nine month period ending September 30, 2002, the Corporation
reissued 188,847 shares of common stock out of its inventory of treasury stock
with a cost basis of approximately $3.3 million. In general, these shares were
issued upon the exercise of stock options by, or the issuance of restricted
stock to, employees and directors of the Corporation.
OTHER MATTERS
In September 2002, the Bank completed the acquisition of four
supermarket banking offices in the Minnesota cities of Rochester, Albert Lea,
Austin, and Mankato. The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method
of accounting in accordance with SFAS 141. The Corporation recorded a
deposit-based intangible of $796,000 in connection with the transaction that
will be amortized using an accelerated method, in accordance with SFAS 142.
Following is a summary of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed
in Commercial Federal transaction. The table excludes cash and cash equivalents
acquired of $463,000.
ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED AMOUNT
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Loans held for investment $811,704
Accrued interest receivable 4,150
Office properties and equipment 94,223
Intangible assets 796,437
Other assets 13,764
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Total assets 1,720,278
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Deposit liabilities 25,290,037
Accrued interest payable 81,968
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Total liabilities 25,372,005
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Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed ($23,651,727)
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Management is in the process of reviewing the pension plan it has
established for the benefit of its full-time employees. According to the latest
available information, management believes it will be required to record an
additional minimum pension obligation of approximately $1.1 million in the
fourth quarter of 2002. This adjustment will have no impact on the Corporation's
results of operations, as the amount will be recorded as an offset to
stockholders' equity as required by GAAP.
As a result of certain amendments to the pension plan and changes in
assumptions, management believes that the Corporation's pension expense will be
substantially higher in 2003. Pension expense for 2003 is expected to
approximate $1.6 million compared to an anticipated figure of $734,000 for the
entire year of 2002. Management expects to reduce the discount rate and expected
return on plan asset assumptions for 2003 to 6.75% and 8.50%, respectively.
These figures compare to 7.25% and 9.00% in 2002, respectively.
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ITEM 3--QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Corporation manages the exposure of its operations to changes in
interest rates ("interest rate risk" or "market risk") by monitoring its ratios
of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities within one- and
three-year maturities and/or repricing dates (i.e., its one- and three-year
"gaps"). Management has sought to control the Corporation's one- and three-year
gaps, thereby limiting the affects of changes in interest rates on its future
earnings, by selling substantially all of its long-term, fixed-rate,
single-family mortgage loan production, investing in adjustable-rate
single-family mortgage loans, investing in consumer, education, and commercial
business loans which generally have shorter terms to maturity and/or floating
rates of interest, and investing in commercial real estate loans, which also
tend to have shorter terms to maturity and/or floating rates of interest. The
Corporation also invests from time-to-time in adjustable-rate and short- and
medium-term fixed-rate CMOs and MBSs. As a result of this strategy, the
Corporation's exposure to interest rate risk is significantly impacted by its
funding of the aforementioned asset groups with deposit liabilities and FHLB
advances that tend to have average terms to maturity of less than one year or
carry floating rates of interest.
In general, it is management's goal to maintain the Corporation's
one-year gap in a range between 0% and -30% and its three-year gap in a range
between 0% and -10%. Management believes this strategy takes advantage of the
fact that market yield curves tend to be upward sloping, which increases the
spread between the Corporation's earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities. Furthermore, management of the Corporation does not believe that
this strategy exposes the Corporation to unacceptable levels of interest rate
risk as evidenced by the fact that the Corporation's three-year gap is generally
maintained in a narrow band around zero, which implies that the Corporation is
exposed to little interest rate risk over a three-year horizon.
Although management believes that its asset/liability management
strategies reduce the potential effects of changes in interest rates on the
Corporation's operations, material and prolonged increases in interest rates may
adversely affect the Corporation's operations because the Corporation's
interest-bearing liabilities which mature or reprice within one year are greater
than the Corporation's interest-earning assets which mature or reprice within
the same period. Alternatively, material and prolonged decreases in interest
rates may benefit the Corporation's operations.
The Corporation is also required by the OTS to estimate the sensitivity
of its net portfolio value of equity ("NPV") to immediate and sustained changes
in interest rates and to measure such sensitivity on at least a quarterly basis.
NPV is defined as the estimated net present value of an institution's existing
assets, liabilities, and off-balance sheet instruments at a given level of
market interest rates. In general, it is management's goal to limit estimated
changes in the Corporation's NPV under specified interest rate scenarios such
that the Corporation will continue to be classified by the OTS as an institution
with minimal exposure to interest rate risk.
As of September 30, 2002, the Corporation was in compliance with its
management polices with respect to exposure to interest rate risk. Furthermore,
there was no material change in its interest rate risk exposure since December
31, 2001.
ITEM 4--CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
An evaluation of the Corporation's disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Section 13(a)-14(c) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act") was carried out under the supervision and with the
participation of the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and several other members of the Corporation's senior management
within the 90-day period preceding the filing date of this quarterly report. The
Corporation's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
that the Corporation's disclosure controls and procedures as currently in
effect are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed
by the Corporation in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i)
accumulated and communicated to the Corporation's management (including
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner,
and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC's rules and forms.
In the quarter ended September 30, 2002, the Corporation did not make
any significant changes in, nor take any corrective actions regarding, its
internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect these
controls.
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PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Refer to Note 4 of the Corporation's Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 2--CHANGES IN SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 3--DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4--SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5--OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6--EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
Exhibit 99.1 - Section 906 Certification
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST FEDERAL CAPITAL CORP
/s/ Jack C. Rusch November 14, 2002
Jack C. Rusch
President and Chief Executive Officer
(duly authorized officer)
/s/ Michael W. Dosland November 14, 2002
Michael W. Dosland
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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I, Jack C. Rusch, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of First Federal Capital
Corp.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Jack C. Rusch
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Jack C. Rusch
President and Chief Executive Officer
(duly authorized officer)
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I, Michael W. Dosland, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of First Federal Capital
Corp.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 14, 2002
/s/ Michael W. Dosland
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Michael W. Dosland
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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