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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number: 0-25023

 

FIRST CAPITAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Indiana   35-2056949

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
220 Federal Drive, N.W., Corydon, Indiana   47112
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 738-2198

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class)

 

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

 

Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

 

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

 

Yes ¨ No x

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates was $55.3 million, based upon the average bid and asked price of $23.13 as quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of March 3, 2005 was 2,596,705.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the 2004 Annual Report of Stockholders and of the Proxy Statement

for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference

in Parts II and III, respectively, of this Form 10-K.

 



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INDEX

 

          Page

     Part I     

Item 1.

  

Business

   3

Item 2.

  

Properties

   32

Item 3.

  

Legal Proceedings

   32

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   33
     Part II     

Item 5.

  

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   33

Item 6.

  

Selected Financial Data

   33

Item 7.

  

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

   33

Item 7A.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   34

Item 8.

  

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   34

Item 9.

  

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   34

Item 9A.

  

Controls and Procedures

   34

Item 9B.

  

Other Information

   34
     Part III     

Item 10.

  

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

   35

Item 11.

  

Executive Compensation

   35

Item 12.

  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   36

Item 13.

  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

   36

Item 14.

  

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   36
     Part IV     

Item 15.

  

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

   37

SIGNATURES

    

CERTIFICATIONS

    

 

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This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are not historical facts, rather statements based on First Capital, Inc.’s current expectations regarding its business strategies, intended results and future performance. Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends” and similar expressions.

 

Management’s ability to predict results or the effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could affect actual results include interest rate trends; the general economic climate in the specific market area in which First Capital operates, as well as nationwide; First Capital’s ability to control costs and expenses; competitive products and pricing; loan delinquency rates and changes in federal and state legislation and regulation. These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, First Capital assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

 

PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

General

 

First Capital, Inc. (also referred to as the “Company” or “First Capital”) was incorporated under Indiana law in September 1998. The Company was organized for the purpose of becoming the holding company for First Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank (also referred to as the “Bank”) upon the Bank’s reorganization as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company resulting from the conversion of First Capital, Inc., M.H.C. (“MHC”), from a federal mutual holding company to a stock holding company (“Conversion and Reorganization”). On January 12, 2000, the Company completed a merger of equals with HCB Bancorp, the former holding company for Harrison County Bank. The Bank changed its name to First Harrison Bank in connection with the merger. On March 20, 2003, the Company consummated its acquisition of Hometown Bancshares, Inc. (“Hometown”), a bank holding company located in New Albany, Indiana. The acquisition expanded the Company’s presence in the New Albany and Floyd County, Indiana market area and the Company expects to benefit from growth in this market area, as well as from expansion of the banking services provided to the existing customers of Hometown.

 

The Company has no significant assets, other than all of the outstanding shares of the Bank and the portion of the net proceeds from the Offering retained by the Company, and no significant liabilities. Management of the Company and the Bank are substantially similar and the Company neither owns nor leases any property, but instead uses the premises, equipment and furniture of the Bank in accordance with applicable regulations.

 

The Bank is regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The Bank’s deposits are federally insured by the FDIC under the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”). The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) System.

 

Availability of Information

 

The Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission are made available free of charge on the Company’s website, www.firstharrison.com, as soon as practicable after the Company electronically files such material, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Company’s website shall not be incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.

 

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Market Area and Competition

 

The Bank considers Harrison, Floyd, Clark and Washington counties in Indiana its primary market area. All of its offices are located in these four counties, which results in most of the Bank’s loans being made in these four counties. The main office of the Bank is located in Corydon, Indiana, 35 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky. The Bank aggressively competes for business with local banks, as well as large regional banks. Its most direct competition for deposit and loan business comes from the commercial banks operating in these four counties. The Bank is the leader in deposit market share in Harrison County, its primary county of operation.

 

Lending Activities

 

General. The principal lending activity of the Bank is the origination of residential mortgage loans. To a lesser extent, the Bank also originates consumer, commercial business, commercial real estate (including farm properties) and residential construction loans.

 

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Loan Portfolio Analysis. The following table presents the composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated.

 

     At December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 
     Amount

    Percent of
Total


    Amount

    Percent of
Total


    Amount

   Percent of
Total


    Amount

   Percent of
Total


    Amount

   Percent of
Total


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Mortgage Loans:

                                                                   

Residential(1)

   $ 179,816     55.10 %   $ 176,569     55.77 %   $ 145,467    65.79 %   $ 132,350    64.35 %   $ 109,813    59.80 %

Land

     6,696     2.05       7,771     2.45       4,821    2.18       4,381    2.13       3,356    1.83  

Commercial real estate

     38,654     11.84       42,936     13.56       16,760    7.58       15,811    7.69       20,372    11.10  

Residential construction(2)

     23,215     7.11       25,077     7.92       9,783    4.42       10,477    5.09       9,665    5.26  
    


 

 


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total mortgage loans

     248,381     76.10       252,353     79.70       176,831    79.97       163,019    79.26       143,206    77.99  
    


 

 


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Consumer Loans:

                                                                   

Home equity and second mortgage loans

     35,385     10.84       27,656     8.73       18,640    8.43       12,963    6.30       11,349    6.18  

Automobile loans

     13,726     4.20       12,863     4.06       9,598    4.34       10,376    5.04       10,156    5.53  

Loans secured by savings accounts

     1,611     0.49       1,248     0.39       1,249    0.56       1,309    0.64       1,554    0.85  

Unsecured loans

     2,307     0.71       1,855     0.59       1,193    0.54       1,721    0.84       1,609    0.88  

Other(3)

     4,154     1.27       4,543     1.43       4,176    1.89       4,949    2.41       5,920    3.22  
    


 

 


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total consumer loans

     57,183     17.51       48,165     15.20       34,856    15.76       31,318    15.23       30,588    16.66  
    


 

 


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Commercial business loans

     20,866     6.39       16,162     5.10       9,440    4.27       11,339    5.51       9,816    5.35  
    


 

 


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total gross loans

     326,430     100.00 %     316,680     100.00 %     221,127    100.00 %     205,676    100.00 %     183,610    100.00 %
    


 

 


 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Less:

                                                                   

Due to borrowers on loans in process

     6,933             10,085             3,887            2,727            2,893       

Deferred loan fees net of direct costs

     (67 )           (38 )           26            116            229       

Allowance for loan losses

     2,478             2,433             1,218            1,103            1,184       
    


       


       

        

        

      

Total loans, net

   $ 317,086           $ 304,200           $ 215,996          $ 201,730          $ 179,304       
    


       


       

        

        

      

(1) Includes conventional one- to four-family and multi-family residential loans.

 

(2) Includes construction loans for which the Bank has committed to provide permanent financing.

 

(3) Includes loans secured by lawn and farm equipment, mobile homes and other personal property.

 

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Residential Loans. The Bank’s lending activities have concentrated on the origination of residential mortgages, both for sale and retention in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Residential mortgages secured by multi-family properties are an immaterial portion of the residential loan portfolio. Substantially all residential mortgages are collateralized by properties within the Bank’s market area.

 

The Bank offers both fixed-rate mortgage loans and adjustable rate mortgage (“ARM”) loans typically with terms of 15 to 30 years. The Bank uses loan documents approved by the Federal National Mortgage Corporation (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) whether the loan is originated for investment or sale in the secondary market.

 

Historically, the Bank has retained its residential loan originations in its portfolio. Retaining fixed-rate loans in its portfolio subjects the Bank to a higher degree of interest rate risk. See “Risk Factors–Above Average Interest Rate Risk Associated with Fixed-Rate Loans” for a further discussion of the risks of rising interest rates. Beginning in 2004, one of the Bank’s strategic goals was to expand its mortgage business by originating mortgage loans for sale, while offering a full line of mortgage products to prospective customers. This practice increases the Bank’s lending capacity and allows the Bank to more effectively manage its profitability since it is not required to predict the prepayment, credit or interest rate risks associated with retaining either the loan or the servicing asset. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the Bank originated and funded $11.0 million of residential mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market. The Bank also originated $9.5 million of residential mortgage loans as an agent for a third-party mortgage company. The third-party mortgage company funded such originations and the Bank received a fee for each loan funded by the third party mortgage company. For a full discussion of the Bank’s mortgage banking operations, see “Item 1. Business–Mortgage Banking Activities.”

 

ARM loans originated have interest rates that adjust at regular intervals of one year, with 1.5% annual and 6% lifetime caps, and at intervals of five years with 1.5% per adjustment period and 6% lifetime caps, based upon changes in the prevailing interest rates on United States Treasury Bills. The Bank may occasionally use below market interest rates and other marketing inducements to attract ARM loan borrowers. The majority of ARM loans provide that the amount of any increase or decrease in the interest rate is limited to 1.5% (upward or downward) per adjustment period and generally contains minimum and maximum interest rates. Borrower demand for ARMs versus fixed-rate mortgage loans is a function of the level of interest rates, the expectations of changes in the level of interest rates and the difference between the interest rates and loan fees offered for fixed-rate mortgage loans and interest rates and loan fees for ARM loans. The relative amount of fixed-rate and ARM loans that can be originated at any time is largely determined by the demand for each in a competitive environment.

 

The Bank’s lending policies generally limit the maximum loan-to-value ratio on fixed-rate and ARM loans to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value or purchase price of the underlying residential property unless private mortgage insurance to cover the excess over 80% is obtained, in which case the mortgage is limited to 90% (or 97% under a Freddie Mac program) of the lesser of appraised value or purchase price. The loan-to-value ratio, maturity and other provisions of the loans made by the Bank are generally reflected in the policy of making less than the maximum loan permissible under federal regulations, in accordance with established lending practices, market conditions and underwriting standards maintained by the Bank. The Bank requires title, fire and extended insurance coverage on all mortgage loans originated. All of the Bank’s real estate loans contain due on sale clauses. The Bank generally obtains appraisals on all its real estate loans from outside appraisers.

 

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Construction Loans. Although the Bank originates construction loans that are repaid with the proceeds of a limited number of mortgage loans obtained by the borrower from another lender, the majority of the construction loans that the Bank originates are construction/permanent loans, which are originated with one loan closing at either a fixed or variable rate of interest and for terms of up to 30 years. Construction loans originated without a commitment by the Bank to provide permanent financing are generally originated for a term of six to 12 months and at a fixed interest rate based on the prime rate. In the case of construction/permanent loans, the construction loan is also generally for a term of six to 12 months and the rate charged is the rate chosen by the borrower for the permanent loan. Accordingly, if the borrower chooses a fixed interest rate for the permanent loan, the construction loan rate is also fixed at the same rate.

 

The Bank originates speculative construction loans to a limited number of builders that are operating and based in the Bank’s primary market area and with whom the Bank has well-established business relationships. At December 31, 2004, speculative construction loans, for which there is not a commitment for permanent financing in place at the time the construction loan was originated, amounted to $6.6 million. The Bank generally limits the number of speculative construction loans outstanding at any one time to any one builder to two loans.

 

All construction loans are generally originated with a loan-to-value ratio not to exceed 80% of the appraised estimated value of the completed property. The construction loan documents require the disbursement of the loan proceeds in increments as construction progresses. Disbursements are based on periodic on-site inspections by an independent appraiser and/or Bank personnel approved by the Board of Directors.

 

Construction lending is inherently riskier than one- to four-family mortgage lending. Construction loans, on average, generally have higher loan balances than one- to four-family mortgage loans. In addition, the potential for cost overruns because of the inherent difficulties in estimating construction costs and, therefore, collateral values and the difficulties and costs associated with monitoring construction progress, among other things, are major contributing factors to this greater credit risk. Speculative construction loans have the added risk that there is not an identified buyer for the completed home when the loan is originated, with the risk that the builder will have to service the construction loan debt and finance the other carrying costs of the completed home for an extended time period until a buyer is identified. Furthermore, the demand for construction loans and the ability of construction loan borrowers to service their debt depends highly on the state of the general economy, including market interest rate levels and the state of the economy of the Bank’s primary market area. A material downturn in economic conditions would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the credit quality of the construction loan portfolio.

 

Commercial Real Estate Loans. Commercial real estate loans are generally secured by small retail stores, professional office space and, in certain instances, farm properties. Commercial real estate loans are generally originated with a loan-to-value ratio not to exceed 75% of the appraised value of the property. Property appraisals are performed by independent appraisers approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The Bank attempts to originate commercial real estate loans at variable interest rates based on the United States Treasury Bill rate for terms ranging from ten to 15 years and with interest rate adjustment intervals of five years. However, in the current low interest rate environment, borrower demand for variable rate loans is low and the Bank is generally originating commercial real estate loans with fixed interest rates for five-year terms, with principal and interest payments amortized over 15 years.

 

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Commercial real estate lending affords the Bank an opportunity to receive interest at rates higher than those generally available from one- to four-family residential lending. However, loans secured by such properties usually are greater in amount, more difficult to evaluate and monitor and, therefore, involve a greater degree of risk than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Because payments on loans secured by multi-family and commercial properties are often dependent on the successful operation and management of the properties, repayment of such loans may be affected by adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy. The Bank seeks to minimize these risks by limiting the maximum loan-to-value ratio to 75% and strictly scrutinizing the financial condition of the borrower, the quality of the collateral and the management of the property securing the loan. The Bank also obtains loan guarantees from financially capable parties based on a review of personal financial statements.

 

Commercial Business Loans. Commercial business loans are generally secured by inventory, accounts receivable and business equipment such as trucks and tractors. Many commercial business loans also have real estate as collateral. The Bank generally requires a personal guaranty of payment by the principals of a corporate borrower, and reviews the personal financial statements and income tax returns of the guarantors. Commercial business loans are generally originated with loan-to-value ratios not exceeding 75%.

 

Aside from lines of credit, commercial business loans are generally originated for terms not to exceed seven years with variable interest rates based on the prime lending rate. Approved credit lines totaled $14.1 million at December 31, 2004, of which $7.8 million was outstanding. Lines of credit are originated at fixed and variable interest rates for one-year renewable terms.

 

A director of the Bank is a shareholder of a farm implement dealership that contracts with the Bank to provide sales financing to the dealership’s customers. The Bank does not grant preferential credit under this arrangement. All sales contracts are presented to the Bank on a 50% recourse basis, with the dealership responsible for the sale and disposition of any repossessed equipment. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Bank granted approximately $1.7 million of credit to customers of the dealership and such loans had an aggregate outstanding balance of $2.7 million at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2004, seven loans were delinquent 30 days or more with an aggregate outstanding balance of $42,000.

 

Commercial business lending generally involves greater risk than residential mortgage lending and involves risks that are different from those associated with residential and commercial real estate lending. Real estate lending is generally considered to be collateral-based lending with loan amounts based on predetermined loan-to-collateral values and liquidation of the underlying real estate collateral is viewed as the primary source of repayment in the event of borrower default. Although commercial business loans are often collateralized by equipment, inventory, accounts receivable or other business assets, the liquidation of collateral in the event of a borrower default is often an insufficient source of repayment because accounts receivable may be uncollectible and inventories and equipment may be obsolete or of limited use, among other things. Accordingly, the repayment of a commercial business loan depends primarily on the creditworthiness of the borrower (and any guarantors), while liquidation of collateral is a secondary, and often insufficient, source of repayment.

 

Consumer Loans. The Bank offers a variety of secured or guaranteed consumer loans, including automobile and truck loans, home equity loans, home improvement loans, boat loans, mobile home loans and loans secured by savings deposits. In addition, the Bank offers unsecured consumer loans. Consumer loans are generally originated at fixed interest rates and for terms not to exceed seven years. The largest portion of the Bank’s consumer loan portfolio consists of home equity and second mortgage loans followed by automobile and truck loans. Automobile and truck loans are originated on both new

 

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and used vehicles. Such loans are generally originated at fixed interest rates for terms up to five years and at loan-to-value ratios up to 80% of the blue book value in the case of used vehicles and 80% of the purchase price in the case of new vehicles.

 

Home equity and second mortgage loans are generally originated for terms not to exceed five years and at adjustable rates of interest. The loan-to-value ratio on such loans is limited to 95%, taking into account the outstanding balance on the first mortgage loan.

 

The Bank’s underwriting procedures for consumer loans includes an assessment of the applicant’s payment history on other debts and ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loans. Although the applicant’s creditworthiness is a primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the security, if any, to the proposed loan amount. The Bank underwrites and originates the majority of its consumer loans internally, which management believes limits exposure to credit risks relating to loans underwritten or purchased from brokers or other outside sources.

 

Consumer loans generally entail greater risk than do residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans which are unsecured or secured by assets that depreciate rapidly, such as automobiles. In the latter case, repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment for the outstanding loan and the remaining deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against the borrower. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans. Such loans may also give rise to claims and defenses by the borrower against the Bank as the holder of the loan, and a borrower may be able to assert claims and defenses which it has against the seller of the underlying collateral.

 

Loan Maturity and Repricing

 

The following table sets forth certain information at December 31, 2004 regarding the dollar amount of loans maturing in the Bank’s portfolio based on their contractual terms to maturity, but does not include potential prepayments. Demand loans, loans having no stated schedule of repayments and no stated maturity, and overdrafts are reported as due in one year or less. Loan balances do not include undisbursed loan proceeds, unearned income and allowance for loan losses.

 

     Within
One Year


   After
One Year
Through
3 Years


  

After

3 Years
Through
5 Years


  

After

5 Years
Through
10 Years


  

After

10 Years
Through
15 Years


  

After

15 Years


   Total

     (Dollars in thousands)

Mortgage loans:

                                                

Residential

   $ 10,121    $ 17,872    $ 20,871    $ 42,482    $ 35,196    $ 53,274    $ 179,816

Commercial real estate and land loans

     10,362      7,550      9,635      7,591      6,987      3,225      45,350

Residential construction(1)

     20,681      154      504      548      664      664      23,215

Consumer loans

     11,716      18,314      24,102      2,510      131      410      57,183

Commercial business

     9,897      5,762      3,893      800      441      73      20,866
    

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total gross loans

   $ 62,777    $ 49,652    $ 59,005    $ 53,931    $ 43,419    $ 57,646    $ 326,430
    

  

  

  

  

  

  


(1) Includes construction loans for which the Bank has committed to provide permanent financing. The contractual maturities reflect the principal payments due following the period of construction.

 

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The following table sets forth the dollar amount of all loans due after December 31, 2005, which have fixed interest rates and have floating or adjustable interest rates.

 

    

Fixed

Rates


   Floating or
Adjustable
Rates


     (Dollars in thousands)

Mortgage loans:

             

Residential

   $ 139,868    $ 29,827

Commercial real estate and land loans

     14,743      20,245

Residential construction

     2,534      —  

Consumer loans

     16,479      28,988

Commercial business

     8,429      2,540
    

  

Total gross loans

   $ 182,053    $ 81,600
    

  

 

Loan Solicitation and Processing. A majority of the loans originated by the Bank are made to existing customers. Walk-ins and customer referrals are also a source of loan originations. Upon receipt of a loan application, a credit report is ordered to verify specific information relating to the loan applicant’s employment, income and credit standing. A loan applicant’s income is verified through the applicant’s employer or from the applicant’s tax returns. In the case of a real estate loan, an appraisal of the real estate intended to secure the proposed loan is undertaken, generally by an independent appraiser approved by the Bank. The mortgage loan documents used by the Bank conform to secondary market standards.

 

The Bank requires that borrowers obtain certain types of insurance to protect its interest in the collateral securing the loan. The Bank requires either a title insurance policy insuring that the Bank has a valid first lien on the mortgaged real estate or an opinion by an attorney regarding the validity of title. Fire and casualty insurance is also required on collateral for loans.

 

The Bank’s lending practices generally limit the maximum loan to value ratio on conventional residential mortgage loans to 80% (or 90% under a Freddie Mac program) of the appraised value of the property as determined by an independent appraisal or the purchase price, whichever is less, and 75% for commercial real estate loans.

 

Loan Commitments and Letters of Credit. The Bank issues commitments for fixed- and adjustable-rate single-family residential mortgage loans conditioned upon the occurrence of certain events. Such commitments are made in writing on specified terms and conditions and are honored for up to 60 days from the date of application, depending on the type of transaction. The Bank had outstanding loan commitments of approximately $3.8 million at December 31, 2004.

 

As an accommodation to its commercial business loan borrowers, the Bank issues standby letters of credit or performance bonds usually in favor of municipalities for whom its borrowers are performing services. At December 31, 2004, the Bank had outstanding letters of credit of $1.3 million.

 

Loan Origination and Other Fees. The Bank, in most instances, receives loan origination fees or discount “points.” Loan fees and points are a percentage of the principal amount of the mortgage loan that is charged to the borrower for funding the loan. The Bank usually charges a fixed origination fee on one- to four-family residential real estate loans and long-term commercial real estate loans. On residential construction loans, the Bank usually charges one point. Current accounting standards require loan origination fees and certain direct costs of underwriting and closing loans to be deferred and amortized into interest income over the contractual life of the loan. Deferred fees and costs associated with loans that are sold are recognized as income at the time of sale. The Bank had $67,000 of net deferred loan costs at December 31, 2004.

 

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Mortgage Banking Activities. Mortgage loans originated and funded by the Bank and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market value. Aggregate market value is determined based on the quoted prices under a “best efforts” sales agreement with a third party. Net unrealized losses are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income. Realized gains on sales of mortgage loans are included in noninterest income.

 

Commitments to originate and fund mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market are considered derivative financial instruments to be accounted for at fair value. The Bank’s mortgage loan commitments subject to derivative accounting are fixed rate mortgage commitments at market rates when initiated. At December 31, 2004, the Bank had commitments to originate $2.4 million in fixed-rate mortgage loans intended for sale in the secondary market after the loans are closed. Fair value is estimated based on fees that would be charged on commitments with similar terms.

 

The Bank also serves as an agent for a third-party mortgage company. In this role, the Bank accepts and processes mortgage loan applications and performs other loan origination activities, except funding, on behalf of the third-party mortgage company. The third-party mortgage company funds such loans and the Bank receives a fee for each loan funded. The fee is typically 1.5 to 2.0% of the loan principal amount.

 

Delinquencies. The Bank’s collection procedures provide for a series of contacts with delinquent borrowers. A late charge is assessed and a late charge notice is sent to the borrower after the 15th day of delinquency. After 20 days, the collector places a phone call to the borrower. When a payment becomes 60 days past due, the collector issues a default letter. If a loan continues in a delinquent status for 90 days or more, the Bank generally initiates foreclosure or other litigation proceedings.

 

Nonperforming Assets. Loans are reviewed regularly and when loans become 90 days delinquent, the loan is given nonaccrual status and the previously accrued interest income is reversed. Typically, payments received on a nonaccrual loan are applied to the outstanding principal and interest as determined at the time of collection of the loan.

 

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The following table sets forth information with respect to the Bank’s nonperforming assets for the periods indicated. During the periods shown, the Bank had no restructured loans within the meaning of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 15.

 

     At December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis:

                                        

Residential real estate

   $ 882     $ 964     $ 494     $ 172     $ 241  

Commercial real estate

     485       1,056       36       566       —    

Commercial business

     525       569       —         49       —    

Consumer

     183       48       77       —         10  
    


 


 


 


 


Total

     2,075       2,637       607       787       251  
    


 


 


 


 


Loans past due 90 days on accrual status:

                                        

Residential real estate

     706       1,825       385       375       280  

Commercial real estate

     671       575       228       —         —    

Commercial business

     70       78       8       —         —    

Consumer

     38       188       151       97       41  
    


 


 


 


 


Total

     1,485       2,666       772       472       321  
    


 


 


 


 


Foreclosed real estate, net

     442       225       102       212       119  
    


 


 


 


 


Total nonperforming assets

   $ 4,002     $ 5,528     $ 1,481     $ 1,471     $ 691  
    


 


 


 


 


Total loans delinquent 90 days or more to net loans

     1.12 %     1.74 %     0.64 %     0.62 %     0.32 %

Total loans delinquent 90 days or more to total assets

     0.84 %     1.30 %     0.45 %     0.45 %     0.23 %

Total nonperforming assets to total assets

     0.94 %     1.35 %     0.48 %     0.52 %     0.28 %

 

The increase in nonperforming assets during 2003 is primarily the result of $3.3 million in impaired loans that were acquired in the Hometown merger.

 

The Bank accrues interest on loans over 90 days past due when, in the opinion of management, the estimated value of collateral and collection efforts are deemed sufficient to ensure full recovery. The Bank recognized $113,000 in interest income on nonaccrual loans for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Classified Assets. The OTS has adopted various regulations regarding problem assets of savings institutions. The regulations require that each insured institution review and classify its assets on a regular basis. In addition, in connection with examinations of insured institutions, OTS examiners have the authority to identify problem assets and, if appropriate, require them to be classified. There are three classifications for problem assets: substandard, doubtful and loss. “Substandard” assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the insured institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. “Doubtful” assets have the weaknesses of substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values questionable, and there is a high possibility of loss. An asset classified as “loss” is considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as an asset of the institution is not warranted. If an asset or portion thereof is classified as loss, the insured institution establishes specific allowances for loan losses for the full amount of the

 

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portion of the asset classified as loss. All or a portion of general loan loss allowances established to cover possible losses related to assets classified substandard or doubtful can be included in determining an institution’s regulatory capital, while specific valuation allowances for loan losses generally do not qualify as regulatory capital. Assets that do not currently expose the insured institution to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess weaknesses are designated “special mention” and monitored by the Bank.

 

Current accounting rules require that impaired loans be measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or if expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. A loan is classified as “impaired” by management when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement. If the fair value, as measured by one of these methods, is less than the recorded investment in the impaired loan, the Bank establishes a valuation allowance with a provision charged to expense. Management reviews the valuation of impaired loans on a quarterly basis to consider changes due to the passage of time or revised estimates. Assets that do not expose the Bank to risk sufficient to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories, but which possess some weaknesses, are required to be designated “special mention” by management.

 

An insured institution is required to establish and maintain an allowance for loan losses at a level that is adequate to absorb estimated credit losses associated with the loan portfolio, including binding commitments to lend. General allowances represent loss allowances which have been established to recognize the inherent risk associated with lending activities. When an insured institution classifies problem assets as “loss,” it is required either to establish an allowance for losses equal to 100% of the amount of the assets, or charge off the classified asset. The amount of its valuation allowance is subject to review by the OTS, which can order the establishment of additional general loss allowances. The Bank regularly reviews the loan portfolio to determine whether any loans require classification in accordance with applicable regulations.

 

At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the aggregate amounts of the Bank’s classified assets at those dates were as follows:

 

     At December 31,

     2004

   2003

   2002

     (Dollars in thousands)

Classified assets:

                    

Loss

   $ —      $ —      $ —  

Doubtful

     1,135      2,733      1,158

Substandard

     2,807      3,628      798

Special mention

     2,679      1,360      —  

 

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Loans classified as impaired in accordance with SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, included in the above regulatory classifications and the related allowance for loan losses are summarized below at the dates indicated:

 

     At December 31,

     2004

   2003

   2002

     (Dollars in thousands)

Impaired loans with related allowance

   $ 2,046    $ 3,589    $ 1,160

Impaired loans with no allowance

     1,514      1,714      —  
    

  

  

Total impaired loans

   $ 3,560    $ 5,303    $ 1,160
    

  

  

Allowance for loan losses:

                    

Related to impaired loans

     820      1,075      420

Related to other loans

     1,658      1,358      798

 

Foreclosed Real Estate. Foreclosed real estate held for sale is carried at the lower of fair value minus estimated costs to sell, or cost. Costs of holding foreclosed real estate are charged to expense in the current period, except for significant property improvements, which are capitalized. Valuations are periodically performed by management and an allowance is established by a charge to non-interest expense if the carrying value exceeds the fair value minus estimated costs to sell. The net income from operations of foreclosed real estate held for sale is reported in non-interest income. At December 31, 2004, the Bank had foreclosed real estate totaling $442,000.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses. Loans are the Company’s largest concentration of assets and continue to represent the most significant potential risk. In originating loans, the Bank recognizes that losses will be experienced and that the risk of loss will vary with, among other things, the type of loan made, the creditworthiness of the borrower over the term of the loan, general economic conditions and, in the case of a secured loan, the quality of the collateral. The Bank maintains an allowance for loan losses to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of probable loan losses based on information available as of the date of the financial statements. The allowance for loan losses is based on management’s evaluation of the loan portfolio, including historical loan loss experience, delinquencies, known and inherent risks in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, information about specific borrower situations, estimated collateral values and economic conditions.

 

The loan portfolio is reviewed quarterly by management to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses to determine the amount of any adjustment required after considering the loan charge-offs and recoveries for the quarter. Management applies a systematic methodology that incorporates its current judgments about the credit quality of the loan portfolio. In addition, the OTS, as an integral part of its examination process, periodically reviews the Bank’s allowance for loan losses and may require the Bank to make additional provisions for estimated losses based on its judgments about information available to the OTS at the time of its examination.

 

The methodology used in determining the allowance for loan losses includes segmenting the loan portfolio by identifying risk characteristics common to groups of loans, determining and measuring impairment of individual loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows or the fair value of collateral, and determining and measuring impairment for groups of loans with similar characteristics by applying loss factors that consider the qualitative factors which may affect the loss rates. The

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses Analysis table below shows changes in the breakdown of the allowance for loan losses by loan category. Management continues to refine the methodology used to allocate loan losses by category and the methodology for allocating loan loss allowances by type of loan.

 

Specific allowances related to impaired loans and other classified loans are established where management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to a loan that management believes indicate that a loss was incurred. The identification of these loans results from the loan review process that identifies and monitors credits with weaknesses or conditions which call into question the full collection of the contractual payments due under the terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.

 

For loans evaluated on a group basis, management applies loss factors to groups of loans with common risk characteristics (i.e., residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and credit card loans). The loss factors are derived from the Bank’s historical loss experience or, where the Bank does not have loss experience, the peer group loss experience. Peer group loss experience is used after evaluating the attributes of the Bank’s loan portfolio as compared to the peer group. Loss factors are adjusted for significant environmental factors that, in management’s judgment, affect the collectibility of the loan portfolio segment. The significant environmental factors include the levels and trends in charge-offs and recoveries, trends in volume and terms of loans, levels and trends in delinquencies, the effects of changes in underwriting standards and other lending practices or procedures, the experience and depth of the lending management and staff, effects of changes in credit concentration, changes in industry and market conditions and national and local economic trends and conditions. Management evaluates these conditions on a quarterly basis and evaluates and modifies the assumptions used in establishing the loss factors.

 

The allowance for loan losses was $2.5 million at December 31, 2004, $2.4 million at December 31, 2003 and $1.2 million at December 31, 2002. Management has deemed these amounts as adequate on those dates based on its evaluation methodology. At December 31, 2004, nonperforming loans totaled $3.6 million or 0.84% of total assets. Included in nonperforming loans are loans over 90 days past due secured by one- to-four family residential real estate in the amount of $706,000, commercial real estate loans totaling $671,000, commercial business loans totaling $70,000 and consumer loans in the amount of $38,000. These loans are accruing interest as the estimated value of the collateral and collection efforts are deemed sufficient to ensure full recovery.

 

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The following table sets forth an analysis of the Bank’s allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated.

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Allowance at beginning of period

   $ 2,433     $ 1,218     $ 1,103     $ 1,184     $ 1,194  

Provision for loan losses

     510       725       305       66       48  
    


 


 


 


 


       2,943       1,943       1,408       1,250       1,242  
    


 


 


 


 


Allowance for loan losses on loans acquired in the Hometown merger

     —         1,065       —         —         —    

Recoveries:

                                        

Residential real estate

     —         4       —         8       3  

Commercial real estate

     —         —         —         —         —    

Commercial business

     —         3       22       —         —    

Consumer

     56       45       35       67       15  
    


 


 


 


 


Total recoveries

     56       52       57       75       18  
    


 


 


 


 


Charge-offs:

                                        

Residential real estate

     129       172       78       2       13  

Commercial real estate

     162       6       —         —         —    

Commercial business

     20       55       2       114       3  

Consumer

     210       394       167       106       60  
    


 


 


 


 


Total charge-offs

     521       627       247       222       76  
    


 


 


 


 


Net (charge-offs) recoveries

     (465 )     (575 )     (190 )     (147 )     (58 )
    


 


 


 


 


Balance at end of period

   $ 2,478     $ 2,433     $ 1,218     $ 1,103     $ 1,184  
    


 


 


 


 


Ratio of allowance to total loans outstanding at the end of the period

     0.76 %     0.77 %     0.55 %     0.54 %     0.64 %

Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding during the period

     0.15 %     0.21 %     0.09 %     0.08 %     0.03 %

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses Analysis

 

The following table sets forth the breakdown of the allowance for loan losses by loan category at the dates indicated.

 

     At December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

    2001

    2000

 
     Amount

  

Percent of
Outstanding
Loans

in Category


    Amount

  

Percent of
Outstanding
Loans

in Category


    Amount

  

Percent of
Outstanding
Loans

in Category


    Amount

  

Percent of
Outstanding
Loans

in Category


    Amount

  

Percent of
Outstanding
Loans

in Category


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Residential real estate(1)

   $ 446    62.21 %   $ 673    63.69 %   $ 375    70.21 %   $ 199    69.44 %   $ 614    65.06 %

Commercial real estate and land loans

     455    13.89       464    16.01       18    9.76       120    9.82       226    12.93  

Commercial business

     827    6.39       576    5.10       297    4.27       294    5.51       90    5.35  

Consumer

     750    17.51       720    15.20       528    15.76       490    15.23       254    16.66  

Unallocated

     —      —         —      —         —      —         —      —         —      —    
    

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Total allowance for loan losses

   $ 2,478    100.00 %   $ 2,433    100.00 %   $ 1,218    100.00 %   $ 1,103    100.00 %   $ 1,184    100.00 %
    

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  


(1) Includes residential construction loans.

 

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Investment Activities

 

Federally chartered savings institutions have authority to invest in various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies and of state and municipal governments, deposits at the applicable FHLB, certificates of deposit of federally insured institutions, certain bankers’ acceptances and federal funds. Subject to various restrictions, such savings institutions may also invest a portion of their assets in commercial paper, corporate debt securities and mutual funds, the assets of which conform to the investments that federally chartered savings institutions are otherwise authorized to make directly. Savings institutions are also required to maintain minimum levels of liquid assets that vary from time to time. The Bank may decide to increase its liquidity above the required levels depending upon the availability of funds and comparative yields on investments in relation to return on loans.

 

The Bank is required under federal regulations to maintain a minimum amount of liquid assets and is also permitted to make certain other securities investments. The balance of the Bank’s investments in short-term securities in excess of regulatory requirements reflects management’s response to the significantly increasing percentage of deposits with short maturities. It is the intention of management to hold securities with short maturities in the Bank’s investment portfolio in order to enable the Bank to match more closely the interest-rate sensitivities of its assets and liabilities.

 

The Bank periodically invests in mortgage-backed securities, including mortgage-backed securities guaranteed or insured by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Mortgage-backed securities generally increase the quality of the Bank’s assets by virtue of the guarantees that back them, are more liquid than individual mortgage loans and may be used to collateralize borrowings or other obligations of the Bank. Of the Bank’s total mortgage-backed securities portfolio, securities with a book value of $252,000 have adjustable rates as of December 31, 2004.

 

At December 31, 2004, neither the Company nor the Bank had an investment in securities (other than United States Government and agency securities and mutual funds that invest in such securities) which exceeded 10% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity at that date.

 

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The following table sets forth the securities portfolio at the dates indicated.

 

     At December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     Fair
Value


   Amortized
Cost


   Percent
of
Portfolio


    Weighted
Average
Yield(2)


    Fair
Value


   Amortized
Cost


   Percent
of
Portfolio


    Weighted
Average
Yield(2)


    Fair
Value


   Amortized
Cost


   Percent
of
Portfolio


    Weighted
Average
Yield(2)


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities Held to Maturity(1)

                                                                              

Municipal:

                                                                              

Due in one year or less

     38      37    0.05     9.17       169      167    0.25     8.40       114      113    0.17     8.87  

Due after one year through five years

     188      180    0.27     9.16       174      167    0.25     9.08       194      189    0.29     8.59  

Due after five years through ten years

     101      99    0.15     7.38       142      137    0.20     8.10       74      74    0.11     10.23  

Due after ten years

     883      800    1.21     8.33       880      811    1.21     8.02       876      800    1.23     8.33  

Mortgage-backed securities(3)

     139      142    0.21     3.71       220      225    0.34     4.10       295      298    0.46     4.66  
    

  

  

       

  

  

       

  

  

     
     $ 1,349    $ 1,258    1.89 %         $ 1,585    $ 1,507    2.25 %         $ 1,553    $ 1,474    2.26 %      
    

  

  

       

  

  

       

  

  

     

Securities Available for Sale

                                                                              

Debt securities:

                                                                              

U.S. agency:

                                                                              

Due in one year or less

   $ 2,022    $ 2,011    3.03 %   3.85 %   $ 2,562    $ 2,515    3.75 %   4.42 %   $ 4,131    $ 4,004    6.17 %   5.65 %

Due after one year through five years

     25,999      26,055    39.25     3.91       29,864      29,547    44.01     4.11       38,105      37,074    57.18     4.73  

Due after five years through ten years

     1,473      1,501    2.26     3.36       3,500      3,522    5.25     3.43       —        —      —       —    

Due after ten years through fifteen years

     946      1,000    1.51     5.26       951      1,000    1.49     5.14       —        —      —       —    

Mortgage-backed securities (3)

     17,939      18,064    27.21     3.71       15,506      15,581    23.21     3.60       10,963      10,833    16.71     3.96  

Municipal:

                                                                              

Due in one year or less

     115      115    0.17     6.82       177      175    0.26     7.02       145      140    0.22     7.89  

Due after one year through five years

     3,970      3,857    5.81     6.05       2,637      2,489    3.71     6.32       1,885      1,769    2.73     6.79  

Due after five years through ten years

     8,483      8,335    12.55     6.13       6,305      6,097    9.08     5.85       5,503      5,335    8.23     6.55  

Due after ten years

     2,894      2,852    4.30     7.22       3,449      3,401    5.07     5.91       3,001      2,979    4.59     6.97  

Equity securities:

                                                                              

Mutual funds

     1,351      1,342    2.02     N/A       1,293      1,287    1.92     N/A       1,247      1,238    1.91     N/A  
    

  

  

       

  

  

       

  

  

     
     $ 65,192    $ 65,132    98.11 %         $ 66,244    $ 65,614    97.75 %         $ 64,980    $ 63,372    97.74 %      
    

  

  

       

  

  

       

  

  

     

(1) Securities held to maturity are carried at amortized cost.

 

(2) Yields are calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a marginal federal income tax rate of 34%. Weighted average yields are calculated using average prepayment rates for the most recent three-month period.

 

(3) The expected maturities of mortgage-backed securities may differ from contractual maturities because the mortgages underlying the obligations may be prepaid without penalty.

 

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Deposit Activities and Other Sources of Funds

 

General. Deposits and loan repayments are the major source of the Bank’s funds for lending and other investment purposes. Loan repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, while deposit inflows and outflows and loan prepayments are significantly influenced by general interest rates and money market conditions. Borrowing may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for reductions in the availability of funds from other sources or may also be used on a longer-term basis for interest rate risk management.

 

Deposit Accounts. Deposits are attracted from within the Bank’s primary market area through the offering of a broad selection of deposit instruments, including negotiable order of withdrawal (“NOW”) accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit and retirement savings plans. Deposit account terms vary, according to the minimum balance required, the time periods the funds must remain on deposit and the interest rate, among other factors. In determining the terms of its deposit accounts, the Bank considers the rates offered by its competition, profitability to the Bank, matching deposit and loan products and its customer preferences and concerns. The Bank generally reviews its deposit mix and pricing weekly.

 

The following table presents the maturity distributions of time deposits of $100,000 or more as of December 31, 2004.

 

Maturity Period


  

Amount at

December 31, 2004


     (Dollars in thousands)

Three months or less

   $ 5,282

Over three through six months

     2,681

Over six through 12 months

     7,313

Over 12 months

     23,967
    

Total

   $ 39,243
    

 

The following table sets forth the balances of deposits in the various types of accounts offered by the Bank at the dates indicated.

 

     At December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     Amount

  

Percent

of

Total


   

Increase

(Decrease)


    Amount

  

Percent

of

Total


   

Increase

(Decrease)


    Amount

  

Percent

of

Total


   

Increase

(Decrease)


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-interest-bearing demand

   $ 33,801    10.68 %   $ 3,266     $ 30,535    10.10 %   $ 10,483     $ 20,052    9.27 %   $ 1,423  

NOW accounts

     59,380    18.77       14,652       44,728    14.79       10,950       33,778    15.62       3,147  

Savings accounts

     36,000    11.38       4,563       31,437    10.39       11,362       20,075    9.29       2,801  

Money market accounts

     32,479    10.26       (3,645 )     36,124    11.94       1,527       34,597    16.00       1,136  

Fixed rate time deposits which mature:

                                                               

Within one year

     61,799    19.53       (19,659 )     81,458    26.93       30,700       50,758    23.48       (9,253 )

After one year, but within three years

     68,401    21.61       17,518       50,883    16.82       20,476       30,407    14.06       1,268  

After three years, but within five years

     23,619    7.46       (2,550 )     26,169    8.65       437       25,732    11.90       11,487  

After five years

     860    0.27       (186 )     1,046    0.35       345       701    0.32       43  

Club accounts

     123    0.04       35       88    0.03       (14 )     102    0.06       28  
    

  

 


 

  

 


 

  

 


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   $ 316,462    100.00 %   $ 13,994     $ 302,468    100.00 %   $ 86,266     $ 216,202    100.00 %   $ 12,080  
    

  

 


 

  

 


 

  

 


 

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The following table sets forth the amount and maturities of time deposits by rates at December 31, 2004.

 

     Amount Due

           
     Less Than
One Year


   1 - 3
Years


   3 - 5
Years


   After 5
Years


   Total

   Percent
of Total


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Below 1.00%

   $ 162    $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 162    0.10 %

1.00% — 1.99%

     20,206      2,367      —        —        22,573    14.59  

2.00% — 2.99%

     22,359      14,387      209      —        36,955    23.89  

3.00% — 3.99%

     5,469      25,367      11,799      338      42,973    27.78  

4.00% — 4.99%

     4,465      13,002      11,348      192      29,007    18.76  

5.00% — 5.99%

     715      12,316      48      313      13,392    8.66  

6.00% — 6.99%

     6,578      911      213      2      7,704    4.98  

7.00% — 7.99%

     1,845      51      2      —        1,898    1.23  

8.00% — 8.99%

     —        —        —        15      15    0.01 %
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 61,799    $ 68,401    $ 23,619    $ 860    $ 154,679    100.00 %
    

  

  

  

  

  

 

Borrowings. Deposits are the primary source of funds for the Bank’s lending and investment activities and for its general business purposes. The Bank has at times relied upon advances from the FHLB of Indianapolis to supplement its supply of lendable funds and to meet deposit withdrawal requirements. Advances from the FHLB of Indianapolis are secured by certain first mortgage loans and investment and mortgage-backed securities. The Bank also uses retail repurchase agreements as a source of borrowings.

 

The FHLB functions as a central reserve bank providing credit for savings and loan associations and certain other member financial institutions. As a member, the Bank is required to own capital stock in the FHLB and is authorized to apply for advances on the security of such stock and certain of its mortgage loans and other assets (principally securities which are obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States) provided certain standards related to creditworthiness have been met. Advances are made pursuant to several different programs. Each credit program has its own interest rate and range of maturities. Depending on the program, limitations on the amount of advances are based either on a fixed percentage of an institution’s net worth or on the FHLB’s assessment of the institution’s creditworthiness. Under its current credit policies, the FHLB generally limits advances to 20% of a member’s assets, and short-term borrowing of less than one year may not exceed 10% of the institution’s assets. The FHLB determines specific lines of credit for each member institution.

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Bank’s use of FHLB advances.

 

     At or For the Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Maximum balance at any month end

   $ 67,488     $ 60,242     $ 53,320  

Average balance

     63,122       54,722       46,753  

Period end balance

     65,099       60,242       53,320  

Weighted average interest rate:

                        

At end of period

     4.84 %     5.05 %     5.49 %

During the period

     5.07 %     5.41 %     5.80 %

 

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The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Bank’s use of retail repurchase agreements.

 

     At or For the Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Maximum balance at any month end

   $ 697     $ 520     $ 457  

Average balance

     296       156       186  

Period end balance

     640       520       457  

Weighted average interest rate:

                        

At end of period

     1.99 %     0.68 %     0.93 %

During the period

     1.21 %     0.76 %     1.61 %

 

Subsidiary Activities

 

As of December 31, 2004, the Bank was the Company’s only subsidiary. The Bank is wholly owned by the Company.

 

First Harrison Financial Services, Inc. is a former wholly-owned subsidiary of First Harrison Bank that sold property and casualty insurance, life insurance and non-deposit investment products. Effective January 1, 2004, First Harrison Financial Services, Inc. dissolved its charter and all accounts were combined with the Bank. During 2004, the Bank organized three wholly-owned subsidiaries to manage a portion of the investment securities portfolio. First Harrison Investments, Inc. and First Harrison Holdings, Inc. are Nevada corporations that jointly own First Harrison, LLC, a Nevada limited liability corporation that holds and manages an investment securities portfolio.

 

Personnel

 

As of December 31, 2004, the Bank had 127 full-time employees and 24 part-time employees. A collective bargaining unit does not represent the employees and the Bank considers its relationship with its employees to be good.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Above average interest rate risk associated with fixed-rate loans

 

At December 31, 2004, approximately 42.3% of the Bank’s assets consisted of residential mortgage loans held for investment. Such loans represented 55.1% of the total loan portfolio at that date. While generally considered to involve less risk than other types of lending, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial business loans and consumer loans, residential mortgage loans provide relatively lower yields. The Bank’s loan portfolio also includes a significant amount of loans with fixed rates of interest. At December 31, 2004, $182.1 million, or 69%, of the Bank’s total loans receivable had fixed interest rates all of which were held for investment. Although the Bank offers ARM loans, customer demand for them is generally low in times of low market interest rates, as currently exists. Unlike ARM loans, fixed-rate loans carry the risk that, because they do not reprice to market interest rates, their yield may be insufficient to offset increases in the Bank’s cost of funds during a rising interest rate environment. Accordingly, a material and prolonged increase in market interest rates could be expected to have a greater adverse effect on the Bank’s net interest income compared to other institutions that hold a

 

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materially larger portion of their assets in ARM loans or fixed-rate loans that are originated for committed sale in the secondary market. For a discussion of the Bank’s loan portfolio, see “Item 1. Business– Lending Activities.”

 

Commercial business lending risks

 

At December 31, 2004, the Bank’s commercial business loan portfolio amounted to $20.9 million, or 6.39% of total loans. Subject to market conditions and other factors, the Bank intends to expand its commercial business lending activities within its primary market area. Commercial business lending is inherently riskier than one- to four-family mortgage lending. Although commercial business loans are often collateralized by equipment, inventory, accounts receivable or other business assets, the liquidation value of these assets in the event of a borrower default is often an insufficient source of repayment because accounts receivable may be uncollectible and inventories and equipment may be obsolete or of limited use, among other things. See “Item 1. Business–Lending Activities–Commercial Business Loans.”

 

Commercial Real Estate Lending Risks

 

At December 31, 2004, the Bank’s commercial real estate loan portfolio amounted to $38.7 million, or 11.84% of total loans. Commercial real estate lending is inherently riskier than one- to-four family mortgage lending. Because payments on loans secured by commercial properties often depend upon the successful operation and management of the properties, repayment of such loans may be affected by adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy, among other things. See “Item 1. Business–Lending Activities–Commercial Real Estate Loans.”

 

A downturn in the local economy or a decline in real estate values could hurt the Company’s profits.

 

Nearly all of the Bank’s loans are secured by real estate or made to businesses in our primary market area. As a result of this concentration, a downturn in the local economy could cause significant increases in nonperforming loans, which would hurt profit. In recent years there has been a significant increase in real estate values in our market area. As a result of rising home prices, the Bank’s loans have been well collateralized. A decline in real estate values could cause some of the Bank’s mortgages to become adequately collateralized, which would expose the Company to a greater risk of loss.

 

Strong competition within the Bank’s market area could hurt the Company’s profit and growth.

 

The Bank faces intense competition both in making loans and attracting deposits. This competition has made it more difficult for it to make new loans and at times has forced it to offer higher deposit rates. Price competition for loans and deposits might result in the Bank earning less on loans paying more on deposits, which would reduce net interest income. Competition also makes it more difficult to grow loans and deposits. Some of the institutions with which the Bank competes have substantially greater resources and lending limits than it has and may offer services that the Bank does not provide. Competition will likely increase in the future as a result of legislative, regulatory and technological changes and the continuing trend of consolidation in the financial services industry. The Company’s profitability depends upon the Bank’s continued ability to compete successfully in its market area.

 

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The Bank and the Company operate in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected by changes in laws and regulations.

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the Office of Thrift Supervision, their chartering authority, and by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as insurer of the Bank’s deposits. The Company and the Bank are both subject to regulation and supervision by the Office of Thrift Supervision. Such regulations and supervision governs the activities in which an institution and its holding company may engage, and are intended primarily for the protection of the insurance fund and depositors. Regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in their supervisory and enforcement activities, including to imposition of restrictions on operations, the classification of assets and determination of the level of allowance for loan losses. Any change in such regulation and oversight, whether in the form of regulatory policy, regulations, legislation or supervisory claim may have a material impact on the Bank’s operations.

 

REGULATION AND SUPERVISION

 

General

 

As a savings and loan holding company, the Company is required by federal law to report to, and otherwise comply with, the rules and regulations of the OTS. The Bank is subject to extensive regulation, examination and supervision by the OTS, as its primary federal regulator, and the FDIC, as the deposit insurer. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and, with respect to deposit insurance, of the Savings Association Insurance Fund managed by the FDIC. The Bank must file reports with the OTS and the FDIC concerning its activities and financial condition in addition to obtaining regulatory approvals prior to entering into certain transactions such as mergers with, or acquisitions of, other savings institutions. The OTS and/or the FDIC conduct periodic examinations to test the Bank’s safety and soundness and compliance with various regulatory requirements. This regulation and supervision establishes a comprehensive framework of activities in which an institution can engage and is intended primarily for the protection of the insurance fund and depositors. The regulatory structure also gives the regulatory authorities extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities and examination policies, including policies with respect to the classification of assets and the establishment of adequate loan loss reserves for regulatory purposes. Any change in such regulatory requirements and policies, whether by the OTS, FDIC or Congress, could have a material adverse impact on the Company, the Bank and their operations. Certain regulatory requirements applicable to the Bank and Company are referred to below or elsewhere herein. The description of statutory provisions and regulations applicable to savings institutions and their holding companies set forth in this Form 10-K does not purport to be a complete description of such statutes and regulations and their effects on the Bank and the Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual laws and regulations.

 

Holding Company Regulation

 

The Company is a nondiversified unitary savings and loan holding company within the meaning of federal law. Under prior law, a unitary savings and loan holding company, such as the Company, was not generally restricted as to the types of business activities in which it may engage, provided that the Bank continued to be a qualified thrift lender. See “Federal Savings Institution Regulation - QTL Test.” The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 provides that no company may acquire control of a savings association after May 4, 1999 unless it engages only in the financial activities permitted for financial holding companies under the law or for multiple savings and loan holding companies as described below. Further, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act specifies that existing savings and loan holding companies may only engage in such activities. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, however, grandfathered the unrestricted

 

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authority for activities with respect to unitary savings and loan holding companies existing prior to May 4, 1999, so long as the Bank continues to comply with the QTL Test. The Company does qualify for the grandfathering. Upon any non-supervisory acquisition by the Company of another savings institution or savings bank that meets the qualified thrift lender test and is deemed to be a savings institution by the OTS, the Company would become a multiple savings and loan holding company (if the acquired institution is held as a separate subsidiary) and would generally be limited to activities permissible for bank holding companies under Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act, subject to the prior approval of the OTS, and certain activities authorized by OTS regulation. However, the OTS has issued an interpretation concluding that multiple savings and loan holding companies may also engage in activities permitted for financial holding companies.

 

A savings and loan holding company is prohibited from, directly or indirectly, acquiring more than 5% of the voting stock of another savings institution or savings and loan holding company, without prior written approval of the OTS and from acquiring or retaining control of a depository institution that is not insured by the FDIC. In evaluating applications by holding companies to acquire savings institutions, the OTS considers the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the company and institution involved, the effect of the acquisition on the risk to the deposit insurance funds, the convenience and needs of the community and competitive factors.

 

The OTS may not approve any acquisition that would result in a multiple savings and loan holding company controlling savings institutions in more than one state, subject to two exceptions: (i) the approval of interstate supervisory acquisitions by savings and loan holding companies; and (ii) the acquisition of a savings institution in another state if the laws of the state of the target savings institution specifically permit such acquisitions. The states vary in the extent to which they permit interstate savings and loan holding company acquisitions.

 

Although savings and loan holding companies are not currently subject to specific capital requirements or specific restrictions on the payment of dividends or other capital distributions, federal regulations do prescribe such restrictions on subsidiary savings institutions as described below. The Bank must notify the OTS 30 days before declaring any dividend to the Company. In addition, the financial impact of a holding company on its subsidiary institution is a matter that is evaluated by the OTS and the agency has authority to order cessation of activities or divestiture of subsidiaries deemed to pose a threat to the safety and soundness of the institution.

 

Acquisition of the Company. Under the federal Change in Bank Control Act (“CIBCA”), a notice must be submitted to the OTS if any person (including a company or savings association), or group acting in concert, seeks to acquire “control” of a savings and loan holding company or savings association. A change of control may occur, and prior notice is required, upon the acquisition of 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting stock, unless the OTS has found that the acquisition will not result in a change of control of the Company. Under the CIBCA, the OTS has 60 days from the filing of a complete notice to act, taking into consideration certain factors, including the financial and managerial resources of the acquirer and the anti-trust effects of the acquisition. Any company that acquires control would then be subject to regulation as a savings and loan holding company.

 

Federal Savings Institution Regulation

 

Business Activities. Federal law and regulations govern the activities of federal savings institutions. These laws and regulations delineate the nature and extent of the activities in which federal associations may engage. In particular, certain lending authority for federal associations, e.g., commercial, non-residential real property loans and consumer loans, is limited to a specified percentage of the institution’s capital or assets.

 

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Capital Requirements. The OTS capital regulations require savings institutions to meet three minimum capital standards: a 1.5% tangible capital to total assets ratio, a 4% leverage ratio (3% for institutions receiving the highest rating on the CAMELS examination rating system) and an 8% risk-based capital ratio. In addition, the prompt corrective action standards discussed below also establish, in effect, a minimum 2% tangible capital standard, a 4% leverage ratio (3% for institutions receiving the highest CAMELS rating), and, together with the risk-based capital standard itself, a 4% Tier 1 risk-based capital standard. The OTS regulations also require that, in meeting the tangible, leverage and risk-based capital standards, institutions must generally deduct investments in and loans to subsidiaries engaged in activities as principal that are not permissible for a national bank.

 

The risk-based capital standard for savings institutions requires the maintenance of Tier 1 (core) and total capital (which is defined as core capital and supplementary capital) to risk-weighted assets of at least 4% and 8%, respectively. In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets, all assets, including certain off-balance sheet assets, recourse obligations, residual interests and direct credit substitutes, are multiplied by a risk-weight factor of 0% to 100%, assigned by the OTS capital regulation based on the risks believed inherent in the type of asset. Core (Tier 1) capital is defined as common stockholders’ equity (including retained earnings), certain noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related surplus, and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries less intangibles other than certain mortgage servicing rights and credit card relationships. The components of supplementary capital currently include cumulative preferred stock, long-term perpetual preferred stock, mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt and intermediate preferred stock, the allowance for loan and lease losses limited to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets and up to 45% of unrealized gains on available-for-sale equity securities with readily determinable fair market values. Overall, the amount of supplementary capital included as part of total capital cannot exceed 100% of core capital.

 

The OTS also has authority to establish individual minimum capital requirements in appropriate cases upon a determination that an institution’s capital level is or may become inadequate in light of the particular circumstances. At December 31, 2004, the Bank met each of its capital requirements.

 

The following table presents the Bank’s capital position at December 31, 2004.

 

                    Capital

 
    

Actual

Capital


   Required
Capital


   Excess
Amount
(Deficiency)


   Actual
Percent


    Required
Percent


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Tangible

   $ 32,461    $ 6,292    $ 26,169    7.74 %   1.50 %

Core (Leverage)

     32,461      16,778      15,683    7.74     4.00  

Risk-based

     33,638      20,821      12,817    12.92     8.00  

 

Prompt Corrective Regulatory Action. The OTS is required to take certain supervisory actions against undercapitalized institutions, the severity of which depends upon the institution’s degree of undercapitalization. Generally, a savings institution that has a ratio of total capital to risk weighted assets of less than 8%, a ratio of Tier 1 (core) capital to risk-weighted assets of less than 4% or a ratio of core capital to total assets of less than 4% (3% or less for institutions with the highest examination rating) is considered to be “undercapitalized.” A savings institution that has a total risk-based capital ratio less than 6%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of less than 3% or a leverage ratio that is less than 3% is considered to be “significantly undercapitalized” and a savings institution that has a tangible capital to assets ratio equal to or less than 2% is deemed to be “critically undercapitalized.” Subject to a narrow exception, the OTS is

 

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required to appoint a receiver or conservator within specified time frames for an institution that is “critically undercapitalized.” The regulation also provides that a capital restoration plan must be filed with the OTS within 45 days of the date a savings institution receives notice that it is “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized.” Compliance with the plan must be guaranteed by any parent holding company. In addition, numerous mandatory supervisory actions become immediately applicable to an undercapitalized institution, including, but not limited to, increased monitoring by regulators and restrictions on growth, capital distributions and expansion. The OTS could also take any one of a number of discretionary supervisory actions, including the issuance of a capital directive and the replacement of senior executive officers and directors.

 

Insurance of Deposit Accounts. The Bank is a member of the Savings Association Insurance Fund. The FDIC maintains a risk-based assessment system by which institutions are assigned to one of three categories based on their capitalization and one of three subcategories based on examination ratings and other supervisory information. An institution’s assessment rate depends upon the categories to which it is assigned. Assessment rates for Savings Association Insurance Fund member institutions are determined semi-annually by the FDIC and currently range from zero basis points for the healthiest institutions to 27 basis points of assessable deposits for the riskiest.

 

In addition to the assessment for deposit insurance, institutions are required to make payments on bonds issued in the late 1980s by the Financing Corporation (“FICO”) to recapitalize the predecessor to the Savings Association Insurance Fund. During fiscal 2004, FICO payments for Savings Association Insurance Fund members approximated 1.51 basis points of assessable deposits.

 

The Bank’s risk-based classifications resulted in no assessments during 2004. The FDIC has authority to increase insurance assessments. A significant increase in Savings Association Insurance Fund insurance premiums would likely have an adverse effect on the operating expenses and results of operations of the Bank. Management cannot predict what insurance assessment rates will be in the future.

 

Insurance deposits may be terminated by the FDIC upon a finding that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC or the OTS. The management of the Bank does not know of any practice, condition or violation that might lead to termination of deposit insurance.

 

Loans to One Borrower. Federal law provides that savings institutions are generally subject to the limits on loans to one borrower applicable to national banks. Generally, subject to certain exceptions, a savings institution may not make a loan or extend credit to a single or related group of borrowers in excess of 15% of its unimpaired capital and surplus. An additional amount may be lent, equal to 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus, if secured by specified readily-marketable collateral. At December 31, 2004, the Bank’s limit on loans to one borrower was $5.8 million, and the Bank’s largest aggregate outstanding balance of loans to one borrower was $6.0 million. During the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company repurchased 220,519 shares of common stock. In order to facilitate the repurchase, the Bank declared a dividend to the Company, reducing the Bank’s capital to $38.6 million. At year-end, the Bank had a loan commitment to one borrower that totaled $6.0 million. The balance on this loan at year-end 2004 was $3,886,151, and the unused commitment totaled $2,126,302. Management has taken steps to rewrite the loan reducing the potential loan balance to less than 15% of unimpaired capital and surplus.

 

QTL Test. Federal law requires savings institutions to meet a qualified thrift lender test. Under the test, a savings association is required to either qualify as a “domestic building and loan association” under the Internal Revenue Code or maintain at least 65% of its “portfolio assets” (total assets less:

 

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(i) specified liquid assets up to 20% of total assets; (ii) intangibles, including goodwill; and (iii) the value of property used to conduct business) in certain “qualified thrift investments” (primarily residential mortgages and related investments, including certain mortgage-backed securities) in at least nine months out of each 12-month period.

 

A savings institution that fails the qualified thrift lender test is subject to certain operating restrictions and may be required to convert to a bank charter. As of December 31, 2004, the Bank maintained 84.05% of its portfolio assets in qualified thrift investments and, therefore, met the qualified thrift lender test. Recent legislation has expanded the extent to which education loans, credit card loans and small business loans may be considered “qualified thrift investments.”

 

Limitation on Capital Distributions. OTS regulations impose limitations upon all capital distributions by a savings institution, including cash dividends, payments to repurchase its shares and payments to shareholders of another institution in a cash-out merger. Under the regulations, an application to and the prior approval of the OTS is required prior to any capital distribution if the institution does not meet the criteria for “expedited treatment” of applications under OTS regulations (i.e., generally, examination and Community Reinvestment Act ratings in the two top categories), the total capital distributions for the calendar year exceed net income for that year plus the amount of retained net income for the preceding two years, the institution would be undercapitalized following the distribution or the distribution would otherwise be contrary to a statute, regulation or agreement with the OTS. If an application is not required, the institution must still provide prior notice to the OTS of the capital distribution if, like the Bank, it is a subsidiary of a holding company. In the event the Bank’s capital fell below its regulatory requirements or the OTS notified it that it was in need of increased supervision, the Bank’s ability to make capital distributions could be restricted. In addition, the OTS could prohibit a proposed capital distribution by any institution, which would otherwise be permitted by the regulation, if the OTS determines that such distribution would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.

 

Transactions with Related Parties. The Bank’s authority to engage in transactions with “affiliates” (e.g., any company that controls or is under common control with an institution, including the Company and its non-savings institution subsidiaries) is limited by federal law. The aggregate amount of covered transactions with any individual affiliate is limited to 10% of the capital and surplus of the savings institution. The aggregate amount of covered transactions with all affiliates is limited to 20% of the savings institution’s capital and surplus. Certain transactions with affiliates are required to be secured by collateral in an amount and of a type described in federal law. The purchase of low quality assets from affiliates is generally prohibited. The transactions with affiliates must be on terms and under circumstances that are at least as favorable to the institution as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-affiliated companies. In addition, savings institutions are prohibited from lending to any affiliate that is engaged in activities that are not permissible for bank holding companies and no savings institution may purchase the securities of any affiliate other than a subsidiary.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 generally prohibits loans by the Company to its executive officers and directors. However, that act contains a specific exception for loans by the Bank to its executive officers and directors in compliance with federal banking laws. Under such laws, the Bank’s authority to extend credit to executive officers, directors and 10% shareholders (“insiders”), as well as entities such persons control, is limited. The law limits both the individual and aggregate amount of loans the Bank may make to insiders based, in part, on the Bank’s capital position and requires certain board approval procedures to be followed. Such loans are required to be made on terms substantially the same as those offered to unaffiliated individuals and not involve more than the normal risk of repayment. There is an exception for loans made pursuant to a benefit or compensation program that is widely available to all employees of the institution and does not give preference to insiders over other employees.

 

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Standards for Safety and Soundness. The federal banking agencies have adopted Interagency Guidelines prescribing Standards for Safety and Soundness. The guidelines set forth the safety and soundness standards that the federal banking agencies use to identify and address problems at insured depository institutions before capital becomes impaired. If the OTS determines that a savings institution fails to meet any standard prescribed by the guidelines, the OTS may require the institution to submit an acceptable plan to achieve compliance with the standard.

 

Enforcement. The OTS has primary enforcement responsibility over savings institutions and has the authority to bring actions against the institution and all institution-affiliated parties, including stockholders, and any attorneys, appraisers and accountants who knowingly or recklessly participate in wrongful action likely to have an adverse effect on an insured institution. Formal enforcement action may range from the issuance of a capital directive or cease and desist order to removal of officers and/or directors to institution of receivership, conservatorship or termination of deposit insurance. Civil penalties cover a wide range of violations and can amount to $25,000 per day, or even $1 million per day in especially egregious cases. The FDIC has the authority to recommend to the Director of the OTS that enforcement action be taken with respect to a particular savings institution. If action is not taken by the Director, the FDIC has authority to take such action under certain circumstances. Federal law also establishes criminal penalties for certain violations.

 

Assessments. Savings institutions are required to pay assessments to the OTS to fund the agency’s operations. The general assessments, paid on a semi-annual basis, are computed upon the savings institution’s total assets, including consolidated subsidiaries, as reported in the Bank’s latest quarterly thrift financial report. The assessments paid by the Bank for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 totaled $93,823.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank System

 

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which consists of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. The Federal Home Loan Bank provides a central credit facility primarily for member institutions. The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank, is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in that Federal Home Loan Bank in an amount at least equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of its unpaid residential mortgage loans and similar obligations at the beginning of each year, or 1/20 of its advances (borrowings) from the Federal Home Loan Bank, whichever is greater. The Bank was in compliance with this requirement with an investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock at December 31, 2004 of $3.7 million.

 

The Federal Home Loan Banks are required to provide funds for the resolution of insolvent thrifts in the late 1980s and to contribute funds for affordable housing programs. These requirements could reduce the amount of dividends that the Federal Home Loan Banks pay to their members and could also result in the Federal Home Loan Banks imposing a higher rate of interest on advances to their members. If dividends were reduced, or interest on future Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased, the Bank’s net interest income would likely also be reduced.

 

Federal Reserve System

 

The Federal Reserve Board regulations require savings institutions to maintain non-interest earning reserves against their transaction accounts (primarily NOW and regular checking accounts). The regulations generally provide that reserves be maintained against aggregate transaction accounts as follows: a 3% reserve ratio is assessed on net transaction accounts up to and including $47.6 million; and a 10% reserve ratio is applied above $47.6 million. The first $7.0 million of otherwise reservable

 

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balances (subject to adjustments by the Federal Reserve Board) are exempted from the reserve requirements. These amounts are adjusted annually. The Bank was in compliance with the foregoing requirements at December 31, 2004.

 

FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION

 

Federal Taxation

 

General. The Company and the Bank report their income on a fiscal year basis using the accrual method of accounting and are subject to federal income taxation in the same manner as other corporations with some exceptions, including particularly the Bank’s reserve for bad debts, as discussed below. The following discussion of tax matters is intended only as a summary and does not purport to be a comprehensive description of the tax rules applicable to the Bank or the Company. The Bank has not been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in the past five years.

 

Bad Debt Reserve. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, the Bank is entitled to take a bad debt deduction for federal income tax purposes which is based on its current or historic net charge-offs by applying the experience reserve method for banks. For tax years beginning prior to December 31, 1995, the Bank as a qualifying thrift had been permitted to establish a reserve for bad debts and to make annual additions to such reserve, which were deductible for federal income tax purposes. Under such prior tax law, generally the Bank recognized a bad debt deduction equal to 8% of taxable income.

 

Under the 1996 Tax Act, the Bank was required to recapture all or a portion of its additions to its bad debt reserve made subsequent to the base year (which is the Bank’s last taxable year beginning before January 1, 1988). This recapture was required to be made, after a deferral period based on certain specified criteria, ratably over a six-year period commencing in the Bank’s calendar 1998 tax year. All post-1987 additions to the statutory bad debt reserve have been recaptured in taxable income as of December 31, 2002.

 

Potential Recapture of Base Year Bad Debt Reserve. The Bank’s bad debt reserve as of the base year is not subject to automatic recapture as long as the Bank continues to carry on the business of banking. If the Bank no longer qualifies as a bank, the balance of the pre-1988 reserves (the base year reserves) are restored to income over a six-year period beginning in the tax year the Bank no longer qualifies as a bank. Such base year bad debt reserve is subject to recapture to the extent that the Bank makes “non-dividend distributions” that are considered as made from the base year bad debt reserve. To the extent that such reserves exceed the amount that would have been allowed under the experience method (“Excess Distributions”), then an amount based on the amount distributed will be included in the Bank’s taxable income. Non-dividend distributions include distributions in excess of the Bank’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, distributions in redemption of stock, and distributions in partial or complete liquidation. However, dividends paid out of the Bank’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as calculated for federal income tax purposes, will not be considered to result in a distribution from the Bank’s bad debt reserve. Thus, any dividends to the Company that would reduce amounts appropriated to the Bank’s bad debt reserve and deducted for federal income tax purposes would create a tax liability for the Bank. The amount of additional taxable income created from an Excess Distribution is an amount that, when reduced by the tax attributable to the income, is equal to the amount of the distribution. If the Bank makes a “non-dividend distribution,” then approximately one and one-half times the amount so used would be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, assuming a 34% corporate income tax rate (exclusive of state and local taxes). The Bank does not intend to pay dividends that would result in a recapture of any portion of its bad debt reserve.

 

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Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. The Internal Revenue Code imposes a tax on alternative minimum taxable income (“AMTI”) at a rate of 20%. The excess of the bad debt reserve deduction claimed by the Bank over the deduction that would have been allowable under the experience method is treated as a preference item for purposes of computing the AMTI. Only 90% of AMTI can be offset by net operating loss carry-overs, of which the Bank currently has a balance of $69,000 related to the acquisition of Hometown. AMTI is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the amount by which the Bank’s adjusted current earnings exceeds its AMTI (determined without regard to this preference and prior to reduction for net operating losses). In addition, for taxable years beginning after June 30, 1986 and before January 1, 1996, an environmental tax of 0.12% of the excess of AMTI (with certain modifications) over $2.0 million is imposed on corporations, including the Bank, whether or not an Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”) is paid. The Bank does not expect to be subject to the AMT.

 

Dividends Received Deduction and Other Matters. The Company may exclude from its income 100% of dividends received from the Bank as a member of the same affiliated group of corporations. The corporate dividends received deduction is generally 70% in the case of dividends received from unaffiliated corporations with which the Company and the Bank will not file a consolidated tax return, except that if the Company or the Bank own more than 20% of the stock of a corporation distributing a dividend, then 80% of any dividends received may be deducted.

 

Indiana Taxation

 

Indiana imposes an 8.5% franchise tax based on a financial institution’s adjusted gross income as defined by statute. In computing adjusted gross income, deductions for municipal interest, United States Government interest, the bad debt deduction computed using the reserve method and pre-1990 net operating losses are disallowed. The Bank’s state income tax returns were audited for the years ended December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995 without amendment and without additional tax liability. The Bank’s state income tax returns have not been audited for any subsequent period.

 

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Bank’s offices as of December 31, 2004.

 

Location


   Year
Opened


   Net Book
Value(1)


   Owned/
Leased


    Approximate
Square
Footage


     (Dollars in thousands)

Main Office:

                      

220 Federal Drive, N.W.

Corydon, Indiana 47112

   1997    $ 2,708    Owned     12,000

Branch Offices:

                      

391 Old Capitol Plaza, N.E.

Corydon, Indiana 47112

   1997      13    Leased (2)   425

8095 State Highway 135, N.W.

New Salisbury, Indiana 47161

   1999      871    Owned     3,500

710 Main Street

Palmyra, Indiana 47164

   1991      1,246    Owned     6,000

6040 Main Street NE

Crandall, Indiana 47114

   1938      84    Owned     1,000

9849 Highway 150

Greenville, Indiana 47124

   1986      284    Owned     2,484

1058 North Luther Road

Georgetown, Indiana 47122

   1995      94    Leased (3)   1,800

317 East U.S. Highway 150

Hardinsburg, Indiana 47125

   1996      94    Owned     1,834

4303 Charlestown Crossing

New Albany, Indiana 47150

   1999      912    Owned     3,500

3131 Grant Line Road

New Albany, Indiana 47150

   2003      2,197    Owned     12,200

5609 Williamsburg Station Road

Floyds Knobs, Indiana 47119

   2003      347    Owned     4,160

2744 Allison Lane

Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130

   2003      1,032    Owned     4,090

(1) Represents the net value of land, buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment owned by the Bank.

 

(2) Lease expires April 2005.

 

(3) Lease expires November 2005.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

At December 31, 2004, neither the Company nor the Bank was involved in any pending legal proceedings believed by management to be material to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. From time to time, the Bank is involved in legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. Such routine legal proceedings, in the aggregate, are believed by management to be immaterial to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

The information regarding the market for First Capital’s common equity and related stockholder matters is incorporated herein by reference to First Capital’s 2004 Annual Report to Stockholders at “Corporate Information.”

 

The following table provides certain information with regard to shares repurchased by the Company in the fourth quarter of 2004.

 

Period


  

(a) Total
Number of

Shares

Purchased


  

(b) Average

Price Paid Per

Share


  

(c) Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as

Part of Publicly

Announced

Plans or

Programs


  

(d) Maximum

Number of Shares

that May Yet Be

Purchased Under

the Plans or

Programs


October 1 through October 31, 2004

   —        —      —      —  

November 1 through November 30, 2004

   —        —      —      —  

December 1 through December 31, 2004

   220,520    $ 21.00    249,742    95,258

Total

   220,520    $ 21.00    249,742    95,258

 

On January 4, 2001, the Company announced a stock repurchase program to purchase up to 101,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. On September 30, 2002, the Board of Directors authorized an increase in the stock repurchase program in connection with the merger of Hometown Bancshares whereby the Company would purchase up to 345,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. The stock repurchase program expires upon the purchase of the maximum number of shares authorized under the program.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Section captioned “Selected Financial and Other Data” in the 2004 Annual Report to Stockholders.

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

 

The information regarding management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operation is incorporated herein by reference to First Capital’s 2004 Annual Report to Stockholders in the Section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the 2004 Annual Report to Stockholders.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

The financial statements by this Item are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Audited Financial Statements and the Notes thereto found in First Capital’s 2004 Annual Report to Stockholders.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

 

The information required by this Item with respect to Directors is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement under the heading “Proposal 1—Election of Directors.” The information contained under the section captioned “Other Information Relating to Directors and Executive Officers” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

 

Name


   Age(1)

    

Position


M. Chris Frederick

   37      Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Joel E. Voyles

   52      Senior Vice President - Retail and Corporate Secretary

Dennis L. Thomas

   48      Senior Vice President - Lending

(1) As of December 31, 2004.

 

Biographical Information

 

M. Chris Frederick has been affiliated with the Bank since June, 1990 and has served in his present position since 1997.

 

Joel E. Voyles has been affiliated with the Bank since December 1996 and has served in his present position since 1997.

 

Dennis L. Thomas has been affiliated with the Bank since January 2000. He was employed by Harrison County Bank from 1981 until the merger with the Bank.

 

Code of Ethics

 

The Company maintains a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its affiliates. A copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is filed as Exhibit 14.0 of this Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement under the heading “Executive Compensation” and “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors.”

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The information required by this Item regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement under the heading “Stock Ownership.”

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information as of December 31, 2004

 

Plan category


  

Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

(a)


  

Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

(b)


  

Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities
reflected in column (a))

(c)


Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

   110,894    $ 15.81    $ 44,295

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

   —        —        —  

Total

   110,894    $ 15.81    $ 44,295

 

The Company does not maintain any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by security holders.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement under the heading “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors” and “Other Information Relating to Directors and Executive Officers.”

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement under the heading “Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Auditors.”

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)(1) The exhibits and financial statement schedules filed as part of this report are as follows:

 

    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003

 

    Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

 

    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

 

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

 

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  (2) All financial statement schedules are omitted as the required information either is not applicable or is contained in the financial statements or related notes.

 

  (3) Exhibits

 

3.1    Articles of Incorporation of First Capital, Inc. (1)
3.2    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Capital, Inc. (6)
10.1    Employment Agreement with James G. Pendleton (3)
10.2    Employment Agreement with Samuel E. Uhl (2)
10.3    Employment Agreement with M. Chris Frederick (2)
10.4    Employment Agreement with Joel E. Voyles (2)
10.5    Employee Severance Compensation Plan (3)
10.6    First Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank 1994 Stock Option Plan (as assumed by First Capital, Inc. effective December 31, 1998) (4)
10.7    First Capital, Inc. 1999 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (5)
10.8    1998 Officers’ and Key Employees’ Stock Option Plan for HCB Bancorp (5)
10.9    Employment Agreement with William W. Harrod (2)
11.0    Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K)
13.0    Annual Report to Stockholders
14.0    Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
21.0    Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Part I, “Business—Subsidiary Activities” of this Form 10-K)
23.0    Consent of Monroe Shine and Co., Inc.
31.1    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.0    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

(1) Incorporated by reference from the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form SB-2, and any amendments thereto, Registration No. 333-63515.

 

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(2) Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999.

 

(3) Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.

 

(4) Incorporated by reference from the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any amendments thereto, Registration Statement No. 333-76543.

 

(5) Incorporated by reference from the Exhibits filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-8, and any amendments thereto, Registration Statement No. 333-95987.

 

(6) Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

FIRST CAPITAL, INC.

/s/ William W. Harrod

William W. Harrod

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name


  

Title


 

Date


/s/ William W. Harrod


William W. Harrod

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(principal executive officer)

  March 28, 2005

/s/ J. Gordon Pendleton


J. Gordon Pendleton

  

Chairman

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Michael C. Frederick


Michael C. Frederick

  

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(principal accounting and financial officer)

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Samuel E. Uhl


Samuel E. Uhl

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Mark D. Shireman


Mark D. Shireman

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Dennis L. Huber


Dennis L. Huber

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

 


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/s/ Kenneth R. Saulman


Kenneth R. Saulman

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ John W. Buschemeyer


John W. Buschemeyer

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Gerald L. Uhl


Gerald L. Uhl

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ James S. Burden


James S. Burden

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ James E. Nett


James E. Nett

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Michael L. Shireman


Michael L. Shireman

  

Director

  March 28, 2005

/s/ Kathryn W. Ernstberger


Kathryn W. Ernstberger

  

Director

  March 28, 2005