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8-K - FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. FORM 8-K FOR THE EVENT ON 4-22-13 - First Financial Northwest, Inc.k842213.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
**For Immediate Release**
 
 
 
For more information, contact:
  Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive  
  Officer of First Savings Bank Northwest 
 
Kari Stenslie, Chief Financial Officer
(425) 255-4400
   
First Financial Northwest, Inc.
 
Reports Net Income of $1.6 Million or $0.09 Per Share for the First Quarter of 2013
 
Renton, Washington – April 22, 2013 - First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Savings Bank Northwest (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $1.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 and net income of $622,000, or $0.04 per diluted share for the comparable quarter in 2012.
 
“The first quarter of 2013 proved to be a successful one for the Company,” stated Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. “During the quarter we were notified by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington Department of Financial Institutions that the Memorandum of Understanding was terminated for the Bank and the “troubled condition status” had been removed. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System also removed the “troubled condition status” along with lifting two conditions of the Company’s Memorandum of Understanding. While a few restrictions remain we are still required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve prior to the repurchase of our common stock and for the payment of any cash dividends. We are working diligently to have the remaining restrictions removed as soon as possible.
 
During the quarter we continued to reposition our balance sheet to make it more responsive to the current economic environment. On the asset side, we continued to focus our efforts on loan originations, which were $28.6 million for the quarter, predominantly in the commercial and one-to-four family residential lending areas. Loan originations were approximately $2.6 million greater than the repayments received during the quarter. With the spring and summer seasons approaching we are optimistic that loan originations and our loan portfolio will increase. The quality of the loan portfolio continues to improve; delinquent and nonperforming loans decreased $4.2 million and $3.8 million, respectively, during the quarter from the fourth quarter of 2012.
 
 
 
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On the liability side of the balance sheet, in January 2013, we repaid a $50 million, 2.17% advance from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, saving us approximately $91,000 in interest expense per month. In March 2013, we refinanced an additional $33 million of advances lowering our average interest rate on these advances from 2.93% to 0.81% and we anticipate a monthly savings of approximately $60,000. Extending the term of these fixed-rate advances provides us interest rate risk protection and allowed us the opportunity in April 2013 to sell $20 million in lower yielding, floating rate, agency securities with market values approximating book value and to reinvest the proceeds in higher yielding fixed-rate securities. This should have an immediate positive impact on both our interest rate spread and net interest margin. Although the refinancing included a one-time prepayment penalty of $679,000, we still improved our earnings over the previous quarter.
 
Additionally, during the upcoming second quarter approximately $53.2 million of certificates of deposit will mature with an average cost of 1.54% at current market rates. We anticipate these certificates will renew at an average cost of approximately 0.80%. In addition, we have placed more emphasis during the quarter on the generation of transaction accounts to reduce our overall cost of funds. We continue to price our interest-bearing deposit products to be competitive in the market.
 
We have also implemented some new systems within the Bank to enhance efficiencies in our processes and to create cost savings. For example, we have contracted with an investment advisory firm that enables us to react more quickly to investment opportunities. The firm must follow the Bank’s Investment Policy and all proposed transactions are approved by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in advance. We are also currently in the process of outsourcing our Information Technology functions to enhance cost savings and allow us to implement new technologies and best practices.” Finally, Mr. Kiley stated that “We believe these changes will be transparent to our customers and our customer service will not be affected. Our next step will be to identify, evaluate and implement additional cost savings strategies, such as consolidating operations in order to maximize efficiencies. Shareholder value and customer service will always be our top priority.”

 
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Highlights for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 included:
 
·  
The ratio of average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities grew to 122.4% during the quarter, from 119.8% at December 31, 2012, reflecting our efforts to convert nonearning assets to earning assets;
 
·  
Loan originations for the quarter were $28.6 million compared to $54.2 million and $17.5 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively;
 
·  
Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2013 decreased $4.8 million, or 12.0% to $35.3 million from $40.1 million at December 31, 2012 and decreased $13.6 million, or 27.8% from March 31, 2012;
 
·  
Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) related expenses decreased $660,000 to a net gain of $153,000 for the quarter, compared to net expenses of $507,000 and $578,000 for the fourth and comparable quarters of 2012;
 
·  
Sales of OREO with a book value of $4.3 million generated net gains on sales of $632,000 for the quarter;
 
·  
Net expenses associated with the settled proxy contest litigation totaled $89,000 during the quarter, as compared to $186,000 of net expenses for the fourth quarter of 2012 and no related expenses for the same quarter in 2012;
 
·  
The Company incurred a prepayment penalty of $679,000 in order to refinance $33.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“FHLB”) advances to reduce the weighted-average interest rate from 2.93% to 0.81%, generating a monthly savings of approximately $60,000;
 
·  
The Company’s book value per share increased to $10.04 at March 31, 2013, from $9.95 at December 31, 2012 and $9.71 at March 31, 2012, and
 
·  
The Bank’s Tier 1 and total risk-based capital ratios at March 31, 2013 were 17.46% and 27.82%, respectively.
 
There was no provision for loan losses recorded in the first quarter of 2013 or the fourth quarter of 2012, based on management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”). This
 
 
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compares to a $1.7 million provision for the comparable quarter one year ago. The following items were considered in evaluating the loan loss provision for the quarter ended March 31, 2013:
 
·  
Delinquent loans, loans over 30 days past due, decreased $4.2 million to $16.7 million at March 31, 2013, from $20.9 million at December 31, 2012 and $25.0 million at March 31, 2012;
 
·  
Nonperforming loans decreased $3.8 million to $19.0 million at March 31, 2013, from $22.8 million at December 31, 2012 and $26.4 million at March 31, 2012, continuing the trend of improvement within the loan portfolio;
 
·  
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans was 2.9% at March 31, 2013, compared to 3.4% at December 31, 2012 and 3.8% at March 31, 2012, and
 
·  
The weighted-average historical loss factor, which is an element within the loss provision calculation, decreased over the prior three year period as charge-offs decreased.
 
The ALLL decreased $540,000 to $12.0 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $12.5 million at December 31, 2012, as a result of net charge-offs during the quarter of $540,000. The ALLL represented 63.3% of nonperforming loans and 1.8% of total loans at March 31, 2013 compared to 55.1% and 1.9%, respectively, at December 31, 2012.
 

 
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The following table presents a breakdown of our nonperforming assets:
 
                               
Three Month
 
One Year
       
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
   
Increase/
 
Increase/
          2013    
2012
   
2012
   
(Decrease)
 
(Decrease)
       
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonperforming loans:
                                 
 
One-to-four family residential
$
         5,980
   
$
         6,248
 
 
 $
         8,691
   
$
          (268)
 
$
       (2,711)
 
Multifamily
 
         2,623
     
         4,711
     
            949
     
       (2,088)
 
 
        1,674
 
Commercial real estate
 
         4,883
     
         6,274
     
         7,588
     
       (1,391)
 
 
       (2,705)
 
Construction/land development
 
         4,747
     
         4,767
     
         8,991
     
            (20)
 
 
       (4,244)
 
Consumer
 
            732
     
            759
     
            164
     
            (27)
 
 
           568
   
Total nonperforming loans
 
       18,965
     
       22,759
     
       26,383
     
       (3,794)
   
       (7,418)
                                         
OREO
   
       16,310
     
       17,347
     
       22,448
     
       (1,037)
   
       (6,138)
                                         
   
Total nonperforming assets (1)
$
       35,275
   
$
       40,106
   
$
       48,831
   
$
       (4,831)
 
$
     (13,556)
                                         
   
Nonperforming assets as a
                                 
     
percent of total assets
 
           3.98
%
   
           4.25
%
   
           4.71
%
           
 
                                         
(1)
The difference between the $35.3 million of nonperforming assets at March 31, 2013, reported above, and the amount reported by certain analysts as our nonperforming assets is due to the analysts' inclusion of all TDRs as nonperforming loans, although 96.0% of our TDRs are performing in accordance with their restructured terms. The remaining 4.0% of TDRs that were nonperforming at March 31, 2013 are reported above as nonperforming loans.
 
The following table presents a breakdown of our OREO by county and property type at March 31, 2013:
 
     
County
       
Number of
 
Percent of
 
     
 King
 
 Pierce
 
 Kitsap
 
 All Other
 
Total
 
Properties
 
Total OREO
 
     
 (Dollars in thousands)
OREO:
                                       
 
One-to-four family residential
$
     1,436
 
$
     1,587
 
$
       410
 
$
       375
 
$
       3,808
 
15
 
            23.3
%
 
Multifamily
 
           -
   
     1,729
   
           -
   
           -
   
       1,729
 
2
 
            10.6
 
 
Commercial real estate (1)
 
       563
   
     7,037
   
       920
   
       724
   
       9,244
 
12
 
            56.7
 
 
Construction/land development
 
           -
   
       933
   
       205
   
       391
   
       1,529
 
5
 
             9.4
 
                                           
Total OREO
 
$
     1,999
 
$
   11,286
 
$
     1,535
 
$
     1,490
 
$
     16,310
 
34
 
          100.0
%
                                           
(1)
Of the 12 properties classified as commercial real estate, seven are office/retail buildings, two are mixed-use buildings and three are undeveloped lots.
                                           

 
OREO decreased $1.0 million, or 6.0%, to $16.3 million at March 31, 2013, from $17.3 million at December 31, 2012, as sales and write-downs of OREO exceeded transfers of loans into OREO during the quarter. We sold $4.3 million of OREO during the first quarter of 2013, generating net gains of $632,000. We evaluate our OREO inventory quarterly. As a result of this evaluation, we expensed $145,000 related to the decline in the market values of OREO properties in our portfolio during the quarter, as compared to $344,000 for the fourth quarter of 2012. Additional expenses of $334,000 related to OREO were incurred during the quarter ended
 
 
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March 31, 2013, as compared to $343,000 incurred for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. We continue to actively market our OREO properties in an effort to minimize the amount of holding costs incurred.
 
The following table presents a breakdown of our troubled debt restructured loans (“TDRs”):
 
                     
Three Month
 
One Year
   
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
Increase/
 
Increase/
   
2013
 
2012
 
2012
 
(Decrease)
 
(Decrease)
   
(In thousands)
Nonperforming TDRs:
                           
 
One-to-four family residential
$
         2,679
 
$
         3,422
 
 $
         2,999
 
$
         (743)
 
$
        (320)
 
Multifamily
 
                 -
   
         1,058
   
                 -
   
      (1,058)
   
              -
 
Commercial real estate
 
                 -
   
                 -
   
            462
   
               -
   
        (462)
 
Construction/land development
 
                 -
   
                 -
   
            183
   
               -
   
        (183)
 
Consumer
 
              47
   
              48
   
                 -
   
             (1)
   
            47
                               
Total nonperforming TDRs
 
         2,726
   
         4,528
   
         3,644
   
      (1,802)
   
        (918)
                               
Performing TDRs:
                           
 
One-to-four family residential
 
       52,270
   
       52,644
   
       51,643
   
         (374)
   
          627
 
Multifamily
 
         1,234
   
         1,239
   
         2,496
   
             (5)
   
     (1,262)
 
Commercial real estate
 
       12,251
   
       11,965
   
       11,347
   
          286
   
          904
 
Consumer
 
                 -
   
                 -
   
              70
   
               -
   
          (70)
                               
Total performing TDRs
 
       65,755
   
       65,848
   
       65,556
   
           (93)
   
          199
                               
Total TDRs
$
       68,481
 
$
       70,376
 
 $
       69,200
 
$
      (1,895)
 
$
        (719)
                               
 
During the first quarter of 2013, TDRs decreased $1.9 million to $68.5 million, compared to $70.4 million at December 31, 2012. At March 31, 2013, $65.8 million, or 96.0% of TDRs were performing in accordance with their repayment terms.
 
Net interest income for the first quarter of 2013 increased $351,000 to $7.4 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, and decreased $321,000 from the same period in 2012.
 
Interest income for the first quarter of 2013 decreased $210,000 to $9.5 million, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2012, and decreased $1.6 million compared to the same quarter in 2012 primarily due to the $42.5 million or 6.1% decrease in our average loan portfolio. The decline in our loan portfolio was the result of loan payoffs, short sales, charge-offs and transfers of nonperforming loans to OREO, exceeding loan originations during the quarter.
 
 
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Interest expense decreased $561,000 to $2.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2012 and decreased $1.3 million compared to the same quarter in 2012. The primary reason for these declines in interest expense was the decrease in the average balance of both certificates of deposit and FHLB advances. The average balance of our certificates of deposit and FHLB advances decreased $101.7 million and $46.1 million, respectively, during the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012. The change in the average balances of certificates of deposit between these periods accounted for $505,000 of the decrease in interest expense, while $501,000 of the decline was due to the repricing of the certificates at lower market rates. We have priced our certificate of deposit accounts to reflect the lower interest rate environment, which has contributed to the decrease in the average balance as some of our customers have elected to withdraw their funds to invest in higher yielding investment products. The decrease in interest expense for FHLB advances during the first quarter was due to a $284,000 decrease in the average balance for FHLB advances, primarily due to a $50.0 million advance that was repaid in January 2013 and the refinance of $33.0 million at the end of March 2013.
 
Our interest rate spread and net interest margin both increased 40 basis points to 3.28% and 3.51%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. Our ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities grew to 122.4% at March 31, 2013, from 116.3% at March 31, 2012, reflecting our efforts to convert nonearning assets to earnings assets.
 
Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 decreased $14,000 to $104,000 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2012 and declined $177,000 compared to the same quarter in 2012. There were no investment sales during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to $194,000 in net gains on the sales of investments during the same quarter in 2012.
 
Noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 increased $233,000 compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 and increased $257,000 compared to the same quarter in 2012. The increase from the comparable quarter in 2012 was due to an increase of $733,000 in other general and administrative expenses primarily as a result of the FHLB prepayment penalty of $679,000. In addition, salaries and employee benefits increased $187,000 as compared to the first quarter of last year due to personnel changes within the Bank. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in pension plan expenses as a result of the decision to freeze the pension plan, effective March 31, 2013. Our regulatory assessments increased $186,000, primarily due to a one-time
 
 
 
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adjustment recorded in the first quarter of 2012 related to the termination of the Consent Order. These increases were partially offset by $731,000 due to decreases in OREO-related expenses.
 
On April 5, 2013, the Company announced the termination of the Bank’s Memorandum of Understanding dated March 27, 2012, by and between the Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Washington Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”). The Company also announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) had lifted two conditions included in the Company’s Memorandum of Understanding (“Company MOU”) dated April 10, 2010, by and between the Company and its former regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”), which is now enforced by the Federal Reserve as the successor to the OTS. The Company continues to be subject to the other restrictions included in the Company MOU, and is still required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve prior to the repurchase of its common stock and for the payment of any cash dividends. The FDIC, DFI, and Federal Reserve have also terminated the Bank’s and the Company’s troubled condition status.
 
First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the parent company of First Savings Bank Northwest, a Washington chartered stock savings bank headquartered in Renton, Washington, serving the Puget Sound Region through its full-service banking office. We are a part of the ABA NASDAQ Community Bank Index as well as the Russell 2000 and 3000 Indices. For additional information about us, please visit our website at www.fsbnw.com and click on the “Investor Relations” section.
 
 
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Forward-looking statements:
Certain matters discussed in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, projections of future performance or financial items, perceived opportunities in the market, potential future credit experience, and statements regarding our mission and vision. These forward-looking statements are based upon current management expectations and may, therefore, involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those suggested, expressed, or implied by forward-looking statements as a result of a wide variety or range of factors including, but not limited to: the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets and may lead to increased losses and nonperforming assets in our loan portfolio, and may result in our allowance for loan losses not being adequate to cover actual losses, and require us to materially increase our reserves; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; results of examinations of us by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”) and our bank subsidiary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks (“Washington DFI”) or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, institute enforcement actions against the Company or the Bank, to take additional corrective action and refrain from unsafe and unsound practices, which may also require us to increase our reserve for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position or affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; our compliance with regulatory enforcement actions; the requirements and restrictions that have been imposed upon the Company under the memorandum of understanding with the Federal Reserve; our ability to pay dividends on or repurchase our common stock; our ability to attract and retain deposits; further increases in premiums for deposit insurance; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining the fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risk associated with the loans on our balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our work force and potential associated charges; computer systems on which we depend could fail or experience a security breach; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to implement our branch expansion strategy; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we have acquired or may in the future acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames and any goodwill charges related thereto; our ability to manage loan delinquency rates; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including changes in regulatory policies and principles, including the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules or as a result of Basel III; the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the implementing regulations; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; adverse changes in the securities markets; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; the economic impact of war or any terrorist activities; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations; pricing, products and services; and other risks detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this Press Release and in the other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong because of the inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors illustrated above or because of other factors that we cannot foresee. Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on our behalf. Therefore, these factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 
 
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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
                       
Three
Months 
 
One
Year
             
March 31,
 
December 31,
March 31,
 
Increase/
 
Increase/
        Assets
2013
 
2012
 
2012
 
(Decrease)
 
(Decrease)
                                         
Cash on hand and in banks
$
         4,388
 
 $
         4,289
 
 $
           5,186
 
2.3
%
(15.4
) %
Interest-bearing deposits
 
       21,303
   
       83,452
   
        152,177
 
(74.5
 
(86.0
Investments available-for-sale, at fair value
 
      160,770
   
      152,262
   
        140,676
 
5.6
   
14.3
 
Loans receivable, net of allowance of $12,002, $12,542
                       
 
and $14,832
   
      649,369
   
      650,468
   
        680,737
 
(0.2
 
(4.6
Premises and equipment, net
 
       17,867
   
       18,073
   
         18,702
 
(1.1
 
(4.5
FHLB stock, at cost
 
         7,215
   
         7,281
   
           7,413
 
(0.9
 
(2.7
Accrued interest receivable
 
         3,523
   
         3,484
   
           3,897
 
1.1
   
(9.6
Federal income tax receivable
 
               1
   
             60
   
           1,058
 
(98.3
 
(99.9
Deferred tax assets, net
 
         1,000
   
         1,000
   
                  -
 
-
   
         100.0
 
OREO
         
       16,310
   
       17,347
   
         22,448
 
(6.0
 
(27.3
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
         4,974
   
         4,939
   
           5,028
 
0.7
   
(1.1
      Total assets
$
      886,720
 
 $
      942,655
 
 $
     1,037,322
 
(5.9
 
(14.5
                                         
        Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                          
                                         
Interest-bearing deposits
$
      643,933
 
 $
      659,643
 
 $
758,415
 
(2.4
 
(15.1
Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
         6,201
   
         6,154
   
5,633
 
0.8
   
10.1
 
Advances from the FHLB
 
       34,000
   
       83,066
   
83,066
 
(59.1
 
(59.1
Advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance
         3,546
   
         2,186
   
4,056
 
62.2
   
(12.6
Accrued interest payable
 
             17
   
            179
   
196
 
(90.5
 
(91.3
Investment trade payable
 
         6,324
   
                -
   
                  -
 
100.0
   
100.0
 
Other liabilities
   
         3,954
   
         4,310
   
3,281
 
(8.3
 
20.5
 
      Total liabilities  
      697,975
   
      755,538
   
        854,647
 
(7.6
 
(18.3
                                         
        Commitments and contingencies                            
                                         
Stockholders' Equity
                           
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000
                       
   
shares; no shares issued or outstanding
 
                -
   
                -
   
                  -
 
              -
   
              -
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 90,000,000
                       
   
shares; issued and outstanding 18,805,168 shares at
                       
   
March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and March 31,
            188
   
            188
   
              188
 
              -
   
              -
 
   
2012, respectively
                           
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
      190,960
   
      190,534
   
        189,209
 
0.2
   
0.9
 
 
Retained earnings, substantially restricted
 
         8,206
   
         6,650
   
           4,559
 
23.4
   
80.0
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
            112
   
            748
   
              569
 
(85.0
 
(80.3
 
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan
                           
   
 ("ESOP") shares
 
      (10,721
 
      (11,003
 
        (11,850
(2.6
 
(9.5
      Total stockholders' equity  
      188,745
   
      187,117
   
        182,675
 
0.9
   
3.3
 
        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
      886,720
 
 $
      942,655
 
 $
     1,037,322
 
(5.9
 
(14.5

 
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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Income Statements
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
   
Quarter Ended
   
 Three Month
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
   
March 31,
   
Increase /
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2012
   
(Decrease)
 
Interest income
                       
Loans, including fees
  $ 9,044     $ 9,143     $ 10,472       (1.1 ) %
Investments available-for-sale
    473       543       593       (12.9 )
Interest-bearing deposits
    21       62       97       (66.1 )
Total interest income
  $ 9,538     $ 9,748     $ 11,162       (2.2 )
Interest expense
                               
Deposits      1,893        2,194        2,941        (13.7
FHLB advances
    256       516       511       (50.4 )
Total interest expense
  $ 2,149     $ 2,710     $ 3,452       (20.7 )
Net interest income
    7,389       7,038       7,710       5.0  
Provision for loan losses
    -       -       1,700       -  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
  $ 7,389     $ 7,038     $ 6,010       5.0  
Noninterest income
                               
Net gain on sale of investments
    -       13       194       (100.0 )
Other
     104        105        87        (1.0
Total noninterest income
  $ 104     $ 118     $ 281       (11.9 )
                                 
Noninterest expense
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,614       3,268       3,427       10.6  
Occupancy and equipment
    354       361       405       (1.9 )
Professional fees
    356       449       473       (20.7 )
Data processing
    162       161       181       0.6  
Gain on sale of OREO property, net
    (632 )     (180 )     (221 )     251.1  
OREO market value adjustments
    145       344       310       (57.8 )
OREO related expenses, net
    334       343       489       (2.6 )
Regulatory assessments
    283       295       97       (4.1 )
Insurance and bond premiums
    114       101       100       12.9  
Proxy contest and related litigation
    89       186       -       (52.2 )
Marketing
     18        46        52        (60.9
Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances
    679       -       -       100.0  
Other general and administrative
    362       271       308       33.6  
Total noninterest expense
  $ 5,878     $ 5,645     $ 5,621       4.1  
Income before federal income tax provision
    1,615       1,511       670       6.9  
Federal income tax provision
    59       -       48       100.0  
Net income
  $ 1,556     $ 1,511     $ 622       3.0  
                                 
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.09     $ 0.09     $ 0.04       -  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.09     $ 0.09     $ 0.04       -  

 
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The following table presents a breakdown of our loan portfolio (unaudited):
 

     
March 31, 2013
   
December 31, 2012
 
     
 Amount
 
Percent
   
Amount
 
Percent
 
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
One-to-four family residential: (1)
                     
 
Permanent
$
           300,892
 
                  44.7
%
 
$
           306,851
 
                  45.5
%
 
Construction
 
                        -
 
                       -
     
                   177
 
                    0.1
 
       
           300,892
 
                  44.7
     
           307,028
 
                  45.6
 
Multifamily: (2)
                     
 
Permanent
 
           104,660
 
                  15.6
     
           105,936
 
                  15.7
 
 
Construction
 
               5,585
 
                    0.8
     
               5,585
 
                    0.8
 
       
           110,245
 
                  16.4
     
           111,521
 
                  16.5
 
Commercial real estate: (2)
                     
 
Permanent
 
           212,130
 
                  31.5
     
           207,436
 
                  30.8
 
 
Construction
 
             12,500
 
                    1.8
     
             12,500
 
                    1.8
 
 
Land
   
               1,937
 
                    0.3
     
               1,942
 
                    0.3
 
       
           226,567
 
                  33.6
     
           221,878
 
                  32.9
 
Construction/land development: (2)
                     
 
One-to-four family residential
 
                   487
 
                    0.1
     
                   608
 
                    0.1
 
 
Multifamily
 
             11,235
 
                    1.7
     
               8,375
 
                    1.2
 
 
Land development
 
             10,214
 
                    1.5
     
             10,435
 
                    1.6
 
       
             21,936
 
                    3.3
     
             19,418
 
                    2.9
 
                           
Business
   
               3,104
 
                    0.5
     
               2,968
 
                    0.4
 
Consumer
 
             10,132
 
                    1.5
     
             11,110
 
                    1.7
 
Total loans
 
           672,876
 
               100.0
%
   
           673,923
 
               100.0
%
Less:
                       
 
Loans in Process ("LIP")
 
               9,377
         
               8,856
     
 
Deferred loan fees, net
 
               2,128
         
               2,057
     
 
ALLL
   
             12,002
         
             12,542
     
Loans receivable, net
$
           649,369
       
$
           650,468
     
 
                           
(1)
Includes $136.5 million and $139.8 million of non-owner occupied loans at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
 
(2)
 
Excludes construction loans that will convert to permanent loans. We consider these loans to be "rollovers" in that one loan is originated for both the construction loan and permanent financing. These loans are classified according to the underlying collateral. At March 31, 2013, we had $12.5 million, or 5.5% of our total commercial real estate portfolio and $5.6 million, or 5.1% of our total multifamily portfolio in these "rollover" type of loans. At December 31, 2012, we had $12.5 million, or 5.6% of our total commercial real estate portfolio, $5.6 million, or 5.0% our total multifamily portfolio and $177,000, or 0.1% of our total one-to-four family loan portfolio in these rollover type of loans. At both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $1.9 million of commercial real estate loans were not included in the construction/land development category because we classify raw land or buildable lots where we do not intend to finance the construction as commercial real estate land loans.

 
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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Key Financial Ratios
(Unaudited)

     
At or For the Quarter Ended
 
       March 31,  
           
 December 31,   
       
March 31, 
      2013   2012   2012
     
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
Performance Ratios:
                     
Return on assets
 
             0.70
%
   
             0.63
%
   
          0.24
%
Return on equity
 
             3.30
     
             3.25
     
          1.36
 
Equity-to-assets
 
           21.29
     
           19.85
     
       17.61
 
Interest rate spread
 
             3.28
     
             2.86
     
          2.88
 
Net interest margin
 
             3.51
     
             3.09
     
          3.11
 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
 
         122.44
     
         119.82
     
     116.28
 
Efficiency ratio
 
           78.45
     
           78.88
     
       70.34
 
Noninterest expense as a percent of average total assets
 
             2.64
     
             2.35
     
          2.14
 
Book value per common share
$
           10.04
   
$
             9.95
   
$
          9.71
 
                           
Capital Ratios (1):
                     
Tier 1 leverage
 
                17.46
%
   
           15.79
%
   
       14.15
%
Tier 1 risk-based
 
               26.56
     
           26.11
     
       24.36
 
Total risk-based
 
            27.82
     
           27.37
     
       25.62
 
                           
Asset Quality Ratios:
                     
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans
 
             2.86
%
   
             3.42
%
   
          3.78
%
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets
 
             3.98
     
             4.25
     
          4.71
 
ALLL as a percent of total loans, net of undisbursed funds
 
             1.81
     
             1.89
     
          2.13
 
ALLL as a percent of nonperforming loans, net of undisbursed funds
 
           63.28
     
           55.11
     
       56.22
 
Net charge-offs to average loans receivable, net
 
             0.08
     
             0.25
     
          0.49
 
                           
Allowance for Loan Losses:
                     
ALLL, beginning of the quarter
$
         12,542
   
$
         14,168
   
$
     16,559
 
 
Provision
 
                   -
     
                   -
     
       1,700
 
 
Charge-offs
 
            (619)
     
         (2,202)
     
     (3,699)
 
 
Recoveries
 
                79
     
              576
     
           272
 
ALLL, end of the quarter
$
         12,002
   
$
         12,542
   
$
     14,832
 
                           
Nonperforming Assets: (2)
                     
Nonperforming loans: (3)
                     
 
Nonaccrual loans
$
         16,239
   
$
         18,231
   
$
     22,739
 
 
Nonaccrual TDRs
 
           2,726
     
           4,528
     
       3,644
 
Total nonperforming loans
$
         18,965
   
$
         22,759
   
$
     26,383
 
OREO
   
         16,310
     
         17,347
     
     22,448
 
Total nonperforming assets
$
         35,275
   
$
         40,106
   
$
     48,831
 
                           
Performing TDRs
$
         65,755
   
$
         65,848
   
$
     65,556
 
                           
(1) Capital ratios are for First Savings Bank Northwest only.
(2) Loans are reported net of undisbursed funds.
(3) There were no loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest.
 
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