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Exhibit 99.1

Access National Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets, Reports Third Quarter Earnings and Increases Dividend

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2014--Access National Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCX), parent company for Access National Bank (Bank), reported third quarter 2014 net income of $4.9 million, or $0.47 per common share. This represents the Corporation’s 57th consecutive quarterly profit over its 59 quarter history. Consistent with management’s stated objective of a 40%-50% payout ratio against core earnings, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.14 per share for holders of record as of November 03, 2014 and payable on November 25, 2014. This 7th increase in routine dividends over the last 2-years reflects Management’s continued favorable outlook on performance and capital.

Michael Clarke, CEO, is quoted as saying: “We take great satisfaction in having our 15-year old start-up successfully turn $10 million into $1 billion of assets. More importantly, our leadership and hard-working associates have touched the lives of thousands of business owners who provide real jobs and run successful businesses throughout the capital region. Our bank is about quality, not quantity. However, this ’quantity’ measure signals a validation that our value proposition is sustainable and resonates loudly with mid-sized businesses in our market. We are very grateful for and value our client relationships.”

Third quarter 2014 pretax earnings were impacted by two nonrecurring items, one being a $3.25 million release in the mortgage segment’s loan loss reserve while the other was a $707 thousand impairment recorded in connection with land held by Access Real Estate (ARE). The net impact of these two items created an increase in pretax earnings of $2.5 million and added $0.15 to the after-tax earnings per common share. The release in reserves was in connection with management’s on-going analysis of reserve requirements as well as information obtained by management during the third quarter of 2014 which led management to determine the amount of reserves on hand for the repurchase of mortgage loans sold in the secondary market was over funded. The write-down of the ARE property was in response to management’s intent to sell land that had originally been bought back in 2007 as a potential banking center. The impairment was effective upon receipt of an appraisal received in the third quarter of 2014.

Excluding the release of mortgage reserves and the write-down of the ARE property, net income before taxes increased $1.2 million when comparing the three months ended September 30, 2014 to the same period in 2013. This is the result of an increase in the banking segment pretax earnings of $698 thousand and an increase in mortgage segment pretax earnings of $533 thousand. The increase in the banking segment was due mainly to an increase in net interest income after provision for loan losses of $1.5 million when comparing the three month period ended September 30, 2014 to the same period in 2013. This increase in net interest income was offset by a decrease of $720 thousand in noninterest income due mainly to the gain on sale of SBA loans of $926 thousand that occurred in the third quarter 2013. The mortgage segment recorded pretax earnings of $482 thousand in the third quarter of 2014 excluding the mortgage reserve release compared to near breakeven performance in the third quarter of 2013.

Net interest margin for the first nine months of 2014 decreased from 3.83% to 3.78% when compared to the same period in 2013. On a linked quarter basis, the margin decreased to 3.78% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to 3.80% for the three months ended June 30, 2014.

On a consolidated basis, the Corporation reported annualized return on average assets of 1.98% and 1.48% for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Meanwhile, the annualized return on average equity was 20.37% and 14.65% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Total assets at September 30, 2014 amounted to $1.02 billion compared to $847.2 million at December 31, 2013, an overall increase of $167.8 million. An increase in loans held for investment of $40.0 million, a $45.2 million increase in interest-bearing balances, a $48.9 million growth in investment securities, a growth in loans held for sale of $17.9 million, and a $17.5 million increase in other assets due to a $15 million BOLI purchase accounted for the majority of this increase. The third quarter of 2014 reflected loan growth in the commercial real estate – owner occupied, commercial real estate – non-owner occupied, and residential real estate categories of the loans held for investment portfolio.


Total deposits at September 30, 2014 increased $159.1 million from December 31, 2013 due mainly to an increase in demand deposits of $81.3 million, an increase in interest-bearing demand deposits of $41.2 million, and an increase in Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) deposits totaling $49.2 million. Management continues to focus on expanding business banking relationships as evidenced by the 44.44% year-to-date growth in demand deposits.

Non-performing assets (NPAs) decreased 28.0% to $1.8 million at September 30, 2014 from $2.5 million at December 31, 2013, representing 0.18% and 0.30% of total assets, respectively. The Bank did not have other real estate owned at September 30, 2014 while ARE, as previously mentioned, had other real estate owned with a fair market value less costs to sell of $500 thousand. The allowance for loan losses was $13.2 million and $13.1 million or 1.82% and 1.91% of total loans held for investment as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Book value per common share increased from $8.79 at December 31, 2013 to $9.55 at September 30, 2014. The ratio of total equity to total assets for Access National Corporation and its subsidiary bank was 9.8% at September 30, 2014, within the Corporation’s target range of 8.00% to 10.50%.

Access National Corporation is the parent company of Access National Bank, an independent, nationally chartered bank serving the business community of the greater Washington DC Metropolitan area. Additional information is available on our website at www.AccessNationalBank.com. Shares of Access National Corporation are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "ANCX".

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements may be identified as “may”, “could”, “expect”, “believe”, anticipate”, “intend”, “plan” or variations thereof. These forward-looking statements may contain information related to those matters such as the Company’s intent, belief, or expectation with respect to matters such as financial performance. Such statements are necessarily based on assumptions and estimates and are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties concerning the Company’s operations and business environment, which are difficult to predict and beyond control of the Company. Such risks and uncertainties could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from those matters expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. For an explanation of certain risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC filings.


     
Access National Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheet
             
September 30, December 31, September 30,
2014 2013 2013
(In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
 
ASSETS
 
Cash and due from banks $ 8,227 $ 8,117 $ 9,556
 
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold 60,480 15,302 62,221
 
Investment securities:
Available-for-sale, at fair value 127,422 76,552 72,692

Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $14,248, $15,662 and $15,426)

  14,315     16,277     15,856  
Total investment securities 141,737 92,829 88,548
 
Restricted Stock, at amortized cost 8,286 8,559 3,834
 
Loans held for sale - at fair value 42,283 24,353 16,376
 

Loans held for investment net of allowance for loan losses of $13,244, $13,136 and $13,025, respectively

713,868 673,919 641,782
 
Premises, equipment and land, net 7,036 8,389 8,401
 
Other assets 33,176 15,714 15,846
     
Total assets $ 1,015,093   $ 847,182   $ 846,564  
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits $ 271,251 $ 189,908 $ 215,711
 
Savings and interest-bearing deposits 243,259 200,196 213,304
 
Time deposits   217,561     182,868     246,309  
 
Total deposits 732,071 572,972 675,324
 
Short-term borrowings 175,592 172,855 64,030
 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses 7,690 10,221 10,792
     
Total Liabilities   915,353     756,048     750,146  
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common stock $0.835 par value; 60,000,000 authorized; issued and outstanding,10,448,819, 10,369,420 and 10,321,858 shares, respectively

8,725 8,659 8,619
 
Additional paid in capital 18,260 17,320 16,973
 
Retained earnings 73,781 67,121 72,324
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net (1,026 ) (1,966 ) (1,498 )
     
Total shareholders' equity   99,740     91,134     96,418  
     
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 1,015,093   $ 847,182   $ 846,564  
 

 
Access National Corporation
Consolidated Statement of Operations
                 
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013 September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013
(In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data)   (unaudited)       (unaudited)    
 
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans $ 9,133 $ 8,262 $ 26,446 $ 25,468
 
Interest on federal funds sold and bank balances 27 22 72 76
 
Interest on securities   755   457   1,844   1,439
Total interest income 9,915 8,741 28,362 26,983
 
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits 757 799 2,272 2,766
 
Interest on other borrowings   74   31   202   165
Total interest expense   831   830   2,474   2,931
Net interest income 9,084 7,911 25,888 24,052
 
Provision for loan losses   -   450   -   675
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 9,084 7,461 25,888 23,377
 
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges and fees 167 188 525 495
 
Gain on sale of loans 4,799 3,179 10,314 18,180
 
Other Income   247   1,712   2,946   5,271
Total noninterest income 5,213 5,079 13,785 23,946
 
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and benefits 5,860 5,672 16,699 20,540
 
Occupancy and equipment 715 641 2,082 1,961
 
Other operating expense   108   2,324   4,777   9,324
Total noninterest expense   6,683   8,637   23,558   31,825
Income before income tax 7,614 3,903 16,115 15,498
 
Income tax expense   2,682   1,098   5,705   5,485
NET INCOME   4,932   2,805   10,410   10,013
 
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.47 $ 0.27 $ 0.99 $ 0.97
Diluted $ 0.47 $ 0.27 $ 0.99 $ 0.96
 
Average outstanding shares:
Basic 10,440,986 10,306,865 10,414,384 10,312,017
Diluted 10,476,050 10,389,064 10,459,283 10,402,178
 

           
Performance and Capital Ratios
                         
Three Months Three Months Three Months Nine Months Nine Months Twelve Months
Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended Ended
September 30, June 30, March 31, September 30, September 30, December 31,
(Dollars In Thousands Except for Share and Per Share Data)   2014   2014   2014   2014   2013   2013
 
Return on average assets (annualized) 1.98 % 1.30 % 1.10 % 1.48 % 1.56 % 1.55 %
Return on average equity (annualized) 20.37 % 12.93 % 10.43 % 14.65 % 14.22 % 14.00 %
Net interest margin 3.78 % 3.80 % 3.78 % 3.78 % 3.83 % 3.85 %
Efficiency ratio - Bank only 47.37 % 48.44 % 50.98 % 48.86 % 50.78 % 49.50 %
Total average equity to earning assets 10.08 % 10.38 % 10.75 % 10.39 % 11.22 % 11.28 %
 
Averages
Assets $ 997,080 $ 944,452 $ 879,984 $ 940,934 $ 856,483 $ 854,572
Loans held for investment 726,985 720,634 698,429 715,454 642,543 648,744
Loans held for sale 40,780 27,502 18,708 29,077 50,128 42,667
Interest-bearing deposits & federal funds sold 51,134 42,055 39,251 44,190 45,456 46,217
Investment securities 141,649 121,080 102,398 121,853 97,707 97,260
Earning assets 960,912 912,889 861,170 912,289 836,767 836,129
Interest-bearing deposits 499,967 499,435 441,757 480,599 512,009 485,860
Total deposits 747,780 743,037 638,211 710,077 699,076 678,531
Repurchase agreements & federal funds purchased 19,955 20,082 23,374 21,125 25,652 25,524
Short term borrowings 121,141 76,978 115,944 104,707 28,379 46,212
Equity $ 96,862 $ 94,800 $ 92,593 $ 94,768 $ 93,876 $ 94,352
 
Banking segment - income before taxes $ 5,066 $ 4,704 $ 4,181 $ 13,951 $ 12,393 $ 17,330
Mortgage segment - income before taxes $ 3,732 $ 583 $ 3 $ 4,318 $ 4,645 $ 4,879
Wealth Management segment - loss before taxes $ (108 ) $ (148 ) $ (8 ) $ (264 ) $ (562 ) $ (751 )
Other segments - loss before taxes $ (1,076 ) $ (378 ) $ (436 ) $ (1,890 ) $ (978 ) $ (1,017 )
 
Allowance for loan losses/loans held for investment 1.82 % 1.78 % 1.84 % 1.82 % 1.99 % 1.91 %
Total NPA 1,826 1,872 2,510 1,826 2,902 2,535
NPA to total assets 0.18 % 0.19 % 0.27 % 0.18 % 0.34 % 0.30 %
 
Mortgage loan originations and brokered loans $ 115,338 $ 109,250 $ 70,570 $ 295,158 $ 492,221 $ 574,951
Gain on sale of mortgage loans net hedging activity $ 4,280 $ 3,059 $ 1,384 $ 8,723 $ 21,380 $ 23,998
Allowance for losses on mortgage loans sold $ 1,193 $ 4,633 $ 4,645 $ 1,193 $ 4,645 $ 4,645
 
Wealth Management segment - assets under management $ 444,000 $ 454,000 $ 432,000 $ 444,000 $ 204,000 $ 257,000
 
Book value per common share $ 9.55 $ 9.22 $ 9.00 $ 9.55 $ 9.34 $ 8.79
Dividends paid per share $ 0.13 $ 0.12 $ 0.11 $ 0.36 $ 0.30 $ 1.11
 

               
Composition of Loan Portfolio
                                 
    September 30, 2014   June 30, 2014   March 31, 2014   December 31, 2013
Percentage Percentage Percentage Percentage
(Dollars In Thousands)   Amount   of Total   Amount   of Total   Amount   of Total   Amount   of Total
Commercial real estate - owner occupied $ 195,104 26.83 % $ 190,895 25.79 % $ 204,725 28.56 % $ 196,804 28.65 %
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied 115,488 15.88 110,968 14.99 93,366 13.02 90,676 13.20
Residential real estate 191,658 26.36 179,018 24.19 176,914 24.68 173,639 25.27
Commercial 186,715 25.68 211,742 28.61 192,890 26.91 182,220 26.52
Real estate construction 31,463 4.33 40,520 5.47 42,766 5.97 38,842 5.65
Consumer   6,684   0.92     6,982   0.95     6,196   0.86     4,874   0.71  
Total loans $ 727,112 100.00 % $ 740,125 100.00 % $ 716,857 100.00 % $ 687,055 100.00 %
Less allowance for loan losses   13,244   13,211   13,171   13,136
$ 713,868 $ 726,914 $ 703,686 $ 673,919
 
               
Composition of Deposits
                                 
    September 30, 2014   June 30, 2014   March 31, 2014   December 31, 2013
Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of
(Dollars In Thousands)   Amount   Total   Amount   Total   Amount   Total   Amount   Total
 
Demand deposits $ 271,251 37.05 % $ 271,225 34.26 % $ 229,059 28.44 % $ 189,908 33.14 %
Interest-bearing demand deposits 126,898 17.33 120,122 15.17 116,195 14.43 85,735 14.96
Savings and money market 116,361 15.90 115,365 14.57 123,358 15.32 114,169 19.93
CDARS-time deposits 96,703 13.21 155,480 19.64 200,142 24.85 47,535 8.30
Brokered deposits 11,830 1.62 13,334 1.68 13,709 1.69 14,103 2.46
Time deposits   109,028   14.89     116,227   14.68     122,961   15.27     121,522   21.21  
Total Deposits $ 732,071   100.00 % $ 791,753   100.00 % $ 805,424   100.00 % $ 572,972   100.00 %
 

 
Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Three Months Ended
           
                         
    September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013
Average Income / Yield / Average Income / Yield /
(Dollars In Thousands)   Balance   Expense   Rate   Balance   Expense   Rate
 
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Securities $ 142,013 $ 755 2.13 % $ 94,993 $ 457 1.92 %
Loans held for sale 40,780 410 4.02 % 26,335 264 4.01 %
Loans(1) 726,985 8,723 4.80 % 655,162 7,998 4.88 %
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold   51,134       27   0.21 %   39,337       22     0.22 %
Total interest-earning assets 960,912 9,915 4.13 % 815,827 8,741 4.29 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 9,499 8,602
Premises, land and equipment 8,232 8,433
Other assets 31,664 11,258
Less: allowance for loan losses   (13,227 )   (13,033 )
Total noninterest-earning assets   36,168     15,260  
Total Assets $ 997,080   $ 831,087  
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand deposits $ 121,737 $ 69 0.23 % $ 74,105 $ 38 0.21 %
Money market deposit accounts 115,144 58 0.20 % 118,330 59 0.20 %
Savings accounts 3,824 4 0.42 % 2,341 1 0.17 %
Time deposits   259,262       626   0.97 %   258,076       701     1.09 %
Total interest-bearing deposits 499,967 757 0.61 % 452,852 799 0.71 %
Borrowings:
FHLB Advances 121,141 69 0.23 % 50,000 27 0.22 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased 19,955 5 0.10 % 23,378 7 0.12 %
Subordinated Debentures   -       -   0.00 %   269       (3 )   -4.46 %
Total borrowings   141,096       74   0.21 %   73,647       31     0.17 %
Total interest-bearing deposits and borrowings 641,063 831 0.52 % 526,499 830 0.63 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 247,814 200,881
Other liabilities   11,341     9,171  
Total liabilities 900,218 736,551
Shareholders' Equity   96,862     94,536  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 997,080   $ 831,087  
 
Interest Spread(2) 3.61 % 3.66 %
 
Net Interest Margin(3) $ 9,084   3.78 % $ 7,911     3.88 %
                                   
 

(1)

Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in loan balances.

(2)

Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

 

 
Yield on Average Earning Assets and Rates on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities
Nine Months Ended
                         
    September 30, 2014   September 30, 2013
  Average   Income /   Yield /   Average   Income /   Yield /
(Dollars In Thousands)   Balance   Expense   Rate   Balance   Expense   Rate
 
Assets:
Interest earning assets:
Securities $ 123,301 $ 1,844 1.99 % $ 98,640 $ 1,439 1.95 %
Loans held for sale 29,077 909 4.17 % 50,128 1,308 3.48 %
Loans(1) 715,454 25,537 4.76 % 642,543 24,160 5.01 %
Interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold   44,190       72   0.22 %   45,456       76   0.22 %
Total interest earning assets 912,022 28,362 4.15 % 836,767 26,983 4.30 %
Noninterest earning assets:
Cash and due from banks 8,784 10,629
Premises, land and equipment 8,331 8,491
Other assets 24,994 13,456
Less: allowance for loan losses   (13,197 )   (12,860 )
Total noninterest earning assets   28,912     19,716  
Total Assets $ 940,934   $ 856,483  
 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest-bearing demand deposits $ 112,443 $ 189 0.22 % $ 73,751 $ 105 0.19 %
Money market deposit accounts 114,876 173 0.20 % 119,906 221 0.25 %
Savings accounts 3,352 9 0.36 % 2,428 3 0.16 %
Time deposits   249,928       1,901   1.01 %   315,924       2,437   1.03 %
Total interest-bearing deposits 480,599 2,272 0.63 % 512,009 2,766 0.72 %
Borrowings:
FHLB Advances 104,707 186 0.24 % 24,187 42 0.23 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and federal funds purchased 21,125 16 0.10 % 25,652 20 0.10 %
Subordinated Debentures   -       -   0.00 %   4,192       103   3.28 %
Total borrowings   125,832       202   0.21 %   54,031       165   0.41 %
Total interest-bearing deposits and borrowings 606,431 2,474 0.54 % 566,040 2,931 0.69 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits 229,478 187,067
Other liabilities   10,257     9,500  
Total liabilities 846,166 762,607
Shareholders' Equity   94,768     93,876  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 940,934   $ 856,483  
 
Interest Spread(2) 3.60 % 3.61 %
 
Net Interest Margin(3) $ 25,888   3.78 % $ 24,052   3.83 %
                         
 

(1)

Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in loan balances.

(2)

Interest spread is the average yield earned on earning assets, less the average rate incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest margin is net interest income, expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

 

CONTACT:
Access National Corporation
Michael Clarke, 703-871-2100