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Exhibit 99.1
 
**For Immediate Release**
 
 
For more information, contact:
 
Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Rich Jacobson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
(425) 255-4400

 

           First Financial Northwest, Inc.
 
Reports First Quarter Net Income of $1.8 Million or $0.14 per Diluted Share
 

Renton, Washington – April 28, 2016 - First Financial Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, of $1.8 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and $2.2 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the quarter ended  March 31, 2015.

Changes in the recapture of the provision for loan losses contributed significantly to the differences in net income between periods. Specifically, the Company recognized a $100,000 recapture of provision for loan losses in the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to a recapture of $900,000 in the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and a recapture of $100,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2015. These recaptures were due primarily to the continued credit quality improvement of the Company’s loan portfolio and recoveries of amounts previously charged off.

“Late in the quarter, we accomplished a number of initiatives that we believe will positively impact our results going forward. Specifically, in the final week of the quarter, we purchased a $30.0 million pool of commercial real estate loans to supplement our loan originations, consisting of eight loans ranging in size from $1.3 million to $8.2 million secured by properties in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado and Arizona. We opportunistically purchase loan pools secured by properties located out of our market area that meet our investment and credit quality objectives. We also used excess cash on hand to pay down a $34 million Federal Home Loan Bank advance at its March 26, 2016, maturity date. In addition, we utilized an additional $5 million in cash to increase our investment portfolio at quarter end. All of these actions were taken in our efforts to utilize our excess cash to improve earnings in future quarters,” stated Joseph W. Kiley III, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“I am also pleased to report on the success of our recent expansion efforts. Our Mill Creek office opened in September 2015 and its core deposit base increased to $10.1 million at March 31, 2016. In addition, our Edmonds office opened on March 21, 2016, and had $1.1 million in core deposits at quarter end. While we are very pleased with the design of these offices and the technology being utilized to manage expenses, our teams of experienced bankers in each office deserve the credit for these successes. We have plans to open an additional office in Renton later this year in the area known as The Landing, near the Boeing plant at the south end of Lake Washington, utilizing the same successful design elements as our Mill Creek and Edmonds offices,” continued Kiley.
 
 

 
 
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Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2016:
  • We repurchased 314,087 shares of our common stock during the quarter under the share repurchase plan approved by the Board of Directors in October 2015, at an average price of $13.36 per share. From October 29, 2015 through April 27, 2016, we repurchased a total of 800,199 shares under the plan at an average price of $13.02 per share. The current share repurchase plan authorized the repurchase of 1.4 million shares through April 27, 2016.
  • The Company’s book value per share at March 31, 2016, increased to $12.52 from $12.40 at December 31, 2015, and $12.10 at March 31, 2015.
  • The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage and total risk-based capital ratios at March 31, 2016, were 11.8% and 16.8%, respectively, compared to 11.6% and 17.6% at December 31, 2015, and 11.6% and 18.6% at March 31, 2015.
Based on management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”), there was a $100,000 recapture of provision for loan losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The following items contributed to this recapture during the quarter:
  • The Company received recoveries of amounts previously charged off totaling $127,000. These recoveries, offset by charge-offs of $19,000 during the quarter, contributed to an increase in its ALLL balance.
  • Delinquent loans (loans over 30 days past due) increased slightly to $1.4 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $1.3 million at December 31, 2015, and $3.6 million at March 31, 2015.
  • Nonperforming loans totaled $1.1 million at March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, compared with $2.7 million at March 31, 2015.
  • Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans remained low at 0.14% at March 31, 2016, compared to 0.16% at December 31, 2015, and 0.39 % at March 31, 2015.
The ALLL represented 898.9% of nonperforming loans and 1.30% of total loans receivable, net of undisbursed funds, at March 31, 2016, compared to 872.2% and 1.36%, respectively, at December 31, 2015, and 392.7% and 1.54%, respectively, at March 31, 2015.

Nonperforming assets totaled $4.5 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $4.7 million at December 31, 2015, and $8.3 million at March 31, 2015. The decline in the Company’s nonperforming assets between periods was due to sales and market value adjustments of Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) along with payoffs of nonperforming loans.
 

 
 
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The following table presents a breakdown of our nonperforming assets:
 
   
Mar 31,
   
Dec 31,
   
Mar 31,
   
Three Month
   
One Year
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
   
Change
   
Change
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Nonperforming loans:
                             
One-to-four family residential
  $ 985     $ 996     $ 494     $ (11 )   $ 491  
Multifamily
    -       -       1,683       -       (1,683 )
Commercial real estate
    -       -       425       -       (425 )
Consumer
    69       89       74       (20 )     (5 )
Total nonperforming loans
    1,054     $ 1,085     $ 2,676       (31 )     (1,622 )
                                         
OREO
    3,405       3,663       5,575       (258 )     (2,170 )
                                         
Total nonperforming assets (1)
  $ 4,459     $ 4,748     $ 8,251     $ (289 )   $ (3,792 )
                                         
Nonperforming assets as a
                                       
percent of total assets
    0.47 %     0.48 %     0.86 %                

(1)  
The difference between nonperforming assets reported above, and the totals reported by other industry sources, is due to their inclusion of all Troubled Debt Restructured Loans ("TDRs") as nonperforming loans, although 99.7% of our TDRs were performing in accordance with their restructured terms at quarter end. The remaining 0.3% of TDRs that were nonperforming at quarter end are reported above as nonperforming loans.

The following table presents a breakdown of our OREO by county and property type at March 31, 2016:
 
   
County
   
Total
   
Number of
   
Percent of
 
   
Pierce
   
Kitsap
   
Mason
   
OREO
   
Properties
   
Total OREO
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
             
OREO:
                                   
Commercial real estate (1)
  $ 2,212     $ 506     $ 687     $ 3,405       7       100.0 %
                                                 
Total OREO
  $ 2,212     $ 506     $ 687     $ 3,405       7       100.0 %

(1)  
Of the seven properties classified as commercial real estate, three are office/retail buildings, one is developed lots, and three are undeveloped lots.

OREO decreased to $3.4 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $3.7 million at December 31, 2015, and $5.6 million at March 31, 2015, as sales and write-downs of OREO exceeded transfers of properties into OREO during the quarter and the preceding 12 months. We continue to actively market our OREO properties in an effort to minimize holding costs.

In circumstances where a customer is experiencing significant financial difficulties, the Company may elect to restructure the loan so the customer can continue to make payments while minimizing the potential loss to the Company. Such restructures must often be classified as TDRs.
 
 

 
 
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The following table presents a breakdown of our TDRs:
   
Mar 31,
2016
   
Dec 31,
2015
   
Mar 31,
2015
   
Three Month
Change
   
One Year
Change
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Nonperforming TDRs:
                             
One-to-four family residential
  $ 131     $ 131     $ -     $ -     $ 131  
                                         
Performing TDRs:
                                       
One-to-four family residential
  $ 32,284     $ 35,099     $ 40,943     $ (2,815 )   $ (8,659 )
Multifamily
    1,587       1,594       2,163       (7 )     (576 )
Commercial real estate
    4,964       5,392       8,241       (428 )     (3,277 )
Consumer
    43       43       43       -       -  
                                         
Total performing TDRs
  $ 38,878     $ 42,128     $ 51,390     $ (3,250 )   $ (12,512 )
                                         
Total TDRs
  $ 39,009     $ 42,259     $ 51,390     $ (3,250 )   $ (12,381 )
                                         
% TDR's classified as performing
    99.7 %     99.7 %     100.0 %                

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2016 increased to $7.8 million, compared to $7.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, and $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, due primarily to increases in interest income.

Interest income totaled $9.6 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to $9.5 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and $9.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2015. These increases related primarily to growth in average balances in loans outstanding, including continued growth in higher yielding construction loans, and an increase in balances in the Bank’s investment securities portfolio.

Interest expense remained steady at $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and was $1.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The increases over the March 31, 2015, quarter end levels are primarily the result of costs associated with redemptions of certain brokered certificates of deposit. Specifically, during the quarter ended December 31, 2015, we redeemed $10.0 million in callable brokered CDs and replaced them with lower rate brokered CDs with similar remaining maturity structures. Similarly, we redeemed $14.6 million in callable brokered CDs in the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and raised $14.1 million in new brokered CDs at lower rates. These redemptions require that the remaining unamortized fees relating to the original acquisition of the deposits be recognized at the time of redemption. As a result, our average cost of brokered certificates of deposit increased to 2.17% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 from 1.87% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. These redemptions will have a favorable impact in future periods as these redemptions were executed to decrease future interest expense on these deposits. Balances of brokered certificates of deposit were little changed between periods, totaling $65.6 million at March 31, 2016, compared to $66.2 million at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

Our net interest margin was 3.46% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to 3.33% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and 3.40% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The increase in the most recent quarter was primarily attributable to the deployment of funds out of low-yielding interest earning deposits into higher yielding loans and investment securities, including growth in multi-family loans, commercial real estate loans, and construction loans.

 
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Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, totaled $480,000, compared to $384,000 in the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and $91,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The increase in the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2015, related to an increase in income from our wealth management services to $210,000 compared to $119,000 in the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The increase in the two most recent quarters compared to the results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, were primarily related to income from the purchase of $20 million in Bank Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”) in April 2015, and the absence of income from wealth management services in the quarter ended March 31, 2015, as we began introducing these services to our customers in May 2015.

Noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, increased to $5.8 million from $5.3 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2015, and $4.3 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The quarter ended March 31, 2015, included a net gain on sale of OREO property of $529,000, decreasing total non-interest expenses for that period. For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, increases in occupancy and equipment expenses related to the recent opening of new offices in Edmonds and  Mill Creek, along with increased professional fees, contributed significantly to the increase in the quarter as compared to the quarters ending December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015. Professional fees were lower in the quarter ended December 31, 2015 due to the receipt of $88,000 in legal fee reimbursements related to the payoff of a nonperforming multifamily loan during the quarter. In addition, OREO market value adjustments increased to $258,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to $36,000 and $50,000 for the quarters ending December 31, 2015, and March 31, 2015, respectively. This increase was primarily related to one OREO property that is currently under contract for sale. This market value adjustment was made to reflect the current market value of the property using the negotiated contract sales price.

First Financial Northwest, Inc. is the parent company of First Financial Northwest Bank; a Washington State chartered commercial bank headquartered in Renton, Washington, serving the Puget Sound Region through its three full-service banking offices. We are a part of the ABA NASDAQ Community Bank Index. For additional information about us, please visit our website at ffnwb.com and click on the “Investor Relations” link at the bottom of the page.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Forward-looking statements:

When used in this press release and in other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in press releases or other public stockholder communications, or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases “believe,” “will,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “plans,” or similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent management's current expectations and forecasts regarding future events many of which are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially from those currently expected or projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, the following: increased competitive pressures; changes in the interest rate environment; changes in general economic conditions and conditions within the securities markets; legislative and regulatory changes; and other factors described in the Company’s latest annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission – that are available on our website at www.ffnwb.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this Press Release and in the other public statements are based upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made and 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. Therefore, these factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for 2016 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us and could negatively affect our operating and stock performance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
(Unaudited)
 
                               
Assets
 
Mar 31,
2016
   
Dec 31,
2015
   
Mar 31,
2015
   
Three
Month
Change
   
One
Year
Change
 
                               
Cash on hand and in banks
  $ 6,552     $ 5,713     $ 5,313       14.7 %     23.3 %
Interest-earning deposits
    21,706       99,998       114,973       (78.3 )     (81.1 )
Investments available-for-sale, at fair value
    135,133       129,565       118,110       4.3       14.4  
Loans receivable, net of allowance of $9,471, $9,463, and
     $10,508 respectively
    717,483       685,072       668,714       4.7       7.3  
Premises and equipment, net
    18,166       17,707       16,841       2.6       7.9  
FHLB stock, at cost
    4,831       6,137       6,672       (21.3 )     (27.6 )
Accrued interest receivable
    3,114       2,968       3,106       4.9       0.3  
Deferred tax assets, net
    3,917       4,556       7,049       (14.0 )     (44.4 )
Other real estate owned ("OREO")
    3,405       3,663       5,575       (7.0 )     (38.9 )
Bank owned life insurance ("BOLI"), net
    23,474       23,309       2,796       0.7       739.6  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    1,462       1,225       5,855       19.3       (75.0 )
Total assets
  $ 939,243     $ 979,913     $ 955,004       (4.2 )%     (1.7 )%
                                         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                                       
                                         
Deposits
                                       
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 21,186     $ 29,392     $ 19,738       (27.9 )%     7.3 %
Interest-bearing deposits
    647,370       646,015       611,266       0.2       5.9  
Total Deposits
    668,556       675,407       631,004       (1.0 )     6.0  
Advances from the FHLB
    91,500       125,500       135,500       (27.1 )     (32.5 )
Advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance
    3,624       1,794       3,075       102.0       17.9  
Accrued interest payable
    106       135       151       (21.5 )     (29.8 )
Other liabilities
    6,279       6,404       4,452       (2.0 )     41.0  
Total liabilities
  $ 770,065     $ 809,240     $ 774,182       (4.8 )%     (0.5 )%
                                         
Commitments and contingencies
                                       
                                         
Stockholders' Equity
                                       
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized
     10,000,000 shares; no shares issued or
     outstanding
  $ -     $ -     $ -       n/a       n/a  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized
     90,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
     13,510,400 shares at March 31, 2016,
     13,768,814 at December 31, 2015,
     and 14,949,081 at March 31, 2015
    135       138       150       (2.2 )%     (10.0 )%
Additional paid-in capital
    132,564       136,338       150,826       (2.8 )     (12.1 )
Retained earnings, substantially restricted
    43,954       42,892       38,355       2.5       14.6  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    (140 )     (1,077 )     (45 )     (87.0 )     211.1  
Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan
             ("ESOP") shares
    (7,335 )     (7,618 )     (8,464 )     (3.7 )     (13.3 )
Total stockholders' equity
    169,178       170,673       180,822       (0.9 )     (6.4 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 939,243     $ 979,913     $ 955,004       (4.2 )%     (1.7 )%

 
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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Consolidated Income Statements
 
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
(Unaudited)
 
                               
 
 
Quarter Ended
             
   
Mar 31, 
2016
   
Dec 31, 
2015
   
Mar 31, 
2015
   
Three
Month
Change
   
One
Year
Change
 
Interest income
                             
Loans, including fees
  $ 8,727     $ 8,680     $ 8,576       0.5 %     1.8 %
Investments available-for-sale
    675       657       512       2.7       31.8  
Interest-earning deposits with banks
    113       78       64       44.9       76.6  
Dividends on FHLB Stock
    47       49       2       (4.1 )     2250.0  
Total interest income
    9,562       9,464       9,154       1.0       4.5  
Interest expense
                                       
Deposits
    1,483       1,462       1,314       1.4       12.9  
FHLB advances
    298       310       318       (3.9 )     (6.3 )
Total interest expense
    1,781       1,772       1,632       0.5       9.1  
Net interest income
    7,781       7,692       7,522       1.2       3.4  
Recapture of provision for loan losses
    (100 )     (900 )     (100 )     (88.9 )     0.0  
Net interest income after recapture of provision for
     loan losses
    7,881       8,592       7,622       (8.3 )     3.4  
                                         
Noninterest income
                                       
Net gain on sale of investments
    -       7       -       (100.0 )     n/a  
BOLI income
    165       164       20       -       720.0  
Other
    315       213       71       48.4       345.1  
Total noninterest income
    480       384       91       25.0       427.5  
                                         
Noninterest expense
                                       
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,774       3,787       3,414       (0.3 )     10.5  
Occupancy and equipment
    508       401       338       26.7       50.3  
Professional fees
    468       347       354       34.9       32.2  
Data processing
    190       236       160       (19.5 )     18.8  
Net (gain) loss on sale of OREO property
    (1 )     5       (529 )     (120.0 )     (99.8 )
OREO market value adjustments
    258       36       50       613.9       414.0  
OREO related expenses, net
    (20 )     (16 )     (48 )     25.0       (58.3 )
Regulatory assessments
    120       119       116       0.8       3.4  
Insurance and bond premiums
    88       89       92       (1.1 )     (4.3 )
Marketing
    36       21       33       76.2       12.1  
Other general and administrative
    352       308       310       14.3       13.5  
Total noninterest expense
    5,773       5,333       4,290       8.3       34.6  
Income before federal income tax  provision
    2,588       3,643       3,423       (29.0 )     (24.4 )
Federal income tax provision
    763       1,526       1,194       (50.0 )     (36.1 )
Net income
  $ 1,825     $ 2,117     $ 2,229       (13.8 )%     (18.1 )%
                                         
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.16     $ 0.16                  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.14     $ 0.16     $ 0.16                  
Weighted average number of common shares
      outstanding
    12,744,694       12,961,238       14,036,959                  
Weighted average number of diluted shares
     outstanding
    12,905,527       13,115,562       14,199,715                  

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

   
Mar 31, 2016
   
Dec 31, 2015
   
Mar 31, 2015
 
   
Amount
   
Percent
   
Amount
   
Percent
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
One-to-four family residential:
                                   
Permanent owner occupied
  $ 147,912       18.8 %   $ 147,229       19.6 %   $ 158,541       22.3 %
Permanent non-owner occupied
    108,905       13.8       106,543       14.2       106,809       15.0  
Construction non-owner occupied
    -       0.0       -       -       500       0.1  
      256,817       32.6       253,772       33.8       265,850       37.4  
                                                 
Multifamily:
                                               
Permanent
    129,553       16.4       122,747       16.3       117,359       16.5  
Construction
    21,115       2.7       21,115       2.8       4,450       0.6  
      150,668       19.1       143,862       19.1       121,809       17.1  
Commercial real estate:
                                               
Permanent
    258,946       32.9       244,211       32.5       238,227       33.5  
Construction
    -       -       -       -       6,100       0.9  
Land
    14,700       1.9       8,290       1.1       5,370       0.8  
      273,646       34.8       252,501       33.6       249,697       35.2  
Construction/land development: (1)
                                               
One-to-four family residential
    50,770       6.4       52,233       7.0       28,810       4.1  
Multifamily
    35,436       4.5       25,551       3.4       19,452       2.7  
Commercial
    -       -       -       -       4,300       0.6  
Land development
    7,513       1.0       8,768       1.2       8,673       1.2  
      93,719       11.9       86,552       11.6       61,235       8.6  
                                                 
Business
    6,548       0.8       7,604       1.0       5,313       0.8  
Consumer
    5,972       0.8       6,979       0.9       6,716       0.9  
Total loans
    787,370       100.0 %     751,270       100.0 %     710,620       100.0 %
Less:
                                               
Loans in Process ("LIP")
    58,172               53,854               28,788          
Deferred loan fees, net
    2,244               2,881               2,610          
ALLL
    9,471               9,463               10,508          
Loans receivable, net
  $ 717,483             $ 685,072             $ 668,714          


(1)  
Excludes construction loans that will convert to permanent loans. The Company considers 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 categories in the table above instead of in the construction/land development category.  At March 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, $14.7 million and $8.3 million, respectively, of commercial real estate loans were not included in the construction/land development category because the Company classifies raw land or buildable lots (when it does not intend to finance the construction) as commercial real estate land loans.
 
 
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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Key Financial Measures
 
   
At or For the Quarter Ended
 
   
Mar 31,
   
Dec 31,
   
Sep 30,
   
Jun 30,
   
Mar 31,
 
   
2016
   
2015
   
2015
   
2015
   
2015
 
   
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Performance Ratios:
                             
Return on assets
    0.76 %     0.86 %     1.01 %     1.00 %     0.96 %
Return on equity
    4.34       4.87       5.50       5.28       4.94  
Dividend payout ratio
    42.04       36.86       33.33       35.29       37.97  
Equity to assets ratio
    18.01       17.42       17.78       18.80       18.93  
Interest rate spread
    3.31       3.18       3.22       3.26       3.23  
Net interest margin
    3.46       3.33       3.38       3.42       3.40  
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-
   bearing liabilities
    118.86       119.77       120.33       120.01       121.74  
Efficiency ratio
    69.88       66.04       66.34       61.50       56.35  
Noninterest expense as a percent of average total
   assets
    2.41       2.17       2.22       2.06       1.84  
Book value per common share
  $ 12.52     $ 12.40     $ 12.32     $ 12.20     $ 12.10  
                                         
Capital Ratios: (1)
                                       
Tier 1 leverage ratio
    11.81 %     11.61 %     11.74 %     11.70 %     11.64 %
Common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
    15.55       16.36       16.57       17.26       17.33  
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
    15.55       16.36       16.57       17.26       17.33  
Total risk-based capital ratio
    16.80       17.62       17.83       18.52       18.59  
                                         
Asset Quality Ratios: (2)
                                       
Nonperforming loans as a percent of total loans
    0.14 %     0.16 %     0.35 %     0.36 %     0.39 %
Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets
    0.47       0.48       0.68       0.72       0.86  
ALLL as a percent of total loans
    1.30       1.36       1.48       1.58       1.54  
ALLL as a percent of nonperforming loans
    898.92       872.17       417.70       439.05       392.68  
Net recoveries to average loans receivable, net
    (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.02 )
                                         
Allowance for Loan Losses:
                                       
ALLL, beginning of the quarter
  $ 9,463     $ 10,146     $ 10,603     $ 10,508     $ 10,491  
Recapture of provision
    (100 )     (900 )     (700 )     (500 )     (100 )
Charge-offs
    (19 )     -       (22 )     -       (340 )
Recoveries
    127       217       265       595       457  
ALLL, end of the quarter
  $ 9,471     $ 9,463     $ 10,146     $ 10,603     $ 10,508  
                                         
Nonperforming Assets:
                                       
Nonperforming loans (2) (3):
                                       
Nonaccrual loans
  $ 923     $ 954     $ 2,429     $ 2,415     $ 2,676  
Nonaccrual TDRs
    131       131       -       -       -  
Total nonperforming loans
    1,054       1,085       2,429       2,415       2,676  
OREO
    3,405       3,663       4,235       4,416       5,575  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 4,459     $ 4,748     $ 6,664     $ 6,831     $ 8,251  
                                         
Performing TDRs
  $ 38,878     $ 42,128     $ 46,606     $ 47,606     $ 51,390  
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(1) Capital ratios are for First Financial Northwest Bank 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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