10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

 

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 001-11713

 

 

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   22-3412577

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

975 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ   08753
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 240-4500

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  x    NO  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨    Accelerated Filer   x
Non-accelerated Filer   ¨    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x.

As of October 31, 2014 there were 17,010,914 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

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PART I.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  
 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2014 (unaudited) and December  31, 2013

     11   
 

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September  30, 2014 and 2013

     12   
 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

     13   
 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

     14   
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

     15   
 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     17   

Item 2.

 

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

     1   

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     9   

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     10   

PART II.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

     35   

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

     35   

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     35   

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     35   

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

     35   

Item 5.

 

Other Information

     35   

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

     35   

Signatures

       36   


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY   At or for the Quarter Ended  
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)   September 30, 2014     June 30, 2014     September 30, 2013  

SELECTED FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA:

     

Total assets

  $ 2,308,701      $ 2,329,141      $ 2,286,288   

Loans receivable, net

    1,632,026        1,631,819        1,522,425   

Deposits

    1,781,227        1,705,510        1,768,914   

Stockholders’ equity

    218,650        215,841        213,769   

SELECTED OPERATING DATA:

     

Net interest income

    18,100        18,159        17,544   

Provision for loan losses

    1,000        275        700   

Other income

    5,304        4,847        4,436   

Operating expenses

    14,449        14,847        13,654   

Net income

    5,165        5,117        4,968   

Diluted earnings per share

    0.31        0.30        0.29   

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS:

     

Stockholders’ equity per common share

    12.77        12.59        12.30   

Cash dividend per share

    0.12        0.12        0.12   

Stockholders’ equity to total assets

    9.47     9.27     9.35

Return on average assets (1)

    0.88        0.90        0.86   

Return on average stockholders’ equity (1)

    9.50        9.45        9.17   

Average interest rate spread

    3.18        3.28        3.11   

Net interest margin

    3.27        3.35        3.20   

Operating expenses to average assets (1)

    2.48        2.60        2.36   

Efficiency ratio

    61.74        64.54        62.12   

ASSET QUALITY:

     

Non-performing loans

  $ 18,392      $ 40,699      $ 41,565   

Non-performing assets

    24,858        45,667        45,824   

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable

    0.98     1.26     1.35

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans

    88.68        51.44        50.25   

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable

    1.11        2.44        2.68   

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

    1.08        1.96        2.00   

Wealth Management

     

Assets under administration

  $ 224,421      $ 229,289      $ 211,976   

 

(1) Ratios are annualized

 

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Summary

OceanFirst Financial Corp. is the holding company for OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”), a community bank serving Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties in New Jersey. The term the “Company” refers to OceanFirst Financial Corp., OceanFirst Bank and all of the Bank’s subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company also generates non-interest income such as income from bankcard services, wealth management services, deposit accounts, the sale of investment products, loan originations, loan servicing, loan sales, and other fees. The Company’s operating expenses primarily consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, marketing, federal deposit insurance, data processing and general and administrative expenses. The Company’s results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory agencies.

Interest-earning assets, both loans and securities, are generally priced against longer-term indices, while interest-bearing liabilities, primarily deposits and borrowings, are generally priced against shorter-term indices. The Company’s net interest margin has expanded over the prior year periods as the Company has succeeded in growing commercial loans resulting in a shift in asset mix from lower-yielding interest-earning deposits and securities into higher-yielding loans. The net interest margin also benefited from the prepayment of $159.0 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances in the fourth quarter of 2013 and from the rising interest rate environment in 2013 which steepened the yield curve, slowed loan refinance activity and improved yields on newly originated loans and investments. More recently, the net interest margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 decreased slightly from the prior linked quarter due to a temporary increase in low yielding interest-earning deposits and the extension of overnight borrowings into longer-term borrowings. Based upon current economic conditions, the Federal Reserve has indicated that it anticipates that short-term interest rates will remain at current levels for a considerable time, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the 2% longer-run goal, and provided that longer-term inflation expectations remain well-anchored. Additionally, the Federal Reserve concluded its bond buying program in October 2014. The increase in longer-term rates and related reduction in loan refinance activity has caused a decrease in the Company’s loan sale volume and therefore lower income from the net gain on the sale of loans. More recently, worldwide economic and geopolitical uncertainty has caused longer-term interest rates to decline, which may have an adverse impact on the Company’s net interest margin in future periods.

In addition to the interest rate environment, the Company’s results are affected by economic conditions. Recent economic indicators point to some improvement in the U.S. economy, which expanded modestly in 2013 and continues to show modest growth again in 2014. Labor market conditions improved as the national and local unemployment rates in the first nine months of 2014 both decreased compared to prior year levels. Despite these signs, the economic recovery remains modest.

Highlights of the Company’s financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 were as follows:

On October 23, 2014, the Company announced a $0.01 increase in the quarterly cash dividend, to $0.13 per share.

On September 30, 2014, the Company completed the bulk sale of certain non-performing residential mortgage loans with an aggregate carrying value of $23.1 million, for net cash consideration of $18.7 million. The sale resulted in a total loan charge-off of $5.0 million, including uncollected loan escrow receivables, through the Allowance for Loan Losses in the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The sale represented 56.9% of the Company’s reported non-performing loans at June 30, 2014. The non-performing loan sale improves the credit risk profile of the loan portfolio and is expected to increase net interest income and reduce foreclosure-related expenses, lower overhead costs and reduce the FDIC insurance assessment in future periods.

Total assets increased to $2.309 billion at September 30, 2014, from $2.250 billion at December 31, 2013. Loans receivable, net increased $90.6 million at September 30, 2014, as compared to December 31, 2013 primarily due to growth in commercial loans of $90.0 million.

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was $5.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $5.0 million, or $0.29 per diluted share for the corresponding prior year period. Net income benefited from improved net interest income, higher other income primarily relating to gains on the sale of securities, partly offset by increased operating expenses and higher loan loss provision. Additionally earnings per share benefited from a reduction in average shares outstanding.

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased to $18.1 million, as compared to $17.5 million in the same prior year period, reflecting a higher net interest margin. The net interest margin increased to 3.27% for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to 3.20% for the corresponding prior year period.

The provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased to $1.0 million, as compared to $700,000 in the same prior year period, partly due to the charge-off related to the bulk sale of non-performing loans.

Other income increased to $5.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to $4.4 million in the same prior year period. The increase was due to higher gain on sale of investment securities, increased fees and service charges and a reduction in losses from other real estate operations, partly offset by lower gain on sales of loans. Operating expenses increased $795,000 primarily due to personnel additions in revenue producing areas and higher professional fees.

 

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The Company remains well-capitalized with a tangible common equity ratio of 9.47%. On July 24, 2014, the Company announced the completion of its 2012 common stock repurchase program and the subsequent authorization of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, or 867,923 shares. At September 30, 2014, there were 835,059 shares available for repurchase.

Return on average stockholders’ equity was 9.50% for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to 9.17% for the corresponding prior year period.

Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown except where noted otherwise. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields and costs include certain fees which are considered adjustments to yields.

 

     FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,  
     2014     2013  
     AVERAGE
BALANCE
     INTEREST      AVERAGE
YIELD/
COST
    AVERAGE
BALANCE
     INTEREST      AVERAGE
YIELD/
COST
 
     (dollars in thousands)  

Assets

                

Interest-earning assets:

                

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

   $ 56,523       $ 17         0.12   $ 46,311       $ 16         0.14

Securities (1) and FHLB stock

     529,116         2,181         1.65        631,016         2,565         1.63   

Loans receivable, net (2)

     1,631,680         17,944         4.40        1,519,002         17,403         4.58   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     2,217,319         20,142         3.63        2,196,329         19,984         3.64   
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-earning assets

     117,509              115,016         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 2,334,828            $ 2,311,345         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Transaction deposits

   $ 1,279,313         262         0.08      $ 1,317,181         387         0.12   

Time deposits

     213,627         748         1.40        211,584         720         1.36   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,492,940         1,010         0.27        1,528,765         1,107         0.29   

Borrowed funds

     325,897         1,032         1.27        329,281         1,333         1.62   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1,818,837         2,042         0.45        1,858,046         2,440         0.53   
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing deposits

     279,144              219,723         

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     19,436              16,827         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities

     2,117,417              2,094,596         

Stockholders’ equity

     217,411              216,749         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,334,828            $ 2,311,345         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income

      $ 18,100            $ 17,544      
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest rate spread (3)

           3.18           3.11
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4)

           3.27           3.20
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

     FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,  
     2014     2013  
     AVERAGE
BALANCE
     INTEREST      AVERAGE
YIELD/
COST
    AVERAGE
BALANCE
     INTEREST      AVERAGE
YIELD/
COST
 
     (dollars in thousands)  

Assets

                

Interest-earning assets:

                

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

   $ 37,572       $ 27         0.10   $ 56,142       $ 61         0.14

Securities (1) and FHLB stock

     547,983         7,038         1.71        615,211         7,642         1.66   

Loans receivable, net (2)

     1,592,864         52,720         4.41        1,514,693         52,493         4.62   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     2,178,419         59,785         3.66        2,186,046         60,196         3.67   
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-earning assets

     117,313              117,516         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 2,295,732            $ 2,303,562         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                

Transaction deposits

   $ 1,286,412         873         0.09      $ 1,322,095         1,389         0.14   

Time deposits

     214,821         2,219         1.38        216,198         2,218         1.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,501,233         3,092         0.27        1,538,293         3,607         0.31   

Borrowed funds

     313,519         2,369         1.01        325,251         4,312         1.77   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     1,814,752         5,461         0.40        1,863,544         7,919         0.57   
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing deposits

     247,469              204,568         

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     16,895              16,463         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities

     2,079,116              2,084,575         

Stockholders’ equity

     216,616              218,987         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,295,732            $ 2,303,562         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income

      $ 54,324            $ 52,277      
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest rate spread (3)

           3.26           3.10
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net interest margin (4)

           3.33           3.19
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts are recorded at average amortized cost.
(2) Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.
(3) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

Total assets increased by $59.0 million to $2.309 billion at September 30, 2014, from $2.250 billion at December 31, 2013. Securities in the aggregate, decreased by $31.9 million, to $507.5 million at September 30, 2014, as compared to $539.4 million at December 31, 2013. Loans receivable, net, increased by $90.6 million, an annualized growth rate of 7.8%, to $1.632 billion at September 30, 2014 from $1.542 billion at December 31, 2013, primarily due to growth in commercial loans of $90.0 million. The growth in commercial loans was primarily due to the strategic expansion of the commercial lending group.

Deposits increased by $34.5 million, to $1.781 billion at September 30, 2014, from $1.747 billion at December 31, 2013. To fund loan growth, FHLB advances increased $30.2 million, to $205.2 million at September 30, 2014, from $175.0 million at December 31, 2013.

Stockholders’ equity increased to $218.7 million at September 30, 2014, as compared to $214.4 million at December 31, 2013. Net income for the period was partly offset by the repurchase of 334,630 shares of common stock for $5.6 million (average cost per share of $16.62) and the cash dividend on common stock of $6.1 million. At September 30, 2014, there were 835,059 shares available for repurchase under the stock repurchase program adopted in July of 2014.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013

General

Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased to $5.2 million and $15.0 million, respectively, or $0.31 per diluted share and $0.89 per diluted share, respectively, as compared to net income of $5.0 million and $14.4 million, respectively, or $0.29 per diluted share and $0.84 per diluted share, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods. The increases were primarily due to improved net interest income, higher other income primarily relating to gains on the sale of securities, partly offset by increased operating expenses. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 also benefited from a reduction in the provision for loan losses. Additionally, earnings per share for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 benefited from the reduction in average shares outstanding.

Interest Income

Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased to $20.1 million, as compared to $20.0 million for the corresponding prior year period. Despite a 1 basis point decline in the yield on average interest-earning assets for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the corresponding prior year period, the asset yield still benefited from a shift in the mix of interest-earning assets as average loans receivable, net increased $112.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, while average interest-earning securities decreased $101.9 million, as compared to the same prior year period. Overall, average interest-earning assets increased $21.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the same prior year period. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 decreased to $59.8 million, as compared to $60.2 million for the corresponding prior year period. The yield on average interest-earning assets also decreased by 1 basis point for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the corresponding prior year period, however, the asset yield still benefited from a shift in the mix of interest-earning assets as average loans receivable, net increased $78.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, while average interest-earning securities decreased $67.2 million, as compared to the same prior year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, average interest-earning assets decreased $7.6 million as compared to the same prior year period.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $2.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively, as compared to $2.4 million and $7.9 million, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods. The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 0.45% and 0.40%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to 0.53% and 0.57%, respectively, in the same prior year periods. The decrease was partly due to the prepayment of $159.0 million of FHLB advances with a weighted average cost of 2.31% in the fourth quarter of 2013. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $39.2 million and $48.8 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily due to a decline in average interest-bearing deposits of $35.8 million and $37.1 million, respectively. This interest-bearing funding was partly replaced by an increase of $59.4 million and $42.9 million, respectively, in average non-interest-bearing deposits for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the same prior year periods.

 

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Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased to $18.1 million and $54.3 million, respectively, as compared to $17.5 million and $52.3 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods, reflecting a higher net interest margin. The net interest margin increased to 3.27% and 3.33%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, from 3.20% and 3.19%, respectively, in the same prior year periods primarily due to a reduction in the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.

Provision for Loan Losses

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the provision for loan losses was $1.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively, as compared to $700,000 and $2.6 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods. The increase for the three months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the prior year quarter was due to the non-performing loan sale which resulted in a charge-off of $5.0 million on these loans. Also, for the three months ended September 30, 2014, there were additional net charge-offs of $654,000 on loans retained in the loan portfolio as compared to net charge-offs of $633,000 in the prior year quarter. In evaluating the level of the Allowance for Loan Losses at September 30, 2014 and related provision for loan losses, the Company considered the improved risk profile of the loan portfolio in light of the significant reduction in residential non-performing loans from the bulk sale and an improvement in the collectability of several commercial real estate loans. Non-performing loans amounted to $18.4 million at September 30, 2014, a decrease of $22.3 million, or 54.8%, as compared to June 30, 2014 and $27.0 million, or 59.5%, as compared to December 31, 2013. Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable decreased to 1.11% at September 30, 2014, as compared to 2.44% at June 30, 2014 and 2.88% at December 31, 2013. Additionally, the allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans increased to 88.68% at September 30, 2014, from 51.44% at June 30, 2014 and 46.14% at December 31, 2013.

Other Income

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, other income increased to $5.3 million and $14.0 million, respectively, as compared to $4.4 million and $12.4 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, fees and service charges increased $280,000 and $862,000, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods primarily due to a revised fee and product structure. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the net gain on the sale of loans decreased to $226,000 and $577,000, respectively, as compared to $316,000 and $877,000, respectively, in the same prior year periods. The gain on the sale of loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was adversely impacted by a provision of $975,000 added to the reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations, as compared to no provision in the current period. The prior year provision was related to loans sold to the FHLB as part of its Mortgage Partnership Finance program. Compared to prior periods, the gain on sale of loans was adversely impacted by reductions in loans sold (excluding the bulk sale of non-performing loans) to $9.8 million and $31.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to $19.2 million and $88.3 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods, as increasing longer-term interest rates reduced one-to-four family loan refinance activity. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized gains of $591,000 and $938,000, respectively, on the sale of equity securities, as compared to gains of $0 and $42,000, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the net loss from real estate operations decreased to $24,000 as compared to a net loss of $188,000 in the same prior year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the net loss from real estate operations increased to $164,000, as compared to a net loss of $112,000 in the same prior year period.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased to $14.4 million and $43.4 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to $13.7 million and $39.8 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods. Compensation and employee benefits expense increased $349,000 and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to the same prior year periods, primarily due to personnel additions in revenue producing areas. Additionally, compensation and employee benefits expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 includes $196,000 in non-recurring severance related expenses due to the Company’s second quarter strategic decision to improve efficiency in the residential mortgage loan area. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, professional fees increased by $346,000 as compared to the corresponding prior year period.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $2.8 million and $8.1 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to $2.7 million and $7.8 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods. The effective tax rate was 35.1%, for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, as compared to 34.9% and 35.2% in the same prior year periods.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, FHLB and other borrowings and, to a lesser extent, investment maturities. While scheduled amortization of loans is a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition. The Company has other sources of liquidity if a need for additional funds arises, including various lines of credit.

At September 30, 2014 the Company had $500,000 in outstanding overnight borrowings from the FHLB compared to $35.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2013. The Company periodically utilizes overnight borrowings to fund short-term liquidity needs. The Company had total FHLB borrowings, including the overnight borrowings, of $205.2 million and $175.0 million, respectively, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The Company’s cash needs for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, proceeds from maturities of investment securities, the sale of investment securities available-for-sale, deposit growth and increased total borrowings. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations and the purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities. The Company’s cash needs for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were primarily satisfied by principal payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, proceeds from maturities of investment securities and deposit growth. The cash was principally utilized for loan originations, the purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities and to reduce total borrowings.

In the normal course of business, the Company routinely enters into various off-balance-sheet commitments. At September 30, 2014, outstanding undrawn lines of credit totaled $290.3 million; outstanding commitments to originate loans totaled $86.2 million; and outstanding commitments to sell loans totaled $5.6 million. The Company expects to have sufficient funds available to meet current commitments arising in the normal course of business.

Time deposits scheduled to mature in one year or less totaled $114.2 million at September 30, 2014. Based upon historical experience management estimates that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with the Company.

The Company has a detailed contingency funding plan and comprehensive reporting of funding trends on a monthly and quarterly basis which is reviewed by management. Management also monitors cash on a daily basis to determine the liquidity needs of the Bank. Additionally, management performs multiple liquidity stress test scenarios on a quarterly basis. The Bank continues to maintain significant liquidity under all stress scenarios.

Under the Company’s common stock repurchase program, shares of OceanFirst Financial Corp. common stock may be purchased in the open market and through other privately-negotiated transactions, from time-to-time, depending on market conditions. The repurchased shares are held as treasury stock for general corporate purposes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 334,630 shares of common stock at a total cost of $5.6 million, compared with repurchases of 533,018 shares at a cost of $8.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. At September 30, 2014, there were 835,059 shares available to be repurchased under the stock repurchase program adopted July of 2014.

Cash dividends on common stock declared and paid during the first nine months of 2014 were $6.1 million, as compared to $6.2 million in the same prior year period. On October 22, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of thirteen cents ($0.13) per common share, an increase of $0.01 per share, or 8.3%, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2014. The dividend is payable on November 14, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 3, 2014.

The primary sources of liquidity specifically available to OceanFirst Financial Corp., the holding company of OceanFirst Bank, are capital distributions from the banking subsidiary and the issuance of preferred and common stock and long-term debt. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company received dividend payments of $12.0 million from the Bank. The Company’s ability to continue to pay dividends will be largely dependent upon capital distributions from the Bank, which may be adversely affected by capital constraints imposed by the applicable regulations. The Company cannot predict whether the Bank will be permitted under applicable regulations to pay a dividend to the Company. If the Bank is unable to pay dividends to the Company, the Company may not have the liquidity necessary to pay a dividend in the future or pay a dividend at the same rate as historically paid, or be able to meet current debt obligations. At September 30, 2014, OceanFirst Financial Corp. held $23.6 million in cash and $633,000 in investment securities available-for-sale.

 

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As of September 30, 2014, the Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements as follows (in thousands):

 

     Actual     Required  
     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio  

Tangible

   $ 221,965         9.57   $ 34,804         1.50

Tier 1 leverage

     221,965         9.57        92,810         4.00   

Tier 1 risk-based

     221,965         14.25        62,290         4.00   

Total risk-based

     238,325         15.30        124,581         8.00   

The Bank is considered a “well-capitalized” institution under the Prompt Corrective Action Regulations.

In July 2013 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the other federal bank regulatory agencies issued a final rule that will revise their leverage and risk-based capital requirements and the method for calculating risk-weighted assets to make them consistent with agreements that were reached by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Among other things, the rule establishes a new common equity Tier 1 minimum capital requirement (4.5% of risk-weighted assets), increases the minimum Tier 1 capital to risk-based assets requirement (from 4% to 6% of risk-weighted assets) and assigns a higher risk weight (150%) to exposures that are more than 90 days past due or are on non-accrual status and to certain commercial real estate facilities that finance the acquisition, development or construction of real property. The final rule also requires unrealized gains and losses on certain “available-for-sale” securities holdings to be included for purposes of calculating regulatory capital unless a one-time opt-out is exercised. Additional constraints will also be imposed on the inclusion in regulatory capital of mortgage-servicing assets, deferred tax assets and minority interests. The rule limits a banking organization’s capital distributions and certain discretionary bonus payments if the banking organization does not hold a “capital conservation buffer” consisting of 2.5% of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in addition to the amount necessary to meet its minimum risk-based capital requirements. The final rule becomes effective for the Bank on January 1, 2015. The capital conservation buffer requirement will be phased in beginning January 1, 2016 and ending January 1, 2019, when the full capital conservation buffer requirement will be effective.

At September 30, 2014, the Company maintained tangible common equity of $218.7 million, for a tangible common equity to assets ratio of 9.47%.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

In the normal course of operations, the Company engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are not recorded in the financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used for general corporate purposes or for customer needs. Corporate purpose transactions are used to help manage credit, interest rate and liquidity risk or to optimize capital. Customer transactions are used to manage customers’ requests for funding. These financial instruments and commitments include undrawn lines of credit and commitments to extend credit. The Company also has outstanding commitments to sell loans amounting to $5.6 million.

The following table shows the contractual obligations of the Company by expected payment period as of September 30, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Contractual Obligation

   Total      Less than
one year
     1-3 years      3-5 years      More than
5 years
 

Debt Obligations

   $ 294,153       $ 81,957       $ 40,000       $ 149,696       $ 22,500   

Commitments to Fund Undrawn Lines of Credit

     290,278         290,278         —           —           —     

Commitments to Originate Loans

     86,153         86,153         —           —           —     

Commitments to fund undrawn lines of credit and commitments to originate loans are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company’s exposure to credit risk is represented by the contractual amount of the instruments.

 

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Non-Performing Assets

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s non-performing assets consisting of non-performing loans and other real estate owned. It is the policy of the Company to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due or in the process of foreclosure.

 

    September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 
    (dollars in thousands)  

Non-performing loans:

 

Real estate – one-to-four family

  $ 3,759      $ 28,213   

Commercial real estate

    12,713        12,304   

Consumer

    1,811        4,328   

Commercial and industrial

    109        515   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans

    18,392        45,360   

Other real estate owned

    6,466        4,345   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-performing assets

  $ 24,858      $ 49,705   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Delinquent loans 30-89 days

  $ 10,407      $ 9,147   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable

    0.98     1.33

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans

    88.68        46.14   

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable

    1.11        2.88   

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

    1.08        2.21   

The decrease in non-performing loans was due to the bulk sale of most non-performing residential and consumer mortgage loans with an aggregate carrying value of $23.1 million. The sale represented 56.9% and 51.0%, respectively, of the Company’s reported non-performing loans at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Included in the non-performing loan total at September 30, 2014 was $2.6 million of troubled debt restructured loans, as compared to $9.7 million of troubled debt restructured loans at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Non-performing loans are concentrated in commercial real estate, which comprise 69.1% of the total at September 30, 2014.

The Company classifies loans and other assets in accordance with regulatory guidelines as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Special Mention

   $ 16,176       $ 5,843   

Substandard

     35,384         66,246   

Doubtful

     4         859   

The largest non-performing and substandard loan relationship consists of two commercial real estate loans to a hotel, golf and banquet facility located in New Jersey for $6.5 million, criticized due to delinquent payments, continual losses and covenant violations. The largest Special Mention loan at September 30, 2014 is a $4.5 million commercial real estate loan to a single borrower operating several fitness/health club facilities who is current as to payments. The borrower has filed Chapter XI bankruptcy relating to another bank’s legal proceedings on an unrelated property.

Critical Accounting Policies

Note 1 to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”), as supplemented by this report, contains a summary of significant accounting policies. Various elements of these accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. Certain assets are carried in the consolidated statements of financial condition at fair value or the lower of cost or fair value. Policies with respect to the methodologies used to determine the allowance for loan losses, the reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations, and the valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights and judgments regarding securities impairment are the most critical accounting policies because they are important to the presentation of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. These judgments and policies involve a higher degree of complexity and require management to make difficult and subjective judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain matters. The use of different judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material differences in the results of operations or financial condition. These critical accounting policies and their application are reviewed periodically and, at least annually, with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

In addition to historical information, this quarterly report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995 which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, levels of unemployment in the Bank’s lending area, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, future natural disasters and increases to flood insurance premiums, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area and accounting principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and subsequent securities filings and should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Further description of the risks and uncertainties to the business are included in Item 1, Business, and Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the Company’s 2013 Form 10-K and Item 1A, Risk Factors, of this 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is monitored through the use of an interest rate risk (“IRR”) model. The following table sets forth the amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at September 30, 2014, which were anticipated by the Company, based upon certain assumptions, to reprice or mature in each of the future time periods shown.

At September 30, 2014, the Company’s one-year gap was negative 1.3% as compared to negative 10.8% at December 31, 2013. The change from December 31, 2013 was primarily due to the term extension of new and existing FHLB Advances.

 

At September 30, 2014

  3 Months
or Less
    More than
3 Months to
1 Year
    More than
1 Year to
3 Years
    More than
3 Years to
5 Years
    More than
5 Years
    Total  
(dollars in thousands)                                    

Interest-earning assets: (1)

           

Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments

  $ 2,792      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 2,792   

Investment securities

    67,005        36,243        62,080        11,581        1,229        178,138   

Mortgage-backed securities

    43,629        36,632        89,281        78,239        93,730        341,511   

FHLB stock

    —          —          —          —          14,785        14,785   

Loans receivable (2)

    299,755        357,826        433,842        288,203        268,375        1,648,001   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

    413,181        430,701        585,203        378,023        378,119        2,185,227   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

           

Money market deposit accounts

    8,906        13,984        31,177        23,989        32,665        110,721   

Savings accounts

    66,575        22,561        49,817        37,706        117,400        294,059   

Interest-bearing checking accounts

    485,393        55,024        103,692        84,527        159,372        888,008   

Time deposits

    42,467        71,732        54,568        40,730        1,806        211,303   

FHLB advances

    20,787        868        37,374        146,167        —          205,196   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings

    83,957        —          5,000        —          —          88,957   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    708,085        164,169        281,628        333,119        311,243        1,798,244   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest sensitivity gap (3)

  $ (294,904   $ 266,532      $ 303,575      $ 44,904      $ 66,876      $ 386,983   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cumulative interest sensitivity gap

  $ (294,904   $ (28,372   $ 275,203      $ 320,107      $ 386,983      $ 386,983   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cumulative interest sensitivity gap as a percent of total interest-earning assets

    (13.50 )%      (1.30 )%      12.59     14.65     17.71     17.71
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Interest-earning assets are included in the period in which the balances are expected to be redeployed and/or repriced as a result of anticipated prepayments, scheduled rate adjustments, and contractual maturities.
(2) For purposes of the gap analysis, loans receivable includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans gross of the allowance for loan losses, unamortized discounts and deferred loan fees.
(3) Interest sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

 

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Additionally, the table below sets forth the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk as measured by the change in economic value of equity (“EVE”) and net interest income under varying rate shocks as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. All methods used to measure interest rate sensitivity involve the use of assumptions, which may tend to oversimplify the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. The Company’s interest rate sensitivity should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the 2013 Form 10-K.

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
     Economic Value of Equity           Net Interest Income     Economic Value of Equity           Net Interest Income  

Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points
(Rate Shock)

   Amount      % Change     EVE
Ratio
    Amount      % Change     Amount      % Change     EVE
Ratio
    Amount      % Change  
(dollars in thousands)  

300

   $ 256,184         (11.6 )%      11.9   $ 68,346         (3.3 )%    $ 249,034         (15.4 )%      11.8   $ 58,521         (14.6 )% 

200

     271,837         (6.3     12.3        69,838         (1.2     267,316         (9.2     12.4        62,558         (8.7

100

     283,838         (2.1     12.5        70,438         (0.3     282,633         (4.0     12.8        65,691         (4.2

Static

     289,960         —          12.5        70,662         —          294,381         —          13.0        68,554         —     

(100)

     286,992         (1.0     12.1        67,483         (4.5     299,481         1.7        12.9        66,487         (3.0

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, based on that evaluation, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks

   $ 27,657      $ 33,958   

Securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value

     20,683        43,836   

Securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of $493,059 at September 30, 2014 and $495,082 at December 31, 2013)

     486,819        495,599   

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost

     14,785        14,518   

Loans receivable, net

     1,632,026        1,541,460   

Mortgage loans held for sale

     3,096        785   

Interest and dividends receivable

     5,579        5,380   

Other real estate owned

     6,466        4,345   

Premises and equipment, net

     24,690        23,684   

Servicing asset

     3,577        4,178   

Bank Owned Life Insurance

     55,668        54,571   

Deferred tax asset

     15,612        15,239   

Other assets

     12,043        12,158   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,308,701      $ 2,249,711   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Deposits

   $ 1,781,227      $ 1,746,763   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers

     61,457        68,304   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     205,196        175,000   

Other borrowings

     27,500        27,500   

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     6,716        6,471   

Other liabilities

     7,955        11,323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,090,051        2,035,361   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value, 55,000,000 shares authorized, 33,566,772 shares issued and 17,118,314 and 17,387,049 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

     336        336   

Additional paid-in capital

     264,948        263,319   

Retained earnings

     214,952        206,201   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (7,189     (6,619

Less: Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock Ownership Plan

     (3,401     (3,616

 Treasury stock 16,448,458 and 16,179,723 shares at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

     (250,996     (245,271

Common stock acquired by Deferred Compensation Plan

     (302     (665

Deferred Compensation Plan Liability

     302        665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     218,650        214,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,308,701      $ 2,249,711   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     For the three months
ended September 30,
    For the nine months
ended September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Interest income:

    

Loans

   $ 17,944      $ 17,403      $ 52,720      $ 52,493   

Mortgage-backed securities

     1,642        1,865        5,136        5,540   

Investment securities and other

     556        716        1,929        2,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     20,142        19,984        59,785        60,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

    

Deposits

     1,010        1,107        3,092        3,607   

Borrowed funds

     1,032        1,333        2,369        4,312   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     2,042        2,440        5,461        7,919   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     18,100        17,544        54,324        52,277   

Provision for loan losses

     1,000        700        1,805        2,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     17,100        16,844        52,519        49,677   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income:

    

Bankcard services revenue

     914        943        2,603        2,675   

Wealth management revenue

     579        628        1,727        1,583   

Fees and service charges

     2,397        2,117        6,533        5,671   

Loan servicing income

     239        200        693        528   

Net gain on sales of investment securities available-for-sale

     591        —          938        42   

Net gain on sales of loans available-for-sale

     226        316        577        877   

Net loss from other real estate operations

     (24     (188     (164     (112

Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance

     382        419        1,097        1,067   

Other

     —          1        2        20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income

     5,304        4,436        14,006        12,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

    

Compensation and employee benefits

     7,746        7,397        23,562        21,014   

Occupancy

     1,327        1,364        4,154        4,104   

Equipment

     879        675        2,403        2,003   

Marketing

     294        444        1,436        1,142   

Federal deposit insurance

     534        538        1,618        1,598   

Data processing

     1,111        1,067        3,168        3,002   

Check card processing

     518        454        1,458        1,288   

Professional fees

     704        358        1,602        1,673   

Other operating expense

     1,336        1,357        4,016        3,984   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     14,449        13,654        43,417        39,808   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     7,955        7,626        23,108        22,220   

Provision for income taxes

     2,790        2,658        8,120        7,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 5,165      $ 4,968      $ 14,988      $ 14,392   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.31      $ 0.29      $ 0.89      $ 0.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.31      $ 0.29      $ 0.89      $ 0.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average basic shares outstanding

     16,623        17,047        16,748        17,145   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average diluted shares outstanding

     16,704        17,210        16,865        17,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

 

     For the three months
ended September 30,
    For the nine months
ended September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Net income

   $ 5,165      $ 4,968      $ 14,988      $ 14,392   

Other comprehensive income:

        

Unrealized loss on securities (net of tax benefit of $100 and $386 in 2014 and $1,498 and $4,859 in 2013)

     (144     (2,169     (558     (7,035

Accretion of unrealized loss on securities reclassified to held-to-maturity (net of tax expense of $142 and $375 in 2014)

     206        —          542        —     

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax expense of $241 and $383 in 2014 and $17 in 2013)

     (349     —          (554     (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 4,878      $ 2,799      $ 14,418      $ 7,332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of

Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Gain (Loss)
    Employee
Stock
Ownership
Plan
    Treasury
Stock
    Common
Stock
Acquired by
Deferred
Compensation
Plan
    Deferred
Compensation
Plan Liability
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2012

  $ —        $ 336      $ 262,704      $ 198,109      $ 49      $ (3,904   $ (237,502   $ (647   $ 647      $ 219,792   

Net income

    —          —          —          14,392        —          —          —          —          —          14,392   

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

    —          —          —          —          (7,060     —          —          —          —          (7,060

Stock awards

    —          —          509        —          —          —          —          —          —          509   

Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan

    —          —          (259     4        —          —          255        —          —          —     

Purchased 533,018 shares of common stock

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (8,107     —          —          (8,107

Allocation of ESOP stock

    —          —          171        —          —          216        —          —          —          387   

Cash dividend $0.36 per share

    —          —          —          (6,208     —          —          —          —          —          (6,208

Exercise of stock options

    —          —          —          (6     —          —          70        —          —          64   

Purchase of stock for the deferred compensation plan

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (13     13        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2013

  $ —        $ 336      $ 263,125      $ 206,291      $ (7,011   $ (3,688   $ (245,284   $ (660   $ 660      $ 213,769   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

  $ —        $ 336      $ 263,319      $ 206,201      $ (6,619   $ (3,616   $ (245,271   $ (665   $ 665      $ 214,350   

Net income

    —          —          —          14,988        —          —          —          —          —          14,988   

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

    —          —          —          —          (570     —          —          —          —          (570

Tax benefit of stock plans

    —          —          57        —          —          —          —          —          —          57   

Stock awards

    —          —          678        —          —          —          —          —          —          678   

Treasury stock allocated to restricted stock plan

    —          —          678        (99     —          —          (579     —          —          —     

Purchased 334,630 shares of common stock

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (5,562     —          —          (5,562

Allocation of ESOP stock

    —          —          216        —          —          215        —          —          —          431   

Cash dividend $0.36 per share

    —          —          —          (6,071     —          —          —          —          —          (6,071

Exercise of stock options

    —          —          —          (67     —          —          416        —          —          349   

Sale of stock for the deferred compensation plan

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          363        (363     —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

  $ —        $ 336      $ 264,948      $ 214,952      $ (7,189   $ (3,401   $ (250,996   $ (302   $ 302      $ 218,650   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in thousands)

 

     For the nine months
ended September 30,
 
     2014     2013  
     (Unaudited)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 14,988      $ 14,392   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

     2,161        2,131   

Allocation of ESOP stock

     431        387   

Stock awards

     678        509   

Amortization of servicing asset

     874        1,075   

Net premium amortization in excess of discount accretion on securities

     2,161        2,861   

Net amortization of deferred costs and discounts on loans

     61        440   

Provision for loan losses

     1,805        2,600   

Provision for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations

     —          975   

Net gain on sale of other real estate owned

     (151     (35

Net gain on sales of investment securities available-for-sale

     (938     (42

Net gain on sales of loans

     (577     (1,852

Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale

     31,313        88,383   

Mortgage loans originated for sale

     (33,320     (83,173

Increase in value of Bank Owned Life Insurance

     (1,097     (1,067

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

     (199     (111

Decrease in other assets

     136        443   

Decrease in other liabilities

     (3,368     (1,139
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     (30     12,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     14,958        26,777   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Net increase in loans receivable

     (76,194     (5,193

Purchase of loans receivable

     (20,574     —     

Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale

     (10,616     (28,292

Purchase of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale

     —          (127,582

Purchase of mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity

     (35,203     —     

Purchase of investment securities held-to-maturity

     (5,003     (246

Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale

     5,706        20,396   

Proceeds from the sale of investment securities available-for-sale

     7,713        603   

Proceeds from maturities of investment securities held-to-maturity

     25,001        1,970   

Principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale

     —          75,495   

Principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity

     42,148        7,362   

(Increase) decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

     (267     1,850   

Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned

     2,366        1,914   

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (3,167     (2,539
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (68,090     (54,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(dollars in thousands)

 

     For the nine months
ended September 30,
 
     2014     2013  
     (Unaudited)  

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Increase in deposits

   $ 34,464      $ 49,243   

(Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings

     (91,651     9,160   

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     205,000        25,000   

Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     (90,000     (61,000

Increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance

     245        844   

Exercise of stock options

     349        64   

Purchase of treasury stock

     (5,562     (8,107

Dividends paid

     (6,071     (6,208

Tax benefit of stock plans

     57        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     46,831        8,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and due from banks

     (6,301     (18,489

Cash and due from banks at beginning of period

     33,958        62,544   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks at end of period

   $ 27,657      $ 44,055   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 5,197      $ 8,008   

Income taxes

     9,001        6,793   

Non-cash activities:

    

Reclassification of securities available-for-sale to held-to-maturity

     —          536,010   

Loans charged-off, net

     6,425        2,223   

Transfer of loans receivable to other real estate owned

     4,336        2,928   

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.

Notes To Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of OceanFirst Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank (the “Bank”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, OceanFirst REIT Holdings, Inc., OceanFirst Services, LLC, 975 Holdings, LLC and Columbia Home Loans, LLC (“Columbia”). The operations of Columbia were shuttered in 2007 and the company is now in dissolution.

The interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for all of 2014. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of financial condition and the results of operations for the period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Note 2. Earnings per Share

The following reconciles shares outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Weighted average shares issued net of Treasury shares

     17,132        17,590        17,261        17,689   

Less: Unallocated ESOP shares

     (407     (442     (416     (450

 Unallocated incentive award shares and shares held by deferred compensation plan

     (102     (101     (97     (94
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average basic shares outstanding

     16,623        17,047        16,748        17,145   

Add: Effect of dilutive securities:

        

 Stock options

     61        124        93        9   

 Shares held by deferred compensation plan

     20        39        24        40   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average diluted shares outstanding

     16,704        17,210        16,865        17,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, antidilutive stock options of 781,000 and 584,000, respectively, were excluded from earnings per share calculations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, antidilutive stock options of 764,000 and 948,000, respectively, were excluded from earnings per share calculations.

 

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Note 3. Securities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     At September 30, 2014  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair
Value
 

Available-for-sale:

          

Investment securities:

          

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 19,973       $ 9       $ (5   $ 19,977   

Equity investments

     633         95         (22     706   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities available-for-sale

   $ 20,606       $ 104       $ (27   $ 20,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity:

          

Investment securities:

          

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 86,648       $ 128       $ (72   $ 86,704   

State and municipal obligations

     15,884         41         (6     15,919   

Corporate debt securities

     55,000         —           (7,000     48,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities

     157,532         169         (7,078     150,623   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

          

FHLMC

     147,477         459         (2,404     145,532   

FNMA

     193,390         4,684         (1,940     196,134   

GNMA

     644         126         —          770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total mortgage-backed securities

     341,511         5,269         (4,344     342,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total held-to-maturity

   $ 499,043       $ 5,438       $ (11,422   $ 493,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

   $ 519,649       $ 5,542       $ (11,449   $ 513,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     At December 31, 2013  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair
Value
 

Available-for-sale:

          

Investment securities:

          

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 35,128       $ 161       $ —        $ 35,289   

Equity investments

     6,757         1,790         —          8,547   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities available-for-sale

   $ 41,885       $ 1,951       $ —        $ 43,836   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity:

          

Investment securities:

          

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 82,406       $ 153       $ (144   $ 82,415   

State and municipal obligations

     21,784         36         (35     21,785   

Corporate debt securities

     55,000         —           (10,750     44,250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities

     159,190         189         (10,929     148,450   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

          

FHLMC

     148,759         447         (4,552     144,654   

FNMA

     200,070         4,659         (3,607     201,122   

GNMA

     721         135         —          856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total mortgage-backed securities

     349,550         5,241         (8,159     346,632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total held-to-maturity

   $ 508,740       $ 5,430       $ (19,088   $ 495,082   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

   $ 550,625       $ 7,381       $ (19,088   $ 538,918   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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During the third quarter 2013 the Bank transferred $536.0 million of previously-designated available-for-sale securities to a held-to-maturity designation at estimated fair value. The securities transferred had an unrealized net loss of $13.3 million at the time of transfer which continues to be reflected in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet, net of subsequent amortization, which is being recognized over the life of the securities. The carrying value of the held-to-maturity investment securities at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 

Amortized cost

   $ 499,043      $ 508,740   

Net loss on date of transfer from available-for-sale

     (13,347     (13,347

Accretion of net unrealized loss on securities reclassified as held-to-maturity

     1,123        206   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying value

   $ 486,819      $ 495,599   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains on the sale of securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were $938,000 and $42,000, respectively. Net realized gains on the sale of securities for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $591,000. There were no realized gains or losses on the sale of securities for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities, excluding equity investments, at September 30, 2014 by contractual maturity, are shown below (in thousands). Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. At September 30, 2014, corporate debt securities with an amortized cost and estimated fair value of $55.0 million and $48.0 million, respectively, were callable prior to the maturity date.

 

September 30, 2014

   Amortized
Cost
     Estimated
Fair Value
 

Less than one year

   $ 48,248       $ 48,333   

Due after one year through five years

     73,661         73,670   

Due after five years through ten years

     596         597   

Due after ten years

     55,000         48,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 177,505       $ 170,600   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities are excluded from the above table since their effective lives are expected to be shorter than the contractual maturity date due to principal prepayments.

The estimated fair value and unrealized loss of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, segregated by the duration of the unrealized loss, are as follows (in thousands):

 

    At September 30, 2014  
    Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  
    Estimated
Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair
Value
    Unrealized
Losses
 

Available-for-sale:

           

Investment securities:

           

U.S. agency obligations

  $ 9,961      $ (5   $ —        $ —        $ 9,961      $ (5

Equity investments

    363        (22     —          —          363        (22
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities available-for-sale

  $ 10,324      $ (27   $ —        $ —        $ 10,324      $ (27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity:

           

Investment securities:

           

U.S. agency obligations

  $ 10,118      $ (17   $ 25,458      $ (55   $ 35,576      $ (72

State and municipal obligations

    —          —          2,042        (6     2,042        (6

Corporate debt securities

    —          —          48,000        (7,000     48,000        (7,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment securities

    10,118        (17     75,500        (7,061     85,618        (7,078
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

           

FHLMC

    31,128        (629     81,090        (1,775     112,218        (2,404

FNMA

    19,351        (123     62,265        (1,817     81,616        (1,940
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total mortgage-backed securities

    50,479        (752     143,355        (3,592     193,834        (4,344
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total held-to-maturity

  $ 60,597      $ (769   $ 218,855      $ (10,653   $ 279,452      $ (11,422
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

  $   70,921      $ (796   $ 218,855      $ (10,653   $ 289,776      $ (11,449
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     At December 31, 2013  
     Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  
     Estimated
Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

Held-to-maturity:

               

Investment securities:

               

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 35,747       $ (144   $ —         $ —        $ 35,747       $ (144

State and municipal obligations

     3,526         (31     1,153         (4     4,679         (35

Corporate debt securities

     —             —          44,250         (10,750     44,250         (10,750
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities

     39,273         (175     45,403         (10,754     84,676         (10,929
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

               

FHLMC

     122,365         (4,552     —           —          122,365         (4,552

FNMA

     84,467         (3,607     —           —          84,467         (3,607
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgage-backed securities

     206,832         (8,159     —           —          206,832         (8,159
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total held-to-maturity

   $ 246,105       $ (8,334   $ 45,403       $ (10,754   $ 291,508       $ (19,088
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2014, the amortized cost, estimated fair value and credit rating of the individual corporate debt securities in an unrealized loss position for greater than one year are as follows (in thousands):

 

Security Description

   Amortized Cost      Estimated
Fair Value
     Credit Rating
Moody’s/S&P

BankAmerica Capital

   $ 15,000       $ 13,050       Ba1/BB

Chase Capital

     10,000         8,700       Baa2/BBB-

Wells Fargo Capital

     5,000         4,400       A3/BBB+

Huntington Capital

     5,000         4,300       Baa3/BB

Keycorp Capital

     5,000         4,400       Baa3/BB+

PNC Capital

     5,000         4,400       Baa2/BBB-

State Street Capital

     5,000         4,350       A3/BBB

SunTrust Capital

     5,000         4,400       Baa3/BB
  

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 55,000       $ 48,000      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

At September 30, 2014, the estimated fair value of each corporate debt security was below cost. However, the estimated fair value of the corporate debt securities increased as compared to December 31, 2013. The corporate debt securities are issued by other financial institutions with credit ratings ranging from a high of A3 to a low of BB as rated by one of the internationally-recognized credit rating services. These floating-rate securities were purchased in 1998 and have paid coupon interest continuously since issuance. Floating-rate debt securities such as these pay a fixed interest rate spread over 90-day LIBOR. Following the purchase of these securities, the required spread increased for these types of securities causing a decline in the market price. The Company concluded that unrealized losses on corporate debt securities were only temporarily impaired at September 30, 2014. In concluding that the impairments were only temporary, the Company considered several factors in its analysis. The Company noted that each issuer made all the contractually due payments when required. There were no defaults on principal or interest payments and no interest payments were deferred. All of the financial institutions are also considered well-capitalized. Credit spreads have decreased for these types of securities and market prices have improved. Based on management’s analysis of each individual security, the issuers appear to have the ability to meet debt service requirements over the life of the security. Furthermore, the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities. The Company has held the securities continuously since 1998 and expects to receive its full principal at maturity in 2028 or prior if called by the issuer. The Company has historically not actively sold investment securities and has not utilized the securities portfolio as a source of liquidity. The Company’s long range liquidity plans indicate adequate sources of liquidity outside the securities portfolio.

The mortgage-backed securities are issued and guaranteed by either the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) or Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), corporations which are chartered by the United States Government and whose debt obligations are typically rated AA+ by one of the internationally-recognized credit rating services. The Company considers the unrealized losses to be the result of changes in interest rates which over time can have both a positive and negative impact on the estimated fair value of the mortgage-backed securities. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their amortized cost. As a result, the Company concluded that these securities were only temporarily impaired at September 30, 2014.

 

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Note 4. Loans Receivable, Net

Loans receivable, net at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  

Real estate:

    

One-to-four family

   $ 738,575      $ 750,585   

Commercial real estate, multi family and land

     599,917        528,945   

Residential construction

     41,143        30,821   

Consumer

     199,842        200,683   

Commercial and industrial

     79,608        60,545   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans

     1,659,085        1,571,579   

Loans in process

     (14,180     (12,715

Deferred origination costs, net

     3,431        3,526   

Allowance for loan losses

     (16,310     (20,930
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans receivable, net

   $ 1,632,026      $ 1,541,460   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, loans in the amount of $18,392,000 and $45,360,000, respectively, were three or more months delinquent or in the process of foreclosure and the Company was not accruing interest income on these loans. There were no loans ninety days or greater past due and still accruing interest. Non-accrual loans include both smaller balance homogenous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

The Company defines an impaired loan as all non-accrual commercial real estate, multi-family, land, construction and commercial loans in excess of $250,000. Impaired loans also include all loans modified as troubled debt restructurings. At September 30, 2014, the impaired loan portfolio totaled $36,882,000 for which there was a specific allocation in the allowance for loan losses of $2,390,000. At December 31, 2013, the impaired loan portfolio totaled $39,903,000 for which there was a specific allocation in the allowance for loan losses of $3,647,000. The average balance of impaired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $41,749,000 and $42,162,000, respectively, and $36,320,000 and $39,045,000, respectively, for the same prior year periods.

An analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 20,936      $ 20,820      $ 20,930      $ 20,510   

Provision charged to operations

     1,000        700        1,805        2,600   

Charge-offs

     (5,783     (768     (6,915     (3,068

Recoveries

     157        135        490        845   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 16,310      $ 20,887      $ 16,310      $ 20,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

    Residential
Real Estate
    Commercial
Real Estate
    Consumer     Commercial
and Industrial
    Unallocated     Total  

For the three months ended September 30, 2014

                                   

Allowance for loan losses:

       

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 4,397      $ 11,077      $ 1,284      $ 1,163      $ 3,015      $ 20,936   

Provision (benefit) charged to operations

    4,982        (2,510 )(A)      173        (123     (1,522 )(B)      1,000   

Charge-offs

    (5,424     (323     (35     (1     —          (5,783

Recoveries

    152        —          4        1        —          157   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 4,107      $ 8,244      $ 1,426      $ 1,040      $ 1,493      $ 16,310   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2013

                                   

Allowance for loan losses:

       

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 4,900      $ 9,774      $ 1,939      $ 1,093      $ 3,114      $ 20,820   

Provision (benefit) charged to operations

    110        (328     192        419        307        700   

Charge-offs

    (328     —          (440     —          —          (768

Recoveries

    60        —          75        —          —          135   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 4,742      $ 9,446      $ 1,766      $ 1,512      $ 3,421      $ 20,887   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014

                                   

Allowance for loan losses:

       

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 4,859      $ 10,371      $ 1,360      $ 1,383      $ 2,957      $ 20,930   

Provision (benefit) charged to operations

    5,007        (1,813     368        (293     (1,464     1,805   

Charge-offs

    (6,193     (323     (348     (51     —          (6,915

Recoveries

    434        9        46        1        —          490   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 4,107      $ 8,244      $ 1,426      $ 1,040      $ 1,493      $ 16,310   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013

                                   

Allowance for loan losses:

       

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 5,241      $ 8,937      $ 2,264      $ 1,348      $ 2,720      $ 20,510   

Provision (benefit) charged to operations

    959        459        85        396        701        2,600   

Charge-offs

    (2,017     —          (816     (235     —          (3,068

Recoveries

    559        50        233        3        —          845   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 4,742      $ 9,446      $ 1,766      $ 1,512      $ 3,421      $ 20,887   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

                                   

Allowance for loan losses:

       

Ending allowance balance attributed to loans:

       

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 116      $ 1,925      $ 349      $ —        $ —        $ 2,390   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    3,991        6,319        1,077        1,040        1,493        13,920   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending allowance balance

  $ 4,107      $ 8,244      $ 1,426      $ 1,040      $ 1,493      $ 16,310   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Residential
Real Estate
     Commercial
Real Estate
     Consumer      Commercial
and Industrial
     Unallocated      Total  

Loans:

                 

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 13,267       $ 21,010       $ 2,329       $ 276       $ —         $ 36,882   

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

     766,451         578,907         197,513         79,332         —           1,622,203   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total ending loan balance

   $ 779,718       $ 599,917       $ 199,842       $ 79,608       $ —         $ 1,659,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

                                         

Allowance for loan losses:

                 

Ending allowance balance attributed to loans:

                 

Individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 2       $ 3,612       $ 33       $ —         $ —         $ 3,647   

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     4,857         6,759         1,327         1,383         2,957         17,283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total ending allowance balance

   $ 4,859       $ 10,371       $ 1,360       $ 1,383       $ 2,957       $ 20,930   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans:

                 

Loans individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 18,192       $ 17,643       $ 2,961       $ 1,107       $ —         $ 39,903   

Loans collectively evaluated for impairment

     763,214         511,302         197,722         59,438         —           1,531,676   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total ending loan balance

   $ 781,406       $ 528,945       $ 200,683       $ 60,545       $ —         $ 1,571,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(A) The reduction in the allowance for loan losses for commercial real estate loans is due to an improvement in the collectability of several loans. Commercial real estate loans classified as Substandard or Doubtful decreased to $25.1 million at September 30, 2014, as compared to $31.5 million at June 30, 2014 and $32.5 million at December 31, 2013. (Refer to page 28, risk category of loans by class.)
(B) The reduction in the unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses is due to the improved risk profile of the loan portfolio and related credit metrics, and the lower level of uncertainty relating to future loan losses. As a result of the bulk sale of most non-performing residential loans, the total amount of non-performing loans decreased, non-performing loans as percent of total loans decreased, and the allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans increased, as compared to June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

 

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A summary of impaired loans at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Impaired loans with no allocated allowance for loan losses

   $ 25,570       $ 24,457   

Impaired loans with allocated allowance for loan losses

     11,312         15,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 36,882       $ 39,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amount of the allowance for loan losses allocated

   $ 2,390       $ 3,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2014, impaired loans include troubled debt restructuring loans of $24,323,000 of which $21,712,000 were performing in accordance with their restructured terms for a minimum of six months and were accruing interest. At December 31, 2013, impaired loans include troubled debt restructuring loans of $31,119,000 of which $21,456,000 were performing in accordance with their restructured terms and were accruing interest.

The summary of loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 follows (in thousands):

 

     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Recorded
Investment
     Allowance
for Loan
Losses
Allocated
 

As of September 30, 2014

                    

With no related allowance recorded:

        

Residential real estate:

        

Originated by Bank

   $ 6,403       $ 6,196       $ —     

Originated by mortgage company

     5,127         4,994         —     

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     413         408         —     

Commercial real estate:

        

Commercial

     11,635         11,580         —     

Construction and land

     304         304         —     

Consumer

     2,261         1,812         —     

Commercial and industrial

     276         276         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,419       $ 25,570       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

        

Residential real estate:

        

Originated by Bank

   $ 857       $ 857       $ 92   

Originated by mortgage company

     812         812         24   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     —           —           —     

Commercial real estate:

        

Commercial

     9,126         9,126         1,925   

Construction and land

     —           —           —     

Consumer

     517         517         349   

Commercial and industrial

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,312       $ 11,312       $ 2,390   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2013

                    

With no related allowance recorded:

        

Residential real estate:

        

Originated by Bank

   $ 10,537       $ 9,885       $ —     

Originated by mortgage company

     7,762         7,387         —     

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     1,260         858         —     

Commercial real estate:

        

Commercial

     2,303         2,292         —     

Construction and land

     —           —           —     

Consumer

     3,435         2,928         —     

Commercial and industrial

     1,107         1,107         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,404       $ 24,457       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Recorded
Investment
     Allowance
for Loan
Losses
Allocated
 

With an allowance recorded:

        

Residential real estate:

        

Originated by Bank

   $ 62       $ 62       $ 2   

Originated by mortgage company

     —           —           —     

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     —           —           —     

Commercial real estate:

        

Commercial

     15,128         15,042         3,389   

Construction and land

     309         309         223   

Consumer

     33         33         33   

Commercial and industrial

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 15,532       $ 15,446       $ 3,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three months ended September 30,  
     2014      2013  
     Average
Recorded
Investment
     Interest
Income
Recognized
     Average
Recorded
Investment
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

With no related allowance recorded:

           

Residential real estate:

           

Originated by Bank

   $ 8,628       $ 98       $ 9,411       $ 87   

Originated by mortgage company

     7,496         57         6,737         68   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     1,204         4         2,180         3   

Commercial real estate:

           

Commercial

     10,882         69         3,296         36   

Construction and land

     304         —           —           —     

Consumer

     1,765         24         2,742         19   

Commercial and industrial

     276         3         793         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 30,555       $ 255       $ 25,159       $ 213   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

           

Residential real estate:

           

Originated by Bank

   $ 860       $ 5       $ 881       $ 11   

Originated by mortgage company

     602         8         265         7   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     —           —           —           —     

Commercial real estate:

           

Commercial

     9,140         25         8,977         15   

Construction and land

     —           —           309         —     

Consumer

     592         10         729         10   

Commercial and industrial

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,194       $ 48       $ 11,161       $ 43   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2014      2013  
     Average
Recorded
Investment
     Interest
Income
Recognized
     Average
Recorded
Investment
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

With no related allowance recorded:

           

Residential real estate:

           

Originated by Bank

   $ 8,970       $ 282       $ 10,841       $ 262   

Originated by mortgage company

     7,489         184         7,158         202   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     1,034         10         2,211         12   

Commercial real estate:

           

Commercial

     10,782         152         2,925         103   

Construction and land

     101         —           —           —     

Consumer

     2,043         65         3,757         58   

Commercial and industrial

     277         7         456         5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 30,696       $ 700       $ 27,348       $ 642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

           

Residential real estate:

           

Originated by Bank

   $ 866       $ 23       $ 852       $ 33   

Originated by mortgage company

     464         21         356         20   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     —           —           —           —     

Commercial real estate:

           

Commercial

     9,300         77         9,232         172   

Construction and land

     202         —           418         —     

Consumer

     634         31         839         32   

Commercial and industrial

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,466       $ 152       $ 11,697       $ 257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the recorded investment in non-accrual loans by class of loans as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Residential real estate:

     

Originated by Bank

   $ 1,881       $ 16,145   

Originated by mortgage company

     1,384         10,589   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     494         1,479   

Commercial real estate:

     

Commercial

     12,409         11,995   

Construction and land

     304         309   

Consumer

     1,811         4,328   

Commercial and industrial

     109         515   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 18,392       $ 45,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As used in these footnotes, loans “Originated by mortgage company” are mortgage loans originated under the Bank’s underwriting guidelines by the Bank’s shuttered mortgage company, and retained as part of the Bank’s mortgage portfolio. These loans have significantly higher delinquency rates than similar loans originated by the Bank. Loans “Originated by mortgage company – non-prime” are subprime or Alt-A loans which were originated for sale into the secondary market by the Bank’s shuttered mortgage company.

 

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The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 by class of loans (in thousands):

 

     30-59
Days
Past Due
     60-89
Days
Past Due
     Greater
than
90 Days
Past Due
     Total
Past Due
     Loans Not
Past Due
     Total  

September 30, 2014

                                         

Residential real estate:

                 

Originated by Bank

   $ 5,856       $ 3,008       $ 781       $ 9,645       $ 653,513       $ 663,158   

Originated by mortgage company

     582         —           614         1,196         72,843         74,039   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     —           —           56         56         1,322         1,378   

Residential construction

     —           —           —           —           41,143         41,143   

Commercial real estate:

                 

Commercial

     35         1,331         12,409         13,775         542,264         556,039   

Construction and land

     —           —           304         304         43,574         43,878   

Consumer

     867         704         1,678         3,249         196,593         199,842   

Commercial and industrial

     —           —           109         109         79,499         79,608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 7,340       $ 5,043       $ 15,951       $ 28,334       $ 1,630,751       $ 1,659,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

                                         

Residential real estate:

                 

Originated by Bank

   $ 6,102       $ 2,526       $ 13,800       $ 22,428       $ 632,653       $ 655,081   

Originated by mortgage Company

     202         108         10,031         10,341         82,544         92,885   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

     —           —           1,465         1,465         1,153         2,618   

Residential construction

     195         —           —           195         30,626         30,821   

Commercial real estate:

                 

Commercial

     985         849         9,217         11,051         491,817         502,868   

Construction and land

     —           —           309         309         25,769         26,078   

Consumer

     864         298         4,219         5,381         195,302         200,683   

Commercial and industrial

     —           —           515         515         60,030         60,545   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,348       $ 3,781       $ 39,556       $ 51,685       $ 1,519,894       $ 1,571,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company categorizes all commercial and commercial real estate loans, except for small business loans, into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation and current economic trends, among other factors. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention. Loans classified as Special Mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the Bank’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard. Loans classified as Substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful. Loans classified as Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as Substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

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Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be Pass rated loans. Loans not rated are included in groups of homogeneous loans. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Pass      Special
Mention
     Substandard      Doubtful      Total  

September 30, 2014

                                  

Commercial real estate:

              

Commercial

   $ 521,345       $ 10,976       $ 23,718       $ —         $ 556,039   

Construction and land

     42,475         —           1,403         —           43,878   

Commercial and industrial

     78,788         173         647         —           79,608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 642,608       $ 11,149       $ 25,768       $ —         $ 679,525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

                                  

Commercial real estate:

              

Commercial

   $ 471,435       $ —         $ 30,576       $ 857       $ 502,868   

Construction and land

     25,019         —           1,059         —           26,078   

Commercial and industrial

     59,089         1,070         386         —           60,545   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 555,543       $ 1,070       $ 32,021       $ 857       $ 589,491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For residential and consumer loan classes, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity. The following table presents the recorded investment in residential and consumer loans based on payment activity as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands):

 

     Residential Real Estate         
     Originated
by Bank
     Originated
by mortgage
company
     Originated by
mortgage
company –
non-prime
     Residential
construction
     Consumer  

September 30, 2014

                                  

Performing

   $ 661,277       $ 72,655       $ 884       $ 41,143       $ 198,031   

Non-performing

     1,881         1,384         494         —           1,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 663,158       $ 74,039       $ 1,378       $ 41,143       $ 199,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

                                  

Performing

   $ 638,936       $ 82,296       $ 1,139       $ 30,821       $ 196,355   

Non-performing

     16,145         10,589         1,479         —           4,328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 655,081       $ 92,885       $ 2,618       $ 30,821       $ 200,683   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company classifies certain loans as troubled debt restructurings when credit terms to a borrower in financial difficulty are modified. The modifications may include a reduction in rate, an extension in term and/or the capitalization of past due amounts. Included in the non-accrual loan total at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were $2,611,000 and $9,663,000, respectively, of troubled debt restructurings. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company has allocated $465,000 and $1,816,000, respectively, of specific reserves to loans which are classified as troubled debt restructurings. Non-accrual loans which become troubled debt restructurings are generally returned to accrual status after six months of performance. In addition to the troubled debt restructurings included in non-accrual loans, the Company also has loans classified as troubled debt restructurings which are accruing at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, which totaled $21,712,000 and $21,456,000, respectively. Troubled debt restructurings with six months of performance are considered in the allowance for loan losses similar to other performing loans. Troubled debt restructurings which are non-accrual or classified are considered in the allowance for loan losses similar to other non-accrual or classified loans.

 

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The following table presents information about troubled debt restructurings which occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and troubled debt restructurings modified within the previous year and which defaulted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Number of Loans     Pre-modification
Recorded Investment
    Post-modification
Recorded Investment
 

Three months ended September 30, 2014

                 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

     

Residential real estate:

     

Originated by Bank

    3      $ 291      $ 255   

Originated by mortgage company

    2        750        678   

Consumer

    4        51        9   

 

    Number of Loans     Recorded Investment  

Troubled Debt Restructurings Which Subsequently Defaulted:

    None        None   

 

    Number of Loans     Pre-modification
Recorded Investment
    Post-modification
Recorded Investment
 

Nine months ended September 30, 2014

                 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

     

Residential real estate:

     

Originated by Bank

    5      $ 628      $ 518   

Originated by mortgage company

    3        937        861   

Originated by mortgage company – non-prime

    1        356        352   

Consumer

    9        221        178   

 

    Number of Loans     Recorded Investment  

Troubled Debt Restructurings Which Subsequently Defaulted:

    None        None   

 

    Number of Loans     Pre-modification
Recorded Investment
    Post-modification
Recorded Investment
 

Three months ended September 30, 2013

                 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

     

Residential real estate:

     

Originated by mortgage company

    2      $ 779      $ 777   

Consumer

    2        205        125   

 

    Number of Loans     Recorded Investment  

Troubled Debt Restructurings Which Subsequently Defaulted:

    1        12   

 

    Number of Loans     Pre-modification
Recorded Investment
    Post-modification
Recorded Investment
 

Nine months ended September 30, 2013

                 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

     

Residential real estate:

     

Originated by Bank

    3      $ 623      $ 623   

Originated by mortgage company

    2        779        777   

Consumer

    9        368        281   

 

    Number of Loans     Recorded Investment  

Troubled Debt Restructurings Which Subsequently Defaulted:

   

Residential real estate:

   

Originated by Bank

    1        62   

Consumer

    1        12   

 

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Note 5. Reserve for Repurchased Loans and Loss Sharing Obligations

An analysis of the reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (in thousands). The reserve is included in other liabilities in the accompanying statements of financial condition.

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 1,305      $ 1,688      $ 1,468      $ 1,203   

Provision charged to operations

     —          —          —          975   

Loss on loans repurchased, settlements or payments under loss sharing arrangements

     (225     (220     (388     (915

Recoveries

     —          —          —          205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 1,080      $ 1,468      $ 1,080      $ 1,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations was established to provide for expected losses related to repurchase requests which may be received on residential mortgage loans previously sold to investors and other loss sharing obligations. The Company prepares a comprehensive analysis of the adequacy of the reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations at each quarter-end. The reserve includes a specific loss estimate on the outstanding loan repurchase requests based on the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral modified by the likelihood of loss which is estimated based on historical experience. The reserve also includes a general loss estimate based on an estimate of loans likely to be returned for repurchase and the estimated loss on those loans. Finally, the reserve also includes an estimate of the Bank’s obligation under a loss sharing arrangement with the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) relating to loans sold into their Mortgage Partnership Finance (“MPF”) program. Under this program, the Bank and the FHLB share credit risk for loans sold. The first loss position, equal to 1% of the aggregate amount of the loan pool, is absorbed by the FHLB through a reduction in credit enhancement fees paid to the Bank. The second loss position, generally covering the next 1.5% to 4.0% of the aggregate loan pool, is absorbed by the Bank. Loan losses above the combination of these two thresholds are fully absorbed by the FHLB. In establishing the reserve, the Company considered recent and historical experience, product type and volume of loan sales and the general economic environment.

The reserve for repurchased loans and loss sharing obligations was $1.1 million at September 30, 2014, a $388,000 decrease from December 31, 2013 due to incurred losses of $143,000 relating to the FHLB loan sales and a settlement of $245,000 with one investor relating to existing repurchase requests. The reserve was $1.5 million at September 30, 2013, a $265,000 increase from December 31, 2012 due to a provision of $100,000 for repurchase requests, an additional provision of $875,000 relating to loans sold to the FHLB, incurred losses of $465,000 relating to the FHLB loan sales, a comprehensive settlement of $450,000 with one investor relating to existing and anticipated loan repurchase requests, and recoveries of $205,000 of previously charged-off amounts.

At September 30, 2014, there were no outstanding loan repurchase requests, a reduction from five outstanding loan repurchase requests on loans with a total principal balance of $1.2 million at December 31, 2013.

Note 6. Deposits

The major types of deposits at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Type of Account

   September 30, 2014      December 31, 2013  

Non-interest-bearing

   $ 277,136       $ 207,608   

Interest-bearing checking

     888,008         913,753   

Money market deposit

     110,721         116,947   

Savings

     294,059         290,512   

Time deposits

     211,303         217,943   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 1,781,227       $ 1,746,763   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Included in time deposits at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, is $64,635,000 and $64,380,000, respectively, in deposits of $100,000 and over.

Note 7. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-04, “Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40) Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure,” which applies to all creditors who obtain physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan in satisfaction of a receivable. The amendments in

 

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this update clarify when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs and requires disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by a creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure. The amendments in ASU 2014-04 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2014. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 8. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair market measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The price in the principal (or the most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability shall not be adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact and (iv) willing to transact.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement costs). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, a fair value hierarchy has been established for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. Movements within the fair value hierarchy are recognized at the end of the applicable reporting period. There were no transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlations or other means.

Level 3 Inputs - Significant unobservable inputs that reflect an entity’s own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below. Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).

Securities Available-For-Sale

Securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. Most of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities, however, are fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments are obtained through third party pricing vendors or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotations and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but comparing the securities to benchmark or comparable securities.

 

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Fair value estimates are made at a point in time, based on relevant market data as well as the best information available about the security. Illiquid credit markets have resulted in inactive markets for certain of the Company’s securities. As a result, there is limited observable market data for these assets. Fair value estimates for securities for which limited observable market data is available are based on judgments regarding current economic conditions, liquidity discounts, credit and interest rate risks, and other factors. These estimates involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with precision. As a result, such calculated fair value estimates may not be realizable in a current sale or immediate settlement of the security.

The Company utilizes third party pricing services to obtain fair values for its corporate bonds. Management’s policy is to obtain and review all available documentation from the third party pricing service relating to their fair value determinations, including their methodology and summary of inputs. Management reviews this documentation, makes inquiries of the third party pricing service and makes a determination as to the level of the valuation inputs. Based on the Company’s review of the available documentation from the third party pricing service, management concluded that Level 2 inputs were utilized. The significant observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, other market information and observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer.

Other Real Estate Owned and Impaired Loans

Other real estate owned and loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral are recorded at estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs of 15%. Fair value is based on independent appraisals.

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):

 

            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:  

September 30, 2014

   Total Fair
Value
     Level 1
Inputs
     Level 2
Inputs
     Level 3
Inputs
 

Items measured on a recurring basis:

           

Investment securities available-for-sale:

           

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 19,977       $ —         $ 19,977       $ —     

Equity investments

     706           706         —           —     

Items measured on a non-recurring basis:

           

Other real estate owned

     6,466         —           —           6,466   

Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral

     11,712         —           —           11,712   

 

            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:  

December 31, 2013

   Total Fair
Value
     Level 1
Inputs
     Level 2
Inputs
     Level 3
Inputs
 

Items measured on a recurring basis:

           

Investment securities available-for-sale:

           

U.S. agency obligations

   $ 35,289       $ —         $ 35,289       $ —     

Equity investments

     8,547         8,547         —           —     

Items measured on a non-recurring basis:

           

Other real estate owned

     4,345         —           —           4,345   

Loans measured for impairment based on the fair value of the underlying collateral

     18,902         —           —           18,902   

Assets and Liabilities Disclosed at Fair Value

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities disclosed at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy is set forth below.

Cash and Due from Banks

For cash and due from banks, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

Securities Held-to-Maturity

Securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost, as the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity. The Company determines the fair value of the securities utilizing Level 1, Level 2 and infrequently Level 3 inputs. In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. Most of the Company’s investment and mortgage-backed securities, however, are fixed income instruments that are not quoted on an exchange, but are bought and sold in active markets. Prices for these instruments are obtained through third party pricing

 

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vendors or security industry sources that actively participate in the buying and selling of securities. Prices obtained from these sources include market quotations and matrix pricing. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique used principally to value certain securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but comparing the securities to benchmark or comparable securities.

Fair value estimates are made at a point in time, based on relevant market data as well as the best information available about the security. Illiquid credit markets have resulted in inactive markets for certain of the Company’s securities. As a result, there is limited observable market data for these assets. Fair value estimates for securities for which limited observable market data is available are based on judgments regarding current economic conditions, liquidity discounts, credit and interest rate risks, and other factors. These estimates involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with precision. As a result, such calculated fair value estimates may not be realizable in a current sale or immediate settlement of the security.

The Company utilizes third party pricing services to obtain fair values for its corporate bonds. Management’s policy is to obtain and review all available documentation from the third party pricing service relating to their fair value determinations, including their methodology and summary of inputs. Management reviews this documentation, makes inquiries of the third party pricing service and makes a determination as to the level of the valuation inputs. Based on the Company’s review of the available documentation from the third party pricing service, management concluded that Level 2 inputs were utilized for all securities except for certain state and municipal obligations known as bond anticipation notes (“BANs”) where management utilized Level 3 inputs. In the case of the Level 2 securities, the significant observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, other market information and observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer. Management based its fair value estimate of the BANs on the local nature of the issuing entities, the short-term life of the security and current market conditions.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock

The fair value for Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock is its carrying value since this is the amount for which it could be redeemed. There is no active market for this stock and the Company is required to maintain a minimum investment based upon the outstanding balance of mortgage related assets and outstanding borrowings.

Loans

Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as residential mortgage, construction, consumer and commercial. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms.

Fair value of performing and non-performing loans was estimated by discounting the future cash flows, net of estimated prepayments, at a rate for which similar loans would be originated to new borrowers with similar terms. Fair values estimated in this manner do not fully incorporate an exit price approach to fair value, but instead are based on a comparison to current market rates for comparable loans.

Deposits Other than Time Deposits

The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and interest-bearing checking accounts and money market accounts are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand. The related insensitivity of the majority of these deposits to interest rate changes creates a significant inherent value which is not reflected in the fair value reported.

Time Deposits

The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase with Retail Customers

Fair value approximates the carrying amount as these borrowings are payable on demand and the interest rate adjusts monthly.

Borrowed Funds

Fair value estimates are based on discounting contractual cash flows using rates which approximate the rates offered for borrowings of similar remaining maturities.

 

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The book value and estimated fair value of the Bank’s significant financial instruments not recorded at fair value as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are presented in the following tables (in thousands):

 

            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:  

September 30, 2014

   Book
Value
     Level 1
Inputs
     Level 2
Inputs
     Level 3
Inputs
 

Financial Assets:

           

Cash and due from banks

   $ 27,657       $ 27,657       $ —         $ —     

Securities held-to-maturity

     486,819         —           492,459         600   

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

     14,785         —           —           14,785   

Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale

     1,635,122         —           —           1,645,687   

Financial Liabilities:

           

Deposits other than time deposits

     1,569,924         —           1,569,924         —     

Time deposits

     211,303         —           212,836         —     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers

     61,457         61,457         —           —     

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

     232,696         —           231,166         —     

 

            Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using:  

December 31, 2013

   Book
Value
     Level 1
Inputs
     Level 2
Inputs
     Level 3
Inputs
 

Financial Assets:

           

Cash and due from banks

   $ 33,958       $ 33,958       $ —         $ —     

Securities held-to-maturity

     495,599         —           493,432         1,650   

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock

     14,518         —           —           14,518   

Loans receivable and mortgage loans held for sale

     1,542,245         —           —           1,561,208   

Financial Liabilities:

           

Deposits other than time deposits

     1,528,820         —           1,528,820         —     

Time deposits

     217,943         —           220,409         —     

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers

     68,304         68,304         —           —     

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

     202,500         —           201,393         —     

Limitations

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because a limited market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other significant unobservable inputs. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

Fair value estimates are based on existing balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities include deferred tax assets, and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.

Note 9. Subsequent Event

On October 31, 2014, the Company closed on the sale of servicing rights on approximately $562 million of single-family mortgage loans serviced for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, representing virtually all of the Company’s servicing portfolio for the two agencies. It is expected that the sale will result in a fourth quarter net gain of approximately $500,000. The Company anticipates a modest benefit to 2015 earnings as associated expense reductions are expected to exceed forgone servicing revenue.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is not engaged in any legal proceedings of a material nature at the present time. From time to time, the Company is a party to routine legal proceedings within the normal course of business. Such routine legal proceedings in the aggregate are believed by management to be immaterial to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a summary of risk factors relevant to the Company, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the 2013 Form 10-K. There were no material changes to risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations since December 31, 2013.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On July 24, 2014, the Company announced the authorization of the Board of Directors to repurchase up to 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, or 867,923 shares. Information regarding the Company’s common stock repurchases for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Period

  Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
    Average Price
Paid per Share
    Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs
    Maximum
Number of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
 

July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014

    3,400      $ 16.02        3,400        864,523   

August 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014

    29,464        16.56        29,464        835,059   

September 1, 2014 through September 30, 2014

    0        0        0        835,059   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

Item 5. Other Information

Not Applicable

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits:

 

  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.0    Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.0    The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

    Registrant
DATE: November 7, 2014    

/s/ John R. Garbarino

    John R. Garbarino
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
DATE: November 7, 2014    

/s/ Michael J. Fitzpatrick

    Michael J. Fitzpatrick
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

 

Description

  

Page

 

  31.1

  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002      38   

  31.2

  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002      39   

  32.0

  Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002      40   

101.0

  The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.   

 

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