Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011.

 

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

For the transition period from              to             .

Commission File Number 0-20288

 

 

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Washington   91-1422237

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1301 “A” Street

Tacoma, Washington

  98402-2156
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(253) 305-1900

(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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 Web site, 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, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
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

The number of shares of common stock outstanding at July 31, 2011 was 39,496,663.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements (unaudited)   
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010      1   
  Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010      2   
 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity - three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

     3   
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows - three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010      4   
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements      5   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      28   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      47   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      47   
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      48   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      48   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      54   

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities      54   

Item 4.

  [Removed and Reserved]      54   

Item 5.

  Other Information      54   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      55   
  Signatures      56   

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands except per share)

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Interest Income

        

Loans

   $ 44,362      $ 38,940      $ 91,791      $ 75,887   

Taxable securities

     6,247        4,708        10,664        9,453   

Tax-exempt securities

     2,516        2,290        4,983        4,736   

Federal funds sold and deposits in banks

     184        210        482        359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     53,309        46,148        107,920        90,435   

Interest Expense

        

Deposits

     2,848        4,334        5,927        9,275   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     714        710        1,408        1,415   

Long-term obligations

     253        254        504        503   

Other borrowings

     119        118        257        236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     3,934        5,416        8,096        11,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Interest Income

     49,375        40,732        99,824        79,006   

Provision for loan and lease losses

     2,150        13,500        2,150        28,500   

Provision for losses on covered loans

     2,301        0        1,879        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

     44,924        27,232        95,795        50,506   

Noninterest Income (Loss)

        

Service charges and other fees

     6,467        6,442        12,755        11,866   

Gain on bank acquisitions

     0        0        0        9,818   

Merchant services fees

     1,808        1,913        3,441        3,652   

Gain on sale of investment securities, net

     0        0        0        58   

Bank owned life insurance

     528        516        1,033        1,020   

Change in FDIC loss sharing asset

     (6,419     3,399        (21,193     3,399   

Other

     1,158        967        2,087        1,897   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income (loss)

     3,542        13,237        (1,877     31,710   

Noninterest Expense

        

Compensation and employee benefits

     19,459        17,497        38,380        34,483   

Occupancy

     4,388        4,307        8,785        8,276   

Merchant processing

     905        1,227        1,788        2,327   

Advertising and promotion

     1,012        785        1,913        1,623   

Data processing and communications

     1,913        2,567        3,837        4,446   

Legal and professional fees

     1,498        1,477        2,911        2,975   

Taxes, licenses and fees

     907        688        1,772        1,252   

Regulatory premiums

     1,279        1,462        2,979        2,918   

Net cost of operation of other real estate owned

     214        (672     (228     640   

Amortization of intangibles

     955        1,055        1,939        1,842   

FDIC clawback liability

     448        0        2,148        0   

Other

     4,186        4,352        8,286        7,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     37,164        34,745        74,510        68,642   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     11,302        5,724        19,408        13,574   

Income tax provision

     2,670        668        4,997        602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income

   $ 8,632      $ 5,056      $ 14,411      $ 12,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income Applicable to Common Shareholders

   $ 8,632      $ 3,946      $ 14,411      $ 10,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

        

Basic

   $ 0.22      $ 0.11      $ 0.37      $ 0.34   

Diluted

   $ 0.22      $ 0.11      $ 0.36      $ 0.34   

Dividends paid per common share

   $ 0.05      $ 0.01      $ 0.08      $ 0.02   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     39,107        34,829        39,073        31,376   

Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding

     39,166        35,077        39,159        31,607   

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

(Unaudited)

 

(in thousands)

                 June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
ASSETS            

Cash and due from banks

         $ 89,926       $ 55,492   

Interest-earning deposits with banks

           179,573         458,638   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

           269,499         514,130   

Securities available for sale at fair value (amortized cost of $956,125 and $743,928, respectively)

           989,768         763,866   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock at cost

           18,791         17,908   

Loans held for sale

           655         754   

Loans, excluding covered loans, net of deferred loan fees of ($3,454) and ($3,490), respectively

           1,987,474         1,915,754   

Less: allowance for loan and lease losses

           54,057         60,993   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loans, excluding covered loans, net

           1,933,417         1,854,761   

Covered loans, net of allowance for loan losses of ($7,948) and ($6,055), respectively

           607,310         517,061   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans, net

           2,540,727         2,371,822   

FDIC loss sharing asset

           206,238         205,991   

Interest receivable

           14,010         11,164   

Premises and equipment, net

           99,439         93,108   

Other real estate owned ($24,239 and $14,443 covered by FDIC loss share, respectively)

           46,979         45,434   

Goodwill

           119,343         109,639   

Core deposit intangible, net

           18,602         18,696   

Other assets

           105,092         103,851   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

         $ 4,429,143       $ 4,256,363   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY            

Deposits:

           

Noninterest-bearing

         $ 923,031       $ 895,671   

Interest-bearing

           2,552,136         2,431,598   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

           3,475,167         3,327,269   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

           120,681         119,405   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

           25,000         25,000   

Other borrowings

           0         642   

Long-term subordinated debt

           25,768         25,735   

Other liabilities

           54,847         51,434   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

           3,701,463         3,549,485   

Commitments and contingent liabilities

           

Shareholders’ equity:

           
     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
               

Common Stock (no par value)

           

Authorized shares

     63,033         63,033         

Issued and outstanding

     39,475         39,338         578,046         576,905   

Retained earnings

           128,949         117,692   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

           20,685         12,281   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

           727,680         706,878   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

         $ 4,429,143       $ 4,256,363   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

(Unaudited)

 

      Preferred Stock      Common Stock    

Retained
Earnings

    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Income
    Total
Shareholders’

Equity
 

(in thousands)

   Number of
Shares
     Amount      Number of
Shares
    Amount        

Balance at January 1, 2010

     77       $ 74,301         28,129      $ 348,706      $ 93,316      $ 11,816      $ 528,139   

Comprehensive income:

                

Net income

               12,972          12,972   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                

Net unrealized gain from securities, net of reclassification adjustments

                 7,128        7,128   

Net change in cash flow hedging instruments

                 (727     (727

Net pension plan liability adjustment

                 37        37   
                

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

                   6,438   
                

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

                   19,410   
                

 

 

 

Accretion of preferred stock discount

        294             (294       0   

Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs

           11,040        229,129            229,129   

Issuance of common stock - stock option and other plans

           42        521            521   

Issuance of common stock - restricted stock awards, net of cancelled awards

           93        705            705   

Tax benefit deficiency associated with share-based compensation

             (12         (12

Preferred dividends

               (1,922       (1,922

Cash dividends paid on common stock

               (675       (675
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2010

     77       $ 74,595         39,304      $ 579,049      $ 103,397      $ 18,254      $ 775,295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2011

     0       $ 0         39,338      $ 576,905      $ 117,692      $ 12,281      $ 706,878   

Comprehensive income:

                

Net income

               14,411          14,411   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

                

Net unrealized gain from securities, net of reclassification adjustments

                 8,780        8,780   

Net change in cash flow hedging instruments

                 (143     (143

Net pension plan liability adjustment

                 (233     (233
                

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

                   8,404   
                

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

                   22,815   
                

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock - stock option and other plans

           25        410            410   

Issuance of common stock - restricted stock awards, net of cancelled awards

           114        763            763   

Repurchase of shares

           (2     (32         (32

Cash dividends paid on common stock

               (3,154       (3,154
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2011

     0       $ 0         39,475      $ 578,046      $ 128,949      $ 20,685      $ 727,680   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  

(in thousands)

   2011     2010  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

    

Net Income

   $ 14,411      $ 12,972   

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

    

Provision for loan and lease losses and losses on covered loans

     4,029        28,500   

Stock-based compensation expense

     763        705   

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

     6,900        6,084   

Net realized gain on FDIC assisted bank acquisitions

     0        (9,818

Net realized gain on sale of securities

     0        (58

Net realized gain on sale of other assets

     (3     (14

Net realized gain on sale of other real estate owned

     (5,455     (1,644

Gain on termination of cash flow hedging instruments

     (222     (1,128

Write-down on other real estate owned

     4,559        1,793   

Deferred income tax benefit

     0        142   

Net change in:

    

FDIC loss-sharing asset, net of cash received

     20,139        (16,340

Loans held for sale

     99        0   

Interest receivable

     (1,940     469   

Interest payable

     (1     (459

Other assets

     1,287        5,651   

Other liabilities

     (2,045     11,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     42,521        38,182   

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

    

Loans originated and acquired, net of principal collected

     (27,829     97,279   

Purchases of:

    

Securities available for sale

     (269,966     (64,054

Premises and equipment

     (2,388     (1,054

Proceeds from:

    

FDIC reimbursement on loss-sharing asset

     44,892        0   

Sales of securities available for sale

     0        69,328   

Principal repayments and maturities of securities available for sale

     60,247        42,790   

Disposal of premises and equipment

     20        60   

Sales of covered other real estate owned

     11,081        9,347   

Sales of other real estate and other personal property owned

     7,874        3,190   

Capital improvements on other real estate properties

     (468     (579

Decrease in Small Business Administration secured borrowings

     (642     0   

Net cash acquired in business combinations

     39,010        145,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (138,169     301,841   

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

    

Net decrease in deposits

     (134,906     (345,080

Proceeds from:

    

Issuance of common stock

     0        229,129   

Exercise of stock options

     410        509   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     100        0   

Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     100        0   

Payment for:

    

Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     (11,401     (30,197

Repayment of Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     (100     0   

Preferred stock dividends

     0        (1,922

Common stock dividends

     (3,154     (675

Repurchase of common stock

     (32     0   

Net decrease in other borrowings

     0        87   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (148,983     (148,149

(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (244,631     191,874   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     514,130        305,074   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 269,499      $ 496,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Information:

    

Cash paid during the year for:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 8,097      $ 11,888   

Non-cash investing activities

    

Assets acquired in FDIC assisted acquisitions (excluding cash and cash equivalents)

   $ 257,104      $ 1,075,166   

Liabilities assumed in FDIC assisted acquisitions

   $ 296,114      $ 1,210,882   

Loans transferred to other real estate owned

   $ 8,240      $ 15,019   

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The interim unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for condensed interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain financial information and footnotes have been omitted or condensed. The consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its wholly owned banking subsidiary Columbia Bank (the “Bank”). All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented have been included. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results to be anticipated for the year ending December 31, 2011. The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have not been any changes in our significant accounting policies compared to those contained in our 2010 10-K disclosure for the year ended December 31, 2010.

2. Accounting Pronouncements Recently Issued

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“the FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring (Topic 310). ASU 2011-02 clarifies the criteria for a restructuring to be classified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The effective date of ASU 2011-02 will be the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its financial condition and results of operations.

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-03, Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements (Topic 860). ASU 2011-03 attempts to improve the accounting for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before maturity. The effective date of ASU 2011-03 will be the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its financial condition and results of operations.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) (Topic 820). ASU 2011-04 developed common requirements between GAAP and IFRS for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The effective date of ASU 2011-04 will be during interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its financial condition and results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). ASU 2011-05 attempts to improve the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The effective date of ASU 2011-05 will be the first interim or fiscal period beginning after December 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will apply the disclosure requirements of ASU 2011-05 for its first interim period beginning after December 15, 2011.

 

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3. Earnings per Common Share

Basic Earnings per Share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing income applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Common shares outstanding include common stock and vested restricted stock awards where recipients have satisfied the vesting terms. Diluted EPS reflects the assumed conversion of all dilutive securities, applying the treasury stock method. The Company calculates earnings per share using the two-class method as described in the Earnings per Share topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands except per share)

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Basic EPS:

        

Net income

   $ 8,632      $ 5,056      $ 14,411      $ 12,972   

Less: Preferred dividends and accretion of issuance discount for preferred stock

     0        (1,110     0        (2,217
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common shareholders

   $ 8,632      $ 3,946      $ 14,411      $ 10,755   

Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities

     (82     (38     (135     (109
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings allocated to common shareholders

   $ 8,550      $ 3,908      $ 14,276      $ 10,646   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     39,107        34,829        39,073        31,376   

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.22      $ 0.11      $ 0.37      $ 0.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted EPS:

        

Earnings allocated to common shareholders

   $ 8,550      $ 3,908      $ 14,276      $ 10,646   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     39,107        34,829        39,073        31,376   

Dilutive effect of equity awards and warrants

     59        248        86        231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding

     39,166        35,077        39,159        31,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.22      $ 0.11      $ 0.36      $ 0.34   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Potentially dilutive share options that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would be anti-dilutive.

     62        54        54        54   

4. Business Combinations

Summit Bank

On May 20, 2011 the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Summit Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) in an FDIC-assisted transaction. As part of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-sharing agreements (each, a “loss-sharing agreement” and collectively, the “loss-sharing agreements”), whereby the FDIC will cover a substantial portion of any future losses on loans (and related unfunded commitments), OREO and certain accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days. We refer to the acquired loans and OREO subject to the loss-sharing agreements collectively as “covered assets.” Under the terms of the loss-sharing agreements, the FDIC will absorb 80% of losses and share in 80% of loss recoveries. The loss-sharing provisions of the agreements for commercial and single family residential mortgage loans are in effect for five years and ten years, respectively, from the May 20, 2011 acquisition date and the loss recovery provisions for such loans are in effect for eight years and ten years, respectively, from the acquisition date.

Summit Bank was a full service community bank headquartered in Burlington, Washington that operated three branch locations in Skagit County. We entered into this transaction to assist us with filling in our geographic footprint between Seattle and Bellingham, Washington and to support our recently expanded Bellingham banking team. We believe participating with the FDIC in this assisted transaction was, from an economical standpoint, advantageous to expansion through de novo branching.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting (formerly the purchase method). The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the May 20, 2011 acquisition date. Initial accounting for acquired loans and the related indemnification asset for the Summit Bank acquisition was incomplete as of June 30, 2011. The amounts currently recognized in the financial statements have been determined provisionally as we are completing a fair value analysis of those assets utilizing an income approach. The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in the recognition of $3.8 million of goodwill and a core deposit intangible of $509 thousand. The goodwill represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the liabilities assumed over the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and is influenced significantly by the FDIC-assisted transaction process. All of the goodwill and core deposit intangible assets recognized are deductible for income tax purposes.

 

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The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 21, 2011 to June 30, 2011. Due primarily to the significant amount of fair value adjustments and the FDIC loss-sharing agreements put in place, historical results of Summit Bank are not meaningful to the Company’s results and thus no pro forma information is presented.

The table below displays the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

 

     May 20, 2011  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 1,837   

Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     14,198   

Investment securities

     871   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     406   

Acquired loans

     71,452   

Accrued interest receivable

     429   

Premises and equipment

     42   

FDIC receivable

     6,984   

Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing

     2,671   

Goodwill

     3,770   

Core deposit intangible

     509   

FDIC indemnification asset

     27,174   

Other assets

     786   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

   $ 131,129   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 123,279   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     7,772   

Accrued interest payable

     71   

Other liabilities

     7   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

   $ 131,129   
  

 

 

 

First Heritage Bank

On May 27, 2011 the Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of First Heritage Bank from the FDIC in an FDIC-assisted transaction. As part of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss-sharing agreements (each, a “loss-sharing agreement” and collectively, the “loss-sharing agreements”), whereby the FDIC will cover a substantial portion of any future losses on loans (and related unfunded commitments), OREO and certain accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days. We refer to the acquired loans and OREO subject to the loss-sharing agreements collectively as “covered assets.” Under the terms of the loss-sharing agreements, the FDIC will absorb 80% of losses and share in 80% of loss recoveries. The loss-sharing provisions of the agreements for commercial and single family residential mortgage loans are in effect for five years and ten years, respectively, from the May 27, 2011 acquisition date and the loss recovery provisions for such loans are in effect for eight years and ten years, respectively, from the acquisition date.

First Heritage Bank was a full service community bank headquartered in Snohomish, Washington that operated five branch locations in King and Snohomish Counties. We entered into this transaction to assist us with filling in our geographic footprint between Seattle and Bellingham, Washington and to support our recently expanded Bellingham banking team. We believe participating with the FDIC in this assisted transaction was, from an economical standpoint, advantageous to expansion through de novo branching.

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting (formerly the purchase method). The assets and liabilities, both tangible and intangible, were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the May 27, 2011 acquisition date. The initial accounting for acquired loan’s and the related indemnification asset for the First Heritage Bank acquisition was incomplete as of June 30, 2011. The amounts currently recognized in the financial statements have been determined provisionally as we are completing a fair value analysis of those assets utilizing an income approach. The application of the acquisition method of accounting resulted in the recognition in $5.9 million of goodwill and a core deposit intangible of $1.3 million. The goodwill represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the liabilities assumed over the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and is influenced significantly by the FDIC-assisted transaction process. All of the goodwill and core deposit intangible assets recognized are deductible for income tax purposes.

 

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The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 28, 2011 to June 30, 2011. Due primarily to the significant amount of fair value adjustments and the FDIC loss-sharing agreements put in place, historical results of First Heritage Bank are not meaningful to the Company’s results and thus no pro forma information is presented.

The table below displays the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

 

     May 27, 2011  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 4,688   

Interest-earning deposits with banks

     6,689   

Investment securities

     5,303   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     477   

Acquired loans

     81,857   

Accrued interest receivable

     476   

Premises and equipment

     5,339   

FDIC receivable

     4,751   

Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing

     8,286   

Goodwill

     5,934   

Core deposit intangible

     1,337   

FDIC indemnification asset

     38,104   

Other assets

     1,743   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

   $ 164,984   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 159,525   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     5,003   

Accrued interest payable

     421   

Other liabilities

     35   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

   $ 164,984   
  

 

 

 

 

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5. Securities

The following table summarizes the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and the resulting fair value of securities available for sale:

 

(in thousands)

   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value  

June 30, 2011:

          

U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

   $ 671,342       $ 22,154       ($ 84   $ 693,412   

State and municipal securities

     250,336         12,161         (858     261,639   

U.S. government agency securities

     30,054         224         0        30,278   

Other securities

     4,393         77         (31     4,439   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 956,125       $ 34,616       ($ 973   $ 989,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2010:

          

U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

   $ 491,530       $ 16,139       ($ 1,027   $ 506,642   

State and municipal securities

     249,117         7,247         (2,383     253,981   

Other securities

     3,281         0         (38     3,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 743,928       $ 23,386       ($ 3,448   $ 763,866   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The scheduled contractual maturities of investment securities available for sale at June 30, 2011 are presented as follows:

 

     June 30, 2011  
     Amortized Cost      Fair Value  
     (in thousands)  

Due within one year

   $ 29,452       $ 29,790   

Due after one year through five years

     93,873         96,310   

Due after five years through ten years

     169,886         177,458   

Due after ten years

     659,633         682,942   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment securities available-for-sale

   $ 952,844       $ 986,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the carrying value of securities pledged as collateral at June 30, 2011:

 

(in thousands)

   Carrying
Amount
 

Washington and Oregon State public deposits

   $ 220,540   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     92,418   

Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     51,657   

Repurchase agreement

     27,556   

Interest rate contracts

     13,336   

Other

     1,429   
  

 

 

 

Total securities pledged as collateral

   $ 406,936   
  

 

 

 

 

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The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

June 30, 2011                                        
     Less than 12 Months     12 Months or More     Total  

(in thousands)

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

   $ 26,028       ($ 83   $ 347       ($ 1   $ 26,375       ($ 84

State and municipal securities

     27,944         (636     2,829         (222     30,773         (858

Other securities

     0         0        969         (31     969         (31
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 53,972       ($ 719   $ 4,145       ($ 254   $ 58,117       ($ 973
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
December 31, 2010                                        
     Less than 12 Months     12 Months or More     Total  

(in thousands)

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Losses
 

U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

   $ 86,529       ($ 1,025   $ 588       ($ 2   $ 87,117       ($ 1,027

State and municipal securities

     74,755         (2,099     2,792         (284     77,547         (2,383

Other securities

     2,275         (6     968         (32     3,243         (38
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 163,559       ($ 3,130   $ 4,348       ($ 318   $ 167,907       ($ 3,448
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The unrealized losses on the above securities are primarily attributable to increases in market interest rates subsequent to their purchase by the Company. Management does not intend to sell any impaired securities nor does available evidence suggest it is more likely than not that management will be required to sell any impaired securities. The Company’s securities portfolio does not include any private label mortgage backed securities or investments in trust preferred securities. Management believes the nature of securities in the Company’s investment portfolio present a very high probability of collecting all contractual amounts due, as the majority of the securities held are backed by government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. However, this recovery in value may not occur for some time, perhaps greater than the one-year time horizon or perhaps even at maturity.

 

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6. Noncovered Loans

The following is an analysis of the noncovered loan portfolio by major types of loans (net of deferred loan fees):

 

(in thousands)

   June 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Noncovered loans:

    

Commercial business

   $ 836,745      $ 795,369   

Real Estate:

    

One-to-four family residential

     51,077        49,383   

Commercial and five or more family residential properties

     843,288        794,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate

     894,365        843,712   

Real estate construction:

    

One-to-four family residential

     52,368        67,961   

Commercial and five or more family residential properties

     29,886        30,185   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate construction

     82,254        98,146   

Consumer

     177,564        182,017   

Less: deferred loan fees

     (3,454     (3,490
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncovered loans, net of deferred fees

     1,987,474        1,915,754   

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (54,057     (60,993
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans, net

   $ 1,933,417      $ 1,854,761   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans held for sale

   $ 655      $ 754   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had no loans to foreign domiciled businesses or foreign countries, or loans related to highly leveraged transactions. Substantially all of the Company’s loans and unfunded commitments are geographically concentrated in its service areas within the states of Washington and Oregon.

The Company and its banking subsidiary have granted loans to officers and directors of the Company and related interests. These loans are made on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectability. The aggregate dollar amount of these loans was $9.8 million and $12.9 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. During the first six months of 2011, advances on related party loans were $3.1 million and repayments totaled $6.2 million.

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, $366.1 million and $426.6 million of commercial and residential real estate loans were pledged as collateral on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.

 

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The following is an analysis of noncovered, nonaccrual loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  

(in thousands)

   Recorded
Investment (1)
Nonaccrual
Loans
     Unpaid Principal
Balance
Nonaccrual
Loans
     Recorded
Investment (1)
Nonaccrual
Loans
     Unpaid Principal
Balance
Nonaccrual
Loans
 

Commercial Business

           

Secured

   $ 11,506       $ 17,798       $ 32,368       $ 44,316   

Unsecured

     204         814         0         327   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

           

Residential RE Perm

     2,748         3,197         2,999         3,353   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

           

Commercial RE Land

     3,962         7,382         4,093         6,279   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     8,611         10,724         11,716         12,737   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     10,256         11,134         7,407         8,990   

Construction 1-4 Family

           

Land & Acquisition

     7,823         18,168         11,608         21,344   

Residential Construction

     2,307         4,593         6,503         11,547   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

           

Income Property Multifamily Construction

     5,977         12,873         7,585         12,916   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     0         0         0         0   

Consumer

     6,076         6,620         5,022         5,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 59,470       $ 93,303       $ 89,301       $ 127,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded investment includes unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs, unamortized deferred loan fees or costs, unamortized premiums or discounts and accrued interest.

 

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The following is an analysis of the aged loan portfolio as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

(in thousands)

   Current
Loans
     30 - 59
Days
Past Due
     60 - 89
Days
Past Due
     Greater
than 90
Days Past
Due
     Total
Past Due
     Nonaccrual
Loans
     Total Loans  

June 30, 2011

                    

Commercial Business

                    

Secured

   $ 782,661       $ 446       $ 969       $ 0         1,415       $ 11,380       $ 795,456   

Unsecured

     40,921         0         59         0         59         310         41,290   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

                    

Residential RE Perm

     48,331         0         0         0         0         2,746         51,077   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

                    

Commercial RE Land

     21,525         211         0         0         211         3,957         25,693   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     472,606         45         0         0         45         8,601         481,252   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     333,095         301         460         0         761         10,252         344,108   

Construction 1-4 Family

                    

Land & Acquisition

     22,233         0         0         0         0         7,819         30,052   

Residential Construction

     18,084         1,942         0         0         1,942         2,289         22,315   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

                    

Income Property Multifamily

                    

Construction

     2,938         0         0         0         0         5,976         8,914   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     13,208         0         0         0         0         0         13,208   

Consumer

     168,317         663         2,509         0         3,172         6,074         177,563   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,923,919       $ 3,608       $ 3,997       $ 0       $ 7,605       $ 59,404       $ 1,990,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(in thousands)

   Current
Loans
     30 - 59
Days
Past Due
     60 - 89
Days

Past Due
     Greater
than 90
Days Past
Due
     Total
Past Due
     Nonaccrual
Loans
     Total Loans  

December 31, 2010

                    

Commercial Business

                    

Secured

   $ 720,926       $ 919       $ 692       $ 1       $ 1,612       $ 31,919       $ 754,457   

Unsecured

     40,455         9         0         0         9         448         40,912   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

                    

Residential RE Perm

     46,167         220         0         0         220         2,996         49,383   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

                    

Commercial RE Land

     18,979         0         1,752         0         1,752         4,091         24,822   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     426,320         1,208         121         0         1,329         10,745         438,394   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     318,508         497         3,752         0         4,249         8,356         331,113   

Construction 1-4 Family

                    

Land & Acquisition

     24,883         214         205         0         419         11,604         36,906   

Residential Construction

     24,655         0         0         0         0         6,400         31,055   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

                    

Income Property Multifamily

                    

Construction

     10,666         0         0         0         0         7,584         18,250   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     11,935         0         0         0         0         0         11,935   

Consumer

     176,005         397         595         0         992         5,020         182,017   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,819,499       $ 3,464       $ 7,117       $ 1       $ 10,582       $ 89,163       $ 1,919,244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following is an analysis of impaired loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

     Balance of Loans
Collectively Measured
for Contingency
Provision
     Balance of
Loans
Individually

Measured for
Specific
Impairment
     Impaired Loans With
Recorded Allowance
     Impaired Loans Without
Recorded Allowance
     Average Recorded
Investment
Impaired

Loans (1)
     Interest
Recognized  on

Impaired
Loans
 

(in thousands)

         Recorded
Investment (1)
     Unpaid
Principal

Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Recorded
Investment (1)
     Unpaid
Principal

Balance
       

June 30, 2011

                          

Commercial Business

                          

Secured

   $ 786,252       $ 9,204       $ 1,593       $ 1,592       $ 331       $ 7,617       $ 7,612       $ 20,471       $ 52   

Unsecured

     41,189         100         71         71         71         29         29         102         1   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

                          

Residential RE Perm

     48,652         2,425         0         0         0         2,428         2,425         2,649         0   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

                          

Commercial RE Land

     21,933         3,760         0         0         0         3,763         3,760         4,567         0   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     473,138         8,113         2,340         2,339         301         5,782         5,774         10,330         442   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     327,962         16,146         1,466         1,465         286         14,717         14,681         15,431         64   

Construction 1-4 Family

                          

Land & Acquisition

     22,078         7,974         1,190         1,190         148         6,787         6,784         9,681         138   

Residential Construction

     20,027         2,289         0         0         0         2,311         2,289         4,158         0   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

                          

Income Property Multifamily Construction

     2,939         5,976         0         0         0         5,977         5,976         6,878         0   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     13,207         0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0   

Consumer

     172,409         5,155         106         106         11         5,050         5,049         4,871         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,929,786       $ 61,142       $ 6,766       $ 6,763       $ 1,148       $ 54,461       $ 54,379       $ 79,138       $ 698   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
             Balance of
Loans
Individually

Measured for
Specific
Impairment
     Impaired Loans With
Recorded Allowance
     Impaired Loans Without
Recorded Allowance
               

(in thousands)

   Balance of Loans
Collectively Measured
for Contingency
Provision
        Recorded
Investment (1)
     Unpaid
Principal

Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Recorded
Investment (1)
     Unpaid
Principal

Balance
               

December 31, 2010

                          

Commercial Business

                          

Secured

   $ 724,665       $ 29,793       $ 2,717       $ 2,758       $ 600       $ 27,081       $ 26,913         

Unsecured

     40,808         104         75         75         75         29         30         

Real Estate 1-4 Family

                          

Residential RE Perm

     46,728         2,655         0         0         0         2,658         2,949         

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

                          

Commercial RE Land

     20,959         3,863         3,062         5,225         0         804         826         

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     427,799         10,595         3,094         3,139         59         10,292         12,253         

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     317,010         14,103         0         0         0         14,152         17,099         

Construction 1-4 Family

                          

Land & Acquisition

     25,362         11,543         533         549         3         11,013         20,718         

Residential Construction

     24,655         6,400         915         1,723         62         5,585         9,824         

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

                          

Income Property Multifamily Construction

     10,666         7,584         6,792         10,515         175         792         2,401         

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     11,935         0         0         0         0         0         0         

Consumer

     177,484         4,533         0         0         0         4,533         4,691         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

Total

   $ 1,828,071       $ 91,173       $ 17,188       $ 23,984       $ 974       $ 76,939       $ 97,704         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

(1) Recorded investment includes unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs, unamortized deferred loan fees or costs, unamortized premiums or discounts and accrued interest.

7. Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and Unfunded Commitments and Letters of Credit

We maintain an allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The size of the ALLL is determined through quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for making such assessments and determining the adequacy of the ALLL includes the following key elements:

 

  1. General valuation allowance consistent with the Contingencies topic of the FASB ASC.

 

  2. Classified loss reserves on specific relationships. Specific allowances for identified problem loans are determined in accordance with the Receivables topic of the FASB ASC.

 

  3. The unallocated allowance provides for other factors inherent in our loan portfolio that may not have been contemplated in the general and specific components of the allowance. This unallocated amount generally comprises less than 5% of the allowance. The unallocated amount is reviewed quarterly based on trends in credit losses, the results of credit reviews and overall economic trends.

The general valuation allowance is systematically calculated quarterly using quantitative and qualitative information about specific loan classes. The minimum required level in which an entity develops a systematic methodology to determine its allowance for loan and lease losses is at the segment level. However, the Company’s systematic methodology in determining its allowance for loan and lease losses is prepared at the class level, which is more detailed than the segment level. The quantitative information uses historical losses from a specific loan class and incorporates the loan’s risk rating migration from origination to the point of loss. A loan’s risk rating is primarily determined based upon the borrower’s ability to fulfill its debt obligation from a cash flow perspective. In the event there is financial deterioration of the borrower, the borrower’s other sources of income or repayment are also considered, including recent appraisal values for collateral dependent loans. The qualitative information takes into account general economic and business conditions affecting our market place, seasoning of the loan portfolio, duration of the business cycle, etc. to ensure our methodologies reflect the current economic environment and other factors as using historical loss information exclusively may not give an accurate estimate of inherent losses within the Company’s loan portfolio.

 

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The specific valuation allowance is a reserve for each loan determined to be impaired and the value of the impaired loan is less than its recorded investment. The Company measures the impairment based on the discounted expected future cash flows, observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral less selling costs if the loan is collateral dependant or if foreclosure is probable. The specific reserve for each loan is equal to the difference between the recorded investment in the loan and its determined impairment value.

The ALLL is increased by provisions for loan and lease losses (“provision”) charged to expense, and is reduced by loans charged off, net of recoveries. While the Company’s management believes the best information available is used to determine the ALLL, changes in market conditions could result in adjustments to the ALLL, affecting net income, if circumstances differ from the assumptions used in determining the ALLL.

We have used the same methodology for ALLL calculations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. Adjustments to the percentages of the ALLL allocated to loan categories are made based on trends with respect to delinquencies and problem loans within each pool of loans. The Company reviews the ALLL quantitative and qualitative methodology on a quarterly basis and makes adjustments when appropriate. The Company continues to strive towards maintaining a conservative approach to credit quality and will continue to prudently add to our ALLL as necessary in order to maintain adequate reserves. The Company carefully monitors the loan portfolio and continues to emphasize the importance of credit quality while continuously strengthening loan monitoring systems and controls.

 

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The following table shows a detailed analysis of the allowance for loan and lease losses for noncovered loans as of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:

 

(in thousands)

   Beginning
Balance
     Charge-offs     Recoveries      Provision     Ending
Balance
     Specific
Reserve
     General
Allocation
 

Three months ended June 30, 2011

                  

Commercial Business

                  

Secured

   $ 22,307       ($ 834   $ 233       $ 614      $ 22,320       $ 330       $ 21,990   

Unsecured

     618         0        359         (404     573         72         501   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

                  

Residential RE Perm

     1,100         (216     0         (37     847         0         847   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

                  

Commercial RE Land

     555         (656     0         995        894         0         894   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     12,297         (275     13         2,674        14,709         301         14,408   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     10,412         (623     0         (3,310     6,479         286         6,193   

Construction 1-4 Family

                  

Land & Acquisition

     3,295         (410     700         (733     2,852         148         2,704   

Residential Construction

     2,118         (395     0         (19     1,704         0         1,704   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

                  

Income Property Multifamily Construction

     127         (1,078     0         994        43         0         43   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     68         0        0         (34     34         0         34   

Consumer

     2,418         (271     45         556        2,748         161         2,587   

Unallocated

     0         0        0         854        854         0         854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 55,315       ($ 4,758   $ 1,350       $ 2,150      $ 54,057       $ 1,298       $ 52,759   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(in thousands)

   Beginning
Balance
     Charge-offs     Recoveries      Provision     Ending
Balance
     Specific
Reserve
     General
Allocation
 

Six months ended June 30, 2011

                  

Commercial Business

                  

Secured

   $ 21,811       ($ 4,121   $ 329       $ 4,301      $ 22,320       $ 330       $ 21,990   

Unsecured

     738         (84     368         (449     573         72         501   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

                  

Residential RE Perm

     1,100         (664     0         411        847         0         847   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

                  

Commercial RE Land

     634         (656     0         916        894         0         894   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     15,210         (640     55         84        14,709         301         14,408   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     9,692         (623     31         (2,621     6,479         286         6,193   

Construction 1-4 Family

                  

Land & Acquisition

     3,769         (1,178     1,768         (1,507     2,852         148         2,704   

Residential Construction

     2,292         (1,054     36         430        1,704         0         1,704   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

                  

Income Property Multifamily Construction

     274         (1,565     0         1,334        43         0         43   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     70         0        0         (36     34         0         34   

Consumer

     2,120         (1,196     108         1,716        2,748         161         2,587   

Unallocated

     3,283         0        0         (2,429     854         0         854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 60,993       ($ 11,781   $ 2,695       $ 2,150      $ 54,057       $ 1,298       $ 52,759   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The three and six months changes as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2011     2011     2010     2010  

Beginning balance

   $ 55,315      $ 60,993      $ 56,981      $ 53,478   

Provision charged to expense

     2,150        2,150        13,500        28,500   

Loans charged off

     (4,758     (11,781     (11,073     (23,926

Recoveries

     1,350        2,695        340        1,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 54,057      $ 54,057      $ 59,748      $ 59,748   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in the allowance for unfunded commitments and letters of credit are summarized as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2011     2010      2011      2010  

Beginning balance

   $ 1,660      $ 815       $ 1,165       $ 775   

Net changes in the allowance for unfunded commitments and letters of credit

     (200     0         295         40   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 1,460      $ 815       $ 1,460       $ 815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Risk Elements

The extension of credit in the form of loans to individuals and businesses is one of our principal commerce activities. Our policies and applicable laws and regulations require risk analysis as well as ongoing portfolio and credit management. We manage our credit risk through lending limit constraints, credit review, approval policies and extensive, ongoing internal monitoring. We also manage credit risk through diversification of the loan portfolio by type of loan, type of industry, type of borrower and by limiting the aggregation of debt to a single borrower.

The monitoring process for the loan portfolio includes periodic reviews of individual loans with risk ratings assigned to each loan. Based on the analysis, loans are given a risk rating of 1-10 based on the following criteria:

 

  1) ratings of 1-3 indicate minimal to low credit risk,

 

  2) ratings of 4-5 indicate an average to above average credit risk with adequate repayment capacity when prolonged periods of adversity do not exist,

 

  3) ratings of 6-7 indicate potential weaknesses and higher credit risk requiring greater attention by bank personnel and management to help prevent further deterioration,

 

  4) rating of 8 indicates a loss is possible if loan weaknesses are not corrected,

 

  5) rating of 9 indicates loss is highly probable; however, the amount of loss has not yet been determined,

 

  6) and a rating of 10 indicates the loan is uncollectable, and when identified is charged-off.

Loans with a risk rating of 1-6 are considered Pass loans and loans with risk ratings of 7, 8, 9 and 10 are considered Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful and Loss, respectively. Loans with a risk rating of Substandard or worse are reported as classified loans in our allowance for loan and lease losses analysis. We review these loans to assess the ability of our borrowers to service all interest and principal obligations and, as a result, the risk rating may be adjusted accordingly. Risk ratings are reviewed and updated whenever appropriate, with more periodic reviews as the risk and dollar value of loss on the loan increases. In the event full collection of principal and interest is not reasonably assured, the loan is appropriately downgraded and, if warranted, placed on non-accrual status even though the loan may be current as to principal and interest payments. Additionally, we assess whether an impairment of a loan warrants specific reserves or a write-down of the loan.

 

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The following is an analysis of the credit quality of our noncovered loan portfolio as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  

(dollars in thousands)

   Weighted-
Average
Risk Rating
     Recorded
Investment
Noncovered
Loans (1)
     Weighted-
Average
Risk Rating
     Recorded
Investment
Noncovered
Loans (1)
 

Commercial Business

           

Secured

     4.94       $ 799,676         4.96       $ 757,372   

Unsecured

     4.27         41,568         4.23         41,175   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

           

Residential RE Perm

     4.94         51,259         4.96         49,436   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

           

Commercial RE Land

     5.79         25,899         5.75         24,956   

Income Property Multifamily Perm

     5.05         483,465         5.07         406,711   

Owner Occupied RE Perm

     5.12         345,811         5.12         366,284   

Construction 1-4 Family

           

Land & Acquisition

     6.66         30,164         6.79         37,054   

Residential Construction

     6.49         22,529         6.63         31,293   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

           

Income Property Multifamily Construction

     5.94         8,932         6.38         18,296   

Owner Occupied RE Construction

     4.81         13,266         4.93         11,990   

Consumer

     4.39         178,560         4.31         182,624   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total recorded investment of noncovered loans

      $ 2,001,129          $ 1,927,191   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded investment includes unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs, unamortized deferred loan fees or costs, unamortized premiums or discounts and accrued interest.

 

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8. Covered Assets and FDIC Loss-sharing Asset

Covered Assets

Covered assets consist of loans and OREO acquired in FDIC assisted acquisitions during 2010 and 2011, for which the Bank entered into loss-sharing agreements, whereby the FDIC will cover a substantial portion of any future losses on loans (and related unfunded loan commitments), OREO and certain accrued interest on loans. Under the terms of the loss-sharing agreements, the FDIC will absorb 80% of losses and share in 80% of loss recoveries up to specified amounts and, with respect to loss-sharing agreements for two acquisitions completed in 2010, will absorb 95% of losses and share in 95% of loss recoveries thereafter. The loss-sharing provisions of the agreements for commercial and single-family mortgage loans are in effect for five and ten years, respectively, from the acquisition dates and the loss recovery provisions are in effect for eight and ten years, respectively, from the acquisition dates.

Ten years and forty-five days after the acquisition dates, the Bank shall pay to the FDIC a clawback in the event the losses from the acquisitions fail to reach stated levels. This clawback shall be in the amount of 50% of the excess, if any, of 20% of the stated threshold amounts, less the sum of 25% of the asset premium (discount), 20% or 25% of the cumulative loss-sharing payments (depending on the particular agreement), and the cumulative servicing amount. As of June 30, 2011, the net present value of the Bank’s estimated clawback liability is $2.1 million, which is included in other liabilities on the consolidated condensed financial statements.

The following is an analysis of our covered loans, net of related allowance for losses on covered loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

$241,391 $241,391 $241,391

(dollars in thousands)

   Covered Loans
June 30, 2011
     Weighted-
Average
Risk Rating
     Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 

Commercial Business

   $ 241,391         5.82       $ 3,156   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

     84,568         4.68         508   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

     365,099         5.72         3,861   

Construction 1-4 Family

     57,638         7.44         0   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

     32,203         6.65         382   

Consumer

     65,936         4.60         41   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Subtotal of covered loans

     846,835          $ 7,948   
        

 

 

 

Less:

        

Valuation discount resulting from acquisition accounting

     231,577         

Allowance for loan losses

     7,948         
  

 

 

       

Covered loans, net of allowance for loan losses

   $ 607,310         
  

 

 

       

(dollars in thousands)

   Covered Loans
December 31, 2010
     Weighted-
Average
Risk Rating
     Allowance
for Loan
Losses
 

Commercial Business

   $ 165,255         5.74       $ 2,903   

Real Estate 1-4 Family

     68,700         4.77         1,013   

Real Estate Commercial & Multifamily

     341,063         5.70         821   

Construction 1-4 Family

     39,754         7.29         98   

Construction Commercial & Multifamily

     41,624         6.79         469   

Consumer

     58,337         4.49         751   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Subtotal of covered loans

     714,733          $ 6,055   
        

 

 

 

Less:

        

Valuation discount resulting from acquisition accounting

     191,617         

Allowance for loan losses

     6,055         
  

 

 

       

Covered loans, net of allowance for loan losses

   $ 517,061         
  

 

 

       

Acquired loans are accounted for under ASC 310-30 and initially measured at fair value based on expected future cash flows over the life of the loans or market-based information for comparable loans. Management monitors and estimates expected future cash flows of acquired loans on a quarterly basis. Acquired loans are also subject to the Company’s internal and external credit review and are risk rated using the same criteria as loans originated by the Company. However, risk ratings are not a clear indicator of losses on acquired loans as a majority of the losses are recoverable from the FDIC under the loss-sharing agreements.

 

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Draws on acquired loans, advanced subsequent to the loan acquisition date, are accounted for under ASC 450-20 and those amounts are also subject to the Company’s internal and external credit review. An allowance for loan losses is estimated in a similar manner as the originated loan portfolio, and a provision for loan losses is charged to earnings as necessary.

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded a provision expense for losses on covered loans of $1.9 million. Of this amount, $2.3 million was impairment expense calculated in accordance with ASC 310-30 and $462 thousand was a negative provision to adjust the allowance for loss calculated under ASC 450-20 for draws on acquired loans. The impact to earnings of the $1.9 million of provision expense for covered loans was partially offset through noninterest income by a $1.5 million increase in the FDIC loss-sharing asset.

The following table shows the changes in accretable yield for acquired loans for three and six months ended June 30, 2011. Due to the provisional measurement of loans acquired from Summit Bank and First Heritage Bank acquisitions, the table below does not include accretable yield arising from those two acquisitions:

 

(in thousands)

   Three months
ended
June 30, 2011
    Six months
ended
June 30, 2011
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 217,351      $ 256,572   

Accretion

     (15,458     (36,761

Cash receipts, disposals and change in cash flows

     52,629        34,711   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 254,522      $ 254,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The excess of cash flows expected to be collected over the initial fair value of acquired loans is referred to as the accretable yield and is accreted into interest income over the estimated life of the acquired loans using the effective yield method. Other adjustments to the accretable yield include changes in the estimated remaining life of the acquired loans, changes in expected cash flows and changes of indices for acquired loans with variable interest rates.

The following table sets forth activity in covered OREO at carrying value for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:

 

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Covered OREO:

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 13,527      $ 14,443   

Established through acquisitions

     10,896        10,896   

Transfers in, net of write-downs ($23 and $441, respectively)

     1,668        5,092   

OREO improvements

     0        0   

Additional OREO write-downs

     (99     (113

Proceeds from sale of OREO property

     (4,122     (11,081

Gain on sale of OREO

     2,369        5,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total covered OREO, end of period

   $ 24,239      $ 24,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The covered OREO is covered by loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC in which the FDIC will assume 80% of additional write-downs and losses on covered OREO sales, or 95%, if applicable, of additional write-downs and losses on covered OREO sales if the minimum loss share thresholds are met.

 

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FDIC Loss-sharing Asset

The FDIC loss-sharing asset as of June 30, 2011 is comprised of a $199.3 million FDIC indemnification asset and a $6.9 million FDIC receivable. The indemnification is the present value of the cash flows the Company expects to collect from the FDIC under the loss-sharing agreements and the FDIC receivable represents 80% of reimbursable amounts from the FDIC that have not yet been received.

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 193,053      $ 210,405      $ 205,991      $ 0   

Adjustments not reflected in income

        

Established through acquistions

     65,278        0        65,278        210,405   

Cash received from the FDIC

     (44,892     0        (44,892     0   

FDIC share of additional estimated losses

     991        13,947        2,295        13,947   

Other

     (1,773     (1,006     (1,241     (1,006

Adjustments reflected in income

        

(Amortization) accretion

     (6,638     3,952        (15,641     3,952   

Loan loss provision

     1,841        0        1,503        0   

Other

     (1,622     (553     (7,055     (553
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 206,238      $ 226,745      $ 206,238      $ 226,745   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

9. Changes in Noncovered Other Real Estate Owned

The following table sets forth activity in noncovered OREO for the period:

 

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Noncovered OREO:

    

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 26,081      $ 30,991   

Transfers in, net of write-downs ($18 and $108, respectively)

     1,106        3,148   

OREO improvements

     217        468   

Additional OREO write-downs

     (2,536     (4,446

Proceeds from sale of OREO property

     (2,502     (7,874

Gain on sale of OREO

     373        452   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncovered OREO, end of period

   $ 22,739      $ 22,739   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

10. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

In accordance with the Intangibles – Goodwill and Other topic of the FASB ASC, goodwill is not amortized but is reviewed for potential impairment at the reporting unit level during the third quarter on an annual basis and between annual tests in certain circumstances such as material adverse changes in legal, business, regulatory and economic factors. An impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test during the third quarter of 2010 and determined the fair value of the Company’s single reporting unit exceeded its carrying value.

The core deposit intangible (“CDI”) is evaluated for impairment if events and circumstances indicate a possible impairment. The CDI is amortized on an accelerated basis over an estimated life of approximately 10 years.

 

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The following table sets forth activity for goodwill and intangible assets for the period:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Total goodwill, beginning of period

   $ 109,639      $ 109,639      $ 109,639      $ 95,519   

Established through acquisitions

     9,704        0        9,704        14,120   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total goodwill, end of period

     119,343        109,639        119,343        109,639   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross core deposit intangible balance, beginning of period

     26,651        26,651        26,651        8,896   

Accumulated amortization, beginning of period

     (8,939     (4,820     (7,955     (4,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core deposit intangible, net, beginning of period

     17,712        21,831        18,696        4,863   

Established through acquisitions

     1,846        0        1,846        17,755   

CDI current period amortization

     (956     (1,055     (1,940     (1,842
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total core deposit intangible, end of period

     18,602        20,776        18,602        20,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total goodwill and intangible assets, end of period

   $ 137,945      $ 130,415      $ 137,945      $ 130,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table provides the estimated future amortization expense of core deposit intangibles for the remaining six months ending December 31, 2011 and the succeeding four years:

 

(in thousands)

   Amount  

Year ending December 31,

  

2011

   $ 2,053   

2012

     3,760   

2013

     3,352   

2014

     2,856   

2015

     2,176   

11. Shareholders’ Equity

Common Stock. On February 3, 2011, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share, payable on March 3, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 17, 2011. On April 27, 2011 the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on May 25, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business May 11, 2011. The payment of cash dividends is subject to Federal regulatory requirements for capital levels and other restrictions. In addition, the cash dividends paid by Columbia Bank to the Company are subject to both Federal and State regulatory requirements. Subsequent to quarter end, on July 28, 2011 the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, payable on August 24, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business August 10, 2011.

 

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12. Comprehensive Income

The components of comprehensive income are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2011     2010  

Net income as reported

   $ 8,632      $ 5,056   

Unrealized gain from securities:

    

Net unrealized holding gain from available for sale securities arising during the period, net of tax of ($3,641) and ($1,907)

     6,467        3,610   

Reclassification adjustment of net gain from sale of available for sale securities included in income, net of tax of $0 and $0

     0        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain from securities, net of reclassification adjustment

     6,467        3,610   

Cash flow hedging instruments:

    

Reclassification adjustment of net gain included in income, net of tax of $0 and $137

     0        (248
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash flow hedging instruments

     0        (248

Pension plan liability adjustment:

    

Net unrealized gain from unfunded defined benefit plan liability arising during the period, net of tax of $0 and $0

     0        0   

Less: amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss included in net periodic pension cost, net of tax of ($8) and $(4)

     14        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pension plan liability adjustment, net

     14        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 15,113      $ 8,425   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands)

   2011     2010  

Net income as reported

   $ 14,411      $ 12,972   

Unrealized gain from securities:

    

Net unrealized holding gain from available for sale securities arising during the period, net of tax of ($4,925) and ($3,943)

     8,780        7,166   

Reclassification adjustment of net gain from sale of available for sale securities included in income, net of tax of $0 and $20

     0        (38
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain from securities, net of reclassification adjustment

     8,780        7,128   

Cash flow hedging instruments:

    

Reclassification adjustment of net gain included in income, net of tax of $79 and $401

     (143     (727
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash flow hedging instruments

     (143     (727

Pension plan liability adjustment:

    

Net unrealized gain from unfunded defined benefit plan liability arising during the period, net of tax of $154 and $(12)

     (261     23   

Less: amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss included in net periodic pension cost, net of tax of $(16) and $(8)

     28        14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pension plan liability adjustment, net

     (233     37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 22,815      $ 19,410   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

13. Fair Value Accounting and Measurement

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB ASC defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure requirements about fair value. We hold fixed and variable rate interest-bearing securities, investments in marketable equity securities and certain other financial instruments, which are carried at fair value. Fair value is determined based upon quoted prices when available or through the use of alternative approaches, such as matrix or model pricing, when market quotes are not readily accessible or available.

 

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The valuation techniques are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our own market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

Fair values are determined as follows:

Securities at fair value are priced using matrix pricing based on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices, and under the provisions of the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB ASC are considered a Level 2 input method.

Interest rate contract positions are valued in models, which use as their basis, readily observable market parameters and are classified within level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2011 by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement:

 

     Fair value  at
June 30, 2011
     Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  

(in thousands)

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets

           

Securities available for sale

           

U.S. government agency

   $ 30,278       $ 0       $ 30,278       $ 0   

U.S. government agency and sponsored enterprise mortgage-back securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

     693,412         0         693,412         0   

State and municipal debt securities

     261,639         0         261,639         0   

Other securities

     4,439         0         4,439         0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 989,768       $ 0       $ 989,768       $ 0   

Other assets (Interest rate contracts)

   $ 10,476       $ 0       $ 10,476       $ 0   

Liabilities

           

Other liabilities (Interest rate contracts)

   $ 10,476       $ 0       $ 10,476       $ 0   

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis after initial recognition such as loans measured for impairment and OREO. The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of each such class of financial instrument:

Impaired loans—A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due (both interest and principal) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, a loan’s observable market price, or the fair market value of the collateral if the loan is collateral-dependent loan. Generally, the Company utilizes the fair market value of the collateral to measure impairment.

Other real estate owned—OREO is real property that the Bank has taken ownership of in partial or full satisfaction of a loan or loans. OREO is recorded at the lower of the carrying amount of the loan or fair value less estimated costs to sell. This amount becomes the property’s new basis. Any write-downs based on the property fair value less estimated cost to sell at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Management periodically reviews OREO in an effort to ensure the property is carried at the lower of its new basis or fair value, net of estimated costs to sell. Any write-downs subsequent to acquisition are charged to earnings.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for which a nonrecurring change in fair value has been recorded during the reporting period. The amounts disclosed below represent the fair values at the time the nonrecurring fair value measurements were made and not necessarily the fair value at the reporting date.

 

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     Fair value at
June 30, 2011
     Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using      Losses During  the
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
     Losses During  the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
 

(in thousands)

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3        

Impaired loans

   $ 13,924       $ 0       $ 0       $ 13,924       $ 411       $ 5,320   

Non-covered OREO

     6,846         0         0         6,846         1,313         3,314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 20,770       $ 0       $ 0       $ 20,770       $ 1,724       $ 8,634   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The losses on impaired loans disclosed above represent the amount of the specific reserve and/or charge-offs during the period applicable to loans held at period end. The amount of the specific reserve is included in the allowance for loan and lease losses. The losses on non-covered OREO disclosed above represent the writedowns taken at foreclosure that were charged to the allowance for loan and lease losses, as well as subsequent writedowns from updated appraisals that were charged to earnings.

14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Because broadly traded markets do not exist for most of the Company’s financial instruments, the fair value calculations attempt to incorporate the effect of current market conditions at a specific time. These determinations are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and do not include tax ramifications; therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision, substantiated by comparison to independent markets and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the instruments. There may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results. For all of these reasons, the aggregation of the fair value calculations presented herein do not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Cash and due from banks and interest-earning deposits with banks—The fair value of financial instruments that are short-term or reprice frequently and that have little or no risk are considered to have a fair value that approximates carrying value.

Securities available for sale—Securities at fair value are priced using matrix pricing based on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted prices.

Federal Home Loan Bank stock—The fair value is based upon the par value of the stock which equates to its carrying value.

Loans—Loans are not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Nonrecurring fair value adjustments are periodically recorded on impaired loans that are measured for impairment based on the fair value of collateral. For most performing loans, fair value is estimated using expected duration and lending rates that would have been offered on June 30, 2011 for loans which mirror the attributes of the loans with similar rate structures and average maturities. Commercial loans and construction loans, which are variable rate and short-term are reflected with fair values equal to carrying value. The fair values resulting from these calculations are reduced by an amount representing the change in estimated fair value attributable to changes in borrowers’ credit quality since the loans were originated. For nonperforming loans, fair value is estimated by applying a valuation discount based upon loan sales data from the FDIC.

FDIC loss-sharing asset —The FDIC loss-sharing asset is considered to have a fair value that approximates carrying value.

Interest rate contracts—Interest rate swap positions are valued in models, which use as their basis, readily observable market parameters.

Deposits—For deposits with no contractual maturity, the fair value is equal to the carrying value. The fair value of fixed maturity deposits is based on discounted cash flows using the difference between the deposit rate and current market rates for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

FHLB and FRB borrowings—The fair value of Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (the “FHLB”) advances and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (the “FRB”) borrowings are estimated based on discounting the future cash flows using the market rate currently offered.

 

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Repurchase Agreements—The fair value of securities sold under agreement to repurchase are estimated based on discounting the future cash flows using the market rate currently offered.

Long-term subordinated debt—The fair value of long-term subordinated debt are estimated based on discounting the future cash flows using an estimated market rate.

Other Financial Instruments—The majority of our commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit carry current market interest rates if converted to loans, as such, carrying value is assumed to equal fair value.

The following table summarizes carrying amounts and estimated fair values of selected financial instruments as well as assumptions used by the Company in estimating fair value:

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
 
            (in thousands)         

Assets

           

Cash and due from banks

   $ 89,926       $ 89,926       $ 55,492       $ 55,492   

Interest-earning deposits with banks

     179,573         179,573         458,638         458,638   

Securities available for sale

     989,768         989,768         763,866         763,866   

FHLB stock

     18,791         18,791         17,908         17,908   

Loans held for sale

     655         655         754         754   

Loans

     2,540,727         2,806,335         2,371,822         2,525,113   

FDIC loss-sharing asset

     206,238         206,238         205,991         205,991   

Interest rate contracts

     10,476         10,476         10,167         10,167   

Liabilities

           

Deposits

   $ 3,475,167       $ 3,447,132       $ 3,327,269       $ 3,330,616   

FHLB Advances

     120,681         123,277         119,405         122,722   

Repurchase agreements

     25,000         27,099         25,000         27,251   

Other borrowings

     0         0         642         642   

Long-term subordinated debt

     25,768         22,655         25,735         20,156   

Interest rate contracts

     10,476         10,476         10,167         10,167   

15. Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The Company periodically enters into certain commercial loan interest rate swap agreements in order to provide commercial loan customers the ability to convert from variable to fixed interest rates. Under these agreements, the Company enters into a variable-rate loan agreement with a customer in addition to a swap agreement. This swap agreement effectively converts the customer’s variable rate loan into a fixed rate. The Company then enters into a corresponding swap agreement with a third party in order to offset its exposure on the variable and fixed components of the customer agreement. As the interest rate swap agreements with the customers and third parties are not designated as hedges under the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the FASB ASC, the instruments are marked to market in earnings.

The following table presents the fair value of derivative instruments at June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  
As of June 30,    2011      2010      2011      2010  
(in thousands)    Balance Sheet
Location
   Fair Value      Balance Sheet
Location
   Fair Value      Balance Sheet
Location
   Fair Value      Balance Sheet
Location
   Fair Value  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

                       

Interest rate contracts

   Other assets    $ 10,476       Other assets    $ 12,002       Other liabilities    $ 10,476       Other liabilities    $ 12,002   

 

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16. Subsequent Events

On July 7, 2011, the Company redeemed the junior subordinated debentures and terminated Town Center Bancorp Trust I with a cash payment of $3.1 million consisting of principal, interest and fees. On July 29, 2011, The Company redeemed the junior subordinated debentures and terminated Columbia (WA) Statutory Trust I with a cash payment of $22.9 million consisting of principal, interest and fees.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (referred to in this report as “we”, “our”, and “the Company”) and notes thereto presented elsewhere in this report and with the December 31, 2010 audited consolidated financial statements and its accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the following discussion, unless otherwise noted, references to increases or decreases in average balances in items of income and expense for a particular period and balances at a particular date refer to the comparison with corresponding amounts for the period or date one year earlier.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions that are not historical facts, and other statements identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “should,” “projects,” “seeks,” “estimates” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. In addition to the factors set forth in the sections “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this report, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results:

 

   

local and national economic conditions could be less favorable than expected or could have a more direct and pronounced effect on us than expected and adversely affect our ability to continue internal growth at historical rates and maintain the quality of our earning assets;

 

   

the local housing/real estate market could continue to decline;

 

   

the risks presented by a continued challenging economy, which could adversely affect credit quality, collateral values, including real estate collateral, investment values, liquidity and loan originations and loan portfolio delinquency rates;

 

   

the effects of the U.S. government’s management of the federal budget and debt crises;

 

   

the efficiencies and enhanced financial and operating performance we expect to realize from investments in personnel, acquisitions and infrastructure could not be realized;

 

   

interest rate changes could significantly reduce net interest income and negatively affect funding sources;

 

   

projected business increases following strategic expansion or opening of new branches could be lower than expected;

 

   

the scope and cost of FDIC insurance and other coverages could increase;

 

   

changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines applicable to bank holding companies and banking could increase costs or adversely affect our financial results;

 

   

competition among financial institutions could increase significantly;

 

   

the goodwill we have recorded in connection with acquisitions could become impaired, which may have an adverse impact on our earnings and capital;

 

   

we may not be able to effectively manage credit risk, interest rate risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk, liquidity risk and regulatory and compliance risk; and

 

   

our profitability measures could be adversely affected if we are unable to effectively deploy the capital we raised in 2010.

Please take into account that forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly correct or update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Management has identified the accounting policies related to the allowance for loan and lease losses, business combinations, acquired impaired loans, FDIC loss sharing asset and the valuation and recoverability of goodwill as critical to an understanding of our financial statements. These policies and related estimates are discussed in “Item 7. Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” under the headings “Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses”, “Business Combinations”, “Acquired Impaired Loans”, FDIC Loss Sharing Asset” and “Valuation and Recoverability of Goodwill” in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have not been any material changes in our critical accounting policies as compared to those disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Earnings Summary

The Company reported net income for the second quarter of $8.6 million applicable to common shareholders or $0.22 per diluted common share, compared to $3.9 million or $0.11 per diluted common share for the second quarter of 2010. The increase in net income from the prior year period was attributable to an increase in net interest income, as well as a reduction in the provision for loan losses, partially offset by a decline in noninterest income and an increase in noninterest expense. Return on average assets and return on average common equity were 0.80% and 4.81%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2011, compared with returns of 0.47% and 2.59%, respectively for the same period of 2010.

The Company reported net income for the first six months of $14.4 million applicable to common shareholders or $0.36 per diluted common share, compared to $10.8 million or $0.34 per diluted common share for the first six months of 2010. The increase in net income from the prior year period was attributable to an increase in net interest income, as well as a reduction in the provision for loan losses, partially offset by a decline in noninterest income and an increase in noninterest expense. Return on average assets and return on average common equity were 0.68% and 4.07%, respectively, for the first six months of 2011, compared with returns of 0.63% and 4.03%, respectively for the same period of 2010.

Revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income) for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $52.9 million, 2% less than the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily a result of the $6.4 million change in the FDIC loss sharing asset during the second quarter of 2011. The noninterest income decline was partially offset by an increase in net interest income as a result of recording incremental accretion income of $8.9 million on the acquired loan portfolios. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the acquired loans above the contractual rate stated in the individual loan notes.

Revenue (net interest income plus noninterest income) for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $97.9 million, 12% less than the same period in 2010. The decrease was primarily a result of a decline in noninterest income due to the gain recorded on the acquisition of American Marine Bank during the first quarter of 2010, as well as the $21.2 million change in the FDIC loss sharing asset. The noninterest income decline was partially offset by an increase in net interest income as a result of recording incremental accretion income of $21.3 million on the acquired loan portfolios. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the acquired loans above the contractual rate stated in the individual loan notes.

Total noninterest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $37.2 million, a 7% increase from the second quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily due to the additional operating expenses of the two FDIC assisted acquisitions during the second quarter of 2011.

Total noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $74.5 million, a 9% increase from the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to the additional operating expenses of the two FDIC assisted acquisitions during the second quarter of 2011, as well as establishing a clawback liability for the FDIC loss-sharing agreements.

The Company acquired the banking operations of Burlington, Washington-based Summit Bank in a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC on May 20, 2011. The Company acquired tangible assets with a fair value of $126.9 million, including $71.5 million of loans (net of acquisition accounting adjustments) and assumed $123.3 million in deposits. The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 21, 2011 to June 30, 2011.

The Company acquired the banking operations of Snohomish, Washington-based First Heritage Bank in a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC on May 27, 2011. The Company acquired tangible assets with a fair value of $157.7 million, including $81.9 million of loans (net of acquisition accounting adjustments) and assumed $159.5 million in deposits. The operating results of the Company include the operating results produced by the acquired assets and assumed liabilities for the period May 28, 2011 to June 30, 2011.

 

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The provision for loan and lease losses for the second quarter of 2011 was $2.2 million for the noncovered loan portfolio and 2.3 million for the covered loan portfolio compared with $13.5 million for the noncovered loan portfolio and $0 for the covered loan portfolio during second quarter of 2010. Net charge-offs for the current quarter were $3.4 million compared to $10.7 million for the second quarter of 2010. The provision for loans and lease losses for the first six months of 2011 was $2.2 million for the noncovered loan portfolio and $1.9 million for the covered loan portfolio compared with $28.5 million for the noncovered loan portfolio and $0 for the covered loan portfolio during the first six months of 2010. Net charge-offs for the first six months were $9.1 million compared to $22.2 million for the same period in 2010. As discussed in more detail elsewhere in this report, the provision decision is made quarterly, based on a detailed process to determine the adequacy and appropriateness of the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Accordingly, the level of provisioning in the second quarter of 2011 does not necessarily signal a trend. As a result of recording a noncovered loan provision of $2.2 million, the Company’s total allowance for loan and lease losses was 2.72% of net noncovered loans at June 30, 2011 compared to 3.18% at year-end 2010 and 3.07% at the end of the second quarter 2010. The reduction in the allowance for loan and lease losses to noncovered loans is due primarily to loan growth experienced throughout the second quarter of 2011 and improved asset quality. Net charge-offs for the current quarter were $3.4 million compared to $10.7 million for the second quarter of 2010.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our results of operations are dependent to a large degree on our net interest income. We also generate noninterest income through service charges and fees, merchant services fees, and bank owned life insurance. Our operating expenses consist primarily of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy, merchant card processing, data processing and legal and professional fees. Like most financial institutions, our interest income and cost of funds are affected significantly by general economic conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, and by government policies and actions of regulatory authorities.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2011 was $49.4 million, an increase of 21% from $40.7 million for the same quarter in 2010. The Company’s net interest margin increased to 5.49% in the second quarter of 2011, from 4.66% for the same quarter last year. The increases in net interest income and margin were primarily due to the impact of income accretion on the acquired loan portfolios. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the acquired loans above the contractual rate stated in the individual loan notes. The additional income stems from the discount established at the time these loan portfolios were acquired, and increases net interest income and the net interest margin. The incremental accretion income had a positive impact of approximately 0.96% on the second quarter’s net interest margin. For the same period last year, the incremental accretion income had a positive impact of approximately 0.07% on the net interest margin.

The following table sets forth the average balances of all major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income on interest-earning assets and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, the average yield earned on interest-earning assets and average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities by category and in total net interest income and net interest margin.

 

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     Three months ended June 30,     Three months ended June 30,  
     2011     2010  

(in thousands)

   Average
Balances (1)
     Interest
Earned / Paid
     Average
Rate
    Average
Balances (1)
     Interest
Earned / Paid
     Average
Rate
 

ASSETS

                

Loans, net (1) (2)

   $ 2,439,439       $ 44,503         7.32   $ 2,550,813       $ 39,036         6.14

Taxable securities

     739,345         8,763         4.75     501,788         6,998         5.59

Tax exempt securities(2)

     249,494         1,388         2.23     226,383         1,265         2.24

Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     291,279         184         0.25     345,564         210         0.24
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     3,719,558       $ 54,838         5.91     3,624,548       $ 47,510         5.26

Other earning assets

     53,211              51,164         

Noninterest-earning assets

     551,621              652,183         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 4,324,390            $ 4,327,894         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Certificates of deposit

   $ 617,650       $ 1,340         0.87   $ 810,827       $ 2,243         1.11

Savings accounts

     224,673         42         0.08     202,691         86         0.17

Interest-bearing demand

     704,363         405         0.23     658,557         588         0.36

Money market accounts

     932,799         1,061         0.46     815,682         1,417         0.70
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     2,479,485         2,848         0.46     2,487,757         4,334         0.70

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     117,841         713         2.43     125,135         710         2.28

Long-term obligations

     25,758         253         3.94     25,692         254         3.96

Other borrowings

     25,489         120         1.89     25,000         118         1.89
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     2,648,574       $ 3,934         0.60     2,663,584       $ 5,416         0.82

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     903,001              815,904         

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

     53,650              163,477         

Shareholders’ equity

     719,165              684,929         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,324,390            $ 4,327,894         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income (2)

      $ 50,903            $ 42,094      
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest margin

           5.49           4.66
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. Amortized net deferred loan fees were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net deferred loan fees was $302 thousand and $694 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(2) Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis, based on a marginal tax rate of 35%.

Net interest income for the first six months of 2011 was $99.8 million, an increase of 26% from $79.0 million for the same period in 2010. The Company’s net interest margin increased to 5.64% in the first six months of 2011, from 4.72% for the same period last year. The increases in net interest income and margin were primarily due to the impact of income accretion on the acquired loan portfolios.

 

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The following table sets forth the average balances of all major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income on interest-earning assets and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, the average yield earned on interest-earning assets and average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities by category and in total net interest income and net interest margin.

 

     Six months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2011     2010  

(in thousands)

   Average
Balances (1)
     Interest
Earned / Paid
     Average
Rate
    Average
Balances (1)
     Interest
Earned / Paid
     Average
Rate
 

ASSETS

                

Loans, net (1) (2)

   $ 2,413,899       $ 92,072         7.69   $ 2,495,919       $ 76,099         6.15

Taxable securities

     633,668         15,647         4.98     494,912         14,189         5.78

Tax exempt securities(2)

     245,043         2,749         2.26     224,546         2,616         2.35

Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     383,739         482         0.25     281,726         359         0.26
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     3,676,351       $ 110,951         6.09     3,497,103       $ 93,263         5.38

Other earning assets

     52,961              50,921         

Noninterest-earning assets

     567,182              589,503         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 4,296,494            $ 4,137,525         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Certificates of deposit

   $ 612,928       $ 2,787         0.92   $ 834,570       $ 5,084         1.23

Savings accounts

     219,880         88         0.08     192,484         167         0.18

Interest-bearing demand

     693,614         816         0.24     626,486         1,241         0.40

Money market accounts

     928,368         2,236         0.49     788,373         2,783         0.71
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     2,454,790         5,927         0.49     2,441,914         9,275         0.77

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     116,525         1,408         2.44     125,243         1,415         2.28

Long-term obligations

     25,750         504         3.95     25,684         503         3.95

Other borrowings

     25,751         257         2.02     25,000         236         1.91
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     2,622,816       $ 8,096         0.62     2,617,840       $ 11,429         0.88

Noninterest-bearing deposits

     889,748              778,354         

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

     69,182              128,539         

Shareholders’ equity

     714,748              612,793         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity

   $ 4,296,494            $ 4,137,525         
  

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income (2)

      $ 102,854            $ 81,834      
     

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest margin

           5.64           4.72
        

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

(1) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. Amortized net deferred loan fees were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net deferred loan fees was $526 thousand and $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(2) Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis, based on a marginal tax rate of 35%.

 

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The following tables set forth the total dollar amount of change in interest income and interest expense. The changes have been segregated for each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities into amounts attributable to changes in volume, changes in rates and changes in rates multiplied by volume. Changes attributable to the combined effect of volume and interest rates have been allocated proportionately to the changes due to volume and the changes due to interest rates:

 

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended June 30,
2011 Compared to 2010
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
     Volume     Rate     Total  

Interest earning assets

      

Loans (1)(2)

   $ (1,765   $ 7,232      $ 5,467   

Taxable securities

     2,936        (1,171     1,765   

Tax exempt securities (2)

     128        (6     123   

Interest earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     (34     8        (26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income (2)

   $ 1,265      $ 6,063      $ 7,328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities

      

Deposits:

      

Certificates of deposit

   $ (474   $ (429   $ (903

Savings accounts

     8        (52     (44

Interest-bearing demand

     38        (221     (183

Money market accounts

     183        (539     (356
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest on deposits

     (245     (1,241     (1,486

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     (43     47        4   

Long-term obligations

     1        (2     (1

Other borrowings

     2        (1     1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

   $ (285   $ (1,197   $ (1,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. Amortized net deferred loan fees were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net deferred loan fees was $302 thousand and $694 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(2) Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis, based on a marginal tax rate of 35%.

 

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(in thousands)

   Six Months Ended June 30,
2011 Compared to 2010
Increase (Decrease) Due to
 
     Volume     Rate     Total  

Interest earning assets

      

Loans (1)

   $ (2,573   $ 18,546      $ 15,973   

Taxable securities

   $ 3,609      $ (2,151   $ 1,458   

Tax exempt securities (2)

     232        (99     133   

Interest earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     128        (5     123   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income (2)

   $ 1,396      $ 16,291      $ 17,687   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest bearing liabilities

      

Deposits:

      

Certificates of deposit

   $ (1,175   $ (1,122   $ (2,297

Savings accounts

     21        (100     (79

Interest-bearing demand

     122        (547     (425

Money market accounts

     438        (985     (547
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest on deposits

     (594     (2,754     (3,348

FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank borrowings

     (102     95        (7

Other borrowings and interest bearing liabilities

     1        —          1   

Long-term subordinated debt

     7        14        21   

 

(1) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the tables as loans carrying a zero yield. Amortized net deferred loan fees were included in the interest income calculations. The amortization of net deferred loan fees was $526 thousand and $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(2) Tax-exempt income is calculated on a tax equivalent basis, based on a marginal tax rate of 35%.

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a $2.2 million provision for loan and lease losses on noncovered loans, compared to $13.5 million for the same period in 2010. The amount of provision was calculated in accordance with the Company’s methodology for determining the ALLL, discussed in Note 6 to the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements presented elsewhere in this report, and was based upon improving credit metrics in the noncovered loan portfolio in conjunction with modest growth of the portfolio. The Company’s total allowance for loan losses was 2.72% of noncovered loans at June 30, 2011 compared to 3.18% and 3.07% of noncovered loans at December 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010 respectively. For the covered loan portfolio, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $2.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

 

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Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $3.5 million for the second quarter of 2011, compared to income of $13.2 million for the prior-year period. The decrease was primarily due to the $6.4 million change in the FDIC loss sharing asset recorded as a reduction in income during the current quarter. During the same period in 2010, noninterest income was impacted favorably due to a $3.4 million change in the FDIC loss sharing asset recorded as an increase in income. The change in the FDIC loss sharing asset in the current period recognizes the decreased amount that Columbia expects to collect from the FDIC under the terms of its loss sharing agreements due to loan prepayments and removals activity during the quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2011 was $37.2 million, an increase of 7% from $34.7 million a year earlier. The increase is primarily within compensation and benefits expense and is generally attributed to the May 2011 Summit Bank and First Heritage Bank FDIC-assisted transactions as well as the late 2010 addition of three new banking teams and a new team hired in early 2011. Also contributing to the increase in noninterest expense was the Company recording an additional $448 thousand to its clawback liability and increased net OREO expense. The Company’s Purchase & Assumption agreement with the FDIC requires the Company to reimburse the FDIC at the conclusion of the loss share agreement period, February 2020 for the Columbia River Bank and American Marine Bank transactions, a calculated amount if total losses on the acquired loan portfolios fail to reach a minimum threshold level. The $448 thousand liability recorded in the second quarter increased the accrual to $2.1 million, which represents the net present value of management’s clawback liability estimate of $3.3 million. The clawback liability is evaluated at the individual portfolio level each quarter and adjusted upward or downward according to the total expected losses over the loss share period. Net OREO expense for the second quarter 2011 was $214 thousand, an increase of $886 thousand over the net OREO recovery of $672 thousand for the second quarter 2010.

The following table presents the significant components of noninterest expense and the related dollar and percentage change from period to period:

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2011      $ Change     % Change     2010     2011     $ Change     % Change     2010  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Compensation

   $ 15,343       $ 1,211        9   $ 14,132      $ 30,930      $ 5,030        19   $ 25,900   

Employee benefits

     3,467       $ 694        25     2,773        6,736      $ 1,448        27     5,288   

Contract labor

     649       $ 57        10     592        714      $ (2,581     -78     3,295   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     19,459         1,962        11     17,497        38,380        3,897        11     34,483   

All other noninterest expense:

                 

Occupancy

     4,388       $ 81        2     4,307        8,785      $ 509        6     8,276   

Merchant processing

     905       $ (322     -26     1,227        1,788      $ (539     -23     2,327   

Advertising and promotion

     1,012       $ 227        29     785        1,913      $ 290        18     1,623   

Data processing and communications

     1,913       $ (654     -25     2,567        3,837      $ (609     -14     4,446   

Legal and professional services

     1,498       $ 21        1     1,477        2,911      $ (64     -2     2,975   

Taxes, license and fees

     907       $ 219        32     688        1,772      $ 520        42     1,252   

Regulatory premiums

     1,079       $ (383     -26     1,462        3,274      $ 316        11     2,958   

Net cost of operation of other real estate owned

     214       $ 886        -132     (672     (228   $ (868     -136     640   

Amortization of intangibles

     955       $ (100     -9     1,055        1,939      $ 97        5     1,842   

FDIC clawback expenses

     448       $ 448        100     —          2,148      $ 2,148        100     —     

Other

     4,386       $ 34        1     4,352        7,991      $ 171        2     7,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total all other noninterest expense

     17,705         457        3     17,248        36,130        1,971        6     34,159   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

   $ 37,164       $ 2,419        7   $ 34,745      $ 74,510      $ 5,868        9   $ 68,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents selected items included in other noninterest expense and the associated change from period to period:

 

     Three months ended
June  30,
     Increase
(Decrease)
Amount
    Six months ended
June 30,
     Increase
(Decrease)
Amount
 

(in thousands)

   2011      2010        2011      2010     

Postage

   $ 493       $ 498       $ (5   $ 1,022       $ 974       $ 48   

Software support & maintenance

     299         280         19        609         526         83   

Supplies

     350         400         (50     617         709         (92

Insurance

     215         141         74        437         375         62   

ATM Network

     240         208         32        462         385         77   

Travel

     298         249         49        513         413         100   

Employee expenses

     139         120         19        310         253         57   

Sponsorships and charitable contributions

     288         248         40        418         439         (21

Directors fees

     115         113         2        230         224         6   

Federal Reserve Bank processing fees

     81         72         9        160         140         20   

CRA partnership investment expense

     370         80         290        424         146         278   

Investor relations

     115         62         53        140         82         58   

Miscellaneous

     1,383         1,881         (498     2,649         3,154         (505
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other noninterest expense

   $ 4,386       $ 4,352       $ 34      $ 7,991       $ 7,820       $ 171   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In managing our business, we review the efficiency ratio, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis. Our efficiency ratio (noninterest expense, excluding net cost of operation of other real estate and FDIC clawback liability expense, divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income on a tax equivalent basis, excluding any gain/loss on sale of investment securities, gain on bank acquisition, incremental accretion income on the acquired loan portfolio and the change in the FDIC indemnification asset) was 69.49% compared to 68.15% for the second quarter 2010.

Income Taxes

We recorded an income tax provision of $2.7 million for the second quarter of 2011, compared to expense of $668 thousand for the same period in 2010. Our effective tax rate remains lower than the statutory tax rate due to our nontaxable income generated from tax-exempt loans and municipal bonds, investments in bank owned life insurance, and low income housing credits. For additional information, please refer to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On May 20, 2011 the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Summit Bank from the FDIC in an FDIC-assisted transaction. A summary of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the FDIC is as follows:

 

     May 20, 2011  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 1,837   

Interest-earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold

     14,198   

Investment securities

     871   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     406   

Acquired loans

     71,452   

Accrued interest receivable

     429   

Premises and equipment

     42   

FDIC receivable

     6,984   

Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing

     2,671   

Goodwill

     3,770   

Core deposit intangible

     509   

FDIC indemnification asset

     27,174   

Other assets

     786   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

   $ 131,129   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 123,279   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     7,772   

Accrued interest payable

     71   

Other liabilities

     7   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

   $ 131,129   
  

 

 

 

On May 27, 2011 the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of First Heritage Bank from the FDIC in an FDIC-assisted transaction. A summary of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the FDIC is as follows:

 

     May 27, 2011  
     (in thousands)  

Assets

  

Cash and due from banks

   $ 4,688   

Interest-earning deposits with banks

     6,689   

Investment securities

     5,303   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     477   

Acquired loans

     81,857   

Accrued interest receivable

     476   

Premises and equipment

     5,339   

FDIC receivable

     4,751   

Other real estate owned covered by loss sharing

     8,286   

Goodwill

     5,934   

Core deposit intangible

     1,337   

FDIC indemnification asset

     38,104   

Other assets

     1,743   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

   $ 164,984   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 159,525   

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     5,003   

Accrued interest payable

     421   

Other liabilities

     35   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

   $ 164,984   
  

 

 

 

For complete discussion and disclosures see footnote 4 in the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this report.

 

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets increased $172.8 million, or 4.1%, to $4.43 billion as of June 30, 2011, compared to $4.26 billion as of December 31, 2010. The increase in total assets was primarily due to the FDIC-assisted acquisitions completed in the second quarter as disclosed in footnote 4 of the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

Investment Securities

At June 30, 2011, the Company held investment securities totaling $989.8 million compared to $763.9 million at December 31, 2010. All of our securities are classified as available for sale and carried at fair value. The increase in the investment securities portfolio from year-end is due to the Company actively investing funds with a focus on short-term, high quality debt instruments with a very high degree of certainty to their cash flows, with maturities laddered over a period of twelve to thirty-six months. These securities are used by the Company as a component of its balance sheet management strategies. From time to time securities may be sold to reposition the portfolio in response to strategies developed by the Company’s asset liability committee. In accordance with our investment strategy, management monitors market conditions with a view to realize gains on its available for sale securities portfolio when prudent.

At June 30, 2011, the market value of securities available for sale had an unrealized gain, net of tax, of $21.5 million compared to an unrealized gain, net of tax, of $12.7 million at December 31, 2010. The change in market value of securities available for sale is due primarily to fluctuations in interest rates subsequent to purchase. The Company does not consider these investment securities to be other than temporarily impaired. In the future, if the impairment is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the individual impaired securities will be written down to fair value; the amount of the write-down could be included in earnings as a realized loss.

The following table sets forth our securities portfolio by type for the dates indicated:

 

(in thousands)

   June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Securities Available for Sale

     

U.S. government agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

   $ 693,412       $ 506,642   

State and municipal securities

     261,639         253,981   

U.S. government agency securities

     30,278         —     

Other securities

     4,439         3,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 989,768       $ 763,866   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Credit Risk Management

The extension of credit in the form of loans or other credit products to individuals and businesses is one of our principal business activities. Our policies and applicable laws and regulations require risk analysis as well as ongoing portfolio and credit management. We manage our credit risk through lending limit constraints, credit review, approval policies, and extensive, ongoing internal monitoring. We also manage credit risk through diversification of the loan portfolio by type of loan, type of industry, type of borrower and by limiting the aggregation of debt limits to a single borrower. The monitoring process for our loan portfolio includes periodic reviews of individual loans with risk ratings assigned to each loan. We review these loans to assess the ability of the borrower to service all of its interest and principal obligations and, as a result, the risk rating may be adjusted accordingly. In the event that full collection of principal and interest is not reasonably assured, the loan is appropriately downgraded and, if warranted, placed on nonaccrual status even though the loan may be current as to principal and interest payments. Additionally, we review these types of loans for impairment in accordance with the Receivables topic of the FASB ASC. Impaired loans are considered for nonaccrual status and will typically remain as such until all principal and interest payments are brought current and the prospects for future payments in accordance with the loan agreement appear relatively certain.

Loan policies, credit quality criteria, loan portfolio guidelines and other credit approval processes are established under the guidance of our Chief Credit Officer and approved, as appropriate, by the Board. The Company’s Credit Administration

 

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department and loan committee have the responsibility for administering the credit approval process. As another part of its control process, we use an independent internal credit review and examination function to provide assurance that loans and commitments are made and maintained as prescribed by our credit policies. This includes a review of documentation when the loan is initially extended and subsequent monitoring to assess continued performance and proper risk assessment.

Loan Portfolio Analysis

We are a full service commercial bank, originating a wide variety of loans, but concentrating our lending efforts on originating commercial business and commercial real estate loans.

The following table sets forth the Company’s loan portfolio by type of loan for the dates indicated:

 

(in thousands)

   June 30,
2011
   

 

    December 31,
2010
   

 

 

Commercial business

   $ 836,745        42.1   $ 795,369        41.5

Real estate:

        

One-to-four family residential

     51,077        2.6     49,383        2.6

Commercial and five or more family residential properties

     843,288        42.4     794,329        41.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate

     894,365        45.0     843,712        44.1

Real estate construction:

        

One-to-four family residential

     52,368        2.7     67,961        3.5

Commercial and five or more family residential properties

     29,886        1.5     30,185        1.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate construction

     82,254        4.2     98,146        5.1

Consumer

     177,564        8.9     182,017        9.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     1,990,928        100.2     1,919,244        100.2

Less: Deferred loan fees

     (3,454     -0.2     (3,490     -0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noncovered loans, net of deferred fees

     1,987,474        100.0     1,915,754        100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     (54,057       (60,993  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Noncovered loans, net

     1,933,417          1,854,761     

Covered loans, net of allowance of ($7,948) and ($6,055), respectively

     607,310          517,061     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total loans, net

   $ 2,540,727        $ 2,371,822     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Loans Held for Sale

   $ 655        $ 754     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total noncovered loans increased $71.7 million, or 4%, from year-end 2010. However, moderate economic growth and limited loan demand may limit overall average loan growth. The noncovered loan portfolio continues to be diversified, with the intent to mitigate risk by minimizing concentration in any one segment.

Commercial Loans: We are committed to providing competitive commercial lending in our primary market areas. Management expects a continued focus within its commercial lending products and to emphasize, in particular, relationship banking with businesses, and business owners.

Real Estate Loans: These loans are used to collateralize outstanding advances from the FHLB. Those residential loans are secured by properties located within our primary market areas, and typically have loan-to-value ratios of 80% or lower.

Generally, commercial and five-or-more family residential real estate loans are made to borrowers who have existing banking relationships with us. Our underwriting standards generally require that the loan-to-value ratio for these loans not exceed 75% of appraised value, cost, or discounted cash flow value, as appropriate, and that commercial properties maintain debt coverage ratios (net operating income divided by annual debt servicing) of 1.2 or better. However, underwriting standards can be influenced by competition and other factors. We endeavor to maintain the highest practical underwriting standards while balancing the need to remain competitive in our lending practices.

Real Estate Construction Loans: We originate a variety of real estate construction loans. One-to-four family residential construction loans are originated for the construction of custom homes (where the home buyer is the borrower) and to provide financing to builders for the construction of pre-sold homes and speculative residential construction. Underwriting guidelines for these loans vary by loan type but include loan-to-value limits, term limits and loan advance limits, as applicable.

 

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Our underwriting guidelines for commercial and five-or-more family residential real estate construction loans generally require that the loan-to-value ratio not exceed 75% and stabilized debt coverage ratios (net operating income divided by annual debt servicing) of 1.2 or better. As noted above, underwriting standards can be influenced by competition and other factors. However, we endeavor to maintain the highest practical underwriting standards while balancing the need to remain competitive in our lending practices.

Consumer Loans: Consumer loans include automobile loans, boat and recreational vehicle financing, home equity and home improvement loans and miscellaneous personal loans.

Foreign Loans: Our banking subsidiaries are not involved with loans to foreign companies or foreign countries.

Nonperforming Assets

Nonperforming assets consist of: (i) nonaccrual loans; (ii) in most cases restructured loans, for which concessions, including the reduction of interest rates below a rate otherwise available to that borrower or the deferral of interest or principal, have been granted due to the borrower’s weakened financial condition (interest on restructured loans is accrued at the restructured rates when it is anticipated that no loss of original principal will occur); (iii) other real estate owned; and (iv) other personal property owned. Collectively, nonaccrual and restructured loans are considered nonperforming loans.

Nonaccrual noncovered loans: The consolidated financial statements are prepared according to the accrual basis of accounting. This includes the recognition of interest income on the loan portfolio, unless a loan is placed on a nonaccrual basis, which occurs when there are serious doubts about the collectability of principal or interest. Generally our policy is to discontinue the accrual of interest on all loans past due 90 days or more and place them on nonaccrual status. When a noncovered loan is placed on nonaccrual status, any accrued but unpaid interest on that date is removed from interest income.

Covered loans: We consider covered loans to be performing due to the application of the yield accretion method under ASC Topic 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. Topic 310-30 allows us to aggregate credit-impaired loans acquired in the same fiscal quarter into one or more pools, provided the loans have common risk characteristics. A pool is then accounted for as a single asset with a single composite interest rate and an aggregate expectation of cash flows. The covered loans acquired are and will continue to be subject to the Company’s internal and external credit review and monitoring. Any credit deterioration experienced subsequent to the initial acquisition will result in a provision for loan losses being charged to earnings. These provisions will be mostly offset by an increase to the FDIC loss sharing asset and will be recognized in noninterest income.

 

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The following tables set forth, at the dates indicated, information with respect to our nonaccrual loans, restructured loans, total nonperforming loans and total nonperforming assets:

 

(in thousands)

   June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets

     

Nonaccrual loans:

     

Commercial business

   $ 11,690       $ 32,367   

Real estate:

     

One-to-four family residential

     2,746         2,996   

Commercial and five or more family residential real estate

     22,810         23,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate

     25,556         26,188   

Real estate construction:

     

One-to-four family residential

     10,108         18,004   

Commercial and five or more family residential real estate

     5,976         7,584   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate construction

     16,084         25,588   

Consumer

     6,074         5,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

     59,404         89,163   

Restructured loans:

     

Commercial business

     109         —     

Commercial and five or more family residential real estate

     5,871         5,747   

One-to-four family residential construction

     701         758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total restructured loans

     6,681         6,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

     66,085         95,668   

Other real estate owned and other personal property owned

     37,116         30,991   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets, excluding covered assets

   $ 103,201       $ 126,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2011, nonperforming noncovered assets were $103.2 million, compared to $126.7 million at December 31, 2010. The percent of nonperforming, noncovered assets to period-end noncovered assets at June 30, 2011 was 2.72% compared to 3.40% for December 31, 2010. For additional discussion and disclosure see Note 7 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements presented elsewhere in this report.

 

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Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

We maintain an allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”) to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The size of the ALLL is determined through quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for making such assessments and determining the adequacy of the ALLL includes the following key elements:

 

  1. General valuation allowance consistent with the Contingencies topic of the FASB ASC.

 

  2. Classified loss reserves on specific relationships. Specific allowances for identified problem loans are determined in accordance with the Receivables topic of the FASB ASC.

 

  3. The unallocated allowance provides for other credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio that may not have been contemplated in the general and specific components of the allowance. This unallocated amount generally comprises less than 5% of the allowance. The unallocated amount is reviewed periodically based on trends in credit losses, the results of credit reviews and overall economic trends.

On a quarterly basis our Chief Credit Officer reviews with Executive Management and the Board of Directors the various additional factors that management considers when determining the adequacy of the ALLL, including economic and business condition reviews. Factors which influenced management’s judgment in determining the amount of the additions to the ALLL charged to operating expense include the following as of the applicable balance sheet dates:

 

  1. Existing general economic and business conditions affecting our market place

 

  2. Credit quality trends

 

  3. Historical loss experience

 

  4. Seasoning of the loan portfolio

 

  5. Bank regulatory examination results

 

  6. Findings of internal credit examiners

 

  7. Duration of current business cycle

 

  8. Specific loss estimates for problem loans

The ALLL is increased by provisions for loan and lease losses (“provision”) charged to expense, and is reduced by loans charged off, net of recoveries. While we believe the best information available is used by us to determine the ALLL, changes in market conditions could result in adjustments to the ALLL, affecting net income, if circumstances differ from the assumptions used in determining the ALLL.

In addition to the ALLL, we maintain an allowance for unfunded commitments and letters of credit. We report this allowance as a liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. We determine this amount using estimates of the probability of the ultimate funding and losses related to those credit exposures. This methodology is similar to the methodology we use for determining the adequacy of our ALLL. For additional information on our allowance for unfunded commitments and letters of credit, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements presented elsewhere in this report.

At June 30, 2011, our allowance for loan and lease losses for noncovered loans was $54.1 million, or 2.72% of total noncovered loans (excluding loans held for sale) and 82% of nonperforming, noncovered loans. This compares with an allowance of $61.0 million, or 3.18% of the total loan portfolio (excluding loans held for sale), 64% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2010.

 

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The following table provides an analysis of the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses for noncovered loans at the dates and the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  

(in thousands)

   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Beginning balance

   $ 55,315      $ 56,981      $ 60,993      $ 53,478   

Charge-offs:

        

Commercial business

     (834     (5,428     (4,205     (7,644

One-to-four family residential

     (216     (104     (664     (104

Commercial and five-or-more family residential

     (1,554     (499     (1,919     (2,982

One-to-four family residential construction

     (805     (3,002     (2,232     (7,664

Commercial and five-or-more family residential construction

     (1,078     (726     (1,565     (3,079

Consumer

     (271     (1,314     (1,196     (2,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charge-offs

     (4,758     (11,073     (11,781     (23,926

Recoveries

        

Commercial business

     592        132        697        656   

One-to-four family residential

     —          15        —          15   

Commercial and five-or-more family residential

     13        3        86        41   

One-to-four family residential construction

     700        141        1,804        908   

Consumer

     45        49        108        76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total recoveries

     1,350        340        2,695        1,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

     (3,408     (10,733     (9,086     (22,230

Provision charged to expense

     2,150        13,500        2,150        28,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 54,057      $ 59,748      $ 54,057      $ 59,748   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans, net at end of period, excluding covered loans and loans held for sale (1)

   $ 1,987,474      $ 1,945,972      $ 1,987,474      $ 1,945,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses to period-end loans, excluding covered loans

     2.72     3.07     2.72     3.07
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance for unfunded commitments and letters of credit

        

Beginning balance

   $ 1,660      $ 815      $ 1,165      $ 775   

Net changes in the allowance for unfunded commitments and letters of credit

     (200     —          295        40   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 1,460      $ 815      $ 1,460      $ 815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes loans held for sale.

Liquidity and Sources of Funds

Our primary sources of funds are customer deposits. Additionally, we utilize advances from the FHLB of Seattle, the FRB of San Francisco, and wholesale repurchase agreements to supplement our funding needs. These funds, together with loan repayments, loan sales, retained earnings, equity and other borrowed funds are used to make loans, to acquire securities and other assets, and to fund continuing operations.

Deposit Activities

Our deposit products include a wide variety of transaction accounts, savings accounts and time deposit accounts. Core deposits (demand deposit, savings, money market accounts and certificates of deposit less than $100,000) increased $144.5 million, or approximately 5%, since year-end 2010 while certificates of deposit greater than $100,000 increased slightly to $282.8 million from year-end 2010.

 

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We have established a branch system to serve our consumer and business depositors. In addition, management’s strategy for funding asset growth is to make use of brokered and other wholesale deposits on an as-needed basis. At June 30, 2011 brokered and other wholesale deposits (excluding public deposits) totaled $48.9 million, or 1% of total deposits, compared to $61.5 million, or 2% of total deposits, at year-end 2010. The brokered deposits have varied maturities.

The following table sets forth the Company’s deposit base by type of product for the dates indicated:

 

     June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010     June 30, 2010  

(in thousands)

   Balance      % of
Total
    Balance      % of
Total
    Balance      % of
Total
 

Core deposits:

               

Demand and other non-interest bearing

   $ 923,031         26.6   $ 895,671         26.9   $ 835,356         25.5

Interest bearing demand

     707,554         20.3     672,307         20.2     648,263         19.7

Money market

     933,412         26.9     920,831         27.7     831,059         25.3

Savings

     232,633         6.7     210,995         6.3     200,806         6.1

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000

     346,345         10.0     298,678         9.0     315,835         9.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total core deposits

     3,142,975         90.5     2,998,482         90.1     2,831,319         86.2

Certificates of deposit greater than $100,000

     282,766         8.1     266,708         8.0     354,780         10.8

Certificates of deposit insured by CDARS®

     48,524         1.4     38,312         1.2     74,242         2.3

Wholesale certificates of deposit

     396         0.0     23,155         0.7     23,155         0.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     3,474,661         100.0     3,326,657         100.0     3,283,496         100.0
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Premium resulting from acquisition date fair value adjustment

     506           612           1,451      
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total deposits

   $ 3,475,167         $ 3,327,269         $ 3,284,947      
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

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Borrowings

We rely on FHLB advances and FRB borrowings as another source of both short and long-term funding. FHLB advances and FRB borrowings are secured by bonds within our investment portfolio, one-to-four family real estate mortgages, and other loans. At June 30, 2011, we had FHLB advances of $120.2 million, before acquisition date fair value adjustments, compared to $119.4 million at December 31, 2010. The slight increase in FHLB advances was primarily due to the borrowings assumed from the Summit and First Heritage acquisitions.

We also utilize wholesale repurchase agreements as a supplement to our funding sources. Our wholesale repurchase agreements are secured by mortgage-backed securities. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 we had repurchase agreements of $25.0 million. Management anticipates we will continue to rely on FHLB advances, FRB borrowings, and wholesale repurchase agreements in the future and we will use those funds primarily to make loans and purchase securities.

During 2001, the Company, through a special purpose trust (“the Trust”) participated in a pooled trust preferred offering, whereby the Trust issued $22.0 million of 30-year floating rate capital securities. The capital securities constitute guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in debentures issued by the Trust. The debentures had an initial rate of 7.29% and a rate of 3.85% at June 30, 2011. The floating rate is based on the 3-month LIBOR plus 3.58% and is adjusted quarterly. Through the Trust, we may call the debentures at any time for a premium and after ten years at par, allowing us to retire the debt early if market conditions are favorable. Through the 2007 Town Center Bancorp acquisition, the Company assumed an additional $3.0 million in floating rate trust preferred obligations; these debentures had a rate of 4.03% at June 30, 2011. The floating rate is based on the 3-month LIBOR plus 3.75% and is adjusted quarterly.

The trust preferred obligations are classified as long-term subordinated debt and our related investment in the Trust is recorded in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The balance of the long-term subordinated debt was $25.8 million and $25.7 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The subordinated debt payable to the Trust is on the same interest and payment terms as the trust preferred obligations issued by the Trust.

Subsequent to quarter-end, on July 7, 2011, we redeemed the junior subordinated debentures and terminated Town Center Bancorp Trust I with a cash payment of $3.1 million consisting of principal, interest and fees. On July 29, 2011, we redeemed the junior subordinated debentures and terminated Columbia (WA) Statutory Trust I with a cash payment of $22.9 million consisting of principal, interest and fees. The decision to redeem these debentures, which was subject to approval by the Federal Reserve Bank, was based upon an evaluation of the Company’s liquidity position and capital levels.

Contractual Obligations & Commitments

We are party to many contractual financial obligations, including repayment of borrowings, operating and equipment lease payments, commitments to extend credit and investments in affordable housing partnerships. At June 30, 2011, we had commitments to extend credit of $644.2 million compared to $612.0 million at December 31, 2010.

 

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Capital Resources

Shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2011 was $727.7 million, up from $706.9 million at December 31, 2010. Shareholders’ equity was 16.4% and 16.6% of total period-end assets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Capital Ratios: Banking regulations require bank holding companies to maintain a minimum “leverage” ratio of core capital to adjusted quarterly average total assets of at least 3%. In addition, banking regulators have adopted risk-based capital guidelines, under which risk percentages are assigned to various categories of assets and off-balance sheet items to calculate a risk-adjusted capital ratio. Tier I capital generally consists of preferred stock, common shareholders’ equity, and trust preferred obligations, less goodwill and certain identifiable intangible assets, while Tier II capital includes the allowance for loan losses and subordinated debt, both subject to certain limitations. Regulatory minimum risk-based capital guidelines require Tier I capital of 4% of risk-adjusted assets and total capital (combined Tier I and Tier II) of 8% to be considered “adequately capitalized”.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulations set forth the qualifications necessary for a bank to be classified as “well capitalized”, primarily for assignment of FDIC insurance premium rates. To qualify as “well capitalized,” banks must have a Tier I risk-adjusted capital ratio of at least 6%, a total risk-adjusted capital ratio of at least 10%, and a leverage ratio of at least 5%. Failure to qualify as “well capitalized” can negatively impact a bank’s ability to expand and to engage in certain activities.

The Company and its subsidiaries qualify as “well-capitalized” at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

     Company     Columbia Bank     Requirements  
     6/30/2011     12/31/2010     6/30/2011     12/31/2010     Adequately
capitalized
    Well-
Capitalized
 

Total risk-based capital ratio

     24.15     24.47     18.88     18.20     8     10

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

     22.89     23.20     17.62     16.93     4     6

Leverage ratio

     14.19     13.99     10.68     10.33     4     5

Stock Repurchase Program

In March 2002 the Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program whereby the Company may systematically repurchase up to 500,000 of its outstanding shares of common stock. The Company may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in private transactions, under conditions which allow such repurchases to be accretive to earnings while maintaining capital ratios that exceed the guidelines for a well-capitalized financial institution. No shares were repurchased under this current stock repurchase program during the first six months of 2011, and as of June 30, 2011 we have repurchased 66,317 shares of common stock under the program.

 

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

A number of measures are used to monitor and manage interest rate risk, including income simulations and interest sensitivity (gap) analyses. An income simulation model is the primary tool used to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in net interest income resulting from changes in interest rates. Basic assumptions in the model include prepayment speeds on mortgage-related assets, cash flows and maturities of other investment securities, loan and deposit volumes and pricing. These assumptions are inherently subjective and, as a result, the model cannot precisely estimate net interest income or precisely predict the impact of higher or lower interest rates on net interest income. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes and changes in market conditions and management strategies, among other factors. At June 30, 2011, based on the measures used to monitor and manage interest rate risk, there has not been a material change in the Company’s interest rate risk since December 31, 2010. For additional information, refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” referenced in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) accumulated and communicated to our management (including the CEO and CFO) to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company and its banking subsidiaries are parties to routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that, based on the information currently known to them, any liabilities arising from such litigation will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business exposes us to certain risks. The following is a discussion of what we currently believe are the most significant risks and uncertainties that may affect our business, financial condition and future results.

A protracted economic recovery could adversely affect our future results of operations or market price of our stock.

The national economy and the financial services sector in particular continue to face significant challenges. We cannot accurately predict how quickly or strongly the economy will recover from the recent recession, which has adversely impacted the markets we serve. The U.S. economy has also experienced substantial volatility in the financial markets. Any further deterioration in the economies of the nation as a whole or in our markets would have an adverse effect, which could be material, on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, and could also cause the market price of our stock to decline. While it is impossible to predict how long adverse economic conditions may exist, a slow or fragile recovery could continue to present risks for some time for the industry and our company.

Economic conditions in the market areas we serve may continue to adversely impact our earnings and could increase our credit risk associated with our loan portfolio and the value of our investment portfolio.

Substantially all of our loans are to businesses and individuals in Washington and Oregon, and a continuing decline in the economies of these market areas could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. There has been a decline in housing prices and unemployment is a continued concern in both Washington and Oregon. A further deterioration in the market areas we serve could result in the following consequences, any of which could have an adverse impact, which could be material, on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects:

 

   

commercial and consumer loan delinquencies may increase;

 

   

problem assets and foreclosures may increase;

 

   

collateral for loans made may decline further in value, in turn reducing customers’ borrowing power, reducing the value of assets and collateral associated with existing loans;

 

   

certain securities within our investment portfolio could become other than temporarily impaired, requiring a write-down through earnings to fair value, thereby reducing equity;

 

   

low cost or non-interest bearing deposits may decrease; and

 

   

demand for our loan and other products and services may decrease.

Our loan portfolio mix, which has a concentration of loans secured by real estate, could result in increased credit risk in a challenging economy.

Our loan portfolio is concentrated in commercial real estate and commercial business loans. These types of loans, as well as real estate construction loans and land development loans, acquisition and development loans related to the for-sale housing industry, generally are viewed as having more risk of default than residential real estate loans or certain other types of loans or investments. In fact, the FDIC has issued pronouncements alerting banks of its concern about heavy loan concentrations. Because our loan portfolio contains a significant number of construction, commercial business and commercial real estate loans with relatively large balances, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans may cause a significant increase in our non-performing loans. An increase in non-performing loans could result in a loss of earnings from these loans, an increase in the provision for loan losses, or an increase in loan charge-offs, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

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A further downturn in the economies or real estate values in the markets we serve could have a material adverse effect on both borrowers’ ability to repay their loans and the value of the real property securing such loans. Our ability to recover on defaulted loans would then be diminished, and we would be more likely to suffer losses on defaulted loans.

Our Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”) may not be adequate to cover future loan losses, which could adversely affect earnings.

We maintain an ALLL in an amount that we believe is adequate to provide for losses inherent in our portfolio. While we strive to carefully monitor credit quality and to identify loans that may become non-performing, at any time there are loans in the portfolio that could result in losses, but that have not been identified as non-performing or potential problem loans. We cannot be sure that we will be able to identify deteriorating loans before they become non-performing assets, or that we will be able to limit losses on those loans that have been identified. Additionally, the process for determining the ALLL requires different, subjective and complex judgments about the future impact from current economic conditions that might impair the ability of borrowers to repay their loans. As a result, future significant increases to the ALLL may be necessary. Additionally, future increases to the ALLL may be required based on changes in the composition of the loans comprising the portfolio, deteriorating values in underlying collateral (most of which consists of real estate) and changes in the financial condition of borrowers, such as may result from changes in economic conditions, or as a result of actual future events differing from assumptions used by management in determining the ALLL. Additionally, banking regulators, as an integral part of their supervisory function, periodically review our ALLL. These regulatory agencies may require us to increase the ALLL which could have a negative effect on our financial condition and results of operation. Any increase in the ALLL would have an adverse effect, which could be material, on our financial condition and results of operations.

Nonperforming assets take significant time to resolve and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our nonperforming assets adversely affect our net income in various ways. Until economic and market conditions improve to pre-recession levels, we expect to continue to incur additional losses relating to elevated levels of nonperforming loans. We do not record interest income on non-accrual loans, thereby adversely affecting our income, and increasing loan administration costs. When we receive collateral through foreclosures and similar proceedings, we are required to mark the related loan to the then fair market value of the collateral if the collateral less selling costs is lower than the carrying amount of the related loan, which may result in a loss. An increase in the level of nonperforming assets also increases our risk profile and may impact the capital levels our regulators believe is appropriate in light of such risks. We utilize various techniques such as loan sales, workouts, and restructurings to manage our problem assets. Decreases in the value of these problem assets, the underlying collateral, or in the borrowers’ performance or financial condition, could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, the resolution of nonperforming assets requires significant commitments of time from management and staff, which can be detrimental to performance of their other responsibilities. There can be no assurance that we will not experience further increases in nonperforming loans in the future.

Our acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses may not result in all of the benefits anticipated, and future acquisitions may be dilutive to current shareholders.

We have in the past and may in the future seek to grow our business by acquiring other businesses. There can be no assurance that our acquisitions will have the anticipated positive results, including results relating to: correctly assessing the asset quality of the assets being acquired; the total cost of integration including management attention and resources; the time required to complete the integration successfully; the amount of longer-term cost savings; being able to profitably deploy funds acquired in an acquisition; or the overall performance of the combined entity.

We also may encounter difficulties in obtaining required regulatory approvals and unexpected contingent liabilities can arise from the businesses we acquire. Integration of an acquired business can be complex and costly, sometimes including combining relevant accounting and data processing systems and management controls, as well as managing relevant relationships with employees, clients, suppliers and other business partners. Integration efforts could divert management attention and resources, which could adversely affect our operations or results.

Given the continued market volatility and uncertainty, notwithstanding our loss-sharing arrangements with the FDIC, we may continue to experience increased credit costs or need to take additional markdowns and allowances for loan losses on the assets and loans acquired that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations in the

 

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future. We may also experience difficulties in complying with the technical requirements of our loss-sharing agreements with the FDIC, which could result in some assets which we acquire in FDIC-assisted transactions losing their coverage under such agreements. There is no assurance that as our integration efforts continue in connection with these transactions, other unanticipated costs, including the diversion of personnel, or losses, will not be incurred.

Acquisitions may also result in business disruptions that cause us to lose customers or cause customers to remove their accounts from us and move their business to competing financial institutions. It is possible that the integration process related to acquisitions could result in the disruption of our ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that could adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with clients, customers, depositors and employees. The loss of key employees in connection with an acquisition could adversely affect our ability to successfully conduct our business.

We may engage in future acquisitions involving the issuance of additional common stock and/or cash. Any such acquisitions and related issuances of stock may have a dilutive effect on earnings per share and the percentage ownership of current shareholders. The use of cash as consideration in any such acquisitions could impact our capital position and may require us to raise additional capital.

Furthermore, notwithstanding our recent acquisitions, we cannot provide any assurance as to the extent to which we can continue to grow through acquisitions as this will depend on the availability of prospective target opportunities at valuations we find attractive and the competition for such opportunities from other parties.

Our decisions regarding the fair value of assets acquired, including the FDIC loss-sharing assets, could be inaccurate which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects.

Management makes various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of the acquired loans, including the creditworthiness of borrowers and the value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of secured loans. In FDIC-assisted acquisitions that include loss-sharing agreements, we may record a loss-sharing asset that we consider adequate to absorb the indemnified portion of future losses which may occur in the acquired loan portfolio. The FDIC loss-sharing asset is accounted for on the same basis as the related acquired loans and OREO and primarily represents the present value of the cash flows the Company expects to collect from the FDIC under the loss-sharing agreements.

If our assumptions are incorrect, significant earnings volatility can occur and the balance of the FDIC loss-sharing asset may at any time be insufficient to cover future loan losses, and credit loss provisions may be needed to respond to different economic conditions or adverse developments in the acquired loan portfolio. Any increase in future loan losses could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

Our profitability measures could be adversely affected if we are unable to effectively deploy the capital we raised in 2010.

We may use the net proceeds of our capital raise completed in May 2010 for selective acquisitions that meet our disciplined acquisition criteria, to fund internal growth, or for general corporate purposes. Although we are periodically engaged in discussions with potential acquisition candidates, we are not currently a party to any purchase or merger agreement. There can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate future acquisitions on terms acceptable to us. Investing the proceeds of our recent offering in securities until we are able to deploy the proceeds would provide lower margins than we generally earn on loans, potentially adversely impacting shareholder returns, including earnings per share, net interest margin, return on assets and return on equity.

If the goodwill we have recorded in connection with acquisitions becomes impaired, it could have an adverse impact on our earnings and capital.

Accounting standards require that we account for acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting. Under acquisition accounting, if the purchase price of an acquired company exceeds the fair value of its net assets, the excess is carried on the acquirer’s balance sheet as goodwill. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, our goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that a potential impairment exists. Such evaluation is based on a variety of factors, including the quoted price of our common stock, market prices of common stock of other banking organizations, common stock trading multiples, discounted cash flows, and data from comparable acquisitions. There can be no assurance that future evaluations of goodwill will not result in impairment and ensuing write-down, which could be material, resulting in an adverse impact on our earnings and capital.

 

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Fluctuating interest rates could adversely affect our business.

Significant increases in market interest rates on loans, or the perception that an increase may occur, could adversely affect both our ability to originate new loans and our ability to grow. Conversely, decreases in interest rates could result in an acceleration of loan prepayments. An increase in market interest rates could also adversely affect the ability of our floating-rate borrowers to meet their higher payment obligations. If this occurred, it could cause an increase in nonperforming assets and charge offs, which could adversely affect our business.

Further, our profitability is dependent to a large extent upon net interest income, which is the difference (or “spread”) between the interest earned on loans, securities and other interest-earning assets and the interest paid on deposits, borrowings, and other interest-bearing liabilities. Because of the differences in maturities and repricing characteristics of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, changes in interest rates do not produce equivalent changes in interest income earned on interest-earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Accordingly, fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect our interest rate spread, and, in turn, our profitability.

The FDIC has increased insurance premiums to restore and maintain the federal deposit insurance fund, which has increased our costs and could adversely affect our business.

In 2009, the FDIC imposed a special deposit insurance assessment of five basis points on all insured institutions, and also required insured institutions to prepay estimated quarterly risk-based assessments through 2012.

The Dodd-Frank Act established 1.35% as the minimum deposit insurance fund reserve ratio. The FDIC has determined that the fund reserve ratio should be 2.0% and has adopted a plan under which it will meet the statutory minimum fund reserve ratio of 1.35% by the statutory deadline of September 30, 2020. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the FDIC to offset the effect on institutions with assets less than $10 billion of the increase in the statutory minimum fund reserve ratio to 1.35% from the former statutory minimum of 1.15%.

On February 7, 2011, the FDIC issued final rules, effective April 1, 2011, implementing changes to the assessment rules resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act. The adopted regulations: (1) modify the definition of an institution’s deposit insurance assessment base; (2) alter certain adjustments to the assessment rates; (3) revise the assessment rate schedules in light of the new assessment base and altered adjustments; and (4) provide for the automatic adjustment of the assessment rates in the future when the reserve ratio reaches certain milestones.

Despite the FDIC’s actions to restore the deposit insurance fund, the fund will suffer additional losses in the future due to failures of insured institutions. There can be no assurance that there will not be additional significant deposit insurance premium increases, special assessments or prepayments in order to restore the insurance fund’s reserve ratio. Any significant premium increases or special assessments could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

We operate in a highly regulated environment and changes of or increases in, or supervisory enforcement of, banking or other laws and regulations or governmental fiscal or monetary policies could adversely affect us.

We are subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by federal and state banking authorities. In addition, as a publicly-traded company, we are subject to regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any change in applicable regulations or federal, state or local legislation or in policies or interpretations or regulatory approaches to compliance and enforcement, income tax laws and accounting principles could have a substantial impact on us and our operations. Changes in laws and regulations may also increase our expenses by imposing additional fees or taxes or restrictions on our operations. Additional legislation and regulations that could significantly affect our powers, authority and operations may be enacted or adopted in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Failure to appropriately comply with any such laws, regulations or principles could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, or damage to our reputation, all of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

In that regard, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted in July 2010. Among other provisions, the new legislation (i) creates a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with broad powers to regulate consumer financial products such as credit cards and mortgages, (ii) creates a Financial Stability Oversight Council comprised of the heads of other regulatory agencies, (iii) will lead to new capital requirements from federal banking agencies, (iv) places new limits on electronic debt card interchange fees and (v) requires the Securities and Exchange Commission and national stock exchanges to adopt significant new corporate governance and executive compensation reforms. The new legislation and regulations are expected to increase the overall costs of regulatory compliance.

 

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Further, regulators have significant discretion and authority to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of laws or regulations by financial institutions and holding companies in the performance of their supervisory and enforcement duties. Recently, these powers have been utilized more frequently due to the serious national, regional and local economic conditions we are facing. The exercise of regulatory authority may have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, our business is affected significantly by the fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. federal government and its agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board.

We cannot accurately predict the full effects of recent legislation or the various other governmental, regulatory, monetary and fiscal initiatives which have been and may be enacted on the financial markets, on the Company and on the Bank. The terms and costs of these activities, or any worsening of current financial market and economic conditions could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the trading price of our common stock.

We may be required, in the future, to recognize impairment with respect to investment securities, including the FHLB stock we hold.

Our securities portfolio currently includes securities with unrecognized losses. We may continue to observe declines in the fair market value of these securities. Securities issued by certain states and municipalities have recently come under scrutiny due to concerns about credit quality. Although management believes the credit quality of the Company’s state and municipal securities portfolio to be good, there can be no assurance that the credit quality of these securities will not decline in the future. We evaluate the securities portfolio for any other than temporary impairment each reporting period, as required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and as of June 30, 2011, we did not recognize any securities as other-than-temporarily impaired. There can be no assurance, however, that future evaluations of the securities portfolio will not require us to recognize an impairment charge with respect to these and other holdings.

In addition, as a condition to membership in the FHLB, we are required to purchase and hold a certain amount of FHLB stock. Our stock purchase requirement is based, in part, upon the outstanding principal balance of advances from the FHLB. At June 30, 2011 we had stock in the FHLB totaling $18.8 million. The FHLB stock held by us is carried at cost and is subject to recoverability testing under applicable accounting standards. The FHLB has discontinued the repurchase of their stock and discontinued the distribution of dividends. As of June 30, 2011, we did not recognize an impairment charge related to our FHLB stock holdings. There can be no assurance, however, that future negative changes to the financial condition of the FHLB may not require us to recognize an impairment charge with respect to such holdings.

Substantial competition in our market areas could adversely affect us.

Commercial banking is a highly competitive business. We compete with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance, insurance and other non-depository companies operating in our market areas. We also experience competition, especially for deposits, from internet-based banking institutions, which have grown rapidly in recent years. We are subject to substantial competition for loans and deposits from other financial institutions. Some of our competitors are not subject to the same degree of regulation and restriction as we are. Some of our competitors have greater financial resources than we do. Some of our competitors have severe liquidity issues, which could impact the pricing of deposits in our marketplace. If we are unable to effectively compete in our market areas, our business, results of operations and prospects could be adversely affected.

Changes in accounting standards could materially impact our financial statements.

From time to time the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the SEC change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of our financial statements. These changes can be very difficult to predict and can materially impact how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in our restating prior period financial statements.

There can be no assurance as to the level of dividends we may pay on our common stock.

Holders of our common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as our Board of Directors may declare out of funds legally available for such payments. Although we have historically declared cash dividends on our common stock, we are not required to do so and there may be circumstances under which we would eliminate our common stock dividend in the future. This could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

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Significant legal or regulatory actions could subject us to substantial uninsured liabilities and reputational harm and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

We are from time to time subject to claims and proceedings related to our operations. These claims and legal actions, which could include supervisory or enforcement actions by our regulators, or criminal proceedings by prosecutorial authorities, could involve large monetary claims, including civil money penalties or fines imposed by government authorities, and significant defense costs. To mitigate the cost of some of these claims, we maintain insurance coverage in amounts and with deductibles that we believe are appropriate for our operations. However, our insurance coverage does not cover any civil money penalties or fines imposed by government authorities and may not cover all other claims that might be brought against us or continue to be available to us at a reasonable cost. As a result, we may be exposed to substantial uninsured liabilities, which could adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. Substantial legal liability or significant regulatory action against us could have material adverse financial effects or cause significant reputational harm to us, which in turn could seriously harm our business prospects.

We are subject to a variety of operational risks, including reputational risk, legal risk and compliance risk, and the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, which may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We are exposed to many types of operational risks, including reputational risk, legal and compliance risk, the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, and unauthorized transactions by employees or operational errors, including clerical or record-keeping errors or those resulting from faulty or disabled computer or telecommunications systems.

If personal, non-public, confidential or proprietary information of customers in our possession were to be mishandled or misused, we could suffer significant regulatory consequences, reputational damage and financial loss. Such mishandling or misuse could include, for example, if such information were erroneously provided to parties who are not permitted to have the information, either by fault of our systems, employees, or counterparties, or where such information is intercepted or otherwise inappropriately taken by third parties.

Because the nature of the financial services business involves a high volume of transactions, certain errors may be repeated or compounded before they are discovered and successfully rectified. Our necessary dependence upon automated systems to record and process transactions and our large transaction volume may further increase the risk that technical flaws or employee tampering or manipulation of those systems will result in losses that are difficult to detect. We also may be subject to disruptions of our operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond our control (for example, computer viruses or electrical or telecommunications outages, or natural disasters, disease pandemics or other damage to property or physical assets) which may give rise to disruption of service to customers and to financial loss or liability. We are further exposed to the risk that our external vendors may be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations (or will be subject to the same risk of fraud or operational errors by their respective employees as we are) and to the risk that we (or our vendors’) business continuity and data security systems prove to be inadequate. The occurrence of any of these risks could result in a diminished ability of us to operate our business (for example, by requiring us to expend significant resources to correct the defect), as well as potential liability to clients, reputational damage and regulatory intervention, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, perhaps materially.

We may pursue additional capital, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all, could dilute the holders of our outstanding common stock and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

In the current economic environment, we believe it is prudent to consider alternatives for raising capital when opportunities to raise capital at attractive prices present themselves, in order to further strengthen our capital and better position ourselves to take advantage of opportunities that may arise in the future. Such alternatives may include issuance and sale of common or preferred stock, or borrowings by the Company, with proceeds contributed to our banking subsidiary, Columbia State Bank (the “Bank”). Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on, among other things, conditions in the capital markets at the time, which are outside of our control, and our financial performance. We cannot assure you that such capital will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. Any such capital raising alternatives could dilute the holders of our outstanding common stock, and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our performance measures such as earnings per share.

 

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We have various anti-takeover measures that could impede a takeover.

Our articles of incorporation include certain provisions that could make more difficult the acquisition of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest, merger or otherwise. These provisions include certain non-monetary factors that our board of directors may consider when evaluating a takeover offer, and a requirement that any “Business Combination” be approved by the affirmative vote of no less than 66 2/3% of the total shares attributable to persons other than a “Control Person.” These provisions may have the effect of lengthening the time required for a person to acquire control of us though a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and may deter any potentially hostile offers or other efforts to obtain control of us. This could deprive our shareholders of opportunities to realize a premium for their Columbia common stock, even in circumstances where such action is favored by a majority of our shareholders.

 

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

(a) Not applicable

 

(b) Not applicable

 

(c) Not applicable

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

Item 4. [REMOVED AND RESERVED.]

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

  2.1    Purchase and Assumption Agreement - Whole Bank - All Deposits, Among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of Summit Bank, Burlington, Washington, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Columbia State Bank, Tacoma, Washington dated as of May 20, 2011 (1)
  2.2    Purchase and Assumption Agreement - Whole Bank - All Deposits, Among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of First Heritage Bank, Snohomish, Washington, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Columbia State Bank, Tacoma, Washington dated as of May 27, 2011 (2)
10.1    Deferred Compensation Plan (401 Plus Plan) dated December 17, 2003, as amended effective December 15, 2010, for directors and key employees
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    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101*    The following financial information from Columbia Banking System, Inc’s. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 is formatted in XBRL: (i) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (iii) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity, (iv) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

* Furnished herewith
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed the SEC on May 26, 2011
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed the SEC on June 3, 2011

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.
Date: August 5, 2011   By  

/s/ MELANIE J. DRESSEL

    Melanie J. Dressel
   

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 5, 2011   By  

/s/ GARY R. SCHMINKEY

    Gary R. Schminkey
   

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

  2.1   Purchase and Assumption Agreement - Whole Bank - All Deposits, Among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of Summit Bank, Burlington, Washington, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Columbia State Bank, Tacoma, Washington dated as of May 20, 2011 (1)
  2.2   Purchase and Assumption Agreement - Whole Bank - All Deposits, Among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of First Heritage Bank, Snohomish, Washington, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Columbia State Bank, Tacoma, Washington dated as of May 27, 2011 (2)
10.1   Deferred Compensation Plan (401 Plus Plan) dated December 17, 2003, as amended effective December 15, 2010, for directors and key employees
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   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101*   The following financial information from Columbia Banking System, Inc’s. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 is formatted in XBRL: (i) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income, (ii) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets, (iii) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity, (iv) the Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

 

* Furnished herewith
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed the SEC on May 26, 2011
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed the SEC on June 3, 2011

 

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