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 March 31, 2011

or

 

o 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: 1-5273-1

 

Sterling Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 

 

New York

12-2565216


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

650 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.

10019-6108


(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

212-757-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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.

x Yes o 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(17 CFR § 232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

o Yes o 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 as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

 

 

 

Large Accelerated Filer o

Accelerated Filer x

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer o

Smaller Reporting Company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

o Yes x No

As of April 30, 2011 there were 30,927,328 shares of common stock,
$1.00 par value, outstanding.



STERLING BANCORP

 

 

 

 

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Page

 

 

 

 


 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

3

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

 

39

 

 

Income Statement Analysis

 

40

 

 

Balance Sheet Analysis

 

42

 

 

Capital

 

49

 

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

50

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

50

 

 

Average Balance Sheets

 

51

 

 

Rate/Volume Analysis

 

52

 

 

Regulatory Capital and Ratios

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset/Liability Management

 

54

 

 

Information Available on Our Website

 

56

 

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 11

Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of the CEO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of the CFO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code

 

66

2



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

35,981

 

$

26,824

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

 

7,932

 

 

40,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale (at estimated fair value; pledged: $75,188 in 2011 and $95,311 in 2010)

 

 

414,164

 

 

390,080

 

Securities held to maturity (pledged: $295,549 in 2011 and $212,606 in 2010) (estimated fair value: $462,298 in 2011 and $400,453 in 2010)

 

 

458,281

 

 

399,235

 

 

 



 



 

Total investment securities

 

 

872,445

 

 

789,315

 

 

 



 



 

Loans held for sale

 

 

24,102

 

 

32,049

 

 

 



 



 

Loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts

 

 

1,288,649

 

 

1,314,234

 

Less allowance for loan losses

 

 

18,040

 

 

18,238

 

 

 



 



 

Loans, net

 

 

1,270,609

 

 

1,295,996

 

 

 



 



 

Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

 

8,674

 

 

9,365

 

Customers’ liability under acceptances

 

 

228

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

22,901

 

 

22,901

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

18,000

 

 

15,909

 

Other real estate

 

 

132

 

 

182

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

9,296

 

 

8,280

 

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies

 

 

51,998

 

 

51,512

 

Other assets

 

 

70,247

 

 

67,621

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

2,392,545

 

$

2,360,457

 

 

 



 



 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

561,524

 

$

570,290

 

Savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

 

549,392

 

 

562,207

 

Time deposits

 

 

617,169

 

 

615,267

 

 

 



 



 

Total deposits

 

 

1,728,085

 

 

1,747,764

 

 

 



 



 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

21,107

 

 

23,016

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,000

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

60,000

 

 

15,000

 

Commercial paper

 

 

15,391

 

 

14,388

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

4,525

 

 

3,490

 

Advances - FHLB

 

 

128,815

 

 

144,173

 

Long-term borrowings - subordinated debentures

 

 

25,774

 

 

25,774

 

 

 



 



 

Total borrowings

 

 

260,612

 

 

230,841

 

 

 



 



 

Acceptances outstanding

 

 

228

 

 

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

1,145

 

 

1,314

 

Due to factored clients

 

 

70,117

 

 

91,543

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

72,068

 

 

66,253

 

 

 



 



 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,132,255

 

 

2,137,715

 

 

 



 



 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, Series A, $5 par value; $1,000 liquidation value. Authorized 644,389 shares; issued 42,000 shares, respectively

 

 

40,721

 

 

40,602

 

Common stock, $1 par value. Authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued 35,225,110 and 31,138,545 shares, respectively

 

 

35,225

 

 

31,139

 

Warrants to purchase common stock

 

 

2,615

 

 

2,615

 

Capital surplus

 

 

268,878

 

 

236,437

 

Retained earnings

 

 

11,915

 

 

11,392

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(12,508

)

 

(12,887

)

Common shares in treasury at cost, 4,297,782 and 4,297,782 shares, respectively

 

 

(86,556

)

 

(86,556

)

 

 



 



 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

260,290

 

 

222,742

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

2,392,545

 

$

2,360,457

 

 

 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

3



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

16,876

 

$

16,511

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

 

2,423

 

 

2,953

 

Held to maturity

 

 

3,397

 

 

4,412

 

FRB and FHLB stock

 

 

23

 

 

121

 

Deposits with other banks

 

 

35

 

 

19

 

 

 



 



 

Total interest income

 

 

22,754

 

 

24,016

 

 

 



 



 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings, NOW and money market

 

 

700

 

 

965

 

Time

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,675

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

78

 

 

87

 

Advances - FHLB

 

 

664

 

 

871

 

Long-term borrowings - subordinated debentures

 

 

523

 

 

523

 

 

 



 



 

Total interest expense

 

 

3,325

 

 

4,121

 

 

 



 



 

Net interest income

 

 

19,429

 

 

19,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

3,000

 

 

6,000

 

 

 



 



 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

16,429

 

 

13,895

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONINTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable management/factoring commissions and other fees

 

 

5,368

 

 

5,127

 

Mortgage banking income

 

 

2,175

 

 

1,677

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

1,371

 

 

1,473

 

Securities gains

 

 

729

 

 

1,502

 

Other income

 

 

1,799

 

 

1,323

 

 

 



 



 

Total noninterest income

 

 

11,442

 

 

11,102

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

 

14,260

 

 

13,162

 

Occupancy and equipment expenses, net

 

 

3,273

 

 

2,540

 

Deposit insurance

 

 

933

 

 

754

 

Professional fees

 

 

818

 

 

1,353

 

Other expenses

 

 

3,169

 

 

3,527

 

 

 



 



 

Total noninterest expenses

 

 

22,453

 

 

21,336

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

5,418

 

 

3,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,098

 

 

 



 



 

Net income

 

 

3,943

 

 

2,563

 

Dividends on preferred shares and accretion

 

 

644

 

 

636

 

 

 



 



 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

3,299

 

$

1,927

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

27,351,584

 

 

19,208,189

 

Diluted

 

 

27,351,584

 

 

19,212,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders, per average common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.10

 

Diluted

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

 

0.09

 

 

0.09

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

4



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,943

 

$

2,563

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains on securities available for sale and other investments arising during the year

 

 

379

 

 

1,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

 

 

(398

)

 

(820

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service cost

 

 

9

 

 

9

 

Net actuarial losses

 

 

389

 

 

413

 

 

 



 



 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

379

 

 

816

 

 

 



 



 

Comprehensive income

 

$

4,322

 

$

3,379

 

 

 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

5



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

40,602

 

$

40,113

 

Discount accretion

 

 

119

 

 

111

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

40,721

 

$

40,224

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

31,139

 

$

22,227

 

Common shares issued

 

 

4,025

 

 

8,625

 

Restricted shares issued

 

 

61

 

 

84

 

Common shares issued under stock incentive plan

 

 

 

 

203

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

35,225

 

$

31,139

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, and March 31,

 

$

2,615

 

$

2,615

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Surplus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

236,437

 

$

178,734

 

Common shares issued

 

 

32,429

 

 

56,240

 

Restricted shares issued

 

 

(61

)

 

(84

)

Common shares issued under stock incentive plan and related tax benefits

 

 

 

 

1,274

 

Stock option compensation and restricted stock expense

 

 

73

 

 

36

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

268,878

 

$

236,200

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

11,392

 

$

15,828

 

Net income

 

 

3,943

 

 

2,563

 

Cash dividends paid - preferred shares

 

 

(525

)

 

(525

)

Cash dividends paid - common shares

 

 

(2,776

)

 

(1,630

)

Discount accretion on series A preferred stock

 

 

(119

)

 

(111

)

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

11,915

 

$

16,125

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

(12,887

)

$

(12,399

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

379

 

 

816

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

(12,508

)

$

(11,583

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

(86,556

)

$

(85,168

)

Surrender of shares issued under stock incentive plan

 

 

 

 

(1,388

)

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

(86,556

)

$

(86,556

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

222,742

 

$

161,950

 

Net changes during the period

 

 

37,548

 

 

66,214

 

 

 



 



 

Balance at March 31,

 

$

260,290

 

$

228,164

 

 

 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

6



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

3,943

 

$

2,563

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

3,000

 

 

6,000

 

Depreciation and amortization of premises and equipment

 

 

698

 

 

551

 

Securities gains

 

 

(729

)

 

(1,502

)

Income (Loss) from life insurance policies, net

 

 

22

 

 

(54

)

Deferred income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

446

 

 

(512

)

Proceeds from sale of loans

 

 

106,720

 

 

104,778

 

Gains on sales of loans, net

 

 

(2,184

)

 

(1,685

)

Originations of loans held for sale

 

 

(96,928

)

 

(90,089

)

Amortization of premiums on securities

 

 

2,065

 

 

657

 

Accretion of discounts on securities

 

 

(123

)

 

(198

)

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable

 

 

(1,016

)

 

1,425

 

(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable

 

 

(169

)

 

265

 

(Decrease) increase in due to factored clients

 

 

(21,426

)

 

6,070

 

(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(3,950

)

 

2,349

 

Increase in other assets

 

 

(2,806

)

 

(1,728

)

Gain on other real estate owned

 

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 



 



 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(12,437

)

 

28,876

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of premises and equipment

 

 

(2,789

)

 

(2,449

)

Net decrease (increase) in interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

 

32,571

 

 

(9,699

)

Net decrease in loans held in portfolio

 

 

15,707

 

 

5,513

 

Net decrease (increase) in short-term factored receivables

 

 

7,018

 

 

(11,127

)

Decrease in other real estate

 

 

50

 

 

604

 

Proceeds from prepayments, redemptions or maturities of securities - held to maturity

 

 

15,298

 

 

14,414

 

Purchases of securities - held to maturity

 

 

(79,383

)

 

(14,508

)

Proceeds from calls of securities - held to maturity

 

 

5,000

 

 

54,380

 

Proceeds from calls/sales of securities - available for sale

 

 

88,587

 

 

123,285

 

Proceeds from prepayments, redemptions or maturities of securities - available for sale

 

 

59,532

 

 

28,286

 

Purchases of securities - available for sale

 

 

(163,934

)

 

(208,128

)

Proceeds from redemptions or maturities of securities - FHLB & FRB stock

 

 

691

 

 

450

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(21,652

)

 

(18,979

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

 

(8,766

)

 

(36,884

)

Net decrease in savings, NOW and money market deposits

 

 

(12,815

)

 

(29,327

)

Net increase in time deposits

 

 

1,902

 

 

99,586

 

Net increase(decrease) in Federal funds purchased

 

 

45,000

 

 

(41,000

)

Net (decrease) increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

(1,909

)

 

12

 

Net increase(decrease) in commercial paper and other short-term borrowings

 

 

2,038

 

 

(50,669

)

Decrease in long-term borrowings

 

 

(15,358

)

 

(10,000

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

79

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

36,455

 

 

64,865

 

Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

 

 

(525

)

 

(525

)

Cash dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(2,776

)

 

(1,630

)

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

43,246

 

 

(5,493

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and due from banks

 

 

9,157

 

 

4,404

 

Cash and due from banks - beginning of period

 

 

26,824

 

 

24,911

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks - end of period

 

$

35,981

 

$

29,315

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

3,494

 

$

3,856

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

877

 

 

904

 

Loans held for sale transferred to portfolio

 

 

338

 

 

 

Loans transferred to other real estate

 

 

 

 

79

 

Due to brokers on purchases of securities - AFS

 

 

10,493

 

 

20,830

 

Due to brokers on purchases of securities - HTM

 

 

 

 

1,074

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

7



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations. Sterling Bancorp (the “parent company”) is a financial holding company, pursuant to an election made under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. Throughout the notes, the term the “Company” refers to Sterling Bancorp and its subsidiaries and the term the “bank” refers to Sterling National Bank and its subsidiaries. The Company provides a full range of financial products and services, including business and consumer loans, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, mortgage warehouse lending, asset-based financing, factoring/accounts receivable management services, trade financing, equipment financing and deposit services. The Company has operations principally in New York and conducts business throughout the United States.

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) which principally consist of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB Codification”). FASB Codification Topic 105: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles establishes the FASB codification as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative guidance for SEC registrants. All guidance contained in the FASB Codification carries an equal level of authority. All non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the FASB Codification is superseded and deemed non-authoritative.

Basis of Presentation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sterling Bancorp and its subsidiaries, principally the bank, after elimination of intercompany transactions. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the interim periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of such periods have been made. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s consolidated financial statements to conform to the current presentation. Throughout the notes, dollar amounts presented in tables are in thousands, except per share data. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”).

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make assumptions and estimates which impact the amounts reported in those statements and are, by their nature, subject to change in the future as additional information becomes available or as circumstances vary. Actual results could differ from management’s current estimates as a result of changing conditions and future events. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in these significant estimates. Several accounting estimates are particularly critical and are susceptible to significant near-term change, including the allowance for loan losses and asset impairment judgments, such as other-than-temporary declines in the value of securities and the accounting for income taxes. The judgments used by management in applying these critical accounting policies may be affected by a further and prolonged deterioration in the economic environment, which may result in changes to future financial results. For example, subsequent evaluations of the loan portfolio, in light of the factors then prevailing, may result in significant changes in the allowance for loan losses in future periods, and the inability to collect outstanding principal may result in increased loan losses. The Company evaluates subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 2. Investment Securities

The following tables present information regarding securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

$

55,910

 

$

103

 

$

559

 

$

55,454

 

CMOs (Government National Mortgage Association)

 

 

6,837

 

 

5

 

 

12

 

 

6,830

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

11,186

 

 

10

 

 

51

 

 

11,145

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

42

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

43

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

74,082

 

 

120

 

 

623

 

 

73,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

20,088

 

 

12

 

 

34

 

 

20,066

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

129

 

 

9,871

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

19,981

 

 

 

 

267

 

 

19,714

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

10,000

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

10,011

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

134,151

 

 

143

 

 

1,053

 

 

133,241

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

28,461

 

 

348

 

 

137

 

 

28,672

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

8,633

 

 

98

 

 

65

 

 

8,666

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

239,026

 

 

184

 

 

551

 

 

238,659

 

Other securities

 

 

5,039

 

 

1

 

 

114

 

 

4,926

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

415,310

 

$

774

 

$

1,920

 

$

414,164

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

$

36,026

 

$

64

 

$

372

 

$

35,718

 

CMOs (Government National Mortgage Association)

 

 

7,218

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

7,290

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

8,750

 

 

84

 

 

13

 

 

8,821

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

44

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

45

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

110

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

109

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

52,148

 

 

222

 

 

387

 

 

51,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

30,087

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

30,164

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

9,941

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

49,964

 

 

132

 

 

110

 

 

49,986

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

10,000

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

10,031

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

152,199

 

 

462

 

 

556

 

 

152,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

39,967

 

 

780

 

 

703

 

 

40,044

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

3,879

 

 

79

 

 

25

 

 

3,933

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

189,091

 

 

278

 

 

311

 

 

189,058

 

Other securities

 

 

5,039

 

 

1

 

 

100

 

 

4,940

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

390,175

 

$

1,600

 

$

1,695

 

$

390,080

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

10



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following tables present information regarding securities held to maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Carrying
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal National Mortgage Association)

 

$

6,182

 

$

265

 

$

 

$

6,447

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

 

9,838

 

 

423

 

 

 

 

10,261

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

63,976

 

 

4,060

 

 

 

 

68,036

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

34,756

 

 

1,851

 

 

 

 

36,607

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

4,726

 

 

569

 

 

 

 

5,295

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

119,478

 

 

7,168

 

 

 

 

126,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

109,948

 

 

62

 

 

1,634

 

 

108,376

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

49,979

 

 

4

 

 

229

 

 

49,754

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

57,483

 

 

13

 

 

652

 

 

56,844

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

336,888

 

 

7,247

 

 

2,515

 

 

341,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

121,393

 

 

738

 

 

1,453

 

 

120,678

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

458,281

 

$

7,985

 

$

3,968

 

$

462,298

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

Carrying
Value

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal National Mortgage Association)

 

$

7,504

 

$

349

 

$

 

$

7,853

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

 

11,704

 

 

572

 

 

 

 

12,276

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

70,001

 

 

4,292

 

 

 

 

74,293

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

40,583

 

 

1,931

 

 

 

 

42,514

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

4,943

 

 

605

 

 

 

 

5,548

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

134,735

 

 

7,749

 

 

 

 

142,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

84,969

 

 

5

 

 

1,405

 

 

83,569

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

14,991

 

 

 

 

222

 

 

14,769

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

42,493

 

 

4

 

 

608

 

 

41,889

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

5,078

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

5,036

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

282,266

 

 

7,758

 

 

2,277

 

 

287,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

116,969

 

 

118

 

 

4,381

 

 

112,706

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

399,235

 

$

7,876

 

$

6,658

 

$

400,453

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

12



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following tables present information regarding securities available for sale with temporary unrealized losses for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

12 Months or Longer

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 

March 31, 2011

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

$

40,039

 

$

559

 

$

 

$

 

$

40,039

 

$

559

 

CMOs (Government National Mortgage Association)

 

 

2,587

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,587

 

 

12

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

11,045

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,045

 

 

51

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

26

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

1

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

53,697

 

 

623

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,697

 

 

623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

15,056

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,056

 

 

34

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

9,871

 

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,871

 

 

129

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

19,714

 

 

267

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,714

 

 

267

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

98,338

 

 

1,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,338

 

 

1,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

8,002

 

 

137

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,002

 

 

137

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

2,979

 

 

53

 

 

2,124

 

 

12

 

 

5,103

 

 

65

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

166,168

 

 

551

 

 

 

 

 

 

166,168

 

 

551

 

Other securities

 

 

4,886

 

 

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,886

 

 

114

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

280,373

 

$

1,908

 

$

2,124

 

$

12

 

$

282,497

 

$

1,920

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

$

30,494

 

$

372

 

$

 

$

 

$

30,494

 

$

372

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

7,269

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,269

 

 

13

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

28

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

1

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

110

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

110

 

 

1

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

37,901

 

 

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,901

 

 

387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

9,941

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,941

 

 

59

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

9,875

 

 

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,875

 

 

110

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

57,717

 

 

556

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,717

 

 

556

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

18,716

 

 

703

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,716

 

 

703

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,111

 

 

25

 

 

2,111

 

 

25

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

92,392

 

 

311

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,392

 

 

311

 

Other securities

 

 

4,900

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,900

 

 

100

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

173,725

 

$

1,670

 

$

2,111

 

$

25

 

$

175,836

 

$

1,695

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

13



 

STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The following tables present information regarding securities held to maturity with temporary unrealized losses for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Than 12 Months

 

12 Months or Longer

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 

March 31, 2011

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Losses

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

$

78,337

 

$

1,634

 

$

 

$

 

$

78,337

 

$

1,634

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

39,757

 

 

229

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,757

 

 

229

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

51,836

 

 

652

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,836

 

 

652

 

 

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

169,930

 

 

2,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

169,930

 

 

2,515

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

64,624

 

 

1,227

 

 

2,825

 

 

226

 

 

67,449

 

 

1,453

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

234,554

 

$

3,742

 

$

2,825

 

$

226

 

$

237,379

 

$

3,968

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

$

78,564

 

$

1,405

 

$

 

$

 

$

78,564

 

$

1,405

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

14,769

 

 

222

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,769

 

 

222

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

36,890

 

 

608

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,890

 

 

608

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

5,036

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,036

 

 

42

 

 

 


















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

135,259

 

 

2,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,259

 

 

2,277

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

94,309

 

 

4,103

 

 

2,277

 

 

278

 

 

96,586

 

 

4,381

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

229,568

 

$

6,380

 

$

2,277

 

$

278

 

$

231,845

 

$

6,658

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

14


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The following table presents information regarding single-issuer, trust preferred securities at March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

TARP
Recipient

 

Credit
Rating

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value

 

Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Sterling Bancorp Trust I, 8.375%, due 3/31/2032

 

 

Yes

 

 

NA

 

$

981

 

$

1,031

 

$

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NPB Capital Trust II, 7.85%, due 9/30/2032

 

 

Yes

*

 

NA

 

 

126

 

 

125

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VNB Capital Trust I, 7.75%, due 12/15/2031

 

 

Yes

*

 

BBB-

 

 

22

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSBC Finance, 6.875%,
due 1/30/2033,

 

 

No

 

 

A

 

 

740

 

 

772

 

 

32

 

owned by HSBC Group, PLC

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital VII, 7.125%,
due 7/31/2031

 

 

Yes

*

 

BB+

 

 

1,508

 

 

1,499

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fleet Capital Trust VIII, 7.20%,
due 3/15/2032,

 

 

No

 

 

BB+

 

 

502

 

 

500

 

 

(2

)

owned by Bank of America Corporation

 

 

Yes

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAC Capital Trust II, 7.00%,
due 2/01/2032,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BB+

 

 

300

 

 

301

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP MorganChase Capital XI, 5.875%,
due 6/15/2033,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BBB+

 

 

525

 

 

520

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital VIII, 6.95%,
due 9/15/2031

 

 

Yes

*

 

BB+

 

 

245

 

 

247

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Capital I, 6.345%,
due 2/15/2034,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BBB-

 

 

995

 

 

961

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.25%,
due 3/01/2033,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BB+

 

 

939

 

 

950

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keycorp Capital V, 5.875%,
due 7/30/2033,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BB

 

 

238

 

 

240

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BB&T Capital Trust I, 5.85%,
due 8/18/2035,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BBB

 

 

960

 

 

952

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JP MorganChase XVII, 5.85%,
due 8/01/2035,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BBB+

 

 

460

 

 

458

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keycorp Capital II, 6.875%,
due 3/17/2029,

 

 

Yes

*

 

BB

 

 

92

 

 

88

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,633

 

$

8,666

 

$

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

* TARP obligation was repaid prior to March 31, 2011.

15


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The Company invests principally in obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises and other investment-grade securities. The fair value of these investments fluctuates based on several factors, including credit quality and general interest rate changes. The Company determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell before anticipated recovery.

At March 31, 2011, approximately $118.5 million, representing approximately 13.6%, of the Company’s held to maturity and available for sale securities are comprised of securities issued by financial service companies/banks including single-issuer trust preferred securities (11 issuers), corporate debt (18 issuers) and equity securities (8 issuers). These investments may pose a higher risk of future impairment charges as result of a possible further deterioration of the U.S. economy. The Company would be required to recognize impairment charges on these securities if they suffer a decline in value that is considered other-than-temporary. Numerous factors, including lack of liquidity for re-sales of certain investment securities, absence of reliable pricing information for investment securities, adverse changes in business climate, adverse actions by regulators or unanticipated changes in the competitive environment could have a negative effect on the Company’s investment portfolio and may result in other than temporary impairment on certain investment securities in future periods.

At March 31, 2011, the Company held 3 securities positions of single-issuer, trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions, in the available for sale portfolio, that were in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months all of which are paying in accordance with their terms and have no deferrals of interest or other deferrals. In addition, management analyzes the performance of the issuers on a periodic basis, including a review of the issuers most recent bank regulatory report and other public regulatory disclosures, to assess credit risk and the probability of impairment of the contractual cash flows of the applicable securities. Based upon management’s first quarter review, all of the issuers have maintained performance levels adequate to support the contractual cash flows of the securities.

At March 31, 2011, the Company held 11 issues of obligations of state and political institutions, in the held to maturity portfolio, that were in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months. All of these securities were rated A at issuance and carry private insurance which guarantees principal and interest payments. Management has concluded that the unrealized losses are due to changes in market interest rates and/or changes in securities markets which resulted from temporary illiquidity and/or uncertainty in those markets. Further, management has made an evaluation that it has the intent to hold these securities until maturity and it is not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell before anticipated recovery. As a result, the unrealized losses are deemed to be temporary.

16


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The following tables present information regarding securities available for sale and securities held to maturity at March 31, 2011, based on contractual maturity. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value

 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

$

55,910

 

$

55,454

 

CMOs (Government National Mortgage Association)

 

 

6,837

 

 

6,830

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

11,186

 

 

11,145

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

42

 

 

43

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

107

 

 

107

 

 

 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

74,082

 

 

73,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 1 year but within 5 years

 

 

9,989

 

 

9,985

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

10,099

 

 

10,081

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

10,000

 

 

9,871

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

19,981

 

 

19,714

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 1 year but within 5 years

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,011

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

134,151

 

 

133,241

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions - New York Bank Qualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within 1 year

 

 

1,417

 

 

1,428

 

Due after 1 year but within 5 years

 

 

2,859

 

 

2,949

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

2,977

 

 

3,039

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

21,208

 

 

21,256

 

 

 



 



 

Total obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

28,461

 

 

28,672

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

8,633

 

 

8,666

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within 6 months

 

 

103,161

 

 

103,207

 

Due after 6 months but within 1 year

 

 

66,148

 

 

66,097

 

Due after 1 year but within 2 years

 

 

48,399

 

 

48,160

 

Due after 2 years but within 5 years

 

 

21,318

 

 

21,195

 

 

 



 



 

Total corporate debt securities

 

 

239,026

 

 

238,659

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other securities

 

 

5,039

 

 

4,926

 

 

 



 



 

Total

 

$

415,310

 

$

414,164

 

 

 



 



 

17


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held to maturity

 

Carrying
Value

 

Fair
Value

 


 


 


 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal National Mortgage Association)

 

$

6,182

 

$

6,447

 

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

 

9,838

 

 

10,261

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

63,976

 

 

68,036

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

34,756

 

 

36,607

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

4,726

 

 

5,295

 

 

 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

119,478

 

 

126,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 1 year but within 5 years

 

 

39,994

 

 

39,666

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

39,960

 

 

38,997

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

29,994

 

 

29,713

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 1 year but within 5 years

 

 

19,991

 

 

19,861

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

29,988

 

 

29,893

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due within 1 year

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,993

 

Due after 1 year but within 5 years

 

 

29,995

 

 

29,851

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

22,488

 

 

22,000

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

336,888

 

 

341,620

 

 

 



 



 

Obligations of state and political institutions - New York Bank Qualified

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due after 5 years but within 10 years

 

 

1,077

 

 

1,112

 

Due after 10 years

 

 

120,316

 

 

119,566

 

 

 



 



 

Total obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

121,393

 

 

120,678

 

 

 



 



 

Total

 

$

458,281

 

$

462,298

 

 

 



 



 

Information regarding sales/calls of available for sale securities is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

$

55,898

 

$

58,260

 

Gross gains

 

 

757

 

 

1,499

 

Gross losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

 

32,689

 

 

65,025

 

Gross gains

 

 

48

 

 

1

 

Gross losses

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information regarding calls of held to maturity securities is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Calls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

 

$

5,000

 

$

54,380

 

Gross gains

 

 

 

 

3

 

Gross losses

 

 

76

 

 

 

There were no sales or transfers of held to maturity securities during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2011 or March 31, 2010.

18


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Note 3. Loans and allowance for loan losses

 

The major components of domestic loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 


 


 

Loans held for sale, net of valuation reserve ($-0- at March 31, 2011 and $113 at December 31, 2010)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

$

24,102

 

$

32,049

 

 

 



 



 

Loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

592,566

 

 

620,136

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

156,473

 

 

161,054

 

Factored receivables

 

 

154,948

 

 

162,070

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

 

132,659

 

 

127,695

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

98,216

 

 

96,991

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

23,975

 

 

25,624

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

11,699

 

 

11,370

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

25,505

 

 

15,425

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

110,590

 

 

112,882

 

 

 



 



 

Loans held in portfolio, gross

 

 

1,306,631

 

 

1,333,247

 

Less unearned discounts

 

 

17,982

 

 

19,013

 

 

 



 



 

Loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts

 

 

1,288,649

 

 

1,314,234

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

1,312,751

 

$

1,346,283

 

 

 



 



 

 

At March 31, 2011, the bank had qualified loans, at carrying value of approximately $432.1 million, available to secure borrowings from the FHLB and the FRB. There were no loans pledged at March 31, 2011.

 

Loan Origination/Risk Management

The Company has lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and non-performing and potential problem loans. Diversification in the loan portfolio is a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions.

 

The Company maintains an independent loan review process that reviews and validates the credit risk program on a periodic basis. Results of these reviews are presented to management. The loan review process complements and reinforces the risk identification and assessment decisions made by lenders.

 

Commercial and Loans to Nondepository Financial Institutions

Sterling provides a full range of loans to small and medium-sized businesses with the objective of establishing longer-term relationships. Loans generally range in size up to $20 million, tailored to meet customers’ long- and short-term needs, and include secured and unsecured lines of credit and business installment loans.

 

Loans generally are collateralized by accounts receivable, inventory and other assets. Sterling also provides back-office services, i.e., processing payroll, generating customer invoices, credit collection assistance and related payroll services. The repayment of commercial loans is generally dependent on the creditworthiness and cash flow of borrowers and guarantors, which may be negatively impacted by adverse economic conditions. While these loans are secured, collateral type, marketability, coverage, valuation and monitoring is not as uniform as in other portfolio classes and recovery from liquidation of such collateral may be subject to greater variability.

 

Factoring

Factoring provides a finance service that combines working capital financing, credit risk protection, and accounts receivable management for companies in a variety of industries. This business may be conducted on a recourse or non-recourse basis, depending upon the needs of the client.

19


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

In general, Sterling records a receivable for the amount of accounts receivable due from customers of its clients and records a liability for the funds due to the client. Under advance factoring arrangements, clients can draw an advance as accounts receivable are sold/assigned to Sterling. With advance factoring, Sterling normally has recourse against the client if the customer fails to pay. Under collection factoring arrangements, clients sell Sterling their accounts receivable and Sterling provides credit protection to the client guaranteeing the collection of the amount due and back-office support. Collection factoring is generally under a nonrecourse basis where the principal source of payment for Sterling is through the collection of the receivable from our clients’s customers whose credit has been approved by Sterling following a rigorous review process. Also, with collection factoring, Sterling has credit default insurance with a nationally recognized insurance company to provide it with protection against customer default.

 

Commercial Real Estate

Sterling offers a range of commercial real estate lending including financing on commercial buildings, retail properties and mixed use properties. Loans are predicated on the cash flow of the property, the value of the property determined by an independent appraisal and the strength of personal guarantees, if any. Loans are made at fixed or floating rates. Floating rate loans are based on the prime rate. Fixed rate loans are tied to Treasury or FHLB benchmarks and other indices.

 

Commercial real estate loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial and industrial loans, in addition to those of real estate loans. These loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and secondarily as loans secured by real estate. Commercial real estate lending typically involves higher loan principal amounts and the repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loan or the business conducted on the property securing the loan. Commercial real estate loans may be more adversely affected by conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing the Company’s real estate portfolio are diverse in terms of type and geographic location. This diversity helps reduce the Company’s exposure to adverse economic events that affect any single market or industry. Management monitors and evaluates commercial real estate loans based on collateral, geographic and risk grade criteria.

 

With respect to loans to developers and builders that are secured by non-owner occupied properties that the Company may originate from time to time, the Company generally requires the borrower to have had an existing relationship with the Company and have a record of success. Construction loans are underwritten utilizing feasibility studies, independent appraisal reviews, sensitivity analysis of absorption and lease rates and financial analysis of the developers and property owners. Construction loans are generally based upon estimates of costs and value associated with funds, with repayment substantially dependent on the success of the ultimate project. Sources of repayment for these types of loans may be pre-committed permanent loans from approved long-term lenders, sales of developed property or an interim loan commitment from the Company until permanent financing is obtained. These loans are closely monitored by on-site inspections and are considered to have higher risks than other real estate loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to the timely completion of the project, interest rate changes, government regulation of real property, general economic conditions and the availability of long-term financing.

 

Equipment Financing

Sterling engages in direct and indirect lease financing. Direct lease financing is when requests for financing originate with an end user seeking to finance equipment for up to 60 months. Indirect lease financing arises through relationships with equipment financing brokers. In both cases, credit approval is based upon a full underwriting process that involves the submission of financial and other information, including the applicant’s historical performance, cash flow projections and value of equipment, and for customers who are not public entities, Sterling generally obtains the personal guarantees of the principals of the entities.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Residential Mortgage

Residential mortgage loans, principally on single-family residences, are made primarily for re-sale into the secondary market. Offering both fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loan products, mortgages are focused on conforming credit, government insured FHA and other high-quality loan products. Jumbo loans are also originated for sale into the secondary market, or brokered to third party providers.

 

The ability of borrowers to service debt in the residential mortgage loan portfolios is generally subject to personal income which may be impacted by general economic conditions, such as increased unemployment levels. These loans are predominantly collateralized by first and second liens on single family properties. If a borrower cannot maintain the loan, the Company’s ability to recover against the collateral in sufficient amount and in a timely manner may be significantly influenced by market, legal and regulatory conditions. 

 

Concentrations of Credit

There are no industry concentrations (exceeding 10% of loans, gross) of loans held in portfolio. Approximately 68.5% of loans are to borrowers located in the New York metropolitan area. A further deterioration in economic conditions within the region including a decline in real estate values, higher unemployment and other factors which could adversely impact small and mid-sized businesses, could have a significant adverse impact on the quality of the Company’s loan portfolio. In addition, a decline in real estate values and higher unemployment within the mid-Atlantic region and North Carolina could adversely impact the Company’s residential real estate loan portfolio.

 

Approximately 22.6% or $6.9 million and 24.3% or $5.9 million of the Company’s net interest income and noninterest income are related to real estate lending for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Real estate prices in the U.S. market decreased during 2010 and have continued to decrease in 2011. Continuing declines in real estate values could necessitate charge-offs in our mortgage loan portfolio that may impact our operating results. In addition, a sustained period of declining real estate values combined with the continued turbulence in the financial and credit markets would continue to limit our mortgage-related revenues.

As of March 31, 2011, approximately 67.3% of the Company’s loan portfolio consisted of commercial and industrial, factored receivables, construction and commercial real estate loans. Because the Company’s loan portfolio contains a number of commercial and industrial, construction and commercial real estate loans with relatively large balances, the deterioration of one or a few of these loans could cause a significant increase in non-performing loans.

 

Related Party Loans

Loans are made to officers or directors (including their immediate families) of the Company or for the benefit of corporations in which they have a beneficial interest subject to applicable regulations. There were no outstanding balances on such loans in excess of $60 thousand to any individual or entity at March 31, 2011 or 2010.

 

Nonperforming Loans

Nonaccrual loans are those on which the accrual of interest has ceased. Loans, including loans that are individually identified as being impaired under FASB Codification Topic 310: Receivables, are generally placed on nonaccrual status immediately if, in the opinion of management, principal or interest is not likely to be paid in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement, or when principal or interest is past due 90 days or more and collateral, if any, is insufficient to cover principal and interest.

 

Interest accrued but not collected at the date a loan is placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest income. Interest income is recognized on nonaccrual loans only to the extent received in cash. Where there is doubt regarding the ultimate collectibility of the loan principal, cash receipts, whether designated as principal or interest, are thereafter applied to reduce the carrying value of the loan. Loans are restored to accrual status when interest and principal payments are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table sets forth the amount of nonaccrual loans of the Company as of the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 


 


 

Commercial & industrial

 

$

1,242

 

$

1,014

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

972

 

 

892

 

Factored receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,614

 

Real estate-commercial mortgage

 

 

3,124

 

 

3,124

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

Total nonaccrual loans

 

$

7,016

 

$

6,644

 

 

 



 



 

 

The following table provides information regarding the past due status of loans at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

30–59
Days Past
Due

 

60–89
Days Past
Due

 

90 &
Over Past
Due

 

Total Past
Due

 

Current

 

Total Loans

 

MEMO
90 & Over
and Still
Accruing

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

17,138

 

$

4,702

 

$

1,243

 

$

23,083

 

$

567,821

 

$

590,904

 

$

1

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

1,417

 

 

820

 

 

972

 

 

3,209

 

 

137,121

 

 

140,330

 

 

 

Factored receivables

 

 

1,180

 

 

307

 

 

295

 

 

1,782

 

 

152,989

 

 

154,771

 

 

295

 

Real estate—residential mortgage—portfolio

 

 

1,916

 

 

2,068

 

 

1,675

 

 

5,659

 

 

127,000

 

 

132,659

 

 

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

6,812

 

 

 

 

3,124

 

 

9,936

 

 

88,280

 

 

98,216

 

 

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,975

 

 

23,975

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

11,696

 

 

11,699

 

 

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,505

 

 

25,505

 

 

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110,590

 

 

110,590

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total loans, net of unearned discount

 

$

28,463

 

$

7,897

 

$

7,312

 

$

43,672

 

$

1,244,977

 

$

1,288,649

 

$

296

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

                                             

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

16,899

 

$

4,693

 

$

1,015

 

$

22,607

 

$

595,616

 

$

618,223

 

$

1

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

1,399

 

 

579

 

 

958

 

 

2,936

 

 

141,299

 

 

144,235

 

 

66

 

Factored receivables

 

 

3,321

 

 

662

 

 

247

 

 

4,230

 

 

157,559

 

 

161,789

 

 

247

 

Real estate—residential mortgage—portfolio

 

 

3,297

 

 

2,515

 

 

1,614

 

 

7,426

 

 

152,318

 

 

159,744

 

 

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

9,626

 

 

 

 

3,124

 

 

12,750

 

 

84,241

 

 

96,991

 

 

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,624

 

 

25,624

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

 

11,318

 

 

11,370

 

 

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,425

 

 

15,425

 

 

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,882

 

 

112,882

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total loans, net of unearned discount

 

$

34,594

 

$

8,449

 

$

6,958

 

$

50,001

 

$

1,296,282

 

$

1,346,283

 

$

314

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

                                             

 

Impaired Loans

Management considers a loan to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is determined that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the loan contract, including scheduled interest payments. Determination of impairment is treated the same across all classes of loans on a loan-by-loan basis. When management identifies a loan as impaired, the impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, except when the sole remaining source of repayment of the loan is the operation or liquidation of the collateral. In these cases management uses the current fair value of the collateral, less selling costs when foreclosure is probable, instead of discounted cash flows.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

If management determines that the value of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan (net of previous charge-offs, deferred loan fees or costs and unamortized premium or discount), impairment is recognized through an allowance estimate or a charge-off to the allowance.

When the ultimate collectibility of the total principal of an impaired loan is in doubt and the loan is on nonaccrual status, all payments are applied to principal, under the cost recovery method. When the ultimate collectibility of the total principal of an impaired loan is not in doubt and the loan is on nonaccrual status, contractual interest is credited to interest income when received, under the cash basis method. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.

 

The following tables include the recorded investment and unpaid principal balances for impaired financing receivables with the associated allowance amount, if applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Recorded
Investment
in Impaired
Loans

 

Principal
Balance
With No
Allowance

 

Unpaid
Principal
Balance
With
Allowance

 

Related
Allowance

 

Average
Recorded
Investment
in Impaired
Loans

 

Interest
Income
Recognized
in Impaired
Loans

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

2,192

 

$

 

$

4,242

 

$

518

 

$

2,214

 

$

27

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

192

 

 

 

 

192

 

 

17

 

 

303

 

 

20

 

Factored receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

 

4,731

 

 

 

 

4,817

 

 

1,208

 

 

4,818

 

 

47

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

3,124

 

 

 

 

3,124

 

 

1,113

 

 

3,124

 

 

26

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

10,239

 

$

 

$

12,375

 

$

2,856

 

$

10,459

 

$

120

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

2,236

 

$

584

 

$

4,243

 

$

605

 

$

1,598

 

 

 

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

414

 

 

 

 

414

 

 

33

 

 

1,095

 

 

 

 

Factored receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

 

4,904

 

 

 

 

4,990

 

 

1,104

 

 

3,681

 

 

 

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

3,124

 

 

 

 

3,124

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,725

 

 

 

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

10,678

 

$

584

 

$

12,771

 

$

2,842

 

$

8,099

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Indicators

As part of the ongoing monitoring of the credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio, management tracks certain credit quality indicators including trends related to (i) the risk grade of loans, (ii) the level of classified loans, (iii) charge-offs, (iv) nonperforming loans and (v) the general economic conditions in the New York metropolitan area.

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company has a process for analyzing non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans, individually by grading the loans based on credit risk. This analysis occurs at varying times based on the type of loan as well as the loan balance and occurs at least once every 18 months for those loans greater than $500,000.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

For homogeneous loan pools, such as residential mortgages, leases and consumer loans, the Company uses payment status to identify the credit risk in these loan portfolios. Payment status is reviewed on a daily basis by the Company’s personnel and on a monthly basis with respect to determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The payment status of these homogeneous pools at March 31, 2011 is included in the aging of the recorded investment of past due loans table above. In addition, the total nonperforming portion of these homogeneous loan pools at March 31, 2011 is presented in the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans table above.

 

The Company utilizes a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each of its commercial loans. Loans under $100,000 are not risk rated. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 9. A description of the general characteristics of the 9 risk grades is as follows:

 

 

Risk Rating 1 & 2/High Quality/Minimal Risk—These loans are well secured by liquid or high quality, diversified, and readily marketable securities within the bank’s defined margin requirements including cash surrender value of life insurance, or loans to strong privately held obligors secured by real estate with satisfactory loan to value, and support guarantors. They could include loans to publicly traded entities with strong credit ratings (A-1 or better) with Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.

 

Risk Rating 3 & 4/Very Good/Good Quality—These loans can be either unsecured or secured (with monthly monitoring of Accounts Receivable and/or Inventory) to adequately or moderately capitalized privately held obligors with satisfactory sales, revenue, earnings trends, cash flow, and leverage. These secured loans may be monitored in the Asset Based Lending or the Factoring Department to include control of cash receipts and defined formula advances. These categories could include loans to publicly traded entities with credit ratings of A-3 or lower by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s.

 

Risk Rating 5/Watch List—These loans are to companies with uneven financial performance containing exceptions to loan policy without mitigating factors. These loans may exist when the obligors experience temporary credit and/or structural deficiencies. Such credits have not been criticized by Loan Review. Close supervision is warranted to avoid further deterioration.

 

Risk Rating 6/Special Mention (OCC Definition)—Other Assets Especially Mentioned (OAEM) are loans that are currently protected but are potentially weak. Special Mention ratings have potential weaknesses which may, if not checked or corrected, weaken the asset or inadequately protect the bank’s credit position at some future date. Such assets constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk but not to the point of justifying a classification of substandard. The credit risk may be relatively minor yet constitute an unwarranted risk in light of the circumstances surrounding a specific asset.

 

Risk Rating 7/Substandard (OCC Definition)—These loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Assets so classified must have a well-defined weakness that jeopardizes the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loss potential, while existing in the aggregate amount of substandard assets, does not have to exist in individual assets classified as substandard.

 

Risk Rating 8/Doubtful (OCC Definition)—These loans have all the weakness inherent in one classified as substandard with the added characteristics that the weakness makes collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but because of certain important and reasonably specific pending factors which may work to the advantage and strengthening of the asset, its classification as an estimated loss is deferred until its more exact status may be determined. Pending factors include proposed merger, acquisition, or liquidating procedures, capital injection, perfecting liens or additional collateral and refinancing plans.

 

Risk Rating 9/Loss (OCC Definition)—These loans are classified as Loss and charged off because they are determined to be uncollectible and unbankable assets. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be effected in the future. The bank should not be allowed to attempt long-term recoveries while the asset remains booked. Losses should be taken in the period in which they are determined to be uncollectible.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents weighted average risk grades and classified loans by class of commercial loan. Classified loans include loans in Risk Grades 6, 7 and 8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011 

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 




 




 

 

 

Weighted
Average
Risk Grade

 

Classified
Loans

 

Weighted
Average
Risk Grade

 

Classified
Loans

 


 


 


 


 


 

Commercial and industrial

 

3.31

 

$

5,848

 

3.32

 

$

3,450

 

Factored receivables

 

2.76

 

 

 

2.76

 

 

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

3.38

 

 

3,124

 

3.36

 

 

3,124

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

4.49

 

 

 

4.55

 

 

5,249

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

1.82

 

 

 

3.00

 

 

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

3.13

 

 

 

3.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

Total

 

3.23

 

$

8,972

 

3.24

 

$

11,823

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance reflects management’s best estimate of probable losses within the existing loan portfolio and of the risk inherent in various components of the loan portfolio. The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses and risk inherent in the loan portfolio. Additions to the allowance for loan losses are made by charges to the provision for loan losses. Credit exposures deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Recoveries of previously charged-off amounts are credited to the allowance for loan losses.

The Company’s allowance for loan loss methodology is based on guidance provided by the “Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses” issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of Thrift Supervision in December 2006 and includes an allowance allocation calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP guidance in FASB Codification Topic 310: Receivables and allowance allocations calculated in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 450: Contingencies. Accordingly, the methodology is based on historical loss experience by type of credit and internal risk grade, specific homogeneous risk pools and specific loss allocations, with adjustments for current events and conditions.

The level of the allowance for loan losses relies on a consistent process that requires multiple layers of management review and judgment and of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions and unidentified losses inherent in the current loan portfolio. Portions of the allowance may be allocated to specific credits; however, the entire allowance is available for any credit that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including, among other things, the performance of the Company’s loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and the view of the regulatory authorities toward loan classifications.

 

The Company’s allowance for loan losses includes (1) specific valuation allowances for impaired loans evaluated in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 310: Receivables; (2) formulaic allowances based on historical loss experience by loan category, adjusted, as necessary, to reflect the impact of current conditions; and (3) unallocated general valuation allowances determined in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 450: Contingencies based on general economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company.

The allowance established for losses on specific loans is based on a regular analysis and evaluation of problem loans. Loans are classified based on an internal credit risk grading process that evaluates, among other things: (i) the obligor’s ability to repay; (ii) the underlying collateral, if any; and (iii) the economic environment and industry in which the borrower operates. This analysis is performed at the relationship manager level for all loans. When a loan has a calculated grade of 6 or higher, an analysis is performed to determine whether the loan is impaired and, if impaired, the need to specifically allocate a portion of the allowance for loan losses to the loan. Specific valuation allowances are determined by analyzing the borrower’s ability to repay amounts owed, collateral deficiencies, the relative risk grade of the loan and economic conditions affecting the borrower’s industry, among other things.

 

25


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Historical valuation allowances are calculated based on the historical loss experience of specific types of loans and the internal risk grade of such loans at the time they were charged-off. The Company calculates historical loss ratios for pools of similar loans with similar characteristics based on the portion of actual charge-offs experienced to the total population of loans in the pool. The historical loss ratios are periodically updated based on actual charge-off experience. A historical valuation allowance is established for each pool of similar loans based upon the product of the historical loss ratio and the total dollar amount of the loans in the pool. During 2010 the Company revised its historical loss ratio calculation to reflect a five year history from a ten year history to reflect the current loss experience.

 

The Company’s pool of similar loans include similarly risk-graded groups of commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans and consumer and other loans.

 

General valuation allowances are based on general economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company. In general, such valuation allowances are determined by evaluating, among other things:

 

Estimated future losses in all significant loans

 

Existence and effect of any concentrations of credit

 

Existence and effect of any geographic concentration

 

Other external factors such as competition, legal matters or regulation that may affect risk

 

Effect of criticized and classified loans

 

Effects from risk arising with international lending

 

Effectiveness of internal problem loan identification and risk ratings

 

Trends in portfolio volume, maturity and compositions of loans within segments

 

Volumes and trends in delinquencies and nonaccrual loans

 

Changes in the quality of lending policies and procedures

 

Changes in local and national economic conditions

 

Experience, ability and depth of lending staff

 

Changes in value of underlying collateral

Management evaluates the degree of risk that each one of these components has on the quality of the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis. Each component is determined based on degree of risk. The results are then input into a “general allocation matrix” to determine an appropriate general valuation allowance.

 

Included in the general valuation allowances are allocations for groups of similar loans with risk characteristics that exceed certain concentration limits established by management. Concentration risk limits have been established, among other things, for certain industry concentrations, large and highly leveraged credit relationships that exceed specified risk grades, and loans originated with policy exceptions that exceed specified risk grades.

 

Loans are generally charged-off at the earlier of when it is determined that collection efforts are no longer productive or when they have been identified as losses by management, internal loan review and/or bank examiners. Furthermore, equipment financing receivables and revolving credit lines to small businesses are charged-off at the earlier of when payments are 120 days past due or when it is determined that collection efforts are no longer productive.

 

Factors considered in determining whether collection efforts are no longer productive include any amounts currently being collected, the status of discussions or negotiations with the lessee/borrower, the principal and/or guarantors, the cost of continuing efforts to collect, the status of any foreclosure or other legal actions, the value of the collateral, and any other pertinent factors.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance,
December 31,
2010

 

Charge-
Offs

 

(Recoveries)

 

Net
Charge-Offs

 

Provision
for Loan
Losses

 

Balance,
March 31,
2011

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

7,454

 

$

169

 

$

(20

)

$

149

 

$

174

 

$

7,479

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

3,423

 

 

3,776

 

 

(923

)

 

2,853

 

 

2,485

 

 

3,055

 

Factored receivables

 

 

1,424

 

 

132

 

 

(21

)

 

111

 

 

27

 

 

1,340

 

Real estate – residential mortgage (portfolio)

 

 

2,497

 

 

248

 

 

(163

)

 

85

 

 

184

 

 

2,596

 

Real estate – commercial mortgage

 

 

2,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

2,285

 

Real estate – construction and land development

 

 

310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

286

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

116

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

77

 

Loans to nondepository finanical institutions

 

 

564

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

664

 

Unallocated

 

 

126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

142

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

18,238

 

$

4,325

 

$

(1,127

)

$

3,198

 

$

3,000

 

$

18,040

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2010

 


 


 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

19,872

 

 

 



 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

850

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

4,983

 

Factored receivables

 

 

151

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

 

65

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

129

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

21

 

 

 



 

Total charge-offs

 

 

6,199

 

 

 



 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

215

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

105

 

Factored receivables

 

 

9

 

Real estate—residential mortgage

 

 

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total recoveries

 

 

329

 

 

 



 

Subtract:

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

5,870

 

 

 



 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

6,000

 

 

 



 

Less loss on transfers to other real estate owned

 

 

39

 

 

 



 

Balance at end of year

 

$

19,963

 

 

 



 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending Allowance Balance
Attributable to Loans Evaluated
for Impairment

 

Loan Balances
Evaluated for Impairment

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Individually

 

Collectively

 

Total

 

Individually

 

Collectively

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

518

 

$

6,961

 

$

7,479

 

$

2,192

 

$

588,712

 

$

590,904

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

17

 

 

3,038

 

 

3,055

 

 

192

 

 

140,138

 

 

140,330

 

Factored receivables

 

 

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,340

 

 

 

 

154,771

 

 

154,771

 

Real estate—residential mortgage (portfolio)

 

 

1,208

 

 

1,388

 

 

2,596

 

 

4,731

 

 

127,928

 

 

132,659

 

Real estate—commercial mortgage

 

 

1,113

 

 

1,172

 

 

2,285

 

 

3,124

 

 

95,092

 

 

98,216

 

Real estate—construction and land development

 

 

 

 

286

 

 

286

 

 

 

 

23,975

 

 

23,975

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

116

 

 

116

 

 

 

 

11,699

 

 

11,699

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

 

 

77

 

 

77

 

 

 

 

25,505

 

 

25,505

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

 

 

664

 

 

664

 

 

 

 

110,590

 

 

110,590

 

Unallocated

 

 

 

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

2,856

 

$

15,042

 

$

18,040

 

$

10,239

 

$

1,278,410

 

$

1,288,649

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

Note 4. Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

 

During the 2011 first quarter, the bank restructured a portion of its Federal Home Loan Bank fixed rate advances by repaying $100 million of existing borrowings and replacing them with $100 million of lower cost, floating rate advances. This transaction resulted in $4.2 million in prepayment penalties that were deferred and will be recognized in interest expense as an adjustment to the cost of these borrowings in future periods. The existing borrowings were a combination of fixed rate and amortizing advances with an average cost of 2.58% and an average duration of 3.2 years. The new borrowings are all floating-rate advances with an average cost of 1.58%, including the deferred adjustment, with an average duration of three months. The relevant accounting treatment for this transaction was an interpretation of the guidance provided in ASC 470-50. This transaction was executed as an earnings and interest rate risk strategy, resulting in lower FHLB advance costs and a reduction of average duration.

 

Note 5. Other noninterest income and expenses

 

The following tables set forth the significant components of other noninterest income and other noninterest expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

OTHER NONINTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade finance income

 

$

588

 

$

492

 

Other customer related fees

 

 

180

 

 

174

 

Trust fees

 

 

53

 

 

84

 

Income from life insurance policies

 

 

275

 

 

264

 

Gain on other real estate owned

 

 

 

 

13

 

Other income

 

 

703

 

 

296

 

 

 



 



 

Total other noninterest income

 

$

1,799

 

$

1,323

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER NONINTEREST EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising and marketing

 

$

425

 

$

1,006

 

Communications

 

 

410

 

 

348

 

Other expenses

 

 

2,334

 

 

2,173

 

 

 



 



 

Total other noninterest expenses

 

$

3,169

 

$

3,527

 

 

 



 



 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

Note 6. Common Shares and Stock Incentive Plan

 

On March 9, 2011, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 4.025 million common shares at an offering price of $9.60 per share, which resulted in net proceeds of $36.5 million after underwriting discounts and expenses.

 

On March 24, 2011, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation by the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees, granted a total of 20,000 shares of restricted stock to the eight non-management directors (“director restricted shares”) and 41,565 restricted shares to the Chairman, President and five Executive Vice Presidents (“officer restricted shares”). The director restricted shares will vest 25% annually over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The officer restricted shares vest 50% on the second anniversary of the grant date and 25% on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date and were also limited by the 2008 agreement between the Company and the U.S. Treasury. The director restricted shares and the officer restricted shares were issued at $9.71 per share, the closing price on the date of the grant. The agreements for both the director restricted shares and the officer restricted shares have additional provisions regarding transferability and accelerated vesting of the shares and the continuation of performing substantial services for the Company.

 

Note 7. Employee Benefit Plans

 

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plan and unfunded supplemental retirement plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Service Cost

 

$

544

 

$

565

 

Interest Cost

 

 

895

 

 

938

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(771

)

 

(789

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

Recognized actuarial loss

 

 

700

 

 

756

 

 

 



 



 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

1,384

 

$

1,487

 

 

 



 



 

The Company expects to contribute approximately $2.0 million to the defined benefit pension plan in 2011.

 

Note 8. Income Taxes

 

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has completed its examination of the Company’s federal tax returns for the years 2002 through 2004 and has issued a report disallowing certain bad debt deductions arising from the worthlessness of loans made to customers. The Company, assisted by outside counsel, has prepared a written protest which vigorously challenges all of the IRS findings and the Company will exercise its right to a conference with the Appeals Office of the IRS to discuss the issues and arguments raised in the Company’s protest. The Company and its outside counsel believe that the bad debt deductions were proper and that the position of the IRS is unsupportable as a matter of fact and law.

 

Note 9. Segment Reporting

 

The Company provides a broad range of financial products and services, including commercial loans, asset-based financing, mortgage warehouse lending, factoring and accounts receivable management services, trade financing, equipment leasing, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, and corporate and consumer deposit services. The Company’s primary source of earnings is net interest income, which represents the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and the interest incurred on interest-bearing liabilities. The Company’s 2011 year-to-date average interest-earning assets were 58.6% loans (corporate lending was 74.0% and real estate lending was 22.6% of total loans, respectively) and 41.0% investment securities and money market investments. There are no industry concentrations exceeding 10% of loans, gross, in the corporate lending segment. Approximately 68.5% of loans are to borrowers located in the New York metropolitan area. In order to comply with the segment reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP, the Company has determined that it has three reportable operating segments: corporate lending, real estate lending and company-wide treasury.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The following tables provide certain information regarding the Company’s operating segments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate
Lending

 

Real Estate
Lending

 

Company-wide
Treasury

 

Totals

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

9,625

 

$

4,687

 

$

4,895

 

$

19,207

 

Noninterest income

 

 

7,633

 

 

2,183

 

 

1,530

 

 

11,346

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

199

 

 

24

 

 

1

 

 

224

 

Segment income before income taxes

 

 

5,521

 

 

3,974

 

 

6,169

 

 

15,664

 

Segment assets

 

 

877,720

 

 

402,877

 

 

1,053,759

 

 

2,334,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

8,195

 

$

4,218

 

$

7,264

 

$

19,677

 

Noninterest income

 

 

6,939

 

 

1,702

 

 

2,338

 

 

10,979

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

174

 

 

28

 

 

1

 

 

203

 

Segment income before income taxes

 

 

6,327

 

 

3,421

 

 

8,033

 

 

17,781

 

Segment assets

 

 

829,351

 

 

355,521

 

 

966,572

 

 

2,151,444

 

The following table sets forth reconciliations of net interest income, noninterest income, profits and assets of reportable operating segments to the Company’s consolidated totals:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Net interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

19,207

 

$

19,677

 

Other [1]

 

 

222

 

 

218

 

 

 



 



 

Consolidated net interest income

 

$

19,429

 

$

19,895

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

11,346

 

$

10,979

 

Other [1]

 

 

96

 

 

123

 

 

 



 



 

Consolidated noninterest income

 

$

11,442

 

$

11,102

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

15,664

 

$

17,781

 

Other [1]

 

 

(10,246

)

 

(14,120

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated income before income taxes

 

$

5,418

 

$

3,661

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total for reportable operating segments

 

$

2,334,356

 

$

2,151,444

 

Other [1]

 

 

58,189

 

 

42,870

 

 

 



 



 

Consolidated assets

 

$

2,392,545

 

$

2,194,314

 

 

 



 



 

[1] Represents operations not considered to be a reportable segment and/or general operating expenses of the Company.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 10. Other Comprehensive Income

Information related to the components of other comprehensive income included in accumulated other comprehensive loss is as follows with related tax effects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains on securities, arising during the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tax

 

$

693

 

$

2,223

 

Tax effect

 

 

(314

)

 

(1,009

)

 

 



 



 

Net of tax

 

 

379

 

 

1,214

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for securities gains included in net income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tax

 

 

(729

)

 

(1,502

)

Tax effect

 

 

331

 

 

682

 

 

 



 



 

Net of tax

 

 

(398

)

 

(820

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of prior service cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tax

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

Tax effect

 

 

(7

)

 

(8

)

 

 



 



 

Net of tax

 

 

9

 

 

9

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of net actuarial losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before tax

 

 

712

 

 

756

 

Tax effect

 

 

(323

)

 

(343

)

 

 



 



 

Net of tax

 

 

389

 

 

413

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

$

379

 

$

816

 

 

 



 



 

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 11. Fair Value Measurements

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

FASB Codification Topic 820: Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures establishes a hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair values hierarchy is as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Examples of financial instruments generally included in this level are U.S. Treasury securities, equity and trust preferred securities that trade in active markets and listed derivative instruments.

 

 

 

 

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means. Examples of financial instruments generally included in this level are corporate debt, mortgage-backed certificates issued by U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises, equity securities that trade in less active markets and certain derivative instruments.

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. Examples of financial instruments generally included in this level are private equities, certain loans held for sale and other alternative investments.

Fair value of securities is based upon quoted market prices, where available (level 1 inputs). If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon market prices determined by an outside, independent entity that primarily uses as inputs, observable market-based parameters (level 2 inputs). Fair value of loans held for sale is based upon internally developed models that primarily use as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality, the Company’s creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters (level 3 inputs). Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time. The Company valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

Securities available for sale and other investments. Securities classified as available for sale and other investments (included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet) are generally reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. Investments in fixed income securities, exclusive of preferred stock and mortgage-backed securities, are valued based on evaluations provided by Interactive Data Corporation (“IDC”), a leading global provider of market data information. IDC evaluations represent an exit price or their opinion as to what a buyer would pay for a security, typically in an institutional round lot position in a current sale. IDC seeks to utilize market data and observations in its evaluation service, and gives priority to observable benchmark yields and reported trades. IDC utilizes evaluated pricing techniques that vary by asset class and incorporate available market information; because many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, IDC applies available information through processes such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of similar securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing. Model processes such as option-adjusted spread models are used to value securities that have prepayment features. Substantially all securities available for sale evaluated in this manner are deemed to be Level 2 valuations.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

For mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises, management considers dealer indicative bids in the valuation process. Indicative bids are estimates of value and do not necessarily represent the price at which the dealer would be willing to transact. Such bids are compared to IDC evaluated prices for reasonableness as well as consistency with observable market conditions. All mortgage-backed securities are deemed to be valued based on Level 2 inputs.

Publicly traded common and preferred stocks are valued by reference to the market closing price (last trade) on the measurement date (Level 1 inputs). In the unlikely event that no trade occurred on the measurement date, reference would be made to an indicative bid or the last trade most proximate to the measurement date (Level 2 inputs).

The following table summarizes financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value. There were no financial liabilities measured at fair value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Level 1
Inputs

 

Level 2
Inputs

 

Level 3
Inputs

 

Total
Fair Value

 


 


 


 


 


 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

 

$

73,579

 

$

 

$

73,579

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

59,662

 

 

 

 

59,662

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

133,241

 

 

 

 

133,241

 

Obligations of state and political institutions - New York Bank Qualified

 

 

 

 

28,672

 

 

 

 

28,672

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

8,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,666

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

238,659

 

 

 

 

238,659

 

Equity and other securities

 

 

4,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,926

 

 

 






 



 



 

Total marketable securities

 

$

13,592

 

$

400,572

 

$

 

$

414,164

 

 

 






 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments

 

$

11,445

 

$

8,686

 

$

 

$

20,131

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

 

$

51,983

 

$

 

$

51,983

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

100,122

 

 

 

 

100,122

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

152,105

 

 

 

 

152,105

 

Obligations of state and political institutions - New York Bank Qualified

 

 

 

 

40,044

 

 

 

 

40,044

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

3,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,933

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

189,058

 

 

 

 

189,058

 

Equity and other securities

 

 

4,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,940

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total marketable securities

 

$

8,873

 

$

381,207

 

$

 

$

390,080

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other investments

 

$

11,838

 

$

6,760

 

$

 

$

18,598

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Certain financial assets, such as loans held for sale and collateral-dependent impaired loans are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The following table summarizes the period end fair value of financial assets, based on significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs, measured on a non-recurring basis:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 


 


 

Impaired loans

 

$

3,336

 

$

3,368

 

Other real estate owned, net

 

 

132

 

 

182

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

24,102

 

 

32,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired loans. The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is generally based on either recent real estate appraisals or, for loans with modification agreements in place, discounted cash flow analyses. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Other real estate owned. Nonrecurring adjustments to certain residential real estate properties classified as other real estate owned (“OREO”) are measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell. Fair values are generally based on third-party appraisals of the property, resulting in a Level 3 classification. In cases where the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, less costs to sell, an impairment loss is recognized.

Loans held for sale. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, as determined by outstanding commitments, from third-party investors.

Impaired loans at fair value had a recorded investment of $4.5 million, net of a specific allocation of the allowance for loan losses of $1.2 million, at March 31, 2011. Two of the impaired loans are commercial real estate loans and one is a commercial and indutrial loan. The fair value of these loans is estimated using Level 3 inputs. For the first three months of 2011, the Company recognized charge-offs in the allowance for loan losses totaling $0.4 million.

Other real estate owned (comprised of foreclosed assets),which is measured at the lower of carrying or fair value less costs to sell, had a net carrying amount of $132 thousand, net of a valuation allowance of $-0- million at March 31, 2011. Certain of these assets, upon initial recognition, were re-measured and reported at fair value through a charge-off to the allowance for loan losses based upon the fair value of the foreclosed asset. The fair value of a foreclosed asset, upon initial recognition, is estimated using Level 2 inputs based on observable market data or Level 3 inputs based on customized discount criteria. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company did not recognize any charge-offs in connection with the measurement and initial recognition of foreclosed assets; for the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recognized $538 thousand. Other than foreclosed assets measured at fair value upon initial recognition, two properties were re-measured at fair value during the year ended December 31, 2010, resulting in a $233 thousand charge to noninterest expense.

Loans held for sale, are carried at $24.1 million, which is made up of the outstanding balance of $24.1 million, net of a valuation allowance of $-0- million at March 31, 2011.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

For those financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, but are measured at fair value for disclosure purposes, management follows the same fair value measurement principles and guidance as for instruments recorded at fair value.

Much of the information used to arrive at “fair value” is highly subjective and judgmental in nature and therefore the results may not be precise. The subjective factors include, among other things, estimated cash flows, risk characteristics, credit quality and interest rates, all of which are subject to change. With the exception of investment securities and certain long-term debt, the Company’s financial instruments are not readily marketable and market prices do not exist. Since negotiated prices for the instruments that are not readily marketable depend greatly on the motivation of the buyer and seller, the amounts that will actually be realized or paid per settlement or maturity of these instruments could be significantly different.

In particular, fair value estimates are made at a point in time, based on relevant market data as well as the best information available about the financial instrument. Illiquid credit markets have resulted in inactive markets for certain of the Company’s financial instruments. As a result, there is no or limited observable market data for these assets and liabilities. Fair value estimates for financial instruments for which no or limited observable market data is available are based on our judgments regarding current economic conditions, liquidity discounts, currency, credit, and interest rate risks, loss experience and other factors, all of which are Level 3 inputs as discussed above. These estimates involve significant judgments and uncertainties and cannot be substantiated by comparison to quoted prices in active markets and cannot be determined with precision. As a result, such calculated fair value estimates may not be realizable in a current sale or immediate settlement of the instrument. In addition, there are inherent uncertainties in any fair value measurement technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used in the fair value measurement technique, including discount rates, liquidity risks, and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect these fair value estimates.

A description of the methods, factors and significant assumptions utilized in estimating the fair values for significant categories of financial instruments follows:

Financial Instruments with Carrying Amounts Equal to Fair Value
The carrying amounts for cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits with other banks, customers’ liability under acceptances, accrued interest receivable, Federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, commercial paper, other short-term borrowings, acceptances outstanding, and accrued interest payable, as a result of their short-term nature, are considered to approximate fair value.

Investment Securities
The methods, factors and significant assumptions used to estimate fair values of all securities are described more fully beginning on page 32.

Loans Held in Portfolio
The fair value of loans held in portfolio which reprice within 90 days reflecting changes in the base rate approximate their carrying amount. For other loans held in portfolio, the fair value is calculated based on discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality and for similar maturities. These calculations have been adjusted for credit risk based on the Company’s historical credit loss experience.

The fair value for secured nonaccrual loans is the value of the underlying collateral which is sufficient to repay each loan. For other nonaccrual loans, the fair value represents book value less a credit risk adjustment based on the Company’s historical credit loss experience.

Deposits
FASB Codification Topic 825: Financial Instruments requires that the fair value of demand, savings, NOW (negotiable order of withdrawal) and certain money market deposits be equal to their carrying amount. The Company believes that the fair value of these deposits, including the value of deposit relationships, is greater than that prescribed by FASB Codification Topic 825. For other types of deposits with fixed maturities, fair value has been estimated based upon interest rates currently being offered on deposits with similar characteristics and maturities.

Advances—FHLB and Long-Term Borrowings
For advances—FHLB and long-term borrowings, the fair value is calculated based on discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being quoted for debt with similar characteristics and maturities.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Commitments to Extend Credit, Standby Letters of Credit and Financial Guarantees
The fees received for the issuance of commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees, are considered to approximate fair value. Due to the uncertainty involved in attempting to assess the likelihood and timing of a commitment being drawn upon, coupled with lack of an established market and the wide diversity of fee structures, the Company does not believe it is meaningful to provide an estimate of fair value that differs from the amount of consideration received.

The following is a summary of the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair
Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair
Value

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

35,981

 

$

35,981

 

$

26,824

 

$

26,824

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

 

7,932

 

 

7,932

 

 

40,503

 

 

40,503

 

Investment securities

 

 

872,445

 

 

876,462

 

 

789,315

 

 

790,533

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

24,102

 

 

24,102

 

 

32,049

 

 

32,049

 

Loans held in portfolio, net

 

 

1,270,609

 

 

1,278,829

 

 

1,295,996

 

 

1,300,624

 

Customers’ liability under acceptances

 

 

228

 

 

228

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

9,296

 

 

9,296

 

 

8,280

 

 

8,280

 

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand, NOW, savings and money market deposits

 

 

1,110,916

 

 

1,110,916

 

 

1,132,497

 

 

1,132,497

 

Time deposits

 

 

617,169

 

 

618,976

 

 

615,267

 

 

617,096

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

26,107

 

 

26,107

 

 

28,016

 

 

28,016

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

60,000

 

 

60,000

 

 

15,000

 

 

15,000

 

Commercial paper

 

 

15,391

 

 

15,391

 

 

14,388

 

 

14,388

 

Other short-term borrowings

 

 

4,525

 

 

4,525

 

 

3,490

 

 

3,490

 

Acceptances outstanding

 

 

228

 

 

228

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

1,145

 

 

1,145

 

 

1,314

 

 

1,314

 

Advances-FHLB and long-term borrowings

 

 

154,589

 

 

146,944

 

 

169,947

 

 

173,110

 

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 12. New Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820)- Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements.” ASU 2010-06 requires expanded disclosures related to fair value measurements including (i) the amounts of significant transfers of assets or liabilities between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for the transfers, (ii) the reasons for transfers of assets or liabilities in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, with significant transfers disclosed separately, (iii) the policy for determining when transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy are recognized and (iv) for recurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, a gross presentation of information about purchased, sales, issuances and settlements. ASU 2010-06 further clarifies that (i) fair value measurement disclosures should be provided for each class and liabilities (rather major category), which would generally be a subject of assets or liabilities within a line in statement of financial position and (ii) companies should provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements for each class of assets and liabilities included in Levels 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The disclosures related to the gross presentation of purchased, sales, issuances and settlements of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy were required for the Company beginning January 1, 2011. The effect of adopting this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

ASU No. 2010-20,“Receivables (Topic 310)-Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.” ASU 2010-20 requires entities to provide disclosures designed to facilitate financial statement users’ evaluation of (i) the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity’s portfolio of financing receivables, (ii) how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses and (iii) the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. Disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment, the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for credit losses, and class of financing receivables, which is generally a disaggregation of portfolio segment. The required disclosures include, among other things, a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses as well as information about modified, impaired, nonaccrual and past due loans and credit quality indicators. This guidance became effective for the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2010, as it relates to disclosures required as of the end of a reporting period. Disclosures that relate to activity during a reporting period were required for the Company’s financial statements that include periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The effect of adopting this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

ASU No. 2010-28,“Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)- When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” ASU 2010-28 modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating that an impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The provisions of this guidance were effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

ASU No. 2010-29 “Business Combinations (Topic 805)- Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” ASU 2010-29 specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. This guidance also expands the pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributed to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. The provisions of this guidance will be effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

ASU No. 2011-02 “Receivables (Topic 310)- A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring.” ASU 2011-02 clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings and is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude, under the guidance clarified by ASU 2011-02, that both of the following exist: (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. ASU 2011-02 will be effective for the Corporation on July, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011. Given the recency of this pronouncement, the Company is continuing to evaluate the impact of adoption of this ASU.

Note 13. Subsequent Event

On April 27, 2011, the parent company paid $42.4 million to the U.S. Treasury for the repurchase of the Treasury’s investment in 42,000 shares of the parent company’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), issued under the provisions of the TARP Capital Purchase Program. As a result of this action, the Preferred Shares were redeemed in full, eliminating an annual dividend of $2.1 million. In this connection, the Company will recognize in the second quarter a non-cash deemed dividend in determining net income available to common shareholders of $1.3 million which represents the difference between the carrying value of $40.7 million and the liquidation value of $42.0 million for the repurchased Preferred Shares.

 

On May 5, 2011, the parent company gave a notice to the U.S. Treasury of its intention to repurchase in full the warrant to purchase 516,817 of the parent company’s common shares (the “Warrant”), originally issued to the U.S. Treasury in connection with the U.S. Treasury’s investment in the Preferred Shares. Under the terms of the agreements that govern the rights and obligations of the parent company and the U.S. Treasury regarding the Warrant, whether the parent company will repurchase the Warrant or, if so, the price at which the parent company will repurchase the Warrant is not known as of the date of this report.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following commentary presents management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Sterling Bancorp (the “parent company”), a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, and its subsidiaries, principally Sterling National Bank. Throughout this discussion and analysis, the term the “Company” refers to Sterling Bancorp and its subsidiaries and the term the “bank” refers to Sterling National Bank and its subsidiaries. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and supplemental data contained elsewhere in this quarterly report and the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”). Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years’ financial data to conform to current financial statement presentations. Throughout management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, dollar amounts in tables are presented in thousands, except per share data.

OVERVIEW

The Company provides a broad range of financial products and services, including business and consumer loans, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, mortgage warehouse lending, asset-based financing, factoring/accounts receivable management services, deposit services, trade financing, equipment financing, and deposit services. The Company has operations principally in New York and conducts business throughout the United States. The general state of the U.S. economy and, in particular, economic and market conditions in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (the “New York metropolitan area”) have a significant impact on loan demand, the ability of borrowers to repay these loans and the value of any collateral securing these loans and may also affect deposit levels. Accordingly, future general economic conditions are a key uncertainty that management expects will materially affect the Company’s results of operations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the bank’s average earning assets represented approximately 99.0% of the Company’s average earning assets. Loans represented 58.6% and investment securities represented 38.5% of the bank’s average earning assets for the first three months of 2011.

The Company’s primary source of earnings is net interest income, and its principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk. The Company is not able to predict market interest rate fluctuations, and its asset-liability management strategy may not prevent interest rate changes from having a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

Although management endeavors to minimize the credit risk inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio, it must necessarily make various assumptions and judgments about the collectibility of the loan portfolio based on its experience and evaluation of economic conditions. If such assumptions or judgments prove to be incorrect, the current allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover loan losses and additions to the allowance may be necessary, which would have a negative impact on net income.

There is intense competition in all areas in which the Company conducts its business. The Company competes with banks and other financial institutions, including savings and loan associations, savings banks, finance companies and credit unions. Many of these competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits and provide a wider array of banking services. To a limited extent, the Company also competes with other providers of financial services, such as money market mutual funds, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies and insurance companies. Competition is based on a number of factors, including prices, interest rates, service, availability of products and geographic location.

The Company regularly evaluates acquisition opportunities and conducts due diligence activities in connection with possible acquisitions. As a result, acquisition discussions, and in some cases negotiations, regularly take place and future acquisitions could occur.

Recent economic conditions during 2011, such as the continuing decrease in real estate values in the principal markets the Company serves and illiquid credit markets, have reduced demands for corporate and real estate lending. If these trends continue, the Company would expect its income from corporate and real estate lending to decrease from the current levels in the near term. In addition, due to the geographic concentration of the Company’s loan portfolio in the New York metropolitan area, representing approximately 68.5% of total loans at March 31, 2011, an adverse change in market conditions in that geographic area could result in a decrease in our income from corporate and real estate lending. A significant prolonged decrease in income from our lending segments, if realized, may have a severe adverse impact on the operations of the Company.

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INCOME STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Net interest income, which represents the difference between interest earned on interest-earning assets and interest incurred on interest-bearing liabilities, is the Company’s primary source of earnings. Net interest income can be affected by changes in market interest rates as well as the level and composition of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity. Net interest spread is the difference between the average rate earned, on a tax-equivalent basis, on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net yield on interest-earning assets (“net interest margin”) is calculated by dividing tax-equivalent net interest income by average interest-earning assets. Generally, the net interest margin will exceed the net interest spread because a portion of interest-earning assets are funded by various noninterest-bearing sources, principally noninterest-bearing deposits and shareholders’ equity. The increases (decreases) in the components of interest income and interest expense, expressed in terms of fluctuation in average volume and rate, are provided in the Rate/Volume Analysis shown on page 52. Information as to the components of interest income and interest expense and average rates is provided in the Average Balance Sheets shown on page 51.

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 and 2010

The Company reported net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2011 of $3.3 million, representing $0.12 per share calculated on a diluted basis, compared to $1.9 million, or $0.10 per share calculated on a diluted basis, for the first quarter of 2010. The increase in net income available to common shareholders was primarily due to a $3.0 million decrease in the provision for loan losses and a $0.3 increase in noninterest income, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in net interest income, a $1.1 million increase in noninterest expenses and a $0.4 million increase in the provision for income taxes.

Net Interest Income
Net interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, was $20.3 million for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $20.4 million for the 2010 period. Net interest income benefitted from higher average loan and investment securities balances and lower cost of funding. Those benefits were more than offset by the impact of lower yields on loans and investment securities and higher interest-bearing deposits balances. The net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.84% for the first quarter of 2011 compared to 4.37% for the 2010 period. The net interest margin was impacted by the mix of earning assets and funding, including the higher level of noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

Total interest income, on a tax-equivalent basis, aggregated $23.6 million for the first quarter of 2011, down $0.9 million from the 2010 period. The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets was 4.50% for the first quarter of 2011 compared to 5.28% for the 2010 period.

Interest earned on the loan portfolio increased to $16.9 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $16.5 million in the prior year period. Average loan balances amounted to $1,254.3 million for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $95.2 million from an average of $1,159.1 million in the prior year period. The increase in average loans, primarily due to the Company’s business development activities, accounted for a $1.4 million increase in interest earned on loans. The yield on the loan portfolio decreased to 5.59% for the first quarter of 2011 from 5.98% for the 2010 period, which was primarily attributed to the mix of average outstanding balances among the components of the loan portfolio.

Interest earned on the securities portfolio, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased to $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $7.9 million in the 2010 period. Average outstandings increased to $823.7 million (38.5% of average earning assets) for the first quarter of 2011 from $696.2 million (36.5% of average earning assets) in the first quarter of 2010. The average yield on investment securities decreased to 3.24% for the first quarter of 2011 from 4.52% in the 2010 period. The increase in balances and the decrease in yields reflect the impact of the Company’s asset/liability management strategy designed to shorten the average life of the portfolio to position the Company for rising interest rates in future periods while taking advantage of the current uptick in long-term rates. The short-term part of the strategy was implemented through the sale of available for sale securities, principally mortgage-backed securities, with longer term average lives offset by the purchase of short-term corporate debt and obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises. The long-term part of the strategy was implemented through the purchase of obligations of state and political subdivisions with maturities of approximately 15 years.

Total interest expense decreased by $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $4.1 million for the 2010 period, primarily due to the impact of lower rates paid for interest-bearing deposits and borrowings partially offset by the impact of higher interest-bearing deposits.

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Interest expense on deposits decreased to $2.1 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $2.6 million for the 2010 period, due to decreases in the cost of those funds partially offset by the impact of higher balances. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits was 0.71%, which was 31 basis points lower than the prior year period. The decrease in average cost of deposits reflects the impact of deposit pricing strategies and the Company’s purchase of certificates of deposit from the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) which provided certificate of deposit balances at lower rates. Average interest-bearing deposits were $1,181.5 million for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $1,045.2 million for the prior year period, reflecting the impact of the Company’s business development activities as well as the purchase of funds from CDARS.

Interest expense on borrowings decreased to $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $1.5 million for the 2010 period, primarily due to lower cost of those funds partially offset by the impact of the changes in mix. Average borrowings decreased to $234.3 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $250.8 million in the prior year period, reflecting a lesser reliance by the Company on wholesale borrowed funds. The rates paid on all categories of borrowings, except on advances from the FHLB, were flat in the first quarter of 2011 compared with those in the 2010 period. During the 2011 first quarter, the bank restructured a portion of its Federal Home Loan Bank fixed rate advances by repaying $100 million of existing borrowings and replacing them with $100 million of lower cost, floating rate advances. This transaction resulted in $4.2 million in prepayment penalties that were deferred and will be recognized in interest expense as an adjustment to the cost of these borrowings in future periods. The existing borrowings were a combination of fixed rate and amortizing advances with an average cost of 2.58% and an average duration of 3.2 years. The new borrowings are all floating-rate advances with an average cost of 1.58%, including the deferred adjustment, with an average duration of three months. The relevant accounting treatment for this transaction was an interpretation of the guidance provided in ASC 470-50. This transaction was executed as an earnings and interest rate risk strategy, resulting in lower FHLB advance costs and a reduction of average duration. The blended cost of borrowings decreased by 21 bps to 2.18% from 2.39%.

Provision for Loan Losses
Based on management’s continuing evaluation of the loan portfolio (discussed under “Asset Quality” on page 44), the provision for loan losses for the first quarter of 2011 was $3.0 million, compared to $6.0 million for the prior year period. Factors affecting the lower provision for the first quarter of 2011 included stable economic conditions during the quarter and a lower level of net charge-offs.

The level of the allowance reflects changes in the size of the portfolio or in any of its components as well as management’s continuing evaluation of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, economic, political and regulatory conditions. Portions of the allowance may be allocated for specific credits; however, the entire allowance is available for any credit that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including the performance of the Company’s loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates and the view of the regulatory authorities toward loan classifications.

During 2011, the allowance for loan losses decreased $0.2 million from $18.2 million at December 31, 2010 primarily due to decreases in the allowance allocated to equipment financing receivables ($0.4 million) and factored receivables ($0.1 million) partially offset by increases in the allowance allocated real estate-residential ($0.1 million) and loans to nondepository institutions ($0.1 million). The allowance allocated to lease financing receivables decreased primarily as a result of the lower level of nonaccrual loans.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income increased to $11.4 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $11.1 million in the 2010 period. The increase principally resulted from the benefit derived from increased mortgage banking income and accounts receivable management/factoring commissions and other fees which was partially offset by lower securities gains. Commissions and other fees earned from accounts receivable management and factoring services were higher primarily due to the impact of increased volumes at our factoring unit and billings by clients providing temporary staffing also contributed to the improved level of fee income. Mortgage banking increased due to slightly greater volume of loans sold at higher yields and a change in the mix of products being sold. Securities gains declined and reflected a modification of the asset liability management program commenced in 2009 that was designed to reduce the average life of the investment securities portfolio which was replaced by the strategy that was described under Net Interest Income on page 40. The Company sold approximately $55 million of securities with a weighted average life of about 2.1 years. Reinvestment of the proceeds will be in obligations of state and political subdivisions and U.S. government agencies with maturities of approximately 15 years and in short-term corporate securities.

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Noninterest Expenses
Noninterest expenses for the first quarter of 2011 increased $1.1 million when compared to the 2010 period, primarily reflecting higher compensation and occupancy expense related to the growth of the business and increased business development activities.

Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2011 increased to $1.5 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 27.2%, compared with $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2010 reflecting an effective tax rate of 30.0%. The increase was primarily due to the higher level of pre-tax income in the 2011 period. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily related to the higher proportions of tax-exempt income achieved in 2011 compared to 2010 partially offset by the impact of a higher level of pre-tax income.

BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Securities
At March 31, 2011, the Company’s portfolio of securities totaled $872.4 million, of which obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises amounted to $470.1 million which is approximately 53.9% of the total. The Company has the intent and ability to hold to maturity securities classified as held to maturity, at which time it will receive full value for these securities. These securities are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. The gross unrealized gains and losses on held to maturity securities were $8.0 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Securities classified as available for sale may be sold in the future, prior to maturity. These securities are carried at fair value. Net aggregate unrealized gains or losses on these securities are included, net of taxes, as a component of shareholders’ equity. Given the generally high credit quality of the portfolio, management expects to realize all of its investments upon market recovery or, the maturity of such instruments and thus believes that any impairment in value is interest rate related and therefore temporary. Available for sale securities included gross unrealized gains of $0.8 million and gross unrealized losses of $1.9 million. As of March 31, 2011, management does not have the intent to sell any of the securities classified as available for sale in the table on page 9 and management believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of cost.

In connection with an asset-liability management program described under Net Interest Income on page 40, the Company sold approximately $55 million of securities with a weighted average life of about 2.1 years. Reinvestment of the proceeds will be in obligations of state and political subdivisions and U.S. government agencies with maturities of approximately 15 years and in short-term corporate securities.

The following table presents information regarding the average life and yields of certain available for sale (“AFS”) and held to maturity (“HTM”) securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Weighted Average Life

 

Weighted Average Yield

 


 


 


 

 

 

AFS

 

HTM

 

AFS

 

HTM

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

5.3 Years

 

 

3.0 Years

 

 

2.93

%

 

4.53

%

Agency notes (with original call dates ranging between 3 and 36 months)

 

 

5.5 Years

 

 

5.7 Years

 

 

1.84

%

 

1.51

%

Corporate debt securities

 

 

0.9 Years

 

 

 

 

2.14

%

 

 

Obligations of state and political subdivisions – New York Bank Qualified

 

 

8.5 Years

 

 

11.1 Years

 

 

5.67

%[1]

 

5.86

%[1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] tax equivalent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s investment securities by type, with related values:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOs (Federal National Mortgage Association)

 

$

6,182

 

 

0.71

%

$

7,504

 

 

0.95

%

CMOs (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)

 

 

65,292

 

 

7.48

 

 

47,422

 

 

6.01

 

CMOs (Government National Mortgage Association)

 

 

6,830

 

 

0.78

 

 

7,290

 

 

0.92

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

75,121

 

 

8.61

 

 

78,822

 

 

9.98

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

34,799

 

 

3.99

 

 

40,628

 

 

5.15

 

Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

4,833

 

 

0.55

 

 

5,052

 

 

0.64

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

 

 

193,057

 

 

22.12

 

 

186,718

 

 

23.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

130,014

 

 

14.90

 

 

115,133

 

 

14.59

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

 

59,850

 

 

6.86

 

 

24,932

 

 

3.16

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

 

77,197

 

 

8.85

 

 

92,479

 

 

11.72

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank

 

 

10,011

 

 

1.15

 

 

15,109

 

 

1.91

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total obligations of U.S. government corporations and government sponsored enterprises

 

 

470,129

 

 

53.88

 

 

434,371

 

 

55.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of state and political institutions-New York Bank Qualified

 

 

150,065

 

 

17.20

 

 

157,013

 

 

19.89

 

Single-issuer, trust preferred securities

 

 

8,666

 

 

0.99

 

 

3,933

 

 

0.50

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

238,659

 

 

27.36

 

 

189,058

 

 

23.95

 

Other securities

 

 

4,926

 

 

0.57

 

 

4,940

 

 

0.63

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

872,445

 

 

100.00

%

$

789,315

 

 

100.00

%

 

 



 



 



 



 

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Loan Portfolio

A management objective is to maintain the quality of the loan portfolio. The Company seeks to achieve this objective by maintaining rigorous underwriting standards coupled with regular evaluation of the creditworthiness of, and the designation of lending limits for, each borrower. The portfolio strategies include seeking industry and loan size diversification in order to minimize credit exposure and originating loans in markets with which the Company is familiar.

The Company’s commercial and industrial loan and factored receivables portfolios represent approximately 57% of all loans. Loans in this category are typically made to small- and medium-sized businesses and range between $250 thousand and $15 million. The Company’s real estate mortgage portfolio, which represents approximately 21% of all loans, is comprised of mortgages secured by real property located principally in the states of New York, New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina. The Company’s leasing portfolio, which consists of finance leases for various types of business equipment, represents approximately 11% of all loans. Sources of repayment are the borrower’s operating profits, cash flows and liquidation of pledged collateral. Based on underwriting standards, loans may be secured in whole or in part by collateral such as liquid assets, accounts receivable, equipment, inventory and real property. The collateral securing any loan or lease may depend on the type of loan or lease and may vary in value based on market conditions.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

590,904

 

 

45.01

%

$

571,200

 

 

46.98

%

Lease financing receivables

 

 

140,330

 

 

10.69

 

 

179,407

 

 

14.76

 

Factored receivables

 

 

154,771

 

 

11.79

 

 

151,054

 

 

12.42

 

Real estate-residential mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio

 

 

132,659

 

 

10.11

 

 

127,453

 

 

10.48

 

Held for sale

 

 

24,102

 

 

1.84

 

 

20,885

 

 

1.72

 

Real estate-commercial mortgage

 

 

98,216

 

 

7.48

 

 

96,670

 

 

7.95

 

Real estate-construction and land development

 

 

23,975

 

 

1.83

 

 

22,386

 

 

1.84

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

11,699

 

 

0.89

 

 

13,043

 

 

1.07

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

25,505

 

 

1.94

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

110,590

 

 

8.42

 

 

33,829

 

 

2.78

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net of unearned discounts

 

$

1,312,751

 

 

100.00

%

$

1,215,927

 

 

100.00

%

 

 



 



 



 



 

Asset Quality

Intrinsic to the lending process is the possibility of loss. In times of economic slowdown, the risk of loss inherent in the Company’s portfolio of loans may increase. While management endeavors to minimize this risk, it recognizes that loan losses will occur and that the amount of these losses will fluctuate depending on the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio which in turn depend on current and future economic conditions, the financial condition of borrowers, the realization of collateral and the credit management process.

During the first three months of 2011, conditions across many segments of the economy began to stabilize. Nonaccrual loans increased by $0.4 million at the end of the first three months of 2011 compared to December 31, 2010 (primarily reflecting a $0.2 million increase in nonaccrual commercial and industrial loans and a $0.1 million increase in equipment financing receivables), and net charge-offs for the first three months of 2011 were $3.2 million, compared to $2.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. Nevertheless, a worsening of existing economic conditions will likely result in levels of charge-offs and nonaccrual loans that will be higher than those in prior periods.

44


The following table sets forth the amount of non-performing assets (nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned). Also shown are loans that are past due more than 90 and are still accruing because they are both well secured or guaranteed by financially responsible third parties and are in the process of collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

Gross loans

 

$

1,330,733

 

$

1,239,037

 

 

 



 



 

Nonaccrual loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

1,242

 

$

4,052

 

Lease financing receivables

 

 

972

 

 

11,298

 

Factored receivables

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate-residential mortgage

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,889

 

Real estate-commercial mortgage

 

 

3,124

 

 

 

Real estate-construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans

 

 

7,016

 

 

17,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

132

 

 

874

 

 

 



 



 

Total non-performing assets

 

$

7,148

 

$

18,113

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

 

$

296

 

$

3,668

 

 

 



 



 

At March 31, 2011, commercial and industrial nonaccruals represented 0.21% of commercial and industrial loans. There were seven loans made to small business borrowers located in two states with balances ranging between approximately $20.6 thousand and $497.6 thousand.

At March 31, 2011, lease financing nonaccruals represented 0.69% of lease financing receivables. The lessees of the equipment are located in twelve states. There were fourteen leases ranging between approximately $0.2 thousand and $254.2 thousand, twelve of which were under $100 thousand. The value of the underlying collateral related to lease financing nonaccruals varies depending on the type and condition of equipment. While most leases are written on a recourse basis, with personal guarantees of the principals, the current value of the collateral is often less than the lease financing balance. Collection efforts include repossession and/or sale of leased equipment, payment discussions with the lessee, the principal and/or guarantors, and obtaining judgments against the lessee, the principal and/or guarantors. The balance is charged off when it is determined that collection efforts are no longer productive. Factors considered in determining whether collection efforts are no longer productive include any amounts currently being collected, the status of discussions or negotiations with the lessee, the principal and/or guarantors, the cost of continuing efforts to collect, the status of any foreclosure or other legal actions, the value of the collateral, and any other pertinent factors.

At March 31, 2011, residential real estate nonaccruals represented 1.26% of residential real estate loans held in portfolio. There were eleven loans ranging between approximately $10.1 thousand and $302.6 thousand secured by properties located in six states.

At March 31, 2011, other real estate owned consisted of two properties with values between approximately $31.7 thousand and $100.0 thousand located in two states.

45


The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of probable losses that have been incurred within the existing portfolio of loans. The allowance, in the judgement of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses and risks inherent in the loan portfolio. The Company’s allowance for loan losses methodology includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 310, Receivables and allowance allocations calculated in accordance with FASB Codification Topic 450, Contingencies. Accordingly, the methodology is based on historical experience by type of credit and internal risk grade, specific homogenous pools and specific loss allocations, with adjustments for current events and conditions. The Company’s process for the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is designed to account for credit deterioration as it occurs. The provision for loan losses reflects loan quality trends, including the levels of trends related to non-accrual loans, past due loans, potential problem loans, classified and criticized loans and net charge-offs or recoveries, among other factors. The provision for loan losses also reflects the totality of actions taken on all loans for a particular period. In other words, the amount of the provision reflects not only the necessary increases in the allowance for loan losses related to newly identified criticized loans, but it also reflects actions taken related to other loans including, among other things, any necessary increases or decreases in required allowance for specific loans or loan pools. See Note 3-Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses in the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report for further details regarding the methodology for estimating the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses.

At March 31, 2011, the ratio of the allowance to loans held in portfolio, net unearned discounts, was 1.40% and the allowance was $18.0 million. Loans 90 days past due and still accruing amounted to $296 thousand. At such date, the Company’s nonaccrual loans amounted to $7.0 million; $4.3 million of such loans were judged to be impaired within the scope of FASB Codification Topic 310, Receivables, and had a valuation allowance totalling $1.4 million, which is included within the overall allowance for loan losses. Based on the foregoing, as well as management’s judgement as to the current risks inherent in loans held in portfolio, the Company’s allowance for loan losses was deemed adequate to absorb all probable losses on specifically known and other credit risks associated with the portfolio as of March 31, 2011. Net losses within loans held in portfolio are not statistically predictable and changes in conditions in the next twelve months could result in future provisions for loan losses different from the provision taken in the first quarter of 2011. Potential problem loans, which are loans that are currently performing under present loan repayment terms but where known information about possible credit problems of borrowers causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to continue to comply with the present repayment terms, aggregated $-0- and $2.4 million at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

46


The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company’s loan loss experience:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts, during period

 

$

1,228,301

 

$

1,132,255

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

18,238

 

$

19,872

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

169

 

 

850

 

Lease financing receivables

 

 

3,776

 

 

4,983

 

Factored receivables

 

 

132

 

 

151

 

Real estate - residential mortgage

 

 

248

 

 

65

 

Real estate - commercial mortgage

 

 

 

 

129

 

Real estate - construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 







Total charge-offs

 

 

4,325

 

 

6,199

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

20

 

 

215

 

Lease financing receivables

 

 

923

 

 

105

 

Factored receivables

 

 

21

 

 

9

 

Real estate - residential mortgage

 

 

163

 

 

 

Real estate - commercial mortgage

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate - construction and land development

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







Total recoveries

 

 

1,127

 

 

329

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtract:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

3,198

 

 

5,870

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

3,000

 

 

6,000

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less losses on transfers to other real estate owned

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

18,040

 

$

19,963

 

 

 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average loans held in portfolio, net of unearned discounts

 

 

1.04

%

 

2.07

%

 

 








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The following table presents the Company’s allocation of the allowance for loan losses. This allocation is based on estimates by management and may vary from period to period based on management’s evaluation of the risk characteristics of the loan portfolio. The amount allocated to a particular loan category of the Company’s loans held in portfolio may not necessarily be indicative of actual future charge-offs in that loan category.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Amount

 

% of
loans
in each
category
to total
loans
held in
portfolio

 

Amount

 

% of
loans
in each
category
to total
loans
held in
portfolio

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

7,479

 

 

45.86

%

$

7,454

 

 

47.04

%

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

77

 

 

1.98

 

 

46

 

 

1.17

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

664

 

 

8.58

 

 

564

 

 

8.59

 

Equipment financing receivables

 

 

3,055

 

 

10.89

 

 

3,423

 

 

10.97

 

Factored receivables

 

 

1,340

 

 

12.01

 

 

1,424

 

 

12.31

 

Real estate - residential mortgage

 

 

2,596

 

 

10.29

 

 

2,497

 

 

9.72

 

Real estate - commercial mortgage

 

 

2,285

 

 

7.62

 

 

2,275

 

 

7.38

 

Real estate - construction and land development

 

 

286

 

 

1.86

 

 

310

 

 

1.95

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

116

 

 

0.91

 

 

119

 

 

0.87

 

Unallocated

 

 

142

 

 

0.00

 

 

126

 

 

0.00

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

18,040

 

 

100.00

%

$

18,238

 

 

100.00

%

 

 



 



 



 



 

As of March 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses decreased by $0.2 million from $18.2 million at December 31, 2010 primarily due to a reduction in the allowance allocated to equipment financing receivables ($0.4 million) and factored receivables ($0.1 million) partially offset by increases in the allowance allocated to real estate residential mortgage ($0.1 million) and loans to nondepository institutions ($0.1 million). The allowance allocated to equipment financing receivables decreased primarily as a result of the lower level of equipment financing receivables nonaccrual balances.

48



Deposits
A significant source of funds for the Company continues to be deposits, consisting of demand (noninterest-bearing), NOW, savings, money market and time deposits (principally certificates of deposit).

The following table provides certain information with respect to the Company’s deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

Balances

 

% of
Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand

 

$

561,524

 

 

32.49

%

$

509,453

 

 

31.56

%

NOW

 

 

178,243

 

 

10.32

 

 

221,797

 

 

13.74

 

Savings

 

 

18,853

 

 

1.09

 

 

18,832

 

 

1.17

 

Money Market

 

 

352,296

 

 

20.39

 

 

322,059

 

 

19.95

 

Time deposits

 

 

617,169

 

 

35.71

 

 

541,321

 

 

33.54

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total domestic deposits

 

 

1,728,085

 

 

100.00

 

 

1,613,462

 

 

99.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

580

 

 

0.04

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total deposits

 

$

1,728,085

 

 

100.00

%

$

1,614,042

 

 

100.00

%

 

 



 



 



 



 

Fluctuations of balances in total or among categories at any date may occur based on the Company’s mix of assets and liabilities as well as on customers’ balance sheet strategies. Historically, however, average balances for deposits have been relatively stable. Information regarding these average balances is presented on page 51.

CAPITAL

The Company and the bank are subject to risk-based capital regulations which quantitatively measure capital against risk-weighted assets, including certain off-balance sheet items. These regulations define the elements of the Tier 1 and Tier 2 components of total capital and establish minimum ratios of 4% for Tier 1 capital and 8% for total capital for capital adequacy purposes. Supplementing these regulations is a leverage requirement. This requirement establishes a minimum leverage ratio (at least 3% or 4%, depending upon an institution’s regulatory status) which is calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by adjusted quarterly average assets (after deducting goodwill). Information regarding the Company’s and the bank’s risk-based capital is presented on page 53. In addition, the bank is subject to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) which imposes a number of mandatory supervisory measures. Among other matters, FDICIA established five capital categories, ranging from “well capitalized” to “critically under capitalized.” Such classifications are used by regulatory agencies to determine a bank’s deposit insurance premium, approval of applications authorizing institutions to increase their asset size or otherwise expand business activities or acquire other institutions. Under FDICIA, a “well capitalized” bank must maintain minimum leverage, Tier 1 and total capital ratios of 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively. The Federal Reserve Board applies comparable tests for holding companies such as the Company. At March 31, 2011, the Company and the bank exceeded the requirements for “well capitalized” institutions under the tests pursuant to FDICIA and of the Federal Reserve Board.

The bank regulatory agencies have encouraged banking organizations, including healthy, well-run banking organizations, to operate with capital ratios substantially in excess of the stated ratios required to maintain “well capitalized” status. This has resulted from, among other things, current economic conditions, the global financial crisis and the likelihood, as described in the 2010 Form 10-K, of increased formal capital requirements for banking organizations. In light of the foregoing, the Company and the bank expect that they will maintain capital ratios substantially in excess of these ratios.

49


During the first quarter 2011, we completed an underwritten public offering of 4,025,000 shares of our common shares at an offering price of $9.60 per share, which resulted in net proceeds of $36.5 million after underwriting discounts and expenses. The proceeds from the issuance of shares were intended to be used for general corporate purposes which could include the financing of possible acquisitions of complementary business or assets, including FDIC-assisted transactions, the extension of credit to, or the funding of the investments in, our subsidiaries, or the possible repurchase of Series A Preferred Shares, separately or together with the warrant for 516,817 common shares held by the U.S. Treasury, subject to the receipt of any required regulatory approval.

On April 27, 2011, after obtaining regulatory approvals, the parent company repurchased from the U.S. Treasury all of the issued and outstanding Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Shares, Series A, for an aggregate purchase price of $42,420,000, which includes accrued and unpaid dividends. The repurchase was funded with a combination of the proceeds from the March 2011 and March 2010 offerings of common shares.

On May 5, 2011, the parent company gave a notice to the U.S. Treasury of its intention to repurchase in full the warrant to purchase 516,817 of the parent company’s common shares, originally issued to the U.S. Treasury in connection with the U.S. Treasury’s investment in the Series A preferred shares. Under the terms of the agreements that govern the rights and obligations of the parent company and the U.S. Treasury regarding the warrant, whether the parent company will repurchase the warrant or, if so, the price at which the parent company will repurchase the warrant is not known as of the date of this report.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, see Note 12 of the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained or incorporated by reference in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to, statements concerning future results of operations or financial position, borrowing capacity and future liquidity, future investment results, future credit exposure, future loan losses and plans and objectives for future operations, economic environment and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are not historical facts but instead are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside our control. Any forward-looking statements we may make speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. Our actual results and financial position may differ materially from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in or implied by these forward-looking statements and we make no commitment to update or revise forward-looking statements in order to reflect new information, subsequent events or changes in expectations.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: inflation, interest rates, market and monetary fluctuations; geopolitical developments, including acts of war and terrorism and their impact on economic conditions; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board and laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking and securities with which the Company must comply; changes, particularly declines, in general economic conditions and in the local economies in which the Company operates; the financial condition of the Company’s borrowers; competitive pressures on loan and deposit pricing and demand; changes in technology and their impact on the marketing of new products and services and the acceptance of these products and services by new and existing customers; the willingness of customers to substitute competitors’ products and services for the Company’s products and services; the impact of changes in financial services laws and regulations (including laws concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance); changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines; the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in press releases and other public filings; and the Company’s performance in managing the risks involved in any of the foregoing. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive, and we will not update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time.

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Average Balance Sheets [1]

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest

 

Average
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Interest

 

Average
Rate

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

52,589

 

$

35

 

 

0.27

%

$

43,365

 

$

19

 

 

0.17

%

Investment Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale - taxable

 

 

350,728

 

 

2,057

 

 

2.35

 

 

292,343

 

 

2,734

 

 

3.74

 

Held to maturity - taxable

 

 

316,118

 

 

2,187

 

 

2.77

 

 

312,199

 

 

3,716

 

 

4.76

 

Tax-exempt [2]

 

 

156,867

 

 

2,425

 

 

6.18

 

 

91,655

 

 

1,408

 

 

6.15

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total investment securities

 

 

823,713

 

 

6,669

 

 

3.24

 

 

696,197

 

 

7,858

 

 

4.52

 

FRB and FHLB stock [2]

 

 

9,142

 

 

23

 

 

1.02

 

 

8,467

 

 

122

 

 

5.74

 

Loans, net of unearned discounts [3]

 

 

1,254,344

 

 

16,876

 

 

5.59

 

 

1,159,100

 

 

16,511

 

 

5.98

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS

 

 

2,139,788

 

 

23,603

 

 

4.50

%

 

1,907,129

 

 

24,510

 

 

5.28

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Cash and due from banks

 

 

36,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(19,817

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

22,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

144,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

2,324,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,070,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

$

19,964

 

 

2

 

 

0.05

%

$

18,454

 

 

3

 

 

0.07

%

NOW

 

 

205,789

 

 

71

 

 

0.14

 

 

249,671

 

 

225

 

 

0.37

 

Money market

 

 

342,173

 

 

627

 

 

0.74

 

 

324,458

 

 

737

 

 

0.92

 

Time

 

 

613,586

 

 

1,360

 

 

0.90

 

 

452,065

 

 

1,673

 

 

1.50

 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

580

 

 

2

 

 

1.09

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

1,181,512

 

 

2,060

 

 

0.71

 

 

1,045,228

 

 

2,640

 

 

1.02

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

41,269

 

 

48

 

 

0.47

 

 

50,525

 

 

61

 

 

0.49

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

5,000

 

 

16

 

 

1.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

4,833

 

 

2

 

 

0.15

 

 

11,200

 

 

4

 

 

0.14

 

Commercial paper

 

 

15,656

 

 

12

 

 

0.30

 

 

16,404

 

 

13

 

 

0.31

 

Short-term borrowings - FRB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

9

 

 

0.25

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

2,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

 

 

Advances - FHLB

 

 

139,215

 

 

664

 

 

1.93

 

 

129,681

 

 

871

 

 

2.72

 

Long-term borrowings - sub debt

 

 

25,774

 

 

523

 

 

8.38

 

 

25,774

 

 

523

 

 

8.38

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total borrowings

 

 

234,337

 

 

1,265

 

 

2.18

 

 

250,817

 

 

1,481

 

 

2.39

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

 

 

1,415,849

 

 

3,325

 

 

0.95

%

 

1,296,045

 

 

4,121

 

 

1.29

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

538,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

468,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total including noninterest-bearing demand deposits

 

 

1,953,985

 

 

3,325

 

 

0.69

%

 

1,764,721

 

 

4,121

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

Other liabilities

 

 

138,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

134,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,092,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,899,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

231,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

171,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

2,324,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,070,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income/spread

 

 

 

 

 

20,278

 

 

3.55

%

 

 

 

 

20,389

 

 

3.99

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Net yield on interest-earning assets (margin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.84

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Less: Tax equivalent adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

$

19,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 


 

 

[1]

The average balances of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity are computed on the basis of daily averages. Average rates are presented on a tax-equivalent basis. Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts for prior periods to conform to the current presentation.

[2]

Interest on tax-exempt securities is presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

[3]

Includes loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio; all loans are domestic. Nonaccrual loans are included in amounts outstanding and income has been included to the extent earned.

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Rate/Volume Analysis [1]

(Unaudited)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(Decrease)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2010

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

 

Rate

 

Net [2]

 

 

 


 


 


 

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

4

 

$

12

 

$

16

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available for sale - taxable

 

 

464

 

 

(1,141

)

 

(677

)

Held to maturity - taxable

 

 

45

 

 

(1,574

)

 

(1,529

)

Tax-exempt [2]

 

 

1,010

 

 

7

 

 

1,017

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total investment securities

 

 

1,519

 

 

(2,708

)

 

(1,189

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRB and FHLB stock

 

 

9

 

 

(108

)

 

(99

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net of unearned discounts [3]

 

 

1,446

 

 

(1,081

)

 

365

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST INCOME

 

$

2,978

 

$

(3,885

)

$

(907

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings

 

$

 

$

(1

)

$

(1

)

NOW

 

 

(34

)

 

(120

)

 

(154

)

Money market

 

 

39

 

 

(149

)

 

(110

)

Time

 

 

483

 

 

(796

)

 

(313

)

Foreign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 



 



 



 

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

 

486

 

 

(1,066

)

 

(580

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - customers

 

 

(11

)

 

(2

)

 

(13

)

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - dealers

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

16

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

(2

)

Commercial paper

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

(1

)

Short-term borrowings - FRB

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 

(9

)

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances - FHLB

 

 

60

 

 

(267

)

 

(207

)

Long-term borrowings - sub debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 



 

Total borrowings

 

 

53

 

 

(269

)

 

(216

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE

 

$

539

 

$

(1,335

)

$

(796

)

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

 

$

2,439

 

$

(2,550

)

$

(111

)

 

 



 



 



 


 

 

[1]

This table is presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

 

 

[2]

Changes in interest income and interest expense due to a combination of both volume and rate have been allocated to the change due to volume and the change due to rate in proportion to the relationship of the change due solely to each. The change in interest expense for securities under agreements to repurchase-dealers and short term borrowings-FRB has been allocated entirely to the volume variance.

[3]

Includes loans held for sale and loans held in portfolio; all loans are domestic. Nonaccrual loans are included in amounts outstanding and income has been included to the extent earned.

52


STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Regulatory Capital and Ratios

Ratios and Minimums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual

 

For Capital
Adequacy Minimum

 

To Be Well
Capitalized

 

 

 


 


 


 

As of March 31, 2011

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Total Capital(to Risk-Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

$

292,071

 

 

16.53

%

$

141,328

 

 

8.00

%

$

176,660

 

 

10.00

%

The bank

 

 

215,593

 

 

12.36

 

 

139,555

 

 

8.00

 

 

174,443

 

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital(to Risk-Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

273,770

 

 

15.50

 

 

70,664

 

 

4.00

 

 

105,996

 

 

6.00

 

The bank

 

 

197,292

 

 

11.31

 

 

69,777

 

 

4.00

 

 

104,666

 

 

6.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital(to Average Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

273,770

 

 

11.90

 

 

92,044

 

 

4.00

 

 

115,055

 

 

5.00

 

The bank

 

 

197,292

 

 

8.65

 

 

91,191

 

 

4.00

 

 

113,989

 

 

5.00

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital(to Risk-Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

$

255,022

 

 

14.68

%

$

138,982

 

 

8.00

%

$

173,728

 

 

10.00

%

The bank

 

 

211,737

 

 

12.32

 

 

137,516

 

 

8.00

 

 

171,895

 

 

10.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Capital(to Risk-Weighted Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

236,477

 

 

13.61

 

 

69,491

 

 

4.00

 

 

104,237

 

 

6.00

 

The bank

 

 

193,192

 

 

11.24

 

 

68,758

 

 

4.00

 

 

103,137

 

 

6.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1 Leverage Capital(to Average Assets):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company

 

 

236,477

 

 

10.15

 

 

93,152

 

 

4.00

 

 

116,440

 

 

5.00

 

The bank

 

 

193,192

 

 

8.39

 

 

92,070

 

 

4.00

 

 

115,087

 

 

5.00

 

53


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

The Company’s primary earnings source is its net interest income; therefore, the Company devotes significant time and has invested in resources to assist in the management of interest rate risk and asset quality. The Company’s net interest income is affected by changes in market interest rates, and by the level and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The Company’s objectives in its asset/liability management are to utilize its capital effectively, to provide adequate liquidity and to enhance net interest income, without taking undue risks or subjecting the Company unduly to interest rate fluctuations.

The Company takes a coordinated approach to the management of its liquidity, capital and interest rate risk. This risk management process is governed by policies and limits established by senior management which are reviewed and approved by the Asset/Liability Committee. This committee, which is comprised of members of senior management, meets to review, among other things, economic conditions, interest rates, yield curve, cash flow projections, expected customer actions, liquidity levels, capital ratios and repricing characteristics of assets, liabilities and financial instruments.

 

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market indices such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. The Company’s principal market risk exposure is interest rate risk, with no material impact on earnings from changes in foreign exchange rates or equity prices.

Interest rate risk is the exposure to changes in market interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity is the relationship between market interest rates and net interest income due to the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities. The Company monitors the interest rate sensitivity of its balance sheet positions by examining its near-term sensitivity and its longer-term gap position. In its management of interest rate risk, the Company utilizes several financial and statistical tools, including traditional gap analysis and sophisticated income simulation models.

A traditional gap analysis is prepared based on the maturity and repricing characteristics of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for selected time bands. The mismatch between repricings or maturities within a time band is commonly referred to as the “gap” for that period. A positive gap (asset sensitive) where interest rate sensitive assets exceed interest rate sensitive liabilities generally will result in the net interest margin increasing in a rising rate environment and decreasing in a falling rate environment. A negative gap (liability sensitive) will generally have the opposite result on the net interest margin. However, the traditional gap analysis does not assess the relative sensitivity of assets and liabilities to changes in interest rates and other factors that could have an impact on interest rate sensitivity or net interest income. The Company utilizes the gap analysis to complement its income simulations modeling, primarily focusing on the longer-term structure of the balance sheet.

The Company’s balance sheet structure is primarily short-term in nature with a substantial portion of assets and liabilities repricing or maturing within one year. The Company’s gap analysis at March 31, 2011, presented on page 57, indicates that net interest income would increase during periods of rising interest rates and decrease during periods of falling interest rates, but, as mentioned above, gap analysis may not be an accurate predictor of net interest income.

As part of its interest rate risk strategy, the Company may use financial instrument derivatives to hedge the interest rate sensitivity of assets. The Company has written policy guidelines, approved by the Board of Directors, governing the use of financial instruments, including approved counterparties, risk limits and appropriate internal control procedures. The credit risk of derivatives arises principally from the potential for a counterparty to fail to meet its obligation to settle a contract on a timely basis.

As of March 31, 2011, the Company was not a party to any financial instrument derivative agreement.

The Company utilizes income simulation models to complement its traditional gap analysis. While the Asset/Liability Committee routinely monitors simulated net interest income sensitivity over a rolling two-year horizon, it also utilizes additional tools to monitor potential longer-term interest rate risk. The income simulation models measure the Company’s net interest income volatility or sensitivity to interest rate changes utilizing statistical techniques that allow the Company to consider various factors which impact net interest income. These factors include actual maturities, estimated cash flows, repricing characteristics, deposits growth/retention and, most importantly, the relative sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates. This relative sensitivity is important to consider as the Company’s core deposit base has not been subject to the same degree of interest rate sensitivity as its assets. The core deposit costs are internally managed and tend to exhibit less sensitivity to changes in interest rates than the Company’s adjustable rate assets whose yields are based on external indices and generally change in concert with market interest rates.

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The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is determined by identifying the probable impact of changes in market interest rates on the yields on the Company’s assets and the rates that would be paid on its liabilities. This modeling technique involves a degree of estimation based on certain assumptions that management believes to be reasonable. Utilizing this process, management projects the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest margin. The Company has established certain policy limits for the potential volatility of its net interest margin assuming certain levels of changes in market interest rates with the objective of maintaining a stable net interest margin under various probable rate scenarios. Management generally has maintained a risk position well within the policy limits. As of December 31, 2010, the model indicated the impact of a 100 and 200 basis point parallel and pro rata rise in rates over 12 months would approximate a 3.4% ($3.7 million) and a 6.8% ($7.2 million) increase in net interest income, respectively, while the impact of a 25 basis point decline in rates over the same period would approximate a 0.9% ($1.0 million) decline from an unchanged rate environment. The likelihood of a decrease in interest rates beyond 25 basis points as of December 31, 2010 was considered to be remote given then-current interest rate levels. As of March 31, 2011, the model indicated the impact of a 100 and 200 basis point parallel and pro rata rise in rates over 12 months would approximate a 1.5% ($1.7 million) and a 3.5% ($3.9 million) increase in net interest income, respectively, while the impact of a 25 basis point decline in rates over the same period would approximate a 0.5% ($0.6 million) decline from an unchanged rate environment. The likelihood of a decrease in interest rates beyond 25 basis points as of March 31, 2011 was considered to be remote given then-current interest rate levels.

The preceding sensitivity analysis does not represent a Company forecast and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These hypothetical estimates are based upon numerous assumptions including: the nature and timing of interest rate levels including yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows and others. While assumptions are developed based upon current economic and local market conditions, the Company cannot provide any assurances as to the predictive nature of these assumptions, including how customers’ preferences or competitor influences might change.

Also, as market conditions vary from those assumed in the sensitivity analysis, actual results will also differ due to: prepayment/refinancing levels likely deviating from those assumed, the varying impact of interest rate change caps or floors on adjustable rate assets, the potential effect of changing debt service levels on customers with adjustable rate loans, depositor early withdrawals and product preference changes and other variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis does not reflect actions that the Asset/Liability Committee might take in responding to or anticipating changes in interest rates.

The shape of the yield curve can cause downward pressure on net interest income. In general, if and to the extent that the yield curve is flatter (i.e., the differences between interest rates for different maturities are relatively smaller) than previously anticipated, then the yield on the Company’s interest-earning assets and its cash flows will tend to be lower. Management believes that a relatively flat yield curve could continue to adversely affect the Company’s results in 2011.

 

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity is the ability to meet cash needs arising from changes in various categories of assets and liabilities. Liquidity is constantly monitored and managed at both the parent company and the bank levels. Liquid assets consist of cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits in banks and Federal funds sold and securities available for sale. Primary funding sources include core deposits, capital markets funds and other money market sources. Core deposits include domestic noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing retail deposits, which historically have been relatively stable. The parent company and the bank believe that they have significant unused borrowing capacity. Contingency plans exist which we believe could be implemented on a timely basis to mitigate the impact of any dramatic change in market conditions.

The parent company depends for its cash requirements on funds maintained or generated by its subsidiaries, principally the bank. Such sources have been adequate to meet the parent company’s cash requirements throughout its history.

Various legal restrictions limit the extent to which the bank can supply funds to the parent company and its nonbank subsidiaries. All national banks are limited in the payment of dividends without the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency to an amount not to exceed the net profits as defined, for the year to date combined with its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years.

At March 31, 2011, the parent company’s short-term debt, consisting principally of commercial paper used to finance ongoing current business activities, was approximately $16.4 million. The parent company had cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks and other current assets aggregating $100.1 million. The parent company also has back-up credit lines with banks of $19.0 million. Since 1979, the parent company has had no need to use the available back-up lines of credit.

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The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s obligations and commitments to make future payments under contract as of March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 


 

Contractual obligations (1)

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1-3 Years

 

4-5 Years

 

After 5 Years

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Long-Term Debt

 

$

154,589

 

$

15,000

 

$

11,818

 

$

101,997

 

$

25,774

 

Operating Leases

 

 

48,540

 

 

4,806

 

 

8,969

 

 

9,211

 

 

25,554

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Contractual Cash Obligations

 

$

203,129

 

$

19,806

 

$

20,787

 

$

111,208

 

$

51,328

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

(1) Based on contractual maturity dates

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s obligations under other commercial commitments as of March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Commitment Expiration per Period

 

 

 


 

Other Commercial Commitments

 

Total
Amount
Committed

 

Less Than
1 Year

 

1-3 Years

 

4-5 Years

 

After 5 Years

 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

Residential Loans

 

$

35,676

 

$

35,676

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Commercial Loans

 

 

27,777

 

 

19,589

 

 

6,254

 

 

 

 

1,934

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Loans

 

 

63,453

 

 

55,265

 

 

6,254

 

 

 

 

1,934

 

Standby Letters of Credit

 

 

24,627

 

 

23,852

 

 

775

 

 

 

 

 

Other Commercial Commitments

 

 

68,913

 

 

68,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

164

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Commercial Commitments

 

$

156,993

 

$

147,866

 

$

7,029

 

$

 

$

2,098

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 

INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE

Our Internet address is www.sterlingbancorp.com and the investor relations section of our web site is located at www.sterlingbancorp.com/ir/investor.cfm. We make available free of charge, on or through the investor relations section of our web site, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Also posted on our web site, and available in print upon request of any shareholder to our Investor Relations Department, are the charters for our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Method for Interested Persons to Communicate with Non-Management Directors, our Excessive or Luxury Expenditures Policy and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics governing our directors, officers and employees. Within the time period required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, we will post on our web site any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waiver applicable to our senior financial officers, as defined in the Code, or our executive officers or directors. In addition, information concerning purchases and sales of our equity securities by our executive officers and directors is posted on our web site.

The contents of our web site are not incorporated by reference into this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Interest Rate Sensitivity

To mitigate the vulnerability of earnings to changes in interest rates, the Company manages the repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities in an attempt to control net interest rate sensitivity. Management attempts to confine significant rate sensitivity gaps predominantly to repricing intervals of a year or less so that adjustments can be made quickly. Assets and liabilities with predetermined repricing dates are classified based on the earliest repricing period. Based on the interest rate sensitivity analysis shown below, the Company’s net interest income would increase during periods of rising interest rates and decrease during periods of falling interest rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repricing Date

 

 

 


 

 

 

3 Months
or Less

 

More than
3 Months
to 1 Year

 

More than
1 Year to
5 Years

 

More than
5 Years to
10 Years

 

Over
10 Years

 

Nonrate
Sensitive

 

Total

 

 

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks

 

$

7,932

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

7,932

 

Investment securities

 

 

62,527

 

 

238,858

 

 

201,790

 

 

68,860

 

 

300,410

 

 

 

 

872,445

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

445,498

 

 

62,184

 

 

81,646

 

 

3,238

 

 

 

 

(1,662

)

 

590,904

 

Lease financing receivables

 

 

671

 

 

10,313

 

 

77,246

 

 

64,011

 

 

4,233

 

 

(16,144

)

 

140,330

 

Factored receivables

 

 

154,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(177

)

 

154,771

 

Real estate-residential mortgage

 

 

22,664

 

 

31,698

 

 

16,196

 

 

28,156

 

 

58,047

 

 

 

 

156,761

 

Real estate-commercial mortgage

 

 

27,990

 

 

17,863

 

 

35,125

 

 

17,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,216

 

Real estate-construction and land development

 

 

10,286

 

 

 

 

8,989

 

 

4,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,975

 

Loans to individuals

 

 

8,541

 

 

2,126

 

 

1,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,699

 

Loans to nondepository financial institutions

 

 

88,292

 

 

21,122

 

 

1,110

 

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

 

110,590

 

Loans to depository institutions

 

 

25,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,505

 

Noninterest-earning assets & allowance for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

199,417

 

 

199,417

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Assets

 

 

854,854

 

 

384,164

 

 

423,134

 

 

186,203

 

 

362,756

 

 

181,434

 

 

2,392,545

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Savings [1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,853

 

NOW [1]

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,243

 

Money market [1]

 

 

267,745

 

 

 

 

84,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

352,296

 

Time

 

 

262,916

 

 

306,132

 

 

48,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

617,169

 

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase - customers

 

 

21,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,107

 

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase - dealers

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Federal funds purchased

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

Commercial paper

 

 

15,341

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,391

 

Short-term borrowings - other

 

 

4,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,525

 

Advances - FHLB

 

 

100,000

 

 

15,000

 

 

13,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,815

 

Long-term borrowings - subordinated debentures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,774

 

 

 

 

25,774

 

Noninterest-bearing liabilities & shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

965,372

 

 

965,372

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

731,634

 

 

321,182

 

 

348,583

 

 

 

 

25,774

 

 

965,372

 

 

2,392,545

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Rate Sensitivity Gap

 

$

123,220

 

$

62,982

 

$

74,551

 

$

186,203

 

$

336,982

 

$

(783,938

)

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Gap March 31, 2011

 

$

123,220

 

$

186,202

 

$

260,753

 

$

446,956

 

$

783,938

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Gap March 31, 2010 [2]

 

$

160,652

 

$

137,818

 

$

191,021

 

$

408,750

 

$

757,828

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative Gap December 31, 2010 [2]

 

$

377,384

 

$

308,139

 

$

289,256

 

$

468,057

 

$

786,799

 

$

 

$

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

[1] Historically, balances in non-maturity deposit accounts have remained relatively stable despite changes in levels of interest rates. Balances are shown in repricing periods based on management’s historical repricing practices and run-off experience.

[2] Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the current presentation.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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

Under its share repurchase program, the Company buys back common shares from time to time. The Company did not repurchase any of its common shares during the first quarter of 2011. At March 31, 2011, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the share repurchase program was 870,963.

The Board of Directors initially authorized the repurchase of common shares in 1997 and since then has approved increases in the number of common shares that the Company is authorized to repurchase. The latest increase was announced on August 16, 2007, when the Board of Directors increased the Company’s authority to repurchase common shares by an additional 800,000 shares.

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

 

 

 

 

3.

(i)

Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of New York Department of State, October 28, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of New York Department of State on December 18, 2008 (Filed as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

By-Laws as in effect on November 15, 2007 (Filed as Exhibit 3(ii) (A) to the Registrant’s Form 8-K dated November 15, 2007 and filed on November 19, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.

 

 

 

 

31.1

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 

 

 

 

31.2

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 

 

 

 

32.1

Certification of the CEO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

 

 

 

 

32.2

Certification of the CFO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code.

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

 

 

STERLING BANCORP

 

 


 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2011

 

/s/ Louis J. Cappelli

 

 


 

 

Louis J. Cappelli

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 10, 2011

 

/s/ John W. Tietjen

 

 


 

 

John W. Tietjen

 

 

Executive Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

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STERLING BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

Sequential
Page No.


 


 


 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Statement re: Computation of per share earnings

 

62

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the CEO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of the CFO pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of the CEO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of the CFO required by Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code

 

66

61