Edgar Filing: Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010

Commission File No. 001-33037

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Virginia		20-1417448
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6830 Old Dominion Drive

McLean, Virginia 22101

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(703) 893-7400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES ¨ NO ¨

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

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

As of November 5, 2010, there were 11,590,212 shares of common stock outstanding.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2010

INDEX


		PAGE
	PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 –	Financial Statements
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009		2
	Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009		3
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010		4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009		5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		6-18

Item 2 –	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		19-31

Item 3 –	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		32-34

Item 4 –	Controls and Procedures		35

	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 –	Legal Proceedings		35

Item 1A –	Risk Factors		35

Item 2 –	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		36

Item 3 –	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		36

Item 4 –	(Removed and Reserved)		36

Item 5 –	Other Information		36

Item 6 –	Exhibits		36

Signatures			37

Certifications

ITEM I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PART I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)


	September 30, 2010			December 31, 2009
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from financial institutions	$	3,259		$	2,858
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		25,793			5,212

Total cash and cash equivalents		29,052			8,070

Securities available for sale, at fair value		11,303			18,505

Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $48,035 and $57,841, respectively)		49,224			57,696

Covered loans, net of unearned income		99,009			111,989
Non-covered loans, net of unearned income		364,027			350,298

Total loans, net of unearned income		463,036			462,287
Less allowance for loan losses		(5,525	)		(5,172	)

Net loans		457,511			457,115

Stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank		6,489			5,940
Bank premises and equipment, net		4,731			3,225
Goodwill		8,713			8,713
Core deposit intangibles, net		3,150			3,858
FDIC indemnification asset		18,951			19,408
Bank-owned life insurance		14,430			14,014
Other real estate owned		4,017			3,537
Deferred tax assets, net		4,577			4,559
Other assets		6,593			6,034

Total assets	$	618,741		$	610,674

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	30,330		$	33,339
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW accounts		15,425			17,499
Money market accounts		172,871			130,131
Savings accounts		5,130			4,398
Time deposits		231,513			270,424

Total interest-bearing deposits		424,939			422,452

Total deposits		455,269			455,791

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		25,475			22,020
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances		35,000			30,000
Other liabilities		2,589			5,739

Total liabilities		518,333			513,550

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 5)		—			—
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 45,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 11,590,212 shares at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009		116			116
Additional paid in capital		96,455			96,444
Retained earnings		7,225			4,053
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,388	)		(3,489	)

Total stockholders’ equity		100,408			97,124

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	618,741		$	610,674

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Interest and dividend income :
Interest and fees on loans	$	7,578		$	5,138		$	23,021		$	14,602
Interest and dividends on taxable securities		630			595			2,048			2,052
Interest and dividends on other earning assets		47			45			138			121

Total interest and dividend income		8,255			5,778			25,207			16,775

Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		1,825			1,479			5,418			5,310
Interest on borrowings		343			348			1,001			978

Total interest expense		2,168			1,827			6,419			6,288

Net interest income		6,087			3,951			18,788			10,487

Provision for loan losses		1,025			1,178			3,775			2,203

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		5,062			2,773			15,013			8,284

Noninterest income:
Account maintenance and deposit service fees		210			171			686			441
Income from bank-owned life insurance		140			144			416			432
Gain on sale of loans		—			155			—			155
Net gain on branch acquisition		—			423			—			423
Net gain (loss) on other assets		(435	)		56			(396	)		173
Gain on sales of securities available for sale		142			148			142			371
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses		(127	)		(4,300	)		(137	)		(9,667	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)		—			3,087			—			7,591

Net credit impairment losses recognized in earnings		(127	)		(1,213	)		(137	)		(2,076	)
Other		20			24			314			81

Total noninterest income (loss)		(50	)		(92	)		1,025			—

Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and benefits		1,634			1,098			4,798			3,097
Occupancy expenses		520			387			1,589			1,161
Furniture and equipment expenses		142			128			447			374
Amortization of core deposit intangible		236			182			708			545
Virginia franchise tax expense		184			140			551			422
FDIC assessment		139			151			540			638
Data processing expense		139			77			453			236
Telephone and communication expense		100			64			320			192
Decrease (increase) in FDIC indemnification asset		(193	)		—			457			—
Other operating expenses		489			387			1,531			856

Total noninterest expenses		3,390			2,614			11,394			7,521

Income before income taxes		1,622			67			4,644			763
Income tax expense (benefit)		517			(21	)		1,472			126

Net income	$	1,105		$	88		$	3,172		$	637

Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities	$	42		$	134		$	264		$	267
Realized amount on securities sold, net		(142	)		(148	)		(142	)		(371	)
Non-credit component of other-than-temporary impairment on held-to-maturity securities		20			(3,087	)		129			(7,591	)
Accretion of amounts previously recorded upon transfer to held-to-maturity from available-for-sale		(36	)		1,100			(97	)		2,965

Net unrealized gain (loss)		(116	)		(2,001	)		154			(4,730	)
Tax effect		(38	)		(682	)		53			(1,609	)

Other comprehensive income (loss)		(78	)		(1,319	)		101			(3,121	)

Comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,027		$	(1,231	)	$	3,273		$	(2,484	)

Earnings per share, basic and diluted	$	0.10		$	0.01		$	0.27		$	0.09

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)


	Common Stock		Additional Paid in Capital			Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Comprehensive Income		Total
Balance - January 1, 2010	$	116	$	96,444		$	4,053	$	(3,489)				$	97,124
Stock-based compensation expense				59										59
Additional cost of 2009 common stock issuance				(48	)									(48	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income							3,172				$	3,172		3,172
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities (net of tax, $41)									81			81		81
Change in unrecognized loss on securities held to maturity for which a portion of OTTI has been recognized (net of tax, $12 and accretion, $97 and amounts recorded into other comprehensive income at transfer)									20			20		20

Total comprehensive income											$	3,273

Balance - September 30, 2010	$	116	$	96,455		$	7,225	$	(3,388	)			$	100,408

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)


	2010			2009
Operating activities:
Net income	$	3,172		$	637
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		407			388
Amortization of core deposit intangible		708			545
Other amortization , net		132			(11	)
Decrease in FDIC indemnification asset		457			—
Provision for loan losses		3,775			2,203
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		(416	)		(432	)
Stock based compensation expense		59			39
Gain on sale of loans		—			(155	)
Gain on sales of securities		(142	)		(371	)
Gain on branch acquisition		—			(423	)
Net loss (gain) on other real estate owned		396			(126	)
Impairment on securities		137			2,076
Net increase in other assets		(912	)		(545	)
Net decrease in other liabilities		(3,150	)		(856	)

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities		4,623			2,969

Investing activities:
Purchases of securities available for sale		—			(10,333	)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale		4,728			19,558
Proceeds from paydowns, maturities and calls of securities available for sale		2,635			1,565
Purchases of securities held to maturity		—			(9,343	)
Proceeds from paydowns, maturities and calls of securities held to maturity		8,544			10,485
Loan originations and payments, net		(7,531	)		(24,807	)
Proceeds from sale of SBA loans		—			2,181
Net cash received in branch acquisition		—			3,119
Net increase in stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank		(549	)		(386	)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned		2,560			859
Purchases of bank premises and equipment		(1,913	)		(71	)

Net cash and cash equivalents provided (used) in investing activities		8,474			(7,173	)

Financing activities:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		(522	)		4,387
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances		5,000			—
Net increase in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		3,455			2,111
Additional cost of 2009 common stock issuance		(48	)		—

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities		7,885			6,498

Increase in cash and cash equivalents		20,982			2,294
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		8,070			14,762

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	29,052		$	17,056

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest	$	6,754		$	6,881
Income taxes		1,485			380
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Transfer from non-covered loans to other real estate owned		2,684			1,101
Transfer from covered loans to other real estate owned		676			—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

September 30, 2010

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (“SNBV”) is a corporation formed on July 28, 2004 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the holding company for Sonabank (“Sonabank”) a Virginia state chartered bank which commenced operations on April 14, 2005. The principal activities of Sonabank are to attract deposits and originate loans as permitted under applicable banking regulations. Sonabank operates 12 branches in Virginia located in Fairfax County (Reston, McLean and Fairfax), in Charlottesville, Warrenton (2), Leesburg (2), South Riding, Front Royal, New Market and Clifton Forge, and we also have a branch in Rockville, Maryland.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and its subsidiary. Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U. S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and instructions for Form 10-Q and follow general practice within the banking industry. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U. S. GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in SNBV’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the carrying value of investment securities, other than temporary impairment of investment securities, the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, the FDIC indemnification asset, mortgage servicing rights, other real estate owned and deferred tax assets.

Reclassifications

Some items in the prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation, and the reclassifications had no impact on prior period net income or shareholders’ equity.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 860-10, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets—an amendment of ASC 860.” This statement removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity from Statement 140 and removes the exception from applying ASC 810 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, to qualifying special-purpose entities. The objective in issuing this Statement is to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. This Statement must be applied as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. The participating interest definition in this statement applies to transfers of government-guaranteed portions of loans, such as those guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). In this regard, if a seller transfers the guaranteed portion on an SBA loan at a premium, the seller is obligated by the SBA to refund the premium to the purchaser if the loan is repaid within 90 days of the transfer. Under this statement, this premium refund obligation is a form of recourse, which means that the transferred guaranteed portion the loan does not meet the definition of a participating interest for the 90-day period that the premium refund obligation exists. As a result, the transfer must be accounted for as a secured borrowing during this period. After the 90 day period, assuming the transferred guaranteed portion and the retained unguaranteed portion of the SBA loan now meet the definition of a participating interest, the transfer of the guaranteed portion can be accounted for as a sale if all of the conditions for sale accounting in the statement are met. Adoption of this statement will result in a 90 day delay in recognizing the sale and gain on sale of the guaranteed portions of any SBA loans.

On June 12, 2009, the FASB issued ASC 810-10, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). this guidance amends ASC 810 to replace the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which enterprise, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with a qualitative approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity (VIE) that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. Unlike ASC 810, this Statement requires ongoing reconsideration of whether (1) an entity is a VIE and (2) an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE. It is expected that the amendments will result in more entities consolidating VIEs that previously were not consolidated. The Statement will also require additional disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement in variable interest entities. This Statement must be applied as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter. The impact of adoption was not material to our results of operations or financial position.

2. STOCK- BASED COMPENSATION

In 2004, the Board of Directors adopted a stock option plan that authorized the reservation of up to 302,500 shares of common stock and provided for the granting of stock options to certain directors, officers and employees. As of December 31, 2009, options to purchase an aggregate of 281,675 shares of common stock were outstanding and 20,825 shares remained available for issuance . The 2010 Stock Awards and Incentive Plan was approved by the Board of Directors in January 2010 and approved by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting in April 2010. The 2010 plan authorized the reservation of 700,000 shares of common stock for the granting of stock

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

awards. The options granted to officers and employees are incentive stock options and the options granted to non-employee directors are non-qualified stock options. The purpose of the plan is to afford key employees an incentive to remain in the employ of SNBV and to assist in the attracting and retaining of non-employee directors by affording them an opportunity to share in SNBV’s future success. Under the plan, the option’s price cannot be less than the fair market value of the stock on the grant date. The maximum term of the options is ten years and options granted may be subject to a graded vesting schedule.

SNBV granted 48,250 options during the first nine months of 2010. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model. The following weighted-average assumptions were used to value options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2010:


Dividend yield		0.00	%
Expected life		10 years
Expected volatility		42.47	%
Risk-free interest rate		3.13	%
Weighted average fair value per option granted	$	4.08

•

We have paid no dividends.

•

Due to SNBV’s short existence, the volatility was estimated using historical volatility of comparative publicly traded financial institutions in the Virginia market combined with that of SNBV for periods approximating the expected option life.

•

The risk-free interest rate was developed using the U. S. Treasury yield curve for periods equal to the expected life of the options on the grant date. An increase in the risk-free interest rate will increase stock compensation expense on future option grants.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, stock-based compensation expense was $24 thousand and $59 thousand, respectively, compared to $16 thousand and $39 thousand for the same periods last year. As of September 30, 2010, unrecognized compensation expense associated with the stock options was $380 thousand, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.9 years.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

A summary of the activity in the stock option plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 follows (dollars in thousands):


	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options outstanding, beginning of period		281,675		$	8.56
Granted		48,250			7.09
Forfeited		(13,250	)		8.53
Exercised		—			—

Options outstanding, end of period		316,675		$	8.34		6.6	$	74

Vested or expected to vest		316,675		$	8.34		6.6	$	74
Exercisable at end of period		186,015		$	9.03		5.1	$	14

3. SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale were as follows (in thousands):


	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized					Fair Value
	Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
September 30, 2010
SBA guaranteed loan pools	$	11,055	$	226	$	—			11,281
FHLMC preferred stock		16		6		—			22

Total	$	11,071	$	232	$	—		$	11,303


	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized					Fair Value
	Amortized Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
December 31, 2009
Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	4,967	$	—	$	(53	)	$	4,914
SBA guaranteed loan pools		13,412		151		(13	)		13,550
FHLMC preferred stock		16		25		—			41

Total	$	18,395	$	176	$	(66	)	$	18,505

The carrying amount and fair value of securities held-to-maturity were as follows (in thousands):


	Carrying Amount		Gross Unrecognized					Fair Value
	Carrying Amount		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
September 30, 2010
Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	37,677	$	1,783	$	—		$	39,460
Residential government-sponsored collateralized mortgage obligations		227		8		—			235
Other residential collateralized mortgage obligations		1,245		—		—			1,245
Trust preferred securities		10,075		689		(3,669	)		7,095

	$	49,224	$	2,480	$	(3,669	)	$	48,035


	Carrying Amount		Gross Unrecognized					Fair Value
	Carrying Amount		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
December 31, 2009
Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	45,369	$	1,173	$	(169	)	$	46,373
Residential government-sponsored collateralized mortgage obligations		398		21		—			419
Other residential collateralized mortgage obligations		1,577		—		—			1,577
Trust preferred securities		10,352		—		(880	)		9,472

	$	57,696	$	1,194	$	(1,049	)	$	57,841

The fair value and carrying amount, if different, of debt securities as of September 30, 2010, by contractual maturity were as follows (in thousands). Securities not due at a single maturity date, primarily mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, are shown separately.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010


	Held to Maturity				Available for Sale
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value		Amortized Cost
Due in one to five years	$	—	$	—	$	215	$	213
Due in five to ten years		—		—		1,453		1,425
Due after ten years		10,075		7,095		9,613		9,417
Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities		37,677		39,460		—		—
Residential government-sponsored collateralized mortgage obligations		227		235		—		—
Other residential collateralized mortgage obligations		1,245		1,245		—		—

Total	$	49,224	$	48,035	$	11,281	$	11,055

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we sold $4.7 million of available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities resulting in a gross gain of $142 thousand with a tax provision of $48 thousand. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we sold $9.7 million of available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities and 25,000 shares of FHLMC preferred stock resulting in a gross gain of $148 thousand with a tax provision of $50 thousand. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we sold $19.5 million of available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities and 25,000 shares of FHLMC preferred stock resulting in a gross gain of $371 thousand with a tax provision of $126 thousand.

Securities with a carrying amount of approximately $49.2 million and $40.1 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements and a line of credit for advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”).

SNBV monitors the portfolio which is subject to liquidity needs, market rate changes and credit risk changes to see if adjustments are needed. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, some securities’ fair values were below cost. As outlined in the table below, there were securities with stated maturities totaling approximately $7.1 million in the portfolio that are considered temporarily impaired at September 30, 2010. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity, and not credit quality, and because we do not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that we will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, management does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2010. The following tables present information regarding securities in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands) by duration of time in a loss position:

September 30, 2010

Less than 12 months

12 Months or More

Total

Held to Maturity

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Trust preferred securities

—

5,659

(3,669

)

5,659

(3,669

)

December 31, 2009

Less than 12 months

12 Months or More

Total

Available for Sale

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities

4,914

(53

)

—

4,914

(53

)

SBA guaranteed loan pools

819

(13

)

—

819

(13

)

5,733

(66

)

—

5,733

(66

)

Less than 12 months

12 Months or More

Total

Held to Maturity

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Fair value

Unrealized
Losses

Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities

14,039

(169

)

—

14,039

(169

)

Trust preferred securities

—

8,094

(880

)

8,094

(880

)

14,039

(169

)

8,094

(880

)

22,133

(1,049

)

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

As of September 30, 2010, we owned pooled trust preferred securities as follows:


														Estimated Fair Value		Current Defaults and Deferrals		% of Current Defaults and Deferrals to Current Collateral			Previously Recognized Cumulative Other Comprehensive Loss (1)
	Tranche Level	Ratings When Purchased				Current Ratings
Security	Tranche Level	Moody’s		Fitch		Moody’s		Fitch		Par Value		Book Value
	(in thousands)
ALESCO VII A1B	Senior		Aaa		AAA		Baa3		BB	$	8,387	$	7,479	$	4,221	$	179,056		29	%	$	319
MMCF II B	Senior Sub		A3		AA-		Baa2		BB		573		526		525		34,000		29	%		47
MMCF III B	Senior Sub		A3		A-		Ba1		CC		695		679		363		27,000		23	%		16

											9,655		8,684		5,109						$	382


																					Cumulative Other Comprehensive Loss (2)		Cumulative OTTI Related to Credit Loss (2)
																					Cumulative Other Comprehensive Loss (2)		Cumulative OTTI Related to Credit Loss (2)
Other Than Temporarily Impaired:
TPREF FUNDING II	Mezzanine		A1		A-		Caa3		C		1,500		478		486		119,100		34	%		780	$	242
TRAP 2007-XII C1	Mezzanine		A3		A		C		C		2,043		126		308		137,705		28	%		1,338		579
TRAP 2007-XIII D	Mezzanine		NR		A-		NR		C		2,032		—		10		237,750		32	%		—		2,032
MMC FUNDING XVIII	Mezzanine		A3		A-		Ca		C		1,039		84		81		111,682		34	%		485		470
ALESCO V C1	Mezzanine		A2		A		Ca		C		2,052		560		469		99,442		31	%		979		513
ALESCO XV C1	Mezzanine		A3		A-		C		C		3,078		29		304		246,100		37	%		490		2,559
ALESCO XVI C	Mezzanine		A3		A-		Ca		C		2,050		114		328		149,900		30	%		756		1,180

											13,794		1,391		1,986						$	4,828	$	7,575

Total										$	23,449	$	10,075	$	7,095

(1)	Pre-tax, and represents unrealized losses at date of transfer from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity, net of accretion

(2)

Pre-tax

Each of these securities has been evaluated for potential impairment under ASC 325. In performing a detailed cash flow analysis of each security, Sonabank works with independent third parties to identify the best estimate of the cash flow estimated to be collected. If this estimate results in a present value of expected cash flows that is less than the amortized cost basis of a security (that is, credit loss exists), an OTTI is considered to have occurred. If there is no credit loss, any impairment is considered temporary. Deferrals in the collateral pools we own peaked in the first quarter of 2010 and then declined in the second and third quarters. Going forward the cash flow analyses performed included the following assumptions:

•

We assume that .5% of the remaining performing collateral will default or defer in the fourth quarter of 2010 and 50 basis points per annum thereafter.

•

We assume recoveries of 25% with a two year lag on all defaults and deferrals.

•

We assume no prepayments for 10 years and then 1% per annum for the remaining life of the security.

•

Our securities have been modeled using the above assumptions by independent third parties using the forward LIBOR curve plus original spread to discount projected cash flows to present values.

These assumptions resulted in no OTTI recognition on the trust preferred securities during the third quarter of 2010.

We also own $1.7 million of SARM 2005-22 1A2. This residential collateralized mortgage obligation was downgraded from B to CCC by Standard and Poors in September 2009, and it was downgraded from CC to C by Fitch in July 2010. The fair market value is $1.2 million. We have evaluated this security for potential impairment and, based on our review of the trustee report, shock analysis and current information regarding delinquencies, nonperforming loans and credit support, determined that an OTTI does exist as of September 30, 2010 in the amount of $127 thousand. The assumptions used in the analysis included a 6.5% prepayment speed, 15% default rate, a 55% loss severity (which is roughly equivalent to the cumulative severity of the past 12 months) and an accounting yield of 4.75%.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

The following table presents a roll forward of the credit losses for the trust preferred securities and the residential collateralized mortgage obligation recognized in earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands):


Amount of cumulative other-than-temporary impairment related to credit loss prior to January 1, 2010	$	7,714
Amounts related to credit loss for which an other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized		137

Amount of cumulative other-than-temporary impairment related to credit loss as of September 30, 2010	$	7,851

4. LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following table summarizes the composition of our loan portfolio as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:


	Covered Loans		Non-covered Loans			Total Loans			Covered Loans		Non-covered Loans			Total Loans
	September 30, 2010								December 31, 2009
Mortgage loans on real estate:
Commercial	$	19,084	$	153,099		$	172,183		$	24,494	$	146,295		$	170,789
Construction loans to residential builders		—		1,613			1,613			—		5,436			5,436
Other construction and land loans		1,100		42,339			43,439			3,498		42,564			46,062
Residential 1-4 family		31,544		61,919			93,463			33,815		61,024			94,839
Multi- family residential		2,517		13,677			16,194			2,570		10,726			13,296
Home equity lines of credit		42,562		10,830			53,392			44,235		10,532			54,767

Total real estate loans		96,807		283,477			380,284			108,612		276,577			385,189
Commercial loans		2,040		78,594			80,634			3,184		70,757			73,941
Consumer loans		162		2,439			2,601			193		3,528			3,721

Gross loans		99,009		364,510			463,519			111,989		350,862			462,851
Less unearned income on loans		—		(483	)		(483	)		—		(564	)		(564	)

Loans, net of unearned income	$	99,009	$	364,027		$	463,036		$	111,989	$	350,298		$	462,287

As part of the Greater Atlantic acquisition, the Bank and the FDIC entered into a loss sharing agreement on approximately $143.4 million (contractual basis) of Greater Atlantic Bank’s assets. The Bank will share in the losses on the loans and foreclosed loan collateral with the FDIC as specified in the loss sharing agreement; we refer to these assets collectively as “covered assets.” Loans that are not covered in the loss sharing agreement are referred to as “non-covered loans.”

The covered loans acquired in the Greater Atlantic transaction are and will continue to be subject to our internal and external credit review. As a result, if and when credit deterioration is noted subsequent to the acquisition date, such deterioration will be measured through our allowance for loan loss calculation methodology and a provision for credit losses will be charged to earnings with a partially offsetting noninterest income item reflecting the increase to the FDIC indemnification asset. There has been no provision recorded on covered loans since acquisition.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

The following summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):


	2010			2009
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,172		$	4,218
Provision charged to operations		3,775			2,203
Recoveries credited to allowance		130			156

Total		9,077			6,577
Loans charged off		(3,552	)		(1,706	)

Balance, end of period	$	5,525		$	4,871

Non-covered loans identified as impaired in accordance with ASC 310 totaled $11.3 million with allocated allowance for loan losses in the amount of $371 thousand as of September 30, 2010, including $4.7 million of nonaccrual loans and $6.6 million of restructured loans. The restructured loans are well secured, but the borrowers were experiencing financial difficulties. As a consequence, we agreed to defer some interest payments, and payments are being made in accordance with the restructured terms. This compares to $4.2 million of impaired loans, which were nonaccrual loans, with allocated allowance for loan losses in the amount of $554 thousand at December 31, 2009. Nonaccrual loans were $4.7 million and $4.2 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest.

At September 30, 2010 we had three restructured loans included in impaired loans totaling $6.6 million with borrowers who experienced deterioration in financial condition. These loans are secured by single-family residential properties or commercial real estate properties. There were no restructured loans as of December 31, 2009. Management believes these loans are well secured and the borrowers have the ability to repay the loans in accordance with the renegotiated terms. These restructured loans were on accrual status as payments were being made according to the restructured loan terms.

Covered loans identified as impaired in accordance with ASC 310 totaled $4.2 million as of September 30, 2010 and $4.9 million at December 31, 2009. Nonaccrual loans were $2.1 million and $5.1 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest.

5. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

SNBV is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve elements of credit and funding risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. Letters of credit are written conditional commitments issued by SNBV to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. We had letters of credit outstanding totaling $2.6 million and $3.8 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and letters of credit is based on the contractual amount of these instruments. We use the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance sheet instruments.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments are made predominately for adjustable rate loans, and generally have fixed expiration dates of up to three months or other termination clauses and usually require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being completely drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had unfunded lines of credit and undisbursed construction loan funds totaling $106.9 million and $121.7 million, respectively. Our approved loan commitments were $2.1 million and $850 thousand at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of the denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations (dollars in thousands, except per share data):


	Income (Loss) (Numerator)		Weighted Average Shares (Denominator)		Per Share Amount
For the three months ended September 30, 2010
Basic EPS	$	1,105		11,590	$	0.10
Effect of dilutive stock options and warrants				1		—

Diluted EPS	$	1,105		11,591	$	0.10

For the three months ended September 30, 2009
Basic EPS	$	88		6,799	$	0.01
Effect of dilutive stock options and warrants		—		1		—

Diluted EPS	$	88		6,800	$	0.01

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010
Basic EPS	$	3,172		11,590	$	0.27
Effect of dilutive stock options and warrants				3		—

Diluted EPS	$	3,172		11,593	$	0.27

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009
Basic EPS	$	637		6,799	$	0.09
Effect of dilutive stock options and warrants		—		—		—

Diluted EPS	$	637		6,799	$	0.09

There were 459,674 and 457,625 anti-dilutive options and warrants during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and there were 383,675 and 425,175 anti-dilutive options and warrants during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.

7. FAIR VALUE

ASC 820-10 establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy:

Securities Available for Sale

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities would include highly liquid government bonds, mortgage products and exchange traded equities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flow. Level 2 securities would include U. S. agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions and certain corporate, asset-backed and other securities. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Currently, all of SNBV’s available-for-sale debt securities are considered to be level 2 securities.

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:


			Fair Value Measurements Using
(dollars in thousands)	Total at September 30, 2010		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Financial assets:
Available for sale securities
SBA guaranteed loan pools	$	11,281	$	—	$	11,281	$	—
FHLMC preferred stock		22		22		—		—

Total available-for-sale securities	$	11,303	$	22	$	11,281	$	—


			Fair Value Measurements Using
(dollars in thousands)	Total at December 31, 2009		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Financial assets:
Available for sale securities
Residential government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	4,914	$	—	$	4,914	$	—
SBA guaranteed loan pools		13,550		—		13,550		—
FHLMC preferred stock		41		41		—		—

Total available-for-sale securities	$	18,505	$	41	$	18,464	$	—

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-recurring Basis:

Trust Preferred Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity

Management utilized guidance in ASC 820-10 to value these securities. The base input in calculating fair value is a Bloomberg Fair Value Index yield curve for single issuer trust preferred securities which correspond to the ratings of the securities we own. We also use composite rating indices to fill in the gaps where the bank rating indices did not correspond to the ratings in our portfolio. When a bank index that matches the rating of our security is not available, we used the bank index that most closely matches the rating, adjusted by the spread between the composite index that most closely matches the security’s rating and the composite index with a rating that matches the bank index used. Then, we use the adjusted index yield, which is further adjusted by a liquidity premium, as the discount rate to be used in the calculation of the present value of the same cash flows used to evaluate the securities for OTTI. The liquidity premiums were derived in consultation with a securities advisor. The liquidity premiums we used ranged from 2% to 5%, and the adjusted discount rates ranged from 10.14% to 15.83%. Due to current market conditions as well as the limited trading activity of these securities, the market value of the securities is highly sensitive to assumption changes and market volatility. We have determined that our trust preferred securities are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Based on our analysis in the first nine months of 2010, there were no OTTI charges on trust preferred securities. There were OTTI charges on trust preferred securities totaling $2.1 million during the first nine months of 2009.

Other Residential Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Classified as Held-to Maturity

The fair value was estimated within Level 2 fair value hierarchy, as the fair value is based on either pricing models, quoted market prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flows. We have evaluated this security for potential impairment and, based on our review of the trustee report, shock analysis and current information regarding delinquencies, nonperforming loans and credit support. The assumptions used in the analysis included a 6.5% prepayment speed, 15% default rate, a 55% loss severity and an accounting yield of 4.75%. Based on this analysis, an OTTI existed as of September 30, 2010 in the amount of $127 thousand. There was an OTTI on this security in the amount of $137 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and there was no OTTI for the same period last year.

Other Securities Classified as Held-to-Maturity

Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities would include highly liquid government bonds, mortgage products and exchange traded equities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flow. Level 2 securities would include U. S. agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions and certain corporate, asset-backed and other securities. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. Currently, all of SNBV’s other securities classified as held-to-maturity are considered to be level 2 securities.

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

Impaired Loans

ASC 820-10 applies to loans measured for impairment using the practical expedients permitted by ASC 310 at the fair value of the loan’s collateral (if the loan is collateral dependent). Fair value of the loan’s collateral, when the loan is dependent on collateral, is determined by appraisals or independent valuation which is then adjusted for the cost related to liquidation of the collateral. Fair value is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Non-covered loans identified as impaired in accordance with ASC 310 totaled $11.3 million as of September 30, 2010 with an allocated allowance for loan losses totaling $371 thousand compared to a carrying amount of $4.2 million with an allocated allowance for loan losses totaling $554 thousand at December 31, 2009. Provision expense related to the impaired loans at September 30, 2010 totaled $675 thousand and $1.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Provision expense related to impaired loans totaled $20 thousand and $35 thousand during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO)

OREO is evaluated at the time of acquisition and recorded at fair value as determined by independent appraisal or internal market evaluation less cost to sell. OREO is further evaluated quarterly for any additional impairment. Fair value is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:


			Fair Value Measurements Using
(dollars in thousands)	Total at September 30, 2010		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Other residential collateralized mortgage obligations	$	1,245	$	—	$	1,245	$	—
Impaired non-covered loans		10,943		—		—		10,943


			Fair Value Measurements Using
(dollars in thousands)	Total at December 31, 2009		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Trust preferred securities, held to maturity	$	1,378	$	—	$	—	$	1,378
Other residential collateralized mortgage obligations		1,577		—		1,577		—
Impaired non-covered loans		3,636		—		—		3,636
Impaired covered loans		4,933		—		—		4,933
Non-covered other real estate owned		2,797		—		—		2,797
Covered other real estate owned		740		—		—		740

SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—(Continued)

September 30, 2010

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amount and estimated fair values of financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2010				December 31, 2009
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	29,052	$	29,052	$	8,070	$	8,070
Securities available for sale		11,303		11,303		18,505		18,505
Securities held to maturity		49,224		48,035		57,696		57,841
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal
Home Loan Bank		6,489		n/a		5,940		n/a
Net uncovered loans		358,502		360,397		345,126		348,978
Net covered loans		99,009		99,648		111,989		111,989
Accrued interest receivable		2,348		2,348		2,167		2,167
FDIC indemnification asset		18,951		18,951		19,408		19,408
Financial liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand deposits		45,755		45,755		50,838		50,838
Money market and savings accounts		178,001		178,001		134,529		134,529
Certificates of deposit		231,513		234,592		270,424		272,073
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		25,475		25,475		22,020		22,020
FHLB advances		35,000		35,856		30,000		30,441
Accrued interest payable		418		418		753		753

Carrying amount is the estimated fair value for cash and cash equivalents, accrued interest receivable and payable, demand deposits, short-term debt, and variable rate loans that reprice frequently and fully. For fixed rate loans or deposits and for variable rate loans with infrequent repricing or repricing limits, fair value is based on discounted cash flows using current market rates applied to the estimated life. It was not practicable to determine the fair value of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock due to restrictions placed on its transferability. Fair value of long-term debt is based on current rates for similar financing. The FDIC indemnification asset was measured at estimated fair value on the date of acquisition. The fair value was determined by discounting estimated future cash flows using the long-term risk free rate plus a premium. Subsequent additions to the asset are valued at par as it is anticipated that these amounts will be shortly received. The fair value of off-balance-sheet items is not considered material.

ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis is presented to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of SNBV. This discussion and analysis should be read with the consolidated financial statements, the footnotes thereto, and the other financial data included in this report and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be attained for any other period.

SPECIAL CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements and financial discussion and analysis contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. The words “believe,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “continue,” “would,” “could,” “hope,” “might,” “assume,” “objective,” “seek,” “plan,” “strive” and similar words, or the negatives of these words, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Many possible events or factors could affect our future financial results and performance and could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations of future results we express or imply in any forward-looking statements. In addition to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, factors that could contribute to those differences include, but are not limited to:

•

our limited operating history;

•

changes in the strength of the United States economy in general and the local economies in our market areas adversely affect our customers and their ability to transact profitable business with us, including the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans according to their terms or a change in the value of the related collateral;

•

changes in the availability of funds resulting in increased costs or reduced liquidity;

•

our reliance on brokered deposits;

•

a deterioration or downgrade in the credit quality and credit agency ratings of the securities in our securities portfolio;

•

impairment concerns and risks related to our investment portfolio of collateralized mortgage obligations, agency mortgage-backed securities and pooled trust preferred securities;

•

the incurrence and possible impairment of goodwill associated with an acquisition and possible adverse short-term effects on our results of operations;

•

increased credit risk in our assets and increased operating risk caused by a material change in commercial, consumer and/or real estate loans as a percentage of our total loan portfolio;

•

the concentration of our loan portfolio in loans collateralized by real estate;

•

our level of construction and land development and commercial real estate loans;

•

changes in the levels of loan prepayments and the resulting effects on the value of our loan portfolio;

•

the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of and provisions made to the allowance for loan losses;

•

our ability to expand and grow our business and operations, including the establishment of additional branches and acquisition of additional branches and banks, and our ability to realize the cost savings and revenue enhancements we expect from such activities;

•

changes in interest rates and market prices, which could reduce our net interest margins, asset valuations and expense expectations;

•

increased competition for deposits and loans adversely affecting rates and terms;

•

increases in FDIC deposit insurance premiums and assessments;

•

the continued service of key management personnel;

•

increased asset levels and changes in the composition of assets and the resulting impact on our capital levels and regulatory capital ratios;

•

our ability to acquire, operate and maintain cost effective and efficient systems without incurring unexpectedly difficult or expensive but necessary technological changes; and

•

fiscal and governmental policies of the United States federal government.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results. A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. We believe we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. We caution you, however, that assumptions or bases almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumptions or bases and actual results can be material. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly these statements in light of new information or future events.

OVERVIEW

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (“SNBV”) is a corporation formed on July 28, 2004 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the holding company for Sonabank (“Sonabank”) a Virginia state bank. Sonabank was originally chartered as a national bank under the laws of the United States of America on April 14, 2005. On January 1, 2009, Sonabank converted from a nationally chartered bank to a state chartered bank and moved its headquarters from Charlottesville to McLean, Virginia. Sonabank is now regulated by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Sonabank conducts full-service banking operations in Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Leesburg, Warrenton, New Market, Front Royal, South Riding and Fairfax County in Virginia and in Rockville, Maryland. We also have loan production offices in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Warrenton and Richmond in Virginia. We have administrative offices in Warrenton and an executive office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C where senior management is located.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Income

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was $1.1 million and $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $88 thousand and $637 thousand during the third quarter and the first nine months of 2009. Earnings in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were positively affected by the acquisition of Greater Atlantic Bank and the branch acquisition from Millennium. Earnings in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2009 were adversely impacted by OTTI charges of $1.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively, on several of Sonabank’s trust preferred securities. There were no OTTI charges on the trust preferred securities during the first nine months of 2010. There were OTTI charges on a collateralized mortgage obligation of $127 thousand and $137 thousand during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

Net Interest Income

Our operating results depend primarily on our net interest income, which is the difference between interest and dividend income on interest-earning assets such as loans and investments, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowings.

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $6.1 million compared to $4.0 million for the same period last year. Average interest-earning assets for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $148.2 million over the same period in 2009. Average loans outstanding increased by $132.1 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the third quarter of 2009. Average investment securities increased by $11.0 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period last year. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased from 5.69% in 2009 to 5.94% in 2010. Average interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $134.3 million compared to the same period in 2009. Average interest-bearing deposits increased by $129.2 million, while average borrowings increased by $5.2 million compared to the third quarter of 2009. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 2.08% in 2009 to 1.78% in 2010. The interest rate spread for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased from 3.61% to 4.16% compared to the same period last year. The net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased to 4.38% from 3.89% compared to the same period last year.

Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $18.8 million compared to $10.5 million for the same period last year. Average interest-earning assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $150.7 million over the same period in 2009. Average loans outstanding increased by $141.0 million in the first nine months of 2010 compared to the first nine months of 2009. Average investment securities increased by $8.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period last year. The average yield on interest-earning assets increased from 5.62% in 2009 to 6.13% in 2010. Average interest-bearing liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $135.2 million compared to the same period in 2009. Average interest-bearing deposits increased by $130.5 million, while average borrowings increased by $4.7 million compared to the first nine months of 2009. The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 2.45% in 2009 to 1.79% in 2010. The interest rate spread for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased from 3.17% to 4.34% compared to the same period last year. The net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased to 4.57% from 3.51% compared to the same period last year.

The significant improvement in the net interest income was attributable to:

•

The impact of the Greater Atlantic Bank and Millennium loan purchase transactions. The accretion of the discount on the Greater Atlantic Bank loans contributed $604 thousand to third quarter net interest income and $2.1 million to net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

•

The bottoming of the decline in interest rates in the first quarter of 2009. The prime rate was 3.25% at the end of the first quarter of 2009 and it remained at that level at the end of the third quarter of 2010.

•

Our practice of establishing floor rates on loans, where possible, as they mature or roll over notwithstanding the index rates. On non-SBA loans we have been establishing floors ranging from 6% to 7¹/2%.

The net interest margin was 4.38% in the third quarter of 2010, down from 4.70% in the second quarter of 2010. This decline is attributable to repricing of loans that had fixed rates which expired and converted to floating rates during the third quarter of 2010.

The following table details average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the amount of interest earned/paid on such assets and liabilities, and the yield/rate for the periods indicated:


	Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Analysis For the Quarters Ended
	9/30/2010								9/30/2009
	Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate			Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income (1) (2)	$	466,284		$	7,578		6.45	%	$	334,160		$	5,138		6.10	%
Investment securities		67,396			630		3.74	%		56,367			595		4.22	%
Other earning assets		17,716			47		1.05	%		12,665			45		1.41	%

Total earning assets		551,396			8,255		5.94	%		403,192			5,778		5.69	%

Allowance for loan losses		(5,889	)							(4,715	)
Total non-earning assets		69,890								42,217

Total assets	$	615,397							$	440,694

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	15,482			10		0.27	%	$	6,473			2		0.11	%
Money market accounts		169,019			730		1.71	%		55,759			238		1.69	%
Savings accounts		5,087			9		0.67	%		2,393			4		0.66	%
Time deposits		234,368			1,076		1.82	%		230,171			1,235		2.13	%

Total interest-bearing deposits		423,956			1,825		1.71	%		294,796			1,479		1.99	%
Borrowings		58,280			343		2.33	%		53,128			348		2.60	%

Total interest-bearing liabilities		482,236			2,168		1.78	%		347,924			1,827		2.08	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		30,178								22,520
Other liabilities		2,755								2,149

Total liabilities		515,169								372,593
Stockholders’ equity		100,228								68,101

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	615,397							$	440,694

Net interest income					6,087								3,951

Interest rate spread							4.16	%							3.61	%
Net interest margin							4.38	%							3.89	%

(1)	Includes loan fees in both interest income and the calculation of the yield on loans.

(2)	Calculations include non-accruing loans in average loan amounts outstanding.


	Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Analysis For the Nine Months Ended
	9/30/2010								9/30/2009
	Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate			Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income (1) (2)	$	462,451		$	23,021		6.66	%	$	321,499		$	14,602		6.07	%
Investment securities		71,358			2,048		3.83	%		62,500			2,052		4.38	%
Other earning assets		16,141			138		1.14	%		15,208			121		1.06	%

Total earning assets		549,950			25,207		6.13	%		399,207			16,775		5.62	%

Allowance for loan losses		(5,667	)							(4,490	)
Total non-earning assets		70,138								42,005

Total assets	$	614,421							$	436,722

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	15,408			33		0.29	%	$	7,065			6		0.11	%
Money market accounts		162,349			2,069		1.70	%		51,568			629		1.63	%
Savings accounts		4,931			25		0.68	%		2,222			8		0.48	%
Time deposits		239,362			3,291		1.84	%		230,676			4,667		2.70	%

Total interest-bearing deposits		422,050			5,418		1.72	%		291,531			5,310		2.44	%
Borrowings		56,297			1,001		2.38	%		51,591			978		2.53	%

Total interest-bearing liabilities		478,347			6,419		1.79	%		343,122			6,288		2.45	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		31,631								22,568
Other liabilities		5,340								2,039

Total liabilities		515,318								367,729
Stockholders’ equity		99,103								68,993

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	614,421							$	436,722

Net interest income				$	18,788							$	10,487

Interest rate spread							4.34	%							3.17	%
Net interest margin							4.57	%							3.51	%

(1)	Includes loan fees in both interest income and the calculation of the yield on loans.

(2)	Calculations include non-accruing loans in average loan amounts outstanding.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses is a current charge to earnings made in order to increase the allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management based on an evaluation of the loan portfolio. This process involves segmenting the portfolio by loan type and estimating loss experience for each loan type based on historical loss experience, changes in the nature and volume of lending, the external economic and market environment and all other known internal and external factors affecting loan collectability.

The provision for loan losses was $1.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 compared to $1.2 million for the third quarter of 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the provision for loan losses was $3.8 million compared to $2.2 million for the same period last year.

Net charge-offs during the third quarter were $943 thousand and $3.4 million for the first nine months of 2010 compared to $878 thousand and $1.5 million during the same periods in 2009 as credit quality continued to be a challenge for our loan portfolio.

Noninterest Income

The following table presents the major categories on noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Change
	(dollars in thousands)
Account maintenance and deposit service fees	$	210		$	171		$	39
Income from bank-owned life insurance		140			144			(4	)
Gain on sale of loans		—			155			(155	)
Net gain on branch acquisition		—			423			(423	)
Net gain (loss) on other assets		(435	)		56			(491	)
Gain on sales of securities available for sale		142			148			(6	)
Net credit impairment losses recognized in earnings		(127	)		(1,213	)		1,086
Other		20			24			(4	)

Total noninterest income (loss)	$	(50	)	$	(92	)	$	42


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Change
	(dollars in thousands)
Account maintenance and deposit service fees	$	686		$	441		$	245
Income from bank-owned life insurance		416			432			(16	)
Gain on sale of loans		—			155			(155	)
Net gain on branch acquisition		—			423			(423	)
Net gain (loss) on other assets		(396	)		173			(569	)
Gain on sales of securities available for sale		142			371			(229	)
Net credit impairment losses recognized in earnings		(137	)		(2,076	)		1,939
Other		314			81			233

Total noninterest income	$	1,025		$	—		$	1,025

During the third quarter of 2010 Sonabank had a noninterest loss of $50 thousand compared to a noninterest loss of $92 thousand during the third quarter of 2009. The third quarter of 2010 loss was primarily attributable to a loss of $460 thousand on the expedited sale of the commercial real estate property we foreclosed on last quarter. In addition, during the third quarter of 2010 there was an other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charge of $127 thousand on a collateralized mortgage obligation offset by a gain on the sale of available-for-sale mortgage-backed securities in the amount of $142 thousand. The third quarter of 2009 loss included OTTI charges of $1.2 million partially offset by a gain of $423 thousand related to the Warrenton branch acquisition, a gain on sale of securities of $148 thousand and a gain on sale of loans of $155 thousand.

Noninterest income increased to $1.0 million in the first nine months of 2010 from zero in the first nine months of 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, there were OTTI charges of $2.1 million compared to $137 thousand for the same period in 2010. Noninterest income for the first nine months of 2010 included account maintenance and deposit service fees of $686 thousand compared to $441 thousand for the same period last year with the increases resulting from the Greater Atlantic Bank and Millennium Branch acquisitions. Other noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included fees in the amount of $227 thousand earned on short-term letters of credit which expired in June 2010.

Noninterest Expense

The following table presents the major categories on noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009		Change
	(dollars in thousands)
Salaries and benefits	$	1,634		$	1,098	$	536
Occupancy expenses		520			387		133
Furniture and equipment expenses		142			128		14
Amortization of core deposit intangible		236			182		54
Virginia franchise tax expense		184			140		44
FDIC assessment		139			151		(12	)
Data processing expense		139			77		62
Telephone and communication expense		100			64		36
Increase in FDIC indemnification asset		(193	)		—		(193	)
Other operating expenses		489			387		102

Total noninterest expense	$	3,390		$	2,614	$	776


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009		Change
	(dollars in thousands)
Salaries and benefits	$	4,798		$	3,097	$	1,701
Occupancy expenses		1,589			1,161		428
Furniture and equipment expenses		447			374		73
Amortization of core deposit intangible		708			545		163
Virginia franchise tax expense		551			422		129
FDIC assessment		540			638		(98	)
Data processing expense		453			236		217
Telephone and communication expense		320			192		128
Decrease in FDIC indemnification asset		457			—		457
Other operating expenses		1,531			856		675

Total noninterest expense	$	11,394		$	7,521	$	3,873

Noninterest expenses were $3.4 million and $11.4 million during the third quarter and the first nine months of 2010, respectively, compared to $2.6 million and $7.5 million during the same periods in 2009. Accretion of the FDIC indemnification asset net of decreases resulting from loans identified with evidence of credit deterioration at acquisition that paid off in 2010 reduced noninterest expense by $193 thousand during the third quarter of 2010, and increased noninterest expense by $457 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The amortization of the Greater Atlantic Bank core deposit intangible added $50 thousand during the third quarter

and $150 thousand during the first nine months of 2010. The remaining increases were primarily attributable to the costs of operating a thirteen branch system rather than an eight branch system. At September 30, 2010, we had 106 full-time equivalent employees compared to 67 at September 30, 2009, which increased our salaries and benefits. Data processing, on-line banking and ATM-related expenses increased by $93 thousand for the third quarter and $345 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same periods last year. Consulting and legal expenses increased from $106 thousand during the first nine months of 2009 to $164 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily affecting consulting expenses due to the increasingly complex accounting and auditing environment.

Despite the costs associated with the acquisitions of Greater Atlantic Bank and the Millennium Branch, our efficiency ratio improved to 56.4% in the first nine months of 2010 compared to 65.7% in the same period last year.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Balance Sheet Overview

Total assets of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia were $618.7 million as of September 30, 2010 up from $610.7 million as of December 31, 2009. Net loans receivable increased from $457.1 million at the end of 2009 to $457.5 million at September 30, 2010. Two large loans in the non-covered portfolio totaling approximately $6.4 million were paid off, one on a project completed and refinanced and the other as a result of our borrower being acquired by a larger company. Loans in the amount of $2.7 million were transferred from the non-covered loan portfolio to OREO, and covered loans totaling $676 thousand were transferred to OREO. There were also principal repayments in the covered portfolio acquired in the Greater Atlantic transaction, including large repayments on three loans totaling approximately $3.2 million.

The increase in bank premises and equipment was due to the purchase of certain fixed assets of Greater Atlantic from the FDIC in the amount of $1.6 million.

Total deposits were $455.3 million at September 30, 2010 compared to $455.8 million at December 31, 2009. Brokered certificates of deposit decreased from $70.0 million as of December 31, 2009 to $47.0 million at September 30, 2010, while other certificates of deposit decreased by $15.9 million. Money market accounts increased by $42.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Noninterest-bearing deposits were $30.3 million at September 30, 2010 and $33.3 million at December 31, 2009.

Loan Portfolio

The following table summarizes the composition of our loan portfolio as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:


	Covered Loans		Non-covered Loans			Total Loans			Covered Loans		Non-covered Loans			Total Loans
	September 30, 2010								December 31, 2009
Mortgage loans on real estate:
Commercial	$	19,084	$	153,099		$	172,183		$	24,494	$	146,295		$	170,789
Construction loans to residential builders		—		1,613			1,613			—		5,436			5,436
Other construction and land loans		1,100		42,339			43,439			3,498		42,564			46,062
Residential 1-4 family		31,544		61,919			93,463			33,815		61,024			94,839
Multi- family residential		2,517		13,677			16,194			2,570		10,726			13,296
Home equity lines of credit		42,562		10,830			53,392			44,235		10,532			54,767

Total real estate loans		96,807		283,477			380,284			108,612		276,577			385,189
Commercial loans		2,040		78,594			80,634			3,184		70,757			73,941
Consumer loans		162		2,439			2,601			193		3,528			3,721

Gross loans		99,009		364,510			463,519			111,989		350,862			462,851
Less unearned income on loans		—		(483	)		(483	)		—		(564	)		(564	)

Loans, net of unearned income	$	99,009	$	364,027		$	463,036		$	111,989	$	350,298		$	462,287

Asset Quality

We will generally place a loan on nonaccrual status when it becomes 90 days past due. Loans will also be placed on nonaccrual status in cases where we are uncertain whether the borrower can satisfy the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Cash payments received while a loan is categorized as nonaccrual will be recorded as a reduction of principal as long as doubt exists as to future collections.

In accordance with regulatory guidance we obtain appraisals, prior to closing, on all real estate loans. In the event that a real estate loan becomes non-performing or a problem loan, collateral fair market value is reassessed either by obtaining a new appraisal or an internal evaluation, and our exposure is reduced, if necessary, to fair market value, less cost to sell, either through a charge off or by establishing a specific reserve. In accordance with regulatory guidance a new appraisal is obtained in the event of foreclosure and we record other real estate owned at the lower of our recorded investment in the loan or fair value less our estimated costs to sell.

Our loss and delinquency experience on our loan portfolio has been limited by a number of factors, including our underwriting standards and the relatively short period of time since the loans were originated. Future loss and delinquency experience will, to a large extend, be a function of external market factors affecting the value of loan collateral, particularly real estate, and the financial well being of our borrowers.

Non-covered Loans and Assets

Non-covered loans identified as impaired in accordance with ASC 310 totaled $11.3 million with allocated allowance for loan losses in the amount of $371 thousand as of September 30, 2010, including $4.7 million of nonaccrual loans and $6.6 million of restructured loans. The restructured loans are well secured, but the borrowers were experiencing financial difficulties. As a consequence, we agreed to defer some interest payments, and payments are being made in accordance with the restructured terms. This compares to $4.2 million of impaired loans which were nonaccrual loans with allocated allowance for loan losses in the amount of $554 thousand at December 31, 2009. Nonaccrual loans were $4.7 million and $4.2 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The increase in impaired loans is primarily due to the addition of three restructured loans totaling $6.6 million. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest.

Non-covered nonperforming assets increased from $7.0 million at December 31, 2009 to $8.1 million at September 30, 2010.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, there were transfers from non-covered loans to OREO in the amount of $2.7 million, and there were sales of non-covered OREO totaling $2.1 million. The non-covered OREO balance includes 3 single-family residential properties totaling $545 thousand. The rest of our non-covered OREO balance continues to be comprised of one property in the amount of $2.8 million, which contains 33 finished 2 to 4 acre lots in Culpeper, Virginia. There are no new developments on that property. We continue to monitor the fair value of this property to ensure our carrying value is realizable.

Sonabank has an internal loan review and a loan committee, both of which provide on-going monitoring to identify and address issues with problem loans. The loan loss provision is determined after consideration of all known relevant internal and external factors affecting loan collectability to maintain the allowance for loan and lease losses at a level necessary to absorb estimated credit losses. We believe the allowance for loan losses is sufficient to cover probable incurred credit losses at September 30, 2010.

The following table sets forth selected asset quality ratios as of the dates indicated:


	As of
	September 30, 2010			December 31, 2009
Allowance for loan losses to total non-covered loans		1.52	%		1.48	%
Non-covered nonperforming assets to total non-covered assets		1.56	%		1.41	%
Non-covered nonperforming assets to total non-covered loans and OREO		2.19	%		1.98	%

We do not have a formal loan modification program. Rather, we work with individual customers on a case-by-case basis to facilitate the orderly collection of our principal and interest before a loan becomes a non-performing loan. If a customer is unable to make contractual payments, we review the circumstances of the customer’s situation and negotiate a revised payment stream. In other words, we identify performing customers experiencing financial difficulties and through negotiations, we lower their interest rate or defer the receipt of interest payments for a period of up to a year. Our goal when restructuring a credit is to afford the customer a reasonable period of time to remedy the issue causing cash flow constraints within their business so that they can return to performing status over time.

Our loan modifications have taken the form of deferral of interest payments and/or curtailment of scheduled principal payments. Our restructured loans are all collateral secured loans. If a customer fails to perform under the modified terms, we place the loan on non-accrual status and begin the process of working with the customer to liquidate the underlying collateral to satisfy the debt.

At September 30, 2010, we had three restructured loans totaling $6.6 million with borrowers who experienced deterioration in financial condition. These loans were included in impaired loans. All of these loans were granted interest rate deferrals to provide cash flow relief to customers experiencing cash flow difficulties. There were no concessions made to forgive principal or interest relative to these loans. These loans are secured by first liens on single-family residential or commercial real estate properties. We do not hold a second or junior lien position on these restructured loans. Management believes these loans are well secured and the borrowers have the ability to repay the loans in accordance with the renegotiated terms. As such, these restructured loans were on accrual status at the balance sheet date as payments were being made according to the restructured loan terms. These loans have not had a partial charge-off. In

accordance with ASC 310-50-2, we continue to report restructured loans as restructured until such time as the loan has developed a reasonable repayment history, the borrower displays the financial capacity to repay, and the loan terms return to the terms in place prior to the restructure. If the customer fails to perform, we place the loan on non-accrual status and seek to liquidate the underlying collateral for these loans. Changes in value for impairment, including the amount attributed to the passage of time, are recorded entirely within the provision for loans losses.

We consider any loan that is restructured for a borrower experiencing financial difficulties due to a borrower’s potential inability to pay in accordance with contractual terms of the loan a troubled debt restructure (“TDR”). Specifically, we consider a concession involving a modification of the loan terms, such as (i) a reduction of the stated interest rate, (ii) reduction or deferral of principal, (iii) reduction or deferral of accrued interest at a stated interest rate lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk all to be TDRs. When a modification of terms is made for a competitive reason, we do not consider that to be a TDR. The primary example of a competitive modification would be an interest rate reduction for a performing credit worthy customer to a market rate as the result of a market decline in rates.

Covered Loans and Assets

We sold the property with several apartment units in Georgia from the Greater Atlantic covered OREO portfolio. The covered OREO portfolio consists of 2 commercial properties totaling $676 thousand at September 30, 2010.

Securities

Investment securities, available for sale and held to maturity, were $60.5 million at September 30, 2010 and $76.2 million at December 31, 2009.

As of September 30, 2010 we owned pooled trust preferred securities as follows:


Security	Tranche Level	Ratings When Purchased				Current Ratings				Par Value		Book Value		Estimated Fair Value		Current Defaults and Deferrals		% of Current Defaults and Deferrals to Current Collateral			Previously Recognized Cumulative Other Comprehensive Loss (1)
		Ratings When Purchased				Current Ratings
		Moody’s		Fitch		Moody’s		Fitch
	(in thousands)
ALESCO VII A1B	Senior		Aaa		AAA		Baa3		BB	$	8,387	$	7,479	$	4,221	$	179,056		29	%	$	319
MMCF II B	Senior Sub		A3		AA-		Baa2		BB		573		526		525		34,000		29	%		47
MMCF III B	Senior Sub		A3		A-		Ba1		CC		695		679		363		27,000		23	%		16

											9,655		8,684		5,109						$	382


																					Cumulative Other Comprehensive Loss (2)		Cumulative OTTI Related to Credit Loss (2)
Other Than Temporarily Impaired:
TPREF FUNDING II	Mezzanine		A1		A-		Caa3		C		1,500		478		486		119,100		34	%		780	$	242
TRAP 2007-XII C1	Mezzanine		A3		A		C		C		2,043		126		308		137,705		28	%		1,338		579
TRAP 2007-XIII D	Mezzanine		NR		A-		NR		C		2,032		—		10		237,750		32	%		—		2,032
MMC FUNDING XVIII	Mezzanine		A3		A-		Ca		C		1,039		84		81		111,682		34	%		485		470
ALESCO V C1	Mezzanine		A2		A		Ca		C		2,052		560		469		99,442		31	%		979		513
ALESCO XV C1	Mezzanine		A3		A-		C		C		3,078		29		304		246,100		37	%		490		2,559
ALESCO XVI C	Mezzanine		A3		A-		Ca		C		2,050		114		328		149,900		30	%		756		1,180

											13,794		1,391		1,986						$	4,828	$	7,575

Total										$	23,449	$	10,075	$	7,095

(1)	Pre-tax, and represents unrealized losses at date of transfer from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity, net of accretion

(2)

Pre-tax

•

We assume that .5% of the remaining performing collateral will default or defer in the fourth quarter of 2010 and 50 basis points per annum thereafter.

•

We assume recoveries of 25% with a two year lag on all defaults and deferrals.

•

We assume no prepayments for 10 years and then 1% per annum for the remaining life of the security.

•

Our securities have been modeled using the above assumptions by independent third parties using the forward LIBOR curve plus original spread to discount projected cash flows to present values.

These assumptions resulted in no OTTI recognition on the trust preferred securities during the third quarter of 2010.

Liquidity and Funds Management

The objective of our liquidity management is to assure the ability to meet our financial obligations. These obligations include the payment of deposits on demand or at maturity, the repayment of borrowings at maturity and the ability to fund commitments and other new business opportunities. We obtain funding from a variety of sources, including customer deposit accounts, customer certificates of deposit and payments on our loans and investments. Historically, our level of core deposits has been insufficient to fully fund our lending activities. As a result, we have sought funding from additional sources, including institutional certificates of deposit and available-for-sale investment securities. In addition, we maintain lines of credit from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and utilize securities sold under agreements to repurchase and reverse repurchase agreement borrowings from approved securities dealers.

We prepare a monthly cash flow report which forecasts weekly cash needs and availability for the coming three months, based on forecasts of loan closings from our pipeline report and other factors.

During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, we funded our financial obligations with deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. At September 30, 2010, we had $106.9 million of unfunded lines of credit and undisbursed construction loan funds. Our approved loan commitments were $2.1 million at September 30, 2010. Management anticipates that funding requirements for these commitments can be met from the normal sources of funds.

Capital Resources

The following table provides a comparison of our leverage and risk-weighted capital ratios and the leverage and risk-weighted capital ratios of the bank at the dates indicated to the minimum and well-capitalized regulatory standards (dollars in thousands):


	Actual					Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes					To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
September 30, 2010
SNBV
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	$	91,325		20.84	%	$	17,531		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Total risk-based capital ratio		96,783		22.08	%		35,062		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Leverage ratio		91,325		15.16	%		24,104		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Sonabank
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	$	87,874		20.06	%	$	17,526		4.00	%	$	26,289		6.00	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		93,331		21.30	%		35,052		8.00	%		43,815		10.00	%
Leverage ratio		87,874		14.58	%		24,104		4.00	%		30,130		5.00	%

December 31, 2009
SNBV
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	$	87,208		17.32	%	$	20,146		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Total risk-based capital ratio		92,380		18.34	%		40,292		8.00	%		N/A		N/A
Leverage ratio		87,208		17.37	%		20,084		4.00	%		N/A		N/A
Sonabank
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	$	83,764		16.63	%	$	20,143		4.00	%	$	30,214		6.00	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		88,936		17.66	%		40,286		8.00	%		50,357		10.00	%
Leverage ratio		83,764		16.68	%		20,084		4.00	%		25,105		5.00	%

The increase in the risk-based capital ratios as of September 30, 2010 compared to December 31, 2009, is primarily the result of assigning a 20% risk weight to the assets covered under the FDIC loss-sharing agreement. A Financial Institution Letter was issued in the first quarter of 2010 which clarified that exposures that are covered under an FDIC loss-sharing agreement may be assigned a 20% risk weight.

The most recent regulatory notification categorized Sonabank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed Sonabank’s category.

ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are engaged primarily in the business of investing funds obtained from deposits and borrowings into interest-earning loans and investments. Consequently, our earnings depend to a significant extent on our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income on loans and other investments and the interest expense on deposits and borrowings. To the extent that our interest-bearing liabilities do not reprice or mature at the same time as our interest-earning assets, we are subject to interest rate risk and corresponding fluctuations in net interest income. We have employed asset/liability management policies that seek to manage our interest income, without having to incur unacceptable levels of credit or investment risk.

We use a duration gap of equity approach to manage our interest rate risk, and we review quarterly interest sensitivity reports prepared for us by FTN Financial using the Sendero ALM Analysis System. This approach uses a model which generates estimates of the change in our market value of portfolio equity (MVPE) over a range of interest rate scenarios. MVPE is the present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts using standard industry assumptions about estimated loan prepayment rates, reinvestment rates and deposit decay rates.

The following tables are based on an analysis prepared by FTN Financial setting forth an analysis of our interest rate risk as measured by the estimated change in MVPE resulting from instantaneous and sustained parallel shifts in the yield curve (plus or minus 300 basis points, measured in 100 basis point increments) as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and all changes are within our ALM Policy guidelines:


	Sensitivity of Market Value of Portfolio Equity As of September 30, 2010
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Market Value of Portfolio Equity								Market Value of Portfolio Equity as a % of
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Amount		$ Change From Base			% Change From Base			Total Assets			Portfolio Equity Book Value
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Up 300	$	101,452	$	2,139			2.15	%		16.40	%		101.04	%
Up 200		101,629		2,316			2.33	%		16.43	%		101.22	%
Up 100		100,996		1,683			1.69	%		16.32	%		100.59	%
Base		99,313		—			0.00	%		16.05	%		98.91	%
Down 100		94,063		(5,250	)		-5.29	%		15.20	%		93.68	%
Down 200		90,741		(8,572	)		-8.63	%		14.67	%		90.37	%
Down 300		88,985		(10,328	)		-10.40	%		14.38	%		88.62	%


	Sensitivity of Market Value of Portfolio Equity As of December 31, 2009
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Market Value of Portfolio Equity								Market Value of Portfolio Equity as a % of
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Amount		$ Change From Base			% Change From Base			Total Assets			Portfolio Equity Book Value
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Up 300	$	91,216	$	(4,877	)		-5.08	%		14.92	%		93.92	%
Up 200		93,099		(2,994	)		-3.12	%		15.23	%		95.86	%
Up 100		94,666		(1,427	)		-1.49	%		15.48	%		97.47	%
Base		96,093		—			0.00	%		15.72	%		98.94	%
Down 100		94,855		(1,238	)		-1.29	%		15.51	%		97.66	%
Down 200		92,570		(3,523	)		-3.67	%		15.14	%		95.31	%
Down 300		89,569		(6,524	)		-6.79	%		14.65	%		92.22	%

Our interest rate sensitivity is also monitored by management through the use of a model run by FTN Financial that generates estimates of the change in the net interest income over a range of interest rate scenarios. Net interest income depends upon the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on them. In this regard, the model assumes that the composition of our interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 remains constant over the period being measured and also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities. All changes are within our ALM Policy guidelines.


	Sensitivity of Net Interest Income As of September 30, 2010
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Adjusted Net Interest Income				Net Interest Margin
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Amount		$ Change From Base		Percent			% Change From Base
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Up 300	$	26,639	$	4,104		4.72	%		0.71	%
Up 200		25,220		2,685		4.48	%		0.47	%
Up 100		23,773		1,238		4.22	%		0.21	%
Base		22,535		—		4.01	%		0.00	%
Down 100		22,725		190		4.04	%		0.03	%
Down 200		22,941		406		4.08	%		0.07	%
Down 300		22,966		431		4.08	%		0.07	%


	Sensitivity of Net Interest Income As of December 31, 2009
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Adjusted Net Interest Income				Net Interest Margin
Change in Interest Rates in Basis Points (Rate Shock)	Amount		$ Change From Base		Percent			% Change From Base
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Up 300	$	26,288	$	2,814		4.45	%		0.47	%
Up 200		25,358		1,884		4.30	%		0.32	%
Up 100		24,392		918		4.14	%		0.16	%
Base		23,474		—		3.98	%		0.00	%
Down 100		24,214		740		4.11	%		0.13	%
Down 200		24,240		766		4.11	%		0.13	%
Down 300		24,208		734		4.11	%		0.13	%

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurements. Modeling changes in MVPE requires the making of certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. Accordingly, although the MVPE tables and Sensitivity of Net Interest Income tables provide an indication of our interest rate risk exposure at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to, and do not, provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on our net worth and net interest income.

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d -15(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

SNBV and Sonabank may, from time to time, be a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Sonabank is a party to a lawsuit relating to an action taken by 1^st Service Bank, which Sonabank acquired in December 2006. The action taken by 1^st Service Bank occurred in October 2005. Sonabank is vigorously contesting the lawsuit which has a maximum liability of $85 thousand. There are no other proceedings pending, or to management’s knowledge, threatened, against SNBV or Sonabank at this time.

ITEM 1A – RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 should be considered.

The impact of financial reform legislation is uncertain.

The recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act institutes a wide range of reforms that will have an impact on all financial institutions. The Act includes, among other things, changes to the deposit insurance and financial regulatory systems, enhanced bank capital requirements and new requirements designed to protect consumers in financial transactions. Many of these provisions are subject to rule making procedures and studies that will be conducted in the future and the full effects of the legislation on SNBV cannot yet be determined. However, these provisions, or any other aspects of current proposed regulatory or legislative changes to laws applicable to the financial industry, if enacted or adopted, may impact the profitability of our business activities or change certain of our business practices, including our ability to offer new products, obtain financing, attract deposits, make loans, and achieve satisfactory interest spreads, and could expose SNBV to additional costs, including increased compliance costs. These changes also may require SNBV to invest significant management attention and resources to make any necessary changes to our operations in order to comply, and could therefore also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

ITEM 2. – UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable

ITEM 3. – DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable

ITEM 4. – (REMOVED AND RESERVED)

ITEM 5. – OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable

ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*	Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

**	Furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

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.


				Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
				(Registrant)

November 8, 2010				/s/ GEORGIA S. DERRICO
(Date)				Georgia S. Derrico,
				Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

November 8, 2010				/s/ WILLIAM H. LAGOS
(Date)				William H. Lagos,
				Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company