UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[ X ] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008.
OR
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ____________ to __________.
Commission File Number: 001-32007
NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
DELAWARE | 52-2407114 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
195 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut | 06510 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Large accelerated filer X | Accelerated filer ___ | |
Non-accelerated filer ___ | Smaller reporting company ___ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). | [ ] Yes | [ X ] No |
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock (par value $.01) | 107,058,509 | ||||
Class | Outstanding at August 1, 2008 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 | 3 | |||||
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 | 4 | |||||
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2008 | 5 | |||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 | 6 | |||||
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | 7 | |||||
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 22 | ||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 41 | ||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 41 | ||||
Item 4T. | Controls and Procedures | 41 | ||||
Part II OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 41 | ||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 42 | ||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 45 | ||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 45 | ||||
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 45 | ||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 45 | ||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 45 | ||||
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(In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
June 30, 2008 |
December 31, 2007 |
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Assets | |||||||
Cash and due from banks, noninterest bearing |
$ | 112,287 | $ | 108,917 | |||
Short-term investments |
52,000 | 51,962 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
164,287 | 160,879 | |||||
Investment securities available for sale (note 5) |
2,006,502 | 2,201,021 | |||||
Investment securities held to maturity (note 5) |
314,113 | 290,472 | |||||
Loans held for sale |
3,350 | 2,669 | |||||
Loans, net (note 6) |
4,901,669 | 4,684,156 | |||||
Premises and equipment, net |
60,898 | 61,939 | |||||
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance |
134,878 | 132,059 | |||||
Goodwill (note 7) |
527,643 | 531,191 | |||||
Identifiable intangible assets (note 7) |
48,588 | 53,316 | |||||
Other assets (note 8) |
100,328 | 93,282 | |||||
Total assets |
$ | 8,262,256 | $ | 8,210,984 | |||
Liabilities | |||||||
Deposits (note 9) |
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Non-interest bearing |
$ | 500,673 | $ | 477,408 | |||
Savings, interest-bearing checking and money market |
2,168,256 | 1,834,190 | |||||
Time |
1,662,071 | 2,062,067 | |||||
Total deposits |
4,331,000 | 4,373,665 | |||||
Borrowings (note 10) |
2,454,606 | 2,355,504 | |||||
Other liabilities |
69,540 | 74,708 | |||||
Total liabilities |
6,855,146 | 6,803,877 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (note 14) |
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Stockholders Equity | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 38,000 shares; none issued |
- | - | |||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 190,000 shares; issued 121,486 shares at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 |
1,215 | 1,215 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital |
1,244,216 | 1,242,100 | |||||
Unallocated common stock held by ESOP |
(94,209 | ) | (96,039 | ) | |||
Unearned restricted stock compensation |
(21,785 | ) | (25,466 | ) | |||
Treasury stock, at cost (13,531 shares at June 30, 2008 and 12,634 shares at December 31, 2007) |
(189,483 | ) | (178,401 | ) | |||
Retained earnings |
461,597 | 451,729 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (note 16) |
5,559 | 11,969 | |||||
Total stockholders equity |
1,407,110 | 1,407,107 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 8,262,256 | $ | 8,210,984 | |||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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(In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||
Interest and dividend income | |||||||||||||||
Residential real estate loans |
$ | 34,512 | $ | 31,729 | $ | 67,790 | $ | 61,549 | |||||||
Commercial real estate loans |
18,291 | 18,636 | 37,177 | 37,008 | |||||||||||
Commercial business loans |
6,819 | 8,862 | 14,185 | 16,980 | |||||||||||
Consumer loans |
9,547 | 10,887 | 19,833 | 21,641 | |||||||||||
Investment securities |
29,821 | 27,265 | 61,935 | 56,129 | |||||||||||
Short-term investments |
190 | 732 | 474 | 1,610 | |||||||||||
Total interest and dividend income |
99,180 | 98,111 | 201,394 | 194,917 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||||||
Deposits |
24,805 | 32,655 | 54,803 | 64,677 | |||||||||||
Borrowings |
26,127 | 22,847 | 52,337 | 44,226 | |||||||||||
Total interest expense |
50,932 | 55,502 | 107,140 | 108,903 | |||||||||||
Net interest income before provision for loan losses |
48,248 | 42,609 | 94,254 | 86,014 | |||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 3,700 | 600 | 5,400 | 1,600 | |||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
44,548 | 42,009 | 88,854 | 84,414 | |||||||||||
Non-interest income | |||||||||||||||
Depositor service charges |
6,708 | 7,003 | 13,340 | 13,492 | |||||||||||
Loan and servicing income |
264 | 612 | 645 | 1,058 | |||||||||||
Trust fees |
1,678 | 1,676 | 3,348 | 3,343 | |||||||||||
Investment management, brokerage & insurance fees |
1,844 | 1,861 | 4,376 | 3,535 | |||||||||||
Bank owned life insurance |
1,291 | 1,600 | 2,820 | 3,170 | |||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities |
87 | (22,345 | ) | 1,225 | (22,187 | ) | |||||||||
Net gain on sale of loans |
656 | 467 | 913 | 664 | |||||||||||
Other |
1,991 | 1,360 | 3,518 | 3,388 | |||||||||||
Total non-interest income |
14,519 | (7,766 | ) | 30,185 | 6,463 | ||||||||||
Non-interest expense | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits (notes 11 & 12) |
22,935 | 21,635 | 46,624 | 43,492 | |||||||||||
Occupancy |
4,320 | 4,325 | 9,214 | 8,729 | |||||||||||
Furniture and fixtures |
1,654 | 1,702 | 3,340 | 3,443 | |||||||||||
Outside services |
4,471 | 4,182 | 8,744 | 8,759 | |||||||||||
Advertising, public relations, and sponsorships |
2,036 | 2,258 | 3,745 | 3,938 | |||||||||||
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets |
2,364 | 2,951 | 4,728 | 6,039 | |||||||||||
Merger related charges |
23 | 472 | 78 | 2,339 | |||||||||||
Other |
3,514 | 3,410 | 7,082 | 6,965 | |||||||||||
Total non-interest expense |
41,317 | 40,935 | 83,555 | 83,704 | |||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
17,750 | (6,692 | ) | 35,484 | 7,173 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision (note 13) | 5,968 | (2,833 | ) | 10,768 | 1,736 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 11,782 | $ | (3,859 | ) | $ | 24,716 | $ | 5,437 | ||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share (note 17) | $ | 0.12 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (note 17) | 0.12 | (0.04 | ) | 0.25 | 0.05 | ||||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding (note 17) | |||||||||||||||
Basic |
100,112,529 | 103,872,256 | 100,194,898 | 103,960,928 | |||||||||||
Diluted |
100,282,161 | 104,605,351 | 100,215,006 | 104,889,936 | |||||||||||
Dividends per share | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.065 | $ | 0.135 | $ | 0.125 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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For the Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 (In thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) |
Common Shares Outstanding |
Par Value Common Stock |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Unallocated Common Stock Held by ESOP |
Unearned Compensation |
Treasury Stock |
Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Total Stockholders Equity |
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Balance December 31, 2007 | 108,852 | $ | 1,215 | $ | 1,242,100 | $ | (96,039 | ) | $ | (25,466 | ) | $ | (178,401 | ) | $ | 451,729 | $ | 11,969 | $ | 1,407,107 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($0.135 per share) | (13,786 | ) | (13,786 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allocation of ESOP shares, net of tax | (166 | ) | 1,830 | 1,664 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury shares acquired (note 15) | (897 | ) | (11,082 | ) | (11,082 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock expense | 3,681 | 3,681 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation | 107 | 107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock option expense | 2,175 | 2,175 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adoption of EITF 06-4, net of tax (Note 2) | (1,062 | ) | (1,062 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
24,716 | 24,716 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (note 16) |
(6,410 | ) | (6,410 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income |
18,306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance June 30, 2008 | 107,955 | $ | 1,215 | $ | 1,244,216 | $ | (94,209 | ) | $ | (21,785 | ) | $ | (189,483 | ) | $ | 461,597 | $ | 5,559 | $ | 1,407,110 | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
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(In thousands) (Unaudited) | 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
Net income | $ | 24,716 | $ | 5,437 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||
Provision for loan losses |
5,400 | 1,600 | |||||
Gain on sale of OREO |
(68 | ) | - | ||||
Restricted stock compensation expense |
3,681 | 3,709 | |||||
Stock option compensation expense |
2,175 | 2,232 | |||||
ESOP expense |
1,664 | 1,934 | |||||
Amortization of identifiable intangible assets |
4,728 | 6,039 | |||||
Net amortization/accretion of fair market adjustments from net assets acquired |
(2,502 | ) | (3,645 | ) | |||
Net amortization/accretion of investment securities |
(1,483 | ) | (133 | ) | |||
Change in deferred income taxes |
277 | (4,836 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
3,524 | 3,560 | |||||
Net gain on securities |
(1,225 | ) | (387 | ) | |||
Impairment of investment portfolio |
- | 22,574 | |||||
Net gain on sales of performing loans |
(913 | ) | (664 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale |
52,222 | 23,564 | |||||
Loans originated for sale |
(58,682 | ) | (30,471 | ) | |||
Net loss on sale of fixed assets |
7 | - | |||||
Gain on limited partnerships |
(646 | ) | (784 | ) | |||
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance |
(2,820 | ) | (3,170 | ) | |||
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
(2,408 | ) | 73,371 | ||||
Decrease in other liabilities |
(3,250 | ) | (14,210 | ) | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
24,397 | 85,720 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
Purchase of securities available for sale |
(293,967 | ) | (89,599 | ) | |||
Purchase of securities held to maturity |
(58,995 | ) | - | ||||
Proceeds from maturity, sales, calls and principal reductions of securities available for sale |
481,166 | 319,983 | |||||
Proceeds from maturity, calls and principal reductions of securities held to maturity |
35,865 | 29,604 | |||||
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets |
659 | 10 | |||||
Net increase in loans held for investment |
(216,809 | ) | (329,315 | ) | |||
Net cash acquired in acquisitions |
- | 124,163 | |||||
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned |
517 | - | |||||
Purchase of premises and equipment |
(3,111 | ) | (3,979 | ) | |||
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities |
(54,675 | ) | 50,867 | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
Net decrease in customer deposit balances |
(42,700 | ) | (122,381 | ) | |||
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings |
31,639 | (24,726 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
345,000 | 421,000 | |||||
Repayments of long-term borrowings |
(275,492 | ) | (305,072 | ) | |||
Shares issued for stock option exercise |
- | 10 | |||||
Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation |
107 | 62 | |||||
Acquisition of treasury shares |
(11,082 | ) | (10,529 | ) | |||
Dividends declared |
(13,786 | ) | (13,332 | ) | |||
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities |
33,686 | (54,968 | ) | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
3,408 | 81,619 | |||||
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
160,879 | 156,025 | |||||
Cash and equivalents, end of period |
$ | 164,287 | $ | 237,644 | |||
Supplemental information | |||||||
Cash paid for |
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Interest on deposits and borrowings |
$ | 108,957 | $ | 108,142 | |||
Income taxes paid, net |
11,087 | 8,277 | |||||
Noncash transactions | |||||||
Net non-cash liabilities acquired |
- | (144,062 | ) | ||||
Value of shares issued for acquisitions |
- | 58,939 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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1. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | |
Financial Statement Presentation | ||
The consolidated
financial statements of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) have
been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been
eliminated in consolidation. Amounts in prior period financial statements are reclassified
whenever necessary to conform to the current year presentation. These Consolidated
Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report
on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant near-term change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the obligation and expense for pension and other postretirement benefits, stock-based compensation and estimates used to evaluate asset impairment including income tax contingencies and deferred tax assets and liabilities and recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets. |
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2. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
In May
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (SFAS No. 162). SFAS No. 162 identifies
the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles
used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that
are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). This Statement shall
be effective 60 days following the Securities and Exchange Commissions approval
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) amendments to AU Section
411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With General Accepted
Accounting Principles. Management believes that the adoption of SFAS No.
162 will not have a material impact upon the preparation of the Companys consolidated
financial statements. |
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In April
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 142-3, Determination of the
Useful Life of Intangible Assets (FSP No. 142-3). FSP No. 142-3 amends
the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions
used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No.
142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142). The
intent of FSP No. 142-3 is to improve the consistency between the useful life of
a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash
flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations
and other applicable accounting literature.
FSP No. 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of FSP
No. 142-3 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. |
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In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities (SFAS No. 161). SFAS No. 161 changes
the disclosure requirements regarding derivative instruments and hedging activities
and specifically requires (i) qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies
for using derivatives, (ii) quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of,
and gains and losses on, derivative instruments, and (iii) disclosures about credit
risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The new standard is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008,
with early application encouraged. Management believes that the adoption of SFAS
No. 161 will not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial
statements. |
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In December
2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations which replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations (SFAS No. 141(R)). SFAS No. 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements
in SFAS No. 141 that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business
combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination.
SFAS No. 141(R) requires among other things, that acquisition-related transaction
and restructuring costs be expensed rather than capitalized as part of the cost
of the acquisition; that the acquiring entity in a business combination recognizes
all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; that the acquisition-date
fair value be used as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities
assumed; and that the acquirer provide certain disclosures that will allow users
of the financial statements to understand the nature and financial effect of the
business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008 and would apply prospectively to any future business |
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combinations.
The adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) on January 1, 2009 is expected to have a significant
impact on the Companys accounting for business combinations closing on or
after this date. |
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In February
2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities, to permit all entities to choose to
elect to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value. A business entity
shall report in earnings, unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair
value option has been elected. Eligible items include any recognized financial assets
and liabilities with certain exceptions including but not limited to, deposit liabilities,
investments in subsidiaries, and certain deferred compensation arrangements. The
decision about whether to elect the fair value option is generally applied on an
instrument-by-instrument basis, is generally irrevocable, and is applied only to
an entire instrument and not to only specified risks, specific cash flows, or portions
of that instrument. The adoption of this Statement as of January 1, 2008 did not
have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
Management did not elect the fair value option for any of the Companys eligible
financial assets or liabilities on January 1, 2008. |
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In September
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of
SFAS Nos. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), that requires employers to recognize the overfunded
or underfunded positions of defined benefit postretirement plans, including pension
plans, in their balance sheets for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006.
The Standard also requires that employers measure plan assets and obligations as
of the date of their financial statements. This Statement requires a public entity
that currently measures plan assets and benefit obligations as of a date other than
the date of its statement of financial position to implement the change in measurement
date for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Amounts recognized pursuant
to SFAS No. 158 will not affect the Banks regulatory capital. The impact of
adopting SFAS No. 158 on December 31, 2006, was a reduction to stockholders equity
of $5.8 million, net of tax, with no impact to the consolidated statements
of income and cash flows. The adoption of the measurement date provision on December
31, 2008 will not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial
statements. |
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In September
2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157), which addresses how companies should measure fair value
when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure
purposes under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). As a
result of SFAS No. 157, there is now a common definition of fair value to be used
throughout GAAP as it establishes a fair value hierarchy. SFAS No. 157 will require
companies to make expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The Company
adopted SFAS No. 157 effective January 1, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 did
not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
See Note 3 in Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information. |
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In February
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FAS No. 157-2,Effective Date
of FASB Statement No. 157 (FSP No. 157-2), which delays the
January 1, 2008 effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities, to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. Management has not yet determined the impact of the adoption
of FSP No. 157-2 upon the Companys consolidated financial statements. |
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In September
2006, the FASB reached a consensus on Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
Issue 06-4,Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit
Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements, (EITF
Issue 06-4). In March 2007, the FASB reached a consensus on EITF Issue 06-10, Accounting
for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements, (EITF Issue 06-10). Both of these standards require a company
to recognize an obligation over an employees service period based upon the
substantive agreement with an employee such as the promise to maintain a life insurance
policy or provide a death benefit. The Company adopted the provisions of these standards
effective January 1, 2008 which resulted in the recording of a liability of $1.6
million with a corresponding reduction to retained earnings, (net of tax). |
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3. | Fair Value Measurements | |
SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
As a result of SFAS No. 157 there is a common definition of fair value to be used
throughout GAAP, a fair value hierarchy was established and companies are required
to make expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The three levels of
the fair value hierarchy under SFAS No. 157 are described below: |
| Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
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| Level 2 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 for substantially
the full term of the assets or liabilities. This category generally includes U.S.
Government and agency mortgage backed securities; corporate debt securities, derivative
contracts and residential mortgage loans held-for-sale. |
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| Level
3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity
and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3
assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using
pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well
as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management
judgment or estimation. |
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,
is set forth below. |
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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 include
highly liquid government bonds, certain mortgage products and exchange-traded equities.
If quoted prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing
models (i.e. matrix pricing) or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics
and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. Examples of such instruments
would include mortgage-backed securities and municipal obligations. The fair value
measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads,
cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, trade execution data, market prepayment
speeds, credit information and the bonds terms and conditions, among other
things. |
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Loan
Servicing Rights: A Loan Servicing Right asset represents the amount by which
the present value of the estimated future net cash flows to be received from servicing
loans are expected to more than adequately compensate the Company for performing
the servicing. The fair value of servicing rights is estimated using a present value
cash flow model. The most important assumptions used in the valuation model are
the anticipated rate of the loan prepayments and discount rates. Adjustments are
only recorded when the discounted cash flows derived from the valuation model are
less than the carrying value of the asset. As such, measurement at fair value is
on a nonrecurring basis. Although some assumptions in determining fair value are
based on standards used by market participants, some are based on unobservable inputs
and therefore are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. |
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Impaired
Loans: Impaired loans for which the Bank expects to receive less than the contracted
balance are written down to fair value. Consequently, measurement at fair value
is on a nonrecurring basis. These loans are written down through a specific reserve
within the Banks total loan loss reserve allowance. The fair value of these
assets are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy and are estimated
based on either collateral values supported by appraisals, or observed market prices. |
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The following
table details the financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis
as of June 30, 2008 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques
utilized by the Company to determine the fair value: |
June 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Quoted Prices in | Significant | |||||||||||||
Active Markets for | Significant | Unobservable | ||||||||||||
Identical Assets | Observable Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||
Securities Available for Sale | $ | 188,750 | $ | 1,696,932 | $ | - | ||||||||
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Certain assets
and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles. These include assets that are measured
at the lower of cost or market that were recognized at fair value below cost at
the end of the period as well as assets that are not measured at fair value on an
ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances,
such as when there is evidence of impairment. |
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The following
table details the financial instruments carried at fair value on a nonrecurring
basis as of June 30, 2008 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation
techniques utilized by the Company to determine the fair value: |
June 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Quoted Prices in | Significant | |||||||||||||
Active Markets for | Significant | Unobservable | ||||||||||||
Identical Assets | Observable Inputs | Inputs | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||||||||
Loan Servicing Rights | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 3,462 | ||||||||
Impaired Loans | - | - | 6,455 | |||||||||||
4. | Business Combinations | |
There were
no business combinations completed for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The following
table summarizes acquisitions completed since January 1, 2007. |
Balance at | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition Date | Transaction Related Items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Identifiable | Cash | Shares | Purchase | |||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Date | Assets | Equity | Goodwill | Intangibles | Paid | Issued | Price | |||||||||||||||||
Connecticut Investment Management, Inc. | 3/5/2007 | $ | 951 | $ | 652 | $ | 753 | $ | 1,363 | $ | 2,000 | $ | - | $ | 2,000 | ||||||||||
Westbank Corporation, Inc. | 1/2/2007 | 716,834 | 42,967 | 79,466 | 14,232 | 58,447 | 4,009 | 117,386 | |||||||||||||||||
The transactions
were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with SFAS
No. 141,Business Combinations. Accordingly, the purchase price
was allocated based on the estimated fair market values of the assets and liabilities
acquired. |
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Connecticut
Investment Management, Inc. |
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On March 5,
2007, the Company completed its acquisition of Connecticut Investment Management,
Inc. (CIMI) a registered investment advisory firm for $2.0 million in
cash. At December 31, 2006 CIMI had approximately $190.0 million in assets under
management. |
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Westbank
Corporation |
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On January
2, 2007 the Company completed the acquisition of Westbank Corporation (Westbank), the parent company of Westbank. The aggregate merger consideration was valued
at approximately $117.4 million. Westbank had assets of approximately $716.8 million
and stockholders equity of approximately $43.0 million on January 2, 2007. |
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5. | Investment Securities | |
The following
table presents the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses
and estimated fair values of investment securities at June 30, 2008 and December
31, 2007. |
June 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized | unrealized | unrealized | Fair | Amortized | unrealized | unrealized | Fair | |||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | cost | gains | losses | value | cost | gains | losses | value | ||||||||||||||||||||
Available for sale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury obligations |
$ | 596 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 596 | $ | 1,092 | $ | 3 | $ | - | $ | 1,095 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Government sponsored |
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enterprise obligations |
172,522 | 381 | (841 | ) | 172,062 | 201,408 | 672 | (21 | ) | 202,059 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate obligations |
7,158 | 14 | - | 7,172 | 22,531 | 130 | (146 | ) | 22,515 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other bonds and obligations |
47,518 | 53 | (2,566 | ) | 45,005 | 52,853 | 56 | (275 | ) | 52,634 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marketable and trust preferred |
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equity securities |
72,451 | 6 | (9,441 | ) | 63,016 | 86,543 | 154 | (3,231 | ) | 83,466 | ||||||||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
120,821 | - | - | 120,821 | 113,760 | - | - | 113,760 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
1,579,084 | 20,018 | (1,272 | ) | 1,597,830 | 1,706,966 | 21,098 | (2,572 | ) | 1,725,492 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total available for sale |
2,000,150 | 20,472 | (14,120 | ) | 2,006,502 | 2,185,153 | 22,113 | (6,245 | ) | 2,201,021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Held to maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
306,978 | 4,283 | (641 | ) | 310,620 | 282,887 | 4,362 | (281 | ) | 286,968 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other bonds |
7,135 | 22 | (29 | ) | 7,128 | 7,585 | 25 | (33 | ) | 7,577 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total held to maturity |
314,113 | 4,305 | (670 | ) | 317,748 | 290,472 | 4,387 | (314 | ) | 294,545 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total securities |
$ | 2,314,263 | $ | 24,777 | $ | (14,790 | ) | $ | 2,324,250 | $ | 2,475,625 | $ | 26,500 | $ | (6,559 | ) | $ | 2,495,566 | ||||||||||
The following
table presents the fair value of investments with continuous unrealized losses for
less than one year and those that have been in a continuous loss position for more
than one year as of June 30, 2008. |
Less Than One Year | More Than One Year | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | Fair | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | value | losses | value | losses | value | losses | |||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury obligations | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
U. S. Government sponsored enterprise obligations | 95,654 | (841 | ) | - | - | 95,654 | (841 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Corporate obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Other bonds and obligations | 41,951 | (2,595 | ) | - | - | 41,951 | (2,595 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Marketable and trust preferred equity obligations | 41,335 | (9,102 | ) | 1,657 | (339 | ) | 42,992 | (9,441 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | 196,654 | (1,913 | ) | - | - | 196,654 | (1,913 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total securities with unrealized losses |
$ | 375,594 | $ | (14,451 | ) | $ | 1,657 | $ | (339 | ) | $ | 377,251 | $ | (14,790 | ) | ||||||||
Of the issues
summarized above, 112 issues have unrealized losses for less than twelve months
and one has an unrealized loss for twelve months or more. Management believes that
no individual unrealized loss as of June 30, 2008 represents an-other-than-temporary
impairment, based on its normal monthly review of the securities portfolio. Among
other things, the other-than-temporary impairment review of the investment securities
portfolio focuses on the combined factors of percentage and length of time by which
an issue is below book value as well as consideration of company specific (cash
flow interruptions) and broad market details. |
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The unrealized
losses reported for U.S. Government sponsored obligations are related to changes
in market interest rates. |
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The unrealized
losses reported on mortgage-backed securities relate to securities issued by FNMA,
FHLMC and AAA rated securities issued by private institutions. The unrealized losses
on the securities issued by FNMA and FHLMC are due to changes in market interest
rates while widening in non-agency mortgage spreads is the primary factor for the
unrealized losses reported on AAA rated securities issued by private institutions.
None of the securities are backed by sub-prime mortgage loans. All securities are
performing in accordance with contractual terms. |
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The unrealized
losses reported for other bonds and obligations are primarily related to federally
guaranteed student loan auction rate certificates that are currently experiencing
failing auctions. Unrealized losses in this category also relate a position in a
short term adjustable rate mortgage mutual fund that holds positions in non-agency
mortgage-backed securities that are facing negative mark to market pressures due
to widening spreads in non-agency mortgage spreads. All securities are performing
in accordance with contractual terms. |
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The unrealized
losses reported for trust preferred equity securities relate to changes in market
interest rates and to the current market stress partially resulting from efforts
by banks to raise capital. This has in turn inflated coupon rates on new issues
of trust preferred equity securities versus lower rates on the Companys portfolio
of A- to AAA rated, non-perpetual seasoned issues of trust preferred equity securities.
In accordance with the Companys internal policies for review of other-than-temporary
impairment, a detailed review of select trust preferred equity securities was completed.
This analysis determined that there was no other-than-temporary impairment at quarter
end. All trust preferred equity securities are current and no impairment of cash
flows is anticipated. |
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The Company
has the ability and intent to hold the securities contained in the table for a period
of time necessary to recover the unrealized losses, which may be until maturity. |
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6. | Loans | |
The composition of the Companys loan portfolio is as follows: |
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||
Residential real estate | $ | 2,533,248 | $ | 2,360,921 | ||||||
Commercial real estate | 999,048 | 947,185 | ||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||
Residential |
19,816 | 29,023 | ||||||||
Commercial |
214,830 | 247,428 | ||||||||
Commercial business | 473,147 | 457,745 | ||||||||
Consumer | ||||||||||
Home equity and equity lines of credit |
681,978 | 652,107 | ||||||||
Other |
27,400 | 33,560 | ||||||||
Total consumer |
709,378 | 685,667 | ||||||||
Total loans |
4,949,467 | 4,727,969 | ||||||||
Allowance for loan losses |
(47,798 | ) | (43,813 | ) | ||||||
Total loans, net |
$ | 4,901,669 | $ | 4,684,156 | ||||||
At June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, the Companys residential real estate loan, residential
construction loan, home equity loan and equity lines of credit portfolios are entirely
collateralized by one to four family homes and condominiums, the majority of which
are located in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The commercial real estate loan and
commercial construction portfolios are collateralized primarily by multi-family,
commercial and industrial properties located predominately in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
A variety of different assets, including accounts receivable, inventory and property,
and plant and equipment, collateralize the majority of the commercial business loan
portfolio. The Company does not originate or directly invest in sub prime loans. |
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||||||||||
The following table provides a summary of activity in the allowance for loan losses. | ||||||||||||||||
At or For the Three Months | At or For the Six Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended June 30, | Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 45,414 | $ | 42,085 | $ | 43,813 | $ | 37,408 | ||||||||
Net allowances gained through acquisition | - | - | - | 3,894 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 3,700 | 600 | 5,400 | 1,600 | ||||||||||||
Charge-offs | ||||||||||||||||
Residential and commercial real estate loans |
- | - | 51 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Commercial construction |
1,000 | 285 | 1,000 | 285 | ||||||||||||
Commercial business loans |
504 | 121 | 774 | 659 | ||||||||||||
Consumer loans |
205 | 175 | 351 | 287 | ||||||||||||
Total charge-offs |
1,709 | 581 | 2,176 | 1,233 | ||||||||||||
Recoveries | ||||||||||||||||
Residential and commercial real estate loans |
14 | 15 | 29 | 265 | ||||||||||||
Commercial construction |
- | 11 | - | 11 | ||||||||||||
Commercial business loans |
343 | 263 | 663 | 316 | ||||||||||||
Consumer loans |
36 | 30 | 69 | 162 | ||||||||||||
Total recoveries |
393 | 319 | 761 | 754 | ||||||||||||
Net charge-offs | 1,316 | 262 | 1,415 | 479 | ||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 47,798 | $ | 42,423 | $ | 47,798 | $ | 42,423 | ||||||||
7. | Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets | ||||||||||||
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2008 are summarized as follows: | |||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||
Core Deposit | Identifiable | ||||||||||||
and Customer | Intangible | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Goodwill | Relationships | Assets | ||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2007 | $ | 531,191 | $ | 53,316 | $ | 53,316 | |||||||
Other | (3,548 | ) | - | - | |||||||||
Amortization expense | - | (4,728 | ) | (4,728 | ) | ||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2008 | $ | 527,643 | $ | 48,588 | $ | 48,588 | |||||||
Estimated amortization expense for the year ending: | |||||||||||||
Remaining 2008 |
$ | 4,728 | $ | 4,728 | |||||||||
2009 |
8,501 | 8,501 | |||||||||||
2010 |
7,811 | 7,811 | |||||||||||
2011 |
7,556 | 7,556 | |||||||||||
2012 |
7,556 | 7,556 | |||||||||||
Thereafter |
12,436 | 12,436 | |||||||||||
The reduction of $3.5 million in goodwill, shown above as other, was primarily due to a reduction of unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in prior years based on the settlement of an IRS examination. |
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The components of identifiable intangible assets are comprised of core deposit and
customer relationships and had the following balances at June 30, 2008: |
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Original | Balance | ||||||||||||
Recorded | Cumulative | June 30, | |||||||||||
(In thousands) | Amount | Amortization | 2008 | ||||||||||
Core deposit and customer relationships |
$ | 86,908 | $ | 38,320 | $ | 48,588 | |||||||
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||
8. | Other Assets | |||||||
Selected components of other assets are as follows: | ||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Deferred tax asset, net | $ | 13,691 | $ | 10,033 | ||||
Accrued interest receivable | 32,625 | 35,071 | ||||||
Prepaid pension | 13,450 | 14,180 | ||||||
Investments in limited partnerships and other investments | 9,804 | 9,069 | ||||||
All other | 30,758 | 24,929 | ||||||
Total other assets |
$ | 100,328 | $ | 93,282 | ||||
9. | Deposits | |||||||
A summary of deposits by account type is as follows: | ||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Savings | $ | 1,349,136 | $ | 941,051 | ||||
Money market | 427,174 | 492,042 | ||||||
NOW | 391,946 | 401,097 | ||||||
Demand | 500,673 | 477,408 | ||||||
Time | 1,662,071 | 2,062,067 | ||||||
Total deposits |
$ | 4,331,000 | $ | 4,373,665 | ||||
10. | Borrowings | |||||||
The following is a summary of the Companys borrowed funds: | ||||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
FHLB advances (1) | $ | 2,244,598 | $ | 2,136,965 | ||||
Repurchase agreements | 183,783 | 192,145 | ||||||
Mortgage loans payable | 1,390 | 1,459 | ||||||
Junior subordinated debentures issued to affiliated trusts (2) | 24,835 | 24,935 | ||||||
Total borrowings |
$ | 2,454,606 | $ | 2,355,504 | ||||
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NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | |
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | |
11. | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |
The Company
provides various defined benefit and other postretirement benefit plans (postretirement
health and life insurance benefits) to substantially all employees hired prior to
January 1, 2008. The Company also has supplemental retirement plans (the Supplemental
Plans) that provide benefits for certain key executive officers. Benefits
under the supplemental plans are based on a predetermined formula and are reduced
by other benefits. The liability arising from these plans is being accrued over
the participants remaining periods of service so that at the expected retirement
dates, the present value of the annual payments will have been expensed. |
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The following
table presents the amount of net periodic pension cost for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007. |
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Supplemental | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | Other Postretirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualified Pension | Retirement Plans | Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $ | 787 | $ | 809 | $ | 134 | $ | 125 | $ | 49 | $ | 50 | |||||||||||||
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 1,363 | 1,258 | 177 | 159 | 93 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (1,798 | ) | (1,786 | ) | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Amortization: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transition |
- | - | - | - | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Prior service cost |
13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Loss (gain) |
- | 79 | - | - | (20 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 365 | $ | 373 | $ | 313 | $ | 286 | $ | 135 | $ | 145 | |||||||||||||
The following table presents the amount of net periodic pension cost for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Executive | Other Postretirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualified Pension | Retirement Plans | Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $ | 1,575 | $ | 1,618 | $ | 269 | $ | 250 | $ | 98 | $ | 99 | |||||||||||||
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 2,726 | 2,515 | 353 | 318 | 186 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (3,595 | ) | (3,571 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transition |
- | - | - | - | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Prior service cost |
25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) |
- | 159 | - | - | (40 | ) | (11 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | 731 | $ | 746 | $ | 625 | $ | 571 | $ | 270 | $ | 289 | |||||||||||||
In connection
with its conversion to a state-chartered stock bank, the Company established an
employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to provide substantially all employees
of the Company the opportunity to become stockholders. The ESOP borrowed $109.7
million of a $112.0 million line of credit from the Company and used the funds to
purchase 7,454,562 shares of common stock in the open market subsequent to the subscription
offering. The loan will be repaid principally from the Banks discretionary
contributions to the ESOP over a remaining period of 26 years. The unallocated ESOP
shares are pledged as collateral on the loan. |
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At June 30,
2008, the loan had an outstanding balance of $101.0 million and an interest rate
of 4.0%. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Under SOP 93-6, unearned ESOP shares are not considered outstanding
and are shown as a reduction of stockholders equity as unearned compensation.
The Company will recognize compensation cost equal to the fair value of the ESOP
shares during the periods in which they are committed to be released. To the extent
that the fair value of the Companys ESOP shares differs from the cost of such
shares, this difference will be credited to equity. The Company will receive a tax
deduction equal to the cost of the shares released to the extent of the principal
paydown on the loan by the ESOP. As the loan is internally leveraged, the loan receivable
from the ESOP to the Company is not reported as an asset nor is the debt of the
ESOP shown as a liability in the Companys financial statements. Dividends
on unallocated shares are used to pay the ESOP debt. The ESOP compensation expense
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $817,000 and $1.5
million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, the ESOP
compensation expense was approximately $929,000 and $1.9 million, respectively. The
amount of loan repayments made by the ESOP is used to reduce the unallocated common
stock held by the ESOP. |
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NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | ||||
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||
The ESOP shares as of June 30, 2008 were as follows: | ||||
Shares released for allocation | 1,038,069 | |||
Unreleased shares | 6,416,493 | |||
Total ESOP shares |
7,454,562 | |||
Market value of unreleased shares at June 30, 2008 (in thousands) | $ | 80,078 | ||
12. | Stock-Based Compensation |
The Company
provides compensation benefits to employees and non-employee directors under its
2005 Long-Term Compensation Plan (the LTCP) which was approved by shareholders.
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the fair value recognition
provisions of revised SFAS No. 123 (SFAS No. 123R), Share Based
Payment, which was adopted using the modified prospective transition method
effective January 1, 2006. Under SFAS No. 123R, the fair value of stock option and
restricted stock awards, measured at grant date, is amortized to compensation expense
on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. |
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The LTCP allows
for the issuance of up to 11.4 million Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and
up to 4.6 million Stock Awards or Performance Awards. |
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Option Awards | |
Options awarded
to date are for a term of ten years. Substantially all of these options were awarded
on the original award date of June 17, 2005 and these 2005 option awards have the
following vesting schedule: 40% vested at year-end 2005, 20% vested at year-end
2006 and 2007, respectively and 20% will vest at year-end of 2008. Subsequent awards
have vesting periods of either three or four years. The Company has assumed a 0.4%
forfeiture rate as the majority of the options have been awarded to senior level
management. Compensation expense recorded on options for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $1.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, or after
tax expense of approximately $682,000 and $715,000, respectively. For both the six
month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, compensation expense of $2.2 million,
or after tax of $1.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively was recorded. It is anticipated
that the Company will recognize expense on options of approximately $4.2 million, $179,000, $153,000, $70,000
and $7,000 in calendar years 2008 through 2012, unless additional awards are granted. |
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Options to
purchase 79,250 shares were granted to employees during the six months ended June
30, 2008 and options to purchase 80,000 shares were granted during the six months
ended June 30, 2007. Using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the weighted-average
grant date fair value was $1.96 and $2.72 for the options which were granted in 2008
and 2007, respectively. The weighted-average related assumptions for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 are presented in the following table. |
2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.86 | % | 4.50 | % | |||
Expected dividend yield | 2.12 | % | 1.50 | % | |||
Expected volatility | 16.19 | % | 16.17 | % | |||
Expected life | 6.25 years | 3.84 years | |||||
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||||||||||
A summary of option activity as of June 30, 2008 and changes during the period ended is presented below. | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted- | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted- | Average | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
Average | Remaining | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
Exercise | Contractual | Value | ||||||||||||||
Shares | Price | Term | ($000) | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding at beginning of year | 8,537,660 | $ | 14.41 | |||||||||||||
Granted | 79,250 | 12.43 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Forfeited/cancelled | (48,729 | ) | 14.34 | |||||||||||||
Expired | (12,850 | ) | 14.39 | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding at June 30, 2008 | 8,555,331 | $ | 14.40 | 7.00 | $ | 23 | ||||||||||
Options exercisable at June 30, 2008 | 6,795,704 | $ | 14.40 | 6.97 | $ | - | ||||||||||
The following table summarizes the nonvested options during the six months ended June 30, 2008. | |||||||||
Weighted-average | |||||||||
Grant-Date | |||||||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||||||
Nonvested at January 1, 2008 | 1,801,508 | $ | 2.65 | ||||||
Granted | 79,250 | 1.96 | |||||||
Vested | (72,402 | ) | 2.62 | ||||||
Forfeited/Cancelled | (48,729 | ) | 2.59 | ||||||
Nonvested at June 30, 2008 | 1,759,627 | $ | 2.62 | ||||||
Restricted Stock Awards | |
To date, 3,530,217
shares of restricted stock have been awarded under the LTCP. The majority of these
shares were awarded in 2005 and these 2005 awards have a vesting schedule of 15%
per year for six years and 10% in the seventh year. Subsequent awards have vesting
schedules of either three or four years. The associated expense is recorded based
on the vesting schedules. Compensation expense recorded on restricted stock for
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $1.8 million and $2.0
million or after tax expense of approximately $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
For the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, compensation expense for both periods
was $3.7 million, or after-tax expense of approximately $2.7 million. The Company
anticipates that it will record expense of approximately $7.0 million, $6.4 million, $6.3
million, $4.2 million and $29,000 in calendar years 2008 through 2012, respectively,
unless additional awards are granted. |
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The following table summarizes the nonvested restricted stock awards during the six months ended June 30, 2008. |
Weighted-average | |||||||||
Grant-Date | |||||||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||||||
Nonvested at January 1, 2008 | 2,262,216 | $ | 14.42 | ||||||
Granted | 58,300 | 12.08 | |||||||
Vested | (533,295 | ) | 11.72 | ||||||
Forfeited/Cancelled | (64,508 | ) | 14.39 | ||||||
Nonvested at June 30, 2008 | 1,722,713 | $ | 14.34 | ||||||
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NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | |
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | |
13. | Income Taxes |
The Company
had transactions in which the related tax effect was recorded directly to stockholders equity or goodwill instead of operations. Transactions in which the tax effect
was recorded directly to stockholders equity included the tax effects of unrealized
gains and losses on available for sale securities and excess tax benefits related
to the vesting of restricted stock. Deferred taxes charged to goodwill were in connection
with prior acquisitions. The Company had a net deferred tax asset of $13.7 million
and $10.0 million at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. |
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The allocation of deferred tax expense involving items charged to income, items charged directly to shareholders equity and items charged to goodwill is as follows: |
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax (benefit) expense allocated to: | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholders equity, tax effect of net unrealized (loss) gain on investment |
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securities available for sale, net of valuation allowance |
$ | (3,905 | ) | $ | 4,356 | $ | (3,107 | ) | $ | 7,589 | |||||||
Stockholders equity, tax impact of adoption of EITF 06-04 |
- | - | (572 | ) | - | ||||||||||||
Goodwill |
- | (32 | ) | (256 | ) | (3,812 | ) | ||||||||||
Income |
(1,780 | ) | (8,076 | ) | 277 | (4,836 | ) | ||||||||||
Total deferred tax benefit |
$ | (5,685 | ) | $ | (3,752 | ) | $ | (3,658 | ) | $ | (1,059 | ) | |||||
The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. A reconciliation of the beginning
and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: |
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Six months ended | ||||||
(In thousands) | June 30, 2008 | |||||
Balance at December 31, 2007 | $ | 4,436 | ||||
Additions for tax positions of current year |
80 | |||||
Additions for tax positions of prior year |
36 | |||||
Reductions for tax positions of prior year |
(4,175 | ) | ||||
Balance at June 30, 2008 |
$ | 377 | ||||
Included in
the balance at June 30, 2008 are $367,000 of tax positions for which the ultimate
deductibility is highly uncertain and for which the disallowance of the tax position
would affect the annual effective tax rate. The Company anticipates that none of
the unrecognized tax benefits will reverse in the next twelve months due to statute
expirations. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized
tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. As of June 30, 2008, the Company
has accrued approximately $41,000 in interest and penalties. |
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The Company
is generally no longer subject to federal, state or local income tax examinations
by tax authorities for the years before 2002. In the first quarter of 2006, the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commenced an examination of the 2003 and 2004 tax
years for the Company and various acquired entities. As of March 31, 2008, the IRS
has completed their audit and they have communicated $64,000 of adjustments before
interest, to the audited tax years. As a result of the completed audit with the
IRS, the Company released $991,000 of interest and penalties on unrecognized tax
benefits through continuing operations and $2.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits
through goodwill. |
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NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | |
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | |
14. | Commitments and Contingencies |
The Company
is 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
consist primarily of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to customers as long as there
is no violation of any terms or covenants established in the contract. Commitments
generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses that may require
payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments could expire without being drawn
upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
These commitments consist principally of unused commercial and consumer lines of
credit. Standby letters of credit generally are contingent upon the failure of the
customer to perform according to the terms of an underlying contract with a third
party. The credit risks associated with commitments to extend credit and standby
letters of credit are essentially the same as those involved with extending loans
to customers and are subject to normal credit policies. Collateral may be obtained
based on managements assessment of the customers creditworthiness. |
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The table below summarizes the Companys commitments and contingencies discussed above. |
June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Loan commitments | $ | 132,409 | $ | 71,191 | |||||
Unadvanced portion of construction loans | 116,343 | 163,302 | |||||||
Standby letters of credit | 14,494 | 15,885 | |||||||
Unadvanced portion of lines of credit | 581,070 | 560,298 | |||||||
Total commitments |
$ | 844,316 | $ | 810,676 | |||||
Other Commitments | |
As of June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company was contractually committed under limited
partnership agreements to make additional partnership investments of approximately $2.7
million and $2.8 million, respectively which constitutes our maximum potential obligation
to these partnerships. The Company is obligated to make additional investments in
response to formal written requests, rather than a funding schedule. Funding requests
are submitted when the partnerships plan to make additional investments. |
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Legal Proceedings | |
We are not
involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring
in the ordinary course of business. We believe that those routine proceedings involve,
in the aggregate, amounts which are immaterial to the financial condition and results
of operations of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. |
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15. | Stockholders Equity |
At June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, stockholders equity amounted to $1.41 billion,
representing 17.0% and 17.1% of total assets, respectively. The Company paid cash
dividends totaling $0.135 per share on common stock during the six months ended June
30, 2008. |
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Dividends | |
The Company
and the Bank are subject to dividend restrictions imposed by various regulators.
Connecticut banking laws limit the amount of annual dividends that the Bank may
pay to the Company to an amount that approximates the Banks net income retained
for the current year plus net income retained for the two previous years. In addition,
the Bank may not declare or pay dividends on, and the Company may not repurchase
any of its shares of its common stock if the effect thereof would cause stockholders equity to be reduced below applicable regulatory capital maintenance requirements
or if such declaration, payment or repurchase would otherwise violate regulatory
requirements. |
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Share Repurchase Plan | |
On January
31, 2006, the Companys Board of Directors authorized a repurchase plan of
up to an additional 10.0 million shares or approximately 10% of the then outstanding
Company common stock. Under this plan the Company has repurchased 5,926,000 shares
of common stock at a weighted average price of $13.38 per share as of June 30, 2008.
There is no set expiration date for this repurchase plan. |
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NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | |
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | |
Regulatory Capital | |
Capital guidelines
of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) require the Company and its banking subsidiary to maintain certain minimum
ratios, as set forth below. At June 30, 2008, the Company and the Bank were deemed
to be well capitalized under the regulations of the Federal Reserve
Board and the FDIC, respectively, and in compliance with the applicable capital
requirements. |
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The following table provides information on the capital ratios. |
To Be Well | ||||||||||||||||||||
For Capital | Capitalized Under | |||||||||||||||||||
Adequacy | Prompt Corrective | |||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Purposes | Action Provisions | ||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | ||||||||||||||
NewAlliance Bank | ||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 |
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Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) |
$ | 706,019 | 9.3 | % | $ | 302,237 | 4.0 | % | $ | 379,047 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
706,019 | 15.6 | 180,948 | 4.0 | 271,422 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
753,817 | 16.7 | 361,896 | 8.0 | 452,370 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2007 |
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Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) |
$ | 692,735 | 9.1 | % | $ | 304,876 | 4.0 | % | $ | 381,095 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
692,735 | 15.6 | 178,102 | 4.0 | 267,153 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
736,548 | 16.5 | 356,204 | 8.0 | 445,254 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 |
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Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) |
$ | 847,961 | 11.2 | % | $ | 304,006 | 4.0 | % | $ | 380,008 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
847,961 | 18.7 | 181,493 | 4.0 | 272,240 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
895,759 | 19.7 | 362,987 | 8.0 | 453,733 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
December 31, 2007 |
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Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) |
$ | 833,596 | 10.9 | % | $ | 305,288 | 4.0 | % | $ | 381,610 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
833,596 | 18.6 | 179,225 | 4.0 | 268,837 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |
877,409 | 19.6 | 358,449 | 8.0 | 448,062 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||||
16. | Other Comprehensive Income | |||||||||||||||||||
The following table presents the components of other comprehensive income and the related tax effects for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007. |
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 11,782 | $ | (3,859 | ) | $ | 24,716 | $ | 5,437 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income, before tax | |||||||||||||||||
Unrealized losses on securities |
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Unrealized holding losses arising during the period |
(11,779 | ) | (10,183 | ) | (8,292 | ) | (783 | ) | |||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in |
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net income (loss) |
(87 | ) | 22,345 | (1,225 | ) | 22,187 | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax | (11,866 | ) | 12,162 | (9,517 | ) | 21,404 | |||||||||||
Income tax benefit (expense), net of valuation allowance | 3,905 | (4,356 | ) | 3,107 | (7,589 | ) | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (7,961 | ) | 7,806 | (6,410 | ) | 13,815 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 3,821 | $ | 3,947 | $ | 18,306 | $ | 19,252 | |||||||||
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements | |||||||||||||||||
17. | Earnings Per Share | ||||||||||||||||
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 is presented below. | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 11,782 | $ | (3,859 | ) | $ | 24,716 | $ | 5,437 | ||||||||
Average common shares outstanding for basic EPS | 100,113 | 103,872 | 100,195 | 103,961 | |||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive stock options and unvested stock awards | 169 | 733 | 20 | 929 | |||||||||||||
Average common and common-equivalent shares for dilutive EPS | 100,282 | 104,605 | 100,215 | 104,890 | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share: | |||||||||||||||||
Basic |
$ | 0.12 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
Diluted |
0.12 | (0.04 | ) | 0.25 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
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Forward-Looking Statements
This report may contain certain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the U.S. federal securities laws.
Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of Management and are generally identified by use of the word plan, believe, expect, intend, anticipate, estimate, project, or similar expressions. Managements ability to predict results or the actual effects of its plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. (NewAlliance or the Company) and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to:
| Changes in
the interest rate environment may reduce net interest margin and/or the volumes
and values of loans made or held as well as the value of other financial assets
held; |
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| General economic
or business conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than
expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or
a reduced demand for credit or other services; |
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| Competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly and may decrease the profit margin associated with its business; | |
| Legislative
or regulatory changes, including those related to residential mortgages and changes
in accounting standards, may adversely affect the businesses in which NewAlliance
is engaged; |
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| Local, state or federal taxing authorities may take tax positions that are adverse to NewAlliance; | |
| Costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquired businesses may be greater than expected; | |
| Expected cost savings associated with completed mergers may not fully be realized or realized within expected time frames; | |
| Deposit attrition, customer loss or revenue loss following completed mergers may be greater than expected; | |
| Adverse changes may occur in the securities markets impacting the value of NewAlliances investments; and | |
| Competitors of NewAlliance may have greater financial resources and develop products that enable them to compete more successfully than NewAlliance. |
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, management undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to help the reader understand NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc., our operations and our present business environment. We believe transparency and clarity are the primary goals of successful financial reporting. We remain committed to increasing the transparency of our financial reporting, providing our stockholders with informative financial disclosures and presenting an accurate view of our financial disclosures, financial position and operating results.
MD&A is provided as a supplement toand should be read in conjunction withour Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto contained in Part I, Item 1, of this report as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The following sections are included in MD&A:
| Our Business a general description of our business, our objectives and regulatory considerations. |
| Critical Accounting Estimates a discussion of accounting estimates that require critical judgments and estimates. |
| Recent Accounting Changes a discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements or changes. |
| Operating Results an analysis of our Companys consolidated results of operations for the periods presented in our Consolidated Financial Statements. |
| Financial Condition and Management of Market and Interest Rate Risk an overview of financial condition and market and interest rate risk. |
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Our Business
General
NewAlliance is the third largest banking institution headquartered in Connecticut and the fourth largest based in New England with consolidated assets of $8.26 billion and stockholders equity of $1.41 billion at June 30, 2008. Its business philosophy is to operate as a community bank with local decision-making authority.
The Companys results of operations depend primarily on net interest income, which is the difference between the income earned on its loan and securities portfolios and its cost of funds, consisting of the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Results of operations are also affected by the Companys provision for loan losses, income and expenses pertaining to other real estate owned, gains and losses from sales of loans and securities and non-interest income and expenses. Non-interest income primarily consists of fee income from depositors and wealth management services and bank owned life insurance (BOLI). Non-interest expenses consist principally of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy, data processing, amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, marketing, professional services and other operating expenses.
Results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions and changes in interest rates as well as government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable laws, regulations or government policies may materially affect the Company.
Our Objectives
NewAlliance seeks to continually deliver superior value to its customers, stockholders, employees and communities through achievement of its core operating objectives which are to:
| Build high quality, profitable loan portfolios using organic, purchase and acquisition strategies; | |
| Increase core deposit relationships with a focus on checking and savings accounts; | |
| Increase the non-interest income component of total revenues through development of banking-related fee income and growth in wealth management services; | |
| Maintain a rigorous risk identification and management process; | |
| Grow through a disciplined acquisition strategy, supplemented by de-novo branching; | |
| Improve operating efficiencies; and | |
| Utilize technology to enhance superior customer service and products. |
Significant factors management reviews to evaluate achievement of the Companys operating objectives and its operating results and financial condition include, but are not limited to: net income and earnings per share, performance of acquisitions and integration activities, return on equity and assets, net interest margin, non-interest income, operating expenses related to total assets and efficiency ratio, asset quality, loan and deposit growth, capital management, liquidity and interest rate sensitivity levels, customer service standards, market share and peer comparisons.
Regulatory Considerations
NewAlliance and its subsidiaries are subject to numerous examinations by federal and state banking regulators, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please refer to NewAlliances Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 for additional disclosures with respect to laws and regulations affecting the Companys businesses.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, we are required to make assumptions and estimates about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and the related disclosures. We base our assumptions, estimates and judgments on historical experience, current trends and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared. On a regular basis, management reviews the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material.
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We believe that our most critical accounting policies, and those which involve the most complex subjective decisions or assessments relate to income taxes, pension and other postretirement benefits, goodwill and intangible assets, the allowance for loan losses and stock-based compensation. None of the Companys critical accounting estimates have changed during the quarter. A brief description of our current policies involving significant management valuation judgments follows:
Income Taxes
Management uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in which defined tax assets and liabilities are established for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Companys assets and liabilities.
Significant management judgment is required in determining income tax expense and deferred tax assets and liabilities. Some judgments are subjective and involve estimates and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. In determining the valuation allowance, we use historical and forecasted future operating results, based upon approved business plans, including a review of the eligible carryforward periods, tax planning opportunities and other relevant considerations. Management believes that the accounting estimate related to the valuation allowance is a critical accounting estimate because the underlying assumptions can change from period to period. For example, tax law changes or variances in future projected operating performance could result in a change in the valuation allowance.
The reserve for tax contingencies contains uncertainties because management is required to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the exposures associated with our various filing positions. The effective income tax rate is also affected by changes in tax law, entry into new tax jurisdictions, the level of earnings and the results of tax audits.
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Management uses key assumptions that include discount rates, expected return on plan assets, benefits earned, interest costs, mortality rates, increases in compensation, and other factors. The two most critical assumptionsestimated return on plan assets and the discount rateare important elements of plan expense and asset/liability measurements. These critical assumptions are evaluated at least annually on a plan basis. Other assumptions are evaluated periodically and are updated to reflect actual experience and expectations for the future.
Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets
We evaluate goodwill and identifiable intangible assets for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the goodwill or identifiable intangible assets may not be recoverable. We complete our impairment evaluation by performing internal valuation analyses based on discounted cash flow modeling techniques, considering publicly available market information and using an independent valuation firm, as appropriate. These types of analyses contain uncertainties because they require management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses reflects managements best estimate of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The adequacy of the allowance is determined based upon a detailed evaluation of the portfolio and sub-portfolios through a process which considers numerous factors, including levels and direction of delinquencies, non-performing loans and assets, risk ratings, estimated credit losses using both internal and external portfolio reviews, current economic and market conditions, concentrations, portfolio volume and mix, changes in underwriting, experience of staff, historical loss rates over the business cycle and current economic trends. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change.
Stock-Based Compensation
We have a stock-based compensation plan, which includes non-qualified stock options and non-vested share awards. Fair value at the grant date is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and associated assumptions include future volatility of our stock price, expected dividend yield and future employee turnover rates. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.
A complete discussion of critical accounting estimates can be found in the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (fiscal year ended December 31, 2007).
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Recent Accounting Changes | ||
We adopted the following new accounting pronouncements on January 1, 2008: | ||
| Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements; | |
| SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities; | |
| Emerging Issues
Task Force (EITF) Issue 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation
and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements; and |
|
| EITF Issue 06-10, Accounting for Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. |
SFAS No. 157 had no impact on retained earnings and is not expected to have a material impact on our statements of income and condition. We have not made material changes to our valuation methodologies as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. For further information, see Note 3 in the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
SFAS No. 159
had no impact on retained earnings as management did not elect the fair value option
for any of the Companys eligible financial assets or liabilities as of January
1, 2008.
EITF Issue 06-4 and EITF Issue 06-10 had the effect of recording a liability
in the amount of $1.6 million with a corresponding reduction to retained earnings.
For further information, see Note 2 in the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Operating Results
Executive Overview
In 2007 the Company completed two acquisitions, Westbank Corporation (Westbank) on January 2nd and Connecticut Investment Management, Inc. (CIMI) on March 5th. Westbank was the holding company for Westbank, a commercial bank and trust company with 16 banking offices in Massachusetts and Connecticut. CIMI was a registered investment advisory firm with approximately $190.0 million in assets under management. Further information regarding acquisitions can be found in Note 4, Business Combinations in the Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income for the second quarter of 2008 was $11.8 million or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to a loss of $3.9 million or $0.04 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2007. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, net income was $24.7 million or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to $5.4 million or $0.05 per diluted share.
The largest
single component causing the quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increase in
net income was the investment securities portfolio restructuring in June 2007. The
restructuring resulted in the Company recording an-other-than-temporary impairment
charge of $22.6 million ($14.7 million after-tax). The restructuring primarily affected
fixed rate mortgage-backed securities and CMOs and was completed to reduce
the Companys exposure to fixed rate assets as well as to increase the yield
on the portfolio, thereby providing a prospective improvement in the net interest
margin. The market value of the securities sold was $759.0 million and the cash
proceeds were reinvested in agency hybrid adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities.
Results for the quarter were also positively affected by a $4.6 million decline
in funding costs, mainly due to decreases in the average rate and balance of time
deposits. These improvements were partially offset by an increase in the provision
for loan losses of $3.1 million which reflects the increase in nonaccrual loans,
an outcome of the current economic environment.
Year-over-year comparisons were positively impacted by the restructuring of the investment securities portfolio and a reduction in funding costs. Similar to the quarter, there was an increase in the provision for loan losses in the current year-to-date period of $3.8 million.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to 2007, return on average assets increased 78 basis points and 47 basis points, respectively, and our return on average equity increased 441 basis points and 271 basis points, respectively.
The net interest margin experienced improvements over 2007 for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 due to strong loan growth, the restructuring of the investment securities portfolio during the second quarter of 2007 and the reduction in deposit costs, partially offset by an increase in FHLB borrowings expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2008 the net interest margin was 2.67% as compared to 2.44% for the same period in 2007, an increase of 23 basis points. For the six months ended June 30, 2008 the net interest margin was 2.62%, an increase of 15 basis points from 2.47% for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
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Our continued focus on maintaining credit quality has resulted in continued positive asset quality ratios as compared to our peers. The allowance for loan losses to total loans increased four basis points to 0.97% from 0.93% at December 31, 2007. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.53% at June 30, 2008 compared to 0.35% at December 31, 2007 and 0.33% at June 30, 2007. Net charge-offs were $1.3 million and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively compared to $262,000 and $479,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
Stockholders equity remained essentially flat with December 31, 2007 as net income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 of $24.7 million, was partially offset by cash dividends paid in the amount of $13.8 million, or 13.5 cents per common share, as well as the repurchase of approximately 783,000 shares for $9.8 million. Dividend payments and stock buybacks are in accordance with our continued strategy of judicious capital deployment. The Tier I capital ratio was xx% at June 30, 2008. Per common share data also improved as of June 30, 2008 from December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007. Book value per share increased to $13.03 from $12.93 at December 31, 2007 and $12.61 at June 30, 2007, and tangible book value per share increased to $7.70 from $7.56 and $7.41 for the same time periods, respectively. Diluted weighted average shares decreased by 4.3 million shares from June 30, 2007, which was a factor in the increase in earnings per share.
Selected financial data, ratios and per share data are provided in Table 1. | ||||||||||||||||
Table 1: Selected Data | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
Condensed Income Statement | ||||||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income | $ | 99,180 | $ | 98,111 | $ | 201,394 | $ | 194,917 | ||||||||
Interest expense | 50,932 | 55,502 | 107,140 | 108,903 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income before provision for loan losses | 48,248 | 42,609 | 94,254 | 86,014 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 3,700 | 600 | 5,400 | 1,600 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 44,548 | 42,009 | 88,854 | 84,414 | ||||||||||||
Non-interest income | 14,519 | (7,766 | ) | 30,185 | 6,463 | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | 41,294 | 40,463 | 83,477 | 81,365 | ||||||||||||
Merger related charges | 23 | 472 | 78 | 2,339 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 17,750 | (6,692 | ) | 35,484 | 7,173 | |||||||||||
Income tax provision | 5,968 | (2,833 | ) | 10,768 | 1,736 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 11,782 | $ | (3,859 | ) | $ | 24,716 | $ | 5,437 | |||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
Basic |
100,112,529 | 103,872,256 | 100,194,898 | 103,960,928 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
100,282,161 | 104,605,351 | 100,215,006 | 104,889,936 | ||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share | ||||||||||||||||
Basic |
$ | 0.12 | $ | (0.04 | ) | 0.25 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
Diluted |
0.12 | (0.04 | ) | 0.25 | 0.05 | |||||||||||
Financial Ratios | ||||||||||||||||
Return on average assets (1) | 0.58 | % | (0.20 | )% | 0.61 | % | 0.14 | % | ||||||||
Return on average equity (1) | 3.33 | (1.08 | ) | 3.49 | 0.78 | |||||||||||
Net interest margin (1) | 2.67 | 2.44 | 2.62 | 2.47 | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Ratios | ||||||||||||||||
Efficiency ratio (2) | 66.62 | 71.55 | 67.92 | 73.35 | ||||||||||||
Per share data | ||||||||||||||||
Book value per share | $ | 13.03 | $ | 12.61 | 13.03 | $ | 12.61 | |||||||||
Tangible book value per share | 7.70 | 7.41 | 7.70 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||
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Average Balances, Interest, Average
Yields/Cost and Rate/Volume Analysis
Tables 2 & 3 below set forth certain
information concerning average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities
and their associated yields or rates for the periods indicated. The average yields
and costs are derived by dividing income or expenses by the average balances of
interest-earning assets or interest-bearing liabilities, respectively, for the periods
shown and reflect annualized yields and costs. Average balances are computed using
daily balances. Yields and amounts earned include loan fees and fair value adjustments
related to acquired loans, deposits and borrowings. Loans held for sale and nonaccrual
loans have been included in interest-earning assets for purposes of these computations.
Table 4 below presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Companys interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to: (i) change attributable to change in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior rate), (ii) change attributable to change in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) the change attributable to rate and volume (change in rate multiplied by change in volume), which is prorated between the changes in rate and volume.
Table 2: Average Balance Sheets for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 | June 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Yield/ | Average | Yield/ | ||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Balance | Interest | Rate | Balance | Interest | Rate | |||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loans |
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Residential real estate |
$ | 2,496,686 | $ | 34,512 | 5.53 | % | $ | 2,296,841 | $ | 31,729 | 5.53 | % | |||||||||
Commercial real estate |
1,201,492 | 18,291 | 6.09 | 1,129,658 | 18,636 | 6.60 | |||||||||||||||
Commercial business |
460,348 | 6,819 | 5.93 | 478,037 | 8,862 | 7.42 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer |
700,195 | 9,547 | 5.45 | 660,334 | 10,887 | 6.59 | |||||||||||||||
Total Loans |
4,858,721 | 69,169 | 5.69 | 4,564,870 | 70,114 | 6.14 | |||||||||||||||
Short-term investments |
29,012 | 190 | 2.62 | 55,736 | 732 | 5.25 | |||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
2,346,725 | 29,821 | 5.08 | 2,359,563 | 27,265 | 4.62 | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets |
7,234,458 | $ | 99,180 | 5.48 | % | 6,980,169 | $ | 98,111 | 5.62 | % | |||||||||||
Non-interest-earning assets |
942,280 | 910,013 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 8,176,738 | $ | 7,890,182 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits |
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Money market |
$ | 459,839 | $ | 2,309 | 2.01 | % | $ | 498,785 | $ | 4,201 | 3.37 | % | |||||||||
NOW |
386,766 | 277 | 0.29 | 425,608 | 1,209 | 1.14 | |||||||||||||||
Savings |
1,238,774 | 7,453 | 2.41 | 906,121 | 4,296 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||
Time |
1,667,174 | 14,766 | 3.54 | 2,055,404 | 22,949 | 4.47 | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits |
3,752,553 | 24,805 | 2.64 | 3,885,918 | 32,655 | 3.36 | |||||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements |
178,715 | 919 | 2.06 | 193,016 | 1,914 | 3.97 | |||||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings |
2,273,945 | 25,208 | 4.43 | 1,821,975 | 20,933 | 4.60 | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing-liabilities |
6,205,213 | 50,932 | 3.28 | % | 5,900,909 | 55,502 | 3.76 | % | |||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits |
482,501 | 490,733 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities |
74,564 | 71,945 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
6,762,278 | 6,463,587 | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity |
1,414,460 | 1,426,595 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 8,176,738 | $ | 7,890,182 | |||||||||||||||||
Net interest-earning assets |
$ | 1,029,245 | $ | 1,079,260 | |||||||||||||||||
Net interest income |
$ | 48,248 | $ | 42,609 | |||||||||||||||||
Interest rate spread |
2.20 | % | 1.86 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (net interest income |
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as a percentage of total interest-earning assets) |
2.67 | % | 2.44 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total interest-earning assets |
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to total interest-bearing liabilities |
116.59 | % | 118.29 | % | |||||||||||||||||
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Table 3: Average Balance Sheets for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 | June 30, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Yield/ | Average | Yield/ | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Balance | Interest | Rate | Balance | Interest | Rate | ||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans |
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Residential real estate |
$ | 2,446,768 | $ | 67,790 | 5.54 | % | $ | 2,222,235 | $ | 61,549 | 5.54 | % | ||||||||||
Commercial real estate |
1,200,327 | 37,177 | 6.19 | 1,125,494 | 37,008 | 6.58 | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial business |
458,508 | 14,185 | 6.19 | 461,341 | 16,980 | 7.36 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
694,054 | 19,833 | 5.72 | 655,962 | 21,641 | 6.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Loans |
4,799,657 | 138,985 | 5.79 | 4,465,032 | 137,178 | 6.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments |
28,841 | 474 | 3.29 | 60,053 | 1,610 | 5.36 | ||||||||||||||||
Investment securities |
2,378,191 | 61,935 | 5.21 | 2,435,575 | 56,129 | 4.61 | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets |
7,206,689 | $ | 201,394 | 5.59 | % | 6,960,660 | $ | 194,917 | 5.60 | % | ||||||||||||
Non-interest-earning assets |
944,508 | 879,731 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 8,151,197 | $ | 7,840,391 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits |
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Money market |
$ | 476,044 | $ | 5,529 | 2.32 | % | $ | 503,482 | $ | 8,193 | 3.25 | % | ||||||||||
NOW |
383,892 | 794 | 0.41 | 421,929 | 2,251 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||
Savings |
1,118,532 | 13,204 | 2.36 | 873,917 | 7,530 | 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||
Time |
1,805,033 | 35,276 | 3.91 | 2,096,046 | 46,703 | 4.46 | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits |
3,783,501 | 54,803 | 2.90 | 3,895,374 | 64,677 | 3.32 | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements |
184,348 | 2,067 | 2.24 | 196,893 | 3,837 | 3.90 | ||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings |
2,222,070 | 50,270 | 4.52 | 1,781,600 | 40,389 | 4.53 | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing-liabilities |
6,189,919 | 107,140 | 3.46 | % | 5,873,867 | 108,903 | 3.71 | % | ||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits |
471,090 | 523,176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities |
75,502 | 49,337 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
6,736,511 | 6,446,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity |
1,414,686 | 1,394,011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 8,151,197 | $ | 7,840,391 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net interest-earning assets |
$ | 1,016,770 | $ | 1,086,793 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income |
$ | 94,254 | $ | 86,014 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate spread |
2.13 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (net interest income |
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as a percentage of total interest-earning assets) |
2.62 | % | 2.47 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total interest-earning assets |
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to total interest-bearing liabilities |
116.43 | % | 118.50 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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Table 4: Rate/Volume Analysis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 | June 30, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compared to | Compared to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) | Increase (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Due to | Due to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | Rate | Volume | Net | Rate | Volume | Net | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans |
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Residential real estate |
$ | 20 | $ | 2,763 | $ | 2,783 | $ | 21 | $ | 6,220 | $ | 6,241 | |||||||||||||
Commercial real estate |
(1,489 | ) | 1,144 | (345 | ) | (2,216 | ) | 2,385 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||
Commercial business |
(1,725 | ) | (318 | ) | (2,043 | ) | (2,692 | ) | (103 | ) | (2,795 | ) | |||||||||||||
Consumer |
(1,968 | ) | 628 | (1,340 | ) | (3,014 | ) | 1,206 | (1,808 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total loans |
(5,162 | ) | 4,217 | (945 | ) | (7,901 | ) | 9,708 | 1,807 | ||||||||||||||||
Short-term investments |
(277 | ) | (265 | ) | (542 | ) | (485 | ) | (651 | ) | (1,136 | ) | |||||||||||||
Investment securities |
2,705 | (149 | ) | 2,556 | 7,154 | (1,348 | ) | 5,806 | |||||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets |
$ | (2,734 | ) | $ | 3,803 | $ | 1,069 | $ | (1,232 | ) | $ | 7,709 | $ | 6,477 | |||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits |
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Money market |
$ | (1,585 | ) | $ | (307 | ) | $ | (1,892 | ) | $ | (2,237 | ) | $ | (427 | ) | $ | (2,664 | ) | |||||||
NOW |
(831 | ) | (101 | ) | (932 | ) | (1,270 | ) | (187 | ) | (1,457 | ) | |||||||||||||
Savings |
1,335 | 1,822 | 3,157 | 3,231 | 2,443 | 5,674 | |||||||||||||||||||
Time |
(4,276 | ) | (3,907 | ) | (8,183 | ) | (5,366 | ) | (6,061 | ) | (11,427 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total interest bearing deposits |
(5,357 | ) | (2,493 | ) | (7,850 | ) | (5,642 | ) | (4,232 | ) | (9,874 | ) | |||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements |
(862 | ) | (133 | ) | (995 | ) | (1,539 | ) | (231 | ) | (1,770 | ) | |||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings |
(759 | ) | 5,034 | 4,275 | (84 | ) | 9,965 | 9,881 | |||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
(6,978 | ) | 2,408 | (4,570 | ) | (7,265 | ) | 5,502 | (1,763 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Increase in net interest income | $ | 4,244 | $ | 1,395 | $ | 5,639 | $ | 6,033 | $ | 2,207 | $ | 8,240 | |||||||||||||
Net Interest Income Analysis
Net interest income is the amount that interest
and fees on earning assets (loans and investments) exceeds the cost of funds, primarily
interest paid to the Companys depositors and interest on external borrowings.
Net interest margin is the difference between the income on earning assets and the
cost of interest-bearing funds as a percentage of average earning assets.
During the first half of 2008, the yield curve began to return to a more normal, upward-sloping shape. Since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2007, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) lowered the target federal funds rate seven times, for a total decrease of 275 basis points (from 4.75% to 2.00%). Decreases of 200 basis points and 25 basis points occurred during the first and second quarters of 2008, respectively.
Comparison of Quarter-to-Date June 2008 and June 2007
As shown in Table 2, net interest income
for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 was $48.2 million, an increase of $5.6 million
from June 30, 2007. The increase is due to a 23 basis point increase in the net
interest margin to 2.67% at June 30, 2008 from 2.44% for the same period in the
prior year, which is offsetting the $50.0 million decline in net interest-earning
assets.
Interest income increased $1.1 million to $99.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 due to the positive effect of the June 2007 investment portfolio restructuring, partially offset by the decrease in interest income earned on the loan portfolio. The restructuring of the investment portfolio primarily led to the 46 basis point increase in the average yield earned over the prior year period. The increase in the average yield earned offset the $12.8 million decline in the average balance of investment securities as the Company used cash flows from investments as one of the vehicles to fund loan growth and offset deposit outflows.
Loan income declined for the quarter due to the decrease in the average yield earned in response to the FRB rate cuts as new loans were originated and as adjustable rate loans reset, the yields were at lower rates. While most loan categories experienced increases in average balances, the residential real estate loan portfolio was the main driver of the growth. The increase in average balances was due to increased organic loan originations as the Company continued to take advantage of the pricing opportunities in our lending area due to the sustained dislocations in the credit market, which has in the short term diminished competition. Loan portfolio volume accounted for approximately $4.2 million of the increase in interest income and partially offset the 45 basis point decline in the average yield earned on loans. All loan categories, except for residential, experienced a decline in the average yield due to the interest rate cuts by the FRB.
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The cost of funds for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 decreased $4.6 million to $50.9 million, compared to $55.5 million for the same period a year ago. The Companys strategy during this period was to bring down deposit costs while being mindful of competitor pricing, which resulted in a $7.9 million decrease in interest expense comprised of a 72 basis point decrease in the average rate paid and a $133.4 million decrease in the average balances. This decrease was primarily in higher costing time deposits as interest expense in this category decreased $8.2 million as the average balances and average rate paid decreased $388.2 million and 93 basis points, respectively. The decrease in time deposits was partially offset by an increase in savings accounts as the average balance for the period rose $332.7 million the average yield paid increased 51 basis points causing interest expense to increase $3.2 million. Savings accounts increased due to targeted marketing campaigns which offered higher pricing for select products and migration from maturing time deposits as they repriced at reduced rates.
To offset the overall decrease in the average balance of deposit accounts and to fund loan growth, the Company expanded the use of FHLB advances and other borrowings. This resulted in an increase in the average balance of $452.0 million, which accounted for $5.0 million of the increase in interest expense.
Comparison of Year-to-Date June 2008 and June 2007
As shown in Table 3, net interest income
for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $94.3 million compared to $86.0 million
for the same period a year ago. This year over year increase is primarily due to
the same factors as previously discussed above.
The increase in interest income was driven by the investment portfolio restructuring and the growth in the loan portfolio, partially offset by the decrease in the average yield earned on loans. As in the quarter, the cost of funds for the current year-to-date period decreased compared to the same period a year ago. Although the decline in the cost of funds of $1.8 million was not as significant as the decrease experienced in the quarter, the shift in the mix of interest-bearing liabilities has reduced the cost of funds by 25 basis points and helped to improve the net interest spread by 24 basis points.
The Company will continue to evaluate its options for funding loan growth and, as necessary, to counter deposit outflows including, a) expanding the use of FHLB advances and other borrowings, and b) increasing the rate paid on deposits, which may have a negative impact on the net interest margin.
Provision for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses (provision) is based on managements periodic assessment of the adequacy of the
loan loss allowance which, in turn, is based on such interrelated factors as the
composition of the loan portfolio and its inherent risk characteristics, the level
of nonperforming loans and charge-offs, both current and historic, local economic
conditions, the direction of real estate values, and regulatory guidelines.
Management performs a monthly review of the loan portfolio, and based on this review determines the level of the provision necessary to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses (allowance). Management recorded a provision for loan losses of $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. The primary factors that influenced managements decision to record this provision were growth in the loan portfolios as well as increasing trends in delinquencies, net charge-offs and nonperforming loans. The second quarter increase in non-performing loans of $7.2 million was primarily related to commercial construction loans for two residential condominium projects. A provision for loan losses of $600,000 was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2007, based on growth in the portfolio, the level of net charge-offs, and non-performing loans at that time.
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, the provision for loan losses was $5.4 million as compared to $1.6 million for the same period a year ago. The year-to-date provision relates to increases in non-performing loans of $9.8 million, primarily in the residential portfolio and construction loans to commercial developers of residential condominiums due to the current economic conditions. Future provisions for loan losses may be deemed necessary if economic conditions do not improve or continue to deteriorate.
At June 30, 2008, the allowance for loan losses was $47.8 million, which represented 0.97% of total loans and 182.57% of non-performing loans. This compared to the allowance for loan losses of $43.8 million at December 31, 2007 which represented 0.93% of total loans and 267.38% of non-performing loans.
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Table 5: Non-Interest Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | Change | June 30, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | Amount | Percent | 2008 | 2007 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depositor service charges | $ | 6,708 | $ | 7,003 | $ | (295 | ) | (4.21 | )% | $ | 13,340 | $ | 13,492 | $ | (152 | ) | (1.13 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Loan and servicing income | 264 | 612 | (348 | ) | (56.86 | ) | 645 | 1,058 | (413 | ) | (39.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trust fees | 1,678 | 1,676 | 2 | 0.12 | 3,348 | 3,343 | 5 | 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment management, brokerage & | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
insurance fees |
1,844 | 1,861 | (17 | ) | (0.91 | ) | 4,376 | 3,535 | 841 | 23.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank owned life insurance | 1,291 | 1,600 | (309 | ) | (19.31 | ) | 2,820 | 3,170 | (350 | ) | (11.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities | 87 | (22,345 | ) | 22,432 | 100.39 | 1,225 | (22,187 | ) | 23,412 | 105.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net gain on sale of loans | 656 | 467 | 189 | 40.47 | 913 | 664 | 249 | 37.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 1,991 | 1,360 | 631 | 46.40 | 3,518 | 3,388 | 130 | 3.84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-interest income |
$ | 14,519 | $ | (7,766 | ) | $ | 22,285 | 286.96 | % | $ | 30,185 | $ | 6,463 | $ | 23,722 | 367.04 | % | |||||||||||||||
Non-Interest Income
Comparison of Quarter-to-Date June 2008 and June 2007
As displayed in Table 5, non-interest income
increased $22.3 million to $14.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008
from the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in net
gain/loss on securities attributable to the investment portfolio restructuring that
resulted in a $22.6 million pre-tax charge during the prior year quarter. Excluding
the restructuring charges, non-interest income decreased $289,000 primarily due
to decreases in depositor service charges, loan and servicing income and bank-owned
life insurance, partially offset by an increase in other income.
| Net gain (loss)
on securities increased $22.4 million, primarily due to the restructuring in 2007.
Excluding the securities restructuring, the net gain on securities decreased $142,000
due to the loss on the sale of the last two remaining bank stocks as a result of
the market downturn in the financial sector, partially offset by the gain on the
sale of mortgage-backed ARM securities which were sold at a premium in order to
reduce prepayment risk and to fund deposit outflows. |
|
| Other income
increased primarily as a result of a net gain on limited partnerships due to the
increase in the carrying value on certain limited partnerships. |
|
| Depositor
service charges decreased due to a decline in overdraft fees, ATM fees and inactive
and dormant account fees. The Company eliminated ATM point-of-sale and inactive
and dormant account service charges during the first quarter of 2008 due to promotional
and competitive reasons and overdraft fees declined due to volume. These decreases
were partially offset by increased check card revenue due to increased card activity. |
|
| Loan and servicing
fees declined due largely to a decrease in loan fees, principally commercial real
estate prepayment fees, and to an increase in the valuation allowance of the SBA
servicing asset. |
|
| Bank-owned
life insurance decreased due to a decline in the average yield earned as a result
of current market interest rates. |
|
Comparison of Year-to-Date June 2008 and June 2007
For the six months ended June 30, 2008 non-interest
income increased $23.7 million to $30.2 million compared to $6.5 million for the
same period a year ago. Non-interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2007
was positively affected by the restructuring of the investment portfolio discussed
above. Excluding the investment restructuring, non-interest income increased $1.1
million due mainly to increases in investment management, brokerage and insurance
fees, net gain on securities and net gain on sale of loans, partially offset by
a decrease in loan and servicing income and bank owned life insurance.
| Net gain on
securities increased $23.4 million due to the restructuring in 2007 and resulting
impairment charge of $22.6 million. Excluding the restructuring, net gain on securities
increased $838,000 due to gains recorded on the sale of adjustable-rate mortgage-backed
securities. These securities were sold at a premium and were sold in order to reduce
prepayment risk and offset deposit outflow. Partially offsetting the mortgage-backed
securities gain was the loss on the sale of bank stocks due to a decline in the
market price. |
|
| Investment
management, brokerage and insurance fees increased mainly due to the sales of fixed
annuity products resulting from a favorable rate environment for these products.
An increase in the number of sales personnel and increased marketing efforts have
contributed to the increased trading activity and the sales of investment products. |
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| Net gain
on sale of loans increased due to an upsurge in mortgage loans originated for sale
due to pricing opportunities in our lending area resulting from the continued dislocations
in the credit market. |
|
| Loan and
servicing income and bank owned life insurance decreased due to the same reasons
as discussed in the quarterly comparison. |
Table 6: Non-Interest Expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, | Change | June 30, | Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | Amount | Percent | 2008 | 2007 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | $ | 22,935 | $ | 21,635 | $ | 1,300 | 6.01 | % | $ | 46,624 | $ | 43,492 | $ | 3,132 | 7.20 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Occupancy | 4,320 | 4,325 | (5 | ) | (0.12 | ) | 9,214 | 8,729 | 485 | 5.56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Furniture and fixtures | 1,654 | 1,702 | (48 | ) | (2.82 | ) | 3,340 | 3,443 | (103 | ) | (2.99 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Outside services | 4,471 | 4,182 | 289 | 6.91 | 8,744 | 8,759 | (15 | ) | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Advertising, public relations, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and sponsorships |
2,036 | 2,258 | (222 | ) | (9.83 | ) | 3,745 | 3,938 | (193 | ) | (4.90 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of identifiable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
intangible assets |
2,364 | 2,951 | (587 | ) | (19.89 | ) | 4,728 | 6,039 | (1,311 | ) | (21.71 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Merger related charges | 23 | 472 | (449 | ) | (95.13 | ) | 78 | 2,339 | (2,261 | ) | (96.67 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 3,514 | 3,410 | 104 | 3.05 | 7,082 | 6,965 | 117 | 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total non-interest expense |
$ | 41,317 | $ | 40,935 | $ | 382 | 0.93 | % | $ | 83,555 | $ | 83,704 | $ | (149 | ) | (0.18 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Non-Interest Expense
Comparison of Quarter-to-Date June 2008 and June 2007
As displayed in Table 6, non-interest expense
increased $382,000 to $41.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from
$40.9 million for the same period a year ago. The main driver of the increase was
salaries and employee benefits and outside services. These increases were partially
offset by decreases in amortization of identifiable intangible assets, merger related
charges and advertising, public relations, and sponsorships.
| Salaries and
employee benefits increased as a result of employee incentive accruals, general
merit increases and a decrease in capitalized salary expenses primarily due to the
decline in loan originations, particularly commercial loans. These increases were
partially offset by a decrease to charges associated with the LTCP for an executive
that is no longer with the Company and to a lesser extent, expenses related to the
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). ESOP expense declined due to a
lower average stock price during the second quarter of 2008 as compared to the same
period in 2007. |
|
| Outside services
increased primarily due to legal and consulting costs related to human resources
as well as charges incurred for outsourcing general internal audit work, partially
offset by a decline in data processing expenses. |
|
| Amortization
of identifiable intangible assets decreased due to using an accelerated method of
amortization for core deposit intangibles which results in a higher level of expense
in earlier periods. Amortization of non-compete agreements decreased due to the
expiration of all agreements in the third quarter of 2007. |
|
| Merger related
charges decreased due to charges for legal, consulting, advertising and data processing
expense associated with the Westbank acquisition that occurred in 2007. |
|
| Advertising
expenses decreased due to a decline in higher-costing television advertisements,
public relations, sponsorships and cash incentive programs. |
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Comparison of Year-to-Date June 2008 and June 2007
For the six months ended June 30, 2008 non-interest
expense decreased $149,000 to $83.6 million from $83.7 million for the same period
a year ago. The main drivers of the decrease were merger related charges and amortization
of identifiable intangible assets. These decreases were mostly offset by increases
in salaries and employee benefits and occupancy expenses.
| Conversion
and merger related charges decreased due to the same reasons as outlined above. |
|
| Amortization
of identifiable intangible assets decreased due to using an accelerated method of
amortization as discussed above. |
|
| Salaries and
employee benefits increased as a result of severance recorded in the first quarter
of 2008 for an executive that is no longer with the Company. There were also increases
in employee incentive accruals, general merit increases, bonus payouts due to the
increased sales of investment products and a decrease in capitalized salaries primarily
due to the same factors as discussed above. These increases are partially offset
by a decrease in ESOP expense due to a decline in the average year-to-date stock
price. |
|
| Occupancy
expense increased due to a charge of approximately $350,000 in order to facilitate
the disposition of excess leased space and increased maintenance and repair costs
spread throughout the branch network. |
Income Tax Provision
The income tax expense of $6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008 resulted in an effective tax rate of 33.6%, compared to an income tax benefit of ($2.8) million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 42.3%. The income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $10.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for these periods was 30.3% and 24.2%, respectively.
In the second quarter of 2007, the Company restructured a part of the investment securities portfolio which had a significant impact on the Companys effective tax rate. Absent the investment portfolio restructuring, the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 would have been 31.9% and 32.4%, respectively.
The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2008 from June 30, 2007 (excluding the impact of the portfolio restructuring) is primarily due to a decrease in income from bank owned life insurance investments. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2008 from June 30, 2007 (excluding the impact of the portfolio restructuring) is primarily due to reduction of $924,000 of unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions of prior years resulting from the settlement of the IRS audit in the first quarter of 2008.
The projected effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2008 is 31.6%.
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Financial Condition
Financial Condition Summary
From December 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008, total assets and total liabilities increased
$51.3 million, due mainly to increases in loans and borrowings, partially offset
by a decrease in investments and deposits, with virtually no change in stockholders equity.
Investment Securities
The following table
presents the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities at June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007.
Table 7: Investment Securities | ||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||
Amortized | Fair | Amortized | Fair | |||||||||
(In thousands) | cost | value | cost | value | ||||||||
Available for sale | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury obligations |
$ | 596 | $ | 596 | $ | 1,092 | $ | 1,095 | ||||
U.S. Government sponsored enterprise obligations |
172,522 | 172,062 | 201,408 | 202,059 | ||||||||
Corporate obligations |
7,158 | 7,172 | 22,531 | 22,515 | ||||||||
Other bonds and obligations |
47,518 | 45,005 | 52,853 | 52,634 | ||||||||
Marketable and trust preferred equity securities |
72,451 | 63,016 | 86,543 | 83,466 | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |
120,821 | 120,821 | 113,760 | 113,760 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
1,579,084 | 1,597,830 | 1,706,966 | 1,725,492 | ||||||||
Total available for sale |
2,000,150 | 2,006,502 | 2,185,153 | 2,201,021 | ||||||||
Held to maturity | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
306,978 | 310,620 | 282,887 | 286,968 | ||||||||
Other bonds |
7,135 | 7,128 | 7,585 | 7,577 | ||||||||
Total held to maturity |
314,113 | 317,748 | 290,472 | 294,545 | ||||||||
Total securities |
$ | 2,314,263 | $ | 2,324,250 | $ | 2,475,625 | $ | 2,495,566 | ||||
At June 30, 2008, the Company had total
investments of $2.32 billion, or 28.1%, of total assets. The decrease of $170.9
million, from $2.49 billion at December 31, 2007 was mainly the result of using
cash flows from available-for-sale and held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities
primarily to fund loan growth and to a lesser extent offset deposit outflows, partially
offset by purchases of mortgage-backed securities using funds borrowed from the
Federal Home Loan Bank.
The Companys underlying investment strategy
has been to purchase FNMA and FHLMC hybrid adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities,
and seasoned GSE fixed rate mortgage-backed securities. The Company has focused
on the purchases of these securities due to their attractive spreads versus funding
costs and for their monthly cash flows that provide the Company with liquidity.
This strategy is also supplemented with select purchases of bullet agency securities.
For mortgage-backed securities, the average life, when purchased, would range between
1.5 and 3.5 years and the maturity dates for Agency obligations would range between
one and five years.
SFAS No. 115 requires the Company to designate its securities
as held to maturity, available for sale or trading depending on the Companys
intent regarding its investments at the time of purchase. The Company does not currently
maintain a portfolio of trading securities. As of June 30, 2008, $2.01 billion,
or 86.5%, of the portfolio, was classified as available for sale and $314.1 million,
or 13.5% of the portfolio was classified as held to maturity. The net unrealized
gain on securities classified as available for sale as of June 30, 2008 and December
31, 2007 was $6.4 million and $15.9 million, respectively. The decline in the market
value of securities available for sale was primarily due to spreads, liquidity and
fluctuations in market interest rates during the period. In addition to market interest
rates, the unrealized losses reported for trust preferred equity securities are
also attributable to the current market stress partially resulting from efforts
by banks to raise capital. This has in turn inflated coupon rates on new issues
of trust preferred equity securities versus lower rates on the Companys portfolio
of A- to AAA rated, non-perpetual seasoned issues of trust preferred equity securities.
All trust preferred equity securities are current and no impairment of cash flows
is anticipated. Management has performed a review of all investments with unrealized
losses and determined that none of these investments had other-than-temporary impairment.
The investment portfolio does not have direct exposure to sub-prime lending, does
not include collateralized debt obligations or structured investment vehicles. The
Company does not own or plan on investing in securities backed by sub-prime mortgage
collateral.
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Lending Activities
The
Company makes residential real estate loans secured by one-to-four family residences,
commercial real estate loans, residential and commercial construction loans, commercial
business loans, home equity loans and lines of credit and other consumer loans.
Table 8 displays the balances of the Companys loan portfolio as of June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007.
Table 8: Loan Portfolio | ||||||||||||
June 30, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||
Percent | Percent | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Amount | of Total | Amount | of Total | ||||||||
Residential real estate | $ | 2,533,248 | 51.2 | % | $ | 2,360,921 | 49.9 | % | ||||
Residential real estate construction | 19,816 | 0.4 | 29,023 | 0.6 | ||||||||
Net residential real estate |
2,553,064 | 51.6 | 2,389,944 | 50.5 | ||||||||
Commercial real estate | 999,048 | 20.2 | 947,185 | 20.1 | ||||||||
Commercial real estate construction | 214,830 | 4.3 | 247,428 | 5.2 | ||||||||
Net commercial real estate |
1,213,878 | 24.5 | 1,194,613 | 25.3 | ||||||||
Commercial business | 473,147 | 9.6 | 457,745 | 9.7 | ||||||||
Home equity and equity lines of credit | 681,978 | 13.8 | 652,107 | 13.8 | ||||||||
Other consumer | 27,400 | 0.5 | 33,560 | 0.7 | ||||||||
Total loans |
$ | 4,949,467 | 100.0 | % | $ | 4,727,969 | 100.0 | % | ||||
As shown in Table 8, gross loans were $4.95
billion, up $221.5 million, or 4.7%, at June 30, 2008 from year-end 2007. The Company
experienced an increase in most loan categories due to organic loan growth.
Residential real estate loans continue to represent the largest segment of the
Companys loan portfolio as of June 30, 2008, comprising over fifty percent
of gross loans. The increase of $163.1 million was due primarily to organic loan
growth with only $25.0 million of purchased loans during the quarter.
Commercial
real estate loans and commercial business loans increased $34.7 million. The increase
was attributable to the commercial real estate loan portfolio which increased due
to organic loan growth and a shift from the commercial construction category due
to loans completing the construction phase and converting to fully amortizing commercial
mortgage loans. The commercial real estate construction category includes approximately
$58.0 million of loans to commercial borrowers for residential housing development.
Since year-end 2007, this segment has experienced an increase in charge-offs, delinquencies
and adversely classified loans which has impacted the current quarter provision
for the allowance for loan losses. See the Provision for Loan Losses section
located on page 30, Asset Quality and Allowance for Loan
Losses sections located on pages 36-37 for further information concerning
the allowance for loan losses. The Companys continued strategy is to build
its commercial loan portfolios including real estate and other business loans by
promoting strong business development efforts to obtain new business banking relationships,
while maintaining strong credit quality and profitability. In addition, it is also
the Companys strategy to limit its exposure to residential construction.
Home equity loans and lines of credit increased $29.9 million from December 31,
2007 to June 30, 2008. These products were promoted by the Company through competitive
pricing and marketing campaigns as the Company is committed to growing this loan
segment while maintaining credit quality as a higher yielding alternative to first
mortgage loans.
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Asset Quality
As displayed
in Table 9, nonperforming assets at June 30, 2008 increased to $27.6 million compared
to $17.3 million at December 31, 2007. The increase is primarily due to loans secured
by residential one-to-four family homes in both the residential and commercial construction
portfolios, largely as a result of the current economic conditions. The increase
of $3.6 million in the residential real estate portfolio was due primarily to an
increase in residential inventory levels, declines in the median sales price of
residential homes and a general worsening of the economy that is causing difficulties
for some borrowers due to high energy and food costs. The increase of $6.7 million
in the commercial construction portfolio was primarily related to three relationships
with residential home developers for condominium projects. As the current economic
conditions persist or deteriorate there will be added stress on our loan portfolios.
The Company believes that its historical practice of conservative underwriting,
the relatively modest size of its residential construction portfolio, and the strong
average FICO scores and low loan to value ratios associated with its residential
portfolio are significant advantages in keeping asset quality manageable. Nonperforming
loans as a percent of total loans outstanding continue to remain at relatively low
levels and at June 30, 2008 were 0.53%, compared to 0.35% at December 31, 2007.
Table 9: Nonperforming Assets | |||||||
June 30, | December 31, | ||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | |||||
Nonaccruing loans (1) | |||||||
Real estate loans |
|||||||
Residential (one- to four- family) |
$ | 8,464 | $ | 4,837 | |||
Commercial real estate loans |
2,893 | 3,414 | |||||
Commercial construction |
9,055 | 2,382 | |||||
Total real estate loans |
20,412 | 10,633 | |||||
Commercial business |
4,904 | 4,912 | |||||
Consumer loans |
|||||||
Home equity and equity lines of credit |
745 | 606 | |||||
Other consumer |
120 | 235 | |||||
Total consumer loans |
865 | 841 | |||||
Total nonaccruing loans |
26,181 | 16,386 | |||||
Real estate owned | 1,418 | 897 | |||||
Total nonperforming assets |
$ | 27,599 | $ | 17,283 | |||
Total nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans (2) |
0.53 | % | 0.35 | % | |||
Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets |
0.33 | 0.21 |
Allowance For Loan Losses
As displayed in Table 10 below, during the three months ended June 30, 2008,
the Company recorded net charge-offs of $1.3 million compared to net charge-offs
of $262,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2007. Current quarter charge-offs
include write-downs totaling $1.0 million on two construction loan relationships.
These two relationships are with residential home developers and are for condominium
projects. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, net charge-offs were $1.4 million,
compared to $479,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
The Company
had a loan loss allowance of $47.8 million and $43.8 million at June 30, 2008 and
December 31, 2007, respectively. The allowance for loan losses to total loans was
0.97% at June 30, 2008 compared to 0.93% at December 31, 2007. Management believes
the allowance for loan losses is adequate and consistent with asset quality and
delinquency indicators.
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Table 10: Schedule of Allowance for Loan Losses
At or For the Three Months | At or For the Six Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended June 30, | Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 45,414 | $ | 42,085 | $ | 43,813 | $ | 37,408 | ||||||||
Net allowances gained through acquisition | - | - | - | 3,894 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 3,700 | 600 | 5,400 | 1,600 | ||||||||||||
Charge-offs | ||||||||||||||||
Residential and commercial real estate loans |
- | - | 51 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Commercial construction |
1,000 | 285 | 1,000 | 285 | ||||||||||||
Commercial business loans |
504 | 121 | 774 | 659 | ||||||||||||
Consumer loans |
205 | 175 | 351 | 287 | ||||||||||||
Total charge-offs |
1,709 | 581 | 2,176 | 1,233 | ||||||||||||
Recoveries | ||||||||||||||||
Residential and commercial real estate loans |
14 | 15 | 29 | 265 | ||||||||||||
Commercial construction |
- | 11 | - | 11 | ||||||||||||
Commercial business loans |
343 | 263 | 663 | 316 | ||||||||||||
Consumer loans |
36 | 30 | 69 | 162 | ||||||||||||
Total recoveries |
393 | 319 | 761 | 754 | ||||||||||||
Net charge-offs |
1,316 | 262 | 1,415 | 479 | ||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ | 47,798 | $ | 42,423 | $ | 47,798 | $ | 42,423 | ||||||||
Net charge-offs to average loans | 0.11 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.06 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||
Allowance for loan losses to total loans | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.92 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans | 182.57 | 280.09 | 182.57 | 280.09 | ||||||||||||
Net charge-offs to allowance for loan losses | 2.75 | 0.62 | 2.96 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||
Total recoveries to total charge-offs | 23.00 | 54.91 | 34.97 | 61.15 |
Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible
Assets
At June 30, 2008, the Company had intangible assets of $576.2
million, a decrease of $8.3 million, from $584.5 million at December 31, 2007. The
decrease is due to year-to-date amortization expense for core deposit and customer
relationships as well as for the reduction of unrecognized tax benefits for tax
positions taken in prior years related to acquisitions. In accordance with SFAS
No. 141, all assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on their
fair values on the acquisition date.
Identifiable intangible assets are amortized
on a straight-line or accelerated basis, over their estimated lives. Management
assesses the recoverability of intangible assets subject to amortization whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be
recoverable. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, an impairment charge is
recorded to income. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead is reviewed for impairment
on an annual basis. The Company performed its annual test for goodwill impairment
during the first quarter of the year, and no impairment was recorded. No events
or circumstances subsequent to those evaluations indicate that the carrying value
of the Companys goodwill may not be recoverable.
Sources of Funds
Cash flows
from deposits, loan and mortgage-backed securities repayments, securities sales
proceeds and maturities, borrowings and earnings are the primary sources of the
Companys funds available for use in its lending and investment activities
and in meeting its operational needs. While scheduled loan and securities repayments
are a relatively stable source of funds, deposit flows and loan and investment security
prepayments are influenced by prevailing interest rates and local and economic conditions
and are inherently uncertain. The borrowings primarily include FHLB advances and
repurchase agreement borrowings. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements contained elsewhere within this Report for further borrowings information.
The Company attempts to control the flow of funds in its deposit accounts
according to its need for funds and the cost of alternative sources of funding.
A Loan and Deposit Pricing Committee meets weekly to determine pricing and marketing
initiatives. It influences the flow of funds primarily by the pricing of deposits,
which is affected to a large extent by competitive factors in its market area and
asset/liability management strategies.
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Deposits
The Company receives
retail and commercial deposits through its main office and 88 other banking offices
throughout Connecticut (77 locations) and Massachusetts (12 locations). Customer
deposits generated through the NewAlliance banking network are the largest source
of funds used to support asset growth.
Table 11: Deposits | ||||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||||
(In thousands) | 2008 | 2007 | ||||
Savings | $ | 1,349,136 | $ | 941,051 | ||
Money market | 427,174 | 492,042 | ||||
NOW | 391,946 | 401,097 | ||||
Demand | 500,673 | 477,408 | ||||
Time | 1,662,071 | 2,062,067 | ||||
Total deposits |
$ | 4,331,000 | $ | 4,373,665 | ||
As displayed in Table 11, deposits decreased $42.7 million compared to December
31, 2007. The Companys strategy was to reduce rates paid on interest-bearing
deposits, particularly on time deposits, in order to stabilize the net interest
margin and increase core deposits. The strategy helped to increase our net interest
margin from December 31, 2007. During the first quarter of the year, deposit outflows
did occur due to the reduction in the average rate paid on deposits. Many of our
peers did not reduce their rates as quickly, therefore, a portion of maturing time
deposits were lost to competitors. Partially offsetting the decrease in time deposit
accounts was an increase in core deposits of approximately $357.3 million, as the
Company was able to retain some of the attrition in time deposit accounts and established
new customer accounts and relationships through targeted product promotions. During
the most recent quarter, the Company ran product promotions and offered rates in
line with many of our competitors which partially recouped deposit outflows from
the first quarter. Total deposits increased $73.4 million from March 31, 2008.
Borrowings The following table summaries the Companys recorded borrowings at June 30, 2008. Total
borrowings The acquisition fair value adjustments (premiums)
are being amortized as an adjustment to interest expense on borrowings over their
remaining term using the level yield method. 38
deposit outflows which occurred predominantly
during the first quarter, while managing interest rate risk and liquidity. At June
30, 2008, the majority of the Companys outstanding FHLB advances were at fixed
rates, while only $15.0 million had floating rates. Dividends declared year to date June 30,
2008 were $0.135 per share compared to $0.125 per share for the same period last
year. On July 29, 2008, we declared a $0.07 per share cash dividend payable on August
19, 2008 to shareholders of record on August 8, 2008. Book value per share amounted
to $13.03 and $12.93 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, and tangible
book value amounted to $7.70 and $7.56 at the same dates, respectively. Management Of Market And Interest
Rate Risk General 39
Income Simulation Analysis
As of June 30, 2008, a downward twelve month ramp of 100 basis points was a realistic
representation of the risk of falling rates as the housing market continued to falter,
thereby putting pressure on future economic growth. For an increase in rates, an
upward twelve month ramp of 200 basis points is also a relevant representation of
potential risk given the recent increases in both overall and core inflation rates.
Liquidity and Capital Position 40
Management believes that the cash and due
from banks, short term investments and debt securities maturing within one year,
coupled with the borrowing line at the Federal Home Loan Bank and the available
repurchase agreement lines at selected broker dealers, provide for sufficient liquidity
to meet its operating needs. At June 30, 2008, the Company had commitments
to originate loans, unused outstanding lines of credit and standby letters of credit
totaling $844.3 million. Management anticipates that it will have sufficient funds
available to meet its current loan commitments. Time deposits maturing within one
year from June 30, 2008 amount to $1.25 billion. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Not applicable. PART II - OTHER INFORMATION There are no material legal proceedings
or other litigation. See the caption Legal Proceedings under Footnote
14 Commitments and Contingencies in Part I, Item I, Financial Statements
(Unaudited) of this Form 10-Q for further discussion. 41 Item 1A. Risk Factors 42 NewAlliance May Experience Higher Levels
of Loan Losses Due to Recent Growth. Strong Competition Within NewAlliances Market Areas May Limit Growth and Profitability. NewAlliance May Not Pay You Dividends
if NewAlliance is Not Able to Receive Dividends From Its Subsidiary, NewAlliance
Bank. NewAlliance is Subject To Extensive Government
Regulation and Supervision 43 NewAlliance May Not Be Able To Attract
and Retain Skilled People NewAlliances Controls and Procedures
May Fail or Be Circumvented Customer Information May be Obtained
and Used Fraudulently NewAlliances Stock Price Can be
Volatile. General market fluctuations, industry factors
and general economic and political conditions and events, such as economic slowdowns
or recessions, interest rate changes, credit loss trends or currency fluctuations
could also cause NewAlliances stock price to decrease regardless of the Companys operating results. 44 Item 2. Unregistered Sales of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds (c) The following table sets forth information
about the Companys stock repurchases for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
NewAlliance
also uses various types of short-term and long-term borrowings in meeting funding
needs. While customer deposits remain the primary source for funding loan originations,
management uses short-term and long-term borrowings as a supplementary funding source
for loan growth and other liquidity needs when the cost of these funds are favorable
compared to alternative funding, including deposits.
Table 12: Borrowings
June 30,
December 31,
(In thousands)
2008
2007
FHLB advances (1)
$
2,244,598
$
2,136,965
Repurchase agreements
183,783
192,145
Mortgage loans
payable
1,390
1,459
Junior subordinated
debentures issued to affiliated trusts (2)
24,835
24,935
$
2,454,606
$
2,355,504
Borrowings were $2.45 billion
at June 30, 2008, an increase of $99.1 million from the balance recorded at December
31, 2007, and was mainly in FHLB advances. The increase in FHLB advances was primarily
due to funding loan growth and to offset
Stockholders Equity
Total
stockholders equity equaled $1.41 billion at June
30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. There was virtually no change in stockholders equity
due to increases of current year earnings of $24.7 million and stock option and
restricted stock expense of $5.9 million. These increases were offset by the $13.8
million payment of cash dividends declared on our common stock during the six months
ended June 30, 2008, our repurchase of 783,033 shares of our common stock for $9.8
million and a decline in the fair market value of available for sale investments
of $6.4 million, net of tax. For information regarding our compliance with applicable
capital requirements, see Liquidity and Capital Position below.
Market risk is
the exposure to losses resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency
exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. The Company has no foreign currency
or commodity price risk. Credit risk related to investment securities is low as
all are investment grade or have government guarantees. There is no direct sub-prime
mortgage exposure in the investment portfolio. The chief market risk factor affecting
financial condition and operating results is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk
is the exposure of current and future earnings and capital arising from adverse
movements in interest rates and spreads. This risk is managed by periodic evaluation
of the interest rate risk inherent in certain balance sheet accounts, determination
of the level of risk considered appropriate given the Companys capital and
liquidity requirements, business strategy, performance objectives and operating
environment and maintenance of such risks within guidelines approved by the Board
of Directors. Through such management, the Company seeks to reduce the vulnerability
of its net earnings to changes in interest rates. The Asset/Liability Committee,
comprised of several senior executives, is responsible for managing interest rate
risk. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Directors reviews the Companys gap
position and interest rate sensitivity exposure described below and Asset/Liability
Committee minutes detailing the Companys activities and strategies, the effect
of those strategies on the Companys operating results, interest rate risk
position and the effect changes in interest rates would have on the Companys
net interest income. The extent of movement of interest rates is an uncertainty
that could have a negative impact on earnings.
The principal strategies used
to manage interest rate risk include (i) emphasizing the origination, purchase and
retention of adjustable rate loans, and the origination and purchase of loans with
maturities matched with those of the deposits and borrowings funding the loans,
(ii) investing in debt securities with relatively short maturities and/or average
lives and (iii) classifying a significant portion of its investment portfolio as
available for sale so as to provide sufficient flexibility in liquidity management.
By its strategy of limiting the Banks risk to rising interest rates, the Bank
is also limiting the benefit of falling interest rates.
The Company employs
two approaches to interest rate risk measurement; gap analysis and income simulation
analysis.
Gap Analysis
The matching of assets and liabilities
may be analyzed by examining the extent to which such assets and liabilities are interest rate sensitive
and by monitoring a banks interest rate
sensitivity gap. An asset or liability is deemed to be interest rate
sensitive within a specific time period if it will mature or reprice within that
time period. The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference
between the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific
time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing
within that same time period. At June 30, 2008, the Companys cumulative one-year
interest rate gap (which is the difference between the amount of interest-earning
assets maturing or repricing within one year and interest-bearing liabilities maturing
or repricing within one year), was negative $38.3 million, or negative 0.46% of
total assets. The Banks approved policy limit is plus or minus 20%. A gap
is considered positive when the amount of interest rate sensitive assets exceeds
the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities. A gap is considered negative
when the amount of interest rate sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest
rate sensitive assets. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap
would tend to adversely affect net interest income while a positive gap would tend
to result in an increase in net interest income. Conversely, during a period of
falling interest rates, a negative gap would tend to result in an increase in net
interest income while a positive gap would tend to adversely affect net interest
income.
Income simulation analysis considers the maturity and repricing characteristics
of assets and liabilities, as well as the relative sensitivities of these balance
sheet components over a range of interest rate scenarios. Tested scenarios include
instantaneous rate shocks, rate ramps over a six-month or one-year period, static
rates, non-parallel shifts in the yield curve and a forward rate scenario. The simulation
analysis is used to measure the exposure of net interest income to changes in interest
rates over a specified time horizon, usually a three-year period. Simulation analysis
involves projecting future balance sheet structure and interest income and expense
under the various rate scenarios. The Companys internal guidelines on interest
rate risk specify that for a range of interest rate scenarios, the estimated net
interest margin over the next 12 months should decline by less than 12% as compared
to the forecasted net interest margin in the base case scenario. However, in practice,
interest rate risk is managed well within these 12% guidelines.
For the base
case rate scenario the flat yield curve as of June 30, 2008 was utilized. This yield
curve was utilized due to the recent excessive volatility in the rates markets.
As of June 30, 2008, the Companys estimated exposure as a percentage of estimated
net interest income for the next twelve-month period as compared to the forecasted
net interest income in the base case scenario are as follows:
Percentage change in
estimated net interest income
over twelve months
200 basis point twelve month ramp upwards in interest rates
3.65%
100 basis point twelve month ramp downwards in interest rates
-2.36%
Based on the scenarios above, net interest income would increase slightly
in the 12-month period after an upward movement in rates, and would decrease slightly
after a downward movement in rates. Computation of prospective effects of hypothetical
interest rate changes are based on a number of assumptions including the level of
market interest rates, the degree to which non-maturity deposits react to changes
in market rates, the expected prepayment rates on loans and investments, the degree
to which early withdrawals occur on time deposits and other deposit flows. As a
result, these computations should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results.
Further, the computations do not reflect any actions that management may undertake
in response to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future short-term financial
obligations. The Company further defines liquidity as the ability to respond to
the needs of depositors and borrowers as well as maintaining the flexibility to
take advantage of investment opportunities. The Companys primary sources of
funds consist of deposit inflows, loan repayments and sales, maturities, paydowns
and sales of investment and mortgage-backed securities, borrowings from the Federal
Home Loan Bank and repurchase agreements.
The Company has expanded its use
of borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank to fund loan growth while managing
interest rate risk and liquidity. At June 30, 2008, total borrowings from the Federal
Home Loan Bank amounted to $2.24 billion, exclusive of $7.6 million in purchase
accounting adjustments, and the Company had the immediate capacity to increase that
total to $2.54 billion. Additional borrowing capacity of approximately $654.6 million
would be readily available by pledging eligible investment securities as collateral.
Depending on market conditions and the Companys liquidity and gap position,
the Company may continue to borrow from the Federal Home Loan Bank or initiate borrowings
through the repurchase agreement market. At June 30, 2008 the Companys repurchase
agreement lines of credit totaled $125.0 million, $100.0 million of which was available
on that date.
The Companys most liquid assets are cash and due from
banks, short-term investments and debt securities. The levels of these assets are
dependent on the Companys operating, financing, lending and investment activities
during any given period. At June 30, 2008, cash and due from banks, short-term investments
and debt securities maturing within one year amounted to $244.4 million, or 2.96%
of total assets.
NewAlliances main source of liquidity at the parent
company level is dividends from NewAlliance Bank. The main uses of liquidity are
payments of dividends to common stockholders, repurchase of NewAlliances common
stock, and the payment of principal and interest to holders of trust preferred securities.
At June 30, 2008, the Companys Tier 1 leverage ratio, a primary measure of regulatory capital was $848.0
million, or 11.16%, which is above the threshold level of $380.0 million, or 5.0%
to be considered well-capitalized. The Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
stood at 18.69% and the Total risk-based capital ratio stood at 19.74%. The Bank
also exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with leverage capital of
$706.0 million, or 9.3% of average assets, which is above the required level of
$303.2 million or 4.0%. The Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 15.61% and the Total
risk-based capital ratio was 16.66%. These ratios qualify the Bank as a well
capitalized institution under federal capital guidelines.
Quantitative and qualitative disclosures
about the Companys market risk appears under Item 2, Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
under the caption Management of Market and Interest Rate Risk on pages
39 through 41.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Companys management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June
30, 2008. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that
are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in our
reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed under
the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure in the second quarter 2008.
In addition, based on that evaluation, no change in the Companys internal control
over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys
internal control over financial reporting.
Item 4T. Controls and
Procedures
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
An investment in our common stock involves certain risks inherent to our
business. The material risks and uncertainties that management believes affect the
Company are described below. To understand these risks and to evaluate an investment
in our common stock, you should read this entire report, including the following
risk factors.
If any of the following risks actually occur, the Companys
financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely
affected. If this were to happen, the value of the Companys common stock could
decline significantly.
Changes in Interest Rates and Spreads Could Have
an Impact on Earnings and Results of Operations, Which Could Have a Negative Impact
on The Value of NewAlliance Stock.
NewAlliances earnings and financial
condition are dependent to a large degree upon net interest income, which is the
difference between interest earned from loans and investments and interest paid
on deposits and borrowings. The narrowing of interest rate spreads, meaning the
difference between interest rates earned on loans and investments and the interest
rates paid on deposits and borrowings, could adversely affect NewAlliances
earnings and financial condition. The Company cannot predict with certainty or control
changes in interest rates. Regional and local economic conditions and the policies
of regulatory authorities, including monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board,
affect interest income and interest expense. The Company has ongoing policies and
procedures designed to manage the risks associated with changes in market interest
rates.
However, changes in interest rates still may have an adverse effect
on NewAlliances profitability. For example, high interest rates could also
affect the amount of loans that we originate, because higher rates could cause customers
to apply for fewer mortgages, or cause depositors to shift funds from accounts that
have a comparatively lower cost, to accounts with a higher cost or experience customer
attrition due to competitor pricing. If the cost of interest-bearing deposits increases
at a rate greater than the yields on interest-earning assets increase, net interest
income will be negatively affected. Changes in the asset and liability mix may also
affect net interest income. Similarly, lower interest rates cause higher yielding
assets to prepay and floating or adjustable rate assets to reset to lower rates.
If the Bank is not able to reduce its funding costs sufficiently, due to either
competitive factors or the maturity schedule of existing liabilities, then the Banks net interest margin will decline.
Credit Market Conditions May
Impact NewAlliances Investments
Significant credit market anomalies
may impact the valuation and liquidity of the Companys investment securities.
The problems of numerous primary security dealers have reduced market liquidity,
increased normal bid-asked spreads and increased the uncertainty of market participants.
Such illiquidity could reduce the market value of the Companys investments,
even those with no apparent credit exposure.
NewAlliances Business
Strategy of Growth Through Acquisitions Could Have an Impact on Earnings and Results
of Operations That May Negatively Impact the Value of NewAlliance Stock.
In recent years, NewAlliance has focused, in part, on acquisitions. Over the past
four years, the Company has acquired four banking institutions, a non-depository
trust company and a registered investment advisory firm. From time to time in the
ordinary course of business, the Company engages in preliminary discussions with
potential acquisition targets. As of the date of this filing, there are no binding
or definitive agreements, plans, arrangements, or understandings for such acquisitions
by the Company. Although our business strategy includes both internal expansion
and acquisitions, there can be no assurance that, in the future, we will successfully
identify suitable acquisition candidates, complete acquisitions successfully, integrate
acquired operations into our existing operations or expand into new markets. Further,
there can be no assurance that acquisitions will not have an adverse effect upon
our operating results while the operations of the acquired businesses are being
integrated into our operations. In addition, once integrated, acquired operations
may not achieve levels of profitability comparable to those achieved by our existing
operations, or otherwise perform as expected. Further, transaction-related expenses
may adversely affect our earnings. These adverse effects on our earnings and results
of operations may have a negative impact on the value of our stock.
If
The Goodwill That The Company Has Recorded in Connection With Its Acquisitions Becomes
Impaired, It Could Have a Negative Impact on The Companys Profitability and
Stockholders Equity.
Applicable accounting standards require that the
purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations. Under purchase
accounting, if the purchase price of an acquired company exceeds the fair value
of the companys net assets, the excess is carried on the acquirers balance
sheet as goodwill. At December 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $531.2 million
of goodwill on its balance sheet. Companies must evaluate goodwill for impairment
at least annually. Write-downs of the amount of any impairment, if necessary, are
to be charged to the results of operations in the period in which the impairment
occurs. There can be no assurance that future evaluations of goodwill will not result
in findings of impairment and related write-downs, which may have a material adverse
effect on NewAlliances financial conditions and results of operations.
NewAlliances growth strategy depends
on generating an increasing level of loans to produce an acceptable return to our
stockholders. We will also need to accomplish this loan growth while maintaining
low loan losses in our portfolio. We expect growth to occur in markets that are
relatively new to us, including central and western Massachusetts through our recent
acquisition of Westbank. As such, NewAlliances allowance for loan losses may
need to be increased, or may be deemed insufficient by various regulatory agencies.
Such agencies may require the Bank to recognize an increase to the allowance for
loan losses. Any increases in the allowance for loan losses will result in a decrease
in net income and, possibly capital, and may have a material adverse effect on NewAlliances financial condition and results of operations. See the sections titled Allowance
for Loan Losses and Classification of Assets and Loan Review in
Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operation, located in the Companys most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
for further discussion related to the process for determining the appropriate level
of the allowance for loan losses.
NewAlliance May Experience Higher Levels
of Loan Losses Due to Economic Conditions.
NewAlliances business is
subject to periodic fluctuations based on national and local economic conditions.
These fluctuations are not predictable, cannot be controlled and may have a material
adverse impact on the Companys operations and financial condition. For example,
recent declines in housing activity including declines in building permits, housing
starts and home prices may make it more difficult for our borrowers to sell their
homes or refinance their debt. Sales may also slow, which could strain the resources
of real estate developers and builders. Many analysts are now predicting the U.S.
Economy is in or will experience a recession in the near term. This could affect
employment levels and the ability of our borrowers to service their debt. The Bank
may suffer higher loan losses as a result of these factors and the resulting impact
on our borrowers.
Competition in the
banking and financial services industry is intense. In our market areas, we compete
with commercial banks, savings institutions, mortgage brokerage firms, credit unions,
finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, and brokerage and investment
banking firms operating locally and elsewhere. As we grow, we will be expanding
into market areas where we may not be as well known as other institutions that have
been operating in those areas for some time. In addition, regional, super regional
and national interstate banking institutions have become increasingly active in
our market areas. Many of these competitors, in particular the regional, super regional
and national institutions, have substantially greater resources and lending limits
than we have and may offer certain services that we do not or cannot efficiently
provide. Our profitability depends upon our continued ability to successfully compete
in our market areas. The greater resources and deposit and loan products offered
by some of our competitors may limit our ability to grow profitably.
Cash dividends from NewAlliance Bank and our liquid assets are our
principal sources of funds for paying cash dividends on our common stock. Unless
we receive dividends from NewAlliance Bank or choose to use our liquid assets, we
may not be able to pay dividends. NewAlliance Banks ability to pay us dividends
is subject to its ability to earn net income and to meet certain regulatory requirements.
NewAlliance, primarily through NewAlliance Bank
and certain non-bank subsidiaries, is subject to extensive federal and state regulation
and supervision. Banking regulations are primarily intended to protect customers,
depositors funds, federal deposit insurance funds and the banking system as
a whole, not stockholders. These regulations affect the Companys lending practices,
capital structure, investment practices, dividend policy and growth, among other
things. Congress and federal regulatory agencies continually review banking laws,
regulations and policies for possible changes. Changes to statutes, regulations
or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of
statutes, regulations or policies, could affect the Company in substantial and unpredictable
ways. Such changes could subject the Company to additional costs, limit the types
of financial services and products we may offer and/or increase the ability of non-banks
to offer competing financial services and products, among other things. Failure
to comply with laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory
agencies, civil money penalties and/or reputation damage, which could have a material
adverse effect on the Companys business, financial condition and results of
operations. While NewAlliance has policies and procedures designed to prevent any
such violations, there can be no assurance that such violations will not occur.
See the section captioned Supervision and Regulation in Item 1. of the
Companys most recent annual report on Form 10-K for further information.
NewAlliances success depends, in large part,
on its ability to attract and retain key people. Competition for the best people
in most activities engaged in by the Company can be intense and we may not be able
to hire people or to retain them. The unexpected loss of services of one or more
of the Companys key personnel could have a material adverse impact on the
business because of their skills, knowledge of the market, years of industry experience
and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.
NewAlliance
Continually Encounters Technological Change
The financial services
industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions
of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology
can increase efficiency and enable financial institutions to better serve customers
and to reduce costs. However, some new technologies needed to compete effectively
result in incremental operating costs. The Companys future success depends,
in part, upon its ability to address the needs of its customers by using technology
to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as
to create additional efficiencies in operations. Many of the Companys competitors
have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. The
Company may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products
and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to its customers.
Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial
services industry could have a material adverse impact on the Companys business
and, in turn, its financial condition and results of operations.
Management regularly reviews and updates the
Companys internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures, and corporate
governance policies and procedures. Any system of controls, however well designed
and operated, is based in part on certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurances that the objectives of the system are met. Any failure
or circumvention of the controls and procedures or failure to comply with regulations
related to controls and procedures could have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, results of operations and financial condition.
Risk of theft of customer information resulting from
security breaches by third parties exposes the Company to reputation risk and potential
monetary loss. The Company has exposure to fraudulent use of our customers
personal information resulting from its general business operations and through
customer use of financial instruments, such as debit cards. If a breach in security
does occur in the marketplace and the financial data of our customers is compromised,
the Company will react as quickly as possible to protect customer accounts and limit
potential losses to the Company.
NewAlliances stock price can fluctuate widely in response
to a variety of factors including:
actual or
anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;
recommendations
by securities analysts;
new technology
used, or services offered, by competitors;
significant
acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or
capital commitments by or involving the Company or the Companys competitors;
failure to
integrate acquisitions or realize anticipated benefits from acquisitions;
operating
and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to
NewAlliance;
news reports
relating to trends, concerns and other issues in the financial services industry;
changes in
government regulations; and
geopolitical
conditions such as acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts.
(a) None.
(b) Not applicable.
(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased |
(b) Average Price Paid per Share (includes commission) |
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that may Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs |
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Period | |||||
April 1-30, 2008 | 0 | $ - | 0 | 4,709,000 shares | |
May 1-31, 2008 | 115,400 | $ 12.99 | 115,400 | 4,593,600 shares | |
June 1-30, 2008 | (1) | 519,933 | $ 12.68 | 519,720 | 4,073,880 shares |
Total | 635,333 | $ 12.74 | 635,120 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote
of Security Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit | ||
Number | ||
3.1 | Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. Incorporated
herein by reference is Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Companys Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, filed August 13, 2004. |
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3.2 | Amended and
Restated Bylaws of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. |
|
4.1 | See Exhibit
3.1, Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Exhibit 3.2, Bylaws of
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. |
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10.1 | NewAlliance
Bank Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.2
filed with the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration
No. 333-109266, filed September 30, 2003. |
|
10.2 | Fourth Amendment
to NewAlliance Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Incorporated herein
by reference is Exhibit 10.3.2 filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-109266, filed December
12, 2003. |
|
10.2.1 | NewAlliance
Bank 2004 Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 10.3.3 filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrants
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-109266, filed December
12, 2003. |
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10.3 | NewAlliance
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Ownership Plan Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Companys
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 1, 2007. |
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10.4 | The NewAlliance
Bank Amended and Restated 401(k) Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Incorporated
herein by reference is Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Companys Current Report
on Form 8-K, filed October 1, 2007. |
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10.5 | NewAlliance
Bank Executive Incentive Plan approved by shareholders on April 17, 2008, as amended
(filed herewith). |
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10.6 | Employee Severance
Plan. Incorporated by reference is Exhibit 10.6 filed with the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 8, 2007. |
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10.7.1 | Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement among NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc., NewAlliance Bank
and Peyton R. Patterson, effective September 25, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 10.7.1 filed with the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
October 1, 2007. |
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10.7.2 | Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement among NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc., NewAlliance Bank
and Merrill B. Blanksteen, effective September 25, 2007. Incorporated herein by
reference is Exhibit 10.7.2 filed with the Companys Current Report on Form
8-K, filed October 1, 2007. |
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10.7.3 | Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement among NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc., NewAlliance Bank
and Gail E.D. Brathwaite, effective September 25, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 10.7.3 filed with the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
October 1, 2007. |
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10.7.4 | Intentionally
omitted. |
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10.7.5 | Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement between NewAlliance Bank and Diane L. Wishnafski,
effective September 25, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.7.5
filed with the Companys Quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed November 8, 2007. |
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10.7.6 | (Intentionally
omitted) |
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10.7.7 | (Intentionally
omitted) |
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10.7.8 | Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement between NewAlliance Bank and Donald T. Chaffee, effective
September 25, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.7.8 filed with
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 1, 2007. |
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10.7.9 | Employment
Agreement between NewAlliance Bank and Paul A. McCraven, effective September 25,
2007. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.7.9 filed with the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 1, 2007. |
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10.7.10 | Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement between NewAlliance Bank and Koon-Ping Chan, effective
September 25, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.7.10 filed with
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 1, 2007. |
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10.8.1 | Form of Stock
Option Agreement (for outside directors). Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit
10.8.1 filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed August
9, 2005. |
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10.8.2 | Form of Stock
Option Agreement (for employees, including senior officers). Incorporated herein
by reference is Exhibit 10.8.2 filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, filed August 9, 2005. |
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10.9.1 | Form of Restricted
Stock Award Agreement (for outside directors). Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 10.9.1 filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed
August 9, 2005. |
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10.9.2 | Form of Restricted
Stock Award Agreement (for employees, including senior officers). Incorporated herein
by reference is Exhibit 10.9.2 filed with the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, filed August 9, 2005. |
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10.10 | NewAlliance
Bancshares, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Compensation Plan. Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 4.3 filed with the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-8,
filed November 4, 2005. |
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10.11 | Amendment
Number One to the New Haven Savings Bank/NewAlliance Bank 2004 Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 10.11 filed with the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 1, 2007. |
|
10.12 | Form of Indemnification
Agreement for Directors and Certain Executive Officers. Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 10.12 filed with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed
March 1, 2007. |
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14 | Code of Ethics
for Senior Financial Officers. Incorporated herein by reference is Exhibit 14 filed
with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KT, filed March 30, 2004. |
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21 | Subsidiaries
of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. and NewAlliance Bank. Incorporated herein by reference
is Exhibit 21 filed with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March
1, 2007. |
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31.1 | Certification
of Peyton R. Patterson pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith). |
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31.2 | Certification
of Merrill B. Blanksteen pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith). |
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32.1 | Certification
of Peyton R. Patterson pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
|
32.2 | Certification
of Merrill B. Blanksteen pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith). |
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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. | |
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. |
By: | /s/ Merrill B. Blanksteen | ||
Merrill B. Blanksteen | |||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
(principal financial officer) | |||
Date: | July 28, 2008 |
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