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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007

 

¨ 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: 333-135607

 


Canyon Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

California   20-4346215

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1711 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264

(Address of principal executive offices)

(760) 325-4442

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


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

Yes   x         No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated file, an accelerated file, or a non-accelerated file. See definition of “Accelerated File and Large Accelerated File” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨         Accelerated Filer   ¨         Non-accelerated Filer   x

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

Yes   ¨         No   x

Number of shares outstanding of common stock, as of November 12, 2007 is 2,343,396.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):

Yes   ¨         No   x

 



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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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ITEM 1

  

Financial Statements

   2
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

   3
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

   4
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

   5
  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

   6
  

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

   7

ITEM 2

  

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

   10

ITEM 3

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

   31

ITEM 4

  

Controls and Procedures

   31

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

   32

ITEM 1

  

Legal Procedures

   32

ITEM 1a

  

Risk Factors

   32

ITEM 2

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   32

ITEM 3

  

Defaults upon Senior Securities

   32

ITEM 4

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   32

ITEM 5

  

Other Information

   32

ITEM 6

  

Exhibits

   32

SIGNATURES

   33

 

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Part I - Financial Information

Item 1 - Financial Statements

The following interim financial statements of Canyon Bancorp (the “Company”) are as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The Company is a bank holding company that was incorporated on January 18, 2006, under the laws of the State of California for the purpose of becoming the holding company for Canyon National Bank (the “Bank”). Shareholders of the Bank approved a one-bank holding company reorganization which was consummated on June 30, 2006, pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization entered into on February 14, 2006. All outstanding shares of the Bank’s common stock were exchanged for shares of the Company on a one-for-one basis. Additionally, the Bank issued 100 shares of common stock to the Company. Therefore, the Company owns one hundred percent of the Bank as of September 30, 2007. In addition, each outstanding stock option granted previously to purchase the Bank’s common stock was converted into an option to purchase the Company’s common stock. Prior to the reorganization, the Company did not conduct any business operations.

Financial statements for September 30, 2007, and December 31, 2006 and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are consolidated for the Company and the Bank. With the exception of the Balance Sheet at December 31, 2006, these financial statements are unaudited; all financial statements presented here are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. However, the financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of Management, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented and are normal and recurring.

Results for the periods as presented are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year as a whole.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     9/30/2007
(Unaudited)
    12/31/2006
(Audited)
 
Assets     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,833     $ 20,569  

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

     —         2,000  

Investment securities available-for-sale

     15,849       14,250  

Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank and Pacific Coast Bankers’ Bank restricted stock, at cost

     1,597       1,558  

Loans held for sale

     1,046       752  

Loans receivable, net

     240,100       202,881  

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     4,290       4,548  

Income tax receivable

     —         276  

Deferred tax asset

     1,671       1,713  

Other assets

     2,534       3,821  
                

Total Assets

   $ 279,920     $ 252,368  
                
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Deposits:

    

Demand deposits

   $ 71,229     $ 90,248  

NOW accounts

     9,538       9,645  

Savings and money market

     83,471       67,770  

Time certificate of deposits

     65,771       58,767  
                

Total Deposits

     230,009       226,430  
                

Other borrowed funds

     20,000       —    

Other liabilities

     1,971       1,515  
                

Total Liabilities

     251,980       227,945  
                

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    
                

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred stock, $5.00 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock, no par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; 2,342,882 and 2,316,627 shares issued and outstanding as of of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

     21,157       20,803  

Accumulated other comprehensive income unrealized (loss) on investment securities available-for-sale

     (41 )     (106 )

Retained earnings

     6,824       3,726  
                

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     27,940       24,423  
                

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 279,920     $ 252,368  
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three months ended    Nine months ended  
     September 30,    September 30,  
     2007    2006    2007    2006  

Interest income:

           

Loans receivable

   $ 5,148    $ 4,528    $ 14,888    $ 12,508  

Federal funds sold

     89      164      477      646  

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

     12      31      68      119  

Investment securities available-for-sale

     191      239      470      714  
                             

Total interest income

     5,440      4,962      15,903      13,987  

Interest expense:

           

Deposits

     1,570      1,134      4,436      2,875  

Other borrowed funds

     70      —        —        —    
                             

Total interest expense

     1,640      1,134      4,436      2,875  
                             

Net interest income

     3,800      3,828      11,467      11,112  

Provision for loan losses

     210      100      410      425  
                             

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     3,590      3,728      11,057      10,687  
                             

Noninterest income:

           

Service charges and fees

     173      144      512      423  

Loan related fees

     121      130      387      431  

Lease administration fees

     132      299      540      974  

Automated teller machine fees

     173      149      520      448  

Net loss on disposition of fixed assets

     —        —        —        (3 )
                             

Total noninterest income

     599      722      1,959      2,273  
                             

Noninterest expenses:

           

Salaries and employee benefits

     1,317      1,373      3,971      4,075  

Occupancy and equipment expense

     381      392      1,107      1,087  

Professional fees

     82      102      276      268  

Data processing

     147      138      430      401  

Marketing and advertising expense

     112      99      327      320  

Director and shareholder expense

     124      112      390      364  

Other operating expense

     429      396      1,303      1,218  
                             

Total noninterest expenses

     2,592      2,612      7,804      7,733  
                             

Earnings before income taxes

     1,597      1,838      5,212      5,227  

Income Tax Expense

     648      760      2,114      2,140  
                             

Net earnings

   $ 949    $ 1,078    $ 3,098    $ 3,087  
                             

Earnings Per Share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.41    $ 0.47    $ 1.33    $ 1.35  

Diluted

   $ 0.39    $ 0.45    $ 1.28    $ 1.28  

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

           

Basic

     2,342,506      2,293,984      2,335,051      2,284,269  

Diluted

     2,415,999      2,409,804      2,420,769      2,409,344  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     9/30/07     9/30/06  

Operating Activities:

    

Net earnings

   $ 3,098     $ 3,087  

Adjustment to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Amortization of deferred loan origination fees

     (677 )     (904 )

Depreciation of fixed assets

     460       421  

Amortization of premium/discounts on investment securities, net

     (10 )     (119 )

Net loss on disposition of fixed assets

     —         3  

FHLB stock dividends received

     (39 )     (35 )

Provision for loan losses

     410       425  

Net decrease in other assets

     1,285       1,939  

Net (increase)/decrease in loans held for sale

     (294 )     782  

Net decrease in incomes tax receivable

     276       69  

Net increase in deferred tax asset

     —         (134 )

Net increase in other liabilities

     704       466  

Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

     (248 )     (176 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     4,965       5,824  
                

Investing Activities:

    

Net increase in loans

     (36,952 )     (27,435 )

Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale

     (8,488 )     (6,878 )

Purchase of FHLB/FRB stock

     —         (93 )

Proceeds from maturing/called investment securities available-for-sale

     6,000       8,000  

Principal repayment of investment securities available-for-sale

     1,007       1,238  

Decrease in interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

     2,000       400  

Purchases of premises and equipment

     (202 )     (573 )
                

Net cash used in by investing activities

     (36,635 )     (25,341 )
                

Financing Activities:

    

Net decrease in non-term deposits

     (3,424 )     (13,940 )

Net increase in time certificates of deposit

     7,004       18,762  

Net increase in other borrowed funds

     20,000       —    

Proceeds for exercise of stock options

     106       155  

Excess tax benefit from shared-based payment arrangements

     248       176  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     23,934       5,153  
                

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     (7,736 )     (14,364 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the Beginning of the Period

     20,569       27,576  
                

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the End of the Period

   $ 12,833     $ 13,212  
                

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

    

Interest paid on deposits and other borrowed funds

   $ 4,294     $ 2,772  

Income taxes paid

     1,590     $ 2,505  

Non-Cash Investing Activities:

    

Change in unrealized loss on investment securities available-for-sale

   $ 109     $ 156  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,

  

Nine months ended

September 30,

     2007    2006    2007    2006

Net earnings

   $ 949    $ 1,078    $ 3,098    $ 3,087

Other comprehensive income:

           

Unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale, net of related income tax expense of $51 and $106 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $44 and $63 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     77      158      65      93
                           

Comprehensive income

   $ 1,026    $ 1,236      3,163    $ 3,180
                           

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements

 

1. The Board of Directors has declared the following stock dividends since the beginning of the periods covered by this report.

 

Declaration Date

   Record Date    Payment Date    Rate/Type

November 28, 2006

   December 8, 2006    December 22, 2006    5% stock dividend

All share and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the increased number of shares outstanding.

 

2. Current Accounting Pronouncements

FAIR VALUE OPTIONS: On February 15, 2007 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 159, “Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with the FASB’s long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. This statement also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact this SFAS would have on its financial condition and results of operations.

POSTRETIREMENT PLANS: Also in September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans”, which improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income of a business entity or changes in unrestricted net assets of a not-for-profit organization. This Statement also improves financial reporting by requiring an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions. An employer with publicly traded equity securities is required to initially recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. The Company, which is an employer without publicly traded equity securities, would be required to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan and to provide the required disclosures as of the end of the fiscal year ending after June 15, 2007. However, the Company does not have a defined benefit postretirement plan and does not expect this SFAS to have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS: In September 2006 FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier application is encouraged, provided that the reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for the fiscal year, including financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal year. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact this SFAS would have on its financial condition and results or operations.

ACCOUNTING FOR SERVICING OF FINANCIAL ASSETS: Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets- an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” SFAS No. 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a servicing contract in specific situations. Additionally, the servicing asset or servicing liability shall be initially measured at fair value; however, an entity may elect the “amortization method” or “fair value method” for subsequent balance sheet reporting periods. The adoption of this SFAS did not have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.

 

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ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN HYBRID FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: Effective January 1, 2007 the Company adopted FASB SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.” SFAS No. 155 simplifies accounting for certain hybrid instruments currently governed by SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” by allowing fair value remeasurement of hybrid instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation. SFAS No. 155 also eliminates the guidance in SFAS No. 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, “Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets,” which provides such beneficial interests are not subject to SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 155 amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities - a Replacement of FASB Statement No. 125,” by eliminating the restriction on passive derivative instruments that a qualifying special-purpose entity may hold. The adoption of this SFAS did not have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity of the Company.

ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES : In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement 109”. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. If there are changes in net assets as a result of application of FIN 48 these will be accounted for as an adjustment to retained earnings. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated position and results of operations.

 

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3. Share Based Compensation

The following table presents the activity related to options for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

     September 30, 2007    September 30, 2006
     Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in $000s)
   Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in $000s)

Outstanding, beginning of year

   197,960     $ 8.71          249,254     $ 8.08      

Granted

   —         —            —         —        

Cancelled

   (1,244 )     24.12          (1,760 )     23.40      

Exercised

   (26,255 )     4.02          (32,900 )     4.70      
                             

Outstanding, end of period

   170,461       9.32    4.1 Years    $ 2,020    214,594       8.47    4.6 Years    $ 3,337
                                     

Options exercisable, end of period

   170,461     $ 9.32    4.1 Years    $ 2,020    214,594     $ 8.47    4.6 Years    $ 3,337
                             

 

4. Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications were made to prior year presentations to conform to the current year. These reclassifications are of a normal recurring nature.

 

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

Introduction

The Company is a bank holding company with a single banking subsidiary. The Company was incorporated on January 18, 2006, for the purpose of acquiring Canyon National Bank. Effective June 30, 2006, the Company acquired all of the stock of the Bank pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization dated February 14, 2006 between the Company and the Bank. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the shares of the Bank’s common stock were exchanged for shares of the common stock of the Company on a share-for-share basis. As a result, upon the consummation of the reorganization on June 30, 2006, the Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the shareholders of the Bank became the shareholders of the Company. The Bank is a national banking association which was organized on March 6, 1998, and is headquartered in Palm Springs, California. Palm Springs is located in the Coachella Valley, which is located within Riverside County in Southern California. The Bank received its charter to commence the business of banking from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) on July 10, 1998. Concurrent with OCC approval, FDIC deposit insurance became effective and began insuring depositor’s accounts up to $100,000. In July 1998, the Bank opened for business and commenced banking operations at its main office located at 1711 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California. In addition to its main office, the Bank has three branch offices, one in Palm Springs and two in Palm Desert. The Bank’s most recently opened branch, located at 77-933 Las Montanas Road, Palm Desert, California, commenced operations on March 23, 2006.

As of November 12, 2007, the Company’s 2,343,396 shares of Common Stock are held by 300 shareholders of record. Common Stock of the Company is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “CYBA”.

Forward Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “projects”, and “estimates” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, forecast in, or implied by such forward looking statements.

A variety of factors could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, and should be considered when evaluating the potential future financial performance of the Bank. These include, but are not limited to, the possibility of deterioration in economic conditions in the Coachella Valley, the Company’s service area; risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates; liquidity risks; asset/liability matching risks; the competitive environment in which the Company operates and its impact upon the Company’s net interest margin; increases in non-performing assets and net credit losses that could occur, particularly in times of weak economic conditions or rising interest rates; and risks associated with the many current and future laws and regulations to which the Company is subject.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s accounting policies are integral to understanding the results reported. Most complex accounting policies require management’s judgment to ascertain the valuation of assets, liabilities, commitments and contingencies. The Company has established detailed policies and control procedures that are intended to ensure valuation methods are well controlled and applied consistently from period to period. In addition, the policies and procedures are intended to ensure that the process for changing methodologies occurs in an appropriate manner. The following is a brief description of current accounting policies involving significant management valuation judgments.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s best estimate of losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is increased by the provision for loan losses charged to expense and reduced by loans charged-off, net of recoveries.

Management evaluates the allowance for loan losses on a monthly basis. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is a “critical accounting estimate” because it is based upon management’s assessment of various factors affecting the collectability of the loans, including current and projected economic conditions, past credit experience, delinquency status, the value of the underlying collateral, if any, and a continuing review of the portfolio of loans and commitments.

 

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The Company determines the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses, primarily based on an analysis of the various components of the loan portfolio, including all significant credits on an individual basis. The loan portfolio is segmented into components. Each component would normally have similar characteristics, such as risk classification, type of loan, or collateral. The following components of the portfolio are analyzed and an allowance for loan losses is provided for:

 

   

All significant credits on an individual basis that are classified doubtful or substandard.

 

   

All other significant credits reviewed individually. If no allocation can be determined for such credits on an individual basis, they shall be provided for as part of an appropriate pool.

 

   

All other loans that are not included by the credit grading system in the population of loans reviewed individually, but are delinquent or are classified or designated special mention (e.g., pools of smaller delinquent, special mention and classified commercial and industrial, real estate loans).

 

   

Homogenous loans that have not been reviewed individually, or are not delinquent, classified, or designated as special mention (e.g., pools of real estate mortgages).

 

   

All other loans that have not been considered or provided for elsewhere (e.g., pools of commercial and industrial loans that have not been reviewed, classified, or designated special mention, standby letters of credit, and other off-balance sheet commitments to lend).

Although Management believes the level of the allowance at September 30, 2007 is adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio, a decline in the regional economy may result in increasing losses that cannot reasonably be predicted at this time. For further information regarding the allowance for loan losses, see “Financial Condition—Allowance for Loan Losses.”

Available for Sale Securities

SFAS 115 requires that available for sale securities be carried at fair value. The Company believes this is a “critical accounting estimate” in that the fair value of a security is based on quoted market prices or if quoted market prices are not available, fair values are extrapolated from the quoted prices of similar instruments. Adjustments to the fair value of available for sale securities impact the consolidated financial statements by increasing or decreasing assets and stockholders’ equity.

Deferred Tax Assets

Deferred income taxes reflect the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the reported amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws and regulations. The Company uses an estimate of future earnings to support our position that the benefit of our deferred tax assets will be realized. If future income should prove non-existent or less than the amount of the deferred tax assets within the tax years to which they may be applied, the asset may not be realized and net income will be reduced.

Financial Condition

At September 30, 2007, total assets were $279.9 million compared to $252.4 million at December 31, 2006, resulting in a $27.5 million or 10.9% increase in total assets over the nine-month period. Over this same nine-month period, net loans receivable increased by $37.2 million or 18.3%, investment securities available for sale and interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions decreased by $0.4 million or 2.5% and cash and cash equivalents decreased by $7.7 million or 37.6%. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, net loans receivable comprised 85.8% and 80.4%, respectively, of total assets and represented 104.4% and 89.6%, respectively, of deposits.

Loan Portfolio

The increase in loans receivable from year-end 2006 to September 30, 2007 is primarily the result of an increase in residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, loans secured by vacant land and commercial loans. Non-construction real estate loans are primarily secured by commercial real estate properties. From year-end 2006, gross loans increased by $37.3 million to $244.4

 

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million at September 30, 2007. The largest loan category at September 30, 2007 is real estate loans—excluding construction loans—which constitutes 57.4% of gross loans. The next largest loan concentrations are commercial loans (20.5% of gross loans) secured by non-real estate assets or made on an unsecured basis and construction loans (20.1% of gross loans). Loans to consumers (that are not secured by real estate), including vehicle and unsecured personal loans, make up the smallest category of loans held by the Company (2.0% of gross loans). With the exception of loans to Native American entities, a majority of the Company’s loans are made to borrowers residing, or doing business, within the Coachella Valley and surrounding area. Generally, collateral securing real estate loans, with the exception of loans made to Native American entities is located within the Coachella Valley. Loans, and related collateral, if any, to Native American related entities are generally located throughout the State of California and, to a lesser extent, other Western States.

As a market niche, the Company has strategically identified lending to Native American individuals, tribal governments, and tribal related entities. It is the Company’s general policy to obtain a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to protect collateral or an income stream when collateral or a business is located on a reservation or the business is operated by a Native American government or related entity. Total loans to Native American individuals, governments and related entities at September 30, 2007 total $26.0 million, or 10.7% of gross loans, many of which are guaranteed by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The composition of the Company’s loan portfolio at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is set forth below:

Loan Portfolio Composition

(dollars in thousands)

     September 30,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 
     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Real estate:

        

Construction

   $ 49,256     20.1 %   $ 50,305     24.3 %

Other

     140,228     57.4 %     114,825     55.4 %

Commercial

     50,105     20.5 %     36,217     17.5 %

Consumer

     4,836     2.0 %     5,793     2.8 %
                            

Gross loans

     244,425     100.0 %     207,140     100.0 %
                            

Deferred loan origination fees and costs

     (873 )       (837 )  

Allowance for loan losses

     (3,452 )       (3,422 )  
                    

Net loans

   $ 240,100       $ 202,881    
                    

Loans held for sale

   $ 1,046       $ 752    
                    

Principal balance guaranteed by federally insured programs

   $ 15,620       $ 15,952    
                    

Principal balance outstanding to Native American entities

   $ 26,046       $ 26,014    
                    

The weighted average interest rate on the loan portfolio at September 30, 2007, is 8.31%. At September 30, 2007, eighty-seven percent (87%) or $212.4 million of loan principal balances incorporate variable rate terms that reference an interest rate index such as Prime Rate, or a United States Treasury instrument. The majority of variable rate loans are indexed to Prime Rate. Over half of all variable rate loans incorporate terms which require the interest rate to change at least semiannually (subject to interest rate ceilings, floors and periodic caps) or sooner with about forty percent of adjustable rate loans undergoing an interest rate change annually.

 

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The principal balance outstanding of fixed rate loans with maturity dates five years or more into the future total approximately $11.9 million and $7.1 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

Commercial Real Estate Loans

In December 2006, the OCC, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and FDIC (the “Agencies”) issued final joint Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices (the “Guidance”). This Guidance applies to national banks and state chartered banks and was developed to reinforce sound risk management practices for institutions with high and increasing concentrations of commercial real estate loans on their balance sheets.

For purposes of this Guidance, commercial real estate (CRE) loans are exposures secured by raw land, land development and construction (including 1-4 family residential construction, multi-family property, and nonresidential property) where the primary or significant source of repayment is derived from rental income associated with the property or the proceeds of the sale, refinancing, or permanent financing of the property.

The Guidance sets forth the following criteria to determine whether a concentration in CRE lending warrants the use of heightened risk management practices: (i) total loans for construction, land development, and other land represent one hundred percent (100%) or more of the Bank’s total capital; or (ii) total loan secured by multifamily proprieties, nonresidential properties, construction, land development, and other land represents three hundred percent (300%) or more of total capital.

Banks exceeding the threshold would be deemed to have a concentration in CRE loans and should have heightened risk management practices appropriate to the degree of CRE concentration risk of these loans in their portfolios and consistent with the Guidance. The Agencies have excluded loans secured by owner-occupied properties from the CRE definition because their risk profiles are less influenced by the condition of the general CRE market.

At September 30, 2007, the Company exceeded the Guidance threshold for construction and land loans with these loan balances comprising 226% of total capital. The Company’s ratio of total CRE loans to total capital was 333% at September 30, 2007 and also exceeded the Guidance threshold at that date. The Company believes it has adequate risk management practices in place in that it:

 

  a) has secured United States Government guarantees on certain loans to mitigate potential losses, and

 

  b) has instituted an extensive funds control process to disburse construction loan proceeds, and

 

  c) has capital levels in excess of the well-capitalized amounts required by federal banking authorities to support possible future losses, and

 

  d) has experienced no significant historical CRE loan charge-offs since inception of the Company,

 

  e) has modified its minimum underwriting standards in response to slower growth of real estate values and a general slowing in the local and national economies, and,

 

  f) has instituted a reporting process to the Board of Directors to monitor concentrations.

The table on the following page sets forth the amount of total loans outstanding as of September 30, 2007 for real estate loans by sub category and occupancy type.

 

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Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Loans

(dollars in thousands)

 

     As of September 30, 2007
     (Dollars in thousands)
     Owner
Occupied
   Non
Owner
Occupied
   Total

Real Estate Loans

        

Construction

        

1 to 4 family residential

   $ 2,897    $ 35,496    $ 38,393

Multifamily

     —        —        —  

Commercial

     1,005      7,229      8,234

Land improvements

     —        2,629      2,629

Other

        

1 to 4 family residential

     13,629      10,056      23,685

Home equity lines of credit

     2,431      3,108      5,539

Multifamily

     —        3,501      3,501

Commercial

     48,420      41,348      89,768

Unimproved land

     —        17,735      17,735
                    

Total Real Estate Loans

   $ 68,382    $ 121,102    $ 189,484
                    

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the ordinary course of business, the Company provides various forms of credit facilities to meet the future financing needs of its clients. These commitments to provide credit represent an obligation of the Company to borrowers, which is not represented within the Company’s balance sheets. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company had $52.8 million and $60.4 million, respectively, of off-balance sheet commitments to fund certain loans. The composition of unfunded off-balance sheet loan commitments at September 30, 2007 is 28.9% undisbursed construction loans funds, 53.6% unused commercial lines of credit, 6.8% unused home equity lines of credit, and 10.7% obligations under letters of credit. These commitments represent a credit risk and potential future obligation of the Company.

The effect on the Company’s revenues, expenses, cash flows and liquidity from the unused portion of loan commitments to provide credit cannot be reasonably predicted because there is no assurance that the lines of credit or other commitments will ever be used. However, unfunded commitments related to undisbursed construction loans are generally predictable in that disbursements on these loan types are used to facilitate the completion of construction of residential or commercial properties.

Non-performing Assets

Non-performing assets are comprised of loans on non-accrual status, loans restructured where the terms of repayment have been renegotiated resulting in a reduction or deferral of interest or principal, and other real estate owned (“OREO”). Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when they become 90 days past due unless Management believes the loan is adequately collateralized and is in the process of collection. Loans may be restructured by Management when a borrower has experienced some change in financial status, causing an inability to meet the original repayment terms, and where the Company believes the borrower will eventually overcome those circumstances and repay the loan in full. OREO consists of properties acquired by foreclosure or similar means that Management intends to offer for sale.

Management’s classification of a loan as non-accrual is an indication that there is reasonable doubt as to the full collectability of principal or interest on the loan; at this point, the Company stops recognizing income from the interest on the loan and may provide an allowance for uncollected interest that had been accrued but unpaid if it is determined uncollectible or the collateral is inadequate to support such accrued interest amount. These loans may or may not be collateralized, but collection efforts are pursued.

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans was 1.41% at September 30, 2007 and 1.65% at December 31, 2006.

 

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At September 30, 2007, the outstanding principal balance of nonaccrual loans totaled $1.4 million which consisted of four individual loans: a commercial loan secured by equipment - outstanding principal balance $550,000, a residential real estate loan - outstanding principal balance $222,000, a loan secured by unimproved land - outstanding principal balance $454,000 and a business loan - outstanding principal balance $223,000 – which is 90% guaranteed by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the collateral securing the unimproved land loan was foreclosed and the Company obtained title to the property. Management believes the collateral values, less amounts allocated from the allowance for loan losses specifically identified for these loans and considering the loan guarantees, is sufficient to repay the debt without a significant loss.

One large residential real estate loan (outstanding principal balance of $1.5 million) was accounted for on a nonaccrual basis and was adversely classified at both March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 due to the borrower’s inability to make timely periodic payments. This one loan made up for a substantial portion of nonaccrual loans and adversely classified loans at those dates. During the second quarter 2007, the borrower paid all delinquent interest payments due and the loan was returned to an accrual status. However, this loan remained adversely classified as of September 30, 2007. During the third quarter, the borrower continued to make timely loan payments.

 

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The table below sets forth non-performing assets as of September 30, 2007, and 2006 and December 31, 2006, as well as adversely classified loans as of these dates. Loans classified as nonperforming may also be adversely classified, resulting in the principal balance reported in both categories.

Non-performing Assets

(dollars in thousands)

 

     September 30,     December 31,  
     2007     2006     2006  

Other real estate owned

   $ —       $ —       $ —    

Nonaccrual loans 1

      

Real Estate:

      

Construction

     —         —         —    

Other

     676       3,344       1,794  

Commercial

     773       248       —    

Consumer

     —         —         —    

Loans 90 days or more past due & still accruing

     —         —         —    
                        

Total Nonperforming assets

     1,449       3,592       1,794  
                        

Adversely classified loans: 1

      

Substandard

      

Real estate

      

Construction

     238       —         —    

Other

     2,122       3,956       2,074  

Commercial

     550       210       125  

Consumer

     —         —         —    
                        

Total substandard

     2,910       4,166       2,199  
                        

Doubtful

      

Real estate

      

Construction

     —         —         —    

Other

     —         —         —    

Commercial

     —         —         —    

Consumer

     —         —         —    
                        

Total doubtful

     —         —         —    
                        

Total adversely classified loans

   $ 2,910     $ 4,166     $ 2,199  
                        

Ratio of adversely classified loans to gross loans at period end

     1.2 %     2.0 %     1.1 %

Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans 2

     238.2 %     93.7 %     190.7 %

Ratio of allowance for loan losses to adversely classified assets

     118.6 %     80.8 %     155.6 %

 

1

Nonaccrual loan balances are generally included with adversely classified assets.

 

2

Nonperforming loans are defined as other real estate owned, nonaccrual loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses at a level it considers adequate to cover the inherent risk of loss associated with its loan portfolio under prevailing economic conditions. In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, Management takes into consideration growth trends in the portfolio, examination by financial institution supervisory authorities, prior loan charge-offs, net of recoveries, experience of the Company’s lending staff, concentrations of credit risk, delinquency trends, general economic conditions, the interest rate environment, and internal and external credit reviews.

The Company assesses the adequacy of the allowance on a monthly basis. This assessment is comprised of: (i) reviewing the adversely classified loans; (ii) estimating the loss potential for adversely classified loans; and (iii) applying a risk factor to segregate loan portfolios that have similar risk characteristics.

To determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, Management employs a two-dimensional model that segregates loans into categories with similar risk profiles. Major loan categories include speculative construction and land loans, owner-occupied residential construction loans, residential and commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, and consumer loans. Loan balances are further segregated into outstanding principal balance and unfunded commitment amounts. To address the risk associated with certain loans, Risk Classes are established to identify the level of risk posed by a particular loan or group of loans. Risk Classes are (in order from least to greatest risk) Exceptional, Very Good, Satisfactory, Acceptable, Watch/Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss. For loans adversely classified (Substandard, Doubtful or Loss), Management estimates a specific allowance amount. For loans that are not adversely classified, a Risk Factor is applied to each loan category for each Risk Class. As the risk of loss increases, the associated Risk Factor increases accordingly.

The process of providing for loan losses involves judgmental discretion, and eventual losses may therefore differ from even the most recent estimates. Due to these limitations, the Company assumes that there are losses inherent in the current loan portfolio which will be sustained, but have not yet been identified. The Company therefore attempts to maintain the allowance at an amount sufficient to cover such unknown but inherent losses.

There can be no assurance that future economic or other factors will not adversely affect borrowers, or collateral securing loans, or that the Company’s asset quality may not deteriorate through rapid growth, failure to identify and monitor potential problem loans or for other reasons, thereby causing increases to the allowance.

The table below summarizes the nine-months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and the year ended December 31, 2006, loan balances at the end of such periods and the daily average balances for the respective periods; changes in the allowance for loan losses arising from loans charged off, recoveries on loans previously charged off, additions to the allowance which have been charged against earnings, and certain ratios related to the allowance for loan losses.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses

(dollars in thousands)

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
    For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2007     2006     2006  

Balances: 1

      

Average gross loans outstanding during period

   $ 221,567     $ 184,306     $ 189,228  

Total gross loans outstanding at end of period

     244,425       204,003       207,140  

Allowance for loan losses:

      

Balance at beginning of period

     3,422       2,939       2,939  

Provision for loan losses

     410       425       525  

Loan charge-offs

      

Real Estate - Construction

     (36 )     —         —    

Real Estate - Other

     (74 )     —         —    

Commercial

     (246 )     —         (42 )

Consumer

     (24 )     (55 )     (62 )
                        

Total loan charge-offs

     (380 )     (55 )     (104 )
                        

Recoveries

      

Real Estate - Construction

     —         —         —    

Real Estate - Other

     —         —         —    

Commercial

     —         54       53  

Consumer

     —         3       9  
                        

Total recoveries

     —         57       62  
                        

Net loan (charge-off’s)/recoveries

     (380 )     2       (42 )
                        

Balance at end of period

   $ 3,452     $ 3,366     $ 3,422  
                        

Ratios:

      

Net loan charge-off’s/(recoveries) to average loans 2

     0.23 %     0.00 %     0.02 %

Allowance for loan losses to gross loans at the end of the period

     1.41 %     1.65 %     1.65 %

Net loan charge-off’s/(recoveries) to allowance for loan losses at end of period 2

     14.68 %     -0.08 %     1.23 %

Net loan charge-off’s/(recoveries) to provision for loan losses

     92.68 %     -0.47 %     8.00 %

 

1

Excludes loans held for sale

 

2

Interim periods annualized

The Company intends to continue to concentrate the majority of its earning assets in commercial and real estate loans. In all forms of lending there are inherent risks. Further, the Company does not engage in subprime lending.

While the Company believes that its underwriting criteria are prudent, outside factors, such as recession in Southern California in the early 1990’s, the Los Angeles earthquake of 1994, or slowdown in the Southern California economy in line with the slowdown immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks, could adversely impact credit quality. A repeat of these types of events could cause deterioration in the Company’s loan portfolio. Further, the secondary mortgage markets are currently experiencing unprecedented disruptions resulting from reduced investor demand for mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities which could negatively impact the Southern California economy and cause deterioration in the Company’s loan portfolio.

The Company attempts to mitigate collection problems by supporting its loans by collateral. The Company also utilizes outside credit review processes to independently monitor loan quality. A loan sample group is reviewed periodically at which time new loans, large loans and delinquent loans receive special attention. The use of the independent credit review process provides the Company

 

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with an objective review of Management’s identification of risk classification. To supplement Management’s internal risk classification system, loans criticized during the credit review process or in conjunction with a regulatory examination, are downgraded with appropriate allowances added, if needed.

Although Management believes the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2007 is adequate to absorb losses from known and inherent risks in the portfolio, no assurance can be given that economic conditions, which adversely affect the Company’s service areas or other circumstances, will not result in increased losses in the loan portfolio in the future.

Investment Security and Interest Bearing Deposits at Other Financial Institutions

The fair value of the investment security portfolio available for sale at September 30, 2007 is $15.8 million with a 4.85% yield (5.24% tax equivalent yield). This compares to a fair value of $14.3 million at December 31, 2006 with a 3.65% yield. (4.08% tax equivalent yield) The gross unrealized loss on available for sale investment securities at September 30, 2007 is $69,000 or 0.4% of amortized cost.

During the first nine months of 2007, principal repayments and maturities of investment securities available for sale totaled $7.0 million and purchases of investment securities totaled $8.5 million. The yield on the investment portfolio increased from year-end 2006 to September 2007 due primarily to new security purchases having higher yields than securities which matured or called during the period. During 2006, the Company initiated a plan to purchase income tax-free debt securities to take advantage of their income tax advantaged status. The portfolio of tax-free securities has a 6.8 years average life compared to an average life of approximately 2.3 years for the entire investment portfolio.

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s available for sale investment security portfolio at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. The Company has no securities classified as held to maturity or trading.

Investment Securities Available for Sale

(dollars in thousands)

 

     As of September 30, 2007     As of December 31, 2006  
    

Amortized

Costs

  

Fair

Value

  

Percent

   

Yield

   

Amortized

Costs

  

Fair

Value

  

Percent

   

Yield

 
                    

U.S. Treasury obligation

   $ 499    $ 499    3 %   4.99 %   $ —      $ —      —   %   —   %

U.S. Agencies

     8,000      8,019    50 %   5.67 %     6,000      5,968    42 %   3.29 %

Mortgage-backed securities

     4,075      4,006    26 %   4.20 %     5,086      4,948    35 %   4.06 %

Tax free bonds

     3,344      3,325    21 %   3.66 %     3,342      3,334    23 %   3.66 %
                                                    

Total

   $ 15,918    $ 15,849    100 %   4.85 %   $ 14,428    $ 14,250    100 %   3.65 %
                                                    

Deposits

Total deposits at September 30, 2007 were $230.0 million compared to $226.4 million at December 31, 2006. The largest category of deposit accounts at September 30, 2007, is savings and money market accounts which make up 36.3% of total deposits. Non-interest bearing demand deposits were 31.0% of total deposits at September 30, 2007 compared to 39.8% at December 31, 2006. The demand deposit account balances of a single business depositor declined by $7.5 million during the first quarter of 2007 which accounted for about one-third of the decline in total demand deposits in 2007. An increase in market deposit interest rates led to a movement of deposits from non-interest bearing demand to savings and money market accounts. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the weighted average term to maturity of certificate of deposits was 7.1 months and 6.1 months, respectively. The weighted average interest rates paid on time deposits was 4.80% and 4.52% at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

Deposits of Native American entities totaled $21.7 million and $19.2 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. These deposits represent 9.4% and 8.5%, respectively, of total deposits.

 

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The table below reflects the major categories of deposits as a percentage of total deposits as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

Deposits

(dollars in thousands)

 

     September 30, 2007     December 31, 2006  
     Amount    Percent     Amount    Percent  

Demand deposits

   $ 71,229    31.0 %   $ 90,248    39.8 %

NOW Accounts

     9,538    4.1 %     9,645    4.3 %

Savings and money market

     83,471    36.3 %     67,770    29.9 %

Time deposits $100,000 and greater

     50,415    21.9 %     46,114    20.4 %

Time deposits less than $100,000

     15,356    6.7 %     12,653    5.6 %
                          

Total Deposits

   $ 230,009    100.0 %   $ 226,430    100.0 %
                          

Results of Operations

The net earnings during the three-month period ended September 30, 2007 were $949,000 or $0.39 per diluted share compared to net earnings of $1,078,000 or $0.45 per diluted share for the same quarter in 2006. Lower net earnings in the quarter ending September 30, 2007 are primarily attributable to (i) a 0.7% decrease in net interest income, and (ii) a 17.0% decrease in noninterest income, offset by (iii) a 0.8% decrease in noninterest expense.

The net earnings during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007 were $3,098,000 or $1.28 per diluted share compared to net earnings of $3,087,000 or $1.28 per diluted share for the same quarter in 2006. Higher net earnings in the nine months ending September 30, 2007 are primarily attributable to (i) a 3.2% increase in net interest income, offset by (ii) a 13.8% decrease in non-interest income, and (iii) a 0.9% increase in non-interest expense.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income, the principal source of earnings, represents the difference between interest and fees earned from lending and investing activities and the interest paid on deposits used to fund those activities. Variations in the pricing, volume, and mix of loans, investments and deposits and their relative sensitivity to movements in interest rates influence net interest income.

The yield earned on interest earning assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was 8.46% compared to 8.35% for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the third quarter of 2007 was 3.92% compared to 3.26% for the third quarter of 2006. The net interest margin or net interest income divided by average interest earning assets for the third quarter of 2007 and 2006 was 5.91% and 6.44%, respectively.

The yield earned on interest earning assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was 8.53% compared to 8.12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the nine month period of 2007 was 3.83% compared to 2.85% for the same period of 2006. The net interest margin or net interest income divided by average interest earning assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was 6.15 % and 6.45%, respectively.

Liability interest costs rising more rapidly then asset yields was the primary factor accounting for the reduction in the net interest margin for both the quarter and nine month period. Yields on federal funds sold and investment securities generally increased from 2006 to 2007 while loan yields generally declined during the period. Higher interest costs on deposit accounts were attributable to (i) larger account balances in 2007, (ii) higher interest rates paid in 2007, and (iii) a shift in the composition of the deposit accounts portfolio from no interest cost demand deposit accounts to higher interest bearing cost deposits. Additionally, the action of the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank to decrease the fed funds rate 50 basis points on September 18, 2007 from 5.25% to 4.75% – and the subsequent reduction the prime lending rate, which is used to recalculate loan interest rates, – puts

 

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additional pressure on the Company’s interest earning asset yield. Although interest costs are also expected to decline, the impact is expected to be more gradual as certificates of deposit mature. Additionally, increased competition for deposits from both bank and non-bank competitors have resulted in higher interest rates being paid on deposit accounts. For additional information about Interest Rate Risk, see Asset Liability Management and Interest Rate Sensitivity.

The Rate Volume Analysis tables set forth the changes in net interest income and disaggregates the effects that volume, or average balances, and interest rates have on the Company’s interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, the decrease in net interest income over the same prior year period is primarily attributable to higher interest rates paid on deposit account, an increase in the volume of interest bearing liabilities and decreases in the volume of fed funds sold and investment securities, offset by the volume growth within the loan portfolio. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the increase in net interest income over the same prior year period is primarily attributable to the volume growth within the loan portfolio offset by decreases in the volume of fed funds sold and investment securities and higher interest rates paid on deposit account and an increase in the volume of interest bearing liabilities.

The tables set forth below present the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It distinguishes between the increase or decrease related to: (i) changes in balances, and (ii) changes in interest rates. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liability, information is provided on changes attributable to: (i) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by the old rate), and (ii) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by old volume).

Rate Volume Analysis

For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to September 30, 2006

(dollars in thousands)

 

     Increases (Decreases) Due to Changes in:  
     Volume 1     Rate 1     Total  

Interest earning assets

      

Loans 2

   $ 799     $ (179 )   $ 620  

Federal funds sold

     (74 )     (1 )     (75 )

Investment securities

     (121 )     54       (67 )
                        

Total interest income

     604       (126 )     478  
                        

Interest bearing liabilities

      

NOW accounts

   $ 2       25     $ 27  

Savings and money market

     72       118       190  

Time deposits

     141       78       219  

Other borrowed funds

     70       —         70  
                        

Total interest expense

     285       221       506  
                        

Net interest income

   $ 319     $ (347 )   $ (28 )
                        

 

1

Changes in the interest earned and interest paid due to both the rate and volume have been allocated to the change due to volume and the change due to rate in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the changes in each.

 

2

Loans are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred fees and related direct costs.

 

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Rate Volume Analysis

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to September 30, 2006

(dollars in thousands)

 

     Increases (Decreases) Due to Changes in:  
     Volume 1     Rate 1     Total  

Interest earning assets

      

Loans 2

   $ 2,539     $ (159 )   $ 2,380  

Federal funds sold

     (217 )     48       (169 )

Investment securities

     (437 )     142       (295 )
                        

Total interest income

     1,885       31       1,916  
                        

Interest bearing liabilities

      

NOW accounts

   $ 14       111     $ 125  

Savings and money market

     23       560       583  

Time deposits

     473       310       783  

Other borrowed funds

     70       —         70  
                        

Total interest expense

     580       981       1,561  
                        

Net interest income

   $ 1,305     $ (950 )   $ 355  
                        

 

1

Changes in the interest earned and interest paid due to both the rate and volume have been allocated to the change due to volume and the change due to rate in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the changes in each.

 

2

Loans are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred fees and related direct costs.

 

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The tables set forth below show the Company’s average balances of interest-earning assets, interest-earning liabilities, interest income and expense; the average yield or rate for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; and the net interest spread and the net interest margin for the periods indicated:

Distribution, Yield and Rate Analysis of Net Income

(dollars in thousands)

 

    

Three-months ended

September 30, 2007

   

Three-months ended

September 30, 2006

 
     Average
Balance
   Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/
Cost  1
    Average
Balance
   Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/
Cost  1
 

Interest earning assets

                

Loans 2

   $ 231,616    $ 5,148    8.82 %   $ 195,918    $ 4,528    9.17 %

Federal funds sold

     6,734      89    5.24 %     12,342      164    5.27 %

Investment securities

     16,889      203    4.77 %     27,452      270    3.90 %
                                        

Total interest-earning assets

     255,239      5,440    8.46 %     235,712      4,962    8.35 %
                                        

Non-interest earning assets

     14,932           17,179      
                        

Total assets

   $ 270,171         $ 252,891      
                        

Interest bearing liabilities

                

NOW deposits

   $ 10,389    $ 40    1.53 %   $ 8,956    $ 13    0.58 %

Savings deposits and money market

     85,826      763    3.53 %     77,532      573    2.93 %

Time deposits

     63,911      767    4.76 %     51,609      548    4.21 %

Other borrowed funds

     5,670      70    4.90 %     6      0    8.43 %
                                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     165,796      1,640    3.92 %     138,103      1,134    3.26 %
                                        

Demand deposits

     74,428           90,523      

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     2,364           1,878      
                        

Total liabilities

     242,588           230,504      
                        

Stockholders’ equity

     27,583           22,387      
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 270,171         $ 252,891      
                        

Net interest spread 3

      $ 3,800    4.53 %      $ 3,828    5.09 %

Net interest margin 4

         5.91 %         6.44 %

 

1

Interest rates for interim periods have been annualized

 

2

Excludes allowance for loan losses

 

3

Represents the average rate earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities

 

4

Represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets

 

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Distribution, Yield and Rate Analysis of Net Income

(dollars in thousands)

 

    

Nine-months ended

September 30, 2007

   

Nine-months ended

September 30, 2006

 
     Average
Balance
   Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/
Cost  1
    Average
Balance
   Interest
Income/
Expense
   Yield/
Cost  1
 

Interest earning assets

                

Loans 2

   $ 221,067    $ 14,888    9.00 %   $ 183,394    $ 12,508    9.12 %

Federal funds sold

     12,181      477    5.24 %     17,793      646    4.85 %

Investment securities

     15,914      538    4.52 %     29,022      833    3.84 %
                                        

Total interest-earning assets

     249,162      15,903    8.53 %     230,209      13,987    8.12 %
                                        

Non-interest earning assets

     16,289           18,138      
                        

Total assets

   $ 265,451         $ 248,347      
                        

Interest bearing liabilities

                

NOW deposits

   $ 11,897    $ 159    1.79 %   $ 8,970    $ 34    0.51 %

Savings deposits and money market

     80,526      2,090    3.47 %     80,099      1,507    2.52 %

Time deposits

     60,594      2,117    4.67 %     46,037      1,334    3.87 %

Other borrowed funds

     1,911      70    4.90 %     3      0    8.33 %
                                        

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     154,928      4,436    3.83 %     135,109      2,875    2.85 %
                                        

Demand deposits

     81,910           90,274      

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     2,174           1,716      
                        

Total liabilities

     239,012           227,099      
                        

Stockholders’ equity

     26,439           21,248      
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 265,451         $ 248,347      
                        

Net interest spread 3

      $ 11,467    4.71 %      $ 11,112    5.28 %

Net interest margin 4

         6.15 %         6.45 %

 

1

Interest rates for interim periods have been annualized

 

2

Excludes allowance for loan losses

 

3

Represents the average rate earned on interest-earning assets less the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities

Non-interest income

Non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 totaled $599,000 compared to $722,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, non-interest income totaled $1,959,000 and $2,273,000, respectively. Service charges and automated teller machine fees increased during both the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 when compared to the same periods in 2006. Two new ATM servicing relationships, the expansion of one other ATM relationship, offset by three ATM processing relationships which were discontinued in 2006, combined with increased transaction processing volumes at other ATM serving locations account for the increase in ATM fees for both the third quarter and nine-month period. Increases in deposit account related service charges and fee revenues are attributable to a greater number of transaction accounts serviced in 2007, in part due to the new Palm Desert-Desert Business Park branch which opened in April 2006. Loan related fees and lease administration fees accounted for a majority of the decline in non-interest income for the third quarter and the nine-month period. Lower current year loan related fees and lease administration fees are directly related to real estate transaction volume which has declined significantly in 2007.

Loan related fees are made up of two primary revenue drivers: mortgage banking fees and fees earned on originating certain government guaranteed loans, primarily Section 184 loan fees as discussed below. Mortgage banking activity generated fee revenues of $16,300 during the third quarter of 2007 compared to $38,800 generated during the third quarter of the prior year. For the nine-month periods in 2007 and 2006, mortgage banking fees were $76,100 and $152,600, respectively. Higher interest rates and a greater uncertainty about the credit markets in 2007, combined with lower real estate values and transaction volume occurring in the local marketplace contributed to the decline in mortgage banking revenues in 2007 from the prior year levels.

 

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In 2005, the Company expanded its tribal services division by offering loans pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program (Section 184 loans). Congress established this program in 1994 and it was designed to offer home ownership, property rehabilitation, and new construction opportunities for eligible Native American tribes, Native American authorities, and Native American individuals. To qualify for a loan under this program, borrowers and properties must meet pre-established criteria. The Company acts as a broker in originating HUD Section 184 loans in fifteen Western states. The Company does not retain or service loans originated under this program. Section 184 fees were $78,600 and $68,800 for the third quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $246,300 and $214,600 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 respectively.

In addition to mortgage banking and Section 184 fees, the Company also generates loan related fees for loan servicing activities on loan participations sold to others and servicing fees derived from certain loans guaranteed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Non-interest Expense

For the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 noninterest expenses totaled $2,592,000 and $2,612,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 non-interest expenses totaled $7,804,000 and $7,733,000, respectively. Increases in non-interest expenses for the nine months are primarily attributed to expansion of facilities and equipment, and additional personnel employed to service the Company’s larger loan/deposit portfolios and products, offset by a decrease in the annual incentive accrual. Increased expense for facilities, equipment and personnel include expenses related to the new Palm Desert branch, which opened in the first quarter 2006. Non-interest expenses for this new branch were $455,500 for the first nine months of 2007 compared to $377,400 for the first nine months of 2006. Also contributing to higher general and administrative expenses in 2007 are (i) personnel additions in the Tribal Services division, (ii) higher FDIC insurance assessments due to an increase in FDIC insurance premiums effective January 2007, and (iii) higher professional fees incurred for the implementation of certain new regulations such as, but not limited to, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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The table below reflects noninterest income, noninterest expense, and net noninterest expense.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense

(dollars in thousands)

 

    

Three months ended

September 30,

   

Nine months ended

September 30,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     Amount     % of
Total
    Amount     % of
Total
    Amount     % of
Total
    Amount     % of
Total
 

Non-interest income:

                

Service charges and fees

   $ 173     29 %   $ 144     20 %   $ 512     25 %     423     18 %

Loan related fees

     121     20 %     130     18 %     387     20 %     431     19 %

Lease administration fees

     132     22 %     299     41 %     540     28 %     974     43 %

Automated teller machine fees

     173     29 %     149     21 %     520     27 %     448     20 %

Net loss on disposition of fixed assets

     —       0 %     —       0 %     —       0 %     (3 )   0 %
                                                        

Total noninterest income

     599     100 %     722     100 %     1,959     100 %     2,273     100 %
                                                        
     .              

Non-interest expenses:

                

Salaries and employee benefits

     1,317     51 %     1,373     53 %     3,971     51 %     4,075     53 %

Occupancy and equipment expense

     381     15 %     392     15 %     1,107     14 %     1,087     14 %

Professional fees

     82     3 %     102     4 %     276     4 %     268     3 %

Data processing

     147     6 %     138     5 %     430     5 %     401     5 %

Marketing and advertising expense

     112     4 %     99     4 %     327     4 %     320     4 %

Directors and shareholders expense

     124     5 %     112     4 %     390     5 %     364     5 %

Other operating expense

     429     16 %     396     15 %     1,303     17 %     1,218     16 %
                                                        

Total noninterest expenses:

     2,592     100 %     2,612     100 %     7,804     100 %     7,733     100 %
                                                        

Net non-interest expense

   $ 1,993       $ 1,890       $ 5,845       $ 5,460    
                                        

Net non-interest expense as a percentage of average total assets (annualized)

     2.93 %       2.97 %       2.94 %       2.94 %  

Provision for Loan Losses

For the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the provision for loan losses the Company charged against current period earnings was $210,000 compared to $100,000 for the prior year’s same quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, the provision for loan losses charged against earnings was $410,000 and $425,000, respectively. The composition of its loan portfolio has remained relatively stable from year-end 2006 to September 2007. Local and national real estate markets slowed in 2007 as evidenced by a decline in real estate valuations, longer periods of time to sell properties, increases in foreclosures and a reduction in the number of real estate sales. However, Management deems the level of its allowance for loan losses to be adequate and the provision charged against current period earnings to be adequate as well.

Provisions for loan losses are made monthly in anticipation of credit risks, which are inherent in the business of making loans. The Company sets aside an allowance for loan losses through charges to earnings. The charges are reflected in the income statement as provision for loan losses. The provision for loan losses represents the amount charged against current period earnings to achieve an allowance for loan losses that in Management’s judgment is adequate to absorb losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio. The procedures for monitoring the adequacy of the allowance, as well as detailed information concerning the allowance itself, are included above under “Allowance for Loan Losses.”

 

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Liquidity

At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 the Company had 10.2% and 14.6%, respectively, of total assets in cash and cash equivalents, federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions and investment securities. Management deems this level of liquidity, combined with borrowing capacity, sufficient to support and meet the immediate and anticipated cash needs of the Company. The Company’s sources of liquidity include deposits inflows, repayments of loans and securities, sales/calls/maturities of investment securities, reduction in Federal Funds sold, and borrowing funds from correspondent banks, the Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window, the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLB-SF), or through repurchase agreement lines established. The Company’s federal funds line of credit at correspondent banks is $13.0 million. In addition, as a member of the FHLB-SF, the Company may borrow funds and up to 25% of its assets. Borrowing from the FHLB-SF must be collateralized by either qualified loans or investment securities. Uses of liquidity include funding loans, deposit outflows and the purchase of investment securities and fixed assets.

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $648,000 and $760,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 the provision for income taxes was $2,114,000 and $2,140,000, respectively. The decrease in the income tax provision is commensurate with the change in the combined effective state and federal income tax rate. The Company’s effective tax rate was 40.6% and 41.3% for the third quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 40.6% and 40.9% for the first nine months of 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Asset Liability Management and Interest Rate Sensitivity

Interest Rate Risk

The principal objective of interest rate risk management is to manage the financial components of the Company’s assets and liabilities so as to optimize net income under varying interest rate environments. The focus of this process (often referred to as “asset/liability management”) is the development, analysis, implementation and monitoring of earnings enhancement strategies that provide stable earnings and capital levels during periods of changing interest rates.

The Company manages the balance between rate-sensitive assets and rate-sensitive liabilities being repriced in any given period with the objective of stabilizing net interest income during periods of fluctuating interest rates. The Company considers its rate-sensitive assets to be those which either contain a provision to adjust the interest rate periodically or mature within one year. These assets include certain loans, certain investment securities and federal funds sold. Rate-sensitive liabilities are those which allow for periodic interest rate changes and include time certificates, certain savings and interest-bearing demand deposits. The difference between the aggregate amount of assets and liabilities that are repricing at various time frames is called the interest rate sensitivity “gap.” Generally, if repricing assets exceed repricing liabilities in any given time period the Company would be deemed to be “asset–sensitive” for that period. If repricing liabilities exceed repricing assets in a given time period the Company would be deemed to be “liability-sensitive” for that period. The Company intends to seek to maintain a balanced position over the period of one year in which it has no significant asset or liability sensitivity to ensure net interest margin stability in times of volatile interest rates. This will be accomplished by maintaining a significant level of loans and deposits available for repricing within one year.

The change in net interest income may not always follow the general expectations of an “asset-sensitive” or “liability-sensitive” balance sheet during periods of changing interest rates. This possibility results from interest rates earned or paid changing by differing increments and at different time intervals for each type of interest-sensitive asset and liability.

Net interest income simulation . As of September 30, 2007, the Company used a simulation model to measure the estimated changes in net interest income that would result over the next 12 months from increasing and decreasing interest rates. This model is an interest rate management tool and the results are not necessarily an indication of our future net interest income. This model has inherent limitations and these results are based on a given set of rate changes and assumptions at one point in time. The model assumes no growth in either the Company’s interest-sensitive assets or liabilities over the next 12 months; therefore, the results reflect an interest rate shock to a static balance sheet.

 

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This analysis calculates the difference between net interest income forecasted using both increasing and decreasing interest rate scenarios and net interest income forecasted using a base market interest rate. In order to arrive at the base case, the Company’s balance sheet at September 30, 2007 was extended one year and any assets and liabilities that would contractually reprice or mature during that period were repriced using the products’ pricing as of September 30, 2007. Changes that may vary significantly from these assumptions include loan and deposit growth or contraction, changes in the mix of earning assets or funding sources, and future asset/liability management decisions, all of which may have significant effects on the Company’s net interest income.

The simulation results indicate the Company’s interest rate risk position was asset sensitive as the simulated impact of an upward movement in interest rates would result in increases in net interest income over the next 12 month period while a downward movement in interest rates would result in a decrease in net interest income over the next 12 months.

Market Value of Equity

The Company measures the impact of market interest rate changes on the net present value of estimated cash flows from its assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items, defined as market value of equity, using a simulation model. This simulation model assesses the changes in the market value of the Company’s interest-sensitive financial instruments that would occur in response to an immediate and sustained increase or decrease in market rates of 50, 100, 150 and 200 basis points. This analysis assigns significant value to noninterest-bearing deposit balances. The projections are by their nature forward-looking and therefore inherently uncertain, and include various assumptions regarding cash flows and interest rates. This model in an interest rate risk management tool and the results are not necessarily an indication of the Company’s actual future results. Actual results may vary significantly from model results. Loan prepayments and deposit attrition, changes in the mix of earning assets or funding sources, and future asset/liability management decisions, among others, may vary significantly from our assumptions.

The results of the market value of equity model indicate that an increase in interest rates would decrease the Company’s market value of equity from the base case while a decrease in interest rates would increase the market value of equity.

Gap Analysis

As part of the interest rate management process, the Company uses a gap analysis. A gap analysis provides information about the volume and repricing characteristics and relationship between the amounts of interest-sensitive assets and interest-bearing liabilities at a particular point in time. An effective interest rate strategy attempts to match the volume of interest-sensitive assets and interest-bearing liabilities repricing over different time intervals. The table on the next page illustrates the volume and repricing characteristics of the Company’s balance sheet at September 30, 2007 over the indicated time intervals.

 

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Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

as of September 30, 2007

(dollars in thousands)

 

     Amounts Subject to Repricing Within      
     3 months
and less
    3-12
months
    1-5 years     After 5
years
    Total

Interest-earning assets

          

Loans held for sale 1

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1,046     $ 1,046

Loans receivable 1, 2

     118,704       39,922       68,107       16,243       242,976

Investment securities available for sale 3

     1,025       958       6,900       6,966       15,849

Federal funds sold

     3,120       —         —         —         3,120
                                      

Total

     122,849       40,880       75,007       24,255       262,991
                                      

Interest-bearing liabilities

          

NOW accounts

     9,538       —         —         —         9,538

Savings and money market

     83,471       —         —         —         83,471

Time deposits $100,000 and greater

     23,884       21,285       5,246       —         50,415

Time deposits less than $100,000

     6,162       6,948       2,246       —         15,356

Other borrowings

     5,000       5,000       10,000       —         20,000
                                      

Total

   $ 128,055     $ 33,233     $ 17,492     $ —       $ 178,780
                                      

Interest rate sensitivity gap

   $ (5,206 )   $ 7,647     $ 57,515     $ 24,255     $ 84,211

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap

     (5,206 )     2,441       59,956       84,211    

Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap ratio (based on total assets)

     -2.0 %     0.9 %     23.0 %     32.3 %  

1

Excludes deferred loan origination fees and costs.

 

2

Excludes non-accrual loans and allowance for loan losses.

 

3

Excludes investments in equity securities which has no stated maturity.

Capital Resources and Adequacy

Shareholders’ equity was $27.9 million or 9.98% of total assets at September 30, 2007. The ratio of shareholders’ equity to total assets at December 31, 2006 was 9.68%. The increase in the equity to asset ratio is due to capital growth (14.4%) outpacing asset growth (10.9%). The Bank’s capital level exceeded the regulatory defined minimum capital requirement of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital to total assets and/or risk-weighted assets at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Furthermore, all capital ratios exceed the regulatory minimum requirements for a “Well Capitalized” institution. The Prompt Corrective Action Guidelines to the FDIC Improvement Act (“FDICIA”) requires a “Well Capitalized” financial institution to maintain a Leverage Capital Ratio of 5.0% or greater; a Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 6% or greater; and a Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 10.0% or greater, provided that such institution is not subject to a regulatory order, agreement or directive to meet and maintain a specified capital level.

 

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The Bank’s capital amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 are presented in the following table:

Canyon National Bank

Regulatory Capital

(dollars in thousands)

 

     September 30, 2007  
     Tier 1
Capital
    Tier 1 Risk-
Based Capital
    Risk-Based
Capital
 

Actual capital:

      

Amount

   $ 27,255     27,255     30,282  

Ratio

     10.1 %   11.3 %   12.5 %
                    

FDICIA well capitalized required capital:

      

Amount

   $ 13,509     14,495     24,158  

Ratio

     5.0 %   6.0 %   10.0 %
                    

FDICIA adequately capitalized required capital:

      

Amount

   $ 10,807     9,663     19,327  

Ratio

     4.0 %   4.0 %   8.0 %
                    
     December 31, 2006  
     Tier 1
Capital
    Tier 1 Risk-
Based Capital
    Risk-Based
Capital
 

Actual capital:

      

Amount

   $ 24,045     24,045     26,575  

Ratio

     9.3 %   11.9 %   12.6 %
                    

FDICIA well capitalized required capital:

      

Amount

   $ 12,879     12,081     20,134  

Ratio

     5.0 %   6.0 %   10.0 %
                    

FDICIA adequately capitalized required capital:

      

Amount

   $ 10,303     8,054     16,107  

Ratio

     4.0 %   4.0 %   8.0 %
                    

The following table reconciles the Bank’s capital in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to its Tier 1 leveraged, Tier 1 risk-based and risk-based capital as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

Canyon National Bank

Regulatory Capital

(dollars in thousands)

 

     September 30,2007     December 31, 2006  

Capital in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

   $ 27,214     $ 23,939  

Adjustments for Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 risk based capital -unrealized (loss) on investment securities available for sale

     (41 )     (106 )
                

Total Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 risk-based capital

     27,255       24,045  

Adjustments for risk-based capital - allowance for credit losses 1

     3,027       2,530  
                

Total risk-based capital

   $ 30,282     $ 26,575  
                

 

1

Limited to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets.

The Company is a “small bank holding company” under the Federal Reserve Board’s guidelines, and thus qualifies for an exemption from the consolidated risk-based and leverage capital adequacy guidelines applicable to bank holding companies with assets of $500 million or more. However, while not required to do so under the Federal Reserve Board’s capital adequacy guidelines, the Company still maintained levels of capital on a consolidated basis which qualified it as “well capitalized” as of September 30, 2007.

 

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

See the section above titled “Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Sensitivity” in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” which provides an update to the Company’s quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk. This analysis should be read in conjunction with text under the caption “Interest Rate Risk Management” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006, which text is incorporated herein by reference. This analysis of market risk and market-sensitive financial information contains forward-looking statements and is subject to the disclosure at the beginning of Item 2 regarding such forward- looking information.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company would be made known to them by others within the Company, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report was being prepared. There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s 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 the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred in the third quarter of 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II - Other Information

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

As of September 30, 2007, the Company was not a party to any significant legal proceedings.

Item 1a - Risk Factors

There have been no material changes with respect to the risk factors described in Item 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which Item 1 is incorporated herein by reference.

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

On October 30, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Canyon Bancorp common stock. The repurchase program began November 5, 2007 and will continue for a period of twelve months, subject to earlier termination at the Company’s discretion.

Item 3 - Defaults upon Senior Securities

Not applicable

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable

Item 5 - Other Information

Not applicable

Item 6 - Exhibits

 

31.1    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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Signatures

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      Canyon Bancorp
                  (Registrant)
Date: November 13, 2007     /s/ Stephen G. Hoffmann
    Stephen G. Hoffmann
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    /s/ Jonathan J. Wick
    Jonathan J. Wick
    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
    Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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