UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________

FORM 10-Q

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For Quarter Ended September 30, 2009

OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _________to ________
 
Commission file number:  0-49892

PACIFIC STATE BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

California
61-1407606
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1899 W. March Lane, Stockton, CA 95207
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code (209) 870-3214

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   ý    No  0

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes   0   No 0

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and "smaller reporting company"  in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer 0   Accelerated filer   0   Non –accelerated filer   0   Smaller reporting company    ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   0    No  ý

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Title of Class
Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2009
 
Common Stock
No Par Value
 
3,722,198


 
 
 
 

 
 


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PACIFIC STATE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
Unaudited
 
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
 
$
10,785
   
$
16,700
 
Federal funds sold
   
33,775
     
21,811
 
Total cash and cash equivalents
   
44,560
     
38,511
 
Investment securities
   
29,228
     
39,738
 
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $5,625 in 2009 and $6,019 in 2008
   
266,272
     
301,945
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
16,477
     
16,811
 
Other real estate owned
   
14,198
     
2,029
 
Company owned life insurance
   
6,960
     
6,751
 
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
   
7,193
     
15,668
 
Total assets
 
$
384,888
   
$
421,453
 
LIABILITIES AND
               
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Deposits:
               
Non-interest bearing
 
$
58,613
   
$
69,874
 
Interest bearing
   
268,417
     
271,106
 
Total deposits
   
327,030
     
340,980
 
Other borrowings
   
30,000
     
40,000
 
Subordinated debentures
   
8,764
     
8,764
 
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
   
3,851
     
4,425
 
Total liabilities
   
369,645
     
394,169
 
                 
Shareholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock - 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
   
    -
     
-
 
Common stock – no par value; 24,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding –3,722,198 shares in 2009 and 3,718,598 shares in 2008
   
10,809
     
10,767
 
Retained earnings
   
6,081
     
18,814
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes
   
(1,647)
     
(2,297
)
Total shareholders' equity
   
15,243
     
27,284
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
384,888
   
$
421,453
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements


 
 
 
 

 
 


PACIFIC STATE BANCORP
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Unaudited
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Interest income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
4,633
   
$
6,321
   
$
14,398
   
$
18,998
 
Interest on Federal funds sold
   
23
     
85
     
55
     
341
 
Interest on investment securities
   
322
     
542
     
1,255
     
2,144
 
Total interest income
   
4,978
     
6,948
     
15,708
     
21,483
 
                                 
Interest expense:
                               
Interest on deposits
   
1,541
     
2,587
     
5,126
     
8,245
 
Interest on borrowings
   
237
     
216
     
854
     
1,064
 
Interest on subordinated debentures
   
58
     
97
     
213
     
359
 
Total interest expense
   
1,836
     
2,900
     
6,193
     
9,668
 
                                 
Net interest income before provision for loan losses
   
3,142
     
4,048
     
9,515
     
11,815
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,000
     
600
     
6,152
     
1,410
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
2,142
     
3,448
     
3,363
     
10,405
 
                                 
Non-interest (loss) income:
                               
Service charges
   
151
     
196
     
471
     
656
 
Gain on sale of loans
   
44
     
37
     
122
     
188
 
Gain on sale of assets
   
32
     
471
     
32
     
471
 
Gain on bank owned life insurance
   
-
     
2,574
     
-
     
2,574
 
Other than temporary impairment charge
   
(746
)
   
(6,498
)
   
(2,930
)
   
(6,498
Other income
   
174
     
283
     
647
     
741
 
Total non-interest loss
   
(345
)
   
(2,937
)
   
(1,658
)
   
(1,868
)
                                 
Non-interest expenses:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
   
1,359
     
1,398
     
3,829
     
3,948
 
Occupancy
   
281
     
316
     
832
     
881
 
Furniture and equipment
   
237
     
259
     
708
     
633
 
Other real estate
   
186
     
-
     
2,315
     
-
 
Other expenses
   
1,349
     
1,585
     
4,092
     
3,416
 
Total non-interest expenses
   
3,412
     
3,558
     
11,776
     
8,878
 
                                 
Loss before (benefit) provision for income taxes
   
(1,615
)
   
(3,047
)
   
(10,071
)
   
(341
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
   
6,259
     
(1,838
)
   
2,662
     
(805
Net (loss) income
 
$
(7,874
)
 
$
(1,209
)
 
$
(12,733
)
 
$
464
 
                                 
Basic (loss) earnings per share
 
$
(2.12
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(3.42
)
 
$
0.13
 
                                 
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
 
$
(2.12
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(3.42
)
 
$
0.12
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
 

 
 
 
 

 
 


PACIFIC STATE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands)

(Unaudited)
 
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
           
Net (loss) income
 
$
(12,733
)
 
$
464
 
Provision for loan losses
   
6,152
     
1,410
 
Net (increase) decrease in deferred loan origination costs
   
(143
)
   
92
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
   
713
     
271
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
42
     
256
 
Gain on sale of loans
   
(122
)
   
(188
)
Gain on sale of assets
   
(32
)
   
(471
)
Company owned life insurance earnings
   
(209
)
   
(249
)
Gain on company owned life insurance
   
-
     
(2,574
Unrealized (gain) loss on available for sale securities
   
(2,250
)
   
1,431
 
Other real estate impairment
   
1,877
     
-
 
Other than temporary impairment
   
2,930
     
6,498
 
Deferred tax valuation allowance
   
6,978
     
-
 
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable and other assets
   
2,049
     
(7,837
)
Decrease in accrued interest payable and other liabilities
   
(574
)
   
(1,561
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
   
4,678
     
(2,458
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
               
Decrease in interest bearing deposits at other banks
   
-
     
3,000
 
Purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
   
(6,580
)
   
(31,082
)
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities
   
7,351
     
-
 
Proceeds from matured and called available-for-sale investment securities
   
-
     
22,735
 
Proceeds from principal repayments from available-for-sale government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities
   
9,174
     
899
 
Proceeds from principal repayments from held-to-maturity government-guarantee mortgage-backed securities
   
8
     
24
 
Purchase of FRB and FHLB stock
   
(51
)
   
(14
)
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate
   
2,118
     
-
 
Proceeds from company owned life insurance redemption
   
-
     
4,166
 
Proceeds from loan sales
   
4,211
     
3,906
 
Net decrease (increase) in loans
   
9,434
     
(19,121
)
Purchases of premises and equipment
   
(344
)
   
(2,205
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
   
25,321
     
(17,692
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
               
Net decrease in demand, interest-bearing and savings deposits
   
(6,077
)
   
(6
)
Net (decrease) increase in time deposits
   
(7,873
)
   
3,351
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
-
     
79
 
Net decrease in other borrowings
   
(10,000
)
   
(5,000
)
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(23,950
)
   
(1,576
)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
6,049
     
(21,726
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
38,511
     
45,674
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
44,560
   
$
23,948
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow activities:
 
               
Real estate acquired at foreclosure
 
$
15,063
   
$
-
 



 
 
 
 

 
 


PACIFIC STATE BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. GENERAL

Pacific State Bancorp is a holding company with one bank subsidiary, Pacific State Bank, (the “Bank”), and two unconsolidated subsidiary grantor trusts, Pacific State Statutory Trusts II and III.  Pacific State Bancorp commenced operations on June 24, 2002 after acquiring all of the outstanding shares of Pacific State Bank.  The Bank is a California state chartered bank formed on November 2, 1987. The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System. The Bank’s primary source of revenue is interest on loans to customers who are predominantly small to middle-market businesses and middle-income individuals.  Pacific State Statutory Trusts II and III are unconsolidated, wholly owned statutory business trusts formed in March 2004 and June 2007, respectively for the exclusive purpose of issuing and selling trust preferred securities.

The Bank conducts general commercial banking business, primarily in the five county region that comprises Alameda, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties, and offers commercial banking services to residents and employers of businesses in the Bank’s service area, including professional firms and small to medium sized retail and wholesale businesses and manufacturers.  The Company, as of October 29, 2009, had 91 employees. The Bank does not engage in any non-banking related lines of business. The business of the Bank is not to any significant degree seasonal in nature.  The Bank has no operations outside California and has no material amount of loans or deposits concentrated among any one or few persons, groups or industries.  The Bank operates nine branches with its Administrative Office located at 1899 W. March Lane, in Stockton, California; additional branches are located in the communities of Angels Camp, Arnold, Groveland, Lodi, Modesto, Stockton, Tracy, and Hayward, California.  Pacific State Bancorp common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol of “PSBC”.

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of Pacific State Bancorp (the "Company") at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and its cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 in conformity with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Certain disclosures normally presented in the notes to the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements have been omitted.  The Company believes that the disclosures in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information not misleading. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders.   The results of operations for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2009 may not necessarily be indicative of the operating results for the full year.

In preparing such financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.  Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the provision for income taxes and the estimated fair value of investment securities.

Management has determined that all of the commercial banking products and services offered by the Company are available in each branch of the Bank, that all branches are located within the same economic environment and that management does not allocate resources based on the performance of different lending or transaction activities. Accordingly, the Company and its subsidiary operate as one business segment. No customer accounts for more than 10% of the revenue for the Bank or the Company.


 
 

 

 
NOTE 3. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of available-for-sale (‘AFS’) debt securities at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were:
 
                         
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
Available-for-sale debt securities, September 30, 2009
                       
  U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures
  $ 7,010     $ 101     $ -     $ 7,111  
  Mortgage-backed securities:
                               
  Agency MBSs
    11,402       398       -       11,800  
  Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    4,082       83       -       4,165  
  Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    3,201       15       (86     3,130  
  Corporate bonds
    5,143       10       (2,168     2,985  
  Total available-for-sale debt securities
  $ 30,838     $ 607     $ (2,254 )   $ 29,191  
 

(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
  Available-for-sale debt securities, December 31, 2008
                       
  U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 9,937     $ 240     $ -     $ 10,177  
  Mortgage-backed securities:
                               
  Agency MBSs
    22,345       318       (2 )     22,661  
  Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
    10       -       -       10  
  Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    3,154       11       (130     3,035  
  Corporate bonds
    8,143       4       (4,338     3,809  
  Total available-for-sale debt securities
  $ 43,589     $ 573     $ (4,470 )   $ 39,692  
 
At September 30, 2009, the amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities were $37,000.   At December 31, 2008, both the amortized cost and fair value of held-to-maturity debt securities was $46,000. The accumulated net unrealized losses on AFS debt securities included in accumulated OCI was $1,647,000 at September 30, 2009.
 
The Company adopted new accounting guidance related to the recognition of other-than-temporary impairment charges on debt securities as of January 1, 2009. As prescribed by the new guidance, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of its debt securities in earnings and the non-credit component in OCI for those securities which the Company does not intend to sell and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the security prior to recovery. For additional information on the adoption of this accounting pronouncement see Note 11 – New Accounting Pronouncements.
 

 
 

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment losses on AFS debt securities as follows:

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate bonds
 
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses (unrealized and realized)
  $ (980 )
Less: Unrealized other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in OCI 
    234  
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
  $ (746 )

 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Corporate Bonds
 
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses (unrealized and realized)
  $ (3,164 )
Less: Unrealized other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in OCI 
    234  
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
  $ (2,930 )
 
Activity related to the credit component recognized in earnings on debt securities held by the Company for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairment loss remains in OCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 is as follows:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ -     $ -  
Additions for the credit component on debt securities in which other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized
    234       234  
Balance, September 30, 2009
  $ 234     $ 234  
 
 
As of September 30, 2009, the debt security with other-than-temporary impairment for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairment loss remains in OCI was a pooled trust preferred security. The Company uses a third party vendor to determine how the underlying collateral cash flows will be distributed to each tranche issued in the security's structure. The vendor uses additional future defaults based on the underlying collateral’s financial status by individual institution.  Expected principal and interest cash flows on an impaired debt security are discounted using an observable discount rate for similar instruments with adjustments that management believes a market participant would consider in determining fair value for the specific security. Based on the expected cash flows derived from the model, the Company expects to recover the remaining unrealized loss on the security.
 
Significant assumptions used in the modeling of the credit component of the pooled trust preferred security with other-than-temporary impairments were a discount rate of 3 month Libor plus 14% and a default rate as follows as of September 30, 2009.
   
2010
   
2011
   
2012
 
Default rate
    6.4 %     2.1 %     0.5 %
 
 
 
 

 
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized $2.930 million of other-than-temporary impairment losses on AFS securities compared to $6.498 million during the same period in 2008. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized $746 thousand of other-than-temporary impairment losses on AFS debt securities. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recognized $6.498 million of other-than-temporary impairment losses on AFS debt and equity securities.  
 
The following table presents the current fair value and the associated gross unrealized losses on investments in securities with gross unrealized losses at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, including debt securities for which a portion of other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in OCI. The table also discloses whether these securities have had gross unrealized losses for less than twelve months, or for twelve months or longer.
 
   
Less than twelve months
   
Twelve months or longer
   
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
  Temporarily-impaired available-for-sale debt securities as of September 30, 2009
                                   
   Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,718     $ (86 )   $ 1,718     $ (86 )
   Corporate/Agency bonds
    -       -       1,957       (1,934     1,957       (1,934
Total temporarily-impaired available-for-sale debt securities
    -       -       3,675       (2,020     3,675       (2,020
  Other-than-temporarily impaired available-for-sale debt securities
                                               
   Corporate bonds
                20       (234 )     20       (234 )
Total temporarily-impaired and other-than-temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities
  $ -     $ -     $ 3,695     $ (2,254 )   $ 3,695     $ (2,254 )
  Temporarily-impaired available-for-sale debt securities as of December 31, 2008
                                               
    Agency MBSs
    10       (1 )     433       (1 )     443       (2 )
   Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $ 1,325     $ (130 )   $ -     $ -     $ 1,325     $ (130 )
   Corporate bonds
    -       -       2,726       (4,338 )     2,726       (4,338 )
Total temporarily-impaired available-for-sale debt securities
    1,335       (131     3,159       (4,339     4,494       (4,470
 
 
Securities are pledged or assigned to secure borrowed funds, lines of credit and for other purposes. The market value of pledged securities was $24.798 million and $21.044 million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
 
The expected maturity distribution of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities and the contractual maturity distribution of the Company’s other debt securities, and the yields of the Company’s AFS debt securities portfolio at September 30, 2009 are summarized in the following table. Actual maturities may differ from the contractual or expected maturities since borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
 
 
  
September 30, 2009
 
  
Due in one year or less
 
Due after one year through five years
 
Due after five years through ten years
 
Due after ten years
   
Total
(Dollars in thousands)
  
Amount
 
Yield  (1)
   
Amount
 
Yield  (1)
   
Amount
 
Yield  (1)
   
Amount
 
Yield  (1)
   
Amount
 
Yield  (1)
 
Fair value of available-for-sale debt securities
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
U.S. Treasury securities and agency debentures
  
$
5,092
  
2.35
%
  
$
-
  
-
%
  
$
-
  
-
%
  
$
2,019 
  
3.55
%
  
$
7,111  
  
2.70
%
Mortgage-backed securities:
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
   
Agency MBSs
  
 
304
  
3.46
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
11,496
  
5.31
 
  
 
11,800
  
5.26
 
Agency collateralized mortgage obligations
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
4,165
  
3.61
 
  
 
4,165
  
3.61
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  
 
206
  
3.50
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
342
  
4.27
 
  
 
2,582
  
4.73
 
  
 
3,130
  
4.60
 
Corporate bonds
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
-
  
-
 
  
 
2,985
  
4.46
 
  
 
2,985
  
4.46
 
Total available-for-sale debt securities
  
$
5,602
  
2.46
 
  
$
-
  
-
 
  
$
342
  
4.37
 
  
$
23,263
  
4.65
 
  
$
29,191
  
4.26
 
Amortized cost of available-for-sale debt securities
  
$
5,512
  
   
  
$
-
  
   
  
$
340
  
   
  
$
24,986
  
   
  
$
30,850
  
   
 
  (1)  
Yields are calculated based on the amortized cost of the securities.
 
 
 

 

NOTE 4. LOANS

Outstanding loans are summarized below:

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
(In thousands)
 
             
Commercial
 
$
72,470
   
$
81,284
 
Agricultural
   
9,583
     
13,153
 
Real estate - commercial mortgage
   
155,570
     
135,013
 
Real estate - construction
   
20,253
     
64,762
 
Installment
   
13,735
     
13,609
 
Gross loans
   
271,611
     
307,821
 
Deferred loan origination costs, net
   
286
     
143
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(5,625
)
   
(6,019
)
Net loans
 
$
266,272
   
$
301,945
 

NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is party to claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of the Company’s management, the ultimate liability with respect to such proceedings will not have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company as a whole.

In the normal course of business there are outstanding various commitments to extend credit which are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements, including loan commitments of approximately $25,208,000 and $55,522,000 and stand-by letters of credit of $1,512,000 and $1,557,000 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.  However, all such commitments will not necessarily culminate in actual extensions of credit by the Company.

Approximately $1,410,000 of the loan commitments outstanding at September 30, 2009 are for real estate loans and are expected to fund within the next twelve months.  The remaining commitments primarily relate to revolving lines of credit or other commercial loans, may expire without being drawn upon.  Therefore, the total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  Each potential borrower and the necessary collateral are evaluated on an individual basis.  Collateral varies, but may include real property, bank deposits, debt or equity securities or business assets.

Stand-by letters of credit are commitments written to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  These letters of credit are issued primarily relating to real estate transactions and performance under specific contracts.  Credit risk is similar to that involved in extending loan commitments to customers and accordingly, evaluation and collateral requirements similar to those for loan commitments are used.  The deferred liability related to the Company’s stand-by letters of credit was not significant at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
 
 
 

 
 
NOTE 6. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE COMPUTATION

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if outstanding stock options were exercised.  Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period plus the weighted average dilutive effect of outstanding options.  In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized a net loss.  Due to the net loss, the diluted loss per share is equal to the basic loss per share.  At September 30, 2009, the Company had 519,000 anti-dilutive shares outstanding.

NOTE 7. COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

Comprehensive (loss) income is reported in addition to net (loss) income for all periods presented.  Comprehensive (loss) income is made up of net (loss) income plus other comprehensive income or loss.  Other comprehensive income or loss, net of taxes, is comprised of the unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale investment securities.  The following table shows total comprehensive (loss) income and its components for the periods indicated:

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(7,874
)
 
$
(1,209
)
 
$
(12,733
)
 
$
464
 
Other comprehensive loss:
                               
     Change in unrealized loss on available for sale securities
   
(878
)
   
(4,108
)
   
(2,280
)
   
(5,079
)
     Reclassification adjustment
   
746
     
4,255
     
2,930
     
4,244
 
Total other comprehensive (loss) income
   
(132
)
   
147
     
650
     
(835
)
Total comprehensive (loss) income
 
$
(8,006
)
 
$
(1,062
)
 
$
(12,083
)
 
$
(371
)
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

NOTE 8. STOCK –BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Option Plan

The Company’s only stock-based compensation plan, the Pacific State Bancorp 1997 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), terminated in 2007. The Plan requires that the option price may not be less than the fair market value of the stock at the date the option is granted, and that the stock must be paid in full at the time the option is exercised. The options expire on a date determined by the Board of Directors, but not later than ten years from the date of grant. The vesting period is determined by the Board of Directors and is generally over five years.  New shares are issued upon the exercise of options

Stock Option Compensation

There were no stock options granted in the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 and none granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the compensation cost recognized for stock option compensation was $14,000 and $42,000 in 2009 and $85,000 and $256,000 in 2008, respectively. The excess tax benefits were not significant for the Company.

At September 30, 2009, the total compensation cost related to nonvested stock option awards granted to employees under the Company’s stock option plans but not yet recognized was $158,000.  This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of 3.00 years and will be adjusted for subsequent changes in estimated forfeitures.
 
Stock Option Activity
 
A summary of option activity under the stock option plans as of September 30, 2009 and changes during the period then ended is presented below:
 
Options
 
Shares
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000)
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2009
   
645,869
   
$
7.73
 
4.8 Years
 
$
-
 
Granted
   
-
     
-
 
-
   
-
 
Exercised
   
(3,600
)
   
5.42
 
3.6 Years
   
-
 
Cancelled
   
(123,200
)
   
7.42
 
4.5 Years
   
-
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2009
   
519,069
   
$
7.82
 
4.0 Years
 
$
-
 
Options vested or expected to vest at September 30, 2009
   
519,069
   
$
7.82
 
4.0 Years
 
$
-
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2009
   
501,069
   
$
7.40
 
3.9 Years
 
$
-
 

The intrinsic value was derived from the closing market price of the Company’s common stock of $0.96 as of September 30, 2009.
 
 
 

 
 
NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES

The Company files its income taxes on a consolidated basis with its subsidiaries. The allocation of income tax expense (benefit) represents each entity’s proportionate share of the consolidated provision for income taxes.
 
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability or balance sheet method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. On the consolidated balance sheet, net deferred tax assets are included in accrued interest receivable and other assets.  During the third quarter of 2009 the Company recorded a valuation allowance against its tax deferred assets of $6.978 million.  The Company will maintain the deferred tax valuation allowance until it is reasonable to reverse the allowance.

Deferred Tax Assets

The Company has recorded a tax benefit of $719,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $4,316,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  These benefits have been offset by a valuation allowance against the recorded tax benefits at September 30, 2009 of $6.978 million.  The future realization of these tax benefits primarily hinges on adequate future earnings to utilize the tax benefit.  Balance sheet changes and assumptions since the previous reporting period have led management to believe that the Company can no longer project with greater than 50% certainty that future earnings will be adequate to realize the tax benefit recorded.  The Company has maintained a deferred tax asset in the amount of $890 thousand because management believes it is more likely than not that these tax benefits will ultimately be realized via the Company’s unrealized gains in real estate and unrealized gains in bank owned life insurance. Prospective earnings, tax law changes or capital changes could prompt the Company to reevaluate the assumptions used to establish the valuation allowance which could result in the reversal of all or part of the valuation allowance.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
 
The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any.  Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority.  The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.  The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if applicable, as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.  There have been no significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits or accrued interest and penalties for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.
 
 
 

 

NOTE 10.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
 
The measurement of fair value under US GAAP uses a hierarchy intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  This hierarchy uses three levels of inputs to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows:
 
Level 1: Quoted prices in active exchange markets for identical assets or liabilities; also includes certain U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government and agency securities actively traded in over-the-counter markets.
 
Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in less active markets, or other observable inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data; also includes derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with observable market inputs or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes certain U.S. government and agency securities, corporate debt securities, derivative instruments, and residential mortgage loans held for sale.
 
Level 3: Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity for financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation; also includes observable inputs for single dealer nonbinding quotes not corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes certain private equity investments, retained interests from securitizations, and certain collateralized debt obligations.
 
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis comprised the following at September 30, 2009:

(Dollars in thousands)
Description
 
Fair Value
September 30, 2009
   
Fair Value Measurements
at September 30, 2009 using
 
         
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
   
Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable
 Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis:
                       
Available-for-sale securities
 
$
29,191
   
$
11,568
   
$
17,573
   
$
50
 
Total
 
$
29,191
   
$
11,568
   
$
17,573
   
$
50
 
 
The investment securities measured at fair value utilizing Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are obligations of the U.S. Treasury, agencies and corporations of the U.S. government, including mortgage-backed securities, bank eligible obligations of any state or political subdivision in the U.S. and bank eligible corporate obligations.  The fair values used by the Company are obtained from an independent pricing service and represent either quoted market prices for the identical securities (Level 1 inputs) or fair values determined by pricing models that consider observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curve, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems.
 
The investment securities measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs are collateralized debt obligations, with a total book value of $50,000 for which there is not an active market.  The Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge of $2.930 million in the first nine months of 2009.  The Company uses multiple input factors to determine the fair value of these securities.  Those input factors are discounted cash flow analysis, structure of the security in relation to current level of deferrals and/or defaults, changes in credit ratings, financial condition of the debtors within the underlying securities, broker quotes for securities with similar structure and credit risk, interest rate movements and pricing of new issuances.
 
The following is a reconciliation of activity for assets measured at fair value based on significant unobservable (non-market) information:
(Dollars in thousands)  
Investment Securities
 
Balance, January 1, 2009
 
$
-
 
Assets added during the period
   
368
 
Unrealized loss included in comprehensive income
   
318
 
Balance, September 30, 2009
 
$
50
 
  
 
 

 
 
Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).  Financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis included the following:
 
Impaired Loans: Impaired loans are measured and reported at fair value in accordance with the provisions of generally accepted accounting principles .   Management’s determination of the fair value for these loans represents the estimated net proceeds to be received from the sale of the collateral based on observable market prices and market value provided by independent, licensed or certified appraisers (Level 2 Inputs).  At September 30, 2009, impaired loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $47.9 million were measured and reported at a fair value of $45.7 million.  During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized losses on impaired loans of $710 thousand and $7.362 million, respectively, through the allowance for loan losses.
 
Other real estate owned -   Other real estate owned represents real estate which the Company has taken control of in partial or full satisfaction of loans. At the time of foreclosure, other real estate owned is recorded at the fair value of the real estate less costs to sell, which becomes the property’s new basis.
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Description
 
Fair Value
September 30, 2009
   
Fair Value Measurements
at September 30, 2009 using
 
         
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
   
Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable
 Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis:
                       
Impaired loans
 
$
45,661
   
$
-
   
$
41,000
   
$
4,661
 
Other real estate owned
   
14,198
     
-
     
14,198
     
-
 
Total
 
$
59,859
   
$
-
   
$
59,859
   
$
-
 
 
The following table presents the fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis:

   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Carrying
   
Fair
   
Carrying
   
Fair
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
   
Value
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Financial assets:
                       
Cash and due from banks
 
$
10,785
   
$
10,785
   
$
16,700
   
$
16,700
 
Federal funds sold
   
33,775
     
33,775
     
21,811
     
21,811
 
Investment securities
   
29,228
     
29,228
     
39,738
     
39,738
 
Loans, net
   
266,272
     
260,947
     
301,945
     
305,257
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
1,295
     
1,295
     
1,349
     
1,349
 
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
 
$
327,030
   
$
328,995
   
$
340,980
   
$
343,084
 
Other borrowings
   
30,000
     
30,594
     
40,000
     
40,019
 
Subordinated debentures
   
8,764
     
5,258
     
8,764
     
2,918
 
Accrued interest payable
   
1,456
     
1,456
     
2,102
     
2,102
 

 
 

 

The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis are discussed above.  For certain financial assets and liabilities, carrying value approximates fair value due to the nature of the financial instrument.  These instruments include cash and cash equivalents, demand and other non-maturity deposits and overnight borrowings.  The Company used the following methods and assumptions in estimating the fair value of the following financial instruments:
 
Loans: The fair value of performing variable rate loans that reprice frequently and performing demand loans, with no significant change in credit risk, is based on carrying value.  The fair value of fixed rate performing loans is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses and interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.
 
The fair value of significant nonperforming loans is based on either the estimated fair value of underlying collateral or estimated cash flows, discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk.  Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows, and discount rates are determined using available market information and specific borrower information.
 
Deposits: The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation based on current rates offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
  
Borrowings: The fair value of long-term borrowings is estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on rates currently available to the Company for borrowings with similar terms.
 
Junior Subordinated Notes Held by Subsidiary Trust: The fair value of the junior subordinated notes held by subsidiary trust is estimated using current market rates of securities with similar risk and remaining maturity.
 
Bank premises and equipment, customer relationships, deposit base, banking center networks, and other information required to compute the Company’s aggregate fair value are not included in the above information.  Accordingly, the above fair values are not intended to represent the aggregate fair value of the Company.
 
NOTE 11. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Effective July 1, 2009, the FASB established the Codification as the source of authoritative GAAP for companies to use in the preparation of financial statements. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and interpretive releases are also authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The guidance contained in the Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. We adopted the Codification, as required, in third quarter 2009. As a result, references to accounting literature contained in our financial statement disclosures have been updated to reflect the new Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) structure.
 
On June 12, 2009, the FASB issued two new accounting standards: SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (SFAS 166) and SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R)” (SFAS 167), which will amend FASB ASC 860-10, “Transfers and Servicing,” and FASB ASC 810-10, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”).”  Among other things, SFAS 166 eliminates the concept of a qualified special purpose entity (“QSPE”). As a result, existing QSPEs generally will be subject to consolidation in accordance with the guidance provided in SFAS 167.
 
SFAS 167 significantly changes the criteria by which an enterprise determines whether it must consolidate a VIE. A VIE is an entity, typically an SPE, which has insufficient equity at risk or which is not controlled through voting rights held by equity investors. Currently, a VIE is consolidated by the enterprise that will absorb a majority of the expected losses or expected residual returns created by the assets of the VIE. SFAS 167 requires that a VIE be consolidated by the enterprise that has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. SFAS 167 also requires that an enterprise continually reassess, based on current facts and circumstances, whether it should consolidate the VIEs with which it is involved.

Both SFAS 166 and SFAS 167 will be effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter.  Earlier application is prohibited.  The recognition and measurement provisions of SFAS 166 shall be applied to transfers that occur on or after the effective date.  Pacific State Bancorp will adopt both SFAS 166 and SFAS 167 on January 1, 2010, as required.  Management believes that the adoption of these new ASCs will not materially impact financial statements of the Company.
 
 
 

 
 
On May 28, 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 855-10 (FAS 165).  Under FASB ASC 855-10 (FAS 165), companies are required to evaluate events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the date the financial statements are issued, or available to be issued in the case of non-public entities.  ASC 855-10 requires entities to recognize in the financial statements the effect of all events or transactions that provide additional evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date, including the estimates inherent in the financial preparation process.  Entities shall not recognize the impact of events or transactions that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date but arose after that date.  ASC 855-10 also requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.  ASC 855-10 was effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.  Pacific State Bancorp adopted the provisions of ASC 855-10 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, as required, and adoption did not have a material impact on Pacific State Bancorp’s financial statements taken as a whole.  The Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred from September 30, 2009 to November 13, 2009, the date the Company issued these financial statements.

On April 1, 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 805-10 (FAS 141R), Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies (“ASC 805-10”).  ASC 805-10 provides additional guidance regarding the recognition, measurement and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination.  ASC 505-10 is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The impact of Pacific State Bancorp adopting ASC 805-10 will depend on the timing of future acquisitions, as well as the nature and existence of contingencies associated with such acquisitions.
 
FASB ASC 820-10 (FSP FAS 157-4), Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly , provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with ASC 820-10 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have decreased significantly.  ASC 820-10 also provides guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly.   The provisions of ASC 820-10 were adopted by the Company on June 30, 2009 and did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
FASB ASC 825-10 (FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1), Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments ,   requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies that were previously only required to be disclosed in annual financial statements.   The provisions of ASC 825-10 were adopted by the Company on June 30, 2009 and the required disclosures are presented in Note 10.

FASB ASC 320-10 (FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2), Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments , amends current other-than-temporary impairment guidance in GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements.  This ASC does not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities.  The provisions of ASC 320-10 were adopted by the Company on June 30, 2009.  Management has determined that there was no material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations from the adoption of the standards.
 
 
 

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Certain matters discussed in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others (1) significant increases in competitive pressures in the financial services industry; (2) changes in the interest rate environment resulting in reduced margins; (3) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than expected, resulting in among other things, a deterioration in credit quality; (4) changes in the regulatory environment; (5) loss of key personnel; (6) fluctuations in the real estate market; (7) changes in business conditions and inflation; (8) operational risks including data processing systems failures and fraud; and (9) changes in the securities market.  Therefore the information set forth herein should be carefully considered when evaluating the business prospects of the Company.

When the Company uses in this Quarterly Report the words “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “commit”, “believe” and similar expressions, the Company intends to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements are not guarantees of performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in this Quarterly Report. Should one or more of the uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, expected, projected, intended, committed or believed.  The future results and stockholder values of the Company may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.  Many factors that will determine these results and values are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict.  For those statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

INTRODUCTION

The following discussion and analysis sets forth certain statistical information relating to the Company as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.  The discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Pacific State Bancorp’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies from those discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OVERVIEW

The 2009 third quarter net loss of $7.874 million compares to a net loss of $1.209 million for the third quarter of 2008.  The increased net loss for the third quarter 2009 compared to the third quarter of 2008 was primarily related to a deferred tax valuation allowance recorded in 2009 of $6.978 resulting in third quarter tax expense of $6.259 million compared to a tax benefit of $1.838 million recorded in 2008.  During the third quarter of 2009, the Company experienced increased credit costs associated with deteriorated credit quality and an elevated level of nonperforming assets.  Decreased credit quality led the Company to record $1 million in provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2009 compared to $600 thousand recorded for the same time period in 2008.  The elevated level of nonperforming assets led to a decrease of net interest income of $906 thousand for the third quarter of 2009, compared to the same time period in 2008.  In addition to increased credit costs, the Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge on an investment security in the amount of $746 thousand for the third quarter 2009 related to a pooled trust preferred security which has experienced significant deferrals and defaults.  This compares to an other than temporary impairment charge of $6.498 million recorded in the third quarter of 2008 which was related to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock holdings.  The third quarter of 2008 also benefited from a nontaxable gain on bank owned life insurance of $2.574 million which was not received in 2009.
 
The Company recorded a net loss of $12.733 million for the first nine months of 2009, compared to net income of $464 thousand for the same time period in 2008.  The decrease in net income in 2009 compared to the first nine months of 2008 was primarily driven by significant increases in the provision for loan losses of $4.742 million, increase in tax expense of $3.467 million, other real estate expense of $2.315 million, a $2.574 million gain on bank owned life insurance recorded in 2008 which did not occur in 2009 and a decrease in net interest income of $2.300 million.  The decrease in performance is primarily related to deterioration in credit quality throughout 2009 which was the result of a longer and deeper than normal recessionary cycle.  The recessionary cycle drove down real estate valuations and economic activity within the Company’s service area, creating difficulty for the Company’s borrowers to repay loans.

Despite the current economic difficulties, the Company is noticing signs of moderation in loan delinquencies and the appearance of price stabilization in residential real estate prices in its service area.  In addition to the moderating loan delinquencies and price stabilization in the residential real estate market, the Company has been successful at improving its net interest margin in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2009 by 33 basis points.  While the improvement in the net interest margin in the third quarter of 2009 over second quarter 2009 was significant, the net interest margin remains at historically depressed levels and further improvement is expected if credit quality does not deteriorate further.

The annualized loss on average assets was 7.89% for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 compared to an annualized loss on average assets of 1.11% for the same period in 2008.  The annualized loss on average equity was 136.29% for the three month period September 30, 2009 compared to a loss on annualized average equity of 13.57% for the same period in 2008. The loss on average assets and loss on average equity in the third quarter 2009 compared to the same time period in 2008 is primarily attributable to the larger net loss recorded for the third quarter of 2009 and a reduced asset and equity base in the period in which the losses resulted.

The annualized loss on average assets was 4.18% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 compared to an annualized return on average assets of 0.14% for the same period in 2008.  The annualized loss on average equity was 66.91% for the nine month period September 30, 2009 compared to a return on annualized average equity of 1.76% for the same period in 2008. The loss on average assets and loss on average equity compared to a return on average assets and average equity for the same time period in 2008 is primarily attributable to the net loss recorded for the first nine months of 2009 compared to net income in 2008.
 
 
 

 
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The 2009 third quarter net loss of $7.874 million compares to a net loss of $1.209 million for the third quarter of 2008.  The increased net loss for the third quarter 2009 compared to the third quarter of 2008 was primarily related to a deferred tax valuation allowance recorded in 2009 of $6.978 resulting in third quarter tax expense of $6.259 million compared to a tax benefit of $1.838 million recorded in 2008.  During the third quarter of 2009, the Company experienced increased credit costs associated with deteriorating credit quality and an elevated level of nonperforming assets.  Decreased credit quality led the Company to record $1 million in provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2009 compared to $600 thousand recorded for the same time period in 2008.  The elevated level of nonperforming assets, decreased level of earning assets and decreased rate earned on earning assets offset by a decrease in interest-bearing deposits and decreased rate paid on those deposits led to a decrease of net interest income of $906 thousand for the third quarter of 2009, compared to the same time period in 2008.  In addition to increased credit costs, the Company recorded an other than temporary impairment charge on an investment security in the amount of $746 thousand for the third quarter 2009 related to a pooled trust preferred security which has experienced significant deferrals and defaults.  This compares to an other than temporary impairment charge of $6.498 million recorded in the third quarter of 2008 which was related to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock holdings.  The third quarter of 2008 also benefited from a nontaxable gain on bank owned life insurance of $2.574 million which was not received in 2009.

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2009
   
2008
   
Dollar Change
   
Percentage Change
 
Interest income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
4,633
   
$
6,321
   
$
(1,688
)
   
(26.7
)%
Interest on Federal funds sold
   
23
     
85
     
(62
)
   
(72.9
)
Interest on investment securities
   
322
     
542
     
(220
)
   
(40.6
)
Total interest income
   
4,978
     
6,948
     
(1,970
)
   
(28.4
)
                                 
Interest expense:
                               
Interest on deposits
   
1,541
     
2,587
     
(1,046
)
   
(40.4
)
Interest on other borrowings
   
237
     
216
     
21
     
9.7
 
Interest on subordinated debentures
   
58
     
97
     
(39
)
   
(40.2
)
Total interest expense
   
1,836
     
2,900
     
(1,064
)
   
(36.7
)
Net interest income before provision for loan losses
 
$
3,142
   
$
4,048
   
$
(906
)
   
(22.4
)%

Net interest income is the interest earned on debt securities, loans (including yield-related loan fees) and other interest-earning assets minus the interest paid for deposits and long-term and short-term debt. The net interest margin is the average yield on earning assets minus the average interest rate paid for deposits and our other sources of funding.

The decreased net interest income performance is primarily the result of the Bank experiencing a contraction in its net interest margin.  The contraction of the net interest margin is the result of an increased level of nonaccrual loans and nonperforming assets.  Increased levels of nonaccrual loans have the effect of reducing loan yields over the time period.  Increased levels of nonaccrual loans coupled with decreasing market rates charged on loan balances have caused the yields earned on the loan portfolio to decrease from 7.75% for the third quarter of 2008 to 6.61% for the third quarter of 2009.  The yield earned on all interest earning assets in the third quarter of 2009 totaled 5.79% compared to 7.03% for the same time period in 2008.  In addition to the decrease in yields earned on assets, total average earning assets decreased $51.931 million to $341.112 million for the third quarter of 2009 from $393.043 million for the same time period in 2008.  The decrease in average earning assets occurred primarily in the loan portfolio where average balances decreased $46.328 million or 14.3% to $278.220 million in the third quarter of 2009 from $324.548 million for the same time period in 2008.

The net interest margin for the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased 45 basis points to 3.65%, from 4.10% for the same period in 2008.  The decrease in interest income described above was offset by a decrease in the level of funding and rate paid for the funding of assets during the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2008.  The cost of funding in the third quarter of 2009 totaled 2.32% compared to 3.49% in the third quarter of 2008.  The cost of funding decreased primarily because of decreased market rates paid for deposits and borrowings during the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2008.  In addition to decreased rates paid on deposits, the average balance on which interest was paid decreased by $16.644 million to $313.643 million for the third quarter of 2009 from $330.287 million for the same period in 2008.  The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $28,166,000 in time deposits to $187.137 million for the third quarter of 2009 from $215.303 million for the same time period in 2008.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

The following table presents for the three month period indicated the distribution of consolidated average assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity.  It also presents the amounts of interest income from the interest earning assets and the resultant yields expressed in both dollars and rate percentages.  Average balances are based on daily averages.  Nonaccrual loans are included in the calculation of average loans while nonaccrued interest thereon is excluded from the computation of yields earned:
 
PACIFIC STATE BANCORP
 
Yield Analysis
 
 
For Three Months Ended September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
2009
   
2008
 
       
Interest
   
Average
         
Interest
   
Average
 
 
Average
   
Income or
   
Yield or
   
Average
   
Income or
   
Yield or
 
Assets:
Balance
   
Expense
   
Cost
   
Balance
   
Expense
   
Cost
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Loans(1)(2)
 
$
278,220
   
$
4,633
     
6.61
%
 
$
324,548
   
$
6,321
     
7.75
%
Investment securities(2)
   
33,182
     
322
     
3.85
%
   
50,733
     
541
     
4.24
%
Federal funds sold
   
29,710
     
23
     
0.31
%
   
17,752
     
85
     
1.90
%
Interest bearing deposits in banks
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
10
     
1
     
40.22
%
Total average earning assets
 
$
341,112
   
$
4,978
     
5.79
%
 
$
393,043
   
$
6,948
     
7.03
%
                                                 
Non-earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
   
11,809
                     
13,343
                 
Bank premises and equipment
   
30,315
                     
15,450
                 
Other assets
   
18,835
                     
16,615
                 
Allowance for loan loss
   
(5,940
)
                   
(3,784
)
               
Total average assets
 
$
396,131
                   
$
434,666
                 
                                                 
                                                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
                                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Interest-bearing demand
 
$
63,359
   
$
157
     
0.98
%
 
$
73,380
   
$
427
     
2.31
%
Savings
   
24,384
     
68
     
1.11
%
   
6,108
     
8
     
0.52
%
Time deposits
   
187,137
     
1,316
     
2.79
%
   
215,303
     
2,152
     
3.98
%
Other borrowings(3)
   
38,763
     
295
     
3.02
%
   
35,496
     
313
     
3.51
%
                                                 
Total average interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
313,643
   
$
1,836
     
2.32
%
 
$
330,287
   
$
2,900
     
3.49
%
                                                 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Demand deposits
   
55,409
                     
64,817
                 
Other liabilities
   
4,157
                     
4,119
                 
Total average liabilities
   
373,209
                     
399,223
                 
Shareholders' equity
   
22,922
                     
35,443
                 
Total average liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
396,131
                   
$
434,666
                 
                                                 
Net interest income
         
$
3,142
                   
$
4,048
         
                                                 
Net interest margin(4)
                   
3.65
%
                   
4.10
%

(1)  
Net loan (costs) fees included in loan interest income for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $(64,000) and $307,000, respectively.
(2)             Not computed on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3)  
For the purpose of this table the interest expense related to the Company’s junior subordinated debentures is included in other borrowings.
(4)             Net interest income divided by the average balance of total earning assets.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

The following table sets forth changes in interest income and interest expense, for the three month periods indicated and the change attributable to variance in volume and rates:

   
Three Months ended September 30,
 
   
2009 over 2008
 
   
Net
             
   
Change
   
Rate (1)
   
Volume (2)
 
(In thousands)
                 
                   
Interest Income:
                 
Loans and leases
 
$
     (1,688
)
 
$
      (786
)
 
$
       (902
)
Investment securities
   
        (219
)
   
        (32
)
   
       (187
)
Federal funds sold
   
         (62
)
   
      (119
)
   
          57
 
Interest bearing deposits in banks
   
           (1
)
   
            -
     
(1
)
Total interest income
 
$
     (1,970
)
 
$
      (937
)
 
$
     (1,033
)
                         
                         
Interest Expense:
                       
Interest-bearing demand
 
$
        (270
)
 
$
      (212
)
 
$
         (58
)
Savings
   
          60
     
         36
     
          24
 
Time deposits
   
        (836
)
   
      (554
)
   
       (282
)
Other borrowings
   
         (18
)
   
        (47
)
   
          29
 
Total interest expense
 
$
     (1,064
)
 
$
      (777
)
 
$
       (287
)
Net interest income
 
$
        (906
)
 
$
      (160
)
 
$
       (746
)

(1)  
The rate change in net interest income represents the change in rate multiplied by the current year’s average balance.
(2)  
The volume change in net interest income represents the change in average balance multiplied by the current year’s rate.

Provision for loan losses

The Company recorded $1 million in provision for loan losses for the three month period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $400,000 from $600,000 for the same period in 2008.  The increase in the provision is based on management’s assessment of the required level of reserves.  Management assesses loan quality monthly to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses.  Based on the information currently available, management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses in the portfolio.  However, no assurance can be given that the Company may not sustain charge-offs which are in excess of the allowance in any given period.  The Company’s loan portfolio composition and non-performing assets are further discussed under the “Financial Condition” section below.

Non-Interest (loss) income

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the total non-interest loss was $345 thousand.  This non-interest loss compares to non-interest loss of $2.937 million for the comparable period in 2008.  The primary reason for the non-interest loss in the third quarter of 2009 was the other than temporary impairment charge of $746 thousand that was recorded during the period.  In the third quarter of 2008, the Company experienced an other than temporary impairment charge of $6.498 million and a gain on bank owned life insurance of $2.574 million which was not repeated in 2009.  The Bank has also experienced a decline in service charges and other income.  The decline in service charges of $45 thousand is primarily related to decreased deposit activity.  The decrease in other income of $109 thousand was related to a decrease in prepayment fees and bank owned life insurance income compared to the same time period in 2008.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Non-Interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses ordinarily consist of salaries and related employee benefits, occupancy, furniture and equipment expenses, other real estate, professional fees, appraisal fees, directors’ fees, postage, stationary and supplies expenses, telephone expenses, data processing expenses, advertising and promotion expense and other operating expenses. Non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $3.412 million compared to $3.558 million for the same period in 2008, representing a decrease of $146 thousand or 4%. The decrease is primarily the result of cost cutting by the Company coupled with the cutting of director fees.  For further information on other real estate please see the section titled "Other real estate owned" included in this report. The decrease in occupancy was primarily related to moving from a leased facility to an owned facility.  Furniture and equipment expense decrease is attributable to a decreased level of assets added during the quarter and the full depreciation of other assets.

The following table sets forth a summary of non-interest expense for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:

   
Three Months Ended September 30,
             
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
Dollar Change
   
Percentage Change
 
Non-interest expenses:
                       
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
1,359
   
$
1,398
   
$
(39)
     
(3
)%
Occupancy
   
281
     
316
     
(35)
     
(11
)
Furniture and equipment
   
237
     
259
     
(22)
     
(8
)
Other real estate
   
186
     
-
     
186
     
N/A
 
Other expenses
   
1,349
     
1,585
     
(236)
     
(15
)
Total non-interest expenses
 
$
3,412
   
$
3,558
   
$
(146)
     
(4
)%
 
Income Taxes

The Company’s provision for income taxes includes both federal income and state franchise taxes and reflects the application of federal and state statutory rates to the Company’s net income before taxes.  The principal difference between statutory tax rates and the Company’s effective tax rate is the benefit derived from investing in tax-exempt securities, Company owned life insurance  and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  During the third quarter of 2009 the Company recorded a deferred tax valuation allowance.  The result of the valuation allowance was to increase the tax provision by $6.978 million.  For the third quarter of 2009 the Company recorded tax expense of $6.259 million on a pretax loss of $1.615 million.  The Company’s effective tax rate for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 resulted in a benefit of 60.3% of pretax loss.  The benefit recorded for 2008 was impacted by the gain on company owned life insurance of $2.574 million which was a nontaxable gain.
 
 
 

 
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The Company recorded a net loss of $12.733 million for the first nine months of 2009, compared to net income of $464 thousand for the same time period in 2008.  The decrease in net income in 2009 compared to the first nine months of 2008 was primarily driven by significant increases in the provision for loan losses of $4.742 million, increase in tax expense of $3.467 million, other real estate expense of $2.315 million, a $2.574 million gain on bank owned life insurance recorded in 2008 which did not occur in 2009 and a decrease in net interest income of $2.300 million.  The decrease in performance is primarily related to deterioration in credit quality throughout 2009 which was the result of a longer and deeper than normal recessionary cycle.  The recessionary cycle drove down real estate valuations and economic activity within the Company’s service area, creating difficulty for the Company’s borrowers to repay loans.
 
Net interest income before provision for loan losses

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2009
   
2008
   
Dollar Change
   
Percentage Change
 
Interest income:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
14,398
   
$
18,998
   
$
(4,600
)
   
(24
)%
Interest on Federal funds sold
   
55
     
341
     
(286
)
   
(84
)
Interest on investment securities
   
1,255
     
2,144
     
(889
)
   
(41
)
Total interest income
   
15,708
     
21,483
     
(5,775
)
   
(27
)
                                 
Interest expense:
                               
Interest on deposits
   
5,126
     
8,245
     
(3,119
)
   
(38
)
Interest on other borrowings
   
854
     
1,064
     
(210
)
   
(20
)
Interest on subordinated debentures
   
213
     
359
     
(146
)
   
(41
)
Total interest expense
   
6,193
     
9,668
     
(3,475
)
   
(36
)
Net interest income before provision for loan losses
 
$
9,515
   
$
11,815
   
$
(2,300
)
   
(19
)%

Net interest income is the interest earned on debt securities, loans (including yield-related loan fees) and other interest-earning assets minus the interest paid for deposits and long-term and short-term debt. The net interest margin is the average yield on earning assets minus the average interest rate paid for deposits and our other sources of funding.

The decreased net interest income performance is primarily the result of the Bank experiencing a contraction in its net interest margin.  The contraction of the net interest margin is the result of an increased level of nonaccrual loans and nonperforming assets.  Increased levels of nonaccrual loans have the effect of reducing loan yields over the time period.  Increased levels of nonaccrual loans coupled with decreasing market rates charged on loan balances have caused the yields earned on the loan portfolio to decrease from 7.81% for the first nine months of 2008 to 6.54% for the first nine months of 2009.  The yield earned on all interest earning assets in the first nine months of 2009 totaled 5.87% compared to 7.24% for the same time period in 2008.  In addition to the decrease in yields earned on assets, total average earning assets decreased $38.487 million to $357.794 million for the first nine months of 2009 from $396.281 million for the same time period in 2008.  The decrease in average earning assets occurred primarily in the loan portfolio where average balances decreased $30.817 million or 9.5% to $294.187 million in the first nine months of 2009 from $325.004 million for the same time period in 2008.

The net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased 42 basis points to 3.56%, from 3.98% for the same period in 2008.  The decrease in interest income described above was offset by a decrease in the level of funding and rate paid for the funding of assets during the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2008.  The cost of funding in the first nine months of 2009 totaled 2.58% compared to 3.86% for the same time period in 2008.  The cost of funding decreased primarily because of decreased market rates paid for deposits and borrowings during the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same time period in 2008.  In addition to decreased rates paid on deposits and borrowings, the average balance on which interest was paid decreased by $14.061 million to $320.675 million for the first nine months of 2009 from $334.736 million for the same period in 2008.  The decrease was attributable to a decrease of $22.665 million in time deposits to $191.918 million for the first nine months of 2009 from $214.583 million for the same time period in 2008.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

The following table presents for the nine month periods indicated the distribution of consolidated average assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity.  It also presents the amounts of interest income from the interest earning assets and the resultant yields expressed in both dollars and rate percentages.  Average balances are based on daily averages.  Nonaccrual loans are included in the calculation of average loans while nonaccrued interest thereon is excluded from the computation of yields earned:
 
PACIFIC STATE BANCORP
 
Yield Analysis
 
 
For Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
(Dollars in thousands)
2009
   
2008
 
       
Interest
   
Average
         
Interest
   
Average
 
 
Average
   
Income or
   
Yield or
   
Average
   
Income or
   
Yield or
 
Assets:
Balance
   
Expense
   
Cost
   
Balance
   
Expense
   
Cost
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Loans(1)(2)
 
$
294,187
   
$
14,398
     
6.54
%
 
$
325,004
   
$
18,998
     
7.81
%
Investment securities(2)
   
37,859
     
1,255
     
4.43
%
   
49,956
     
2,100
     
5.62
%
Federal funds sold
   
25,748
     
55
     
0.29
%
   
19,930
     
341
     
2.29
%
Interest bearing deposits in banks
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,391
     
44
     
4.23
%
Total average earning assets
 
$
357,794
   
$
15,708
     
5.87
%
 
$
396,281
   
$
21,483
     
7.24
%
                                                 
Non-earning assets:
                                               
Cash and due from banks
   
11,939
                     
13,435
                 
Bank premises and equipment
   
24,271
                     
14,956
                 
Other assets
   
19,126
                     
16,194
                 
Allowance for loan loss
   
(6,186
)
                   
(3,609
)
               
Total average assets
 
$
406,944
                   
$
437,257
                 
                                                 
                                                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
                                         
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Interest-bearing demand
 
$
67,416
   
$
550
     
1.09
%
 
$
70,421
   
$
1,215
     
2.30
%
Savings
   
15,973
     
128
     
1.07
%
   
5,623
     
22
     
0.52
%
Time deposits
   
191,918
     
4,448
     
3.10
%
   
214,583
     
7,008
     
4.36
%
Other borrowings(3)
   
45,368
     
1,067
     
3.14
%
   
44,109
     
1,423
     
4.31
%
Total average interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
320,675
   
$
6,193
     
2.58
%
 
$
334,736
   
$
9,668
     
3.86
%
                                                 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Demand deposits
   
56,546
                     
63,101
                 
Other liabilities
   
4,281
                     
4,245
                 
Total average liabilities
   
381,502
                     
402,082
                 
Shareholders' equity
   
25,442
                     
35,175
                 
Total average liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
406,944
                   
$
437,257
                 
                                                 
Net interest income
         
$
9,515
                   
$
11,815
         
                                                 
Net interest margin(4)
                   
3.56
%
                   
3.98
%

(1)  
Net loan (costs) fees included in loan interest income for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $(110,000) and $677,000, respectively.
(2)  
Not computed on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3)  
For the purpose of this table the interest expense related to the Company’s junior subordinated debentures is included in other borrowings.
(4)  
Net interest income divided by the average balance of total earning assets.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

The following table sets forth changes in interest income and interest expense, for the nine month periods indicated and the change attributable to variance in volume and rates:

   
Nine Months ended September 30,
 
   
2009 over 2008
 
   
Net
             
   
Change
   
Rate (1)
   
Volume (2)
 
(In thousands)
                 
                   
Interest Income:
                 
Loans and leases
 
$
     (4,600
)
 
$
    (2,799
)
 
$
     (1,801
)
Investment securities
   
        (845
)
   
      (336
)
   
       (509
)
Federal funds sold
   
        (286
)
   
      (386
)
   
        100
 
Interest bearing deposits in banks
   
         (44
)
   
            -
     
(44
)
Total interest income
 
$
     (5,775
)
 
$
    (3,521
)
 
$
     (2,254
)
                         
                         
Interest Expense:
                       
Interest-bearing demand
 
$
        (665
)
 
$
      (613
)
 
$
         (52
 
Savings
   
         106
     
         66
     
          40
 
Time deposits
   
     (2,560
)
   
    (1,820
)
   
       (740
)
Other borrowings
   
        (356
)
   
      (397
)
   
          41
 
Total interest expense
 
$
     (3,475
)
 
$
    (2,764
)
 
$
       (711
)
Net interest income
 
$
     (2,300
)
 
$
      (757
)
 
$
     (1,543
)

(1)  
The rate change in net interest income represents the change in rate multiplied by the current year’s average balance.
(2)  
The volume change in net interest income represents the change in average balance multiplied by the current year’s rate.

Provision for loan losses

The Company recorded $6.152 million in provision for loan losses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $4,742,000 from $1.410 million for the same period in 2008.  The increase in the provision is based on management’s assessment of the required level of reserves.  Management assesses loan quality monthly to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses.  Based on the information currently available, management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses in the portfolio.  However, no assurance can be given that the Company may not sustain charge-offs which are in excess of the allowance in any given period.  The Company’s loan portfolio composition and non-performing assets are further discussed under the “Financial Condition” section below.

Non-Interest (loss) income

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the total non-interest loss was $1.658 million.  This non-interest loss compares to non-interest loss of $1.868 million for the comparable period in 2008.  The primary reason for the non-interest loss in the first nine months of 2009 was the other than temporary impairment charge of $2.930 million that was recorded during the period.  In the first nine months of 2008, the Company experienced an other than temporary impairment charge of $6.498 million and a gain on bank owned life insurance of $2.574 million which was not repeated in 2009.  The Bank has also experienced a decline in service charges and other income.  The decline in service charges of $185 thousand is primarily related to decreased deposit activity.  The decrease in other income of $94 thousand was related to a decrease in prepayment fees and bank owned life insurance income compared to the same time period in 2008.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Non-Interest Expenses

Non-interest expenses ordinarily consist of salaries and related employee benefits, occupancy, furniture and equipment expenses, professional fees, appraisal fees, directors’ fees, postage, stationary and supplies expenses, telephone expenses, data processing expenses, advertising and promotion expense and other operating expenses. Non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $11.776 million compared to $8.878 million for the same period in 2008, representing an increase of $2.898 million or 33%. The increase is primarily the result of expenses related to other real estate of $2.315 million in the first nine months of 2009 and no expense related to other real estate in the first nine months of 2008.  For further information on other real estate please see the section titled "Other real estate owned" included in this report.  The decrease in occupancy was primarily related to moving from a leased branch facility to an owned branch facility.  Furniture and equipment expense increase is attributable to increased costs of maintaining facilities and the addition of the new branch located at 1547 East March Lane, Stockton. The increase in other expense of $676 thousand is primarily the result of increased legal fees associated with loan collection and increased FDIC assessments of $635 thousand.

The following table sets forth a summary of non-interest expense for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:

   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
             
(In thousands)
 
2009
   
2008
   
Dollar Change
   
Percentage Change
 
Non-interest expenses:
                       
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
3,829
   
$
3,948
   
$
(119
)
   
(3
)%
Occupancy
   
832
     
881
     
(49
)
   
(6
)
Furniture and equipment
   
708
     
633
     
75
     
12
 
Other real estate
   
2,315
     
-
     
2,315
     
N/A
 
Other expenses
   
4,092
     
3,416
     
676
     
20
 
Total non-interest expenses
 
$
11,776
   
$
8,878
   
$
2,898
     
33
%

Income Taxes

The Company’s provision for income taxes includes both federal income and state franchise taxes and reflects the application of federal and state statutory rates to the Company’s net income before taxes.  The principal difference between statutory tax rates and the Company’s effective tax rate is the benefit derived from investing in tax-exempt securities, Company owned life insurance  and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.  During the first nine months of 2009 the Company recorded a deferred tax valuation allowance.  The result of the valuation allowance was to increase the tax provision by $6.978 million.  For the first nine months of 2009 the Company recorded tax expense of $2.662 million on a pretax loss of $10.071 million.  The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 resulted in a benefit of 236% of pretax loss.  The benefit recorded for 2008 was impacted by the gain on company owned life insurance of $2.574 million which was a nontaxable gain.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets at September 30, 2009 were $384.888 million, a decrease of $36.565 million or 9%, from the $421.453 million at December 31, 2008.  The contraction in assets was primarily in the Company’s loan portfolio and securities portfolio with pay downs being retained in federal funds sold.  The reduction in the size of the loan portfolio is primarily the result of assets being reclassified to other real estate, charge-offs and pay downs.  The investment portfolio decreased as a result of large principal pay downs in the mortgage backed section of the portfolio and the other than temporary impairment charges in 2009.  Pay downs have occurred as interest rates for mortgages have declined and borrowers prepay their mortgages at a faster rate.  Other assets declined $8.475 million primarily due to the valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets.  The Company had recorded $8.930 million in deferred tax assets at December 31, 2008 and had recorded $890 thousand at September 30, 2009.  The remainder of the balance sheet continued on a flat trend.

The Company experienced a decrease in deposits primarily in non-interest bearing deposits.  Non-interest bearing deposits decreased $11,261,000 or 16.1% to $58,613,000 at September 30, 2009 from $69,874,000 at December 31, 2008.  The decrease in non-interest bearing deposits is primarily the result of a large upward fluctuation in customer deposits at the end of 2008 which subsequently decreased in the first quarter of 2009.  The Company also experienced a decrease in interest-bearing deposits of $2.689 million or 1% from $271.106 million at December 31, 2008 to $268.417 million at September 30, 2009.  The decrease in interest-bearing deposits was primarily related to a reduction in rates paid for interest-bearing deposits and customer diversification of their deposit balances to other institutions in order to take advantage of FDIC insurance coverage.  The reduction in rates resulted in rate sensitive customers placing deposits elsewhere.  In addition, heightened media coverage of bank failures has led some customers to diversify their deposits to multiple institutions, leading to withdrawals of uninsured balances.  The decrease in deposits has been funded by a reduction in the loan and investment portfolios.  The Company has also reduced its borrowings by $10 million due to a maturity which was not renewed.  On September 30, 2009 the Bank utilized $28,789,000 in brokered deposits compared to $2,500,000 at December 31, 2008.

Loan portfolio composition

The Company concentrates its lending activities primarily within Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Alameda Counties.

The Company manages its credit risk through diversification of its loan portfolio and the application of underwriting policies and procedures and credit monitoring practices. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, a significant portion of its borrowers' ability to repay the loans is dependent upon the professional services and real estate values. Generally, the loans are secured by real estate or other assets and are expected to be repaid from cash flows of the borrower or proceeds from the sale of collateral.

The following table illustrates loan balances and percentage changes from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009 by loan category:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
   
Dollar Change
   
Percentage Change
 
Commercial
 
$
72,470
   
$
81,284
   
$
(8,814
)
   
(10.8
)%
Agricultural
   
9,583
     
13,153
     
(3,570
)
   
(27.1
)
Real estate - commercial mortgage
   
155,570
     
135,013
     
20,557
     
15.2
 
Real estate – construction
   
20,253
     
64,762
     
(44,509
)
   
(68.7
)
Installment
   
13,735
     
13,609
     
126
     
0.9
 
Gross loans
 
$
271,611
   
$
307,821
   
$
(36,210
)
   
(11.8
)%

The Company continues to manage the mix in its loan portfolio consistently with its identity as a community bank serving Northern California and the Central Valley.  The Bank has experienced contraction in its commercial, agricultural, construction and installment segments of the loan portfolio.  The contraction in these segments reflects the weak economic environment and customer deleveraging which continued from 2008 through the first nine months of 2009.  The real estate construction segment has been reduced significantly due to the completion of construction projects and a permanent loan being extended, pay downs on completed projects and foreclosure of certain projects which have been reclassified to other real estate owned.  The real estate commercial mortgage segment has increased primarily through permanent financing loans extended to completed construction projects already financed through the Bank.
 
 
 

 
 
Nonperforming loans

The Company’s level of nonperforming loans declined significantly in the first nine months of 2009.  There were loans in the amount of $23,560,000 on nonaccrual at December 31, 2008.  During the first nine months of 2009 the Company either foreclosed on collateral of nonperforming loans resulting in an increase in other real estate owned or charged-off the loan balance.  At September 30, 2009 the Company had loans in the amount of $11,803,000 on nonaccrual.  The forgone interest related to the loans on nonaccrual totaled $596,000 for the first nine months of 2009.  The Company held an average of $14,682,000 on nonaccrual for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009.  At present, management believes that the level of allowance of 2.07% of total loans at September 30, 2009 compared to 1.95% at December 31, 2008 is sufficient to provide for both specifically identified and probable losses.

Management has been proactive in working with problem customers to repay loans that have become delinquent or have the potential to become delinquent.  In most cases, personal guarantees and collateral value are sufficient to repay outstanding principal and interest.  In the cases where collateral value and personal guarantees have fallen short of the principal and interest owed on the loans, management has reserved for the estimated potential loss.  Management has also ordered real estate appraisals on all loans which are in foreclosure that are secured by real estate and on loans where we have identified potential problems.

Analysis of allowance for loan losses

In determining the amount of the Company’s Allowance for Loan Losses (“ALL”), management assesses the diversification of the portfolio. Each credit is assigned a credit risk rating factor, and this factor, multiplied by the dollars associated with the credit risk rating, is used to calculate one component of the ALL. In addition, management estimates the probable loss on individual credits that are receiving increased management attention due to actual or perceived increases in credit risk.

The Company makes provisions to the ALL on a regular basis through charges to operations that are reflected in the Company’s statements of operations as a provision for loan losses. When a loan is deemed uncollectible, it is charged against the allowance. Any recoveries of previously charged-off loans are credited back to the allowance. There is no precise method of predicting specific losses or amounts that ultimately may be charged-off on particular categories of the loan portfolio. Similarly, the adequacy of the ALL and the level of the related provision for possible loan losses is determined on a judgment basis by management based on consideration of a number of factors including (i) economic conditions, (ii) borrowers' financial condition, (iii) loan impairment, (iv) evaluation of industry trends, (v) industry and other concentrations, (vi) loans which are contractually current as to payment terms but demonstrate a higher degree of risk as identified by management, (vii) continuing evaluation of the performing loan portfolio, (viii) monthly review and evaluation of problem loans identified as having a loss potential, (ix) monthly review by the Board of Directors, (x) off balance sheet risks and (xi) assessments by regulators and other third parties. Management and the Board of Directors evaluate the allowance and determine its desired level considering objective and subjective measures, such as knowledge of the borrowers' businesses, valuation of collateral, the determination of impaired loans and exposure to potential losses.

While Management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and other qualitative factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s ALL. Such agencies may require the Company to provide additions to the allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination. There is uncertainty concerning future economic trends. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the effect future economic trends may have on the level of the provision for loan losses in future periods.
 
 
 

 
 
The adequacy of the ALL is calculated upon two components. First, is the credit risk rating of the loan portfolio, including all outstanding loans and leases.  Every extension of credit has been assigned a risk rating based upon a comprehensive definition intended to measure the inherent risk of lending money.  Each rating has an assigned risk factor expressed as a reserve percentage. Central to this assigned risk factor is the historical loss record of the Company. Secondly, established specific reserves are available for individual loans currently deemed to be impaired. These are the estimated potential losses associated with specific borrowers based upon the collateral and event(s) causing the risk ratings. Any loan that has been assigned a specific reserve is removed from the calculation related to the first component of the ALL.

Management believes the assigned risk grades and our methods for managing risk are satisfactory.

The following table summarizes the activity in the ALL for the periods indicated:
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Beginning Balance:
 
$
5,716
   
$
3,427
   
$
6,019
   
$
3,948
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,000
     
600
     
6,152
     
1,410
 
Charge-offs:
                               
Commercial
   
1,042
     
-
     
2,533
     
1,290
 
Real Estate
   
-
     
-
     
3,893
     
-
 
Other
   
53
     
135
     
210
     
190
 
Total Charge-offs
   
1,095
     
135
     
6,636
     
1,480
 
Recoveries:
                               
Commercial
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
13
 
Real Estate
   
4
     
-
     
88
     
-
 
Other
   
-
     
-
     
2
     
1
 
Total Recoveries
   
4
     
-
     
90
     
14
 
Net Charge-offs
   
1,091
     
135
     
6,546
     
1,466
 
Ending Balance
 
$
5,625
   
$
3,892
   
$
5,625
   
$
3,892
 
ALL to total loans
   
2.07
%
   
1.19
%
   
2.07
%
   
1.19
%
Net Charge-offs to average loans-annualized
   
1.56
%
   
0.05
%
   
2.97
%
   
0.49
%

Other real estate owned

At December 31, 2008, the Company had $2,029,000 invested in properties acquired through foreclosure.  In the first nine months of 2009, the Company foreclosed on nine more properties totaling $15,063,000. The Company received proceeds of $2,118,000 on properties sold during the first nine months of 2009, recorded impairment on properties previously recorded into other real estate of $724,000 and recorded a loss on the sale of other real estate of $52,000.  At September 30, 2009, the carrying value of all properties was $14,198,000. These properties were carried at the lower of cost or their estimated market value, as evidenced by an independent appraisal less estimated selling expenses. At foreclosure, if the fair value of the real estate is less than the Company’s recorded investment in the related loan, a charge is made to the allowance for loan losses. If the value of the property is subsequently determined to be less than the recorded investment in the property, an impairment on the property is recorded.  No assurance can be given that the Company will sell the properties during 2009 or at any time or for an amount that will be sufficient to recover the Company’s investment in these properties.
 
Investment securities

Investment securities decreased $10,510,000 to $29,228,000 at September 30, 2009, from $39,738,000 at December 31, 2008.  The decrease was the result of activity related to mortgage backed security principle payments, asset allocation management, funds reinvestment and the other than temporary impairment charge recorded in the second and third quarters.  Federal funds sold increased $11,964,000 to $33,775,000 at September 30, 2009, from $21,811,000 at December 31, 2008.  The increase in federal funds sold was primarily the result of a decrease in the investment and loan portfolios offset by a decrease in deposit balances.

The Company’s investment in U.S. Treasury securities decreased to 17% of the investment portfolio at September 30, 2009 compared to 23% at December 31, 2008.  Obligations of U.S. Agencies increased to 7% of the investment portfolio at September 30, 2009, and were not part of the portfolio at December 31, 2008.  The Company’s investment in mortgage backed securities decreased to 55% of the investment portfolio at September 30, 2009 compared to 59% at December 31, 2008.  The Company’s investment in corporate bonds decreased to 10% of the investment portfolio at September 30, 2009 compared to 10% at December 31, 2008. Tax-exempt municipal obligation bonds increased to 11% at September 30, 2009 compared to 8% of the investment portfolio at December 31, 2008.
 
 
 

 
 
Deposits

Total deposits were $327.030 million as of September 30, 2009, a decrease of $13.95 million or 4.1% from the December 31, 2008 balance of $340.980 million.  The Company continues to manage the mix of its deposits consistent with its identity as a community bank serving the financial needs of its customers.  Non-interest bearing demand deposits and interest bearing checking deposits increased to 24.7% of total deposits up from 20.5% at December 31, 2008.  Money market and savings accounts increased to 20.1% of total deposits from 18.8% at December 31, 2008.  Time deposits decreased to 55.2% of total deposits from 60.7% at December 31, 2008.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company increased its reliance on brokered deposits as a source of funding by $26,289,000 from $2,500,000 at December 31, 2008 to $28,789,000 at September 30, 2009.  The Company will only be able to utilize the brokered deposit market in the future to replace maturing deposits if, at the time, the Company is considered well capitalized by regulatory standards.  Approximately $20 million of the brokered deposits have maturities beyond two years from the end of the period.
 
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 included a provision for an increase in the amount of deposits insured by the FDIC. The $250,000 standard insurance limit is permanent for certain retirement accounts, which includes IRAs. The $250,000 limit is temporary for all other deposit accounts through December 31, 2013. On January 1, 2014, the standard insurance amount will return to $100,000 per depositor for all account categories except certain retirement accounts, which will remain at $250,000 per depositor.
 
CAPITAL RESOURCES

Capital adequacy is a measure of the amount of capital needed to sustain asset growth and act as a cushion for losses. Capital protects depositors and the deposit insurance fund from potential losses and is a source of funds for the investments the Company needs to remain competitive.  Historically, capital has been generated principally from the retention of earnings, stock offerings, issuance of junior subordinated debentures and grants of stock options.

The recent losses incurred have reduced the Company’s Risk-Based Capital level to adequately capitalized. The Company is in the process of developing a Capital Plan to return the Company to a well capitalized status. The Risk-Based Capital computations for the Company are complex and are impacted by operating losses and various limitations including loan loss reserves which are limited to 1.25% of risk-based assets as well as deferred income taxes which generally cannot exceed 10% of Tier 1 risk-based capital.

At September 30, 2009 shareholders’ equity was $15,243,000 compared with $27,284,000 at December 31, 2008. Changes within shareholders’ equity reflect decreases from the net loss during the first nine months of 2009, stock based compensation expense, and a decrease in unrealized losses on available for sale securities.

Overall capital adequacy is monitored on a day-to-day basis by the Company’s management and reported to the Company’s Board of Directors on a monthly basis.  The Bank’s regulators measure capital adequacy by using a risk-based capital framework and by monitoring compliance with minimum leverage ratio guidelines. Under the risk-based capital standard, assets reported on the Company’s balance sheet and certain off-balance sheet items are assigned to risk categories, each of which is assigned a risk weight.

This standard characterizes an institution's capital as being "Tier 1" capital (defined as principally comprising shareholders' equity and the qualifying portion of subordinated debentures) and "Tier 2" capital (defined as principally comprising Tier 1 capital and the remaining qualifying portion of subordinated debentures and the qualifying portion of the ALL).

The minimum ratio of total risk-based capital to risk-adjusted assets, including certain off-balance sheet items, is 8%. At least one-half (4%) of the total risk-based capital is to be comprised of Tier 1 capital; the balance may consist of debt securities and a limited portion of the ALL.

As of September 30, 2009 the most recent notification by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) categorized the Bank as adequately capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.  The Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The leverage ratio consists of Tier I capital divided by quarterly average assets.  The minimum leverage ratio is 3% for banking organizations that do not anticipate significant growth and that have well-diversified risk, excellent asset quality and in general, are considered top-rated banks. For all other institutions the minimum rate is 4%.

 
 
 
 

 
 

The Company’s and the Bank’s risk-based capital ratios are presented below:

   
Actual
   
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
   
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
September 30, 2009
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Minimum Amount
   
Minimum Ratio
   
Minimum Amount
   
Minimum Ratio
 
Company:
                                   
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
$
28,600
     
9.2
%
 
$
24,984
     
8.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
 
$
21,802
     
7.0
%
 
$
12,492
     
4.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
 
$
21,802
     
5.5
%
 
$
15,817
     
4.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank:
                                               
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
$
28,655
     
9.2
%
 
$
24,962
     
8.0
%
 
$
31,203
     
10.0
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
$
24,731
     
7.9
%
 
$
12,481
     
4.0
%
 
$
18,722
     
6.0
%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
 
$
24,731
     
6.3
%
 
$
15,793
     
4.0
%
 
$
19,742
     
5.0
%
                                                 
December 31, 2008:
                                               
Company:
                                               
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
$
41,903
     
11.5
%
 
$
29,143
     
8.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
 
$
37,336
     
10.3
%
 
$
14,562
     
4.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
 
$
37,336
     
8.6
%
 
$
17,310
     
4.0
%
   
N/A
     
N/A
 
Bank:
                                               
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
$
41,275
     
11.3
%
 
$
29,107
     
8.0
%
 
$
36,384
     
10.0
%
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
$
36,708
     
10.1
%
 
$
14,554
     
4.0
%
 
$
21,830
     
6.0
%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
 
$
36,708
     
8.7
%
 
$
16,819
     
4.0
%
 
$
21,023
     
5.0
%
 
LIQUIDITY

The purpose of liquidity management is to ensure efficient and economical funding of the Company’s assets consistent with the needs of the Company’s depositors, borrowers and, to a lesser extent, shareholders. This process is managed not by formally monitoring the cash flows from operations, investing and financing activities as described in the Company’s statement of cash flows, but through an understanding principally of depositor and borrower needs. As loan demand increases, the Company can use asset liquidity from maturing investments along with deposit growth to fund the new loans.

With respect to assets, liquidity is provided by cash and money market investments such as interest-bearing time deposits, federal funds sold, available-for-sale investment securities, and principal and interest payments on loans. With respect to liabilities, liquidity is provided by core deposits, shareholders' equity and the ability of the Company to borrow funds and to generate deposits.

Because estimates of the liquidity needs of the Company may vary from actual needs, the Company maintains a substantial amount of liquid assets to absorb short-term increases in loans or reductions in deposits. As loan demand decreases or loans are paid off, investment assets can absorb these excess funds or deposit rates can be decreased to run off excess liquidity. Therefore, there is some correlation between financing activities associated with deposits and investing activities associated with lending. The Company’s liquid assets (cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and available-for-sale investment securities) totaled $73.8 million or 19.2% of total assets at September 30, 2009 compared to $78.2 million or 18.6% of total assets at December 31, 2008. The Company expects that its primary source of liquidity will be acquisition of deposits and wholesale borrowing arrangements.
 
 
 

 
 
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of loss in a financial instrument arising from adverse changes in market rates such as interest rates, commodity prices and equity prices.  The Company’s market risk as a financial institution arises primarily from interest rate risk exposure.  Fluctuation in interest rates will ultimately impact both the level of income and expense recorded on a large portion of the Company’s assets and liabilities, and the market value of all interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, other than those that possess a short term to maturity.  Based upon the nature of its operations, the Company is not subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange or commodity pricing.  However, the Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio, concentrated primarily in Northern California, is subject to risks associated with the local economies.

The fundamental objective of the Company’s management of its assets and liabilities is to maximize the economic value of the Company while maintaining adequate liquidity and managing exposure to interest rate risk deemed by management to be acceptable.  Management believes an acceptable degree of exposure to interest rate risk results from management of assets and liabilities through using floating rate loans and deposits, maturities, pricing and mix to attempt to neutralize the potential impact of changes in market interest rates.  The Company’s profitability is dependent to a large extent upon its net interest income which is the difference between its interest income on interest earning assets, such as loans and securities, and interest expense on interest bearing liabilities, such as deposits, trust preferred securities and other borrowings.  The Company, like other financial institutions, is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that its interest earning assets reprice differently from its interest bearing liabilities.  The Company manages its mix of assets and liabilities with the goal of limiting exposure to interest rate risk, ensuring adequate liquidity, and coordinating its sources and uses of funds.

The Company seeks to control its interest rate risk exposure in a manner that will allow for adequate levels of earnings and capital over a range of possible interest rate environments.  The Company has adopted formal policies and practices to monitor and manage interest rate risk exposure.  As part of this effort, the Company measures interest rate risk utilizing both an internal asset liability measurement system as well as independent third party reviews to confirm the reasonableness of the assumptions used to measure and report the Company’s interest rate risk, enabling management to make any adjustments necessary.

Interest rate risk is managed by the Company’s Asset Liability Committee (“ALCO”), which includes members of senior management and several members of the Board of Directors.  The ALCO monitors interest rate risk by analyzing the potential impact on interest income from potential changes in interest rates and considers the impact of alternative strategies or changes in balance sheet structure.  The ALCO manages the Company’s balance sheet in part to maintain the potential impact on net interest income within acceptable ranges despite changes in interest rates.  The Company’s exposure to interest rate risk is reviewed on at least a quarterly basis by the ALCO.

In management’s opinion there has not been a material change in the Company’s market risk or interest rate risk profile for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to December 31, 2008 as discussed under the caption "Liquidity and Market Risk" and "Net Interest Income Simulation" in the Company's 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders filed as an exhibit with the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated here by reference.

The following table reflects the company’s projected net interest income sensitivity analysis based on period-end data:
 

(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2009
 
Change in Rates
 
Adjusted Net Interest Income
   
Percent Change From Base
 
             
Up 300 basis points
 
 $
14,037
     
5.4
%
Up 200 basis points
   
13,804
     
3.7
%
Up 100 basis points
   
13,567
     
1.9
%
Base Scenario
   
13,316
     
-
 
Down 100 basis points
   
13,304
     
(0.1
)%
Down 200 basis points
   
13,374
     
(0.4
)%
Down 300 basis points
 
$
13,448
     
(1.0
)%

 
 
 
 

 
 


ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 
The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a—15(e)), have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company's periodic SEC filings. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions regarding the likelihood of future events, soundness of internal controls, fraud, the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures.  Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance of achieving their control objectives. 
 

There were no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or could significantly affect internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The information required by this item is included in Item 4 above.

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 included a provision for an increase in the amount of deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to $250,000. On October 14, 2008, the FDIC announced a new program ~ the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program that provides unlimited deposit insurance on funds in noninterest-bearing transaction deposit accounts not otherwise covered by the existing deposit insurance limit of $250,000. All eligible institutions will be covered under the program for the first 30 days without incurring any costs. After the initial period, participating institutions will be assessed a 10 basis point surcharge on the additional insured deposits.  Effective October 1, 2009 the FDIC extended the unlimited deposit insurance under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program until June 30, 2010.  After expiration, customers which had previously been covered under the insurance may lose coverage and could decide to withdraw deposits.
 
The behavior of depositors in regard to the level of FDIC insurance could cause our existing customers to reduce the amount of deposits held at the Bank, and could cause new customers to open deposit accounts at the Bank. The level and composition of the Bank's deposit portfolio directly impacts the Bank's funding cost and net interest margin.
 
The Federal Reserve Bank has been injecting vast amounts of liquidity into the banking system to compensate for weaknesses in short-term borrowing markets and other capital markets. A reduction in the Federal Reserve's activities or capacity could reduce liquidity in the markets, thereby increasing funding costs to the Bank or reducing the availability of funds to the Bank to finance its existing operations.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

On October 3, 2008, the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") was signed into law. TARP gave the United States Treasury Department ("Treasury") authority to deploy up to $750 billion into the financial system with an objective of improving liquidity in capital markets. On October 24, 2008, Treasury announced plans to direct $250 billion of this authority into preferred stock investments in banks. Principal terms of this preferred stock program include payment of preferred cumulative dividends on the Treasury's stock, restrictions on the payment of common stock dividends, redemption provisions which (during the first three years) permit redemption only with the proceeds of high-quality private capital, restrictions on stock repurchase programs, and restrictions on executive compensation. The Bank is not a participant in the TARP program, but could face increased competition from financial institutions which do participate.
 
In addition to the information set forth above, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Except as described above, the Company is not aware of any material changes to the risks described in our Annual Report.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS



SIGNATURES

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


 
Pacific State Bancorp
Date: November 13, 2009
By: /S/ Rick D. Simas
 
Rick D. Simas
 
President and Chief Executive Officer

 
Pacific State Bancorp
Date: November 13, 2009
By:/S/ Justin R. Garner
 
Justin R. Garner
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 

 

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