form10q.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
_____________________

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended   March 31, 2011
OR

o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from _______________________________________to_______________________________________________________

Commission file number 0-12220

THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION  

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
NEW YORK
 
11-2672906                                                      
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
10 Glen Head Road, Glen Head, New York
 
11545                    
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (516) 671-4900
Not Applicable 
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report.)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes x No o
 
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 o Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  o Accelerated filer  x
   
Non-accelerated filer  o Smaller reporting company  o
                                                                                                                                                      
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes o No x
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
Class   Outstanding at May 4, 2011
Common stock, $.10 par value        8,753,817
                                                                                                             


 
 

 

THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION
MARCH 31, 2011
INDEX

PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     PAGE NO.
     
Item 1.
 
     
 
1
     
 
2
     
 
3
     
 
4
     
 
5
     
Item 2.
18
     
Item 3.
27
     
Item 4.
30
 
   
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
31
     
Item 5.
31
     
Item 6.
31
     
 
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ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Assets:
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 28,527,000     $ 18,144,000  
Overnight investments
    248,000       276,000  
Cash and cash equivalents
    28,775,000       18,420,000  
                 
Investment securities:
               
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $82,598,000 and $89,760,000)
    79,451,000       86,578,000  
Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost  of $629,099,000 and $649,278,000)
    640,821,000       653,115,000  
      720,272,000       739,693,000  
                 
Loan held for sale
    975,000       1,000,000  
                 
Loans:
               
Commercial and industrial
    43,795,000       39,055,000  
Secured by real estate:
               
Commercial mortgages
    434,609,000       416,946,000  
Residential mortgages
    352,474,000       334,768,000  
Home equity
    101,086,000       103,829,000  
Consumer
    5,629,000       5,790,000  
      937,593,000       900,388,000  
Net deferred loan origination costs
    2,668,000       2,571,000  
      940,261,000       902,959,000  
Allowance for loan losses
    (14,873,000 )     (14,014,000 )
      925,388,000       888,945,000  
                 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
    6,001,000       7,688,000  
Bank premises and equipment, net
    20,776,000       20,843,000  
Prepaid income taxes
    -       412,000  
Deferred income tax benefits
    -       2,199,000  
Bank-owned life insurance
    12,790,000       12,663,000  
Pension plan assets, net
    5,749,000       5,868,000  
Prepaid FDIC assessment
    3,407,000       3,792,000  
Other assets
    10,879,000       9,500,000  
    $ 1,735,012,000     $ 1,711,023,000  
Liabilities:
               
Deposits:
               
Checking
  $ 411,529,000     $ 386,797,000  
Savings, NOW and money market
    672,120,000       637,975,000  
Time, $100,000 and over
    179,714,000       178,901,000  
Time, other
    93,047,000       89,265,000  
      1,356,410,000       1,292,938,000  
Short-term borrowings
    18,180,000       61,590,000  
Long-term debt
    187,000,000       192,000,000  
Current income taxes payable
    252,000       -  
Deferred income taxes payable
    1,009,000       -  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    7,084,000       7,801,000  
      1,569,935,000       1,554,329,000  
Stockholders' Equity:
               
Common stock, par value $.10 per share:
               
Authorized, 20,000,000 shares;                
Issued and outstanding, 8,753,817 and 8,707,665 shares
    875,000       871,000  
Surplus
    36,263,000       35,526,000  
Retained earnings
    124,557,000       121,713,000  
      161,695,000       158,110,000  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) net of tax
    3,382,000       (1,416,000 )
      165,077,000       156,694,000  
    $ 1,735,012,000     $ 1,711,023,000  
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  INCOME (UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Interest and dividend income:
           
Loans
  $ 11,694,000     $ 11,245,000  
Investment securities:
               
Taxable
    3,932,000       4,846,000  
Nontaxable
    2,775,000       2,252,000  
      18,401,000       18,343,000  
Interest expense:
               
Savings, NOW and money market deposits
    842,000       1,367,000  
Time deposits
    1,476,000       1,668,000  
Short-term borrowings
    55,000       57,000  
Long-term debt
    1,756,000       1,622,000  
      4,129,000       4,714,000  
Net interest income
    14,272,000       13,629,000  
Provision for loan losses
    854,000       778,000  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    13,418,000       12,851,000  
                 
Noninterest income:
               
Investment Management Division income
    396,000       376,000  
Service charges on deposit accounts
    791,000       904,000  
Net gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
    122,000       566,000  
Other
    354,000       315,000  
      1,663,000       2,161,000  
Noninterest expense:
               
Salaries
    3,841,000       3,884,000  
Employee benefits
    1,267,000       1,294,000  
Occupancy and equipment expense
    1,891,000       1,758,000  
Other operating expenses
    2,068,000       2,041,000  
      9,067,000       8,977,000  
                 
Income before income taxes
    6,014,000       6,035,000  
Income tax expense
    1,244,000       1,430,000  
Net income
  $ 4,770,000     $ 4,605,000  
                 
Weighted average:
               
Common shares
    8,726,733       7,224,110  
Dilutive stock options and restricted stock units
    116,023       108,426  
      8,842,756       7,332,536  
                 
Earnings per share:
               
Basic
    $  .55       $  .64  
Diluted
    $  .54       $  .63  
                 
Cash dividends declared per share
    $  .22       $  .20  
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  CHANGES
 IN  STOCKHOLDERS'  EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
 
                                           
                                   Accumulated        
                                 
 Oher
       
   
Common Stock
         
Comprehensive
   
Retained
   
Comprehensive
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Income
   
Earnings
   
Income (Loss)
   
Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2011
    8,707,665     $ 871,000     $ 35,526,000           $ 121,713,000     $ (1,416,000 )   $ 156,694,000  
Net Income
                          $ 4,770,000       4,770,000               4,770,000  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax and reclassification adjustment:
                                                       
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
                            4,755,000               4,755,000       4,755,000  
Pension plan adjustments
                            43,000               43,000       43,000  
Repurchase of common stock
    (5,786 )     (1,000 )     (152,000 )                             (153,000 )
Common stock issued under stock compensation plans,including tax benefit
    51,938       5,000       666,000                               671,000  
Stock-based compensation
                    223,000                               223,000  
Cash dividends declared
                                    (1,926,000 )             (1,926,000 )
Comprehensive income
                          $ 9,568,000                          
Balance, March 31, 2011
    8,753,817     $ 875,000     $ 36,263,000             $ 124,557,000     $ 3,382,000     $ 165,077,000  
                                                         
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
 
                                                         
                                           
Accumulated
         
                                           
Other
         
   
Common Stock
           
Comprehensive
   
Retained
   
Comprehensive
         
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Income
   
Earnings
   
Income
   
Total
 
Balance, January 1, 2010
    7,213,056     $ 721,000     $ 2,043,000             $ 110,047,000     $ 3,651,000     $ 116,462,000  
Net Income
                          $ 4,605,000       4,605,000               4,605,000  
Other comprehensive income, net of tax and reclassification adjustment:
                                                       
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
                            1,309,000               1,309,000       1,309,000  
Pension plan adjustments
                            52,000               52,000       52,000  
Repurchase of common stock
    (3,581 )     -       (91,000 )                             (91,000 )
Common stock issued under stock compensation plans,including tax benefit
    42,259       4,000       437,000                               441,000  
Stock-based compensation
                    159,000                               159,000  
Cash dividends declared  
                                    (1,447,000 )             (1,447,000 )
Comprehensive income
                          $ 5,966,000                          
Balance, March 31, 2010
    7,251,734     $ 725,000     $ 2,548,000             $ 113,205,000     $ 5,012,000     $ 121,490,000  
 
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 
 
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CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENTS  OF  CASH  FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
           
Net income
  $ 4,770,000     $ 4,605,000  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Provision for loan losses
    854,000       778,000  
Loss on loan held for sale
    25,000       -  
Deferred income tax provision
    49,000       65,000  
Depreciation and amortization
    708,000       679,000  
Premium amortization on investment securities, net
    1,050,000       1,159,000  
Net gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
    (122,000 )     (566,000 )
Stock-based compensation expense
    223,000       159,000  
Accretion of cash surrender value on bank owned life insurance
    (127,000 )     (124,000 )
Decrease in prepaid income taxes
    412,000       179,000  
Decrease in prepaid FDIC assessment
    385,000       394,000  
Decrease (increase) in pension plan and other assets
    (1,188,000 )     112,000  
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (727,000 )     (366,000 )
Increase in income taxes payable
    252,000       990,000  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    6,564,000       8,064,000  
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
    4,370,000       11,075,000  
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of investment securities:
         
Held-to-maturity
    7,156,000       12,559,000  
Available-for-sale
    32,452,000       42,221,000  
Purchase of available-for-sale securities
    (17,600,000 )     (21,754,000 )
Net increase in loans to customers
    (37,297,000 )     (25,966,000 )
Net decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    1,687,000       2,273,000  
Purchases of bank premises and equipment
    (641,000 )     (2,635,000 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (9,873,000 )     17,773,000  
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
               
Net increase in total deposits
    63,472,000       24,205,000  
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
    (43,410,000 )     (51,309,000 )
Repayment of long-term debt
    (5,000,000 )     -  
Exercise of stock options
    602,000       406,000  
Tax benefit of stock compensation plans  
    69,000       35,000  
Repurchase of common stock
    (153,000 )     (91,000 )
Cash dividends paid
    (1,916,000 )     (2,890,000 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    13,664,000       (29,644,000 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    10,355,000       (3,807,000 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    18,420,000       33,342,000  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 28,775,000     $ 29,535,000  
                 
Supplemental Information:
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 4,047,000     $ 4,449,000  
Income taxes
    462,000       161,000  
                 
Noncash financing activity:
               
Cash dividends payable
    1,926,000       -  
 
  See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
 
 
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THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
MARCH 31, 2011
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.  Basis of Presentation
 
The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation reflect banking industry practice and conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.  In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The First of Long Island Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island, and subsidiaries wholly-owned by the Bank, either directly or indirectly, The First of Long Island Agency, Inc., FNY Service Corp., and The First of Long Island REIT, Inc.  The consolidated entity is referred to as the Corporation and the Bank and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the Bank. The Corporation’s financial condition and operating results principally reflect those of the Bank.  All intercompany balances and amounts have been eliminated. For further information refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
The consolidated financial information included herein as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is unaudited.  However, such information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods.  The December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet was derived from the Corporation's December 31, 2010 audited consolidated financial statements.  When appropriate, items in the prior year financial statements are reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
 
2.  Investment Securities
 
The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of the Bank’s investment securities at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
   
March 31, 2011
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
       
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
    (in thousands)  
State and municipals
  $ 48,028     $ 1,800     $ (48 )   $ 49,780  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    9,629       574       (2 )     10,201  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    21,794       823       -       22,617  
    $ 79,451     $ 3,197     $ (50 )   $ 82,598  
Available-for-Sale Securities:
                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 5,000     $ 118     $ -     $ 5,118  
State and municipals
    232,314       4,358       (1,986 )     234,686  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    71,333       4,322       -       75,655  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    320,452       6,196       (1,286 )     325,362  
    $ 629,099     $ 14,994     $ (3,272 )   $ 640,821  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
       
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
  (in thousands)  
State and municipals
  $ 49,294     $ 1,632     $ (132 )   $ 50,794  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    11,025       638       -       11,663  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    26,259       1,044       -       27,303  
    $ 86,578     $ 3,314     $ (132 )   $ 89,760  
Available-for-Sale Securities:
                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 5,000     $ 155     $ -     $ 5,155  
State and municipals
    221,832       1,793       (8,013 )     215,612  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    76,036       4,470       (35 )     80,471  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    346,410       6,796       (1,329 )     351,877  
    $ 649,278     $ 13,214     $ (9,377 )   $ 653,115  
 
At March 31, 2011, $278,487,000 of the Corporation’s municipal securities were rated AA or better, $2,603,000 were rated A and $1,624,000 were non-rated bonds of local municipalities.  The Corporation’s pass-through mortgage security portfolio at March 31, 2011 is comprised of $72,836,000, $11,645,000 and $803,000 issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), respectively.  Each issuer’s pass-through securities are backed by residential mortgages conforming to its underwriting guidelines and each issuer guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on its securities.  All of the Corporation’s collateralized mortgage obligations were issued by GNMA and such securities are backed by GNMA residential pass-through mortgage securities.
 
At March 31, 2011 investment securities with a carrying value of $257,014,000 were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and borrowed funds.
 
Securities With Unrealized Losses.  The following tables set forth securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 presented by the length of time the securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.
 
   
March 31, 2011
 
   
Less than
12 Months
   
12 Months
or More
 
Total
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
 
   
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
  $ 72,091     $ (2,002 )   $ 1,836     $ (32 )   $ 73,927     $ (2,034 )
Pass-through mortgage securities
    395       (2 )     -       -       395       (2 )
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    69,284       (1,286 )     -       -       69,284       (1,286 )
Total temporarily impaired
  $ 141,770     $ (3,290 )   $ 1,836     $ (32 )   $ 143,606     $ (3,322 )
                                                 
 
      December 31, 2010  
   
Less than
12 Months
   
12 Months
or More
 
Total
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
   
Value
   
Loss
 
   
(in thousands)
 
State and municipals
  $ 145,559     $ (8,106 )   $ 508     $ (39 )   $ 146,067     $ (8,145 )
Pass-through mortgage securities
    7,451       (35 )     -       -       7,451       (35 )
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    68,778       (1,329 )     -       -       68,778       (1,329 )
Total temporarily impaired
  $ 221,788     $ (9,470 )   $ 508     $ (39 )   $ 222,296     $ (9,509 )
 
 
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Investment securities are evaluated for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) no less often than quarterly.  In determining OTTI, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost; (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions; and (4) whether management has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether an other-than-temporary decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.
 
When OTTI occurs, management considers whether it intends to sell, or, more likely than not, will be required to sell a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis.  If either of these criteria is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized in earnings.  For securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment recognized in earnings is limited to the amount related to credit losses, while impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income.
 
Because the unrealized losses reflected in the preceding tables are attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit losses, and because management does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is not likely that it will be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Bank does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011.
 
Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities.  Sales of available-for-sale securities were as follows:
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Proceeds
  $ 4,370     $ 11,075  
                 
Gross gains
    122       566  
Gross losses
    -       -  
Net gains
  $ 122     $ 566  
                 
 
The tax provisions related to these net realized gains were $48,000 and $225,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
Maturities. The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of the Bank’s investment securities at March 31, 2011 by expected maturity.
 
   
Principal Maturing (1)
 
   
Within
One Year
   
After One But
Within Five Years
   
After Five But
Within Ten Years
   
After
Ten Years
 
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
                                               
State and municipals
  $ 2,808     $ 2,836     $ 11,174     $ 11,687     $ 27,010     $ 28,106     $ 7,036     $ 7,151  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    -       -       4,595       4,742       1,124       1,218       3,910       4,241  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    -       -       -       -       -       -       21,794       22,617  
    $ 2,808     $ 2,836     $ 15,769     $ 16,429     $ 28,134     $ 29,324     $ 32,740     $ 34,009  
 
 
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Principal Maturing (1)
 
   
Within
One Year
   
After One But
Within Five Years
   
After Five But
Within Ten Years
   
After
Ten Years
 
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
   
Amortized
   
Fair
 
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
   
Cost
   
Value
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 5,000     $ 5,118     $ -     $ -  
State and municipals
    2,917       2,966       11,098       11,556       17,011       17,654       201,288       202,510  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    -       -       727       766       3,950       4,310       66,656       70,579  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    -       -       -       -       3,849       3,906       316,603       321,456  
    $ 2,917     $ 2,966     $ 11,825     $ 12,322     $ 29,810     $ 30,988     $ 584,547     $ 594,545  
 
(1)
Maturities shown are stated maturities, except in the case of municipal securities which are shown at the earlier of their stated  maturity or pre-refunded dates.  Securities backed by mortgages, which include the pass-through mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations shown above, are expected to have substantial periodic repayments resulting in weighted average lives considerably shorter than would be surmised from the above table.
 
3.  Loans
 
The following tables set forth by portfolio segment as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010: (1) the amount of loans individually evaluated for impairment and the portion of the allowance for loan losses allocable to such loans; and (2) the amount of loans collectively evaluated for impairment and the portion of the allowance for loan losses allocable to such loans.  They also set forth by portfolio segment the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the three month period ended March 31, 2011.
                                                                           
   
March 31, 2011
 
   
Commercial
 
Commercial
 
Residential
   
Home
             
   
& Industrial
   
Mortgages
   
Mortgages
   
Equity
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Loans:
 
(in thousands)
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 23     $ 2,305     $ 744     $ -     $ -     $ 3,072  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    43,772       432,304       351,730       101,086       5,629       934,521  
    $ 43,795     $ 434,609     $ 352,474     $ 101,086     $ 5,629     $ 937,593  
                                                 
Allocation of allowance for loan losses to:
                                               
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 23     $ 914     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 937  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    734       7,543       4,195       1,301       163       13,936  
    $ 757     $ 8,457     $ 4,195     $ 1,301     $ 163     $ 14,873  
                                                 
Activity in allowance for loan losses:
                                               
Beginning balance
  $ 803     $ 7,680     $ 4,059     $ 1,415     $ 57     $ 14,014  
Charge-offs
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Recoveries
    5       -       -       -       -       5  
Provision for loan losses (credit)
    (51 )     777       136       (114 )     106       854  
Ending balance
  $ 757     $ 8,457     $ 4,195     $ 1,301     $ 163     $ 14,873  
 
 
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Commercial
 
Commercial
 
Residential
   
Home
                 
   
& Industrial
   
Mortgages
   
Mortgages
   
Equity
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Loans:
 
(in thousands)
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 27     $ 2,314     $ 945     $ -     $ -     $ 3,286  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    39,028       414,632       333,823       103,829       5,790       897,102  
    $ 39,055     $ 416,946     $ 334,768     $ 103,829     $ 5,790     $ 900,388  
                                                 
Allocation of allowance for loan losses to:
                                               
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 27     $ 870     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 897  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    776       6,810       4,059       1,415       57       13,117  
    $ 803     $ 7,680     $ 4,059     $ 1,415     $ 57     $ 14,014  
                                                         
 
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The following table sets forth information regarding individually impaired loans by class of loans as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011, including the interest income recognized while the loans were impaired.
 
   
Recorded
   
Unpaid
Principal
   
Related
   
Average
Recorded
   
Interest
Income
 
   
Investment
   
Balance
   
Allowance
   
Investment
   
Recognized
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
(in thousands)
 
Multifamily commercial mortgages
  $ 438     $ 438     $ -     $ 444     $ -  
Residential mortgages
    744       744       -       747       2  
                                         
With an allowance recorded:
                                       
Commercial and industrial
    23       23       23       25       1  
Multifamily commercial mortgages
    1,867       1,867       914       1,867       -  
                                         
Total:
                                       
Commercial and industrial
    23       23       23       25       1  
Multifamily commercial mortgages
    2,305       2,305       914       2,311       -  
Residential mortgages
    744       744       -       747       2  
    $ 3,072     $ 3,072     $ 937     $ 3,083     $ 3  
 
The following table sets forth information regarding individually impaired loans by class of loans as of December 31, 2010.
 
         
Unpaid
       
   
Recorded
   
Principal
   
Related
 
   
Investment
   
Balance
   
Allowance
 
With no related allowance recorded:
 
(in thousands)
 
Multifamily commercial mortgages
  $ 447     $ 447     $ -  
Residential mortgages
    945       945       -  
                         
With an allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial and industrial
    27       27       27  
Multifamily commercial mortgages
    1,867       1,867       870  
                         
Total:
                       
Commercial and industrial
    27       27       27  
Multifamily commercial mortgages
    2,314       2,314       870  
Residential mortgages
    945       945       -  
    $ 3,286     $ 3,286     $ 897  
 
Interest income recorded by the Corporation on loans considered to be impaired is generally recognized on a cash basis.  Any payments received on nonaccrual impaired loans are applied to the recorded investment in the loan.
 
The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans by class of loans as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Multifamily commercial mortgages
  $ 2,305     $ 2,314  
Residential mortgages
    555       622  
    $ 2,860     $ 2,936  

 
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The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 by class of loans.
 
   
March 31, 2011
 
               
Nonaccrual
                   
               
Loans &
   
Total Past
             
               
Loans 90
   
Due Loans &
             
   
30-59 Days
   
60-89 Days
   
Days or More
   
Nonaccrual
         
Total
 
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Loans
   
Current
   
Loans
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Commercial and industrial
  $ 246     $ -     $ -     $ 246     $ 43,549     $ 43,795  
Commercial mortgages:
                                               
Multifamily
    -       -       2,305       2,305       220,389       222,694  
Owner-occupied
    -       -       -       -       85,194       85,194  
Other
    -       -       -       -       126,721       126,721  
Residential mortgages
    253       -       555       808       351,666       352,474  
Home equity
    -       -       -       -       101,086       101,086  
Consumer
    33       -       -       33       5,596       5,629  
    $ 532     $ -     $ 2,860     $ 3,392     $ 934,201     $ 937,593  
                                                 
 
   
December 31, 2010
 
                   
Nonaccrual
                         
                   
Loans &
   
Total Past
                 
                   
Loans 90
   
Due Loans &
                 
   
30-59 Days
   
60-89 Days
   
Days or More
   
Nonaccrual
           
Total
 
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Loans
   
Current
   
Loans
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Commercial and industrial
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 39,055     $ 39,055  
Commercial mortgages:
                                               
Multifamily
    -       -       2,315       2,315       205,784       208,099  
Owner-occupied
    -       -       -       -       83,386       83,386  
Other
    -       -       -       -       125,461       125,461  
Residential mortgages
    491       839       621       1,951       332,817       334,768  
Home equity
    328       -       -       328       103,501       103,829  
Consumer
    2       -       -       2       5,788       5,790  
    $ 821     $ 839     $ 2,936     $ 4,596     $ 895,792     $ 900,388  
 
Credit Quality Indicators.  The Corporation categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the borrower’s ability to service their debt including, but not limited to, current financial information for the borrower and any guarantors, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends.
 
Commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgage loans are risk rated utilizing a ten point rating system.  The risk ratings are defined as follows:
 
1 – 2
Cash flow is of high quality and stable. Borrower has very good liquidity and ready access to traditional sources of credit.  This category also includes loans to borrowers secured by cash and/or marketable securities within approved margin requirements.
3 – 4
Cash flow quality is strong, but shows some variability.  Borrower has good liquidity and asset quality.  Borrower has access to traditional sources of credit with minimal restrictions.
5 – 6
Cash flow quality is acceptable but shows some variability.  Liquidity varies with operating cycle and assets provide an adequate margin of protection. Borrower has access to traditional sources of credit, but generally on a secured basis.
7
Watch - Cash flow has a high degree of variability and subject to economic downturns.  Liquidity is strained and the ability of the borrower to access traditional sources of credit is diminished.
 
 
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8
Special Mention - The borrower has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.
9
Substandard - Loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
10
Doubtful - Loans have all the inherent weaknesses of those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.
 
Risk ratings are initially assigned by the lending officer together with any necessary approval authority.  The ratings are regularly assessed through ongoing borrower contact, independent loan review, the analysis of the allowance for loan losses and delinquency trends.  Commercial and industrial loans and commercial mortgage loans with balances in excess of $500,000 are generally reviewed no less often than annually.  Other loans in these categories are reviewed periodically, the frequency of which is determined by the Bank’s ongoing assessments of the borrowers’ condition.
 
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the recorded investment in commercial and industrial loans and commercial real estate loans by loan class and risk rating is as follows:
 
Internally
   
March 31, 2011
 
Assigned
   
Commercial
   
Commercial Mortgages
 
Risk Rating
   
and Industrial
   
Multifamily
   
Owner-occupied
   
Other
   
Total
 
     
(in thousands)
 
1 - 2     $ 6,821     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
3 - 4       855       -       -       -       -  
5 - 6       35,131       216,367       74,992       123,420       414,779  
7       330       4,022       2,415       3,301       9,738  
8       -       -       1,972       -       1,972  
9       658       2,305       5,815       -       8,120  
10       -       -       -       -       -  
      $ 43,795     $ 222,694     $ 85,194     $ 126,721     $ 434,609  
                                           
 
Internally
   
December 31, 2010
 
Assigned
   
Commercial
   
Commercial Mortgages
 
Risk Rating
   
and Industrial
   
Multifamily
   
Owner-occupied
   
Other
   
Total
 
     
(in thousands)
 
1 - 2     $ 6,678     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
3 - 4       410       -       -       -       -  
5 - 6       30,485       202,196       69,781       121,691       393,668  
7       910       3,534       6,202       3,323       13,059  
8       -       502       3,813       -       4,315  
9       572       1,867       3,590       447       5,904  
10       -       -       -       -       -  
      $ 39,055     $ 208,099     $ 83,386     $ 125,461     $ 416,946  
 
Residential mortgage loans, home equity loans and other consumer loans are risk rated utilizing a three point rating system based on Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) scores and regulatory classification.  A FICO score is a tool used in the Bank’s loan approval process, and a minimum score of 680 is generally required.  FICO scores for each borrower are updated on an annual basis.  The risk ratings are defined as follows:
 
 
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1.
FICO score is equal to or greater than 680.
 
 
2.
FICO score is 635 to 679.
 
 
3.
FICO score is below 635 or the loan is classified, criticized or on the watch list.
 
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and based on the most recent FICO score obtained by the Corporation, the recorded investment in residential mortgages, home equity loans, and other consumer loans by credit quality indicator is as follows:
 
Internally
   
March 31, 2011
 
Assigned
   
Residential
   
Home
       
Risk Rating
   
Mortgages
   
Equity
   
Consumer
 
     
(in thousands)
 
1     $ 314,784     $ 81,211     $ 4,296  
2       23,084       9,820       679  
3       14,606       10,055       182  
Not Rated
      -       -       472  
      $ 352,474     $ 101,086     $ 5,629  
                           
 
Internally
   
December 31, 2010
 
Assigned
   
Residential
   
Home
       
Risk Rating
   
Mortgages
   
Equity
   
Consumer
 
     
(in thousands)
 
1     $ 290,820     $ 81,987     $ 1,489  
2       26,095       11,276       3,505  
3       17,853       10,566       382  
Not Rated
      -       -       414  
      $ 334,768     $ 103,829     $ 5,790  
 
4.  Stock-based Compensation
 
The Corporation’s 2006 Stock Compensation Plan permits the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees and non-employee directors for up to 600,000 shares of common stock of which 155,856 shares remain available for grant as of March 31, 2011.
 
Fair Value of Stock Option Awards.  The grant date fair value of option awards is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The values of awards made in 2011 and 2010, as well as the assumptions utilized in determining such values, are presented below.
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Grant date fair value
    $  10.30       $  9.13  
Expected volatility
    45.83 %     47.68 %
Expected dividends
    3.03 %     3.19 %
Expected term (in years)
    7.16       6.82  
Risk-free interest rate
    1.93 %     2.34 %
 
Expected volatility was based on historical volatility for the expected term of the options.  The Corporation used historical data to estimate the expected term of options granted.  The risk-free interest rate is the implied yield at the time of grant on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the options.
 
Fair Value of Restricted Stock Units.  The fair value of restricted stock units is based on the market price of the shares underlying the awards on the grant date, discounted for dividends which are not paid on restricted stock units.
 
Compensation Expense.  Compensation expense for stock options is recognized ratably over the five-year vesting period or the period from the grant date to the participant’s eligible retirement date, whichever is shorter.  Compensation expense for RSUs is recognized over the three-year performance period and, if necessary, adjusted periodically throughout the period to reflect the estimated number of shares of the Corporation’s common stock into which the RSUs will ultimately be convertible.  However, if the period between the grant date and the grantee’s eligible retirement date is less than three years, compensation expense is recognized ratably over this shorter period.  In determining compensation expense for options and RSUs outstanding and not yet vested, the Corporation assumes, based on prior experience, that no forfeitures will occur.  The Corporation recorded compensation expense for share-based payments of $223,000 and $159,000 and recognized related income tax benefits of $89,000 and $63,000 in the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Option Activity.  On January 25, 2011, the Corporation’s Board of Directors granted 50,025 nonqualified stock options under the 2006 Plan.  The options were granted at a price equal to the fair market value of one share of the Corporation’s stock on the date of grant.
 
A summary of stock options outstanding under the Corporation’s stock compensation plans as of March 31, 2011 and changes during the three month period then ended is presented below.
 
               
Weighted-
       
         
Weighted-
   
Average
   
Aggregate
 
         
Average
   
Remaining
   
Intrinsic
 
   
Number of
   
Exercise
   
Contractual
   
Value
 
   
Options
   
Price
   
Term (yrs.)
   
(in thousands)
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
    476,095     $ 20.72              
Granted
    50,025       29.02              
Exercised
    (33,989 )     17.72              
Forfeited or expired
    (1,776 )     12.65              
Outstanding at March 31, 2011
    490,355     $ 21.81       5.69     $ 2,978  
Exercisable at March 31, 2011
    317,836     $ 20.54       4.38     $ 2,292  
 
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the first three months of 2011 and 2010 was $333,000 and $298,000, respectively.
 
Restricted Stock Activity.  On January 25, 2011, the Corporation’s Board of Directors granted 15,620 RSUs under the 2006 Plan.  The Corporation’s financial performance for 2013 will determine the number of shares of common stock, if any, into which the RSUs will ultimately be converted.  In the table that follows, the number of shares granted represents the maximum number of shares into which the RSUs can be converted.  A summary of the status of the Corporation’s nonvested shares as of March 31, 2011 and changes during the three month period then ended is presented below.
 
         
Weighted-
 
         
Average
 
   
Number of
   
Grant-Date
 
   
Shares
   
Fair Value
 
Nonvested at January 1, 2011
    33,271     $ 21.32  
Granted
    15,620       26.40  
Vested
    -       -  
Forfeited
    -       -  
Nonvested at March 31, 2011
    48,891     $ 22.95  
 
Unrecognized Compensation Cost. As of March 31, 2011, there was $1,854,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested equity awards.  The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.15 years.
 
Cash Received and Tax Benefits Realized.  Cash received from option exercises for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was $602,000 and $406,000, respectively.  The actual tax benefits realized for the tax deductions from option exercises for the first three months of 2011 and 2010 was $69,000 and $35,000, respectively.
 
 
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Other.  No cash was used to settle stock options during the first three months of 2011 or 2010.  The Corporation uses newly issued shares to settle stock option exercises and for the conversion of RSUs.
 
5.  Stockholders’ Equity
 
On July 20, 2010 the Corporation sold 1,437,500 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering at a price of $24 per share.  The net proceeds of the offering, after the underwriting discount and offering expenses paid by the Corporation, were $32,362,000.
 
Earnings Per Share.  There were 109,746 and 130,390 shares of common stock underlying equity awards outstanding at March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and for the quarterly periods then ended, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive for those periods.
 
Repurchase of Common Stock.  The line captioned repurchase of common stock in the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is comprised of 5,125 shares of common stock with a value of $136,000 withheld upon the conversion of RSUs and 661 shares with a value of $17,000 that were tendered upon the exercise of stock options.  The line captioned repurchase of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2010 is comprised of 3,581 shares with a value of $91,000 withheld upon the conversion of RSUs.  The value of the shares withheld in both three-month periods was used to satisfy the personal tax liabilities of the RSU holders.
 
6.  Defined Benefit Pension Plan
 
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension cost for accounting purposes.
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Service cost, net of plan participant contributions
  $ 307     $ 300  
Interest cost
    334       298  
Expected return on plan assets
    (522 )     (448 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    6       6  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    66       80  
Net pension cost
  $ 191     $ 236  
 
 
The Bank makes cash contributions to the pension plan (the “Plan”) which comply with the funding requirements of applicable Federal laws and regulations.  For funding purposes, the laws and regulations set forth both minimum required and maximum tax deductible contributions.  The Bank’s cash contributions are usually made once a year just prior to the Plan’s year end of September 30.  For the Plan year ending September 30, 2011, the Bank has no minimum required pension contribution and a maximum tax deductible contribution of $4,201,000.  The Bank expects to make a contribution within that range by September 30, 2011, but the amount of such contribution has not yet been determined.  The Bank contributed $3,741,984 to the Plan for the plan year ended September 30, 2010.
 
7.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value. When measuring fair value, the Corporation uses a fair value hierarchy which is designed to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  The hierarchy involves three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
 
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Corporation has the ability to access at the measurement date.
 
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
 
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Corporation’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
 
 
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The fair values of the Corporation’s investment securities designated as available-for-sale are currently determined on a recurring basis using matrix pricing (Level 2 inputs).  Matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities, does not rely exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather on the relationship of such securities to other benchmark quoted securities.
 
The fair values of the Corporation’s available-for-sale securities are summarized below.
 
       
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2011 Using:
 
   
Total
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
U.S. government agencies
  $ 5,118     $ -     $ 5,118     $ -  
State and municipals
    234,686       -       234,686       -  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    75,655       -       75,655       -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    325,362       -       325,362       -  
    $ 640,821     $ -     $ 640,821     $ -  
 
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 Using:
 
   
Total
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Available-for-Sale Securities:
 
(in thousands)
 
U.S. government agencies
  $ 5,155     $ -     $ 5,155     $ -  
State and municipals
    215,612       -       215,612       -  
Pass-through mortgage securities
    80,471       -       80,471       -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    351,877       -       351,877       -  
    $ 653,115     $ -     $ 653,115     $ -  
                                 
 
The Corporation’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below.
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using:
 
   
Total
   
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Loan Held for Sale:
 
(in thousands)
 
March 31, 2011
    $  975       $  -       $  975       $  -  
December 31, 2010
    1,000       -       1,000       -  
                                 
Impaired loan:
                               
March 31, 2011
    953       -       953       -  
December 31, 2010
    -       -       -       -  
 
The loan held for sale is nonaccruing and carried at the lower of cost or fair value.  The loan has a cost basis of $1,300,000 and a related valuation allowance of $325,000 and $300,000 at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  The fair value of this loan was determined using indications of interest from several potential buyers.  The valuation allowance was established through charges to other noninterest income.
 
 
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The impaired loan, which was measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral, had a principal balance of $1,867,000 and a valuation allowance of $914,000 at March 31, 2011.  At December 31, 2010, this loan had a principal balance of $1,867,000 and a valuation allowance of $870,000, but was not measured at fair value.  An additional provision of $44,000 was recorded for this loan during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time.  Such estimates are generally subjective in nature and dependent upon a number of significant assumptions associated with each financial instrument or group of similar financial instruments, including estimates of discount rates, risks associated with specific financial instruments, estimates of future cash flows, and relevant available market information.  Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.  In addition, fair value estimates do not reflect the value of anticipated future business, premiums or discounts that could result from offering for sale at one time the Corporation’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, or the tax consequences of realizing gains or losses on the sale of financial instruments.  The following table sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s financial statements.
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
         
Carrying
       
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
 
Financial Assets:
 
(in thousands)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 28,775     $ 28,775     $ 18,420     $ 18,420  
Held-to-maturity securities
    79,451       82,598       86,578       89,760  
Loans
    925,388       930,275       888,945       898,779  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    6,001       6,001       7,688       7,688  
Restricted stocks (included in other assets)
    1,433       1,433       467       467  
Accrued interest receivable
    8,247       8,247       7,875       7,875  
                                 
Financial Liabilities:
                               
Checking deposits
    411,529       411,529       386,797       386,797  
Savings, NOW and money market deposits
    672,120       672,120       637,975       637,975  
Time deposits
    272,761       280,137       268,166       274,460  
Short-term borrowings
    18,180       18,180       61,590       61,590  
Long-term debt
    187,000       199,135       192,000       205,718  
Accrued interest payable
    3,108       3,108       3,027       3,027  
 
The following methods and assumptions are used by the Corporation in measuring the fair value of financial instruments disclosed in the preceding table.
 
Cash and cash equivalents.  The recorded book value of cash and cash equivalents is their fair value.
 
Held-to-maturity securities.  Fair values are based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or derived principally from observable market data.
 
Loans.  Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  The total loan portfolio is first divided into adjustable and fixed rate interest terms.  For adjustable rate loans that are subject to immediate repricing, the recorded book value less the related allowance for loan losses is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  For adjustable rate loans that are subject to repricing over time and fixed rate loans, fair value is calculated by discounting anticipated future repricing amounts or cash flows using discount rates equivalent to the rates at which the Bank would currently make loans which are similar with regard to collateral, maturity, and the type of borrower.  The discounted value of the repricing amounts and cash flows is reduced by the related allowance for loan losses to arrive at an estimate of fair value.
 
 
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Federal Home Loan Bank stock.  The recorded book value of Federal Home Loan Bank stock is its fair value because Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock is redeemable at cost.
 
Deposit liabilities.  The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as checking deposits, money market deposits, NOW accounts and savings deposits, is equal to their recorded book value.  The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.  The discount rate is equivalent to the rate currently offered by the Bank for deposits of similar size, type and maturity.
 
Borrowed funds. For short-term borrowings maturing within ninety days, the recorded book value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.  The fair value of long-term debt, including repurchase agreements with embedded derivative instruments, is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or the discounted value of contractual cash flows.  The discount rate is equivalent to the rate currently charged for borrowings of similar type and maturity.
 
Accrued interest receivable and payable.  For these short-term instruments, the recorded book value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
 
Off-balance-sheet Items. The fair value of off-balance sheet items is not considered to be material.
 
8.  Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
 
The pronouncements discussed in this section are not intended to be an all inclusive list, but rather only those pronouncements that could potentially have an impact on the Corporation’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.
 
In July 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-20 “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.”  This ASU requires significantly more disclosure about credit quality in a financial institution’s portfolio and the allowance for credit losses. The required disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  The required disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of ASU 2010-20 resulted in the disclosures included in “Note 3–Loans” to the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.
 
9.  Impact of Not Yet Effective Authoritative Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-2 “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring.”  The amendments in ASU 2011-2 provide additional guidance to assist creditors in determining whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring.  ASU 2011-2 also implements the disclosure requirements regarding troubled debt restructurings set forth in ASU 2010-20.  ASU 2011-2 is effective for interim or annual periods beginning after June 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption.  The adoption of ASU 2011-2 will result in additional disclosures regarding troubled debt restructurings.
 
 
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ITEM 2. - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following is management's discussion and analysis of certain significant factors that have affected the Corporation’s financial condition and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with such financial statements.  The Corporation’s financial condition and operating results principally reflect those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The First National Bank of Long Island, and subsidiaries wholly-owned by the Bank, either directly or indirectly, The First of Long Island Agency, Inc., FNY Service Corp. (“FNY”), and The First of Long Island REIT, Inc. (“REIT”).  The consolidated entity is referred to as the “Corporation” and the Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Bank.”  The Bank’s primary service area is Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island.  However, the Bank has three commercial banking branches in Manhattan and may open additional New York City branches in the future.
 
Overview
 
The Corporation reported net income of $4.8 million for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 3.6%, from $4.6 million earned in the same period last year.  Earnings per share were $.54 for the quarter, a decrease of $.09 from $.63 per share earned in the same period last year.  Returns on average assets (ROA) and average equity (ROE) were 1.12% and 11.97%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to 1.13% and 15.56%, respectively, for the same period last year.  The decreases in earnings per share and ROE were primarily attributable to the dilutive effect of the 2010 sale of 1.4 million shares of common stock.  Furthermore, securities gains were $122,000 in the first quarter of this year versus $566,000 in the same period last year.  Excluding these gains, net income is up by $432,000, or 10.1%, and earnings per share is down by $.05.
 
Growth in net interest income of $643,000, or 4.7%, was the primary driver of the increase in net income for the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.  Net interest income increased for a variety of reasons including an overall increase in total average interest-earning assets of $68.5 million, or 4.3%.  In addition, management improved the mix of the Bank’s interest-earning assets by focusing its growth efforts on higher yielding asset categories, namely loans and tax-exempt securities, and using runoff from lower yielding taxable securities to fund some of this growth.  The remainder of the growth was funded by increases in checking deposits and capital, both of which are desirable funding sources because neither has an associated interest cost.  The benefit derived from the growth and change in mix of interest-earning assets and use of noninterest bearing funding outweighed the negative impact of market driven declines in yield on both the Bank’s securities and loan portfolios.  The Bank’s net interest income also benefitted from management’s successful efforts to decrease the overall cost of interest-bearing liabilities, despite measures taken to mitigate the negative impact that future increases in interest rates could have on the Bank’s earnings.  These measures, which included the promotion of five year time deposits and additional long-term borrowings, resulted in paying more for funding today in exchange for reducing the potential negative impact that future increases in interest rates could have on the Bank’s earnings.
 
Other key components contributing to the Bank’s positive results for the current quarter were management’s ongoing expense control efforts, including a $186,000 reduction in income tax expense resulting primarily from the growth in the tax-exempt securities portfolio.  Although the Bank opened five new branches since the beginning of 2010, salaries and employee benefits decreased slightly from the same period last year.  The decrease in salaries resulted from management’s ability to reduce staff without compromising internal controls or service quality. From the standpoint of branch staffing, in some cases management was able to staff new branches with experienced personnel from existing branches and thereby avoid adding to overall staff count.  In addition, when deemed appropriate from a service and efficiency standpoint, management reduced staff in other areas of the Bank through attrition.  The decrease in employee benefit expense is primarily attributable to lower pension plan expense.  
 
 
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The Bank’s provision for loan losses was $854,000 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $778,000 for the same quarter last year.  The provision for the first quarter of 2011 is primarily attributable to growth in the loan portfolio and, from management’s perspective, a lack of meaningful improvement in national and local economic conditions.  The Bank’s allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2011 was $14.9 million, or 1.58% of total loans, compared to $14.0 million, or 1.55% of total loans, at December 31, 2010.  The credit quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio remains excellent as evidenced by, among other things, a very low level of delinquent loans.  Total delinquent loans amounted to $3.4 million at March 31, 2011, comprised of loans past due 30 to 59 days of $532,000 and nonaccrual loans of $2.9 million.  The credit quality of the Bank’s securities portfolio also remains excellent.  The Bank’s mortgage securities are backed by mortgages underwritten on conventional terms, and almost all of these securities are full faith and credit obligations of the U.S. government.  The remainder of the Bank’s securities portfolio consists principally of municipal securities rated AA or better by major rating agencies.
 
The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage, Tier 1 risk-based and total risk-based capital ratios were 9.39%, 20.20% and 21.46%, respectively, at March 31, 2011.  The strength of the Corporation’s balance sheet, from both a capital and asset quality perspective, positions the Bank for continued growth in a measured and disciplined fashion.  Key strategic initiatives to improve the Bank’s earnings prospects will continue to include loan growth and expansion of the Bank’s branch distribution system both on Long Island and in New York City.  Thus far in 2011, the Bank opened a full service branch in Point Lookout, Long Island and plans to open a full service branch in Massapequa, Long Island later in the year.
 
 
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Net Interest Income
 
Average Balance Sheet, Interest Rates and Interest Differential.  The following table sets forth the average daily balances for each major category of assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity as well as the amounts and average rates earned or paid on each major category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
Average
   
Interest/
   
Average
   
Average
   
Interest/
   
Average
 
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Rate
   
Balance
   
Dividends
   
Rate
 
Assets
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
Overnight investments
  $ 296     $ -       - %   $ 190     $ -       - %
Investment Securities:
                                               
Taxable
    465,501       3,932       3.38       531,691       4,846       3.65  
Nontaxable (1)
    273,048       4,205       6.16       217,647       3,412       6.27  
Loans (1) (2)
    916,397       11,699       5.12       837,194       11,251       5.38  
Total interest-earning assets
    1,655,242       19,836       4.80       1,586,722       19,509       4.92  
Allowance for loan losses
    (14,273 )                     (10,697 )                
Net interest-earning assets
    1,640,969                       1,576,025                  
Cash and due from banks
    31,763                       29,500                  
Premises and equipment, net
    20,906                       19,688                  
Other assets
    30,624                       28,942                  
    $ 1,724,262                     $ 1,654,155                  
                                                 
                                                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                                               
Savings, NOW & money market deposits
  $ 654,733       842       .52     $ 642,643       1,367       .86  
Time deposits
    268,949       1,476       2.23       317,650       1,668       2.13  
Total interest-bearing deposits
    923,682       2,318       1.02       960,293       3,035       1.28  
Short-term borrowings
    53,227       55       .42       57,813       57       .40  
Long-term debt
    187,556       1,756       3.80       162,000       1,622       4.06  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    1,164,465       4,129       1.44       1,180,106       4,714       1.62  
Checking deposits
    391,457                       345,267                  
Other liabilities
    6,665                       8,763                  
      1,562,587                       1,534,136                  
Stockholders' equity
    161,675                       120,019                  
    $ 1,724,262                     $ 1,654,155                  
                                                 
Net interest income (1)
          $ 15,707                     $ 14,795          
Net interest spread (1)
                    3.36 %                     3.30 %
Net interest margin (1)
                    3.79 %                     3.72 %
 
(1) 
Tax-equivalent basis.  Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis includes the additional amount of interest income that would have been earned if the Corporation's investment in tax-exempt loans and investment securities had been made in loans and investment securities subject to Federal income taxes yielding the same after-tax income.  The tax-equivalent amount of $1.00 of nontaxable income was $1.52 in each period presented based on a Federal income tax rate of 34%. 
(2)
For the purpose of these computations, nonaccruing loans are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding.
 
 
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Rate/Volume Analysis.  The following table sets forth the effect of changes in volumes, rates, and rate/volume on tax-equivalent interest income, interest expense and net interest income.
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2011 Versus 2010
 
   
Increase (decrease) due to changes in:
 
               
Rate/
   
Net
 
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Volume (1)
   
Change
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Interest Income:
                       
Investment securities:
                       
Taxable
  $ (603 )   $ (355 )   $ 44     $ (914 )
Nontaxable
    869       (60 )     (16 )     793  
Loans
    1,064       (563 )     (53 )     448  
Total interest income
    1,330       (978 )     (25 )     327  
                                 
Interest Expense:
                               
Savings, NOW & money market deposits
    26       (541 )     (10 )     (525 )
Time deposits
    (256 )     75       (11 )     (192 )
Short-term borrowings
    (5 )     3       -       (2 )
Long-term debt
    256       (105 )     (17 )     134  
Total interest expense
    21       (568 )     (38 )     (585 )
                                 
Increase (decrease) in net interest income
  $ 1,309     $ (410 )   $ 13     $ 912  
 
(1)
Represents the change not solely attributable to change in rate or change in volume but a combination of these two factors.  The rate/volume variance shown in the table could be allocated between the volume and rate variances shown in the table based on the absolute value of each to the total for both.
 
Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased by $912,000 when comparing the first quarter of 2011 to the same period last year.  The most significant reasons for the increase in net interest income were growth in the Bank’s loan and tax-exempt securities portfolios and decreases in the rates paid on certain categories of interest-bearing liabilities.  On an average balance basis, total loans grew by $79.2 million, or 9.5%, when comparing the first quarter of 2011 to the same period last year and tax-exempt securities grew by $55.4 million, or 25.5%.  Growth in these asset categories was funded primarily by a decrease in taxable securities of $66.2 million, or 12.4%, an increase in checking deposits of $46.2 million, or 13.4%, and an increase in stockholder’s equity of $41.7 million, or 34.7%.  The positive impact of loan and tax-exempt securities growth and the lower cost of certain interest-bearing liabilities was partially offset by market driven decreases in the overall yield on the Bank’s loan and securities portfolios and an increase in the cost of time deposits.  The cost of time deposits increased and the overall average balance of such deposits decreased as management promoted higher yielding, longer-term time deposits and was less aggressive in pricing shorter-term, lower yielding time deposits.  This strategy, along with increasing the Bank’s long-term borrowing position, was undertaken to lock in a portion of the Bank’s funding cost for a period of time and thereby reduce the exposure of the Bank’s future earnings to increases in interest rates.
 
Net interest spread, or the difference between the overall yield on interest-earning assets and the overall cost of interest-bearing liabilities, increased by 6 basis points when comparing the first quarter of 2011 to the same period last year.  Despite management’s successful efforts to increase higher yielding assets, lower market interest rates and increased loan competition led to a decrease in the overall yield on the Bank’s interest-earning assets of 12 basis points.  The decrease in yield on interest earnings assets was more than offset by a decrease in the overall cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 18 basis points.  This decrease occurred primarily because management reduced savings, NOW and money market rates throughout 2010, and thereby lowered the Bank’s cost of deposits by 26 basis points.  The spread increase, when applied to those interest-earning assets funded by interest-bearing liabilities, positively impacted both net interest income and net interest margin.  On the other hand, for those interest-earning assets funded by noninterest-bearing checking deposits and capital, the 12 basis point decline in asset yield had an offsetting negative impact on net interest income and net interest margin.
 
 
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Application of Critical Accounting Policies
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported asset and liability balances and revenue and expense amounts.  Our determination of the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate because it is based on our subjective evaluation of a variety of factors at a specific point in time and involves difficult and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain.  In the event that management’s estimate needs to be adjusted based on, among other things, additional information that comes to light after the estimate is made or changes in circumstances, such adjustment could result in the need for a significantly different allowance for loan losses and thereby materially impact, either positively or negatively, the Bank’s results of operations.
 
The Bank’s Reserve Committee, which is chaired by the Senior Lending Officer, meets on a quarterly basis and is responsible for determining the allowance for loan losses after considering, among other things, the results of credit reviews performed by the Bank’s independent loan review officers.  In addition, and in consultation with the Bank’s Chief Financial Officer, the Reserve Committee is responsible for implementing and maintaining policies and procedures surrounding the calculation of the required allowance.  The Bank’s allowance for loan losses is reviewed and approved by the Board Loan Committee on a quarterly basis and is subject to periodic examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Bank’s primary federal banking regulator, whose safety and soundness examination includes a determination as to its adequacy to absorb probable incurred losses.
 
The first step in determining the allowance for loan losses is to identify loans in the Bank’s portfolio that are individually deemed to be impaired.   In doing so, subjective judgments need to be made regarding whether or not it is probable that a borrower will be unable to pay all principal and interest due according to contractual terms.  Once a loan is identified as being impaired, management uses the fair value of the underlying collateral and/or the discounted value of expected future cash flows to determine the amount of the impairment loss, if any, that needs to be included in the overall allowance for loan losses.  In estimating the fair value of real estate collateral, management utilizes appraisals and also makes qualitative judgments based on, among other things, its knowledge of the local real estate market and analyses of current economic conditions and trends.  Estimating the fair value of collateral other than real estate is also subjective in nature and sometimes requires difficult and complex judgments.  Determining expected future cash flows can be more subjective than determining fair values. Expected future cash flows could differ significantly, both in timing and amount, from the cash flows actually received over the loan’s remaining life.
 
 
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In addition to estimating losses for loans individually deemed to be impaired, management also estimates collective impairment losses for pools of loans that are not specifically reviewed.  Statistical information regarding the Bank’s historical loss experience over a period of time is the starting point in making such estimates.  However, future losses could vary significantly from those experienced in the past and on a quarterly basis management adjusts its historical loss experience to reflect current conditions.  In doing so, management considers a variety of general qualitative factors and then subjectively determines the weight to assign to each in estimating losses.  The factors include, among others, the level of and trend in delinquencies, loan risk ratings, national and local economic conditions and trends, environmental risks, trends in volume and terms of loans, concentrations of credit, changes in lending policies and procedures, changes in the quality of the Bank’s loan review function, and experience, ability, and depth of the Bank’s lending staff.  Because of the nature of the factors and the difficulty in assessing their impact, management’s resulting estimate of losses may not accurately reflect actual losses in the portfolio.
 
Although the allowance for loan losses has two separate components, one for impairment losses on individual loans and one for collective impairment losses on pools of loans, the entire allowance for loan losses is available to absorb realized losses as they occur whether they relate to individual loans or pools of loans.
 
Asset Quality
 
The Corporation has identified certain assets as risk elements. These assets include nonaccruing loans, loans held for sale, foreclosed real estate, loans that are contractually past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest payments and still accruing and troubled debt restructurings.  These assets present more than the normal risk that the Corporation will be unable to eventually collect or realize their full carrying value.  The Corporation’s risk elements at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
  $ -     $ -  
Nonaccrual loans
    2,860       2,936  
Loan held for sale
    975       1,000  
Foreclosed real estate
    -       -  
Total nonperforming assets
    3,835       3,936  
Troubled debt restructurings
    2,806       2,433  
Total risk elements
  $ 6,641     $ 6,369  
                 
Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans
    .30 %     .32 %
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total loans and foreclosed real estate
    .41 %     .44 %
Risk elements as a percentage of total loans and foreclosed real estate
    .71 %     .70 %
 
Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses
 
The allowance for loan losses increased by $859,000 during the first quarter of 2011, amounting to $14.9 million, or 1.58% of total loans at March 31, 2011, as compared to $14.0 million, or 1.55% of total loans at December 31, 2010.  During the first quarter of 2011 the Bank had no loan chargeoffs, recoveries of $5,000 and recorded an $854,000 provision for loan losses.  The provision for loan losses increased by $76,000 when comparing the first quarter of 2011 to the same period last year.  The increase is primarily the result of the larger increase in the Bank’s loan portfolio in the first quarter of 2011 as compared with the same period last year and management’s evaluation of current economic conditions.
 
 
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The allowance for loan losses is an amount that management currently believes will be adequate to absorb probable incurred losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  As more fully discussed in the “Application of Critical Accounting Policies” section of this discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, the process for estimating credit losses and determining the allowance for loan losses as of any balance sheet date is subjective in nature and requires material estimates.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
 
The amount of future chargeoffs and provisions for loan losses will be affected by, among other things, economic conditions on Long Island and in New York City.  Such conditions could affect the financial strength of the Bank’s borrowers and will affect the value of real estate collateral securing the Bank’s mortgage loans.  Loans secured by real estate represent approximately 95% of the Bank’s total loans outstanding at March 31, 2011.  In the last few years general economic conditions have been unfavorable as characterized by high levels of unemployment, declines in commercial and residential real estate values, and increases in commercial real estate vacancies.  These conditions have caused and could cause some of the Bank’s borrowers to be unable to make the required contractual payments on their loans and have caused and could cause the Bank to be unable to realize the full amount due on loans through foreclosure or other collection efforts.
 
Future provisions and chargeoffs could also be affected by environmental impairment of properties securing the Bank’s mortgage loans.  At the present time, management is not aware of any environmental pollution originating on or near properties securing the Bank’s loans that would materially affect the carrying value of such loans.
 
Noninterest Income, Noninterest Expense, and Income Taxes
 
Noninterest income includes service charges on deposit accounts, Investment Management Division income, gains or losses on sales of securities, and all other items of income, other than interest, resulting from the business activities of the Corporation.  Noninterest income decreased $498,000, or 23.0%, when comparing the first quarter of 2011 to the same quarter last year.  The decrease is principally due to a $444,000 decrease in net gains on sales of available-for-sale securities and a $113,000 decrease in service charge income.  Service charge income decreased primarily as a result of a decrease in overdraft charges, which was partially caused by accelerated check clearing requirements and regulatory changes regarding checking account overdrafts caused by debit card transactions.
 
Noninterest expense is comprised of salaries, employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expense and other operating expenses incurred in supporting the various business activities of the Corporation.  Noninterest expense increased $90,000, or 1.0%, from $9.0 million for the first quarter of 2010 to $9.1 million for the current quarter.  The increase is principally due to a $133,000 increase in occupancy and equipment expense, as partially offset by small decreases in salaries and employee benefits expense.
 
The increase in occupancy and equipment expense is primarily due to branch expansion, technology upgrades and maintenance of facilities.  Salaries expense decreased by $43,000 primarily because increases due to normal annual salary adjustments were more than offset by the staffing efficiencies discussed previously.  The decrease in employee benefits expense is largely the result of a decrease in the cost of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan.
 
 
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Income tax expense as a percentage of pre-tax income (“effective tax rate”) was 20.7% for the first quarter of 2011 as compared to 23.7% for the same quarter last year.  The effective tax rate was lower in the first quarter of 2011 primarily because the increase in tax-exempt securities caused tax-exempt income as a percentage of pre-tax income to be higher in 2011 than it was in 2010.
 
Capital
 
The Corporation’s capital management policy is designed to build and maintain capital levels that exceed regulatory requirements. Under current regulatory capital standards, banks are classified as well capitalized, adequately capitalized or undercapitalized. Under such standards, a well-capitalized bank is one that has a total risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 10%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to or greater than 6%, and a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio equal to or greater than 5%. The Bank’s total risk-based capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and Tier 1 leverage capital ratios of 21.46%, 20.20% and 9.39%, respectively, at March 31, 2011 exceed the regulatory criteria for a well-capitalized bank.  The Corporation (on a consolidated basis) is subject to minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements, which the Corporation exceeds at March 31, 2011.
 
Total stockholders' equity increased by $8.4 million, from $156.7 million at December 31, 2010 to $165.1 million at March 31, 2011.  The primary reasons for the increase are net income of $4.8 million and unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities of $4.8 million, as partially offset by $1.9 million in cash dividends declared.
 
Russell 3000 and 2000 Indexes.  The Corporation’s common stock is included in the Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 Indices, which are reconstituted in June of each year.  Upon reconstitution in June 2010, the average market capitalization of companies in the Russell 2000 Index was $987 million, the median market capitalization was $448 million, the capitalization of the largest company in the index was $2.3 billion, and the capitalization of the smallest company in the index was $112 million.  The Corporation’s market capitalization as of March 31, 2011 was approximately $243 million.
 
The Corporation believes that inclusion in the Russell indices positively affects the price, trading volume and liquidity of its common stock.  Conversely, if the Corporation’s market capitalization falls below the minimum necessary to be included in the indices at any future reconstitution date, the opposite could occur.
 
Cash Flows and Liquidity
 
Cash Flows. The Corporation’s primary sources of cash are deposit growth, maturities and amortization of loans and investment securities, operations, and borrowings.  The Corporation uses cash from these and other sources to fund loan growth, purchase investment securities, repay borrowings, expand and improve its physical facilities and pay cash dividends.  During the first quarter of 2011, the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalent position increased by $10.4 million.  The increase occurred primarily because the cash provided by deposit growth; sales, maturities and redemptions of investment securities; and operating activities exceeded the cash used to grow the loan portfolio, purchase securities, repay borrowings and pay cash dividends.
 
 
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Liquidity. The Bank has a Board approved Liquidity Policy and Liquidity Contingency Plan which are intended to insure that the Bank has sufficient liquidity at all times to meet the ongoing needs of its customers in terms of credit and deposit outflows, take advantage of earnings enhancement opportunities and respond to liquidity stress conditions as they arise.
 
The Bank has both internal and external sources of liquidity that can be used to fund loan growth and accommodate deposit outflows.  The Bank’s primary internal sources of liquidity are investment securities designated as available-for-sale and maturities and monthly payments on its investment securities and loan portfolios.  At March 31, 2011, the Bank had approximately $401 million in unencumbered available-for-sale securities.
 
The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRB”) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLB”), has repurchase agreements in place with a number of brokerage firms and commercial banks and has federal funds lines with several commercial banks.  In addition to customer deposits, the Bank’s primary external sources of liquidity are secured borrowings from the FRB, FHLB and repurchase agreement counterparties.  In addition, the Bank can purchase overnight federal funds under its existing lines.  However, the Bank’s FRB membership, FHLB membership, repurchase agreements and federal funds lines do not represent legal commitments to extend credit to the Bank.  The amount that the Bank can potentially borrow is currently dependent on, among other things, the amount of unencumbered eligible securities and loans that the Bank can use as collateral and the collateral margins required by the lenders.  Based on collateral in place at the FRB and FHLB at March 31, 2011, the Bank had a total borrowing capacity of approximately $725 million.
 
Legislation and Regulatory Matters
 
In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Reform Act”) was signed into law.  The Reform Act includes sweeping changes that increase regulation and oversight of the financial services industry and impose restrictions on the ability of firms within the industry to conduct business consistent with historical practices.  The Reform Act addresses, among other things, corporate governance, systemic risk, deposit insurance assessments, consumer financial protection, interchange fees, derivatives, lending limits, interest on business checking and reassignment of regulatory authority among agencies.  In particular, the Reform Act contains the following provisions which could have a significant impact on the Corporation and the Bank.
 
 
·
A change in the FDIC deposit insurance assessment base, a change in the assessment rates applicable to each risk category, and the discontinuation of a separate assessment for providing unlimited insurance coverage on transaction accounts.  These changes are expected decrease the Bank’s deposit insurance expense by approximately $800,000 for the period April 1 through December 31, 2011.
 
 
·
The unlimited FDIC deposit insurance coverage on noninterest-bearing transaction accounts and Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts is extended for two years through December 31, 2012.
 
 
·
The Federal Reserve is given the authority to require that debit interchange rates be “reasonable and proportionate to the cost incurred by the issuer with respect to the transaction.”  Although the bill contains an exemption for issuers like the Bank with less than $10 billion in assets, the Bank may need to reduce its interchange fees in order to remain competitive or because of implementation issues.
 
 
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·
The long standing prohibition on the payment of interest on corporate checking deposits is repealed effective July 2011.  As a result, the Bank may need to pay interest on corporate checking deposits in order to remain competitive.  Commercial checking deposits currently account for approximately 22% of the Bank’s total deposits.  If the Bank is unable to offset the interest cost with service charges on these accounts, it could have a material adverse impact on the Corporation’s results of operations.
 
 
·
The minimum Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) ratio is increased from 1.15% of insured deposits to 1.35% and the FDIC is required to reach that level by September 30, 2020.  Based on the most recent available information, the DIF balance was a negative $7 billion at December 31, 2010 and would need to be increased by approximately $91 billion to be at the statutory minimum of 1.35% of insured deposits.  The long-term impact of this change on the Bank’s deposit insurance cost is uncertain.
 
Certain provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “ARRA”) resulted in more municipal security issuances qualifying for favorable tax treatment by banks and exempted many such issuances from the federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”).  Management took advantage of these provisions and purchased a significant amount of tax-advantaged municipal securities during 2009 and 2010 at what is believed to be attractive yields and without the usual limitations imposed by the AMT.  These provisions of the ARRA impacting municipal securities expired on December 31, 2010.  The expiration of these provisions will once again limit the amount of municipal securities the Bank can hold without being subject to the AMT, and is believed to have reduced the available supply of municipal securities for which the Bank can receive favorable tax treatment and the yields on municipal securities purchased by the Bank.
 
ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
The Bank invests in interest-earning assets which are funded by interest-bearing deposits and borrowings, noninterest-bearing deposits, and capital.  The Bank’s results of operations are subject to risk resulting from interest rate fluctuations generally and having assets and liabilities that have different maturity, repricing, and prepayment/withdrawal characteristics.  The Bank defines interest rate risk as the risk that the Bank's earnings and/or net portfolio value (present value of expected future cash flows from assets less the present value of expected future cash flows from liabilities) will change when interest rates change.  The principal objective of the Bank’s asset/liability management activities is to maximize net interest income while at the same time maintain acceptable levels of interest rate and liquidity risk and facilitate the funding needs of the Bank.
 
Because the Bank’s loans and investment securities generally reprice slower than its interest-bearing liabilities, an immediate increase in interest rates uniformly across the yield curve should initially have a negative effect on net interest income.  However, if the Bank does not increase the rates paid on its deposit accounts as quickly or in the same amount as increases in market interest rates and/or owns interest rate caps that are in-the-money at the time of the interest rate increase or become in-the-money as a result of the increase, the magnitude of the negative impact will decline and the impact could even be positive.  Over a longer period of time, and assuming that interest rates remain stable after the initial rate increase and the Bank purchases securities and originates loans at yields higher than those maturing and reprices loans at higher yields, the impact of an increase in interest rates should be positive.  This occurs primarily because with the passage of time more loans and investment securities will reprice at the higher rates than time deposits and borrowings, and there will be no offsetting increase in interest expense for those loans and investment securities funded by noninterest-bearing checking deposits and capital.
 
 
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Conversely, a decrease in interest rates uniformly across the yield curve should initially have a positive impact on the Bank’s net interest income.  Furthermore, if the Bank owns interest rate floors that are in the money at the time of the interest rate decrease or become in the money as a result of the decrease, the magnitude of the positive impact should increase.  However, if the Bank does not or cannot decrease the rates paid on its deposit accounts as quickly or in the same amount as decreases in market interest rates, regardless of whether or not it owns interest rate floors, the magnitude of the positive impact will decline and could even be negative.  If interest rates decline, or have declined, and are sustained at the lower levels over time, the impact on net interest income should be negative.  This occurs primarily because more loans and investment securities will reprice at lower rates than time deposits and borrowings, and there will be no offsetting decrease in interest expense for the loans and investment securities funded by noninterest-bearing checking deposits and capital.
 
The Bank monitors and controls interest rate risk through a variety of techniques including the use of interest rate sensitivity models and traditional gap analysis.  Through use of the models, the Bank projects future net interest income and then estimates the effect on projected net interest income of various changes in interest rates and balance sheet growth rates.  The Bank also uses the models to calculate the change in net portfolio value over a range of interest rate change scenarios.
 
Traditional gap analysis involves arranging the Bank’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities by repricing periods and then computing the difference, or interest-rate sensitivity gap, between the assets and liabilities which are estimated to reprice during each time period and cumulatively through the end of each time period.
 
Both interest rate sensitivity modeling and gap analysis involve a variety of significant estimates and assumptions and are done at a specific point in time.  Interest rate sensitivity modeling requires, among other things, estimates of: (1) how much and when yields and costs on individual categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities will change because of projected changes in market interest rates; (2) future cash flows; (3) discount rates; and (4) decay or runoff rates for nonmaturity deposits such as checking, savings, NOW and money market accounts.
 
Gap analysis requires estimates as to when individual categories of interest-sensitive assets and liabilities will reprice and assumes that assets and liabilities assigned to the same repricing period will reprice at the same time and in the same amount.  Like sensitivity modeling, gap analysis does not fully take into account the fact that the repricing of some assets and liabilities is discretionary and subject to competitive and other pressures.
 
Changes in the estimates and assumptions made for interest rate sensitivity modeling and gap analysis could have a significant impact on projected results and conclusions.  Therefore, these techniques may not accurately reflect the actual impact of changes in the interest rate environment on the Bank’s net interest income or net portfolio value.
 
 
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The table that follows is provided pursuant to the market risk disclosure rules set forth in Item 305 of Regulation S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided in the following table is based on significant estimates and assumptions and constitutes, like certain other statements included herein, a forward-looking statement.  The base case information in the table shows (1) an estimate of the Corporation’s net portfolio value at March 31, 2011 arrived at by discounting estimated future cash flows at current market rates and (2) an estimate of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2012 assuming that maturing assets or liabilities are replaced with new balances of the same type, in the same amount, and at current rate levels and repricing balances are adjusted to current rate levels.  For purposes of the base case, nonmaturity deposits are included in the calculation of net portfolio value at their carrying amount.  The rate change information in the table shows estimates of net portfolio value at March 31, 2011 and net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2012 assuming rate changes of plus 100 and 200 basis points and minus 100 and 200 basis points. The changes in net portfolio value from the base case have not been tax affected.  In addition, cash flows for nonmaturity deposits are based on a decay or runoff rate of six years.  Also, rate changes are assumed to be shock or immediate changes and occur uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or repricing of specific assets and liabilities.  In projecting future net interest income under the indicated rate change scenarios, activity is simulated by replacing maturing balances with new balances of the same type, in the same amount, but at the assumed rate level and adjusting repricing balances to the assumed rate level.
 
Based on the foregoing assumptions and as depicted in the table that follows, an immediate increase in interest rates of 100 or 200 basis points would have a negative effect on net interest income over a one-year time period.  This is principally because the Bank’s interest-bearing deposit accounts are assumed to reprice faster than its loans and investment securities.  However, if the Bank does not increase the rates paid on its deposit accounts as quickly or in the same amount as increases in market interest rates, the magnitude of the negative impact will decline, and the impact may even become positive.  Over a longer period of time, and assuming that interest rates remain stable after the initial rate increase and the Bank purchases securities and originates loans at yields higher than those maturing and reprices loans at higher yields, the impact of an increase in interest rates should be positive.  This occurs primarily because with the passage of time more loans and investment securities will reprice at the higher rates than time deposits and borrowings, and there will be no offsetting increase in interest expense for those loans and investment securities funded by noninterest-bearing checking deposits and capital.  Generally, the reverse should be true of an immediate decrease in interest rates of 100 or 200 basis points.  However, the positive impact of a decline in interest rates of 100 or 200 basis points is currently constrained by the fact that the annual percentage yields on many of the Bank’s deposit products are below 1%.
 
 
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Net Interest Income
 
   
Net Portfolio Value at
   
Year Ending
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2012
 
         
Percent
         
Percent
 
         
Change
         
Change
 
         
From
         
From
 
Rate Change Scenario
 
Amount
   
Base Case
   
Amount
   
Base Case
 
   
(dollars in thousands)
 
                         
+ 200 basis point rate shock
  $ 131,407       (14.4 )%   $ 52,999       (16.2 )%
+ 100 basis point rate shock
    141,963       (7.6 )     58,116       (8.1 )
   Base case (no rate change
    153,600       -       63,232       -  
- 100 basis point rate shock
    166,767       8.6       64,895       2.6  
- 200 basis point rate shock
    182,477       18.8       63,245       -  
 
Forward Looking Statements
 
 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”, and “Other Information” contain various forward-looking statements with respect to financial performance and business matters.  Such statements are generally contained in sentences including the words “may”, “expect”, “could”, “should”, “would” or “believe.”  The Corporation cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and therefore actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.  In addition, the Corporation assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.
 
 
ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
(a)
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
The Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael N. Vittorio, and Chief Financial Officer, Mark D. Curtis, have evaluated the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, they have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports that it files or submits under the Act, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  Such controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
 
(b)
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
 
From time to time the Corporation and the Bank may be involved in litigation that arises in the normal course of business.  As of the date of this Form 10-Q, neither the Corporation nor the Bank is a party to any litigation that management believes could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s or the Bank’s financial position or results of operations for an annual period.
 
 
Item 5.  Other Information
 
On May 6, 2011, the Corporation issued a press release regarding the Corporation’s financial condition as of March 31, 2011 and its results of operations for the three month period then ended.  The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-Q.
 
 
Item 6.  Exhibits
 
a) The following exhibits are included herein.
 
Exhibit No.
Name
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-  Oxley Act of 2002 (Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act)
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act)
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Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)
 99.1
Press Release dated May 6, 2011 regarding the Corporation’s financial  condition as  of March 31, 2011 and its results of operations for the three month period then  ended
                              
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
THE FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION 
(Registrant)
 
     
Date: May 10, 2011  
By/s/ MICHAEL N. VITTORIO  
  MICHAEL N. VITTORIO  
  PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
  (principal executive officer)  
                                        
     
 
By /s/ MARK D. CURTIS  
  MARK D. CURTIS  
  SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER  
  (principal financial and accounting officer)  
        
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
                                                                               
 
  EXHIBIT   DESCRIPTION
31.1   Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
31.2   Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of  the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
32   Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.1   Press Release dated May 6, 2011 regarding the Corporation’s financial condition as of March 31, 2011 and its results of operations for the three month period then ended
 
 
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