cfc_10q-033112.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, 2012
 
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from             to             
 
Commission File No. 001-34889
 

Charter Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
United States 58-2659667
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
   
1233 O.G. Skinner Drive, West Point, Georgia 31833
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) Zip Code
 
(706) 645-1391
(Registrant’s telephone number)
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, 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 requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO   ¨.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  x    NO  ¨.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
 
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
       
Non-accelerated filer
¨  (Do not check if smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 7, 2012 was 18,337,040, including 11,457,924 shares (or 62.5%) held by First Charter, MHC, the registrant’s mutual holding company and an affiliate of the registrant.

 
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Table of Contents
 
      Page No.
Part Part I. Financial Information
   
       
Item Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
   
       
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011
 
3
       
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
 
4
       
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
 
       
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 and Year Ended September 30, 2011
 
6
       
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
 
7
       
 
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
9
       
Item Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
40
       
Item Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
55
       
Item Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
56
     
Part Part II. Other Information
   
       
Item Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
56
       
Item Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
56
       
Item Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
56
       
Item Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
57
       
Item Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
57
       
Item Item 5.
Other Information
 
57
       
Item Item 6.
Exhibits
 
57
       
 
Signatures
 
58
 
 
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Part I. Financial Information
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
   
March 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Assets
           
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions
  $ 12,951,057     $ 8,868,824  
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
    43,116,624       139,981,062  
Cash and cash equivalents
    56,067,681       148,849,886  
                 
Loans held for sale, fair value of $1,257,936 and $299,744
    1,231,773       291,367  
Securities available for sale
    192,673,128       158,736,574  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    9,255,500       10,590,900  
Loans receivable:
               
Not covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements
    445,089,232       430,359,086  
Covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements, net
    203,626,593       235,049,585  
Unamortized loan origination fees, net (non-covered loans)
    (1,140,188 )     (1,010,480 )
Allowance for loan losses (non-covered loans)
    (8,525,323 )     (9,369,837 )
Loans receivable, net
    639,050,314       655,028,354  
Other real estate owned:
               
Not covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements
    3,579,613       4,093,214  
Covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements
    20,572,008       24,671,626  
Accrued interest and dividends receivable
    3,900,017       3,690,433  
Premises and equipment, net
    24,403,367       21,765,298  
Goodwill
    4,325,282       4,325,282  
Other intangible assets, net of amortization
    1,553,742       1,827,462  
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance
    33,306,797       32,774,523  
FDIC receivable for loss sharing agreements
    72,954,589       96,777,791  
Deferred income taxes
    4,751,838       4,557,858  
Other assets
    3,194,895       3,729,682  
Total assets
  $ 1,070,820,544     $ 1,171,710,250  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Liabilities:
               
Deposits
  $ 845,508,304     $ 911,093,806  
FHLB advances and other borrowings
    80,000,000       110,000,000  
Other liabilities
    8,188,662       11,200,744  
Total liabilities
    933,696,966       1,032,294,550  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 19,859,219 shares issued at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively; 18,271,568 shares outstanding at March 31, 2012 and 18,603,889 shares outstanding at September 30, 2011
    198,592       198,592  
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized
    -       -  
Additional paid-in capital
    73,184,531       73,083,363  
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,587,651 shares at March 31, 2012 and 1,255,330 shares at September 30, 2011
    (39,151,144 )     (36,127,940 )
Unearned compensation – ESOP
    (3,571,121 )     (3,729,390 )
Retained earnings
    108,810,727       107,962,533  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss – net unrealized holding losses on securities available for sale, net of tax
    (2,348,007 )     (1,971,458 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    137,123,578       139,415,700  
Commitments and contingencies
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,070,820,544     $ 1,171,710,250  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Interest and dividend income:
                       
Loans receivable
  $ 11,644,317     $ 10,228,820     $ 23,192,931     $ 21,531,510  
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations
    871,954       945,306       1,672,188       1,917,556  
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
    30,810       27,481       53,816       41,666  
Other investment securities available for sale
    68,776       47,050       128,375       57,174  
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
    26,154       63,422       94,173       148,909  
Total interest and dividend income
    12,642,011       11,312,079       25,141,483       23,696,815  
Interest expense:
                               
Deposits
    1,712,800       2,379,582       3,854,980       5,365,431  
Borrowings
    1,138,050       1,630,911       2,328,642       3,463,223  
Total interest expense
    2,850,850       4,010,493       6,183,622       8,828,654  
Net interest income
    9,791,161       7,301,586       18,957,861       14,868,161  
Provision for loan losses, not covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements
    300,000       300,000       1,800,000       1,100,000  
Provision for covered loan losses
    290,000       400,000       890,000       400,000  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    9,201,161       6,601,586       16,267,861       13,368,161  
Noninterest income:
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    1,617,939       1,360,229       3,341,896       2,793,568  
Gain on securities available for sale
    -       -       632,593       170,845  
Total impairment losses on securities
    (173,259 )     (1,383,314 )     (273,259 )     (1,530,359 )
Portion of losses recognized in other comprehensive income
    -       1,160,314       -       1,307,359  
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings
    (173,259 )     (223,000 )     (273,259 )     (223,000 )
Bank owned life insurance
    260,075       290,478       671,385       571,076  
Gain on sale of loans and loan servicing release fees
    161,322       117,033       346,713       379,340  
Loan servicing fees
    119,285       92,612       209,798       191,547  
Brokerage commissions
    139,924       201,631       265,985       369,074  
FDIC receivable for loss sharing agreements accretion
    455,293       254,357       1,025,422       596,658  
Other
    51,558       121,352       227,610       275,608  
Total noninterest income
    2,632,137       2,214,692       6,448,143       5,124,716  
Noninterest expenses:
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,617,778       3,704,877       9,305,824       7,632,796  
Occupancy
    2,012,079       1,700,843       4,047,886       3,243,622  
FHLB advance prepayment penalty
    -       -       -       809,558  
Legal and professional
    447,333       469,441       944,378       894,617  
Marketing
    494,094       426,255       964,217       815,558  
Federal insurance premiums and other regulatory fees
    365,406       396,442       708,965       718,502  
Net cost of operations of real estate owned
    626,734       764,378       1,366,725       1,625,067  
Furniture and equipment
    259,228       196,168       464,245       396,077  
Postage, office supplies and printing
    252,217       255,915       531,576       494,355  
Core deposit intangible amortization expense
    133,278       54,815       273,720       110,902  
Other
    816,621       657,570       1,681,184       1,294,604  
Total noninterest expenses
    10,024,768       8,626,704       20,288,720       18,035,658  
Income before income taxes
    1,808,530       189,574       2,427,284       457,219  
Income tax expense
    547,858       (62,176 )     678,229       (70,073 )
Net income
  $ 1,260,672     $ 251,750     $ 1,749,055     $ 527,292  
                                 
Basic net income per share
  $ 0.07     $ 0.01     $ 0.10     $ 0.03  
Diluted net income per share
  $ 0.07     $ 0.01     $ 0.10     $ 0.03  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
    17,905,484       18,136,137       17,971,410       18,134,905  
Weighted average number of common and potential common shares outstanding
    17,937,567       18,187,214       18,003,493       18,185,982  
                                 
  
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
    Net income
  $ 1,260,672     $ 251,750     $ 1,749,055     $ 527,292  
Less reclassification adjustment for net gains realized in net income, net of taxes of $0, $0, $244,181 and $65,946, respectively
    -       -       (388,412 )     (104,898 )
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on investment and mortgage securities available for sale arising during the year, net of taxes of $(279,595), $(473,960), $98,020 and $(113,470), respectively
    444,744       753,915       (155,918     180,493  
Noncredit portion of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings, net of taxes of $(66,878), $(86,078), $(105,478) and $(86,078), respectively
    106,381       136,922       167,781       136,922  
                                 
    Comprehensive income
  $ 1,811,797     $ 1,142,587     $ 1,372,506     $ 739,809  
 
 
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
   
Common stock
                                     
     
Number
of shares
     
Amount
     
Additional
paid-in capital
     
Treasury
stock
     
Unearned compensation ESOP
     
Retained earnings
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)      
Total stockholders' equity
 
Balance at September 30, 2010
    19,859,219     $ 198,592     $ 73,073,216     $ (36,614,648 )   $ (3,880,990 )   $ 107,598,080     $ (3,497,883 )   $ 136,876,367  
Net income
                                  2,305,352             2,305,352  
Change in unrealized loss on securities
                                        1,526,425       1,526,425  
Dividends paid, $0.20 per share
                                  (1,940,899 )           (1,940,899 )
Allocation of ESOP common stock                             151,600                   151,600  
Vesting of restricted shares                 (94,944 )     486,708                         391,764  
Stock based compensation expense
                105,091                   -             105,091  
Balance at September 30, 2011
    19,859,219     $ 198,592     $ 73,083,363     $ (36,127,940 )   $ (3,729,390 )   $ 107,962,533     $ (1,971,458 )   $ 139,415,700  
Net income
                                  1,749,055             1,749,055  
Change in unrealized loss on securities
                                        (376,549 )     (376,549 )
Dividends paid, $0.05 per share
                                  (900,861 )           (900,861 )
Allocation of ESOP common stock                             158,269                   158,269  
Vesting of restricted shares                 54,065       94,810                         148,875  
Stock based compensation expense
                47,103                               47,103  
Repurchase of Shares
                      (3,118,014 )                       (3,118,014 )
Balance at March 31, 2012
    19,859,219     $ 198,592     $ 73,184,531     $ (39,151,144 )   $ (3,571,121 )   $ 108,810,727     $ (2,348,007 )   $ 137,123,578  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income   $ 1,749,055     $ 527,292  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Provision for loan losses, not covered under FDIC loss sharing agreements
    1,800,000       1,100,000  
Provision for covered loan losses
    890,000       400,000  
Depreciation and amortization
    873,629       657,446  
Accretion and amortization of premiums and discounts, net
    1,353,108       1,021,965  
Accretion of fair value discounts related to covered loans
    (4,712,198 )     (4,597,432 )
Accretion of fair value discounts related to FDIC receivable
    (1,025,422 )     (596,658 )
Gain on sale of loans and loan servicing release fees
    (346,713 )     (379,340 )
Proceeds from sale of loans
    11,762,216       13,784,749  
Originations and purchases of loans held for sale
    (12,355,909 )     (12,134,769 )
Gain on sale of securities
    (632,593 )     (170,845 )
Other-than-temporary impairment-securities
    273,259       223,000  
Write down of real estate owned
    957,581       513,922  
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate owned
    (43,725 )     56,241  
Recovery payable to FDIC on other real estate owned gains
    -       (154,918 )
Restricted stock award expense
    65,027       151,600  
Stock option expense
    47,103       61,520  
Increase in cash surrender value on bank owned life insurance
    (671,385 )     (571,076 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in accrued interest and dividends receivable
    (209,584 )     (343,881 )
Decrease in other assets
    673,898       23,779  
Decrease in other liabilities
    (2,769,965 )     (6,111,634 )
Net cash used in operating activities
    (2,322,618 )     (6,539,039 )
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
    27,413,475       9,877,227  
Principal collections on securities available for sale
    31,030,891       30,051,894  
Purchase of securities available for sale
    (96,161,223 )     (51,766,830 )
Proceeds from calls of securities available for sale
    2,216,000       780,300  
Proceeds from redemption of FHLB stock
    1,335,400       529,100  
Net decrease in loans receivable
    8,534,866       31,974,228  
Net decrease in FDIC receivable
    30,788,624       25,730,230  
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned
    7,224,735       21,143,474  
Purchases of premises and equipment
    (3,237,978 )     (307,812 )
Net cash provided by investing activities
    9,144,790       68,011,811  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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 CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
 
   
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
           
Dividends on restricted stock awards
    -       (5,018 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (3,118,014 )     -  
Dividends paid
    (900,861 )     (961,729 )
Decrease in deposits
    (65,585,502 )     (87,844,607 )
Principal payments on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    (30,000,000 )     (102,000,000 )
Net decrease in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
    -       (507,093 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (99,604,377 )     (191,318,447 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (92,782,205 )     (129,845,675 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    148,849,886       235,638,582  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 56,067,681     $ 105,792,907  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Interest paid
  $ 6,566,114     $ 7,578,762  
Income taxes paid
  $ 265,000     $ 87,641  
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:
               
Real estate acquired through foreclosure of collateral on loans receivable
  $ 9,465,372     $ 10,633,420  
Write down of real estate owned reimbursed by the FDIC
  $ 5,940,000     $ -  
Provision for covered loan losses reimbursed by the FDIC
  $ 5,480,845     $ 1,600,000  
Issuance of common stock under stock benefit plan
  $ 158,269     $ 151,600  
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net
  $ (570,529 )   $ 212,517  
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note 1: Nature of Operations
 
Charter Financial Corporation (“Charter Financial” or the “Company”), a federally chartered corporation, was organized on October 16, 2001 by CharterBank (the “Bank” ), to become the mid-tier holding company for the Bank in connection with the Bank’s reorganization from a federal mutual savings and loan association into the two-tiered mutual holding company structure. In connection with the reorganization, the Company sold 3,964,481 shares of its common stock to the public, representing 20% of the outstanding shares at $10.00 per share, and received net proceeds of $37.2 million. An additional 15,857,924 shares, or 80% of the Company’s outstanding shares, were issued to First Charter, MHC, the Bank’s federally chartered mutual holding company.
 
In January 2007, Charter Financial repurchased 508,842 shares of its common stock at $52.00 per share through a self-tender offer. Following the stock repurchase, Charter Financial delisted its common stock from the NASDAQ Global Market and deregistered its common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Between January 2007 and September 2009 Charter Financial repurchased 1,186,858 additional shares of its common stock. In September 2010, through an incremental offering, the Company issued 4,400,000 shares with net proceeds of $26.6 million, and First Charter, MHC canceled 4,400,000 shares of Company stock that it held.  On September 27, 2011, Charter Financial announced a 5% stock repurchase plan with repurchased shares being held in treasury and available for general corporate purposes.  For the six months ended March 31, 2012, 335,321 shares have been repurchased at a cost of $3,118,014.

Period
 
Total number of shares purchased
   
Average price paid per share
   
Total number of shares
purchased as part
of publicly announced
program (1)
   
Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program (1)
 
October 2011
    107,557     $ 9.25       107,557       227,764  
November 2011
    70,441       9.25       70,441       157,323  
December 2011
    58,300       9.25       58,300       99,023  
January 2012
    -       -       -       99,023  
February 2012
    -       -       -       99,023  
March 2012
    99,023       9.25       99,023       -  
Total     335,321     $ 9.25       335,321          
 
  (1) On September 27, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 5% stock repurchase plan.  Repurchases will be made through open market purchases, block trades, unsolicited negotiated transactions, pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan or any manner that complies with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Repurchased shares will be held in treasury and will be available for general corporate purposes.   
 
As of March 31, 2012, First Charter, MHC owned 11,457,924 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 62.5% of the Company’s 18,337,040 outstanding shares of common stock at that date. The remaining 6,879,116 shares of common stock, or approximately 37.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock, were held by the public.

The Company's ability to pay dividends and the amount of such dividends is affected by the election of First Charter, MHC to waive the receipt of dividends declared by Charter Financial.  First Charter, MHC has historically waived its right to receive most dividends on its shares of Charter Financial common stock, which means that Charter Financial has had more cash resources to pay dividends to its public stockholders than if First Charter, MHC had accepted such dividends.   For the year ended September 30, 2011, First Charter, MHC waived $1.7 million of dividends with permission of the OTS.  The Dodd-Frank Act now requires federally chartered mutual holding companies to give the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) notice before waiving the receipt of dividends.  In the past, the FRB generally has not allowed dividend waivers by mutual holding companies and, there can be no assurance that the FRB will approve dividend waivers by First Charter, MHC in the future, or what conditions the FRB may place on any dividend waivers.  The FRB recently granted permission to First Charter, MHC permission to waive the March 2012 quarter dividend.  Charter Financial declared a dividend on April 24, 2012 payable May 25, 2012.  For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the declaration of cash dividends by Charter Financial of $0.05 per common share will result in payment of $150,000 in cash dividends to First Charter, MHC and $342,000 in cash dividends to public shareholders.
 
 
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Note 2: Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Charter Financial Corporation and subsidiary include the accounts of the Company and the Bank as of March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011 (derived from audited financial statements), and for the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all necessary adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation for the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and six-month periods ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year or any other interim period.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans, the estimates used for fair value acquisition accounting and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation receivable for loss sharing agreements, estimate of expected cash flows on purchased impaired and other acquired loans, and the assessment for other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities, mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations.  Certain reclassifications of 2011 balances have been made.  These reclassifications did not change net income.
 
Note 3: Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an update to the accounting standards for amendments to achieve common fair value measurements and disclosure requirements in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This update, which is a joint effort between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), amends existing fair value measurement guidance to converge the fair value measurement guidance in U.S. GAAP and IFRS. This update clarifies the application of existing fair value measurement requirements, changes certain principles in existing guidance and requires additional fair value disclosures. The update permits measuring financial assets and liabilities on a net credit risk basis, if certain criteria are met, increases disclosure surrounding company determined market prices (Level 3) financial instruments, and also requires the fair value hierarchy disclosure of financial assets and liabilities that are not recognized at fair value in the financial statements, but are included in disclosures at fair value.   The adoption of this update as of January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In June 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standards relating to the presentation of comprehensive income.  This update amends current accounting standards to require that all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. Additionally, the update requires entities to present, on the face of the financial statements, reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement or statements where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented; however, in December 2011, FASB deferred this requirement until a later date yet to be determined. The option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity was eliminated.  The adoption of this update as of January 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an update to the accounting standards relating to testing goodwill for impairment. This guidance allows companies to waive comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount in assessing the recoverability of goodwill if, based on qualitative factors, it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.  This update will be effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is evaluating the impact of this update on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Note 4: Federally Assisted Acquisition of The First National Bank of Florida

On September 9, 2011, the Bank purchased substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all the liabilities of The First National Bank of Florida (FNB) from the FDIC, as Receiver of FNB. FNB operated eight commercial banking branches and was headquartered in Milton, Florida. The FDIC took FNB under receivership upon its closure by the Office of Controller of Currency. The Bank’s bid to purchase FNB included the purchase of substantially all FNB’s assets at a discount of $28,000,000 in exchange for assuming all FNB deposits and certain other liabilities. No cash, deposit premium or other consideration was paid by the Bank. The Bank and the FDIC entered into loss sharing agreements regarding future losses incurred on loans and other real estate acquired through foreclosure existing at the acquisition date. Under the terms of the loss sharing agreements, the FDIC will reimburse the Bank for 80 percent of net losses on covered assets. The term for loss sharing on residential real estate loans is ten years, while the term for loss sharing on non-residential real estate loans is five years in respect to losses and eight years in respect to loss recoveries. As a result of the loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, the Bank recorded a receivable of $51,555,999 at the time of acquisition.

The loss share agreements include a true-up payment in the event FNB’s losses do not reach the FDIC’s total intrinsic loss estimate, as defined in the loss sharing agreement, of $59,483,125. On September 9, 2021, the true-up measurement date, CharterBank is required to make a true-up payment to the FDIC equal to 50 percent of the excess, if any, of the following calculation: A-(B+C+D), where (A) equals 20 percent of the Total Intrinsic Loss Estimate, or $11,896,625; (B) equals 20 percent of the Net Loss Amount; (C) equals 25 percent of the asset (discount) bid, or ($7,000,000); and (D) equals 3.5 percent of total Shared Loss Assets at Bank Closing or $7,380,467. Current loss estimates indicate that no true-up payment will be payable to the FDIC.

Our FDIC assisted acquisitions of Neighborhood Community Bank (“NCB’) and McIntosh Commercial Bank (“MCB”) are not subject to true-up payments.
 
The acquisition of FNB was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. The statement of net assets acquired and the resulting acquisition date purchase gain is presented in the following table. As explained in the explanatory notes that accompany the following table, the purchased assets, assumed liabilities and identifiable intangible assets were recorded at the acquisition date fair value. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information regarding the closing date fair values become available.

Noninterest income includes a pre-tax gain on acquisition of $1,095,003. The amount of the gain is equal to the excess of the fair value of the recorded assets over the fair value of liabilities assumed.

The following table shows adjustments to the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired and the resulting gain from the FNB acquisition as of September 9, 2011.
 
   
As Recorded by FNB
     
Fair Value Adjustments
     
As Recorded by CharterBank
 
Assets:
                     
Cash and due from banks                                                     
  $ 25,689,080       $ 23,637,211  
(a)
  $ 49,326,291  
FHLB and FRB stock                                                     
    993,612                 993,612  
Investment securities available for sale
    13,002,568         (97,407 )
(b)
    12,905,161  
Loans, net of unearned income                                                     
    185,927,300         (64,463,794 )
(c)
    121,463,506  
Other real estate owned                                                     
    24,943,178         (14,383,246 )
(d)
    10,559,932  
FDIC receivable for loss sharing agreements
            51,555,999  
(e)
    51,555,999  
Core deposit intangible                                                     
            1,134,697  
(f)
    1,134,697  
Other assets                                                     
    1,291,037         (251,246 )
(g)
    1,039,791  
Total assets acquired                                                
  $ 251,846,775       $ (2,867,786 )     $ 248,978,989  
Liabilities:
                           
Deposits                                                     
    244,715,032                 244,715,032  
Deferred tax liability                                                     
            420,919  
(j)
    420,919  
Other liabilities                                                     
    2,768,954         400,000  
(i)
    3,168,954  
Total liabilities assumed                                                     
  $ 247,483,986       $ 820,919       $ 248,304,905  
Excess of assets acquired over liabilities assumed
  $ 4,362,789  
(h)
                 
Aggregate fair value adjustments                                                     
            $ (3,688,705 )          
Net assets of FNB acquired                                                     
                      $ 674,084  
 
 
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  (a) – Adjustment reflects the initial wire received from the FDIC adjusted for overpayment by the FDIC on the acquisition date.
     
  (b) – Adjustment reflects fair value adjustments based on the Bank’s evaluation of the acquired investment securities portfolio.
     
  (c) – Adjustment reflects fair value adjustments based on the Bank’s evaluation of the acquired loan portfolio.  The fair value adjustment includes adjustments for estimated credit losses, liquidity and servicing costs.
     
  (d) – Adjustment reflects the estimated other real estate owned losses based on the Bank’s evaluation of the acquired other real estate owned portfolio.
     
  (e) – Adjustment reflects the estimated fair value of payments the Bank will receive from the FDIC under loss sharing agreements.  The receivable was recorded at present value of the estimated cash flows using an average discount rate of approximately two percent.
     
  (f) – Adjustment reflects fair value adjustments to record the estimated core deposit intangible.
     
  (g) – Adjustment reflects fair value adjustments to record certain other assets acquired in this transaction.
     
  (h) – Amount represents the excess of assets acquired over liabilities assumed and since the asset discount bid by CharterBank of $28 million exceeded this amount, the difference resulted in a cash settlement with the FDIC on the acquisition date.
     
 
(i) –
Adjustment reflects fair value adjustments to record certain other liabilities in this transaction.
     
  (j) – Adjustment reflects differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
     
 
 
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Note 5: Securities Available for Sale
 
Securities available for sale are summarized as follows:

 
   
March 31, 2012
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Gross unrealized gains
   
Gross unrealized losses
   
Estimated fair value
 
Other investment securities:
                       
        Tax-free municipals
 
$
9,928,734
   
$
21,021
   
$
(6,939)
   
$
9,942,816
 
        U.S. government sponsored entities
   
18,205,866
     
88,858
     
     
18,294,724
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
                               
FNMA certificates
   
78,750,418
     
792,632
     
(245)
     
79,542,805
 
GNMA certificates
   
5,197,924
     
345,661
     
     
5,543,585
 
FHLMC certificates
   
51,878,056
     
285,501
     
(164,131)
     
51,999,426
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
                               
FNMA
   
10,710,345
     
344,243
     
     
11,054,588
 
GNMA
   
1,165,990
     
9,820
     
          (1,748)
)
   
1,174,062
 
FHLMC
   
614,865
     
50,889
     
     
665,754
 
Private-label mortgage securities:
                               
Investment grade
   
2,799,168
     
14,198
     
(511,198
)
   
2,302,168
 
Split Rating [1]
   
7,451,827
     
29
     
(1,285,681
)
   
6,166,175
 
Non investment grade
   
9,527,522
     
198,104
     
(3,738,601
)
   
5,987,025
 
Total
 
$
196,230,715
   
$
2,150,956
   
$
(5,708,543
)
 
$
192,673,128
 
 
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
   
Amortized Cost
   
Gross unrealized gains
   
Gross unrealized losses
   
Estimated fair value
 
Other investment securities:
                       
Tax-free municipals
 
$
10,618,273
   
$
21,404
   
$
(13,452)
   
$
10,626,225
 
U.S. government sponsored entities
   
17,414,309
     
95,567
     
     
17,509,876
 
Mortgage-backed securities:
                               
FNMA certificates
   
62,750,950
     
856,995
     
     
63,607,945
 
GNMA certificates
   
5,841,685
     
246,044
     
     
6,087,729
 
FHLMC certificates
   
20,634,103
     
657,084
     
     
21,291,187
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
                               
FNMA
   
16,682,474
     
451,103
     
     
17,133,577
 
GNMA
   
3,648,357
     
29,348
     
(1,130
)
   
3,676,575
 
FHLMC
   
870,973
     
72,653
     
     
943,626
 
Private-label mortgage securities:
                               
Investment grade
   
3,212,607
     
35,163
     
(424,674
)
   
2,823,096
 
Split Rating [1]
   
9,041,253
     
6,335
     
(995,327
)
   
8,052,261
 
Non investment grade
   
11,008,649
     
     
(4,024,172
)
   
6,984,477
 
Total
 
$
161,723,633
   
$
2,471,696
   
$
(5,458,755
)
 
$
158,736,574
 

[1] Bonds with split ratings represent securities with separate investment and non investment grades.

 
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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities available for sale as of March 31, 2012, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.  All of the municipal bonds in the table below are pre-funded and are expected to be prepaid before contractual maturity.
 
    Amortized cost     Estimated fair value  
Less than 1 year
  $ 3,244,561     $ 3,263,013  
1-5 years
    12,331,219       12,381,595  
Greater than 5 years
    12,558,820       12,592,932  
Mortgage-backed securities
    168,096,115       164,435,588  
                 
    $ 196,230,715     $ 192,673,128  
 
Proceeds from called or matured securities available for sale during the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $2,216,000 and $780,300, respectively. Proceeds from sales for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $27,413,475 and $9,877,227, respectively.  Gross realized gains on the sale of these securities were $634,790 and $170,845 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Gross realized losses on the sale of these securities were $2,197 and $0 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  

Proceeds from called or matured securities available for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $1,180,000 and $780,300, respectively. Proceeds from sales for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were $0 and $15,300 respectively.  Gross realized gains and losses on the sales of these securities were $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
 
Securities available for sale with an aggregate carrying amount of $132,428,648 and $56,190,496 at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively, were pledged to secure FHLB advances.

Securities available for sale that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are as follows:

   
March 31, 2012
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
   
Estimated
fair value
 
Other investment securities:
                 
Tax-free municipals
  $
535,614
   
$
(6,939
))) )
 
$
        528,675
 
Mortgage-backed securities:                        
FNMA certificates
   
113,234
     
(245
 )    
112,989
 
FHLMC certificates
   
25,417,359
     
(164,131
 )    
25,253,228
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:                        
GNMA
   
363,666
     
(222
 )    
363,444
 
Private-label mortgage securities
   
1,611,158
     
(132,038
 )    
1,479,120
 
                         
   
$
28,041,031
   
$
(303,575
 )
 
$
27,737,456
 
 
 
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September 30, 2011
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
   
Estimated
fair value
 
Other investment securities:
                 
Tax-free municipals
 
$
1,339,585
   
$
    (13,452
)
 
1,326,133
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:                        
Private-label mortgage securities
   
1,782,525
     
(110,599
)
   
1,671,926
 
   
$
3,122,110
   
$
(124,051
)
 
$
2,998,059
 


Securities available for sale that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are as follows:
 

   
March 31, 2012
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
   
Estimated
fair value
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:                        
GNMA
 
241,359
   
$
(1,526)
   
239,833
 
Private-label mortgage securities
   
15,902,379
     
(5,403,442)
     
10,498,937
 
                         
   
$
16,143,738
   
$
(5,404,968)
   
$
10,738,770
 

 
   
September 30, 2011
 
   
Amortized
cost
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
   
Estimated
fair value
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
                 
GNMA
 
$
346,140
   
(1,130
)
 
345,010
 
Private-label mortgage securities
   
18,833,695
     
(5,333,574
)
   
13,500,121
 
                         
   
$
19,179,835
   
$
(5,334,704
)
 
$
13,845,131
 


At March 31, 2012 the Company had approximately $5.5 million in unrealized losses on non-GSE collateralized mortgage obligations with aggregate amortized cost of approximately $17.5 million.  During the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the Company recorded $173,259 and $100,000, respectively, in other than temporary impairment on one security with this security being written off during the quarter ending March 31, 2012 bringing the cumulative other than temporary impairment on three securities to $5.1 million.  The cumulative other than temporary impairment on the security written off during the quarter is $2.3 million.  Other than previously stated, the Company is projecting that it will receive essentially all contractual cash flows so there is no break in yield or additional other than temporary impairment.  The remaining decline in fair value of the mortgage securities resulted from illiquidity and other concerns in the market place.  Additionally, the Company has recorded $2.9 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax) on these two securities with cumulative OTTI at March 31, 2012.
     
Regularly, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances to indicate that a security on which there is an unrealized loss is impaired other-than-temporarily. The assessment considers many factors including the severity and duration of the impairment, the Company’s intent and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient for recovery in value, recent events specific to the industry, and current characteristics of each security such as delinquency and foreclosure levels, credit enhancements, and projected losses and loss coverage ratios. It is possible that the underlying collateral of these securities will perform worse than current expectations, which may lead to adverse changes in cash flows on these securities and potential future other-than-temporary impairment losses. Events that may trigger material declines in fair values for these securities in the future include but are not limited to, deterioration of credit metrics, significantly higher levels of default and severity of loss on the underlying collateral, deteriorating credit enhancement and loss coverage ratios, or further illiquidity. All of these securities were evaluated for other-than-temporary impairment based on an analysis of the factors and characteristics of each security as previously enumerated. The Company considers these unrealized losses to be temporary impairment losses primarily because of continued sufficient levels of credit enhancements and credit coverage levels of less senior tranches to tranches held by the Company.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the changes in the amount of credit losses on the Company’s investment securities recognized in earnings for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                     
Beginning balance of credit losses previously recognized in earnings
  $ 4,922,916     $ 2,526,674     $ 4,822,916     $ 2,526,674  
Amount related to credit losses for securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized in earnings
    -       -       -       -  
Amount related to credit losses for securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in earnings
    173,259       223,000       273,259       223,000  
Ending balance of cumulative credit losses recognized in earnings
  $ 5,096,175     $ 2,749,674     $ 5,096,175     $ 2,749,674  
 
The following table shows issuer-specific information, book value, fair value, credit rating and unrealized gain (loss) for the Company's portfolio of non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations as of March 31, 2012.


Cusip
 
Description
 
Credit Rating
   
Cumulative Net Impairment Losses Recognized in Earnings
   
Current Par Value
   
Book Value
   
Market Value
   
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
       
Moody
   
S&P
   
Fitch
               
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Investment Grade
                                               
36228FQF6
 
GSR 2003-4F 1A2
    n/a    
AAA
   
AAA
    $ -     $ 431     $ 431     $ 440     $ 9  
55265KL80
 
MASTR 2003-8 4A1
    n/a    
AAA
   
AAA
      -       1,023       1,016       1,021       5  
86359BVF5
 
SARM 2004-6 3A3
    n/a    
AAA
    n/a       -       1,352       1,352       841       (511 )
   
Total
                        $ -     $ 2,806     $ 2,799     $ 2,302     $ (497 )
Split Rating
                                                                 
17307GDL9
 
CMLTI 2004-HYB1 A31
    B3/*+   n/a    
AA
    $ -     $ 1,611     $ 1,611     $ 1,479     $ (132 )
36242DXZ1
 
GSR 2005-2F 1A2
    n/a     B    
AA
      -       291       291       291       -  
576433QD1
 
MARM 2004-7 5A1
    B3/*-  
BBB-
    n/a       -       5,550       5,550       4,396       (1,154 )
   
Total
                        $ -     $ 7,452     $ 7,452     $ 6,166     $ (1,286 )
Non Investment Grade
                                                             
172921J74  
CMSI 1993-14 A3
   
WR
    BB     n/a     $ -     $ 105     $ 105     $ 98     $ (7 )
576433UQ7   MARM 2004-13 B1    
NR
    B-     n/a       380       6,356       5,976       2,870       (3,106 )
576433VN3
 
MARM 2004-15 4A1
    B3/*-   n/a     B       -       2,920       2,920       2,294       (626 )
863579UR7   SARM 2005-15 2A2    
NR
    CC     n/a       2,436       2,963       527       725       198  
12668AXE0
 
CWALT 2005-63 2A2 [1]
    -     -     -       2,280       -       -       -       -  
   
Total
                          $ 5,096     $ 12,344     $ 9,528     $ 5,987     $ (3,541 )
                                                                     
   
Grand Total
                          $ 5,096     $ 22,602     $ 19,779     $ 14,455     $ (5,324 )
 
[1]  This security was written off in the quarter ending March 31, 2012
 
 
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During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, two of the Bank’s private-label mortgage securities experienced a slight rating downgrade.  The MARM 2004-7 5A1 and the MARM 2004-15 4A1 were both downgraded by Moody’s from Ba3 to Ba3-.  The downgraded instruments have a book value of $5.6 million and $2.9 million, respectively.   Both instruments continue to maintain a favorable credit support level and Bloomberg coverage ratios.  The credit support and Bloomberg coverage ratios for the MARM 2004-7 5A1 were 11.60 and 2.7, respectively.  The MARM 2004-15 4A1 reported a credit support of 13.48 and a Bloomberg coverage ratio of 3.2. The MARM 2004-7 5A1 tranche has a total of 15 loans.  Thirteen or 85% are timely payers for the past 24 months.  The weighted average housing price index adjusted LTV on the entire pool is 54% with the highest reported at 70%.    The MARM 2004-15 4A1 pool consists of 58 loans with 49 current as of the March reporting period.  The weighted average HPI LTV is 76%.  The Bank is projecting no break in yield or other than temporary impairment.

The investment in the MARM 2004-13 B1 security represents the largest unrealized loss position in the investment portfolio at $3.1 million. Based on assessments of expected cash flows, it has been concluded that no additional other than temporary impairment exists on this security at March 31, 2012. This bond has previously taken a total of $380 thousand in OTTI.  The favorable cash flow profile is attributable to a number of pertinent factors, including the relatively low levels of delinquency and the stable levels of default, foreclosure, and severities upon foreclosure. The security has a housing price index adjusted weighted average loan-to-value ratio of 54% on the underlying mortgages, average credit scores of 737 and its 2004 origination indicates its seasoning.  Furthermore, underlying mortgages have sustained a 24 month timely payer rate of at least 90%. The unrealized loss position is perhaps attributed to liquidity risk.
 
Note 6: Loans Receivable
 
Loans receivable are summarized as follows:
 
   
March 31,
2012
   
September 30,
2011
 
Loans not covered by loss sharing agreements:
           
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
104,442,704
   
$
98,844,828
 
Commercial real estate
   
263,281,942
     
252,037,202
 
Commercial
   
16,266,145
     
17,612,661
 
Real estate construction
   
41,653,834
     
41,726,520
 
Consumer and other
   
19,444,607
     
20,137,875
 
Loans receivable, net of undisbursed proceeds of  loans in process
   
445,089,232
     
430,359,086
 
Less:
               
Unamortized loan origination fees, net
   
1,140,188
     
1,010,480
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
8,525,323
     
9,369,837
 
                 
Total loans not covered, net
 
$
435,423,721
   
$
419,978,769
 
 
 
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The carrying amount of covered loans at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, consisted of impaired loans at acquisition date and all other acquired loans and are presented in the following tables.


   
March 31, 2012
   
Impaired Loans at Acquisition
   
All Other Acquired Loans
   
Total Covered Loans
 
Loans covered by loss sharing agreements
                 
1-4 family residential real state
  $ 6,546,551     $ 10,136,677     $ 16,683,228  
Commercial real estate
    97,484,911       105,014,833       202,499,744  
Commercial
    16,875,974       17,634,921       34,510,895  
Real estate construction
    5,200,793       689,675       5,890,468  
Consumer and other
    794,360       6,320,260       7,114,620  
Loans receivable, gross
    126,902,589       139,796,366       266,698,955  
Less:
                       
Non-accretable difference
    32,017,475       5,388,181       37,405,656  
Allowance for covered loan losses
    -       8,126,364       8,126,364  
Accretable discount
    13,224,954       3,862,905       17,087,859  
Discount on acquired performing loans
    -       420,734       420,734  
Unamortized loan origination fees, net
    -       31,749       31,749  
Total loans covered, net
  $ 81,660,160     $ 121,966,433     $ 203,626,593  

   
September 30, 2011
 
   
Impaired Loans at
Acquisition
   
All Other Acquired
Loans
   
Total Covered
Loans
 
Loans covered by loss sharing agreements:
                 
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
8,662,904
   
$
11,261,058
   
$
19,923,962
 
Commercial real estate
   
142,358,465
     
120,903,232
     
263,261,697
 
Commercial
   
10,263,020
     
22,478,750
     
32,741,770
 
Real estate construction
   
8,059,927
     
778,764
     
8,838,691
 
Consumer and other
   
866,166
     
7,715,276
     
8,581,442
 
Loans receivable, gross
   
170,210,482
     
163,137,080
     
333,347,562
 
Less:
                       
Non-accretable difference
   
61,346,002
     
7,799,285
     
69,145,287
 
Allowance for covered loan losses
   
     
6,892,425
     
6,892,425
 
Accretable discount
   
16,893,100
     
4,705,432
     
21,598,532
 
Discount on acquired performing loans
   
     
622,258
     
622,258
 
Unamortized loan origination fees,   net
   
     
39,475
     
39,475
 
Total loans covered, net
 
$
91,971,380
   
$
143,078,205
   
$
235,049,585
 

The following table documents changes in the accretable discount on acquired loans during the six months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2011:
 

   
Impaired
Loans at
Acquisition
   
All Other
Acquired
Loans
   
Total
Covered
Loans
 
Balance, September 30, 2010
 
$
10,166,664
   
 $
8,476,672
   
 $
18,643,336
 
Accretable yield acquired
   
11,203,405
     
     
11,203,405
 
Loan accretion
   
(4,476,969
)
   
(3,771,240
)
   
(8,248,209
)
                         
Balance, September 30, 2011
   
16,893,100
     
4,705,432
     
21,598,532
 
Loan accretion
   
(3,668,146
)
   
(842,527
)
   
(4,510,673
)
                         
Balance, March 31, 2012
 
$
13,224,954
   
$
3,862,905
   
$
17,087,859
 
 
 
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The following is a summary of transactions in the allowance for loan losses on loans covered by loss sharing:

 
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
 
2012
 
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 5,871,557     $ 9,695,461     $ 6,892,425     $ 15,553,536  
Loans charged off (net)
    (1,116,039 )     (3,635,994 )     (5,136,906 )     (9,494,069 )
Provision for loan losses charged to FDIC receivable
    3,080,846       1,600,000       5,480,845       1,600,000  
Provision for loan losses charged to operations
    290,000       400,000       890,000       400,000  
Balance, end of period
  $ 8,126,364     $ 8,059,467     $ 8,126,364     $ 8,059,467  


The following table documents changes in the carrying value of the FDIC receivable for loss sharing agreements relating to covered loans and other real estate owned during the six months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2011:
 

   
Six Months
    Year Ended  
   
March 31,
   
 September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 96,777,791     $ 89,824,798  
Fair value of FDIC receivable for loss sharing agreements at acquisition
    -       51,555,999  
Receipt of payments from FDIC
    (38,174,977 )     (53,615,832 )
Accretion of fair value adjustment
    1,025,422       1,035,125  
 Recovery of previous loss reimbursements     (1,333,934 )     (3,617,003 )
Provisions for estimated losses on covered assets
    11,420,845       4,800,000  
External expenses qualifying under loss sharing agreements
    3,239,442       6,794,704  
                 
Balance, end of period
  $ 72,954,589     $ 96,777,791  
 
Loan Origination and Risk Management. The Company has certain lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and procedures on a regular basis. A reporting system supplements the review process by providing management with frequent reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and non-performing and potential problem loans. Diversification in the loan portfolio is a means of managing risk associated with fluctuations in economic conditions.
 
Commercial real estate loans are generally made by the Company to Georgia, Alabama or Florida panhandle entities and are secured by properties in these states. Commercial real estate lending involves additional risks compared to one- to four-family residential lending. Repayment of commercial real estate loans often depends on the successful operations and income stream of the borrowers, and commercial real estate loans typically involve larger loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers compared to residential real estate loans. The Company’s underwriting criteria for commercial real estate loans include maximum loan-to-value ratios, debt coverage ratios, secondary sources of repayment, guarantor requirements, net worth requirements and quality of cash flow. As part of the loan approval and underwriting of commercial real estate loans, management undertakes a cash flow analysis, and requires a debt-service coverage ratio of at least 1.15 times. In addition, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans versus non-owner occupied loans. At March 31, 2012, approximately 38.8% of the outstanding principal balance of the Company’s commercial real estate loans were secured by owner-occupied properties.
 
The Company makes construction and land development loans primarily for the construction of one- to four-family residences but also for multi-family and nonresidential real estate projects on a select basis. While current market conditions have suppressed demand for construction and land loans, there are opportunities to lend to quality borrowers in the Company’s market area for construction loans. The Company offers two principal types of construction loans: builder loans, including both speculative (unsold) and pre-sold loans to pre-approved local builders; and construction/permanent loans to property owners that are converted to permanent loans at the end of the construction phase. The number of speculative loans that management will extend to a builder at one time depends upon the financial strength and credit history of the builder. The Company’s construction loan program is expected to remain a modest portion of the loan volume and management generally limits the number of outstanding loans on unsold homes under construction within a specific area.
 
 
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The Company also originates first and second mortgage loans secured by one- to four-family residential properties within Georgia, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Management currently originates mortgages at all branch locations, but utilizes a centralized processing location to reduce the underwriting risk. The Company originates both fixed rate and adjustable rate one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. Fixed rate conforming loans are generally originated for resale into the secondary market on a servicing-released basis and loans that are non-conforming due to property exceptions and that have adjustable rates are generally retained in the Company’s portfolio. The non-conforming loans originated are not considered to be subprime loans and the amount of subprime and low documentation loans held by the Company is not material.  
 
The majority of the Company’s non-mortgage loans consist of consumer loans, including loans on deposits, second mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, auto loans and various other installment loans. The Company primarily offers consumer loans (excluding second mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit) as an accommodation to customers. Consumer loans tend to have a higher credit risk than residential mortgage loans because they may be secured by rapidly depreciable assets, or may be unsecured. The Company’s consumer lending generally follows accepted industry standards for non sub-prime lending, including credit scores and debt to income ratios. The Company also offers home equity lines of credit as a complement to one- to four-family residential mortgage lending. The underwriting standards applicable to home equity credit lines are similar to those for one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, except for slightly more stringent credit-to-income and credit score requirements. Home equity loans are generally limited to 80% of the value of the underlying property unless the loan is covered by private mortgage insurance or a loss sharing agreement.  At March 31, 2012, the Company had $15.3 million of home equity lines of credit and second mortgage loans not covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements (“loss sharing”).
 
The Company’s commercial business loans are generally limited to terms of five years or less. Management typically collateralizes these loans with a lien on commercial real estate or, rarely, with a lien on business assets and equipment. Management also generally requires the personal guarantee of the business owner. Interest rates on commercial business loans are generally higher than interest rates on residential or commercial real estate loans due to the risk inherent in this type of loan. Commercial business loans are generally considered to have more risk than residential mortgage loans or commercial real estate loans because the collateral may be in the form of intangible assets and/or readily depreciable inventory. Commercial business loans may also involve relatively large loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers, with the repayment of such loans typically dependent on the successful operation and income stream of the borrower. Such risks can be significantly affected by economic conditions. In addition, commercial business lending generally requires substantially greater supervision efforts by Management compared to residential mortgage or commercial real estate lending.

The Company maintains an internal loan review function that reviews and validates the credit risk program on a periodic basis. Results of these reviews are presented to management. The loan review process complements and reinforces the risk identification and assessment decisions made by lenders and credit personnel, as well as the Company’s policies and procedures. The Company further engages an independent, external loan reviewer on an annual basis.
 
Nonaccrual and Past Due Loans. Nonaccrual loans not covered by loss sharing, segregated by class of loans were as follows:
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
September 30, 2011
 
1-4 family residential real estate
  $ 3,197,748     $ 5,793,073  
Commercial real estate
    3,112,519       5,339,730  
Commercial
    199,791       438,161  
Real estate construction
          26,291  
Consumer and other
    69,332       96,954  
Total
  $ 6,579,390     $ 11,694,209  
 
 
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An age analysis of past due loans not covered by loss sharing, segregated by class of loans were as follows:

March 31, 2012
 
         
Greater than
90 Days
                     
Loans > 90
 
   
30-89 Days
       
Total
         
Total
   
Days
 
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Current
   
Loans
   
Accruing
 
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
1,858,746
   
$
1,196,943
   
$
3,055,689
   
$
101,387,015
   
$
104,442,704
   
$
235,131
 
Commercial real estate
   
1,368,399
     
1,096,793
     
2,465,192
     
260,816,750
     
263,281,942
     
23,059
 
Commercial
   
132,025
     
-
     
132,025
     
16,134,120
     
16,266,145
     
-
 
Real estate construction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
41,653,834
     
41,653,834
     
-
 
Consumer and other
   
306,120
     
18,771
     
324,891
     
19,119,716
     
19,444,607
     
18,771
 
   
$
3,665,290
   
$
2,312,507
   
$
5,977,797
   
$
439,111,435
   
$
445,089,232
   
$
276,961
 


September 30, 2011
 
         
Greater than
                     
Loans > 90
 
   
30-89 Days
   
90 Days
   
Total
         
Total
   
Days and
 
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Current
   
Loans
   
Accruing
 
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
1,261,293
   
$
2,434,213
   
$
3,695,506
   
$
95,149,322
   
$
98,844,828
   
$
-
 
Commercial real estate
   
3,073,129
     
1,671,035
     
4,744,164
     
247,293,038
     
252,037,202
     
-
 
Commercial
   
315,882
     
160,558
     
476,440
     
17,136,221
     
17,612,661
     
-
 
Real estate construction
   
-
     
26,291
     
26,291
     
41,700,229
     
41,726,520
     
-
 
Consumer and other
   
197,125
     
-
     
197,125
     
19,940,750
     
20,137,875
     
-
 
   
$
4,847,429
   
$
4,292,097
   
$
9,139,526
   
$
421,219,560
   
$
430,359,086
   
$
-
 

 
An age analysis of past due loans covered by loss sharing, segregated by class of loans were as follows:

March 31, 2012

         
Greater than
90 Days
Past Due
                     
Loans > 90
 
   
30-89 Days
Past Due
       
Total
Past Due
         
Total
Loans [1]
   
Days
 
               
Current
       
Accruing [2]
 
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
438,277
   
$
1,364,089
   
$
1,802,366
   
$
12,517,193
   
$
14,319,559
   
$
1,364,089
 
Commercial real estate
   
18,744,740
     
27,960,652
     
46,705,392
     
125,231,875
     
171,937,267
     
27,960,652
 
Commercial
   
1,662,354
     
4,461,859
     
6,124,213
     
18,082,583
     
24,206,796
     
4,461,859
 
Real estate construction
   
-
     
3,719,928
     
3,719,928
     
1,363,435
     
5,083,363
     
3,719,928
 
Consumer and other
   
172,339
     
80,448
     
252,787
     
5,367,163
     
5,619,950
     
80,448
 
   
$
21,017,710
   
$
37,586,976
   
$
58,604,686
   
$
162,562,249
   
$
221,166,935
   
$
37,586,976
 
 
 
  [1] Covered loan balances are net of non-accretable differences and allowance for covered loan losses and have not been reduced by $17,508,593 of accretable discounts.
     
  [2] Covered loans contractually past due greater than ninety days are reported as accruing loans because of accretable discounts established at the time of acquisition.
 
 
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September 30, 2011

         
Greater than
90 Days
Past Due
                     
Loans > 90
 
   
30-89 Days
Past Due
       
Total
Past Due
         
Total
Loans [1]
   
Days and
 
               
Current
       
Accruing [2]
 
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
1,263,640
   
$
1,852,536
   
$
3,116,176
   
$
13,377,864
   
$
16,494,040
   
$
1,852,536
 
Commercial real estate
   
6,890,156
     
19,890,694
     
26,780,850
     
175,314,919
     
202,095,769
     
19,890,694
 
Commercial
   
1,840,322
     
4,854,955
     
6,695,277
     
18,340,062
     
25,035,339
     
4,854,955
 
Real estate construction
   
-
     
3,617,000
     
3,617,000
     
2,251,184
     
5,868,184
     
3,617,000
 
Consumer and other
   
233,527
     
142,184
     
375,711
     
7,440,807
     
7,816,518
     
142,184
 
   
$
10,227,645
   
$
30,357,369
   
$
40,585,014
   
$
216,724,836
   
$
257,309,850
   
$
30,357,369
 
 
  [1] Covered loan balances are net of non-accretable differences and allowance for covered loan losses and have not been reduced by $22,220,790 of accretable discounts.
     
  [2] Covered loans contractually past due greater than ninety days are reported as accruing loans because of accretable discounts established at the time of acquisition.
 
Impaired Loans. The Company evaluates “impaired” loans, which includes nonperforming loans and accruing troubled debt restructured loans, having risk characteristics that are unique to an individual borrower on a loan-by-loan basis with balances above a specified level.  For smaller loans, the allowance is calculated based on the credit grade utilizing historical loss experience and other qualitative factors.
 
 Impaired loans not covered by loss sharing, segregated by class of loans were as follows:

March 31, 2012
 
                     
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
   
Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
 
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Investment
in Impaired
Loans
   
Interest
Income
Recognized
   
Average
Investment
in Impaired
Loans
   
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                                         
1-4 family residential real estate
  $ 3,197,748     $ 3,197,748     $ -     $ 3,214,655     $ -     $ 3,240,128     $ -  
Commercial real estate
    3,492,519       5,202,614       -       3,083,562       8,298       3,656,034       22,910  
Commercial
    2,910,705       2,910,705       -       3,228,545       37,689       3,214,747       75,793  
Real estate construction
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Subtotal:
    9,600,972       11,311,067       -       9,526,762       45,987       10,110,909       98,703  
With an allowance recorded:
                                                       
1-4 family residential real estate
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Commercial real estate
    3,361,104       3,361,104       417,834       3,361,104       46,729       3,361,104       93,971  
Commercial
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Real estate construction
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Subtotal:
    3,361,104       3,361,104       417,834       3,361,104       46,729       3,361,104       93,971  
Totals:
                                                       
1-4 family residential real estate
  $ 3,197,748     $ 3,197,748     $ -     $ 3,214,655     $ -     $ 3,240,128     $ -  
Commercial real estate
    6,853,623       8,563,718       417,834       6,444,666       55,027       7,017,138       116,881  
Commercial
    2,910,705       2,910,705       -       3,228,545       37,689       3,214,747       75,793  
Real estate construction
    -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Grand Total:
  $ 12,962,076     $ 14,672,171     $ 417,834     $ 12,887,866     $ 92,716     $ 13,472,013     $ 192,674  

 
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September 30, 2011
 
                     
Year Ended September 30, 2011
 
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Related
Allowance
   
Average
Investment
in Impaired
Loans
   
Interest
Income
Recognized
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                             
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
5,793,073
   
$
5,793,073
   
$
-
   
$
4,402,390
   
$
107,550
 
Commercial real estate
   
3,419,250
     
3,419,250
     
-
     
3,895,070
     
37,634
 
Commercial
   
438,161
     
438,161
     
-
     
363,487
     
4,202
 
Real estate construction
   
26,291
     
26,291
     
-
     
139,891
     
-
 
Subtotal:
   
9,676,775
     
9,676,775
     
-
     
8,800,838
     
149,386
 
With an allowance recorded:
                                       
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,211,961
   
$
 
Commercial real estate
   
2,881,355
     
2,881,355
     
1,162,795
     
2,713,337
     
63,857
 
Commercial
   
64,568
     
64,568
     
66,818
     
73,194
     
     -
 
Real estate construction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
6,063
     
-
 
Subtotal:
   
2,945,923
     
2,945,923
     
1,229,613
     
4,004,555
     
63,857
 
Totals:
                                       
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
5,793,073
   
$
5,793,073
   
$
-
   
$
5,614,351
   
$
107,550
 
Commercial real estate
   
6,300,605
     
6,300,605
     
1,162,795
     
6,608,407
     
101,491
 
Commercial
   
502,729
     
502,729
     
66,818
     
436,681
     
4,202
 
Real estate construction
   
26,291
     
26,291
     
-
     
145,954
     
-
 
Grand Total:
 
$
12,622,698
   
$
12,622,698
   
$
1,229,613
   
$
12,805,393
   
$
213,243
 


Credit Quality Indicators. As part of the ongoing monitoring of the credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio for both loans covered and not covered by loss sharing agreements, management tracks certain credit quality indicators including the level of classified loans, net charge-offs, non-performing loans (see details above) and the general economic conditions in its market areas.
 
The Company utilizes a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each of its loans. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 8. A description of the general characteristics of the 8 risk grade factors is included in the Company’s September 30, 2011 Form 10-K.

The risk grade for each individual loan is determined by the loan officer and other approving officers at the time of loan origination and is changed from time to time to reflect an ongoing assessment of loan risk. Risk grades are reviewed on specific loans monthly for all delinquent loans as a part of monthly meetings held by the Loan Committee, quarterly for all nonaccrual and special reserve loans, and annually as part of the Company's internal loan review process. In addition, individual loan risk grades are reviewed in connection with all renewals, extensions and modifications. Risk grades for covered loans are determined by officers within the Special Assets Division based on an ongoing assessment of loan risk.   Such risk grades are updated in a manner consistent with non-covered loans, except the grading of such loans are assessed quarterly, as applicable, relating to revised estimates of expected cash flows.
 
 
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The following table presents the risk grades of the loan portfolio not covered by loss sharing, segregated by class of loans:
 
 March 31, 2012

   
1-4 family residential real
estate
   
Commercial real
estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate
construction
   
Consumer and
other
   
Total
 
Pass (1-4)
  $ 95,427,306     $ 223,505,277     $ 12,715,205     $ 35,672,404     $ 18,561,839     $ 385,882,031  
Special Mention (5)
    4,233,602       21,019,113       360,187       5,981,430       729,411       32,323,743  
Substandard (6)
    4,781,796       18,619,001       3,190,753       -       134,855       26,726,405  
Doubtful (7)
    -       138,551       -       -       18,502       157,053  
Loss (8)
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total not covered loans
  $ 104,442,704     $ 263,281,942     $ 16,266,145     $ 41,653,834     $ 19,444,607     $ 445,089,232  
 
 
September 30, 2011

   
1-4 family residential
real estate
   
Commercial
real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate
construction
   
Consumer
and other
   
Total
 
Pass (1-4)
 
$
89,121,799
   
$
210,707,732
   
$
13,629,735
   
$
33,824,113
   
$
19,539,636
   
$
366,823,015
 
Special Mention (5)
   
3,486,324
     
25,456,968
     
448,711
     
6,230,194
     
381,414
     
36,003,611
 
Substandard (6)
   
6,236,705
     
15,756,651
     
3,373,657
     
1,672,213
     
212,093
     
27,251,319
 
Doubtful (7)
   
-
     
115,851
     
160,558
     
-
     
4,732
     
281,141
 
Loss (8)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total not covered loans
 
$
98,844,828
   
$
252,037,202
   
$
17,612,661
   
$
41,726,520
   
$
20,137,875
   
$
430,359,086
 


The following table presents the risk grades, ignoring grade enhancement provided by the FDIC loss sharing, of the loan portfolio covered by loss sharing agreements, segregated by class of loans.  With respect to regulatory classification assets covered by loss sharing agreements, numerical risk ratings 5-8, for regulatory reporting purposes are done under FDIC guidance reporting 20% or 5%, as appropriate of the book balance of the loan as classified.  The remaining 80% to 95 % is classified as pass, numerical risk ratings 1-4.

March 31, 2012 

   
1-4 family residential real
estate
   
Commercial real
estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate
construction
   
Consumer and
other
   
Total
 
Numerical risk rating (1-4)
 
$
7,431,232
   
$
70,375,454
   
$
8,640,221
   
$
1,363,435
   
$
4,720,422
   
$
92,530,764
 
Numerical risk rating (5)
   
2,622,634
     
33,125,467
     
5,911,357
     
-
     
225,213
     
41,884,671
 
Numerical risk rating (6)
   
3,650,711
     
61,642,726
     
7,560,695
     
3,719,928
     
667,352
     
77,241,412
 
Numerical risk rating (7)
   
614,982
     
6,793,620
     
2,094,523
     
-
     
6,963
     
9,510,088
 
Numerical risk rating (8)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total covered loans [1]
 
$
14,319,559
   
$
171,937,267
   
$
24,206,796
   
$
5,083,363
   
$
5,619,950
   
$
221,166,935
 

[1] 
Covered loan balances are net of non-accretable differences and allowances for covered loan losses.

 
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 September 30, 2011
 
   
1-4 family residential real
estate
   
Commercial real
estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate
construction
   
Consumer and
other
   
Total
 
Numerical risk rating (1-4)
 
$
10,693,680
   
$
103,968,632
   
$
12,378,784
   
$
2,251,184
   
$
6,563,123
   
$
135,855,403
 
Numerical risk rating (5)
   
1,266,882
     
25,350,072
     
1,773,795
     
-
     
292,054
     
28,682,803
 
Numerical risk rating (6)
   
4,018,325
     
63,319,301
     
5,879,654
     
3,617,000
     
913,673
     
77,747,953
 
Numerical risk rating (7)
   
515,153
     
9,457,764
     
5,003,106
     
-
     
47,668
     
15,023,691
 
Numerical risk rating (8)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total covered loans [1]
 
$
16,494,040
   
$
202,095,769
   
$
25,035,339
   
$
5,868,184
   
$
7,816,518
   
$
257,309,850
 

 
[1] 
Covered loan balances are net of non-accretable differences and allowances for covered loan losses.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense and is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb losses on existing loans that become uncollectible, based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans. The evaluations take into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, historical loss rates, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans, and current economic conditions and trends that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that the collectibility of the principal is unlikely and subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance.
 
Management’s allowance for loan losses methodology is a loan classification-based system. Management bases the required reserve on a percentage of the loan balance for each type of loan and classification level. Loans may be classified manually and are automatically classified if they are not previously classified when they reach certain levels of delinquency. Unclassified loans are reserved at different percentages based on our loan loss history for the last two years. Reserve percentages are also adjusted based upon our estimate of the effect that the current economic environment will have on each type of loan.
 
Management segments its allowance for loan losses into the following four major categories: (1) specific reserves; (2) general allowances for Classified/Watch loans; (3) general allowances for loans with satisfactory ratings; and (4) an unallocated amount. Risk grades are initially assigned in accordance with the Company’s loan and collection policy. An organizationally independent department reviews risk grade assignments on an ongoing basis. Management reviews current information and events regarding a borrowers’ financial condition and strengths, cash flows available for debt repayment, the related collateral supporting the loan and the effects of known and expected economic conditions. When the evaluation reflects a greater than normal risk associated with the individual loan, management classifies the loan accordingly. If the loan is determined to be impaired, management allocates a portion of the allowance for loan losses for that loan based on the fair value of the collateral as the measure for the amount of the impairment. Impaired and Classified/Watch loans are aggressively monitored.
 
The allowances for loans rated satisfactory are further subdivided into various types of loans as defined by loan type. Management has developed specific quantitative allowance factors to apply to each individual component of the allowance and considers loan charge-off experience over the most recent two years. These quantitative allowance factors are based upon economic, market, and industry conditions that are specific to the Company’s local markets. These quantitative allowance factors consider, but are not limited to, national and local economic conditions, bankruptcy trends, unemployment trends, loan concentrations, dependency upon government installations and facilities, and competitive factors in the local market. These allocations for the quantitative allowance factors are included in the various individual components of the allowance for loan losses. In addition, some qualitative allowance factors are used that are subjective in nature and require considerable judgment on the part of management. However, it is management’s opinion that these items do represent uncertainties in the Company’s business environment that must be factored into its analysis of the allowance for loan losses.
  
The unallocated component of the allowance is established for losses that specifically exist in the remainder of the portfolio, but have yet to be identified. An unallocated allowance is generally maintained in a range of 4% to 12% of the total allowance in recognition of the imprecision of the estimates. In times of greater economic downturn and uncertainty, the higher end of this range is provided.
 
 
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Through the FDIC-assisted acquisition of the assets of NCB, management established an allowance for loan losses for non-impaired loans covered by loss-sharing agreements and such allowance for loan losses was $7.6 million and $6.9 million at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. The NCB acquisition was completed under previously applicable accounting pronouncements related to business combinations.
 
Through the FDIC-assisted acquisitions of the loans of NCB, MCB and FNB management established non-accretable discounts for the acquired impaired loans and also for all other loans of MCB. These non-accretable discounts were based on estimates of future cash flows. Subsequent to the acquisition dates, management continues to assess the experience of actual cash flows compared to estimates. When management determines that non-accretable discounts are insufficient to cover expected losses in the applicable covered loan portfolios, such non-accretable discounts are increased with a corresponding provision for covered loan losses as a charge to earnings and an increase in the applicable FDIC receivable based on loss sharing indemnification. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012 the Company increased allowance for covered loan losses relating to NCB acquired loans by $2.9 million and recorded $190,000 as a charge to earnings with $2.7 million as an increase to the FDIC receivable.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2011 the Company increased allowance for covered loan losses relating to NCB acquired loans by $3.0 million and recorded $600,000 as a charge to earnings with $2.4 million as an increase to the FDIC receivable.  This increase in the allowance for loan losses was related to revising the expected cash flows for covered NCB loans secured by subdivision lots and acreage in south metropolitan Atlanta.  The liquidation values of collateral in future cash flow expectations were lowered because recent sales of lots and acreage have experienced deeper discounts compared to current appraised values.  The remaining carrying value of NCB loans secured by lots and acreage is $5.3 million at March 31, 2012.
 
The Company maintained its allowance for loan losses for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 in response to continued weak economic conditions, net charge-offs, weak financial indicators for borrowers in the real estate sectors, continuing low collateral values of commercial and residential real estate, and nonaccrual and impaired loans. The following tables detail the allowance for loan losses on loans not covered by loss sharing by portfolio segment.  Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude availability to absorb losses in other categories.
 
The following is a summary of transactions in the allowance for loan losses on loans not covered by loss sharing:

 
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Three months ended March 31, 2012
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 579,755     $ 6,359,275     $ 573,046     $ 589,409     $ 63,399     $ 654,992     $ 8,819,876  
Charge-offs
    (397,259 )     49,244       (247,521 )     -       (129 )     -       (595,665 )
Recoveries
    -       -       301       -       811       -       1,112  
Provision
    398,703       (483,469 )     118,937       (86,875 )     23,222       329,482       300,000  
Balance at end of period
  $ 581,199     $ 5,925,050     $ 444,763     $ 502,534     $ 87,303     $ 984,474     $ 8,525,323  

 
   
Six months ended March 31, 2012
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 633,364     $ 5,972,310     $ 821,830     $ 1,065,512     $ 48,276     $ 828,545     $ 9,369,837  
Charge-offs
    (558,817 )     (1,737,353 )     (329,092 )     -       (61,720 )     -       (2,686,982 )
Recoveries
    3,914       359       34,982       -       3,213       -       42,468  
Provision
    502,736       1,689,734       (82,952 )     (562,979 )     97,383       156,078       1,800,000  
Loans:
  $ 581,197     $ 5,925,050     $ 444,768     $ 502,533     $ 87,152     $ 984,623     $ 8,525,323  
                                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ -     $ 417,834     $ -     $ -     $ -             $ 417,834  
                                                         
Loans:
                                                       
Ending balance
  $ 104,442,704     $ 263,281,942     $ 16,266,145     $ 41,653,834     $ 19,444,607             $ 445,089,232  
                                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 3,197,748     $ 6,853,623     $ 2,910,705     $ -     $ -             $ 12,962,076  
 
 
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Three months ended March 31, 2011
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 885,732     $ 6,440,170     $ 583,477     $ 1,432,789     $ 98,753     $ 584,989     $ 10,025,910  
Charge-offs     (11,686 )     (580,245 )     (58,937 )     (21,822 )     (16,732 )     -       (689,422 )
Recoveries     48,402       -       -       159       9,126       -       57,687  
Provision     (151,528 )     (275,552 )     53,757       341,158       629       331,536       300,000  
Loans:
  $ 770,920     $ 5,584,373     $ 578,297     $ 1,752,284     $ 91,776     $ 916,525     $ 9,694,175  


 
   
Six months ended March 31, 2011
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 1,023,078     $ 6,103,391     $ 623,479     $ 1,236,169     $ 79,149     $ 731,829     $ 9,797,095  
Charge-offs
    (165,351 )     (957,063 )     (58,937 )     (21,822 )     (107,343 )     -       (1,310,516 )
Recoveries
    61,249       -       36,487       159       9,701       -       107,596  
Provision
    (148,056 )     438,045       (22,732 )     537,778       110,269       184,696       1,100,000  
Loans:
  $ 770,920     $ 5,584,373     $ 578,297     $ 1,752,284     $ 91,776     $ 916,525     $ 9,694,175  
                                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 174,476     $ 944,029     $ 76,568     $ 10,000     $ -             $ 1,205,073  
                                                         
Loans:
                                                       
Ending balance
  $ 104,080,480     $ 257,927,053     $ 19,358,904     $ 44,302,958     $ 20,272,364             $ 445,941,759  
                                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 4,315,283     $ 6,289,336     $ 464,051     $ 511,452     $ -             $ 11,580,122  
 
 
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The following tables detail the nonaccretable discount and allowance for loan losses on loans covered by loss sharing by portfolio segment.

   
Three months ended March 31, 2012
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Total
 
                                     
Non-accretable differences [1]:
                                   
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 3,033,327     $ 56,975,138     $ 7,569,168     $ 1,512,098     $ 553,341     $ 69,643,072  
Charge-offs
    (635,584 )     (23,936,147 )     (2,114,750 )     (709,856 )     (214,982 )     (27,611,319 )
Recoveries
    900       54,213       74,082       -       226       129,421  
Provision for loan losses charged to FDIC receivable
    124,140       1,144,549       710,807       4,214       1,097,136       3,080,846  
Provision for loan losses charged to operations
    13,113       173,121       44,165       651       58,950       290,000  
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,535,896     $ 34,410,874     $ 6,283,472     $ 807,107     $ 1,494,671     $ 45,532,020  

 
 
   
Six months ended March 31, 2012
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Total
 
                                     
Non-accretable differences [1]:
                                   
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 3,429,923     $ 61,165,928     $ 7,706,431     $ 2,970,506     $ 764,924     $ 76,037,712  
Charge-offs
    (1,070,634 )     (30,918,980 )     (2,755,928 )     (2,168,264 )     (231,883 )     (37,145,689 )
Recoveries
    2,540       160,438       104,361       -       1,813       269,152  
Provision for loan losses charged to FDIC receivable
    153,591       3,293,203       1,089,716       4,214       940,121       5,480,845  
Provision for loan losses charged to operations
    20,476       710,285       138,892       651       19,696       890,000  
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,535,896     $ 34,410,874     $ 6,283,472     $ 807,107     $ 1,494,671     $ 45,532,020  
                                                 
Covered loans:
                                               
Ending contractual balance
  $ 16,683,228     $ 202,499,744     $ 34,510,895     $ 5,890,468     $ 7,114,620     $ 266,698,955  
 
 [1]
Amounts include the allowance for covered loan losses.
 
 
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Three months ended March 31, 2011
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Total
 
                                     
Non-accretable differences [1]:
                                   
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 1,797,449     $ 32,249,909     $ 21,679,909     $ 1,832,857     $ 1,605,077     $ 59,165,201  
Charge-offs
    (69,876 )     (6,003,897 )     (7,528,330 )     (376,835 )     (880,116 )     (14,859,054 )
Recoveries
    2,040       76,747       284,827       -       38,130       401,744  
Provision for loan losses charged to FDIC receivable
    217,810       1,393,795       (792,486 )     200,717       580,164       1,600,000  
Provision for loan losses charged to operations
    54,452       348,449       (198,121 )     50,179       145,041       400,000  
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,001,875     $ 28,065,003     $ 13,445,799     $ 1,706,918     $ 1,488,296     $ 46,707,891  
 
 
 
   
Six months ended March 31, 2011
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Total
 
                                     
Non-accretable differences [1]:
                                   
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 1,856,851     $ 38,170,313     $ 24,257,466     $ 2,497,018     $ 1,632,467     $ 68,414,115  
Charge-offs
    (188,686 )     (12,209,908 )     (11,646,678 )     (1,115,195 )     (908,150 )     (26,068,617 )
Recoveries
    61,449       362,353       1,825,618       74,199       38,774       2,362,393  
Provision for loan losses charged to FDIC receivable
    217,809       1,393,796       (792,486 )     200,717       580,164       1,600,000  
Provision for loan losses charged to operations
    54,452       348,449       (198,121 )     50,179       145,041       400,000  
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,001,875     $ 28,065,003     $ 13,445,799     $ 1,706,918     $ 1,488,296     $ 46,707,891  
                                                 
Covered loans:
                                               
Ending contractual balance
  $ 11,757,541     $ 122,747,825     $ 38,188,786     $ 3,570,612     $ 9,110,693     $ 185,375,457  
 
 [1]
Amounts include the allowance for covered loan losses.


For the six month period ended March 31, 2012, the following table presents a breakdown of loans with the types of concessions determined to be troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) during the period by loan class.

   
Accruing Loans
   
Nonaccrual Loans
 
   
Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
   
Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
 
   
Number of loans
   
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
   
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
   
Number of loans
   
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
   
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
 
Below market interest rate
                                   
Commercial Real Estate
    8     $ 4,576,588     $ 4,511,749       -     $ -     $ -  
Commercial
    1       2,710,914       2,689,076       -       -       -  
Total
    9     $ 7,287,502     $ 7,200,825       -     $ -     $ -  
                                                 
Grand Total
    9     $ 7,287,502     $ 7,200,825       -     $ -     $ -  

Loans are classified as restructured by the Company when certain modifications are made to the loan terms and concessions are granted to the borrowers due to financial difficulty experienced by those borrowers. The Company only restructures loans for borrowers in financial difficulty that have designed a viable business plan to fully pay off all obligations, including outstanding debt, interest, and fees, either by generating additional income from the business or through liquidation of assets. Generally, these loans are restructured to provide the borrower additional time to execute upon their plans. The concessions granted on TDRs generally include terms to reduce the interest rate or extend the term of the debt obligation.  As of March 31, 2012, no concessions had been made to extend payment terms or modify the payment structure.
 
 
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Loans on nonaccrual status at the date of modification are initially classified as nonaccrual TDRs. Loans on accruing status at the date of concession are initially classified as accruing TDRs if the loan is reasonably assured of repayment and performance is expected in accordance with its modified terms. Such loans may be designated as nonaccrual loans subsequent to the concession date if reasonable doubt exists as to the collection of interest or principal under the restructuring agreement. TDRs are returned to accruing status when there is economic substance to the restructuring, there is documented credit evaluation of the borrower's financial condition, the remaining balance is reasonably assured of repayment in accordance with its modified terms, and the borrower has demonstrated sustained repayment performance in accordance with the modified terms for a reasonable period of time (generally a minimum of six months).

As of March 31, 2012, no loans that were modified as troubled debt restructurings within the previous twelve months defaulted after their restructure.

Note 7: Income Per Share
 
Basic net income per share is computed on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by weighted average shares outstanding plus potential common shares resulting from dilutive stock options, determined using the treasury stock method.
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31
   
Six Months Ended
March 31
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Net income
  $ 1,260,672     $ 251,750     $ 1,749,055     $ 527,292  
Denominator:
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    17,905,484       18,136,137       17,971,410       18,134,905  
Common stock equivalents
    32,083       51,077       32,083       51,077  
Diluted shares
    17,937,567       18,187,214       18,003,493       18,185,982  
Net income per share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.07     $ 0.01     $ 0.10     $ 0.03  
Diluted
  $ 0.07     $ 0.01     $ 0.10     $ 0.03  

 
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 there were no dilutive stock options.  For the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 there were 32,083 and 51,077, respectively, shares of non-vested restricted stock.
 
Basic earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding, which consists of issued shares less treasury stock.
 
Diluted earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and the dilutive effect of the shares awarded under the Company’s equity compensation plans.
 
 
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Note 8: Real Estate Owned
 
The following is a summary of transactions in real estate owned:
 
Non-covered real estate owned
 
   
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2012
   
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
4,093,214
   
$
9,641,425
 
Real estate acquired through foreclosure of loans receivable
   
1,153,348
     
3,760,607
 
Real estate sold
   
(1,263,093
)
   
(8,203,154
)
Write down of real estate owned
   
(447,581
)
   
(774,616
)
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate owned
   
43,725
     
(44,894
)
Real estate transferred to fixed assets
   
     
(286,154
)
                 
Balance, end of period
 
$
3,579,613
   
$
4,093,214
 
 
Covered real estate owned
 
   
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2012
   
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
24,671,626
   
$
29,626,581
 
Real estate acquired and subject to FDIC loss sharing agreement
   
     
10,559,932
 
Real estate acquired through foreclosure of loans receivable
   
8,312,024
     
11,070,057
 
Real estate sold
   
(5,961,642
)
   
(26,584,944
)
Provision for losses on other real estate owned recognized in noninterest expense
   
(510,000
)
   
 
Increase of FDIC receivable for loss sharing agreements
   
(5,940,000
)
   
 
                 
Balance, end of period
 
$
20,572,008
   
$
24,671,626
 
 

Note 9: Employee Benefits
 
The Company has a stock option plan which allows for stock option awards of the Company’s common stock to eligible directors and key employees of the Company. The option price is determined by a committee of the board of directors at the time of the grant and may not be less than 100% of the market value of the common stock on the date of the grant. When granted, the options vest over periods up to four or five years from grant date or upon death, disability, or qualified retirement. All options must be exercised within a 10 year period from grant date. The Company may grant either incentive stock options, which qualify for special federal income tax treatment, or nonqualified stock options, which do not receive such tax treatment. The Company’s stockholders have authorized the grant of options exercisable for 707,943 shares of common stock under the plan.  At March 31, 2012, 73,628 shares had been issued upon the exercise of options granted under the plan, options exercisable for 566,275 shares of common stock were granted and outstanding, and options exercisable for 68,040 shares of common stock remained available for grants.
  
 
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The fair value of the 13,000 and 4,000 options granted during the six months ended March 31, 2012 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton model with the following assumptions:
 
   
13,000 Options
   
4,000 options
 
Risk- free interest rate
    1.80 %     1.80 %
Dividend yield
    2.00 %     2.20 %
Expected life at date of grant
120 Months
   
120 Months
 
Volatility
    19.56 %     19.56 %
Weighted average grant-date fair value
  $ 1.73     $ 1.38  
 

The following table summarizes activity for shares under option and weighted average exercise price per share:
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted
average
exercise
price/share
   
Weighted
average
remaining
life (years)
 
Options outstanding- September 30, 2011
   
565,275
     
10.76
     
8
 
Options exercised
   
     
     
 
Options forfeited
   
(16,000)
     
10.75
     
7
 
Options granted
   
17,000
     
9.28
     
10
 
                         
Options outstanding- March 31, 2012
   
566,275
     
10.72
     
7
 
                         
Options exercisable – March 31, 2012
   
5,500
     
29.26
     
1
 
 


Stock option expense was $47,104 and $61,520 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The following table summarizes information about the options outstanding at March 31, 2012:
 
Number outstanding at March 31, 2012
   
Remaining contractual life in years
   
Exercise price per share
 
  5,500      
1
     
29.26
 
  338,775      
7
     
11.00
 
  150,000      
8
     
10.20
 
  55,000      
9
     
9.00
 
  13,000      
10
     
9.15
 
  4,000      
10
     
9.72
 
                     
  566,275                  
 
The Company has a recognition and retention plan which has been authorized to grant up to 283,177 shares of restricted stock to key employees and directors. The Company has established a grantor trust to purchase these common shares of the Company in the open market or in private transactions. The grantor trust has not purchased previously authorized but unissued shares from the Company. The grantor trust has purchased all of the 283,177 shares that have been authorized.   As of March 31, 2012, 65,472 shares remain in the trust and are disclosed as treasury stock in the consolidated statements of financial condition. Of the 65,472 shares remaining in the trust, 32,083 shares have been granted and are not yet vested and 33,389 shares are available for grants.

 
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Shares
   
Weighted average
grant date fair
value per award
 
Unvested restricted stock awards-September 30, 2011
   
35,083
     
20.84
 
Granted
   
     
 
Vested
   
(3,000)
     
49.63
 
Cancelled or expired
   
     
 
Unvested restricted stock awards-March 31, 2012
   
32,083
     
18.14
 
 
All grants prior to October 1, 2005 vest at the earlier of the scheduled vesting or death, disability, or qualified retirement which is generally age 65 or age 55 with 10 years of service. All grants prior to October 1, 2005 are expensed to the scheduled vesting date. Grants between October 1, 2005 and January 1, 2009 will be expensed to the earlier of scheduled vesting or substantive vesting which is when the recipient becomes qualified for retirement which is generally age 65 or age 55 with ten years of service. Grants subsequent to January 1, 2009 will be expensed to the earlier of scheduled vesting or substantive vesting which is when the recipient becomes qualified for retirement at age 65. 

 Note 10: Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
 
In the normal course of business, the Company makes various commitments and incurs certain contingent liabilities, which are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The commitments and contingent liabilities include guarantees, commitments to extend credit, and standby letters of credit. At March 31, 2012, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit totaled $46.8 million. The Company does not anticipate any material losses as a result of these transactions.
 
In the normal course of business, the Company is party (both as plaintiff and defendant) to certain matters of litigation. In the opinion of management and counsel, none of these matters should have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operation.
 
Note 11: Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurement
 
Accounting standards define fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Accounting standards also establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The applicable standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date. Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.  The Company evaluates fair value measurement inputs on an ongoing basis in order to determine if there is a change of sufficient significance to warrant a transfer between levels. For example, changes in market activity or the addition of new unobservable inputs could, in the Company’s judgment, cause a transfer to either a higher or lower level. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2012, there were no transfers between levels.

At March 31, 2012, the Company holds, as part of its investment portfolio, available for sale securities reported at fair value consisting of municipal securities, U.S government sponsored entities, mortgage backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations. The fair value of the majority of these securities are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including matrix pricing and broker-quote based applications. Inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, issuer spreads, prepayment speeds and other relevant items.  These are inputs used by a third-party pricing service used by the Company. To validate the appropriateness of the valuations provided by the third party, the Company regularly updates its understanding of the inputs used and compares valuations to an additional third party source.

All of the Company’s available for sale securities fall into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These securities are priced via independent service providers. In obtaining such valuation information, the Company has evaluated the valuation methodologies used to develop the fair values.
 
 
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Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis:
 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.
 
   
   
March 31, 2012
 
   
Estimated
fair
value
   
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1 inputs)
   
Quoted prices
for similar assets
(Level 2 inputs)
   
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3 inputs)
 
Investment securities available for sale:
                       
Tax free municipals
 
$
9,942,816
   
$
   
$
9,942,816
   
$
 
U.S. government sponsored entities
   
18,294,724
             
18,294,724
         
Mortgage–backed securities:
                               
FNMA certificates
   
79,542,805
     
     
79,542,805
     
 
GNMA certificates
   
5,543,585
     
     
5,543,585
     
 
FHLMC certificates
   
51,999,426
     
     
51,999,426
     
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
                               
FNMA
   
11,054,588
     
     
11,054,588
     
 
GNMA
   
1,174,062
     
     
1,174,062
     
 
FHLMC
   
665,754
     
     
665,754
     
 
Private-label mortgage securities:
                               
Investment grade
   
2,302,168
     
     
2,302,168
         
Split rating [1]
   
6,166,175
     
     
6,166,175
     
 
Non investment grade
   
5,987,025
     
     
5,987,025
     
 
                                 
Available for sale securities
 
$
192,673,128
   
$
   
$
192,673,128
   
$
 

[1] Bonds with split ratings represent securities with separate investment and non investment grades.

   
September 30, 2011
 
   
Estimated
fair
value
   
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1 inputs)
   
Quoted prices
for similar assets
(Level 2 inputs)
   
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3 inputs)
 
Investment securities available for sale:
                       
Tax free municipals
 
$
10,626,225
   
$
   
$
10,626,225
   
$
 
U.S. government sponsored entities
   
17,509,876
             
17,509,876
         
Mortgage–backed securities:
                               
FNMA certificates
   
63,607,945
     
     
63,607,945
     
 
GNMA certificates
   
6,087,729
     
     
6,087,729
     
 
FHLMC certificates
   
21,291,187
     
     
21,291,187
     
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
                               
FNMA
   
17,133,577
     
     
17,133,577
     
 
GNMA
   
3,676,575
     
     
3,676,575
     
 
FHLMC
   
943,626
     
     
943,626
     
 
Private-label mortgage securities:
                               
Investment grade
   
2,823,096
     
     
2,823,096
         
Split rating [1]
   
8,052,261
     
     
8,052,261
     
 
Non investment grade
   
6,984,477
     
     
6,984,477
     
 
                                 
Available for sale securities
 
$
158,736,574
   
$
   
$
158,736,574
   
$
 
 
[1] Bonds with split ratings represent securities with separate investment and non investment grades.

 
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Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis:
 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below.

 
   
Fair value measurements using:
 
   
Fair
value
   
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
(Level 1 inputs)
   
Quoted prices
for similar assets
(Level 2 inputs)
   
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(Level 3 inputs)
 
March 31, 2012
                       
Impaired loans:
                       
Not covered under loss share
 
$
2,943,270
   
$
   
$
   
$
2,943,270
 
Other real estate owned:
                               
Not covered under loss share
   
3,579,613
     
     
     
3,579,613
 
Covered under loss share
   
20,572,008
     
     
     
20,572,008
 
September 30, 2011
                               
Impaired loans:
                               
Not covered under loss share
   
1,716,310
     
     
     
1,716,310
 
Other real estate owned:
                               
Not covered under loss share
   
4,093,214
     
     
     
4,093,214
 
Covered under loss share
   
24,671,626
     
     
     
24,671,626
 
 
 
Loans considered impaired are loans for which, based on current information and events, it is probable that the creditor will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are subject to nonrecurring fair value adjustments to reflect write-downs that are based on the market price or current appraised value of the collateral, adjusted to reflect local market conditions or other economic factors. After evaluating the underlying collateral, the fair value of the impaired loans is determined by allocating specific reserves from the allowance for loan and lease losses to the loans. Thus, the fair value reflects the loan balance less the specifically allocated reserve.   Certain collateral-dependent impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral. Impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral, which is typically derived from appraisals that take into consideration prices in observed transactions involving similar assets and similar locations. Each appraisal is updated on an annual basis, either through a new appraisal or through the Company’s comprehensive internal review process. Appraised values are reviewed and monitored internally and fair value is re-assessed at least quarterly or more frequently when circumstances occur that indicate a change in fair value. The fair value of impaired loans that are not collateral dependent is measured using a discounted cash flow analysis considered to be a Level 3 input.

Other real estate owned is initially accounted for at fair value, less estimated costs to dispose of the property. Any excess of the recorded investment over fair value, less costs to dispose, is charged to the allowance for loan and lease losses at the time of foreclosure. A provision is charged to earnings for subsequent losses on other real estate owned when market conditions indicate such losses have occurred. The ability of the Company to recover the carrying value of other real estate owned is based upon future sales of the real estate. The ability to effect such sales is subject to market conditions and other factors beyond our control, and future declines in the value of the real estate would result in a charge to earnings. The recognition of sales and sales gains is dependent upon whether the nature and terms of the sales, including possible future involvement of the Company, if any, meet certain defined requirements. If those requirements are not met, sale and gain recognition is deferred.  OREO represents real property taken by the Company either through foreclosure or through a deed in lieu thereof from the borrower. The fair value of OREO is based on property appraisals adjusted at management’s discretion to reflect a further decline in the fair value of properties since the time the appraisal analysis was performed. It has been the Company’s experience that appraisals quickly become outdated due to the volatile real-estate environment. Appraised values are reviewed and monitored internally and fair value is re-assessed at least quarterly or more frequently when circumstances occur that indicate a change in fair value. Therefore, the inputs used to determine the fair value of OREO and repossessed assets fall within Level 3. The Company may include within OREO other repossessed assets received as partial satisfaction of a loan. These assets are not material and do not typically have readily determinable market values and are considered Level 3 inputs.

 
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The following table provides information describing the valuation processes used to determine recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
(in thousands)
   
Fair
value
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Input
 
Range
 
               
Impaired loans
 
$
2,943
 
Property appraisals
 
Management discount for property type and recent market volatility
 
10% - 30% discount
                   
REO
 
$
24,152
 
Property appraisals
 
Management discount for property type and recent market volatility
 
10% - 30% discount


Accounting standards require disclosures of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the Statement of Condition, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. Also, the fair value estimates presented herein are based on pertinent information available to Management as of March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011.
 
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.
 
INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND FHLB STOCK - The fair value of investments and mortgage–backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations available for sale is estimated based on bid quotations received from securities dealers. The FHLB stock is considered a restricted stock and is carried at cost which approximates its fair value.
 
LOANS RECEIVABLE - Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type. The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market discount rates that reflect the credit risk inherent in the loan. The estimate of maturity is based on the Company’s historical experience with repayments for each loan classification, modified, as required, by an estimate of the effect of the current economic and lending conditions.
 
Fair value for significant nonperforming loans is based on recent external appraisals. If appraisals are not available, estimated cash flows are discounted using a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the estimated cash flows. Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows, and discount rates are judgmentally determined using available market information and specific borrower information.  The estimated fair value at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011 has been affected by an estimate of liquidity risk of 5.5%.
 
LOANS HELD FOR SALE - Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value. The fair values of loans held for sale are based on commitments on hand from investors within the secondary market for loans with similar characteristics
 
CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE - The Company’s cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance approximates its fair value.
 
 
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FDIC RECEIVABLE FOR LOSS SHARING AGREEMENTS – Fair value is estimated based on discounted future cash flows using current discount rates for instruments with similar risk and cash flow volatility.
 
DEPOSITS - The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest–bearing demand deposits, savings, NOW accounts, and money market and checking accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
 
BORROWINGS - The fair value of the Company’s Federal Home Loan Bank advances is estimated based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The fair value of securities sold under agreements to repurchase approximates the carrying amount because of the short maturity of these borrowings. The discount rate is estimated using rates quoted for the same or similar issues or the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities.
 
ACCRUED INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE AND PAYABLE - The carrying amount of accrued interest and dividends receivable on loans and investments and payable on borrowings and deposits approximate their fair values.
 
COMMITMENTS TO EXTEND CREDIT AND STANDBY LETTERS OF CREDIT - The value of these unrecognized financial instruments is estimated based on the fee income associated with the commitments which, in the absence of credit exposure, is considered to approximate their settlement value. Since no significant credit exposure existed, and because such fee income is not material to the Company's financial statements at March 31, 2012 and at September 30, 2011, the fair value of these commitments is not presented.
  
Many of the Company’s assets and liabilities are short-term financial instruments whose carrying amounts reported in the Statement of Condition approximate fair value. These items include cash and due from banks, interest-bearing bank balances, federal funds sold, other short-term borrowings and accrued interest receivable and payable balances. The estimated fair value of the Company’s remaining on-balance sheet financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011 are summarized below.
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
               
Estimated Fair Value
 
   
Carrying
Value
   
Total Estimated
Fair Value
   
Quoted Prices In Active
Markets for Identical
Assets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
 
Financial assets:
                             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 56,067,681     $ 56,067,681     $ 56,067,681     $ -     $ -  
Investments available for sale
    192,673,128       192,673,128       -       192,673,128       -  
FHLB Stock
    9,255,500       9,255,500       9,255,500       -       -  
Loans receivable, net
    639,050,314       604,255,415       -       -       604,255,415  
Loans held for sale
    1,231,773       1,257,936       -       1,257,936       -  
Cash surrender value of life insurance
    33,306,797       33,306,797       -       33,306,797       -  
FDIC receivable for loss sharing arrangements
    72,954,589       72,749,133       -       -       72,749,133  
Accrued interest and dividends receivable
    3,900,017       3,900,017       -       3,900,017       -  
Financial liabilities:
                                       
Deposits
  $ 845,508,304     $ 851,194,254     $ -     $ 851,194,254     $ -  
FHLB advances and other borrowings
    80,000,000       89,279,883       -       89,279,883       -  
Accrued interest payable
    323,431       323,431       -       323,431       -  
 
 
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September 30, 2011
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Financial assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
149,761,646
   
$
149,761,646
 
Investments available for sale
   
158,736,574
     
158,736,574
 
FHLB stock
   
10,590,900
     
10,590,900
 
Loans receivable, net
   
655,028,354
     
621,497,141
 
Loans held for sale
   
291,367
     
299,744
 
Cash surrender value of life insurance
   
32,774,523
     
32,774,523
 
FDIC Receivable for loss sharing agreements
   
96,777,791
     
97,106,804
 
Accrued interest and dividends receivable
   
3,690,433
     
3,690,433
 
Financial liabilities:
               
Deposits
 
$
911,093,806
   
$
919,678,187
 
FHLB advances and other borrowings
   
110,000,000
     
120,809,014
 
Accrued interest payable
   
705,924
     
705,924
 

 
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Item 2.           Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations at and for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions and may describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project” or similar expressions. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas, that are worse than expected; competition among depository and other financial institutions; changes in the interest rate environment that reduce our margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments; adverse changes in the securities markets; changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities; our ability to successfully integrate acquired entities; our incurring higher than expected loan charge-offs with respect to assets acquired in FDIC-assisted acquisitions; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; and changes in our organization, compensation and benefit plans. Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 under Part I; Item 1A.- “Risk Factors,” and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release publicly the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
 
Overview
 
Our results of operations depend primarily on our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between the interest income we earn on our interest-earning assets, consisting primarily of loans, investment securities, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other interest-earning assets (primarily cash and cash equivalents), and the interest we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings.
 
Our principal business consists of attracting deposits from the general public and investing those funds primarily in loans.  We make loans secured by first mortgages on owner-occupied, one- to four-family residences, consumer loans, loans secured by first mortgages on non-owner-occupied one- to four-family residences, construction loans secured by one- to four-family residences, commercial real estate loans, and multi-family real estate loans. While our primary business is the origination of loans funded through retail deposits, we may also purchase whole loans and invest in certain investment securities and mortgage-backed securities, and use FHLB advances, repurchase agreements and other borrowings as additional funding sources.
 
The Company is significantly affected by prevailing economic conditions, including federal monetary and fiscal policies and federal regulation of financial institutions. Deposit balances are influenced by a number of factors, including interest rates paid on competing personal investment products, the level of personal income, and the personal rate of savings within our market areas. Lending activities are influenced by the demand for housing and other loans, changing loan underwriting guidelines, as well as interest rate pricing competition from other lending institutions. The primary sources of funds for lending activities include deposits, loan repayments, investment income, borrowings, and funds provided from operations.
 
The Company’s results of operations are primarily dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between the interest earned on loans, mortgage-backed securities, investment securities and cash, and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. On a weekly basis, management reviews deposit flows, loan demand, cash levels, and changes in several market rates to assess all pricing strategies. Generally, deposit pricing is based upon a survey of competitors in the Bank’s market areas, and the need to attract funding and retain maturing deposits. The majority of our loans are adjustable rate products that have a fixed rate for one month to five years with annual adjustments thereafter.  
 
 
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During the first six months of fiscal year 2012, the economy began to show signs of recovery, as evidenced by increases in consumer spending and the stabilization of the labor market, the housing sector, and financial markets. However, unemployment levels remained elevated and unemployment periods prolonged, housing prices remained depressed and demand for housing was weak, due to distressed sales and tightened lending standards. In an effort to support mortgage lending and housing market recovery, and to help improve credit conditions overall, the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has maintained the overnight lending rate between zero and 25 basis points since December 2008.
 
           Net income was $1.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $527,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2011, an increase of $1.2 million over the prior year period.  Net income was $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $488,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2011, $229,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $252,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Critical accounting policies are those that involve significant judgments and assessments by management, and which could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. As discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Company considers its critical accounting policies to be the allowance for loan losses, other-than-temporary impairment of investment securities, real estate owned, goodwill and other intangible assets, deferred income taxes, receivable from FDIC under loss sharing agreements, and estimation of fair value.
 
Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011
 
Assets and Liabilities. Total assets decreased $100.9 million, or 8.6%, to $1.07 billion at March 31, 2012 from $1.17 billion at September 30, 2011. There was a decrease in liabilities of $98.6 million due to a $65.6 million reduction in deposits, primarily due to an $89.2 million decrease in certificates of deposit, and a $30.0 million reduction in borrowings. The reduction in liabilities was largely offset by a $91.2 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents.
 
Loans. At March 31, 2012, total loans were $648.7 million, or 60.6% of total assets compared to $665.4 million or 56.8% of total assets at September 30, 2011. As indicated in the table below, over this six-month period our net loans covered by loss sharing were reduced by $31.4 million and at March 31, 2012, our covered loans totaled $203.6 million, or 31.4% of our total loan portfolio.  Our loans not covered by loss sharing declined from June 30, 2010 until September 30, 2011 and have grown for the past two quarters.
 

Non-covered and Covered Loans, net
 
   
Non-covered
   
Covered
   
Total
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Loan Balances:
                 
March 31, 2012
 
$
435,424
   
$
203,626
   
$
639,050
 
December 31, 2011
   
432,108
     
218,623
     
650,731
 
September 30, 2011
   
419,979
     
235,049
     
655,028
 
June 30, 2011
   
434,309
     
120,140
     
554,449
 
March 31, 2011
   
435,276
     
124,583
     
559,859
 
December 31, 2010
   
447,621
     
136,400
     
584,021
 
September 30, 2010
   
451,231
     
148,139
     
599,370
 
June 30, 2010
   
463,720
     
201,678
     
665,398
 
 
Investment and Mortgage Securities Portfolio. At March 31, 2012, our investment and mortgage securities portfolio totaled $192.7 million, compared to $158.7 million at September 30, 2011.  See the Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 5: Securities Available for Sale for expanded disclosures and discussion.
 
Bank Owned Life Insurance. The total cash surrender value of the bank owned life insurance at March 31, 2012 was $33.3 million, an increase of $532,000 compared to the cash surrender value of $32.8 million at September 30, 2011.  Cash surrender value of $17.7 million  is in a Hybrid BOLI Threshold Segregated Account which is holding specific U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) mortgage backed securities.  The remaining cash surrender value of $15.6 million is in general account BOLI policies held with four investment grade insurance companies.
 
 
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Deposits. Total deposits decreased by $65.6 million, or 7.2%, to $845.5 million at March 31, 2012 from $911.1 million at September 30, 2011. As indicated below we reduced wholesale certificates of deposit by $6.8 million and retail certificates by $82.4 million for the same period.  Money market accounts increased by $7.4 million in spite of reduced rates that we are paying on our rewards checking account.  The Company’s funding strategy has focused on lower cost core deposit growth, reduction in certificate balances and less wholesale deposit funding.  
 
Deposit Balances
  
   
Deposit Fees
   
Transaction
Accounts
   
Savings
   
Money
Market
   
Total Core
Deposits
   
Retail
Certificates of
Deposit
   
Wholesale
Certificates of
Deposit
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
March 31, 2012
  $ 1,618     $ 285,858     $ 55,980     $ 128,996     $ 470,834     $ 353,723     $ 20,951  
December 31, 2011
    1,724       266,515       54,055       130,122       450,692       385,926       22,887  
September 30, 2011
    1,601       268,515       56,857       121,804       447,176       436,213       27,705  
June 30, 2011
    1,448       211,513       19,438       88,409       319,360       344,474       31,984  
March 31, 2011
    1,360       214,810       19,329       87,005       321,144       372,160       41,987  
December 31, 2010
    1,433       202,632       16,850       91,974       311,456       395,744       55,212  
September 30, 2010
    1,564       206,373       17,409       89,388       313,170       426,521       83,443  
June 30, 2010
    1,553       190,325       18,613       99,464       308,402       402,218       100,438  
March 31, 2010
    1,396       180,508       29,725       109,595       319,828       417,961       168,791  
 
 
Borrowings. Borrowings, consisting solely of Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta advances decreased to $80.0 million at March 31, 2012 from $110.0 million at September 30, 2011. In March 2012 we paid off $30 million of FHLB advances at their maturity .
 
Equity. At March 31, 2012, our total equity equaled $137.1 million (or $7.68 per share), a $2.3 million decrease from September 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to $3.1 million used in our stock buyback program.
 
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011
 
General. The Company recognized net income of $1.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared to net income of $252,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The $1.0 million increase in net income between periods was a result of a $1.3 million increase in interest and dividend income, a $1.2 million decrease in interest expense and a $417,000 increase in noninterest income partially offset by an increase of $1.4 million in noninterest expense.
 
Interest and Dividend Income. Total interest and dividend income increased $1.3 million, or 11.8%, to $12.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Interest on loans increased $1.4 million, or 13.8%, to $11.6 million as a result of a $72.7 million, or 12.5%, increase in the average balance of loans receivable to $653.3 million, and an increase in our yield on loans.  As indicated in the table below, the average yield on loans over the past year increased from 7.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to 7.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2012.  The increased loan yield is attributable to acquired covered loans in the September 2011 FDIC-assisted acquisition of The First National Bank of Florida.
 
 
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Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
   
September 30,
2011
   
June 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011
 
Yield on Loans
    7.13 %     7.04 %     6.46 %     7.28 %     7.05 %
Yield on Mortgage Securities
    2.24 %     2.37 %     2.96 %     3.45 %     3.03 %
Yield on Assets
    5.62 %     5.37 %     5.05 %     5.68 %     5.26 %
                                         
Cost of Deposits
    0.89 %     1.05 %     1.16 %     1.26 %     1.38 %
Cost of CD's
    1.44 %     1.64 %     1.69 %     1.74 %     1.78 %
Cost of NOW Accounts
    0.16 %     0.17 %     0.20 %     0.28 %     0.32 %
Cost of Rewards Checking
    0.67 %     0.64 %     0.88 %     1.07 %     1.63 %
Cost of Savings
    0.24 %     0.43 %     0.31 %     0.10 %     0.09 %
Cost of MMDA
    0.37 %     0.47 %     0.44 %     0.45 %     0.47 %
Cost of Borrowings
    4.28 %     4.33 %     4.32 %     4.28 %     4.51 %
Cost of Liabilities
    1.30 %     1.44 %     1.60 %     1.70 %     1.92 %
                                         
Loan/Deposit Spread
    6.24 %     5.99 %     5.30 %     6.02 %     5.67 %
Mortgage Securities/Borrowings Spread
    -2.04 %     -1.96 %     -1.36 %     -0.83 %     -1.48 %
Asset/Liability Spread
    4.32 %     3.93 %     3.45 %     3.98 %     3.34 %
 
 
Interest and dividend income on mortgage-backed securities decreased $73,000, or 7.8%, to $872,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $945,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease reflected a 79 basis point decrease in the average yield on mortgage-backed securities in the generally lower market interest rate environment as higher yield securities are paying down and new purchases are at lower yields.
 
Interest Expense. Total interest expense decreased $1.2 million, or 28.9%, to $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to a $667,000, or 28.0%, decrease on deposit interest which decreased to $1.7 million from $2.4 million, and a $493,000 decrease in interest paid on borrowed funds. The decrease in interest on borrowed funds reflected a $38.1 million or 26.4% decrease in average borrowings to $106.4 million from $144.5 million.  The decrease in interest on deposits was due to a 49 basis point decrease in average cost due to a combination of overall lower rates paid and  a significant reduction in certificates which are higher cost.
 
Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $2.5 million, or 34.1%, to $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The three month comparative periods reflected a $1.4 million increase in interest income on loans combined with a 62 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $44.0 million, or 5.3%, increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities for the three-months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. Our net interest margin increased 95 basis points to 4.35% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from 3.40% for the 2011 period, while our net interest rate spread increased 98 basis points to 4.32% from 3.34%. Lower deposit costs and higher accretion of purchase discounts from the First National Bank of Florida (“FNB”) acquisition contributed to the improved net interest margin and net interest rate spread. Lower balances of low yield interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions improved the yield on assets. As indicated in the table below, our percentage of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities decreased slightly from 102.77% in the second quarter of 2011 to 102.26% in the second quarter of 2012.

 
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For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Cost
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Assets:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions   $ 53,658     $ 26       0.19 %   $ 115,297     $ 64       0.22 %
FHLB common stock
    9,256       31       1.34       13,542       27       0.80  
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations available for sale
    155,602       872       2.24       124,761       945       3.03  
Other investment securities available for sale
    28,448       69       0.97       25,402       47       0.74  
Loans receivable (1) (2)
    653,340       11,644       7.13       580,622       10,229       7.05  
Total interest-earning assets
    900,304       12,642       5.62       859,624       11,312       5.26  
Total noninterest-earning assets
    189,690       -               180,321       -          
Total assets
  $ 1,089,994       12,642             $ 1,039,945       11,312          
                                                 
Liabilities and Equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
NOW accounts
  $ 143,967     $ 58       0.16     $ 85,485     $ 69       0.32  
Rewards checking
    57,611       97       0.67       69,581       284       1.63  
Savings accounts
    54,898       33       0.24       18,012       4       0.09  
Money market deposit accounts
    125,204       115       0.37       88,716       105       0.47  
Certificate of deposit accounts
    392,337       1,410       1.44       430,140       1,917       1.78  
Total interest-bearing deposits
    774,017       1,713       0.89       691,934       2,379       1.38  
Borrowed funds
    106,429       1,138       4.28       144,522       1,631       4.51  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    880,446       2,851       1.30       836,456       4,010       1.92  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    63,197                       52,783                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    9,139       -               14,718       -          
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities
    72,336                       67,501                  
Total liabilities
    952,782       -               903,957       -          
Total stockholder's equity
    137,212                       135,988                  
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity
  $ 1,089,994       2,851             $ 1,039,945       4,010          
Net interest income
          $ 9,791                     $ 7,302          
Net interest earning assets (5)
          $ 19,858                     $ 23,168          
Net interest rate spread (3)
                    4.32 %                     3.34 %
Net interest margin (4)
                    4.35 %                     3.40 %
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
                                            102.77 %
 
(1)
Includes net loan fees deferred and accreted pursuant to applicable accounting requirements.
(2)
Interest income on loans is interest income as recorded in the income statement and, therefore, does not include interest income on nonaccrual loans.
(3)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(5) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

 
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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table presents the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income for the periods indicated. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rates (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate).  The combined column represents the net change in volume between the two periods multiplied by the net change in rate between the two periods.  The net column represents the sum of the prior columns.  
 
   
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
Increase/(Decrease)
 
   
(In Thousands)
Due to
 
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Combined
   
Net
 
Interest Income:
                       
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
  $ (34 )   $ (8 )   $ 4     $ (38 )
FHLB common stock and other equity securities
    (9 )     18       (5 )     4  
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations available for sale
    234       (246 )     (61 )     (73 )
Other investment securities available for sale
    5       15       2       22  
Loans receivable
    977       399       39       1,415  
Total interest-earnings assets
  $ 1,173     $ 178     $ (21 )   $ 1,330  
                                 
Interest Expense
                               
NOW accounts
  $ 106     $ (235 )   $ (70 )   $ (199 )
Savings accounts
    8       7       14       29  
Money market deposit accounts
    43       (24 )     (9 )     10  
Certificate of deposit accounts
    (168 )     (371 )     32       (507 )
Total interest-bearing deposits
    (11 )     (623 )     (33 )     (667 )
Borrowed funds
    (430 )     (86 )     24       (492 )
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities
  $ (441 )   $ (709 )   $ (9 )   $ (1,159 )
                                 
Net Change in net interest income
  $ 1,614     $ 887     $ (12 )   $ 2,489  
 
Provision for Non-Covered Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $300,000 for non-covered loans compared to $300,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Net charge-offs on non-covered loans decreased to $595,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, from $632,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The allowance for loan losses for non-covered loans was $8.5 million, or 1.92% of total non-covered loans receivable at March 31, 2012 compared to $9.4 million, or 2.19% of total non-covered loans receivable at September 30, 2011.  The allowance for loan losses improved to 124.34% of noncovered, nonperforming loans from 80.12% at September 30, 2011, and 82.72% at March 31, 2011.

With the change in regulatory authorities dictated by Dodd-Frank, the Company aligned its accounting for the allowance for loan losses to preferences of the OCC, which resulted in increased charge-offs of certain specific amounts previously reflected in the allowance for loan losses. The Company believes that it has also responded to oral recommendations from its initial OCC field examination relating to asset quality and accounting for the allowance for loan losses.  A final report of examination is still pending.  There has been continued weakness in the real estate markets which continues to be closely monitored.

Provision for Covered Loan Losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 the provision was $290,000 for covered loans compared to $400,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The provision for the 2012 period included $290,000 for NCB where 80% of $309,720 of losses are to be reimbursed by the FDIC and $4,761,120 of losses with 95% reimbursement.  Future losses for both NCB and MCB will be reimbursed at 95% and FNB at 80%.  The FNB agreement provides that all losses are reimbursed at 80%.

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income increased $417,000, or 18.8%, to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. As indicated in the table below, deposit fees for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were up $258,000 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily due to the fees on deposit accounts acquired in the FNB acquisition on September 9, 2011.  This acquisition has also resulted in the increase in accretion income relating to the FDIC receivable for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.  The quarter ended March 31, 2012 included a charge of $173,000 for other than temporary impairment of a non-agency collateralized mortgage security.
 
 
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For the Three Months Ended
 
   
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
March 31
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
   
2011
 
Deposit fees
  $ 1,618     $ 1,724     $ 1,601     $ 1,448     $ 1,360  
Gain on the sale of loans
    161       185       150       127       117  
Brokerage commissions
    140       126       169       156       202  
Bank owned life insurance
    260       272       270       255       290  
Gain on sale of investments, net
    -       633       178       426       -  
Impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings
    (173 )     (100 )     (1,773 )     (300 )     (223 )
FDIC receivable accretion
    455       570       258       181       254  
Loss on sale of other assets held for sale
    -       -       -       (350 )     -  
Other income
    171       406       111       156       215  
Gain on FNB acquisition
    -       -       1,095       -       -  
Total Noninterest Income
  $ 2,632     $ 3,816     $ 2,059     $ 2,099     $ 2,215  
 
Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense increased $1.4 million, or 16.2%, to $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase was due primarily to increases of $913,000, or 24.6%, in salaries and employee benefits and $311,000, or 18.3%, in occupancy resulting from the Company’s FDIC-assisted acquisitions.  These increases were partially offset by a $138,000 decrease in the cost of REO.
 
   
For the Three Months Ended
 
   
(Dollars In Thousands)
 
   
March 31,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
   
September 30,
2011
   
June 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011
 
Compensation & employee benefits
  $ 4,618     $ 4,688     $ 4,207     $ 3,923     $ 3,705  
Occupancy
    2,012       2,036       1,805       1,472       1,701  
Legal & professional
    447       497       803       408       469  
Marketing
    494       470       469       335       426  
Furniture & equipment
    259       205       191       185       196  
Postage, office supplies, and printing
    252       279       264       204       256  
Deposit premium amortization expense
    133       140       73       54       55  
Other
    818       865       636       627       658  
Federal insurance premiums and other regulatory fees
    365       344       241       293       396  
Net cost of operations of other real estate owned
    627       740       (401 )     117       765  
Total Noninterest Expense
  $ 10,025     $ 10,264     $ 8,288     $ 7,618     $ 8,627  
 
Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $548,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to an income tax benefit of $(62,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Our effective tax rate was 30.29% for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a tax benefit of (32.80%) for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
 
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Comparison of Operating Results for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011

General. The Company recognized net income of $1.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012, compared to net income of $527,000 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The $1.2 million increase in net income between periods was a result of a $2.6 million decrease in interest expense, a $1.4 million increase in interest and dividend income and a $1.3 million increase in noninterest income which was partially offset by a $2.3 million increase in noninterest expense.

Interest and Dividend Income. Total interest and dividend income increased $1.4 million, or 6.1%, to $25.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 from $23.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. Interest on loans increased $1.7 million, or 7.7%, to $23.2 million as a result of a $64.8 million, or 11.0%, increase in the average balance of loans receivable to $656.4 million. The increase in the average balance was primarily the result of the acquisition of loans in the FNB transaction. The average yield on loans over the past year decreased from 7.28% for the six months ended March 31, 2011 to 7.07% for the six months ended March 31, 2012 with the change in loan mix.  Interest and dividend income on mortgage-backed securities decreased $245,000, or 12.8%, to $1.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 from $1.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease reflected an $18.5 million, or 14.6%, increase in the average balance of securities to $145.3 million and a 72 basis point decrease in the average yield on securities in the generally lower market interest rate environment.

Interest Expense. Total interest expense decreased $2.6 million, or 30.0%, to $6.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 from $8.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011.  Interest on deposits decreased to $3.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 from $5.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The cost of deposits decreased from 1.49% for the six months ended March 31, 2011 to .97% for the six months ended March 31, 2012.  However, the decrease in costs was partially offset by an increase of $75.8 million in the average balance of deposits in the 2012 period.  Interest paid on borrowed funds decreased by $1.1 million, or 32.8%, to $2.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 from $3.5 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease reflected a $42.2 million, or 28.1%, decrease in average borrowings to $108.2 million from $150.4 million.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $4.1 million, or 27.5%, to $19.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012, from $14.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The increase primarily reflected the $2.6 million, or 30.0%, decrease in interest expense on deposits and borrowings which reflected a 66 basis point decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a $33.6 million, or 3.9%, increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities for the six-months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the six months ended March 31, 2011. Our net interest margin increased 75 basis points to 4.14% for the 2012 period from 3.39% for the 2011 period, while our net interest rate spread increased 74 basis points to 4.11% from 3.37%. Lower deposit costs and accretion of purchase discounts from the FNB acquisition contributed to the improved net interest margin and net interest rate spread. As indicated in the table below our percentage of interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities increased from 101.14% for the six months ended March 2011 to 101.68% for the six months ended March 2012.
 
 
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For the Six Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Cost
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Assets:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Interest-earning assets:
                                   
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
  $ 78,212     $ 94       0.24 %   $ 130,438     $ 149       0.23 %
FHLB common stock
    9,598       54       1.13       13,673       42       0.61  
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations available for sale
    145,251       1,672       2.30       126,761       1,917       3.02  
Other investment securities available for sale
    27,451       129       0.94       15,621       57       0.73  
Loan receivable (1) (2)
    656,423       23,193       7.07       591,604       21,532       7.28  
Total interest-earning assets
    916,935       25,142       5.48       878,097       23,697       5.40  
Total noninterest-earning assets
    194,823       -               193,202       -          
Total assets
  $ 1,111,758       25,142             $ 1,071,299       23,697          
                                                 
Liabilities and Equity:
                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
NOW accounts
  $ 141,919     $ 119       0.17     $ 83,325     $ 143       0.34  
Rewards checking
    58,729       193       0.66       69,791       695       1.99  
Savings accounts
    54,701       91       0.33       17,692       11       0.12  
Money market deposit accounts
    123,651       258       0.42       89,639       220       0.49  
Certificate of deposit accounts
    414,580       3,194       1.54       457,294       4,296       1.88  
Total interest-bearing deposits
    793,580       3,855       0.97       717,741       5,365       1.49  
Borrowed funds
    108,235       2,329       4.30       150,445       3,463       4.60  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    901,815       6,184       1.37       868,186       8,828       2.03  
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    61,155                       51,746                  
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities
    10,752       -               15,320       -          
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities
    71,907       -               67,066       -          
Total liabilities
    973,722       6,184               935,252       8,828          
Total stockholders' equity
    138,036       -               136,047       -          
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 1,111,758       6,184             $ 1,071,299       8,828          
Net interest income
          $ 18,958                     $ 14,869          
Net interest earning assets (5)
          $ 15,120                     $ 9,911          
Net interest rate spread (3)
                    4.11 %                     3.37 %
Net interest margin (4)
                    4.14 %                     3.39 %
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities
                    101.68 %                     101.14 %
 
(1)
Includes net loan fees deferred and accreted pursuant to applicable accounting requirements.
(2)
Interest income on loans is interest income as recorded in the income statement and, therefore, does not include interest income on nonaccrual loans.
(3)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(5) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
 
 
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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following tables set forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on our net interest income for the periods indicated. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rates (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The combined column represents the net change in volume between the two periods multiplied by the net change in rate between the two periods.  The net column represents the sum of the prior columns.
 
   
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2012
Compared to the Six Months Ended March 31, 2011
Increase/(Decrease)
 
   
(In Thousands)
Due to
 
   
Volume
   
Rate
   
Combined
   
Net
 
Interest Income:
                       
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions
  $ (60 )   $ 8     $ (3 )   $ (55 )
FHLB common stock and other equity securities
    (13 )     35       (10 )     12  
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations available for sale
    280       (458 )     (67 )     (245 )
Other investment securities available for sale
    44       16       12       72  
Loans receivable
    2,359       (629 )     (69 )     1,661  
Total interest-earnings assets
  $ 2,610     $ (1,028 )   $ (137 )   $ 1,445  
                                 
Interest Expense
                               
NOW accounts
  $ 260     $ (601 )   $ (185 )   $ (526 )
Savings accounts
    23       18       39       80  
Money market deposit accounts
    83       (33 )     (12 )     38  
Certificate of deposit accounts
    (401 )     (773 )     72       (1,102 )
Total interest-bearing deposits
    (35 )     (1,389 )     (86 )     (1,510 )
Borrowed funds
    (972 )     (226 )     64       (1,134 )
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities
  $ (1,007 )   $ (1,615 )   $ (22 )   $ (2,644 )
                                 
Net Change in net interest income
  $ 3,617     $ 587     $ (115 )   $ 4,089  
 
Provision for Non-Covered Loan Losses. The provision for loan losses for the six months ended March 31, 2012 was $1.8 million for non-covered loans, compared to $1.1 million for non-covered loans for the six months ended March 31, 2011. Net charge-offs on non-covered loans increased to $2.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012, from $1.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The allowance for loan losses for non-covered loans was $8.5 million, or 1.92% of total non-covered loans receivable at March 31, 2012.

Provision for Covered Loan Losses For the six months ended March 31, 2012 the provision for covered loan losses was $890,000 compared to $400,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2011.  The provision for the 2012 period included $790,000 for NCB where 80% of $3,559,720 of losses are to be reimbursed by the FDIC and $4,761,120 of losses with 95% reimbursement.  If there are future losses due to declines in the market the losses for both NCB and MCB will be reimbursed at 95% and FNB at 80%.  The FNB agreement provides that all losses are reimbursed at 80%.

Noninterest Income. Noninterest income increased $1.3 million, or 25.8%, to $6.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012 from $5.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011.  The increase was primarily due to a $548,000 increase in fees on deposit accounts acquired in the FNB acquisition on September 9, 2011.  This acquisition has also resulted in the increase in accretion income relating to the FDIC receivable for the six months ended March 31, 2012.  In addition, net gain on the sales of investment securities increased to $633,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 compared to $171,000 in the 2011 period as lower interest rates led to maturity restructures.  The six month period ending March 31, 2012 included $273,000 in other than temporary impairment compared to $223,000 in the same period prior year.  The $273,000 reflected the CWALT investment being fully charged-off.
 
Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense increased $2.3 million, or 12.5%, to $20.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012, from $18.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $1.7 million or 21.9%, in salaries and employee benefits and an increase of $804,000, or 24.8%, in occupancy resulting from the Company’s FDIC–assisted acquisitions.  These increases were partially offset by an $810,000 prepayment penalty assessed during the six months ended March 31, 2011 on a FHLB advance prepayment.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense of $678,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 compared to an income tax benefit of $(70,000) for the six months ended March 31, 2011. Our effective tax rate was 27.94% for the six months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a tax benefit of (15.33)% for the six months ended March 31, 2011.  Variances in pretax income drove the effective tax rate differences as income exempt from taxation, primarily income from bank owned life insurance, remained relatively constant while pretax income increased.

 
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Asset Quality
 
Delinquent Loans and Foreclosed Assets. Our policies require that management continuously monitor the status of the loan portfolio and report to the Loan Committee of the Board of Directors on a monthly basis. These reports include information on delinquent loans and foreclosed real estate, and our actions and plans to cure the delinquent status of the loans and to dispose of the foreclosed property. The Loan Committee approves action plans on all loans that are 90 days or more delinquent. The Loan Committee consists of three outside directors. One position on the committee, the chairman, is permanent, and the other two positions alternate between four outside directors.
  
We generally stop accruing interest income when we consider the timely collectibility of interest or principal to be doubtful. We generally stop accruing for loans that are 90 days or more past due unless the loan is well secured and we determine that the ultimate collection of all principal and interest is not in doubt. When we designate loans as nonaccrual, we reverse all outstanding interest that we had previously credited. If we receive a payment on a nonaccrual loan, we may recognize a portion of that payment as interest income if we determine that the ultimate collectibility of principal is no longer in doubt. However, such loans may remain on nonaccrual status until a regular pattern of timely payments is established.  
 
Impaired loans are individually assessed to determine whether the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the collateral or the present value of the expected cash flows to be received. Smaller balance homogeneous loans, such as residential mortgage loans and consumer loans, are collectively evaluated for impairment.
 
Real estate acquired as a result of foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as real estate owned until such time as it is sold. When real estate is acquired through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, it is recorded at the lower of the related loan balance or its fair value as determined by an appraisal, less estimated costs of disposal. If the value of the property is less than the loan, less any related specific loan loss reserve allocations, the difference is charged against the allowance for loan losses. Any subsequent write-down of real estate owned or loss at the time of disposition is charged against earnings.
 
Nonperforming assets not covered by loss sharing decreased from $15.8 million at September 30, 2011 to $10.4 million at March 31, 2012. The reduction in nonperforming assets resulted from a combination of loans being resolved through foreclosure, charge-off, or  being returned to accrual status based on reduced risk of loss.  

 Covered nonperforming assets decreased to $20.6 million from $24.7 million, at September 30, 2011. The purchased loans and commitments (“covered loans”) and other real estate owned (“covered other real estate”) acquired in the MCB, NCB and FNB acquisitions are covered by loss sharing agreements between the FDIC and CharterBank. Under these agreements, with respect to the NCB acquisition, the FDIC will assume 80% of losses and share 80% of loss recoveries on the first $82.0 million of losses, and assume 95% of losses and share 95% of loss recoveries on losses exceeding that amount; with respect to the MCB acquisition, the FDIC will assume 80% of losses and share 80% of loss recoveries on the first $106.0 million of losses, and assume 95% of losses and share 95% of loss recoveries on losses exceeding that amount.  We have exceeded the threshold level that results in 95% loss sharing at NCB and MCB; with respect to the FNB acquisition, the FDIC will assume 80% of all losses and share 80% of all loss recoveries.
 
 
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As of March 31, 2012, our nonperforming covered and non-covered assets totaled $31.0 million and consisted of $6.6 million of nonaccrual loans, $277,000 of loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing and other real estate owned of $24.2 million.
 
   
March 31,
2012
   
September 30,
2011
 
   
Covered [1]
   
Non-covered
   
Covered [1]
   
Non-covered
 
Non-accrual loans:
                       
1-4 family residential real estate
 
$
   
$
3,198
   
$
   
$
5,793
 
Commercial real estate
   
     
3,113
     
     
5,340
 
Commercial
   
     
200
     
     
438
 
Real estate construction
   
     
     
     
26
 
Consumer and other loans
   
     
69
     
     
97
 
                                 
Total non-accrual loans
 
$
   
$
6,580
   
$
   
$
11,694
 
                                 
Loans delinquent 90 days or greater and still accruing:
                               
1-4 family residential real estate
   
     
235
     
     
 
Commercial real estate
   
     
23
     
     
 
Commercial
   
     
     
     
 
Real estate construction
   
     
     
     
 
Consumer and other loans
   
     
19
     
     
 
                                 
Total loans delinquent 90 days or greater and still accruing
 
$
   
$
277
   
$
   
$
 
                                 
Total non-performing loans
 
$
   
$
6,857
   
$
   
$
11,694
 
                                 
Real estate owned:
                               
1-4 family residential real estate
   
3,092
     
1,231
     
1,406
     
581
 
Commercial real estate
   
17,480
     
2,127
     
18,090
     
3,170
 
Commercial
   
     
     
3,102
     
 
Real estate construction
   
     
222
     
1,660
     
342
 
Consumer and other loans
   
     
     
414
     
 
                                 
Total real estate owned
 
$
20,572
   
$
3,580
   
$
24,672
   
$
4,093
 
                                 
Total non-performing assets
 
$
20,572
   
$
10,437
   
$
24,672
   
$
15,787
 
  
[1]
All covered loans are considered performing as accretion income is recorded on such loans.

   
March 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
Covered
   
Non-covered
   
Covered
   
Non-covered
 
Ratios:
                       
Non-performing loans as a percentage of total non-covered loans
   
N/M
     
1.54
%
   
N/M
     
2.72
%
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total non-covered assets
   
N/M
     
1.35
%
   
N/M
     
1.99
%
 
 
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Allowance for Loan Losses on Non-covered Loans.  The allowance for loan losses on non-covered loans represents a reserve for probable loan losses in the loan portfolio. The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is evaluated periodically based on a review of all significant loans with particular emphasis on impaired, non-accruing, past due and other loans that management believes require special attention. The determination of the allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting policy.

Additions to the allowance for loan losses are made periodically to maintain the allowance at an appropriate level based on management’s analysis of loss inherent in the loan portfolio. The amount of the provision for loan losses is determined by an evaluation of the level of loans outstanding, loss risk as determined based on a loan grading system, the level of non-performing loans, historical loss experience, delinquency trends, the amount of losses charged to the allowance in a given period, and an assessment of economic conditions.

The Company maintained its allowance for loan losses for the six months ending March 31, 2012 in response to continued weak economic conditions, net charge-offs, weak financial indicators for borrowers in the real estate sectors, continuing low collateral values of commercial and residential real estate, and nonaccrual and impaired loans. The following table details the allowance for loan losses on loans not covered by loss sharing by portfolio segment as of March 31, 2012. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude availability to absorb losses in other categories.
 
   
Six months ended March 31, 2012
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
                                           
Allowance for loan losses:
                                         
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 633,364     $ 5,972,310     $ 821,830     $ 1,065,512     $ 48,276     $ 828,545     $ 9,369,837  
Charge-offs
    (558,817 )     (1,737,353 )     (329,092 )     -       (61,720 )     -       (2,686,982 )
Recoveries
    3,914       359       34,982       -       3,213       -       42,468  
Provision
    502,736       1,689,734       (82,952 )     (562,979 )     97,383       156,078       1,800,000  
Loans:
  $ 581,197     $ 5,925,050     $ 444,768     $ 502,533     $ 87,152     $ 984,623     $ 8,525,323  
                                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ -     $ 417,834     $ -     $ -     $ -             $ 417,834  
                                                         
Loans:
                                                       
Ending balance
  $ 104,442,704     $ 263,281,942     $ 16,266,145     $ 41,653,834     $ 19,444,607             $ 445,089,232  
                                                         
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 3,197,748     $ 6,853,623     $ 2,910,705     $ -     $ -             $ 12,962,076  
 
Our allowance for loan loss methodology is a loan classification-based system. Our allowance for loan losses is segmented into the following four major categories:  (1) specific reserves; (2) general allowances for Classified/Watch loans; (3) general allowances for loans with satisfactory ratings; and (4) an unallocated amount. We base the required reserve on a percentage of the loan balance for each type of loan and classification level. Loans may be classified manually and are automatically classified if they are not previously classified when they reach certain levels of delinquency. Unclassified loans are reserved at different percentages based on our loan loss history for the last two years.  Reserve percentages are also adjusted based upon our estimate of the effect that the current economic environment will have on each type of loan.

Potential problem loans are non-covered loans as to which management has serious doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with present repayment terms. These loans do not meet the criteria for inclusion in nonperforming assets and, therefore, are excluded from nonperforming loans. Management, however, classifies potential problem loans as either special mention or substandard. Potential problem loans at March 31, 2012 aggregated $59.2 million with $32.3 million classified special mention and $26.8 million classified substandard compared to potential problem loans at September 30, 2011 which aggregated $63.3 million with $36.0 million classified special mention and $27.3 million classified substandard.
 
 
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We have a $6.5 million loan relationship which is subject to an agreement with the borrower to liquidate collateral and reduce the balance of the borrowing and pay interest.  The loan relationship is collateralized by land in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. We believe we are adequately collateralized, even at weak current real estate values.   The present liquidity position of the borrower likely dictates the liquidation of collateral to service debt obligations.   If the relationship is placed on nonaccrual position in the third fiscal quarter, accrued interest of approximately $300,000 may be required to be reversed.

            The allowance for loan and lease losses represented 124.34% and 80.12% of non-performing loans and leases at March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of non-covered loans, was 1.92% at March 31, 2012 and 2.19% at September 30, 2011. This reduction was due to the lower level of the allowance due to charge-offs. The reserve was not fully replenished due to the 124.34% coverage of nonperforming loans and other internal metrics which indicated replenishment was not appropriate. While improvement of the two-year historical loss factors in the allowance model indicated even lower levels of allowance, management increased qualitative allowance and unallocated allowance to maintain the overall allowance at a level reflective of continued economic uncertainties. Management reviews the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses on a continuous basis.  Management considered the allowance for loan losses on non-covered loans adequate at March 31, 2012 to absorb probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio.  However, adverse economic circumstances or other events, including additional loan review, future regulatory examination findings or changes in borrowers' financial conditions, could result in increased losses in the loan portfolio or in the need for increases in the allowance for loan losses.

Non-accretable Differences on Covered Loans.  Through the FDIC-assisted acquisitions of the loans of NCB, MCB and FNB, we established an allowance for loan losses for non-impaired covered loans for NCB, non-accretable discounts for the acquired impaired loans for NCB, MCB and FNB, and we also established non-accretable discounts for all other loans of MCB. Collectively, these non-accretable discounts were based on estimates of future cash flows. Subsequent to the acquisition dates, we continue to assess the experience of actual cash flows compared to our estimates. When we determine that non-accretable discounts are insufficient to cover expected losses in the applicable covered loan portfolios, such non-accretable discounts are increased with a corresponding provision for covered loan losses as a charge to earnings and an increase in the applicable FDIC receivable based on loss sharing indemnification.  The following table details the non-accretable discount on loans covered by loss sharing by portfolio segment as of and for the six months ended March 31, 2012.
 
   
Six months ended March 31, 2012
 
   
1-4 Family real estate
   
Commercial real estate
   
Commercial
   
Real estate construction
   
Consumer and other
   
Total
 
                                     
Non-accretable differences [1]:
                                   
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 3,429,923     $ 61,165,928     $ 7,706,431     $ 2,970,506     $ 764,924     $ 76,037,712  
Charge-offs
    (1,070,634 )     (30,918,980 )     (2,755,928 )     (2,168,264 )     (231,883 )     (37,145,689 )
Recoveries
    2,540       160,438       104,361       -       1,813       269,152  
Provision for loan losses charged to FDIC receivable
    153,591       3,293,203       1,089,716       4,214       940,121       5,480,845  
Provision for loan losses charged to operations
    20,476       710,285       138,892       651       19,696       890,000  
Balance at end of period
  $ 2,535,896     $ 34,410,874     $ 6,283,472     $ 807,107     $ 1,494,671     $ 45,532,020  
                                                 
Covered loans:
                                               
Ending contractual balance
  $ 16,683,228     $ 202,499,744     $ 34,510,895     $ 5,890,468     $ 7,114,620     $ 266,698,955  
 
[1] 
Amounts include the allowance for covered loan losses.

The total non-accretable discount as a percentage of the ending contractual balance of acquired loans was 17.1% at March 31, 2012, compared to 23.71% at September 30, 2011.  This decrease during the six month period ended March 31, 2012 is related to increased charge-off activity on covered loans, primarily from FNB, with such losses subject to applicable loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. Management aggressively evaluated the covered assets and quickly determined appropriate charge-offs.  It is expected that the ratio of non-accretable discounts to contractual covered principal outstanding will trend downwards as the more significant problem loans are charged-off and submitted for loss sharing reimbursement from the FDIC.  Management considered the non-accretable discounts on covered loans adequate at March 31, 2012 to absorb probable losses inherent in the covered loan portfolio.
 
Liquidity Management. Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future short-term financial obligations. Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank, loan payments and prepayments, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations repayments and maturities and sales of loans and other securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions and competition. Our Asset/Liability Management Committee is responsible for establishing and monitoring our liquidity targets and strategies in order to ensure that sufficient liquidity exists for meeting the borrowing needs of our customers as well as unanticipated contingencies. At March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, we had access to immediately available funds of approximately $221.3 million and $272.1 million, respectively, including overnight funds and a Federal Reserve line of credit.
 
 
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We regularly adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon our assessment of expected loan demand, expected deposit flows, yields available on interest-earning deposits and securities, and the objectives of our asset/liability management program. Excess liquid assets are invested generally in interest-earning deposits and short- and intermediate-term securities.
 
Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets are subject to our operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. At March 31, 2012, cash and cash equivalents totaled $58.6 million and securities classified as available-for-sale, which provide additional sources of liquidity, totaled $192.7 million.  At March 31, 2012, we had $80.0 million in advances outstanding.  Based on available collateral other than cash, additional advances would be limited to $140.8 million.
  
Our cash flows are derived from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities as reported in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in our Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
At March 31, 2012, we had $4.9 million of new loan commitments outstanding, and $25.0 million of unfunded construction and development loans. In addition to commitments to fund loans, we had $21.9 million of unused lines of credit to borrowers. Certificates of deposit due within one year of March 31, 2012 totaled $242.3 million, or 28.7% of total deposits. If these deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other sources of funds, including other certificates of deposit and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the certificates of deposit due on or before March 31, 2012. We believe, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of our certificates of deposit will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.
 
Our primary investing activities are the origination of loans and the purchase of securities. During the six months ended March 31, 2012, we originated $133.6 million of loans and purchased $96.2 million of securities and other investments.
 
Financing activities consist primarily of changes in deposit accounts and Federal Home Loan Bank advances. We experienced a net decrease in total deposits of $95.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2012, primarily from decreases in time deposits including time deposits acquired in the First National Bank of Florida acquisition.  We expected these decreases in deposits as we closed four First National Bank branch offices in the acquisition and have announced the closing of one Georgia branch office.  Deposit flows are affected by the overall level of interest rates, the interest rates and products offered by us and our local competitors and other factors.  
 
Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business management. If we require funds beyond our ability to generate them internally, borrowing agreements exist with the Federal Home Loan Bank which provides an additional source of funds.  Federal Home Loan Bank advances have been used primarily to fund loan demand and to purchase securities.
 
Cash receipts arising from payments on covered loans and loss-sharing collections from the FDIC are expected to provide positive net cash flows.
 
Capital Management and Resources. CharterBank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Office of Controller of the Currency, including a risk-based capital measure. The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. At March 31, 2012, CharterBank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements. CharterBank is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.
 

Capital Adequacy Ratios (For Bank only):
 
March 31,
2012
   
September 30,
2011
   
March 31,
2011
 
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
   
21.47
%
   
23.10
%
   
23.40
%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
   
21.62
%
   
24.36
%
   
24.66
%
Tier 1 capital (to total assets)
   
11.93
%
   
10.68
%
   
12.49
%
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. In the normal course of operations, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles are not recorded in our consolidated financial statements. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used primarily to manage customers’ requests for funding and take the form of loan commitments and lines of credit.
 
 
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For the six months ended March 31, 2012, we did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
  
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk. The Company’s most significant form of market risk is interest rate risk. We manage the interest rate sensitivity of our interest-bearing liabilities and interest-earning assets in an effort to minimize the adverse effects of changes in the interest rate environment.  We expect these decreases in deposits as we closed four branch offices in the acquisition.  Deposit accounts typically react more quickly to changes in market interest rates than mortgage loans because of the shorter maturities of deposits. As a result, sharp increases in interest rates may adversely affect our earnings while decreases in interest rates may beneficially affect our earnings. We employ several strategies to manage the interest rate risk inherent in our mix of assets and liabilities, including:
 
 
selling fixed rate mortgages we originate to the secondary market, generally on a servicing released basis;
 
 
maintaining the diversity of our existing loan portfolio by originating commercial real estate and consumer loans, which typically have adjustable rates and/or shorter terms than residential mortgages;
 
 
emphasizing loans with adjustable interest rates;
 
 
maintaining fixed rate borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta; and
 
 
increasing retail transaction deposit accounts, which typically have long durations.
 
 
We have an Asset/Liability Management Committee to communicate, coordinate and control all aspects involving asset/liability management. The committee establishes and monitors the volume, maturities, pricing and mix of assets and funding sources with the objective of managing assets and funding sources to provide results that are consistent with liquidity, growth, risk limits and profitability goals.
 
Quantitative Aspects of Market Risk. The Office of the Controller of Currency requires the computation of amounts by which the difference between the present value of an institution’s assets and liabilities (the institution’s net portfolio value or “NPV”) would change in the event of a range of assumed changes in market interest rates. Our simulation model uses a discounted cash flow analysis to measure the interest rate sensitivity of NPV. Depending on current market interest rates we historically have estimated the economic value of these assets and liabilities under the assumption that interest rates experience an instantaneous and sustained increase of 100, 200, or 300 basis points, or a decrease of 100 and 200 basis points.  A basis point equals one-hundredth of one percent, and 100 basis points equals one percent. An increase in interest rates from 3% to 4% would mean, for example, a 100 basis point increase in the “Change in Interest Rates” column below. Given the current relatively low level of market interest rates, a NPV calculation for an interest rate decrease of greater than 100 basis points has not been prepared.
 
The table below sets forth, as of March 31, 2012, our calculation of the estimated changes in CharterBank’s net portfolio value that would result from the designated instantaneous parallel shift in the interest rate yield curve.
 
Change in Interest
Rates (bp) (1)
 
Estimated NPV (2)
   
Estimated Increase
(Decrease) in NPV
   
Percentage Change
in NPV
   
NPV Ratio as a
Percent of Present
Value
of Assets (3)(4)
   
Increase (Decrease)
in NPV Ratio as a
Percent of Present
Value of Assets (3)(4)
 
   
(Dollars in thousands)
 
+300
   
$
127,838
   
$
5,532
     
4.5
%
   
12.0
%
   
0.5
%
+200
   
$
127,179
   
$
4,873
     
4.0
%
   
12.0
%
   
0.5
%
+100
   
$
126,188
   
$
3,882
     
3.2
%
   
11.9
%
   
0.4
%
0
   
$
122,306
   
$
     
     
11.5
%
   
 
(100)
   
$
121,624
   
$
(682)
     
(0.6)
%
   
11.4
%
   
(0.1)
%
 

(1)
Assumes an instantaneous uniform change in interest rates at all maturities.
(2)
NPV is the difference between the present value of an institution’s assets and liabilities.
(3)
Present value of assets represents the discounted present value of incoming cash flows on interest-earning assets.
(4)
NPV Ratio represents NPV divided by the present value of assets.
 
 
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The table above indicates that at March 31, 2012, in the event of a 200 basis point increase in interest rates, we would experience a 4.0% increase in net portfolio value. In the event of a 100 basis point decrease in interest rates, we would experience a 0.6% decrease in net portfolio value. Additionally, our internal policy states that our minimum NPV of estimated present value of assets and liabilities shall range from a low of 5.5% for a 300 basis point change in rates to 7.5% for no change in interest rates. As of March 31, 2012, we were in compliance with our Board approved policy limits.
 
            The effects of interest rates on net portfolio value and net interest income are not predictable. Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including relative levels of market interest rates, prepayments, and deposit run-offs, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Certain shortcomings are inherent in these computations. Although some assets and liabilities may have similar maturity or periods of repricing, they may react at different times and in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Rates on other types of assets and liabilities may lag behind changes in market interest rates. Assets, such as adjustable rate mortgages, generally have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. After a change in interest rates, prepayments and early withdrawal levels could deviate significantly from those assumed in making the calculations set forth above. Additionally, increased credit risk may result if our borrowers are unable to meet their repayment obligations as interest rates increase.
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION  
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
 
From time to time, we may be party to various legal proceedings incident to our business. At March 31, 2012, we were not a party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
 
Risk factors that may affect future results were discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.   The risks described in our Reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other filings are not only the risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
 

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
 
a)
Not applicable
 
b)
Not applicable
 
c)
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s share repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 
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d)
   
Total number of shares purchased
   
Average price paid per share
   
Total number of shares
purchased as part
of publicly announced
program (1)
   
Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program (1)
 
October 2011
    107,557     $ 9.25       107,557       227,764  
November 2011
    70,441       9.25       70,441       157,323  
December 2011
    58,300       9.25       58,300       99,023  
January 2012
    -       -       -       99,023  
February 2012
    -       -       -       99,023  
March 2012
    99,023       9.25       99,023       -  
Total
    335,321     $ 9.25       335,321          

 
(1)
On September 27, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 5% stock repurchase plan.  Repurchases will be made through open market purchases, block trades, unsolicited negotiated transactions, pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan or any manner that complies with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Repurchased shares will be held in treasury and will be available for general corporate purposes.  There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares to be repurchased by the Company.
 
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
 
None

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
None
 
Item 5.
Other Information.
 
None
 
Item 6.
Exhibits.
 
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certification of Chief Executive Officer *
   
31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(c) Certification of Chief Financial Officer *
   
32.1
Section 1350 Certifications *
 
 
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Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2012 and September 30, 2011, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended September 30, 2011, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, and (vi) the Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.*

*
This information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
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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.
 
 
CHARTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
     
Date: May 14, 2012
By:
/s/ Robert L. Johnson
   
Robert L. Johnson
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
     
Date: May 14, 2012
By:
/s/ Curtis R. Kollar
   
Curtis R. Kollar
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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