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2012年2月23日星期四

Data wars: Return of the performance debate

Data wars: Return of the performance debate Data wars: Return of the performance debate
Chris Higson, a professor in accounting at the Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School, and Rüdiger Stucke, a professor at the University of Oxford, last week published a report entitled ‘The Performance of Private Equity,’ in which they reiterated concerns first made by Stucke in December about the quality of Thomson Reuters’ data on a sample of US private equity funds.
Higson and Stucke claimed that in 2010, performance data for more than 40% of the private equity funds in a Thomson Reuters sample of US funds raised between 1980 and 2005 was out of date. They added that incomplete data on these funds had led to a downward bias, therefore making it easier for many funds to claim they outperform the index.
Higson said: “It turns out the [Thomson Reuters] data is wrong, significantly biased. As far as we can tell it’s that whoever was looking after the data simply didn’t update it.”
But Leon Saunders Calvert, head of global deals and private equity at Thomson Reuters, told Financial News this week : “We have already emphasised those claims are not substantiated and not valid. Coller appear to have taken the opportunity to highlight suggested problems which are unsupported by our data.”
He added that Coller had not “contacted us or spoken to us” and that Thomson Reuters continues to discuss its data with private equity firms to ensure it can “reflect their market accurately”.
Higson said in the report last week: “The performance is measured in terms of net asset values. Because there are so many incomplete records in Thomson Reuters’ [data], those net asset values got frozen and significantly understated the performance of the funds.”
Calvert said there had been no errors in its system and the incomplete data was as a result of its researchers being unable to obtain the latest cash flows of some funds. He said Thomson Reuters had criteria for what defined a so-called “stale fund” so they could be stripped out and its research currently included no funds it deemed to be stale. He added the company’s clients were aware the data’s methodology included some funds with incomplete data.
He declined to disclose the number of researchers responsible for updating the company’s system on the grounds that the information was commercially sensitive.
He added that because Thomson Reuters had not supplied Higson and Stucke with the underlying cash flows of the funds in its sample because they were confidential, “to come to some of their conclusions, which we know are wrong, they have to have made a number of assumptions about the data”.
The comment highlights the continuing debate in the buyout industry over the credibility of performance and valuation figures. Last week, members of the private equity industry criticised valuation methods following news that US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission had launched an informal inquiry into how valuations are calculated.
In May, trade body the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association for the first time made its complete market research publicly available as it attempts to improve its transparency and the credibility of its data.
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2012年2月6日星期一

CFS Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and 2011 Financial Results

MUNSTER, IN–(Marketwire -02/06/12)- CFS Bancorp, Inc. (the Company), (NASDAQ: CITZ – News), the parent of Citizens Financial Bank (the Bank), today reported a net loss of $(12.6) million, or $(1.17) per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to net income of $918,000, or $.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. The Company‘s unaudited net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $(10.5) million, or $(.98) per share, compared to net income of $3.5 million, or $.32 per diluted share for 2010. The loss for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 was primarily related to a $12.5 million provision for loan losses, a non-cash charge of $6.3 million related to a valuation allowance the Company recorded for a portion of its deferred tax assets, and the $1.4 million retirement compensation expense as a result of the retirement of the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in December 2011.
Financial results for the quarter also include:
  • Non-performing assets decreased to $64.7 million compared to $76.5 million at September 30, 2011 primarily due to loan charge-offs;
  • Non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 6.41% from 8.18% at September 30, 2011 and 7.44% at December 31, 2010;
  • Gross charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2011 totaled $17.4 million, of which $7.9 million had been previously reserved;
  • Core deposits increased to $597.4 million, which is 61.1% of total deposits, compared to $596.8 million, or 60.5% of total deposits, at September 30, 2011 and $539.3 million, or 57.0% of total deposits, at December 31, 2010;
  • Net interest margin was 3.38% in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to 3.39% in the third quarter of 2011 and 3.49% in the fourth quarter of 2010; and
  • The Bank’s risk-based capital ratio decreased to 12.65% from 13.57% at September 30, 2011 and 13.32% at December 31, 2010.
Chief Executive Officer’s Comments
“Our fourth quarter was challenging, but we made good progress in addressing asset quality issues, and our highest priority remains reducing non-performing assets,” said Daryl D. Pomranke, Chief Executive Officer. “The receipt of updated appraisals, which reflect the continued decrease in property values as a result of the current economic conditions, as well as additional information we obtained about the borrowers, the guarantors, or the operations of the property securing the loan, negatively impacted our analysis of specific loans reviewed for impairment in the current quarter. We believe, however, that we will be able to restructure some of these loans based upon their current, albeit lower, cash flow streams, and with demonstrated compliance with the modified terms over time, be able to return these loans to performing status. We expect further improvement in our credit quality indicators as we progress through 2012.”
“We continue to examine our cost structure and look for opportunities to work more effectively and efficiently. As a result of our ongoing review, a decision was made to close our Bolingbrook and Orland Park, Illinois offices as of March 31, 2012. This decision was based on our analysis that showed a low probability of achieving the targeted goals we believed were necessary to justify their continued operation,” added Pomranke. “In addition, our Voluntary Early Retirement Offering, implemented during the first quarter of 2012, will result in the Company incurring additional early retirement expenses in the first quarter of 2012, but allow us to achieve further staffing efficiencies and cost reductions in the long term.”
“We continue to have consistently good core deposit growth as a result of the partnership between our Retail and Business Banking teams and expect continued growth with a new checking deposit acquisition marketing program targeting both retail and business clients starting in the first quarter,” continued Pomranke. “Business loan originations in 2011 exceeded the 2010 levels, and we believe, based on early indications, that 2012 will meet or exceed 2011 levels.”
Progress on Strategic Growth and Diversification Plan
The Company continues to focus its efforts on reducing the level of non-performing loans, seeking to either restructure specific non-performing credits or foreclose, obtain title, and transfer the loan to other real estate owned where we can take control of and liquidate the underlying collateral. The Company’s ratio of non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 6.41% at December 31, 2011 from 8.18% at September 30, 2011 and 7.44% at December 31, 2010, primarily as a result of decreases in non-accruing non-owner occupied commercial real estate, commercial construction and development, and commercial participation loans and an increase in charge-offs and transfers to other real estate owned during the quarter. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets declined to 5.63% at December 31, 2011 from 6.55% at September 30, 2011 and 6.85% at December 31, 2010, primarily due to the aforementioned reduction in non-accruing loans and the impact of a larger balance sheet from December 31, 2010. See the Asset Quality table in this press release for more detailed information.
Non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased to $10.9 million from $9.2 million for the third quarter of 2011 and from $9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase was primarily related to the retirement compensation expense of $1.4 million in connection with the retirement of the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas F. Prisby. Excluding the retirement compensation expense, non-interest expense for the fourth quarter was stable at $9.5 million compared to $9.2 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.
The Company remains focused on reducing non-interest expense. The implementation in 2011 of a hiring freeze and realignment of the retail banking center structure into three regions down from four has had a positive impact. The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees at December 31, 2011 was 303, down from 311 at September 30, 2011 and 322 at December 31, 2010. Additional FTE reductions are expected due to the planned outsourcing of certain activities currently performed internally as well as the other planned expense reduction initiatives noted above including the branch closings and Voluntary Early Retirement Offering. In late December 2011, the Bank filed the required notice with its primary regulator that it intends to close its Bolingbrook and Orland Park branches effective March 31, 2012 and transfer those client relationships to the Darien and Tinley Park banking centers, respectively.
The Company continues to target specific segments in its loan portfolio for growth, including commercial and industrial, owner occupied commercial real estate, and multifamily, which in the aggregate comprised 53.0% of the commercial loan portfolio at December 31, 2011, compared to 52.2% at September 30, 2011 and 50.7% at December 31, 2010. The Company’s focus on deepening relationships with clients continues to emphasize core deposit growth. Total core deposits as a percentage of total deposits increased to 61.1% at December 31, 2011 from 60.5% at September 30, 2011 and 57.0% at December 31, 2010. The Bank implemented a new High Performance Checking (HPC) deposit acquisition marketing program during the first quarter of 2012 to further enhance its growth in core deposits and related fee income as well as to provide additional cross-selling opportunities.
Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Earnings, As Adjusted(1)
The Company’s pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, increased to $2.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 from $2.7 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $2.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. The pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2011 was favorably impacted by increased gains on the sale of loans receivable combined with a decrease in compensation and employee benefits expense, primarily due to the reversal of incentive compensation expense accruals and the FTE employee reductions.
1 A schedule reconciling earnings in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to the non-GAAP measurement of pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, is provided on the last page of the attached tables.
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
Three Months Ended
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December 31,  September 30,  December 31,
2011           2011          2010
------------  -------------  ------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Net interest margin                       3.38%          3.39%         3.49%
Interest rate spread                      3.29           3.30          3.38
Net interest income               $      8,966  $       8,849  $      8,925
Average assets:
Yield on interest-earning assets          4.04%          4.12%         4.45%
Yield on loans receivable               4.72           4.82          5.00
Yield on investment securities          3.12           2.93          3.64
Average interest-earning assets   $  1,053,452  $   1,036,064  $  1,015,374
Average liabilities:
Cost of interest-bearing
liabilities                               .75%           .82%         1.07%
Cost of interest-bearing
deposits                                .66            .73           .95
Cost of borrowed funds                  2.10           2.28          2.63
Average interest-bearing
liabilities                      $    931,800  $     922,049  $    910,765
The Company’s net interest margin was stable at 3.38% for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to 3.39% for the third quarter of 2011 and decreased 11 basis points from 3.49% for the fourth quarter of 2010. Net interest income was $9.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to $8.8 million for the third quarter of 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2010. The net interest margin continued to be negatively impacted by the Bank’s higher levels of liquidity due to strong core deposit growth, modest loan demand, and elevated level of non-performing assets. The increase in yields on investment securities during the fourth quarter of 2011 was related to purchases of securities with large discounts and the additional related accretion income as well as an increase in yields related to the Bank’s overall investment securities portfolio. In addition, the level of the Bank’s non-performing loans continues to negatively affect the yield on loans receivable. The Bank’s net interest margin was positively affected by a seven basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities from the third quarter of 2011 and a 32 basis point decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.
Interest income totaled $10.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 and was stable compared to $10.7 million for the third quarter of 2011 and decreased 5.7% from $11.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. The fluctuations are primarily related to the Bank reinvesting its proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities in lower yielding investments and maintaining higher levels of short-term liquid investments due to the lack of suitable higher yielding investment alternatives in the current low interest rate environment and modest loan demand.
Interest expense decreased 6.8% to $1.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2011 and 27.9% from $2.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. The Bank’s success in growing low cost core deposits and continued disciplined pricing on new and renewing certificates of deposit at lower interest rates contributed to the decrease in interest expense during the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2011 and the fourth quarter of 2010.
Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest income decreased $776,000, or 23.4%, to $2.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2011 primarily due to decreases of $493,000 in net gains on sales of investment securities, $203,000 in net gains on sales of other real estate owned, and $109,000 in service charges and other fees, partially offset by an increase in gain on the sale of mortgage loans of $122,000. Excluding the gains on sales of investment securities and other real estate owned, non-interest income was relatively stable compared to the third quarter of 2011.
Non-interest income increased $209,000, or 9.0%, from $2.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2010 primarily due to recording a gain on the sale of other real estate owned of $63,000 in the current quarter compared to the loss of $168,000 recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased 18.6% and 17.4%, respectively, to $10.9 million compared to $9.2 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase during the fourth quarter of 2011 was primarily due to the retirement compensation expense of $1.4 million incurred as a result of the retirement of the Company’s former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Excluding this expense, non-interest expense for the fourth quarter would have totaled $9.5 million, which represents a 3.6% increase from the third quarter of 2011 and a 2.6% increase from the fourth quarter of 2010.
Compensation and employee benefits for the fourth quarter of 2011 decreased $499,000 from the third quarter of 2011 and $458,000 from the fourth quarter of 2010 primarily due to the reversal of accrued incentive compensation expense as a result of the net loss for the quarter coupled with a decrease in overall compensation expense due to a lower number of FTE employees. Net other real estate owned related expense increased during the fourth quarter, primarily due to $724,000 of additional valuation allowances recognized on certain other real estate owned properties. This increase resulted from updated appraisals received during the fourth quarter as well as a reduction in the sales price of a land development project acquired in the foreclosure of a commercial participation loan. Other non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2011 included the write-off of $305,000 of construction-in-progress costs related to future branch sites that were transferred in accordance with regulatory rules to other real estate owned during the first quarter of 2011 as the Bank has decided to not utilize the parcels for their original planned use. The former future branch land parcels in Olympia Fields and Bolingbrook, along with the current Bolingbrook office, are currently listed for sale with no additional loss expected.
Income Tax Expense
During the current quarter, the Company’s income tax expense totaled $638,000, which included a $6.3 million valuation allowance related to a portion of its deferred tax assets. Based on the results of its regular assessment of the ability to realize its deferred tax assets, the Company concluded that, based on all available evidence, both positive and negative, approximately $6.3 million of its deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” threshold for realization as of December 31, 2011. Although realization of the remaining net deferred tax assets of $16.3 million is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the recorded deferred tax assets will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during tax loss carryforward periods are reduced.
Asset Quality
December 31,   September 30,    December 31,
2011            2011            2010
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(Dollars in thousands)
Non-performing loans (NPLs)  $      45,587  $       59,335    $      54,492
Other real estate owned             19,091          17,195           22,324
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Non-performing assets (NPAs) $      64,678  $       76,530    $      76,816
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Allowance for loan losses
(ALL)                       $      12,424  $       17,186    $      17,179
Provision for loan losses
for the quarter ended              12,542           2,673              825
Loans charged off:
Current period net charge-
offs                      $       9,364  $        2,526    $       1,131
Previously established
specific reserves                 7,940              --               --
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Net charge-offs for the
quarter ended               $      17,304  $        2,526    $       1,131
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NPLs / total loans                    6.41%           8.18%            7.44%
NPAs / total assets                   5.63            6.55             6.85
ALL / total loans                     1.75            2.37             2.34
ALL / NPLs                           27.25           28.96            31.53
Total non-performing loans decreased 23.2% to $45.6 million at December 31, 2011 from $59.3 million at September 30, 2011 and 16.3% from $54.5 million at December 31, 2010. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 6.41% during the quarter compared to 8.18% at September 30, 2011 and 7.44% at December 31, 2010, primarily due to charge-offs recorded during the quarter. During the fourth quarter of 2011, non-performing loans decreased primarily due to $17.4 million of gross charge-offs and $2.9 million of transfers to other real estate owned, which were offset by $6.3 million of loans transferred to non-accrual status. The $17.4 million of charge-offs included $7.9 million of previously established specific reserves, a $2.9 million charge-off on a $4.4 million commercial construction and land development loan which was based on the receipt of a new bulk sale appraisal value during the quarter, and a $1.6 million charge-off on a $1.9 million commercial non-owner occupied loan secured by an office building based on an updated appraisal.
The provision for loan losses increased to $12.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to $2.7 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $825,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase during the fourth quarter of 2011 was primarily related to higher levels of loan charge-offs and the related impact on the historical loss experience factors utilized in the allowance for loan losses methodology.
The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans decreased to 1.75% at December 31, 2011 compared to 2.37% and 2.34%, respectively, at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, primarily due to the charge-off of $7.9 million of previously established specific reserves during the quarter as new information obtained for these non-performing loans indicated they should be considered collateral dependent loans. When it is determined that a non-performing collateral-dependent loan has a collateral shortfall, management immediately charges-off the collateral shortfall. As a result, the Company is not required to maintain an allowance for loan losses on these loans as the loan balance has already been written down to its net realizable value (fair value less estimated costs to sell the collateral). As such, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans and the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans have been negatively affected by cumulative partial charge-offs of $15.1 million recorded through December 31, 2011 on $18.2 million (net of charge-offs) on non-performing collateral dependent loans.
During the fourth quarter, the Bank sold $560,000 of other real estate owned, recognizing pre-tax net gains on the sales of $63,000. The Bank currently has contracts on five separate other real estate owned properties which should reduce non-performing assets by an additional $1.3 million during the first quarter of 2012 with no anticipated loss on sale, presuming the transactions close as scheduled and pursuant to the contractual terms.
Balance Sheet and Capital
12/31/2011    9/30/2011   12/31/2010
------------ ------------ ------------
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Total assets                          $  1,148,950 $  1,168,481 $  1,121,676
Interest-bearing deposits                   59,090       84,344       37,130
Investment securities                      250,752      232,804      214,302
Loans receivable, net of unearned
fees                                      711,226      725,467      732,584

Liabilities and Equity:
Total liabilities                     $  1,045,702 $  1,053,726 $  1,008,748
Deposits                                   977,424      986,441      945,884
Borrowed funds                              54,200       56,115       53,550
Shareholders' equity                       103,248      114,755      112,928
Loans Receivable
12/31/2011       9/30/2011        12/31/2010
---------------  ---------------  ---------------
% of             % of             % of
Amount   Total   Amount   Total   Amount   Total
--------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial loans:
Commercial and
industrial             $ 85,160   12.0% $ 83,569   11.5% $ 74,940   10.3%
Commercial real estate
- owner occupied         93,833   13.2   100,244   13.8    99,435   13.6
Commercial real estate
- non-owner occupied    188,293   26.5   193,267   26.7   191,998   26.2
Commercial real estate
- multifamily            71,876   10.1    70,129    9.7    72,080    9.8
Commercial construction
and land development     22,045    3.1    22,635    3.1    24,310    3.3
Commercial
participations           12,053    1.7    16,739    2.3    23,594    3.2
--------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
Total commercial
loans                 473,260   66.6   486,583   67.1   486,357   66.4
Retail loans:
One-to-four family
residential             181,698   25.6   181,025   25.0   185,321   25.3
Home equity lines of
credit                   52,873    7.4    53,953    7.4    56,177    7.7
Retail construction and
land development          1,022     .1     1,299     .2     3,176     .4
Other                      2,771     .4     3,007     .4     2,122     .3
--------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
Total retail loans     238,364   33.5   239,284   33.0   246,796   33.7
--------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
Total loans
receivable          711,624  100.1   725,867  100.1   733,153  100.1
Net deferred loan
fees                   (398)   (.1)     (400)   (.1)     (569)   (.1)
--------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
Total loans
receivable, net
of unearned fees $711,226  100.0% $725,467  100.0% $732,584  100.0%
========  =====  ========  =====  ========  =====
Loan fundings during the three months ended December 31, 2011 totaled $32.7 million compared to loan fundings of $20.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $30.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010, reflecting an increase in loan demand during the current year period. The Bank’s business banking pipeline continues to improve. Loan fundings during the fourth quarter of 2011 were offset by loan payoffs and repayments of $16.2 million, transfers to other real estate owned totaling $2.9 million, and gross charge-offs of $17.4 million.
Through the execution of our Strategic Growth and Diversification Plan and our focus on lending to small- to medium-sized businesses, we continue to diversify our loan portfolio and reduce loans not meeting our current defined risk tolerance. The Company’s targeted growth segments within the loan portfolio, including commercial and industrial, commercial real estate – owner occupied, and multifamily commercial real estate, increased to 53.0% of the commercial loan portfolio at December 31, 2011 compared to 50.7% at December 31, 2010. Commercial participations decreased $4.7 million, or 28.0%, to $12.1 million compared to $16.7 million at September 30, 2011 and $11.5 million, or 48.9%, compared to $23.6 million at December 31, 2010. The decrease in participation loans is primarily due to charge-offs and transfers to other real estate owned during the quarter and year to date period.
During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Bank sold $10.3 million of conforming one-to-four family fixed-rate mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and recorded a gain on sale of $188,000.
Deposits
12/31/2011       9/30/2011        12/31/2010
---------------  ---------------  ---------------
% of             % of             % of
Amount  Total    Amount  Total    Amount  Total
--------- -----  --------- -----  --------- -----
(Dollars in thousands)
Checking accounts:
Non-interest bearing    $  96,321   9.9% $ 106,476  10.8% $  90,315   9.5%
Interest-bearing          175,150  17.9    172,007  17.4    149,948  15.9
Money market accounts       192,593  19.7    185,906  18.9    177,566  18.8
Savings accounts            133,292  13.6    132,378  13.4    121,504  12.8
--------- -----  --------- -----  --------- -----
Core deposits             597,356  61.1    596,767  60.5    539,333  57.0
Certificates of deposit
accounts                   380,068  38.9    389,674  39.5    406,551  43.0
--------- -----  --------- -----  --------- -----
Total deposits        $ 977,424 100.0% $ 986,441 100.0% $ 945,884 100.0%
========= =====  ========= =====  ========= =====
The Bank strives to grow deposits through many channels including enhancing its brand recognition within its communities, offering attractive deposit products, bringing in new client relationships by meeting all of their banking needs, and holding its experienced sales team accountable for growing deposits and relationships. The decrease in non-interest bearing deposits during the fourth quarter of 2011 is primarily due to the loss of deposits related to a large business client exiting bankruptcy and moving their primary banking relationship to one of the equity participant-subsidiary banks. Since December 31, 2010, the Bank has increased its core deposits by $58.0 million, or 10.8%, and core deposits at December 31, 2011 represent 61.1% of total deposits compared to 57.0% at December 31, 2010. Increasing core deposits is reflective of our success in deepening our client relationships, one of our core Strategic Plan objectives.
Borrowed Funds
12/31/2011  9/30/2011 12/31/2010
---------- ---------- ----------
(Dollars in thousands)
Short-term variable-rate repurchase
agreements                                 $   14,334 $   16,175 $   13,352
FHLB advances                                   39,866     39,940     40,198
---------- ---------- ----------
Total borrowed funds                        $   54,200 $   56,115 $   53,550
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Borrowed funds decreased during the fourth quarter of 2011 primarily due to decreased borrowings from repurchase agreements, which will fluctuate depending on the client’s liquidity levels.
Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2011 decreased $11.5 million to $103.2 million from $114.8 million at September 30, 2011, and decreased $9.7 million from $112.9 million at December 31, 2010. The decrease in shareholders’ equity during the fourth quarter of 2011 was primarily related to the net loss for the quarter, partially offset by the $1.2 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss.
At December 31, 2011, the Company’s tangible common equity was $103.2 million, or 8.99% of assets, compared to $112.9 million, or 10.07% of assets at December 31, 2010. At December 31, 2011, the Bank’s core and risk-based capital ratios exceeded “minimum” and “well capitalized” regulatory capital requirements.
Company Profile
CFS Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of Citizens Financial Bank, a $1.1 billion asset federal savings bank. Citizens Financial Bank is an independent bank focusing its people, products, and services on helping individuals, businesses, and communities to be successful. The Bank has 22 full-service banking centers throughout adjoining markets in Chicago’s Southwest suburbs and Northwest Indiana. The Company’s website can be found at www.citz.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that is based on the beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding our ability to successfully execute our strategy and our Strategic Growth and Diversification Plan, the level and sufficiency of our current regulatory capital and equity ratios, our ability to continue to diversify the loan portfolio, our efforts at deepening client relationships, increasing our levels of core deposits, lowering our non-performing asset levels, managing and reducing our credit-related costs, increasing our revenue growth and levels of earning assets, the effects of general economic and competitive conditions nationally and within our core market area, our ability to sell other real estate owned properties, levels of provision for and the allowance for loan losses, amounts of charge-offs, levels of loan and deposit growth, interest on loans, asset yields and cost of funds, net interest income, net interest margin, non-interest income, non-interest expense, the interest rate environment, and other risk factors identified in the Company’s filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “indicate,” “intend,” “should,” and similar expressions, or the negative thereof, as well as statements that include future events, tense, or dates, or that are not historical or current facts, as they relate to the Company or the Company’s management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes, and actual results or events may differ materially from those included in these statements. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements unless required to under the federal securities laws.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS AND OTHER DATA FOLLOW
CFS BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended                 Year Ended
------------------------------------ ------------------------
December    September    December    December     December
31, 2011     30, 2011    31, 2010    31, 2011     31, 2010
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Interest
income:
Loans
receivable  $     8,625  $     8,871 $     9,179 $    35,315  $    37,682
Investment
securities        2,015        1,794       2,053       7,894        8,605
Other
interest-
earning
assets               94           80         146         495          483
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------
Total
interest
income          10,734       10,745      11,378      43,704       46,770

Interest
expense:
Deposits           1,464        1,602       2,032       6,736        8,374
Borrowed
funds               304          294         421       1,117        1,813
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------
Total
interest
expense          1,768        1,896       2,453       7,853       10,187
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------
Net interest
income             8,966        8,849       8,925      35,851       36,583
Provision for
loan losses       12,542        2,673         825      17,114        3,877
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------
Net interest
income
(expense)
after
provision
for loan
losses            (3,576)       6,176       8,100      18,737       32,706

Non-interest
income:
Service
charges and
other fees        1,154        1,263       1,284       4,667        5,114
Card-based
fees                520          520         469       2,035        1,867
Commission
income               36          100          28         259          168
Net gain
(loss) on
sale of:
Investment
securities         265          758         233       1,715          689
Loans held
for sale           188           76         178         330          178
Other real
estate
owned               63          266        (168)      2,562         (154)
Income from
bank-owned
life
insurance           180          216         191         812          893
Other income         128          121         110         471          481
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------
Total non-
interest
income           2,534        3,320       2,325      12,851        9,236

Non-interest
expense:
Compensation
and
employee
benefits          4,319        4,818       4,777      19,423       18,705
Net
occupancy
expense             677          706         735       2,818        2,832
FDIC
insurance
premiums
and
regulatory
assessments         483          481         660       2,121        2,551
Professional
fees                354          309         433       1,385        2,283
Furniture
and
equipment
expense             449          436         426       1,802        1,973
Data
processing          433          424         438       1,740        1,754
Marketing            244          213         262         914          781
Other real
estate
owned
related
expense,
net                 906          614         127       4,123        1,483
Loan
collection
expense             244          117         160         714          638
Severance
and
retirement
compensation
expense           1,375           --          17       1,375          545
Other
general and
administrative
expenses          1,409        1,068       1,240       4,702        4,230
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------
Total non-
interest
expense         10,893        9,186       9,275      41,117       37,775
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------

Income (loss)
before
income tax
expense
(benefit)        (11,935)         310       1,150      (9,529)       4,167
Income tax
(benefit)
expense              638          (84)        232         945          707
-----------  ----------- ----------- -----------  -----------

Net income
(loss)       $   (12,573) $       394 $       918 $   (10,474) $     3,460
===========  =========== =========== ===========  ===========

Basic
earnings
(loss) per
share        $     (1.17) $       .04 $       .09 $      (.98) $       .33
Diluted
earnings
(loss) per
share        $     (1.17) $       .04 $       .09 $      (.98) $       .32

Weighted-
average
common and
common share
equivalents
outstanding:
Basic         10,699,996   10,693,724  10,662,792  10,684,133   10,635,939
Diluted       10,742,480   10,753,386  10,719,886  10,740,602   10,705,814

CFS BANCORP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Condition (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

December 31,  September 30,  December 31,
2011           2011          2010
------------  -------------  ------------

ASSETS
Cash and amounts due from
depository institutions          $     32,982  $      33,421  $     24,624
Interest-bearing deposits               59,090         84,344        37,130
------------  -------------  ------------
Cash and cash equivalents             92,072        117,765        61,754

Investment securities available-
for-sale, at fair value               234,381        218,417       197,101
Investment securities held-to-
maturity, at cost                      16,371         14,387        17,201
Investment in Federal Home Loan
Bank stock, at cost                     6,188          8,638        20,282

Loans receivable, net of unearned
fees                                  711,226        725,467       732,584
Allowance for loan losses            (12,424)       (17,186)      (17,179)
------------  -------------  ------------
Net loans                          698,802        708,281       715,405

Loans held for sale                      1,124            839            --
Investment in bank-owned life
insurance                              36,275         36,095        35,463
Accrued interest receivable              3,011          2,908         3,162
Other real estate owned                 19,091         17,195        22,324
Office properties and equipment         17,539         18,053        20,464
Net deferred tax assets                 16,273         17,708        17,923
Prepaid expenses and other assets        7,823          8,195        10,597
------------  -------------  ------------
Total assets                  $  1,148,950  $   1,168,481  $  1,121,676
============  =============  ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Deposits                          $    977,424  $     986,441  $    945,884
Borrowed funds                          54,200         56,115        53,550
Advance payments by borrowers for
taxes and insurance                     4,275          5,868         4,618
Other liabilities                        9,803          5,302         4,696
------------  -------------  ------------
Total liabilities                  1,045,702      1,053,726     1,008,748

Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par
value; 15,000,000 shares
authorized                               --             --            --
Common stock, $0.01 par value;
85,000,000 shares authorized;
23,423,306 shares issued;
10,874,668, 10,877,015, and
10,850,040 shares outstanding           234            234           234
Additional paid-in capital           187,030        187,023       187,164
Retained earnings                     72,683         85,365        83,592
Treasury stock, at cost;
12,548,638, 12,546,291, and
12,573,266 shares                  (154,773)      (154,766)     (155,112)
Accumulated other comprehensive
loss, net of tax                     (1,926)        (3,101)       (2,950)
------------  -------------  ------------
Total shareholders' equity         103,248        114,755       112,928
------------  -------------  ------------
Total liabilities and
shareholders' equity         $  1,148,950  $   1,168,481  $  1,121,676
============  =============  ============

CFS BANCORP, INC.
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

December 31,   September 30,  December 31,
2011           2011           2010
-------------  -------------  -------------

Book value per share            $        9.49  $       10.55  $       10.41
Tangible book value per share            9.49          10.55          10.41
Shareholders' equity to total
assets                                  8.99%          9.82%         10.07%
Core capital ratio (Bank only)           8.26           8.87           9.07
Total risk-based capital ratio
(Bank only)                            12.65          13.57          13.32
Common shares outstanding          10,874,668     10,877,015     10,850,040
Employees (FTE)                           303            311            322
Number of full service banking
centers                                   22             22             22

Three Months Ended              Year Ended
--------------------------------- ----------------------
December    September  December   December    December
31, 2011    30, 2011   31, 2010   31, 2011    31, 2010
----------  ---------- ---------- ----------  ----------
Average Balance
Data:
Total assets     $1,161,928  $1,150,149 $1,135,865 $1,146,118  $1,105,333
Loans
receivable, net
of unearned
fees               724,562     730,524    728,849    728,811     747,768
Investment
securities         253,061     239,655    220,489    249,953     208,450
Interest-earning
assets           1,053,452   1,036,064  1,015,374  1,032,346     995,864
Deposits            979,320     972,486    946,431    973,641     905,935
Interest-bearing
deposits           875,221     871,637    848,079    873,494     813,799
Non-interest
bearing
deposits           104,099     100,849     98,352    100,147      92,136
Interest-bearing
liabilities        931,800     922,049    910,765    919,886     889,444
Shareholders'
equity             114,793     116,408    114,203    115,096     112,601
Performance Ratios
(annualized):
Return on
average assets       (4.29)%       .14%       .32%      (.91)%       .31%
Return on
average equity      (43.45)       1.34       3.19      (9.10)       3.07
Average yield on
interest-
earning assets        4.04        4.11       4.45       4.23        4.70
Average cost of
interest-
bearing
liabilities            .75         .82       1.07        .85        1.15
Interest rate
spread                3.29        3.29       3.38       3.38        3.55
Net interest
margin                3.38        3.39       3.49       3.47        3.68
Non-interest
expense to
average assets        3.72        3.17       3.24       3.59        3.42
Efficiency ratio
(1)                  96.96       80.50      84.19      87.51       83.70

Cash dividends
declared per
share             $      .01  $      .01 $      .01 $      .04  $      .04
Market price per
share of common
stock for the
period ended:
Close            $     4.31  $     4.34 $     5.23 $     4.31  $     5.23
High                   4.89        5.70       5.48       5.90        6.24
Low                    4.12        4.34       4.60       4.12        3.02

------------------
(1) The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by
the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, excluding net gain
on sales of investment securities.

CFS BANCORP, INC.
Reconciliation of Income Before Income Taxes to Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision
Earnings, as adjusted
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended
----------------------------------
December    September   December
31, 2011    30, 2011    31, 2010
----------  ----------  ----------
Income (loss) before income taxes
(benefit)                               $  (11,935) $      310  $    1,150
Provision for loan losses                    12,542       2,673         825
----------  ----------  ----------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings                 607       2,983       1,975

Add back (subtract):
Net gain on sale of investment
securities                                  (265)       (758)       (233)
Net (gain) loss on sale of other real
estate owned                                 (63)       (266)        168
Other real estate owned related
expense, net                                 906         614         127
Loan collection expense                       244         117         160
Severance and retirement compensation
expense                                    1,375          --          17
----------  ----------  ----------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as
adjusted                                $    2,804  $    2,690  $    2,214
==========  ==========  ==========

Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as
adjusted, to average assets
(annualized)                                   .96%        .93%        .77%
==========  ==========  ==========

Twelve Months Ended
----------------------
December    December
31, 2011    31, 2010
----------  ----------
Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit)          $   (9,529) $    4,167
Provision for loan losses                                17,114       3,877
----------  ----------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings                           7,585       8,044

Add back (subtract):
Net gain on sale of investment securities              (1,715)       (689)
Net (gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned     (2,562)        154
Other real estate owned related expense, net            4,123       1,483
Loan collection expense                                   714         638
Severance and retirement compensation expense           1,375         545
----------  ----------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted         $    9,520  $   10,175
==========  ==========

Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, to
average assets                                             .83%        .92%
==========  ==========
The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and general practice within the banking industry. Management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company’s financial performance and has provided the non-GAAP financial measures of pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, and pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, to average assets. In these non-GAAP financial measures, the provision for loan losses, other real estate owned related income and expense, loan collection expense, and certain other items, such as gains and losses on sales of investment securities and other assets, and severance and retirement compensation expenses are excluded. Management believes that these measures are useful because they provide a more comparable basis for evaluating financial performance excluding certain credit-related costs and other non-recurring items period to period and allows management and others to assess the Company’s ability to generate pre-tax earnings to cover the Company’s provision for loan losses and other credit-related costs. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are intended to enhance investors understanding of the Company’s business performance, these operating measures should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP.

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2012年2月1日星期三

Rurban Financial Corp. Reports 2011 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results

DEFIANCE, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rurban Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:RBNF – News) (“Rurban” or “the Company”), a diversified financial services company providing full-service community banking, mortgage banking, wealth management and item processing services, today reported earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
Consolidated earnings for Rurban Financial Corp. include the results of Rurban’s Banking Group, consisting primarily of The State Bank and Trust Company (“State Bank” or “the Bank”), and Rurban’s data services subsidiary, Rurbanc Data Services, Inc. (dba “RDSI Banking Systems” or “RDSI”). For the year ended December 31, 2011, Rurban reported net income of $2.1 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $15.6 million, or $(3.21) per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2010. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $675,000, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $602,000, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2011, and a loss of $6.6 million, or $(1.35) per diluted share, for the 2010 fourth quarter.
Earnings from operations exclude one-time or non-core items, primarily related to the June 2010 termination of the proposed spinoff and merger of RDSI with New Core Holdings. These non-core or one-time items include the following:

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures

Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
($ in Thousands)Dec. 2011Sept. 2011Dec. 2010Dec. 2011Dec. 2010
GAAP Earnings$ 675$ 602$ (6,584)$ 2,066$ (15,613)
Net securities gains1(788)(525)
Loss on sales of assets462741333200
OREO writedown214757214972
Net charges at RDSI related to termination of merger3816,273(138)16,259
Total non-core items641277,071(379)16,907
Applicable income tax effect on non-core items(218)(9)(2,404)129(5,748)
After-tax non-core items$ 423$ 18$ 4,667$ (250)$ 11,158
Core Earnings from Operations$ 1,098$ 620$ (1,917)$ 1,816$ (4,455)
Core Earnings per Diluted Share$ 0.23$ 0.13$ (0.39)$ 0.37$ (0.92)

Excluding a net one-time gain of $250,000 after tax in 2011 and a net charge of $11.2 million after tax in 2010, Rurban reported earnings from operations of $1.82 million in 2011, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared to a 2010 net loss from operations of $4.46 million, or $(0.92) per diluted share. For the fourth quarters of 2011 and 2010, excluding after-tax non-core charges of $423,000 and $4.67 million, respectively, earnings from operations were $1.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to a loss of $1.9 million, or $(1.35) per diluted share, for the 2010 fourth quarter. Net income for the third quarter of 2011 was $602,000, or $0.12 per diluted share, with virtually no one-time items. (A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to core earnings can be found in the financial tables.)
Key items for the 2011 fourth quarter and full year include:
  • Net income improvement of $17.7 million year over year; earnings from operations (“core earnings”) improvement of $6.3 million; and pre-tax, pre-provision core earnings improvement of $2.4 million compared to full-year 2010.
  • Net interest income on a fully tax equivalent (FTE) basis benefited from lower funding costs and a boost from a deleveraging transaction completed in June 2011. For 2011, the net interest margin (FTE) was 3.81 percent, up 14 basis points from 2010.
  • Core noninterest income declined by $8.7 million year over year, impacted in 2011 by the volatility of the mortgage market and the loss of RDSI data processing fee income. Wealth management and customer service fees have provided ongoing stability to fee income, totaling $5.1 million in 2011, substantially unchanged from 2010.
  • 2011 mortgage loan originations were only modestly below the record 2010 level. However, lower loan sales and spreads, in addition to higher OMSR valuation adjustments and amortization, lowered net mortgage banking revenue by 44 percent year over year: $2.7 million in 2011 versus $4.7 million in 2010.
  • Excluding one-time charges, corporate-wide expenses declined $10.2 million year over year both as a result of the downsizing of RDSI and from efficiencies implemented at State Bank. Full-time equivalent employees declined by 32, or 13 percent, since December 31, 2010.
  • Asset quality has improved year over year, but suffered a modest setback compared to third quarter 2011. Nonperforming assets declined 25 percent, to $11.1 million, or 1.77 percent of total assets over the past twelve months. Costs associated with credit administration and OREO declined by $0.75 million. Including provisions and one-time items, the total savings from credit improvements at State Bank were nearly $7 million in 2011.
  • The Bank remains well-capitalized. On a consolidated level, Rurban’s tangible leverage improved by 76 basis points over the course of the year. At 4.93 percent, it remains a focus of management attention.
  • Loan growth of $14.7 million in 2011, or 3.5 percent, reflects a solid performance in a slowly recovering economy and a competitive banking environment.
Mark Klein, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rurban Financial Corp., stated, “Our profit potential is emerging more clearly as we resolve several of the ancillary issues that have impacted our performance and competed for our attention. Net income has remained in positive territory throughout the year, while operating earnings have been accelerating. Much has come together for us in the fourth quarter of 2011. Mortgage banking originations approached the record levels we reported for 2010, and RDSI revenue has substantially stabilized. We have a stronger, cleaner balance sheet, and we are seeing the results of our year-long focus on efficiency improvements. In the last quarter alone, our efficiency ratio improved by more than eight percentage points, to 74.7 percent.
“We made important progress during 2011 resolving the issues at RDSI, our data services operation. Over the past twelve months, we reduced noninterest expenses by nearly $15 million to align with revenues now derived almost exclusively from item processing. With the distractions of downsizing behind us, and a leaner more focused team, we are better positioned to capitalize on opportunities related specifically to item processing, where RDSI has a strong competency and a distinct market advantage.
“There are still operating improvements to be achieved throughout our organization, but the urgency is diminished following our major 2011 cost-saving initiatives, including approximately $2 million of savings at State Bank. Revenue growth has become increasingly important as we identify opportunities that exist within our customer base, and devise strategies to enhance cross-sell and profit per household.
“We have been quite successful this past year with our new jumbo residential loan product that we introduced to our highly qualified private banking clients. We retained over $20 million of these and other variable-rate mortgages in our portfolio, which has more than offset the anticipated roll-off of residential mortgages during 2011. We continue to sell the remainder of our loan production into the secondary markets, which amounted to $198 million in 2011. Still, we are somewhat disappointed that the superb achievements of our mortgage lenders have been masked by the volatility of the marketplace. While our mortgage banking activities generated nearly $2.7 million of net revenue in 2011, our full profit potential was compromised by the declining interest rate environment and the refinancing frenzy. We are hopeful that mortgage rates have finally bottomed out, and a more stable environment going forward will allow mortgage banking revenues to more closely reflect our strong activity levels. There are additional benefits to our mortgage banking initiative as we’ve added a sizeable number of new households to our customer base, providing us with an opportunity to introduce the full platform of State Bank services.
“Over the past twelve months, our ongoing focus on asset quality has reduced nonperforming assets by more than 25 percent. Costs associated with the administration and resolution of these problem assets have continued to decline, providing a substantial boost to 2011 earnings.
“The totality of these successful initiatives has had a favorable impact on our bank regulatory capital ratios, where the cushion above “well-capitalized” levels continues to grow. On a consolidated basis, the impact on leverage of the recent charge-offs is diminishing, with tangible equity benefiting disproportionately following the write off of RDSI goodwill, which, with the fourth quarter charge of $380,000, is now entirely off our balance sheet. There is still room for improvement on all fronts — as there always is and will be — but the message for 2012 is definitely more positive than we have felt for the past eighteen months.”
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated Revenue
Total revenue, consisting of net interest income (FTE) and noninterest income, was $35.1 million in 2011, down $6.3 million, or 15.2 percent, from the prior-year twelve month period. For the fourth quarter of 2011, total revenue was $8.8 million, a decline of $1.5 million, or 14.6 percent, from the $10.3 million reported for the 2010 fourth quarter. The lower level of revenue for the year and the fourth quarter versus comparable 2010 periods relates primarily to the loss of RDSI’s data processing business.
Net interest income (FTE) for 2011 was $21.3 million, up $0.54 million, or 2.6 percent, compared to 2010. The net interest margin (FTE) was 3.81 percent for 2011 compared to 3.67 percent for the 2010 twelve-month period; the 14 basis point, or 3.8 percent, improvement resulted from a 46 basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, partially offset by a 34 basis point decline in the yield on earning assets. Year over year, average earning assets declined $6.5 million, or 1.2 percent.
Although Rurban’s funding mix has been improving on a quarterly basis, the deleveraging transaction completed in June of 2011 enabled Rurban to further reduce its higher-cost borrowings. In a series of transactions, State Bank sold $43 million of investment securities with a weighted average yield of 3.97 percent, recognizing a $1.9 million gain on sale. Proceeds were applied to pay down $32.0 million of borrowings ($30 million of repos and $2 million of FHLB advances) with a weighted average rate of 4.64 percent. The prepayment penalty for the pay down was $1.1 million. Thus, in addition to margin improvement, the net one-time gain from the deleveraging was $0.79 million.
Net interest income (FTE) for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $5.4 million, up $79,000, or 1.5 percent, from the fourth quarter of 2010. This growth was derived from an 11 basis point, or 2.9 percent, improvement in the net interest margin (FTE), to 3.87 percent, partially offset by a $7.6 million, or 1.35 percent, decline in average earning assets. For the fourth quarter of 2011, average earning assets comprised 87 percent of average assets compared to 82 percent for the prior-year fourth quarter. Compared to the third quarter, net interest income (FTE) declined 2.0 percent from the impact of an eleven basis point, or 2.8 percent, decline in the net interest margin (FTE) partially offset by a 0.8 percent growth in average earning assets.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income was $13.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, a decline of $7.0 million, or 33.4 percent, from the $20.8 million reported for 2010. Excluding non-core items totaling 2.1 million and $0.33 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively, 2010 noninterest income from operations was $11.8 million, a decline of $8.7 million from the prior year. The following table provides a reconciliation of core and non-core items to noninterest income on a GAAP basis:

Reconciliation of Noninterest Income from Core to GAAP














Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
Noninterest Income*: (000′s)Dec. 31,
2011
Sept. 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
March 31,
2011
Dec. 31,
2010
Dec. 31,
2011
Dec. 31,
2010








Data service fees6717437859121,0543,1119,736
Trust fees6236296696956642,6162,548
Customer service fees6476646405816152,5312,461
Gain on sale of mortgage & OMSR’s1,5291,1015654251,8403,6204,494
Gain on sale of non-mortgage loans127384374208307
Mortgage loan servicing fees, net(88)(25)123139(59)149191
OMSR valuation adjustment(221)(771)(127)660(1,119)85
Other income180161174168200684672
Core noninterest income3,4682,5022,8672,9635,04811,80020,494
Non-core items:














Contract buyout (2)(519)(519)
Net gain/(loss) on sales of securities (1)(1,871)1(1,871)(451)
Investment securities recoveries (1)(74)
Loss on sale or disposal of assets (1)462716010040333200
Non-core noninterest income4627(2,230)10041(2,057)(325)
Total Noninterest Income (GAAP)3,4232,4755,0972,8635,00713,85720,819



*Line items identified as (1) are reported in the financial statements of State Bank, while items identified as a (2) are part of RDSI


Among major non-core items, the $1.87 million gain on the sale of securities that originated as part of the deleveraging strategy accounted for the majority of 2011 non-core items; it was partially offset by a prepayment penalty of $1.08 million, resulting in a net gain of $0.79 million.
With respect to operating income, the loss of RDSI’s data processing fee income accounted for a $6.6 million decline in recurring fee income compared to 2010. The remaining $2.1 million decline reflects a lower level of mortgage banking revenue, both from a lower gain on mortgage sales and a more volatile mortgage banking environment that impacted servicing fee revenue. For the fourth quarter of 2011, core noninterest income was $3.47 million. Compared to the year-ago fourth quarter, core noninterest income declined $1.6 million or 31.3 percent.
Despite the loss of data processing fees, Rurban remains highly diversified for a bank of its asset size. Core noninterest income contributed 39.2 percent of 2011 core revenue; this compares to a 48.8 percent contribution for 2010.

Data Services




($000)4Q 20113Q 20112Q 20111Q 20114Q 2010
Data Processing & Network Services320292302367451
Payment Solutions7207848239271,008
Contract Buyout

519

RDSI Gross Revenue1,0401,0761,6441,2941,459
Less: Intercompany(369)(333)(340)(382)(405)
Net Data Services Fees$ 671$ 743$ 1,304$ 912$ 1,054

Gross revenue generated by RDSI, including services provided to Rurban/State Bank was $1.04 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, virtually unchanged from the previous quarter, but lower by $0.42 million compared to the year-ago fourth quarter where data processing clients were still deconverting. Net data services fees, excluding Rurban/State Bank intercompany transactions, were $0.67 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, down $0.38 million from the year-ago quarter.

Mortgage Banking







Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
($000s)Dec. 31,
2011
Sept 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
March 31,
2011
Dec. 31,
2010
Dec. 31,
2011
Dec. 31,
2010
Mortgage originations85,11468,98938,09928,00590,268220,208239,162
Mortgage sales81,04656,43830,01729,99979,059197,800226,243
Mortgage servicing portfolio402,062370,033351,888341,600328,435402,062328,435
Mortgage servicing rights2,8202,7093,2943,3163,1902,8203,190








Mortgage servicing revenue:






Loan servicing fees242226217209191894608
Less: OMSR amortization3292519470250745484
Net administrative fees(88)(25)123139(59)149124
Less: OMSR valuation adj.221771127(660)1,119(85)
Net loan servicing fees(309)(796)(4)139601(970)209
Plus: Gain on sale of mortgages1,5291,1015654251,8403,6204,494
Mortgage banking revenue, net$ 1,221$ 305$ 561$ 564$ 2,441$ 2,651$ 4,702

Rurban continues to aggressively seek mortgage originations throughout its Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana community franchise, as well as through its loan production office in Columbus, Ohio. For the twelve months of 2011, mortgage loan originations were $220.2 million, down $19 million, or 7.9 percent, from 2010′s record level of $239.2 million. The fourth quarter in both years contributed to strong full-year performance, with $85.1 million of residential mortgage loans originated in the 2011 fourth quarter compared to $90.3 million in 2010, a decline of $5.2 million, or 5.8 percent. However, Rurban retained in portfolio over 10 percent of mortgage loan originations in 2011, or $22.4 million, primarily jumbo loans to highly-qualified private banking clients, while in 2010, Rurban retained $13 million, or 5.4 percent of originations; as a result, mortgages sold declined $28.7 million, or 12.7 percent. Reflecting a change in the mix of mortgage loans sold, spreads on both the servicing retained and the loans sold were lower in 2011 compared to 2010. Rurban retains servicing on conventional mortgages but sells its servicing on all other types of mortgages. These two factors — a 12.7 percent decline in loans sold and an eight percent decline in spread income — lowered the gain on mortgage loans sold by 19.4 percent to $3.6 million for 2011 compared to $4.5 million in 2010.
The loan servicing portfolio at year-end 2011 was $402.1 million, up $73.6 million, or 22.4 percent, from year-end 2010. As a result of volatile market conditions, however, with declining interest rates and a high level of refinancing activity, the capitalized value of servicing rights declined 11.6 percent during the course of the year, to $2.8 million. Loan servicing fees, which average 25 basis points of the average servicing portfolio, were $0.89 million, up 47.2 percent from the $0.61 million reported in 2010. However, higher amortizations and valuation adjustments reduced the cash value of servicing fees to a negative $0.97 million in 2011 compared to income of $0.21 million in 2010, a negative swing of $1.18 million. Still, Rurban posted net mortgage banking revenue, consisting of gains on mortgage loan sales plus net servicing fees, of $2.65 million for 2011. Compared to 2010, mortgage banking revenue declined $2.1 million, or 43.6 percent, from the $4.7 million reported in 2010.
Loan Loss Provision
The loan loss provision was $2.0 million for 2011, a decline of $8.6 million from 2010. Excluding the $3 million provision related to an RDSI loan charged off in 2010, the provision declined $5.6 million, or 73.7 percent. The decreased provision expense reflects a 35 percent decline in nonaccruing loans over the past twelve months, and lower net charge-offs. The loan loss reserve at year-end 2011 was 1.48 percent of total loans, providing 82 percent coverage of nonaccruing loans at December 31, 2011; this compares to reserve coverage of 55 percent at year-end 2010. Nonaccruing loans declined by $4.3 million year over year, while net charge-offs, excluding the RDSI loan, declined by $5.4 million. For the fourth quarter of 2011, the $0.3 million provision compares to net charge-offs of like amount. For the fourth quarter of 2010, the provision was $1.8 million compared to net charge-offs of $1.5 million.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense for 2011 was $29.6 million, a decline of $22.7 million, or 43.3 percent, from the $52.3 million reported for the 2010 period. Non-core expenses reported during the twelve months of 2011 were substantially reduced from 2010 levels: $1.7 million in 2011 compared to $14.1 million for the 2010 twelve-month period. Excluding these one-time or non-core items, noninterest expense from operations was $28.0 million in 2011, a decline of $10.2 million, or 26.8 percent. The following table provides a reconciliation of core and non-core items to noninterest expense on a GAAP basis.

Reconciliation of Noninterest Expense from Core to GAAP











Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
Noninterest Expense*: ($000s)Dec. 31,
2011
Sept. 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
March 31,
2011
Dec. 31,
2010
Dec. 31,
2011
Dec. 31,
2010





Salaries and employee benefits3,4883,5833,5733,5303,86814,17417,933
Occupancy & equipment expense1,2401,2581,2351,2951,5445,0288,607
FDIC Insurance expense1911452543184619081,137
Data processing fees131158192144108625743
Professional fees4933775774747221,9202,545
Credit administration and OREO exp.172146941503785621,317
Employee expense11314317296163524818
Other intangible amortization expense157185197197200737801
Other expenses7838281,0218561,43134884,306








Core Noninterest Expense$ 6,768$ 6,823$ 7,315$ 7,060$ 8,875$ 27,966$ 38,207








Non-Core Items














OREO Impairment (1)214757214972
Goodwill Impairment (2)3816,2733816,273
Hardware impairment/ write-off (2)2,792
Software impairment/ write-off (2)3,247
FHLB/Repo Prepayment Penalties (1)1,0831,083
Contract write-off (2) **193
New Core Loan write-off (2) **624
Non-Core Noninterest Expense5951,0837,0301,67814,101








Noninterest Expense (GAAP)$ 7,363$ 6,823$ 8,398$ 7,060$ 15,905$ 29,644$ 52,308








* Line items identified as (1) are reported in the financial statements of State Bank, while items identified as a (2) are part of RDSI

** Items marked with double asterisks were included in Other Expense







In addition to the $1.08 million prepayment penalty arising from the deleveraging transaction in June 2011, 2011 non-core charges were limited to $0.60 million of goodwill and OREO impairments recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011. This compares to $14.1 million of 2010 charges, of which RDSI accounted for $13.1 million.
Approximately half of the $10.2 million of 2011 operational savings reflect the continued downsizing of RDSI in response to the loss of its data processing business. Of the 32 FTE total staff reductions in 2011, 17 were from RDSI. More recent cost savings have been the result of efficiencies at the bank level; savings were derived in several areas, including employee and professional expenses, as well as from lower credit administration and OREO expense, which declined by $0.76 million over the past year. For the fourth quarter of 2011, noninterest expense from operations was $6.8 million, a decline of $2.1 million, or 23.7 percent, from the fourth quarter of 2010, and virtually unchanged from the third quarter of 2011. As a small community bank, State Bank is benefiting from FDIC premium reductions as a result of the Dodd-Frank legislation; the fourth quarter 2011 premium was $0.19 million, down $0.27 million from the year-ago quarter.
Balance Sheet
Total assets as of December 31, 2011 were $629.1 million, a decline of $31.2 million, or 5.0 percent, from year-end 2010. The deleveraging transactions completed during June of 2011 contributed to a $37 million decline in second quarter assets to $618.1 million, from $655 million at the March quarter-end. The investment securities portfolio declined $26.3 million, ending the June quarter at $108.5 million, while surplus cash declined by $27.6 million, to $10.5 million at June 30, 2011. Approximately $15 million of surplus cash was used to fund loan growth in the second quarter. Since June 30, 2011, Rurban’s assets increased by $11.0 million.

Loan Portfolio












($ in Thousands)Dec. 2011Sept. 2011June 2011March 2011Dec. 2010Variance YOY
Residential real estate$ 101,236$ 98,772$ 93,468$ 93,122$ 96,257
HELOC38,01338,56938,95038,07738,681
Residential Real Estate139,249137,341132,418131,199134,938$ 4,311
% of Total31.5%31.3%30.3%31.1%31.6%3.2%
Construction16,56315,99219,53817,65816,177
Farmland23,20222,81422,59623,20724,439
Commercial RE — owner occupied70,61570,43272,17267,60265,552
Commercial RE — investor owned90,89689,77290,46087,83386,956
Commercial Real Estate201,276199,010204,766196,300193,124$ 8,152
% of Total45.5%45.3%46.8%46.5%45.2%4.2%
Total Real Estate-Related340,525336,351337,184327,499328,062$12,463
% of Total77.0%76.6%77.1%77.6%76.7%3.8%
Commercial & Industrial73,77072,62270,74167,55169,510
Agriculture14,99715,78715,85813,99916,390
Commercial, Non RE88,76788,40986,59981,55085,900$ 2,867
% of Total20.0%20.1%19.8%19.3%20.1%3.3%
Consumer8,8639,4759,8919,96110,653
Other4,3994,6913,8773,1562,929
Total Loans$ 442,554$ 438,926$ 437,551$ 422,166$ 427,544$ 15,010
% of Total100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%3.5%
Loans held for sale$ 5,238$ 10,590$ 7,211$ 5,424$ 9,055

Total loans held for investment (HFI) were $442.6 million at December 31, 2011, compared to $427.5 million at the prior year-end, up $15.0 million, or 3.4 percent. Real estate loans accounted for the majority of growth, namely, commercial real estate (“CRE”), up $8.2 million, or 4.2 percent, and residential mortgages, up $4.3 million, or 3.2 percent. Commercial & Industrial (“C&I”) loans increased by $2.9 million, or 3.3 percent.
The Bank’s loan portfolio is well-diversified. Approximately $201 million, or 45.5 percent, consists of commercial real estate loans, primarily owner-occupied CRE (16.0 percent of total loans) and investor-owned CRE (20.6 percent of total loans). Its portfolio of 1-4 family residential real estate loans (1st & 2nd) currently stands at $139 million, or 31.5 percent of total loans. This segment grew by approximately $4.3 million since December 31, 2010 primarily as a result of State Bank’s successful initiative to cross-sell its jumbo mortgage product to its private banking clients.
Total deposits as of December 31, 2011 were $518.8 million, higher by $3.1 million than at year-end 2010. As a result of the balance sheet deleveraging, combined with lower cash reserves, State Bank was able to reduce higher cost repos and FHLB advances by $37.0 million since the prior-year fourth quarter; they now stand at $31.6 million.
Asset Quality
The quality of Rurban’s loan portfolio has remained strong throughout the current credit cycle. Rurban continues to improve on its performance, reporting nonaccruing assets of $10.0 million for the current quarter, which were lower by $4.0 million, or 29.1 percent, than the prior year-end. Accruing restructured loans totaled $1.3 million, substantially unchanged from December 31, 2010. However, recent 30-89 day delinquencies increased by $1.2 million above the third quarter 2011 level, primarily from delinquent residential real estate loans; they now stand at $2.0 million compared to $1.6 million at year-end 2010.

Summary of Nonperforming Assets
($ in Thousands)




Nonperforming Loan CategoryDec. 2011Sept. 2011June 2011March 2011Dec. 2010
Residential RE loans3,0332,5472,8093,6663,759
% of Total Res. RE loans2.18%1.85%2.12%2.79%2.79%
Commercial RE loans1,4562,2972,7075,4225,429
% of Total CRE loans0.72%1.15%1.32%2.76%2.81%
Non-RE Commercial loans3,4752,4662,5072,9503,032
% of Total Commercial, Non RE loans3.93%2.79%2.89%3.62%3.53%
Consumer & Other1821508264
Total Nonaccruing Loans (1)7,9647,3318,07312,12112,283
% of Total Loans1.80%1.67%1.85%2.87%2.87%
Accruing Restructured Loans (2)1,3341,3111,3121,2291,107
Loans 90+ days Past Due
Total Nonperforming Loans$ 9,299$ 8,642$ 9,386$ 13,350$ 13,390
% of Total Loans2.10%1.97%2.15%3.16%3.13%
OREO & Repossessed Vehicles1,8301,9702,0569241,538
Total Nonperforming Assets$ 11,129$ 10,612$ 11,442$ 14,273$ 14,929
% of Total Assets1.77%1.70%1.85%2.18%2.26%
(1) Includes $3.20 million of restructured loans on nonaccruing status at December 31, 2011.
(2) Accruing restructured loans at December 31, 2011 consist primarily of residential and commercial real estate loans that have been modified and are performing in accordance with those modified terms.

Progress with the resolution of CRE loans more than offset the recent setback with respect to residential and C&I nonaccruals, accounting for the majority of the year over year improvement in the nonaccrual portfolio. By year-end 2011, only 0.7 percent of CRE loans were on nonaccrual status compared to 2.81 percent at the prior year-end, an improvement of $4.0 million, or 72 percent. Currently, State Bank has only four nonperforming relationships that exceed $1.0 million; together, they account for $5.4 million, or 55 percent, of nonaccruing assets.

NONPERFORMING ASSET RECONCILIATION









($ in Thousands)December 31,
2011
September 30,
2011
June 30,
2011
March 31,
2011

Beginning Balance
$ 10,612
$ 11,442
$ 14,273
$ 14,929
Additions
2,258
432
289
1,076
Returns to performing status
(169)
(206)
(352)
(83)
Principal payments
(375)
(280)
(842)
(118)
Sale of OREO/OAO
(358)
(246)
(416)
(1,014)
Loan charge-offs
(648)
(527)
(1,593)
(639)
Valuation write-downs
(214)



Restructured Loan Activity
23
(1)
83
122
Net Change
517
(828)
(2,831)
(656)
Total
$ 11,129
$ 10,612
$ 11,442
$ 14,273

Capitalization
As of December 31, 2011, the capital ratios of Rurban’s banking subsidiary, State Bank, were all in excess of the regulatory thresholds for a “well-capitalized” institution. The Bank’s Tier I Leverage ratio was 8.01 percent of total assets, a substantial improvement from the 6.90 percent reported at year-end 2010. The Total Risk-Based Capital ratio was 12.01 percent of risk-weighted assets, with the Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital ratio at 10.76 percent.
About Rurban Financial Corp.
Based in Defiance, Ohio, Rurban Financial Corp. is a financial services holding company with two wholly-owned operating subsidiaries: The State Bank and Trust Company (State Bank) and RDSI Banking Systems (RDSI). State Bank operates through 18 banking centers in seven Northwestern Ohio counties, one center in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and loan production offices in Columbus, Ohio and Angola, Indiana. The Bank offers a full range of financial services for consumers and small businesses, including trust services, mortgage banking, commercial and agricultural lending. RDSI provides item processing services to community banks located in the Midwest. Rurban’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol RBNF.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements within this document, which are not statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those predicted by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties inherent in the national and regional banking, insurance and mortgage industries, competitive factors specific to markets in which Rurban and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory actions, capital market conditions, general economic conditions, geopolitical events, the loss of key personnel and other factors. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Rurban undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Rurban or any person acting on its behalf are qualified by these cautionary statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding Rurban’s financial performance, its performance trends and financial position. Specifically, Rurban provides measures based on “core operating earnings,” which excludes merger, integration and restructuring expenses that are not reflective of on-going operations or not expected to recur. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results.

RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – (Unaudited)







December
2011
September
2011
June
2011
March
2011
December
2010






ASSETS




Cash and due from banks$ 14,846,362$ 13,764,025$ 10,485,573$ 38,090,470$ 30,417,813






Investment Securities:




Securities available for sale, at fair value111,977,673104,614,877104,769,578131,052,629132,762,058
Non-marketable securities – FRB and FHLB Stock3,685,1003,748,2503,748,2503,748,2503,748,250






Total investment securities115,662,773108,363,127108,517,828134,800,879136,510,308






Loans held for sale5,237,91410,589,7067,211,4335,423,9019,055,268






Loans, net of unearned income442,554,386438,926,037437,550,602422,166,393427,544,414
Allowance for loan losses(6,529,208)(6,235,230)(6,443,873)(6,593,279)(6,715,397)






Net loans436,025,178432,690,807431,106,729415,573,114420,829,017






Premises and equipment, net13,800,60714,120,11814,359,43714,361,38214,622,541
Purchased software739,962805,286874,954947,0611,021,036
Cash surrender value of life insurance12,223,93112,133,69312,041,91511,951,00613,211,247
Goodwill16,353,08216,733,83016,733,83016,733,83016,733,830
Core deposits and other intangibles1,848,5502,005,9452,190,7072,387,9202,585,132
Foreclosed assets held for sale, net1,830,2881,970,0282,056,046923,6851,538,307
Mortgage servicing rights2,819,9392,709,2223,294,4943,316,2283,190,389
Accrued interest receivable1,635,3222,061,2011,958,7482,363,6452,068,965
Other assets6,041,4245,846,4007,229,6108,094,8898,503,832






Total assets$ 629,065,332$ 623,793,388$ 618,061,304$ 654,968,010$ 660,287,685


















LIABILITIES AND EQUITY




Deposits




Non interest bearing demand$ 65,963,133$ 62,079,685$ 59,650,822$ 64,027,818$ 62,745,906
Interest bearing demand107,445,961103,229,318101,972,099107,940,091105,708,472
Savings49,665,06748,145,95848,771,40448,983,18447,662,315
Money market74,243,50579,163,03372,822,73077,481,94384,635,537
Time deposits221,447,059221,730,681212,652,611214,528,353214,925,512






Total deposits518,764,725514,348,675495,869,666512,961,389515,677,742






Notes payable2,788,1232,865,1233,142,0483,218,2113,290,471
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank12,775,86612,939,59824,602,00216,679,94222,807,351
Fed funds purchased2,000,000
Repurchase agreements18,778,52218,777,90919,866,73149,499,42445,785,254
Trust preferred securities20,620,00020,620,00020,620,00020,620,00020,620,000
Accrued interest payable2,953,5412,704,4662,391,7432,195,9261,971,587
Other liabilities4,051,3013,985,3333,555,2043,528,3284,111,182






Total liabilities580,732,078576,241,104572,047,394608,703,220614,263,587






Equity




Preferred stockN/AN/A
Common stock12,568,58312,568,58312,568,58312,568,58312,568,583
Additional paid-in capital15,323,18215,302,19415,280,94515,258,11315,235,206
Retained earnings20,867,67120,192,31719,589,82518,813,03018,802,106
Accumulated other comprehensive income1,343,1291,258,501343,8681,394,3751,187,514
Treasury stock(1,769,311)(1,769,311)(1,769,311)(1,769,311)(1,769,311)






Total equity48,333,25447,552,28446,013,91046,264,79046,024,098






Total liabilities and equity$ 629,065,332$ 623,793,388$ 618,061,304$ 654,968,010$ 660,287,685

RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION – (Unaudited)









Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
Interest incomeDecember
2011
September
2011
June
2011
March
2011
December
2010
December
2011
December
2010
Loans






Taxable$ 6,171,295$ 6,250,747$ 6,170,234$ 5,852,367$ 6,396,391$ 24,444,643$ 25,838,773
Nontaxable24,13324,14014,93011,49412,76174,69762,721
Securities






Taxable386,539446,342566,609610,524587,5162,010,0142,266,719
Nontaxable169,622171,739301,556335,969339,436978,8861,395,143
Other5985638348740260








Total interest income6,752,1876,893,0247,053,3326,810,4377,336,15227,508,98029,563,616








Interest expense






Deposits945,977976,3361,010,1701,049,3931,187,2833,981,8765,123,015
Other borrowings22,41624,69124,45724,62919,04396,193120,188
Repurchase Agreements70,41371,900344,215425,519435,234912,0471,731,227
Federal Home Loan Bank advances76,82379,033113,379133,016220,712402,2511,093,659
Trust preferred securities357,791355,632347,713344,578355,3041,405,7141,533,806








Total interest expense1,473,4201,507,5921,839,9341,977,1352,217,5766,798,0819,601,895








Net interest income5,278,7675,385,4325,213,3984,833,3025,118,57620,710,89919,961,721








Provision for loan losses299,040297,368898,440498,8401,798,8901,993,68810,587,603








Net interest income after provision for loan losses4,979,7275,088,0644,314,9584,334,4623,319,68618,717,2119,374,118








Noninterest income






Data service fees670,563743,1141,303,658912,2541,053,8413,629,5899,736,416
Trust fees623,018628,994669,161695,321663,7052,616,4942,547,699
Customer service fees646,579663,691640,151580,942614,5722,531,3632,460,733
Gain on sale of mortgage loans and OMSR’s1,529,3651,100,557565,049425,1301,839,9773,620,1014,493,671
Mortgage loan servicing fees, net(308,414)(795,995)(4,042)138,927600,456(969,524)276,568
Gain on sale of non-mortgage loans127,21137,64442,77974,070207,634307,141
Net realized gain (loss) on sales of securities1,871,387(589)1,871,387450,885
Investment securities recoveries73,774
Loss on sale or disposal of assets(45,810)(26,816)(160,453)(100,209)(40,837)(333,288)(199,903)
Other income180,150161,377174,410167,682201,435683,619671,839








Total non-interest income3,422,6622,474,9225,096,9652,862,8265,006,63013,857,37520,818,823
















Noninterest expense






Salaries and employee benefits3,487,8293,582,9823,573,1033,530,1063,867,60514,174,02017,932,196
Net occupancy expense531,449568,173517,414584,057533,3622,201,0932,172,749
Equipment expense708,653689,662717,826711,0511,010,1942,827,1926,433,537
FDIC insurance expense191,471145,261253,939317,639461,153908,3101,137,615
Software impairment expense4,892,231
Data processing fees131,291157,686191,801143,744108,145624,522743,538
Professional fees492,653377,322576,752473,536722,1031,920,2632,545,552
Marketing expense92,74389,19289,89255,976125,754327,803455,967
Printing and office supplies52,07386,071118,51676,14883,860332,808453,702
Telephone and communication139,375140,995143,366156,640198,606580,3761,191,497
Postage and delivery expense235,227260,477258,621344,309333,0161,098,6341,748,545
State, local and other taxes76,893102,577133,988143,568424,838457,026543,673
Employee expense113,393143,355171,80195,884163,407524,433818,375
Goodwill Impairment380,7484,680,960380,7484,680,960
Other intangible amortization expense157,396184,763197,212197,2121,791,979736,5832,392,591
OREO Impairment214,200756,517214,200971,517
Other expenses357,573294,6211,454,047229,821643,4542,336,0623,194,201








Total non-interest expense7,362,9676,823,1378,398,2787,059,69115,904,95329,644,07352,308,446








Income (loss) before income tax expense1,039,422739,8491,013,645137,597(7,578,637)2,930,513(22,115,505)








Income tax expense (benefit)364,068137,356236,852126,672(994,341)864,948(6,502,295)








Net income (loss)$ 675,354$ 602,493$ 776,793$ 10,925$ (6,584,296)$ 2,065,565$ (15,613,210)








Common share data:






Basic earnings (loss) per common share$ 0.14$ 0.12$ 0.16$ 0.00$ (1.35)$ 0.42$ (3.21)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share$ 0.14$ 0.12$ 0.16$ 0.00$ (1.35)$ 0.42$ (3.21)
Average shares outstanding:






Basic:4,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,779
Diluted:4,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,7794,861,779

RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – (Unaudited)








($ in thousands except per share data)Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONSDecember
2011
September
2011
June
2011
March
2011
December
2010
December
2011
December
2010








Net interest income$ 5,2795,3855,2134,8335,11920,71119,962
Less: Non core item$ –(130)
Tax-equivalent adjustment$ 100101163179181543751
Tax-equivalent net interest income (core)$ 5,3795,4865,3765,0125,30021,25420,583
Provision for loan loss$ 2992978984991,7991,99410,588
Less: Non core RDSI item$ –3,000
Core provision for loan loss$ 2992978984991,7991,9947,588
Noninterest income$ 3,4232,4755,0972,8635,00713,85720,819
Less: Non core items$ 4627(2,230)10041(2,057)(325)
Core noninterest income$ 3,4682,5022,8672,9635,04811,80020,494
Total revenue, tax-equivalent$ 8,8017,96110,4737,87510,30735,11141,401
Core revenue, tax-equivalent$ 8,8477,9888,2437,97510,34833,05441,077
Noninterest expense$ 7,3636,8238,3987,06015,90529,64452,308
Less: Non core items$ 5951,0837,0301,67814,101
Core noninterest expense$ 6,7686,8237,3157,0608,87527,96638,207
Pre provision pretax income (loss)$ 1,3381,0371,912636(5,780)4,924(11,528)
Core pre provision pretax income$ 1,9791,0647657371,2924,5452,118
Pretax income (loss)$ 1,0397401,014138(7,579)2,931(22,116)
Net income (loss)$ 67560277711(6,584)2,066(15,613)
Core earnings (loss) after tax$ 1,0986202077(1,917)1,815(4,455)








PER SHARE INFORMATION:






Basic & diluted earnings$ 0.140.120.160.00(1.35)0.42(3.21)
Core earnings$ 0.230.130.000.02(0.39)0.37(0.92)
Book value per common share$ 9.949.789.469.529.479.949.47








PERFORMANCE RATIOS:






Return on average assets0.42%0.38%0.48%0.01%(3.83%)0.32%(2.32%)
Core return on average assets0.69%0.40%0.01%0.05%(1.12%)0.28%(0.66%)
Return on average common equity5.63%5.12%6.66%0.09%(49.25%)4.39%(27.26%)
Core return on avg. tangible common equity14.99%8.78%0.29%1.14%(27.60%)6.55%(13.75%)
Earning asset yield4.93%5.07%5.14%5.04%5.34%5.03%5.37%
Cost of interest bearing liabilities1.15%1.19%1.39%1.46%1.59%1.30%1.76%
Core efficiency ratio74.72%83.10%86.35%86.05%83.86%82.38%91.09%
Core noninterest expense/average assets4.25%4.35%4.51%4.27%5.17%4.35%5.67%
Core noninterest income/operating revenue39.41%31.42%27.37%37.63%48.98%33.61%49.50%
Net interest margin3.80%3.90%3.71%3.48%3.63%3.71%3.54%
Tax equivalent effect0.07%0.08%0.12%0.13%0.13%0.10%0.13%
Net interest margin – fully tax equivalent basis3.87%3.98%3.83%3.61%3.76%3.81%3.67%








ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:






Gross charge-offs$ 9485271,5936391,5913,70611,334
Recoveries$ 6422154518561,226432
Net charge-offs$ 3065061,0486211,5352,48110,901
Nonaccruing loans/total loans1.80%1.67%1.85%2.87%2.87%1.80%2.87%
Nonperforming loans/total loans2.10%1.97%2.15%3.16%3.13%2.10%3.13%
Nonaccruing assets/ loans & OREO2.20%2.11%2.30%3.08%3.22%2.20%3.22%
Nonperforming assets/total assets1.77%1.70%1.85%2.18%2.26%1.77%2.26%
Allowance for loan loss/nonaccruing loans81.98%85.05%79.82%54.40%54.67%81.98%54.67%
Allowance for loan loss/total loans1.48%1.42%1.47%1.56%1.57%1.48%1.57%
Net loan charge-offs/average loans (ann.)0.28%0.46%0.97%0.59%1.44%0.57%1.81%
Loan loss provision/net charge-offs97.82%58.77%85.74%80.33%117.20%80.37%97.12%








CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY RATIOS:






Loans/Deposits85.31%85.34%88.24%82.30%82.91%85.31%82.91%
Equity/Assets7.68%7.62%7.44%7.06%6.97%7.68%6.97%
Tangible equity/Tangible assets4.93%4.76%4.52%4.27%4.17%4.93%4.17%
State Bank & Trust:






Total risk-based capital ratio12.01%11.85%11.89%11.97%11.69%12.01%11.69%
Tier 1 leverage risk-based capital ratio10.76%10.60%10.64%10.71%10.44%10.76%10.44%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio8.01%7.95%7.54%7.24%6.90%8.01%6.90%








END OF PERIOD BALANCES






Total loans$ 442,554438,926437,551422,166427,544442,554427,544
Total assets$ 629,065623,793618,061654,968660,288629,065660,288
Deposits$ 518,765514,349495,870512,961515,678518,765515,678
Stockholders equity$ 48,33347,55246,01446,26546,02448,33346,024
Intangibles$ 18,20218,74018,92519,12219,31918,20219,319
Tangible equity$ 30,13228,81327,08927,14326,70530,13226,705
Full-time equivalent employees210215228227242210242
Period-end common shares outstanding4,8624,8624,8624,8624,8624,8624,862








AVERAGE BALANCES






Total loans$ 437,020437,744430,363422,519426,629431,965436,711
Total earning assets$ 556,004551,744561,353554,975563,609558,022564,556
Total assets$ 636,932627,291648,681661,621687,058643,528673,781
Deposits$ 522,472512,190510,591520,045534,168516,281509,783
Stockholders equity$ 47,97247,08746,62946,22953,47847,03557,281

RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
Rate Volume Analysis
For the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)



($ in Thousands)Three Months Ended December 31, 2011Three Months Ended December 31, 2010
AssetsAverage
Balance
InterestAverage
Rate
Average
Balance
InterestAverage
Rate







Taxable securities$ 93,9993871.64%$ 96,9215882.42%
Non-taxable securities15,2352576.75%30,8625146.67%
Federal funds sold87010.26%N/A
Loans, net445,9006,2085.57%435,8256,4165.89%







Total earning assets$ 556,0046,8524.93%$ 563,6097,5185.34%







Cash and due from banks22,965

53,780

Allowance for loan losses(6,161)

(6,640)

Premises and equipment16,699

17,555

Other assets47,425

58,755








Total assets$ 636,932

$ 687,058








Liabilities





Savings and interest-bearing demand$ 233,149570.10%$ 242,8812090.34%
Time deposits223,1798891.59%221,9369781.76%
Repurchase agreements18,711701.51%47,7244353.65%
Advances from FHLB12,832772.39%24,4742213.61%
Junior subordinated debentures20,6203586.94%20,6203556.89%
Notes payable & other borrowed funds2,824223.17%1,586194.80%
Total interest-bearing liabilities$ 511,3141,4731.15%$ 559,2212,2181.59%







Non interest-bearing demand66,144

69,351

Other liabilities11,501

5,008








Total liabilities588,959

633,580








Equity$ 47,972

$ 53,478








Total liabilities and equity$ 636,932

$ 687,058








Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)
$ 5,379

$ 5,300







Net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets
3.87%

3.76%








Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010
AssetsAverage
Balance
InterestAverage
Rate
Average
Balance
InterestAverage
Rate







Taxable securities$ 97,5282,0102.06%$ 84,4522,2672.68%
Non-taxable securities21,8921,4836.77%31,8952,1146.63%
Federal funds sold21910.25%N/A
Loans, net438,38324,5585.60%448,20925,9345.79%







Total earning assets$ 558,02228,0525.03%$ 564,55630,3145.37%







Cash and due from banks26,477

43,024

Allowance for loan losses(6,534)

(6,913)

Premises and equipment16,797

20,336

Other assets48,766

52,777








Total assets$ 643,528

$ 673,781








Liabilities





Savings and interest-bearing demand$ 234,4971820.08%$ 231,2946220.27%
Time deposits217,5463,8001.75%215,6684,5012.09%
Repurchase agreements31,3079122.91%47,7551,7313.63%
Advances from FHLB15,6744022.57%28,3131,0943.86%
Junior subordinated debentures20,6201,4066.82%20,6201,5347.44%
Notes payable & other borrowed funds3,085963.12%2,3361205.14%







Total interest-bearing liabilities$ 522,7286,7981.30%$ 545,9879,6021.76%







Non interest-bearing demand64,239

62,821

Other liabilities9,526

7,693








Total liabilities596,493

616,500








Equity$ 47,035

$ 57,281








Total liabilities and equity$ 643,528

$ 673,781








Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)
$ 21,253

$ 20,712







Net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets
3.81%

3.67%



Rurban Financial Corp.

Segment Reporting – Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 – (unaudited)







($ in Thousands)BankingParent
Company and
Other
Total Banking,
Parent and
Other
Data ServicesElimination
Entries
Rurban
Financial Corp.

Income Statement Measures












Interest income$ 6,772306,802(50)6,752
Interest expense1,0943581,45271(50)1,473







Net interest income5,678(328)5,350(71)5,279







Provision for loan loss299299299







Non-interest income2,821422,863698(139)3,422
Non-interest expense5,7954086,2031,605(445)7,363







Net income – QTD$ 1,648(503)1,145(776)306675







Performance Measures












Average assets – QTD$ 628,911632,3834,549636,932
Return on average assets1.05%0.72%-68.23%0.42%







Average equity – QTD$ 68,84147,972(1,221)47,972
Return on average equity9.58%9.55%5.63%







Average loans – QTD$ 447,2942,000449,294(3,394)445,900
Average deposits – QTD$ 523,868523,868(1,396)522,472







Rurban Financial Corp.





Segment Reporting – Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011 – (unaudited)













BankingParent
Company and
Other
Total Banking,
Parent and
Other
Data ServicesElimination
Entries
Rurban
Financial Corp.

Income Statement Measures












Interest income$ 27,59812027,718(209)27,509
Interest expense5,2971,4066,703304(209)6,798







Net interest income22,301(1,286)21,015(304)20,711







Provision for loan loss1,9941,9941,994







Non-interest income10,48717810,6654,720(1,528)13,857
Non-interest expense24,1721,58025,7525,726(1,834)29,644







Net income – YTD$ 4,799(2,045)2,754(995)3062,065







Performance Measures












Average assets – YTD$ 635,249637,4116,117
643,528
Return on average assets1.01%0.58%-21.69%0.32%







Average equity – YTD$ 67,48947,035(982)47,035
Return on average equity9.48%7.81%4.39%







Average loans – YTD$ 439,9332,000441,933(3,550)438,383
Average deposits – YTD$ 517,360517,360(1,079)516,281

RURBAN FINANCIAL CORP.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures









Three Months EndedTwelve Months Ended
($ in Thousands)December
2011
September
2011
June
2011
March
2011
December
2010
December
2011
December
2010








GAAP Earnings$ 67560277711(6,584)2,066(15,613)








Realized securities gains (1)(1,871)1(1,871)(451)
Investment securities recoveries (1)(74)
Prepayment penalties (1)1,0831,083
(Gains)/losses on sales of assets (1)462716010041333200
OREO writedown (1)214757214972
(Gains)/losses on sales of assets (2)
Software impairment/Write-offs (2)3,247
Hardware write-offs (2)2,792
Contract impairment/Write-offs (2)193
New Core loan write-off (2)624
New Core loan (2)3,000
Accrued interest on New Core loan (2)130
Contract buyouts (2)(519)(519)
Writedown of goodwill and other intangibles (2)3816,2733816,273








Total non-core Items64127(1,147)1007,071(379)16,907








Applicable income tax effect on non-core Items(218)(9)390(34)(2,404)129(5,748)








After-tax non core Items42318(757)664,667(250)11,158








Core recurring net income1,0986202077(1,917)1,815(4,455)








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