Edgar Filing: ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]		Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011.

[ ]		Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from ______ to ______

		Commission file number 001-15373

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

Incorporated in the State of Delaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification # 43-1706259
Address: 150 North Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
Telephone: (314) 725-5500
___________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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

Yes [ ] No [X]

As of May 6, 2011, the Registrant had 14,945,038 shares of outstanding common stock.

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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)			1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)			2

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholder’s Equity (Unaudited)			3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)			4

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)			5

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		25

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		37

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		39

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		39

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		40

Item 6.	Exhibits		41

Signatures			42

Certifications			46

PART 1 – ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

	March 31,			December 31,
(In thousands, except share and per share data)	2011			2010
Assets
Cash and due from banks (including $1,500 pledged as collateral)	$	18,542		$	23,413
Federal funds sold		1,464			3,153
Interest-bearing deposits		185,805			267,102
Total cash and cash equivalents		205,811			293,668
Interest-bearing deposits greater than 90 days		1,751			1,751
Securities available for sale		481,989			361,546
Mortgage loans held for sale		3,142			5,640
Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share		1,761,034			1,766,351
Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share at fair value		191,447			126,711
Less: Allowance for loan losses		42,822			42,759
Portfolio loans, net		1,909,659			1,850,303
Other real estate not covered under FDIC loss share		28,443			25,373
Other real estate covered under FDIC loss share		22,862			10,835
Other investments, at cost		14,430			12,278
Fixed assets, net		20,035			20,499
Accrued interest receivable		7,839			7,464
State tax credits, held for sale, including $30,494 and $31,576
carried at fair value, respectively		59,928			61,148
FDIC loss share receivable		103,529			88,292
Goodwill		3,879			2,064
Intangibles, net		1,921			1,223
Other assets		60,098			63,756
Total assets	$	2,925,316		$	2,805,840

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits:
Demand deposits	$	448,012		$	366,086
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		198,152			204,687
Money market accounts		942,009			855,522
Savings		10,789			10,181
Certificates of deposit:
$100 and over		593,791			543,898
Other		237,677			317,347
Total deposits		2,430,430			2,297,721
Subordinated debentures		85,081			85,081
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		107,300			107,300
Other borrowings		97,898			119,333
Accrued interest payable		1,545			1,488
Other liabilities		12,047			11,569
Total liabilities		2,734,301			2,622,492

Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value;
5,000,000 shares authorized;
35,000 shares issued and outstanding		32,707			32,519
Common stock, $0.01 par value;
30,000,000 shares authorized; 15,016,977 and
14,965,401 shares issued, respectively		150			150
Treasury stock, at cost; 76,000 shares		(1,743	)		(1,743	)
Additional paid in capital		134,664			133,673
Retained earnings		24,992			19,322
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		245			(573	)
Total shareholders' equity		191,015			183,348
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,925,316		$	2,805,840

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

	Three months ended March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2011		2010
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	31,661	$	25,244
Interest on debt securities:
Taxable		2,570		1,850
Nontaxable		110		10
Interest on federal funds sold		1		8
Interest on interest-bearing deposits		148		80
Dividends on equity securities		73		83
Total interest income		34,563		27,275
Interest expense:
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		189		219
Money market accounts		2,082		1,393
Savings		9		8
Certificates of deposit:
$100 and over		2,357		2,850
Other		1,053		1,785
Subordinated debentures		1,121		1,230
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		900		1,108
Notes payable and other borrowings		114		59
Total interest expense		7,825		8,652
Net interest income		26,738		18,623
Provision for loan losses		3,600		13,800
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		23,138		4,823
Noninterest income:
Wealth Management revenue		1,683		1,297
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,137		1,174
Other service charges and fee income		310		278
Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate		423		(12	)
Gain on state tax credits, net		155		518
Gain on sale of investment securities		174		557
Miscellaneous income		1,081		244
Total noninterest income		4,963		4,056
Noninterest expense:
Employee compensation and benefits		8,688		6,598
Occupancy		1,139		1,173
Furniture and equipment		354		370
Data processing		626		578
FDIC and other insurance		1,222		1,047
Loan legal and other real estate expense		2,436		1,272
Other		3,000		2,617
Total noninterest expense		17,465		13,655

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		10,636		(4,776	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,557		(1,762	)
Net income (loss)	$	7,079	$	(3,014	)

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	6,453	$	(3,626	)

Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic	$	0.43	$	(0.25	)
Diluted		0.42		(0.25	)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

														Accumulated
														other			Total
	Preferred		Common		Treasury			Additional paid			Retained			comprehensive			shareholders'
(in thousands, except per share data)			Stock					in capital			earnings			income (loss)			equity
Balance January 1, 2010	$	31,802	$	130	$	(1,743	)	$	117,000		$	15,790		$	933		$	163,912
Net loss		-		-		-			-			(3,014	)		-			(3,014	)
Change in fair value of available for sale securities, net of tax		-		-		-			-			-			577			577
Reclassification adjustment for realized gain
on sale of securities included in net income, net of tax		-		-		-			-			-			(356	)		(356	)
Reclassification of cash flow hedge, net of tax		-		-		-			-			-			(40	)		(40	)
Total comprehensive loss																		(2,833	)
Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.0525 per share		-		-		-			-			(781	)		-			(781	)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock		-		-		-			-			(437	)		-			(437	)
Preferred stock accretion of discount		174		-		-			-			(174	)		-			-
Issuance under equity compensation plans, net, 37,845 shares		-		-		-			258			-			-			258
Issuance under private stock offering 1,931,610 shares				19		-			14,883			-						14,902
Share-based compensation		-		-		-			473			-			-			473
Excess tax expense related to equity compensation plans		-		-		-			(260	)		-			-			(260	)
Balance March 31, 2010	$	31,976	$	149	$	(1,743	)	$	132,354		$	11,384		$	1,114		$	175,234

													Accumulated
													other			Total
	Preferred		Common		Treasury			Additional paid		Retained			comprehensive			shareholders'
(in thousands, except share and per share data)			Stock					in capital		earnings			income (loss)			equity
January 1, 2011	$	32,519	$	150	$	(1,743	)	$	133,673	$	19,322		$	(573	)	$	183,348
Net income		-		-		-			-		7,079			-			7,079
Change in fair value of available for sale securities, net of tax		-		-		-			-		-			958			958
Reclassification adjustment for realized gain
on sale of securities included in net income, net of tax		-		-		-			-		-			(112	)		(112	)
Reclassification of cash flow hedge, net of tax		-		-		-			-		-			(28	)		(28	)
Total comprehensive income																	7,897
Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.0525 per share		-		-		-			-		(783	)		-			(783	)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock		-		-		-			-		(438	)		-			(438	)
Preferred stock accretion of discount		188		-		-			-		(188	)		-			-
Issuance under equity compensation plans, net, 51,576 shares		-		-		-			611		-			-			611
Share-based compensation		-		-		-			374		-			-			374
Excess tax benefit related to equity compensation plans		-		-		-			6		-			-			6
Balance March 31, 2011	$	32,707	$	150	$	(1,743	)	$	134,664	$	24,992		$	245		$	191,015

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	7,079		$	(3,014	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation		694			747
Provision for loan losses		3,600			13,800
Deferred income taxes		2,732			(5,616	)
Net amortization of debt securities		1,251			804
Amortization of intangible assets		135			112
Gain on sale of investment securities		(174	)		(557	)
Mortgage loans originated for sale		(14,897	)		(11,306	)
Proceeds from mortgage loans sold		17,360			13,989
(Gain) loss on sale of other real estate		(423	)		12
Gain on state tax credits, net		(155	)		(518	)
Excess tax (benefit) expense of share-based compensation		(6	)		260
Share-based compensation		374			649
Valuation adjustment on other real estate		442			574
Net accretion of loan discount and indemnification asset		(5,595	)		(381	)
Changes in:
Accrued interest receivable		(12	)		522
Accrued interest payable		18			148
Prepaid FDIC insurance		852			760
Other assets		(1,553	)		2,996
Other liabilities		26			840
Net cash provided by operating activities		11,748			14,821

Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash received from sale of Millennium Brokerage Group		-			4,000
Cash received from acquisition of Legacy Bank		8,926			-
Net decrease in loans		3,670			19,237
Net cash proceeds received from FDIC loss share receivable		11,785			-
Proceeds from the sale of debt and equity securities, available for sale		5,299			80,645
Proceeds from the maturity of debt and equity securities, available for sale		31,021			20,280
Proceeds from the sale of other investments		-			59
Proceeds from the redemption of other investments		78			1,359
Proceeds from the sale of state tax credits held for sale		1,527			2,661
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate		4,382			3,541
Recoveries of loans previously charged off		428			247
Payments for the purchase/origination of:
Available for sale debt and equity securities		(147,040	)		(85,535	)
Other investments		(261	)		(1,388	)
Bank owned life insurance		-			(20,000	)
State tax credits held for sale		-			(2,387	)
Fixed assets		(212	)		(98	)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(80,397	)		22,621

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposit accounts		52,074			11,177
Net increase in interest-bearing deposit accounts		(32,987	)		(48,539	)
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(16,256	)		-
Net (decrease) increase in other borrowings		(21,435	)		21,099
Cash dividends paid on common stock		(783	)		(781	)
Excess tax benefit (expense) benefit of share-based compensation		6			(260	)
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock		(438	)		(437	)
Issuance of common stock		-			14,902
Proceeds from the issuance of equity instruments		611			-
Net cash used in financing activities		(19,208	)		(2,839	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(87,857	)		34,603
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		293,668			106,966
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	205,811		$	141,569

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest	$	7,767		$	8,801
Income taxes		696			(57	)
Noncash transactions:
Transfer to other real estate owned in settlement of loans	$	11,229		$	5,701
Sales of other real estate financed		442			5,685

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 1—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The significant accounting policies used by Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company” or “Enterprise”) in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are summarized below:

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
Enterprise is a financial holding company that provides a full range of banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers located in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan markets through its banking subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust (the “Bank”).

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

On January 7, 2011, the Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Legacy Bank, a full service community bank that was headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information on this transaction, see Note 3 – Acquisitions and Divestitures in this report.

Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2011. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

NOTE 2—EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic earnings (loss) per common share data is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and the if-converted method for convertible securities related to the issuance of trust preferred securities. The following table presents a summary of per common share data and amounts for the periods indicated.

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2011			2010
Net income (loss) as reported	$	7,079		$	(3,014	)
Preferred stock dividend		(438	)		(437	)
Accretion of preferred stock discount		(188	)		(175	)
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders	$	6,453		$	(3,626	)

Impact of assumed conversions
Interest on 9% convertible trust preferred securities, net of income tax		371			-
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders and assumed conversions	$	6,824		$	(3,626	)

Weighted average common shares outstanding		14,920			14,418
Incremental shares from assumed conversions of
convertible trust preferred securities		1,439			-
Additional dilutive common stock equivalents		16			-
Diluted common shares outstanding		16,375			14,418

Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.43		$	(0.25	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:	$	0.42		$	(0.25	)

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, there were 604,000 and 2.3 million of weighted average common stock equivalents excluded from the per share calculations because their effect was anti-dilutive. In addition, at March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had outstanding warrants to purchase 324,074 shares of common stock associated with the U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program which were excluded from the per common share calculation because their effect was also anti-dilutive.

NOTE 3—ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES

Acquisition of Legacy Bank

On January 7, 2011, the Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC and acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Legacy Bank (“Legacy”), a full service community bank that was headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The acquisition consisted of tangible assets with estimated fair values of approximately $128.6 million and tangible liabilities with estimated fair values of approximately $130.4 million. The Bank acquired the assets at a discount of 7.6% and approximately $43.5 million of the deposits were assumed at a premium of 1%. The Bank also acquired approximately $55.6 million of discretionary and $13.6 million of non-discretionary trust assets.

As part of the acquisition, the Company provided the FDIC with a Value Appreciation Instrument (“VAI”) whereby 372,500 units were awarded to the FDIC at an exercise price of $10.63 per unit. The units were exercisable at any time from January 14, 2011 until January 6, 2012. The FDIC exercised the units on January 20, 2011 at a settlement price of $11.8444. A cash payment of $452,364 was made to the FDIC on January 21, 2011.

In connection with the acquisition, the Bank also entered into a loss share agreement whereby the FDIC will reimburse the Bank for 80% of all losses incurred on certain loans and other real estate covered under the agreement (“Covered Assets”). The loss share agreement is subject to the servicing procedures as specified in the agreement with the FDIC.

The reimbursable losses from the FDIC are based on the book value of the Covered Assets as determined by the FDIC as of the date of the acquisition. A majority of these loans were valued based on the liquidation value of the underlying collateral because the future cash flows are primarily based on the liquidation of underlying collateral. The expected reimbursements under the loss share agreement were recorded as a FDIC loss share receivable at their estimated fair value.

The loans and other real estate acquired are recorded at estimated fair value. As such, there was no allowance for credit losses established related to the acquired loans at January 7, 2011 and no carryover of the related allowance from Legacy. The loans are accounted for in accordance with guidance for certain loans acquired in a transfer, when the loans have evidence of credit deterioration and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the acquirer will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. The difference between contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan losses. Subsequent increases in cash flows result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges and an adjustment in accretable yield, which will have a positive impact on interest income.

The table below summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. These fair value estimates are considered preliminary, and are subject to change for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information relative to closing date fair values becomes available.

(in thousands)	Amount
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,926
Securities available for sale	$	9,569
Other investments		1,969
Portfolio loans		73,214
Other real estate		8,612
FDIC loss share receivable		24,963
Other assets		1,299
Total deposits		(113,620	)
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances		(16,256	)
Other liabilities		(491	)
Goodwill	$	(1,815	)

Management concluded that it is impracticable to present pro forma financial results due to the lack of documentation and objective information about significant estimates and management’s intent in prior periods.

NOTE 4—INVESTMENTS

The following table presents the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and fair value of securities available-for-sale:

	March 31, 2011
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
(in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Available for sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises	$	40,645	$	14	$	(422	)	$	40,237
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		26,303		160		(695	)		25,768
Residential mortgage-backed securities		414,619		2,706		(1,341	)		415,984
	$	481,567	$	2,880	$	(2,458	)	$	481,989


	December 31, 2010
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
(in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
Available for sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	444	$	9	$	-		$	453
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises		32,880		9		(770	)		32,119
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		18,486		45		(855	)		17,676
Residential mortgage-backed securities		310,636		2,656		(1,994	)		311,298
	$	362,446	$	2,719	$	(3,619	)	$	361,546

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders’ equity, other than the U.S. government agencies and sponsored enterprises. The residential mortgage-backed securities are all issued by U.S. government sponsored enterprises. Available for sale securities having a carrying value of $243.9 million and $249.6 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure deposits of public institutions and for other purposes as required by law or contract provisions.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities classified as available for sale at March 31, 2011, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. The weighted average life of the mortgage-backed securities is approximately 3.5 years.

	Amortized		Estimated
(in thousands)	Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	8,624	$	8,636
Due after one year through five years		33,669		33,302
Due after five years through ten years		20,348		20,063
Due after ten years		4,307		4,004
Mortgage-backed securities		414,619		415,984
	$	481,567	$	481,989

The following table represents a summary of available-for-sale investment securities that had an unrealized loss:

	March 31, 2011
	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
			Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
(in thousands)	Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored enterprises	$	30,689	$	422	$	-	$	-	$	30,689	$	422
Obligations of the state and political subdivisions		12,820		267		2,972		428		15,792		695
Residential mortgage-backed securities		163,010		1,341		-		-		163,010		1,341
	$	206,519	$	2,030	$	2,972	$	428	$	209,491	$	2,458

	December 31, 2010
	Less than 12 months				12 months or more				Total
			Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
(in thousands)	Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored enterprises	$	27,100	$	770	$	-	$	-	$	27,100	$	770
Obligations of the state and political subdivisions		11,329		420		2,965		435		14,294		855
Residential mortgage-backed securities		133,893		1,994		-		-		133,893		1,994
	$	172,322	$	3,184	$	2,965	$	435	$	175,287	$	3,619

The unrealized losses at both March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, were attributable to changes in market interest rates since the securities were purchased. Management systematically evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary declines in fair value on a quarterly basis. This analysis requires management to consider various factors, which include (1) the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected compared to the amortized cost of the security, (2) duration and magnitude of the decline in value, (3) the financial condition of the issuer or issuers, (4) structure of the security and (5) the intent to sell the security or whether it is more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery in market value. At March 31, 2011, management performed its quarterly analysis of all securities with an unrealized loss and concluded no individual securities were other-than-temporarily impaired.

The gross gains and gross losses realized from sales of available-for-sale investment securities were as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010
Gross gains realized	$	174	$	557
Gross losses realized		-		-
Proceeds from sales		5,299		80,645

NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.

Below is a summary of the goodwill in the Banking segment.

	Reporting Unit
	Banking
(in thousands)	Goodwill
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	2,064
Goodwill from purchase of Legacy Bank		1,815
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	3,879

The table below summarizes the changes to core deposit intangible asset balances in the Banking segment.

	Core Deposit
(in thousands)	Intangible
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	1,223
Intangibles from purchase of Legacy Bank		833
Amortization expense		(135	)
Balance at March 31, 2011	$	1,921

The following table reflects the expected amortization schedule for the core deposit intangibles.

	Core Deposit
Year	Intangible
2011	$	374
2012		432
2013		355
2014		278
2015		201
After 2015		281
	$	1,921

NOTE 6—PORTFOLIO LOANS

Below is a summary of loans by category at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	March 31,
	2011
	Portfolio		Portfolio
	Loans not		Loans
	Covered		Covered
	under FDIC		under FDIC
(in thousands)	loss share		loss share		Total
Real Estate Loans:
Construction and land development	$	176,249	$	43,022	$	219,271
Farmland		8,379		894		9,273
1-4 Family residential		174,405		36,984		211,389
Multifamily residential		52,513		117		52,630
Other real estate loans		719,872		90,522		810,394
Total real estate loans	$	1,131,418	$	171,539	$	1,302,957
Commercial and industrial		612,970		18,590		631,560
Other		16,469		1,318		17,787
Portfolio Loans	$	1,760,857	$	191,447	$	1,952,304

Unearned loan costs, net		177		-		177
Portfolio loans, including unearned loan costs	$	1,761,034	$	191,447	$	1,952,481

	December 31,
	2010
	Portfolio		Portfolio
	Loans not		Loans
	Covered		Covered
	under FDIC		under FDIC
(in thousands)	loss share		loss share		Total
Real Estate Loans:
Construction and land development	$	190,285	$	32,748	$	223,033
Farmland		10,980		811		11,791
1-4 Family residential		189,484		10,201		199,685
Multifamily residential		53,111		129		53,240
Other real estate loans		712,177		72,280		784,457
Total real estate loans	$	1,156,037	$	116,169	$	1,272,206
Commercial and industrial		593,938		10,036		603,974
Other		16,308		506		16,814
Portfolio Loans	$	1,766,283	$	126,711	$	1,892,994

Unearned loan costs, net		68		-		68
Portfolio loans, including unearned loan costs	$	1,766,351	$	126,711	$	1,893,062

The Company grants commercial, residential, and consumer loans primarily in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix metropolitan areas. The Company has a diversified loan portfolio, with no particular concentration of credit in any one economic sector; however, a substantial portion of the portfolio is concentrated in and secured by real estate. The ability of the Company’s borrowers to honor their contractual obligations is partially dependent upon the local economy and its effect on the real estate market.

A summary of activity in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio class and category based on impairment method for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 is as follows:

				Commercial		Commercial												Portfolio
				Real Estate		Real Estate												loans covered
	Commercial			Owner		Non-Owner		Construction		Residential			Consumer					under FDIC
(in thousands)	& Industrial			Occupied		Occupied		Real Estate		Real Estate			& Other		Unallocated			loss share		Total
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Balance, beginning of year	$	12,727		$	5,060	$	5,629	$	8,407	$	5,485		$	93	$	5,358		$	-	$	42,759
Provision charged to expense		(62	)		691		1,524		2,964		(361	)		9		(1,165	)		-		3,600
Losses charged off		400			378		360		2,716		111			-		-			-		3,965
Recoveries		125			-		15		178		89			21		-			-		428
Balance, end of year	$	12,390		$	5,373	$	6,808	$	8,833	$	5,102		$	123	$	4,193		$	-	$	42,822

Allowance for Loan Losses - Ending Balance:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	3,417		$	348	$	1,899	$	3,672	$	2,045		$	-	$	-		$	-	$	11,381
Collectively evaluated for impairment		8,973			5,025		4,909		5,161		3,057			123		4,193			-		31,441
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		-			-		-		-		-			-		-			-		-
Total	$	12,390		$	5,373	$	6,808	$	8,833	$	5,102		$	123	$	4,193		$	-	$	42,822

Loans - Ending Balance:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	6,559		$	1,219	$	9,393	$	16,808	$	9,508		$	-	$	-		$	-	$	43,487
Collectively evaluated for impairment		606,411			323,861		446,291		159,441		164,897			16,646					7,665		1,725,212
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		-			-		-		-		-			-		-			183,782		183,782
Total	$	612,970		$	325,080	$	455,684	$	176,249	$	174,405		$	16,646	$	-		$	191,447	$	1,952,481

A summary of loans individually evaluated for impairment by category as of March 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Unpaid		Recorded		Recorded
	Contractual		Investment		Investment		Total				Average
	Principal		With No		With		Recorded		Related		Recorded
(in thousands)	Balance		Allowance		Allowance		Investment		Allowance		Investment
Commercial & Industrial	$	6,604	$	402	$	6,157	$	6,559	$	3,417	$	9,209
Real Estate:
Commercial - Owner Occupied		1,390		-		1,219		1,219		348		1,913
Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied		15,096		376		9,017		9,393		1,899		10,369
Construction		21,603		2,294		14,514		16,808		3,672		15,607
Residential		9,695		2,486		7,022		9,508		2,045		9,508
Consumer & Other		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total	$	54,388	$	5,558	$	37,929	$	43,487	$	11,381	$	46,606

There were no loans over 90 days past due and still accruing interest at March 31, 2011. If interest on impaired loans would have been accrued based upon the original contractual terms, such income would have been $703,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The cash amount collected and recognized as interest income on impaired loans was $130,000, for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The amount recognized as interest income on impaired loans continuing to accrue interest was $150,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. At March 31, 2011 there were $1.3 million of unadvanced commitments on impaired loans. Other Liabilities include approximately $268,000 for estimated losses attributable to the unadvanced commitments on impaired loans.

The recorded investment in impaired loans by category at March 31, 2011 is as follows:

(in thousands)	Non-accrual		Restructured		Total
Commercial & Industrial	$	6,559	$	-	$	6,559

Real Estate:
Commercial - Owner Occupied		1,219		-		1,219
Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied		4,609		4,784		9,393
Construction		16,211		597		16,808
Residential		5,184		4,324		9,508

Consumer & Other		-		-		-
Total	$	33,782	$	9,705	$	43,487

The aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by portfolio class and category at March 31, 2011 is shown below.

			90 or More
	30-89 Days		Days		Total
(in thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Current		Total
Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share
Commercial & Industrial	$	530	$	4,630	$	5,160	$	607,810	$	612,970

Real Estate:
Commercial - Owner Occupied		-		1,219		1,219		323,861		325,080
Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied		2,901		2,815		5,716		449,968		455,684
Construction		216		7,210		7,426		168,823		176,249
Residential		422		4,645		5,067		169,338		174,405

Consumer & Other		-		-		-		16,646		16,646
Total	$	4,069	$	20,519	$	24,588	$	1,736,446	$	1,761,034

Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share
Commercial & Industrial	$	343	$	2,034	$	2,377	$	16,213	$	18,590

Real Estate:
Commercial - Owner Occupied		-		6,000		6,000		38,467		44,467
Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied		4,131		3,111		7,242		39,824		47,066
Construction		2,104		14,052		16,156		26,866		43,022
Residential		2,175		1,205		3,380		33,604		36,984

Consumer & Other		264		200		464		854		1,318
Total	$	9,017	$	26,602	$	35,619	$	155,828	$	191,447

Portfolio loans, total
Commercial & Industrial	$	873	$	6,664	$	7,537	$	624,023	$	631,560

Real Estate:
Commercial - Owner Occupied		-		7,219		7,219		362,328		369,547
Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied		7,032		5,926		12,958		489,792		502,750
Construction		2,320		21,262		23,582		195,689		219,271
Residential		2,597		5,850		8,447		202,942		211,389

Consumer & Other		264		200		464		17,500		17,964
Total	$	13,086	$	47,121	$	60,207	$	1,892,274	$	1,952,481

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, and current economic factors among other factors. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Grades 1, 2, and 3 - These grades include loans to borrowers with a continuous record of strong earnings, sound balance sheet condition and capitalization, ample liquidity with solid cash flow and whose management team has experience and depth within their industry.
Grade 4 – This grade includes loans to borrowers with positive trends in profitability, satisfactory capitalization and balance sheet condition, and sufficient liquidity and cash flow.
Grade 5 – This grade includes loans to borrowers that may display fluctuating trends in sales, profitability, capitalization, liquidity, and cash flow.
Grade 6 – This grade includes loans to borrowers where an adverse change or perceived weakness has occurred, but may be correctable in the near future. Alternatively, this rating category may also include circumstances where the company is starting to reverse a negative trend or condition, or have recently been upgraded from a 7, 8, or 9 rating.
Grade 7 – Watch credits are companies that have experienced financial setback of a nature that are not determined to be severe or influence ‘ongoing concern’ expectations. Borrowers within this category are expected to turnaround within a 12-month period of time. Although possible, no loss is anticipated, due to strong collateral and/or guarantor support.
Grade 8 – Substandard credits will include those companies that are characterized by significant losses and sustained downward trends in balance sheet condition, liquidity, and cash flow. Repayment reliance may have shifted to secondary sources. Collateral exposure may exist and additional reserves may be warranted.
Grade 9 – Doubtful credits include borrowers that may show deteriorating trends that are unlikely to be corrected. Collateral values may appear insufficient for full recovery, therefore requiring a partial charge-off, or debt renegotiation with the borrower. Borrower may have declared bankruptcy or bankruptcy is likely in the near term. All doubtful rated credits will be on non-accrual.

The recorded investment by risk category of the loans by portfolio class and category at March 31, 2011, which is based upon the most recent analysis performed, is as follows:

			Commercial		Commercial
			Real Estate		Real Estate
	Commercial		Owner		Non-owner		Construction		Residential		Consumer
(in thousands)	& Industrial		Occupied		Occupied		Real Estate		Real Estate		& Other		Total
Portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share
Outstanding (1-3)	$	88,565	$	18,785	$	6,796	$	1,136	$	1,497	$	2,999	$	119,778
Above Average (4)		62,995		65,596		37,076		9,046		16,931		1,633		193,277
Average (5)		277,224		144,911		266,961		74,833		115,961		11,447		891,337
Below Average (6)		107,294		48,114		76,538		27,407		11,382		111		270,846
Watch List (7)		42,674		32,751		52,333		29,486		7,477		7		164,728
Substandard (8)		31,546		14,923		15,755		34,033		20,865		449		117,571
Doubtful (9)		2,672		-		225		308		292		-		3,497
Total	$	612,970	$	325,080	$	455,684	$	176,249	$	174,405	$	16,646	$	1,761,034

Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share
Outstanding (1-3)	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	83	$	83
Above Average (4)		1,315		2,628		-		78		5,494		56		9,571
Average (5)		8,796		15,989		17,571		15,964		21,860		878		81,058
Below Average (6)		5,802		8,038		8,203		1,640		1,718		44		25,445
Watch List (7)		54		3,288		8,260		346		1,477		-		13,425
Substandard (8)		2,623		14,524		10,620		16,849		5,918		257		50,791
Doubtful (9)		-		-		2,412		8,145		517		-		11,074
Total	$	18,590	$	44,467	$	47,066	$	43,022	$	36,984	$	1,318	$	191,447

Portfolio loans, total
Outstanding (1-3)	$	88,565	$	18,785	$	6,796	$	1,136	$	1,497	$	3,082	$	119,861
Above Average (4)		64,310		68,224		37,076		9,124		22,425		1,689		202,848
Average (5)		286,020		160,900		284,532		90,797		137,821		12,325		972,395
Below Average (6)		113,096		56,152		84,741		29,047		13,100		155		296,291
Watch List (7)		42,728		36,039		60,593		29,832		8,954		7		178,153
Substandard (8)		34,169		29,447		26,375		50,882		26,783		706		168,362
Doubtful (9)		2,672		-		2,637		8,453		809		-		14,571
Total	$	631,560	$	369,547	$	502,750	$	219,271	$	211,389	$	17,964	$	1,952,481

Portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share

Purchased loans acquired in a business combination, including loans purchased in our FDIC-assisted transactions, are recorded at estimated fair value on their purchase date without a carryover of the related allowance for loan losses. Purchased credit-impaired loans are loans that have evidence of credit deterioration since origination and it is probable at the date of acquisition that the Company will not collect all contractually required principal and interest payments. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include factors such as past due and non-accrual status. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the non-accretable difference. Subsequent decreases to the expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan losses. Subsequent increases in cash flows result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges or a reclassification of the difference from non-accretable to accretable with a positive impact on interest income. Further, any excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan when there is a reasonable expectation about the amount and timing of such cash flows.

Changes in the accretable yield for purchased loans were as follows for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:

	March 31,			March 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Balance at beginning of period	$	46,460		$	3,708
Additions		10,875			-
Accretion		(3,956	)		(235	)
Balance at end of period	$	53,379		$	3,473

Outstanding balances on purchased loans from the FDIC were $293.0 million as of March 31, 2011 and $219.5 million at December 31, 2010, respectively. In the first quarter of 2011, the Bank received payments of $11.8 million for loss share claims under the terms of the FDIC loss share agreements.

Legacy acquisition

The following table presents information regarding the contractually required payments receivable, the cash flows expected to be collected, and the estimated fair value of the loans acquired in the Legacy acquisition, as of the closing date of the transaction:

	January 7, 2011
	Purchased
	Credit-Impaired
(In thousands)	Loans
Contractually required payments (principal and interest):	$	106,286
Cash flows expected to be collected (principal and interest):		84,089
Fair value of loans acquired:		73,214

These amounts were determined based upon the estimated remaining life of the underlying loans, which includes the effects of estimated prepayments. The majority of the purchased credit-impaired loans were valued based on the liquidation value of the underlying collateral. There was no allowance for credit losses on purchased loans related to FDIC-assisted transactions at March 31, 2011.

The determination of the initial fair value of loans and other real estate acquired in the transaction and the initial fair value of the related FDIC loss share receivable involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. The carrying value of the acquired loans and other real estate and the FDIC indemnification asset reflect management’s best estimate of the fair value of each of these assets as of the date of acquisition. However, the amount that the Bank realizes on these assets could differ materially from the carrying value reflected in these financial statements, based upon the timing and amount of collections on the acquired loans in future periods. To the extent the actual values realized for the acquired loans are different from the estimate, the FDIC loss share receivable will generally be affected in an offsetting manner due to the indemnification obligations of the FDIC, thus limiting the Bank’s loss exposure.

NOTE 7—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company issues financial instruments with off balance sheet risk in the normal course of the business of meeting the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s extent of involvement and maximum potential exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments included on its consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2011 there were $1.3 million of unadvanced commitments on impaired loans. Other liabilities include approximately $268,000 for estimated losses attributable to the unadvanced commitments on impaired loans.

The contractual amounts of off-balance-sheet financial instruments as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

	March 31,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010
Commitments to extend credit	$	435,206	$	429,411
Standby letters of credit		42,706		42,113

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments usually have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Of the total commitments to extend credit at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, approximately $59.1 million and $67.0 million, respectively, represent fixed rate loan commitments. Since certain of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, premises and equipment, and real estate.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These standby letters of credit are issued to support contractual obligations of the Company’s customers. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loans to customers. The approximate remaining term of standby letters of credit range from 6 months to 5 years at March 31, 2011.

Contingencies
The Bank, along with other co-defendants has been named as a defendant in two lawsuits filed by persons alleging to be clients of the Bank’s Trust division who invested in promissory notes issued by Distinctive Properties (UK) Limited (“Distinctive Properties”), a company involved in the purchase and development of real estate in the United Kingdom. Plaintiffs allege that the promissory notes were part of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. Plaintiffs allege to hold such promissory notes in accounts with the Trust division and that, among other things, the Bank was negligent, breached its fiduciary duties and breached its contracts. Plaintiffs also allege that the Bank violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”). Plaintiffs, in the aggregate, are seeking damages from defendants, including the Bank, of approximately $27.0 million as well as their costs and attorneys’ fees and trebled damages under RICO.

The Company is unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss for the cases described above because the proceedings are in early stages and there are significant factual issues to be determined and resolved. The Company denies Plaintiffs’ allegations and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits.

NOTE 8—DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company is a party to various derivative financial instruments that are used in the normal course of business to meet the needs of its clients and as part of its risk management activities. These instruments include interest rate swaps and option contracts. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest rate swap contracts involve the exchange of fixed and floating rate interest payment obligations without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts on behalf of its clients and also utilizes such contracts to reduce or eliminate the exposure to changes in the cash flows or fair value of hedged assets or liabilities due to changes in interest rates. Interest rate option contracts consist of caps and provide for the transfer or reduction of interest rate risk in exchange for a fee.

All derivative financial instruments, whether designated as hedges or not, are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value within Other assets or Other liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative in the consolidated statement of operations depends on whether the contract has been designated as a hedge and qualifies for hedge accounting. At March 31, 2011, the Company did not have any derivatives designated as cash flow or fair value hedges.

Using derivative instruments means assuming counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk relates to the loss the Company could incur if a counterparty were to default on a derivative contract. Notional amounts of derivative financial instruments do not represent credit risk, and are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. They are used merely to express the volume of this activity. The overall credit risk and exposure to individual counterparties is monitored. The Company does not anticipate nonperformance by any counterparties. The amount of counterparty credit exposure is the unrealized gains, if any, on such derivative contracts. At March 31, 2011, the Company had pledged cash of $1.5 million and accepted pledged securities of $2.2 million as collateral in connection with our interest rate swap agreements. At December 31, 2010, the Company had accepted cash of $530,000, pledged cash of $1.5 million, and accepted pledged securities of $2.2 million as collateral in connection with our interest rate swap agreements.

Risk Management Instruments. The Company enters into certain derivative contracts to economically hedge state tax credits and certain loans.

Economic hedge of state tax credits. In November 2008, the Company paid $2.1 million to enter into a series of interest rate caps in order to economically hedge changes in fair value of the State tax credits held for sale. In February 2010, the Company paid $751,000 for an additional series of interest rate caps. See Note 10—Fair Value Measurements for further discussion of the fair value of the state tax credits.
Economic hedge of prime based loans. Previously, the Company had two outstanding interest rate swap agreements whereby the Company paid a variable rate of interest equivalent to the prime rate and received a fixed rate of interest. The swaps were designed to hedge the cash flows associated with a portion of prime based loans and had been designated as cash flow hedges. However, in December 2008, due to a variable rate differential, the Company concluded the cash flow hedges would not be prospectively effective and the hedges were dedesignated. The swaps were terminated in February 2009. The unrealized gain prior to dedesignation was included in Accumulated other comprehensive income and is being amortized over the expected life of the related loans. At March 31, 2011, the amount remaining in Accumulated other comprehensive income is $75,300. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, $44,000 and $62,000 was reclassified into Miscellaneous income, respectively. The Company expects to reclassify $118,000 of remaining derivative gains from Accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings over the next twelve months.

The table below summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of the derivative instruments used to manage risk.

					Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
					(Other Assets)				(Other Liabilities)
	Notional Amount				Fair Value				Fair Value
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Non-designated hedging instruments
Interest rate cap contracts	$	99,300	$	314,300	$	495	$	528	$	-	$	-

The following table shows the location and amount of gains and losses related to derivatives used for risk management purposes that were recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

		Amount of Gain or (Loss)
	Location of Gain or (Loss)	Recognized in Operations on
	Recognized in Operations on	Derivative
(in thousands)	Derivative	2011			2010
Non-designated hedging instruments
Interest rate cap contracts	Gain on state tax credits, net	$	(33	)	$	(565	)
Interest rate swap contracts	Miscellaneous income	$	44		$	62

Client-Related Derivative Instruments. As an accommodation to certain customers, the Company enters into interest rate swaps to economically hedge changes in fair value of certain loans. The table below summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of the client-related derivative instruments.

					Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
					(Other Assets)				(Other Liabilities)
	Notional Amount				Fair Value				Fair Value
	March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,		March 31,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Non-designated hedging instruments
Interest rate swap contracts	$	108,680	$	109,012	$	1,077	$	1,514	$	2,032	$	2,607

Changes in the fair value of client-related derivative instruments are recognized currently in operations. The following table shows the location and amount of gains and losses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

		Amount of Gain or (Loss)
	Location of Gain or (Loss)	Recognized in Operations on
	Recognized in Operations on	Derivative
(in thousands)	Derivative	2011			2010
Non-designated hedging instruments
Interest rate swap contracts	Interest and fees on loans	$	(150	)	$	(154	)

NOTE 9—COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company maintains a number of share-based incentive programs, which are discussed in more detail in Note 16 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. There were no stock options, stock-settled stock appreciation rights, or restricted stock units granted in the first three months of 2011. The share-based compensation expense was $545,000 and $649,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Employee Stock Options and Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Rights (“SSAR”)
At March 31, 2011, there was $1.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to SSAR’s which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. Following is a summary of the employee stock option and SSAR activity for the first three months of 2011.

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average
			Average		Remaining	Aggregate
			Exercise		Contractual	Intrinsic
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)	Shares		Price		Term	Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	902,932		$	15.71
Granted	-			-
Exercised	(15,200	)		11.73
Forfeited	(2,438	)		20.27
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	885,294		$	15.77	5.3 years	$	-
Exercisable at March 31, 2011	583,389		$	16.11	3.8 years	$	-
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2011	794,675		$	15.32	5.3 years	$	-

Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”)
At March 31, 2011, there was $689,000 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to the RSU’s, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years. A summary of the Company's restricted stock unit activity for the first three months of 2011 is presented below.

			Weighted
			Average
			Grant Date
	Shares		Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	36,173		$	22.14
Granted	-			-
Vested	(200	)		10.69
Forfeited	(286	)		22.36
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	35,687		$	22.20

Stock Plan for Non-Management Directors
Shares are issued twice a year and compensation expense is recorded as the shares are earned, therefore, there is no unrecognized compensation expense related to this plan. The Company recognized $167,000 and $143,000 of share-based compensation expense for the directors for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Pursuant to this plan, the Company issued 13,900 and 15,491 shares in the first three months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Employee Stock Issuance
Restricted stock was granted to certain key employees as part of their compensation. The restricted stock may be in a form of a one-time award or in paid pro-rata installments. The stock is restricted for 2 years and upon issuance may be fully vested or vest over five years. The Company recognized $4,600 and $33,000 of share-based compensation related to these awards and issued 4,831 and 8,694 shares, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

In conjunction with the Company’s short-term incentive plan, the Company issued 14,329 and 13,660 restricted shares to certain key employees in the first three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The compensation expense related to these shares was expensed in 2010 and 2009, respectively. For further information on the short-term incentive plan, refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Moneta Plan
As of December 31, 2006, the fair value of all Moneta options had been expensed. As a result, there have been no option-related expenses for Moneta in 2011 or 2010. Following is a summary of the Moneta stock option activity for the first three months of 2011.

					Weighted
			Weighted		Average
			Average		Remaining	Aggregate
			Exercise		Contractual	Intrinsic
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)	Shares		Price		Term	Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	26,105		$	13.58
Granted	-			-
Exercised	(3,194	)		11.50
Forfeited	(8,792	)		15.50
Outstanding at March 31, 2011	14,119		$	12.87	1.7 years	$	17
Exercisable at March 31, 2011	14,119		$	12.87	1.7 years	$	17

NOTE 10—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Below is a description of certain assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

The following table summarizes financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value.

	March 31, 2011
		Quoted Prices in		Significant		Significant
		Active Markets		Other		Unobservable
		for Identical		Observable		Inputs		Total Fair
(in thousands)		Assets (Level 1)		Inputs (Level 2)		(Level 3)		Value
Assets
Securities available for sale
Obligations of U.S. Government sponsored enterprises		$	-	$	40,237	$	-	$	40,237
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			-		22,796		2,972		25,768
Residential mortgage-backed securities			-		415,984		-		415,984
Total securities available for sale		$	-	$	479,017	$	2,972	$	481,989
Portfolio loans			-		15,588		-		15,588
State tax credits held for sale			-		-		30,494		30,494
Derivative financial instruments			-		1,572		-		1,572
Total assets		$	-	$	496,177	$	33,467	$	529,643

Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments		$	-	$	2,032	$	-	$	2,032
Total liabilities		$	-	$	2,032	$	-	$	2,032

Securities available for sale. Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. The Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond's terms and conditions. Through March 31, 2011, Level 3 securities available for sale include three Auction Rate Securities and a municipal bond issued to a school district.

Portfolio Loans. Certain fixed rate portfolio loans are accounted for as trading instruments and reported at fair value. Fair value on these loans is determined using a third party valuation model with observable Level 2 market data inputs.
State tax credits held for sale. At March 31, 2011, of the $59.9 million of state tax credits held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, approximately $30.5 million were carried at fair value. The remaining $29.4 million of state tax credits were accounted for at cost.

The fair value of the state tax credits carried at fair value decreased by $164,000 in the first three months of 2011 compared to a $308,000 increase in the first three months of 2010. These fair value changes are included in Gain on State tax credits, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company is not aware of an active market that exists for the 10-year streams of state tax credit financial instruments. However, the Company’s principal market for these tax credits consists of state residents who buy these credits and from local and regional accounting firms who broker them. As such, the Company employed a discounted cash flow analysis (income approach) to determine the fair value.

The fair value measurement is calculated using an internal valuation model with observable market data including discounted cash flows based upon the terms and conditions of the tax credits. Assuming that the underlying project remains in compliance with the various federal and state rules governing the tax credit program, each project will generate about 10 years of tax credits. The inputs to the fair value calculation include: the amount of tax credits generated each year, the anticipated sale price of the tax credit, the timing of the sale and a discount rate. The discount rate is defined as the LIBOR swap curve at a point equal to the remaining life in years of credits plus a 205 basis point spread. With the exception of the discount rate, the other inputs to the fair value calculation are observable and readily available. The discount rate is considered a Level 3 input because it is an “unobservable input” and is based on the Company’s assumptions. Given the significance of this input to the fair value calculation, the state tax credit assets are reported as Level 3 assets.
Derivatives. Derivatives are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. The Company obtains counterparty quotations to value its interest rate swaps and caps. In addition, the Company validates the counterparty quotations with third party valuation sources. Derivatives with negative fair values are included in Other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Derivatives with positive fair value are included in Other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Level 3 financial instruments
The following table presents the changes in Level 3 financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011.

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net. There were no purchases of Level 3 financial instruments during the quarter ended March 31, 2011. Sales of Level 3 instruments during the quarter ended March 31, 2011 consisted of $1.2 million in state tax credits held for sale.
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3. The transfer out of Level 3 is related to two newly issued mortgage-backed securities purchased in the fourth quarter of 2010 which were originally priced using Level 3 assumptions. In the first quarter of 2011, a third party pricing service became available.

	Three months ended March 31,
	2011			2010		2011			2010
	Securities			Securities
	available for			available for		State tax			State tax
	sale, at fair			sale, at fair		credits held for			credits held for
(in thousands)	value			value		sale			sale
Beginning balance	$	7,520		$	2,830	$	31,576		$	32,485
Total gains or (losses) (realized and unrealized):
Included in earnings		-			-		142			652
Included in other comprehensive income		7			4		-			-
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements:
Purchases		-			100		-			-
Sales		-			-		(1,224	)		(1,377	)
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3		(4,555	)		-		-			-
Ending balance	$	2,972		$	2,934	$	30,494		$	31,760

Change in unrealized gains relating to
assets still held at the reporting date	$	7		$	4	$	(164	)	$	308

From time to time, the Company measures certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets that are measured at the lower of cost or fair value that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period. The following table presents financial instruments and non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2011.

			(1)
			Quoted
			Prices in		(1)
			Active		Significant		(1)
			Markets for		Other		Significant		Total (losses)
			Identical		Observable		Unobservable		gains for the three
	(1)		Assets		Inputs		Inputs		months ended
(in thousands)	Total Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		March 31, 2011
Impaired loans	$	768	$	-	$	-	$	768	$	(3,966	)
Other real estate		3,898		-		-		3,898		(442	)
Total	$	4,666	$	-	$	-	$	4,666	$	(4,408	)

(1) The amounts represent only balances measured at fair value during the period and still held as of the reporting date.

Impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral. Fair values for impaired loans are obtained from current appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers or independent valuation specialists. Other real estate owned is adjusted to fair value upon foreclosure of the underlying loan. Subsequently, foreclosed assets are carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Fair value of other real estate is based upon the current appraised values of the properties as determined by qualified licensed appraisers and the Company’s judgment of other relevant market conditions. Certain state tax credits are reported at cost.

Following is a summary of the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

	March 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying		Estimated		Carrying		Estimated
(in thousands)	Amount		fair value		Amount		fair value
Balance sheet assets
Cash and due from banks	$	18,542	$	18,542	$	23,413	$	23,413
Federal funds sold		1,464		1,464		3,153		3,153
Interest-bearing deposits		187,556		187,556		268,853		268,853
Securities available for sale		481,989		481,989		361,546		361,546
Other investments, at cost		14,430		14,430		12,278		12,278
Loans held for sale		3,142		3,142		5,640		5,640
Derivative financial instruments		1,572		1,572		2,042		2,042
Portfolio loans, net		1,909,659		1,917,132		1,850,303		1,855,338
State tax credits, held for sale		59,928		59,928		61,148		61,148
Accrued interest receivable		7,839		7,839		7,464		7,464

Balance sheet liabilities
Deposits		2,430,430		2,433,738		2,297,721		2,301,387
Subordinated debentures		85,081		45,189		85,081		44,866
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		107,300		108,828		107,300		118,602
Other borrowings		97,898		97,905		119,333		119,366
Derivative financial instruments		2,032		2,032		2,607		2,607
Accrued interest payable		1,545		1,545		1,488		1,488

For information regarding the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate such value, refer to Note 19 – Fair Value Measurements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

NOTE 11—SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has two primary operating segments, Banking and Wealth Management, which are delineated by the products and services that each segment offers. The segments are evaluated separately on their individual performance, as well as their contribution to the Company as a whole.

The Banking operating segment consists of a full-service commercial bank, with locations in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Phoenix. The majority of the Company’s assets and income result from the Banking segment. All banking locations have the same product and service offerings, have similar types and classes of customers and utilize similar service delivery methods. Pricing guidelines and operating policies for products and services are the same across all regions.

The Wealth Management segment includes the Trust division of the Bank and the state tax credit brokerage activities. The Trust division provides estate planning, investment management, and retirement planning as well as consulting on management compensation, strategic planning and management succession issues. State tax credits are part of a fee initiative designed to augment the Company’s wealth management segment and banking lines of business.

The Corporate segment’s principal activities include the direct ownership of the Company’s banking subsidiary and the issuance of debt and equity. Its principal source of liquidity is dividends from its subsidiaries and stock option exercises.

The financial information for each business segment reflects that information which is specifically identifiable or which is allocated based on an internal allocation method. There were no material intersegment revenues among the three segments. Management periodically makes changes to methods of assigning costs and income to its business segments to better reflect operating results. When appropriate, these changes are reflected in prior year information presented below.

Following are the financial results for the Company’s operating segments.

				Wealth			Corporate and
(in thousands)	Banking			Management			Intercompany			Total
Balance Sheet Information	March 31, 2011
Portfolio loans	$	1,952,481		$	-		$	-		$	1,952,481
Goodwill		3,879			-			-			3,879
Intangibles, net		1,921			-			-			1,921
Deposits		2,444,549			-			(14,119	)		2,430,430
Borrowings		152,051			55,647			82,581			290,279
Total assets		2,854,503			60,522			10,291			2,925,316

	December 31, 2010
				Wealth			Corporate and
	Banking			Management			Intercompany			Total
Portfolio loans	$	1,893,062		$	-		$	-		$	1,893,062
Goodwill		2,064			-			-			2,064
Intangibles, net		1,223			-			-			1,223
Deposits		2,313,117			-			(15,396	)		2,297,721
Borrowings		172,431			56,702			82,581			311,714
Total assets		2,729,930			61,770			14,140			2,805,840

Income Statement Information	Three months ended March 31, 2011
Net interest income (expense)	$	28,086		$	(322	)	$	(1,026	)	$	26,738
Provision for loan losses		3,600			-			-			3,600
Noninterest income		3,077			1,838			48			4,963
Noninterest expense		14,480			1,846			1,139			17,465
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		13,083			(330	)		(2,117	)		10,636
Income tax expense (benefit)		4,375			(110	)		(708	)		3,557
Net income (loss)	$	8,708		$	(220	)	$	(1,409	)	$	7,079

	Three months ended March 31, 2010
Net interest income (expense)	$	20,053		$	(298	)	$	(1,132	)	$	18,623
Provision for loan losses		13,800			-			-			13,800
Noninterest income		2,207			1,816			33			4,056
Noninterest expense		10,869			1,670			1,116			13,655
Loss before income tax benefit		(2,409	)		(152	)		(2,215	)		(4,776	)
Income tax benefit		(890	)		(56	)		(816	)		(1,762	)
Net loss	$	(1,519	)	$	(96	)	$	(1,399	)	$	(3,014	)

ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Some of the information in this report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are identified with use of terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “could,” “continue” and the negative of these terms and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to: credit risk; changes in the appraised valuation of real estate securing impaired loans; outcomes of litigation and other contingencies; exposure to general and local economic conditions; risks associated with rapid increases or decreases in prevailing interest rates; consolidation within the banking industry; competition from banks and other financial institutions; our ability to attract and retain relationship officers and other key personnel; burdens imposed by federal and state regulation; changes in accounting regulation or standards applicable to banks; and other risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Form 10-K and in Part II, 1A of this Form 10-Q, all of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis and expectations only as of the date of such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements after the date of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities law. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Readers should carefully review all disclosures we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on our website at www.enterprisebank.com.

Introduction
The following discussion describes the significant changes to the financial condition of the Company that have occurred during the first three months of 2011 compared to the financial condition as of December 31, 2010. In addition, this discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the condensed consolidated results of operations, liquidity and cash flows of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements included in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Executive Summary
The Company reported net income of $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to a net loss of $3.0 million for the same period in 2010. After deducting dividends on preferred stock, the Company reported net income per fully diluted share of $0.42, compared to a net loss of $0.25 per fully diluted share for the prior year period.

On January 7, 2011, the Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC and acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Legacy Bank, a full service community bank that was headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The acquisition consisted of assets with an estimated fair value of approximately $128.6 million and liabilities with an estimated fair value of approximately $130.4 million. In connection with the acquisition, the Bank also entered into a loss share agreement whereby the FDIC will reimburse the Bank for 80% of all losses incurred on certain loans and other real estate covered under the agreement. The Bank acquired the assets at a discount of 7.6% and approximately $43.5 million of the deposits were assumed at a premium of 1%. The two branches of Legacy opened as branches of the Bank. The Bank also acquired approximately $55.6 million of discretionary and $13.6 million of non-discretionary trust assets. See Note 3 – Acquisitions and Divestitures and Note 6 – Portfolio Loans for more information.

Our pre-tax, pre-provision income for the first quarter of 2011 was $14.1 million, compared to pre-tax, pre-provision income of $9.1 million, an increase of 56% from the first quarter of 2010. Pre-tax, pre-provision income, which is a non-GAAP (Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America) financial measure, is presented because the Company believes adjusting its results to exclude loan loss provision expense, sales and fair value writedowns of other real estate, and sales of securities provides shareholders with a more comparable basis for evaluating period-to-period operating results. A schedule reconciling GAAP pre-tax income (loss) to pre-tax, pre-provision income is provided in the table below.

	For the Quarter Ended
	Mar 31,			Dec 31,			Sep 30,			Jun 30,			Mar 31,
(In thousands)	2011			2010			2010			2010			2010
Pre-tax income (loss)	$	10,636		$	8,347		$	7,233		$	537		$	(4,776	)
Sales and fair value writedowns of other real estate		19			2,683			1,606			678			586
Sale of securities		(174	)		(781	)		(124	)		(525	)		(557	)
Income (loss) before income tax		10,481			10,249			8,715			690			(4,747	)
Provision for loan losses		3,600			3,325			7,650			8,960			13,800
Pre-tax, pre-provision income	$	14,081		$	13,574		$	16,365		$	9,650		$	9,053

Below are highlights of our Banking and Wealth Management segments. For more information on our segments, see Note 11 –Segment Reporting.

Banking Segment

Loans - Portfolio loans totaled $2.0 billion at March 31, 2011, including $191 million of loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements. Since December 31, 2010, portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements increased $64.7 million, or 51%, as a result of the Legacy acquisition. Excluding the loans covered under loss share, total portfolio loans were essentially flat in the first quarter of 2011, although Commercial & Industrial loans increased $19.0 million, or 3%, during the quarter and represent almost one-third of the Company’s loan portfolio at March 31, 2011. The net increase in Commercial & Industrial loans was a result of strong new business activity rather than higher credit line utilization rates. The increase in Commercial & Industrial loans was offset by a decrease of $29.1 million in Construction and Residential Real Estate loans as the Company continued to reduce its exposure to these sectors. See Note 6 – Portfolio Loans for more information.
Deposits – Core deposits, which exclude brokered certificates of deposit and include reciprocal CDARS deposits, increased $132.7 million, or 6%, in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. First quarter deposit growth included an $81.9 million increase in demand deposits, an $80.6 million increase in money market accounts and other interest-bearing deposit accounts, and a $55.9 million increase in non-CDARS certificates of deposit. Reciprocal CDARS certificates of deposits decreased by $85.7 million in the first quarter of 2011 to $74.8 million compared to $160.5 million at December 31, 2010 and $147.9 million at March 31, 2010. Approximately $36.6 million of the money market increase was the result of a new CDARS money market sweep product, of which approximately $32.0 million, or 88%, were transfers from CDARS certificates of deposit. The Legacy acquisition added $49.3 million of total deposits consisting of $15.6 million of demand deposits, $19.5 million of money market accounts and other interest-bearing deposit accounts, and $14.2 million of certificates of deposit.

At March 31, 2011, total deposits were $2.4 billion, an increase of $526.4 million, or 28%, from March 31, 2010. Total deposits increased $132.7 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2010. Our deposit mix continues to improve. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $448.0 million at March 31, 2011, an increase of 49% from March 31, 2010 and a 22% increase from December 31, 2010. Noninterest bearing demand deposits represented 18% of total deposits at March 31, 2011 compared to 16% of total deposits at December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010.

Strong deposit growth was attributed to the company’s marketing and sales activities, as well as, the continuing cash accumulation trend among our commercial clients. The Company completed a successful deposit promotion in Arizona, generating more than $22.9 million in money market balances in the first quarter of 2011. In addition, approximately $12.0 million of the money market growth and $33.0 million of the certificate of deposit growth in the first quarter of 2011 was related to the Company’s Enterprise Advisory Services initiative, a proprietary deposit platform marketed to registered investment advisory firms.

Asset quality – Nonperforming loans were $43.5 million at March 31, 2011, a decrease of $12.3 million from the prior year period, and a decrease of $2.9 million from year end 2010. Nonperforming loans represented 2.23% of total loans at March 31, 2011 versus 2.45% of total loans at December 31, 2010 and 3.10% at March 31, 2010. Excluding non-accrual loans and portfolio loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements, portfolio loans that were 30-89 days delinquent at March 31, 2011 remained at very low levels, representing 0.12% of the portfolio compared to 0.13% at December 31, 2010.

Provision for loan losses was $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2011 compared to $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $13.8 million in the first quarter of 2010. The large provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2010 was due to higher levels of loan risk rating downgrades. See Note 6 – Portfolio Loans above and Provision for Loan Losses and Nonperforming Assets in this section for more information.

Interest rate margin – The net interest rate margin was 4.19% for the first quarter of 2011, compared to 4.70% for the fourth quarter of 2010 and 3.47% in the first quarter of 2010. The net interest rate margin for the fourth quarter of 2010 was significantly impacted by the yield on the loans covered under FDIC loss share. See Net Interest Income in this section for more information.

Wealth Management Segment
Fee income from the Wealth Management segment, including results from state tax credit brokerage activity, totaled $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 consistent with the same quarter of 2010. See Noninterest Income in this section for more information.

Net Interest Income

Three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
Net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) was $27.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to $18.9 million for the same period of 2010, an increase of $8.1 million, or 43%. Total interest income increased $7.4 million and total interest expense decreased $827,000.

Average interest-earning assets increased $410.4 million, or 19%, to $2.6 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 from $2.2 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Average loans increased $140.8 million, or 8%, to $2.0 billion at March 31, 2011 from $1.8 billion at March 31, 2010. Average investment securities increased $136.4 million, or 48%, to $423.1 million from the first quarter of 2010 as increased core deposits were deployed to offset weak loan demand. Average short-term investments, including cash balances at the Federal Reserve, increased $133.2 million to $231.2 million from $98.0 million in the same period of 2010. Interest income on earning assets increased $3.1 million due to higher volume and $4.2 million due to higher rates, for a net increase of $7.4 million versus the first quarter of 2010.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, average interest-bearing liabilities increased $404.8 million, or 22%, to $2.3 billion compared to $1.9 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The increase in average interest-bearing liabilities resulted from a $350.4 million increase in average interesting bearing core deposits, primarily consisting of $248.5 million increase in average money market accounts and a $101.0 million increase in average certificates of deposit, and a $44.8 million increase in borrowings. For the first quarter of 2011, interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities decreased $2.2 million due to declining rates partially offset by an increase of $1.4 million due to the impact of higher volumes, for a net decrease of $827,000 versus the first quarter of 2010.

The tax-equivalent net interest rate margin was 4.19% for the first quarter of 2011, compared to 4.70% for the fourth quarter of 2010 and 3.47% in the first quarter of 2010. The net interest rate margin for the fourth quarter of 2010 was significantly impacted by the yield on the loans covered under FDIC loss share. Loans covered under FDIC loss share yielded 29.7% in the fourth quarter of 2010 primarily due to cash flows on paid off covered loans that exceeded expectations. In the first quarter of 2011, the loans covered under FDIC loss share yielded 16.8%. Absent the FDIC loss share loans, the net interest rate margin was 3.34% for the first quarter of 2011 compared to 3.57% for the fourth quarter of 2010. The reduction in the net interest rate margin, excluding the effect of loans covered under FDIC loss share, was primarily due to the Company’s increasingly strong liquidity position.

The Company expects low to mid-single digit growth in portfolio loans not covered under FDIC loss share. The growth is expected to be primarily in the Commercial & Industrial loan category. Pipelines for new loan activity have been strengthening over the past several months.

Average Balance Sheet

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, certain information related to our average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as, the corresponding interest rates earned and paid, all on a tax equivalent basis.

	Three months ended March 31,
				2011							2010
				Interest		Average					Interest		Average
	Average			Income/		Yield/		Average			Income/		Yield/
(in thousands)	Balance			Expense		Rate		Balance			Expense		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Taxable loans (1)	$	1,736,608		$	23,321	5.45	%	$	1,779,735		$	24,296	5.54	%
Tax-exempt loans (2)		35,153			681	7.86			28,817			632	8.89
Covered loans (3)		190,625			7,903	16.81			13,012			543	16.92
Total loans		1,962,386			31,905	6.59			1,821,564			25,471	5.67
Taxable investments in debt and equity securities		407,943			2,642	2.63			285,527			1,933	2.75
Non-taxable investments in debt and equity
securities (2)		15,174			172	4.60			1,173			16	5.53
Short-term investments		231,208			149	0.26			98,039			88	0.36
Total securities and short-term investments		654,325			2,963	1.84			384,739			2,037	2.15
Total interest-earning assets		2,616,711			34,868	5.40			2,206,303			27,508	5.06
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		11,220							11,283
Other assets		311,912							163,912
Allowance for loan losses		(43,558	)						(44,711	)
Total assets	$	2,896,285						$	2,336,787

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing transaction accounts	$	194,340		$	189	0.39	%	$	185,244		$	219	0.48	%
Money market accounts		896,185			2,082	0.94			647,676			1,393	0.87
Savings		10,751			9	0.34			9,373			8	0.35
Certificates of deposit		880,966			3,410	1.57			779,940			4,635	2.41
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,982,242			5,690	1.16			1,622,233			6,255	1.56
Subordinated debentures		85,081			1,121	5.34			85,081			1,230	5.86
Borrowed funds		217,858			1,014	1.89			173,028			1,167	2.74
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,285,181			7,825	1.39			1,880,342			8,652	1.87
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		408,766							273,702
Other liabilities		14,151							7,520
Total liabilities		2,708,098							2,161,564
Shareholders' equity		188,187							175,223
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	$	2,896,285						$	2,336,787
Net interest income				$	27,043						$	18,856
Net interest spread						4.01	%						3.19	%
Net interest rate margin (4)						4.19							3.47

(1)		Average balances include non-accrual loans. The income on such loans is included in interest but is recognized only upon receipt. Loan fees, net of amortization of deferred loan origination fees and costs, included in interest income are approximately $146,000 and $624,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(2)		Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 36% tax rate. The tax-equivalent adjustments were $305,000 and $233,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(3)		Covered loans are loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements and are recorded at fair value.
(4)		Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume
The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in yield/rates and volume.

	2011 compared to 2010
	Three months ended March 31,
	Increase (decrease) due to
(in thousands)	Volume(1)		Rate(2)			Net
Interest earned on:
Taxable loans	$	1,960	$	4,425		$	6,385
Tax-exempt loans (3)		129		(80	)		49
Taxable investments in debt
and equity securities		796		(87	)		709
Non-taxable investments in debt
and equity securities (3)		159		(3	)		156
Short-term investments		92		(31	)		61
Total interest-earning assets	$	3,136	$	4,224		$	7,360

Interest paid on:
Interest-bearing transaction accounts	$	11	$	(41	)	$	(30	)
Money market accounts		570		119			689
Savings		1		-			1
Certificates of deposit		543		(1,768	)		(1,225	)
Subordinated debentures		-		(109	)		(109	)
Borrowed funds		260		(413	)		(153	)
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,385		(2,212	)		(827	)
Net interest income	$	1,751	$	6,436		$	8,187

(1)		Change in volume multiplied by yield/rate of prior period.
(2)		Change in yield/rate multiplied by volume of prior period.
(3)		Nontaxable income is presented on a fully-tax equivalent basis using a 36% tax rate.

NOTE: The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2011 was $3.6 million compared to $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $13.8 million in the first quarter of 2010. The large provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2010 was due to higher levels of loan risk rating downgrades. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 2.19% at March 31, 2011 compared to 2.26% at December 31, 2010 and 2.45% at March 31, 2010. The allowance for loan losses represented 98% of nonperforming loans at March 31, 2011 compared to 79% at March 31, 2010 and 92% at December 31, 2010. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb inherent losses in the loan portfolio.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company recorded net charge-offs of $3.5 million, or 0.73%, of average portfolio loans on an annualized basis, compared to $7.6 million, or 1.57%, for the fourth quarter of 2010 and $12.7 million, or 2.83%, for the first quarter of 2010. Approximately 72% of the charge-offs in the first quarter of 2011 were related to Construction Land Acquisition and Development loans, 21% were related to Commercial Real Estate loans and the remaining 7% were related to Commercial & Industrial loans.

The following table summarizes changes in the allowance for loan losses arising from loans charged off and recoveries on loans previously charged off, by loan category, and additions to the allowance charged to expense.

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Allowance at beginning of period	$	42,759		$	42,995
Loans charged off:
Commercial and industrial		400			530
Real estate:
Commercial		738			7,285
Construction		2,716			4,701
Residential		111			355
Consumer and other		-			92
Total loans charged off		3,965			12,963
Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial and industrial		125			42
Real estate:
Commercial		15			167
Construction		178			2
Residential		89			36
Consumer and other		21			-
Total recoveries of loans		428			247
Net loan chargeoffs		3,537			12,716
Provision for loan losses		3,600			13,800

Allowance at end of period	$	42,822		$	44,079

Excludes loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements
Average loans	$	1,771,761		$	1,808,552
Total portfolio loans		1,761,034			1,786,097
Net chargeoffs to average loans		0.81	%		2.85	%
Allowance for loan losses to loans		2.43			2.47

Includes loans covered under FDIC loss share agreements
Average loans	$	1,962,386		$	1,821,564
Total portfolio loans		1,952,481			1,799,224
Net chargeoffs to average loans		0.73	%		2.83	%
Allowance for loan losses to loans		2.19			2.45

Nonperforming assets

The following table presents the categories of nonperforming assets and other ratios as of the dates indicated.

	March 31,			March 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010
Non-accrual loans	$	33,782		$	53,190
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest		-			885
Restructured loans		9,705			1,710
Total nonperforming loans		43,487			55,785
Foreclosed property (1)		28,443			18,669
Other bank owned assets		600			936
Total nonperforming assets (1)	$	72,530		$	75,390

Excludes assets covered under FDIC loss share agreements
Total assets	$	2,925,316		$	2,361,405
Total portfolio loans		1,761,034			1,786,097
Total loans plus foreclosed property		1,790,077			1,805,702
Nonperforming loans to total loans		2.47	%		3.12	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus foreclosed property		4.05			4.18
Nonperforming assets to total assets (1)		2.48			3.19

Includes assets covered under FDIC loss share agreements
Total assets	$	2,925,316		$	2,361,405
Total portfolio loans		1,952,481			1,799,224
Total loans plus foreclosed property		2,004,386			1,821,108
Nonperforming loans to total loans		2.23	%		3.10	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans plus foreclosed property		4.76			4.26
Nonperforming assets to total assets		3.26			3.29

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		98.00	%		79.00	%

(1)

Excludes assets covered under FDIC loss share agreements, except for their inclusion in total assets

As 2011 progresses, the Company expects slight improvement in its ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets, excluding assets covered under FDIC loss share agreements.

Nonperforming loans

Nonperforming loans exclude credit-impaired loans that were acquired in the December 2009, July 2010, and January 2011 FDIC-assisted transactions. These purchased credit-impaired loans are accounted for on a pool basis, and the pools are considered to be performing. See Note 6 – Portfolio Loans for more information on these loans.

At March 31, 2011, nonperforming loans, including troubled debt restructurings of $9.7 million, were $43.5 million, or 2.23%, of total loans. This compares to $46.4 million, or 2.45% of total loans, at December 31, 2010 and $55.8 million, or 3.10% of total loans, at March 31, 2010. The nonperforming loans are comprised of approximately 43 relationships with the largest being a $5.8 million loan secured by commercial land in Kansas City. Five relationships comprise 53% of the nonperforming loans. Approximately 60% of the nonperforming loans were located in the Kansas City market and 40% were located in the St. Louis market. At March 31, 2011, there were no performing restructured loans that have been excluded from the nonperforming loan amounts.

Nonperforming loans based on Call Report codes were as follows:

(in thousands)	March 31, 2011		December 31, 2010
Construction, Real Estate/Land Acquisition and Development	$	16,808	$	9,934
Commercial Real Estate		10,612		12,959
Residential Real Estate		9,508		12,188
Commercial & Industrial		6,559		11,276
Consumer & Other		-		-
Total	$	43,487	$	46,357

The following table summarizes the changes in nonperforming loans by quarter.

	2011			2010
(in thousands)	1st Qtr			4th Qtr			3rd Qtr			2nd Qtr			1st Qtr
Nonperforming loans beginning of period	$	46,357		$	51,955		$	46,550		$	55,785		$	38,540
Additions to nonaccrual loans		18,187			15,877			19,373			15,440			39,663
Additions to restructured loans		297			3,430			2,286			454			611
Chargeoffs		(3,966	)		(7,860	)		(7,023	)		(8,314	)		(12,963	)
Other principal reductions		(6,445	)		(7,288	)		(1,881	)		(4,580	)		(2,739	)
Moved to Other real estate		(7,014	)		(8,743	)		(7,122	)		(11,350	)		(5,564	)
Moved to Other bank owned assets		-			-			-			-			(955	)
Moved to performing		(3,929	)		(1,014	)		(228	)		-			(1,693	)
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest		-			-			-			(885	)		885
Nonperforming loans end of period	$	43,487		$	46,357		$	51,955		$	46,550		$	55,785

Of the $18.5 million in new nonperforming loans, five construction real estate loans representing three relationships comprised over $15.7 million, or 85% of the total. Of these, two relationships totaling $6.0 million were transferred to Other real estate during the quarter.

Other real estate

Other real estate was $51.3 million at March 31, 2011 compared to $36.2 million at December 31, 2010, and $20.9 million at March 31, 2010. Approximately $22.9 million, or 45% of the Other real estate, is covered by an FDIC loss share agreement. The following table summarizes the changes in Other real estate for the past five quarters.

	2011			2010
(in thousands)	1st Qtr			4th Qtr			3rd Qtr			2nd Qtr			1st Qtr
Other real estate beginning of period	$	36,208		$	34,685		$	25,884		$	20,947		$	25,084
Additions and expenses capitalized
to prepare property for sale		7,014			8,743			7,122			11,350			5,564
Additions from FDIC assisted transactions		12,826			4,871			5,469			-			113
Writedowns in fair value		(703	)		(2,406	)		(1,750	)		(1,364	)		(574	)
Sales		(4,040	)		(9,685	)		(2,040	)		(5,049	)		(9,240	)
Other real estate end of period	$	51,305		$	36,208		$	34,685		$	25,884		$	20,947

At March 31, 2011, Other real estate was comprised of 21% residential lots, 21% completed homes, and 58% commercial real estate. Of the total Other real estate, 21%, or 27 properties, are located in the Kansas City region, 34%, or 19 properties, are located in the St. Louis region and 45%, or 48 properties, are located in the Arizona region related to the FDIC acquisitions.

The writedowns in fair value were recorded in Loan legal and other real estate expense based on current market activity shown in the appraisals. In addition, the Company realized a net gain of $423,000 on the sale of other real estate and recorded these gains as part of Noninterest income.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income increased $907,000, or 22%, from the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2011. The increase is mainly due to increases in miscellaneous income related to the accretion on the indemnification asset on our Covered Assets.

Wealth Management revenue – For the three months ended March 31, 2011, Wealth Management revenue from the Trust division increased $386,000, or 30%, compared to the same period in 2010. Assets under administration were $1.6 billion at March 31, 2011, a 21% increase from March 31, 2010 due to market value increases and additional accounts from new and existing clients.
Sale of other real estate – For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company sold $4.0 million of Other real estate for a gain of $423,000.
State tax credit brokerage activities