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

FORM 10-K

ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

o

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

For the transition period from                             to                              

Commission file number: 0-25923

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  52-2061461
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

7815 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

20814
(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code:
(301) 986-1800

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock $.01 par value

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Section 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant; (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports; and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

         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.

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer ý   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

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

         The aggregate market value of the outstanding Common Stock held by nonaffiliates as of June 30, 2007 was approximately $135 million.

         As of March 11, 2008, the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. was 9,780,418


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         Portions of the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 22, 2008 are incorporated by reference in part III hereof.




Form 10-K Cross Reference Sheet

        The following shows the location in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 22, 2008, of the information required to be disclosed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K. References to pages only are to pages in this report.

PART I   Item 1.   Business.    See "Business" at Pages 65 through 69, "Employees" at Page 74, "Market Area and Competition" at Pages 75 through 76 and "Regulation" at Pages 76 through 81.
    Item 1A.   Risk Factors.    See "Risk Factors" at Pages 69 through 74.
    Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments.    None.
    Item 2.   Properties.    See "Properties" at Page 81 through 82.
    Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.    From time to time the Company is a participant in various legal proceedings incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, the liabilities (if any) resulting from such legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the financial position of the Company.
    Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.    No matter was submitted to a vote of the security holders of the Company during the fourth quarter of 2007.
PART II   Item 5.   Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.    See "Market for Common Stock and Dividends" at Pages 32 though 34.
    Item 6.   Selected Financial Data.    See "Six Year Summary of Financial Information" at Page 3.
    Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.    See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" at Pages 4 through 32.
    Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.    See "Interest Rate Risk Management—Asset/Liability Management and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk" at Page 28 through Page 31.
    Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.    See Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto at Pages 35 through 64.
    Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.    None.
    Item 9A.   Controls and Procedures.    See "Disclosure Controls and Procedures" at Page 82 and "Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting" at Page 83.
    Item 9B.   Other Information.    None.
PART III   Item 10.   Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.    The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing under the captions "Election of Directors" and "Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934" in the Proxy Statement.
        The Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics will be provided to any person, without charge, upon written request directed to Zandra Nichols, Corporate Secretary, Eagle Bancorp, Inc., 7815 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
        There have been no material changes in the procedures previously disclosed by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Company's Board of Directors.
    Item 11.   Executive Compensation.    The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing under the captions "Election of Directors—Director's Compensation" and "Executive Compensation" in the Proxy Statement.
    Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.    See "Market for Common Stock and Dividends—Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans" at page. The remainder of the information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing under the caption "Voting Securities and Principal Shareholders" in the Proxy Statement.
    Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.    The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing under the captions "Election of Directors" and "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" in the Proxy Statement.
    Item 14.   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.    The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to the material appearing under the caption "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—Fees Paid to Independent Accounting Firm" in the Proxy Statement.
PART IV   Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.    See "Exhibits and Financial Statements" at Page 85.

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Six Year Summary of Selected Financial Data

        The following table shows selected historical consolidated financial data for Eagle Bancorp (the "Company"). It should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report.

 
  Year Ended December 31,
   
 
 
  5 Year
Compound
Growth Rate

 
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (dollars in thousands except per share data)

 
Selected Balances—Period End                                          
Total assets   $ 846,400   $ 773,451   $ 672,252   $ 553,453   $ 442,997   $ 347,829   19 %
Total stockholders' equity     81,166     72,916     64,964     58,534     53,012     20,028   32 %
Total loans     716,677     625,773     549,212     415,509     317,533     236,860   25 %
Total deposits     630,936     628,515     568,893     462,287     335,514     278,434   18 %

Selected Balances—Averages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Total assets   $ 800,437   $ 712,297   $ 610,245   $ 487,853   $ 375,802   $ 292,921   22 %
Total stockholders' equity     76,760     68,973     61,563     55,507     34,028     18,381   33 %
Total loans     659,204     575,854     479,311     353,537     266,811     210,303   26 %
Total deposits     634,332     585,621     512,416     397,788     292,953     237,910   22 %

Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Interest income   $ 57,077   $ 50,318   $ 36,726   $ 24,195   $ 18,403   $ 16,661   28 %
Interest expense     23,729     17,880     8,008     4,328     3,953     5,170   36 %
Net interest income     33,348     32,438     28,718     19,867     14,450     11,491   24 %
Provision for credit losses     1,643     1,745     1,843     675     1,175     843   14 %
Net interest income after provision for credit losses     31,705     30,693     26,875     19,192     13,275     10,648   24 %
Noninterest income     5,186     3,846     3,998     3,753     2,850     2,107   20 %
Noninterest expense     24,921     21,824     18,960     14,952     11,007     8,530   24 %
Income before taxes     11,970     12,715     11,913     7,993     5,118     4,225   23 %
Income tax expense     4,269     4,690     4,369     2,906     1,903     1,558   22 %
Net income     7,701     8,025     7,544     5,087     3,215     2,667   24 %
Dividends declared     2,302     2,147     1,994                  

Per Share Data(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net income, basic   $ 0.80   $ 0.85   $ 0.82   $ 0.56   $ 0.49   $ 0.54   8 %
Net income, diluted     0.78     0.81     0.77     0.53     0.46     0.51   9 %
Book value     8.35     7.69     6.95     6.38     5.85     4.09   15 %
Dividends declared per share     0.24     0.23     0.22                  
Dividend payout ratio(2)     29.89 %   27.06 %   26.42 %                

Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Return on average assets     0.96 %   1.13 %   1.24 %   1.04 %   0.86 %   0.91 %    
Return on average equity     10.03 %   11.63 %   12.25 %   9.16 %   9.45 %   14.51 %    
Average equity to average assets     9.59 %   9.68 %   10.09 %   11.38 %   9.05 %   6.28 %    
Net interest margin     4.37 %   4.81 %   4.99 %   4.35 %   4.14 %   4.16 %    
Efficiency ratio(3)     64.67 %   60.15 %   57.95 %   63.30 %   63.62 %   62.73 %    

(1)
Presented giving retroactive effect to stock splits in the form of 30% stock dividends paid on July 5, 2006 and February 28, 2005.

(2)
Computed by dividing dividends declared per share by net income per share.

(3)
Computed by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        The following discussion provides information about the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and capital resources of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, EagleBank (the "Bank") and Eagle Commercial Ventures ("ECV"). This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this report.

        This report contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements of goals, intentions, and expectations as to future trends, plans, events or results of Company operations and policies and regarding general economic conditions. In some cases, forward looking statements can be identified by use of such words as "may", "will", "anticipate", "believes", "expects", "plans", "estimates", "potential", "continue", "should", and similar words or phases. These statements are based upon current and anticipated economic conditions, nationally and in the Company's market, interest rates and interest rate policy, competitive factors and other conditions which, by their nature, are not susceptible to accurate forecast, and are subject to significant uncertainty. Because of these uncertainties and the assumptions on which this discussion and the forward looking statements are based, actual future operations and results in the future may differ materially from those indicated herein. Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on any such forward looking statements.


GENERAL

        The Company is a growth oriented, one-bank holding company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. We provide general commercial and consumer banking services through our wholly owned banking subsidiary EagleBank, a Maryland chartered bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System. We were organized in October 1997, to be the holding company for the Bank. The Bank was organized as an independent, community oriented, and full-service banking alternative to the super regional financial institutions, which dominate our primary market area. Our philosophy is to provide superior, personalized service to our customers. We focus on relationship banking, providing each customer with a number of services, becoming familiar with and addressing customer needs in a proactive, personalized fashion.

        The Company offers a broad range of commercial banking services to our business and professional clients as well as full service consumer banking services to individuals living and/or working primarily in our service area. We emphasize providing commercial banking services to sole proprietors, small and medium-sized businesses, partnerships, corporations, non-profit organizations and associations, and investors living and working in and near our primary service area. A full range of retail banking services are offered to accommodate the individual needs of both corporate customers as well as the community we serve. These services include the usual deposit functions of commercial banks, including business and personal checking accounts, "NOW" accounts and money market and savings accounts, business, construction, and commercial loans, equipment leasing, residential mortgages and consumer loans and cash management services. We have developed significant expertise and commitment as an SBA lender, have been designated a Preferred Lender by the Small Business Administration (SBA), and are a leading community bank SBA lender in the Washington D.C. district.


PENDING ACQUISITION

        In December 2007, the Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Fidelity & Trust Financial Corporation ("Fidelity & Trust"), parent of Fidelity & Trust Bank. At September 30, 2007, Fidelity & Trust had $452 million of assets. Fidelity & Trust Bank operates six locations, with one in Northern Virginia, three in Montgomery County, Maryland and two in the District of Columbia. The transaction is subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals and the satisfaction of other

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conditions, as set forth in the merger agreement. The transaction is currently anticipated to be completed mid 2008. For further information about the proposed acquisition, please refer to "Business—Pending Acquisition" at page 61.

        Refer to "Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" on page 54 for further information on this transaction.


CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        The Company's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and follow general practices within the banking industry. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements; accordingly, as this information changes, the consolidated financial statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions, and judgments. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments and as such have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Estimates, assumptions, and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for investment securities available for sale are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had not adopted the provisions of Statement on Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 157, which establishes a common definition of fair value.

        The allowance for credit losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in our loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two principles of accounting: (a) Statement on Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 5, "Accounting for Contingencies", which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and are estimable and (b) SFAS No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan", which requires that losses be accrued when it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms of the loan. The loss, if any, can be determined by the difference between the loan balance and the value of collateral, the present value of expected future cash flows, or values observable in the secondary markets.

        Three components comprise our allowance for credit losses: a specific allowance, a formula allowance, and a nonspecific unallocated allowance. Each component of the allowance is based upon estimates that can and do change when actual events occur.

        The specific allowance is used to individually allocate an allowance for loans identified as impaired. Impairment testing includes consideration of the borrower's overall financial condition, resources and payment history, support available from guarantors, and the fair market value of collateral. These factors are combined to estimate the probability and severity of inherent losses. When an impairment is identified, a specific reserve is established based upon the Company's assessment of the estimated loss embedded in the individual loan. Large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not individually evaluate consumer and residential loans for impairment.

        The formula allowance is used to estimate the loss on internally risk rated loans, exclusive of those identified as impaired. Loans identified in the risk rating evaluation as meeting the criteria for substandard, doubtful, and loss classification, (classified loans), are segregated from non-classified loans within the portfolio. Unimpaired internally classified loans are stratified by loan type; with each loan type

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assigned an allowance factor based upon management's estimate of the associated risk. Allowance factors increase with the worsening of internal risk ratings.

        The unallocated formula allowance is used to estimate the loss associated with non-classified loans. These unclassified loans are also stratified by loan type and risk rating, and allowance factors are assigned by management based upon a number of factors, including delinquencies, loss history, changes in lending policy and procedures, changes in business and economic conditions, changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio, management expertise, concentrations within the portfolio, quality of loan review systems, competition, and legal and regulatory requirements. The factors assigned differ by loan type and internal risk rating. The unallocated allowance captures losses inherent in the portfolio which have not yet been recognized. Allowance factors and the overall size of the allowance may change from period to period based upon management's assessment of the above described factors and the relative weights given to each factor.

        Management has significant discretion in making the judgments inherent in the determination of the provision and allowance for credit losses, including, in connection with the valuation of collateral, a borrower's prospects of repayment, and in establishing allowance factors on the formula allowance and nonspecific or environmental allowance components of the allowance. The establishment of allowance factors is a continuing evaluation, based on management's ongoing assessment of the global factors discussed above and their impact on the portfolio. The allowance factors may change from period to period, resulting in an increase or decrease in the amount of the provision or allowance, based upon the same volume and classification of loans. Changes in allowance factors have a direct impact on the amount of the provision, and a related, after tax effect on net income. Errors in management's perception and assessment of the global factors and their impact on the portfolio could result in the allowance not being adequate to cover losses in the portfolio, and may result in additional provisions or charge-offs. Alternatively, errors in management's perception and assessment of the global factors and their impact on the portfolio could result in the allowance being in excess of amounts necessary to cover losses in the portfolio, and may result in lower provision in the future. For additional information regarding the allowance for credit losses, refer to the discussion under the caption "Allowance for Credit Losses" below.

        Beginning in January 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, which requires the expense recognition for the fair value of stock-based compensation awards, such as stock options, restricted stock units, and performance based shares and the like. This standard allows management to establish modeling assumptions as to expected stock price volatility, option terms, forfeiture rates and dividend rates which directly impact estimated fair value. The accounting standard also allows for the use of alternative option pricing models which may impact fair value as determined. The Company's practice is to utilize reasonable and supportable assumptions which are reviewed with the appropriate Board Committee.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

        The Company reported net income of $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a 4% decrease from net income of $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005.

        The decrease in net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 can be attributed substantially to an increase in interest expense of 33% while interest income increased by 13% as compared to the same period in 2006. Net interest income showed an increase of 3% on growth in average earning assets of 13%. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, the Company has experienced a 44 basis point decline in its net interest margin from 4.81% in 2006 to 4.37% in 2007. This change was primarily due to reliance on more expensive sources of funds which has increased interest expense at a faster rate than increases in interest income.

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        Earnings per basic share were $0.80 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $0.85 for 2006 and $0.82 for 2005. Earnings per diluted share were $0.78 for the year ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $0.81 for 2006 and $0.77 for 2005.

        For the three months ended December 31, 2007, the Company reported net income of $2.3 million as compared to $2.2 million for the same period in 2006. Earnings per basic share was $0.24 and $0.23 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2007, as compared to $0.23 per basic share and $0.22 per diluted share for the same period in 2006.

        The Company had a return on average assets of .96% and a return on average equity of 10.03% for the year of 2007, as compared to returns on average assets and average equity of 1.13% and 11.63%, respectively, for the year of 2006 and 1.24% and 12.25% respectively, for the year of 2005.

        For the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, average interest bearing liabilities funding average earning assets increased to 77% as compared to 73% for the first twelve months of 2006. Additionally, while the average rate on earning assets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, as compared to 2006 has increased by 2 basis points from 7.46% to 7.48%, the cost of interest bearing liabilities has increased by 44 basis points from 3.62% to 4.06%, resulting in a decline in the net interest spread of 42 basis points from 3.84% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 to 3.42% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007. The 44 basis point decline in the net interest margin (from 4.81% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 to 4.37% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007) has been slightly greater than the decline in the net interest spread as the Company's benefit from average noninterest bearing funding sources in 2007 declined modestly as compared to 2006. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, average noninterest sources funding earning assets were $178 million as compared to $181 million for the same period in 2006. The slight decline in noninterest funding sources has resulted in a slight decrease in the value of noninterest sources funding earning assets from 97 basis points in 2006 to 95 basis points in 2007.

        Due to the need to meet loan funding objectives in excess of deposit growth, the Bank has relied to a larger extent on alternative funding sources, such as FHLB Advances and brokered deposits, the higher costs of which have contributed to a narrowing of the net interest margin. If significant reliance on alternative funding sources continues, the Company's earnings could be adversely impacted.

        Loans, which generally have higher yields than securities and other earning assets, increased to 86% of average earning assets in 2007 from 85% of average earning assets for 2006. Investment securities accounted for 11% of average earning assets for both 2007 and 2006. Federal funds sold averaged 2% and 3% of average earning assets for 2007 and 2006, respectively. This decline was directly related to average loan growth over the past twelve month period exceeding the growth of average deposits and other funding sources.

        For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, average interest bearing liabilities funding average earning assets increased to 73% as compared to 72% for the same period in 2006. Additionally, while the average rate on earning assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006, has declined by 33 basis points from 7.56% to 7.23%, the cost of interest bearing liabilities has decreased by 15 basis points from 3.98% to 3.83%, resulting in a decline in the net interest spread of 17 basis points from 3.58% for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 to 3.41% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. The net interest margin decreased 25 basis points from 4.55% for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 to 4.30% for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, a higher decline than the net interest spread as the benefit of average noninterest sources funding earning assets declined from 97 basis points for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 to 89 basis points for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.

        For the quarter ended December 31, 2007 average loans increased 13% over the same period in 2006, maintaining a constant level of approximately 84% of average earning assets. Investment securities for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 amounted to 13% of average earning assets, an increase of 2% from an

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average of 11% for the same period in 2006. Federal funds sold averaged 3% and 4% of average earning assets for the quarters ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

        The provision for credit losses was $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $1.7 million in 2006. For the full year 2007, the Company recorded net charge-offs of $979 thousand, as compared to $357 thousand for the same period in 2006. The ratio of net-charge offs to average loans was .15% for 2007 and .06% for 2006. The increase in net charge-offs in 2007 is associated with one large commercial loan relationship identified in prior periods.

        At December 31, 2007, the allowance for credit losses was $8.0 million or 1.12% of total loans, as compared to $7.4 million or 1.18% of total loans at December 31, 2006.

        The provision for credit losses was $883 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2007 as compared to $327 thousand for the same period in 2006, the increase being attributable to increases in environmental reserve factors associated with current economic conditions and not to any specific problem loan. For the fourth quarter of 2007, the Company recorded net charge-offs of $250 thousand, as compared to no net charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2006. The charge-offs in the fourth quarter of 2007 related to one problem loan relationship identified several quarters ago for which specific reserves had been established.

        Total noninterest income was $5.2 million for the year 2007 as compared to $3.8 million for 2006, an increase of 35%. These amounts include net investment gains of $6 thousand for the year of 2007 and $124 thousand in 2006. Excluding securities gains, total noninterest income increased by 39%. The increase was attributed primarily to higher amounts of gains on the sale of residential mortgage loans ($416 thousand versus $301 thousand); higher deposit account activity fees ($1.5 million versus $1.4 million) and income from subordinated financing of a real estate project ($1.2 million versus $0). Income from subordinated financing activities can fluctuate greatly between periods, as it is based on the progress of a limited number of development projects. Refer to "Loan Portfolio" section below for further discussion of subordinated financing activity.

        For the three months ended December 31, 2007, total noninterest income increased 107% to $2.0 million as compared to $945 thousand for the same period in 2006. Excluding securities losses of $1 thousand during the fourth quarter of 2007 and gains of $39 thousand for the same period in 2006, total noninterest income increased by 116%. The increase was attributed substantially to income ($1.0 million) from the subordinated financing transaction noted above.

        Total noninterest expense increased from $21.8 million for 2006 to $24.9 million for 2007, an increase of 14%. The primary reasons for this increase were increases in staff levels over the past twelve months and related personnel cost, occupancy cost (due in part to a new banking office and an expanded lending center facility), higher software licensing costs and expense associated with a reinstated FDIC deposit insurance assessment. The efficiency ratio which measures the level of noninterest expense to total revenue was 64.67% for 2007 as compared to 60.15% for 2006. The higher efficiency ratio relates in part to a lower net interest margin in 2007 as compared to 2006.

        The efficiency ratio, improved to 59.87% for the fourth quarter of 2007, as compared to 61.57% for the fourth quarter of 2006, owing to substantial noninterest income in the final three months of 2007. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, total noninterest expense was $6.5 million, as compared to $5.7 million for the same period in 2006, an increase of 13%. This increase was due substantially to the same factors mentioned above which affected the increase for the full year 2007 over 2006.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

        Net interest income is the difference between interest income on earning assets and the cost of funds supporting those assets. Earning assets are composed primarily of loans and investment securities. The cost of funds represents interest expense on deposits, customer repurchase agreements and other borrowings,

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which comprise federal funds purchased and advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta ("FHLBA"). Noninterest bearing deposits and capital are other components representing funding sources. Changes in the volume and mix of assets and funding sources, along with the changes in yields earned and rates paid, determine changes in net interest income. Net interest income in 2007 was $33.3 million compared to $32.4 million in 2006 and $28.7 million in 2005. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, net interest income was $8.8 million as compared to $8.4 million for the same period in 2006, a 5% increase.

        The following table labeled "Average Balances, Interest Yields and Rates and Net Interest Margin" presents the average balances and rates of the various categories of the Company's assets and liabilities. Included in the table is a measurement of interest rate spread and margin. Interest spread is the difference (expressed as a percentage) between the interest rate earned on earning assets less the interest rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. While net interest spread provides a quick comparison of earnings rates versus cost of funds, management believes that the net interest margin provides a better measurement of performance, since the net interest margin includes the effect of noninterest bearing sources in its calculation, which are significant factors in the Company's financial performance. The net interest margin is net interest income (annualized) expressed as a percentage of average earning assets.

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Average Balances, Interest Yields and Rates and Net Interest Margin

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Average
Yield/
Rate

  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Average
Yield/
Rate

  Average
Balance

  Interest
  Average
Yield/
Rate

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
ASSETS:                                                  
Interest earning assets:                                                  
Interest bearing deposits with other banks and other short-term investments   $ 4,565   $ 293   6.42 % $ 3,379   $ 212   6.27 % $ 12,168   $ 417   3.43 %
Loans(1)(2)(3)     659,204     51,931   7.88 %   575,854     45,814   7.96 %   479,311     33,478   6.98 %
Investment securities available for sale(3)     85,177     4,177   4.90 %   75,181     3,277   4.36 %   71,438     2,424   3.39 %
Federal funds sold     13,682     676   4.94 %   20,271     1,015   5.01 %   12,281     407   3.31 %
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
  Total interest earning assets     762,628     57,077   7.48 %   674,685     50,318   7.46 %   575,198     36,726   6.38 %
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
Noninterest earning assets     45,217               44,090               40,073            
Less: allowance for credit losses     7,408               6,478               5,026            
   
           
           
           
  Total noninterest earning assets     37,809               37,612               35,047            
   
           
           
           
  TOTAL ASSETS   $ 800,437             $ 712,297             $ 610,245            
   
           
           
           

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Interest bearing liabilities:                                                  
Interest bearing transaction   $ 51,465   $ 305   0.59 % $ 58,675   $ 204   0.35 % $ 61,230   $ 122   0.20 %
Savings and money market     177,312     6,044   3.41 %   152,162     5,174   3.40 %   138,844     2,504   1.80 %
Time deposits     270,480     13,461   4.98 %   229,719     10,225   4.45 %   171,827     4,837   2.82 %
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
  Total interest bearing deposits     499,257     19,810   3.97 %   440,556     15,603   3.54 %   371,901     7,463   2.01 %
Customer repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased     44,992     1,887   4.19 %   32,968     1,199   3.64 %   29,341     350   1.19 %
Other short-term borrowings     11,093     611   5.51 %   12,596     639   5.07 %   3,964     195   4.92 %
Long term borrowings     29,033     1,421   4.89 %   7,888     439   5.57 %         0.00 %
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
  Total interest bearing liabilities     584,375     23,729   4.06 %   494,008     17,880   3.62 %   405,206     8,008   1.98 %
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
Noninterest bearing liabilities:                                                  
Noninterest bearing demand     135,075               145,065               140,515            
Other liabilities     4,227               4,251               2,961            
   
           
           
           
  Total noninterest bearing liabilities     139,302               149,316               143,476            
   
           
           
           
Stockholders' equity     76,760               68,973               61,563            
   
           
           
           
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                  
    $ 800,437             $ 712,297             $ 610,245            
   
           
           
           
Net interest income         $ 33,348             $ 32,438             $ 28,718      
         
           
           
     
Net interest spread               3.42 %             3.84 %             4.40 %
Net interest margin               4.37 %             4.81 %             4.99 %

(1)
Includes loans held for sale.

(2)
Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in average balances. Net loan fees and late charges included in interest income on loans totaled $1 million, $2 million and $1.2 million respectively for 2007, 2006, 2005 respectively.

(3)
Interest and fees on loans and investment securities available for sale exclude tax equivalent adjustments.

        The rate/volume table below presents the composition of the change in net interest income for the periods indicated, as allocated between the change in net interest income due to changes in the volume of average earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, and the changes in net interest income due to changes in interest rates. As the table shows, the increase in net interest income in 2007 as compared to

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2006 is due to growth in the volume of earning assets offset substantially by a decrease in the net interest margin on earning assets. For 2006 over 2005, the increase in net interest income was a function of increased volume of earning assets and a decrease in the net interest margin.

Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income

 
  2007 compared with 2006
  2006 compared with 2005
 
 
  Change
Due to
Volume

  Change
Due to
Rate

  Total
Increase
(Decrease)

  Change
Due to
Volume

  Change
Due to
Rate

  Total
Increase
(Decrease)

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Interest earned on:                                      
  Loans   $ 6,631   $ (514 ) $ 6,117   $ 6,743   $ 5,593   $ 12,336  
  Investment securities     436     464     900     127     726     853  
  Interest bearing bank deposits     74     7     81     (301 )   96     (205 )
  Federal funds sold     (330 )   (9 )   (339 )   265     343     608  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total interest income     6,811     (52 )   6,759     6,834     6,758     13,592  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid on:                                      
  Interest bearing transaction     (25 )   126     101     (5 )   87     82  
  Savings and money market     855     15     870     240     2,430     2,670  
  Time     1,814     1,422     3,236     1,630     3,758     5,388  
  Customer repurchase agreements     437     251     688     43     806     849  
  Other borrowings     1,101     (147 )   954     864     19     883  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total interest expense     4,182     1,667     5,849     2,772     7,100     9,872  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income   $ 2,629   $ (1,719 ) $ 910   $ 4,062   $ (342 ) $ 3,720  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

Provision for Credit Losses

        The provision for credit losses represents the amount of expense charged to earnings to fund the allowance for credit losses. The amount of the allowance for credit losses is based on many factors which reflect management's assessment of the risk in the loan portfolio. Those factors include economic conditions and trends, the value and adequacy of collateral, volume and mix of the portfolio, performance of the portfolio, and internal loan processes of the Company and Bank.

        During the year of 2007, a provision for credit losses was made in the amount of $1.6 million and the allowance for credit losses increased $664 thousand, including the impact of net charge-offs of $979 thousand during the period. During the year of 2006, a provision for credit losses was made in the amount of $1.7 million and the allowance for credit losses increased $1.4 million, including the impact of net charge-offs of $357 thousand during the period. The provision for credit losses of $1.6 million for the year 2007 was similar to the provision for credit losses of $1.7 million for the year 2006, as the overall portfolio mix of loans at year-end 2007 and 2006 was similar and the amount of loan growth was also similar. The provision for credit losses was $1.8 million for the year 2005.

        For the three months ended December 31, 2007, a provision for credit losses was made in the amount of $883 thousand, as compared to $327 thousand for the same period in 2006. The higher provision for the fourth quarter of 2007, relates primarily to increases in environmental reserve factors associated with current economic conditions and not to any specific problem loan. For the fourth quarter of 2007, net charge-offs amounted to $250 thousand as compared to no net charge-offs for the same period in 2006. The charge-offs in the fourth quarter of 2007 related to one problem loan relationship identified several quarters ago for which specific reserves had been established.

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        The maintenance of a high quality loan portfolio, with an adequate allowance for credit losses will continue to be a primary objective of the Company.

Noninterest Income

        Total noninterest income includes service charges on deposits, gain on sale of loans, income from subordinated financing, other income and gain (loss) on investment securities.

        Total noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $5.2 million, compared to $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, an increase of 35%. Excluding securities gains of $6 thousand for year ended 2007 and $124 thousand during the same period in 2006, noninterest income increased by 39%. The increase was attributed primarily to higher amounts of gains on the sale of residential mortgage loans ($416 thousand versus $301 thousand), higher deposit account activity fees ($1.5 million versus $1.4 million) and income from subordinated financing of real estate projects ($1.2 million versus $0). Income from subordinated financing activities can fluctuate greatly between periods, as it is based on the progress of a limited number of development projects. Refer to "Loan Portfolio" section below for further discussion of subordinated financing activity.

        Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased 107% to $2.0 million from $945 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2006. Excluding securities losses of $1 thousand during the fourth quarter of 2007 and gains of $39 thousand for the same period in 2006, noninterest income increased by 116%. The increase was attributed substantially to income ($1.0 million) from a subordinated financing transaction related to a real estate development project.

        For the year ended December 31, 2007 service charges on deposit accounts increased to $1.5 million from $1.4 million, an increase of 8%. The increase in service charges for the year was primarily related to new relationships and a full year impact of changes made in 2006 to earning credit computations. For the three months ended December 31, 2007 service charges on deposit accounts increased from $350 thousand to $429 thousand compared to the same period in 2006, an increase of 22%. This increase relates in part to the impact of lower interest rates in fourth quarter of 2007 as compared to 2006 on commercial deposit account fees.

        Gain on sale of loans consists of SBA and residential mortgage loans. For the year ended December 31, 2007 gain on sale of loans decreased from $1.1 million to $1.0 million compared to the same period in 2006 or 7.0%. For the three months ended December 31, 2007 gain on loan sales decreased from $255 thousand to $220 thousand compared to the same period in 2006.

        The Company is an active originator of SBA loans and its current practice is to sell the insured portion of those loans at a premium. Income from this source was $620 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $813 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2006. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, gains on the sale of SBA loans amounted to $140 thousand as compared to $124 thousand for the same period in 2006. Activity in SBA loan sales to secondary markets can vary widely from quarter to quarter. The Bank has been recognized as the leading community bank SBA lender in its marketplace and continued emphasis is anticipated. A portion of the lower SBA gains is due to lower fee margins established by the SBA.

        The Company originates residential mortgage loans on a pre-sold basis, servicing released. Sales of these mortgage loans yielded gains of $416 thousand for the year of 2007 compared to $301 thousand in the same period in 2006. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, gains on the sale of residential mortgage loans were $80 thousand as compared to $131 thousand for the same three months of 2006. The Company continues its efforts to expand residential mortgage lending and associated sale of these assets on a servicing released basis. Loans sold are subject to repurchase in circumstances where documentation is not accurate or the underlying loan becomes delinquent within a specified period following sale and loan funding. The Bank considers these potential recourse provisions to be a minimal risk and to date has not been required to repurchase any loans. The Bank does not originate so called "sub-prime" loans and has no exposure to this market segment.

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        Other income totaled $2.7 million, for year ended 2007 up from $1.2 million for the same period in 2006, an increase of 117%. The primary reason for the increase is due to subordinated financing transactions. The Company provides subordinated financing for the acquisition, development and construction of real estate projects. These subordinated financings which are held by its wholly owned subsidiary ECV, generally entail a higher risk profile (including lower priority and higher loan to value ratios) than other loans made by the Bank. A portion of the amount which the Company expects to receive for such loans will be payments based on the success, sale or completion of the underlying project, and as such the income from these loans may be volatile from period to period, based on the status of such projects. For the year ended December 31, 2007 the Company recognized $1.2 million as income from the settlement of its remaining interest in a subordinated financing transaction compared to $0 for the same period in 2006. Income from subordinated financing activities is subject to wide variances, as it is based on the sales progress of a limited number of development projects. Refer to "Loan Portfolio" below for additional information on outstanding subordinate financing transactions. Other income also increased due to income from increases in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance and to increases in loan commitment fees on terminated transactions, and loan prepayment fees.

        Other income totaled $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 up from $300 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2006, an increase of $1.0 million. The primary reason for the increase was due to the realization of income from the subordinated financing transaction discussed above.

        Net investment gains amounted to $6 thousand and a loss of $1 thousand for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2007, respectively, as compared to net investment gains of $124 thousand and $39 thousand for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2006, respectively. Investment gains and losses are typically recognized as part of the Company's asset and liability management to meet loan demand or to better manage the Bank's interest rate risk position.

Noninterest Expense

        Noninterest expense consists of salaries and employee benefits, premises and equipment expenses, marketing and advertising, outside data processing, legal, accounting and professional fees and other expenses.

        Total noninterest expense was $24.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared to $21.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, an increase of 14%. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, total noninterest expense was $6.5 million versus $5.7 million for the same period in 2006, a 13% increase.

        Salaries and employee benefits were $14.2 million for the year ended 2007, as compared to $12.2 million for 2006, a 16% increase. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, salaries and employee benefits amounted to $3.8 million versus $3.2 million for the same period in 2006, a 19% increase. This increase was due to staff additions and related personnel costs, merit increases and increased benefit costs, offset by a decline in incentive based compensation. At December 31, 2007, the Company's staff numbered 175, as compared to 171 and 145 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

        Premises and equipment expenses amounted to $4.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus $3.8 million for the same period in 2006. This increase of 26% was due primarily to a new banking office opened in mid May 2006 and an expanded lending center facility opened in the first quarter of 2007. Additionally, ongoing operating expense increases associated with the Company's facilities, all of which are leased and increased equipment costs contributed to the overall increase in expense. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, premises and equipment expenses amounted to $1.2 million versus $1.0 million for the same period in 2006. The reason for the increase in expense for the three month period is the same as mentioned above for the year ended.

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        Advertising costs decreased from $587 thousand in the year ended December 31, 2006 to $465 thousand in the same period in 2007, a decrease of 21%. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, advertising expenses amounted to $109 thousand versus $221 thousand for the same period in 2006, a decrease of 51%. These declines were due primarily to shifting certain design work in-house, and lower levels of product advertising, including time deposit rate advertising.

        Outside data processing costs were $793 thousand for the year ended 2007, as compared to $881 thousand in 2006, a decrease of 10%. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, outside data processing costs amounted to $146 thousand versus $225 thousand for the same period in 2006, a decrease of 35%. This decline in the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 2006 was due to savings achieved from the renegotiation of the Bank's primary data processing vendor agreement.

        Legal, accounting and professional fees were $611 thousand for the year ended 2007, as compared to $801 thousand for 2006, a 24% decrease. This decrease was due in part to consulting engagement work in 2006 related to an IT audit, and costs in 2006 related to a companywide initiative on relationship management. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, legal, accounting and professional fees amounted to $153 thousand versus $167 thousand for the same period in 2006, an 8% decrease. The costs related to the pending acquisition of Fidelity & Trust, which will be capitalized as of the consummation of the transaction, are not included in these expense totals.

        Other expenses, increased to $4.1 million in the year ended 2007 from $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, or an increase of 16%. For the three months ended December 31, 2007, other expenses amounted to $1.1 million versus $913 thousand for the same period in 2006, an increase of 20%. The major components of costs in this category include ATM expenses, broker fees, telephone, courier, printing, business development, office supplies, charitable contributions, director fees, dues and FDIC insurance premiums. For the year ended of 2007, as compared to 2006, the significant increases in this category were primarily broker fees, internet and license agreements and the reinstituted requirement that the Bank pay deposit insurance premiums. The same factors which contributed to an increase in other expenses for 2007 over 2006 mentioned above also contributed substantially to the increase in other expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2007, as compared to the same period in 2006.

Income Tax Expense

        The Company recorded income tax expense of $4.3 million in 2007 compared to $4.7 million in 2006 and $4.4 million in 2005, resulting in an effective tax rate of 35.7%, 36.9% and 36.7%, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for 2007 relates in part to a higher level of state tax exempt income.


BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Overview

        At December 31, 2007, the Company's total assets were $846.4 million, loans were $716.7 million, deposits were $630.9 million, other borrowings, including customer repurchase agreements were $128.4 million and stockholders' equity was $81.2 million. As compared to December 31, 2006, assets grew in 2007 by $72.9 million (9%), loans by $90.9 million (15%), deposits by $2.4 million (.4%), borrowings by $60.3 million (89%) and stockholders' equity by $8.3 million (11%).

        The Company declared a cash dividend of $0.24 per share for the year 2007 and $0.23 per share for the year 2006.

Investment Securities Available-for-Sale (AFS) and Short-Term Investments

        The AFS portfolio is comprised largely of U.S. Government agency securities (59% of AFS) with an average duration of 1.6 years. The remaining AFS securities consists of seasoned mortgage backed securities that are 100% agency issued (34% of AFS) which have an average expected lives of 2.9 years

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with contractual maturities of the underlying mortgages of up to thirty years, a municipal bond issue ($357 thousand) and equity investments (7% of AFS), a portion of which are required by regulatory mandates (Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stocks amounting to 6% of AFS). The remaining portion of equity investments are either preferred or common stocks of three community based banking companies.

        At December 31, 2007, the investment portfolio amounted to $87.1 million as compared to a balance of $91.1 million at December 31, 2006, a decrease of 4%. The investment portfolio is managed to achieve goals related to income, liquidity, interest rate risk management and providing collateral for customer repurchase agreements and other borrowing relationships.

        The Company also has a portfolio of short-term investments utilized for asset liability management needs which consists from time-to-time of discount notes, money market investments, and other bank certificates of deposit This portfolio amounted to $4.5 million at December 31, 2007 as compared to $4.9 million at December 31, 2006.

        Federal funds sold amounted to $244 thousand at December 31, 2007 as compared to $9.7 million at December 31, 2006. These funds represent excess daily liquidity which is invested on an unsecured basis with well capitalized banks, in amounts generally limited both in the aggregate and to any one bank.

        The tables below and Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provide additional information regarding the Company's investment securities available for sale. The Company classifies all its investment securities as AFS. This classification requires that investment securities be recorded at their fair value with any difference between the fair value and amortized cost (the purchase price adjusted by any accretion or amortization) reported as a component of stockholders' equity (accumulated other comprehensive income), net of deferred income taxes. At December 31, 2007, the Company had a net unrealized gain in AFS securities of $966 thousand as compared to a net unrealized loss in AFS securities of $420 thousand at December 31, 2006. The deferred income tax liability/benefit of these unrealized gains and losses was $382 thousand and $167 thousand, respectively.

        The following table provides information regarding the composition of the Company's investment securities portfolio at the dates indicated. Amounts are reported at estimated fair value.

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  Balance
  Percent
of Total

  Balance
  Percent
of Total

  Balance
  Percent
of Total

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
U. S. Government agency securities   $ 51,295   58.9 % $ 58,584   64.3 % $ 46,998   69.1 %
Mortgage backed securities     29,303   33.6 %   27,333   30.0 %   17,240   25.3 %
Municipal bonds     351   0.4 %            
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock     4,870   5.6 %   3,829   4.2 %   2,230   3.3 %
Other equity investments     1,298   1.5 %   1,394   1.5 %   1,582   2.3 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 87,117   100 % $ 91,140   100 % $ 68,050   100 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

        The following table provides information, on an amortized cost basis, regarding the contractual maturity and weighted average yield of the investment portfolio at December 31, 2007. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Yields on tax exempt securities have not been calculated on a tax equivalent basis.

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        At December 31, 2007, there were no issuers, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, whose securities owned by the Company had a book or fair value exceeding ten percent of the Company's stockholders' equity.

 
  One Year or Less
  After One Year
Through Five Years

  After Five Years
Through Ten Years

  After Ten Years
  Total
 
 
  Amortized
Cost

  Weighted
Average
Yield

  Amortized
Cost

  Weighted
Average
Yield

  Amortized
Cost

  Weighted
Average
Yield

  Amortized
Cost

  Weighted
Average
Yield

  Amortized
Cost

  Weighted
Average
Yield

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
U. S. Government agency
securities
  $ 7,999   3.89 % $ 20,898   5.17 % $ 21,531   5.29 % $     $ 50,428   5.00 %
Mortgage backed securities           5,288   3.96 %   8,677   4.91 %   15,253   5.56 %   29,218   5.08 %
Muncipal bonds                       357   5.69 %   357   5.69 %
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock                       4,870   5.98 %   4,870   5.98 %
Other equity investments                       1,278   6.26 %   1,278   6.26 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    $ 7,999   3.89 % $ 26,186   4.93 % $ 30,208   5.18 % $ 21,758   3.90 % $ 86,151   5.10 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Loan Portfolio

        In its lending activities, the Company seeks to develop sound relationships with clients whose businesses and individual banking needs will grow with the Bank. There has been a significant effort to grow the loan portfolio and to be responsive to the lending needs in the markets served, while maintaining sound asset quality.

        Loan growth over the past year has been favorable, with loans outstanding reaching $716.7 million at December 31, 2007, an increase of $90.9 million or 15% as compared to $625.8 million at December 31, 2006, and were $549.2 million at December 31, 2005, an increase of $76.6 million or 14% in 2006 over 2005. For the fourth quarter of 2007, the loan portfolio increased $37.2 million (5.5%) over $679.5 million at September 30, 2007.

        The Bank is primarily commercial oriented and as can be seen in the chart below, has a large proportion of its loan portfolio related to real estate (70%) consisting of real estate-commercial, real estate-residential mortgage and construction-commercial and residential loans. Real estate also serves as collateral for loans made for other purposes, resulting in 80% of our loans being secured by real estate.

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        The following table shows the trends in the composition of the loan portfolio over the past five years.

 
  December 31,
 
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2003
 
 
  Amount
  %
  Amount
  %
  Amount
  %
  Amount
  %
  Amount
  %
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Commercial   $ 149,332   21 % $ 132,981   21 % $ 118,928   22 % $ 101,911   25 % $ 93,112   29 %
Real estate—commercial(1)     392,757   55 %   349,044   56 %   284,667   52 %   189,708   47 %   142,819   45 %
Real estate—residential mortgage     2,160       1,523       1,130       9,230   2 %   6,964   2 %
Construction—commercial & residential(1)     110,115   15 %   86,524   14 %   90,035   16 %   62,745   14 %   35,644   11 %
Home equity     57,515   8 %   50,572   8 %   50,776   9 %   49,632   11 %   34,092   11 %
Other consumer     4,798   1 %   5,129   1 %   3,676   1 %   2,283   1 %   4,902   2 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total loans     716,677   100 %   625,773   100 %   549,212   100 %   415,509   100 %   317,533   100 %
         
       
       
       
       
 
Less: Allowance for Credit Losses     (8,037 )       (7,373 )       (5,985 )       (4,240 )       (3,680 )    
   
     
     
     
     
     
  Net loans   $ 708,640       $ 618,400       $ 543,227       $ 411,269       $ 313,853      
   
     
     
     
     
     

(1)
Includes loans for land acquisition and owner occupied properties

        As discussed under the caption "Business" and "Risk Factors", the Company has directly made higher risk loans that entail higher risks than loans made following normal underwriting practices ("higher risk loan transactions"). These higher risk loan transactions are currently made through the Company's subsidiary, ECV, which was formed in July 2006. This activity is limited as to individual transaction amount and total exposure amounts based on capital levels and is carefully monitored. Transactions are structured to provide ECV with returns commensurate to the risk through the requirement of additional interest following payoff of all loans:

        Although the Company carefully underwrites each higher risk loan transaction and expects these transactions to provide additional revenues, there can be no assurance that any higher risk loan transaction, or the related loans made by the Bank, will prove profitable for the Company and Bank, that the Company and Bank will be able to receive any additional interest payments in respect of these loans, that any additional interest payments will be significant, or that the Company and Bank will not incur losses in respect of these transactions.

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Loan Maturity

        The following table sets forth the term to contractual maturity of the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2007.

 
  Due In
 
  Total
  One Year or
Less

  Over One to
Five Years

  Over Five to
Ten Years

  Over Ten
Years

 
  (dollars in thousands)
Commercial   $ 149,332   $ 66,482   $ 45,857   $ 32,796   $ 4,197
Real estate—commercial     392,757     46,460     113,694     199,991     32,612
Real estate—residential mortgage     2,160     688     1,321         151
Construction—commercial and residential     110,115     54,447     24,549     23,397     7,722
Home equity     57,515     2     232     380     56,901
Other consumer     4,798     907     2,721     164     1,006
   
 
 
 
 
Total loans   $ 716,677   $ 168,986   $ 188,374   $ 256,728   $ 102,589
   
 
 
 
 
Loans with:                              
Predetermined fixed interest rate   $ 249,717   $ 39,286   $ 119,822   $ 71,649   $ 18,960
Floating interest rate     466,960     129,700     68,552     185,079     83,629
   
 
 
 
 
Total loans   $ 716,677   $ 168,986   $ 188,374   $ 256,728   $ 102,589
   
 
 
 
 

        Loans are shown in the period based on final contractual maturity. Demand loans, having no contractual maturity and overdrafts, are reported as due in one year or less.

        As noted above, a significant portion of the loan portfolio consists of commercial, construction and commercial real estate loans, primarily made in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and secured by real estate or other collateral in that market. Although these loans are made to a diversified pool of unrelated borrowers across numerous businesses, adverse developments in the Washington D.C. metropolitan real estate market could have an adverse impact on this portfolio of loans and the Company's income and financial position. While our basic trading area is the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the Bank has made loans outside that market area where the nature and quality of such loans was consistent with the Bank's lending policies.

        The federal banking regulators have issued guidance for those institutions which are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate lending. Pursuant to the supervisory criteria contained in the guidance for identifying institutions with a potential commercial real estate concentration risk, institutions which have (1) total reported loans for construction, land development, and other land which represent in total 100% or more of an institutions total risk-based capital; or (2) total commercial real estate loans representing 300% or more of the institutions total risk-based capital and the institution's commercial real estate loan portfolio has increased 50% or more during the prior 36 months are identified as having potential commercial real estate concentration risk. Institutions which are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate lending are expected to employ heightened levels of risk management with respect to their commercial real estate portfolios, and may be required to hold higher levels of capital. The Company, like many community banks, has a concentration in commercial real estate loans. Management has extensive experience in commercial real estate lending, and has implemented and continues to maintain heightened portfolio monitoring and reporting, and strong underwriting criteria with respect to its commercial real estate portfolio. The Company is well capitalized. Nevertheless, it is possible that the Company could be required to maintain higher levels of capital as a result of our commercial real estate concentration, which could require us to obtain additional capital, and may adversely affect shareholder returns

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        At December 31, 2007, the Company had no other concentrations of loans in any one industry exceeding 10% of its total loan portfolio. An industry for this purpose is defined as a group of businesses that are engaged in similar activities and have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions.

Allowance for Credit Losses

        Management has developed a comprehensive review process to monitor the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. The review process and guidelines were developed utilizing guidance from federal banking regulatory agencies. The results of this review process, in combination with conclusions of the Bank's outside loan review consultant, support management's view as to the adequacy of the allowance as of the balance sheet date. During 2007, a provision for credit losses was made in the amount of $1.6 million before net charge-offs of $979 thousand. A full discussion of the accounting for allowance for credit losses is contained in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements; activity in the allowance for credit losses is contained in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Also, please refer to the discussion under the caption, "Critical Accounting Policies" within Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation for further discussion of the methodology which management employs to maintain an adequate allowance for credit losses, and the discussion under the caption "Provision for Credit Losses".

        The allowance for credit losses represented 1.12% of total loans at December 31, 2007 as compared to 1.18% at December 31, 2006. This decrease in the ratio of the allowance for credit losses was due to the charge-off of a large commercial loan relationship during 2007 that had been partially reserved at December 31, 2006.

        At December 31, 2007, the Company had $5.3 million of loans classified as nonperforming, and $1.9 million of potential problem loans, as compared to $2.0 million of nonperforming assets and $4.3 million of potential problem loans at December 31, 2006. Please refer to Note 1 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements under the caption "Loans" for a discussion of the Company's policy regarding impairment of loans. Please refer to "Nonperforming Assets" below for a discussion of problem and potential problem assets.

        As the loan portfolio and allowance for credit losses review process continues to evolve, there may be changes to elements of the allowance and this may have an effect on the overall level of the allowance maintained. To date, the Bank has enjoyed a high quality loan portfolio with relatively low levels of net charge-offs and low delinquency rates. The maintenance of a high quality portfolio will continue to be a high priority for both management and the Board of Directors.

        Management, being aware of the significant loan growth experienced by the Company and the problems which could develop in an unmonitored environment, is intent on maintaining a strong credit review system and risk rating process. The Company established a formal Credit Department in 2003 to provide independent analysis of credit requests and to manage problem credits. The Credit Department has developed and implemented additional analytical procedures for evaluating credit requests, has further refined the Company's risk rating system, and has adopted enhanced monitoring of the loan portfolio and the allowance for credit losses. The loan portfolio analysis process is ongoing and proactive in order to maintain a portfolio of quality credits and to quickly identify any weaknesses before they become more severe.

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        The following table sets forth activity in the allowance for credit losses for the past five years.

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2003
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Balance at beginning of year   $ 7,373   $ 5,985   $ 4,240   $ 3,680   $ 2,766  
Charge-offs:                                
  Commercial     (1,005 )   (369 )   (122 )   (257 )   (319 )
  Home equity         (15 )            
  Other consumer     (26 )   (5 )   (17 )   (35 )   (14 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total charge-offs     (1,031 )   (389 )   (139 )   (292 )   (333 )
   
 
 
 
 
 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Commercial     37     27     41     175     68  
  Other consumer     15     5         2     4  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total recoveries     52     32     41     177     72  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Net charge-offs     (979 )   (357 )   (98 )   (115 )   (261 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
Additions charged to operations     1,643     1,745     1,843     675     1,175  
   
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at end of year   $ 8,037   $ 7,373   $ 5,985   $ 4,240   $ 3,680  
   
 
 
 
 
 

Ratio of net charge-offs during the year to average loans outstanding during the year

 

 

0.15

%

 

0.06

%

 

0.02

%

 

0.03

%

 

0.10

%

        The following table presents the allocation of the allowance by loan category and the percent of loans each category bears to total loans. The allocation of the allowance for the Commercial category includes a specific reserve of $220 thousand against impaired loans relating to two SBA loans which were identified as impaired during the fourth quarter of 2007. The allocation of the allowance to each category is not necessarily indicative of future losses or charge-offs and does not restrict the usage of the allowance for any specific loan or category.

 
  Year Ended December 31,
 
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2003
 
 
  Amount
  % of
Loans

  Amount
  % of
Loans

  Amount
  % of
Loans

  Amount
  % of
Loans

  Amount
  % of
Loans

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Commercial   $ 3,300   21 % $ 3,379   21 % $ 2,594   22 % $ 1,963   25 % $ 1,689   29 %
Real estate—commercial     3,053   55 %   2,800   56 %   2,395   52 %   1,426   47 %   850   45 %
Real estate—residential mortgage     21       40       48       105   2 %   38   2 %
Construction—commercial and residential     1,314   15 %   854   14 %   602   16 %   431   14 %   613   11 %
Home equity     233   8 %   176   8 %   176   9 %   223   11 %   171   11 %
Other consumer     116   1 %   124   1 %   84   1 %   58   1 %   72   2 %
Unallocated                 86       34       247    
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Total Loans   $ 8,037   100 % $ 7,373   100 % $ 5,985   100 % $ 4,240   100 % $ 3,680   100 %
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nonperforming Assets

        The Company's nonperforming assets, which are comprised of loans delinquent 90 days or more, nonaccrual loans, restructured loans and other real estate owned, totaled $5.3 million at December 31, 2007 compared to $2.0 million at December 31, 2006. The percentage of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.63% at December 31, 2007 compared to 0.26% at December 31, 2006.

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        The following table shows the amounts of nonperforming assets at December 31 for the past five years:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
  2004
  2003
 
  (dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual Loans:                              
  Commercial   $ 1,174   $ 1,976   $ 362   $ 156   $ 554
  Other consumer             129         100
  Home equity     123                
  Construction—comercial and residential     3,386                
  Real estate—commercial     641                
Accrual loans-past due 90 days:                    
  Commercial         37            
  Other consumer                    
  Real estate—commercial                    
Restructured loans                    
Real estate owned                    
   
 
 
 
 
    Total non-performing assets   $ 5,324   $ 2,013   $ 491   $ 156   $ 654
   
 
 
 
 

(1)
Gross interest income that would have been recorded in 2007 if nonaccrual loans and leases shown above had been current and in accordance with their original terms was $128 thousand, while interest actually recorded on such loans was $75 thousand. Please see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated financial Statements for a description of the Company's policy for placing loans on nonaccrual status.

        Nonaccrual loans at December 31, 2007, include two related loans totaling $4.0 million, which were placed on nonaccrual in the third quarter of 2007 and which management believes are well secured. Interest on these two related loans is being recorded on a cash basis. Nonaccrual loans at December 31, 2006 consisted primarily of one large commercial relationship amounting to $1.9 million which had a specific reserve of $678 thousand at December 31, 2006 and which has been charged-off as of December 31, 2007 to an amount expected to be realized.

        Significant variation in the amount of nonperforming loans may occur from period to period because the amount of nonperforming loans depends largely on the condition of a small number of individual credits and borrowers relative to the total loan portfolio. The Company had no Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) or restructured loans at either December 31, 2007 or 2006. The balance of impaired loans consisting of all nonaccrual loans only, was $5.3 million at December 31, 2007, with $220 thousand of specific reserves compared to $2.0 million of impaired loans at December 31, 2006 with $678 thousand of specific reserves.

        At December 31, 2007, there were $1.9 million of performing loans considered potential problem loans, defined as loans which are not included in the 90 day past due, nonaccrual or restructured categories, but for which known information about possible credit problems causes management to be uncertain as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms which may in the future result in disclosure in the past due, nonaccrual or restructured loan categories.

Other Earning Assets

        Residential mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $2.2 million at both December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Origination and sales of these loans during 2007 was emphasized by the Company in order to enhance noninterest income, which emphasis is expected to continue in 2008. The Bank did not engage in the origination of subprime or "exotic" mortgage loans. See "Business" at page 61 for a description of the Bank's mortgage lending and brokerage activities.

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        Bank owned life insurance is utilized by the Company in accordance with tax regulations as part of the Company's financing of its benefit programs. At December 31, 2007 this asset amounted to $12.0 million as compared to $11.5 million at December 31, 2006, which reflected an increase in cash surrender values, and not new investments.

Intangible Assets

        In 2005, the Company began recognizing a servicing asset for the computed value of servicing fees on the sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans, which is in excess of a normal servicing fee. Assumptions related to loan term and amortization are made to arrive at the initial recorded value, which is included in other assets.

        For 2007, excess servicing fees of $122 thousand were recorded, and $141 thousand was amortized as a reduction of actual service fees collected, which is a component of other income. At December 31, 2007, the balance of excess servicing fees was $236 thousand. For 2006, excess servicing fees of $167 thousand were recorded, of which $80 thousand was amortized as a reduction of actual service fees collected, which is a component of other income. At December 31, 2006, the balance of excess servicing fees was $255 thousand.

        This asset is subject to impairment testing annually.

Deposits and Other Borrowings

        The principal sources of funds for the Bank are core deposits, consisting of noninterest bearing demand, interest bearing transaction, money market and savings accounts and time deposits from the local market areas surrounding the Bank's offices. The deposit base includes transaction accounts, time and savings accounts and accounts which customers use for cash management and which provide the Bank with a source of fee income and cross-marketing opportunities as well as an attractive source of lower cost funds. Time and savings accounts, including money market deposit accounts, also provide a relatively stable and low-cost source of funding.

        For the year ended December 31, 2007, deposits grew just $2.4 million, from $628.5 million to $630.9 million or 0.4%. Approximately 41% of the Bank's deposits at December 31, 2007 are made up of time deposits, which are generally the most expensive form of deposit because of their fixed rate and term, as compared to 42% at December 31, 2006. These deposits increased modestly, by $4.9 million, at December 31, 2007 as compared to December 31, 2006 as the Bank utilized alternative funding sources due to lower cost. Average time deposits amounted to $270.5 million in 2007, compared to $229.7 million in 2006, an increase of $40.8 million or 17%. Time deposits in denominations of $100 thousand or more increased $15.1 million, or 9.5%, to $173.6 million, or 28% of total deposits at December 31, 2007, as compared to 25% at December 31, 2006. These deposits can be more volatile and more expensive than time deposits of less than $100 thousand. However, because the Bank focuses on relationship banking, and its marketplace demographics are favorable, its historical experience has been that large time deposits have not been more volatile or significantly more expensive than smaller denomination certificates. From time to time, when appropriate in order to fund strong loan demand, the Bank accepts time deposits, generally in denominations of less than $100 thousand from bank and credit union subscribers to a wholesale deposit rate line and also acquires brokered deposits. Wholesale deposits amounted to approximately $10.2 million or 2% of total deposits at December 31, 2007, as compared to approximately $18.3 million or 3% of total deposits at December 31, 2006. On an average basis, wholesale deposits amounted to $25.9 million for 2007 (4% of average deposits) as compared to $9.1 million in 2006 (2% of average deposits).

        The following table sets forth the maturities of time deposits with balances of $100,000 or more, which represent 28% of total time deposits as of December 31, 2007, compared to 25% at December 31, 2006.

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See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Average Balances Table above for additional information regarding the maturities of time deposits and average rates paid on interest- bearing deposits.

 
  December 31,
 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
  (dollars in thousands)
Three months or less   $ 52,569   $ 39,730   $ 25,943
More than three months through six months     56,540     59,731     33,109
More than six months through twelve months     61,117     54,234     53,217
Over twelve months     3,359     4,800     10,302
   
 
 
Total   $ 173,585   $ 158,495   $ 122,571
   
 
 

        At December 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $142.5 million in noninterest bearing demand deposits, representing 23% of total deposits. This compared to approximately $139.9 million of these deposits at December 31, 2006 or 22% of total deposits. These deposits are primarily business checking accounts on which the payment of interest is prohibited by regulations of the Federal Reserve. Proposed legislation has been introduced in each of the last several sessions of Congress which would permit banks to pay interest on checking and demand deposit accounts established by businesses. If legislation effectively permitting the payment of interest on business demand deposits is enacted, of which there can be no assurance, it is likely that we may be required to pay interest on some portion of our noninterest bearing deposits in order to compete with other banks. Payment of interest on these deposits could have a significant negative impact on our net interest income and net interest margin, net income, and the return on assets and equity.

        As an enhancement to the basic noninterest bearing demand deposit account, the Company offers a sweep account, or "customer repurchase agreement", allowing qualifying businesses to earn interest on short-term excess funds which are not suited for either a certificate of deposit or a money market account. The balances in these accounts were $52.9 million at December 31, 2007 compared to $38.1 million at December 31, 2006. Customer repurchase agreements are not deposits and are not insured but are collateralized by U.S. government agency securities. These accounts are particularly suitable to businesses with significant fluctuation in the levels of cash flows. Attorney and title company escrow accounts are an example of accounts which can benefit from this product, as are customers who may require collateral for deposits in excess of $100 thousand but do not qualify for other pledging arrangements. This program requires the Company to maintain a sufficient investment securities level to accommodate the fluctuations in balances which may occur in these accounts.

        At December 31, 2006 the Company had $23.5 million outstanding balances under its federal funds lines of credit provided by correspondent banks, as compared to no outstandings at December 31, 2006. This increase was due to funding loan growth late in 2007. The Bank had $52 million borrowings outstanding under its credit facility from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, as compared to $30 million outstandings at December 31, 2006. Outstanding advances are secured by collateral consisting of a blanket lien on qualifying loans in the Bank's commercial mortgage loan portfolio. Please refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company's short-term borrowings.


COMPARISON OF 2006 VERSUS 2005

        The Company reported net income of $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, a 6% increase over net income of $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005.

        Earnings per basic share were $0.85 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $0.82 for the year 2005 and $0.56 for the year 2004. Earnings per diluted share was $0.81 for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to $0.77 for the year 2005.

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        The Company had a return on average assets of 1.13% and a return on average equity of 11.63% for the year of 2006, as compared to returns on average assets and average equity of 1.24% and 12.25%, respectively, for the year of 2005.

        The increase in net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005 can be attributed substantially to an increase of 13% in net interest income, resulting from an increase of 17% in average earning assets and a decline in the net interest margin of 18 basis points. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, the Company experienced a decline in its net interest margin as the funding mix shifted to more interest bearing deposits and borrowed funds and as the costs of those funds increased. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, average interest bearing liabilities funding average earning assets increased to 73% as compared to 70% for the twelve months of 2005. Additionally, while the average rate on earning assets for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006 as compared to 2005 increased by 108 basis points from 6.38% to 7.46%, the cost of interest bearing liabilities increased by 164 basis points from 1.98% to 3.62%, resulting in a decline in the net interest spread from 4.40% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005 to 3.84% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006. The 18 basis point decline in the net interest margin during the same period was less than the decline in the net interest spread as the Company benefited from a significant amount of average noninterest bearing funding sources. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2006, average noninterest sources funding earning assets was $183 million as compared to $170 million for the same period in 2005. The combination of higher levels of market interest rates and the increase in noninterest funding sources resulted in an increase in the value of noninterest sources funding earning assets from 59 basis points for the twelve months in 2005 to 98 basis points for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006.

        Net interest income in 2006 was $32.4 million compared to $28.7 million in 2005 and $19.9 million in 2004. The increase in 2006 as compared to 2005 is due to growth in the volume of earning assets offset in part by a decline in the net interest margin on earning assets.

        Average loans increased to 85% of average earning assets in the year 2006 from 83% of average earning assets for the year of 2005. Average investment securities for the year of 2006 accounted for 11% of average earning assets as compared to 12% for the year of 2006.

        The provision for credit losses was $1.7 million for the year of 2006 as compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2005. This decline was largely attributable to a lesser amount of loan growth in the loan portfolio in 2006 as compared to 2005, offset by specific reserves being provided on a significant problem commercial loan relationship identified in August 2006. The Company had $357 thousand of net charge-offs in the year of 2006, as compared to net charge-offs of $98 thousand for the year of 2005.

        Total noninterest income was $3.8 million for the year 2006 as compared to $4.0 million for 2005, a 4% decline. These amounts include net investment gains of $124 thousand for the year of 2006 and $279 thousand in 2005. Excluding gains on the sale of investment securities, noninterest income was $3.7 million in both 2006 and 2005. This result was due primarily to increased revenue on deposit service charges being effectively offset by lesser amounts of gains on the sale of SBA loans and SBA service fees.

        Total noninterest expenses increased from $19.0 million for the year of 2005 to $21.8 million for the year of 2006, an increase of 15%. The increase was attributable primarily to increases in personnel and related benefit cost increases, the cost of share based compensation under new accounting rules effective January 1, 2006 ($345 thousand pre-tax), increased premises and equipment expenses, due in part to a new banking office and the relocation of another banking office, and to higher marketing and advertising costs, outside data processing costs and professional fees associated with a larger organization. For the year 2006, the efficiency ratio, which measures the ratio of noninterest expenses to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income (total revenue), was 60.15% as compared to 57.95% for the year of 2005.

        The Company recorded income tax expense of $4.7 million in 2006 compared to $4.4 million in 2005, resulting in an effective tax rate of 36.9% for 2006 and 36.7% for 2005.

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        At December 31, 2006, the Company's total assets were $773.5 million, loans were $625.8 million, deposits were $628.5 million and stockholders' equity was $72.9 million. As compared to December 31, 2005, assets grew in 2006 by $101.2 million (15%), loans by $76.6 million (14%), deposits by $59.6 million (10%) and stockholders' equity by $8.0 million (12%).

        The Company declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share for the year 2006 and $0.22 per share for the year 2005.

        At December 31, 2006, the investment portfolio amounted to $91.1 million as compared to a balance of $68.1 million at December 31, 2005, an increase of 34%. The investment portfolio is managed to achieve goals related to income, liquidity, interest rate risk management and providing collateral for customer repurchase agreements and other borrowing relationships.

        The Company also has a portfolio of short-term investments utilized for asset liability management needs which consists of discount notes, money market investments, other bank certificates of deposit and similar instruments. This portfolio amounted to $4.9 million at December 31, 2006 as compared to $11.2 million at December 31, 2005.

        Loans outstanding reached $625.8 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $76.6 million or 14% as compared to $549.2 million at December 31, 2005.

        The allowance for loan losses represented 1.18% of total loans at December 31, 2006 as compared to 1.09% at December 31, 2005. This increase in the ratio of the allowance was due to two factors as follows: additional reserves provided in the third quarter of 2006 for a large problem commercial loan relationship identified in August 2006 and to a slight increase in the environmental factors of the non-specific reserve component related to various factors including potential impacts of higher interest rates on debt service capacity and on real estate values.

        At December 31, 2006, the Company had $2.0 million of loans classified as nonperforming, and $4.3 million of potential problem loans, as compared to $491 thousand of nonperforming assets and $2.9 million of potential problem loans at December 31, 2005. The percentage of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.26% at December 31, 2006 compared to 0.07% at December 31, 2005. Non-accrual loans at December 31, 2006 consisted primarily of one large commercial relationship amounting to $1.9 million which has been assigned a specific reserve of $678. The Company had no Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) or restructured loans at either December 31, 2006 or 2005. The balance of impaired loans was $2.0 million at December 31, 2006, compared to $491 thousand of impaired loans at December 31, 2005 with specific reserves of $200 thousand.

        Residential mortgage loans held for sale decreased to $2.2 million at December 31, 2006 from $2.9 million at December 31, 2005.

        Bank owned life insurance is utilized by the Company in accordance with tax regulations as part of the Company's financing of its benefit programs. At December 31, 2006 this asset amounted to $11.5 million as compared to $11.1 million at December 31, 2005, which reflected an increase in cash surrender values, and not new investments.

        For the year ending December 31, 2006 deposits grew $59.6 million, from $568.9 million to $628.5 million or 10%. Approximately 42% of the Bank's deposits at December 31, 2006 are made up of time deposits, which are generally the most expensive form of deposit because of their fixed rate and term as compared to 33% at December 31, 2005. These deposits had significant increases in the year ended December 31, 2006 as the Bank utilized these funding sources due to lesser growth in core non-interest and money market deposit accounts. From time to time, when appropriate in order to fund strong loan demand, the Bank accepts time deposits, generally in denominations of less than $100 thousand from bank and credit union subscribers to a wholesale deposit rate line and may also accept brokered deposits.

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Wholesale deposits amounted to approximately $18 million or 3% of total deposits at December 31, 2006, as compared to approximately $11 million or 2% of total deposits at December 31, 2005.

        As an enhancement to the basic noninterest bearing demand deposit account, the Company offers a sweep account, or "customer repurchase agreement", allowing qualifying businesses to earn interest on short-term excess funds which are not suited for either a certificate of deposit or a money market account. The balances in these accounts were $38 million at December 31, 2006 compared to $32 million at December 31, 2005. Customer repurchase agreements are not deposits and are not insured but are collateralized by U.S. government agency securities.

        At December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had no outstanding balances under its lines of credit provided by correspondent banks. The Bank had $30 million borrowings outstanding under its credit facility from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, as compared to no outstandings at December 31, 2005.


CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

        The Company has various financial obligations, including contractual obligations and commitments that may require future cash payments. Except for its loan commitments, as shown in Note 13 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk, the following table shows details on these fixed and determinable obligations in the time period indicated.

 
  Within One
Year

  One to
Three Years

  Three to
Five Years

  Over Five
Years

  Total
 
  (dollars in thousands)
Deposits without a stated maturity(1)   $ 373,648   $   $   $   $ 373,648
Time deposits(1)     250,896     4,621     1,771         257,288
Borrowed funds(2)     98,408     20,000     10,000         128,408
Operating lease obligations(3)     2,350     4,851     3,999     4,979     16,179
Outside data processing(4)     904     1,596     1,376     287     4,163
   
 
 
 
 
  Total   $ 726,206   $ 31,068   $ 17,146   $ 5,266   $ 779,686
   
 
 
 
 

(1)
Excludes accrued interest payable at December 31, 2007

(2)
Borrowed funds include customer repurchase agreements, federal funds purchased and other short-term and long-term borrowings.

(3)
In September 2006, the Bank signed a lease for approximately 7,400 square feet in a "to be constructed" office building adjacent to its headquarters building in Bethesda. The minimum lease commitment is approximately $3.0 million and is subject to various approvals and other conditions. The table amounts include this obligation. In February 2008, the Company leased additional expansion space in its Operations Center amounting to approximately 2,000 square feet. This obligation is excluded in both the table above and the lease obligations shown in Note 5 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(4)
The Bank has outstanding significant obligations under its current core data processing contract that expires in May 2013 and one other significant vendor arrangement that relates to data communications and data software that expires in December 2009.


OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

        The Company is party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. They involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.

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        The Company's 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 those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. See Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary list of loan commitments at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

        Loan commitments represent agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract and which have been accepted in writing by the borrower. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some 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 creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained is based on management's credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral obtained varies, and may include certificates of deposit, accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, residential and commercial real estate.

        Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company which guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Collateral held varies as specified above and is required in instances which the Company deems necessary. At December 31, 2007, approximately 91% of the dollar amount of standby letters of credit was collateralized.

        With the exception of these off-balance sheet arrangements, the Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, capital expenditures or capital resources, that is material to investors.


LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT

        Liquidity is a measure of the Company and Bank's ability to meet loan demand and to satisfy depositor withdrawal requirements in an orderly manner. The Bank's primary sources of liquidity consist of cash and cash balances due from correspondent banks, loan repayments, federal funds sold and other short-term investments, maturities and sales of investment securities and income from operations. The Bank's investment portfolio of debt securities is held in an available-for-sale status, which allows it flexibility, subject to holdings held as collateral for customer repurchase agreements; to generate cash from sales as needed to meet ongoing loan demand. These sources of liquidity are considered primary and are supplemented by the ability of the Company and Bank to borrow funds, which are termed secondary sources. The Company maintains secondary sources of liquidity, which includes a $15 million line of credit with a correspondent bank, secured by the stock of the Bank, against which there were no amounts outstanding at December 31, 2007. Additionally, the Bank can purchase up to $76.5 million in federal funds on an unsecured basis and $5.5 million on a secured basis from its correspondents, against which there were $23.5 million outstanding at December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2007, the Bank was also eligible to make advances from the FHLB up to $97.1 million based on collateral at the FHLB, of which it had $52.0 million of advances outstanding at December 31, 2007. Also, the Bank may enter into repurchase agreements as well as obtaining additional borrowing capabilities from the FHLB provided adequate collateral exists to secure these lending relationships.

        The loss of deposits, through disintermediation, is one of the greater risks to liquidity. Disintermediation occurs most commonly when rates rise and depositors withdraw deposits seeking higher rates in alternative savings and investment sources than the Bank may offer. The Bank was founded under a philosophy of relationship banking and, therefore, believes that it has less of an exposure to disintermediation and resultant liquidity concerns than do many banks. There is, however, a risk that some deposits would be lost if rates were to increase and the Bank elected not to remain competitive with its

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deposit rates. Under those conditions, the Bank believes that it is well positioned to use other sources of funds such as FHLB borrowings, repurchase agreements and Bank lines of credit to offset a decline in deposits in the short run. Over the long-term, an adjustment in assets and change in business emphasis could compensate for a potential loss of deposits. The Bank also maintains a marketable investment portfolio to provide flexibility in the event of significant liquidity needs. The Bank Board's Asset Liability Board Committee has adopted policy guidelines which emphasize the importance of core deposits and their continued growth.

        At December 31, 2007, under the Bank's liquidity formula, it had $236 million of primary and secondary liquidity sources, which was deemed adequate to meet current and projected funding needs.


INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

Asset/Liability Management and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

        A fundamental risk in banking is exposure to market risk, or interest rate risk, since a bank's net income is largely dependent on net interest income. The Bank's Asset Liability Committee ("ALCO") of the Board of Directors formulates and monitors the management of interest rate risk through policies and guidelines established by it and the full Board of Directors. In its consideration of risk limits, the ALCO considers the impact on earnings and capital, the level and direction of interest rates, liquidity, local economic conditions, outside threats and other factors. Banking is generally a business of managing the maturity and re-pricing mismatch inherent in its asset and liability cash flows and to provide net interest income growth consistent with the Company's profit objectives.

        The Company, through its ALCO, monitors the interest rate environment in which it operates and adjusts the rates and maturities of its assets and liabilities to remain competitive and to achieve its overall financial objectives subject to established risk limits. In the current interest rate environment, the Company has been extending the duration of its investment and loan portfolios and acquiring more variable and short-term liabilities, so as to mitigate the risk to earnings and capital should interest rates decline from current levels. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully achieve its optimal asset liability mix, as a result of competitive pressures, customer preferences and the inability to perfectly forecast future interest rates.

        One of the tools used by the Company to manage its interest rate risk is a static GAP analysis presented below. The Company also uses an earnings simulation model (simulation analysis) on a quarterly basis to monitor its interest rate sensitivity and risk and to model its balance sheet cash flows and its income statement effects in different interest rate scenarios. The model utilizes current balance sheet data and attributes and is adjusted for assumptions as to investment maturities (calls), loan prepayments, interest rates, the level of noninterest income and noninterest expense. The data is then subjected to a "shock test" which assumes a simultaneous change in interest rate up 100 and 200 basis points or down 100 and 200 basis points, along the entire yield curve, but not below zero. The results are analyzed as to the impact on net interest income, and net income over the next twelve and twenty four month periods and to the market value of equity impact.

        For the analysis presented below, the bank modified its assumption in the third quarter of 2007 (i.e. the September 30, 2007 analysis) for the re-pricing of money market deposit accounts to reflect a change of 50 basis points in money market interest rates for each 100 basis points in market interest rates in both a decreasing and increasing interest rate shock scenario. This assumption change was based on the bank's demand for funds and its recent experience with market interest rates in the third quarter of 2007. Prior analysis assumed that money market rates were changed 100 basis points for each 100 basis points movement in general interest rates.

        As quantified in the table below, the Company's analysis at December 31, 2007 shows a moderate effect on net interest income and net income (over the next 12 months) as well as to the economic value of

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equity when interest rates are shocked both down 100 and 200 basis points and up 100 and 200 basis points due to the significant level of variable rate and repriceable assets and liabilities. The re-pricing duration of the investment portfolio is 2.2 years, the loan portfolio 1.4 years; the interest bearing deposit portfolio 1.4 years and the borrowed funds portfolio 0.8 years.

        Over the next twelve months, as denoted in the GAP table below, the Company has an excess of rate sensitive liabilities over rate sensitive assets of 6%. During the year 2007, the Company has recognized the probability of lower market interest rates and has kept its time deposit maturities short-term and its money market accounts at as low a rate as possible without incurring substantial deposit runoff. On the asset side, the duration of the loan portfolio was lengthened slightly during 2007 as more fixed and adjustable rate structures were emphasized as opposed to variable interest rate structures. Additionally, during 2007, in anticipation of lower market interest rates, investment purchases were made with longer duration to partially offset higher call risk embedded in the investment portfolio. As well, some callable investments were sold at modest gains in 2007 to mitigate call risk. At December 31, 2007 the investment portfolio's duration was 2.2 years, only slightly less than the 2.7 years at December 31, 2006.

        The following table reflects the result of simulation analysis on the December 31, 2007 asset and liabilities balances:

Change in interest
rates (basis points)

  Percentage change in
net interest income

  Percentage change in
net income

  Percentage change in
market value of
portfolio equity

+200   -3.2%   -8.4%   -3.1%
+100   -1.5%   -3.9%   -1.3%
0      
-100   +1.0%   +2.6%   -2.5%
-200   +1.0%   +2.7%   -8.8%

        The results of simulation are within the policy limits adopted by the Company. For net interest income, the Company has adopted a policy limit of 15% for a 100 basis point change and 20% for a 200 basis point change. For the market value of equity, the Company has adopted a policy limit of 20% for a 100 basis point change and 25% for a 200 basis point change. The change in the economic value of equity in a lower interest rate shock scenario at December 31, 2007 as compared to December 31, 2006 is due primarily to added call risk in the investment portfolio.

        Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or re-pricing periods, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. The effect of competition on loan and deposit pricing may vary from the assumptions used in performing the rate shock analysis. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable rate mortgage loans, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the loan. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels could deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the tables. Finally, the ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of a significant interest rate increase.

GAP Analysis

        Banks and other financial institutions earnings are significantly dependent upon net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on earning assets and interest expense on interest bearing liabilities.

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        In falling interest rate environments, net interest income is maximized with longer term, higher yielding assets being funded by lower yielding short-term funds, or what is referred to as a negative mismatch or GAP. Conversely, in a rising interest rate environment, net interest income is maximized with shorter term, higher yielding assets being funded by longer-term liabilities or what is referred to as a positive mismatch or GAP.

        Based on the current economic environment, management has been attempting to extend the duration of assets (both investments and loans) and emphasizing the acquisition of variable rate deposits and shorter-term time deposits. The Company has also acquired low cost FHLB callable advances to better manage the net interest margin. This strategy has mitigated the Company's exposure to lower interest rates as measured at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 as compared to the position at December 31, 2005. While management believes that this overall position creates a reasonable balance in managing its interest rate risk and maximizing its net interest margin within plan objectives, there can be no assurance as to actual results.

        The GAP position, which is a measure of the difference in maturity and re-pricing volume between assets and liabilities, is a means of monitoring the sensitivity of a financial institution to changes in interest rates. The chart below provides an indication of the sensitivity of the Company to changes in interest rates. A negative GAP indicates the degree to which the volume of repriceable liabilities exceeds repriceable assets in given time periods. At December 31, 2007, the Company had a slight positive GAP position of approximately 2% of total assets out to three months and a negative cumulative GAP position of 6% out to 12 months, as compared to a three month negative GAP of 1% and a negative cumulative GAP out to 12 months of 17% at December 31, 2006 and a three month positive GAP of 5% and a negative cumulative GAP out to 12 months of 8% at September 30, 2007.

        The change in the negative cumulative GAP position at December 31, 2007 as compared to December 31, 2006 (minus 6% as compared to minus 17%) was due primarily to the assumption change mentioned above in the third quarter of 2007 related to the re-pricing of money market deposit accounts (to reflect a change of 50 basis points in money market interest rates for each 100 basis points in market interest rates in both a decreasing and increasing interest rate shock scenario). The current position is within guideline limits established by ALCO.

        If interest rates decline, the Company's net interest income and margin over twelve months is expected to be relatively stable because of the present slight positive mismatch position out to 90 days (2%) combined with a more competitive business environment for both deposits and loans. Because competitive market behavior does not necessarily track the trend of interest rates but at times moves ahead of financial market influences, the change in the cost of liabilities may be different than anticipated by the GAP model. If this were to occur, any benefits of a declining interest rate environment may not be in accordance with management's expectations. If interest rates decline, the Company's interest rate sensitivity position at December 31, 2007 as compared to December 31, 2006 shows a similar risk position with regard to net interest income change, which is within established policy limits established by ALCO. Management has carefully considered its strategy to maximize interest income by reviewing interest rate levels, economic indicators and call features within its investment portfolio. These factors have been discussed with the ALCO and management believes that current strategies are appropriate to current economic and interest rate trends.

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GAP Table

Repriceable in:
  0-3 mos
  4-12 mos
  13-36 mos
  37-60 mos
  over 60 mos
  Total Rate Sensitive
  Non-
sensitive

  Total Assets
 
  (dollars in thousands)

ASSETS:                                                
  Investments   $ 7,104   $ 21,939   $ 43,261   $ 7,061   $ 7,752   $ 87,117            
  Loans(1)     303,719     84,361     162,261     134,935     33,578     718,854            
  Federal funds sold and other short-term investments     4,734                     4,734            
  Other earning assets         11,984                 11,984            
   
 
 
 
 
 
           
    Total   $ 315,557   $ 118,284   $ 205,522   $ 141,996   $ 41,330   $ 822,689   $ 23,711   $ 846,400
   
 
 
 
 
 
           

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Noninterest bearing demand   $ 5,110   $ 15,922   $ 42,460   $ 42,460   $ 36,525   $ 142,477            
  Interest bearing transaction     27,050         10,816     10,816     5,408     54,090            
  Savings and money market     87,341         35,896     35,896     17,948     177,081            
  Time deposits     77,969     172,926     4,620     1,773         257,288            
  Customer repurchase agreements & federal funds purchased     76,408                     76,408            
  Other borrowings     22,000         20,000     10,000         52,000            
   
 
 
 
 
 
           
    Total   $ 295,878   $ 188,848   $ 113,792   $ 100,945   $ 59,881   $ 759,344   $ 5,890   $ 765,234
   
 
 
 
 
 
           
GAP   $ 19,679   $ (70,564 ) $ 91,730   $ 41,051   $ (18,551 ) $ 63,345            
Cumulative GAP   $ 19,679   $ (50,885 ) $ 40,845   $ 81,896   $ 63,345                  

Cumulative GAP as percent of total assets

 

 

2.33

%

 

-6.01

%

 

4.83

%

 

9.68

%

 

7.48

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Includes loans held for sale and non-accrual loans.

        Although interest bearing transaction accounts and money market accounts (which are administered rates) are subject to re-pricing as a whole category of deposits, the Bank's GAP model has incorporated a re-pricing schedule to account for the historical lag in effecting rate changes and the amount of those rate changes relative to the amount of rate change in assets. However, this measurement of interest rate risk sensitivity represents a static position as of a single day and is not necessarily indicative of the Company's position at any other point in time, does not take into account the differences in sensitivity of yields and costs on specific assets and liabilities to changes in market rates, and it does not take into account the specific timing of when changes to a specific asset or liability will occur.


CAPITAL RESOURCES AND ADEQUACY

        The assessment of capital adequacy depends on a number of factors such as asset quality, liquidity, earnings performance, changing competitive conditions and economic forces, as well as the overall level of growth. The adequacy of the Company's current and future capital needs is monitored by management on an ongoing basis. Management seeks to maintain a capital structure that will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and to absorb potential losses.

        The capital position of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank, continues to meet regulatory requirements as a well-capitalized institution. The primary indicators relied on by bank regulators in measuring the capital position are the Tier 1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital, and leverage ratios. Tier 1 capital consists of common and qualifying preferred stockholders' equity less goodwill and other intangibles of which the Bank has none, and for the Company a limited amount of certain other restricted core capital elements, such as qualifying trust preferred securities and minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries. Total risk-based capital consists of Tier 1 capital, qualifying subordinated debt, and the qualifying portion of the allowance for credit losses, 100% of which qualifies at

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December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for the Company, a limited extent excess amounts of restricted core capital elements. Risk-based capital ratios are calculated with reference to risk-weighted assets, which are prescribed by regulation. The Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio is often referred to as the leverage ratio.

        The Company's capital ratios were all in excess of guidelines established by the Federal Reserve and the Bank's capital ratios as earlier mentioned were in excess of those required to be classified as a "well capitalized" institution under the prompt corrective action rule of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The Company and Bank's capital ratios at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are shown in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

        The ability of the Company to continue to grow is dependent on its earnings and those of the Bank, the ability to obtain additional funds for contribution to the Bank's capital, through additional borrowings, through the sale of additional common stock or preferred stock, or through the issuance of additional qualifying equity equivalents, such as subordinated debt or trust preferred securities. The capital levels required to be maintained by the Company and Bank may be impacted as a result of the Bank's concentrations in commercial real estate loans. See "Regulation" and "Risk Factors".


IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES

        The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on our performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the price of goods or services.


NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

        Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for statements on New Accounting Standards.


MARKET FOR COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

        Market for Common Stock.    The Company's common stock is listed for trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "EGBN". Over the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, the average daily trading amounted to approximately 5,000 shares. No assurance can be given that a very active trading market will develop in the foreseeable future or can be maintained. The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices for the common stock during each calendar quarter during the last two fiscal years, and dividends declared during such periods, as adjusted for the 1.3 for 1 stock split paid in the form of a 30% stock dividend on July 5, 2006. As of March 11, 2008, there were 9,780,418 shares of common stock outstanding, held by approximately 1,725 beneficial shareholders, including approximately 744 shareholders of record.

 
  2007
  2006
Quarter

  High
  Low
  Dividends Declared per Share
  High
  Low
  Dividends Declared per Share
First   $ 17.43   $ 15.75   $ 0.06   $ 18.58   $ 16.46   $ 0.05
Second   $ 17.00   $ 16.25   $ 0.06   $ 19.92   $ 16.95   $ 0.06
Third   $ 16.99   $ 12.75   $ 0.06   $ 21.19   $ 18.49   $ 0.06
Fourth   $ 13.95   $ 11.26   $ 0.06   $ 19.14   $ 16.78   $ 0.06

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        Dividends.    The Company commenced paying a quarterly cash dividend in January 2005. While the Company has adequate liquidity at present, the payment of future cash dividends may depend upon the ability of the Bank, its principal operating business, to declare and pay dividends to the Company. Future dividends will depend primarily upon the Bank's earnings, financial condition, and need for funds, as well as governmental policies and regulations applicable to the Company and the Bank.

        In June 2006, the Company declared a 1.3 for 1 stock split in the form of a 30% stock dividend, which was paid on July 5, 2006.

        In January 2007, the Company established a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, pursuant to which stockholders may have dividends paid on their common stock automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock. The price at which shares are reinvested may be at a discount of 5% from the market price, where the shares are newly issued shares purchased directly from the Company. Forty- seven thousand (47,000) shares were issued under this plan during 2007.

        Regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and Maryland law place limits on the amount of dividends the Bank may pay to the Company without prior approval. Prior regulatory approval is required to pay dividends which exceed the Bank's net profits for the current year plus its retained net profits for the preceding two calendar years, less required transfers to surplus. Under Maryland law, dividends may only be paid out of retained earnings. State and federal bank regulatory agencies also have authority to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if such payment is deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice, and the Federal Reserve Board has the same authority over bank holding companies.

        The Federal Reserve Board has established guidelines with respect to the maintenance of appropriate levels of capital by registered bank holding companies. Compliance with such standards, as presently in effect, or as they may be amended from time to time, could possibly limit the amount of dividends that the Company may pay in the future. In 1985, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement on the payment of cash dividends by bank holding companies. In the statement, the Federal Reserve Board expressed its view that a holding company experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends exceeding its net income, or which could only be funded in ways that weaken the holding company's financial health, such as by borrowing. As a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, the Bank may not pay dividends or distribute any of its capital assets while it remains in default on any assessment due the FDIC. The Bank currently is not in default under any of its obligations to the FDIC.

        Issuer Repurchase of Common Stock.    No shares of the Company's Common Stock were repurchased by or on behalf of the Company during 2007.

        Internet Access To Company Documents.    The Company provides access to its SEC filings through the Bank's web site at www.eaglebankmd.com by linking to the SEC's web site. After accessing the web site, the filings are available upon selecting "Investor Relations SEC Filings." Reports available include the annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after the reports are electronically filed or furnished to the SEC.

        Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans.    The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding options and other rights to purchase or acquire common stock granted under the Company's compensation plans as of December 31, 2007:

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan category

  Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights

  Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

  Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans excluding securities
reflected in column (a)

 
 
  (a)
  (b)
  (c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)   746,944   $ 10.07   622,870 (2)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders   0     0   0  
   
 
 
 
  Total   746,944   $ 10.07   622,870  

(1)
Consists of the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan, 2006 Stock Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Outstanding options, warrants and rights includes nominal number of shares subject to awards of SARS and shares subject to unvested performance based restricted stock awards. For additional information, see Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)
Shares include 497,776 available for issuance under the 2006 Stock Option Plan and 125,094 under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

        Stock Price Performance.    The following table compares the cumulative total return on a hypothetical investment of $100 in the Company's common stock on December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2007, with the hypothetical cumulative total return on the NASDAQ Stock Market Index (U.S. Companies) and the NASDAQ Bank Index for the comparable period, including reinvestment of dividends.

GRAPHIC

 
  December 31,
 
  2002
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.    $ 100.00   $ 129.36   $ 150.07   $ 222.96   $ 220.61   $ 155.91
Nasdaq Stock Market Index—(U.S. Companies)   $ 100.00   $ 150.01   $ 162.89   $ 165.13   $ 180.85   $ 198.60
Nasdaq Bank Index   $ 100.00   $ 129.93   $ 144.21   $ 137.97   $ 153.15   $ 119.35

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REPORT OF STEGMAN & COMPANY
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Eagle Bancorp Inc. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Eagle Bancorp Inc's. internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 10, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion.

/s/ Stegman & Company
Stegman & Company
Baltimore, Maryland
March 10, 2008

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EAGLE BANCORP, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
  December 31,
2007

  December 31,
2006

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
ASSETS              
Cash and due from banks   $ 15,408   $ 19,250  
Federal funds sold     244     9,727  
Interest bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments     4,490     4,855  
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value     87,117     91,140  
Loans held for sale     2,177     2,157  
Loans     716,677     625,773  
Less allowance for credit losses     (8,037 )   (7,373 )
   
 
 
  Loans, net     708,640     618,400  
Premises and equipment, net     6,701     6,954  
Deferred income taxes     3,597     3,278  
Bank Owned Life Insurance     11,984     11,529  
Accrued interest, taxes and other assets     6,042     6,161  
   
 
 
      TOTAL ASSETS   $ 846,400   $ 773,451  
   
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY              
LIABILITIES              
Deposits:              
  Noninterest bearing demand   $ 142,477   $ 139,917  
  Interest bearing transaction     54,090     66,596  
  Savings and money market     177,081     159,778  
  Time, $100,000 or more     173,586     158,495  
  Other time     83,702     103,729  
   
 
 
    Total deposits     630,936     628,515  
Customer repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased     76,408     38,064  
Other short-term borrowings     22,000     8,000  
Long-term borrowings     30,000     22,000  
Other liabilities     5,890     3,956  
   
 
 
    Total liabilities     765,234     700,535  
   
 
 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY              
Common stock, $.01 par value; shares authorized 20,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 9,721,315 (2007) and 9,478,064 (2006)     97     95  
Additional paid in capital     52,290     50,278  
Retained earnings     28,195     22,796  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)     584     (253 )
   
 
 
    Total stockholders' equity     81,166     72,916  
   
 
 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   $ 846,400   $ 773,451  
   
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EAGLE BANCORP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31,

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
  (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Interest Income                  
  Interest and fees on loans   $ 51,931   $ 45,814   $ 33,478
  Taxable interest and dividends on investment securities     4,177     3,277     2,424
  Interest on balances with other banks and short-term investments     293     212     417
  Interest on federal funds sold     676     1,015     407
   
 
 
    Total interest income     57,077     50,318     36,726
   
 
 
Interest Expense                  
  Interest on deposits     19,810     15,603     7,463
  Interest on customer repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased     1,887     1,199     350
  Interest on short-term borrowings     611     639     195
  Interest on long-term borrowings     1,421     439    
   
 
 
    Total interest expense     23,729     17,880     8,008
   
 
 
Net Interest Income     33,348     32,438     28,718

Provision for Credit Losses

 

 

1,643

 

 

1,745

 

 

1,843
   
 
 
Net Interest Income After Provision For Credit Losses     31,705     30,693     26,875
   
 
 
Noninterest Income                  
  Service charges on deposits     1,491     1,386     1,153
  Gain on sale of loans     1,036     1,114     1,245
  Gain on sale of investment securities     6     124     279
  Increase in the cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance     455     406     401
  Income from subordinated financing     1,252        
  Other income     946     816     920
   
 
 
    Total noninterest income     5,186     3,846     3,998
   
 
 
Noninterest Expense                  
  Salaries and employee benefits     14,167     12,230     10,503
  Premises and equipment expenses     4,829     3,835     3,470
  Marketing and advertising     465     587     473
  Outside data processing     793     881     769
  Legal, accounting and professional fees     611     801     759
  Other expenses     4,056     3,490     2,986
   
 
 
    Total noninterest expense     24,921     21,824     18,960
   
 
 
Income Before Income Tax Expense     11,970     12,715     11,913

Income Tax Expense

 

 

4,269

 

 

4,690

 

 

4,369
   
 
 
Net Income   $ 7,701   $ 8,025   $ 7,544
   
 
 
Earnings Per Share                  
  Basic   $ 0.80   $ 0.85   $ 0.82
  Diluted   $ 0.78   $ 0.81   $ 0.77

Dividends Declared Per Share

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.22

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EAGLE BANCORP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

For The Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

 
  Common
Stock

  Additional Paid
in Capital

  Retained
Earnings

  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

  Total
Stockholders'
Equity

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)

 
Balance January 1, 2005   $ 54   $ 47,014   $ 11,368   $ 98   $ 58,534  
Comprehensive Income                                
  Net Income                 7,544           7,544  
  Other comprehensive income:                                
    Unrealized loss on securities available for sale (net of taxes)                       (549 )   (549 )
    Less: reclassification adjustment for gains net of taxes of $110 included in net income                       (169 )   (169 )
                     
 
 
Total Comprehensive Income                       (718 )   6,826  
Cash Dividends ($0.22 per share)                 (1,994 )         (1,994 )
1.3 to one stock split in the form of a 30% stock dividend     17     (17 )                
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares           (4 )               (4 )
Exercise of options for 136,841 shares of common stock     1     1,133                 1,134  
Tax benefit on non-qualified options exercise           468                 468  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Balance December 31, 2005     72     48,594     16,918     (620 )   64,964  

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Net Income                 8,025           8,025  
  Other comprehensive income:                                
    Unrealized gain on securities available for sale (net of taxes)                       442     442  
    Less: reclassification adjustment for gains net of taxes of $49 included in net income                       (75 )   (75 )
                     
 
 
Total Comprehensive Income                       367     8,392  
Cash Dividends ($0.23 per share)                 (2,147 )         (2,147 )
Stock-based compensation           345                 345  
1.3 to one stock split in the form of a 30% stock dividend     22     (22 )                
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares           (5 )               (5 )
Exercise of options for 137,999 shares of common stock     1     935                 936  
  Tax benefit on non-qualified options exercise           431                 431  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Balance December 31, 2006     95     50,278     22,796     (253 )   72,916  

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Net Income                 7,701           7,701  
  Other comprehensive income:                                
    Unrealized gain on securities available for sale (net of taxes)                       841     841  
    Less: reclassification adjustment for gains net of taxes of $2 included in net income                       (4 )   (4 )
                     
 
 
  Total Comprehensive Income                       837     8,538  
Cash Dividends ($0.24 per share)                 (2,302 )         (2,302 )
Stock-based compensation           224                 224  
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan—
47,000 shares
    0     689                 689  
Exercise of options for 196,251 shares of common stock     2     1,080                 1,082  
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation           19                 19  
   
 
 
 
 
 
    Balance December 31, 2007   $ 97   $ 52,290   $ 28,195   $ 584   $ 81,166  
   
 
 
 
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EAGLE BANCORP, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31,

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:                    
  Net income   $ 7,701   $ 8,025   $ 7,544  
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                    
      Decrease in deferred income taxes     (868 )   (647 )   (1,312 )
      Provision for credit losses     1,643     1,745     1,843  
      Depreciation and amortization     1,347     1,196     1,122  
      Gains on sale of loans     (1,036 )   (1,114 )   (1,245 )
      Origination of loans held for sale     (52,455 )   (59,966 )   (29,083 )
      Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale     53,471     61,847     29,612  
      Gain on sale of investment securities     (6 )   (124 )   (279 )
      Net increase in surrender value of Bank-owned life insurance     (455 )   (406 )   (402 )
      Stock-based compensation expense     224     345      
      Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation     (19 )   (431 )   (468 )
    Decrease (increase) in other assets     119     (1,857 )   (1,700 )
    Increase (decrease) in other liabilities     1,953     (1,869 )   4,408  
   
 
 
 
      Net cash provided by operating activities     11,619     6,744     10,040  
   
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:                    
  Decrease (increase) in interest bearing deposits—other banks     365     6,376     (1,637 )
  Purchases of available for sale investment securities     (33,695 )   (48,632 )   (48,336 )
  Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities     9,784     20,979     31,230  
  Proceeds from sale/call of available for sale securities     29,326     5,277     12,275  
  Net increase in loans     (91,882 )   (76,918 )   (133,801 )
  Bank premises and equipment acquired     (1,094 )   (2,376 )   (1,170 )
   
 
 
 
      Net cash used in investing activities     (87,197 )   (95,294 )   (141,439 )
   
 
 
 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                    
  Increase in deposits     2,421     59,622     106,606  
  Increase in customer repurchase agreements and Fed Funds     38,344     5,925     8,156  
  Increase (decrease) in other short-term borrowings     14,000     8,000     (6,333 )
  Increase in long-term borrowings     8,000     22,000      
  Issuance of common stock     1,771     936     1,130  
  Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation     19     431     468  
  Payment of dividends and payment in lieu of fractional shares     (2,302 )   (2,152 )   (1,998 )
   
 
 
 
      Net cash provided by financing activities     62,253     94,762     108,029  
   
 
 
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash     (13,325 )   6,212     (23,370 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year     28,977     22,765     46,135  
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year   $ 15,652   $ 28,977   $ 22,765  
   
 
 
 
Supplemental cash flows information:                    
  Interest paid   $ 23,640   $ 16,906   $ 7,571  
   
 
 
 
  Income taxes paid   $ 4,052   $ 4,751   $ 5,083  
   
 
 
 
Non-cash Financing Activities                    
  Reclassification of borrowings from long-term to short-term   $ 22,000   $   $  
Non-cash Investing Activities                    
  Transfers from loans to other real estate owned   $   $ 257   $  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended

December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, EagleBank (the "Bank") and Eagle Commercial Ventures LLC ("ECV") with all significant intercompany transactions eliminated. The investment in subsidiaries is recorded on the Company's books (Parent Only) on the basis of its equity in the net assets of the subsidiary. The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices in the banking industry. Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts previously reported to conform to the classification made in 2007. The following is a summary of the more significant accounting policies.

Nature of Operations

        The Company, through its bank subsidiary, conducts a full service community banking business, primarily in Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The primary financial services include real estate, commercial and consumer lending, as well as traditional deposit and repurchase agreement products. The Bank is also active in the origination and sale of residential mortgage loans and the origination of small business loans. The guaranteed portion of small business loans is typically sold through the Small Business Administration, in a transaction apart from the loan's origination. The Bank offers its products and services through nine banking offices and various electronic capabilities, including remote deposit services introduced in 2006. In July 2006, the Company formed Eagle Commercial Ventures, LLC as a direct subsidiary to provide subordinated financing for the acquisition, development and construction of real estate projects, whose primary financing would be done by the Bank.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Flows

        For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks, and federal funds sold (items with an original maturity of three months or less).

Loans Held for Sale

        The Company engages in sales of residential mortgage loans and the guaranteed portion of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans originated by the Bank. Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or fair value. Fair value is derived from secondary market quotations for similar instruments. Gains and losses on sales of these loans are recorded as a component of noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        The Company's current practice is to sell residential mortgage loans on a servicing released basis, and, therefore, it has no intangible asset recorded for the value of such servicing as of December 31, 2007 or 2006. The sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans on a servicing retained basis gives rise to an Excess Servicing Asset, which is computed on a loan by loan basis and which unamortized amount is included in other assets. This asset is being amortized on a straight line basis (with adjustment for prepayments) as an offset of servicing fees collected and is included in other noninterest income.

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Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        The Company enters into commitments to originate residential mortgage loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding (i.e. rate lock commitments). Such rate lock commitments on mortgage loans to be sold in the secondary market are considered to be derivatives. The period of time between issuance of a loan commitment and closing and sale of the loan generally ranges from 15 to 60 days. The Company protects itself from changes in interest rates through the use of best efforts forward delivery commitments, whereby the Company commits to sell a loan at the time the borrower commits to an interest rate with the intent that the buyer has assumed interest rate risk on the loan. As a result, the Company is not exposed to losses nor will it realize gains related to its rate lock commitments due to changes in interest rates.

        The market values of rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not readily ascertainable with precision because rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts are not actively traded. Because of the high correlation between rate lock commitments and best efforts contracts, no gain or loss occurs on the rate lock commitments.

Investment Securities

        The Company has no securities classified as trading nor are any investment securities classified as held-to-maturity. Marketable equity securities and debt securities not classified as held-to-maturity or trading are classified as available-for-sale. Securities available-for-sale are acquired as part of the Company's asset/liability management strategy and may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, loan demand, changes in prepayment risk and other factors. Securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses being reported as accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of stockholders' equity, net of deferred tax. Realized gains and losses, using the specific identification method, are included as a separate component of noninterest income. Declines in the fair value of individual available-for-sale securities below their cost that are other than temporary in nature result in write-downs of the individual securities to their fair value. Factors affecting the determination of whether other-than-temporary impairment has occurred include a downgrading of the security by a rating agency, a significant deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer, or a change in management's intent and ability to hold a security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

Loans

        Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of unamortized deferred costs and fees. Interest income on loans is accrued at the contractual rate on the principal amount outstanding. It is the Company's policy to discontinue the accrual of interest when circumstances indicate that collection is doubtful. Deferred fees and costs on loans originated through October 2005 are being amortized on the straight line method over the term of the loan. Deferred fees and costs on loans originated subsequent to October 2005 are being amortized on the interest method over the term of the loan. The difference between the straight line method and the interest method was considered immaterial.

        Management considers loans impaired when, based on current information, it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest payments according to contractual terms. Loans are evaluated for impairment in accordance with the Company's portfolio monitoring and ongoing risk assessment procedures. Management considers the financial condition of the borrower, cash flow of the borrower, payment status of the loan, and the value of the collateral, if any, securing the loan. Generally, impaired loans do not include large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans such as residential real estate and consumer type loans which loans are evaluated collectively for impairment and are generally placed on non-accrual when the loan becomes 90 days past due as to principal or interest. Loans specifically reviewed for impairment are not considered impaired during periods of "minimal delay" in payment (ninety days or less) provided eventual collection of all amounts due is expected. The impairment

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Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)


of a loan is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, or the fair value of the collateral if repayment is expected to be provided solely by the collateral. In appropriate circumstances, interest income on impaired loans may be recognized on the cash basis.

Allowance for Credit Losses

        The allowance for credit losses represents an amount which, in management's judgment, is adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans and other extensions of credit that may become uncollectible. The adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is determined through careful and continuous review and evaluation of the loan portfolio and involves the balancing of a number of factors to establish a prudent level of allowance. Among the factors considered in evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses are lending risks associated with growth and entry into new markets, loss allocations for specific nonperforming credits, the level of the allowance to nonperforming loans, historical loss experience, economic conditions, portfolio trends and credit concentrations, changes in the size and character of the loan portfolio, and management's judgment with respect to current and expected economic conditions and their impact on the existing loan portfolio. Allowances for collateral impaired loans are generally determined based on collateral values. Loans or any portion thereof deemed uncollectible are charged against the allowance, while recoveries are credited to the allowance. Management adjusts the level of the allowance through the provision for credit losses, which is recorded as a current period operating expense. The allowance for credit losses consists of allocated and unallocated components.

        The components of the allowance for credit losses represent an estimation done pursuant to either Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies," or SFAS No. 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan." Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to a specific credit that management believes indicate the probability that a loss may be incurred. For potential problem credits for which specific allowance amounts have not been determined, the Company establishes allowances according to the application of credit risk factors. These factors are set by management to reflect its assessment of the relative level of risk inherent in each risk grade. A third component of the allowance computation, termed a nonspecific or environmental factors allowance, is based upon management's evaluation of various environmental conditions that are not directly measured in the determination of either the specific allowance or formula allowance. Such conditions include general economic and business conditions affecting key lending areas, credit quality trends (including trends in delinquencies and nonperforming loans expected to result from existing conditions), loan volumes and concentrations, specific industry conditions within portfolio categories, recent loss experience in particular loan categories, duration of the current business cycle, bank regulatory examination results, findings of outside review consultants, and management's judgment with respect to various other conditions including credit administration and management and the quality of risk identification systems. Executive management reviews these environmental conditions quarterly, and documents the rationale for all changes.

        Management believes that the allowance for credit losses is adequate; however, determination of the allowance is inherently subjective and requires significant estimates. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions. Evaluation of the potential effects of these factors on estimated losses involves a high degree of uncertainty, including the strength and timing of economic cycles and concerns over the effects of a prolonged economic downturn in the current cycle. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, and independent consultants engaged by the Bank periodically review the Bank's loan portfolio and allowance for credit losses. Such review may result in recognition of additions to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

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Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Premises and Equipment

        Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization computed using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. Premises and equipment are depreciated over the useful lives of the assets, which generally range from seven years for furniture, fixtures and equipment, three to five years for computer software and hardware, and ten to forty years for buildings and building improvements. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the terms of the respective leases, which may include renewal options where management has the positive intent to exercise such options, or the estimated useful lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter. The costs of major renewals and betterments are capitalized, while the costs of ordinary maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. These costs are included as a component of premises and equipment expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Marketing and Advertising

        Marketing and advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes

        Income tax expense on the Statements of Operations is based on the results of operations, adjusted for any permanent differences between items of income and deduction recognized for financial reporting purposes differently than for income tax accounting purposes. The Company has adopted the liability method of accounting for income taxes and has recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities (i.e., temporary differences). Such temporary differences are measured at the enacted rates that are expected to be in effect when these timing differences reverse.

Transfer of Financial Assets

        Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtain the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity. In certain cases, the recourse to the Bank to repurchase assets may exist but be deemed immaterial based on the specific facts and circumstances.

Earnings per Common Share

        Basic net income per common share is derived by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period measured. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period measured including the potential dilutive effects of common stock equivalents. Earnings per common share has been adjusted to give retroactive reflect to all stock splits.

Stock-Based Compensation

        Effective January 2006, in accordance with a new accounting standard (SFAS 123R), the Company records as compensation expense an amount equal to the amortization (over the remaining service period) of the fair value (computed at the date of option grant) of any outstanding stock option grants which vest subsequent to December 31, 2005. Refer to Note 11 for a description of stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

        Through December 31, 2005, the Company adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" ("SFAS 123R") and SFAS 148 "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure" ("SFAS 148"), but applied Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for its stock-based compensation plans. No compensation expense related to the stock- based compensation plans was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2005.

New Accounting Pronouncements

        In March 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets". This Statement amends SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities", and requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value, if practicable, and permits the entities to elect either fair value measurement with changes in fair value reflected in earnings or the amortization and impairment requirements of SFAS No. 140 for subsequent measurement. The subsequent measurement of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value eliminates the necessity for entities that manage the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities with derivatives to qualify for hedge accounting treatment and eliminates the characterization of declines in fair value as impairments or direct write-downs. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Company's servicing asset was for the computed value of servicing fees on the sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans. Assumptions related to loan term and amortization is made to arrive at the initial recorded value. This asset is subject to impairment testing annually. The Company does not elect to measure this asset at fair value and believes this new accounting standard had no impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

        In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 clarifies when tax benefits should be recorded in financial statements, requires certain disclosures of uncertain tax matters and indicates how any tax reserves should be classified in a balance sheet. FIN 48 was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The Company does not have any uncertain tax positions and this new accounting standard did not have any impact on its financial condition or results of operation.

        In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("SFAS 157"). This statement provides a single definition of fair value, a framework for measuring fair value, and expanded disclosures concerning fair value. Previously, different definitions of fair value were contained in various accounting pronouncements creating inconsistencies in measurement and disclosures. SFAS 157 applies under those previously issued pronouncements that prescribe fair value as the relevant measure of value, except SFAS 123R and related interpretations and pronouncements that require or permit measurement similar to fair value but are not intended to measure fair value. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is evaluating the impact of this new standard, but currently believes that adoption will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

        In September 2006, the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant and Divisions of Corporation Finance and Investment Management released SAB No. 108, "Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements" ("SAB 108"), that provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year misstatement. The SEC staff believes that registrants should quantify errors using both a balance sheet and an income statement approach and evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years ending after November 15,

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Note 1—Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)


2006. The adoption of SAB 108 had no material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

        In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 allows entities the option to measure eligible financial instruments at fair value as of specified dates. Such election, which may be applied on an instrument by instrument basis, is typically irrevocable once elected. Statement 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and early application is allowed under certain circumstances. The Company is evaluating the impact of this new standard, but currently believes that adoption will not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R), "Business Combinations (Revised 2007) (".SFAS 141R"). SFAS 141R replaces SFAS 141, "Business Combinations," and applies to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. SFAS 141R requires an acquirer, upon initially obtaining control of another entity, to recognize the assets, liabilities and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at fair value as of the acquisition date. Contingent consideration is required to be recognized and measured at fair value on the date of acquisition rather than at a later date when the amount of that consideration may be determinable beyond a reasonable doubt. This fair value approach replaces the cost-allocation process required under SFAS 141 whereby the cost of an acquisition was allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair value. SFAS 141R requires acquirers to expense acquisition-related costs as incurred rather than allocating such costs to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as was previously the case under SFAS 141. Under SFAS 141R, the requirements of SFAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities," would have to be met in order to accrue for a restructuring plan in purchase accounting. Pre-acquisition contingencies are to be recognized at fair value, unless it is a non-contractual contingency that is not likely to materialize, in which case, nothing should be recognized in purchase accounting and, instead, that contingency would be subject to the probable and estimable recognition criteria of SFAS 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." SFAS 141R is expected to have a significant impact on the Company's accounting for business combinations closing on or after January 1, 2009.

        In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB Statement No. 51. ("SFAS 160"). SFAS 160 amends Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements," to establish accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. SFAS 160 clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary, which is sometimes referred to as minority interest, is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as a component of equity in the consolidated financial statements. Among other requirements, SFAS 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the non-controlling interest. It also requires disclosure, on the face of the consolidated income statement, of the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest. SFAS 160 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2009 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements.

Note 2—Cash and Due from Banks

        Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Act requires that banks maintain reserve balances with the Federal Reserve Bank based principally on the type and amount of their deposits. During 2007, the Bank maintained balances at the Federal Reserve (in addition to vault cash) to meet the reserve requirements as well as balances to partially compensate for services. Additionally, the Bank maintained balances with the Federal Home Loan Bank and five domestic correspondents as compensation for services they provide to the Bank.

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Note 3—Investment Securities Available-for-Sale

        The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments available for sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

December 31, 2007
  Amortized
Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Gains

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  Estimated
Fair Value

U. S. Government agency securities   $ 50,428   $ 885   $ 18   $ 51,295
Mortgage backed securities     29,218     220     135     29,303
Municipal bonds     357         6     351
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock     4,870             4,870
Other equity investments     1,278     20         1,298
   
 
 
 
    $ 86,151   $ 1,125   $ 159   $ 87,117
   
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2006
  Amortized
Cost

  Gross
Unrealized
Gains

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

  Estimated
Fair Value

U. S. Government agency securities   $ 58,803   $ 161   $ 380   $ 58,584
Mortgage backed securities     27,650     69     386     27,333
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock     3,829             3,829
Other equity investments     1,278     116         1,394
   
 
 
 
    $ 91,560   $ 346   $ 766   $ 91,140
   
 
 
 

        Gross unrealized losses and fair value by length of time that the individual available-for-sale securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:

December 31, 2007
  Estimated
Fair
Value

  Less than
12 months

  More than
12 months

  Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 
  (dollars in thousands)
U. S. Government agency securities   $ 5,982   $   $ 18   $ 18
Mortgage backed securities     11,032     6     129     135
Municipal bonds     351     6         6
   
 
 
 
    $ 17,365   $ 12   $ 147   $ 159
   
 
 
 

        All of the bonds reflected in the above table (the debt instruments) are rated AAA. The debt instruments comprise 100% of the gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2007. The debt instruments have a weighted average duration of 2.2 years, low credit risk, and modest loss (approximately .2%) when compared to amortized cost. The gross unrealized gain on other equity investments represents two banking company stocks owned by the Company (parent only), one of which is not traded on an exchange. The estimated fair value is determined by broker quotes. The unrealized losses that exist on the debt securities are the result of market changes in interest rates since the original purchase. These factors coupled with the fact that the Company has both the intent and ability to hold these investments for the period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value substantiates that the unrealized losses in the available-for-sale portfolio are temporary. In addition, at December 31, 2007, the Company held $4.9 million in equity securities in Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") and Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stocks which are held for regulatory purposes and are not marketable.

        The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments available-for-sale at December 31, 2007 and 2006 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual

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Note 3—Investment Securities Available-for-Sale (Continued)


maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 
  2007
  2006
 
  Amortized
Cost

  Estimated
Fair Value

  Amortized
Cost

  Estimated
Fair Value

 
  (dollars in thousands)
Amounts maturing:                        
  One year or less   $ 7,999   $ 7,985   $ 6,305   $ 6,284
  After one year through five years     20,898     21,310     33,484     33,402
  After five years through ten years     21,531     22,000     19,014     18,898
  Mortgage backed securities     29,218     29,303     27,650     27,333
Municipal bonds—maturing after ten years     357     351        
FRB, FHLB and other equity securities     6,148     6,168     5,107     5,223
   
 
 
 
    $ 86,151   $ 87,117   $ 91,560   $ 91,140
   
 
 
 

        Realized gains on sales of investment securities were $49 thousand and realized losses on sales of investment securities were $43 thousand in 2007. Realized gains on sales of investment securities were $195 thousand and realized losses on sales of investment securities were $71 thousand in 2006. Realized gains on sales of investment securities were $344 thousand and realized losses on sales of investment securities were $65 thousand in 2005.

        Proceeds from sales and calls of investment securities in 2007 were $29.3 million, in 2006 were $5.3 million, and in 2005 were $12.3 million.

        At December 31, 2007, $55.5 million (fair value) of securities were pledged as collateral for certain government deposits, and securities sold under agreement to repurchase. The outstanding balance of no single issuer, except for U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency securities, exceeded ten percent of stockholders' equity at December 31, 2007 or 2006.

Note 4—Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses

        The Bank makes loans to customers primarily in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan statistical area and surrounding communities. A substantial portion of the Bank's loan portfolio consists of loans to businesses secured by real estate and other business assets.

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Note 4—Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses (Continued)

        Loans, net of unamortized net deferred fees, at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are summarized by type as follows:

 
  2007
  2006
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Commercial   $ 149,332   $ 132,981  
Real estate—commercial(1)     392,757     349,044  
Real estate—residential mortgage     2,160     1,523  
Construction—commercial & residential(1)     110,115     86,524  
Home equity     57,515     50,572  
Other consumer     4,798     5,129  
   
 
 
  Total loans     716,677     625,773  
Less: Allowance for Credit Losses     (8,037 )   (7,373 )
   
 
 
Loans net   $ 708,640   $ 618,400  
   
 
 

(1)
Includes loans for land acquisition and owner occupied properties

        Unamortized net deferred fees amounted to $1.5 million and $1.1 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of which $509 thousand and $512 thousand, respectively at December 31, 2007 and 2006 represented net deferred costs on home equity loans.

        As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Bank serviced $25.8 million and $26.9 million, respectively, of SBA loans participations which are not reflected as loan balances on the on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        Activity in the allowance for credit losses for the past three years is shown below.

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Balance at beginning of year   $ 7,373   $ 5,985   $ 4,240  
Provision for credit losses     1,643     1,745     1,843  
Loan charge-offs     (1,031 )   (389 )   (139 )
Loan recoveries     52     32     41  
   
 
 
 
Balance at end of year   $ 8,037   $ 7,373   $ 5,985  
   
 
 
 

        Information regarding impaired loans at December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 
  2007
  2006
 
  (dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance   $ 348   $ 1,856
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance     4,975     120
   
 
  Total impaired loans   $ 5,323   $ 1,976
   
 

Allowance for credit losses related to impaired loans

 

$

220

 

$

678
Allowance for credit losses related to other than impaired loans     7,817     6,695
   
 
  Total allowance for credit losses   $ 8,037   $ 7,373
   
 

Average impaired loans for the year

 

$

2,903

 

$

3,267

Interest income on impaired loans recognized on a cash basis

 

$

75

 

$

125

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Note 5—Premises and Equipment

        Premises and equipment include the following at December 31:

 
  2007
  2006
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Leasehold improvements   $ 5,738   $ 5,409  
Furniture and equipment     7,507     6,877  
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization     (6,544 )   (5,332 )
   
 
 
Total premises and equipment, net   $ 6,701   $ 6,954  
   
 
 

        The Company leases banking and office space in thirteen locations under non-cancelable lease arrangements accounted for as operating leases. The initial lease periods range from 5 to 10 years and provide for one or more five year renewal options. The leases in some cases provide for scheduled annual rent escalations and require that the Bank (lessee) pay certain operating expenses applicable to the leased space. Rent expense applicable to operating leases amounted to $2.6 million in 2007, $1.9 million in 2006, and $1.7 million in 2005. At December 31, 2007, future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases having an initial term in excess of one year are as follows. The Company subleases two leased premises and has recorded $63 thousand as a reduction of rent expense during 2007:

 
  (dollars in thousands)
Years ending December 31:      
2008   $ 2,350
2009     2,383
2010     2,468
2011     2,162
2012     1,837
Thereafter     4,979
   
  Total minimum lease payments   $ 16,179
   

Note 6—Deposits

        The following table provides information regarding the Bank's deposit composition at December 31, of the years indicated and shows the average rate being paid on the interest bearing deposits in December of each year.

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  Balance
  Average
Rate

  Balance
  Average
Rate

  Balance
  Average
Rate

 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Noninterest bearing demand   $ 142,477     $ 139,917     $ 165,103    
Interest bearing transaction     54,090   0.73 %   66,596   0.44 %   73,666   0.26 %
Savings and money market     177,081   2.96 %   159,778   3.74 %   142,879   2.88 %
Time, $100,000 or more     173,586   4.63 %   158,495   4.81 %   122,571   3.36 %
Other time     83,702   5.66 %   103,729   5.20 %   64,674   3.38 %
   
     
     
     
  Total   $ 630,936       $ 628,515       $ 568,893      
   
     
     
     

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Note 6—Deposits (Continued)

        The remaining maturity of time deposits at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 
  2007
  2006
 
  (dollars in thousands)
Three months or less   $ 82,289   $ 70,408
More than three months through six months     89,737     91,540
More than six months through twelve months     78,870     91,991
Over twelve months     6,392     8,285
   
 
Total   $ 257,288   $ 262,224
   
 

        Interest expense on deposits for the three years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
  (dollars in thousands)
Interest bearing transaction   $ 305   $ 204   $ 122
Savings and money market     6,044     5,174     2,504
Time, $100,000 or more     7,973     6,469     3,259
Other time     5,488     3,756     1,578
   
 
 
  Total   $ 19,810   $ 15,603   $ 7,463
   
 
 

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Note 7—Borrowings

        Information relating to short-term and long-term borrowings is as follows for the years ended December 31:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  Amount
  Rate
  Amount
  Rate
  Amount
  Rate
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Short-term:                                
At Year-End:                                
  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase   $ 76,408   4.45 % $ 38,064   4.32 % $ 32,139   2.43 %
  Federal Home Loan Bank—current portion     22,000   4.44 %   8,000   5.44        
   
     
     
     
      Total   $ 98,408       $ 46,064       $ 32,139      
   
     
     
     
Average for the Year:                                
  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase   $ 44,992   4.19 % $ 32,968   3.64 % $ 29,341   1.19 %
  Federal Home Loan Bank—current portion     11,093   5.51 %   12,596   5.07 %   3,964   4.92 %

Maximum Month-end Balance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase   $ 76,408   4.45 % $ 45,974   5.56 % $ 43,485   1.75 %
  Federal Home Loan Bank—current portion     30,000   5.44 %   18,000   5.02 %   6,000   3.74 %

Long-term:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
At Year-End:                                
  Federal Home Loan Bank   $ 30,000   4.40 % $ 22,000   5.44 %      

Average for the Year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Federal Home Loan Bank   $ 29,033   4.89 % $ 7,888   5.57 %      
Maximum Month-end Balance:                                
 
Federal Home Loan Bank

 

$

45,000

 

4.57

%

$

22,000

 

5.44

%

 


 


 

        The Company offers its business customers a repurchase agreement sweep account in which it collateralizes these funds with U. S. Government agency securities segregated in its investment portfolio safekeeping for this purpose. By entering into the agreement, the customer agrees to have the Bank repurchase the designated securities on the business day following the initial transaction in consideration of the payment of interest at the rate prevailing on the day of the transaction.

        The Bank has commitments from correspondent banks under which it can purchase up to $82 million in federal funds on a combination of unsecured and secured basis. Additionally, the Bank can take collateralized advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta ("FHLBA"). Based on collateral at the FHLB at December 31, 2007, the Bank had available borrowings of $97 million against which it had $52 million outstanding. The Company has a line of credit approved for $15 million secured by stock of EagleBank against which it had no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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Note 8—Income Taxes

        Federal and state income tax expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Current federal income tax   $ 4,456   $ 4,447   $ 4,748  
Current state income tax     681     890     933  
   
 
 
 
  Total current     5,137     5,337     5,681  
   
 
 
 

Deferred federal income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(742

)

 

(566

)

 

(1,075

)
Deferred state income tax expense (benefit)     (126 )   (81 )   (237 )
   
 
 
 
  Total deferred     (868 )   (647 )   (1,312 )
   
 
 
 

Total income tax expense

 

$

4,269

 

$

4,690

 

$

4,369

 
   
 
 
 

        Temporary differences between the amounts reported in the financial statements and the tax bases of assets and liabilities result in deferred taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities, shown as the sum of the appropriate tax effect for each significant type of temporary difference, is presented below for the years ended December 31:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
Deferred tax assets:                    
Allowance for credit losses   $ 3,251   $ 2,831   $ 2,127  
Deferred loan fees and costs     664     489     504  
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale         167     390  
Share-based compensation     53     34      
Provision for vacation     39          
Deferred rent     106     64     108  
   
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets     4,113     3,585     3,129  
   
 
 
 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale     (382 )        
Excess servicing     (95 )   (101 )   (65 )
Premises and equipment     (39 )   (206 )   (210 )
   
 
 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities     (516 )   (307 )   (275 )
   
 
 
 
Net deferred income tax account   $ 3,597   $ 3,278   $ 2,854  
   
 
 
 

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Note 8—Income Taxes (Continued)

        A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31 follows:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
Statutory federal income tax rate   35.00 % 35.00 % 35.00 %
Increase (decrease) due to:              
  State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit   3.02   4.13   3.80  
  Tax exempt interest and dividend income   (2.70 ) (2.15 ) (2.10 )
  Share-based compensation expense (FAS 123R)   0.52   0.67    
  Other   (0.17 ) (0.77 ) (0.03 )
   
 
 
 
Effective tax rates   35.67 % 36.88 % 36.67 %
   
 
 
 

Note 9—Net Income per Common Share

        The calculation of net income per common share for the years ended December 31 was as follows:

 
  2007
  2006
  2005
 
  (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)
Basic:                  
Net income allocable to common stockholders   $ 7,701   $ 8,025   $ 7,544
   
 
 
Average common shares outstanding     9,574     9,430     9,252
   
 
 
Basic net income per share   $ 0.80   $ 0.85   $ 0.82
   
 
 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net income allocable to common stockholders   $ 7,701   $ 8,025   $ 7,544
   
 
 
Average common shares outstanding     9,574     9,430     9,252
Adjustment for common stock equivalents     290     418     573
   
 
 
Average common shares outstanding-diluted     9,864     9,848     9,825
   
 
 
Diluted net income per share   $ 0.78   $ 0.81   $ 0.77
   
 
 

        There were 184,482 shares, 11,837 shares and no shares for December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively that were excluded from the diluted net income per share computation because their effects were anti-dilutive.

Note 10—Related Party Transactions

        Certain directors and executive officers have had loan transactions with the Company. Such loans were made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with outsiders. The following table

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Note 10—Related Party Transactions (Continued)


summarizes changes in amounts of loans outstanding, both direct and indirect, to those persons during 2007 and 2006.

 
  2007
  2006
 
 
  (dollars in thousands)
 
Balance at January 1   $ 12,921   $ 9,830  
Additions     6,011     7,241  
Repayments     (729 )   (4,150 )
   
 
 
Balance at December 31   $ 18,203   $ 12,921  
   
 
 

        The Bank leases certain office space, at a current monthly base rental of $41,936, excluding certain pass through expenses, from limited liability companies in which a trust for the benefit of an executive officer's children has an 85% interest in one instance and a 51% interest in another.

        The Bank has obtained certain deposits through title company clients in which a director of the Bank has a direct interest and for which a broker fee of .50% of average deposits is paid monthly in arrears. During 2007, approximately $28 thousand in broker fees was paid.

        Also, during 2005, the Company sold interests in a limited liability company and certain related beneficial interests in real property owned by that company, which the Company acquired in lieu of foreclosure upon nonperforming loans to a third party borrower, in the amount of approximately $3.0 million, and related deeds of trust and other collateral, to a limited liability company of which certain members of management and its board of directors have controlling financial interests. The price paid by the acquiring limited liability company was equal to the outstanding balance of the loans plus accrued but unpaid interest and fees to which the Company was entitled under the terms of the loan, and other amounts advanced by the Company, and equaled or exceeded the appraised value of the property, deeds of trust and other collateral. The Company suffered no loss in respect of the transaction or loans, and believes that the terms of the sale to the limited liability company were as favorable to the Company as those which could have been obtained from third parties, and was equal to or exceeded the market value of the property sold. Neither the Company nor the Bank financed the purchase of the property by the limited liability company, or the investment by any person in the limited liability company.

Note 11—Stock-Based Compensation

        The Company maintains the 1998 Stock Option Plan ("1998 Plan") and the 2006 Stock Plan ("2006 Plan"). No additional options may be granted under the 1998 Plan. The 1998 Plan provided for the periodic granting of incentive and non-qualifying options to selected key employees and members of the Board. Option awards were made with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company's shares at the date of grant. The option grants generally vested over a period of one to two years under the 1998 plan.

        The Company adopted the 2006 Plan upon approval by shareholders at the 2006 Annual Meeting held on May 25, 2006. The 2006 Plan provides for the issuance of awards of incentive options, non-qualifying options, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights with respect to up to 650,000 shares. The purpose of the 2006 Plan is to advance the interests of the Company by providing directors and selected employees of the Bank, the Company, and their affiliates with the opportunity to acquire shares of common stock, through awards of options, restricted stock and stock appreciation rights.

        The Company also maintains the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). Under the ESPP, a total of 253,500 shares of common stock, were reserved for issuance to eligible employees at a price equal to at least 85% of the fair market value of the shares of common stock on the date of grant. Grants each

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year expire no later than the last business day of January in the calendar year following the year in which the grant is made. No grants have been made under this plan in 2007.

        The Company believes that awards under all plans better align the interests of its employees with those of its shareholders.

        In January 2007, the Company awarded options to purchase 68,550 shares under the 2006 Plan which have a five-year term and vest over a three year period.

        In January 2007, the Company awarded 20,390 stock appreciation rights to five senior officers under the 2006 Plan to be settled in the Company's common stock following a three-year service vesting period. The Company also granted performance based restricted stock, which vests at the end of a three-year period, subject to the achievement of specified goals. Restricted share units are being recognized as compensation expense over a three-year performance period based on the market value of the shares at the date of grant. This compensation expense is evaluated quarterly as to share awards, based on an assumption of achievement of target goals.

        The fair value of each option grant and other equity based award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the assumptions as shown in the table below used for grants during the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

        Following is a summary of changes in shares under option. The information excludes restricted stock awards.

 
  Stock Options
  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

  Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

  Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

As of 1/1/2007                          
Outstanding   899,797   $ 8.67       $ 3.06      
Vested   848,365     8.16         2.91      
Nonvested   51,432     17.17         5.58      
   
 
     
     

Period activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Issued   88,940   $ 16.91       $ 3.21      
Exercised   196,251     5.51         2.28      
Forfeited   15,350     16.50         3.51      
Expired   30,192     15.05         3.03      
   
 
     
     

As of 12/31/2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Outstanding   746,944   $ 10.07   4.19   $ 3.28   $ 2,573,889
Vested   624,672     8.60   4.11     3.12     2,573,889
Nonvested   122,272     17.55   4.61     4.09      
   
 
 
 
 

Outstanding:

Range of Exercise Prices
  Stock Options
Outstanding

  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

  Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

$3.25–$8.75   318,563   $ 4.63   2.55
$8.76–$13.26   239,247     11.30   6.47
$13.27–$17.77   84,138     16.90   3.58
$17.78–$19.46   104,996     18.29   4.44
   
         
    746,944     10.07   4.19
   
         

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Exercisable:

Range of Exercise Prices
  Stock Options
Exercisable

  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

$3.25–$8.75   318,563   $ 4.63
$8.76–$13.26